Chapter 559: Tempting Hypothesis
Lu Zhe realized the importance of the changes in the Qin State, and the current Qin State seems to have embarked on the road of national policy changes, but it is far from the stage of "changing the law".
Changing the law has always been the premise of trying to be strong, and sometimes changing the law can make a country from weak to strong, but not every change can become stronger, and it depends on what the changed law looks like.
In the past history, countries with upward aspirations will inevitably move towards changing the law, and when there are external forces to force the law to change the law, the Qin State has obviously realized that the general trend of the world has forced the national policy to change, and now it is impossible to comprehensively "reform" can only change from some details, so the transfer of the central official position has become inevitable.
The First Emperor wavered in the centralization of power, which meant that the Qin state's feudal division would continue, so that the wealthy clans could do their best to make meritorious contributions to obtain fiefs. The change in the national policy of centralization is probably under this premise, and Li Si and other officials who proposed centralized power will definitely suffer a blow, so it is easy to understand that Li Si has become a frustrated member.
The current situation of the Qin state is due to the centralization of power, because the centralized power will only produce a "slave owner" who has the power to kill everything in the world, and anyone except the emperor can be deprived of property and life at any time, so why should they deprive a qiē regime at any time in order to protect it?
Qin no longer implements the centralized system, so history has changed here, with the first emperor's "lessons from the past", the difficulty of the later regimes to implement centralized power has been unconsciously infinitely magnified.
"The crown prince is not in favor of centralization either, right?" Lu Zhe asked again, seemingly unintentionally.
"Back to the Lord, the crown prince has always opposed centralization, he believes that no one can have so much power, and absolute power will inevitably bring unrestricted corruption, so he was sent to Northern Xinjiang only because of his evil majesty. Now His Majesty has given up centralization and officially canonized the crown prince, which is also to appease the ministers and the heads of Qian. "Dong Fei sold himself to take refuge, what else can't be said?
Lu Zhe understood. In the near future, any action of the Qin State is related to the change of the national policy, since it is necessary to follow the old path of dividing the seal, then there is not much resistance to who is the king, and he is also part of the change of the national policy of the Qin State, not all because of fear.
Fusu in historical records is a benevolent and filial person, and he will not do anything without the approval of the First Emperor, so that means that the First Emperor is also aware of the changes in the situation in the world, maybe Fusu can find a way out for the Qin State after the great changes?
Lu Zhe knew what he wanted to know, and after sending Dong Fei away, he called him to be listed as a high-level officer. He recounted the changes in the Qin state in very concise language, and finally asked, "What should we choose?" ”
It's not a military discussion. is to ask how to deal with the Qin State that has changed its national policy in the future, Kuaitong, the military advisor, will not be the first to speak, and many people who have not figured it out will not speak.
Zhang Liang has been confirmed to be loaned by King Han, and he is now serving Lu Zhe as a foreign minister, if he wants to gain a firm foothold quickly, if he has an opinion in his heart, it is suitable to be the first to speak.
There was silence in the tent for a long time, Lu Zhe glanced around at those who were contemplative, saw that Zhang Liang did not have a contemplative look, and encouraged: "If Mr. Zhang has an opinion, you might as well talk about it?" ”
Zhang Liang immediately bowed his hand: "Go back to the prince." Liang does have some insights. ”
Lu Zhe had a smile on his face: "Then please Mr. Zhang." ”
In Zhang Liang's eyes, there are pros and cons to Qin's change of national policy at this juncture.
Li Shi gave up the centralization of power to ensure the interests of the various factions in the country again, hoping that those wealthy families could serve the country under the current situation of national crisis, and it was obvious that the high-level fiefdom of the Qin State would not be recovered. It is expected that under the separation, they are indeed working hard together.
However, his opinion is consistent with Lu Zhe, believing that the high-level is united, but the small households in the middle gate whose interests have been sacrificed will definitely become the cause of the Qin State that cannot get rid of the turmoil, and the Qin State will probably pay a heavy price for it in the future.
"Junhou's 'middle class is the cornerstone of the country' has a very unique view. The middle class in a country is stable, and even if the country is sorrowful, it can prevent the society from causing serious turmoil. Liang Dou dared to guess that it was precisely because of the importance of the middle class to the country. The prince and the prince tried their best to support under the rule, in order to make people have property, and to protect their property without losing the courage to fight hard. Zhang Liang's tone couldn't help but become envious: "The land of the Eight Counties of the Monarch and Marquis can support countless middle-class people, and these people will be the ones who will protect you the most, and they will also become your king's capital." ”
The words are relatively vague, but the meaning of what he wants to express is very clear, Zhang Liang has seen the structural core of a country, and also understands the importance of the middle class, and he feels sorry for the Qin State to sacrifice the middle and low levels in order to consolidate the high-level, and is very blessed that Lu Zhe, who found this social core, can achieve good results.
There are many that Zhang Liang did not propose, and I don't know if he didn't find it or didn't want to say it.
If you want to have a stable middle class society, then the ruler must have enough territory, and if you don't have enough territory, you must be absolutely strong, or support from internal needs, or the way of internal saints and foreign kings to oppress other countries. In short, if we want to persistently support more stable social strata, in addition to expanding or expanding, so that the belligerence of the whole country will inevitably increase, and from the continuous plunder, it will "add bricks and tiles" to the construction of the country, including the stability of society, then it will inevitably become a militaristic country.
Lu Zhe is very happy, Zhang Liang is worthy of being Zhang Liang, and he said the essence of the matter in intermittent words in a few words. He could also see Zhang Liang's faint worry, after all, an expansionist country will inevitably hurt the interests of many people, and South Korea can survive in the case of expansion, once Lu Zhe's side has no expansion target, South Korea will definitely become a victim.
"Sir, don't worry," Lu Zhe first comforted, and then said: "I was about to invite the King of Han and the King of Wei to expand the southern frontier together, so please ask Mr. to convey it on your behalf?" ”
Zhang Liang really showed a surprised expression: "Thank you so much for the support of the prince!" ”
Southern Xinjiang does not refer to Lingnan, but includes a large area of territory west of Lingnan, because of the relationship that Lu Zhe attaches importance to, and because Lu Zhe's seizure from Baiyue is eye-catching, all countries have long been not those wild places in history that only know that the south is full of miasma, wild beasts, and insects, and fully realize that there is no waste land in the world, and the difference is how to use it.
Wei and Han are now sandwich biscuits, no matter which direction they are destined to expand, their land area cannot be increased, but wealth and materials can be earned. Zhang Liang had long wanted to find an opportunity to reveal South Korea's desire to seek to participate in the war in southern Xinjiang, so that he could drink a few sips of soup after Lu Zhe, but he didn't expect Lu Zhe to be the first to mention it, how could Zhang Liang not be surprised and happy, and he was extremely grateful to Lu Zhe who took care of South Korea?
From Lu Zhe's move, Zhang Liang saw another layer of relationship, Lu Zhe obviously did not think about annexing South Korea, otherwise he would not vigorously promote it, but it was just ......
"South Korea can't repay it?" Zhang Liang looked both grateful and apprehensive.
Lu Zhe smiled and said, "If Mr. is willing to help wholeheartedly, it will be the best reward." ”
Zhang Liang was stunned, Lu Zhe regarded him as more important than South Korea, which was a great appreciation. He didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only thank him silently.
"Military advisor," Lu Zhe turned his head to look at Kuaitong with a smile on his face, asked with his eyes, and then looked at Zhang Liang when he saw Kuaitong's head: "Mr. Zhang......"
Lu Zhe personally introduced his future national policy to Zhang Liang, of course, it is impossible to introduce it without concealment, and some matters that need to be covered up will naturally not be said.
It is almost a matter known to all countries about Lu Zhe's desire to go north too early, but it is a little puzzling that Lu Zhe attaches so much importance to the south.
"Except for the area I call Guilin, the plains of all parts of Lingnan are excellent grain-producing areas, and on the basis of the development of Baiyue, it is not a problem to burn forests into fields, and vigorously rectify the tens of millions of acres of fertile land within ten years," Lu Zhe paused and waited for Zhang Liang to digest it, and then continued: "In addition to the large areas of land that can be developed into acres, Lingnan's minerals, furs, medicinal materials and other resources are also quite rich......
Lu Zhe even talked about the navy, and mentioned that there is a big island made of copper overseas, which made Zhang Liang a little dumbfounded.
"The world is so big, and if it weren't for the fear that going all out would make it empty inside, I really don't want to slow down the pace of exploration." Lu Zhe said with some emotion.
In fact, how can it be so simple, it is not so easy to expand any piece of virgin land, the cost and risk can be said clearly, and the time required is calculated in tens of hundreds of years, Zhang Liang is worried that Lu Zhe is really concentrating on expanding to the southwest, regardless of the relationship between his identity, and hurriedly persuades.
"What the gentleman said is very true." Lu Zhe nodded in agreement, and said: "There is no need to go all out, but the pioneering exploration is to guide future generations, so I invited Wei Han to join me." ”
"Don't give in!" Zhang Liang saluted respectfully, and his attitude was more respectful than before: "The prince has a long-term vision, and he wins...... Too much. ”
Zhang Liang was really eye-opening, and he was also impressed by Lu Zhe's determination to expand to the footsteps of his ancestors. He suddenly remembered the matter of Qi Yan, the Yan Kingdom expanded to Liaodong and the peninsula, and at the same time found that the land was rich in resources, and he had to sigh in his heart that since the Warring States period, the Chinese people have indeed recycled their eyes and did not see the outside world.
I don't know if it's because he has a heart, Zhang Liang thought of Yan Guo, and Lu Zhe then took Yan Guo as an example, talking about Yan Guo almost effortlessly getting benefits but retracting his gaze.
“…… Helpless things, the grudges of all parties are deep, and many entanglements have to divide the winners and losers. After Zhang Liang finished speaking, a strange feeling rose in his heart.
Maybe...... It's just maybe, if Lu Zhe can really get greater benefits than the "civil war" in the expansion of the country, will the countries put aside the disputes and open up a greater living space for the ethnic groups to expand outward? (To be continued......)