Chapter 358 Join forces
In front of Haimen City Wall, Chen Bo knelt on the ground and trembled.
Jiang Qingzhi's eyes turned, "This uncle was originally responsible for inspecting the southern guards. Along the way, I saw the corruption of the southern officers and soldiers. I wanted to kill a few of the most evil ones to deter the guards. But think about it carefully, where did all this come from? It came from the civil officials."
Chen Bo looked up in disbelief, "Uncle!"
"After the defeat at Tumubao, it became a routine for civil officials to suppress military officials, and they would shout and scold them at every turn. Who wants to smile and flatter others? Who wants to be called a guard dog? All men are so angry."
"But this anger! Facing the scholars and officials of the world, one can only hold it in. Holding it in, the original bravery will turn into filthiness and cowardice!"
"Uncle!" Chen Bo's eyes were filled with tears. On the one hand, he realized that Jiang Qingzhi had no intention of killing him. On the other hand, Jiang Qingzhi's words touched his heart.
"I don't want to be a servile and mean person. I also wanted to die on the battlefield. But every time I mustered up my courage, I only saw the loss. The food and wages were sent from above. If 30% of them were lost, it would be considered a mercy from God. Sometimes even 50% would be lost. Without money and food, I looked at my brothers who were pale and thin... How could I fight?"
Chen Bo looked at Jiang Qingzhi with tears in his eyes, "I also questioned it before, but was scolded by my superiors as being foolish. And I was told to be more cautious in the future, otherwise, if those people find out, I'm afraid I won't have a good ending. Either I will be sent to a wild place, or I will be dismissed from office or even punished. Lord, no one is speaking for us!"
Jiang Qingzhi remained silent.
Tang Shunzhi sighed: "How long can the Ming Dynasty last with only these soldiers and guards?"
Xu Wei said calmly, "Mr. Jingchuan, you don't know that in the eyes of the literati, warriors are just a bunch of short-lived ghosts who are ready to die. If there is an invasion by foreign enemies, they will just be driven to die. No matter how powerful the foreign race is, facing a bunch of short-lived ghosts who are not afraid of death, they will be afraid, right?"
"But what I see is that they are afraid of the enemy like a tiger. If there is an invasion by foreign races, they will collapse at the first touch, just as Qingzhi said. Those people!" Tang Shunzhi shook his head, "They are rotten from the root."
"Huh!" Xu Wei was surprised, "Does Mr. Jingchuan see it the same way?"
Tang Shunzhi nodded, "That day I talked with Qingzhi about current education. I said the root is in Confucianism, but Qingzhi said the root is in people. After arguing for a long time, Qingzhi asked why we study, and I said it is to do something for the world. But Qingzhi asked again, what did the gentlemen say? I was speechless."
"Books contain beautiful women and golden houses, ha ha!" Xu Wei laughed strangely, "My uncle said that this is poisoning the children from a young age. When they grow up, everyone will be a master of corruption and a master of digging holes in the Ming Dynasty. With this kind of education method, it would be a miracle if the Ming Dynasty didn't fall."
"We have to change it from the root!" Tang Shunzhi sighed, "How easy is that?"
"Mr. Jingchuan, since it is so difficult to start over again, why not start anew?" Xu Wei stared at Tang Shunzhi.
"Start a new business." Tang Shunzhi was stunned. "Moxue?"
"That's right." Xu Wei observed his expression and said, "The purpose of my Mohism is to change the Ming Dynasty with mechanical innovation and to transform the Ming Dynasty with what Confucianists call strange and ingenious skills."
"So what about the way to govern the country?" Tang Shunzhi asked.
Xu Wei stroked his beard and smiled, "The way to govern a country... My uncle once said that the so-called way to govern a country is actually the policy of domestic and foreign affairs, that is, the attitude. Internally, what my Mohist school pursues is to make the people as rich as possible, but we cannot ignore this."
He pointed to his temple and said, "Every citizen should know that this Ming Dynasty belongs to everyone. To do this, education must come first."
"What about the outside world?"
"To the outside world?" Xu Wei looked strange. "It would be better for Mr. Jingchuan to ask the uncle himself."
"Why?" When Tang Shunzhi saw Jiang Qingzhi patting Chen Bo on the shoulder, he knew that this drama that won the hearts of the people was about to end.
It is impossible for Jiang Qingzhi to make enemies everywhere. Although Chen Bo is a little timid, compared with the Nine Border Army who did not dare to attack when faced with hundreds of enemy cavalry, Chen Bo who dared to send out a hundred cavalry was already considered good.
Although it seems shabby to be selected as a general among short men, Jiang Qingzhi had no choice in the current Ming Dynasty.
"To be honest, what Master Bo said made me feel..." Xu Wei narrowed his eyes, "Master Bo said it was a sea of stars, but to me, it was a sea of corpses and blood!"
"What you said makes me more and more interested." Tang Shunzhi is not a pedantic person. The School of Mind has been passed down to this day. Whether in civil or military affairs, Tang Shunzhi dares to say that he is unmatched in the School of Mind.
This master of psychology demonstrated the ability to put his knowledge into practice.
Mr. Yangming was able to establish a school of thought through literature and to pacify a region through military force.
Tang Shunzhi was his true successor in terms of both civil and military talents.
"Uncle, please!"
Chen Bo stood up.
The group entered the city and Jiang Qingzhi settled down immediately.
Just after changing into plain clothes, Tang Shunzhi came
"Mr. Jingchuan." Jiang Qingzhi sat down. "Forgive me for being rude, but I rushed all the way here in such a hurry that my waist and legs ache now. Let's not go through all that empty formality."
"That's exactly what we should do." Tang Shunzhi also thought this was just right. He sat down, and Sun Chonglou brought some cold tea to him.
"Be careful with your spleen and stomach in this weather." Tang Shunzhi knew some medical knowledge and could see that Jiang Qingzhi had some congenital deficiencies.
"It's not too bad here, as long as there's no wind it's not too cold." Jiang Qingzhi took a sip of herbal tea. He had been getting a little irritated since autumn, but fortunately Li Tian prepared a lot of medicinal herbs for him and told Sun Chonglou to boil them for him according to his condition.
Tang Shunzhi took a sip and said, "It's quite interesting."
"This is the recipe given by His Majesty." Jiang Qingzhi thought it tasted good.
Tang Shunzhi looked calm, "I talked with Wen Chang earlier about the Mohist school's views on the Ming Dynasty. Xu Wei was vague about foreign policy. Would Qingzhi be willing to tell me?"
"There's nothing to keep secret." Jiang Qingzhi took a sip of the herbal tea. He knew that drinking too much of this stuff would damage the spleen and stomach, so he asked Sun Chonglou to put less medicinal materials.
"For external use, we must open a land passage in the southwest, all the way to the seaside."
Tang Shunzhi's mind moved, "Then we must go through Yunnan. As for the Mu family..." "The Mu family is also a minister of the Ming Dynasty," Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile.
But Tang Shunzhi smelled some evil spirit.
"In the north, Ming must continue to advance."
"The climate in the north is cold and it's difficult to survive."
"If others can gain a foothold, why can't the Ming Dynasty?" Jiang Qingzhi frowned and said, "Even if we have to send those prisoners over every year, the Ming Dynasty will have to continue to advance in the north."
"Where to advance?"
"Until you meet a strong opponent."
Jiang Qingzhi smiled kindly, "Then let's sit down and talk."
Sun Chonglou muttered to the side, "Every time the young master laughs like this, someone will be in trouble."
Tang Shunzhi asked: "What about the west?"
"It's the same in the west." Jiang Qingzhi thought of the fertility of that place. "Mr. Jingchuan, whether it's cotton or minerals, that place can drive people crazy."
The army advanced westward until it controlled the land, thus being able to attack when advancing or defend when retreating.
"Then, there is the sea to the south, what should the Ming Dynasty do?" Tang Shunzhi's question was complicated, but Jiang Qingzhi was secretly more delighted.
He and the Mohist school needed friends, and the School of Mind was a helper that could be called upon.
After all, the School of Mind is a branch of Confucianism. Once it is won over, it can divide Confucianism from within.
Make yourself as many friends as possible, and as many enemies as possible.
"In the south, Ming will build a huge fleet."
"How big?"
"So big it could cover the ocean!"
"Blocking the sky and the sun?"
"Correct."
Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette and paused on the table for a few times.
"overseas……"
"There are many uninhabited islands overseas, some of which are even larger than the Ming Dynasty. Those fertile lands are just lying waste, and countless gold and silver mines are waiting to be discovered underground..."
Tang Shunzhi asked: "How do you know this?"
"After the Western Han Dynasty, when Confucianism was the only doctrine in the Western Han Dynasty, our Mohist School fell into disgrace, and many people went out to sea to find the paradise in their hearts. Some of them came back and brought a lot of news from overseas.
Mr. Jingchuan, the world is big, bigger than you can imagine.
Confucians amuse themselves behind closed doors, thinking they are the Celestial Empire, the Central Kingdom. But they have no idea that the great powers overseas are now sharpening their knives and turning their eyes to the East. "
Decades ago, the Portuguese came to the Ming Dynasty and wanted to trade with it. But the Ming Dynasty... how to say it! The lovely Confucian officials thought that these stinky guys were barbarians, or even worse than barbarians, so they refused, on the grounds that the Ming Dynasty was the Celestial Empire and only accepted the tributary system of trade.
The Portuguese are now gathering on the islands off the coast of Daming, constantly making money through resale trade. In another ten years, they will enter Macau on a large scale...
"How do those big countries overseas compare to the Ming Dynasty?" Tang Shunzhi felt that he had been opened up to a whole new perspective.
"Not weak." Jiang Qingzhi said seriously, "Not only are they not weak, but they are also adventurous. For a goal, they dare to sail across the ocean and put their lives aside. Mr. Jingchuan, Malacca and other places are now in their hands."
"Malacca, I've heard of it." Tang Shunzhi whispered, "An overseas big country, a foreign race in the north, and there are Japanese pirates here..."
"Enemy's everywhere, right?" Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile.
"How does the Mohist School plan to deal with this situation?"
"Why do I say that fortifications should be the priority? Without powerful weapons, how can we attack powerful enemies? Without higher grain yields per mu, how can we get more people off the fields and into military camps and workshops? And into the world?"
Jiang Qingzhi seemed to be engraving a blueprint, his eyes sparkling, "The Ming Dynasty needs a strong army. From land to sea, we need to attack in an all-round way. Mr. Jingchuan, this is a great era. And I..."
Jiang Qingzhi pointed at himself and said, "What I want to do is to use blood and fire, mountains of corpses and seas of blood, to create a peaceful and prosperous world for my children and grandchildren!"
He looked at Tang Shunzhi, "This is a difficult and exciting journey. Mr. Jing Chuan, are you interested in joining me?"
This is an invitation.
Tang Shunzhi looked at him with a smile and slowly extended his hand.
Bah!
Second-hand slapping.
(End of this chapter)
