Zhu Ying's idea is very simple.

It is to build a Chinese cultural circle.

In fact, strictly speaking, in original history, Zhu Di was considered a colonizer.

That's Annan.

He mobilized 400,000 troops to capture Annan and establish Jiaozhi.

Although there is no concept of colonization, in fact it is not much different.

The final result, of course, ended in failure.

Zhu Ying had no intention of throwing out the concept of colonization.

The essence of colonization is actually the early plundering method of capital. In fact, the seeds of capital appeared in the Song Dynasty, but under the imperial system, there was no soil for development at all.

No matter how much wealth you control or how much land you own, unless you rebel, you are just a fat sheep in the eyes of the literati and military generals.

You can kill them whenever you want, without any room for resistance.

On the surface, the Song Dynasty did have some factors similar to the germination of capital, such as employment relations, primitive industrialization, the accumulation of commercial capital, etc.

However, these superficial characteristics did not change the production mode in the developed areas of the Song Dynasty. Its essence was still a combination of the production mode of the traditional land-based agricultural society and the landlord-bureaucratic economic system.

In fact, every emperor, no matter whether he is mediocre or not, has the idea of ​​​​opening up territories and expanding his territory in his heart.

Otherwise, should the vast land of the Ming Dynasty be given as a gift from others?

For example, in history, Zhu Di, who always wanted to prove himself to Zhu Yuanzhang, spent almost his whole life on horseback.

Because he felt guilty towards his father, he needed merit.

During the Yongle Dynasty, the Northern Yuan Dynasty was destroyed, Mongolia was conquered five times, and three major camps were set up outside the fortress to intimidate the frontiers.

The Oara Tatars paid tribute and became vassals, forcibly conquered Annan, directly removed the vassal and established counties, and included them in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Win over and control the Jurchen tribe, conquer Tibet, and set up the Xuanwei Department in Yunnan.

In the east, west, north and south, wherever there was room for expansion, Zhu Di took action.

However, in this case, Zhu Ying controlled Di Bao but did not express the concept of colonization. The root cause was the cultural characteristics of the Ming Dynasty itself.

Even for many people.

Even if I understand the concept of colonization, I still find it useless.

We also have to waste troops to govern the colonies. If there are less troops, there may be resistance from the local indigenous people.

For example, Yunnan, to a certain extent, is similar to the concept of colonization.

In fact, if it were not for Mu Ying, Annan might now be the area with the most frequent uprisings in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention overseas colonization.

It is completely a waste of people and money and a waste of military power.

For now, none of the barbarian lands overseas can compare with the wealth of the Ming Dynasty.

My family hasn't developed well yet, so I just eat what's in the bowl and watch what's in the pot.

As for the development of capital, that is, businessmen, this is completely out of the thoughts of the ruling classes such as civil servants and military officers.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang never considered it.

What use can a businessman with a low social status have?

But now Zhu Ying is doing the opposite.

The order he issued to Li Shuming as a condition for letting him go was not stated clearly, but the implication was that Li Shuming would go to colonize overseas.

As the first wave of colonial actions before the Ming Dynasty's overseas voyages to the West, it was the first wave of colonization in history.

This is not to say that Zhu Ying was too ambitious, or that he could not see the disadvantages of improving the status of merchants and developing maritime trade.

A large amount of overseas wealth flowed into the Ming Dynasty. To a certain extent, it would only cause inflation.

The current population structure of the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to 80% of the population being farmers due to limitations in food production and natural and man-made disasters.

In other words, these 80% of farmers support the other 20%.

The current key point is that with the cultivation of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, there is also the weakening and suppression of landowners in all aspects.

It is conceivable that within two years at most, a steady stream of labor will be slowly liberated from the fields.

Coupled with the stimulation of current policies, such as the policy of apportioning small households into acres, the population of Ming Dynasty will usher in waves of explosive growth in the future.

Zhu Ying knew very well that agriculture is the foundation for a country's rapid development, and industry is also extremely important.

Nowadays, various factories are constantly undertaking it.

The wealthy gentry from all over the country are also joining in.

The industry is developing rapidly, and within a few years, a large number of new generation rich people will appear.

After getting rid of the traditional businessmen's behavior of hoarding goods, speculating, and occupying land, these emerging businessmen relying on industry will change the status of the original businessmen.

These businessmen with basic patriotic qualities are the best foreign colonial personnel in Zhu Ying's heart.

When high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn began to flourish in the Ming Dynasty, they gradually solved the problem of food and clothing.

Inevitably, it will also spread outside the Ming Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, overseas human resources appear to be very useful.

It is an inevitable path to open factories outside the Ming Dynasty, use cheap labor for production, and even lead to the emergence of a large number of serfs.

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Japanese country.

One-third of Kyushu Island was occupied by foreign forces, which made all classes in the entire Japanese country begin to become nervous.

When I saw that the Ming Dynasty's army was not like the Mongol Yuan or even other invaders, they forcibly attacked Honshu Island, the most important island in the Japanese mainland.

The current emperor of Japan, Emperor Komatsu, panicked.

Speaking of Emperor Gomatsu, it is actually very unfamiliar to Zhu Ying. Otherwise, Emperor Gomatsu had a child, and Zhu Ying would be very clear about his name.

That is Ikkyu in the famous Japanese anime of later generations.

Monk Ikkyu's religious name was Ikkyu Sojun. Ikkyu's mother was the daughter of a noble of the Southern Dynasty. She was once favored by Emperor Gokomatsu, but was kicked out of the palace due to slander.

She was pregnant at the time, and later lived in a private house and gave birth to Ikkyu. Ikkyu became a monk at the age of six at Ankoku Temple in Kyoto.

And this year, the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, happened to be the year when Yixiu was born.

Calculating based on time, the current break has been three months.

Emperor Gokomatsu, who has turned thirty years old, does not yet know that he has a concubine who has given birth to a son for himself.

But even if he knew it, he wouldn't say he cared about it now that Japan was facing the survival of the country.

In the palace of Japan, the great names and generals gathered together.

There is sadness on everyone's face.

The emperor is not the actual ruler, the shogun is.

The current shogun is Ashikaga Yoshimitsu who ended the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu can be said to be at his most glorious moment now. As the general who conquered the barbarians, after completing the unification of the north and the south, his prestige has reached its peak in the entire Japanese country.

In fact, since Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took office, he had always been looking forward to conducting tribute trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Documents continued to be sent to the capital, in which they continued to express their respect and admiration for the Ming Dynasty.

Since the seventh year of Hongwu, he has sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty several times.

From the seventh year of Hongwu to the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty in the name of "Japanese Conquest General Gen Yoshimitsu" and requested trade with the Ming Dynasty.

However, the Ming Dynasty rejected the request of the Muromachi Shogunate on the grounds that the Ming Dynasty believed that King Huairiang of the Japanese Kingdom of the "Dajue Clan" was the orthodox monarch of the Japanese Kingdom, while the "Chimei Clan" were rebellious ministers.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is a shogun of the "meito family" and should not be associated with him.

Therefore, after Zhu Yuanzhang received the letter of credence from Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, he rejected the tribute trade from his fellow shogunate.

Naturally, the rejection does not mean that there is only one reason. The key lies in the disrespectful behavior of the Japanese towards the Ming Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's words: "It's good if we haven't beaten you. If you still want to trade with our Ming Dynasty, just dream about it."

To a certain extent, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented a high degree of economic sanctions against the Japanese country.

The Japanese country itself was not rich in resources and relied heavily on foreign trade. Under the pressure of the Ming Dynasty, Goryeo would naturally not listen to it.

Smuggling and Japanese pirates became the main ways for Japan to import resources in foreign trade.

But now, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was kneeling on the left side of Emperor Gokomatsu's head, looked gloomy.

"General, now the Ming Dynasty's army is almost completely occupying the entire Kyushu Island. Can our army just watch helplessly?"

"Although the Ming Dynasty's official army is indeed very powerful, our warriors are not vegetarians."

"I think that the war should not be brought to Honshu Island, but everything should be tied to Kyushu Island."
To be continued...