Please, let me be a fool

Chapter 119 The greatest feat in ancient and modern times?The real prosperous dynasty! 【Ask monthly ticket】

Datong in the world?

When Song Gongwen said this.

Even Zhang Zhengming couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Because these four characters represent the supreme thought of Confucianism.

And as a master of Confucianism, he fully understands the meaning of this.

But I know in my heart that the so-called Great Harmony is just a vision.

Throughout the history books, Zhang Zhengming deeply understands that it is almost impossible to achieve this.

Now, say this sentence from the other party's mouth.

It really shocked him, he paused, and continued: "Why did you say that?"

"In the past dynasties, the collection and payment of corvees were almost all unpaid coolies, and they were all compulsory. Regardless of whether the people were willing or not, each household had to send at least one person. Except for some people, they would find a way to exempt them."

Song Gongwen thought for a while, and continued: "But what about your Majesty? To be able to pay the corvees and give them enough rest time, this can almost be regarded as the number one feat in ancient and modern times."

"Teacher, think about it, the common people today hardly have any income other than farm work, so no matter what the court does, the most is to feed them and not worry about survival."

"And now, once these two projects of His Majesty come out, how many people can be fed, and how many people can support their families?"

In fact, Song Gongwen's current thinking is very simple.

That is his Majesty, perhaps he wants all the people to live a prosperous life.

Digging the Grand Canal and building straight roads are just methods and incidentals.

In this way, there will be a reputation and the people will become rich.

after all.

It was the first time even he had heard of corvée and wages.

"You're right, but what does this have to do with the great unity of the world?" Zhang Zhengming nodded, but was still puzzled.

Indeed, once the two projects are launched, the number of corvees collected may reach one million. This is equivalent to giving the common people an extra way to make money.

And he also had to admit that this decision was indeed the first time in the ages, especially to give the corvee enough rest time, which was completely unthinkable before.

But the problem is that this matter requires a lot of money, and the court simply cannot afford it.

If even the imperial court collapses, can the world really be unified?
What Zhang Zhengming meant.

Song Gongwen was naturally very clear. He immediately smiled and continued: "Teacher, do you still remember why your majesty said that the fact that the court has no money does not mean that others have no money? And he only proposed the matter of sharing the money with the mother?"

"That's what His Majesty said, let me boldly find a way to get money, and the source of the money is actually those gentry and gentry."

"These people have exploited the people and made a lot of ill-gotten gains. If it's just a family or two, it might not be a big deal."

"But if it is, let all the squires and nobles in the world contribute part of the money?"

"So, teacher, do you still think that there will be no money at that time?"

Most of the imperial court's money came from taxes.

Although the base of the people is very large.

Even if everyone charges a little bit, it adds up to a considerable amount.

But in any case, these taxes are all taken from the people, and there are almost no squires and gentry.

And the number of these people is not comparable to the people in the world, but is the money in their hands really not comparable to the taxes of the people in the world?

As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Song Gongwen still knows this aspect very well even though he has only accepted it for a short time.

In particular, he also thought, if he could get more from these people again?

"You mean. mean"

At this moment, Zhang Zhengming's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Your Majesty, do you want to take money from the gentry and gentry, and then distribute it to the common people in the name of the Grand Canal and the Straight Road?"

When these words were said, even he couldn't help being a little stunned.

After so many years as the chief minister of the cabinet.

Zhang Zhengming is very clear.

In the hands of the gentry and gentry, a large part is ill-gotten wealth.

And the money is squeezed from the hands of the common people, which seems to be in line with the national law, but if you look closely, you can find various problems.

Regarding this, he also had opinions in his heart, but he could do nothing, because the power of the gentry and squires was too great, even the imperial court, it was difficult to shake them.

Now, according to what my students said, His Majesty wants to take the money back and hand it over to the people in a certain way.

Zhang Zhengming could have expected it completely, if he could do this.

Not to mention that the people are all rich.

But it will definitely not be like before, just to see how to eat.

"That's right." Song Gongwen smiled and continued: "If the people are rich, they will be rich, and if the people are rich, the country will be strong."

"Although during this period, the imperial court will cause various problems due to the huge expenditure, but as long as we survive this difficulty, the national power of our great Wei will inevitably soar in the future, completely surpassing any previous dynasty."

If the people are rich, all kinds of problems will be reduced, even if the country is not strong.

However, Zhang Zhengming thought for a while at this time, and then said.

"What if the gentry and country gentry choose to resist?"

Take money from them.

I'm afraid no one is willing.

In the past dynasties, the power of these people is quite strong.

Sometimes, even the imperial power has to be compromised.

therefore.

What Zhang Zhengming is worried about is that once it goes too far, it may be difficult to end.

"The students feel that His Majesty must have thought of this."

Song Gongwen immediately said: "Yes, it is definitely unrealistic to ask the gentry and squires to pay, and no one is willing, but teacher, I am still in its heyday, and there are millions of soldiers, all loyal to your majesty. , How can they resist?"

"Even if you really can't help it in the end and want to resist the imperial court, you should know one thing, teacher. What His Majesty does will benefit the people all over the world. When the common people benefit, they will naturally side with the imperial court."

"At that time, the gentry and country gentry will not only fight against the court, but also against the people of the world. Will they succeed?"

"Maybe, His Majesty can take advantage of the general trend of the world and completely start to clean up these people."

"And this is why the students say that His Majesty wants to make the world unified."

Speaking of it.

A hint of emotion appeared in Song Gongwen's eyes.

The difficulty in his mouth before.

It is during this process that there will be some turmoil in the court.

For example, if the gentry and gentry disagree and choose to resist, many things will happen and affect the court.

But so what?By doing this, His Majesty is standing by the side of all the people in the world and carrying the general trend.

Notice.

The reason why the past dynasties are declining.

In addition to the gentry and squires secretly disrupting the situation, the most important point is that the people are in dire straits, and the people cannot survive, and then they are used by those who want to rebel against the court.

The imperial court is unpopular, even if it has a large army in its hands, it can't deal with it, and in the end it can only be broken.

But now, Dawei has not reached that step at all.

and.

Also stood directly beside the common people.

Let them have money to take and improve their lives.

Let me ask, with such a court here, would the common people choose to resist?
Furthermore, His Majesty still holds supreme power and has an army of millions of loyal emperors.

What are the gentry making a fuss about?

The end result is just to take the money obediently.

Even though there will be various problems in the early stage, in the eyes of Song Gongwen, as long as he can overcome it, the future Wei will surpass all dynasties.

And the Great Harmony in the world he talked about was this move, which could return all the ill-gotten gains of the gentry and squires to the common people.

When the people are rich, there will be no more hunger, no more wars, and everyone will live and work in peace.

in this way.

How can it not be regarded as the Great Harmony of the world?

Beside, Zhang Zhengming did not speak, he completely understood what the other party meant.

That's right, as long as the court and the people are on the sidelines, no matter how much those people make trouble, they won't be able to make trouble.

"Your Majesty's grand plans and ambitions are beyond my reach." In the end, he sighed with emotion, but soon thought of another thing, and said immediately: "Gongwen, but if Your Majesty wants to do something about it, there is a Grand Canal It’s enough if the name is there, why do we need to build Wei Zhidao?”

Before, when Zhang Zhengming heard that the Grand Canal was going to be dug, although he felt something was wrong.

But knowing this will be of great benefit to future generations.

It is definitely a feat through the ages.

Even if it takes a lot of effort.

But when you think about it carefully, it's still very worthwhile.

It's just that the straight road from the north of Jingshi Road is different.

It is indeed a benefit to march, but the harvest is not very great.

Especially if it has to be carried out together with the matter of the Grand Canal, the pressure on the court will be very great.

Even though Song Gongwen has explained so much now, when he thinks about it, it seems a little unnecessary.

"Teacher, do you remember what the student told you that snowy night?"

Song Gongwen took a deep breath, and then said: "Your Majesty, you want to be the one emperor through the ages. If you just make the country rich and the people strong, that's not enough to satisfy your majesty. What your majesty has to do is to build the Great Wei into a real A prosperous dynasty in the sense of the word."

"And to satisfy this point, all threats must be eliminated. Now the tribes in the northern grasslands are the confidants of my Great Wei."

"Over the years, almost every once in a while, they will choose to go south, plunder the resources of our Great Wei, and kill the people of our Great Wei."

"May I ask, if you want to become His Majesty the One Emperor through the ages, will you allow this kind of thing to happen? No!"

At this moment, he continued: "And the construction of the straight road is to prepare for your Majesty's conquest of the northern grasslands. Your Majesty wants to permanently avoid future troubles for my descendants of the Great Wei Dynasty."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Zhengming's eyes obviously began to change.

Even at this moment, the whole person trembled a little.

Because he finally understood.

Why in the imperial study, Song Gongwen stopped himself from speaking.

The other party already understood His Majesty's great ambitions, not only to make the people live a better life, but also to create a truly prosperous dynasty.

As I said before, if you want to do this, you have to get rid of all the troubles.The surrounding countries are actually nothing to the Great Wei, but the grassland tribes have been enemies with the Central Plains for generations.

As long as the Central Plains Dynasty is strong and strong, they will raise their butcher knives and go south.

Although the past dynasties have thought of many ways to solve this problem.

But the grasslands are nomadic tribes.

Unlike the Central Plains.

There is a specific city, so every time you attack, even if you win.

The grassland army would choose to retreat, and because of this, it was still impossible to completely eliminate the future troubles.

Especially in the former dynasty, because of the weak national power in the mid-term, they began to make compromises, paying tribute to the grassland tribes, which is simply a great shame.

But now, after hearing what Song Gongwen said, Zhang Zhengming finally began to understand that His Majesty is really going to do something unprecedented, so how could he not be shocked?
"So it is, so it is."

Zhang Zhengming muttered to himself, he was indeed shocked.

Because when he left the customs with the favor of the first emperor, his idea was only to bring Wei into a prosperous age.

Of course, this prosperous age is just like the past dynasties.

But now?

Today's Majesty is not satisfied with this at all
It is necessary not only to make the country rich and the people strong, but also to defeat the grassland tribes.
To be honest, Zhang Zhengming feels that it is really too difficult to achieve this, at least it will take several generations of hard work.

But he knew very well in his heart that a dynasty is full of variables. The first one or two emperors may work hard for this goal, but it will be difficult to say later.

Now, His Majesty wants to do it, and has already started.

Completely unafraid of the difficulties and obstacles ahead.

As for Zhang Zhengming, why do you think so.

He could tell from Wei Yunyi's performance today.

Even such a huge and complicated project as the Grand Canal must be carried out resolutely, and millions of corvee wages must be paid. Such courage is not something ordinary people can have.
But soon, Zhang Zhengming frowned, and said: "But if you want to do this kind of thing, there will be great resistance."

It's not that he objected to it, it was that he really found it too difficult.

There are too many prerequisites.

a generation
I'm afraid it can't be done.

"And this is what it means to be a courtier."

Song Gongwen sighed: "Teacher, what the students said, you should understand that now His Majesty has such great ambitions, no matter what, we have to support, even if it fails in the end, at least we have done it."

"What's more, the students feel that His Majesty is so wise and mighty, and in the end, he will definitely succeed."

That's right.

In the eyes of Song Gongwen.

His majesty is not only bold, but also has advanced vision and ability.

No matter how difficult it is, it is impossible to do it!
"exactly."

"The meaning of a subject's existence is to assist the emperor and govern the world."

Zhang Zhengming nodded, his eyes became clear and firm.

I feel that Song Gongwen's words are right, even if this matter fails in the end, what can I do?
Immediately, he took a deep breath and continued: "The most important thing now is the Grand Canal and the Straight Road. These two projects require a lot of manpower and material resources. I thought that the government and gentry that you said before paid food for the government and the gentry together was not enough. It is too early to be implemented."

"But it's different now. In extraordinary times, extraordinary methods must be used. This change does not have to wait until it is successfully implemented. It can be carried out after this scientific examination."

"In this way, it will increase the income of the court, and it will be more convenient to do things in the future."

Zhang Zhengming thought for a while, and continued: "You are the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs. You can handle these things. At the same time, I will support you behind the scenes. I will also start the matter of enlisting corvee."

To build these two projects, money and people are the most critical.

Just fix those two things.

Then it's not a problem!
"Thank you teacher!"

Hearing this, Song Gongwen was immediately delighted.

In fact, he was also thinking about whether to bring up the matter of the government and the gentry paying the food to the teacher again.

Now, since the other party has said it and agreed, then I feel relieved.

As for after the imperial examination, Song Gongwen didn't have one, knowing that this was to stabilize those candidates.

It won't take long anyway.

Even if the two projects are started, with the court's tax revenue, they can still hold out for a while.

However, in addition to this, some other methods need to be thought of.

Immediately, Song Gongwen said: "You don't have to worry about the money for the time being. The students can stay here for a while. It just so happens that Mr. Sun's border trade is also ready. After the imperial examination, it will definitely not be a problem."

Mr. Sun?
Zhang Zhengming immediately realized that he was the queen mother's cousin and the son of the head of the Sun family.

Recently, this person has caused a lot of trouble, all of which are related to private business issues.

Of course, he knew very well that the other party was doing things for the court.

Now it's finally ready.

I don't think it will be long.

Sun Kejian is about to leave the capital, go to the border, and start a mutual market.

That's fine, the province has been in the capital all along, and has been stared at by officials for unknown reasons.

When things are done, it will be considered a rectification.

"All right."

"Almost, let's go down and get ready."

Zhang Zhengming continued: "There is still something about Ying Xing, you should pay more attention."

At the imperial meeting, he was willing to give his nephew a chance and his wish came true, but he was still a little worried about whether the nephew would be able to take on this important task.

So let the other party take care of you a little bit more.

"Teacher, please rest assured, Brother Ying Xing, the students know how to do it."

Song Gongwen smiled, knowing that the teacher still had something to do with his nephew, but he didn't say it clearly.

Immediately, the two stopped talking and went back separately.

of course.

They all knew that because of the Grand Canal and the construction of the straight road, they might be busy in the future.

But neither Song Gongwen nor Zhang Zhengming was bothered by this, and instead had some expectations.

Knowing that once this can be accomplished, the future Great Wei will surely enter its heyday.

at the same time.

Wei Yunyi, who was in the palace, did not return to the bedroom, thinking about a question in his mind.

That is, since the two projects are put down, let the Ministry of Industry proceed.

Even the supervising envoy has been found, and the next thing is to wait.

But now he was thinking.

That is, when the two projects are implemented, who should be supervised?
Wei Yunyi knows that if this kind of thing is left unsupervised, it will easily go wrong.

And this is related to whether you can ruin your luck, so you must be cautious when choosing people.

It is necessary to find someone who is not afraid of power to do this.

But who to look for.

He has no one for a while.

Just like that, while thinking, while walking aimlessly.

Finally, Wei Yunyi came to Jingde Palace, the bedroom of Concubine Ying.
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ps: Typos should be corrected first
　Calvin, I wrote it several times before and after, and it didn’t feel right.

　　Let’s make so many more today, by the way, be cheeky, and ask for some monthly tickets~
　　
　
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