Shen Yi muttered disdainfully: "You talk nonsense about the fate of the country, you...you don't know how high the sky is..."
Shen Zhongxiao's eyes burst into light, and his entire back straightened.
"you shut up!"
"Lin'er, keep talking!"
Shen Lin is like an outsider, with an arrogant demeanor and eloquent talk.
"Dynasties in the Central Plains have risen and fallen, but few have ruled for more than 400 years. Why?"
"Without it, the land would be annexed!"
"The Central Plains seems vast and vast, but there is always a certain amount of land."
"It's like a piece of cake!"
"At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, white bones were exposed in the wild, and there were no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. There were few people, and there was no way to cultivate all the land."
"It's like ten people coming to share this big pie. Their bellies are full but most of them are left!"
"This is also the reason why many dynasties, the first two or three generations of monarchs, can be compared to the prosperous times even if they rule by doing nothing."
"If you have land to cultivate and have enough food and clothing, then only fools will rebel?"
"With the passage of time, the population has increased rapidly, and more and more people are sharing the pie, dozens, hundreds, etc."
“If we ensure that farmers have their own land, the conflicts can be temporarily alleviated!”
"But who among the vassals, nobles, gentry, businessmen, etc. from all over the world doesn't want to buy land? Our Shen family is also one of them, right?"
"It just so happens that 99% of these people don't pay taxes!"
"On the contrary, heavy taxes are slowly transferred to the heads of a large number of ordinary people."
"They are overwhelmed and go on selling their land and even their children day after day!"
"What should I do if I can't survive anymore? The only option is to rise up."
"A dynasty begins to fall into reincarnation and comes to an end!"
A long speech, inspiring and enlightening.
Even Shen Yi, who likes to quarrel the most, is rarely silent!
Who here is not reading poetry and books?
Know your history?
People often only need a little digging to catch a glimpse of something and see the whole thing.
Shen Lin talked about the issue of land annexation.
For the current turbulent week.
No solution at all!
Throughout the country, droughts and floods continued, but unfortunately, the court could not collect taxes.
There is absolutely no way to provide disaster relief.
This dynasty did not completely emphasize culture over military affairs.
because,
Daliao in the north always looks like a huge mountain pressing down on our head.
When did the fighting stop in Xiongzhou?
But this court is so screwed up that it doesn’t levy commercial taxes.
The salt and iron franchise originally brought huge profits.
In the past ten years, it has been divided up by eunuchs, corrupt officials, and giant businessmen.
The imperial court relied on pitiful agricultural taxes to deal with enemies from three directions at the same time.
Daliao in the north.
Tubo in the northwest.
And Xiaoqiang and Dali in the south!
Fighting costs money.
The armament is eroded and morale is low.
As a result, he couldn't win the field battle.
Uprisings continued throughout the country.
Horse bandits, mountain bandits, pirate bandits...all kinds of bandits are like pressing down a gourd to raise a ladle, and it is impossible to eliminate them all.
That’s right, the end of the dynasty!
Where can I not see the wisdom of former high-ranking officials like Shen Zhongxiao?
But he can't solve it!
When I was a minister in the Ministry of Household Affairs, my hair almost turned gray!
The emperor is old.
I won't go to court for a month or two.
He hid in the harem every day refining elixirs and praying for immortality.
Your dynasty will fall.
The lives of future generations are in danger.
Even if you really live forever, what's the use?
Shen Zhongxiao tugged at his beard sadly.
Shen Shensi looked on and was very worried, Dad, don't you hate it so much? If you pull it out again, it will turn into a bare chicken butt.
"Shen Lin, he lives up to his name!"
"It seems that uncle, I am really blind!"
"You, indeed, as Li Chengfeng said, you are the unicorn son of my Shen family!"
Shen Lin was a little shy.
Not worthy of such praise.
I just don’t want to study.
Just chatting.
It can’t be true!
"Hey, uncle, it's just a small talk!"
"What I mean, do you understand? Rather than entering the chaotic officialdom and drifting with the flow for ten or twenty years!"
"It's better to build a strong stockade in Beiman Mountain on the bank of the Lushui River!"
Shen Shensi's eyes widened curiously.
"Build a stronghold? Do you also want to be the king of the mountain?"
Shen Lin poked her funny.
"Idiot, troubled times are coming, can't we form a stronghold to protect ourselves?"
"Build walls high and store grain widely, do you understand?"
"Hide in a small building and become one, who cares about spring, summer, autumn and winter?"
"Just sit and watch the clouds roll and relax. What does everything outside have to do with me?"
"I'm still young, maybe."
"We can wait until another prosperous age comes!"
The bitterness on Shen Zhongxiao's face became even heavier.
This is my nephew who is inconspicuous and inconspicuous.
He is the real hidden talent!
Isn’t this the case in all dynasties?
Troubled times are coming, and people with far-sighted ideas are retreating into seclusion.
Those who are unwilling to be lonely will go out of the mountain to find a new owner and create a great cause together, but the disaster will be immeasurable.
I don’t know how many times it was broken and sinking into the sand?
Even if a new dynasty is established, how many of the heroes will die well?
In fact, from beginning to end.
Those who live in seclusion are the real masters who see through everything.
Shen Zhongxiao was unwilling to give in.
The feelings of family and country are bound to each other for life.
How could he be as light and airy as Shen Lin?
Just give up when you say you give up?
"boom!"
Shen Zhongxiao patted the back of the chair.
"I don't believe it. The Great Zhou Dynasty was less than 200 years old, and it ended like this?"
"Shen Lin, tell me!"
"Don't try to hide it from your uncle. You have problems, and there must be a way to solve them!"
The solution?
A lot.
In another time and space, the Northern Song Dynasty was somewhat similar to the Zhou Dynasty.
Didn’t he later settle in Jiangnan?
Do you want to linger for a hundred and fifty-two years?
As long as you dare to collect commercial taxes, you can actually solve the financial problem.
If that doesn’t work, build a bank!
Then get out the money buried in the soil by those landlords and old wealth.
Borrow a chicken to lay eggs.
Open mines, engage in industry, build a new army...
"Uncle, don't force me!"
"Unless we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, can produce a new king who will work hard to govern!"
"The new king?" Shen Zhongxiao thought for a long time, stroking his beard.
"It's not impossible!"
Although he is idle at home, he has many close friends and old friends.
Letters were exchanged, and the news was fairly well-informed.
The old emperor took too much golden elixir and was bedridden for more than a year.
his era.
I'm afraid I'm going to die!
"Okay, let's just chat among the three of us, uncle and nephew!"
"Tell me, what can you do if the new king takes the throne?"
Shen Lin had a bad idea.
"The national situation is complex and Zhou is extremely ill. Rushing for reforms will only be counterproductive!"
"Actually, you can find a place to carry out small-scale reforms!"
"This is used as an experimental field!"
"Initiate the New Deal, train the new army, and then drag them out to fight. First, cut off the flesh of the Liao people!"
"War can actually divert domestic conflicts."
Shen Zhongxiao's old eyes were shining brightly, as if he had discovered a unique treasure.