kingnovel Chapter 1294
Chapter 1294
Some people might think that Cao Cao's decision to have the court promote personal hygiene was making a mountain out of a molehill.
But in reality, this is extremely important because it is directly related to the health and life expectancy of the nation.
Moreover, this is something that can only be done by the state. Just look at how the state promoted the elimination of the four pests and hygiene in the early days of the People's Republic of China.
From the time this issue was first raised in 1958 until Wei Wu's time travel, the public health campaign never stopped for decades.
In fact, Wei Wu had wanted to bring this up for a long time, but he hadn't had a good opportunity until this time.
Just as a major battle was about to begin and the two armies were about to clash, a plague broke out in the military camp. Needless to say, this was a very serious matter.
Wei Wu happened to be in Yunnan this time. If he hadn't been there, the entire Yunnan would have fallen under enemy attack.
Therefore, after Wei Wu raised the issue of hygiene, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately entrusted the matter to Zhu Biao to take charge.
Besides emphasizing hygiene, it was also helping Zhu Biao, since a benevolent ruler should value the health of his people.
After receiving Zhu Biao's reply, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his attention back to Wei Wu.
"Xiao Wu, you wouldn't want the Ming Dynasty to be able to incorporate neighboring countries into its territory too late, thus hindering its development, would you?"
Upon hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Wei Wu was immediately stunned. What the heck? Did Old Zhu go to Japan for further studies?
The problem is that the person who went to Japan last time was him, not Zhu Yuanzhang. And is this something that someone like Zhu Yuanzhang should say?
At this point, should I reply, "This Zhu Yuanzhang from Japan, please calm down?"
Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea what Wei Wu was thinking; otherwise, he would have drawn his sword and had a good talk with him.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang ultimately lacked the ability to read minds, so while Wei Wu was lost in thought, he continued to speak.
"Since you were able to annihilate the entire Siamese army, why don't you also take action against the other allied forces? That would save a lot of time."
"The troops originally stationed at the border can be transformed into sharp blades to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory and take them down in one fell swoop!"
In fact, when it came to expanding territory, not only did Wei Wu want to finish quickly, but Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to complete it even faster.
Because he didn't have much time left, he had asked Wei Wu how long he would live when they first met.
He knew he only had a little over ten years to live, and that was back then; several years have passed since then.
If he had died from illness, then with Wei Wu around, he might have lived a few more years, just like Xiong Ying, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao.
However, he did not die of illness but of old age, meaning that his lifespan could not be extended by Cao Cao.
Therefore, he wanted to completely eliminate the surrounding countries in the shortest possible time, so as to conquer a large territory for the Ming Dynasty.
It doesn't matter if future historical records label us as warmongers, as long as we can accomplish this.
Even though he used ruthless methods to completely control the occupied territories, and was later called a tyrant, he accepted it.
In any case, as long as he can leave his eldest son a sufficiently large and stable dynastic territory.
With Zhu Biao's abilities, he would surely be able to create a great golden age and become an unparalleled wise ruler throughout history.
Zhu Yuanzhang had discussed this issue with Wei Wu in the past, but Wei Wu's answer left him very dissatisfied.
The phrase "Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, Tang Taizong, Song Taizu" completely broke Zhu Yuanzhang's defenses, and his Ming Dynasty didn't even get a mention of it.
Since that's the case, Zhu Yuanzhang was determined not to accept this defeat. He wanted future generations to think of the Ming Dynasty as the first ancient dynasty they would mention.
First, start with territory, conquering a territory far exceeding that of any previous dynasty, and then vigorously develop the economy to make the country prosperous and strong.