Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

"And when this desert island with limited resources entered the era called the Warring States Period, due to the reduction of resources (fields and food), and the population of the island began to multiply, in order to compete for resources, the people on the island began to use any means. Once this happened When it comes to fighting for key resources, the whole family, old and young, must go into battle together, and if they capture the opponent, they must directly kill them to avoid wasting their own resources.”

"In the total war of this centralized system, the polite etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period no longer exists, and the one-on-one real men no longer exist, but the era of bad competition has begun. Who has the lowest bottom line, and whose family fights If women pull their hair and children bite their hands, they will have a greater probability of victory in the total war of a centralized system.”

Zhu Gaoxu said immediately.

"That's why Tu Baiqi, the warrior of Changping, killed 400,000 Zhao troops in one battle!"

Jiang Xinghuo affirmed and said at the same time: "I will not continue to tell the story of what happened on this small island with limited resources. I will give examples from two eras so that you can understand it, so as not to go on and on, you think I It’s a waste of your time.”

"So back to the previous question."

Jiang Xinghuo asked: "The basis of the centralized system is per capita resources, and they are limited per capita resources. Can you understand this?"

"I understand." Li Jinglong said, "If it is not an isolated island, but a place with extremely rich resources, then people don't have to worry about limited per capita resources. Naturally, they will not be willing to accept a centralized system."

“In other words, the centralized system arises because on an isolated island with limited resources, we compete for resources in order to defeat our opponents.”

"Yeah." Jiang Xinghuo said with a smile, "Although at the beginning, it might just be to cooperate in building a small canal."

"Now, if you take a look again, does the area I marked out on the sandy field look like an isolated island, or in other words, a very big isolated island?"

Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaoxu looked at the ground. When they saw the mountains and rivers of China, they held their breath for a moment!

yes!

Isn't China, blocked from all sides, just a huge isolated island?

"Now come with me to see a new perspective."

Jiang Xinghuo pointed to the topographic map of China they saw, drew a horizontal line on the north with his finger, and surrounded it with circles, and said: "This is the Mongolian Plateau, and the Mongolian Plateau is obviously not a way for China to break through the island dilemma. Good option.”

He stretched out his finger and pointed at a string of peaks in the distance to the west: "This is the highest mountain range in the plateau. The north side of that snow-capped mountain is our only way to go around and reach Tianzhu. And if we climb from this location, we will experience It may be possible for a few adventurers to make several turns and pass through an extremely steep canyon, but it is undoubtedly not suitable for large-scale communication."

Jiang Xinghuo pointed in another direction slightly north: "As for the old Silk Road, as mentioned before, due to the movement of the annual precipitation line, Loulan and other countries that were originally used as supply points have long been lost in the yellow sand. , so it is not suitable to break through the island dilemma.”

"Needless to mention the sea to the east, Japan is already the limit we know. The continent further away is what Shang Celi mentioned before. The only disadvantage is that there are no supply points along the way. For the time being, Don’t even think about it.”

Jiang Xinghuo's fingers rested heavily on the southern sea, where he drew two parallel narrow islands.

"Strait of Malacca!"

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo drew Tianzhu's appearance again.

"Come on, everyone, get up."

Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong, led by Jiang Xinghuo, turned half a circle, and when they stood at a new position and a new perspective, they suddenly realized!

＜Tianzhu

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Heng-duan-shan-ma-liu-jia-

＜China

The plateau, the Hengduan Mountains, and the Strait of Malacca are like the Chu-Han realm on a chess board, stretching across it!

And if China is an isolated island with limited resources, then what isolates it is this series of geographical barriers!

In fact, as long as you change your perspective, you can break through China's island dilemma!

But no one has ever looked at the world this way before!

This time, open your eyes and see the world!

The two of them stayed for a long time before they recovered from the shock.

Li Jinglong frowned and asked: "But, if according to what Jiang Lang said before, the basis of the centralized system is limited per capita resources, then if a new island is discovered and communication between the two islands is possible, doesn't it mean that the resources are no longer so poor? , wouldn’t the centralized system also lose the basis for its existence?”

"No, no, no, you still don't understand what I mean."

Jiang Xinghuo used a famous saying from his previous life.

"The Ming Empire will never collapse until the last drop of Tianzhu people's blood is drained."

Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment and then realized.

As people from the isolated island of China, their process of occupying a new isolated island will never be peaceful, and their methods will never be merciful. Therefore, the two islands are inherently antagonistic, and the opposite island is destined not to be treated equally.

Since they are predators, what do they care?

Naturally, he went to another island to continue to maintain the centralized system!

The islanders of the island, although they will gain resources from the opposite side in this process, will feel that they no longer need a centralized system on the island.

But here's the thing.

——The centralized system of this island is the basis for the islanders to occupy the opposite island!

If the island cannot maintain the centralized system, then the islanders who have lost the support of the centralized system will not be able to gain a foothold on the opposite island!

The islanders of the island have obtained more resources through plunder, alleviated the conflict between man and land on the island through colonization, and their lives have become better. However, they are disgusted with the old system that brought them all this, and may want to use the temple system Try some new tricks, but as long as there is enough crisis. In fact, the World Island War has never lacked coveters and pursuers, then in a continuing crisis environment, the islanders will still unanimously support the centralized system.

This is why Britain can maintain global colonization as an empire.

Do the islanders of the colonies and dominions really need a queen?

Psychologically, they don't need someone to ride on their head. Doesn't freedom smell good?

But in fact, in the face of competition from multiple islands, without the protection and help of the rulers and troops of the island, it would be difficult for them to survive on their own strength on the outer islands.

Therefore, even if they are unwilling to accept the centralized system in their hearts, they must accept and support it.

But after Li Jinglong thought for a while, he continued to ask.

"But they are two islands after all. If the population increases, per capita resources will still be insufficient."

"And what if there are more and more islands like this?" Jiang Xinghuo glanced at him and said, "If some islands produce spices, some islands produce food, and some islands produce raw materials, if the Ming Dynasty can control most of the islands , are there still worries about insufficient resources per capita? And even if there are more resources per capita, because we are colonizing the world, we still have to rely on strong centralized countries, right?"

Li Jinglong felt that there was nothing wrong with what Jiang Xinghuo said, but he still felt that there was something unexplainable about it.

Perhaps sensing the other party's doubts, Jiang Xinghuo continued.

"Let me draw a conclusion for you first."

"It's the same centralized system, and it's still fighting the same general war that was fought on an isolated island before."

“A country that controls multiple islands with high resource richness will definitely defeat a country that controls an isolated island, no matter how powerful the centralized system of the country that controls the isolated island is and how powerful it looks.”

In fact, this is the difference between sea power and land power.

It is also the difference between open resource systems and closed resource systems.

In the history of Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, this has been proven by the tragic defeats of countless fierce men.

Louis XIV, Napoleon, Ludendorff, Mustache, even if your combat power is invincible on an isolated island, you can defeat several of them outside, but the resources of an isolated island are always limited.

To carry out a general war with limited resources, you have to fall into the vicious cycle of rationing. Because resources are not enough, you have to ration them. If you ration them, you will find that the resources will still become less and less, and then the per capita ration will be reduced, and then...

A strong fortress always crumbles from within.

This is the outcome of an isolated island with land power fighting against an archipelago with sea power.

You obviously exhausted all your strength and tightened your belt to fight, but in the end you found out in despair that the people on the opposite side were fighting more and more, and some of them died, and there were still others. Moreover, the food was getting better and better, and the equipment was getting better and better.

This is because the opponent controls a large number of islands, so the resources in their hands are extremely rich. At the beginning of the game, it doesn’t matter how many times the opponent loses. No matter how brilliant your victory is, it will be useless unless you can Seize the opponent's main island directly, otherwise different resources, such as personnel, food, medicines, weapons, etc., will be transported from each island to the main island by sea, and then gain a steady stream of power.

The two of them sat on the high-speed train for eight hours playing games on their mobile phones. Whoever couldn't hold it in would call him daddy. They had a power bank but you didn't. Playing one game after another, even if your skill level was higher, you looked at the gradually reddening battery level and felt in your heart. Don't panic?

"You can understand that the world is composed of many islands of different sizes, and the current world is still in a state of ignorance and disconnection."

"This state is consistent with the weak connections between cities during the Spring and Autumn Period."

"Similarly, taking the example of China, as time goes by, more and more fields will be explored, and there will be fewer and fewer unknown fields."

"At the same time, wars will inevitably break out among people from various islands in order to compete for key islands and resources."

"This kind of war is just like the general war of various countries during the Warring States Period."

"Whatever it takes, just win!"

This is the real version of the National Chicken Eating Contest.

Whoever realizes the need to step out of the comfort zone first will gain the first-mover advantage, get more blood treasures with better equipment, and then accumulate greater advantages.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but ask: "Then what is the current state of the Ming Dynasty among the island groups in the entire world?"

Jiang Xinghuo's answer surprised them slightly.

"The most powerful state."

Originally, this should be the mentality of the people of the Ming Dynasty, but after being hit hard by Jiang Xinghuo, the two of them became a little unsure.

So when they heard this answer, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Xinghuo explained: "Da Ming has one of the best initial islands, and it is also at one end of the world. It also has a certain amount of exploration of the surrounding islands. Therefore, at this time, Daming is the most powerful island on any level. Strong state.”

"but."

Jiang Xinghuo's turning point finally came.

"This short-term strength is destined to not last long."

"The reason is also very simple. No one can look at the world from another angle, and river civilization inherently lacks the adventurous spirit of ocean civilization. Therefore, when the situation on the main island is passable, no one is willing to take the risk to explore other islands."

"But other countries are different. Their initial island conditions are much worse than those of the Ming Dynasty, and they also face the contradiction between man and land. Therefore, in order to obtain more resources, they have only one way to go, and that is to explore, plunder, and occupy outwards. Other islands.”

"Two islands, three islands, four, five, six, all tied together, are no match for the unique Ming Island."

"Then if there are more than a dozen, dozens, or hundreds of them tied together, can the Ming Dynasty still resist with the power of one island?"

Jiang Xinghuo's soul doubts made them waver.

Yes, if this happens, can Daming fight it on his own?

After all, the world is so big, and so far, even the Mongols who have marched tens of thousands of miles westward have not gotten the answer.

"Therefore, Daming must not rest on its laurels. He must step out bravely while he is still the strongest. As long as he takes the first step, even if he walks reluctantly or staggers later, he will eventually go in the right direction. .”

"Only in this way can Ming Dynasty control more islands and form a virtuous cycle, thereby easing the conflict between man and land on this island. I have told you this before."

"This is just like the Spring and Autumn Period. When everyone still lacked the motivation to explore the surroundings, there was still a country that was the first to set off and get more fields. That means that this country will gain a huge first-mover advantage. This first-mover advantage will accumulate until the Warring States Period."

“The more islands you acquire, the smaller your conflict between man and land will be, and the higher your resource richness will be!”

"The war on the World Island is the most cruel war for resources."

"Those who lag behind will be bullied by those who come first."

"The sea should never be our border."

"But a new beginning!"

In the secret room next door, the top decision-makers of the Ming Empire were deep in thought.

What they were most worried about before was that the voyages to the West would shake the Ming Dynasty's centralized system.

And all of them, except Dao Yan, from the bottom of their hearts, do not want the Ming Dynasty's centralized system to be shaken. After all, they are all vested interests, and all power, status, and wealth come from the current system.

But when they understood that the voyage to the West would not, or would not have a fundamental impact on the Ming Dynasty's centralized power system for a long, long time in the future, they let go of this worry.

What Jiang Xinghuo said makes sense. As an extension of the power of the island, any people who want to occupy, plunder, and colonize other islands, even if they have the tendency of autonomy and freedom, will not be able to face the internal and external crises of the island, that is, the local When people resist and other opponents covet it, they will still support the centralized system.

Similarly, this is not only a problem of the system, but also related to the existence of the isolated island of China itself.

Just as Jiang Xinghuo said.

Those who lag behind will be bullied by the first movers!

Does Ming want to be this laggard?

For such a group of rulers who regard themselves as a celestial country, of course they don't want to do so.

No one wants to go from being the strongest person standing proudly on top of the world to slowly falling behind and being beaten up by people who were not worth mentioning in the past.

But the problem is, without Jiang Xinghuo's enlightenment, Daming's mentality just limits his desire to explore outside.

After all, you are living well in the isolated island of China, and there are several small islands around you that you can despise. You are at the top of the despise chain, so why go outside?

From a practical point of view, they can of course pretend not to know.

After I die, I won't care about the flood.

However, the key to the matter is that Zhu Di is not such a person.

With the character of a strong man like Zhu Di, now that he knows it, it is impossible to pretend not to know. How could he watch the future Ming Dynasty being bullied by other countries just to be lazy?

It must be understood that if Zhu Di was a person who was greedy for comfort and liked to be lazy, then he would not be able to launch the Jingnan Campaign, nor would he be able to sit on this dragon throne.

Even without Jiang Xinghuo's theory, in the history of Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, Zhu Di would still choose to conquer Mobei five times for the sake of future generations and for his own immortality, and even died on the way back to the army. .

If it were any other emperor, how could he be willing to leave the comfort of the palace and personally lead his troops to the grasslands to fight against the Mongols who were already frightened?

For the sake of Zhu Di’s life creed.

Either don’t do it or never do it.

Now Jiang Xinghuo has come up with the concept of "World Island War", and Zhu Di, who is extremely enterprising, happens to be very interested in sailing to the Western Ocean, so it is natural that his eyes turn from land to sea.

Zhu Di looked at Zhenyuan Hou Gu Cheng and said seriously.

"The Ming Dynasty will gradually shift from land to sea in the future. This is the only way I think we can keep the Xungui Group's continuous self-generation and avoid degenerating into a dandy boy who indulges in hawks and dogfights."

"After all, the Ming Dynasty cannot repeat the founding of the country and Jingnan forever, but it must repeat the imperial examination every three years."

"If we don't want the civil servants and gentry to control the world after the death of me and my son, then maintaining and cultivating a new noble group is the only way."

"In the future plundering of other isolated islands, I intend to treat it as a military merit and give the highest reward of a title, so that batches of new nobles can be cultivated."

"General Gu, can you understand what I mean? Times have changed."

Gu Cheng's face did not have any of the expressions often described in novice novels such as extremely shocked, horrified, and extremely shocked. His expression was extremely determined. As a professional soldier and Zhu Di's chief of staff, he perfectly understood the Ming Dynasty. The strategic change of the general who conquered the north.

Gu Cheng just beat his chest and said.

"Although I am old, I still have a long head and a sharp edge!"

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