Chapter 918: National Teacher
Back at the Cultivation Temple, the First Emperor didn't seem to have recovered from the excitement of getting stirrups and horseshoes.
"In the future, I will form real archers, and I will form pikes, and at that time, the cavalry team will come and go like the wind, vertical and horizontal, the northern Huns are not afraid, and the southern barbarians will use what to resist my iron hooves!"
Jiang Haoxin said that the First Emperor had just gotten the horseshoe and stirrup, and he had already thought of so much.
Therefore, the right thing can only play its greatest role if it is given to the right person.
After the two sat down, the First Emperor looked at Jiang Hao, "What else are you going to send me?" ”
Jiang Hao reached into his sleeve and took out a thick silk cloth scroll, "Your Majesty, the minister has written a book, I hope you can take a closer look." ”
"Book, what book?"
"Political Economy".
Why did Jiang Hao write this book? There are many problems in Great Qin now, but some of them are not something that Jiang Hao can talk about, or they can't be solved, but there is a more serious problem, or one of the important reasons for the fall of the Qin Dynasty, that is, economic problems.
Just one of the issues, currency.
History has had many analyses of the fall of the Qin Dynasty, and many of them point to one major issue, that is, the monetary problem.
After the unification of the Qin Dynasty, the currencies of the six countries were abolished and the "Qin Half Liang" was forcibly implemented, but because of the insufficient supply of money, it led to a severe economic depression.
Now the Great Qin Empire, except for the original Qin State, the other six countries have a serious phenomenon of currency chaos, and even now there is a situation of comprehensive economic turmoil, where prices are different, currency is insufficient, and circulation is difficult, which damages the interests of farmers and handicraftsmen, resulting in the situation of "cheap things and expensive money".
Economic collapse leads to social collapse, whether it is ancient or modern, this law has been staged, and it is very tough, all countries with economic collapse, almost all will have the possibility of extinction, now Qin Shi Huang is alive, and can still be forcibly suppressed, and when Qin II Hu Hai came to power, that guy is even more in the name of the country to issue bad currency, so that the country's economy is close to collapse, it is difficult not to die.
"Your Majesty, there are some foolish opinions of the ministers here, I hope they will inspire you." Jiang Hao said.
Qin Shi Huang nodded: "I'll take a good look tonight." ”
Jiang Hao said goodbye and went home, the first emperor opened the scroll, and began to read word by word from the beginning, political economy is a discipline that studies economic activities, economic relations and economic laws such as social production, capital, circulation, exchange, distribution and consumption, and now there is no doctrine that can explain this social relationship so thoroughly, Qin Shi Huang read this book, and he felt a sense of enlightenment, and his consciousness suddenly rose several levels, and he could examine his previous behavior from a higher height.
This night,
Qin Shi Huang didn't sleep, didn't cultivate, watched and thought all night.
The sky was bright, and the First Emperor looked at the sky outside and said, "Go and invite Jiang Hao to come over." ”
Please!
The First Emperor actually used a word please.
Before Jiang Hao got up, the carriage and horse sent by the First Emperor arrived at the gate of Jiangfu, and when he heard the summons of the First Emperor, Lu Pheasant hurriedly waited for Jiang Hao to dress and wash.
Coming to the Yang Shen Temple, Jiang Hao looked at the First Emperor who was slightly tired, and said, "Your Majesty, take care of your body." ”
The First Emperor smiled lightly, "Now that I have cultivated spiritual power, the biggest benefit is that my energy is more abundant than before, I haven't slept all night, I just meditated for half an hour and I have almost recovered, Jiang Hao, I have finished reading your book of "Political Economy", I am extremely shocked and inspired, I have some questions for you." ”
"Your Majesty, may I ask." Jiang Hao said.
"Your monetary theory says that the monetary policy of the empire has affected the stability of the country, and you should explain to me in detail where the problem is and how to solve it." The First Emperor said.
Jiang Hao also thought about these in his mind, and then discussed it with the First Emperor, and the two chatted until noon, and after eating at noon, they talked about the lamp in the evening, just a monetary policy, and they talked about it for a whole day.
The next day,
Day 3,
......
Jiang Hao came over for several days in a row, and the First Emperor diligently studied political economy, and the more he studied, the more he felt that there were many problems in the current Great Qin, and in the end, the issues discussed by the two were no longer limited to the economy, and even talked about the political system of the Great Qin.
"Your Majesty, Legalism is the core idea of maintaining the centralized system, but the Legalist ideology is too strong, the empire is too fragile, and the people are forced.
"Leniency and severity are the way to govern the world!"
chatted too deeply with the First Emperor, and in the end, Jiang Hao couldn't hold it anymore, thinking of what to say.
The First Emperor squinted and listened, "Then what do you think you should do?" ”。
"Take the law as the bone, take Huang Lao as the skin, give the people some time to breathe and recuperate, Your Majesty, whether it is the imperial mausoleum, or the Afang Palace, now that you are prosperous in the spring and autumn, why rush for a while."
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the matter when the ministers asked the gods to ascend the dragon stone, when the ministers gathered tens of thousands of people to pray together, it was to reach that level, do you realize something from it, in fact, the power of the people is very powerful."
"Gathering the wishes of the people and gathering the hearts of the people can move the heavens and the earth and achieve supreme power."
"The wish of the people can move the heavens and the earth!"
"The king is like a boat, the people are like water, and the water can carry a boat or overturn a boat."
"Don't waste too much people's energy, be considerate of them, in fact, they don't want much, as long as there is hope of survival, they will work silently, and now the empire also needs a process of cultivation and savings."
Jiang Hao thought to himself, anyway, Lao Tzu is leaving, and everything that can help you will tell you, as for how to solve it, it depends on how the First Emperor himself did it.
The First Emperor was silent for a long time, feeling as if he was asleep, but Jiang Hao knew that at this moment, the First Emperor's mind must be working frantically, thinking about what Jiang Hao said to him, Jiang Hao said these things well, and the problem was also visible, but it was extremely difficult to solve each one, and there were too many details to consider.
Jiang Hao looked at Qin Shi Huang and also closed his eyes to cultivate.
I don't know how long it took, but I heard the First Emperor speak, "Jiang Hao, after you leave, what about your Taoism?" ”
Jiang Hao was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes, looked at the first emperor's gaze, and smiled faintly, "Your Majesty, Taoism pays attention to inaction. ”
"Speaking of which, Your Majesty accepts the method of cultivating immortals inherited by the Taoist ancestors, and it is also considered my Taoist family, and the minister leaves Daqin to go out to find immortals, this Taoism is naturally decided by you, whether to stay or not, whether to use it or not, whether it is placed in the folk or in the court, it is up to you to decide."
The First Emperor nodded and said, "I plan to establish Taoism as the state religion, the Taoist leader is the emperor of the past dynasties, and the people can trust Taoism, as for you..."
The First Emperor looked at Jiang Hao and said softly: "This emperor is ready to make you a national teacher." ”
Jiang Hao was shocked, he didn't expect the First Emperor to make such a decision, which would affect the pattern of the entire country, and even affect the evolution of the land of China in the next few hundred or even thousands of years.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Jiang Hao got up, arched his hand, and bowed deeply to the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty is the leader of the sect, and the whole world will look up to him." Jiang Hao said.
The word "national teacher" does not exist now, it only appeared for the first time in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and it was the title given by the emperor to some masters of both learning and virtue among religious believers, Jiang Hao did not expect this world, and started directly from Qin Shi Huang.
However, Taoism has the emperor as the leader, and the future development can be imagined how rapid it will be, and Taoism in this world will usher in a period of rapid development.
Jiang Hao's thanks just now was not for himself, but for Taoism.
Three days later,
The First Emperor issued an edict that shook the entire imperial court, and the First Emperor established Taoism as the state religion and established himself as the leader, and at the same time named Jiang Hao as the national teacher.
In this world, Taoism respects the Jade Emperor as the great leader of the Heavenly Court, Sanqing as the Taoist ancestor, and the Emperor Qinguan and other Taoist figures are all enshrined.
At this moment, Jiang Hao's status was raised several notches again.
In this way, it was originally only necessary to prepare half a month's supplies to set off, but it was dragged on for two months, and at the same time, the First Emperor allocated another 3,000 guards to Jiang Hao, and Jiang Hao's guards suddenly became 6,000 people, and more materials were prepared.
At the same time, Donghai County was ordered to fully meet all of Jiang Hao's requirements.
At this time, it has entered April,
Spring flowers are blooming, and birds are singing and flowers are fragrant everywhere.
When it was finally time to separate, Jiang Hao wore a gorgeous Taoist robe and came to Xianyang Palace again to bid farewell to the First Emperor.
Inside the temple of the god of nourishment,
Jiang Hao bowed deeply,
"Your Majesty, the minister is about to leave." Jiang Hao said.
The First Emperor looked at Jiang Hao and said, "Actually, I am very reluctant to let you leave, you are by my side, you can remind me from time to time, so that I can make fewer mistakes." ”
"Your Majesty, as long as you remember the words 'rest and recuperate', Daqin will have no worries in the future." Jiang Hao said.
"Before leaving, the minister still has a few things for Your Majesty, hoping to be useful to Your Majesty." Jiang Hao said.
The things that Jiang Hao gave to the First Emperor, each one is worth a lot of money, why did Jiang Hao give away these things, in fact, he was not only for Qin Shi Huang, Jiang Hao took out these things, and the final benefit was still the Chinese nation.
Hearing Jiang Hao say that he was going to give himself something again, the First Emperor suddenly became expectant.
Zhao Gao next to him also stretched his neck unconsciously.
Jiang Hao took out a few silk shafts from his sleeves and offered them with both hands, the First Emperor didn't use Zhao Gao, and took them personally, "What are they?" ”
Jiang Hao began to explain to the First Emperor one by one.
"Your Majesty, this is the 'curved plow', this plough is flexible to operate, easy to turn and turn, only one ox is needed to plough, which can greatly save manpower and livestock."
Qin Shi Huang said in his heart that it was a good thing.
I quickly opened the second one, and there were dense words and instructions on it.
"Your Majesty, this is papermaking, you can make paper that can be used for writing like silk cloth, and when Your Majesty has paper in the future, you no longer have to look at a car of official bamboo slips every day, and when you have paper, you can bind it into a book, so that the text is more popular in the world." Jiang Hao said.
Set a small goal first, such as remembering in 1 second: book guest residence