Today's territory of China all started when King Wu divided the world.
The countries he entrusted to the throne will jointly form the future Chinese state. All other countries will be barbarian lands and will not allow Chinese Miao descendants to enter.
However, since the Han Dynasty, the emperors of the Central Plains dynasties have become more and more wary of the clan, and a unified centralization of power has gradually taken shape. By the Song and Ming dynasties, fearing that the princes' powerful troops and horses would backfire against the central government, they simply raised the clan princes like pigs.
, the more nonsense and incompetence you have, the more you will be treated badly by the emperor.
You just need to be a waste, a silverfish. You don't need anything like talent or ability...
As a result, a large amount of money and materials were spent every year to support and appease those greedy and useless scum, making the empire's finances overwhelmed. Even so, those clan princes often made people angry.
In a sense, these clans, which consumed a lot of national power, played a role in the collapse of the empire...
"Your Majesty, the more peaceful the empire is, the more prosperous the clan will be. It will eventually reach such a huge scale that the empire's finances will be unable to bear it. I dare not speak of the consequences of this! We are both of royal blood, if it is a little thinner
However, it is hard to avoid giving people the excuse of being mean and ungrateful. It is really a dilemma. Why follow the example of King Wu and seal the clan children in a newly attached land, let them recuperate and recuperate as a vassal of the empire, and work hard to govern and expand the territory? No matter what happens in the future
The situation has changed, and the meat has rotted in the pot..."
Fang Jun gave his advice with sincerity.
Since the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty no longer had the domineering power that dominated the world during the Qin and Han Dynasties. Why?
It's very simple, there is no enterprising spirit!
The Song Dynasty suppressed military power with culture, and the Ming Dynasty was hampered by the party and government. Even though it could be peaceful and dominant for a while, it ultimately lacked the soaring heroic spirit to sacrifice others and sweep away the society! In the end, the dynasty came to an end, the country was cut off, and the whole family was destroyed again.
Without perfect eggs, they were invaded by foreigners, Chi County in China became the pasture of foreigners, and the Chinese people became slaves of foreigners...
If the dynasty is surrounded by vassal states controlled by clans with the same surname, even if the center falls, there must be one or two promising people who are thinking of restoring the foundation of the ancestral temple, working hard to govern, driving out the Tartars, supporting the building, and turning the tide.
Yu Ji fell!
To put it bluntly, don’t put all your eggs in one basket...
Fang Jun admired the Tang Dynasty and respected His Majesty Li Er, but in his heart, there was no big difference whether the emperor's surname was Li, Zhao or Zhu.
That's fine. The two families that took over the Central Plains wanted to consolidate their rule due to identity issues, so they could only carry out inter-ethnic massacres and cultural suppression.
It would be a descent into hellish darkness...
His Majesty Li Er was silent, but actually he was quite moved.
He was a decisive emperor. Even when he launched the Xuanwu Gate Revolution, he was never as hesitant as he was on this matter.
Because the implications are too far-reaching.
What seems to be a decision on whether to grant the royal children to the newly-attached land actually represents whether the overall national policy and strategy of the Tang Dynasty will undergo a huge change from now on, and whether the effect of this change will be good or bad.
no one knows……
His Majesty Li Er said in a deep voice: "Let me think about this matter carefully."
Fang Jun nodded silently.
The matter is of great importance, even if His Majesty Li Er is arbitrary, he must make thorough considerations and trade-offs.
But Fang Jun knew that according to the emperor's strong and heroic character, once he made a decision, he would definitely implement it to the end. No matter what storms he encountered in the middle, he would not change easily.
And this is the necessary condition for an outstanding emperor to be able to make achievements that shock the past and the present.
Those emperors who not only wanted to change the status quo and make achievements, but were also afraid of the turmoil of the public and therefore hesitated to change their orders day and night, all felt ashamed in front of His Majesty Li Er...
In fact, not only emperors, but those who have achieved great things at home and abroad in ancient and modern times must not only have extraordinary talents, but also must have perseverance and perseverance!
If I don't even have the determination to leave despite the millions of people, what can I accomplish?
This topic was too heavy, so His Majesty Li Er put it aside for the time being, took a sip of tea and asked: "Where is the Queen of Silla?"
Fang Jun said: "I will enter Beijing tomorrow. The Honglu Temple has made a careful reception plan. There will be no mistakes. Your Majesty, please be at ease."
His Majesty Li Er nodded.
Li Xiaoyou, the Minister of Honglu Temple, was ordered to resign after the court meeting that day and returned to the palace to think about his past. In the past two days, the emperor was thinking about whether to deal harshly with Li Xiaoyou, a descendant of the royal family, and to investigate this matter carefully. The guy's words to contradict him in front of the civil and military officials of the court, is there someone behind the scenes...
It's just a matter of the internal stability of the royal family. His Majesty Li Er plans to take care of it slowly and cannot rush it.
Without Li Xiaoyou's objection, Honglu Temple naturally went all out to receive the Queen of Silla. After all, the more the Tang Dynasty expanded, the busier the affairs of Honglu Temple became, and the power they held became greater. Without People will reject this.
"Recently, many nobles in Longxi have united to organize a trading house, which is roughly the same as the 'Eastern Datang Trading House'. Many products are priced uniformly by it. Any merchants with lower prices on the market will be suppressed. I The 'Hundred Cavalry Division' has been ordered to investigate this matter, and if there is any real evidence, it will be severely punished."
His Majesty Li Er changed the topic again, which made Fang Jun a little unable to keep up.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he remonstrated: "In fact, your Majesty can rest assured that as long as the court collects commercial taxes and encourages business, monopolies will inevitably appear. This is driven by interests and has nothing to do with political stance."
In order to flatter themselves, the Li family climbed onto the high branch of the Longxi Li family and included their ancestors in the Longxi Li family's genealogy, thus showing that they were noble and not a hybrid between Han and Hu, or a mixture of Chinese and foreign blood. Bastard...
In fact, Mr. Li from Longxi did not catch a cold.
The members of the aristocratic family are extremely proud of this idea. In their eyes, the inheritance of the family is much more valuable than any royal bloodline. They were just frightened by His Majesty Li Er's decisive killing after the Xuanwu Sect Incident. , I had to pinch my nose to recognize this relative.
However, in essence, he has never been close to the Li royal family, and even had frequent conflicts.
Now the Li family in Longxi has monopolized the place that the Silk Road must pass through on the upper reaches of the Wei River. It is a huge area that is extremely important both economically and militarily. No wonder His Majesty Li Er is worried, lest the Li family in Longxi cause something that cannot be dealt with...
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His Majesty Li Er frowned. Hearing what Fang Jun said, he didn't feel at all forgiving. Instead, he asked: "In that case, why did you admonish me to collect business taxes and establish the 'Eastern Datang Trading Company' to encourage the people of the country?"
What about doing business?”
Being a merchant is a lowly profession, and no matter how much money you earn, it will not improve your social status much.
For the emperor, it is certainly a good thing to have sufficient internal funds, but if it is related to the stability of the domestic political situation, it is not even a piece of cake...
If the emperor's throne is gone, what's the use of gold and silver?
Fang Jun crouched half of his buttocks, thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty's atonement is that I didn't give you a thorough analysis of the impact of the opening up of trade. Your Majesty, I dare to ask you whether you know that Qin and Han Dynasties were as powerful as the Qin and Han Dynasties in ancient times.
What was the reason for the eventual collapse of the empire?”
His Majesty Li Er is not a drunkard, he is not "born in a deep palace and grows in the hands of women", nor is he an ignorant fool like "Why not eat minced meat"? He assisted his father and brother in conquering the world, charging into battle and conquering this beautiful country.
He is used to seeing the suffering of the people and has a clear and profound understanding of the entire society.
After speaking warmly, His Majesty Li Er said: "The world is unstable, one is the land, the other is the foreign races, that's all."
The reasons that can lead to the collapse of an empire are either that land annexation reaches an extreme level, and a large number of farmers lose their source of livelihood after losing their land. They have no choice but to starve to death. Then they can only rebel. Then a powerful empire will face the challenges of the people all over the world.
Anger can only lead to destruction and collapse. Or, a large-scale invasion of alien tribes, and the world is shaken by Shenzhou and Luchen. However, since ancient times, there have been countless powerful alien tribes. Whether the dog army attacked Haojing and robbed King You of Zhou, or
Or the Xiongnu ravaged Yanmen and traversed the Western Regions, or even the "Yongjia Disaster" when the Hu people in the north occupied the Central Plains, failed to truly bring about the demise of the Central Plains Empire.
His Majesty Li Er believes that foreign races ruling China has never happened before, and it will never happen in the future...
Therefore, there is only one reason for the demise of the empire: land annexation.
Fang Jun nodded slowly.
Even though this emperor had various shortcomings in history, there was one thing that most emperors fell short of, and that was political vision.
He said: "Land annexation is a cancer of the empire, but it is also inevitable for social development. The rise of every dynasty represents the beginning of a new land annexation, and the demise of every dynasty means a new land annexation."