Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 342
outside the temple.

Luo Jing took a deep breath of fresh air, and a group of pretty palace maids passed in front of him, all the restlessness in the palace just now seemed to have disappeared.

Faint voices came from the hall, proving that the debate had not stopped. Luo Jing couldn't help but think of what his father said before his death.

"In national affairs, there has never been a thing that has no harm at all. People in power, every policy implementation is to choose one to get what is most needed at the moment.

For example, the imperial court needs a sufficient amount of high-quality copper coins, so it allows private coins to exist.

If one day the court needs something else, it's time to take back the minting rights.

Take this book and read it, but remember, just read it for a while, don’t be trapped by the core of thought in it, there are some bad things in it, your child is not talented enough in this aspect, and you will be easily led. "

Thinking of this, Luo Jing took a deep breath and returned to the hall, where the debate was still going on.

Luo Jing returned to the seat and sat down. Seeing him coming back, Liu Heng nodded with a smile, and then saw Luo Jing walking into the hall under the eyes of everyone, and bowed to Liu Heng.

"Your Majesty, I have a few words to say to all the ministers."

Liu Heng was a little surprised, but still waved his hand and said, "You can do whatever you want!"

Luo Jing turned around and took two steps above the main hall. He was still a young man, and he seemed very abrupt among such a group of middle-aged people. Everyone was looking at him, waiting for him to speak.

Thinking back to what his father had said, Luo Jing slowly said: "I heard all the arguments between the two parties earlier.

A doctor said before: If you buy a good product, you will die!

Does this make sense?
Have!
But people have good and evil, and kings are different.

If you encounter a tyrannical king, even if you allow private minting of copper coins, but there are so many methods of extortion, can you still prohibit them one by one?
Hunters will not give up hunting in the mountains just because there are beasts on the mountains.

Fishermen will not give up going out of the boat because of danger at sea.

There is no reason in this world to starve because you are worried about choking.

Your Majesty is a sage king, there may be treacherous people who take back the coins, and the quality of the copper coins will drop a little, but as long as the court strictly supervises and punishes those lawless and powerful people who deliberately mint small coins, it can be completely controlled .

But if you continue to let private coinage be allowed, I ask all ministers to think about the rebellion of King Wu in the past. Why did he dare to fight against the court? Wealthy enough to be the number one among the kings, and with wealth, they raise armored soldiers, so they don't pay attention to the court.

How much damage wars have done to the world, I think you all know very well.

If government orders cannot be consistent, and the world cannot be governed by the emperor's orders, careerists will definitely think about rebellion or seeking benefits.

In the past, it was my father who allowed private minting of coins, but gentlemen, only change is the only constant in this world. Does the fifth-class feudal enfeoffment established by Su Wang in the past still exist now?
Before his death, my father told me and His Majesty that it is an expedient measure to allow private minting of coins. It was a policy implemented because the people had just experienced the chaos of the end of the Qin Dynasty and the people could no longer afford any harm.

Father is very clear about the benefits and drawbacks of this policy.

Withdrawing the power to mint coins may cause small coins to run rampant, but if it is not withdrawn, the region will definitely grow bigger, and the court will lose its sharp sword to check and balance the region, so it will use troops, causing even greater chaos.

Now I want to ask you a question, which is more important for the stability of the world, the consistency of government orders or the quality of copper coins? "

Which is more important, the world as one or the currency market?

Finally, Luo Jing posed the last question of the book to everyone, a question that Luo Xin did not give an answer to.

There is not much difference between these two choices for the people. Whether their lives will be affected depends on whether the imperial court will make great efforts to manage them.

Just like before Luoxin dealt with those who bought and sold with small money, this established the logic of good money driving out bad money.

Luo Jing directly bypassed the moral issues arguing between the two sides, but directly extracted the real core of the debate.

Everyone fell silent at this moment. They were all courtiers, ministers of the Chang'an court, not princes and kingdoms. Except for a few officials from wealthy families, most of them were naturally on the side of the court in this regard.

Liu Heng looked at Luo Jing with a smile all over his face.

Jia Yi looked at Luo Jing with an expression of admiration on his face. From these words, he seemed to have seen the Prime Minister Regent who would never be confused in the past.

In those years, the revenue of the imperial court increased year after year, but the tax rates of the people all over the world dropped again and again, especially the agricultural tax. Only by paying heavy taxes can we survive, then the imperial court is not far from death; if we can maintain the normal operation of the imperial court under the condition of low tax rates, then the world will be prosperous."

Everyone looked at Luo Jing, at those youths with immature faces, standing tall and straight in the hall, and asked everyone loudly, "There are only two choices, which one do you want?"

Which one to choose?
Which can I choose?
Of course it is the same in the world!

The unification of the world is the consensus of almost all schools of thought, even the Confucians who support the feudal system, it is because the great Confucians believe that the loyalty of the emperor is more durable than that of the officials, and that the monarch is more stable than the officials ruling the place.

Great Confucians hoped to maintain the rule of the emperor through the enfeoffment system, not to let the emperor threaten the emperor in turn. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in order to maintain the status of the emperor and the existence of the ritual system, Confucian disciples died countless times.

After the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms, some Confucianists remonstrated with Qin Shihuang, hoping to distribute the meritorious officials and sons to the Shandong countries, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people in Shandong and appease the tyrants of the Six Kingdoms. At that time, they were criticized as corrupt Confucian words. From the current point of view, isn't it a statement of integrity?
The courtiers who supported the withdrawal of the minting rights couldn't help standing up from their seats and cheering loudly: "Cai!"

"What the waiter said makes sense!"

"A gentleman with a high talent, this is the way to seek the country."

Luo Jing saw that no one spoke, so he looked at those who had spoken against before.

The impassioned Ph.D. was born in Huang Lao, advocating small government, that is, the court should not meddle too much, and let the society operate according to the rules formed spontaneously.

But in the face of things like the same government orders in the world, even Huang Lao's lineage can't say no.

Which of the two is more important is not a question worth discussing at all. Faced with Luo Jing's inquiry, those who had previously opposed it could only say in a low voice: "What the servant said is reasonable, and the government orders of the world are the same, it is very important .

Your eyes are all over the world, but mine is limited to a corner. This is probably why you have thought of such far-reaching things, and I can only repeat some complicated words here.

It's because my thinking was wrong, I should apologize to His Majesty, and almost delayed the important affairs of the court. "

The debate should have ended here, and Luo Jing's politically correct words directly killed all the reasons that could be thought of.

Under the gaze of everyone, Luo Jing saluted Liu Heng, then walked back to his seat and sat down.

Liu Heng saw that no one was talking anymore, so he smiled and said: "Today, all the gentlemen can speak freely, and I have gained a lot from what they said. Today's discussion, all the gentlemen should have no objections."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

All the ministers bowed their heads and bowed their hands in salute, and then left the hall one after another, leaving the palace under the guidance of the imperial guards.

Luo Jing and Jia Yi walked slowly behind the crowd. Jia Yi found that Luo Jing was a little silent, not at all like his usual high-spirited look, so he asked curiously: "Servant, what else do you have on your mind?" Concerned?"

Luo Jing sighed softly: "Jia Qing, after this edict is carried out, you will be busy. There are countless people in this world who are greedy for profit, who dare to risk their heads to break the criminal law and make small money. They will definitely not let go of the profiteering industry. If it is not handled properly, we will be sinners today.

To tell you the truth, Jing always has an ominous premonition in his heart. It seems that what he did today will cause irreversible consequences and become the root cause of cholera in the future. But after thinking about it, the world today really needs The imperial court took back the right to mint coins. "

Jia Yi was very smart, he immediately guessed what Luo Jing was worried about, it was the reasons given by the opposition before, and those reasons were really reasonable, not just made up.

Luo Jing was not made for a politician. He was born with the sentimentality of a literati, and he was much more emotional than Jia Yi. Naturally, he would unconsciously think about the drawbacks of these policies.

Jia Yi pondered for a while, and said: "Master, since this is the case, you might as well apply directly to His Majesty to watch the feedback on this matter, as long as you ensure that it will not harm the people, it will be enough."

Luo Jing's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and said: "What Jia Qing said is reasonable, and I will send you this mission when I see His Majesty tomorrow."

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Regarding the discussion of "coinage", the pros and cons have listed different reasons, but what finally ended these debates was the social stability that had nothing to do with the coin itself, and the government orders were consistent.

From these debates and the final results, it can be seen that the ruling class of Emperor Wenwen had fully realized the distribution function of currency itself. It was not a medium of commercial exchange, but a stabilizer for regulating society.

It can also be seen that the policy shift during the period of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty, that is, starting from the period of Liu Bang, the decades-long recuperation period was roughly over, and Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty began to build a real ruling system that could rule the kingdoms of counties and counties in the world. Among them, ensuring the stability of the world and building a peaceful order have become the primary concerns of the rulers of the Han Dynasty, while the continued barbaric growth and recovery of the economy is in a secondary position. ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"

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