Chapter 381: Five Distractions
That's really a difficult question to answer.
It is also the main proposition of the party struggle in the future, because Wang Anshi is the second Sang Hong sheep!
Wang Ju thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, start from two aspects, the first is the right and wrong of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's use of troops, and the true role of state revenue. The income of the state can be divided into three parts: the rich part, the yeoman farmers and the middle businessmen, and the poor people and the small traders and miscellaneous laborers. This is the income of the state. β
"That's not right."
"Does ιxiΓ mean state revenue? No, state revenue cannot be counted, and if so, His Majesty does not know the true purpose of state revenue. Why does the country need income, raising soldiers, fighting, recruiting officials and officials, building water conservancy roads, establishing education, disaster relief and poverty relief, and finally supporting the clan and the royal family. Why raise troops to fight and build defenses? It is to protect the national security and the safety of the people. The reason why the officials and officials are raised is to govern the people and maintain the stability of the country. The reason why water conservancy roads are built is for the development of the country. Why disaster relief is to give the people at the bottom a way to live. But without a strong, stable, and sustainable country, how can the people's lives be stable and developed? This is taken from the people and used for the people, but in a different form. Only the clan has little to do with the people, but the clan fee is generally very small. The role of state revenue in this process is only a change of hand. The duty of the king and the officials is how to achieve the minimum cost, because these expenses are mainly for the state and the people, not really for the military, for the water, for the roads and the officials themselves. Therefore, the lower the cost, the smaller the burden on the people. β
It's a new language again!
Zhao Ji said to the eunuch standing on the side: "Write it down." β
Wang Juluo frowned slightly, but when he said it, he couldn't be afraid of spreading it.
The eunuch used a pen to record the conversation between the two monarchs and ministers.
Wang Ju waited for him to finish writing. He also said: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched a war, and some people opposed it and some supported it. Sang Hongyang is in favor. The result is that the army is exhausted, and the people are struggling to make a living. However, why does the whole nation have Han as the honorific name? Thousands of years later. When everyone thinks back to history and thinks of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, what they will think of is the rise of the Han people. But when I think of our Song Dynasty, I think of perhaps, it was a very rich dynasty and a weak country. Why. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty played the majesty and self-confidence of our Han Dynasty. β
"Han as the national honorific ......"
"Your Majesty, there will be gains and losses in everything, just like Emperor Renzong, he won't do anything, he will only be an official. Without him, a person's energy is limited, and Gu Dong will abandon the west. Zhang Qi asked me if I could read now, I was reading, but I was reading history books, not scriptures. That has so much energy? Li Hou is the main piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. He is proficient in poetry and songs, but he is not a good emperor. Because he drained his energy and put it on piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and poetry and songs, how could he be a good emperor? β
"Tang Taizong and Tang Xuanzong ......"
"Tang Taizong's handwriting is good, and the poems are good, but it's just good and good, can you call it everyone? Tang Xuanzong not only wrote poetry, but also painted well, especially after handing over the state affairs to Li Linfu. Even music and dancing are good. As he became more and more accomplished in this, the country also came to a point of decay. Want to learn from Tang Xuanzong? β
"Huh. I'll talk about it, I'll talk about it. Zhao Ji said with a dry smile.
"The reason is the same, the rise of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is the rise of a nation, from generals to soldiers, they are all Han people, and they have nothing to do with the Hu people, and they also create a peaceful external environment. But it was the hardships and hardships of his generation. This is the gain and loss of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. From the perspective of national dignity, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Sang Hongyang were right, but from the perspective of the people at that time, they were all wrong. That is to say, from the perspective of the rise of the nation and the border people, Sang Hongyang was a good minister, and from the perspective of ordinary people at that time, he was a traitor. β
"That's right, but what about the second point?"
"Before saying the second time, the minister first said that this method of losing evenly, the minister thought that some could be lost, such as grain, the people take food as the sky, especially in famine years, profiteers hoard, the people starve the road, if someone instigates, immediately thieves everywhere. This lose-lose is necessary. Once kapok is popularized and the price falls, the people can afford to use it, and they can also lose evenly, which is related to whether the people will freeze to death. But some can't lose evenly, such as Duan inkstone, rice paper, ordinary people look at the ocean and sigh, does the country expect everyone to afford it? Even this has to be regulated, can businessmen still have a way out? They are also the elite of the country, how can they not oppose it? Moreover, the price of these things is not easy to set, such as quilts, the state may not be able to sell them for ten yuan, but merchants can sell them for more than 20 yuan. β
"Sang Hongyang's economic method is not that the people do not give it and the country uses it for its own use, but that it is redistributed as the minister just said. But it also depends on the perspective from which point of view, first of all, from the perspective of the country, the minister will say another analogy, Qingli War! In fact, only a few battles were fought in the Qingli War, the battles of Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, Dingchuan, and Furin. But after a few years, what is the result? The people are not able to make a living, and even fruits and vegetables have to be taxed. As a result, there was a great drought, and thieves such as Zhang Hai, Guo Miaoshan, and others rebelled one after another. Why is there no minister who opposes it, they are against the improper war, not against this means of enriching money. Why? β
"Why?" Zhao asked.
"Because it is the money of ordinary people that is collected, it has nothing to do with the powerful and powerful, and even scholars and magnates do business, and they still do not pay business taxes, why should they oppose it?"
Just one sentence, as if in this weather, poured a basin of cold water on Zhao Ji's head.
"This is a small scale of war, if it is fought for so long like the Han Dynasty, and every time the army moves the people and fights thousands of miles, what will happen if it is fought in those years and continues the way of collecting wealth when Renzong was fighting? Annihilation! β
If it weren't for Wang Anshi's accumulation of wealth, a series of battles in the later period of Song Shenzong would have been defeated, and the Northern Song Dynasty would still have perished!
But because of the Sanghong sheep-style wealth, although the poor people are very bitter, they have a little way to survive, and the Han Dynasty has a smooth transition. Therefore, from the perspective of the country, Sang Hongyang did nothing wrong. From the perspective of the poor people, Sang Hongyang did nothing wrong. But from the perspective of the powerful and rich, Sang Hongyang is a traitor and a villain. Because it is the interests of this group that he moves, squeezing out their wealth and maintaining the state. β
"I see. Why ......" Zhao Ji didn't say later, why Sima Guang scolded Wang Ju for being a villain.
The principle is the same!
"So the angle is different, the standard for looking at him is different. What does Rangchen say? β
"I also need Sang Hong sheep."
"His Majesty needs Sang Hong Yang, but where is Huo Guang?"
"Huh. Didn't Sang Hongyang kill Huo Guang? β
"The death of Sang Hong Yang is inevitable, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was there, he knew the merits of Sang Hong Yang and must be sheltered. But he's gone, who will take refuge. However, there are many powerful people who hate him, so there is no Huo Guang, there are also Li Guang, Zhang Guang, and Wang Guang, as long as there is a light who wants to be in power and wants to be on the throne. Kill Sang Hong sheep to please the powerful and support him. This is the real reason why Huo Guang killed Sang Hongyang. But Huo Guang's wisdom is that he banned some of Sang Hongyang's radical changes, and retained some mild changes, rather than overthrowing them all. Therefore, the Han Dynasty continued to develop and progress, so there was Zhaoxuan Zhongxing. Why did Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty later draw the eleven heroes of the Qilin Pavilion, Huo Guang was the first, but Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was very interesting, and he was only called the Great Sima, the Great General, and Bo Luhou, surnamed Huo. β
"Huh." Zhao Ji also laughed.
"Majesty, I believe that there are people who are willing to be Majesty's Sang Hong sheep, but there will be many powerful people who will be offended in the future. There will always be someone who takes the lead in liquidation, but without Huo Guang presiding, then the consequence is not liquidation, but overthrowing. There will be a distortion of the country, and there will also be a party struggle of the party. What does the minister mean, does His Majesty understand? β
"No, I'm still young."
The key problem is that you don't live long.
But Wang Ju knew that Zhao Ji's idea of changing the law had been decided.
Then change.
So he changed the subject: "Your Majesty, the minister divides the minister's heart into five distractions." β
"Five distractions?"
"The heart of the community, the heart of loyalty. The heart of the individual, the heart of the family. The heart of clan and family and friends. β
"Isn't it the same thing as being loyal to the king?"
"It's not the same thing, for example, the minister was awarded the official in the imperial examination. It is the favor of the Song Dynasty system to me, and it has nothing to do with His Majesty. But His Majesty's trust in his ministers is His Majesty's personal kindness. ιxiΓ is also a part of this society, but does not represent the whole community. β
"You said it well, ...... directly," Zhao Ji said with tears and laughter.
"This is a fact, these five distractions, in fact, as long as you can put social welfare and loyalty above your family, relatives and friends, then this minister is a loyal minister."
"That's a lot."
"Your Majesty, not much, there are many officials like Sima Yi, including Han Xin, if Han Gaozu didn't give him the right to seal the country as the king of Chu, would he send troops to conquer him? Therefore, there was a Zhuge Liang, which was praised through the ages. For regardless of success or failure, his public heart prevails over his selfishness. Please remember that you should not listen to the high-sounding words of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and eighty percent of the ministers say one thing and do one thing. This is the second question that the minister wants to talk about, and that is the truth. What the minister wants to say is Fan Wenzheng, in fact, although Fan Zhongyan has been outstanding in his life, he has all his merits and demerits, and there are countless ministers who are better than him. Why is it that when Fan Wenzheng is mentioned, they are all in awe. Because he is true. β
"Really?"
"The simple point is the unity of words and deeds, he said that he was worried about advancing and retreating, and he did it, and he didn't fake it in his life. After the failure of the Qingli New Deal, he went to Shaanxi, passed by LΓΌ Yijian, and talked with LΓΌ Yijian. The minister didn't know what they were talking about. But since then, Fan has disappeared. Because maybe that conversation made him completely wake up to the fact that politics was not as simple as he thought, but he couldn't do Lu Yijian's set. So he was silent from then on. If he doesn't understand, he won't say. What such a minister says is basically from the bottom of his heart, so he can believe it regardless of whether it is right or wrong. But there are not many such ministers. What the other ministers said, please think twice and ponder. β
"Five distractions, really ......"
In this way, the minister made another analogy, why when Cao Cao went south, Zhang Zhao and other ministers negotiated peace, because they surrendered to Cao Cao, they were still Jiangnan celebrities and ministers, and their interests were not hindered. If they are defeated, they will have nothing. If the situation is evenly matched at that time, there will be many ministers who will lead the war. At that time, Guan Jian Cao Cao took advantage of the two Yuan to destroy Liu Biao, and the momentum was violent. So the ministers of the Lord and the peace prevailed. These are the five distractions, and the untrue. In the name of righteousness, they persuaded Sun Quan to surrender. In fact, they are thinking about themselves, their families, and their clansmen and friends. His Majesty wants to reform the country's ills, wants to fill in the arrears, wants to generate a fiscal surplus, and the slightest big move will inevitably hurt the interests of some powerful people, or it will not hurt them, but they will not be convinced, just like the minister's Zheng Baiqu arable land distribution. If every battle is won, they will naturally have nothing to say. But this is not possible. For example, Li Yuanhao has also suffered many defeats. However, once defeated, no matter how big or small, the government and the opposition will immediately oppose it. Unless it does not offend the interests of themselves, their own family, clan relatives and friends, and the country is rich and strong. But if the hereditary is strong, the country and the poor people will decline. The country and the poor people are strong, and the hereditary will decline. This is a problem that is simply impossible to solve. β
In other words, do you want to change the law and are you ready?
That is not the little haoqiang that Zheng Baiqu faces, but the big tycoon and power of the whole country!
"Will it be hard?"
"It's difficult, the road is long, I will go up and down and seek, this is what Qu Yuan said, this is a difficult and difficult road. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was scolded by the ancient scholars, but he still succeeded. Many people haven't even seen the shadow of success, just like Qu Yuan, who died halfway through. (To be continued) R655