Fang Congzhe breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't help but think: "Your Majesty did not intend to kill all the powerful people in the world except the Zhu family like Taizu, but he was dissatisfied with the fact that many powerful and noble gentry now do not take the emperor seriously or the court seriously."

Fang Congzhe himself was also acknowledged that he became increasingly disloyal to the powerful and noble gentry in the world and loyal to the court.

He also agreed with the view that the powerful and powerful gentry in the world should not be too selfish or unfaithful.

Moreover, Fang Congzhe now clearly knows that the real way that His Majesty the Emperor wants to achieve the Ming Dynasty is not to "rob the rich and help the poor", but to let the powerful and powerful people and the emperor plunder and do domineering, not kingly ways.

Fang Congzhe was not a conservative person who was bound by the righteous Confucianism, so he did not oppose His Majesty the Emperor's proposal.

But Fang Congzhe had to admit that the Ming Dynasty occupied the richest place in the world, and it was already a vast land and wealthy. Whether it was plundering from the outside or earning a lot of money from the outside, it was meaningless to improve the lives of the people in China.

Because the land outside is not much rich.

If you are a person, there are still many refugees in China who have not been resettled. If you grab them back, you will only give up your mouth to eat in vain.

As for gold and silver, whether it is snatched back or earned back, it cannot be eaten or worn. In the end, it will turn into jewelry and objects into wealthy families, which is of no use to the people.

Moreover, Fang Congzhe had to admit that he really wanted to encourage external expansion, and it was difficult to guarantee that there would be no disaster for the vassal states and local forces that the court could not control.

Therefore, Fang Congzhe had to say again: "Your Majesty's intention is understood, but what I want to say is that in fact, except for our Ming Dynasty, the lands of the French are actually wilderness, like a useless rib. Even if we take away all the benefits of the French, it will be difficult to make our Ming Dynasty rich. Instead, we have to spend a lot of money and food to govern the land."

"You are right, but to achieve that the people of the Ming Dynasty are rich, it is not just about making profits from the outside world, but also about innovating farming and water management skills!

The emergence of iron tools allows more people to participate in farming and enable China to be unified. Otherwise, why should some places that could be called wilderness at that time and why should they enter the land of China?

Also, after the appearance of this curved plow, many hills and small fields in the south have the opportunity to cultivate carefully, making Jiangnan, Huguang and other remote areas gradually richer;

It can be seen that if our corresponding technical innovations in the Ming Dynasty can make the wilderness rich."

Zhu Youxiao said, "In addition, in fact, I don't know whether everyone can achieve the Ming Dynasty is rich, but the court must work hard in this regard. It must aim to achieve the Ming Dynasty is rich and achieve the Ming Dynasty as a world of harmony. Under this goal, we will set clear small goals for the court's governance this year and even in the next few years;

Otherwise, as long as the world is peaceful and there are no internal and external troubles, the emperor, scholars and officials, and the people of the world will be lazy, which will make the entire Ming Dynasty sit in vain!

Therefore, we meat eaters must have such a goal! Either make profits from the outside world or find ways to innovate our skills to increase grain production. This is what I, the emperor and you powerful gentry should do in the country, rather than exhausting the people's fields and scavenging the people's wealth!”

Zhu Youxiao started talking.

Fang Congzhe was enlightened after hearing this.

As one of the most shrewd officials of this era, he naturally understood that Zhu Youxiao wanted to achieve the true purpose of everyone being rich in the Ming Dynasty.

Fang Congzhe even felt like he understood the true taste.

As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty for many years, Fang Congzhe even held the cabinet alone for many years, and was deeply trusted by Wanli, which was also a reason.

The reason is that although he is also a civil servant, he still has a sense of responsibility for the country and is not a person who only cares about the interests of his own literati and officials.

Moreover, Fang Congzhe was also a person with his own political ambitions, otherwise he would not have proposed some tax-increasing reform measures during his tenure as prime minister in the Wanli Dynasty.

In addition, as a mature politician, Fang Congzhe naturally knows the principle that it is better to concentrate on making the cake bigger.

Therefore, what Zhu Youxiao now said about cultivating new powerful people who were loyal to the emperor, namely new elites, and at the same time, under the rule of the emperor, the goal of achieving the goal of everyone being rich in the Ming Dynasty, and thus, the strategy of jointly seizing profits from the outside and increasing productivity was very much for his appetite.

Therefore, Fang Congzhe said excitedly: "Your Majesty uses iron tools and curved plows as examples to illustrate the effectiveness of technical innovation, which is a unique way of view. Moreover, Your Majesty takes the goal of achieving the goal of equal wealth for everyone, as the goal of the court's progress, and it is indeed the Datong advocated by the Book of Rites. It should be the driving force for future generations to advance. People in the scholars and forests cannot only care about their own interests and are not loyal to the country, and have not realized the ambition of everyone being rich and establishing Datong."

"That's right, so we can make arrangements, unite loyal and aspiring people, innovate all kinds of skills in our Ming Dynasty, master the best skills, and then use this to seize the benefits of the world. Those who only care about their wealth behind the scenes will either honestly submit to me again, ask for a bowl of soup here, or die without a place to die!"

Then, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

Zhu Youxiao was very pleased that Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of his cabinet, understood his profound meaning and sighed that it was indeed a drum that was not hit by a heavy hammer.

This gave Zhu Youxiao greater confidence in the subsequent Ming Dynasty reforms.

Because Zhu Youxiao believes that his advantage is only hundreds of years more knowledge than the smartest people in the world, he can formulate some national strategies that may be prescient, but when implementing these national strategies, he may not be as smart as some of the smartest people of this era.

Therefore, it is indeed a very gratifying thing for Zhu Youxiao to understand and agree with Zhu Youxiao's point of view.

In this way, Zhu Youxiao could ask Fang Congzhe to draw the blueprint he wanted for himself, and let Fang Congzhe, who was well versed in the rules of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, implement his strategy.

"Your Majesty is the wise lord of the Holy Dynasty. Whoever is not loyal to You Majesty will be punished!"

Fang Congzhe replied directly.

"If everyone in the world can have Yuan Fu's enlightenment, why should I butcher the knife at the same time? But the current situation is like this. Although there are many people reading sages, few people really take me seriously. Therefore, the Yanzheng has to continue. The execution of Qian Qianyi and others who cried in the temple are just the beginning. Next, more unjust officials will be killed!"

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

Then, Zhu Youxiao said: "But at the same time, we have to make a good arrangement for Mongolia, North Korea, Japan, Ryukyu, the West, etc., which should be fought, what should be pacified, what should be trained, what should be suppressed, what should be suppressed, what should be proposed, what should be suppressed, what should be proposed, what should be suppressed, and what should be suppressed. All of them need to come up with a unified constitution, especially for the extermination of the Eastern Barbarians. The strategy of military affairs is to consume their troops through rotating warfare. In foreign affairs, money and food, should we take advantage of the opportunity of the Eastern Barbarians' rise to expand the interests of the Ming Dynasty in North Korea or Mongolian tribes? These all need to be determined as soon as possible!"

"Your Majesty said so much!"

Fang Congzhe replied, and felt in his heart: "It's certain that your Majesty has these insights now, so he must be Xu Guangqi, who focuses on practical learning! When he was in the temple, he advocated to take advantage of the opportunity of the Donglu rebellion to send more officials to North Korea to train North Korea's troops and ask North Korea to assist the Ming Dynasty in destroying the Donglu!"

"In addition, the court must quickly find out what new skills are worth promoting, what new crops are worth promoting and planting, what are the capable ministers and officials who need to be reused immediately, and what are the powerful craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, foreign countries can only preach and not bring new skills to the Ming Dynasty, how to treat new skills and new knowledge. Although it is a missionary, it can bring new skills and new knowledge to the Ming Dynasty. These must have a charter, and there is also the sovereignty issue of places such as Haojing (Macao) and Dongfan Island (Taiwan). Should Westerners settle in these places? It is necessary to formulate a charter!"

Zhu Youxiao continued to speak, and Fang Congzhe responded one by one.

He had to admit that he was the prime minister of the cabinet and was busy next.

Your Majesty only needs to move his mouth, and he must give a specific constitution.
Chapter completed!