Chapter 40 Map of Kun Yu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms
"Can't we just abolish the prime minister system and replace it with a cabinet?" Zhu Su was a little puzzled.
Lao Zhu glanced at him and thought that Lao Wu's claim that he didn't understand the policy system was indeed not an excuse. He actually asked such a simple question. It seems that the method of the Military Aircraft Department was not thought up by himself, but was indeed
It really comes from later generations.
Zhu Biao explained to Zhu Su: "How can it be so easy for fifth brother to depose the prime minister?"
"The prime minister is the head of a hundred officials and is responsible for the important affairs of the court. To abolish the prime minister rashly will definitely cause shock to the government and the public."
"What's more, although Prime Minister Wang has made no achievements, he didn't make any big mistakes. It's okay if he is just deposed, but if he uses this to depose the prime minister, the officials in the court will definitely not agree."
"Now the imperial court is in a troubled time..."
Seeing his eldest son talking, Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction. Although Biao'er is a little more rigid in temperament, he is indeed the best among the brothers when it comes to his ability as a king.
Zhu Suze's old face turned red. He thought to himself that no wonder when Old Zhu deposed the Prime Minister, he had to wait until Hu Weiyong formed a clique and made it known to everyone and had enough handles before taking action. Just like that, he even pulled out the carrots and brought out the mud.
Taking advantage of the situation, a large number of officials were dealt with before the prime minister was successfully deposed.
If you bring up the matter of abolishing the prime minister now, it will be strange if all the officials are not angry but become rich! It is true that I am too naive.
"There are so many twists and turns in the court, it's strange that I can understand them! I told you I didn't understand the policy." Zhu Laowu spread his hands.
"However, if we can find an excuse to first put up the airs of the cabinet, and then slowly remove the prime minister's real power..." Lao Zhu touched his chin.
"Let's build a cabinet in the name of defending the Mongolian Yuan in the north. Just say that we need a group of people to consult the Mongolian Yuan at any time." Lao Zhu said.
Zhu Biao also nodded. "This is very appropriate. The north is newly defeated and a cabinet is established in the name of defending the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. All officials will have no doubts."
Zhu Su was stunned. "Dad, aren't you ready to deal with Meng Yuan?"
"How else can we deal with it?" Lao Zhu rolled his eyes at him. "After all, Meng Yuan's family has a big business. We didn't kill him during the Northern Expedition and let him take a breath. The situation is considered to be frozen."
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"Fortunately, Meng Yuan was also expelled from the Great Wall, and the sixteen states of Yanyun that had been lost for more than 400 years were recovered. The northerners could no longer drive straight in."
"It has only been a few years since it conquered the north, and the Ming Dynasty is still very poor. We can only stand in a stalemate, rest and recuperate for a few years, and then think of ways to destroy the Meng Yuan after a while."
"What's more..." Everyone here is from his own family, so he has no scruples. Lao Zhu's tone was full of worry. "These old brothers who conquer the world with us basically have no reward.
There is no way to seal it."
"For example, if your uncle Xu's princes are able to destroy the Yuan Dynasty again, then they should be crowned kings..."
"A king with a different surname... this is a way to bring disaster!"
It was precisely because of this concern that during the Northern Expedition, Lao Zhu let Xu Da's middle route army serve as bait. He just wanted Li Wenzhong on the east route to swallow up this great contribution to destroying the Yuan Dynasty.
After all, Li Wenzhong is a member of his family and his nephew.
"Dad, you mean... you want to suppress Wu Xun?" Zhu Biao asked.
"Yes." Lao Zhu nodded. "After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the wars have almost been fought. Let's accumulate some national power first, and when Lan Yu's group of military generals grow up, let them take the merit of destroying the Yuan."
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"For the time being, let's defend first."
"What's more, the 'Three Hundred Years Curse' is still hanging over my Ming Dynasty. If we don't get more food from the ground, even if we destroy Meng Yuan now, it will be in vain in the future."
"Hmm." Zhu Biao nodded heavily. Indeed, it is time for Ming Dynasty to develop its internal strength. In the future, it will have to feed a lot of refugees who were displaced during the Little Ice Age!
He sighed: "Whenever a large army goes out to fight, it will cost a lot of money. No matter how big the country is, if it is warlike, it will perish!"
"But." Zhu Su interrupted the heavy old Zhu and his elder brother. "If there is no war, where can we get more food?"
"Of course we need to recuperate and encourage mulberry farming..." Lao Zhu said matter-of-factly, but he immediately realized something and turned his head sharply: "Lao Wu, do you have a way to get food?"
"To put it bluntly, to get food, we need more land?" Zhu Su said matter-of-factly. "If we don't fight, where are we going to get land?"
I thought he would say something noble, but I didn't expect it to be so superficial. The expectation on Lao Zhu's face quickly faded. Zhu Biao explained for Lao Zhu: "Fifth brother, outside of China, there are mostly barbaric lands.
It’s useless, it’s just a waste of money and food.”
"And our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory. The fields in the Ming Dynasty have not been cultivated yet, so why bother to acquire the land outside?"
"It's a wild and vast land!" Zhu Su said excitedly. What he hates most is this arrogance and self-importance. "Jiaozhi, Siam, that place is wild enough, isn't it? Their rice,
It can be cooked three times a year!"
"Pfft!" Old Zhu was drinking tea. Hearing this, a mouthful of tea soup was sprayed directly on Zhu Su's face.
He didn't bother to wipe the tea stains from the corner of his mouth, and leaned over the tea table: "What? Three crops a year?"
"It shouldn't be! Aren't Jiaozhi and Siam located further north in Lingnan? Lingnan is full of miasma. How can they be so rich?" Zhu Biao didn't believe it.
"Brother, you were fooled by those gentlemen!" Zhu Su rolled his eyes. "Those gentlemen have never been out of the Central Plains. They heard people say that the deserts in the south and north of Lingnan are wild, so they thought that the further away from the Central Plains, the worse the environment would be.
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"In fact, the world is so big, and those rotten scholars don't know how big it is. There are so many places where you can farm!"
He turned to Lao Zhu and said:
"My child has not slept these past few days, so he is drawing on the memory in his mind to make a 'Picture of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms' for you. The picture was roughly drawn last night, and it is on my desk in my room!"
"Picture of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms?" Lao Zhu was inexplicably excited. He took Zhu Su's hand and said, "Go and get the picture right away!"
After thinking about it, he simply stood up. "No, let's go with you!"
"We don't want to wait any longer, we must see this 'Kun Yu Ten Thousand Kingdoms Map' as soon as possible!"
When he heard that there was a better farming land in the world than the Central Plains, the eyes of old Zhu, who was born as a farmer, turned red instantly. He was already confused because of the "Three Hundred Years Curse" and wanted to hoard food.
Now I am even more eager to take all the places in the world that can grow food into the Ming Dynasty!
Lao Zhu didn't care about the influence anymore. Both the left and right were in his own palace. He thought Long Yu was too slow, so he simply took his two sons and strode forward. The father and son, together with a group of guards and eunuchs, arrived at Zhu Su's house in a mighty manner.
Small courtyard.
"Your Highness, this... Oh, Your Majesty!" Xiang Deng, who was staying in the courtyard, saw the Emperor coming in person, and immediately knelt in front of the door and shivered.
"Get out!" Lao Zhu directly sent Xiang Deng away from a distance, letting Erhu take over the defense of the small courtyard. "Guard this courtyard for us, no one is allowed in or out!" With that, he led Zhu Biao and Zhu Su away.
Got in.
Zhu Su's room was in a mess. Because he was afraid that his memory would fade, he decided to be the first to draw the world map that he still remembered. However, the name of the world map was too modern, so he still heard it as "Kunyu Ten Thousand Kingdoms Map"
It looks more domineering and exposed.
Because we don’t know the distribution and situation of the countries in this era, there are probably a lot of mistakes and omissions. But it is enough to arouse the Ming Dynasty’s desire to conquer foreign countries.
Chapter completed!