Yang Xiu is in charge of the embroidery guard and reads hundreds of documents sent to him every day.
All the information was submitted continuously from various places. The reason why Yang Xiu kept reading it was because he wanted to gain insight into the local news. Only when he knew the news reported by Xiu Yiwei could he know where there were loopholes.
Once Lu Xuan asks, he can answer immediately.
When Yang Xiu heard Lu Xuan's words, he said without thinking: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."
Lu Xuan said: "Tell me what you think?"
Yang Xiu quickly replied: "I think it is harmless for the army to do business. On the one hand, the troops stationed in various places are elite troops, and business will not have much impact. On the other hand, and the most important point, if the army is unified in business, it can also make money and subsidize
The military. At least, it can reduce the financial pressure on the Ministry of War."
Lu Xuan nodded slightly, his eyes dark.
This is Yang Xiu's weakness.
Yang Xiu came from a well-known family and had a very unruly temperament. He looked down on people at the bottom, and he also had high ambitions and low abilities. This was the reason why Yang Xiu was not clear about many things at the bottom. Yang Xiu was smart, but not really smart. He had no strategic vision and determination.
force.
Zhou Yu's views coincided with Lu Xuan's.
Whether it is Zhou Yu or Lu Xuan, both can lead armies and have commanded armies. They know that the army has the power of independent financial power. They also know how crazy the army will become once they taste the benefits of money, and what will happen next.
hard to control.
This is a beast and must be controlled.
Yang Xiu had no experience in this area, let alone experience in local governance, and his view of the problem was superficial.
Let Yang Xiu analyze human nature, let Yang Xiu judge good and bad, speculate on the battlefield situation, or let Yang Xiu preside over the embroidered guards, Yang Xiu has done a good job. But when it comes to strategic vision, Yang Xiu is lacking.
Lu Xuan smiled slightly and asked, "Yang Qing, do you really think the army is good at doing business?"
Yang Xiu said: "Your Majesty, if I don't say it's very good, it's not too bad. After all, the world of Ming Dynasty is in your hands. Your Majesty is able to control everything, so it's not harmful for the army to do business, which is just for the people below to make some money.
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Speaking of this, Yang Xiu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, to put it more profoundly, the local garrison doing business may also be committing suicide. When the Western Han Dynasty was founded, even the Prime Minister Xiao He needed to commit suicide in order to protect himself."
Lu Xuan couldn't help but laugh.
Yang Xiu's idea is really unique, but unfortunately it is wrong.
This idea obviously doesn't work.
Lu Xuan didn't say any more and ordered: "Since you know the business situation of the garrison in each state, I will give you a day and a half to compile all the information. In addition, the matter must be kept confidential and cannot be leaked."
"I obey!"
Yang Xiu bowed in agreement and took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.
After Yang Xiu left, he returned to the Xiuyi Guard and was thinking about the local garrison. He had his own way of thinking, so for a while, he couldn't figure out the reason, so he arranged the things arranged by Lu Xuan step by step.
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In the evening, Yang Xiu returned home.
Yang Biao also came back.
Yang Biao is already sixty years old, quite old, but he also serves in the Ministry of Etiquette. After all, Yang Biao is familiar with classics and etiquette procedures. Yang Biao returned to the house, and as soon as he sat down in the study, Yang Xiu entered the study
In the middle, he saluted and said: "Father!"
Yang Biao stroked his beard and asked, "What's wrong with Dezu?"
Yang Xiu said: "My son was summoned by His Majesty today to talk about something. I didn't understand it for a while, so I asked my father for advice."
Yang Biao said: "Tell me and listen."
Yang Xiu quickly told Lu Xuan about asking the local garrison to do business, Lu Xuan asked him for his opinion, and gave his answer. Finally, it was Lu Xuan who arranged for him to find out the information and asked him not to leak the information.
After explaining the general situation, Yang Xiuxiu said with a smile: "Father, what is your Majesty's purpose in asking the garrison to do business? I didn't understand it for a while. Your Majesty always acts in a systematic way, and it is impossible to act without aim."
Yang Biao thought for a while, shook his head and sighed: "You, you have been busy dealing with local big families these years, killing people with excitement and madness, but you have not made any progress yourself. I asked you to read more, I asked you to read more history books, but you always
It is said that the books written by predecessors are not interesting."
Yang Xiu asked: "Father, please clarify."
Yang Biao patiently explained: "Obviously, your Majesty is dissatisfied with the garrison generals doing business. You think that your Majesty is in charge of everything and can suppress all problems. But after a hundred years, will the new monarch be able to suppress the army?"
"Your Majesty wants to control the army and at the same time maintain its combat effectiveness. In fact, His Majesty is partial to the army. Otherwise, he would not have established a separate Metropolitan Governor's Office at the same level as the cabinet."
"However, the military must have checks and balances."
"Once the army has financial power and its own financial resources, it is not controlled by anyone. A very simple example is that before Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he was just a local warrior, which is not worth mentioning."
"If the imperial court could control Dong Zhuo's grain logistics, no matter how talented Dong Zhuo was, he would not be able to make trouble. However, Dong Zhuo occupied Xiliang, with sufficient troops and horses, and sufficient food and grass. No one could control such a warrior."
Yang Biao said: "The metaphor is not very appropriate, but the principle is this. You cannot let warriors become powerful, there must be checks and balances. You, you only know how to kill people, but you don't know how to study the structure established by His Majesty. People, especially those who are officials
, you must read more and think more, and don’t limit yourself to your own rules and regulations all day long.”
Yang Xiu blinked and said in a deep voice: "So my son's answer was completely wrong, but His Majesty didn't say anything at that time?"
Yang Biao said: "If you are just an embroidered guard, it doesn't matter whether you understand it or not. However, if you want to be like Chen Deng, there will be changes in the future and you will be transferred to the Sixth Department, you should study hard, deepen your cultivation, and deepen your self-cultivation."
With your talents and abilities, your Majesty will slowly see your changes."
The arrogance on Yang Xiu's face disappeared, his expression was serious, and he was quite shocked.
He originally thought that he was very powerful.
This time it went terribly wrong.
Obviously, this was a test for His Majesty, and he did not pass the test this time.
Yang Xiu was not a person who gave up on himself. He quickly cheered up and said, "Father, my son understands. I will study hard, study hard, work calmly, and will not be arrogant anymore."
Yang Biao looked pleased and said: "In the past two years, you have thought that you are the Commander-in-Chief of the Xiuyi Guard and His Majesty's confidant. You are extremely arrogant and arrogant. You must change all this and do your work well."
"My son knows."
Yang Xiu answered again.
He got up and left. After leaving Yang's house, he returned to Xiuyiwei for duty and spent the whole night collecting information about the local garrison. Because of Yang Biao's guidance, Yang Xiu knew the direction and everything was better arranged.
In the afternoon of the next day, Yang Xiu sorted out all the information and looked at the situation of the generals involved in the garrison and business. After keeping it in mind, he got up and went to the palace with the memorial.
