Zhu Yuanzhang Returns from Modern Times

Chapter 78 Dragon Slaying Technique? The Emperor actually knows Dragon Slaying Technique?!
"The feudal system is a good one, we cannot abolish it.

And you are also a person of great talent, and we cannot bear to kill you unless it is absolutely necessary.

You feel it is difficult to have both because you have not thought of a way to have both.

Who says that when enfeoffing vassal kings, they must be enfeoffed within the territory of our Ming Dynasty?
From now on, we can also enfeoff our sons and grandsons to places outside of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Daoyan and told him his solution.

In his previous life, he had actually anticipated some of the dangers posed by the existence of vassal kings, especially after Biao'er's death.

But Biao'er's death was too sudden. He was too old at that time, and the beast Zhu Yunwen was too young.

All previous arrangements were made around Biaoer, and that bastard Zhu Yunwen had no control over it at all, so many of them needed to be changed urgently.

Especially the numerous arrogant and powerful generals, Zhu Yunwen was simply unable to suppress them.

After a major purge with the help of the Lan Yu case, there was no way to continue taking action against the troops, let alone the princes who led the troops.

Because he was just afraid that Zhu Yunwen could not suppress the troublemakers in the army, so he had to carry out a necessary purge for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. He did not really want to completely destroy this invincible army that he had built with his own hands.

At that time, if the military power of the vassal kings was further forcibly taken away, it would really cause big problems.

Therefore, I used some other methods to try my best to impose some restrictions without harming the fundamentals.

What happened later proved that I had failed completely in this matter.

Whether it was the fact that after the fourth prince, many members of the royal family were raised like pigs, or the astonishing expenses of supporting the royal family every year, Zhu Yuanzhang, who saw the news for the first time in modern times, was extremely shocked and then heartbroken.

In his previous life, he really didn't expect that he would have so many descendants in the future!
After knowing this, he spent a long time thinking about what to do to solve this problem.

The simplest approach, of course, is to abolish the feudal system at the very beginning.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to do that.

How unfair would it be to the rest of your descendants to do so?
If I become the emperor, and my eldest son and grandson become emperors in the future, will the rest of my descendants have to be raised like pigs?
The key point is that if they are really raised like pigs, once the number becomes huge, the national finances will simply not be able to support them.

As a result, many of their descendants also lived extremely miserable lives.

Fortunately, modern information is well developed and our horizons are broader than ever before.

Taking all these factors into consideration, Zhu Yuanzhang actually came up with a solution that, in his opinion, was the best of both worlds.

This method is what he and Daoyan talked about, that is, to grant titles to vassal kings outside the capital.

Zhu Yuanzhang would never forget the strong shock he felt when he first saw a world map in modern times.

It turns out that in the Ming Dynasty, outside of China, there is an extremely vast world!
It turns out that if you really count, the Ming Dynasty is just a corner of the world.

The vast land outside is not all desolate.

Many are extremely wealthy.

Of course, at present, many places can indeed be called barbaric compared with the Ming Dynasty in terms of civilization and wealth.

But Zhu Yuanzhang no longer despised it. Instead, he felt that these wild lands were shining with golden light everywhere!
Because, in addition to civilization, those places also have gold, silver, gems, copper, iron and other minerals, many species, and even the people living there are extremely valuable treasures.

If used well, it can bring unlimited possibilities to the Ming Dynasty.

Later, those places that were not noticed by Genghis Khan and were frightened by Genghis Khan, who could only bend the bow and shoot eagles, were called the Whip of God.

The reason why it was able to develop so rapidly was that it later surpassed China in one fell swoop.

Their so-called great geographical discoveries, and the subsequent colonial plunder and colonial rule, enabled them to obtain a large amount of wealth from overseas and complete the bloody primitive accumulation of capital, in which they played an extremely important, even decisive role.

Under such circumstances, how could Zhu Yuanzhang still look down on overseas countries?

It was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to really bring the entire world under its direct rule.

In this situation, it becomes necessary to divide one's sons into different fiefdoms.

It is a policy that suits the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty.

It can not only solve the various difficult problems caused by the internal enfeoffment of the vassal kings, but also cooperate with the overseas policies that he will promote in the future, and become an important part of Ming Dynasty going out and bringing the light of China to the world.

Not only for his own son, but Zhu Yuanzhang also planned to make it a custom once it was really implemented in the future.

The descendants of the Zhu family must be crowned kings outside.

As for those descendants who, for various reasons, cannot or are unwilling to leave the comfortable nest of the Ming Dynasty and go overseas to fight, they will not be given real titles.

In other words, he only has the title of prince, but no corresponding power, let alone three guards and fiefdom.

Although various problems will arise in actual operation in the future, it will be okay overall.

At least it is much better than the original division.

It was precisely because he had thought of this approach long in advance that Zhu Yuanzhang led Daoyan step by step in this direction after meeting him today.

In the end, he forced Daoyan into a corner, then told him this plan and stabbed him with a knife, intending to break Daoyan's heart of Taoism.

Daoyan was always thinking about waiting for the world to be in chaos so that he could assist people in the rebellion.

Based on what we see today and what we know about him through historical books, it would be very difficult to get this smart man to abandon his obsession with rebellion and use him for one's own benefit.

The best way is to directly cut off his last hope and shatter his obsession.

Only in this way can he break down and then rebuild, let go of his obsessions, be reborn, and use his intelligence and talents in the construction of the Ming Dynasty.

To shine for the Ming Dynasty.

Daoyan, who had just been saying it was impossible and looking at Zhu Yuanzhang with a determined look, absolutely not believing that Zhu Yuanzhang could come up with any other good ideas, was now stunned.

It was even more shocking and unbearable than not long ago when Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him and directly revealed the deepest secret in his heart, which was that he wanted to wait for an opportunity to rebel!
In the Wuying Hall, as Zhu Yuanzhang's voice fell, the place fell into deathly silence.

Looking at Daoyan who had turned into a puppet, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a sense of complacency in his heart. What could a smart man like Daoyan do?
Facing a foreign student like me who returned from the modern era, he is still no match for me.

By the way, maybe it has something to do with the fact that I only started to read books and study halfway through my previous life, so when I was in front of real scholars, especially capable scholars, I always unconsciously developed some inferiority complex.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang had returned from his studies abroad, he also liked to see these smart people who read books being stunned by the things he brought back.

All I can say is that this is just a normal human evil.

The silence in Wuying Hall lasted for a long time.

At some point, Daoyan gradually came to his senses.

Although he said he had come to his senses, he was actually still in a daze.

Looking at the emperor who had been reviewing memorials with his head down for who knows how long, his face and eyes were filled with shock, even a little horror.

How smart does a person have to be to come up with such a solution?

In his opinion, this was an unsolvable deadlock, but it was broken just by the emperor's casual words?
This...is this still a human being?

In the past, Daoyan always thought that Liu Bowen was the smartest person in the world, and he was only slightly inferior to Liu Ji.

But now, he realized how wrong he was!

I underestimated all the heroes in the world, and even more so, I underestimated the hero who conquered the world!

This is the smartest person in the world!
Unfortunately, before this, many self-important people, including myself, looked down upon this heroic leader.

I feel that even though Emperor Zhu obtained the throne, became the emperor, and ruled the world, he still couldn't hide his background as a cowherd.

He felt that in terms of knowledge, insight, and governance, the emperor was far inferior to himself and others.

Only when I really met the emperor and heard these words from his mouth did I truly feel the gap between myself and the emperor.

Only then can we realize more clearly how ignorant and ridiculous Gao Qi was when he gathered so many people together, jumped up and down, pointed fingers at the government, made sarcastic remarks, and self-righteously pointed out how to rule the country. He was like a monkey.

I also feel more and more that Gao Qi’s death was not unjust!
"Your Majesty, I am convinced that there really is such a method in this world. I was just sitting in a well and looking at the world from afar."

After standing there for a while with a complicated expression, Daoyan suddenly saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and said these words.

However, when he said this, his heart and mouth were full of bitterness.

Because this means that all his persistence over the years collapsed in an instant!
It represents the shattering of his obsession.

The emperor completely cut off his last bit of hope, so thoroughly that there was no room for leeway.

In this situation, how could he feel good?
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang put down his brush, raised his head, looked at Daoyan, who looked like a frost-bitten eggplant, and asked sternly:
"You have no hope of assisting others in a rebellion in this lifetime.

How about it? Are you willing to serve as an official in this vast world and make a difference?"

Daoyan did not answer immediately after hearing this. After a moment of silence, he unexpectedly shook his head and refused again.

"But because I learned the dragon-slaying technique but couldn't slay a dragon, I feel extremely regretful and unwilling to give up."

Daoyan was stunned, first shook his head, then nodded.

"I am truly unwilling to accept this. Your Majesty has restored the country too quickly. By the time I have completed my studies and come out of seclusion, Your Majesty will have already conquered the world.

There is no place for me to use my skills.

Otherwise, I must have a place among your Majesty's founding heroes.

But what I learned was not the art of slaying dragons, but the art of supporting dragons.

The art of slaying dragons is too mysterious and has always been confined to legends. We have only heard of it, but do not know its true nature..."

"We do know this dragon-slaying technique."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, Daoyan was stunned again, then he suddenly looked up, staring at Zhu Yuanzhang with his triangular eyes, as if they were about to emit light!

What did he hear?
Dragon slaying technique?
It's actually the Dragon Slaying Technique? !
The emperor said he actually knew how to slay dragons?!

Dao Yan, who had given up the idea of ​​becoming a vassal king for decades because of Zhu Yuanzhang's announcement of exile, felt disheartened and bored, and his heart of Taoism collapsed. But at this moment, he suddenly stood up!
She stared at the emperor without caring about her manners.

It's no wonder that he reacted like this. The three words "dragon-slaying technique" spoken by Zhu Yuanzhang had such a huge impact on him.

I wonder why Daoyan, during the years of peace in the world, continued to cling to his ideals, wanting to seize the opportunity to assist others in the rebellion and change the dynasty?

Isn't it because you have learned a lot of dragon-supporting skills, but have no place to use them, so you feel extremely regretful?
And the art of slaying dragons is infinitely more advanced than the art of supporting dragons that he had learned.

Even his mysterious teacher only knew the name of the dragon-slaying technique.

He also said that it is very likely that the art of dragon slaying itself only has a name and is a knowledge that cannot exist in the human world.

Daoyan has completed his studies and has become a master. Over the years, he has seen more and more, thought more and more, and has pondered the art of slaying dragons more than once.

But the more I thought about it, the more I felt that my teacher was right. This dragon-slaying technique should only have a name, and such knowledge could not possibly exist in the world.

But who could have imagined that at this moment he actually heard someone say that he knew how to slay a dragon!

And the person who said this was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
How could this calm him?

He did not rush directly to the emperor, grab the collar of the emperor's dragon robe, and ask about the dragon-slaying technique. This was already the result of his greatest restraint.

"Your Majesty...are you serious?" Daoyan didn't even realize that his voice had become extremely hoarse when he said this.

"Of course I take it seriously."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded seriously, but compared with Daoyan, he seemed unusually calm.

"Then... I wonder what the Dragon Slaying Technique is?"

Daoyan almost uncontrollably asked the question immediately, looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, his triangular eyes brighter.

But after asking this question, Daoyan was suddenly stunned for a moment, regained a little composure, and realized that what he said was seriously inappropriate.

Even his own master only knew the name of the dragon-slaying technique and called it a knowledge that did not exist in the human world.

It is a skill far superior to the Dragon Supporting Technique. Once mastered, it can slay the dragons in the world.

Who, after obtaining such knowledge, would not hold it tightly to his heart and treat it as a treasure?

How could I easily tell irrelevant people?

Not to mention, the other party is the emperor.

The dragon-slaying technique is used to slay dragons like him.

So in this situation, wouldn't it be extremely abrupt and stupid to ask such a question?

It would be really strange if the emperor was willing to tell me this dragon-slaying technique.

When I thought of this, I couldn't help but feel endless regret in my heart.

This should be the closest he has ever been to learning the art of dragon slaying.

In the end, we had to miss it in vain. How could we not feel heartbroken and regret for the rest of our lives?

"The dragon-slaying technique isn't complicated at all. If you really want to hear it, I'll tell you."

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice rang out, and the words he said made Daoyan, who was full of regret, stunned for the umpteenth time today.

The shock Zhu Yuanzhang caused him this time was even stronger than when he heard the emperor say that he knew the dragon-slaying technique.

This is a dragon-slaying technique, and the opponent is the emperor!
Are you really willing to so easily tell me this knowledge that is not of this world?!

Daoyan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with disbelief written all over his face.

"Your Majesty, are you...are you telling the truth?"

Daoyan's voice became increasingly hoarse and dry, and he subconsciously swallowed his saliva while speaking.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Of course it is true."

This time, he didn't deliberately keep people in suspense, but spoke directly: "Production forces determine production relations, and production relations react on production forces.

The economic base determines the superstructure, and the superstructure reacts on the economic base.”

Daoyan was so alert that his knuckles turned white unconsciously. He immediately remembered the emperor's words.

Prepare to continue listening.

It turned out that the emperor had kept silent.

He thought that the dragon-slaying technique was profound and difficult to describe, so he held his breath and continued to wait, but after more than ten breaths, the emperor still didn't speak.

"This is the art of dragon slaying."

Seeing Daoyan was still waiting, Zhu Yuanzhang kindly reminded him.

What? ? ?
This... is gone?
This is the dragon-slaying technique???

Is this the dragon-slaying technique?

Daoyan was stunned.

Isn't this too different from the dragon-slaying technique he imagined?
"You heard it right, this is the Dragon Slaying Technique."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not lie to Daoyan. In his opinion, this was the way to slay the dragon.

In just two short sentences, they fully explain the essence of the evolution of human society from a material and fundamental perspective.

The more you think about it, the more it makes you savor it, and the more wonderful it seems.

What is the ultimate simplicity? This is the ultimate simplicity!

When Zhu Yuanzhang was studying in modern times and came into contact with these things, he felt like he had been enlightened, as if a layer of window paper that had been covering his heart for a long time was directly pierced.

Many things that I couldn't understand before suddenly became clear and became clear...

After studying eagerly, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, because he suddenly realized that this was the extremely mysterious dragon-slaying technique in the legend that should not belong to the human world?
By deducing according to these two basic principles, people can speculate on the extent to which production relations will reach with the development of productivity and get a glimpse into the future.

Zhu Yuanzhang called it the Dragon Slaying Technique because, in his time, these two fundamental principles had already slayed the great dragon of the feudal monarchy...

This was not what shocked him the most. What shocked him the most was that this dragon-slaying technique was actually written so openly in textbooks, taught by special teachers, and taught nationwide.

It will be tested again during the college entrance examination!
This is truly shocking and unbelievable...

“Productivity refers to the material force that humans use to transform nature and adapt it to the needs of social beings.

It marks the actual ability and level of human beings to transform nature...

Productivity consists of three elements: labor, that is, people, tools of labor, and objects of labor..."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave Daoyan a brief explanation of what productivity is.

"For example, in ancient times, people only knew how to use simple tools like stones and sticks, so they could only live a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood, and social relationships were relatively simple and primitive.

Later, with the continuous development of production tools, such as hoes and hand mills, productivity has been further developed and people's living standards have also risen accordingly.

The corresponding production relations also changed, and the imperial system emerged..."

Due to a mysterious coincidence, I had such a mysterious and bizarre experience and saw so many good things.

Now that I have returned, I must eventually get as many things as possible to the Ming Dynasty.

If we don't let the Ming Dynasty continue on the old path and start to move towards glory, then these good things we have seen in modern times will definitely be used more or less.

If you want to embark on a completely new path, it is not possible to rely on the efforts of one person alone. It requires many people to work together.

So, these good things cannot be hidden away, they need to be spread out.

Daoyan, this clever man, was just a test for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Daoyan listened carefully to Zhu Yuanzhang's words. At the beginning, he was confused by the new terms such as productive forces, production relations, economic base, and superstructure. He did not understand their meaning at all, so he seemed bewildered.

But after Zhu Yuanzhang explained these terms to him one by one and gave some simple explanations, Daoyan's triangular eyes became brighter and brighter.

But from time to time I fall into deep thought...

"As Your Majesty said, when the tools used for production are greatly improved again, leading to a great development of productivity, the production relations will change again.

Then... then in this case, wouldn't it be..."

It was unknown how long Daoyan remained silent again. He was obviously immersed in extreme thinking. He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and spoke, stating the further deductions he had drawn based on what Zhu Yuanzhang had said.

However, as he spoke, his voice became lower, he shuddered, and could not continue.

"Go on, it's okay."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave Daoyan an encouraging look.

"Doesn't it mean that the imperial system...will eventually be replaced?"

Daoyan found it extremely difficult to say this.

Given his personality, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after saying this!
It turns out that there really is a way to slay dragons!
It turned out that the dragon-slaying technique that the emperor had told him was actually true!

It turns out that the dragon-slaying technique is not aimed at a specific emperor or dynasty, but at the great dragon of the imperial system!!!

"Yes, you are right."

Zhu Yuanzhang affirmed Daoyan's statement.

He also began to admire Daoyan more and more. He was worthy of being the fourth brother's think tank, and his mind was very quick.

I just told him all this, and he was able to understand it to this extent in a short period of time.

"Then... why did Your Majesty reveal this? And to someone like me who only wanted to aid the rebellion?"

After a series of huge shocks, Daoyan even forgot to call himself "little monk" when he spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang again.

"Just because people know they are getting closer to death the moment they are born, they can't just do nothing and wait for death, right?

We can't just stand still and stop moving forward just because the imperial system will eventually disappear if things continue to develop, right?

I think that after knowing this, we should work harder.

We must do more meaningful things within the limited time to make people's lives better, make the Ming Dynasty stronger, and make China more glorious!

In this way, even if one day the Ming Dynasty no longer exists, and even the imperial system disappears, we and our Ming Dynasty have been brilliant and glorious after all.

We can also leave as much as possible for future generations and for China, and leave more things from ancient times!
The imperial system will disappear, the Ming Dynasty will disappear, but my China will not disappear!
Even if we try our best, it would be great if we can leave a little bit more for the future generations of the Chinese people, so that they can get a little bit more help from us, the ancestors.

It’s all worth doing!”

Daoyan was stunned again. He really didn't expect to hear such words from the emperor.

But when I thought about what the emperor did in Zhongdu City, I felt that hearing this was reasonable.

It seemed as if something was rapidly surging from his chest at this moment, filling it up completely.

China has been able to grow from ancient times to the present day and become increasingly powerful. How many people like this have worked hard for it!
"So, are you willing to be an official? Are you willing to contribute to this?"

At this moment, in Daoyan's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang, who seemed to be glowing all over, once again asked about being an official.

Daoyan opened his mouth to agree, but when the words came to his lips, he forced himself to hold them back.

"Your Majesty, so much has happened today, and I have learned so much from you.

Please give me some time... one month is enough for me to think it over carefully..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said simply, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

……

"This treasure note is well made. I will present it to Your Majesty for your personal inspection. It will be your decision whether it is acceptable or not."

In the Secretariat, Hu Weiyong, holding the imperial notes in his hand, gave instructions to the Imperial Note Supervisor who had come over...

(End of this chapter)