"Your Majesty, in my opinion, there are still many ills within the country that have not been eliminated. Although they have not yet fully emerged, and therefore have not yet reached the point where they will seriously affect the long-term stability of the empire, we must take precautions before they happen!
For example, the phenomenon of chaebols getting bigger is something that must be taken seriously. Although they do not occupy a large amount of land like the previous sects, lords, and gentry, they do possess a large amount of wealth and control the world. If it continues for a long time, it may affect the world. State affairs!
Therefore, the imperial court should focus its main energy on internal innovation and elimination of evils, and do less militarism and use the products of other countries to make up for the country's shortcomings. This cannot eradicate internal evils. "
Liu Hongxun put forward his own opinion at this time.
He prefers that His Majesty the Emperor will continue to focus on internal reforms, just as he once strongly suppressed the interests of Jiangnan gentry, nobles, and vassals, and suppress the big capitalists who have risen by participating in the participation and management of government-owned industries. These have changed from occupying large amounts of land to The court officials who possess a large amount of wealth will prevent these plutocrats from becoming the real masters of the empire in the future.
Zhu Youxiao was not angry about this. He knew that what Liu Hongxun said was right, and he also admitted that Liu Hongxun was speaking out of public interest at this time.
After all, before Liu Hongxun became the auxiliary minister, he did not start to stand out and participate in government-run operations like Bi Ziyan and Zhu Xieyuan when Zhu Youxiao came to the throne when he started government-run industries. Therefore, Liu Hongxun was more willing to continue internal reforms. .
Zhu Youxiao just glanced at Bi Ziyan and Zhu Xieyuan.
Zhu Xieyuan didn't say anything. He was a representative of the military and could not express his opinions at will. He could only follow the emperor's baton. He must have the consciousness that the emperor wanted his life, otherwise he would be removed from the Privy Council by the emperor, and even end up as a cunning person. The fate of the rabbit being dead and being cooked by the lackeys.
Bi Ziyan has no such scruples. He is the head of the hundred officials. The current operation of the Ming Dynasty depends entirely on him. The emperor will not replace him easily.
For example, when Zhu Youxiao came to power, he did not obey the Donglin Party's wishes and easily replaced Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet.
Therefore, Bi Ziyan stood up at this time to refute Liu Hongxun's suggestion, saying: "I think that global layout and the establishment of regulations to maintain the basic world order are not only the responsibility of the Celestial Empire, but also what must be done for the interests of the empire. Regarding its politics, the Ming Dynasty is now the largest and most powerful country in the world. If we do not prevent the slightest change and establish a basic global order, it will be inevitable that other countries will take the opportunity to rise in the future and then have the ambition to devour our Ming Dynasty!"
"In addition, in my opinion, if we want to continue to carry out internal reforms, suppress the plutocrats, or even directly deprive the plutocrats of their benefits as before, it is inconsistent with the law. We, the people of the Han family, are not allowed to be slaves, and their private property cannot be deprived of them at will. Regardless of high or low, otherwise, where is the dignity of the Han people?
In addition, whether it is raising taxes on chaebols or confiscating the properties of individual chaebols, there is no way to avoid the concentration of wealth in a few! "
"Instead of concentrating the interests of the powerful and gentry in the court and then dividing them among the common people as before, which led to countless conflicts and upheavals, the imperial court should expand the empire's global interests, and then distribute the global profits to the officials and the people, This is a subtle and silent strategy to moisturize things, and it will definitely make the country stable and your Majesty will have less energy."
Bi Ziyan said.
“But what if all the global profits are taken away?”
Liu Hongxun asked Bi Ziyan in return, and then said: "It will also cause complaints from outside the surrounding areas. Once the Ming Dynasty weakens in the future, it will be backfired! In short, transferring domestic conflicts to foreign countries is a symptom but not the root cause."
"By that time, the empire's industry will have already made new developments, which will be enough to continue to alleviate the contradiction. Was the steam engine known twenty years ago? And now the masters of the Academy of Sciences have begun to design generators, using water to turn turbines with magnets, and Cutting magnetic wires, and then generating electricity through copper coils, and also developing electric motors, once it is really successful in the future, we can use the power of nature such as rivers, lakes and seas to produce endless wealth, and any problems can still be solved by this."
Bi Ziyan said.
Liu Hongxun replied: "No matter how fast machines improve, they can't keep up with the greed of people! We can't just count on the great masters to worry about inequality rather than scarcity. Yuan Fu really believes that social uneasiness and people's dissatisfaction are just because Isn’t it enough to eat? Is the food not good enough? It’s that although the poor family is already smelly of wine and meat, the wealthy family is already smelly of delicacies from the mountains and the sea!”
“It’s not that I don’t support internal reforms, but running a country requires a multi-pronged approach, with the primary and secondary roles complementing each other. Domestically, we must suppress the gap between the rich and the poor, but we must mainly rely on external profits and technological improvements, otherwise we will often undergo drastic changes. , internal fighting will make people uneasy!
Now that your Majesty has worked hard to rule the country, the world is prosperous, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, unlike in the early days of the country, when crises were everywhere and people's livelihood was in decline. Therefore, there is no need to take drastic measures and use extraordinary methods, which will lead to great chaos. Wang Mang and Jing Nan will learn from this. ! "
"Now the Ming Dynasty is suitable for treating with gentle techniques, and is not suitable for large-scale battles like before. After all, today's God is not good, especially since the eighth year of the Apocalypse, disasters have become more frequent, such as five years of drought and three years of locust plagues. Such a rare catastrophe is unheard of and unseen. If we continue to go to war, it may be counterproductive. Transferring the unfavorable celestial phenomena to foreigners is the best way at present."
Bi Ziyan said.
Liu Hongxun said: "But in the end, this failed to deal with the root cause, which prevented the Ming Dynasty from lasting peace and stability!"
Zhu Youxiao saw that neither of the two people could convince the other, so he said: "Okay! In my opinion, this generation can only do the things of one generation. It is not the last resort situation at the beginning of the throne. I can't bear it." Bi Aiqing is right to be too harsh on the officials and people of the country. This is no longer the beginning of the throne. Even if you want to be mean and unkind, you have to shift to being mean and unkind to foreign countries. Otherwise, there is no talk of Han supremacy! But the Han people in the country should not be too arrogant. , and disobey the imperial principles and national laws, otherwise, I will not forgive you lightly."
With that said, Zhu Youxiao said: "Let's draw up a decree, global basic order regulations. You guys can discuss what regulations should be written. They must be in line with Confucian ethics, but they must also be in essence to expand the interests of the empire! Otherwise, What is the meaning of governing the world?”
"yes!"
Bi Ziyan replied.
Liu Hongxun felt a little disappointed in his heart. He could see that as his age and situation changed, His Majesty the Emperor began to lose his former vitality, began to seek stability, and began to have greater ambitions. Domestic reforms could no longer satisfy him. .
Bi Ziyan knew his emperor better than Liu Hongxun. He knew that his emperor had always focused on the pattern of the world and the expansion of civilization, and that the imperial power of a country was not the end of his being an emperor. It is also clear that His Majesty's doing this is beneficial to himself, a powerful man who mainly controls wealth rather than land. Therefore, he put forward the concept of "Han people first" in order to serve His Majesty's today's ambitions.
As a result, Bi Ziyan now became interested in the recently popular ideas that "Han people's private property is inviolable" and "Han women should also have greater freedoms."
Because the former can make the emperor admit that his wealth cannot be taken away at will, and the latter can stimulate consumption.
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