Chapter 4255 No Ji Tai Lai
Queen Su's eyes were like water when she looked at Fang Jun, shining brightly under the reflection of the lamps and candles, and she was filled with sighs in her heart.
Although she did not come from a prominent family, the martial arts Su family was also from the Guanlong lineage. Her father had served as Secretary Cheng during the Taizong period. He was considered a middle-level official and naturally knew the secrets of those noble and wealthy families. When she first married Li Chengqian, she heard all kinds of rumors about Fang Jun inside and outside the palace. She heard all kinds of rumors, but no matter which one, they were mostly "dandy", "unlearned" and "not a son of a man". .
Even the prince dared to fight, which shocked the Su family's outlook on life. Can a son of meritorious deeds be so arrogant?
Later, after getting married, Fang Jun seemed to change his ways overnight. Under the favor of Emperor Taizong, he flourished and his official rank also rose rapidly. In just a few years, he went from a "prodigal" to a leader of the younger generation. , his jaw dropped in shock.
Because Fang Jun stood by Li Chengqian from beginning to end, and spared no effort to support and support him, especially during the Guanlong rebellion, he worked with Li Jing both internally and externally to eliminate rebellion, maintain Zhengshuo, and ensure that Li Chengqian's status was maintained. This allowed the Su family to see Fang Jun His bravery and strategy are comparable to those of a military god like Li Jing, who has the ability to make many concessions.
Today, listening to Fang Jun's profound and simple analysis of the current situation, I am more and more amazed. No wonder Emperor Taizong also praised the words "This son has the talent of being a prime minister"...
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Women are weaker and admire heroes the most. In the presence of such a hero of the time who had both political integrity and talent, as well as both civil and military skills, how could one not feel a sense of admiration and admiration in one's heart?
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Li Chengqian didn't pay attention to his queen's expression when he arrived. He drank tea, frowned and listened to Fang Jun's analysis of the situation, nodding repeatedly.
Finally, he heard the meaning of Fang Jun's words and asked: "Is Erlang's intention to completely change the national policy in the future?"
Fang Jun thanked the Queen for pouring tea and nodded: "It cannot be said that there has been a complete change. As Wei Chen said just now, there are no powerful or invincible countries around the Tang Dynasty. Especially after the hidden dangers of the Three Kingdoms of Liaodong are completely eliminated, the focus of national policy will naturally shift to Domestic. Although the outline of a prosperous age has begun to emerge, there is still a long way to go before the real prosperous age. Fortunately, our Chinese descendants in China are the most industrious and intelligent. The country's political situation needs to be stabilized, and giving them thirty to fifty years of development time will surely make the economy steadily rise to a higher level. By that time, the people will be completely out of the ruins of the late Sui Dynasty, when the people were in dire straits and all industries were ruined. The scene of a prosperous age with abundant crops and abundant crops will appear on the land of the empire, and even after thousands of years, the descendants of China will still remember your majesty’s benevolent government.”
The long-standing Chinese culture has given this race an intelligent and tenacious character. No matter what disasters and difficulties they face, they will never give up, let alone leave their destiny to the illusory gods and Buddhas. Instead, they will rise up to fight and fight. Don’t be afraid of sacrifice and always believe that man can conquer nature.
As long as they can break away from the dark politics and chaotic situation, the industrious and intelligent people will be able to create a splendid prosperous age among the ruins and stand on top of the world again.
During this period, there were of course countless hardships and hardships, and countless people with lofty ideals sacrificed their lives and blood to chop through the sharp and dense thorns, but sooner or later, victory would eventually come.
Throughout the ages, throughout the dynasties, this has never been the case.
Li Chengqian listened to the grand blueprint drawn in Fang Jun's words and couldn't help but yearn for it. He said with emotion: "'The rice is dripping with fat, the corn is white, and the public and private barns are both abundant'... I am afraid that it was the time of the Three Kings in ancient times. There has never been such a prosperous life, right? How many years will it take to surpass the wise kings of ancient times?"
He stood firm from the chaos and finally sat on the throne as he wished. Apart from the secret joy in his heart, he also felt a mountain of pressure. The source of the huge pressure was His Majesty Li Er's initial distrust, thinking that he was a coward and could not be a good emperor. Therefore, as long as he makes a slight mistake in his governance, the "Renhe" years will not be as good as the "Zhenguan" years, and he will inevitably suffer endless criticism.
The government and the public would keep talking about "the late emperor was wise", and they had already seen that Li Chengqian was incompetent. If a smarter King Jin were in charge of the empire, it would definitely be thousands of times stronger than it is now...
Therefore, Li Chengqian urgently needs to be recognized by the government and the public, and admit that he is not doing a bad job as an emperor.
And if you want to get this recognition, you can only get it through political achievements.
If one day in the future the empire can really look like the scene described in Fang Jun's poem, then those who oppose him today will surely be speechless by then, right?
And when he meets his father ten thousand years later under Jiuquan, he can pat his chest and ask proudly: "Father, do you think my son is doing well as an emperor?"
Just thinking about the arrival of that day, Li Chengqian feels comfortable and refreshed...
Fortunately, he quickly woke up from his fantasy and said in a deep voice: "As Erlang said, as long as the rebels are pacified now, we will reorganize national policies and sort out internal affairs. On the one hand, we will speed up the development of infrastructure, and on the other hand, we will stabilize the Western Region and fight for the empire. A larger strategic buffer zone, with our monarchs and ministers working together, we will surely be able to create a prosperous era and make history shine brightly.”
Fang Jun put down the tea cup, shook his head and said: "Although the national policy has changed from the outside to the inside and abandoned the expansion strategy at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it does not mean that the army has completely put the swords and guns into the treasury and the horses are released to the south. It means that while giving up expansion, it is paying more and more attention to plundering. , and the direction of plundering changed from land to sea. After all, compared with the long distance and huge waste of land, the efficiency of plundering by sea is too high.”
The Silk Road was a golden road for the Han Empire to plunder the Western Regions. However, since the Han Dynasty emptied the Western Regions, subsequent dynasties have had very little time to fully control the Western Regions. It was those courts and ministers who did not realize that the Silk Road Do you want to absorb and plunder the wealth?
Not really.
The point is that the Western Region is too far away, and the road to the Central Plains Dynasty is too difficult. To maintain such a road tens of thousands of miles long, the manpower and material resources required are too huge, and it is difficult to maintain a direct ratio between investment and harvest.
I have no choice but to give up.
But the sea is different. You only need to have an invincible fleet and then set up a supply base along the mainland coast. Then even if you are thousands or hundreds of thousands of miles away, you can still have the wealth of the coastal countries under the control of the navy. The road to wealth drawn by countless routes will converge to Datang.
Another point is that the current territory of the Tang Dynasty has become infinitely large. It is limited by many conditions such as transportation, information, and population. No matter how much land there is, it is of little use. If there is no energy to develop the land, a large army must be stationed to guard it. How can we get it? use?
In addition to satisfying some ambitious people, it will also bring the empire to its knees...
However, he also reminded: "Developing national strength through overseas supplies is the foundation for thousands of years. However, the gold and silver mines plundered can only enrich His Majesty's internal funds and stimulate the economy by developing infrastructure construction, but they cannot directly If it flows into the private sector, it will inevitably cause huge inflation, and the empire will never be able to bear the consequences of expensive things and cheap money.”
Then, he had to explain to Li Chengqian and Su what "economy" is, what "inflation" is, and the nature and use of "currency"...
In a real sense, "money" is the most useless. It cannot be eaten, clothed or used. No amount of money can save a poor country. What is truly useful are materials, such as grain, steel, wood, cloth, tea, porcelain... Coins exist as a means to balance the circulation of various materials.
Compared with later generations, why did the Tang Dynasty lag behind?
It's not because the Tang Dynasty's treasury revenue is low, but because the Tang Dynasty is extremely short of materials. This is due to extremely low productivity. It is definitely not something that can be compensated by the amount of coins. Even too many coins will cause a complete collapse of the entire empire's economic system. .
After all, no matter in which era, money will be concentrated in the hands of a few people, and the vast majority of people seriously lack the control over money. When prices soar, the vast majority of people who lack money will fall into complete poverty.
When the money earned through hard work does not guarantee enough food, there will definitely be a big problem. If things go on like this, it will trigger a bottom-up change...
He reminded Li Chengqian: "Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, Southern and Northern Dynasties have been fighting for years, and the national economy and people's livelihood have long been in ruins, declining to the bottom of the abyss. Even though the Sui Dynasty unified the north and south, the surrounding Hu tribes were eyeing them, and wars were frequent. The conquests continued and the national power was wasted... until For now, the border can be considered stable. When the rebels are put down, the political situation can be said to be harmonious. It is a rare opportunity for China to concentrate its efforts on domestic development in the past century, because the national economy and people's livelihood have already fallen to the bottom, and the starting point is very low. As the saying goes, if there is no future, as long as your Majesty and the ministers work hard and formulate correct national policies, the domestic situation will surely be improved. With a new look, you can make great progress in a short time.”
Sometimes, the "national destiny" is mysterious and mysterious, invisible and intangible, but no one denies its existence.
Whenever "the country's fortunes are prosperous", the implementation of various national policies will come naturally, people with lofty ideals will emerge in an endless stream, the weather will be smooth, the country will be peaceful and the people are safe, as if they have the blessing of God and the blessing of their ancestors, establishing a century-old national power in one fell swoop.
But if you fail to seize this mysterious opportunity when the "national fortune is prosperous" and allow the opportunity to slip away, then "God cannot take it, and you will suffer disaster"...
Li Chengqian had never looked at the general trend of the world from this perspective before. Now that Fang Jun reminded him, when he thought about it carefully, his eyes suddenly brightened.
As Fang Jun said, since the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, thieves have emerged in the country, wars have continued, all industries have been ruined, and the people are in dire straits. Although the Western Jin Dynasty was briefly unified, it was only in form than in substance. Moreover, the Sima family was not in good shape, and the government and the public were in trouble. each Despite their scheming intentions, there were not many decent emperors. When the Jin Dynasty moved south, the northern land was reduced to the pastures of the Hu people and a fishy mess. Later, the Southern and Northern Dynasties were separated and established side by side. They both attacked each other and defended the Hu barbarians. Compared with the Han Dynasty, the number of household registrations is less than one in ten.
Although Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty unified the north and the south, the Hu tribe emerged in various parts of the border and invaded the country frequently, plundering the population and encroaching on the territory, which made the center of the Sui Dynasty exhausted. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had great talents and strategies, but he also aimed too high. He built canals and conquered Liaodong. He was extravagant, lustful and militaristic. He destroyed the family fortune that Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty had worked hard to save. War broke out all over the land of China, and the people's livelihood, which had just been restored, was once again hit. Heavy damage. (End of chapter)