Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

Time for fishing always flies by.

Jiang Xinghuo had not finished filling in the lyrics for the half-quel "Moyu'er" that he had been thinking about for a long time. In the blink of an eye, the penultimate day of the fourth class had arrived.

Zhu Gaoxu arrived a little late today for some unknown reason.

The weather rarely warmed up, and Jiang Xinghuo lay alone under the tree in a state of wandering.

The audience in the secret room next door, Zhu Di, Dao Yan, Zhu Gaochi, Xia Yuanji, and a new audience member who was dragged over, all arrived early.

Unfortunately, there was no lecture here, so he could only sit and listen to Jiang Xinghuo's snoring.

The content of Jiang Xinghuo's journey is his plan after he is released from prison.

To be honest, during this period of time, Jiang Xinghuo's psychology gradually changed a lot.

At first, Jiang Xinghuo was naturally shocked when he learned the true identities of his two students.

I give lectures in prison and give advice to the country, just to exchange for a few taels of silver flowers?

How could the students attending the lecture be the Duke of Ming Dynasty or the prince of Ming Dynasty?

But slowly, Jiang Xinghuo began to accept the reality.

Jiang Xinghuo recalled his past interactions with Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaoxu. Regardless of whether they were Dukes or Princes, they were indeed sincere to him. Even though they had intentions, their feelings were genuine and could not be faked.

After all, looking back now, I was probably noticed by Emperor Yongle after the two classes of performance-based reduction of vassal status or work-sharing.

Before that, Zhu Gaoxu had tried to save him twice, and Zhu Gaoxu's respectful and courteous treatment of him day after day could not be faked at all.

There is no doubt that the relationship between the two of them as teachers and friends is real.

The identity of the other party was concealed from him, and there was no reason to think about it at this time. After all, the content of his instructions to Jiangshan was a bit too advanced for the people of the Ming Dynasty. If he really confessed his identity, there were many things that he would not know. Said.

But now that Jiang Xinghuo has seen the changes he has made to the world and has some ambitions, he naturally needs to re-evaluate this relationship.

In this kind of feudal society, is it difficult for a common man to change the world?

It’s as difficult as climbing to the sky!

What's more, this is the era of Emperor Yongle, so don't even think about rebelling.

Therefore, we can only use the previous thinking, through the contradictory relationship of "both cooperation and confrontation" with the top leaders of the Ming Empire, to transform the Ming Dynasty and promote social progress.

At this time, Jiang Xinghuo revised his plan a little. After all, he was crossing the river step by step, and he didn't know this information before.

Now that he knows Zhu Gaoxu's identity, Jiang Xinghuo is keenly aware that he can use this to better transform Daming.

After all, Zhu Gaojiu was the student he brought out with his own hands. He was brave but lacking in strategy and had a lot of trust in himself. He was obviously a talent that Jiang Xinghuo could use as a vanguard when transforming the Ming Dynasty.

And with Zhu Gaoxu's identity, many things will be easier to handle.

Of course, there are blessings and misfortunes. Taking the initiative to use Zhu Gaoxu to promote the plan to reform the Ming Dynasty after his release from prison means that he has to follow the cause and effect related to Zhu Gaoxu. For example, the "fight for the reserve" that is spreading even in the streets of Nanjing has to be followed. And bear it down.

From Jiang Xinghuo's point of view, there was nothing he could do about it. Besides Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong, who else could he trust or rely on?

As for what he will do after he is released from prison, Jiang Xinghuo does have a relatively mature plan.

This is a deal.

The upper echelons of the Ming Empire need Jiang Xinghuo's knowledge and insights beyond the times to enhance their national power.

Jiang Xinghuo needs to take advantage of the short-sightedness of the top management of the Ming Empire, lure them into profit, and at the same time gradually promote social transformation.

The first step is the experimental field.

Any progress is produced through "contrast". Only by concentrating new things, things that are helpful for the development of creativity, into a new world of "a blank piece of paper for painting" and allowing them to flourish can we make progress. Only when the world sees it clearly can people understand, oh, this thing is right and effective.

The second step is to guide the establishment of the system.

The system here has two meanings.

One means a system that cultivates scientific thinking and scientific talents; the other means a system that cultivates everything needed to advance from agricultural society to industrial society from scratch, including factories, logistics, media, machines, etc.

Jiang Xinghuo thought deeply about how to guide the establishment of a system and came to his own conclusion.

——Social experiment.

My role is by no means a deus ex machina-style golden finger of the times, but an enlightener and a guide.

Since there is a test field, then I should secretly guide it through continuous social experiments to promote the self-cultivation, germination, emergence, and growth of all systems required for the prototype of industrialization.

Only by completing this process can we ensure that the results of the experimental field can be extended to the entire Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a country to progress from an agricultural society to a rudimentary industrial society by working alone, working to death, and exhausting itself, commensurate with the massive human and material resources required.

And guiding the emergence of these things through social experiments is what Jiang Xinghuo needs to do.

Be an "enlightener" in thinking and a "guide" in practice.

This is Jiang Xinghuo's position after he is released from prison.

"Mr. Jiang, wake up."

As Jiang Xinghuo expected, when he picked off a leaf, he saw the bearded Zhu Gaoxu and the bearded Master Guan walking side by side.

In fact, Jiang Xinghuo knew that there was definitely something wrong with this person's identity from the moment Zhu Gaoxu talked to him the next day.

In the past few days, this man with a red face and a long beard has been trying to get close to Jiang Xinghuo, but Jiang Xinghuo didn't pay much attention to him.

The man with a red face and long beard had his heavy shackles removed, and his treatment was obviously changed.

"Mr. Jiang, you know, this person is a hero I met on the battlefield before. Now we have become acquainted with each other, so we have buried the hatchet and become friends. I plan to take him with me to listen and gain insights. Mr. Jiang, don't you?" Do you mind?"

"Of course I don't mind."

Jiang Xinghuo listened to Zhu Gaoxu's nonsense without a red face and a heartbeat, and was not in the mood to expose it, so he just asked.

"Oh, by the way, you haven't asked your name yet?"

Of course Zheng He would not say that he is Zheng He, and Ma He is not appropriate, but the surname Ma can be used to make up a name.

"horse"

Zheng He was about to blurt out names such as Ma Dabao and Ma Erbao, but he suddenly remembered that Jiang Xinghuo might be a banished immortal. It would be bad if he could figure it out through similar names, so he had an idea and shortened the names based on his real name. I made some changes and made up a random name.

"Mao protects the country, protects the home and the country."

Jiang Xinghuo was slightly surprised when he heard the name, looked at Zheng He and said.

"What a good name! It sounds like a martial arts master who is tall and burly, with a dark and red complexion. I guess he is a wealthy man who is often exposed to the wind and sun, so this name is more suitable for him."

Ma Sanbao's face was slightly red, but fortunately he was wearing black and red face paint, so nothing could be seen.

"What is Mr. Jiang going to talk about today?" Zhu Gaoxu asked curiously.

"Then let's talk about "The Theory of National Destiny"."

Jiang Xinghuo asked: "Do you still remember what the second volume of "On National Destiny" said?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded. He had carefully reviewed all the knowledge Jiang Xinghuo talked about, so he answered with a clear understanding.

"Geographical Determinism, World Island War, Nation-State Theory."

"Yeah." Jiang Xinghuo nodded slightly and said again, "But in fact, there is still a tail left, which is the third volume of "On National Destiny" - the struggle for sea power and land power based on geopolitical theory, and the game with big powers. A diplomatic strategy."

However, after starting this, Jiang Xinghuo did not continue, but asked first.

"Why do you think I cover my eyes with leaves?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, a little confused, not sure why Jiang Xinghuo asked such a puzzling question.

Zheng He thought for a moment, then shook his head and answered honestly.

"I really don't know."

"The light is too dazzling. You can't see it even if you use a blinding spell." Jiang Xinghuo smiled.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zheng He both felt that there seemed to be no connection between the two topics, but Zheng He still followed Jiang Xinghuo's words.

In fact, before he was imprisoned, Zheng He didn't think that sunlight was a scarce commodity, but after experiencing "prison re-education" in the past few days, he began to cherish it.

But Zheng He still didn't agree with Jiang Xinghuo's statement, so he retorted with regret.

"People need light. It's not good to always stay in a dark environment."

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head slightly, raised his hand and asked, pointing to a few prisoners bathing in the sunshine in the prison yard.

"Do you think they need it?"

Without waiting for Zheng He's answer, Jiang Xinghuo continued.

"For people who live in a dark environment, they are already satisfied if they can eat and sleep every day. You insist on giving them a taste of light and warmth, and then throw them back into the darkness. Isn't this a cruel thing? ?”

Realizing that the wise and foolish Jiang Xinghuo seemed to have something to say, Zheng He argued calmly: "You have to give people some hope. It is cruel to let people live ignorantly in the darkness without seeing the light."

Jiang Xinghuo stood up and seemed to be much more diligent recently.

"But they are destined to spend the rest of their lives in darkness. If they know too much and hope too much, they will cause trouble... Have you read "The Book of Shang Jun"?"

Zheng He felt that the conversation with Jiang Xinghuo seemed to be a metaphor for some other topics, but the conversation had reached this point. As a person very close to the decision-making center of the Ming Dynasty, he became more interested.

Zheng He also used metaphors to answer.

"Since there will be trouble, why let them see the light every day?"

"The prisoners here have all seen the light." Jiang Xinghuo chuckled, "This is called adapting to people's conditions. To put it bluntly, it's better to block it than to sparse it. For those who have seen the light, it allows them to see one thing every day. Seeing the light, just hanging on to a glimmer of hope, he will feel as if hard work can change his destiny, and he will not cause trouble."

"Mr. Jiang may be right."

Zheng He was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What about those who have never seen the light?"

"——Hard work and hard work are a virtue."

Hearing this, Zheng He couldn't help but think of the ordinary people who suffered from military disasters from the end of the Yuan Dynasty until the Jingnan period, but still persisted in hoping that God would reward them.

At this moment, he felt a strange feeling and nodded unconsciously.

Jiang Xinghuo picked off another leaf and looked at him with strange eyes.

"Do you really think what I said is right?"

"It feels wrong, but I can't refute it." Zheng He's answer was honest.

"This is the essence of the third volume of "On National Destiny" that I will talk about today."

Jiang Xinghuo paused and continued: "Many things are the same, and the core of the land power theory that I want to talk about first is actually the concentration and high pressure of population and resources."