Li Jinglong, the "god of war" who became a liberal arts student in later generations, was determined to change his life in the face of Zhu Di's threats and Hongwu's abuses.
He advocated "spreading people into acres" to allow the refugees to return to their fields and replenish the treasury. When questioned by the court, he led craftsmen to make compound bows, modify gunpowder, and set up an assembly line in the Ordnance Bureau, causing the frontier army to rain arrows like Gatling, and the artillery bombardment to defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
When Japanese pirates caused trouble in the southeast, he carried out "maritime ban reform", set up a municipal shipping department to make a profit, sent a fleet to destroy the Japanese pirates' lair, and even planted the Ming Dynasty flag in Nanyang.
He focused on pragmatism: developing water conservancy, promoting high-yield crops, setting up new schools, and building workshops and mines. From managing Cao Guogong's palace to leading Ming Dynasty towards "early industrialization". When Europe was still in the Middle Ages, Zheng He's treasure ships had both national prestige and commercial functions, carrying porcelain, silk, and firearms to expand their territory, making the Ming Dynasty a global hegemon and making the world look up to it.
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