Xinshun 1730

Chapter 131

Policy theory has always been based on the general idea, and less specifics.

Emphasis on arguments rather than arguments, and there will be no detailed and clear data.

Liu Yu's policy theory is not too shocking in form, and generally continues the previous routine.

It's just that the content is really difficult for the people present to evaluate.

There is not a word of benevolence and righteousness, let alone a word of benevolent government.

It's not even a mixture of king and bully, it's overbearing from beginning to end.

There was a long silence, the emperor did not speak, and no one was willing to take the lead in expressing their opinions.

Liu Yu's policy statement clearly means that the recovery of the Western Regions is not qualified to compare itself to the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it can only be regarded as the establishment of the Liaodong Capital by the previous dynasty.

Li Gan had been frightened by Liu Yu's shocking words once before, and he already had enough resistance.

It's just that even he didn't expect that Liu Yu's policy theory would be written like this.

The last time Liu Yu talked about the world is no longer the concept of the world before the Song and Ming Dynasties from the theory of the third generation in "Gongyang".

This time, he directly used the example of the silver issue, which has nothing to do with ancient books and classics, to directly clarify his point of view: Guochao's view of the world should change. The world is the whole earth, not East Asia as it used to be. up.

If the concept of Tianxia changed, then Dashun would no longer be a celestial dynasty, but a vassal in this world without an emperor on the throne.

Since you are a prince, you should use domineering.At least, when the princes were fighting for hegemony, no one used Confucianism.

Fortunately, the official Confucianism of Dashun is the school of meritorious service, which emphasizes the use of kings and hegemons at the same time. If it was placed in the previous dynasty, it would definitely be unacceptable.

Li Gan knew that he wanted to express his opinion first, so he said, "I read "Three Kingdoms", and I occasionally realized something when I saw Marquis Wu act."

"Historically, Marquis Wu is said to be open-minded, impartial, and loyal. Those who are in time will be rewarded even if they have hatred, and those who break the law and neglect their relatives will be punished. This is actually the art of applying for business, not purely using virtue."

"However, when Marquis Wu ruled Shu, he was feared and loved in the state, and the punishment was severe but he had no complaints. The so-called benevolent heart uses the art of applying for business."

"In this dynasty, kings and hegemons were used together. If we talk about it, it is to use domineering and act kingly. This is the same as the principle of Wuhou governing Shu."

"Being domineering is for the sake of kingship."

He first set the tone, took out Zhuge Wuhou, and pulled the tiger's skin as a banner.Marquis Wu's banner is big enough. If you want to counter-spray, you have to prove that Marquis Wu is a traitor. Anyone who dares to say that will be killed.But Marquis Wu really used domineering rather than kingly ways when governing Shu.

Although Li Gan wanted to use domineering in his heart, he always used domineering as a cover.

Even if the Zhedong School of Yongjia and Yongkang is used as the orthodox knowledge, it is still in the category of Confucianism.The distinction between righteousness and benefit is not the pure utilitarianism of the Mohists, but the benefit must be hidden under the banner of righteousness.

Jiaping Zhangshi of the Northern Confucian school also agreed with this, so he followed the emperor's words and said: "I think that what your Majesty said, 'Prosper the king's way with hegemony' is the right way."

"For example, in the Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi commented on Wang Jinggong: He wanted to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and then practice propriety and righteousness; he didn't know that before he became rich and strong, the customs of talents had already been broken! But Wang Jinggong must first enrich the country and strengthen the army, and then practice etiquette and righteousness. The difference is to use Domineering and kingly? Or inner sage and outer king?"

"Zhu Xi's so-called 'must be from the smallness of the boudoir mat to the fumigation, there is no one person or thing in the world that cannot be transformed by it', his words sound reasonable, but when you think about it, it is empty talk."

"Education is naturally necessary to be enlightened, but there must be no war within and the surrender of foreign enemies. Otherwise, it is being educated. When the Jin soldiers arrived at Bianliang City and the Eastern Captives attacked Qingzhou Prefecture, should we use enlightenment to defeat the enemy? In terms of policy theory, I haven't reached the time when I can teach safely."

"The Son of Heaven will come to China and caress the barbarians. Now the world is eighty thousand miles away, and His Majesty lives in China to educate the barbarians. This is a manifest destiny!"

"It must be overbearing. However, your majesty's original intention is to promote the kingly way. Overbearing is nothing but art. It is also because Marquis Wu has a benevolent heart and uses the art of applying for business."

"Therefore, although this strategy theory lacks benevolence, it can be used in its skills. When it comes to insight, it is indeed inspiring. Although it is not said to be enlightening, it can be regarded as gaining."

"Besides, the Imperial Examination uses the way of kingship, and the Wude Palace uses hegemony, and the combination of king and hegemony is Taizong's legacy. I think this policy theory can be regarded as the leader of historical theory."

Dashun not only used the knowledge of meritorious deeds, but also rehabilitated the three houses in a small area. On the official level, Wang Anshi's evaluation was much more positive than before, which was almost on a par with Qin Hui.

In addition to the Anti-Confucianism, Northern Confucianism was also largely influenced by Wang Anshi's New Learning.

There are many articles on policy, the first one is not only the historical theory, but also the military strategy of the controlled soldiers, and the policy theory of internal and external importance.

There are three articles in total. Not only have the examples of the first article, but everyone has read the latter ones. Compared with the first article, although the viewpoint is still sharp and the point of breaking the topic is still slanted, it is not as big as the first article. dispute.

All the controversies are contained in the first article, and the general situation of Northern Confucianism can still be seen clearly.

They themselves also have the idea of ​​"returning to the well field". Although this is an impossible wish, the argument behind the policy theory about the contradiction between immigration and land reduction is exactly the key point.

I have seen the scene of refugees everywhere in the north, and I know what kind of terrifying destructive power it is.If officials can support immigration, they will too.

Besides, if it is really possible to use the country without adding gifts, why not do it?
Anyway, the development of Nanyang has not a great relationship with the north, and the people will hardly increase the burden, and they can have money to support immigration.

The economy of the north lags far behind that of the southeast. It would indeed be a good thing if a new source of income could be provided to support the immigration plan in the north.

Furthermore, policy theory is just policy theory, not national policy, and it does not necessarily mean that the country will do so.It's not about imperial examination policy theory. It's not unacceptable to talk about literary talent and scriptures, which is too overbearing.

Now that the emperor has stated that in order to prosper the kingly way, he must first use hegemony, which is tantamount to paving the way for future debates.

The selection of the official is based on the emperor's will, which is the power directly under the emperor, and the general affairs are just to make suggestions and give advice, and have no final decision-making power.

The emperor expressed his position, and it was approved by ordinary affairs, and the people present no longer struggled with the issue of being too domineering, but began to think about what it really wanted to say along the lines of this policy.

Policy theory does not mention the policy of distance, nor does it prove the feasibility of the policy, it is just a rough idea.But this is probably enough to make many people worry.

There are too many issues involved.

Not counting overbearing and overbearing righteousness and injustice, it also involves customs, tariffs, foreign trade system, water transportation, navy, Nanyang rice... If any one is moved, the world will be in an uproar.

Customs and tariffs involve a huge smuggling group.

Only [-] words are used in the policy theory to describe the changes of trade routes, and to demonstrate that the economic value of the Western Regions is no longer what it used to be, and it is impossible to return to what it was before.

But this short three hundred words directly opened up some rotten meat.

Most of the inflow of so much money is tax avoidance and tax evasion, which shows how many people rely on illegal smuggling for a living.

Even if it is to open the sea, as long as the income and export duties are paid, smuggling will not be eliminated.Without paying taxes, you will naturally earn more than paying taxes.

The Jiaping Zhangshi of the Southern School of Confucianism couldn't help worrying when he thought of the British government's question of "where is the tax?"

It's not that he evaded taxes, but he was worried that the emperor's head would go dizzy and two things would happen.

One is to open trade and close the rest of the customs.

The other is Zheng He's voyages.

No matter which of these two are made, the royal family will participate in it and monopolize the trade.

Of course taxes can be collected and money can be earned, but I am afraid that the foreign trade economy in the southeast region will be greatly affected in this way.

The British prince, Zuo Pingzhangshi, was thinking about another thing mentioned in it: the threat from the sea in the future.

This is closely related to water transportation.

It’s not that no one has mentioned the idea of ​​shipping, but the idea of ​​setting the capital in the north and relying on transportation, the idea of ​​turning waste water into the sea, has two problems that can’t be avoided.

One is the clothing and food department of millions of waterworkers.

The other is the threat of pirates and enemy navies along the coast.

Looking at it now, water transport is more suitable.

Because the navigation technology is not good enough, long-distance navigation still depends on the song of needles.Both the risk and the sinking rate are higher, far less safe than water transport.

But if you have the sailing skills of Westerners, it will be more beneficial to transport by sea than by water.

As for the threat of coastal pirates and enemy navies, this is still a question of whether the navy is prosperous.If the navy is prosperous and navigation skills are improved, then pirates will not be a problem.

Wait until you have a powerful navy and skilled navigation, and then slowly abolish water transportation.

As long as there is no rush and it can be completed within a few decades, there seems to be no big problem.

However... what the British public is worried about is the word "urgent".

He knew the emperor's temperament, sometimes he was too impatient.

If you are anxious, it is easy to get hot-headed, and it is easy to accomplish something that can last forever in 30 years. If you insist on doing it within three to five years, you can't wait for your achievements to be comparable to those of Han Wu Tang Zong. This is very easy to cause accidents.

Thinking of this, the British official said: "Your Majesty, I think this strategy is very well done, and the second half is the essence."

"However, the country's top priority now is to suppress the rebellion of Zhunbu. Although he compares the South Seas with the Western Regions of the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is not off topic, but he is afraid that the article will flow out, and there will be a lot of discussion in the world. There may be tricky words that are good at exploiting If you think that His Majesty is going to open Nanyang at this time, there may be some shocking words."

"That's why, I think... this policy theory should be cut off."

"The above half is taken, while the second half is an act of a scholar taking advantage of the imperial examination to write a letter. It should not be used as a policy theory, but should be kept strictly."

"This matter is no different than other matters. If it happens, it will cause shocks and make some people with good intentions take advantage of it. It is not appropriate to say something to confuse or cause party disputes."

"The theory of this policy is grand and grand, but if it is to be realized, it will not happen overnight, let alone boasting. I think that when it is time to pass on the day and ask the Tianyou Palace, you should ask more questions."

"If you can answer it, you can use it."

"If you ask him how to do it, and he answers that as long as he does it, then what's the difference between talking about morality and morality?"

The British duke knew in his heart that this policy was basically made by Liu Yu. Judging from his actions in negotiating with the Raksha people in the north, no one except him has such a wonderful view of the world.

Whether it's because of the same circle of honorable people or because of the love of doing things before, the British public heart supports young people like Liu Yu.

But Mr. Ying is old, and he won't be able to hold Zuo Pingzhang's position for a few years.The children and grandchildren are also well arranged.

In other words, when a person is about to die, his words are also good.

Or maybe, I have done everything I should do in this life, and I have made arrangements for my children and grandchildren.Then we have to consider national affairs.

Now it seems that Liu Yu's affairs in the north are doing well.

But the British public must make sure again, is Liu Yu impatient?Is it rhetoric?Are the consequences ignored?Is the perspective of the problem comprehensive?
It is impossible to decide before the election of the leader, but it can be roughly judged by interviewing at the Temple of Heavenly Blessing on Chuanlu Day.If it is available, it is naturally supported; if it is not available, then make the final advice: this person should not be used much.

Otherwise, coupled with the emperor's overjoyed and impatient temper, big things will happen.

The emperor didn't think of this level, thinking that the British public was defending it and didn't want to cause more disputes, so he cut off the paper, which was a good idea.

"Well, what you said is very true. If that's the case, then the first half of the paragraph is a policy theory, and the second half is a letter of advice. What this ancient scholar did is not against the system. Take the first half and point it as the leader."

(End of this chapter)