Chapter 0256 - On Politics (II)

"Freezing three feet, not a day's cold. To deduce, we must first trace back to the founding posture of Emperor Guangwu. Emperor Guangwu was not from Guanzhong, his hometown Nanyang was very close to Luoyang, and he entered Luoyang after the emperor's throne. He believes that a good country does not necessarily have to expand its territory and open up its borders, but to achieve the state of rule by virtue. Emperor Guangwu once lamented that his land was not vast enough, but Taifu Deng Yu warned him, "Those who are prosperous in the ancient times are thick and thin in virtue, not big or small." ’”

At that time, a man named Du Du wrote a "On Du Fu" and presented it to the emperor, saying that Guanzhong was a sharp weapon to defend the country, and it should not be used for a long time. Some old ministers of the old country also stood to the west and proposed to move the capital to Chang'an. Emperor Guangwu was reluctant to move the capital, and he made people spread rumors that Luoyang had discovered auspicious fortunes such as gods and phoenixes, which dispelled the idea of the bureaucrats moving the capital. ”

"Because Emperor Guangwu believed in the doctrine of Weiwei, this doctrine believed that the emperors of the world rose and succeeded in accordance with the order of the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, and the Han Dynasty inherited the virtue of fire, and fire and water were mutually restrained, so the imperial court ordered that the Luo character in Luoyang should be written as '雒'."

Until the Xiaozhang Emperor Dynasty, there were still people who missed Chang'an, so the court asked Ban Gu to write a "Liangdu Fu", and deliberately raised the image of Luoyang when comparing the two capitals. The capital of the Han Dynasty remained in Luoyang, but the Han Dynasty lost the benefits of Guanzhong, so that people gradually forgot about Guanzhong, and Guanzhong gradually declined because it could not get the cultural and economic nourishment of Guandong. ”

"The old capital of Guanzhong can be abandoned, let alone the more distant Liangzhou?"

Everyone was stunned, and Li Yi also nodded secretly, saying in his heart that this guy Jia Xu is really worthy of his politics of 85 and his resourcefulness of 97, and he really sees the problem to the point.

Jia Xu said: "The old gentleman refuted the fallacies of 'donating Liangzhou, but protecting Sanfu', 'improper assistance, and waiting for the time', and 'it is troublesome'. Emphasizing the importance of the side of the matter, he believes that 'the borderless country' must be saved in time, and we cannot count small accounts and ignore the big plan. He said in the "Side Discussion", "Today, I know that I love and see the money valley of the thin, but I don't know how to treat the people before I see it; I know that it is difficult to move in conscription, but I don't know how China treats Bian Ning. Mr. Wang believes that in order to completely solve the Xiliang problem, if we want to consolidate the border defense and consolidate the interior of our Han Dynasty, we must first solve the population problem of Xiliang. A portion of the population from the interior should be appropriately relocated to the border counties. ”

The old gentleman believes that the land is the foundation of the people, and it cannot be abandoned forever, otherwise it will attract the prying eyes of the enemy. Nowadays, the border of the Han Dynasty is thousands of miles, taking Liangzhou as an example, there are two counties in each county, and there are only more than 100 residents, while the Taishou Mansion is thousands of miles around and no one lives. A large amount of fertile land was abandoned and left uncultivated. On the other hand, in all the prefectures and counties of the Central Plains, the fields are set up with boundaries, and cultivation cannot cross the boundary, and millions of households live in large counties such as Sili and Jizhou. Many people have no land to plant, many people and little land, and there is no place to stand. This is the problem of a very uneven distribution of land and population. Zhou Shu said: There is a lot of land but few people, and there is no production. It's called the Void Soil, and it's easy to occupy. There is little land and many people, and people do not get jobs. The state is prone to exhaustion. Therefore the people must be commensurate with the land. ”

The old gentleman believes that there are only five or six hundred thousand people in the whole territory of Xiliang now, which is too small, and it is necessary to recruit strong soldiers, craftsmen and farmers from various states and counties, and move the counties and counties of Xiliang to enrich the border. For example, if a family encounters a robbery, the old and weak women and children must be kept in the center, and the strong men must be guarded. Those who live in the interior cultivate and accumulate wealth, and those who live in the border areas defend themselves against external threats, help each other, and support each other, so that they can share peace. ”

"Now there are many wars and serious labor in Xiliang and other borders, and the people will be in trouble if they are not careful, so everyone has fled their homes, so that the population of the border counties is becoming more and more sparse. If a proper policy is not implemented, the calamities are removed, and the people are persuaded to return to their homeland as soon as possible, after a long time, the border counties of Liangzhou may no longer belong to the Han Dynasty. Nowadays, there are more than thieves and rebels in my Han Dynasty, and there are Qiang people in the northwest and Xianbei tribes in the north who are always watching the wealth and land of the Han Dynasty, which is really the biggest worry of my Han Dynasty. ”

Li Yi was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that someone had already realized this problem at this time, and sure enough, he still underestimated the people of this era.

Sighing in his heart, Li Yi said: "Immigrating to the border is indeed a good way to cure the scourge of the Xiliang War once and for all, but it is a long-term strategy, and far water can't save the near fire." Now, the matter of Xiliang is very complicated, and I hope to get a way to stabilize Xiliang for the time being. Does Mr. Wang have any suggestions in this regard? ”

Jia Xu knew that Li Yi actually wanted to know if there was anything to learn from Northern Xinjiang and Liaodong in Wang Fu's remarks, so he thought for a while and said: "Strictly speaking, the Qiang people's rebellion is a rebellion, because this is a national problem within the Han Empire, not a border trouble caused by the invasion of foreign nationalities. The Great Han State was very ambivalent about the ethnic issues within its borders. On the one hand, the Great Han Kingdom regarded them as their own kind, and felt that it was their duty to appease them, give them all kinds of conveniences, and hope that they would submit to the Great Han, but on the other hand, they felt that they were a burden to the Great Han and wanted to abandon them. This vacillating policy of the Great Han State made the Qiang people at a loss, coupled with the hatred and contempt of our Han people for hundreds of years, and the extreme corruption of the officials, which finally led to a rebellion. ”

"If people are in doubt, they are easily divided. Although the rebels of Xiliang plundered countless lands, they were all newly occupied, and there was no stable rule, so it was easy to be turbulent. The same is true in our northern Xinjiang, especially in Liaodong, where the people have just left their homeland and must miss it very much, and it is easy for the people to retract their hearts. This time, the lord won a great victory, defeated the main force of the traitors, and took this opportunity, if he could give some time to let the people of all ethnic groups in Liaodong recuperate and recuperate, and they would be in their own positions, it would not be difficult to achieve long-term peace and stability in Liaodong, and even if the Hu people and the Han people had the intention to rebel, they would not have a chance to take advantage of it. Zhou Shu said well, 'All the saints must move towards the time', and a wise person must know how to grasp the opportunity. Therefore, the strategy of restoring Xiliang after the war should be determined as soon as possible to avoid the rebels from making a comeback. ”

Li Yi smiled bitterly: "What Wenhe means is that Mr. Wang didn't provide us with a ready-made solution?" ”

Jia Xu nodded and said with a smile: "But the lord doesn't need to worry, there will always be a way." The key is to have a permanent way to stabilize Liaodong. ”

Li Yi nodded, and said with some sadness: "It's a pity that Mr. Wang has passed away, otherwise I would have asked him for advice." If I can ask him to go out of the mountains to help me, it will be a blessing for more than 4 million people in northern Xinjiang. ”

Li Yi's words were heartfelt, he really admired this old gentleman named Wang Fu. If you have the opportunity, you must read his "Theory of the Hidden Husband", which is definitely a rare strategy for governing the world in this era.

As a traveler of later generations, although Li Yi is in many things, with the vision of more than 1,800 years ahead of the times, he has done a good job. But his shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, he does not have his own complete theory and method. After all, in his previous life, he was a soldier, and he was not good at handling government affairs at all. If you can read this book carefully, it will definitely be of great help to him to build a more complete government policy.

Just when Li Yi's heart was surging, Xun Yu said: "Lord, in fact, there is a person who may be able to help Lord." ”

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Xun Yu was talking about. As far as he knows, in Yingchuan and even in the entire Jingxiang land of Yuzhou, the famous government talents, except for some people who are too young to go out of the mountain, are basically caught in his hands, who else can be respected by Xun Yu?

However, thinking of Xun Yu's stunts in the game, Li Yi couldn't help but look forward to it. He said to Xun Yu seriously: "Please also ask Brother Wenruo to teach me." ”

Xun Yu gritted his teeth and said, "This person is none other than my brother, Xun Yue Xun Zhongyu." ”

Li Yi was shocked: "Brother Wenruo is talking about the eldest cousin? ”

Xun Yue is Li Yi's uncle, that is, the second son of Xun Yu's uncle Xun Jian, but because Xun Jian's eldest son died early, Xun Yue is actually the eldest son of the Xun family's generation.

It's just that, as far as Li Yi knows, his eldest cousin's health is not very good, and the last time he went to Xun's house, he also learned that his eldest cousin didn't seem to have any interest in being a scholar. In addition, Li Yi didn't realize at that time how good his eldest cousin's ability was.

"Exactly." Perhaps seeing what Li Yi was thinking, Xun Yu said, "My lord, Brother Zhongyu is too much better than me in terms of government affairs, and it can be said that he is my teacher in this regard." Moreover, as far as I know, Brother Zhongyu's concept of government has many similarities with the lord's government, he criticized Wei Furui, opposed land annexation, and advocated that politicians should promote agriculture and mulberry to cultivate their nature, judge likes and dislikes to correct their customs, Xuanwen and religion to regulate their rules, establish military equipment to uphold their authority, and reward and punish to unify their laws. ”

After listening to Xun Yu's words, Li Yi found that his eldest cousin's political concept really met his appetite. However, thinking that he didn't have much enthusiasm for being a teacher, Li Yi was still a little hesitant.

Xun Yu said again: "Lord, your worry is unnecessary. The reason why Brother Zhongyu refused to come to Northern Xinjiang last time was because he didn't know much about Northern Xinjiang. In fact, the reason why he lived in seclusion under the pretext of illness was just that he disdained to be a minister in the same palace with those eunuchs and hypocrites, as long as I revised a letter and informed Brother Zhongyu of the lord's political measures in northern Xinjiang, he would inevitably come to the lord. ”

Li Yi's eyes lit up and asked, "Is Brother Wen Ruo's words true?" ”

Xun Yu hugged his fists and saluted, and said solemnly: "This is a big deal, Xun Yu doesn't dare to say anything." ”

Li Yi nodded and said, "Then there is Brother Lao Wenruo, in addition, I will also write a letter to my eldest cousin, and the two letters will be sent to Yingchuan together." ”

Xun Yu bowed and said, "Huh." (To be continued.) )