Father can be an enemy to the country

The two brothers chatted very enthusiastically that night, and even decided who would belong to whom.

But we continued on the road the next day, and when the northwest wind blew, we woke up.

The fourth child sat on the horse and sighed to the sixth child who was wrapped up in a ball beside him: "Oh, your idea is a good one, but it's a pity that my father can't agree to it, so everything is in vain."

"That's right." The third child also came over and said with a sad face: "First of all, my father granted us the title of King of Sai in order to guard the border for the Ming Dynasty. If we run to the south, who will deal with the Mongols?"

"Secondly, my father said before, 'The barbarians in the four directions are all isolated in a corner, separated by mountains and seas. Their land is not enough to provide food, and their people are not enough to command.' He felt that conquering these countries would not be possible. Economically, it makes no sense.”

"Three times, alas, the world has just been settled and the southwest is not at peace. After Yunnan is recovered, it is almost time for the country to recuperate. How can we continue to raise troops on a large scale to satisfy our wishes?"

"Well, that's the truth." The fourth child nodded without making any argument.

Zhu Zhen raised his arm with difficulty, and gave a thumbs up through his thick leather gloves.

The third brother is also really strong. He considered all the problems in one night.

The King of Jin, King Yan, can definitely be called the sleeping dragon and phoenix chick of the old Zhu family, the kind of complimentary person.

"Third brother, what we talked about last night was the line and policy. What you raised today are all specific issues. As long as you stick to the line and policy unwaveringly, any problem can be solved. It depends on whether you are willing to stick to it?" Zhu Zhen looked at it. The third and fourth children.

"Of course I am willing." The two said without hesitation: "As long as there is a way to solve it, we can persevere no matter how difficult it is!"

"Okay." Zhu Zhen stretched out his palm and said, "We keep our word, but we can't back down and leave me alone on the road."

"It's a deal!" The two brothers nodded heavily and high-fived him.

"The three things that Third Brother said can all be solved." Zhu Zhen broke it down for the two of them: "The first one is that King Sai guarded the border and defended the Ming Dynasty against the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. We find a way to prevent the Mongols from Isn’t it okay to just worry about it?”

"You mean, destroy Bei Yuan?" Lao Si said, gearing up, "You can leave this matter to me."

"Of course we must destroy Bei Yuan. Without political power, the Mongols will retreat to the tribal age, and the threat to the Ming Dynasty will naturally be much smaller." Lao Liu said, changing the subject: "But Fourth Brother, without Bei Yuan In the Yuan Dynasty, various Mongolian tribes still existed. As long as they were nomadic on the grasslands, all aspects of their food, clothing, housing and transportation depended on the livestock they raised.

"But after all, herdsmen cannot 'eat animal meat, clothing and leather' all year round. In any case, they still need some agricultural and industrial products such as grain, cotton cloth, tea, iron pots, etc. to survive...and these are all they cannot produce." Lao Liu used a new angle to analyze the contradiction between Hu and Han for his brothers:

"In addition, animal husbandry is particularly affected by climate. Snowstorms in winter and droughts in spring and summer will kill a large number of livestock, causing herdsmen to encounter survival crises, and then invade farming civilization. This is why for thousands of years, the Hu people have always wanted to The fundamental reason for the invasion of Han Dynasty."

"Hmm." The two elder brothers were very perceptive, and they could tell right away that what Lao Liu said made sense. Lao San concluded: "So, the fundamental reason for the barbarian invasion is that they cannot produce the daily necessities they need. In order to make up for the gap, do they have to continue to invade?"

"You can say that." Zhu Zhen nodded. "So besides plundering, what other peaceful ways can they use to fill the gap?"

"Tea-horse trade..." Lao Si whispered.

"That's right." Zhu Zhen gave him a thumbs up. I think there is actually Gatling...

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"Tea-Horse Trading" means using tea to trade horses with ethnic minorities. It first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, but it did not become custom-made until the Song Dynasty. A "Tea Horse Division" was also specially established, responsible for "taking charge of the benefits of tea for the benefit of the country; whenever the market came to the barbarians, the tea was exchanged." ’

Due to the natural environment and eating habits, all ethnic groups in Mongolia and Tibet are very dependent on tea. If they don't drink tea, they will get sick. Therefore, controlling the supply of tea is equivalent to controlling the lives of all ethnic groups in Mongolia and Tibet.

Of course, because this dynasty was at war with the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, it only had a tea and horse department between it and Tibet. The tea-horse trade became an important material means for the Ming Dynasty to maintain friendship with Tibet. Moreover, through the tea-horse trade, one could also obtain the war horses that the imperial court urgently needed, as well as huge tea profit income, to make up for the imperial court's deficit.

Therefore, the tea-horse mutual market is a great policy. But given the hostile relationship between this dynasty and the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, who dares to mention trading with Mongolia? I was afraid that I would be labeled a traitor on the spot and be cast aside by everyone.

This is no exaggeration. Don’t forget, the Ming Dynasty was the Han Chinese regime that re-established China after the fall of China. In addition, Na Feila’s poor performance in the previous Southern Song Dynasty, so some extreme national sentiments are indeed normal.

In the Ming Dynasty, it must be that Han and Hu were incompatible. Anyone who dares to make peace with the Mongols will have their ancestral graves dug up the next day...

Not to mention any gentle means such as making love and exchanging money, they are all regarded as a great shame and humiliation!

So even if you are a prince, you don't dare to talk nonsense.

"Perhaps after the Beiyuan is wiped out, we can try to open border trade with the surrendered tribes." Lao San whispered: "Anyway, I feel that sooner or later we have to take this road. Otherwise, even if the Mongols are completely wiped out, Other barbarians will rise up and continue to plunder us."

"Yes." Lao Si nodded and said, "But we must weaken them from time to time. The Hu people are afraid of power and have no morals. We must not repeat the mistakes of the two Song Dynasties."

This is the typical thinking of Ming Dynasty people...

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"Lao Liu, go on." Lao San said, "Second question."

"Let's talk about the second question. My father believed that 'the barbarians in the four directions are all separated by mountains and seas, and are isolated in a corner. The land they get is not enough to provide supplies, and the people they get are not enough to command.' From the perspective of traditional land power, this There's nothing wrong with what you said." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice:

"But from the perspective of sea power, this is wrong."

"Hai Quan's perspective?" The third and fourth brothers had never heard of it. The fourth brother laughed and said, "You kid, you are full of new terms now. Mr. Liu really doesn't hide anything from you."

"Alas, sir, he has not been of great use to the court. It is a great loss to the country." The fourth child also sighed: "Fortunately, he passed on all his lifelong learning to the sixth child."

"Haha..." Lao Liu laughed dryly. He didn't deny it, and he couldn't deny it.

"Although this term is new, it is easy to understand. How did we get to Goryeo?"

"Take a boat ride." they replied.

"So, with the Ming Dynasty's unique navigation technology, the sea has become a thoroughfare." Lao Liu said solemnly: "The perspective of sea power is that we regard sea ships as carriages and horses, and the sea as a passage, and then look at it The original world.”

"That's it..." The third brother and the fourth brother fell into deep thought.