Chapter 292 Great Magister Liu Xiu
After hearing from Li Nian that Wang Mang was nicknamed the "traveler" in later generations, the First Emperor became very interested.
But the first question he asked was: "In later generations, will there be many time-travelers?"
Li Nian shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, 'time-travel' is an imaginary I have lived in the later generations for more than 20 years, and I have not found any evidence that other people have traveled through time. Even I never expected to travel through time."
"Of course, it may be that my status in the later generations is not good enough. High, out of reach ”
After receiving this answer, the First Emperor asked again: "If Wang Mang is a time traveler, which era do you think he came from?"
Li Niandao: "If Wang Mang is really a time traveler, according to Wang Mang's acting style and his Analysis of the new policies being implemented should come from who era!”
“But Wang Mang’s talk about being a time traveler is just a joke, and the new policies he implemented are actually the Confucian Zhou rites, but they are similar to some policies of later generations, but the similarities are far from the same. Far away."
Who is "that"?
Listening to the conversation between the First Emperor and Li Nian, Meng Tian was confused and couldn’t think of who “that” was referring to.
But when His Majesty heard Li Nian mention "that person", he showed a clear look. It was obvious that Your Majesty knew about it.
Meng Tian guessed in his heart that either this was a secret that His Majesty and Li Nian only knew, or his brother Meng Yi did not tell him about it...
But no matter which case, Meng Tian knew it. He couldn't be curious about this.
The First Emperor nodded and became even more curious: "What did Wang Mang do after usurping the Han Dynasty?"
Li Niandao: "After Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established the new dynasty, he naturally also The problem was solved, and Wang Mang began to implement his new policy, also known as 'Wang Mang's restructuring'."
"Faced with the main problem of the Western Han Dynasty - land annexation, Wang Mang implemented the 'well field system' of the Shang and Zhou dynasties under the name of 'king field system', which meant that the land in the world was nationalized. Private individuals no longer had ownership of the land and could only be controlled by the court. Distributed according to the number of men and population in the family. ”
"This is indeed advanced. The land is nationalized and private ownership is no longer available, so the land cannot be bought and sold. If it can be implemented, it is indeed possible to solve the problem of land annexation and let everyone in the world get it. Field.”
Shihuang said: "But if he does this, he will definitely offend the princes and nobles who own a lot of land. Wang Mang's move is actually taking the land from their hands and dividing it among the people of the world. How can they be willing to do so? They will definitely oppose Wang Mang's politics with all their strength."
"That's exactly what happened, so Wang Mang This new policy encountered fierce resistance. From the court to the local government, everyone was fiercely opposed to Wang Mang's new policy, including the landless refugees who wanted to divide their land."
Meng Tian said curiously: " Dividing land is beneficial to others, why should we oppose it? ”
Li Niandao: "Because this benefit is a castle in the air. It's a good idea, but it can't be realized."
"If he wants to divide the land, Wang Mang must have enough manpower to do it, but Wang Mang doesn't have that many people at all. , his decree left the court and could not be issued at all. What’s the use of going to a place?”
“Although the problem of landless refugees was accumulated in the Western Han Dynasty and was not caused by Wang Mang and his new dynasty, Wang Mang was still trying to solve it, but the refugees They don't care about this. It doesn't matter to them who the emperor is. It doesn’t matter what court it is, so what if it’s Han or New?”
“What’s important is that they can have enough food and clothing and survive. However, Wang Mang and his new dynasty did not solve the problem of food and clothing for them at all? , the land has not been divided, neither the left nor the right can survive. Naturally, they rose up, and Wang Mang could only suffer with tears. Who allowed him to usurp the Han Dynasty and take the problem into his own hands? "
It was originally the shit of the Western Han Dynasty, but the shit basin was held by Wang Mang. First of all, the key point is that Wang Mang took the initiative to pick up the shit basin.
"In addition to implementing the New Deal in the fields, Wang Mang also reformed the official system, abolished slavery, and reformed the currency value..."
Li Nian gave an overview of the content of Wang Mang's New Deal to the three First Emperors. .
“Many contents of Wang Mang’s New Deal are actually good, but unfortunately, the problems left by the Western Han Dynasty cannot be solved by these decrees. Instead, the New Deal made him offend many people.”
“Like He abolished slavery, which was a good thing, but it was very difficult under the circumstances. It is difficult to do this. In the late Western Han Dynasty, slavery became common, and there were many slaves in luxurious houses.”
“The biggest reason for the emergence of slaves is still the annexation of land. Many people lost their land and were desperate. To survive, one can only sell oneself as a slave to others. ”
"However, Wang Mang abolished the slavery system and blocked the way for these people to survive by selling themselves to others as slaves. A good thing turned into a bad thing, and instead made the people hate him and the new dynasty."
This was a government decree that was beneficial to the people, but instead it was met with hatred and resistance from the people. It has to be said that it is very sad.
“The abolition of slavery is not only opposed by the people, but also by those luxurious homes. If there are no slaves, how can they maintain their luxurious life?”
“The reason why Wang Mang abolished slaves The system is not really for the people, it is mainly to restrict those House of powerful people. "
"In the late Western Han Dynasty, there were many powerful people, and it was these powerful people who caused serious land problems. They used various methods to obtain land from the people, turning the originally landless people into landless people. When the refugees could no longer survive, they kept them as slaves. ”
"After a set of procedures, the powerful have both land and people, just like countries within states. If Wang Mang wants to implement the New Deal and solve the problems left over from the Western Han Dynasty, he must attack the powerful and take them back. ”
Hearing this, the First Emperor asked: "How did these powerful people develop?"
Li Niandao: "In the early and middle Western Han Dynasty, the problem of powerful people was not serious. Emperors such as Han Wu and others were aware of the powerful people. hazards, intentionally limited System, for example, if a family in a certain place obtains land or earns a certain amount of property, the family will be moved to another place, and the land they receive is also required to be distributed to other people.”
“ Being moved to a different place, the family naturally lost their original The power and influence were greatly reduced.”
“This method was indeed effective at the beginning, but people also came up with ways to solve it: for example, people were moved away, but the land was still allocated. People from my hometown.”
"Over time, generations of people left land and property behind, and the family with the same surname became a behemoth in the local area."
"This is just one way for powerful people to emerge. There are also powerful officials, local officials, and powerful people. It would be easier for officials to become powerful people."
"Especially in the late Western Han Dynasty, due to reasons such as lax government and frequent natural disasters, the development of powerful people. It became faster and became a huge force within a few decades."
"The powerful have existed for a long time in history, but their names have been somewhat different in different dynasties."
“During the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, they could be called aristocratic families and local tyrants; during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, they could be called aristocratic families; during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they could be called powerful families; and during the Song Dynasty, they could be called gentry...”
"The top aristocratic families have the ability to influence the world's situation, and sometimes they don't even give the king the face, such as the 'Wang Xie' in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the 'Five Surnames and Seven Hopes' in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Even if the royal family wants to marry them, they may not be able to do so. With permission."
Meng Tian was stunned when he heard this, how terrifying this powerful person could be. In fact, powerful people are still afraid of imperial power, but if the imperial power weakens, they will no longer be afraid.
The First Emperor raised his eyebrows and asked: "Will there be powerful people in Da Qin? How to solve it?"
Li Niandao: "Sooner or later, powerful people will appear, it is difficult to truly To solve the problem, even in later generations, there are plutocrats and wealthy families. They are actually powerful people in later generations. Compared with the powerful people in history, they may just have fewer family members. "
"Therefore, we can only try to delay the expansion of the powerful, split the large clans into small clans and migrate, strictly prohibit clans from implementing family laws and regulations within them, strictly control land sales and slave-keeping, etc..."
"But these are still the same It can only hinder, and it may prevent the emergence of powerful people for a certain period of time, but it is difficult to prevent future troubles. Over time or when officials are loose and management is not strict, powerful people will still appear. "
The First Emperor looked at Li Nian and said: "I understand. In fact, the royal family is the greatest power in the world. You told me before that you could let the Qin royal family rest with China. In fact, you would turn the Qin royal family into one. "A powerful man."
"Dynasts can be changed, emperors can be changed, but a great family can last for thousands of years!"
Meng Tian's whole body was numb, he could hear this. ?
But out of the corner of his eye, he saw his younger brother Meng Yi's expression not changing, and he felt relieved knowing that this kind of scene must have happened before.
With the wisdom of the First Emperor, Li Nian would have been surprised if he had not thought of this. He said: "As His Majesty said, many aristocratic families have survived through several dynasties, like those in 'Five Surnames and Seven Hopes' The Li family in Longxi may be related to General Li Xin, and the Li family in Zhaojun is related to General Li Mu."
From his Da Qin to which Da Tang?
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The First Emperor made an estimate in his mind based on the historical chronology. The estimated result shocked him, it might be a thousand years!
The First Emperor did not show his shock. He said: "No wonder Wang Mang's new policy has to deal with powerful people. It's a pity that he identified the problem but found it difficult to solve it."
The problems of Wang Mang's era were almost fatal. Every road to failure is full of thorns.
Even if Wang Mang is really a time traveler, if he does not have a magical golden finger, he will not be able to break the game.
The best way to break the situation is to kill the powerful and the princes and nobles in Tianlianqianmo, but then you will encounter the great mage Liu Xiu, who will send hundreds of thousands away with a sudden change in the world. Army.
It is even more unfeasible to adopt other mild methods to carry out New Deal reforms. The powerful and the princes and nobles will not pay attention to it at all, and the people will not support it. In the end, we have to return to killing to break the situation.
But this cycle goes back again, and you have to meet the great mage Liu Xiu.
It actually makes sense to say that Liu Xiu is the son of a plane to correct Wang Mang's historical fallacy that should not exist.
Because no matter which path Wang Mang takes, the final boss guarding the gate is Liu Xiu.
Li Niandao: "If Wang Mang's new policy wants to be successful, I think it should not be implemented at the end of the dynasty, but at the beginning of the dynasty. At that time, the world has just ended and the forces of all parties have not yet been stabilized. Everything can be overthrown and started over. , those who implemented the New Deal There’s not much resistance.”
“But he chose to implement the New Deal at the end of the dynasty, when all kinds of problems were concentrated. It would be strange if it didn’t fail. But Wang Mang didn’t have any more choices. If he didn’t change, the new dynasty would still happen. Death.”
"He fell into a dilemma after usurping the Han Dynasty. If he doesn't change, he will perish, and if he changes, he will perish!" The Wang family turned into a top-notch family and stayed out of the matter, trained their descendants well, and waited for the fall of the Western Han Dynasty, so that their descendants could take advantage of it. Rise up and conquer the world."
"Although Wang Mang was unable to become emperor in his own lifetime, his descendants would have the opportunity to conquer the world and establish a dynasty."
But these words. It's just a rearguard action. Wang Mang is already in that position, and some things may not be entirely up to him.
He doesn’t want to make progress, but his subordinates want to make progress!
"The reason why Wang Mang's New Deal failed was because of the many natural disasters and rampant plague in the late Western Han Dynasty. It was a plague that was said to have killed nearly 30 million people."
How many people, 30 million people?
There are not so many people in the entire Great Qin now, which means that if the plague occurs in the Great Qin, no one will be left in the Great Qin.
“The beginning of the plague should also be related to the land issue. Many people have become refugees because they lost their land. They have no fixed place to live, wander around, have no food to eat, and are sick without medical treatment. After catching the plague, it quickly spread to other people, who in turn spread it to more "Many people."
"Coupled with improper epidemic prevention work, when the plague spreads on a large scale in a certain place, people will flee in panic, and their fleeing will spread to people in other places. In the end, it became a 'big disease, only half of the dead'."
"The plague made it even more difficult for the people who were already unable to survive, so they embarked on the road of revolt, prompting the demise of Wang Mang's new dynasty."
"As for natural disasters, Wang Mang actually learned from them. For example, Confucian scholars associated natural disasters with the king's virtue. Due to the frequent natural disasters, many people believed that the Liu family had lost their virtue and God sent disasters, and that the Han emperor should be a virtuous person. "
"This gave Wang Mang a reason and opportunity to usurp the Han Dynasty!"
"It's just that natural disasters brought more harm to Wang Mang. Natural disasters caused an increase in the number of refugees in the world, and the number of people revolting also increased. But if we talk about The biggest disadvantage that natural disasters brought to Wang Mang was that he successfully sent away his army of hundreds of thousands."
Meng Tian asked curiously: "How can a natural disaster destroy an army of hundreds of thousands?"
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Li Nian smiled and said: "This matter is related to Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu, the founding king of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later generations jokingly called Wang Mang the time traveler, and Liu Xiu also had a joking name - the Great Magister!"
The First Emperor Said: "What is the Great Magister?"
Li Nian explained: "The so-called 'Great Magister' has something to do with the West. In Chinese legends, immortals and gods often have magical powers, while Western wizards and ghosts can use Magic. ”
“Magic can freeze water, make meteorites fall from the sky, and create heavy fog. People who are proficient in magic are called ‘Great Magisters’, and Liu Xiu was nicknamed ‘Great Master’ by later generations. Magister', which means he has powerful magic."
"Of course Liu Xiu doesn't know magic, but when he led his troops to fight against Wang Mang's hundreds of thousands of troops, he seemed to become a great magician. ”
"With the troops Liu Xiu had at that time, he could not compete with Wang Mang's army. However, during the battle, three magical changes in the sky occurred, allowing Liu Xiu's army of 20,000 people from the east and west to defeat Wang Mang's army of hundreds of thousands. .”
(End of this chapter)