General Zhengyi? This word made Liu Xin feel stunned at first, and then she began to shudder. As the secretary-general of the Jinghua Secretariat, she keenly discovered that what Gao Pragmatic was most worried about seemed to be happening, or developing rapidly.
If you want to ask who knows Gao pragmatism best in the world today, Liu Xin dares to confidently think that it must be herself. Even Huang Zhiting cannot compare with her on this point, because only she and Gao pragmatism have the same understanding.
The soul of an era.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Gao pragmatically shows many noble qualities and magical uniqueness. This is not because he is a born gentleman, but because his knowledge system and vision of the times are far beyond the current situation.
He knew where the Ming Empire would sail to in the original history, and he could basically understand why this giant ship ran aground and sank. He also knew what the fall of the Ming Empire would bring to the Chinese nation with the Han as the core.
A tragic fall. In this historical context, as a former young grassroots cadre, he hopes to avoid it, hopes to change, and is willing to pay some price for it.
Are these prices heavy? It depends on who you compare with. At least based on Liu Xin’s understanding, Gao Jingshi thinks he can afford these prices. Liu Xin remembers that Gao Jingshi once said to her, compared with the countless sacrifices to save people in previous lives,
For the martyrs who sacrificed their lives and shed blood when the nation was in danger, the price they need to pay now is not insignificant, but it is indeed not worth mentioning.
This is what our ancestors did, and future generations should remember it.
Gao Pragmatic remembered, so he used actions to change the Ming Dynasty. However, in the Ming Dynasty, where the national system was rigid and bureaucratic thinking was solidified, it was extremely difficult to change.
However, Gao Pragmatism does not recognize violent revolution, and even believes that when social productivity cannot reach a certain threshold, even violent revolution may not be able to build the new system he hopes to see, so the only option left is reform.
What is needed for reform? In addition to objective social needs, it first needs someone to lead, secondly it needs force to promote, then it needs dividend promotion, and finally it needs sustainable power.
There must be objective social needs. There were so many problems in all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, which are basically the same as Li Hongzhang's description of the late Qing Dynasty as a shabby house with leaks everywhere. Therefore, the objective reality of social demand for change already exists. Gao Pragmatic does not have to worry about whether his actions are necessary.
Build castles in the air.
"There are leaders" is considered Gao Pragmatic's good luck. When he was still young, his uncle Gao Gong was a reformist and had the almost unconditional support of Emperor Longqing. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic was able to influence Gao Gong in his early years.
To strengthen the specific reform ideas that Gao Pragmatic originally hoped to reform, this laid a relatively good social ideological foundation and objective reality foundation for Gao Pragmatic's subsequent deepening of reforms.
When Gao Jingshi gradually rose up in the court and successfully succeeded Yu Yin, the third generation chief minister, this leader was naturally replaced by him. However, due to Gao Jingshi's age, he was actually a leader with flaws. The biggest
The trouble is that he lacks political qualifications and cannot truly join the recognized core decision-making circle of the court.
Becoming the Minister of Household Affairs allowed Gao Pragmatic to step half-foot into the core decision-making circle, and the reform of the "Big Household Department" further strengthened the real power in his hands, but this also brought about another trouble: the real power he held was in his own position.
When his status is insufficient, he appears to be too powerful, which makes people focus more on him personally.
Gao pragmatically kept a low profile as much as possible and rarely participated in various lectures, poetry gatherings, garden outings and other social activities that were popular among the upper-class literati of this era. The main reason was that he wanted to expose himself as little as possible.
This approach has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that there is less exposure, and outsiders think that Gao is pragmatic and mature and stable. The disadvantage is that it increases the outside world's speculation about his personal ambitions. For example, some people say that he is only interested in officialdom.
I just want to pay homage to the prime minister as soon as possible. I value status more than reputation.
In any case, the reform leader's status as a highly pragmatic leader has been firmly established, but the foundation is not particularly solid, and there are always people trying to pull him down.
So, what about force promotion? First of all, we must find out who is the most powerful person in Ming Dynasty, or who are they.
Gao Pragmatic certainly knows that the people are the most powerful. Unfortunately, at a time when the people do not yet have a sense of ownership, the people themselves do not know what power they have. Even if they do, the ones who truly control their power are not themselves, but others.
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The power of the Ming Dynasty was in the hands of the ruling class, and the ruling class had internal subdivisions. These subdivisions were not simply either/or. In fact, they were like drawing several circles, and each circle had its own parts.
, there are also intersecting parts.
The so-called economic base determines the superstructure, and this also applies to the Ming Dynasty. Civil servants and military ministers each have their own foundation. The foundation of civil servants is the local gentry, which can also be said to be private landowners across the country.
Civil servants can be further subdivided within themselves. For example, the landlords in the Jiangnan area are often not only landlords, but also business groups, and many of them are business groups that were originally engaged in overseas smuggling; the northern landlords were originally relatively "simple", but after the practice of the Practical School
The Dayton operation is now gradually commercialized, forming another type of business group.
The two business groups will naturally compete, and the Northern Business Group was originally not as good as the Southern Business Group, but now due to the cheating presence of Jinghua, it has in turn suppressed the Southern Business Group, which will of course cause resistance from the Southern Business Group.
This is actually the root of the fierce fight between the Practical School and the Heart School: ideas may be debatable, but interests cannot be compromised.
If the civil service group is like this, how can the military officials not be noble? The military generals group can also be divided into two categories. One is the honorable minister group, which relies on the shadow of their ancestors to control a lot of interests - such as the vast number of military villages and countless military households.
Etc.; the other type is the military meritorious group, which improves their official ranks through their own efforts, and has mastered a core force that is theoretically only subordinate to themselves, that is, armed servants.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The former has hereditary status and economic strength, and the latter has the force that the court must rely on. Together they are the military generals group, which theoretically stands at the forefront of the civilian officials group.
opposite.
However, due to well-known reasons, it is actually difficult for them to really oppose the civil service group. On the contrary, they have to move closer to the civil service group and choose a certain faction in the civil service group as their backing.
The reason why this is the case has been mentioned many times in the previous article: the Five Army Governor's Mansion, which represents the interests of the generals group, was completely castrated after the Civil War. As a result, the generals group with incomplete limbs cannot be found, and it is impossible to find them.
If you cannot choose your own spokesperson, you will naturally be unable to fight for your own interests. You will have to find your own mother to embrace the lap of a certain faction of civil servants.
But at this time, a very strange question arose: The emperor was supposed to be an arbitrator who was above the civil and military groups. When the civil and military forces were not equal, shouldn't he restrain the strong and support the weak?
This issue is very complicated, but when a regime enters a stable period, the civilian group will definitely be stronger than the general group. This is the most common trend throughout the ages, otherwise it will become a ****.
Because of Emperor Taizu's principle of "a country without conquests", the Ming Dynasty essentially opposed the **** system, that is, it limited the upper limit of the general group. The result of this was that the power of the civilian group was not restricted.
, and the generals group will be jealous if they rebound even slightly, and with the addition of the DEBUFF of the Civil Engineering Change, the decline of the generals group has become inevitable.
In this case, as long as the emperor did not feel that the decline of the generals group brought great danger to his rule, he would naturally not have the motivation to support the generals group - after all, in the emperor's view, the civil service system of the Ming Dynasty was not enough to threaten
He, so the expansion of the power of the civilian group is better than the expansion of the power of the general group.
However, Gao Pragmatic needed strength to support his reforms, and the first thing he wanted to win over was the military general group that was easiest for him to win over. The military general group originally needed strong civilian support, and Gao Pragmatic can not only provide political support, but also make them rich, so naturally they hit it off.
, but this immediately laid hidden dangers for the future.
As for dividends, they are naturally necessary. Any leader who wants to successfully control the power under his name has prerequisites: the basic prerequisite is that you can protect their interests, and a further step is that you can bring them greater benefits.
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The reason why military ministers and military generals have been able to worship Gao Jingshi for twenty years is obviously not because they are inspired by Gao Jingshi's personality, but because Gao Jingshi can not only protect their interests, but also bring greater benefits to them.
Interests.
Xungui Group joined the Sea Trade Alliance, not only got rid of the chaotic stalls of the Beijing camp with the help of Gao Pragmatic, but also was able to abandon its combat responsibilities and concentrate on making money with the production and construction corps. It can also make a lot of money in sea trade activities. Naturally, it will fully support it.
Highly pragmatic in all actions - except perhaps rebellion.
Due to the highly pragmatic military reform, the military generals group with great military achievements can obtain more military pay while equipping their troops, especially their servants, with stronger weapons and equipment. Obviously, they have also benefited greatly. The former makes them more appealing in the military (
Maybe they can also take a commission), the latter makes them more powerful to obtain more military exploits, and then improve their status. Therefore, the military generals group with military exploits also obediently obeyed Gao Pragmatic's orders.
Li Rusong is obviously not in the same trench as Gao Jingshi because of his father's relationship, but he is still able to carry out Gao Jingshi's military orders. In the final analysis, isn't it because Gao Jingshi can ensure that he obtains new military exploits?
Finally, as for the sustainable power, this is still uncertain. To a certain extent, it is best for Gao Pragmatism to continue to be in power and let the practical reform form inertia. When more people enjoy the dividends of the reform, the reform will continue to roll in.
Move forward. By that time, the reform will have entered a virtuous cycle, and it will not matter whether Gao Pragmatism is in charge. Gao Pragmatism will be regarded as completing its historical mission.
But this is still a matter of the future, and it doesn’t matter that much now.
The trouble now is that it has not yet developed into a virtuous cycle, and the previous hidden dangers have begun to emerge. Narita Kai said that Gao Pragmatic, "The current situation is like what it was like before Japan became a general to conquer barbarians," which may have been an unintentional statement.
, but to Liu Xin’s ears it sounded like a thunder.
Even she, a concubine who had just come to the Ming Dynasty from Japan, could feel the power of Gao Pingshi in the court. Could it be that the princes in the court couldn't feel it? Could it be that the emperor couldn't feel it? Obviously impossible, they
None of them are fools, both the courtiers and the emperor must have felt it.
Now that they can feel this power, how will the courtiers and the emperor react? Liu Xin feels that she can't quite grasp their thoughts.
Generally speaking, the courtiers are now divided into three factions, the Practical School, the Xin School and the Old Neo-Confucian School, which is the Neutral School. The Practical School will definitely continue to support Gao Pragmatism, after all, this is the representative of their interests; the Xin School will definitely be more opposed to Gao Pragmatism.
The pragmatics, because their political opponents are becoming more and more powerful; the trouble lies with the centrists.
In the past, the reason why the neutral school was neutral was mainly because the Shi School and the Xin School both emerged after Jiajing and became the two major factions that controlled the real power of the court, while Neo-Confucianism itself showed signs of decline (there is a view in historians that this was due to the civilization of the late Ming Dynasty).
(resulting from this), so we can only wait for the two factions to fight, and then see if there is a chance for the fishermen to benefit.
However, with the victory of the Battle of Fayuan, this situation of basic balance between the two factions was broken by Gao Jingshi. If everything goes according to tradition, Gao Jingshi will definitely receive a reward. Once this reward is given to Gao Jingshi
By joining the cabinet, Gao Pragmatic's biggest trouble before - lack of qualifications and difficulty in getting a position in the cabinet will be solved.
In other words, the next step is for Gao Pragmatism to lead the Practical School to suppress the Xin School. Everyone knows the truth. When the Practical School completely suppresses the Xin School, can the neutral school of traditional Neo-Confucianism survive alone? Of course it is impossible, they think
Gao Pragmatism will definitely expand the area of attack and take them out together - this has been the case in all dynasties, otherwise it would be called a party struggle!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! With such a judgment, Liu Xin felt nervous. When a faction is strong, can it really suppress all other "non-selfs"? With this
At the same time, since Tianzi has never been a fool, can he allow the Practical School to dominate and completely lose checks and balances?
Jiajing dared to let Yan Song dominate the world because he knew that the source of Yan Song's power was him. As long as he took back power, Yan Song would be nothing more than a rootless drifter, unable to cause trouble at all.
However, Yan Song is not Yan Song who is highly pragmatic. He is not just a civil servant. He is also the "No. 1 Civil Service Officer in the World" - a title that will be completely confirmed after the victory over the Yuan Dynasty. He is also the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, and he is as rich as the country.
Moreover, he controls powerful military production; he also has armed servants all over the country, especially gathered on the nine sides, which can theoretically pose a threat to the capital.
Doesn't this situation meet the prerequisites for the leader of the Japanese martial arts family to serve as the general to conquer the barbarians?
What is the General who conquered the barbarians? He is the leader of the shogunate, the person who actually controls the power of Japan!
Would the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty be willing to be a puppet mascot like the Emperor of Japan? Absolutely impossible. China does not have the so-called traditional theological thinking of the eternal line. China has always been "Princes, generals and ministers have their own kind", and "the emperor has strong soldiers and horses"
Practitioner of the theory of supremacy of power, "the one who makes it happen"!
It doesn't matter whether Gao Pragmatic has the subjective consciousness to threaten the imperial power, because in the eyes of the Chinese, as long as he is powerful enough, all he needs is a "yellow robe" Chenqiao mutiny to change everything.
It was such a great victory, but why did it end up like this? Liu Xin felt like her head was as big as a bucket.
what to do?
Should you persuade Gao Jingshi to give up his previous ideas and simply go one step further? Or should you persuade him to take the initiative to delegate power and continue to give up military power, or give up direct influence on military power, after giving up direct intervention in factories and guards before?
As the secretary-general of Jinghua, Liu Xin became more and more uneasy as she thought about it. The more she thought about it, the more difficult the situation became. She felt that being pragmatic at this time was simply a dilemma.
Just when Liu Xin was worried, Gao Mo suddenly came in a hurry, his face extremely serious.
Before Liu Xin had time to ask him what happened, Gao Mo, who had always been calm, took the initiative to speak: "Secretary-General Liu, just now the General Affairs Department sent someone to send an urgent secret report: The master has officially submitted a letter to Meng Yuan to resign on the grounds that the war is over.
Summary."
Before Liu Xin could speak, Gao Mo frowned deeply and continued: "Furthermore, after the two great victories, the master didn't even go to Guihua City. Instead, he immediately entered the customs from Dushi Castle, bringing only five hundred servants back.
Beijing... I have calculated the time, I may have arrived in Yanping Prefecture now, and I will arrive in Beijing in a few days."
Liu Xin was stunned on the spot, but she knew very well that Gao Pragmatic had already made a choice.
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