back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 863
If it was Yuanshou, this plan would definitely be attacked by the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who would say "compete with the people for profit".However, during the Hongxiang years of commercial development, this has never happened.Joint-stock business firms have long been popular among the people, and Feng Jing has also heard: "Your Majesty's move should be possible. It's just that the articles of association need to be perfected, and work is still needed."

"It's okay, let the Ministry of Household Affairs and the three departments jointly audit. It is enough to ensure the interests of merchants." Lu Chengqi said with a smile, "I am only greedy for the benefits of river transportation, and only pay attention to food! Once the canal is dug, not only the flood of the Yellow River will be alleviated. , can also make Chang’an go to the south of the Yangtze River, but only [-] days away, this business can be done! Moreover, you need to have two hands to prepare for anything. I have already arranged for grain to be shipped from Suzhou and Songjiang to the north of the Bohai Sea and into the Yellow River. And it’s Jingzhao.”

Lu Chengqi had already made two-handed preparations, and Feng Jing admired him: "Your Majesty is very considerate, and he is indeed a benevolent monarch!"

"Feng Qing also knows that I don't like flattery, I need to listen to the truth. It's just this one time, it's not an example!"

Lu Chengqi laughed, embarrassing Feng Jing.

"I have the guts to ask Your Majesty, apart from the Jiangnan and the Canal, is there a New Deal?" Although Feng Jing didn't know Lu Chengqi's nature, he observed carefully and determined that Lu Chengqi must have someone behind him.

Lu Chengqi wasn't afraid to tell him the truth: "Feng Qing thinks, how is my system of smooth talent?"

"Your Majesty wants to reform the imperial examination?" Although Feng Jing was mentally prepared, he was still taken aback. "Why does Your Majesty have such an idea?"

Lu Chengqi said earnestly: "Nowadays Dashun is flourishing day by day, it can be described as changing with each passing day, and new things emerge in an endless stream. Although I have a system of imperial examinations, it is just a drop in the bucket. There is a folk saying that 'half the Analects govern the world', which can be described as fallacious. "The Analects of Confucius "is definitely a classic, and the Four Books and Five Classics are also books for teaching all peoples. They are used today, but they are not enough. I know that Feng Qing compiled "Hong Xiang Da Dian", which is almost finished. This is a great good deed, why is it edited but not used? ?”

Feng Jing was shocked for a long while, and then slowly said: "Your Majesty, in the future, the imperial examination questions will come from "Hongxiang Dadian"?"

"The topic is not fixed, and "Hong Xiang Dadian" is added to it, but only water conservancy, farming, merchants, architecture, utensils, and mathematics are tested, and medicine, astronomy, divination, geography, monkhood, skills, yin and yang... In short, as long as It is the study of managing the world, and those who can benefit all peoples can be tested."

Feng Jing said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty's move is too shocking to the world. If it is not done properly, it will cause turmoil in the world!"

Lu Chengqi also knew about this, but he still felt that the imperial examination must be reformed, and murmured: "I just think about it, even if the imperial examination is not taken, the system can still be taken."

Feng Jing said solemnly: "Your Majesty, governing a big country is like cooking a small dish. Only by simmering slowly can the taste be tasted. If you act too hastily, haste will waste!"

Lu Chengqi also knew that those who are overjoyed often end up miserable.In the official history, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Korea three times, dug canals, built the eastern capital, and moved the capital to Luoyang.Although the aristocratic families contributed a lot, there was also Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, who was also ambitious. The Ming Dynasty would have collapsed long ago if Xia Yuanji, Shangshu of the household department, had demolished the east wall to make up for the west wall.

A lesson from the past is a guide for the future.It is impossible for Lu Chengqi to start a war rashly regardless of national power.

War is always a continuation of politics.

Now that it has entered the Little Ice Age, there is a world of ice and snow in the north, and no one can survive there.The prairie people who went south by water and grass are eyeing the Central Plains outside. How to avoid a war and not hurt the country is what Lu Chengqi values ​​​​most.Nowadays, the Jurchens, Khitans, and Mongols are all starting to move around. There are so many horse bandits on the border. He has already entered the city of Tanzhou and dared not go outside the Great Wall.

In the battle field outside the Great Wall, only Yunnei Prefecture, where Zhe Kexing led an elite army, and no horse bandit dared to come.

Just sticking to it blindly is not a long-term solution!

Lu Chengqi had a premonition that a big war would break out soon. The people in the grasslands wanted to survive, and the Han people wanted to defend their homeland. These were already two opposite sides, and it depended on whose force was stronger.

Of course, it was impossible to tell Feng Jing about this plan, and he would not believe it.This is not the judgment of Lu Chengqi alone, but the conclusion drawn by the Supervision Department after summarizing all the spy reports.If it is publicized, it will definitely shake the world.

The reform of the imperial examinations is nothing more than a small way, used to cover the eyes of the civil servants and divert their attention, so that they can act secretly.

What Lu Chengqi cares about is always the question of whether the Han people exist or not.The lessons of the Northern Song Dynasty are still vivid.Driven by the severe cold, the prairie people, whose will to survive is much stronger than the Han people, will go south, south, and south again.In the face of survival, in the face of swords and guns, the resistance of culture appears extremely powerless.

"Can the grassland people be integrated into the Han people?"

There was a bold idea in Lu Chengqi's mind, but now the Jurchen and the Khitan people still had conflicts from time to time, and the Liao Kingdom was still powerful, so it should not be underestimated, so Lu Chengqi didn't dare to let it go.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Seeing that Lu Chengqi was already out of his mind, Feng Jing called out twice cautiously.

"Oh, I was distracted. By the way, where did I just talk?"

Feng Jing didn't want to continue the topic of the imperial examination. If he agreed, he would definitely be regarded as a different kind by the civil officials, and he would be targeted for resignation.

"Your Majesty, I just said that 'governing a big country is like cooking a small fish'."

Lu Chengqi looked at him meaningfully, and said slowly: "Yes, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, and haste makes waste. Feng Qing's advice, I wrote it down. Now Dashun, the national power is booming, although It’s a good thing, but we can’t help it.”

Feng Jing was stunned: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what are you guarding against?"

"For foreigners, I will never die!" Lu Chengqi slapped a memorial on the dragon case with a dark face, and said angrily, "There are already as many horse bandits on the border, if this continues, the Khitan people will not be able to get tea from the market. , will definitely sharpen his sword and commit another crime in the south!"

Feng Jing was dumbfounded: "This... this... Your Majesty, this cannot be tolerated!"

What are civil servants most afraid of?They are unreasonable prairie people.They grew up eating meat, compared to vegetarian Han Chinese (at this time everyone despised pork and only ate mutton, but there was very little mutton, and they seldom ate fish. It was even more illegal to eat beef, so the Han people were not tall. 1.5 meters to about 1.6 meters, weak body, not the opponent of nomads) is too strong.Although they dress up like savages, their strength lies in their strength, and the Han army is often defeated at the first touch.

Of course, this happened in Yuanshou's time, but Feng Jing was from that era, and when he thought of the Khitan people, he trembled all over, without him, he was afraid of being beaten.Because of this, there were so many vassal sects in the Northern and Southern Song dynasties in official history.

"I think so too, but these horse bandits come and go without a trace, and it's very difficult to wipe them out..." Lu Chengqi said so, but in fact, he had long wanted to send the imperial army there, occupy the Liao Kingdom, and have a great national fusion. Let's see you They are all citizens of Dashun. They have food and clothing, and cattle and sheep to graze. Let's see if you still do things!

(End of this chapter)