Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1214 Thoughts of Luntai ([-])

Since Dashun chose not to use eunuchs due to some historical reasons, and also learned from the harem policy of the previous dynasty after the Ming Dynasty stabilized, he did not have powerful relatives.

Under this political structure, the prince must have his own team of officials, so that he can have some available people after he succeeds to the throne.

Under this framework, the emperor asked the prince to try to do something.The prince chose to be in the thoroughfare of the prosperous nine provinces. As far as this choice is concerned, the prince's choice satisfied the emperor.

After all, Dashun really has no shortage of talents to repair traditional contradictions.Although I dare not say that a person like Zhang Juzheng will definitely be born, but for many years in traditional society—although in fact, after the mid-Tang Dynasty, there was a substantial watershed in issues such as land ownership, aristocratic families, and imperial examinations, but even counting from the Ming Dynasty , This historical experience is enough - so in the eyes of the emperor, the traditional governance model can continue smoothly.

On the contrary, all kinds of new situations, such as the great development of industry and commerce, railways, navy, large-scale sun-dried salt farms, and many contradictions that emerged in the reform of Songsu, are exactly what the prince needs to be familiar with.And from the emperor's point of view, these new things will be the power of Dashun's Li family to effectively continue their rule. As a prince, he should and of course should learn to use this power.

Therefore, the prince chose to try to do something in Hankou, and of course the direction was basically right.

The emperor felt that if one or two young people who tried to do things in Hankou could stand out like he discovered Liu Yu, it would be a great thing.

Moreover, the compromise plan chosen by the prince is neither radical nor conservative, although according to Liu Yu, it is a standard tinkering method.

But the emperor felt that ability was enough, and it was acceptable to choose a non-aggressive or conservative attitude.

There are only so few sons in total, and it is obviously unrealistic to expect to select one who can reach the level of the top scholar in the imperial examination and the leader of the new school from among these few people. Simple probability.

Praise is also boasting, and there is really no need to ask more about the rest, so the emperor reminded him again.

"Since my son often quotes "On Salt and Iron", it seems that he has realized something, or gained something. However, after reading "On Salt and Iron", he must read "Huo Guang Biography."

"Okay, you can go back now. Think carefully about the matter of Hankou, where to choose people, you draw up a charter, and I will make more choices."

The prince thought that the emperor would continue to ask questions, but he didn't want the emperor's questions to stop abruptly.However, I didn't feel the emotion of being amnesty in my heart. I thought to myself, what does it mean that my father told me to read "Huo Guang Biography"?
I heard that Zhang Yong advised Kou Zhun that Huo Guang's biography must be read, but what does it mean that my father asked me to read Huo Guang's biography?
Could it be...could it be that the royal father is quite worried about me, thinking that my answer is not very good, and I don't have the essentials to govern the country, so he wants to keep Huo Guang, Jin Rixun, Sang Hongyang, and Shangguan Jie?

The prince was full of suspicion. The emperor's words should not be said indiscriminately.He was asked to read the theory of salt and iron before, not talking nonsense, but now he is asked to read Huo Guang's biography, how can this not make the prince full of suspicion?
After thinking about it again, if I really keep such a character, can I really handle it?Ordinarily, the father would not do this, would he?

The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't figure it out, but at this time, I could only bow and retreat first, thinking that I should discuss this matter more with the staff in the mansion.

However, obviously, the prince misunderstood the meaning of the emperor.

In other words, the prince's situation is still a little small after all, and he has no idea why his father asked him to read Huo Guang's Biography after reading the Theory of Salt and Iron.

At least, the emperor didn't mean to keep the assistant ministers at all.

Because, not long after, the emperor summoned Liu Yu again, and told Liu Yu directly that he asked the prince to read Huo Guang's biography.

Since talking about Huo Guang's biography with Liu Yu, it is obviously not Zhang Yong's intention to ask Kou Zhun to read Huo Guang's biography, and the angle of understanding from the crown prince is also quite different.

"I asked the prince to study more. To test and teach him the strategy of governing the country, he quoted more words of salt and iron theory."

"I taught him again that Huo Guang's biography must be read."

"After the Salt and Iron Conference, the policy of equal losses has never been cancelled. The Salt and Iron Conference was nothing but Huo Guang's strategy to suppress Sang Hongyang in order to exercise power."

"We want to oppose Sang Hongyang in words, and use Emperor Wu's "Luntai Edict" to accuse Sang Hongyang of monopolizing, losing evenly, and equalizing the policy, but in fact, although the meeting was held, Huo Guang also won. But Huo Guang passed on The good thing is that Huo Guang did not give up the strategy of Sang Hongyang that he criticized."

"I am afraid that there will be a meeting of salt and iron in the future. They will really believe in what is inside and abolish the old politics. This will lead to a trend of party struggle between the two Song Dynasties. The old party will completely abandon the new party's politics. When the Song Dynasty read Huo Guang's biography, it will be read. I made this, hey..."

The emperor is more slippery than anyone else in engaging in this kind of mana deceit, but now he is lamenting that after reading the biography of Huo Guang in the Song Dynasty, he understood that a courtier must prevent the master from being so powerful...

Liu Yu thought to himself, isn't this fucking forced out by you emperors?Now you are standing up and talking without pain in your back, saying that you want the prince to read Huo Guang's biography. You must understand that Huo Guang seized power by relying on the Salt and Iron Conference, but the policy of criticism continues to be used instead, but can the prince really understand it?
Besides, if you say that, doesn't this make the prince misunderstand?
If the prince succeeds in reading it, are you going to let me be Sang Hongyang and him Huo Guang, then criticize me, punish me, and take a wave of power?This is not your style either.

Just as he was thinking about it, the emperor sighed and actually recited a passage of "Luntai Zhao" closely related to Yantielun and Huo Guangchuan.

"In the past, there was a Sizuo who wanted to benefit the people and endowed him with thirty aids. He was poor, old, weak and lonely. Now he is asking to send his soldier Tian Luntai. Luntai is more than a thousand miles west of Cheshi, when Kailing Hou hit Cheshi. The children of Weixu, Yuli, and Loulan who were in the capital all returned first, distributed livestock and food to meet the Han army, and then sent troops spontaneously. For tens of thousands of people, the kings will encircle the chariot divisions and surrender their kings..."

"Ai Qing thinks, if Emperor Xiaowu was born in this world, how would he do the "Luntai Zhao"?"

Liu Yu said a long time ago that the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty are not the Western Regions of Shun.According to the Western Regions, it should be overseas.

Obviously, the "luntai" in the emperor's mouth is not a wheel in the geographical sense at all.

Is it India?

Obviously not.

The conquest of India does not need the point of "benefiting the people thirty".

These words can be regarded as pointing out something to Liu Yu.

The emperor asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, if he was born in this world, what would be written in the Luntai edict?
In other words, Dashun needs to do "how big a thing" in order to squeeze the national power, consume all the potential of the traditional society, squeeze out the foundation of Dashun's hundred-year recuperation, and make every citizen pay an extra 30 yuan in head tax. To the extent that this matter can be done?
Liu Yu was silent for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, Nanyang can benefit, and Guandong can benefit. No matter how far away it is, the method of purely attracting immigrants with capital from Guandong and Nanyang to become contract long-term workers will not work."

"Virginia's cotton and tobacco, the ocean is not wide, can be crossed within a month, and sold to Europe is profitable. But it can be farther away, and the traffic at this time is not profitable."

"Don't say tens of thousands of miles away, there is the Western Regions, where you can grow cotton, tobacco and wheat, and even copper mines. However, transportation is inconvenient, and capital is absolutely unwilling to go. How can we immigrate thousands of people by contracting long-term labor? Wan?"

"It's not following Emperor Xiaowu's policy to do things with the utmost strength of the people...building sailboats, recruiting sailors, and implementing immigration...this matter must be looked at separately."

"If you look at the world, there is no need to rush this matter. With business as the guide, the Han people will gradually multiply, and there will be tens of millions of people in a hundred years."

"If you look at China, this matter must be urgent. If immigration is not to expand the scope of the world, but to solve China's problems, then emigrating in some places is indeed a good way."

"For example, the place where the Yellow River may divert from Caozhou to the Bohai Sea; for example, the place where Dongting surrounds the lake and damages the Yangtze River's hydraulic engineering."

"The world's affairs are different from China's affairs."

Liu Yu said this, that is to say, assuming that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lived in this era, he would probably choose to maximize the national strength of a hundred years of recuperation, immigrate overseas frantically, and engage in some internal permanent tenancy rights, rent reduction and interest reduction. policy.

Before finally dying, knowing that he was about to die, the next Luntai Edict laid the foundation for the follow-up "Zhaoxuan Rule".

As for the difference between China and the world, the emperor could tell the difference.In the current situation, even if there is no forced migration, if the development continues, the Southern Ocean and the west coast of North America will basically be occupied by Han people.But the number of people removed is a drop in the bucket and not enough to solve domestic problems.

The performance of the mausoleum relocation order in this era should be to compulsorily buy the land of the big landlords at a low price and invest them in industry and commerce in the form of "business certificates" to abolish their direct control over the land.

Well...Since the emperor asked this question, it is obvious that the emperor also knew it in his heart.The prince's prestige, his control, and his current level seem to be average, so he can't do this.

Theoretically, after Dashun captured India and defeated Britain and Portugal, relying on the almost top prestige and control over the army that the emperor had accumulated before conquering Rakshasa, returning to the Western Regions, conquering Japan, and going to Nanyang, And with sufficient resources in hand... theoretically it can be done.

But if you want to do it, you have to do it when you are about to die.

After finishing the work, I have to keep a scapegoat, and I will go to the emperor's mausoleum to lie down after I issued the Luntai edict. After the prince came to power, I would hold a "salt and iron conference" and announce that this matter will stop here and I will stop doing it in the future.But don’t be foolish enough not to read the Historical Records of the Han Dynasty, and finally return those lands to those who were damaged...

Liu Yu thought in his heart, just you guys, you can play at the level of Zero's Requiem, but you won't be able to jump out of this circle.

Anyway, I bet everything on the resistance and uprising of the people after the material foundation has been pinched out. If you want to play Requiem for Zero, you can do whatever you want.But a few steel mills, a few railways, and even many machines that emit heavy smoke are just steam rollers at the top.

If you really have the guts to play, I respect you. This will greatly expand the productivity of all mankind, and make the real world market covering Western America and Oceania take shape faster.Even if your original intention is probably that after passing the exam to teach the prince, you feel that the prince will not understand the more and more complicated situation in the future.But do you really want to play?Do you really dare to play like this?

(End of this chapter)