Zhu Biao will naturally not be angry because of this, and it can also be seen from the conversation that the second and fourth sons have ideas, but they know that they are powerless and have no chance to take the initiative to do anything.
Zhu Biao's travels were always grand, and he didn't know how many people were protecting him overtly or covertly. Besides, the princes had no manpower available. Working for the prince was just to seek wealth. Who would do something stupid and risk the consequences of implicating the nine clans?
What's more, just talking to the three brothers, they were betrayed by one of them and passed the news to Zhu Biao. One can only imagine what other people would choose if they wanted to find someone to conspire.
Zhu Fan has completely joined the team. The third child has known his own weight since he was a child. In terms of age, he can't compare to the second child, and in terms of ability, he can't compare to the fourth child. He can't get his turn, so naturally he has to hold on to Zhu Biao, the most important person.
The thighs are stable.
The three people are most worried about the issue of reducing the vassalage that Zhu Biao originally told them. What they resist is to be escorted back to the capital to become an idle prince and spend their life in vain. After a few generations, their descendants will be lost to the public.
But Zhu Biao didn't intend to explain anything to them. The only people in this world that Zhu Biao could explain to them were his father, the emperor, and his mother. His brothers were just ministers, and they had to bear the thunder, rain, and dew.
Moreover, compared with returning to the capital to be a pig, it was obviously better to go to Goryeo, Japan and other places to be King Zhu. Comparing the two, they went there happily.
Liu Jin from outside came in and reported: "My slave personally handed the letter from Goryeo into the hands of the monk, and arranged for the East Palace guards to keep it under strict guard."
Zhu Biao nodded and asked Liu Jin to take out a piece of rice paper and start drawing to express his gratitude to the geography teacher.
Not long after, a work that was full of beauty in Liu Jin's eyes, but had no idea what it meant, took shape. Liu Jin first said a few words of flattery out of habit, and Zhu Biao labeled the countries on the map with names based on his rough memory.
The Ming Dynasty is really small now, and Zhu Biao doesn't care. After all, it has just started, not to mention that the best places in the Central Plains have begun to restore people's livelihood.
Looking at the rough world map, Zhu Biao couldn't help but sigh: "If you are born with it, you will have it in this life. If you are not born with it, you will not have it in this life."
China's geographical environment is really great, especially compared to other countries. It is a perfect novice village. China's geographical characteristics are that there are mountains and oceans on the outside, but there are rivers and plains in the interior, which is particularly suitable for agricultural production.
To the east is the Pacific Ocean and to the west is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Before the advent of the industrial revolution, China's east-west direction was basically a natural chasm that could not be surpassed by human power.
To the south are a bunch of small Southeast Asian countries, which can basically be ignored. The only external threat comes from the Mongolian Plateau. Looking through the history books, China has no threats other than grassland cavalry.
Such beautiful geographical conditions give us the best environment to develop productivity. If we want to develop, we need fertile land, abundant river water resources, livestock suitable for taming, a sufficient population, and other conditions that add up to form an agricultural civilization.
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Agricultural civilization has a particularly high degree of recognition of collectives, because it is difficult for individuals to resist internal wars, external invasions, natural disasters and other difficulties. Only collectives can unite countless individuals and ensure the safety and continuation of agricultural life.
For example, even before Qin Shihuang existed in China, there were three emperors and five emperors, as well as the Yellow Emperor, Yao, Shunyu, Zhou Tianzi and other princes who were chief allies. There was always a leader who had the final say.
But there are still many shortcomings, because there will be too many internal wars, so Qin Shihuang appeared. Only a centralized government can quickly allocate agricultural resources to develop production, protect national security, and maintain social stability.
The concept of the great unification of China was deeply buried. This is the inevitable choice of civilization. Even if there is no Qin Shihuang, the unification of Chinese civilization is inevitable, but it will be much later. This is an example of great men pushing the times.
Zhu Biao never intended for the Ming Dynasty to move toward a democratic parliamentary system, because this was simply not in line with the national conditions. Foreign countries have advocated democratic elections, civil rights, etc. since the beginning of Greek civilization. However, this does not mean that they are more democratic and civilized, but that they are forced to do so.
Greece is very mountainous. No matter how you look at the map, you can't find any large plains. There are occasionally places suitable for agriculture, and they are divided into small places by the mountains.
Therefore, it is difficult for Greece to become a unified centralized country. Instead, due to geographical division, it has established a series of city-states. Everyone plays their own role, but they all have the name "Greece". So what if they don't practice democracy?
Every city-state is small, so there are matters that everyone can discuss, not to mention that slaves and women, who account for the majority of the population, do not have the right to vote. The so-called free people with property are only a handful. Everyone is similar, so why should one person be able to control their life and death?
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The same is true in Europe. Too many mountains separated the population. In the era when they walked on two feet, they lived independently, forming nations that were still hostile to each other.
Therefore, the political system of outsiders is suitable for outsiders, and the system we have formed is the most suitable for us. In the vast land of China, only unified centralization of power is king, at least in ancient times.
Zhu Biao will never allow something like a democratic parliament to come into being until his death. It is not the time to need it yet. Maybe after industrialization, telephones, railways and other things that can allow people to transcend geographical restrictions will come into being, and people will no longer worry about food.
, and they all have a certain level of knowledge. At that time, it will be up to them to decide the next path of this country.
Zhu Biao closed the map and asked Liu Jin to put it away. The sky outside was getting darker. Zhu Biao told Nuan Yu to prepare for a bath. He now felt that his body exuded the smell of the Royal Horse Prison.
However, horses and livestock are good things. Generally speaking, agricultural countries must have large animals, not just tigers and elephants, but they need to have enough physical strength to work, and their personalities should not be too fierce, otherwise they will be difficult to domesticate and breed.
Animals that have a long lifespan and a relatively developed brain are best.
Don't think these are insignificant. This is also a crucial factor for the development of Chinese civilization. China happens to have cows, horses, and donkeys.
The Chinese used oxen, horses and donkeys to plow their fields, which greatly saved manpower, allowing farmers to cultivate more land and produce more food, ensuring that productivity could gradually increase.
Oxen, horses and donkeys can also pull carts, which has developed the transportation industry. Goods can circulate freely, commercial trade can continue to prosper, and it is also convenient to use inns to transmit information.
These are the basic construction for the survival and development of the country. Without big animals, the country can only stay in the era of self-sufficiency and can never develop into a large empire.
Just like in the Americas, there are too few wild animals that can be tamed, such as dogs, turkeys, alpacas, and guinea pigs. Dogs and turkeys eat the same food and are small in size and are not suitable as meat animals or camels. Guinea pigs cannot eat vegetables.
It competes with people for food, but its body is too small and not suitable for being a camel.
There are only alpacas, which eat grass and become alpacas to provide wool. However, this animal is not good at plowing the land. It has no strength to pull a cart, let alone ride it around. It is good at spitting, but it is only allowed to bear the country's farming destiny.