Chapter 624: Royal Private Acquaintance (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
"The most important thing is people! ... That's it. No matter what we choose in the end, we will need enough manpower to realize our wishes!"
Holding a colorful porcelain teacup produced in Taiyuan, Zhu Xianhai said a little helplessly.
Taiyuan, also known as Santiago, was once the capital of Chile. Six years ago, immigrants from Jingdezhen discovered kaolin there. Now it is the largest and, of course, the only porcelain production site in South America. Immigrants from Guangdong also brought colored porcelain crafts. Now the porcelain produced locally is no less than that of Jingdezhen, and the reason why the Ming Dynasty's imperial palace used this, well... was also to promote goods.
"The key to the problem lies in your thoughts, right?"
Elizabeth said lightly while drinking afternoon tea, and took a small piece of dessert to taste.
"Isn't there a saying in China? War is a matter of great importance to a country and must be handled with caution. Once you have made up your mind, just go all out to push it forward."
"It's not important..."
Zhu Xianhai put down the teacup and stared into the distance and said.
"People are still the most important thing. I believe I can seize the opportunity. The only problem is people. The population of Ming Dynasty has just exceeded 10 million, and the population of Brazil is also 10 million. But if we want to completely annex them, we must have a population advantage of at least 30 to 50 million to truly integrate them into Ming Dynasty."
In front of Elizabeth, he did not need to hide his true thoughts. After all, as early as the Nanhua period, Elizabeth had told him more than once what he needed to do if he wanted to gain a foothold in this land.
Fusion!
Just like Europeans merged with Indians to become South Americans, the Ming people also need to merge with South Americans. Only through such integration can they truly integrate into this land.
After all, conquest itself is a kind of fusion.
"Then build more immigrant ships and bring in more immigrants. Now that we have made the decision, we must go all out to do it!"
Elizabeth smiled slightly, and she seemed to have no interest in this topic. In fact, she knew very well in her heart that some things had to be done, just like when the Spaniards came to this land.
Either the Spanish would assimilate the Indians into their ranks, or the land would forever belong to the Indians.
If you want to be a conqueror, you must do what a conqueror should do!
"Let's have dinner here tonight."
She just raised her hand slightly. Then a maid with a charming appearance, wearing a white apron, a black dress and a maid's headscarf, came in.
Nanhua-style maid outfit.
This is the bad taste of Emperor Zhu. At first, only the maids in Elizabeth's house dressed like this, and the maids followed suit. Now maids in various parts of the Ming Dynasty are dressed like this, with knee-length skirts and white stockings, and are very popular among the male masters!
For some reason, when Emperor Zhu saw the beautiful maid, the first thing he thought of was whether this woman had ever slept with him.
"Ask the kitchen if the skewers are marinated?"
Elizabeth instructed the maid.
"Yes, ma'am."
At this time, Emperor Zhu noticed that the maid's belly was unusual.
"That... looks familiar."
Emperor Zhu casually tried to test her. Basically, every time she came, Elizabeth was not alone at night. There would be two or three maids serving her. Of course, serving her meant sleeping with her.
It must be said that Elizabeth knows the nature of men very well. Of course, this is also the reason why Emperor Zhu is willing to come here.
Elizabeth rolled her eyes at him and said.
"Not the one from last time, Sophia, she's married? Oh, by the way, you don't mind this, what? Are you interested?"
Elizabeth stared at him with her beautiful eyes, and her charming voice once again reached his ears.
"Did you meet Eugenie again in Paris this time? I heard that Sissi is even prettier than her, and they are good friends. Did you meet with them..."
When asking this question, Elizabeth's eyes were full of curiosity, after all, they were two queens, and two great beauties who civilized the world.
Is there no story at all between him and them?
Emperor Zhu of course firmly denied Elizabeth's speculation and said directly.
"My dear, I am busy in Paris, for the future of the Empire."
At the same time, he changed the subject.
"Where are Zhenwen and the others?"
Zhenwen is his eldest son, the son of him and Elizabeth, but although he is the eldest son, he is not the crown prince of the empire. Well, Elizabeth has two sons and a daughter for her.
"They are in school. I said they should receive ordinary education like ordinary children."
It was a very ordinary elementary school, just an ordinary national elementary school, and even a school district school. However, the crown prince Zhu Youlin was educated in a noble school with the children of the nobility.
Emperor Zhu didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, they would take different paths in the future. Zhenwen would become the heir of America Company, which was the only thing he could give to Elizabeth. Of course, she had been handling many matters of the company over the years.
"I think……"
Without waiting for Zhu Xianhai to speak, Elizabeth spoke seriously.
"They should receive education together with ordinary children and go to university together. This is my request."
"I know. I mean, maybe, when they reach middle school, they should have the need to enter the palace and receive my tutoring, just like Zhenwu, aka Youlin."
Why should he accept the guidance of Emperor Zhu? As a father, he certainly cannot enjoy the golden finger alone. He hopes to tell his children the knowledge he has learned in another world and the direction of world development through proper education.
Choice is important, but direction is more important. With one's own guidance and education, it can at least be guaranteed that in the next 150 years, the Ming Dynasty will not make any wrong choices.
Why, until now, Emperor Zhu is unwilling to waste the only remaining long-term simulation opportunity? The ultimate reason is that this opportunity is too precious.
Until now, the simulation time point still remains at 1880. Although the technology and goods in the mall are constantly updated as Emperor Zhu the Great introduces those goods to the market in advance, the time still stops at his simulation.
If possible, Emperor Zhu wanted to conduct the simulation again after 1880, and simulate it backward for thirty, forty, fifty years, or even until the day he died.
During this simulation, he can bring more than half a century of technology to this world. With half a century of golden fingers, there is no need to worry that the Ming Dynasty cannot maintain its position as the world's top power.
This is also the reason why Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is not worried about Russia at all. Now Ming Dynasty has the first-mover advantage in many technological fields compared with European countries, and has a technological advantage of 5-10 years. With the continuous introduction of technology from the mall, this technological advantage will only become greater and greater.
Of course, for the Ming Dynasty, it is still only in the "foundation-laying period", and it is still mainly focusing on absorption and learning, but time, time is on the side of the Ming Dynasty.
As this absorption and learning continues, coupled with the knowledge that the "golden cane" continues to provide, the Ming Dynasty in twenty years will not only be the most industrially developed country in the world, but will also become the most technologically advanced country in the world.
Emperor Zhu was looking forward to that day and was also full of confidence.
After all, in Emperor Zhu's opinion, the technology in the mall is almost equal to the technological level of the 1900s-10s.
But in the end, he wanted to leave it all to his children, so he wanted to educate his children himself.
"Well, your idea is very good, but I think you should compile what you know into a book so that children can learn it themselves. What do you think?"
Elizabeth suggested, looking at him.
"Of course you can tutor them, but if you can put everything you know into a book, I think it will benefit more than just the children."
Elizabeth said this because she knew that the knowledge in the brain of her beloved man was far beyond the scope of what the world could understand.
Even until now, she was very curious about where he got all that knowledge from? Of course, she never asked this question, but just buried this curiosity in her heart, and now she heard him say this.
Naturally, a small suggestion is made - let all children and their children benefit from it!
(End of this chapter)
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