Ye An had no choice but to smile bitterly: "Because of greed! The germination of capitalism has just begun. Damn, the viciousness has already been fully demonstrated! In the face of 200% profit, they dare to challenge all consciences in the world! They have
After the industrial foundation was established, powerful capital obtained more funds, and the place for the funds was not the market, but the land! They also regarded food as a commodity. The more land and food, the greater the monopoly. In this era,
Transportation is underdeveloped. As long as you monopolize the food in one place, you can make huge profits. If they join forces, those wealthy families can even control the food prices for most of the dynasty! Don't forget, the burden of paying taxes still remains on ordinary people.
They don’t have many means of tax avoidance. Even if the imperial court does not focus on agricultural taxes in the future, since the wool comes from sheep, the commodity tax will definitely be borne by ordinary people. The contradiction cannot be adjusted!"
Following Ye An's words, Qin Mumu sat down on the chair in shock. She always thought that she and Ye An were doing the right thing, even extending the life of the dynasty, but she did not expect that it would have such a bad impact.
I couldn't help but mutter to myself: "So we are bringing this dynasty to an end?"
"You girl...can you blame yourself for this?"
Ye An had no choice but to smile bitterly, and then said: "This is not our fault, not to mention the quality of the starting point, industry and commodity economy are the direction of social progress. What we do is just to make this inevitable arrive earlier. As for the consequences it brings
The disadvantages are beyond our control. We lost, but not because of ourselves, but because of our excessive trust in human nature."
Slowly breathing out, Ye An's eyes became firm. He put away another set of ledgers in his hand and said, "Even so, I think we did the right thing. Before every change, strong contradictions are needed to destroy society.
Due to the environment, Fan Zhongyan's reforms are destined to fail, and Wang Anshi will not succeed. You can also see the situation in the Song Dynasty. As long as the dynasty can survive for one day, the court and officials will be content with the status quo. Even the so-called reforms will not be thorough.
Not to mention there will not be much change, interests will always serve the powerful..."
"You say these theories are useless. In the feudal dynasty, the monarch has the greatest power. As long as there is an emperor, you have no chance of winning." Qin Mumu took the account book and put it in the cabinet, shaking his head slightly.
Ye An didn't care, and smiled with his white teeth showing: "So I gave up. Reform in the Song Dynasty is unrealistic, but if we can do one in Ganliang..."
"I knew it! I knew it!"
Qin Mumu stared at Ye An and said word by word: "I knew that you ran Ganliang not just to find a way out for our family, but I didn't expect that you actually planned to fight against the imperial power. How could you want to overthrow the existence of the Song Dynasty?
Do you want to imitate those reckless uprisings?!"
"Who said that?!"
Ye An rolled his eyes: "You don't know that among the peasant uprisings in history, apart from Lao Zhu, is there any successful one? Lao Zhu was still a man of great power, but compared to him... I can't
You have to be much more mature, eh! I didn’t say you must rebel! It’s just that there is a possibility..."
Qin Mumu looked contemptuous: "Do you think I will believe what you say? Look at Gan Liang now. Others don't know but I know! Did you have a plan?"
"It's not really a plan, it's just preparation for a rainy day. In the beginning, I was running to save my life. I don't know what I will do in the future. Too much planning is not necessarily a good thing."
Having said that, Qin Mumu knew that Ye An must have had some calculations in her heart. She was often unwilling to interfere too much with Ye An's decisions. She preferred stability to his plans, but she also knew that sometimes it was too much.
Stability is not a good thing, and the result of you taking a step back will not bring you mercy from others, nor will it lead to even more bullying.
Ye An also knew that the two people had different personalities, and in his heart he did not want to reach the final step.
The first year of Baoyuan was an uneven year. Many important ministers among the two princes died, and the eldest son of the official family was also born in this year. This was not what Li Yuanhao wanted to see.
In order to achieve his goal, he decided to surrender to the Song Dynasty, so before the end of the year, he sent an envoy to ask Zhao Zhen to send monks to Wutai Mountain to worship Buddha. This was considered by the Song court to be an excellent thing. Buddhism
Needless to say, its significance is that it at least leads people to do good. This is the first choice religion for a stable society.
However, the court officials of the Great Song Dynasty believed that Li Yuanhao sent people to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha, which explained his attitude. The messenger's words were full of humility, which showed to the Great Song Dynasty that the party members were willing to pursue "inner peace."
The ministers in the court are not fools. Of course they know that Li Yuanhao cannot mean this. Buddhism, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, certainly has its uses. Otherwise, the Han family’s idea of unification would have eradicated it long ago. However, in order to maintain the stability of society, the common people
It is not a bad thing to have a belief, which is why Buddhism has continued in the Han family for so long.
Zhao Zhen agreed with a stroke of his pen. The Buddhism he understood was not what Li Yuanhao imagined. Once Buddhism was completely spread in Dangxiang, it would be a good thing for the Song Dynasty. Ye An explained it to him more than once.
He was convinced of the disadvantages of Buddhism.
But what the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty didn't know was that Li Yuanhao actually didn't want to seek Buddhism at all. Buddhist classics and eminent monks' virtues were meaningless to him and Dangxiang. What he needed was the wisdom of eminent monks and used Buddhism to make the people become better.
If you are pious, you need to take advantage of the opportunity to go to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha and explore the topography of Hedong Road.
Yes, Li Yuanhao also had his own plan. While appeasing the Song Dynasty, he was secretly preparing to take action against it. Since the Battle of Huizhou, he had seen through the truth about the weakness of the Song Dynasty's military. Such a huge dynasty could not even conduct the most basic tasks.
He was unwilling to give trust to military generals, and the command from the imperial court was even worse. He had never heard of a general who had to listen to military officials who were thousands of miles away. This was simply ridiculous.
After Ye An received the news that Li Yuanhao had sent an envoy to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha, he firmly opposed it. In his opinion, it was impossible for Li Yuanhao to "convert to our Buddha". This guy must be causing trouble in the name of worshiping Buddha.
It's just that now Ye An has been deliberately marginalized by the monarchs and ministers in the court, and Zhao Zhen has paid less and less attention to the news from the Speed Division.
The reason is simple enough. The information and speculations that Ye An compiled from the Speed Division were completely different from the information obtained from the court. Everyone thought that Li Yuanhao must not dare to rebel, but Ye An repeatedly went to court in the name of the Imperial City Division.
Li Yuanhao must rebel.
At present, Li Yuanhao is sending envoys to Mount Wutai to make offerings to Buddha. Everyone thinks this is a good thing and a sign that the party members are gradually becoming naturalized. However, Ye An thinks this is Li Yuanhao's other agenda.
As time went by, Ye An's memorials gave people the feeling of "crying wolf", and naturally no one paid attention to it.