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    Li Min was kidnapped. To be precise, he was kidnapped by the capital monster he unleashed!

    When Li Min started making tea and making wine, he didn't think about anything else at all. He just wanted to increase some income for the palace. In addition, he wanted to build relationships with Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and others to increase some political capital, so that he could gain more support from the princes.  In a fight, he can maintain a dominant position. He doesn't like to bully others, but he also doesn't like others to bully him.

    However, since he proposed the idea of ??burning cement to build roads, he gradually found that he was forced to play another role, that is, to become a fireman in the industrial and commercial world. He was required to put out fires wherever there were problems, and he was responsible for resources, manpower and products.  He had to worry about all the sales issues, and he couldn't refuse even if he wanted to, because behind him, not only stood a group of capitalists who had sharpened their knives and forks, ready to share the capital feast with Li Min, but there were also countless people relying on them.  Ordinary people who make a living through industry and commerce.

    Although Li Min really wanted to do what he planned to do when he first traveled through time, rely on his status as a prince to seduce a few beauties, and then live his own life behind closed doors.  But at the same time, he is also a very responsible person. Since he is the one who released the evil beast of capital, he must be responsible to the end. In any case, he must lead the capital to a relatively safe road, at least not let it be used by others.  While Datang brought benefits, it also became the biggest factor of instability for Datang!  This is definitely not Li Min¡¯s unfounded worry!

    From the establishment of the Qin Dynasty to the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, although the Central Plains dynasties changed several times, they all belonged to the category of feudal dynasties. Together, they have a history of more than 2,100 years of feudal society.  This is simply a miracle in future world history, but anyone who understands Chinese culture knows that the most important reason why China has been able to maintain such a long feudal society is the influence of Confucianism.

    From the Han Dynasty, when Confucianism was the sole focus, to the early Tang Dynasty when Li Min was living, Confucianism had dominated the Central Plains dynasty for nearly seven or eight hundred years.  It has already penetrated into all aspects of the Central Plains Dynasty, and it cannot be replaced by another thought in a short time, as long as Confucianism exists for one day.  The foundation of the feudal dynasty will never disappear for a day.

    Although Li Min is now fighting fiercely with aristocratic families, these aristocratic families can also be called representatives of Confucianism in a sense.  However, the battle between them can only be called a battle of interests in the final analysis, and it has not risen to the level of a battle of ideas.  Scholars influenced by Confucianism still occupy high positions in the court and still have huge influence in society. Therefore, the development of industry and commerce has not really touched the foundation of Confucian rule.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that as a later generation, Li Min knows very well that when industry and commerce develop to a certain stage, the claws of the monster of capital also begin to grow.  There will inevitably be fierce conflicts with the inherent ruling class of feudal society. The stronger the feudal rule, the more intense this conflict will be.

    For example, the bourgeois revolutions that occurred in Britain and France in history caused turmoil in the two countries for decades or even hundreds of years, and countless people died as a result.  If the bourgeois revolution occurred in a country like the Tang Dynasty, where feudal rule was more solid and the land area and population were larger, the tragedy would definitely be beyond imagination.

    Li Min can indeed succeed Li Shimin and become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but after becoming the emperor, he will face two choices, or destroy the development of capital in one fell swoop.  Eliminate the unstable factors under your own imperial power.  Either support the development of industry and commerce, and use imperial power as a guarantee to carry out bourgeois reforms in the country.  With Li Min's character and foresight, he would definitely choose the second one.

    But the early Tang Dynasty was the peak of the entire feudal society, and the entire country showed a prosperous posture. Confucianism has not been castrated by later generations. Both literate and illiterate people are invisibly affected by it.  It would be extremely difficult for Li Min to carry out bourgeois reforms in such a country. Even if he had the support of the emerging bourgeoisie, he would encounter strong resistance from both the people and the court. He might even spend countless efforts to implement it.  Reforms continued to be implemented, but there was no guarantee that such improvements would continue after his death. After all, compared to the development of society, his life was too short.

    There is another problem, that is, if he wants to implement bourgeois reforms, most of Li Min's energy will inevitably be focused on the country. As a result, his overseas development will definitely be affected.  Think about the virgin lands in the world that have not yet been developed. Without the guidance of the prophet Li Min, we don¡¯t know how long it will take. Even if domestic capital is hit, overseas development may become empty talk.  , I am afraid that I will only be able to take advantage of others in the future, which is the most intolerable thing for Li Min.

    It is precisely because of the fact that there will be so many unfavorable factors after taking the throne that Li Min has always been very hesitant about the throne, and in his heart?I have always had a vague idea, which is to guide the monster of capital to devour outwards, and then use the benefits generated by the devouring to slowly transform Datang, so that Datang can unknowingly and smoothly complete the transformation of society.  Transformation and transition, try to avoid the direct collision between capital and feudal imperial power?

    But the monster of capital is not a domestic pet. It will not listen to anyone's orders at all. It will only follow its own nature, remove all obstacles that block its growth, and create an environment that is most conducive to its own development.  This is the nature of capital, and there is no reason at all.

    Of course, nothing is absolute. Although Li Min cannot completely control the monster of capital that he unleashed with his own hands, he can influence its direction. However, this is limited to him alone, and he is in control of this monster.  When it comes to monsters, he also has to be careful, for fear that he will be counterattacked if he is not careful.

    It is precisely because of the above reasons that Li Min decided to give up the fight for the throne, concentrate on controlling the monster of capital, and try not to cause any harm to the Tang Dynasty. As for places outside the Tang Dynasty, Li Min could only say sorry.  It will become a pasture for him to raise capital monsters, and the proceeds will be used to transform Datang. As for the negative consequences in the local area, that is beyond his control.

    The above is the real reason why Li Min couldn't help himself. Unfortunately, it involves too many principles of capital operation. Wang An is probably the only one in the entire Tang Dynasty who can understand this.

    As for Li Shimin, Li Min said something else. He took out a world map and pointed at each piece of land to tell him what kind of specialties there were on each piece of land and how each speciality would affect the Tang Dynasty.  What impact will it have.  He also compared the territory of Datang with the entire world. The result suddenly aroused Li Shimin's ambition to conquer the whole world.

    However, Li Min immediately poured cold water on Li Shimin's unrealistic ambition. Forget about the Eurasian continent, what about overseas North and South America and Oceania? With the navigation technology of the Tang Dynasty at that time, even a trip to Japan was very difficult.  Dangerous, let alone crossing the Pacific.

    As an emperor with an extremely strong desire to conquer, Li Shimin saw that the world was so big, but he could only live in a small part of the Tang Dynasty. This made him very unwilling, but there was nothing he could do if he was unwilling to do so. Although the Tang Dynasty was powerful,  However, manpower and material resources are also very limited and cannot support his ambitions at all.

    In response to Li Shimin's mentality, Li Min immediately took the initiative and proposed that if the Tang Dynasty wanted to conquer the world, it must first conquer the ocean. As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, he was willing to give up the throne and develop outward from Linhai in the Tang Dynasty first.  To develop sea trade and accumulate wealth for the Tang Dynasty, and secondly to use overseas resources to enhance the national power of the Tang Dynasty.

    Li Shimin was very surprised at Li Min's move, because he really couldn't understand that his son, who obviously had great hope of inheriting the throne, now offered to give up the throne and go alone to explore those overseas wild lands.  Earth, isn¡¯t it easy to give up but hard to take?

    Li Min also put forward another explanation for this, that is, he did not want to compete with other brothers for the throne, and he did not want the scene at Xuanwu Gate to happen again, so he took the initiative to go out and explore, hoping to set an example for future princes and tell them  Instead of focusing all their attention on the succession to the throne, they might as well rely on their own hands to work hard.

    Regarding Li Min's explanation, Li Shimin finally fell silent. Having experienced the human tragedy of brother-killing, the last thing he wanted to see was for several sons to fight to the death for the throne. Therefore, Li Min's explanation was deeply moved.  He finally made up his mind that since he didn't have time to conquer the whole world, he might as well give this opportunity to his children and grandchildren. I believe that with such an outstanding son like Li Min as the vanguard, one day, the descendants of the Tang Dynasty will conquer the world.  The footprints will cover all lands in the world.

    It was precisely because of Li Min's initiative that Li Shimin finally decided to fully support his son. No matter what he wanted to do, Li Shimin would not interfere. The reason why Li Min proposed to go to Dengzhou was actually because he wanted to establish a son in the Tang Dynasty.  A port base will serve as one of the fulcrums for future expansion.  Of course, another reason for choosing Dengzhou is that it is very close to the Three Kingdoms of Goguryeo and the Japanese Kingdom, which will facilitate Li Min's future actions. The destruction of Goguryeo is just the beginning.

    However, the above two explanations only allowed Wang An and Li Shimin to understand the reason why Li Min withdrew from the fight for the throne. Now the entire aristocratic class in Chang'an City is waiting for Li Min's explanation. For this most fundamental reason, capital,  No one can understand it. As for what he said to Li Shimin, he can use it to fool him, but it seems that it is not convincing enough. Fortunately, Li Min has written an article with Concubine Yang, and you can see it in the newspaper tomorrow.  .  .  .  )

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