"Since the Song Dynasty, the situation of different paths of civil and military affairs has appeared. When the Ming Dynasty was founded, the status of generals was improved. However, after the Tumubao Incident, they were completely suppressed by civil servants. The phenomenon of the elite and the military reappearing again... "
"As for the Qing Dynasty, when foreigners settled in the Central Plains, the Han people originally thought that the country's destiny would not be very long-term, but no one thought that the Manchus had inherited a lot of the Han people's methods of governing the world..."
When Zai Chun's ancestor was mentioned, Xiao Letian gave him a somewhat good look considering his face problem, "I have to say that Emperor Kangxi was still very powerful. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the earliest power was in the hands of powerful ministers. For example, Dorgon, Obai and others, these people still have the characteristics of ethnic minorities in governing the country, which is simple, direct and rough..."
"It wasn't until Emperor Kangxi captured Oboi and pacified the Three Feuds that he realized that the old traditions left by the Han people were really precious. Therefore, the later national policy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was to support the Eight Banners with high salaries, but not allow the children of the Eight Banners to participate in civil affairs. , which means to fundamentally put an end to the phenomenon of the Manchu military taking control of generals and governments..."
"Controlling the Eight Banners will make it easier to control other Han armies such as the Green Camp. The same old system of nobles and military officials will continue. Although the Han officials did not dare to act like uncles in front of the soldiers of the Eight Banners, in front of the officers of the Green Camp of the Han Army, that But they are absolutely suppressed, and no one can stand up and cause trouble."
"Actually, going around and around, it's still the same as the nobles and the weak, and Emperor Kangxi also absorbed a large number of Han ministers and adopted the policy of sharing the world with the Han ministers... Zai Chun, I will treat you well when I return to the Forbidden City. Let Emperor Kangxi burn incense sticks. Without his skill, you Manchus would still want to rule for 200 years."
Zai Chun murmured to himself, "So, Feng Fu's explanation still makes sense."
"Stupid." When Xiao Letian heard this, he went up and lost his mind again. "You have been with me for a year and you haven't learned anything. You can't get around this circle. Who said that the nobles and the lowly military would not rebel? If the high-ranking official Houlu treats the soldiers like pigs, they will not rebel."
"What are soldiers if they don't have their thoughts? Then they become slaves to military pay. Now that you are in such a chaotic financial situation, you can't even pay military pay. Why do you think about loyalty? Believe it or not, I will spend money on you." All the soldiers have been poached, don’t you just want money? There are plenty of people in this world who offer higher prices.”
Xiao Letian's low roar frightened Zai Chun so pale that he almost sat down on the ground. He was right, he thought, an army without ideas might be loyal, but such an army would be more likely to be bribed to rebel. When he met someone with financial resources... Zai Chun didn't dare to think about what would happen next.
"Master, please teach me... Please teach me, master..." Zai Chun's knees softened and he knelt on the ground. Xiao Letian let out a long sigh and pulled him up from the ground. The topic finally came to the most important and taboo point. .
"Zai Chun, in fact, all your confusions arise from power. Whether it is mercantile governance or military reform, what actually makes you confused is the impact on imperial power..."
"The entire history of human politics is actually a pendulum game between centralization and decentralization. Power is a social instrument. Everyone wants to eat and occupy more. As I once said, it is a huge pendulum. , going back and forth between the two critical points of centralization and decentralization.”
"When centralization develops to the extreme, it becomes dictatorship. When decentralization reaches the extreme, it leads to independence and fragmentation. Why did Europe not form an effectively unified empire? Why was the ancient Roman Empire doomed to perish? In fact, it has something to do with their geographical environment. .”
"Ancient European civilization was actually the Mediterranean civilization. Open the map of ancient Rome in its heyday, and you can see clearly that the core of this empire's rule was actually within the limit radius of sea transportation..."
"The powerful Roman legions took fast sea ships with supplies and rushed to any province where rebellion occurred. There was no need to worry about supply problems, because the entire territory of Rome was within the area that the infantry regiments on the Mediterranean coast could cover. No one would have Those who are interested in marching north to the cold wilderness..."
“But the savages in the wilderness are very interested in going to the warm Mediterranean coast to drink a glass of wine, and the nomads in the desert also want to taste the freshest olive oil... Human beings’ desire for abundance cannot be eliminated. of."
"So the Mediterranean civilization has always been invaded by aliens from the east and the north. Because there was no danger to defend, even the powerful Roman Empire was eventually destroyed. There will be no time for Europe to be unified in the future. Every time a centralized country is about to be formed, there will always be There are external and internal wars to destroy it, so the ultimate development of Europe is decentralization..."
Xiao Letian subconsciously tapped the table with his finger, "Now let me test you on why the civilization of the Central Plains can become centralized and even autocracy."
Zai Chun has not been studying with his master for nothing this year. He thought carefully about the lessons taught by his previous master, and slowly said, "It must have something to do with geography... The Central Plains is surrounded by oceans, mountains, deserts, and icy cold mountains." Surrounded by frozen land, although it has been attacked by northern nomads, including us Manchus, it is generally safe..."
"Not to mention, the Great Wall was built by the Han people with all their national strength. That defense system has existed for thousands of years and has indeed played a very important role. Relying on such fortifications, it is not impossible to defeat more with less."
"The long-term peace gave the rulers enough time to centralize power. Coupled with the Confucian Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Changes, the emperor of the Central Plains was the most powerful emperor in the world."
Zai Chun's face turned red as he spoke, and he was very excited. However, his analysis made Xiao Letian nod and shake his head, "Yes, your analysis was very good and correct. Unfortunately, it is already correct in the past. The world will be different in the future." We will never give China such a good environment again..."
Xiao Letian looked at Zai Chun coldly, "You must remember that times create heroes, not heroes. Because China has such a unique geographical environment, it has such historical development... and Europe has Europe's own geographical characteristics will naturally lead to the development of another set of political systems..."
"This is just the law of survival of the fittest. Zaichun, you have to remember that since the war with the British that took place during the Daoguang period, the geographical environment in which our system depends on has undergone tremendous changes. This is unacceptable. Turning the tide…”
"In the future world, enemies will march crazily from the sea, and the strategic depth that literati are superstitious about will become less and less effective with the development of science and technology..."
"This is a major change that has not happened in three thousand years. Whether you are willing to change or not, people outside are getting stronger day by day anyway. China will only fall further and further behind..."
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