The smell of gunpowder is strong inside the banquet hall.
There is no atmosphere between the monarch and his ministers where they used to sit around and discuss matters.
Instead, they started to argue.
Shi Deyi on the side didn't even dare to breathe.
The official was a little angry and said: "Your Majesty said before that cotton cloth can enrich the national treasury, so we vigorously promote it in Qinzhou and Hangzhou."
"However, the local officials said that the land of Suhu is the granary of the world, so if Suhu is ripe, the world will be full. However, you changed the fields to cotton and forced the people to grow cotton and spin yarn. If Suhu's harvest fails in the future, it will be the fault of the cotton yarn.
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"Also, Qing Gu changed the service law and relieved the suffering of the fifth-class households from the labor service. However, local officials reported that the people were bribing the Yamen officials and tampering with the households. Some people tried to get away from the service by paying only a small amount of money, while others tried to
If you put in a little effort, you can save a lot of money."
Officials made two points: Zhang Yue was criticized for his implementation of the Second Law after he came to power.
Qinzhou was doing well, but Zhang Yue had heard about situations like "converting fields into mulberry trees" and "sheep eating people" when implemented in Hangzhou. It was also expected that Physiocrats and mercantilism were already in conflict.
As for bribing government servants to change their household registration, it is better than having to contribute both money and effort to the fifth-class households. Even if there is no service exemption law, wouldn't those wealthy people cheat and change their household registration?
Zhang Yue couldn't explain it in a word, so the official said: "Is this what you said is to benefit the people? But you are careful."
Officials also expressed their accumulated dissatisfaction with Zhang Yue's governance at once.
Zhang Yue can argue if he wants to, but he is different from Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi has unparalleled eloquence and stubborn temper. If you look at the historical data, he has never "lost" in an argument, even if he is an official, he will fight hard.
It is extremely difficult for you to ask him to admit his mistakes.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty's plan is indeed imperfect. But that is not what I and your Majesty are discussing today."
When the officials saw that Zhang Yue admitted his fault, they became less angry.
The official said: "I also know what you want to say."
"What Su Zizhan said in the previous chapter is that the people are too stupid to be deceived. God will regard them as wise if they are criticized or praised, but what about human beings? Disobeying the law is enough to cause the people to be destroyed. How can you seek praise?"
"Su Zizhan is also a mountain man who speculates on the temple's theory. Why don't I love the people and do harm to the people? However, there is a priority in loving the people and benefiting the people. You said that I will benefit the country by benefiting the people. Why can't I benefit the country by benefiting the people?
What about benefiting the people?"
"Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also destroyed the Turks and eliminated the troubles of lying down, so that he could rule the world with peace of mind and finally achieved the rule of Zhenguan. I have been working hard for many years, why can't I destroy Xixia and rule the world again to achieve the achievements of Xining, Yuanfeng?
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"Isn't this just a leaf blocking the view of Mount Tai?"
Zhang Yuexin, a Taoist official, is determined to imitate Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. So... Your life is in danger to Prince Chang Zhao Hao.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty's ambition to destroy Xia, I will fully agree with you. However..."
"But what?" the official asked.
When Shi De saw this, he winked at Zhang Yue desperately.
Zhang Yue said: "However, your Majesty always fails to do things according to the rhythm. Although the previous reforms did not hurt the poor, why is the world so violent and turbulent, with people crying and crying one after another? Because the injured are all among the people."
The reform indeed cracked down on annexations, but it did not alleviate the sufferings of the people, and the greatest harm was caused to the Chinese people.
Zhang Yue said: "I and Mr. Han will continue to do something, but your Majesty won't allow it. I said that the world is not owned by your Majesty alone."
At this point, Zhang Yue paused and said, "Your Majesty, does he know why the Three Dynasties' rule has been a model for all dynasties?"
When the official heard this, after many years of "teaching" by Wang Anshi, he no longer believed in the nonsense of the rule of three generations. Even Zhang Yue said at the beginning that the rule of three generations as mentioned by the Confucian scholars was not credible and was used to deceive people.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, the three generations I am talking about are the rule of the three emperors Yao, Shun and Yu."
"The common people can control the floods alone and cannot resist the Di Yi, so they are willing to contribute money or efforts to let Yao, Shun and Yu manage it. What is a country? This is a country."
What Zhang Yue is talking about is the origin of the country. In the third generation, the country was a tribal alliance. For example, if one tribe could not control the water, everyone would unite with the tribes upstream and downstream to control the water.
Di Yi came over, but one tribe couldn't defeat it, so several tribes united.
Yao, Shun, and Yu were all leaders elected by the tribe. If you don’t understand, just look at the Khitan and Jurchen in their primitive state.
The official family was a little shocked by Zhang Yue's words.
Because the emperor, the emperor, is destined by destiny, the court and the people explained why you, Zhao Xu, are the emperor? Not Zhang San and Li Si? Because I, Zhao Xu, am the destiny!
But everyone knows this trick. It's okay for you to deceive the common people, but it's not good for you to deceive yourself.
How did you come to be the emperor? The emperor was the original tribal leader, but later he changed from the public world to the family world. The three generations that Confucianism praised at the beginning were actually tribal negotiations.
When encountering a danger that cannot be solved by a tribe, several tribal elders sit together to discuss the situation, and then jointly elect a tribal leader to lead everyone to do the work.
In Rousseau's social contract theory, people transfer part of their power to the state, and then let the state solve problems that individuals cannot handle. This is called a contract. The so-called contract means that rights and obligations are equal. I have the obligation to pay taxes, then
I also have corresponding rights.
For example, Ma Zhe believes that the feudal state is an institution of violence. Like a gangster, it uses force to collect protection fees from the people in exchange for the right to survive. It is the exploitation of the people by vested interest groups.
Some humane countries are the former, but the latter is the essence of a feudal country.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, Taizu used a sentry stick to beat the four hundred military states in the world, all with the surname Zhao. Later, Emperor Taizong unified the world and gathered all the powerful soldiers from all over the world, and then he stabilized the world."
"Therefore the emperor is really the leader of an army."
"But why did Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong talk about the rule of three generations? This is what people want!"
The official nodded. Zhang Yue's speech was full of useful information, unlike other officials who only made fun of Confucian principles.
You, the emperor of the Zhao family, are essentially the leader of the army. It is because everyone is afraid of you that they made you the emperor. But you cannot say that when you govern the world. You must say that I am destined by destiny.
Because I'm ashore.
Officials often hate military leaders, but they forget that they were once great military leaders.
The officials below boast all day long, as if their throne is really given by God. Talking about benefiting the country to benefit the people is simply putting the cart before the horse.
For example, everyone knows that understanding the world purely from a subjective or objective perspective is very one-sided. However, it is impossible for people to understand problems from a subjective and objective perspective at the same time. There must be a priority.
Just like how men look at problems and women look at problems, they are naturally different.
Although the truth is the same, one's own position and interests determine the priority.
The emperor's position is to benefit the country, that is, I am the world, and benefiting the people is only a means, not an end. You said that the expedition to Xia was to benefit the people, are you talking nonsense here?
You have to break it down a bit, don’t you have a point in your heart? Do you still want me to make it clearer?
The official's face turned blue and white in turns after Zhang Yue's phone calls.
Ps: The update time is a bit unstable during the Chinese New Year, please forgive me.