Chu Tang: Tell Li Er at the beginning that I am a time traveler

Chapter 696 The world is stable
Xingding six years...

Li Zhong asked Pei Du a question, "If I want to swallow up the world, what chance does Ai Qing think the Tang Dynasty has to win?"

Pei Du was caught off guard by his sudden question.

"Why does Your Majesty ask this suddenly?"

Li Chong replied: "I just don't want to leave trouble for future generations."

Pei Du also replied: "But this is not easy."

Li Chong; "You said... if the entire earth belonged to the Tang Dynasty, would that be good?"

Pei Du also replied: "That is good, but... this involves war, I still hope that your majesty can consider it carefully."

Li Chong: "I didn't say fight, I just wanted to study the feasibility of doing so."

"For example... if we really want to fight, how many troops will be needed and how many days will it take?"

Pei Du: "It's hard to talk about this minister."

Li Chong: "Then you still say that you know soldiers, but it seems that you are still a little behind."

Li Chong finished speaking calmly.

Pei Du also had a cold sweat on his face.

The current Liao Kingdom has moved its capital to Pyongyang, the former capital of Goguryeo.

If Li Zhong was taken by surprise, he sent 2000 people disguised as a business group, and then launched a surprise attack on the Liao Kingdom.

Li Chong feels...

To be honest, it is not impossible to win.

Then, after breaking into the palace, he killed all the royal family of Liao Kingdom.

As such...

The Liao Kingdom had no royal family to inherit the throne. As long as he persuaded the officials of the Liao Kingdom to surrender, he might be able to win the Liao Kingdom.

of course!

All of this is imagined under the most ideal circumstances.

When it comes time to implement it, it might not be the case.

If you do unified things at the wrong time, you will become Qin Shihuang.

Do you want to become Qin Shihuang, the first ever emperor to unify the world?

In fact, if you think about it seriously, this is still very attractive to him.

The issue is……

Let’s not talk about whether we can win the battle. Whether we can rule stably when the time comes is probably also a question.

after all……

Do you think you alone can break the law of historical cycles?

Even if you were to unify the world, it might take 300 years. If 300 years doesn't work, just 800 years. After 800 years, all this will just be another cycle.

No one can easily break away from the law of historical cycles.

unless……

Everyone has become an immortal and no longer needs to worry about eating, drinking and diarrhea.

Cultivation into communism.

otherwise……

If productivity and production relations are not changed, all this will be in vain.

……

Think of this...

Li Chong simply gave up.

Li Chong: "You can go back and be on duty."

Pei Du: "Yes."

Li Chong: "I... I still choose to believe in the wisdom of future generations, and I am too lazy to mess around. As the song "Sailor" sings, 'He said that in the battlefield, the best thing to use is fire. It is low-cost, easy to operate, and can also be used." To defeat more with less, he said he wanted to set a fire. A little wind would be the best, but if it rained, it would be over. He said there was nothing to do. Whoever set a fire would do anything? It would be better to stay at home, with my wife and children in bed...'"

……

After temporarily thinking about not going to fight.

Li Zhong then...

He also set his sights on the matter of Fen Sixth Life's Yu Lie.

If there is no war, it doesn’t matter.

but……

You can't be a salted fish either.

Domestically, we still need to reform the places that should be reformed, and... we must tell our sons and grandsons more about the stories of the heroes of the sixth generation of Qin, so that they can also learn from the kings of Qin. the spirit of.

……

Xingding six years...

Over the past year, Datang has gained a lot of wealth from overseas with Pangu, Football City and Luoyang Library.

As a result, the people have become more well-fed and clothed, and live and work in peace and contentment.

Although here...

Not all was smooth sailing in the Tang Dynasty. Droughts and floods occurred in some prefectures and counties.

but……

With the sincere cooperation of Li Chong and other ministers, the impact of these disasters has been reduced to very low levels.

Finished!

During the disaster relief process, they also settled accounts afterwards and arrested many local corrupt officials.

It even feels like fishing and law enforcement.

of course!

As long as you don't commit the crime, there is no so-called fishing law enforcement.

can only say……

It's just that their supervision methods are relatively secretive.

Over the years, Li Chong has had more contact with ministers.

at this time……

The ministers in the court were generally able to figure out Li Chong's temperament.

to be honest!
Corruption is definitely not allowed. As for other things, such as if you secretly do business or even lend money to others at usury, Li Chong will not care too much about you.

Qingliu can be said to be like a fish in water during Li Zhong's reign.

To some extent, he has the ability to compete with other officials.

Especially in this court meeting, the sound was very loud.

certainly!Li Chong wouldn't say it either, Qingliu would say whatever he said.

Everything requires evidence.

Only when the evidence is conclusive will legal action be taken.

Not to people, only to things.

in fact……

The most difficult part of being an emperor is to reward meritorious ministers.

before……

Li Chong was not the emperor, so he had no idea how difficult it was for Li Er.

Now that it's your turn to be the emperor, you will find out.

If an official, he has done meritorious deeds by impeaching other officials.

Do you want to promote this official?
Or……

What kind of reward should I give?

In terms of material rewards, power and status, in fact, we still have to talk about it.

More importantly...

In fact, it is the subsequent impact.

The lack of rewards is not conducive to maintaining a clean atmosphere and continuing to impeach corrupt officials.

Are the rewards given too much?

The resources are limited.

and so……

Why did it happen so many times in ancient times that if there was no reward, then people would simply not be rewarded and just kill them.

This is why some emperors did not plan the details of rewards in detail, so that in the end, they could only kill them.

The more Li Chong knew about these things, the more he understood.

No matter it’s a person, a thing, or something, in short...

Everything is just reincarnation.

Just like grass, there will be times when it grows lush and lush, and there will also be times when it will wither and wither.

Wanting to maintain a lush growth all the time is just wishful thinking.

In this world, there will never be such good things all the time.

And every time I think of this fact...

Li Chong will also understand more and more that everything he has done is actually in vain.

Is that true, just do nothing?

simply……

Just leave it to fend for itself?
Obviously!

Nor is it!
Because even if it is a cycle over and over again every time.

But at least...

The next cycle will definitely be better than the last cycle.

just like……

In the past, people did not have enough to eat or keep warm.

And at least...

In the current cycle, as long as the people are not too lazy and want to work hard, they can still have enough food and clothing.

Prices in Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty were as high as ten to twenty cents per dou of rice.

For those large grain-producing states, the price of rice is as low as two or three cents per bucket.

and……

This situation has persisted for nearly 200 years.

Who can say...

Li Chong, as well as the efforts he and Li Er had made, had no effect at all?
finally……

Li Chong came to a conclusion.

Although the cycle is still there.

But as long as we keep working hard and getting closer, human beings will eventually get rid of hunger and poverty little by little, and reach a beautiful world where everyone can have enough to eat and clothe themselves, and everyone can do what they want to do.

And the key to entering such a world...

There seem to be two.

A reform called social system.

One, called science.

But what I really want to say is...

There may be only one thing - science!

Only science continues to develop.

So……

Even if this cycle still exists, even at its worst time, it is estimated that with the blessing of science, everyone will be able to live a better life in the next cycle than in the previous cycle.

Therefore, the only thing that is truly useful to human beings is science.

……

We cannot fight with Liao and Jiaozhi.

Next...

Li Chong, the emperor, was regarded as meaningless.

Besides clocking in for work, Li Zhong's next favorite thing to do is to think and write novels.

because……

He really likes novels.

of course!

It doesn’t mean that besides going to court, I really write novels.

after all……

He would also play with Xiaoxiao, Li Zixin and the others.

This year……

With the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and the prosperity of the people, Li Chong gradually fell into a state of waiting and lying down.

(End of this chapter)