This sentence seemed to burst out Taoka's enthusiasm in the wilderness, and his depression flowed away with the eastward flow of the river.
The one who knows me is His Highness the Fifth Prince.
The Chinese nation has never been a submissive nation. Even if you are a god, you are not good enough to even burn incense. If the gods and Buddhas want to kill me, they are evil gods and evil Buddhas, and I should kill them.
Since Dayu fought against the floods, China has never surrendered. We have always been the top of the mountain and we are the peak. Today, Zhu Zhanchang wants to include this day in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Zheng He couldn't believe it when he heard such heroic ambitions.
The ambition was about to come out. Is this still the lazy Fifth Highness? Zheng He had doubts in his heart.
Taoka only felt that the words of the clear young man in front of him contained infinite power. There was no ridicule in his words, but he truly believed in himself.
"Your grandfather flew into the sky on a rocket. Although he died, he died in the sky. He was the first person in our Ming Dynasty, and even in the world, to truly fly into the sky. His deeds should be passed down to future generations. I will enter the palace to meet with Your Majesty.
Petition to clear his name.”
Taoka knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Taoka, if I ask you to develop firearms, can you do it?"
"Your Highness is trustworthy, Tao Ka is heartbroken."
"Okay, if you can quit drinking, you can come back to Zheng He's house. From now on, you will develop firearms, pistols, muskets, cannons, and rockets for my Ming Dynasty. When the technology matures, we will conquer the sky."
"Yes, Your Highness." Taoka's response was loud and clear, and his spirit was completely different from before.
On the way back to the city today, Zheng He and Zhu Zhanyi were riding on horseback. Zhu Zhanyi was holding a pistol in his hand, which was Taoka's kidnapper's gun.
"Your Highness, although this thing can fire three times in a row, it is not powerful enough after all."
"If the power is insufficient, it can be improved. There are many craftsmen who can make fire guns, but not many have ideas to improve them. If firearms stay in place, other countries will catch up and surpass them. We need such innovative craftsmen."
"Your Highness will be at the palace gate soon. Please give me the pistol first. Your Majesty has expressly ordered that firearms are not allowed inside the palace."
Zhu Zhanzhen handed the pistol to Zheng He and said: "Taoka's idea is very good, and the kidnapper is well-made and a good firearms master. As long as he can quit drinking and not delay business, this person can be used."
"Understand, Your Highness, I will urge him to stop drinking."
"It's inconvenient for me to leave the palace, so I have to do a lot of things for you."
"Your Highness, there is no need to be polite."
Zhu Zhanchen got off his horse and entered the palace, then went to Zhu Gaochi's study.
Zhu Gaochi was full of troubles, and the prince was very busy with official duties.
"Zhan Zhen, why are you here?" This son never went to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason.
"Father, I would like to apply for a fund."
"What's the use?"
"A reward is offered to all the craftsmen in the world."
"Oh? Why?"
"My Ming Dynasty needs creative craftsmen to innovate firearms. Various tools, such as steam engines, can change many things if they are ready. Ming Dynasty has many capable people, but many of them are ordinary people. They can offer rewards to dig them out and serve the country.
It's just like how my father held a golden knife competition to find a cook."
Zhu Gaochi thought deeply for a while: "The firearms of our Ming Dynasty are enough to deal with any enemy. If we offer a large reward, will the people abandon farming to improve firearms and machinery?"
In an empire dominated by agriculture, if the fields are abandoned, the foundation of the country will be shaken.
"Father, there is a threshold before you can offer a reward to improve agricultural tools. Not everyone can do it. Moreover, with more efficient tools, farming will become easier. The amount of the reward can be lower, but the reputation and momentum must be sufficient.
, the kind that makes people proud of their ancestors.”
Zhu Gaochi thought deeply: "I have to think about this idea for a while and weigh it."
"What are you weighing? Zhan Zhen has a good idea." Zhu Di's voice came from outside the door.
Zhu Gaochi hurriedly stood up and saluted, but Zhu Di waved his hand to excuse him, then walked to the prince's original seat and sat down.
"Father, when did you come?"
"I've been here for a while. I wanted to see if you, the prince, were slacking off. Unexpectedly, your fifth son came, so I listened outside for a while."
Zhu Di seemed to be in a good mood today: "Old Wu, you have a lot of ideas in your head, and this idea is not bad. During the Jingnan period, the Northern Army suffered a lot of losses in firearms when they fought against the Southern Army, so later on
I have just established the Shenji Camp, and firearms indeed have effects that cannot be matched by swords."
"But it's a big problem if the people give up farming because of the heavy reward. You said it's advisable to offer rewards to improve agricultural tools, but you can't update firearms by only offering rewards for agricultural tools?"
"Grandpa Huang, if you offer rewards for improving agricultural tools, you can also single out those who have advanced ideas. These people are all talents. It would be good if one or two of them can improve firearms, and improved agricultural tools can also improve farming.
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Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction: "This method has merit, but it still requires the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel to discuss together to determine how to offer the reward and how much it will be."
The transformation from agricultural civilization to industrial civilization cannot be completed overnight. Agriculture and food will always be the foundation of the country.
"Grandpa Huang, I think we can name the award the Ming Dynasty Agricultural Award, and announce it nationwide. In addition to bonuses, medals and trophies will be awarded. The local people in this province will parade with red flowers, announce it to the whole county, and record it in the county annals."
Zhu Di smiled knowingly: "It seems like your second uncle came up with these things, haha."
"The Ming Dynasty Agriculture Award, is there also the Ming Dynasty Firearms Award?"
"Actually, my grandson has a better name, but I'm just afraid that Grandpa Huang might feel offended."
"But it doesn't matter, I won't blame you."
Zhu Zhanzhen said: "In fact, it is best to use the emperor's grandfather's reign name to pass it down to future generations."
"Zhan Yi." Zhu Gaochi stopped Zhu Zhan Yi from continuing. In ancient times, emperors were quite taboo about having their names conflicted, and some ministers even had to change their names for this reason.
After a brief moment of astonishment, Zhu Di burst out laughing: "Yongle Award, Yongle Award, celebrities forever, do it, do it for me."
Zhu Di didn't care about using the Yongle era name. From now on, the Yongle Award will be the Ming Dynasty's Nobel Prize.
Compared with money and money, Zhu Di obviously cared more about fame. The family he rebelled against was historically similar to Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.
If the emperor's governance is measured by points, Li Shiming conquers the world with 80 points, the Xuanwumen incident and killing his brother to seize power -100 points, the Wei River Alliance -60 points, and the Zhenguan rule with 1000 points. You can deduct it as you like. As long as you become a prosperous and wise king, your
Of course, future generations will correct your stains.
Zhu Di's Battle of Jingnan is about Jingnan, but from the attitude of the literati, he also knew that future generations would still say that he was a rebel. He did everything he did, including killing Fang Xiaoru and others. Later generations would never say that he was the successor.
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What can he do?
Create an unprecedented prosperous era to silence future generations of scholars, Zheng He's voyages to the West, the Emperor's Northern Expedition, and this Yongle era will be remembered forever.
If the people cannot make a living, he will always be a foolish king who harms the country and the people, and a thief who steals the country.
If you become a wise king in a prosperous age, your rebellion will always be an act of peace and tranquility.