Go and expand!
Open up a wider territory.
Open up your horizons and your thinking.
Don't limit yourself to China anymore. Think about places further away.
The powerful Huaxia should look at the world. It should leave its footprints all over the world. It should lead and lead the times, not be stuck in a rut and wallow in self-degradation.
Go out and follow in the footsteps of the predecessors. Set sail in the era of the great voyage and walk a different path that symbolized the unknown and hope.
Xiao Ruxun did not know what kind of change this would bring to the land of Huaxia. It might be a good change or a bad change, but he was very clear that this was the only path and a path that had to be taken.
He knew very well that the history of mankind was a history of cannibalism. The only difference was whether people on the same side ate each other or united to eat each other. Our ancestors chose to eat their own people for thousands of years, but the results were not good.
There was no doubt that China's navigation technology was obviously better than Portugal and Spain's in the era of Daming. In the issue of starting the great voyage, China obviously had the advantage of being the first mover. However, this was of no use. It did not bring any practical benefits to Daming.
This was because Zheng He's ship was filled with the pride and arrogance of the Celestial Empire, while Columbus's ship carried the absolute greed and desire.
It was easy for modern people to criticize the Ming government's maritime policy as extremely short-sighted and short-sighted. They mourned its misfortune and were angry at its incompetence. Why didn't they learn from the Western colonists to colonize the world and absorb the flesh and blood of other nations to enrich themselves? Instead, they ended up in a passive situation and were under the control of others.
Needless to say, Xiao Ruxun used to hate like this. The hatred was so painful that he wished he could go back to that era and lead a wave of the times.
However, after experiencing it for himself, Xiao Ruxun understood.
Even a time traveler would not be able to successfully persuade the Chinese, who at that time still regarded benevolence and morality as absolute political correctness, to carry out the strategy of colonial expansion. In that era, people generally followed the morbid morality of not being able to have the slightest flaw.
Political correctness had a strong binding force in any era, especially when it stood on the moral high ground. It was simply impeccable and could not be changed by one or two people with one or two new ideas.
If a transmigrator returned to that era and wantonly advocated colonization and expansion, seeking a breakthrough within the system, he would only be treated as a heretic and would not have a good ending.
The way to get out of the cycle of reincarnation was blocked by the moral teachers using the name of Confucius. The people of that era could not change anything.
Under such a premise, the Chinese civilization, which had been leading the way, would suffer the fate of falling behind in the next few hundred years.
Although Daming's policy of giving preferential treatment to the gentry led to the unprecedented cultural prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, the increasingly autocratic and rigid regime and the guiding ideology were all preparing a dirge for the Huaxia civilization. After Zheng He left, the sea breeze could only play a concerto of bacteria, cannons, and steel, which did not belong to Huaxia.
The natives of Australia and America, who stood aloof from worldly affairs, were massacred and exterminated due to various reasons. Black people and Indian people were enslaved in large numbers. On top of these corpses and sins, pirates completed the primitive accumulation of capital, illuminating the glory of modern civilization. They became the benchmark of civilization and were sung by all humans to this day.
Two fates collided in the year 1840.
What happened after that was known by those who had been to school, needless to say.
So Xiao Ruxun thought it through. Reform was an extremely arduous and unrewarding thing, especially when the goal was too big and the resistance was too great. Reform was no different from seeking death. Reform without the support of an absolute foundation was bound to fail. It was impossible to succeed.
He admired Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng's courage to kill vested interest groups. He also admired the will and determination of countless reformers. However, it was meaningless. Reforms that did not shake the foundation would only prolong their lives.
Xiao Ruxun chose to cut off the foundation to promote a real revolution, giving the word revolution a new meaning. From then on, he led the country to a completely different path and a different future.
To his followers, all of this was a huge blow. They had never imagined that they would have to look beyond the sea and pursue their future on the boundless ocean.
The farmers who were born in the mountains were used to the flowing streams surrounded by mountains. The scholar-officials who grew up on the ground were used to the wind blowing the wheat, the flowers and the snow. They, who were used to having their feet on the ground, were naturally confused and afraid of the boundless sea.
For this, Xiao Ruxun was very clear.
The generals under his command were basically farmers who dug their food from the fields, and the civil officials who followed him also grew up reading the Four Books and Five Classics.
He knew that he could not dispel the doubts and fears of his followers with just one or two words and lead them to the sea.
But he hoped that he would push all of this to happen.
Therefore, he would still bestow land and privileges to his followers, so that they would have the most basic trust in him, and at least have the courage to go overseas to open up a new world.
This was the foundation for them to go to the sea.
"In the future, my policy goal is to open the sea in the southeast, open trade ports, and encourage civilian and official transactions with Daqin, with Japan, with Korea, with Nanyang, and with Europe. I will promote and encourage all of this. I will re-establish the Department of Trade, re-establish local transport officials, and use this to accumulate money for the restoration and construction of the mainland.
And my request for you is to lead the army to organize and manage refugees and refugees for a period of time in the future. Adopt the policy of Emperor Qin, repair the road from the capital to the rest of the world, and strengthen the central government's control over the local areas. During this period, I need you to build the road and pacify the disobedient countries.
And during this period, I will eliminate all hidden dangers. When all of this is over, it will be time for us to turn our attention to the sea. At that time, you will find that there is a wider world outside of Daqin that you can go to. "
After Xiao Ruxun finished speaking, he looked at the confused eyes of the generals, paused, and said, "I know that you will also have worries and doubts, because after Emperor Taizu of Song wore the yellow robe, he chose to drink wine to release the military power."
This was the key point. After saying this allusion, the eyes of the generals instantly sharpened.
It was impossible to say that there was no such worry.
They all knew the story of drinking wine to release the military power, and they also knew what happened to the warriors after wearing the yellow robe.
But they could not resist the temptation of the benefits after wearing the yellow robe, so they resolutely did this. But after doing this, more worries appeared.
Because if Xiao Ruxun wanted to attack them, they would have no power to resist.
Xiao Ruxun's prestige in the army was too great.
"I understand that you have such worries, and I am also very clear about them. If I were any of you, I would also be worried."
Xiao Ruxun said slowly, "You will worry that I will be suspicious of you, and I will worry that your subordinates will do the same to you, so I will solve my worries by drinking wine to release the military power. I will go back to the old way of the Song Dynasty, or even learn from Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty and kill you."
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