Chapter 1032 Guan Zhong’s trial, all the women enter the palace
The word "reform", like a pebble dropped into a lake, immediately created waves among several people.
The expressions of Zhao Anling, Guan Zhong, Xiao He, Zhang Bin and others all changed one after another, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
If the reform succeeds, it will naturally make the country rich and the people strong, but if it fails, then...
Moreover, once the law is reformed, even if the result is good in the end, the person presiding over this matter may not necessarily be able to obtain good results.
However, no matter what Zhao Anling, Guan Zhong, Xiao He, Zhang Bin and others thought, at least from this moment on, the reform issue was put on the stage of history through Wang Yu's mouth.
Because this reform began to occur in the last years of the Cang Dynasty, in subsequent history books, this reform was also called the Cangmo Reform.
Regardless of whether the reform is successful or not, it is true that reformers of all ages rarely end well.
Reforms and reforms touch vested interests and provoke conflicts, and reformers become the target of vested interest groups. If the reform party fails to withstand the pressure, not only will the reform fail, but the reformers will not end well.
During the Reform Movement of 1898, Kang Youwei and other reformers suggested that Emperor Guangxu hire "political experts from various countries to discuss the political system" and called for joint governance between the monarch and the people, and equality between Manchu and Han Dynasty. This damaged the ruling power and privileged interests of the entire Manchu aristocracy behind the Queen Mother, and the reform soon
were strangled, Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao were hunted down and exiled overseas.
Even if it succeeds, the reformers will be counterattacked by these old forces. The conflict with the vested interest groups has formed and must be resolved. The monarch needs a scapegoat to maintain the balance of power, and this scapegoat is the reformer. Plus
Those who advocate reform hold the power of reform and are easily jealous of the monarch, so they often end up being eliminated.
After the death of Duke Xiao, King Huiwen of Qin came to the throne. The new monarch urgently needed to maintain the stability of the relationship between the royal power and the nobility. However, Shang Yang was not only at odds with the aristocratic group due to the reform, but also because he held great power, King Qin Huiwen regarded him as a threat to the royal power, and eventually cut him into pieces.
Similarly, it was for this reason that Song Shenzong twice dismissed Wang Anshi, who was determined to reform, in order to quell the opposition of the officials to the reform and balance the power in the court.
Therefore, when Zhao Anling, Guan Zhong, Xiao He, Zhang Bin and others suddenly heard such news, how could they calm down?
"Lord, looking at the historical reforms, even if there are capable people such as Guan Yi, Yue Zhong, Li Qi, Wu Kui and others, the reforms will take several years to have little effect. Only Dawu Shang Ju Zheng's reforms were the most thorough, but they also lasted twenty years.
Fang made Dawu rise again and laid the foundation of the dynasty."
"Don't rush into this matter!" Guan Zhong said after careful consideration.
It's not that he is against reform. Nowadays, some of Da Cang's systems have been in use for hundreds of years, and they are indeed not suitable for them.
However, looking at past reforms, it would take more than ten years, or even decades, to achieve substantial results.
This is a protracted process, and it is absolutely impossible to see results within two or three years.
Moreover, after several years of recuperation and recuperation, Guan Zhong's Ping Cang policy should be formally established and sent to the entire land to lay a supreme achievement.
If we change the law at this time, it is not necessarily a good thing.
The process of reform is doomed to internal turmoil and conflicts between reformers and old interests.
Therefore, if this incident happened a few years later, Guan Zhong would be quite happy. But at such a critical time, Guan Zhong did not want to cause trouble again at this time.
"It is precisely because it takes a long time that the results can be seen, but it has to change. Therefore, it should start as early as possible."
"Even if you walk slower, you must not stop walking, and you must have the determination and belief to take a step forward!" There was no doubt in Wang Yu's tone.
Wang Yu's determination to reform the system is very firm. If nothing else, he must take advantage of this troubled time to completely destroy Da Cang's political system.
Da Cang's political system is so stable that it is still maintained after four hundred years.
A stable balance is maintained between the four major generals' offices, the four major imperial merchants, the six major aristocratic families and the entire imperial court.
If it weren't for the emergence of the two characters Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangyin, this balance would still be maintained.
Four hundred years ago, when the Cang Dynasty was established, the top families in the Cang were these fourteen families, but today, four hundred years later, the top families in the Cang are still these fourteen families.
Among the seven dynasties, apart from Da Cang, which dynasty is like Da Cang?
Of course, this political balance determines that unless the four generals rebel together, otherwise, one alone will not be able to cause any trouble at all, thus ensuring the stability of the court to the greatest extent.
However, this did give Da Cang a tendency to keep his tail too big.
The emperors of the Cang Dynasty, and more than one emperor, wanted to weaken the power of these fourteen families. However, to eliminate one family is equivalent to at least weakening several families at the same time. Therefore, there have been many difficulties and it has been difficult to achieve results.
Moreover, this stable political system has also blocked the upward path of people below to a certain extent.
After all, in the final analysis, Da Cang's cake is only so small, and no one of these fourteen families will allow another family to come up and share their cake.
As the young master of the General's Mansion, Wang Yu, as a vested interest in this system, would naturally support it. But if he was interested in the world, he would reject this system.
Furthermore, the power of the four imperial merchants also made Wang Yu feel worried.
The four major imperial merchants have joined forces to target Tianshi Dao and King Wei. Although it has not progressed to the most intense level, it has already achieved initial results.
But even so, the power displayed by the four imperial merchants in the economy is enough to make people worry.
The economic base determines the superstructure. On the surface, the four imperial merchants do not seem to have strong military power like the four generals, nor do they have disciples and old officials like the six aristocratic families all over the world.
However, in a certain sense, in some aspects, they are more powerful than the four major generals and the six major families.
Differently powerful, but equally intimidating.
One day, if he establishes a great cause, strange behemoths like Huangshang should not appear in his dynasty again.
Thirdly, today's land annexation and official corruption problems are also quite serious in Da Cang. The emergence of an organization like Tianshi Dao can already explain the problem.
Therefore, Wang Yu of course wanted to change his approach.
Even if the process of reform is bumpy and full of thorns, we must continue step by step.
"Yi Wu, now you understand why I brought you back from Hebei?" Wang Yu looked at Guan Zhongdao.
If we want to talk about this matter, the most suitable person is Guan Zhong.
First of all, it is natural that such a big thing as reform should be handed over to someone he can trust.
Secondly, Guan Zhong's ability is also sufficient.
Thirdly, there is no interest relationship between Guan Zhong and Da Cang. As people born in other dynasties, Guan Zhong and Da Cang, the main stakeholders, do not have any personal connections with each other.
Don't worry so much.
Fourthly, among the current civil and military forces under Wang Yu, Guan Zhong's prestige is sufficient.
Maybe he can't overpower old people like Zhao Anling, but among Wang Yu's own class, he can overwhelm everyone.
Guan Zhong was not one of Wang Yu's earliest followers, but he came when Wang Yu first left Yanbei.
Moreover, he has made enough contributions.
He made the greatest contribution to the pacification of Hebei Province!
After that, Wang Yu's wars in the world in these years relied mainly on money and food from Hebei Province. In other words, the military exploits behind any general actually hide a share of Guan Zhong's contribution.
In addition, if Ping Cangce just proposed it, it would naturally be just empty talk. But now it has entered the implementation stage, and everything is developing steadily, and the road is halfway gone. So, as the proposer of this strategic plan,
Guan Zhong took the greatest credit.
And when this strategy is completely successful, then, as the proposer of this strategy, Guan Zhong’s achievements will be even more difficult to compare with.
In the past five years, as the best disciple of the Legalist generation, the power hidden behind him was also quite impressive, which could support him as the main promoter of the reform.
Six years later...
In short, at this stage, Guan Zhong is indeed the best candidate under Wang Yu.
In response to this, Guan Zhong could only keep smiling bitterly.
Wang Yu's determination is already so firm, and he himself supports it. He just wants to delay it for a few years. How can he have to go against Wang Yu at this time?
Therefore, I could only accept it.
At least, if he is in charge, at least he can control some of the priorities.
In the past few years, he has been fixing some inconsequential details. Those important matters that are really going to cause turmoil will be dealt with in a big way after a few years, when Da Cang has them completely under his control.
All were cut.
"However, as Yiwu said, reform is a long-term matter and should not be rushed!"
"Therefore, I intend to pilot it in Hebei Province first. Every issue will be implemented in each province after the results are achieved in Hebei Province." Wang Yu pressed his hands and said.
"This way, it's safe!" Guan Zhong also nodded.
If Hebei Province implements it now, the pressure in the early stage will indeed be reduced a lot.
First of all, Hebei Road is the road they have mastered for the longest time, and it is also the road that Guan Zhong has single-handedly managed. He knows the situation here best, and he is the most handy and able to target when he gets started.
Secondly, Hebei Province still has a lot of bait for them to use to fight for the reform.
What is bait?
That is naturally the interest gap left by those aristocratic families that have been wiped out!
When Hebei Road was captured by them, they took the opportunity to eliminate a group of aristocratic families who followed the then Huangfu court.
Later, when Li Shikai wanted to mobilize troops in Hebei Province, they eliminated another group.
Although the aristocratic families in Hebei Province are powerful, even now, the power of the aristocratic families in Hebei Province is still not comparable to that of Yanbei.
However, only half of the aristocratic families in Hebei Province that were originally ranked among the top ten are now left.
There are small ones and big ones, as you can see.
And this part of the profit gap has not been completely divided yet.
Only with interests and the possibility of differentiation and co-optation can opportunities be created for them to carry out reforms.
It is indeed not an easy task to be a diligent lord. From going to court in the morning to having to invite Guan Zhong and the others to have such a small meeting, this small day has almost passed.
After sending Guan Zhong and the others away, Wang Yu left the study, but within a few steps, he discovered something was wrong.
"Why are there so many strangers in the house!" Wang Yu asked Shen Luoyan next to him.
After walking a few steps, he saw several unfamiliar faces in the courtyard.
Moreover, these unfamiliar faces have extraordinary appearances and a somewhat aloof temperament. They don't look like those beautiful maids who serve people, but rather like the daughters of some aristocratic family.
After yesterday's night party, when I returned to the mansion, it was already dark. Not long after, I went directly to Bai Ruolan's place. It was early in the morning and I went to court again, so I didn't notice this yet.
It was only now that I realized that there were many new faces in his mansion.
"My lord has inherited the great cause of Yanbei, and now he holds the land of the six realms, and the aristocratic families from all over the world... I think my lord should understand!" Shen Luoyan stuck out his little tongue and said.
In fact, many of these people have entered the mansion for some time.
However, because Wang Yu has been away from the house for a long time, since he inherited Yanbei's great cause, he has been fighting almost all over the country, and has not been back for a few days, so he didn't notice it.
This kind of thing is just like how people from aristocratic families send their daughters to the palace. Although Wang Yu is not a monarch yet, it will be a matter of time for him to occupy the land of six realms.
Those big aristocratic families, such as the Dongfang Family, and even the Shangguan Family, certainly have the right to directly marry Wang Yu, but if they are those small aristocratic families, they can only be aggrieved and start as a maid. .
Once Wang Yu takes a fancy to it, it will be a low investment but huge profit.
One or two female dependents, for these aristocratic families, is of course a very small investment.
"My lord wants to completely control Yanbei, and with the help of the aristocratic family, he will naturally be even more powerful. Therefore, my wife has decided to leave a few for the lord! Let's make arrangements for the time being and make a decision after the lord returns." Shen Luoyan continued to explain.
Those accepted by Bai Ruolan into the mansion were mainly from the Yanbei family. Although only seven or eight people were selected, including their attendants, there were more than 20 people. After Wang Yu came back, these people Whether a person leaves or stays ultimately depends on Wang Yu's wishes.
These people were all concentrated in the small courtyard that Wang Yu was passing by now, so he saw a large number of unfamiliar faces at once.
"Nonsense!"
"The world is uncertain. I, the general, can indulge in women's lust!"
"Find a reason to send all these people back!"
Although the women from Yanbei are not as gentle as the women from Dawu, they still have a different flavor. If they are Mei Ji, all of them have good looks.
There are even some stunning ones among them, not to mention that these beauties are not only beautiful in appearance, but also good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. If they are just beautiful faces, they are just beautiful vases at most.
Generally, if a noble person owns one of these, he will be very proud in front of his guests.
But Wang Yu returned all these people.
The reason why he returned it was naturally because Wang Yu didn't like it.