Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 360
Each era does not have a historical background for each era.

Li Yue was somewhat influenced by later generations and believed that merchants were a good thing, but Wang Meng revealed the key to it.

Like the powerful nobles, the rise of merchant power is by no means a good thing.

But for such a big matter, Li Yue naturally had to summon ministers to discuss it.

Many things require their consent before they can be implemented.

Liu Qun, Cui Hong, Shen Zhong, Jiang Qian, etc., everyone has a force behind them. Although they are not as powerful as Li Yue, they are no small feat when combined.

This can be seen from Wang Meng's attack on the powerful in Yanzhou.

Behind the scenes, a Cui family stirred up the situation, causing everything to go crazy.

But Li Yue couldn't do anything hard yet.

If Liu Qun and Cui stood together, Li Yue's innovation would probably be twice as difficult.

"What the governor Wang said is beneficial to the country and the people, and I second my opinion." Shen Zhong was the first to nod.

"Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce has been the national policy of the past dynasties. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce must not be confused." Liu Qun was not very interested in this matter. He spoke, and others nodded in agreement.

However, one person stood up. Miao Song cupped his hands and said, "I think it is inappropriate to strictly prohibit officials from engaging in business."

The hall fell silent instantly.

Miao Song, Jiang Qian and other ministers who were left behind by the Wei Dynasty rarely expressed their opinions during court discussions, just like wooden men.
Today, he went out of his way and openly opposed Liu Qun.

"Why is it inappropriate?" Li Yue looked at him.

He took over Ran Wei without any bloodshed, and at the same time took over Ran Wei's various shortcomings.

There is also a force behind people like Jiang Gan and Miao Song, and many prefects and county magistrates in Hebei belong to them.

Strictly prohibiting officials from engaging in business will cause the greatest harm to them.

Every step of innovation is full of resistance, but the absence of resistance means that the innovation has not reached the point.

"The prefects and magistrates of each county are all national talents. They are diligent and diligent and do not dare to slack off. Your Highness will not grant them land or military merit. Now they have been deprived of the benefits of the goods. If this continues, who will still be loyal to the country?" Miao Songyi An awe-inspiring look.

Li Yue admired him for speaking so openly.

It is not uncommon for officials to engage in business. During the Western Jin Dynasty, when Shi Chong was the governor of Jingzhou, he made huge fortunes by doing business and had a fortune of tens of millions. He dared to compete with Sima Yan's uncle Wang Kai for wealth.

During the reign of Jie Zhao in the Northern Kingdom, a large number of Sogdian Hu merchants also served in politics and the army.

But it's all superficial. What's deeper is that Jiang Qian and Miao Song are expressing their dissatisfaction to Liu Qun.

Wang Meng's drastic actions in Yanzhou aroused a lot of dissatisfaction and hostility. Even Liu Qi stood up to oppose it, but Liu Qun, the leader of Ran Wei's old ministers, said he was ill and stayed away from right and wrong.

Naturally, Jiang Qian, Miao Song and others were greatly disappointed.

Liu Qun glanced at Miao Song and said, "In the past, Dong Zhongshu once said: God also gives some gifts. Those who give teeth have their horns removed, and those who give them wings have two feet. Those who receive a big gift cannot take a small one. The body favors and carries it. If you are in a high position, your family will be warm and you will have good food and salary. Because you take advantage of the wealth and power to compete with the people for the benefit of the lower class, the people will be safe and able."

It means that officials occupy high positions and have the blessing of power to compete with the people for profit. How can the people compete with them?
One sentence left Miao Song speechless.

Li Yue couldn't help but marvel. Everything that happened today had already been seen hundreds and thousands of years ago.

At this time, Jiang Gan stood up and said: "I think that the Liang Dynasty is now full of waste and is waiting to be renovated. It is in need of merchants to exchange their needs and strengthen the national strength. How can we stop eating because of choking and stay behind closed doors? The Central Plains needs cloth, tea, silk and paper. , crossbows all come from the east of the river, and the salt needed for the beams all comes from the east of the river. Once the trade is banned, the merchants will disappear, the weapons will be insufficient, and the people will be injured."

Liu Qun is so old that he naturally knows that Jiang Qian and Miao Song are using this matter to oppose him. "Your Highness only said that officials are strictly prohibited from engaging in business and merchants are strictly controlled, but he did not say that it would be stopped. Your Excellency is making a fuss out of a molehill."

Zhan Shi Liu Yi stood up and said: "Business is banned in Daliang. The merchants will definitely leave foreign countries and the people are gone. How can we strictly control them?"

These people are really clear and logical, and what they say makes sense.

Li Yue gradually discovered a problem. There were fewer and fewer people gathering around Liu Qun in the past, and they seemed to be deliberately isolated.

The powerful nobles did not want to see him, and the old ministers of Ran Wei were also dissatisfied with him.

Li Yue now understood why he claimed to be ill, because if he stood up at this time, he would basically part ways with these people, and all the fingers would be pointed at him.Struggles are everywhere, and no force has been harmonious since ancient times.

Liu Qun was one against three, and was naturally unable to catch him. At this time, Li Yue, as the monarch, did not support him, which would only add insult to injury. "Liu Zhan's words were wrong. Daliang took control of Ji, Yan, and Qing." The territory of the five states of Xuzhou, Xuzhou and Henan is vast, with a population of 600 million, and there is no shortage of merchants."

There is a market and there will never be a shortage of people doing business.

Li Yue didn't want to get entangled in this matter. It would be endless if it went on like this. Their thoughts were not on the New Deal. They were just targeting Liu Qun and then using Liu Qun to attack the New Deal.

I have to admire the unique vision of these people.

When Liu Qun fell, he lost his centering stone.

"Since Dong Zhongshu has a clear plan in front of him, there is no need to discuss it anymore. The matter has been settled. If you are an official, you must not be a businessman, and if you are a businessman, you must be an official!"

In this era, people were killing people and setting fires everywhere. There was little point in encouraging merchants. There wasn't much that could be exported from the Central Plains. The valuable silk was in Sichuan and Jiangnan.

Unless one day we can annex central Shu, open up the Hexi Corridor, and connect the Western Regions.

At this stage, we should just farm and kill people honestly, and don’t think too much about other things.

Li Yue wrote back to Wang Meng, agreeing with his suggestion.

In private, he comforted Liu Qun.

A proper fight is not a bad thing. It can distract the courtiers and help Wang Meng retreat from the limelight.

If Liu Qun, Cui Hong, Jiang Gan and others are of the same mind, then the problem will be huge.

The two sides fought for a round, and then fell silent.

The next month was completely quiet, and no one targeted Liu Qun or Wang Meng.

However, the commotion in the Yan Kingdom in the north became louder.

Murong Chui was indeed a tiger general in the world. He led the central army general Murong Qian and the guard general Ping Xi to the north with [-] infantry.

Chile was vulnerable to the Yan army. In less than a month, he captured and killed more than 13 people, captured [-] horses, and countless cattle and sheep.

Chile didn't even have a chance to ask for help from Liang State, so it was annexed by Yan State.

This battle greatly improved the morale of the Yan state, and the morale of the Yan army, which was originally slightly low, became high again.

Murong Ke also ordered Murong Chui to lead the victorious army into Liaodong, and Chen Bing went east to sharpen his sword against Goguryeo.

Goguryeo, however, had long been frightened by the Yan State, so it directly sent envoys to sue for peace and offered 30 stones of food and grass. Only then did Murong Chui retreat with satisfaction.

Yan Guo swallowed Chile in one gulp, gained a lot of blood, and cleared the obstacles in the north. Then he could concentrate on competing with Liang Guo.

Murong did not want to be idle either.

Taking advantage of the autumn harvest, the rangers continued to go south, plundering people and food, and even the Tuoba clan participated.

Big battles cannot be fought, but small battles are indispensable.

Lukou can restrict large-scale infantry and cavalry from moving south, but it is powerless against this kind of infiltration warfare.

However, Li Yue didn't give in. He came and went without being rude. If you take what's mine, I'll take what's yours. The cavalry and mounted infantry all went up, strangled the Yan army, and then broke into the enemy's territory to plunder.

This is also a rare opportunity for military training.

Whether it is a mule or a horse, it must be taken out for a walk. Actual combat is the standard for testing combat effectiveness.

Whether the new infantry will work depends on how well they perform.

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