Chapter 1992 Looking to the Future
It is obviously a very simple strategy, but why do the ministers and ministers above the court formulate such a complicated and multi-way attack plan?
Are the big shots and famous generals in the court not as knowledgeable about military matters as Fang Jun?
This is impossible...
When the Tang Dynasty was founded, the famous generals in the court were all fought in battles, and the titles were accumulated in victory after victory. Although they all had their own plans and camps, none of them was wasted. In vain!
There are so many big guys, how can they not compare to one Fang Jun?
If it is said that no one in the world is better than Fang Jun in the art of amassing money, Li Chengqian believes it; but if it is said that the art of marching and forming formations is not comparable to that of Fang Jun, even if Li Chengqian is killed, he will not believe it.
The answer is obvious. As Fang Jun said just now, this is a national war, and it is also a gluttonous feast for grabbing merits. Every force, every camp, and every general must get a share of merits in it. , whoever dares to stop them will be the enemy of the whole world!
Cutting off someone's money is like killing one's parents, and cutting off someone's merits is even worse than killing one's parents!
Under such circumstances, even though His Majesty Li Er knew that such a strategy would seriously delay progress, he still had to compromise to take into account the distribution of interests in all aspects.
And I actually thought about letting Fang Jun take the first merit in order to achieve the goal of promotion and promotion. It was simply too naive...
Li Chengqian was a little annoyed and said dejectedly: "Are you really not qualified to be a prince?"
Fang Jun himself could see this clearly, otherwise if he went to attack as he said, he would be the target of public criticism. His father would not defend him, and the ministers would attack in groups regardless of their factions. Even Fang Jun would probably be the only one in the end. Can fall sadly.
This shocked him deeply, and he couldn't help but wonder, if the kings of Wei and Wu were in his position, would they still make such an almost stupid move?
The answer is unfortunately no...
Fang Jun didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and he didn't think Li Chengqian had any political talent because of it: "Why did your highness say this? No one is born to know everything. The positions of ministers are different, and they naturally look at the problem from different angles. , it is normal for His Highness to fail to see through the relationship. Furthermore, no one in the world can do anything by himself. A superior can do everything well. As a superior, he does not have to do everything himself. As long as he can guide his ministers and accept advice humbly, he is a qualified emperor. The superior only needs to distinguish the talents of his ministers. Put your ministers in the most suitable positions, and you will be able to rule with ease. ”
No one is omnipotent. An emperor is in charge of such a huge empire and has to take into account all aspects. Politics, military, and economy. How can he know everything and make correct instructions?
Zhuge Liang had to do everything personally, and in the end he was exhausted five feet away. Wouldn't the Kingdom of Shu still dissipate and perish?
Only when people make full use of their talents and materials are put to good use can they be a qualified emperor.
Li Chengqian knelt down and sat up, saying solemnly: "I would like to be taught!"
This is the art of the emperor. Although the teachers in the East Palace are knowledgeable and have taught this way of being a king, they are by no means as straightforward and simple as Fang Jun. Instead, they have to quote the classics and the scriptures, and the answers they give are also ambiguous. , specious.
As for whether you can learn the real skills from it, it depends on your own understanding. Even if what you understand is right or wrong, you will not be able to give a simple and definite answer...
It is not teachers who hide their knowledge. In fact, all emperor teachers have been like this since ancient times. They will never teach the emperor or prince "what you should do" step by step. This is the wisdom of survival.
Otherwise, the slightest mistake will become the responsibility of the Imperial Master.
Who dares to take such responsibility?
Only people like Fang Jun, who have insights beyond the times and have little understanding of the taboos of ancient officialdom, can speak such words without restraint. Otherwise, it will be considered as instigating the prince to be "passive and lazy". The reputation of "politics" and "treacherous sycophant" was immediately confirmed, and I will definitely not be able to live with it...
However, Li Chengqian was very happy with this. He had a somewhat cowardly temperament and was not courageous enough. It was really difficult for him to figure out an answer that he didn't know was right or wrong from other people's words and then implement it unswervingly.
The snow outside the window is getting heavier and heavier, and the snowflakes are flying in the air. The entire Lishan Mountain is shrouded in snow powder, and it is completely empty, like a fairyland outside the world.
This house is located on a piece of earth, on a slightly higher ground. Standing in front of the window, you can overlook the rows of greenhouses stretching down the hillside in an orderly manner, occupying the sunny side of the hillside. The snow was falling heavily at the moment, and countless soldiers shouted slogans and walked neatly on the paths between the greenhouses, supporting the two firemen guarding each greenhouse. From time to time, someone climbed up and down with a broom to clean the accumulated snow. Snow.
It's just that the momentum of learning is quite strong, and often before the front is finished sweeping, the back is already covered with snow, so we can only keep going back and forth, lest there be too much snow and collapse the greenhouse.
There were even women and children in the village, carrying kettles filled with hot water, shuttled between the greenhouses, delivering boiling water to the soldiers to help them get rid of the cold.
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Li Chengqian stood in front of the window, looking at such a lively scene, and couldn't help but ask: "Can these seeds really solve the hunger of the people of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop, as Erlang said, and never have to worry about fullness again? ”
Fang Jun stood next to him, shook his head and said: "How is it possible? People in the world cannot have enough to eat, not only because of the lack of cultivated land and low food output, but also because of the improvement of production tools, the popularization of rational farming, the application of fertilizers, especially Whether the official administration is clear or not is related to the people of the world. However, once a few high-yielding crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes are successfully cultivated and spread to every corner of the Tang Dynasty within three to five years, it will be completely impossible to increase the output by one or two times on the original basis. It’s possible.”
Seeing Fang Jun's serious look, Li Chengqian said with emotion: "Is this really true?"
What else could Fang Jun say?
I can only nod in affirmation.
He was very helpless, and his words were almost worn out. As a result, these people still had doubts about how high-yielding crops could be, and they couldn't believe the numbers he said.
Haha, poverty limits your imagination...
"Your Majesty thought that Wei Chen was having a bad temper, so he abandoned the errands of the Ministry of War and went to hide in Lishan Mountain to express his protest. In fact, it is not the case. Wei Chen is really worried that these seeds that he has worked so hard to obtain will be used by the Secretary. Those officials at the Nongsi Temple Liu was in trouble, and it was not easy to go to the New World. Even if we now have a sea map, the danger of crossing the ocean is too great, and sending a fleet may not be able to reach it. Therefore, Weichen stayed in Li personally. Mountain, cultivate these with your own hands Seeds. Your Highness, we are all a lucky generation. When we ascend to the throne in the future, high-yielding crops will have already spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. As long as the officials are cleaned up, there will no longer be the worry of famine. Even in the years of disaster, the people will have enough food and clothing. In ancient times, pass The so-called rule of the world will definitely reappear under your rule! In the history of history, your majesty has truly established the title of the emperor through the ages, but you, your highness, are not a generation of heroes who will be remembered and praised by future generations. "< br>
One emperor through the ages?
Li Chengqian never thought that it was not that he had no enterprising spirit, but that he admired his father too much and believed that he could never surpass his father's achievements, not to mention that his father now had a mountain standing across the sky. Qin Shihuang in front of him?
He knows his own family affairs, and as long as he can be a steady and responsible king, that will be enough.
However, now, Fang Jun actually said that he could become "a generation of heroes who will carry forward the past and open up the future"... This made Li Chengqian blush and feel excited, but he really didn't have much confidence. He asked in a trembling voice: "Really?"
Fang Jun chuckled and said proudly: "What's so difficult about this? The Tang Dynasty's grain warehouses will be full of grains. In the next twenty years, the Tang Dynasty's strategic focus will gradually shift southward. After all, the development of Guanzhong has already Reached the extreme , and in the south, there is still a lot of fertile land that needs to be developed. Just say that the eight hundred miles of Dongting Lake with fertile water and grass can get millions of acres of land with only a little development. That place has abundant water resources and a suitable climate. Grain output will surely surpass Guanzhong and become the largest granary in the Tang Dynasty! Aren't those Jiangnan aristocratic families relying on the natural geographical advantages of Jiangnan, the land of fish and rice, by then, half of Jiangnan's wealth will come from Dongting Hunan and Dongting Hubei? In the Lianghu area, a steady stream of food is produced. Do you think the Jiangnan nobles still dare to regard the imperial laws as nothing like they do now?" (End of Chapter)