There was silence in Xuanzheng Hall.
Di Yan was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Your Highness, do you want to carry out comprehensive reforms?"
The expressions of Dai Guang and other ministers changed from disbelief to self-doubt.
What kind of person is the Crown Prince they are following?
In the past, I thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was wise and mighty, capable of ruling the world with his literary skills and able to secure the country with his military skills. He was a rare wise king in the history.
But in the past few days, they found that something was getting more and more wrong.
His Royal Highness the Prince likes to tell a lot of stories in the court. They sound like fantasy, but if you taste it carefully, you feel that it makes sense.
However, it makes sense, but there is also an indescribable feeling of awkwardness.
In the beginning, they naturally applauded the national policy of the clan princes. Perhaps it did not touch their own interests, or maybe it was because even they themselves could not stand the treatment of the clan princes. Now they have reduced the number of clan princes. They also reduced the level of the clan princes and made them self-reliant. This approach is naturally very good and commendable.
However, when topics such as the theory of rich countries, the change of dynasties, and the fate of the country came up, the civil and military officials were really confused. The more they listened, the more confused they became, and the more they listened, the more frightened they became. They always felt that some terrible idea was about to emerge. Come.
But it seems that just when it comes out, this feeling is very uncomfortable.
Xiao Yi shook his head and said firmly: "You may not understand what Gu said. I can only say that reform must be done. The key lies in how to change, how to change, and whether it can be changed for the better."
Di Yan couldn't help but ask: "Does His Highness already have an idea in mind?"
Xiao Yi replied: "Yes, 'luck' can be understood by real heavenly beings, while 'current situation' can be controlled by mortals."
"As the saying goes, everything depends on man-made efforts, and the times create heroes. Today, Daqian has no internal and external troubles, and has been reborn. But at this time, we should think about changes, instead of continuing to be conservative and just thinking about returning to the situation of the 20th year of Zhenyuan. The prosperous age of Zhenyuan, rather than a greater prosperous age that we can create."
Xiao Yi's so-called theory of rich countries was obviously too advanced, which made it difficult for civil and military officials, even people like Di Yan, to accept it for a while, but it pointed to the essential truth behind the fog of history.
Don't you think what His Highness said is wrong?
These words made them unable to refute for a while. The development of history and the change of dynasties seemed to be like this, and the truth was like this.
You say, His Highness is right.
But where is it right?
Could it be said that from now on, Daqian will respect the will of the people and do whatever the people say?
Or in other words, just like Shang Yang’s reform, do another comprehensive reform?
What should be changed?
Change what?
The expressions of the civil and military officials also became solemn.
They must understand His Highness's thoughts so that they can do things and follow His Highness's footsteps.
Another thing is that if His Highness makes a mistake, they can discover it in time, advise him in time, and correct it in time.
We have finally put down internal and external troubles, and finally have signs of rejuvenation. We must not let it disappear so easily.
Di Yan bowed and said, "Your Highness, I have one more question."
Xiao Yi is like a teacher now. Naturally, he encourages students such as civil and military officials to actively raise their questions. He can also explain a little so that they can understand the true meaning of what he says in the court every day.
"Let's talk."
Di Yan asked in a deep voice: "His Highness said, 'Productivity determines production relations.' The progress of agriculture has promoted the development of the dynasty and the progress of the country. If one day agricultural technology advances again, will it be time to change dynasties? , Daqian will also perish as a result?"
After hearing Di Yan's question, all the civil and military officials immediately responded, "I am the same."
Isn't that what they want to ask?
If it is according to what His Highness said, slash-and-burn farming turned into cooperative farming, which led to the demise of the Xia Dynasty and promoted the establishment of the feudal system, patriarchal system, and well-field system of the Zhou Dynasty.
After that, collaborative farming turned into farming with iron plows and oxen. The Shang Dynasty failed to reform and change its own ideas on governing the country, allowing the princes to gradually support their own troops and respect themselves. This led to the demise of the Zhou Dynasty and promoted the prefecture and county system of the Qin Dynasty. Central centralization and private ownership of land were established.
The productivity of people tilling with iron plows and oxen is still the same now, but Daqian started sailing, vigorously developed commerce, and wanted to make the people rich and the country strong. It seems that the productivity has not changed, but the production relations have changed.
So, will such changes lead to civil strife in Daqian and eventually its demise?
After all, the growth of maritime merchants has brought more and more money, and the people have indeed become richer and richer, and the population will also increase. The imperial court has always encouraged childbirth. When there are more people, they can expand the current territory. In fact, it seems that it can’t support that many people.
Who wants to go to a bitter and cold place?
Xiao Yi nodded and said: "It's very good. You can quickly learn what Gu said. And by asking such a question, it can be regarded as getting to the point."
Xiao Yi paused for a moment and said helplessly: "Have you ever thought about it, what I said is very reasonable, but for you, it is ambiguous and unpredictable, but you can also think of something. So, you Have you ever thought about how far you can go if you don't change the law and govern the country with the ancestral system?"
"When the time comes, will there be a Donggan, Xigan, Nangan or something like that?"
"Then, the world was in chaos, the peasants revolted, and the princes rose up together, until another bright leader of the world appeared to end the disputes and establish a unified dynasty for the world?"
"Then, just like the change of dynasties in history, will it continue?"
Hearing this, all the civil and military officials were stunned.
It seems that is indeed the case.
A deep feeling of powerlessness suddenly came to my mind.
It's like they worked so hard that they finally quelled the internal and external troubles, made the politicians clear-minded, everything is going to be beautiful, and the future will definitely be prosperous.
But suddenly, His Highness the Crown Prince told them that Daqian might not be able to survive the centuries-old kingdom Zuo, nor could he escape the heavenly cycle of dynasty replacement.
Then all their efforts will be negated.
There is a kind of saying, OK, if that’s the case, then why should we still work conscientiously and do our best to govern the country?
It's better to just enjoy the moment and do whatever you want.
Lie down flat.
Some people's hearts can't bear it. There is a kind of person who listens to the book from heaven, and then doesn't know why, and his mind becomes confused.
He almost shouted out, "Your Highness, you are deceiving the public with your lies!" '
But they didn't dare and could only continue to listen in confusion.
Xiao Yi continued: "The general trend of the world is that if it is divided for a long time, it will be united, and if it is united for a long time, it will be divided. After conquering the world and establishing a truly unified dynasty, it failed to solve the cycle of heavenly changes in dynasties. The Qin Emperor, Han Wu, and a generation of heroes were helpless."
"But have you ever thought about it, sir, that the system was established and thought up by people?"
"From tribe to dynasty, from feudal system to county system."
"Will there be a better and more advanced system in the future? What is this system and is it suitable for today's big cadres?"
"And what kind of system should the current Daqian be suitable for?"
"I am here alone. One thing I can be firm about is that Daqian still has to implement the system of thirteen provinces, prefectures, and counties."
“Private ownership of land must still be implemented.”
"We must also strengthen the construction of the rule of law and govern the country according to law."
"In addition, the main problem we need to solve now is actually the contradiction between man and land."
After a few days of small classes.
He published a large-scale report on the Theory of Rich Countries, and made another speech that made civil and military officials feel like they were listening to a book from heaven. At this time, his true thoughts were finally revealed.
Conflict between man and land.
To put it bluntly, it is to prevent land annexation, and at the same time, we must implement the national policy of apportioning land to acres.
Xiao Yi said slowly: "You have also seen that Gu is encouraging fertility and mulberry farming. This is to save the jobs of the people of Li and to prevent them from being hungry and suffering from hunger and cold."
"But, go ask the Ministry of Household Affairs and ask how much fertile land the ten temples and nine temples in the world have?"
"A temple is originally just a place where Buddhist rituals are taught. It is just a place where people can offer incense and worship the Buddha, seek protection and blessing from the Buddha, and seek comfort."
"However, Buddhists use this to confuse the people, talking about the Buddha's blessing, the boundless Dharma, and the compassion of the Buddha."
"Then he took out the incense money and borrowed it. When he lent out ten taels, he got back thirty taels or forty taels. The people couldn't pay them back?"
"Well, just take their land and use it as Buddhist property, then rent it out and let others cultivate it, and they can enjoy the benefits."
"The golden body of Buddha is more than the gold in the national treasury!"
"After a long period of annexation, 'the rich have fields and the poor have no place to stand on.' When the total population reaches a certain number, but the land is in the hands of these people, it will usually lead to conflicts between the country and the people. When conflicts accumulate to an extreme level, civil strife will naturally arise again."
"Famines, uprisings, rebellions, barbarian tribes rebelling again, etc., it is not impossible to overthrow the Daqian Empire."
Shock!
Extremely shocked!
All the civil and military officials already understood that His Highness the Prince had said so much, and he was going to attack Buddhism and Taoism!
His Royal Highness the Prince can no longer stand the Buddhist Xiangji Kitchen, nor can he stand the Taoist Qingmiao Loan.
Above the court, there are naturally people who are on good terms with Buddhism and some with Taoism.
After all, the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are almost indistinguishable from each other.
In Chang'an City, the capital of Daqian, there is the largest temple - Xiangguo Temple.
They know the background of Xiangguo Temple and the things that Xiangguo Temple has done.
However, since Buddhism spread to the east, it has developed rapidly with the support of the previous emperor.
Taizu of Daqian naturally began to emphasize Taoism and restrain Buddhism, wanting to balance the two families and prevent one of them from becoming dominant.
It is precisely because of this.
Some people believe in Buddhist cause and effect, while others believe in Taoist inaction.
"Your Highness." Di Yan stared at Xiao Yi with a pair of bloodshot eyes, "Your Highness, I ask your Highness to think twice. Buddhism and Taoism are very involved, and they have countless followers. If you do something rashly, you are very likely to... It caused resistance among the people."
"It has been difficult to calm down the internal and external troubles, but I am afraid that there will be more disputes."
Xiao Yi snorted coldly and said: "You have said that if Gu takes action rashly, there will be strife. What if the next emperor or the next emperor does it? I wonder, does he have that reputation? That Ability to settle such a dispute?"
"If you don't do it alone, do you mean that you have to leave it to future generations?"
"Could it be that, knowing that this would cause the Daqian Building to collapse and the people to be displaced again, we should not do it?"
"I would rather cause chaos now and break up and then stand up, than let the big efforts in the future fall apart because of this!"
Di Yan opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
All civil and military officials also lowered their heads, thoughtfully.
Some people naturally saw that this would be an opportunity for them. If they did well, they would be in the eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince, and a great career would be waiting for them ahead!
the next day.
In the Di newspaper, the section originally written about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms also came to its final conclusion.
The Three Kingdoms returned to Jin.
Such an ending naturally left many people with a sigh of relief.
A breathtaking era that was vast, magnificent, with numerous heroes, and countless generals and counselors, finally came to such an ending.
I really felt a breath stuck in my heart, wishing I could go back, kill that Sima Yi, and vent my hatred.
But he didn't know how his hatred arose.
And then, at the end of the page, Mr. Cai wrote that the next book will be a bizarre story about a monk who seeks Buddhist scriptures.
This suddenly attracted the attention of many people.
All the officials in the court knew that His Highness was going to take action against Buddhism and Taoism. Is this story the beginning?
However, after seeing this newspaper, the Buddhists thought that His Highness the Prince wanted to trust Buddhism, and they were immediately overjoyed. They immediately called on the hosts of all major temples to hold the largest water and land ceremony in Chang'an, the capital.
