Zhu Yuanzhang never looked down on other countries.

Naturally, I fully agreed with my eldest grandson's proposal.

The culture of the Ming Dynasty has a long history. It is not the opinion of one school, but a collection of the strengths of many schools.

Take today's Confucianism for example. Since the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, thousands of years have passed and its ideas have been improved once, but today Confucianism is the only school of thought that is respected.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a man of culture. To put it simply, this self-taught genius, even if he was the top scholar, was somewhat inferior to Zhu in terms of literary attainments.

Lao Zhu really did it. He read widely, absorbed the essence and discarded the dross.

He did not need to study for the purpose of imperial examination like ordinary students. Instead, he focused on practical study every day.

This is the true way of the emperor.

"This is a very good idea, grandson. Our Han culture has always been inclusive. These Obarro countries have their own cultural strengths after all. We can integrate their strengths with the weaknesses of our Ming Dynasty so that we can further strengthen our Ming Dynasty."

"But my grandson should also be careful. Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. The Five Barbarians' Invasion of China is still before our eyes. They have occupied the north and caused chaos in the Central Plains for more than 400 years. The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were places that many emperors dreamed of taking back day and night, but they were not completely taken back until they were in our hands."

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, his tone was filled with sighs and pride, as well as instructions to his eldest grandson.

The root cause of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China lies in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

According to government statistics, the peak population at the end of the Han Dynasty was over 50 million. However, during the Three Kingdoms period, the government registered a population of no more than 8 million.

Cao Cao's poem says: Bones are exposed in the wild, and no roosters crow for a thousand miles. If only one out of a hundred people survives, the thought of it breaks one's heart.

A long war between the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms wiped out more than 40 million Han people.

Therefore, Cao Cao migrated a large number of foreign people to fill the labor force gap, which also laid the seeds of disaster.

At that time, the Han population in the north no longer had an absolute advantage over foreign races.

However, under Cao Cao's rule, these foreigners became obedient. Their leaders drank and had fun in the capital, and their subjects dismounted their horses and began to farm and support their families like the Han people, reclaiming wasteland, keeping to themselves, learning Han culture, and speaking the Han language.

After such a long period of time, within three generations, these foreigners naturally integrated into the Han family.

But no one expected that Sima Yi would appear after Cao Cao's death.

There was nothing wrong with Sima Yi, after all, he was very cunning and it was easy for him to deal with these foreigners. But it was not possible for his descendants in later generations.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin, the minister Guo Qin wrote a memorial to the emperor, "The Rong people are strong and fierce, and have been a nuisance throughout history. At the beginning of the Wei Dynasty, there were few people, and all the counties in the northwest were inhabited by Rong people."

Even if we obey now, if there is a storm a hundred years later, the Hu cavalry will reach Mengjin from Pingyang and Shangdang in less than three days, and Beidi, Xihe, Taiyuan, Fengyi, Anding, and Shangjun will all become the territory of the Di people.

After the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China began.

Since then, the entire north has been under foreign rule.

This is Lao Zhu’s pride.

He rebuilt China and laid the foundation for the civilization of the Central Plains.

This means that without Zhu Yuanzhang, there would be no unification of the north and the south today. It is even very likely that the country would be divided into many parts like the European and American countries in later generations, with many large and small countries.

Because at that time, the culture, customs, language, and even clothing systems of the north and the south were completely different.

This is why Zhu Yuanzhang strictly regulated the clothing system. Only a strong system could win the hearts of the people in the north and gradually return to the Han civilization.

Based on this alone, Zhu's position in history is unshakable.

Even if he massacred the heroes, even if he was violent and cruel, his methods were brutal.

So what.

From the perspective of later generations, although there were many injustices in the North-South List incident that occurred in the 30th year of Hongwu, it was also for the unification of the northern and southern Han Dynasty.

Listening to the old man's words, Zhu Ying nodded heavily.

This was the beginning of the Han dynasty’s refusal to accept refugees. Even in later generations, with the lessons of history, it will still be the same.

"Grandson, please remember that the number of foreigners extradited this time will be strictly controlled. The elite will be selected. Those without any skills will not be able to get a ticket."

"Who among us Han people can forget the Five Barbarians' invasion of China? Grandpa unified China and restored our Han territory. This story will be praised for generations to come, and I, your grandson, am also very proud of it."

Zhu Ying looked at him with reverence.

He had passed away in his previous life, and it was a great honor for Zhu Ying to become Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest grandson in this life.

Zhu Yuanzhang was accustomed to hearing such words of praise, but when they came from the mouth of his eldest grandson, the taste was completely different.

His eyes were narrowed into slits due to smiling, and he stroked his beard subconsciously, feeling contented.

It was already noon and the sun was shining brightly, just like the Ming Dynasty, at its peak.

Zhu Yuanzhang once again warned: "Grandson, I understand your thoughts. You don't want to waste too much talent, but you should know that the majesty of the royal family is not obtained by favors. There should not be too many ungrateful people in this world."

"To be lenient with others will only make them more aggressive. After these 800 officials are escorted to the capital, they can naturally be sent overseas to serve as vassal states, but bloody means must be used to intimidate the people in order to achieve results."

After hearing the old man's words, Zhu Ying also realized his own mental problems.

When he was at the border of the Western Regions, Zhu Ying was decisive in killing people. After all, the people living there were all foreigners.

But in Zhu Ying's subconscious mind, he is a Chinese.

When people are in a foreign place, they miss home especially.

In Zhu Ying's eyes, the Han people of the Ming Dynasty are all compatriots, and they should not take pleasure in slaughtering their compatriots.

In the Western Regions, grasslands, and deserts, they provided a lot of help and assistance to their Han compatriots.

Now, with the old man's reminder, I finally understand it clearly.

The way of an emperor has never been to be merciful and lenient. Only by combining kindness and severity can the country achieve long-term prosperity and long-term rule.

"Grandpa means, what should we do?" Zhu Ying woke up as if from a dream and then asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said, "My grandson is thinking about the uncles, so he should be right. In my opinion, half of the more than 800 officials should be executed to serve as a warning to others, and the rest should be left as vassal kings to govern the local areas."

Old Zhu is still the most ruthless. No matter what the situation is, he will just kill half of them first.

Anyone who wants to file a petition to impeach the Chamber of Commerce again should think carefully.

There were only two options left for them: either execution or exile to a foreign country.

"Grandpa's teachings will be remembered by me as your grandson." Zhu Ying said in a deep voice.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and said, "The job of an emperor is never easy. If you want to have enough prestige, you have to kill him."

"When reasoning with these scholars, even if I can win over Li Si, how can I win over Zhang San? Especially these Confucian scholars, they are very good at debate, and we have experienced their skills in this court."

"Everyone is good at calling a horse a zebra, confusing right and wrong. Even at this point, there is no need to say more. It doesn't matter if you can't win the argument. Just get rid of the people who can."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were filled with memories.

In the past, when the Ming Dynasty was first established, there were a group of eloquent ministers in the imperial court.

Such as civil servants such as Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong.

When he speaks of truth, he is eloquent, as if every word comes from the heart, and he persuades people with both reason and emotion.

In fact, if you look deeper, many of them are for their own interests.

The current court can be so clear, simple and straightforward, thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang's massacre.

Otherwise, if these proposals of Da Sun are really to be implemented, the opposition will be particularly fierce and there will be many difficulties.

I'm afraid even the court meeting would take a long time, it wouldn't be as easy as it is now.

Every word of the old man's teachings was precious, and Zhu Ying truly listened to them from the bottom of his heart.

This is not the later times, and without the popularization of civilization, 90% of the people are almost illiterate, so in many cases, killing the chicken to scare the monkey is the best way.

From this moment on, Zhu Ying's mentality began to change quietly.

The reason why emperors are said to be ruthless is that most of the time, the situations and levels to be considered are different.

There have been so many emperors in history, and those who were able to accomplish great things were all decisive and ruthless, and they were the only ones who were supreme!

"We also know that there are many merchants in the capital who are causing chaos, or even participating in it."

"We believe that if we thoroughly investigate the Jinyiwei, we will find a lot of intelligence clues. If we trace the source, we can at least severely damage their vitality, even if we cannot completely wipe them out."

"Grandson, you don't have to stick to the method. It's best to achieve the effect as soon as possible. I know what you think. It's a good method to manage business with business, but it's too roundabout."

"This Ming Dynasty belongs to our Zhu family. Our words are the laws, principles, and rules of this Ming Dynasty."

"Just go ahead and do it. As an emperor, those who obey me will prosper, and those who disobey me will perish!"

Zhu Ying was shocked when he heard this. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Grandson understands!"