Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1103

In fact, Zhu Biao knew very well that his father had been paving the way for him.

It was his father who did all the cruel and ruthless things, and the reputation of being a wise and benevolent ruler belonged to him, but he could do nothing about it.

He is not the emperor yet and cannot control his father. Once he comes to power, his character will be fixed and there will be no point in struggling.

So Zhu Biao didn't actually want to go into details about Wei Wu's words, so he spoke up to bring the subject back.

Wei Wu probably understood what Zhu Biao was thinking, but to be honest he also felt that Zhu's behavior was normal.

It's natural for a father to want to pave the way for his son, not to mention that Old Zhu himself has already been in a state of disgrace.

He has done a lot of killing corrupt officials and rebels in recent years, and the labels of cruel, brutal, bloodthirsty, and executioner cannot be removed.

Reforms are usually accompanied by blood and gore, so it would be better for him to implement them in a drastic manner.

When the world is pacified in the future, Zhu Biao will come to power and implement benevolent policies to develop the country. He will surely be a wise and virtuous ruler who far surpasses the Han and Tang dynasties.

However, Zhu Biao obviously didn't want to talk about this now, so Wei Wu ended the topic and returned to the railway tracks.

"Apart from materials, the next thing is manpower. Whether it's smelting iron and steel or building railways and laying tracks, manpower is needed."

"To lay the rails as quickly as possible requires a lot of manpower, but building rails is inherently dangerous."

"In the future, our Ming Dynasty must build railways that can reach the entire country, and we will need to face many extreme terrains and environments."

Wei Wu was not making a false statement about this. In fact, the risks of building a railway were very high, mainly due to geological disasters and a complex construction environment.

For example, if you are on the edge of a mountain or passing through a mountain, you may easily encounter dangerous situations such as landslides and mudslides.

The plateau areas also have to deal with the problem of thin air, while the north has to deal with cold temperatures and freezing weather.

Zhu Biao nodded, probably guessing what danger Wei Wu was talking about, and then prepared to ask for a solution.

However, before he could speak, Wei Wu directly told him how to deal with it.

"Road construction is hard work, but there will always be poor people in the world, and there will always be people who hope to earn more money to support their families through this work."

"So my idea is that if there are people who want to do it, the court will pay them to work and give them an additional income."

"But it's limited to the plains. That way, at most, it's a little tiring, but there won't be any danger to life when laying the railway."

Having said that, Wei Wu sneered again, and then spoke again:

"However, for geographical environments such as mountains and rivers, as well as areas with high temperatures and low temperatures, my suggestion is to let slaves do it."

"The slaves I'm talking about aren't Ming civilians who committed crimes and were enslaved, but rather barbarians like the Japanese pirates who refused to obey the king."

"There should still be quite a few people in Japan. We can use their lives as food to support the development of the Ming Dynasty."

"In addition, prisoners captured in future wars can also be sent to build roads and lay tracks as a contribution to atone for their sins."

It has to be said that apart from being inhumane, there are really no other shortcomings to Wei Wu's method.

Of course, we must explain here that what Wei Wu said was only directed at those who are not of our race.

It is different from the surrounding areas such as Yuan Meng, Annan, Goryeo, etc. These have been part of China since ancient times and are not considered outsiders.

After all, it is normal for a child to have conflicts with his mother. Just catch him, give him a good beating, and educate him, then trim the tree straight.

As for the Japanese pirates, white people, black nobles and the like, they are not of the same system at the root. They are not of our race and should just die.

But Wei Wu planned to do these things himself and not involve Zhu Biao. After all, such things would be contrary to Zhu Biao's image as a benevolent monarch in the future.