Chapter 202 Your Majesty’s level of playing chess needs to be practiced hard! See here.

Lin Che waved her hand towards Zhu Yuanzhang, signaling him to calm down, and continued:

"At that time, Zhao Kuangyin did not agree with the suggestions of these ministers, but there were too many ministers who suggested it. He could not convince these ministers, and he could not use the emperor's majesty to force the capital to be moved. In the end, he had to compromise, reinforce the city of Kaifeng, and send a large number of troops to Garrison troops around Kaifeng to consolidate the capital."

"What Zhao Kuangyin did was just a move to make up for the 'layout' error. Unfortunately, this move can only be regarded as a patch."

"Of course, this move laid the foundation for the subsequent brutal destruction of the country."

"From the moment Zhao Kuangyin made this decision, the tragedy of history was doomed, and what awaited him was the final punishment!"

Zhu Yuanzhang listened carefully and fully agreed with Lin Che's explanation. He said: "Reinforcing the capital will inevitably increase the labor force and increase the garrison, which will inevitably consume more strategic materials. These will consume national power and lead to an empty national treasury."

"I remember that not long after the rise of the Khitan Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom that rose later was even more ambitious. Their ambition was not as simple as obtaining tribute from the Song Dynasty like the Khitan Liao Kingdom. Their goal was to destroy the Song Dynasty and monopolize the Central Plains."

"And Emperor Zhao of the Song Dynasty, in order to protect the capital and protect his own rule, he had to repeatedly expand the garrison of Kaifeng, the capital, which also created a vicious cycle."

Hearing this, Lin Che applauded and praised: "Yes, that's right."

"In the late Northern Song Dynasty, the garrison in the capital city of Kaifeng had swelled to nearly one million. Adding in the residents of Kaifeng City, the population of the capital city alone was close to 200 million."

"This is a quite terrifying number. These people need to eat every day, and because it is the capital, a land of bureaucracy, the royal family, nobles, and the army not only need to eat, but also eat well!"

"In this way, supplies from all over the country will be tilted towards the capital. If there is no food in other parts of the world, they will have to feed the two million people in the capital. In this way, ordinary people across the country will have to tighten their belts and desperately donate blood to the capital..."

"Such a huge supply and such a huge pressure will ultimately fall on the people."

"Those officials and gentry possess vast amounts of land without having to pay a penny."

"As the saying goes, the government forces the people to rebel. Under such huge pressure, the people cannot survive, so they will inevitably sink their boats and rise up in rebellion."

The words fall.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but tremble, and he put himself into the role and said: "So, Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, looks prosperous and prosperous, but actually..."

Lin Che continued: "These riches are obtained by squeezing the blood and sweat of the people at the bottom!"

"Other places are hell on earth. In the history of China, the Northern Song Dynasty had the highest number of uprisings."

"In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin army attacked Kaifeng and plundered the two emperors of Qin and Hui, causing the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty."

"In essence, the Northern Song Dynasty's finances had already collapsed before the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the shame of Jingkang was just the last straw."

After listening to Lin Che's final summary, Zhu Yuanzhang licked his dry lips and said seriously:

"Sir, when you say this, we finally understand!"

"One word, sir, is worth ten years of reading."

"The reason why the Northern Song Dynasty finally destroyed the country was that there were problems in its 'layout' from the beginning. Even if it continued to make major repairs and minor repairs later, it would not help in the end and could not ultimately save the dynasty from collapse."

"Let's think about the mistakes we made in our governance, and we had problems in our 'layout,' but we can't follow the old path of the Song Dynasty, otherwise the outcome of the Song Dynasty will be our example for the Ming Dynasty."

Lin Che nodded approvingly and said equally seriously:

"Your Majesty said it very well."

"As the saying goes, those who are good at chess seek power, and those who are not good at chess seek for children."

"Your Majesty's level of playing chess, I think, needs to be practiced in seclusion!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Seeing Lin Che making fun of his father again, Old Zhu looked ashamed. Zhu Biao quickly put down the brush in his hand, stood up and poured wine for Lin Che while changing the subject: "What I understand about the history Mr. Lin talks about is that reading history requires not only understanding history, but also going deep into history to clarify the truth of history and the games that exist behind history."

"Mr. Lin said that strategy and planning are both important, and both are indispensable."

"And what the teacher said, when it comes to philosophical issues, is not to look at the problem one-sidedly, but to look at the essence through the phenomenon." "I wonder if what the students understand is wrong?"

"Please tell me sir about student fallacies."

After speaking, Zhu Biao bowed and made a long bow.

Lin Che took the wine glass, took a sip, and didn't care:

"That's it!"

"Don't pick out nice things to say."

"It's easier said than done. You may not be able to do it if you think about it, and you may not do it well if you do it. In the grand chess game of history, how many people can be truly sober?"

"It's not easy for you to think like this."

Hearing this, Zhu Biao felt excited. It was definitely not easy to receive such praise from Lin Che.

His eyes were full of gratitude and he said:

"Mr. Thank you for your compliment!"

Lin Che didn't care and stretched out her chopsticks to add a few more bites of food. It had to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang was really not bragging about Queen Ma's cooking skills.

A few simple dishes, stir-fried with different flavors, are no worse than those cooked by master chefs in restaurants along the Qinhuai River.

After eating a few mouthfuls of food, Lin Che explained: "In fact, it's not difficult to rearrange the layout?"

"Sometimes it is simpler than those major repairs. As long as you grasp the key points, some problems will be solved."

Having said this, Lin Che put down the chopsticks in her hand and took a sip of wine:

"Upper decision decided by the economic background."

"What Ming Dynasty lacks most now is money. If you have money, you can travel thousands of miles, but if you don't have money, you will be unable to travel even an inch!"

“Let’s get money first, then we’ll get something else!”

Having said this, Lin Che stretched out and patted her shoulders: "I'll take this as your homework and go back and think about it?"

"When you encounter problems, use your brain more often. Don't just come and ask questions as soon as you encounter something!"

“You’ve already reached this position, and you’re still asking about this and that!”

As soon as the words fell to the ground, there was silence.

The Zhu family father and son who were sitting around Lin Che suddenly felt extremely embarrassed, especially Zhu Yuanzhang. Looking at Lin Che's expression, he was as wonderful as he could be.

He actually left homework for the emperor, this was the first time in the world, right?

However, even though Zhu Yuanzhang was embarrassed, he firmly remembered the new term proposed by Lin Che: the economic base determines the superstructure.

Just when the three of them looked confused, Lin Che tapped her fingers on the table:

"Finish the lessons learned."

"Now let's talk about the enemies of the dynasty: the clan!"

When Lin Che said the word sect, the three fathers and sons of the Zhu family showed disdain.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from a humble background, was born with a bad impression of the powerful class. Even the prince Zhu Biao, who was deeply poisoned by Confucianism, was no exception.

The wealthy family is not only the enemy of the royal family, but also the enemy of the common people all over the world. As the ruling class, the Zhu family and his son certainly understand this.

(End of this chapter)