Jiang Ning thought about what the Great Yuan Dynasty was like, or what the Turkic Royal Court was like, but then he stopped thinking about it. The Yangtze River rolled eastward, and the waves swept away the heroes. Every era has its mark. He never took it with him.

No matter what, I don’t want to change anything. I don’t want to be a high-ranking person in power. I don’t want to be a coward. I stand upright and do what I want to do. I don’t want to be fettered by the world. I can leave when I want and stay when I want.

This kind of life is what he wants to try.

But later on, Wang Ruoyan's kindness or respect for each other, Liu Sisi's self-reliance, and Yue Ya's gossip made him very interested in these people in this world. Maybe it's good to keep it. In this mood

Next, Xia Kang and Bi Chengan called him over. He didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, especially about the imperial court...

It's just that the two old men are both highly respected people, and they treat Jiang Ning with courtesy, without any condescension. Through their contact in the past few months, Jiang Ning also roughly knows something about the two of them. Bi Cheng'an is the consort and the head wife of the family.

She is the cousin of the current official family, Princess Xia He of Chengyang.

The Xia Kang in front of me, his ancestor was the founding hero of the Great Xia Dynasty. He was given the surname Xia and became the Iron Hat King. He returned from Luoyang ten years ago and settled in Hangzhou.

In terms of net worth, these two people are much older than the prefect. In terms of status, one is a relative of the emperor and the other is a highly respected minister. He is just a small person. If you calculate it, he can be regarded as an acquaintance who has been forgotten for many years, but the friendship

That's all.

This is also the reason why Jiang Ning can sit here, the only reason.

Jiang Ning put his hand next to the stove, and Xia Qiangjun's voice gradually sounded in Jiang Ning's ears.

"This matter started in August last year..."

"Princess Changping instructed the four major academies to propose strategies to strengthen the country in order to change the weak situation of the Xia Dynasty, strengthen the army and the country, and then reject the Yuan Dynasty in the north and control the Turks in the west. On the tenth day of August, Princess Changping adopted the policies of Donglin Academy

, met with the officials, who were overjoyed and summoned the left and right prime ministers, General Tiance, Grand Master Geng, and Lieutenant Xing, together with the six ministers, to the Jinluan Palace to discuss state affairs."

"Interests, parties, rights, and selfish desires came to the fore at this moment. No one knew what was said specifically except those present. It lasted until the morning of the next day. I heard that the officials even threw things and scolded the officials.

, but in the end..."

"We lost in the end." Bi Cheng'an said, his eyes dim: "I invite Zichuan to come today. Firstly, Zichuan is a talented person and I know it well. Secondly, you are different from ordinary people and have some unique ideas. Here

This is a ten-volume collection of articles. Zichuan can take a look at it and tell her what it is like."

As he said that, Xia Kang pulled out a book from the coffee table beside him. It was orange in color and had patterns on the cover. It should be an old book.

Jiang Ning took the brochure. Although he didn't know what medicine these two men were selling, he already had a plan. This kind of confrontation between reform and conservatism has been common in Chinese history.

From Shang Yang's reforms in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Xinhai Revolution, there were hundreds of times, large and small, covering almost all dynasties. Not to mention the reforms of Empress Dowager Xiao a few decades ago, which also freed the Yuan Dynasty.

The Turkic royal court became prosperous and powerful.

But when Jiang Ning opened the booklet and saw the ten rules on it, he was greatly surprised.

From the current perspective, these ten articles are nothing more than reducing the rights of the powerful and increasing the income of farmers. However, in this era, they are still a bit abrupt. If you are familiar with them, they are somewhat similar to Wang Anshi's reform.

The Green Crops Law, the Immunization Law, the Farmland Equalization Law, the Farmland Water Conservancy Law, the Armor Protection Law, the Conscription Law, the Horse Protection Law, the Ordnance Law, the Generals Law, and the Disarmament Law.

In Jiang Ning's impression, Wang Anshi's reform... failed...

"Wang Anshi's reform?" Jiang Ning muttered, because the ten detailed rules of the reform were the same as the Wang Anshi's reform he knew. Except for some differences in expression, the central ideas and methods were very similar.

"Wang Anshi?" Xia Kang asked with wrinkles.

"Oh, I wonder who wrote these ten items?" Jiang Ning closed the book and put it aside.

Xia Kang said: "This person cannot be described, but his talents and learning are no longer inferior to those of the Hanlin. Please tell me, what do you think?"

Jiang Ning picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and put it back again: "Nothing, just some suggestions to enrich the country and strengthen the army. Failure is expected."

Xia Kang frowned: "Oh? Where to start?"

"In every dynasty, every legislative effort was made to enrich the country and strengthen the army. From Shang Yang's reform, Wang Mang's reform, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Zhou Shizong of the later Zhou Dynasty, these are successful examples, but there are also more or less failed examples among them.

, we don’t know, Shang Yang is the best example..."

Before they finished speaking, the three of them looked at each other with quite complicated expressions in their eyes.

At this moment, Jiang Ning has understood that these three people, a prince consort, a prince with an iron hat, and a captain who is riding on the fifth rank, all want to reform, and these ten volumes are very powerful. If they succeed this time,

The Great Xia Dynasty will definitely be able to revive, but the current result is failure.

"Things are good things, but they failed, which means that these ten reform strategies have not come out at the right time. Perhaps the conservative faction is content with the status quo, thinking that the current situation is very good and there is no need to change. Some people will benefit, and others will naturally lose.

, since the losses in the DPRK are greater than the gains, oh, most people’s gains should be greater than the losses.”

"In the final analysis, we still haven't hit the seven-inch mark. When we are terminally ill, it's time for the dynasty to change. There are many great scholars in the dynasty, and there are also many talented people in governing the world. They should have weighed this kind of thing, and that's it for the time being.

many."

Jiang Ning's words revealed exactly what Xia Kang and Bi Chengan were thinking, so their expressions changed from surprise to surprise to worry.

They didn't expect that Jiang Ning would go straight to the point and comment on these ten volumes, such as the method of young crops and the method of recruiting soldiers. But just these short words broke the window paper of the deepest reform -

-Benefit.

No matter who you are, you can't do without these two words. Money, power, and status are all interests.

"Okay, okay..." Xia Qiangjun said three good words in a row, but he laughed: "Hahaha, my father said that your boy is talented and learned, but I still don't believe it. What you said today is not like someone at your age.

from."

Jiang Ning smiled and pointed at his head: "After being injured, you think differently, haha..."

"I'm not an indecisive or secretive scholar. I like this character, hahaha..." Xia Qiangjun laughed loudly. He was standing on Jiang Ning's side, stretched out his hand and patted Jiang Ning's left shoulder.

Teeth grinned.

"Qiangjun..." Xia Kang glared at Xia Qiangjun: "It's not important to start with."

"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm used to it..."

"It doesn't matter, I'm also very interested in martial arts. Looking at the skills of the eldest young master, he must be a good man who has walked on the tip of a knife and waded through the sea of ​​fire. I must learn more in the future..."

"Hey, I'm a martial artist, what's there to learn..."

"That's wrong. Going into battle to kill the enemy and defend the territory for the country requires civil servants and even more martial arts. Without the bloodshed and sacrifice of soldiers and the strategizing of generals, how can we have this piece of pure land in the rear? Do we rely on poems and songs? Do we rely on iron bones?"
Chapter completed!