My Daming New Empire

There was already electricity in the palace, and with loudspeakers, there was no need for eunuchs to shout at their throats to deliver messages.

Li Liang brought the two brothers to the front of the high platform, and left the two of them to face Zhu Zhanji. He walked around the high platform, came to the side and rear of Zhu Zhanji, hid in the corner and closed his eyes to rest.

The two brothers Zhang Hai and Zhang Han did not dare to be sloppy in front of Zhongwei's ministers, and knelt down and said: "Liang Guogong's Zhang Hai, Zhang Han pays his respects to His Majesty."

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand with a smile and said, "Be flat. Give me a seat."

The two eunuchs moved two chairs and placed them under the high platform, with their backs slightly slanted to Zhu Zhanji and facing the ministers.

The two brothers had no choice but to bite the bullet and sit down, facing the eyes of the officials, which made them extremely uncomfortable.

Zhang Han's heart was churning endlessly. Although sitting on it was the Great Emperor, his most respected grandfather, but if he can't convince himself today, don't let himself succumb.

Li Xian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was in charge of presiding over today's Jingyan. He took pictures of some microphones on the second floor of the high platform. He heard the sound from the microphones. , Wuyin Day. Your Majesty is impressed by the current situation of all countries in the world. Therefore, this example of opening a sutra feast, accepting the words of hundreds of officials, is for the sake of all people. Today's sutra feast is to talk about the past and the present, and to compare Chinese and foreign societies. Therefore, everyone can Everyone expresses their own opinions, and they don't think they are against each other. I would like to ask Your Majesty to give me a title..."

All officials clasped their fists together and said, "Please give me the title, Your Majesty."

Zhu Zhanji approached the microphone in front of him, pondered for a while and said: "I have discussed topics such as nation, society, and country with all my lovers many times in the past. Although these topics are big, the world is constantly changing. , should keep pace with the times in order to keep up with the changes in development.

40 years ago, I went to Europa for the first time, where the Black Death had just been ravaged. More than 2000 million people died, and nearly [-] million died.The people there do not bathe, do not brush their teeth, and live like livestock under the rule of the church.

Before I went to Europa, it was a dark age.The Christian church became the spiritual pillar of the society at that time. It established a strict hierarchy and regarded God as the absolute authority.

Literature, art, philosophy, and even politics and military affairs all have to follow the teachings of the Christian classic - the Bible.

No one can violate it, otherwise, the religious court will punish him, and even impose the death penalty.

Under the control of the church, Europe in the Middle Ages was lifeless, all horses were silent, and science and technology did not make much progress.

But now, it is like my Daming, where everyone washes their faces and brushes their teeth, and cooks in iron pots.

The trade with my Ming Dynasty broadened the horizons of those Europeans.Let them know how to pay attention to hygiene and learn advanced technology.

In southern Europe, centered on the Papal State, Florence, Venice, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Rome and other countries there have now become more civilized.

A large part of their civilization is due to the development of commodity trade, and then a comprehensive upgrade of society, and now it has reached a certain stage.

The commodity economy operates through the market, and choosing the best purchases, bargaining, and signing deals in the market are all voluntary behaviors after deliberation, which is the embodiment of freedom.

These "freedoms" also have the freedom of ownership of the means of production and the freedom of productive forces, and the common premise of all these freedoms is the freedom of people.

The emergence of our Ming Dynasty has promoted this change, because our people and our army only need to obey my orders and don't care about that God at all.

We have set an example for Europe to let them know that God is not omnipotent, and that people who do not believe in God can live better.

Therefore, in recent years, a new ideological movement advocating human freedom has sprung up in southern Europe.

The trade with our Ming Dynasty also provided the possibility for the rise of this ideological movement.

The prosperity of the city's economy has made wealthy businessmen, workshop owners, and bankers with great success and wealth more believe in personal value and strength, and are more full of innovative, enterprising, adventurous and winning spirits. Versatile, elegant and knowledgeable people are generally respected by the people.

This provided a solid material foundation and a suitable social environment, as well as talents, for the occurrence of this movement. "

Zhang Han listened fascinatedly to Zhu Zhanji's words. Although he had a deep understanding of some changes in Europe, he was in the game after all.

And Zhu Zhanji is not only an outsider, but also hundreds of years of summary analysis have laid more theoretical foundations for him.

So hearing Zhu Zhanji's changes in the European situation, Zhang Han felt enlightened.

Zhu Zhanji continued: "These talents have accumulated wealth through trade, and their growth has also given birth to a new class. I have integrated all aspects of planning and unified them as the bourgeoisie.

The bourgeoisie is a person as well as a group, they are more educated, have wider knowledge, and have more assets than others.

Just like the current parliamentary council in Florence, they are all bourgeois, and then they can have a certain social prestige and become the leaders of that country.

When their forces are combined, the scale becomes larger and the power becomes stronger, and I call them the capitalist class.

Compared with the bourgeoisie, the capitalist class is a group name and an essential elaboration.

The reason for the capitalist class is that the most effective weapon in their hands is their capital.They may not have official positions or titles, as long as they have silver and more productive resources, they can survive well.

Compared to the imperial power of my Ming Dynasty, they are of course not worth mentioning, but in Europe, the church can't keep suppressing them.

I believe that in the near future, these capitalist classes will be able to unleash enormous power and make the church begin to compromise.

So, what about our Daming?

The merchants of Ming Dynasty are of course not worth mentioning compared to the officials, because my Ming Dynasty is a country based on officials.No matter how powerful they are, no matter how much material they occupy, they are no bigger than the imperial court.

However, we must also guard against the fact that the capitalist class composed of merchants will benefit from the funds in their hands, corrupt our officials, and influence the policies of the imperial court.

All of us should have precautions against the emergence of the capitalist class.However, blindly suppressing it is not beneficial to the development of society.

Commodity trading can promote the development of industry, and the development of industry can lead to the enhancement of national strength.

Now, 50 years have passed, and I have changed from a teenager to an old man.My Daming has paid more than 2000 million taels of silver since my age was less than [-] million.

The population of my Ming Dynasty has only increased by less than four times, but the tax has increased by forty times. All of this is the power of the combination of technology, industry, and commerce.

I had anticipated this decades ago, so from the very beginning, I vigorously developed commerce, industry, and technology instead of giving up because of choking.

Then, in the face of this emerging class, how should our Ming Dynasty control it?

In terms of policy, the imperial court now controls industries related to national security in its own hands, and only allows those businessmen to engage in industries related to people's livelihood.

This item is the basic national policy for the long-term development of Ming Dynasty, and it is the bottom line that no one or any force can touch.

If merchants are not allowed to control the country with capital, then what should our Ming Dynasty take as the foundation to form the foundation for the long-term stability of our Ming Dynasty?

What kind of model does this society use to carry out long-term benign operation?It's imperial power!

So in my Ming Dynasty, the dignity of imperial power cannot be desecrated.

However, whether it is the imperial power or the power of hundreds of officials, the composition of these powers is all operated by people.

Without you officials, no matter how many ideas I have, I cannot realize them.Without you officials, no matter how powerful I am, I will not be able to leave this palace.

Moreover, throughout the ages and dynasties, most of the emperors at the beginning of the founding of the country were wise, but then they became more and more stupid, eventually leading to the subjugation of the country.

Of course, there are reasons for the emperor's stupidity, but in my opinion, it is more about the outbreak of contradictions in society as a whole.

The emperor governs the world, and hundreds of officials govern the world. The communication and contact between the top and the bottom requires not only wise decision-making, but also the smooth flow of the entire society.

So, I would like to ask you dear ministers, what exactly is used to maintain the smooth flow of the entire society?Is it Confucian etiquette, integrity, wisdom and trust?Or is Taoism governing by doing nothing?

What I want is not the death of the people and the rest of the government. What I want is not to chase hundreds of families by one family. What I want is not that all children and grandchildren are extremely wise.

Then, I need you dear ministers to work together to formulate a set of policies that keep pace with the times for my great Ming and the whole world.