Flowers don’t last a hundred days, and people don’t last a thousand days.
"The greatest prosperity must decline, and the greatest decline must rise. This is an eternal governance, and the same is true for countries... If a country wants to become strong, it must formulate a long-term strategy and then implement it unswervingly. National Strategy , distinguish the inside and outside, the inside and outside are different, and they complement each other. Once it is formulated, it cannot be changed overnight, otherwise it will be abandoned halfway, which is a waste of national resources."
"In my opinion, the external strategy is actually very simple. We cannot allow those powerful enemy countries to weaken completely, nor can we allow those weak countries to manage little by little and eventually become stronger! Use all resources and use all Means, plan ahead, seize the opportunity to participate in the internal affairs of the enemy country, let the powerful ones fall apart and have internal strife, so that the weak ones have to rely on me and take full control! If I can really do this, it will be enough to make me big Don will always be invincible.”
Although Fang Jun's official position in his previous life was not obvious, he was not Wu Xia's Amen. Moreover, he obtained information in various ways and was very time-sensitive, so he knew the domestic and foreign situations very well.
The United States has pursued this kind of policy since the founding of the country, and it has been played very smoothly...
Having a firm grasp on the political and financial affairs of a small country, allowing you to live as long as you live, and die as you wish, how dare you not follow the lead of the United States and allow you to be driven at will?
As for the superpower, it unites with the small countries controlled by itself to encircle the country geographically, and implements all-round sanctions and suppression on economy, science and technology, etc., to continuously weaken the national power of the enemy country.
This is a road for great powers to dominate...
As far as the current Tang Dynasty is concerned, it is fully capable of taking this path.
Of course, the premise is that the arrogance of the Chinese people, who are arrogant about the country and the people, and do not pay attention to a small country must be reversed. Confidence is a good thing, but arrogance can easily lead to fundamental mistakes in the entire country's strategy.
"There are only eternal interests between countries, and as long as they are opponents with stakes, they are enemies. As long as they are enemies, no matter strong or weak, we must treat them equally and maintain the highest vigilance at all times!"
Fang Jun said.
Li Chengqian and Liu Rengui were so shocked that they were in a daze...
This kind of thinking completely subverted their recognition of national relations, but after chewing on the three flavors, they found that it really makes sense.
Fang Jun sneered again: "Last year, not only the Japanese countries came to pay tribute, but also Linyi, Silla, Zhenwa and other countries sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to meet the emperor, say a few beautiful words, praise the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and verbally express their loyalty. , and every time, His Majesty was overjoyed and rewarded a lot of money, treasures, and a lot of good things..."
Li Chengqian was startled: "Erlang, be careful! My father is doing this to promote the magnanimity of the Tang Dynasty to the people outside the world. Why do you seem to disagree?"
"Haha, how dare you disagree? Only now do I know that a country's magnanimity must be displayed in this way... I am thinking that those barbarians who were shocked by the Tang Dynasty's magnanimity are now making noises at home. Send another group of envoys to pay tribute. If I were a barbarian, I would like to send twelve waves of envoys to the Tang Dynasty a year to hand over a letter of credence, kowtow a few times, say a few nice words, and let the great people pay tribute every month. His Majesty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, felt the supreme glory of the Celestial Kingdom, felt the loyal submission from the people outside the country, and then took away a reward that may be equivalent to the wealth of the entire country... How cost-effective is this?"
Fang Jun turned on the taunting mode and laughed as much as he wanted. There were only three people here anyway. Li Chengqian would not go to His Majesty Li Er to complain about such a trivial matter. Liu Rengui was his confidant and would never betray him.
These words are stuck in my throat, and I won't spit them out quickly. As early as in his previous life, Fang Jun had laughed and laughed at the tributary system of the Central Plains Dynasty, which was so happy with achievements. It felt quite refreshing to be able to complain in front of the person involved...
Liu Rengui thought for a moment and nodded silently, feeling that what Fang Jun said made sense.
Those goods are the taxes of the common people, which are used to support the royal family. This is natural and there is nothing to say. However, it is somewhat unreasonable for a few small foreign countries to reward them lavishly just by saying a few beautiful words.
Li Chengqian smiled helplessly and said: "You, you, how can you change your temper? It's not just my father who did this. Since the Han Dynasty, hasn't it been like this in all dynasties?"
"In the past, the Xiongnu occupied Shuofang. If they won the battle, they would rush over. If they didn't, they would get more benefits, including gold, silver, treasures and princesses. Hundreds of years later, we Han people were killed and all the houses were empty. , was also nicknamed the two-legged sheep and was left to be slaughtered by the barbarians. It was like this hundreds of years ago, and it will still be like this hundreds of years later. I would say that the victors are not as good as the defeated ones. Hundreds of years have passed, but the The strategy has not changed, and the emperor’s thinking is still the same. I really don’t understand why he has the nerve to brag all day long about his grandeur..."
Fang Jun was very depressed today. He drank one glass after another, talked more and more, and became more and more careless.
Li Chengqian refused to agree with these words: "The two are different, right? The Japanese are just a small country, and even if they fall out in the future, it will only be caused by scabies. How can they be compared with the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty?"
"Scabies?" Fang Jun squinted at him. He sneered and said: "Huo Piao rode on Hu Qianli and sealed the wolf in Xu, and Dou Xian defeated the Huns and defeated Shi Yanran. Did we ever think at that time that we would be massacred by the Huns one day?"
"This" Li Chengqian was speechless.
The Japanese country seems very weak and docile now, but can you guarantee that they will not be a disaster in the future? Huo Qubing killed the Xiongnu so much that they shed their blood in rivers. Everyone in the world believed that the Xiongnu could not achieve anything. Dou Xian defeated Nan Shanyu and drove the Xiongnu away three thousand miles. Everyone thought that the Xiongnu was not far away from complete defeat and there was no need to worry about it.
But during the Wu Huan period, weren't the Huns the first to raise the butcher's knife?
Fang Jun also knows that he can't actually change anything at this time...
He can convey his voice, but it is impossible for His Majesty Li Er to change his mind. This is the world view formed by the ruling class dominated by Confucianism for a long time. It will not take a day to freeze three feet, and it will not take a day to penetrate a stone. However, a country's policy cannot change because of one person.
Unless, this person is the emperor...
But do you want to rebel during the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty?
Fang Jun has neither this ambition nor the self-confidence...
It's just a matter of complaining helplessly in the face of the current situation.
If it can have some impact on Liu Rengui, a future star, that will be enough.
As for Li Chengqian... This man has not even secured his position as crown prince, and he doesn't dare to talk nonsense. What can we expect from him?
Fang Jun was a little tipsy and couldn't hold back his words, so he continued: "Today, the Japanese country followed my example and learned from the Tang Dynasty. They seemed gentle and obedient. Those corrupt scholars in my Tang Dynasty court were all trying to teach me about benevolence and morality. , but everyone knows that there is a common saying among the people: "The teacher has taught his disciples to starve to death." This does not mean that we should close the door and think we are strong. Shang Tang's "Pan Ming" said: "Gou is new every day, and it is new every day, and It is new every day. The world is always changing and developing. It is true that we should educate the whole world as we continue to develop. But this education is not based on benevolence! Those barbarians who drink blood like hair, What does it mean to be benevolent when you are so cold? For them, only iron and blood are effective! Benevolence is only an auxiliary means, but it must not be used as the leader in education..."
Just as he was talking about this, the imperial guard of the East Palace outside the door suddenly came in to report that it was the personal guard of Fang Jun's house who had something important to report.
Li Chengqian waved his hand and asked him to bring the person in.
The person who comes is Xi Junmai.
As soon as Xi Jun entered the house, he first saw Liu Rengui. He was a little surprised. He didn't know why this man appeared here. Then he knelt down on one knee and reported: "Master Hou, the guards guarding the new house in the south of the city just came to report. What a secret." The battalion suddenly surrounded all the new houses, ignored the dissuasion and warnings of the remaining guards, expelled all the guards, and took all the new houses as their own. The guards refused to obey and were beaten and whipped. Many people were injured, and the injuries were quite serious... "
The new house he mentioned was the wild forest on the north side of the Shenji camp, where Fang Jun ordered people to build a house.
"boom"
The white porcelain wine glass was thrown to the ground and shattered instantly, with fragments flying.
Fang Jun stood up angrily: "Chang Sun Chong, you bullied me, Fang Jun, to this point!"
After saying this, he cupped his hands at Li Chengqian and said, "I will ask Changsun Chong to give me an explanation, so I'll take my leave now!" Before Li Chengqian could dissuade him, he stood up, left the table, and went out.
Liu Rengui followed immediately without hesitation.
Li Chengqian suddenly had a severe headache and cursed in his heart: What the hell is Changsun Chong doing?
After thinking about it, he did not follow Fang Jun, but left the table and went back to the East Palace.
What these people didn't know was that just after they left, in the elegant room next door, a heroic middle-aged man in brocade robe angrily smashed his wine glass and cursed: "Fang Jun, this son, has no king." Come on, damn it!”
