Chapter 550: Cheating and Having Fun (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that people will call you a warmongerer?"

In His Majesty's study, Zuo Zongtang asked.

For some things, even if you have already made a choice, you still have to ask questions in the end.

In fact, he also had such worries in his heart. After all, for him, in traditional concepts, everything that His Majesty wanted to promote was a symbol of militarism.

"Warmaria?"

Looking at Zuo Zongtang, Zhu Xianhai laughed.

"Use all the soldiers in the world? Even if we win, it will be meaningless. It is important to use all the soldiers and awaken the spirit of the military nation, but what is more important?"

"industry!"

Zuo Zongtang answered directly.

"A large number of soldiers and generals cannot match industry, and morale cannot match steel. In the face of absolute strength, the so-called fearlessness of death is actually just a human bomb!"

Thinking about the Japanese in another world, weren't they brave in the Pacific? Their "honor-breaking" attacks still make the US military afraid even in the 21st century. But so what? Can courage make up for the absolute gap in national strength?

Can human bombs stop airplanes, cannons and machine guns?

"The soul of the military state is the fish, and the industrial strength is the bear's paw. If I want it, I can have both!"

After Emperor Zhu said this, he took out a cigar, lit it, walked to the window, and looked at the vast Xin'an River in the distance with a solemn expression!

Why do we need to awaken the martial spirit of the Chinese people?

Why should we forge the soul of a military nation?

Doesn’t Emperor Zhu know that this is a double-edged sword?

Could you hurt yourself if you're not careful?

He knows!

Of course he knew, how could he not know?

The demise of the Japanese Empire and the successive demise of the Second and Third Reichs of Germany are obvious examples.

But Emperor Zhu had no choice!

He knew very well that in the minds of the Chinese people, the status of all kinds of people had long been determined. Scholars were superior to ordinary people, they were the Wenquxing from heaven, and they should be ranked first among the scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans!

What about ordinary soldiers? They are the lowest class, equivalent to peddlers and hawkers. Even if they are generals, so what? There is a literary star in the sky! But is there a martial star? How can they climb over the heads of scholars?

Therefore, in such traditional thinking of weak soldiers and weak people, if he wanted to break the shackles, he had to "overcorrect".

"Ji Gao, in troubled times, severe punishments must be used, and Chen Ke must use drastic measures... I will guide you in this direction!"

Yes, the Japanese Empire will perish, and the German Empire will perish.

It's not a problem of militarism, but because they don't have someone who can grasp the general direction. But it's different in our Ming Dynasty, we have the great Emperor Zhu who is here to grasp the general direction!

With insights that are 160 years ahead of the times, can't we grasp the general direction?

Is it difficult to grasp this general direction?

Not difficult!

In fact, this has always been the greatest role of Emperor Zhu. Apart from occasionally cheating at key links, he would grasp the general direction more often.

For example, for the electric light bulb, he did not need to send surveyors to search the world for suitable materials. He just had people go to Japan to collect bamboo. After only more than 100 experiments, he successfully obtained 1,200-hour bamboo carbon filaments.

Take direct current and alternating current for example. The Ming Dynasty didn't need to electrocute elephants or build a Tesla cage, but just bet on alternating current.

As for airplanes and airships, when Europe was dazzled by the glamour of airships, the Ming Dynasty had already started to go all in on airplanes!

As a late-developing civilization, under the brave efforts of Emperor Zhu, China has basically been overtaking on curves and again on curves in the past ten years!

Isn't this just helping things go wrong?

Will it stifle the creativity of the Chinese nation?

But forget it!

With Emperor Zhu's level of ability, even if he stepped on the head of a giant, he could only eat some of the giant's dandruff. At most, he could grasp the general direction and give some "inspiration".

In the end, don’t we still have to rely on the talents we cultivate or introduce to conduct research and innovation?

Hasn't the Chinese nation been criticized for decades by foreigners and public spiders for lacking a sense of innovation?

But what are those innovative foreign guys doing?

When Chinese people travel abroad with their mobile phones, they think that when cash is no longer needed, the foreigners who are brave in innovation and good at accepting new things are like living in the last century - things like scanning codes to pay are simply alien products to them.

When it comes to innovation and the level of acceptance of innovation, the Chinese people have had a tradition of daring to be the first since ancient times. In the history of China, reform has been the mainstream!

Those inventions that were promoted by the Chinese were indeed made by foreigners, but so what? Gunpowder was also invented by the Chinese?

What's the result?

Innovation, innovation in any link is innovation!

As for the US being the first in innovation, it is just a collection of talents from all over the world, combining the strengths of many, but...

In the future, if we can crush the young budding United States to death, then won’t our Great Ming, no, Great Ming be number one in the world?

With such thoughts in mind, Emperor Zhu not only had no psychological pressure in overtaking on various curves, but even felt a sweet aftertaste. He would make some money at any time or go to the laboratory to remind people.

Cheating feels good for a while, and it feels good all the time if you keep cheating!

As the helmsman of the Ming Empire, Emperor Zhu was confident that he could not only steer the helm well, but also eliminate all its drawbacks!

The soul of the military nation!

Yes!

As for the evils of the military state!

Don't worry, we are here!

Moreover, in this world, if there is no military spirit, the daimyo will probably be suppressed in its infancy by others. By then, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be the Ming Dynasty, but the Da Ming Dynasty!

With his back to Zuo Zongtang, Zhu Xianhai took a deep puff of his cigar and then spoke confidently.

"I am only 35 years old this year. I can rule for 40 years, not to mention 50 years. With 40 years of achievements, I can transform several generations! I will hold the helm firmly. Warmongering? That is not what I want. The soul of the military state is just a tool..."

Emperor Wu of Han promoted Confucianism, but he also fought wars year after year, which reduced the population of the country by half! In the final analysis, whether it is Confucianism or military state, to put it bluntly, they are all tools of rule, and the rulers are just using them!

The so-called "military expediency" is the culprit of aggression and expansion. In fact, it is the military expediency that is expanding, it is clearly the interest groups that want to expand. Those politicians who want to acquire colonies and expand territory are just using the name of "military expediency". If they succeed, it is naturally the reputation of the rulers. If they fail, then of course the "military expediency" will take the blame.

"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and it is time to rule. Let alone forty or fifty years, even a hundred years would be fine. As long as Your Majesty is here, nothing will go wrong in the Ming Dynasty."

Zuo Zongtang immediately started to flatter him.

"How lucky I am to have met the Holy Emperor. With Your Majesty here, within ten years, our Ming Dynasty will surely be prosperous again. I am so lucky to be born in such a prosperous era!"

“Haha, you…”

Zhu Xianhai naturally accepted Zuo Zongtang's flattery with a smile. He turned around, patted him on the shoulder and said.

"In that case, let's work together to create a prosperous Ming Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)