Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

On the other side, after receiving the news from Qin Tian, ​​the little fox's attitude towards this matter was not as positive as Mu Chun's.

Because the little fox knows that his base is actually a demon cultivator, not a human being.

The little fox is very smart. She knows that the result of wanting everything is to get nothing.

So the little fox is never greedy.

Therefore, she naturally chose to give up this path.

Of course, since this was the news given to her by Qin Tian, ​​she would not be so completely unconcerned.

She still has to do it, but she won't focus on the human world.

The real center of Little Fox is in the animal world. She and her disciples are dedicated to discovering the gifted animals in the human world and nature.

And if this matter is done well, it will be of great help to the little fox in gathering the intelligent creatures in the human world.

Because in this way, the little fox is equivalent to having an official identity and a background in the court. When facing ordinary people, this level of relationship is often easier to use than any other identity.

So although he didn't care much about human monks, the little fox still did his best in this matter.

Similarly, Muchun didn't want to see a situation where one family was the only one. In her eyes, Zhao Kuangyin definitely couldn't compete with the little fox.

Therefore, she must also stand up to prevent the little fox from becoming a dominant family in the future.

As for Lingxia...she is just a little kitten waiting to die. What can she think?

What Lingxia likes to do most every day now is to sit in the classroom while the students are practicing.

On the surface, she seemed careless, but whenever a student came to ask for advice, Lingxia's face would show a hint of joy.

Or is it pride? readily?

Anyway, even Qin Tian couldn't figure out what was going on in this little kitten's head.

After all, tigers are also cats. After being a kitten for so long, maybe Lingxia actually looks a bit like a kitten.

After receiving Qin Tian's guidance, Zhao Kuangyin seemed to gradually understand what he should do.

So in the following period, Zhao Kuangyin showed an unambitious appearance.

Through various lobbying and alliances by his subordinates, Zhao Kuangyin was even willing to pay for temporary peace when necessary.

As a result, the originally growing alliance was quietly split.

We are not all monolithic in the first place. The alliance that was brought together because of interests will eventually be divided because of interests.

Zhao Kuangyin seized this rare period of peace to recuperate and restore national strength.

Centralization of power is also the first thing Zhao Kuangyin needs to face.

When it comes to centralization of power, the first thing to consider is naturally the issue of military power.

At first, Zhao Kuangyin didn't care about this matter, because the people who held the military power were all Zhao Kuangyin's old friends, so the priority of this matter was not high.

But Zhao Pu persuaded him again and again.

Among them, the sentence that touched Zhao Kuangyin the most was: Isn't your Majesty afraid of another Chenqiao mutiny?

This sentence suddenly woke up Zhao Kuangyin.

Indeed, Zhao Kuangyin trusts his old friend, but many times, when you are in a certain environment, it is no longer up to you what to do next.

Just like at the beginning of the Chen Qiao Mutiny, although he planned this incident, if it hadn't happened that day, would he have stopped being the emperor?

When your power and status reach a certain level, it is no longer up to you to decide what to do next.

What would he do if his subordinates followed his example and staged a Chenqiao mutiny?

In fact, in the final analysis, Zhao Kuangyin said that he trusted his old subordinates, but he still had suspicions in his heart.

But another problem is also bothering Zhao Kuangyin. If military power is reduced, then in whose hands should this military power be held?

If you just change a general, then there is absolutely no meaning in doing so. It is nothing more than replacing a rebel.

But if it were left to the hands of literati, he would have to go back to the question Qin Tian once asked him.

Let a group of civil servants who have never been on the battlefield control the army. How effective can such an army be?
After much thought and desperation, Zhao Kuangyin found Qin Tian.

……

"I really don't want to trouble the immortal, but I can forgive the villain, ordinary people, I really don't understand." Zhao Kuangyin smiled bitterly.

There were many civil servants and generals under Zhao Kuangyin, but none of them could give an effective and complete solution to the problem.

Even though there were several seemingly feasible plans, they still did not meet Zhao Kuangyin's wishes.

Qin Tian smiled and shook his head.

"Forget it, in that case, let me analyze it with you."

"First of all, you need to figure out, what is the problem you want to solve?"

"What is the problem to be solved?" Zhao Kuangyin was stunned: "Isn't it just to prevent military generals from rebelling?"

"No, the problem is not to prevent generals from rebelling." Qin Tian denied Zhao Kuangyin's statement.

"The real problem you have to solve is how to prevent local forces from becoming too strong, rather than military generals rebelling."

"So, do you understand?"

Although the rebels were all military generals, in the final analysis, the fundamental reason for the rebellion of the military generals was that local forces were too strong and the central government was unable to deal with the threats from local forces.

If the leader is weak and the minister is strong, the final result will inevitably be a rebellion by the generals.

"What's the difference between the two?"

Zhao Kuangyin vaguely noticed something, but he still couldn't figure out the key to the problem.

"Let's put this question aside for now. Let me ask you, if you are a military general and you want the rebellion to be successful, what do you need most now?"

"In other words, what are the necessary factors for success?"

"What are the necessary factors for success?" Zhao Kuangyin's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

When it comes to this, he doesn't feel sleepy anymore.

He was the one who came to power through mutiny. How could he still not know how to succeed in the mutiny?

"First of all, there must be soldiers in hand, and the strength must be strong enough, otherwise the rebellion will not be successful quickly and Xiaoxiao can be suppressed!"

Zhao Kuangyin proudly gave the answer, but to his surprise, Qin Tian immediately denied the statement with a smile.

"No, the key is not the number of soldiers, nor the quality of the soldiers. These are important factors, but they are definitely not the most critical factor."

"The most critical factor is that you must have enough subordinates in your hands who are completely loyal to you."

"If you don't have these, then no matter how many soldiers you have, you will never be able to successfully rebel, because no one will follow you!"

Zhao Kuangyin suddenly realized.

It's not that he didn't think of this, it's just that his long experience made him subconsciously ignore it. It’s not that he didn’t know, he just didn’t think of it in time and couldn’t say it out loud.

"anything else?"

"And..." Zhao Kuangyin was speechless for a moment.

It's not that he doesn't understand everything, but it's still too difficult to sum up the key factors for his success in a very short period of time.

Qin Tian gave a reminder: "If you want to cultivate subordinates who are completely loyal to you, what do you need?"

"Money!" Zhao Kuangyin said without hesitation.

"So after your successful mutiny, if you want to take control of the country, what is the first thing you have to do?"

"Take in the officials from the previous dynasty!" Zhao Kuangyin seemed to be getting better, and he vaguely seemed to feel what Qin Tian wanted to express.

"So now the problem is very clear. If you want the rebellion to succeed, or even to make the local power stronger, the above three are indispensable."

"Without officials, we cannot govern the people, and naturally we cannot collect enough taxes. Without enough taxes, we cannot feed enough troops, let alone cultivate an army that is completely loyal to ourselves!"

"The above three, I call them the three key factors in controlling national power. In summary, they are knives and swords, pens and paper, and most importantly, gold, silver and treasures."

"Now that you understand the key factors for success, you also understand how to make it fail."

Qin Tian said lightly.

If you want to check and balance the army, it is actually very simple. You only need to control its logistics, which is equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of the army and making it afraid to act rashly.

Of course, this is not safe, because if a general controls the army for too long, he will inevitably develop his own direct descendants.

Therefore, military mobilization is required at regular intervals at this time.

But this transfer also needs to be done in a controlled manner, just like changing generals on the spot is a taboo, especially during war, generals cannot change easily.

How to implement it depends on the policy makers' methods.

This only prevents military generals from rebelling, but in order to prevent local forces from being too powerful, it is necessary to separate the military and political affairs.

Civil servants are in charge of civil affairs, and military attaches are in charge of military affairs. The two complement each other and also check and balance each other.

In this way, the separation of economic, political, and military powers can completely eliminate the soil of feudal separatism.

As for any other accidents that occurred during the actual execution, it would not be Qin Tian's business.

No matter how good a policy is, as long as it is implemented by people, it will inevitably be deformed.

There are no perfect rules. As long as you are willing, you can always find loopholes in the rules.

What needs to be done at this time is to check and fill in the gaps.

This is the only guidance Qin Tian can give Zhao Kuangyin.

After all, I have given you the ideas for solving the problem. If you still can’t do it well, you can’t blame others.

Zhao Kuangyin bowed deeply to Qin Tian.

"The villain...has been taught a lesson!"

Zhao Kuangyin admired Qin Tian very much.

The policies and methods given by others are superficial and seem to solve the problem, but they can only solve the current problems.

If you encounter other situations, you can only think of another way.

But Qin Tian was very thorough and explained to him the root of the problem clearly and thoroughly.

It seemed that Qin Tian didn't give him a solution to the problem, but in fact Qin Tian taught him all the methods.

After understanding these principles, if you encounter problems with generals and localities in the future, you only need to look at these three aspects to easily give solutions to the problems.

This also means that from now on, the soil of the feudal system has been completely eliminated!
After mastering these key factors, we can not only solve the problem of military commanders rebelling, but also ensure the combat effectiveness of the army institutionally.

If the original solution given by Zhao Pu is followed, it seems to solve the problem, but it also brings another problem, that is, the combat effectiveness of the army will be greatly reduced.

And now that he knows the joints, Zhao Kuangyin can completely prevent others from imitating him and causing another Chenqiao mutiny while ensuring the combat effectiveness of the army!

"Sure enough, the immortal is worthy of being an immortal!" Zhao Kuangyin felt extremely emotional in his heart.

He was extremely fortunate now that even though he hesitated at the beginning, he still left for the south without any hesitation.

If I hadn't met Qin Tian at the beginning, how could the path I would have taken be as easy as it is now?
……

After leaving Qin Tian, ​​Zhao Kuangyin immediately summoned Zhao Pu and recounted his conversation with Qin Tian in detail.

After listening to Zhao Kuangyin's story, Zhao Pu was also stunned.

If he had any doubts about Qin Tian's identity before, he no longer had any doubts now.

With such a high level of thinking and such a means of solving problems, what else could this be but an immortal descending from the earth?
Isn't it possible for an immortal who knew five hundred years before and five hundred years later to say such a thing?
"No, I heard from Your Majesty that the immortal and Qin Shihuang are both acquaintances. That means he didn't know about it for 500 years beforehand. Maybe he knew about it for 5000 years before and 5000 years later!"

Thinking like this, the horse in his mouth didn't stop at all.

"Your Majesty is indeed a beloved person from heaven, and there are immortals coming down to earth to help you. It seems that your Majesty has been destined by fate and is bound to rule the world!"

As if he felt that such flattery was not enough, Zhao Pu knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live your Majesty!"

At this moment, Zhao Pu was like a god possessing him, and all kinds of complimentary words were pouring out like crazy without any money!

Such an advanced way of flattering naturally made Zhao Kuangyin very happy.

"Okay, okay, enough of the flattery, now you and I can discuss what to do."

Upon seeing this, Zhao Pu immediately stopped and began to think about business.

After thinking for a day and a night, the master and the servant finally came up with a method that seemed feasible for the time being.

The first is to gather military power.

Zhao Kuangyin's original plan was to separate the economy, politics and military according to Qin Tian's words. As for his former veterans, he also allowed them to continue to lead the army.

But Zhao Pu felt that it was inappropriate to do so.

Because for a general, doing this is a clear sign that the Lord does not trust them.

This will definitely cause a rift between the master and the servant.

It would be better to simply take away the rights in their hands once and for all, and let them go back to being rich men.

You have offended people anyway, so why not simply let the people you might offend pose no threat to you at all.

Of course, when it comes to the specific implementation, it still depends on Zhao Kuangyin's lobbying.

How to deal with people's problems perfectly without chilling the hearts of his subordinates is what Zhao Kuangyin needs to consider.

Zhao Pu couldn't get involved at all.

Beyond the military, specific reforms need to spread throughout the country. (End of chapter)