Yang Ji glanced at Yang Guang and said slowly: "Praise, praise from inside and outside."
Yang Guang, the emperor, was certainly arrogant and domineering, and his eagerness for quick success and quick gains is also the consensus of later generations. However, it would be a huge mistake to say that he was ignorant and incompetent. During his reign, he also did many feats that benefited the country and the people and had far-reaching impacts. In addition to Apart from Qin Shihuang and Yang Jian, even the famous Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Taizong of the Tang Dynasty were far inferior.
The reason why he has a reputation of being reviled and worthless for all eternity is that, on the one hand, history books are written by the victors; on the other hand, Yang Guang does not want to be a decoration and is not willing to be a clay Bodhisattva at the mercy of others, but it is also because he has done too many things. , Offended too many people, so after failure, how can you have a good reputation?
In a situation like his, there was Shang Zhou at the top and Yongzheng at the bottom.
All three of them were emperors who wanted to do practical things, but whether it was Shang Zhou and Yang Guang who had their country destroyed, their family destroyed, and their body and soul disappeared, or Yongzheng who continued his reign, they did not leave any good reputation in history.
"Praise to kill? That's right." Yang Guang didn't know what Yang Jizhi was thinking. After hearing Yang Ji's words, he smiled and said: "The power of the Sui Dynasty is unprecedented. It is not an exaggeration. But there are many People sink when they are strong. This is a good thing for foreigners, but it is not a good thing for me, the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Ji thought about it carefully and realized that this was really the case.
In the six months since Yang Guang came to the throne, many reforms had his ideas. Since many things had been tested and summarized in Liangzhou, they started to succeed and made steady progress. Even Yang Ji could not have expected these, but Yang Guang was able to do so in a short period of time. Using everything that can be used within the time is already very impressive.
"Vajra slave, I don't know if it's because I'm suspicious or something else, but I always think that the Sui Dynasty changes too fast, which may not be a good thing."
"Why?" Yang Ji couldn't understand what Yang Guang meant for a while.
"I originally thought it would take five years for the Sui Dynasty to reach a higher level, but judging from today's weather, it will take at most two years to complete this process; without three years of accumulation and digestion, I am worried that the Sui Dynasty will be able to reach a higher level. There are problems such as puffiness and obesity caused by external strongness and internal violence. And this is what worries me."
Yang Guang frowned and said, "Do you know why the Qin Dynasty was able to unify the six countries? Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expel the Xiongnu and achieve great achievements?"
Yang Ji said without hesitation, "Of course the Emperor of Qin and the Han Dynasty were talented and powerful, with unprecedented ambition and far-sightedness. "
"This is secondary!" Yang Guang said in a deep voice: "The key is that before Qin Shihuang, Duke Xiao of Qin, King Huiwen of Qin, King Wu of Qin, and King Zhaoxiang of Qin were all outstanding emperors. Although the later King Qin Xiaowen and King Qin Zhuangxiang were not as good as them, But he is not a mediocre leader who defeated the country. When Qin Shihuang ascended the throne and became emperor, Qin's national power was comparable to that of the six kingdoms combined. At that time, other than Qin, which other country casually sent out an army of 600,000? Qin attacked twice Zhao and Li Mu twice annihilated hundreds of thousands of Qin's strong soldiers. Such huge losses could not even weaken Qin's strength. This is evident from the strength of Qin. On the other hand, the other six countries had already fallen into intoxication, intrigues, and intrigues. Based on the situation at that time, let alone Qin Shihuang, who was talented and strategic, any wise king could destroy the six kingdoms that were rotten to the core. Therefore, taking the unification of the world alone as an example, it simply cannot reflect the greatness of Qin Shihuang."
"The Han Dynasty rested and recuperated through Han Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Wen, and Emperor Jing. The treasures in the treasury were decayed and could not be corrected. The millet in Taicang was overflowing and accumulated outside. In addition, the hearts of the people in the world were in the Han Dynasty. All of this made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had no worries; therefore, even if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought for years and wasted the country, the Han Dynasty could still continue."
"In terms of wealth in the Sui Dynasty, we definitely surpassed the peak period of the Qin and Han Dynasties. However, after more than 20 years of founding our country, the intangible assets such as public support and heritage are far inferior to others." At this point, Yang Guang sighed and said: "No I am alarmist, if we are like the Sui Dynasty, if I turn the world into a wasted country like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the world will definitely be in chaos."
Yang Ji said: "According to what you said, I, Da Sui, seem to be the kind of person who got rich overnight."
Yang Guang glared at Yang Ji, pondered for a long time, and said, "Although it's hard to hear, it's also appropriate. Although people who get rich suddenly are rich, they have shallow foundations, few connections, and are jealous. If they don't stop cultivating their hopes and building momentum, , otherwise they will be torn apart. People are like this, and so is the country, so your bad idea of sending millions of troops to death is simply unrealistic. If so many people die, the Sui Dynasty will be in chaos."
"There's nothing I can do, I'm just talking when I'm annoyed." Yang Ji smiled.
Since Yang Guang understood everything, why did he still go after Goguryeo like that in history? Yang Ji can only blame the changes in circumstances! After all, the current situation will definitely be different from that in a few years.
The most important one was that Yang Guang had few heirs and no successors. When Yang Zhao died and Yang Jian was deposed, not even a single heir could be found, so he had to focus on Yang Zhao's three sons. But although his three grandchildren are extremely smart, they are too young and lack prestige. No matter who succeeds in the future, they will not be able to restrain ambitious people. Therefore, in order for Yang Guang to continue the Sui Dynasty, the only way was to eliminate the most threatening forces in his lifetime and pave the way for his grandchildren.
If Yang Zhao had not died and Yang Jian had not been abolished, no matter how eager for quick success and quick gain Yang Guang was, he wouldn't be as crazy as in history, right?
However, although Yang Ji had some concerns in his heart, it was difficult for Yang Ji to tell him. Although Yang Zhao was extremely fat at this time, he looked like he was just fat; there seemed to be no health problems. And even if Yang Zhao is sick, he can't do anything about it. Talking about it will only increase the psychological pressure on Yang Zhao. If he thinks that he is going to die every day, sooner or later he will be tortured by this thought.
"This idea of yours is so unreasonable, you can't even think about it." Yang Guang warned, and then said: "Today's Sui Dynasty is abnormally prosperous, which is shocking, but I don't know where the problem lies, so there is no way to solve it. solved."
Yang Ji was silent for a while and said, "I have some insights that may help my brother break the situation."
"Oh? Tell me." Yang Guang suddenly became interested and quickly sat upright and looked at Yang Ji.
Yang Ji said: "The main economy of the Central Plains Dynasty is agriculture, and all dynasties have also valued agriculture. But can agriculture be vigorously developed to support the country's needs? I don't think so. This pressure must be shared with help, and commerce This can fill this gap and even promote the development of agriculture."
"Although some people always say that merchants pursue profits, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Don't the common people who farm the fields pursue profits? I don't think so. As for the theory that merchants amass wealth, it is not entirely correct. During their transactions, were it only the merchants who gained profits? Didn't the common people benefit from it? The same may not be true."
"But some people often think that if there is profit, there must be loss. In fact, this is also a wrong argument. Just because everyone gets what he needs in buying and selling, people use their excess items to sell to merchants, and then use the money to buy what they need. Pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, which in turn promoted the development of industry, and when industrial workers had money, they bought food from merchants... This cycle formed a relationship of mutual benefit and everyone was happy."
"Some people may wonder, since everyone is happy, who loses? In fact, no one loses. Assuming that the purchasing power of coins is always stable, and the court mints coins according to market demand and puts them into the market, then business will continue to prosper. To put it simply, He said that the mission of the imperial court is to control the overall situation, and the role of merchants is to buy surplus items from the people to sell as goods. If they make money, they will continue to buy from the people; when the people make money, they will be more motivated to work, and all walks of life will The output of the industry will continue to increase, and the country will have abundant money and food, and its national power will naturally become stronger."
Yang Ji glanced at Yang Guang and said with a serious face: "The standard of a country's strength is not determined by the wealth owned by the court, but the best judgment standard is the living standards of the people: if the people of a certain country live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing, If your family has plenty of money, then you don’t need to look at the country to know that it is an enlightened and prosperous country. On the other hand, if the people are poor, no matter how much money the court has, it won’t mean anything.”
“A country is made up of tens of millions of people. If the people are strong, the country will be strong. If the people are weak, no matter how strong the country is, its foundation will not be solid. Once unexpected storms occur, the people will have no choice but to gather in the mountains and forests in order to survive. If wars are everywhere, this country is not far from death."
There was a look of approval in Yang Guang's eyes. He was indeed the person he valued most. In such a short period of time, he was able to sort out the intricate gains and losses of the relationship so clearly. It was really not simple, and he was truly a talent of Zaifu. He nodded and said: "I know what you said. Then do you think our Sui country is rich and its people are strong, or is our country strong and its people weak?"
"On the whole, our Sui Dynasty has a prosperous country and a strong people. Even the poor people are still hovering on the level of food and clothing. Compared with the previous dynasties, it is a unique level." Yang Ji thought for a while, and then Said: "But after people have no worries about food and clothing and have more money at home, they will pursue a better living standard. For example, they hope to wear beautiful clothes, hope to have meat for meals, hope to live in a good house, hope to have a carriage to travel, hope The children have books to study, hope to become officials, etc.”
"For the latter two, the court can provide them with conditions. But for food, clothing, housing and transportation, private businessmen need to bring them."
"The current situation is like a pool of stagnant water. The wealthy people are worried about warehouses of unsold food. They are worried about being soaked by leaked rainwater and worried about being eaten by rats. They want to buy exquisite handicrafts but cannot. ; And those engaged in industry have countless exquisite handicrafts, but no one buys them, and they cannot replace them with food or clothes. So both are rich, but both are poor."
"What I want in the Sui Dynasty is not deformed false prosperity, but the overall strength of the comprehensive national strength! I believe that agriculture as the mainstay, commerce as the supplement, and industry as the backbone is the best policy for developing people's livelihood."
Yang Guang pondered for a long time and said: "I probably understand, so what did you do in Liangzhou?"
Yang Ji said: "What I did in Liangzhou was to hire people to build roads during the slack season. Once the roads were open, people could transport surplus grain to the county town, sell it to merchants, and then buy what they needed from the market. In this way, everyone will be happy. If the people all over the world are happy and satisfied, how can they not support the imperial court? The imperial court has the support and popularity of the people, so what does it have to fear?"
Yang Guang frowned and said: "According to what you said, the key is roads. Should the court continue to spend money on building roads and canals?"
Yang Ji said: "This is the theory, but you can't miss the farming season, let alone get on the horse when you are hot-headed, and the court also needs to reserve coins just in case, so it is best to make a detailed plan and come from one state to another. .”
"Not bad!" Yang Guang looked at Yang Ji up and down with burning eyes, and said curiously: "You don't seem to have learned these, right? How come you can do everything? It's really strange."
Yang Ji smiled coquettishly: "Brother, I said I've known it for a thousand years, do you believe it?"
Yang Guang shook his head simply: "I don't believe it!"
Yang Ji stopped talking and suddenly thought of something and asked, "Brother, I wonder if the Chengying Sword can control the Binzhou Army?"
Yang Guang glanced at Yang Ji in surprise, as if he thought his question was incredible: "Chengying Sword is the sword of the world, of course it can control the Binzhou Army!"
"Who is the general of Binzhou Army?" Yang Ji asked again.
Yang Guang's expression became even weirder: "Doulu Kuan."
Yang Ji was shocked: "It's my cousin again?"
This Doulukuan was the son of Doulutong, the Duke of Nanchen County in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the nephew of Yang Jian, and his mother was Princess Changle. Yang Ji first dealt with another cousin Dou Kang in Youzhou. If he dealt with Dou Lukuan again, he would have brought down his two cousins.
"That's right!" Yang Guang straightened his face and said coldly: "We treat them as cousins and relatives, but they don't think so. When Yiqian rebelled, Binzhou's army had 70,000 troops, but Doulu Kuan didn’t send any soldiers, why? Isn’t it because they are close to Yi Qian? Isn’t it because they hope to win against the imperial court?”
Yang Ji nodded and said without hesitation: "I know what to do."
The relationship between the Doulu family and Yang Liang is not close. Doulukuan is Yang Liang's cousin, and Yang Liang's first wife is Douluifei. His uncle-in-law Douluyu and Douluyi are both close confidants. Once Yang Liang If you succeed in taking the position, you can imagine the future of the Doulu family. With such a deep relationship between them, it is only natural that Doulu Kuan deliberately delayed his efforts in suppressing the rebellion.
But for Yang Guang and Yang Ji who always supported Yang Guang, it was not a good thing.
Yang Guang appreciated Yang Ji's attitude and said with a smile: "Dou Lukuan has been in charge of the Binzhou Army for seven years. Almost all the generals of the Binzhou Army at all levels are from him and the Guanlong nobles. These people come together. Son, what good things can happen? I also have some evidence of Doulu Kuan's crimes, and I will give them to you later."
At this point, he said in a deep voice: "As for Doulu Kuan, no matter how dissatisfied he is, I don't think he has the courage to rebel. You only need to punish him according to the law. As for other things, don't worry... But after all, he has us He is half of the Yang family, so don’t hurt his life.”
Yang Ji nodded and asked, "Brother, how many troops will you give me?"
Yang Guang smiled: "It's not a war, so what kind of soldiers do you need? Besides, your name as King Guard alone is worth hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. As long as you go to that station, then the soldiers will not be obedient?"
"Where are the generals? There should be some, right?" Yang Ji said: "Once the investigation continues, some scum will definitely be severely punished. If I don't have generals, how can I maintain the daily life of the army?"
"You will be promoted from the army to the captains and below. I will make arrangements for those above." Yang Guang thought for a while and said, "I will select some generals from the guards for you to dispatch. Tomorrow, well, the day after tomorrow at most , they will report to your house."
"Okay!" Yang Ji responded and said tentatively: "All of Yue Gong's sons are good at leading troops, but it seems that none of them join the army."
"I know, I mentioned it too. But Yue Gong didn't agree. He wanted his son to join politics." Yang Guang paused and said meaningfully: "You know."
Yang Ji blinked: "I don't know."
"Tch!" Yang Guang leaned back slightly: "Don't pretend to be confused with me, Yang Wenhui is not that stupid. I will make it clear that Yue Gong believes that he is too powerful in the military and has a wide network of contacts, which is not good for the country and for the country. It was not good for himself, so he let Xuangan, Xuanzang, and Xuanting enter politics and cut off their relationship with the military. Although Yue Gong was too cautious, to be honest, his decision was of no benefit to his children and the court. One harm.”
Yang Ji nodded silently, suddenly raised his hands, and said seriously: "Brother, I think I have achieved success and it's time to retire and return home."
Seeing that he was so young, Yang Guang actually talked about "retiring from old age and returning home", and almost died laughing: "You think I don't know you want to be lazy, I tell you: just go ahead and dream!"
Yang Guang laughed loudly and waved his hand: "Go away, go away. It's annoying to watch!"
Yang Ji heard a lot of dark things, they all said that the power was so great that it shocked the master. How come it didn't work for him?
Isn't his credit enough?
He stood up, bowed silently, and left silently.
"Remember, although you are going to organize the army, you can't stop "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". These are two different things."
"..." Yang Ji paused and walked faster.
Ah Ying really had nothing to do with sending the manuscript of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to the queen.
Hum!
When you get home, see how I deal with you.
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