Chapter 174 "On National Destiny"

Author: West Lake in the Rain

Chapter 174 "On National Destiny"

Time for fishing always flies by.

Jiang Xinghuo had not finished filling in the lyrics for the half-quel "Moyu'er" that he had been pondering for a long time. In the blink of an eye, the penultimate day of the fourth class had arrived.

Today Zhu Gaoxu arrived a little late for some unknown reason.

The weather rarely warmed up, and Jiang Xinghuo lay alone under the tree and wandered.

The audience in the secret room next door, including Zhu Di, Dao Yan, Zhu Gaochi, Xia Yuanji, and a new audience member who was dragged over, all arrived early.

Unfortunately, there was no lecture here, so I could only sit and listen to Jiang Xinghuo's snoring.

The content of Jiang Xinghuo's journey is his plan after he is released from prison.

To be honest, during this period of time, Jiang Xinghuo's psychology gradually changed a lot.

At first, when Jiang Xinghuo learned the true identities of his two students, he was naturally shocked.

I give lectures in prison and give advice to the country, just to exchange for a few taels of silver flowers?

How could the students attending the lecture be the Duke of Ming Dynasty or the prince of Ming Dynasty?

But slowly, Jiang Xinghuo began to accept the reality.

Jiang Xinghuo recalled her past interactions with Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaoxu. Regardless of whether the other party was a duke or a prince, they were indeed sincere to him. Even if they did have intentions, their feelings could not be faked.

After all, looking back now, I was probably noticed by Emperor Yongle after the two classes of performance-based reduction of vassal status or work-sharing.

Before that, Zhu Gaoxu had tried to save him twice, and Zhu Gaoxu's respectful and courteous treatment of him day after day was absolutely unfailing.

There is no doubt that the relationship between the two of them as teachers and friends is real.

The identity of the other party was concealed from him. It was not unreasonable to think about it at this time. After all, the content of his instructions to Jiangshan was a bit too advanced for the people of the Ming Dynasty. If he really confessed his identity, there were many things that he would not know.

Said.

But now, since Jiang Xinghuo has seen the changes he has made to the world and has some ambitions, he naturally needs to re-evaluate this relationship.

In this kind of feudal society, is it difficult for a common man to change the world?

It’s as difficult as climbing to heaven!

What's more, this is the era of Emperor Yongle, so don't even think about rebelling.

Therefore, we can only use the previous thinking, through the contradictory relationship of "both cooperation and confrontation" with the top leaders of the Ming Empire, to transform the Ming Dynasty and promote social progress.

At this time, Jiang Xinghuo revised his plan a little. After all, he was crossing the river step by step, and he didn't know this information before.

Now that he knows Zhu Gaoxu's identity, Jiang Xinghuo is keenly aware that he can use this to better transform the Ming Dynasty.

After all, Zhu Gaojiu was the student he brought out by himself. He was brave enough but not strategic enough, and he had a lot of trust in himself. He was obviously a talent that Jiang Xinghuo could use as a vanguard when transforming the Ming Dynasty.

And with Zhu Gaoxu's identity, many things will be easier to handle.

Of course, both blessings and misfortunes lurk, and taking the initiative to use Zhu Gaoxu to promote the plan to reform the Ming Dynasty after his release from prison means that he has to follow the cause and effect related to Zhu Gaoxu, such as the "fight for the reserve" that is spreading even in the streets of Nanjing.

And take it down.

From Jiang Xinghuo's point of view, there is nothing he can do about it. Besides Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong, who else can he trust or rely on?

As for what he will do after he is released from prison, Jiang Xinghuo does have a relatively mature plan.

This is a deal.

The upper echelons of the Ming Empire needed Jiang Xinghuo's knowledge and insights beyond the times to enhance their national power.

Jiang Xinghuo needs to take advantage of the short-sightedness of the top brass of the Ming Empire, lure them into profit, and at the same time gradually promote social transformation.

The first step is the experimental field.

Any progress is produced through "contrast". Only by concentrating new things, things that are helpful for the development of manufacturing power, into a new world of "a blank piece of paper for painting" and allowing them to flourish can we make progress.

Only when the world sees it clearly can people understand, oh, this thing is right and effective.

The second step is to guide the establishment of the system.

The system here has two meanings.

One means a system that cultivates scientific thinking and scientific talents; the other means a system that cultivates everything needed to advance from agricultural society to industrial society from scratch, including factories, logistics, media, machines, etc.

Jiang Xinghuo thought deeply about how to guide the establishment of a system and came to his own conclusion.

——Social experiment.

My role is by no means a deus ex machina-like golden finger of the times, but an enlightener and a guide.

Since there is a test field, then I should secretly guide it through continuous social experiments to promote the self-cultivation, germination, emergence, and growth of all systems required for the prototype of industrialization.

Only by completing this process can we ensure that the results of the experimental field can be generalized to the entire Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a country to progress from an agricultural society to a rudimentary industrial society by working alone, working to death, and exhausting itself, commensurate with the massive human and material resources required.

And guiding the emergence of these things through social experiments is what Jiang Xinghuo needs to do.

Be an "enlightener" in thinking and a "guide" in practice.

This is Jiang Xinghuo's position after he is released from prison.

"Mr. Jiang, wake up."

As Jiang Xinghuo expected, when he picked off a leaf, he saw the bearded Zhu Gaoxu and the bearded Master Guan walking side by side.

In fact, from the moment Zhu Gaoxu talked to this person the next day, Jiang Xinghuo knew that there was definitely something wrong with this person's identity.

In the past few days, this red-faced and bearded man has been trying to get close to Jiang Xinghuo, but Jiang Xinghuo didn't pay much attention to him.

The man with a red face and long beard also had his heavy shackles removed, and his treatment was obviously changed.

"Mr. Jiang, you know that this man, whom I have never met before, is a hero I met on the battlefield in the past. Now I have become quite close to each other, so I have buried the hatchet and become a friend. I plan to take him with me to listen and gain experience, Mr. Jiang.

Do you mind?"

"Of course I don't mind."

Jiang Xinghuo listened to Zhu Gaoxu's nonsense without a blushing face and his heart skipped a beat, and had no interest in exposing it, so he just asked.

"Oh, by the way, you haven't asked your name yet?"

Of course Zheng He would not say that he is Zheng He, and using Ma He is inappropriate, but the surname Ma can be used to make up a name.

"horse"

Zheng He was about to blurt out something like Ma Dabao, Ma Erbao, etc., but he suddenly remembered that Jiang Xinghuo might be a banished immortal. It would be bad if he could figure it out through similar names, so he had an idea and abbreviated it based on his real name.

I made some changes and made up a random name.

"Mao protect the country, protect the home and the country."

Jiang Xinghuo was slightly surprised when he heard this name, looked at Zheng He and said.

"What a good name! It sounds like a martial arts master who is tall and burly, with a dark and red complexion. I guess he is a wealthy man who is often exposed to the wind and sun, so he is more worthy of this name."

Ma Sanbao's face was slightly red, but fortunately he was wearing black and red face paint, so nothing could be seen.

"What is Mr. Jiang going to talk about today?" Zhu Gaoxu asked curiously.

"Then let's talk about "The Theory of National Destiny"."

Jiang Xinghuo asked: "Do you still remember what the second volume of "On National Destiny" said?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded. He had carefully reviewed all the knowledge Jiang Xinghuo talked about, so he answered with a clear understanding.

"Geographic determinism, world island war, nation-state theory."

"Yeah." Jiang Xinghuo nodded slightly and said again, "But in fact, there is still a tail left, which is the third volume of "On National Destiny" - sea power, land power disputes, and the game with big powers based on geopolitical theory.

A diplomatic strategy.”

However, after starting this, Jiang Xinghuo did not continue to talk, but asked first.

"Why do you think I cover my eyes with leaves?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, a little confused, not sure why Jiang Xinghuo asked such a puzzling question.

Zheng He thought for a moment, then shook his head and answered honestly.

"I really don't know."

"The light is too dazzling. You can't see it even if you use a blinding spell." Jiang Xinghuo smiled.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zheng He both felt that there seemed to be no connection between the two topics, but Zheng He still followed Jiang Xinghuo's words.

In fact, before he was imprisoned, Zheng He didn't think that sunlight was a scarce commodity, but after experiencing "prison re-education" in the past few days, he cherished it somewhat.

But Zheng He still disagreed with Jiang Xinghuo's statement, so he retorted with regret.

"People need light, and it is not good to always stay in a dark environment."

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head slightly, raised his hand and pointed at the scattered prisoners bathing in the sunshine in the courtyard and asked.
To be continued...