I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 510: Future Direction

"Yes, we need to not only formulate an excellent system, but also develop strategies to ensure that these systems can operate in a long-term and healthy manner, so as to avoid being corrupted in less than a few decades like the Wei Suo system," Zhu Houxuan nodded.

"It seems that we still have a long way to go!" Zhu Houzhao said excitedly. This matter was a new field for him who was passionate about military affairs, and it made him very interested.

"Yes!" Zhu Houxuan agreed.

"My royal brother just mentioned that our Ming Dynasty is invincible in the world. I actually disagree with this view. The Ming Dynasty still has the last and most powerful enemy that has not been defeated." Zhu Houxuan said softly.

"The biggest enemy?" A sharp and excited light flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes.

"No! How come I don't know about such a big enemy?" Zhu Houzhao's expression became puzzled. "Could it be Jiaozhi? Jiaozhi is not a big enemy. I just haven't taken care of them yet. They are close to the sea and are very close. The Royal Group has so many ships. It will be easy to recapture Jiaozhi!"

"Royal brother, it's not Jiaozhi!" Zhu Houxuan smiled and shook his head.

"If it's not Jiaozhi, then where is it? I really can't think of it. Brother, don't keep me in suspense. Just reveal the answer!" Zhu Houzhao said.

"The Ming Dynasty's biggest enemy now is actually the Ming Dynasty itself," Zhu Houxun said in a deep voice.

"The Ming Dynasty itself." Zhu Houzhao murmured.

"Yes, a strong fortress is often breached from within, and a huge empire often begins to collapse from within. Now the only one who can defeat the Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty itself." Zhu Houxuan said seriously.

Zhu Houzhao was shocked. This answer was beyond his expectation, but also reasonable.
"Han was strong but always perished, Tang was strong but always extinguished."

"I have been regent for ten years. I am very clear about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. In my opinion, there are still many problems in the Ming Dynasty, such as land annexation, royal family issues, tax issues, hidden household issues, official administration issues, administrative efficiency issues, and household registration issues." Zhu Houxuan spoke a lot in a torrent of words, leaving Zhu Houzhao dumbfounded.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to speak several times, but finally swallowed his words back. The smugness on his face was gone. He was not completely ignorant of the problems of the Ming Dynasty. This could be seen from the fact that he used Liu Jin to deal with Tian Qing. He knew the main contradictions of the Ming Dynasty at that time.
"You are right." Zhu Houzhao sighed deeply, "The biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty itself"

"These are still the problems that the Ming Dynasty faces now. There will be more problems in the future. Only by defeating itself again and again can the Ming Dynasty become stronger." Zhu Houxuan said softly.

Although Zhu Houxuan had been the regent for ten years, he had been engaged in military operations every year during these ten years. Therefore, Zhu Houxuan had to try his best to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty. Since he wanted to maintain stability, he had to compromise on certain things and did not reform the core issues of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, in the past ten years, he only reformed some relatively marginal issues such as the salt administration, the Beijing military camp, and the garrisons.

He did not touch the cake of the feudal forces in this country too much, but relied on the industrial revolution and modern financial means to make the cake bigger and open up new sources of income, which supported Zhu Houzhao to win this series of wars.
Zhu Houzhao turned around, looked at Zhu Houxun seriously and said, "Brother, are you going to change all these? This is not easy!" Zhu Houxun smiled gently and said, "I know it's not easy, but if even I don't do it, how can I expect the eunuchs in charge of the Imperial Household Department and the cabinet ministers to do it?"

Zhu Houzhao was embarrassed, and seeing the narrow smile on Zhu Houxun's face, he complained: "You are too unreasonable, I did that out of kindness!"

"Don't worry, my emperor. It was just a joke." Zhu Houxuan said quickly.

"In fact, I also want to have a good rest and enjoy myself, but this is something that only I can do. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. As the King of Wu of the Ming Dynasty and the younger brother of the emperor, the emperor has entrusted me with the power of regent. I must not let him down. I will do my best to make the Ming Dynasty stronger. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles lie ahead, I am not afraid."

"Just like my royal brother said when he went to the Western Regions, we must fight all the wars in this generation so that our descendants will not have to fight wars anymore. It's the same with this matter. If we don't solve these problems in this generation, are we going to leave them to the next generation to solve?" Zhu Houxuan said seriously.

Zhu Houzhao was very moved after hearing this, but he still felt a little reluctant, "But... But this is too unfair to you. You are too tired, and you may even have to bear the blame."

"There is no but. This is my choice and my destiny. Fortunately, I am not fighting alone. There is also the destroyer of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the conqueror of Oirat, Yarkand, Turpan and Kazakhstan, the pioneer of thousands of miles of territory, the supreme commander of the Ming army, the Khan of all nations in the world, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, fighting with me as my most solid backing." Zhu Houxuan blinked at Zhu Houzhao and said lightly.

Sure enough, after listening to this, Zhu Houzhao smiled again.

"Since we are in this position at this time, we cannot do nothing. This is the mission given to us by God, the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the world!" Zhu Houxuan continued.

"Well said!" Zhu Houzhao praised, "This is our mission, to make the Ming Dynasty even more glorious and powerful!"

"You are right! Now is the best time to solve these problems. Don't worry, brother. I will always support you firmly. I am your most solid backing!" Zhu Houzhao held Zhu Houxuan's shoulders and said firmly.

Zhu Houzhao has figured everything out. He is now enjoying various victories and his prestige is at its highest. If he uses his prestige to carry out various reforms at this time, there will be the least resistance. Future emperors may not have his prestige and will not be able to push forward these reforms, so these reforms must be completed in his hands!
"Thank you, my royal brother!" Zhu Houxuan said sincerely with a bow.

"What are you talking about? I am the one who should say thank you. I am so lucky to have a brother like you, and the Ming Dynasty is also so lucky to have a prince like you!" Zhu Houzhao said with great emotion.

In this way, Zhu Houxuan and Zhu Houzhao reached an agreement on the future direction.

After Zhu Houxuan returned to Nangong, he dismissed his attendants and fell into deep thought.
After becoming the King of Wu, he found that he was not as happy as he had imagined, because he also discovered that his current situation was rather embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)