Di Mu pondered for a while before speaking: "The Japanese people give students the feeling that they are walking corpses, not like the people of the Ming Dynasty."

Mo Yanbai said: "Does the students think they seem to be deliberately getting drunk, as if they are intentionally numbing themselves?"

Li Chengyan nodded and said, "Since you have discovered these, then you can go and find the reason tomorrow. We are just going to stay in Kyoto for one more day."

Di Mu and Mo Yanbai did not go to the brothel the next day, but left the capital and ran to the countryside of Japan.

After a full morning visit, Mo Yanbai spoke, "Senior brother, they are hardworking. Even if they are not much worse than the people of Ming Dynasty, they are not far behind me, but why do they look like this?"

Di Mu shook his head and said, "I can't say it well. If we ask someone directly about taxation, they probably don't have the courage to say it directly. It's better to watch slowly and find a Japanese citizen's house to have a meal at noon."

However, it was almost time to have lunch, and Di Mu and Mo Yanbai were stunned - the Japanese had no habit of eating lunch at all, and they could save one meal.

In desperation, Di Mu and Mo Yanxi could only eat a meal with some food and canned food when they left the city.

After taking a bite of the cake, Di Mu said hatefully: "Since I remember, I have never seen anyone who only eats two meals a day!"

Mo Yanbai comforted, "Forget it, senior brother, didn't I just eat two meals a day in the early Ming Dynasty?"

Di Mu said: "It's not just a matter of three meals or two meals."

He pointed to himself, then Mo Yanbai, and Di Mu continued, "Did you see anything in you?"

Seeing Mo Yanbai shook his head, Di Mu said, "Look at what they wear, then look at what you and I wear, look at their faces, then look at the faces of us people. Have you noticed any difference?"

Mo Yanbai hesitated and said, "The clothes are not covered? The face is covered with vegetables? No, is it hungry? The senior brother means that they are not full or they are not warm in their clothes?"

Di Mu said: "Yes, that's exactly what it means. Such a situation where the clothes are not covered and the body is hungry, the book only records that it existed in the Ming Dynasty before the fifth year of Chongzhen, and this situation was almost completely eliminated after the fifth year of Chongzhen.

The problem is, if they are about the same situation as they did in Chongzhen five years ago, wouldn’t it mean that their lives are more than twenty years behind our Ming Dynasty?”

Mo Yanbai couldn't help but widen his eyes: "How could it be? Even though their lives are much worse than those of the people of the Ming Dynasty, it is not twenty years apart, right?"

After saying that, Mo Yanbai scratched his head and said, "But it's hard to say. Apart from eating two meals a day, the tools they use are still much behind me, Daming. Could it be that no one has ever thought about inventing something new?"

Di Mu shook his head and said, "I can't figure it out either. I'd better ask the teacher after I go back."

Regarding the questions raised by Di Mu and Mo Yanbai, Li Chengyan laughed and said, "What do you need to invent a new thing?"

Di Mu said: "It takes time? It needs to think? It requires cost? It is probably just these three things, right?"

Li Chengyan shook his head and said, "It's not just these. Without generations of accumulation, it's actually very difficult to create new inventions, and it's definitely not as easy as saying it.

Just like my Ming Dynasty, the Royal Academy was established since the first year of Chongzhen. His Majesty invested tens of millions of taels of silver in the Royal Academy every year, and only occasionally gained something. It was not until the 24th year of Chongzhen that new inventions continued to emerge.

As for the people of Japan who are not full or warm in food, so what? Or what else do you want? They are not like you two, you two have been the people of the Ming Dynasty from the moment they were born.

As long as you have not joined the army, not only do you need to fight, but the army will also help you as soon as possible when there is a natural disaster. The government will allocate land to you, regardless of whether you have married or not. Even if you have nothing to do with your family, your children have the power to allocate land and study since they were born, which is protected by His Majesty the Emperor and the Ming Dynasty.

What about the people of Japan? What do they have? What else besides endless wars? Many people don’t deserve their last names!

Now, do you understand the questions you asked yesterday?"

Di Mu nodded and said, "Yes, because the Japanese people can't see any hope, they can only paralyze themselves and indulge in Fushou Paste and wine. Even if they are enterprising, they just go to the Ming Dynasty to find a little opportunity."

Li Chengyan nodded and said, "No, because they can't see hope. What else can a man do besides seeking to become a supervisor at the construction site in the Ming Dynasty, and a woman can go to a brothel or sell herself as a maid?"

Unlike Di Mu's escape, Mo Yanbai's behavior is obviously more loyal and honest: "But, is it the people who suffer after all?"

Li Chengyan said: "Then what? Do you want to say that if you are poor, you will be safe, and if you are prosperous, you will be helpful to the world? My Ming Dynasty is now overwhelming. Should we help the Japanese people?

If the people of the Ming Dynasty lived such a life, local officials would be dragged to behead him, the cabinet officials, various ministers, and officials in the court would be scolded or even dismissed from office, and His Majesty the Emperor would be furious.

However, they were not the people of the Ming Dynasty. Their taxes were not given to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming army had no obligation to protect them, and the Ming government had no responsibility to relieve them!

If we put it bluntly, the reason why the Ming people have lived a good life now is because these Japanese and European barbarians have not lived a good life! They have endured the suffering that the Ming people should have endured!"

Mo Yanbo felt that his three views had been destroyed - the education he received since childhood told him that Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty was so wise and martial, and loved the people as much as his son.

But everything I saw and heard in Japan these two days, including all the information I learned from my teacher, proved that Emperor Chongzhen was an absolute tyrant, butcher, and executioner!

Looking at Mo Yanbai's incredible look, Li Chengyan sighed: "Why should I bring you two to Japan? Why should I let you see all this?

When you stay in the Ming Dynasty, all you see is beauty. Your Majesty cares for the people, the court is dedicated to the duties, the army never disturbs the people, the people live and work in peace, and the friendship and mutual assistance between classmates are almost the ideal world recorded in the book.

But I brought you out just to tell you through facts that all this was not in vain, and this world was not as beautiful as you saw and heard. It still had darkness and cruelty.

You are now looking at the poor and difficult life of the Japanese people, but my teacher tells you that the lives of European people are even more miserable than those of the Japanese people!

Japan started fighting immediately, Europe is now fighting wars every day, and the land is almost deserted, and few people can manage it well. If you want to have enough food and clothing, you almost dream.

But why can you eat and wear warm clothes? Can you beat the tofu brain with a better sweet or salty one? Even some bastards who occasionally pick up bowls and eat and put down chopsticks to curse?

Because you are the people of the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor used his reputation and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to use their lives to keep all the darkness and cruelty firmly out of the Ming Dynasty.

There is a set of data that not only you students, but also other Ming people, and even the officials at the bottom, have not understood it. Today I will tell you.

On average, every ten Ming people would be protected by one constable. From the fifth year of Chongzhen to the twenty-five years of Chongzhen, nearly 30,000 constables, Jinyiwei, and Fanzi died in a non-war accident.

From the fifth year of Chongzhen to the twenty-fifth year of Chongzhen, the number of soldiers who died due to war was less than 100,000, but the number of soldiers who died due to disaster relief and protection of the people is three times that of this number!”

After sighing, Li Chengyan said again: "You were born later. You have not experienced some hard days, but you have always experienced natural disasters.

Do you know that the river channel broke through several times, and the soldiers of the local garrison jumped into the river and blocked the flood with their flesh and blood. Some died of exhaustion on the way to carry sandbags, while some simply had no bones left and were still not found yet!

Isn’t it cruel? Who is not a human being? Who is not the flesh of parents, who is not the god of wives and children? Are they not afraid of death?

No, they are not afraid of death, they are just because of your identity as the people of the Ming Dynasty, so they can give up their lives to protect you when necessary!"

Not only Mo Yanbai was completely stunned, but even Di Mu, who was ecstatic, was stunned.

As Li Chengyan said, there are also salty parties in Beijing University, and there is also a spicy party mocking the sweet and salty parties. In short, they dislike each other and fights will occur from time to time.

As for the things that pick up the bowl and eat, put down the chopsticks and curse, it is not only Beijing University, but also in the prefectures and county schools in various places.

Many people think that the Ming Dynasty's military expenditure was too high and the treatment given to the Qiu Ba was too good. It was just because the students were not allowed to discuss politics and could not be given openly, and they were just talking in private.

Seeing that both students were stunned, Li Chengyan continued: "The teacher sells arms, longevity cream overseas, and resells the population to be a coolie for the Ministry of Railways. These are the things that abandon morality and conscience, and reduces life and harms good deeds, but the teacher does not regret it.

As His Majesty said, since there is no peaceful time, someone must be willing to carry the burden forward.

I will tell you all this today, and I hope that you will go back in the future and tell your classmates, as well as other students in Beijing University, that you can use your whole body to block all the darkness for the people of the Ming Dynasty in the future!”

Regarding Di Mu and Mo Yanbai, Li Chengyan planned to teach them what he said. It was nothing to tell them about these not-confidential information, but to make them more agree with it.

It is not only to recognize the academics of the whole lineage, but also to make them agree with these rude and stingy means. Otherwise, once they are soft-hearted, the losses they will cause will be immeasurable.

In other words, if Di Mu and Mo Yanbo cannot become as slutty as themselves, it would be better not to engage in this aspect like themselves in the future.

...

While Li Chengyan was teaching his students, Emperor Chongzhen was also teaching the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince Zhu Cilang.

Zhu Ciyang performed well during this period. Whether it was choosing his own team or the management of Dongshi, Zhu Ciyang performed well enough, even far beyond Emperor Chongzhen's expectations.

However, Zhu Cilang's military vision was far from satisfying Emperor Chongzhen.

Perhaps I have never set a good example for Zhu Ciyang from the beginning. Zhu Ciyang and Zhu Ciyang's minds are more of a hammer thinking - the army is a hammer, and the problem is a nail. If one hammer is not enough, bring another hammer. Nothing cannot be solved by a hammer.

This doesn't work, it's absolutely not. He has to reverse his concept, because no matter how easy the hammer is, he has to be able to use it again. It's like asking a baby to take a sled hammer. Even if he can hold it up, he may hurt himself in the end.

After Zhu Cixuan put down the information in his hand, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "What do you think?"

Zhu Cixuan carefully said: "Father, since Tokugawa Iemitsu and Masatogen have such a sense of disobedience, they should be eliminated as soon as possible to avoid disasters in the future."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Except for Tokugawa Iemitsu and Masatogen, it is very simple. With just one secret decree, the Jinyiwei lurking in Japan can naturally remove them, and the army can completely pacify Japan within three months.

But why do we have to flatten Japan directly? It’s because of their current thoughts?”

After shaking his head, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "Now, you only need to send a few people to secretly turn the substitutes they trained, or Tokugawa Kazuko, into our people. Why do you have to fight?

Don’t always think about solving problems by force, because solving problems by force is the ultimate solution.

Just like now, the construction site of the Ming Dynasty still needs Japanese supervisors, and the brothels of the Ming Dynasty also need Japanese women. For the Ming Dynasty, this is a real benefit.

What’s more important is that Japan does not have the ability to counterattack. If Kyushu Island is in hand for a day, Japan will have to do things according to the Ming Dynasty’s ideas until one day the Ming Dynasty does not need Japan. So, when will the Ming Dynasty not need Japan?”

Zhu Cixuan bowed and said, "When all these projects of the Ming Dynasty are over?"

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head gently and said with a smile: "Theoretical, yes, when these projects of the Ming Dynasty are over, naturally these Japanese people will not need to be supervising workers, and then Japan will not have the need to exist.
Chapter completed!