The Son-in-law of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

After Jia Yue returned home from King Gongshun's mansion, she began to investigate why Huo Yan, the eldest son of Nan'an County Prince, was hostile to him, but found nothing.

Most of the servants of Zhao Guogong's mansion were arranged by Princess Changle, so Princess Changle soon found out about this matter, and then Princess Changle said "The king of Nan'an wants to recruit Jia Yue as his son-in-law" I told Jia Yue about this.

After hearing this, Jia Yue frowned and asked, "It's just that we can't get married. Does anyone else know why the eldest son of Nan'an County Prince is hostile to the child... If the child has no mother's protection, what will the Nan'an Palace do to the child?" ?”

The eldest princess of Changle said coldly: "There are two endings, one is to destroy you, and the other is to force you to marry the county head of their family."

Jia Yue was silent for a while, and then asked: "How should the child be prepared... You said that you must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others."

The eldest princess of Changle said: "Then Huo Yan, you don't have to take it to heart, he is just a person who was raised and disabled by the Supreme Emperor. Nan'an Palace has been inherited for three generations..."

Over the years, the father and son Taishanghuang and Chengrui have fought in secret countless times. Now, the Taishang still controls the government, but Chengrui has a lot of power in his hands. After all, the Taishang is old. Emperor Chengrui was in his prime.

After the Supreme Emperor got older, his energy was not as good as before. In order to continue to control the government, the Supreme Emperor promoted Lin Ruhai, and made Lin Ruhai a cabinet scholar before he was 45 years old. , Cleaning out the middle and low-level officials in the Chengrui Emperor's camp...

Today, Lin Ruhai is a scholar of the cabinet and minister of the official department. Although Xiao Qian is still the chief assistant of the cabinet, Xiao Qian is about the same age as the Supreme Emperor, and his energy is not as good as before. Xiao Qian "follows his wishes" and makes Lin Ruhai a cabinet actual principal.

Although Emperor Chengrui is a righteous emperor, he is not the highest leader of Ming Dynasty, and he is not even the "No. [-] leader" or "No. [-] leader". It was Lin Ruhai.

Under the manipulation of the Supreme Emperor, Xiao Qian and Lin Ruhai became the sharp swords of the Supreme Emperor against Emperor Chengrui!

Regarding the situation in the court, Princess Changle is like a bright mirror in her heart. Princess Changle is the highest seniority in the clan, and the Emperor Taishang and Emperor Chengrui are both her juniors. In this "father and son" struggle, no matter who wins Whoever loses will not affect the eldest princess of Changle.

However, Daiyu is Lin Ruhai's daughter, Jia Yue is Lin Ruhai's apprentice and son-in-law, and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin family is Xiao Qian's granddaughter... For Jia Yue and Daiyu, Princess Changle has high hopes, whether it is for love, Or for the great cause, Princess Changle cannot just sit back and watch the Lin family be "ransacked and exterminated".

Therefore, after the eldest princess of Changle found out that the prince and Jia Yue got along very well, she moved her mind.

The eldest princess of Changle is almost 90 years old. The word "old fox" can no longer describe her cunning, and the word "fox spirit" is almost the same. She began to observe the prince, and then Princess Changle saw the essence of the prince at a glance... This guy's character is so good that he doesn't look like a member of the royal family!

In addition, although the prince is young, he has both civil and military skills and outstanding talents. What is rare is that the prince is very interested in all kinds of "science" from the West!

Princess Changle once arrived in Europe. She is very familiar with the ongoing "navigation campaign" in European countries. She has witnessed the evil deeds committed by the colonists of European countries along the way. seen.

In addition, Princess Changle is very clear about the desire of the European colonists for the "rich East". etc. have lagged far behind the West.

Although this dynasty did not "close the country", and had trade relations with European countries, most of them were foreign countries that came to China for trade.

After Emperor Xingzu founded his dynasty, he established three powerful fleets and conducted maritime trade with countries such as Southeast Asia.

After the death of the Taishanghuang's father, it was said that the Taishanghuang, who was the prince at the time, launched a coup, killed the prince, and ascended the throne. This dynasty has carried out maritime trade for decades, and has formed a huge interest group , unfortunately, this interest group supported the prince at that time.

The Supreme Emperor believed that the Heavenly Dynasty was rich in products and did not need to communicate with foreign countries, so he did not pay attention to ocean trade. Therefore, in order to cleanse the hostile forces and consolidate the rule, the Supreme Emperor gave up the profits contained in ocean trade...

After the Supreme Emperor ascended the throne, he issued the "Forbidden Sea Order" and implemented the policy of "closing the country behind closed doors". Since then, the fleet of Ming Dynasty has gradually disappeared from the sea...

Twenty years later, the Supreme Emperor abolished the three major fleets in order to flatten Mobei, and used the saved naval military expenses for the "Northern Expedition to Mongolia". Finally, Mobei was pacified, and the old enemy of the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols, bowed their heads and surrendered.

In order not to increase taxes, the Supreme Emperor reopened the country and resumed trade with overseas countries, but did not restore the three major fleets. In addition, the Supreme Emperor also reduced the royal family's expenditures and various useless expenditures, and abolished Some seemingly useless institutions... As we all know, researching firearms and "burning money" can basically be equated, so the Supreme Emperor abolished the institutions for researching firearms, and also cut off the expenses for researching firearms...

When historians of later generations commented on Emperor Jingxian, they would quote this sentence, "If you discuss martial arts, there are only a few monarchs in Chinese history who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Emperor Jingxian, such as Han Wudi and Tang Taizong. From this perspective, Emperor Jingxian can be called a "sage king of a generation", or "one emperor through the ages"... However, Emperor Jingxian is the chief culprit for making Ming Dynasty lag behind the world trend. From this perspective, Emperor Jingxian 'Sinners of China'..."

This sentence comes from "Memorabilia of Chengrui Dynasty". The author of this book is the famous Mr. Lin Shilin in history, Mrs. Zhao Guo of the Ming Dynasty, the head of the Xiaoyao School, and the founder of the Honglou University Alliance School. A world-renowned politician, writer, philosopher, pioneer of the Chinese democratic movement and feminist movement...

The eldest princess of Changle, who lived in the early years of Chengrui, did not know the brilliant achievements of her closed disciples in the future. However, the eldest princess of Changle knew that if Daming continued like this, there would be no worries within a hundred years. After that... the eldest princess of Changle dare not think about it!

Princess Changle is proud of Daming. After returning from Europe, Princess Changle began to think about how to rejuvenate Daming, so that Daming women can go out of the house, so that Daming has a powerful fleet and advanced firearms again...

Although the eldest princess of Changle is the highest-ranking person in the clan, she is only a woman. The eldest princess of Changle once told the Supreme Emperor about her experience in Europe, but the Supreme Emperor did not pay attention to it.

Then, under the influence of the Taishanghuang's precepts and deeds, more than 20 sons of the Taishanghuang did not pay attention to the navy and firearms, especially Chengrui Emperor. The most powerful supporter of the "closed door" policy.

The eldest princess of Changle had no choice but to look to the next generation. Then, the eldest princess of Changle discovered the prince. The prince was not only good-natured and talented, but also deeply interested in firearms and shipbuilding.

Thus, Princess Changle made a decision in her heart...

At this time, a report came from outside the door, saying that the housekeeper of Zhao Guogong's mansion had come. Jia Yue was puzzled, and when the housekeeper came in, he asked, "Why are you here?"

The housekeeper replied: "A father-in-law came to the palace and said that the prince called you into the palace."

For some reason, Jia Yue and the crown prince had a very good relationship. After Jia Yue was transferred to the Ministry of Industry, the crown prince did not forget Jia Yue because of the "dramatic decrease in the number of meetings", and often called Jia Yue to the palace.

After hearing this, Princess Changle asked Jia Yue, "What's going on with you and the prince?"

Jia Yue thought in her heart: "The prince and I are innocent", and said in his mouth: "The prince... is very fond of children." Jia Yue silently added three more words in her heart - "the beauty".

Jia Yue asked, "Mother, does the child need to stay away from the prince?"

Princess Changle thought for a moment, and said, "It's okay, the prince is generous and benevolent, and his position is as stable as Mount Tai, so it doesn't matter."

Jia Yue responded, and Princess Changle asked, "You and the prince get along very well... what do you talk about?"

Jia Yue replied: "The prince is very interested in the geometry from the West. I asked the missionary to teach him. The child still has some understanding of geometry, so the prince can talk very well."

Princess Changle smiled and said: "It's always a small way. I heard that the prince is interested in European countries? I have been to those places. Although I am old, I still wrote a travel book. You can bring it to the prince. "

Jia Yue was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, and said, "I obey!"

As a time traveler, although Jia Yue does not have the experience of Princess Changle, she sees farther than Princess Changle.

In Jia Yue's eyes, the "Da Ming" he lives in now is a hundred times more open than the "Great Qing" recorded in history books, but it is only compared with the "Manchu Qing".

Compared with the western countries in the same period, the national strength of Ming Dynasty is equivalent to the sum of these countries. However, the "bourgeois revolution" is in full swing, and the wave of "industrial revolution" is about to sweep across Europe and the United States.

In contrast to China, because Emperor Xingzu fought against the Qing Dynasty and drove the Eight Banners of Manchuria out of Shanhaiguan. This war was fought in the north and did not spread to the Jiangnan area. Therefore, the germs of capitalism that emerged in the middle of the Ming Dynasty still exist.

After the middle of the pre-Ming Dynasty, the social economy was extremely prosperous. In the economically developed Jiangnan area, a new type of manual factory management model appeared. Production according to the needs of the market, in later generations, this phenomenon is called the budding of capitalism.

Today, the dynasty has been established for a hundred years, but the buds of capitalism in Ming Dynasty are still buds.

If the policy of "emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business" and other policies are not abolished, perhaps the sprouts of capitalism in China will never grow into towering trees.

Perhaps, although the "Later Ming Dynasty" replaced the "Manchu Qing" and became the dynasty ruling China, this dynasty is more open and richer than the "Manchu Qing", but this dynasty is still a "emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business" The feudal dynasty, perhaps, "a hundred years of humiliation", "total westernization" will still come.

Perhaps, China in this world will still be bullied by Western powers, and will have to learn from the West and fully Westernize...

Perhaps, the Chinese in this world will still take off their Hanfu and put on a suit, their minds are filled with ideas and culture from the West, but they can’t even recite the "San Zi Jing" used for enlightenment...

Perhaps, although the Chinese culture in this world is profound and has a long history, it will still be denounced as "dross" and "superstition" by the Chinese themselves...

Jia Yue felt that he had to do something for the motherland!Otherwise, you will have trouble sleeping and eating!

What Jia Yue thought was the same as that of Princess Changle, that's why Jia Yue approached the prince, hoping to influence this "future Emperor of Ming Dynasty" who hadn't been finalized yet...

What will the future of China look like?