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Chapter 817
Yang Reform also remained silent for a long time, waiting for the time to pass bit by bit, as if he was waiting for Xu Guangqi to understand something, or maybe he was thinking about whether to tell the next thing, or maybe he was thinking about what to say next. .

"Let's not talk about this question for now, let's start another topic..." Yang Reform suddenly said, his words interrupted the extreme silence.

"Please show your Majesty..." Xu Guangqi recovered and said.The things the emperor said to him today are a bit strange, they seem to point to something, and they seem to contain another layer of meaning.

"What does Master Xu think about immigration and expansion? How do you think about overseas immigrants, or immigrants from the north, or how to control the nomads in the north and completely end the history of our Chinese people being invaded by nomads?" Yang Reform asked again. road.

Xu Guangqi was a little surprised. He had many discussions with the emperor on this issue. He often mentioned these issues in letters. Xu Guangqi felt that these things had already been explained clearly. Why did the emperor bring these things up separately? ask?Meaning?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am absolutely in favor of immigration. I have been in the Ming Dynasty for 200 years. Generally speaking, there must be gradually more people and less land. My Ming's current territory is limited and cannot accommodate so many people. Migration overseas is always a problem. It’s a good way out, if we can keep the situation where there are fewer people and more land, it’s definitely not a joke to say that I’ve been in the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years..." Xu Guangqi said seriously, this conclusion is quite recognized.

"...What about other things? How do you think about overseas expansion and northern expansion? How to solve the threat of nomads? What does Master Xu think... Uh, I don't want to ask Master Xu about the strategy, but I want to hear what Master Xu said. Views on these issues..." Seeing that Xu Guangqi was a little stiff and confused, Yang Reform said.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, if we talk about overseas expansion, I will also support it. There are many unowned lands overseas. It is really good for us to settle the people of Ming Dynasty, just like the Great Liuqiu, but now it has become the granary of our Ming Dynasty... ..." Xu Guangqi said seriously, looking at the emperor's appearance, it seems that he is not joking, but seems very serious, Xu Guangqi is also very serious.

"...Well, that's right, what about the expansion in the north? How to deal with the threat of nomads?" Yang Reform continued to ask.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I also agree with His Majesty's northern strategy. Using trade privileges to maintain the Mongolian Imperial Association Army, and then strengthen the control of Mongolia. Your Majesty has done a good job. Although it cost more money, in general, it is still good. Tolerable, much stronger than the previous passive defense. It is said that the mistakes of the past are the guides of the future. Relaxing the control of the outside of the customs seems to save some money, but it will rise from the East and calm down the East Look, it is better to take the initiative to control the outside of the pass. Even if it costs more money, it is worth it. Your Majesty, to be disrespectful, I am the one who gave birth to a Holy Master like Your Majesty. If the emperor wins and is weaker, it may not be possible Being able to suppress the rise of Donglu must be a catastrophe..." Xu Guangqi said seriously, Donglu's damage to the Ming Dynasty can be said to be painful to the bone.

"That's right, but, as Master Xu said, only when I'm alive may I be able to maintain control over the outside of the pass. What if I'm a hundred years from now? So what?" Yang Reform asked.

"...This..." Xu Guangqi hesitated for a long time.

"...His Majesty, I believe that His Majesty has already formulated a strategy to calm the outside of the customs. As long as future generations follow His Majesty's strategy, there will be no serious problems if they think outside the customs..." Xu Guangqi thought for a long time before saying.For this answer, Xu Guangqi himself is not too sure. Today's emperor is strong and can bear the layout for several years, supporting the front of tens of millions of taels of silver. This is definitely not something that ordinary emperors can do. Even with the foundation laid by the current emperor, But to be honest, Xu Guangqi still doesn't believe that the subsequent emperors can "easily" deal with the threat of nomadic tribes outside the pass like the current emperor.I'm afraid that as long as the Ming Dynasty relaxes a little bit, another Donglu will rise up immediately, and it's hard to say what the end will be.

"...Hehe, this can only be said to be unsatisfactory, and it cannot fundamentally solve the threat of nomadic peoples faced by my Chinese descendants..." Yang Reform gave an evaluation.

"...This,..." Xu Guangqi really wanted to say it was wrong, and wanted to comfort the emperor that such a situation would not happen, but Xu Guangqi also knew very well that the communication between him and the emperor should never be hypocritical, it has always been to seek truth from facts , He has always said something, such words that are against his will, he can't say them.

Another moment of silence.

Yang Reform waited for a while, as if he was also waiting for Xu Guangqi to think about these words.

"I won't talk about this topic for now, let's talk about another topic..." Yang Reform brought up another topic.

"Please show your Majesty..." Xu Guangqi frowned and said, the emperor seemed to have something to say today, and it seemed that he had something to say to him, which was always strange.

"Does Master Xu know about Kunlun slaves?" Yang Reform asked again.

"...This..., I report back to Your Majesty, I know that it is a domestic slave raised by a wealthy family in the Tang Dynasty. It was very prosperous at a time, and it was transported from Taixi. Because of its dark skin and strange appearance, there are also some There are few legends..." Xu Guangqi said doubtfully.

"Well, yes, then Master Xu naturally knows that there are people with white skin..." Yang Reform said again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I know of course that I know quite a few white-skinned people. For example, Tang Ruowang, whom His Majesty is familiar with, is this kind of person. Almost all the people in Taixi are of this race..." Xu Guangqi was even more puzzled. , the question asked by the emperor is even more strange, what is the relationship between the Kunlun slaves and the Yi people?The wind and the horse are irrelevant.Regarding the emperor's question, he didn't hesitate at all. The sect he joined was the barbarian sect, and there were all white people there.

"...Hehe, let's not talk about this question for now, I will ask about other things first..." Yang Reform did not continue this topic, but talked about something else.

"Please show your majesty..." Xu Guangqi became more and more confused, what happened to the emperor?
"...Master Xu, what do you think of scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants? What do you think of the current trend of doing business and setting up factories?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, these four peoples are the pillars of the country. Scholars establish virtue in their hearts, make contributions to the world, and publicize virtue and achievements in words. They should be the first priority for future generations; people regard food as their heaven, and they should rely on agriculture to stabilize the country. There is no one in the world. Farming is not stable, so it can be ranked second; if you want to do good things, you must first sharpen your tools, and you should use industry to strengthen the country; exchange what you need, provide taxes, and use business to enrich the country. Going straight to the land tax, I think that in the near future, the second industry of industry and commerce will definitely become the main source of tax revenue, so, this, these four people work together, and the country can be healthy and long-term." Xu Guangqi thought for a while, and said what he thought idea.After speaking, Xu Guangqi looked at the emperor even more suspiciously.

"What about the soldiers? Or military households?" Yang Reform asked.

"...This..." Xu Guangqi was a little puzzled. There is no position for military households after being a scholar, farmer, and businessman. As for why there is no position, there are many reasons, such as elevating the status of literati, depressing the status of warriors, preventing warriors from rebelling, and preventing warriors from interfering in politics, etc. Wait.

"Master Xu might as well think about it. Did the sage say that the descendants of military households cannot study? In the future, everyone will study, including military households, so what about the military households?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"...This..." Xu Guangqi became puzzled. This question seemed to return to the topic that the emperor talked to him at the beginning, about the fact that everyone in the world reads books.

"Let's put it this way, if everyone reads books and continues to promote it, the result will be that everyone is a saint's disciple, and this military household will naturally be as important as the other four peoples, isn't it?" Yang Reform said.

"... But, Your Majesty, this military man interferes in politics, but the military man disrupts the country, but he has to guard against it!" Xu Guangqi said immediately, not afraid that there would be something wrong with saying it.

"Although we have to guard against it, we can't belittle and abuse warriors without limit, right? In order to improve morale and train a strong army capable of fighting, aren't we greatly improving the treatment of the new army? No matter what, a The country still needs an army that can defend the country and resist foreign humiliation, doesn't it?" Yang Reform said.

"...Your Majesty, it is indeed this ceremony, but the facts of the past dynasties have proved that it is about the country, the country, and the warriors have to guard against it. They cannot be infinitely high, and they cannot keep pace with the literati. Then the world will be in chaos, and it won't be far away..." Xu Guangqi frowned, and pointed out the seriousness of it.

"Of course I know this, let's not talk about this first, let's talk about another topic..." Yang Reform didn't hesitate, and changed the subject directly.

Xu Guangqi was a little surprised. He thought that the emperor said so much to him and went around so many circles for the sake of his status as a military household. But the emperor ended the topic, which surprised Xu Guangqi. What did the emperor want to say?
"Let's talk about Zhang Xianyong, who has always been more prosperous now, or his experiments and discoveries,... Uh, or some interesting things that Master Xu participated in, such as formulating latitude and longitude, um, and Sun Yuanhua Those things over there..." Yang Reform said with a smile again.

"...This..." Xu Guangqi was really confused this time. The emperor had said so many things to him, but they seemed to be irrelevant things. This time, it was his turn... …

Seeing that Xu Guangqi was puzzled and didn't know where to start, Yang Reform smiled and reminded: "...Master Xu might as well connect the few things I said with the fact that everyone in the world reads books, there must be some clues... ".Yang Reform reminded with a smile.

When the emperor said this, Xu Guangqi became dull. He could selectively avoid the problem of reading alone, but if he wanted to add all these things...

Thinking of the close relationship between Confucianism and imperial power...

Thinking of the relationship between Confucianism and today's social ethics...

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To put it bluntly, that is to blatantly tear apart Confucianism and change the world!Thinking of this, Xu Guangqi became even more depressed.He considers himself a loyal, direct minister, and a person with a relatively long-term vision, but this involves imperial power, Confucianism, politics, economy, military, education, race, changes in social and ethical relations, etc. It is too complicated In an instant, countless information entangled and rushed into Xu Guangqi's mind. In an instant, Xu Guangqi felt that his brain was not enough.

How to analyze and answer the emperor's words?How to deal with imperial power, Confucianism, social and ethical relations, politics, economy, military, education, race, etc.?
In other words, where is the Ming Dynasty headed?

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