"Civil farming means cultivating the fields, cultivating the fields will result in more millet, and more millet will make the country rich. The richer the country is, the stronger the army will be. The stronger the soldier will be, the more victorious it is. The victor will be more territorial."
At this time, Zhang Chang was startled by Dong Cheng's momentum, but he was somewhat quick-witted. He immediately moved to his seat, stood up, walked to the atrium with small steps, and bowed to the emperor: "I only want to do something for you.
The imperial court has resolved its difficulties and decided on minting policies as early as possible to balance the wealth. It has no intention of seizing power! Your Majesty, please give me your advice!"
"Recasting the five baht and repairing the money law are a great benefit for the country, business, and people. It is also an urgent matter at the moment and cannot be delayed. Now the power of each county to mint its own coins is returned to the central government.
It is not only for the unification of power, but also for the unification of regulations to completely eliminate the phenomenon of uneven coins and chaotic currency systems." The emperor did not express his position, but first praised Dong Cheng and Zhang Chang: "On this point, both of you are right.
, coincides with me."
Zhang Chang's timid expression eased a little, and Dong Cheng's face became happy. Before he could speak, the emperor turned to Yang Qi, the attendant sitting on the second table, and said, "Does Mr. Yang have the high opinion to enter the Chen Dynasty?"
Yang Qi seemed to have been prepared for it, and said calmly: "I believe that the current worry is not money and goods, but the hunger of the people. Over the years, the rice seedlings have been destroyed by locusts, and the machines have been working hard to collect taxes.
The patient is not suffering from the weight of money, but is hungry with nothing to eat, thirsty with nothing to drink, and nowhere to live.”
"Yes." The emperor understood the meaning of Yang Qi's words. Although it was inappropriate for the other party to say such words at this time, it was in line with the other party's nature of speaking out for justice, and they were indeed good words. The emperor couldn't help but express his feelings after hearing this.
His eyes became melancholy and he sighed: "Food is the most important thing for the people. The common people can live without money all their lives, but they can never go without food for a day, so farming and mulberry farming is the most urgent thing."
Originally, everyone was discussing coinage, and Taiwei Dong Cheng and Shaofu Zhang Chang were arguing over the ownership of the coinage. However, Yang Qi, who was in a good mood, actually talked about Nongsang and did not seem to regard the new minting of five baht as an extremely important matter.
, especially since the other party didn't seem to have restrained his nature at all because of Huang Wan's dismissal.
The emperor remembered that when he first arrived, in order to win over the attendants as soon as possible so that he could make arrangements in advance, he deliberately asked the attendant Ma Yu to find out Yang Qi's background and character. It was precisely because he learned that Yang Qi dared to do so in front of Emperor Xiaoling.
After comparing Yu Shun to Tang Yao and mocking him and Emperor Xiaohuan for their half-matched deeds, the emperor decided that Yang Qi was a rare and loyal person, so he made up his mind to treat Yang Qi at that time.
Show your feelings boldly.
In the end, as expected by the emperor, Yang Qi was a temporary choice in terms of loyalty and ability. He made great contributions to the emperor in contacting all parties to jointly contend and even overthrow Wang Yun.
It's just that people unite and divide because of benefits. With the departure of Wang Yun, a powerful enemy, the original allies have gone their own ways and shared power. This is a helpless thing. The emperor's endless reform measures, led by one
From the beginning of clearing Zhang Shanglin, to recruiting people to work in the fields, and even to the salt and iron monopoly, the deep interests of all parties were gradually touched. Whether it was Ma Rixi, Huang Wan, or the Yang family; whether it was for personal gain or stability.
Due to the conservative political stance, everyone will inevitably become alienated and opposed to each other, and they will never be as close as before.
This is why Ma Rixi, Yang and others reunited like a stick around the emperor at first, but later parted ways and plotted against each other. They were not disloyal to the emperor himself, nor disrespectful to the virtues of their colleagues, they just upheld the
The concepts and the interests we stick to are just different.
"Farming and mulberry cultivation are important to the court. Farming is the foundation of the people's livelihood, so it should be focused on. However, at present, there is much talk about the convenience of coinage. I believe that even if the current small money corrupts the money law and disrupts market prices, the court should come up with good measures to deal with it, but
You shouldn't overdo it and miss the point." Yang Qi looked solemn, raised his eyes and looked around. The people sitting in the Xuanshi Hall were all the three ministers who recorded the ministers, and the nine ministers who were in charge of it, including him and two ordinary ministers.
The thing is that he is half a servant of the Prime Minister.
In the past, such a large battle was used to discuss and decide government affairs related to the destiny of the country, but now it is used to discuss minor matters such as minting. If word of this spreads, it will inevitably elevate the minting of government affairs to a level that should not be there.
The level of attention may even exceed the importance the imperial court attaches to mulberry farming. You must know that last year, when the emperor proposed to establish farming and revitalize mulberry farming, he only summoned these people.
Therefore, in Yang Qi's mind, the emperor could call the relevant ministers alone, or order the ministers to discuss it, and call all the ministers and ministers over without seriousness, just like later generations convening an executive meeting to discuss whether to devalue the currency.
Same, it's really a bit of a fuss.
Yang Qi just made this deliberate gesture of scanning the crowd, and his intention was very clear and straightforward: "Confucius once said: 'How can you cut a chicken with an ox's knife?' I ask Your Majesty to think about it."
Compared with Sima Fang, who is upright on the outside but smooth on the inside, Yang Qi's real strength is his uprightness. Even though the Yang family has been affected by Huang Wan's deposition, Yang Qi still stands in his own position and plans for the court.
Just say what you need to say, and you will never compromise to protect yourself.
These are the descendants of the Yang family, these are the people with strong points.
Although Ma Rixi and Yang Qi had different positions, he was still very impressed by the other person's character. At this time, he looked at Yang Qi and nodded gently. As for Dong Cheng, he didn't agree and felt contempt for the other person's upright performance.
I thought to myself, it's time now, wouldn't it be better to remain silent or just try to be flattering? Do you have to use your strong personality to gain fame?
But thinking about it, Dong Cheng did not interrupt after all. He could see clearly that before the emperor expressed his opinion, it was best for him to observe the words and actions from the sidelines.
"Since the beginning of spring, the imperial court has issued several edicts, instructing all counties and counties to focus on livelihood and farming. In addition, policies such as improving water conservancy, promoting new farm tools, and opening up wasteland for farming are being implemented one by one. This is exactly
The performance of focusing on farming." Naturally, the emperor would not admit that he was making a fuss. He looked at Yang Qi seriously and said: "Now the people are generally stable. The imperial court reduced taxes last year. This year, the people should have more money.
When you are buying silk to make clothes for your family and buying farm tools, if the money is not available at this time and the transaction is not smooth, won't it affect the people?"
Yang Qi was stunned. He never thought that the emperor would argue with him from this angle. He actually didn't know what to answer. He wanted to subconsciously say that bartering was a common practice among the people, so he could just let the people barter as usual.
But saying it this way makes it seem like what we are talking about today is super redundant.
While he was organizing his speech, the emperor continued: "I have been browsing history books in Shiqu Pavilion for the past six months, and I have found that all rebellions by the people are caused by poor and poor refugees, and there are very few people who are from well-off families and rebel. Guan Zhong once said: 'In the process of governing the country,
"Tao, we must first enrich the people. If the people are rich, it will be easier to govern, and if the people are poor, it will be difficult to govern." Why? If the people have family assets, they will abide by the law and live and work in peace and contentment in order to protect the family assets. But if the people are poor and have no wealth,
Then they will take risks and have the desire to break the rules, which is difficult to treat."
Yang Qi came around the corner and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty means that now the imperial court has many policies to focus on agriculture, and the people do not have to worry about their livelihood. Therefore, the new five baht is minted to allow the currency to circulate smoothly, to exchange goods, and to enrich the Li Shu family.
Capital?"
"That's right." During the prosperous age of Kaiyuan, the world's "public and private warehouses were abundant," "there were no jackals and tigers on the roads of Kyushu," and "there had been no disasters in more than a hundred years." This was precisely the reason why the country was strong and the people were prosperous, and thus there was great governance and no chaos.
The emperor learned from the past and understood the present, and firmly believed in Guan Zhong's theory: "To govern a country, you must first enrich the people, and then govern them."
Yang Qi is different from those who oppose for the sake of opposition and only know how to gain reputation. He just puts forward his own opinions and views. Now the emperor is reasonable, although he did not directly answer whether it was right to summon so many people.
It took a lot of trouble, but it has been euphemistically expressed that the emperor's emphasis on coinage is worthy of summoning so many important ministers for discussion.