Luo Qing never expected that he would encounter such a difficult problem just after returning to the family, without even having a sip of hot tea.
Then Luo Ling brought him hot tea.
Luo Qing held the tea cup and rubbed it. He always felt that the doctor had a good saying.
What can be cured is called disease, what cannot be cured is called destiny!
This is not only a human body, but also applies to a dynasty. What can be changed is called a disease, and what cannot be changed is the fate of the dynasty.
Everyone in the Luo family knows that there is destiny in this world, and nothing in the world can escape the shackles of destiny.
However, our ancestors also said that only if people are strong enough, they can defeat destiny.
For example, Bangzhou Millennium is a typical example of going against the will of heaven.
Another example is that the Xiongnu originally had a destiny. In real history, the Xiongnu lived longer than the Han Dynasty. Even until the Jin Dynasty, they could go south and take away the Jin Dynasty, leading to the southward migration of clothes.
But the final outcome is that after decades of continuous accumulation, countless generations of outstanding people have continuously invested their weight, especially the Luo family, who has invested a lot of family heritage, and finally it is Luo Wuji, who also has the destiny of destiny. He defeated them with one blow and passed by Liu Xun, the emperor who came into being, and finally put an end to the Xiongnu.
How long was the destiny given by God to the Han Dynasty?
Nobody knows.
But Luo's previous guess was that it would be at least four hundred years, because the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, with the smallest number, were more than four hundred years old. Such an unprecedentedly large dynasty couldn't die in a hundred or two hundred years.
But after what happened to the violent emperor Liu Dan, Luo was no longer sure.
During the Zhou Dynasty, although encountering a foolish king would make you vomit blood, it would not actually lead to the destruction of the country, because the ones who could destroy the Zhou Dynasty were the princes, and the princes would save the dignity of the Emperor of Zhou even if they pinched their noses.
But since the end of the Qin Dynasty, the reason for the demise of the dynasty has been a peasant uprising. A foolish emperor can really bring down a huge dynasty!
The foundation accumulated by the Liu family for many generations of Holy Lords and Mingjuns suddenly collapsed to the point of destruction when encountering a mediocre emperor and a tyrannical emperor.
Now that the Han Dynasty has reached one hundred and fifty years, Luo Qing believes that almost every problem encountered by the Han Dynasty is difficult for the court to solve. This cannot even be changed by changing people.
Unless the emperor can cut off the clan members, relatives, officials, powerful men, and nobles with one blow, Gan Gang can rule this huge empire alone.
Luo Qing thought a lot in his mind, and then said slowly: "There are two main reasons why the imperial court cannot give up the Yantie official camp. The first is taxation, which is the source of tax revenue for the imperial court. The second is control to ensure that the county cannot leave. The control of the imperial court.
Almost every one of these two points is necessary for the court. If these two points cannot be solved for the court, it will be a joke to stop the salt and iron official camp.
To stop the salt and iron government camp would be to allow the local tycoons to become powerful, and in the end the disasters of Bang and Zhou would be repeated. If not to stop the salt and iron government camp, the imperial court would corrode its foundation, and the resentment of the people in the world would be directed at the court.
It's hard. "
Hearing Luo Qing's slight sigh, Luo Bai mused: "If this is the case, it would be easier to handle. The Yantie official camp always puts these things together, causing people in the world to always feel that salt and iron are one.
In fact, the profits of ironware are not large.
Among the Salt and Iron Departments set up by the imperial court, salt and wine were the most profitable. Coupled with the buying and selling of Shangping Junsi, there were too many things to make money, and iron was nothing at all. The imperial court could completely liberalize the casting of iron. Just control it on the iron stone. "
The Luo family was engaged in trade throughout the world and knew very well the complete monopoly behavior of the Han court.
Bureaucrats have the ability to steer a policy in the opposite direction. The Department of Pingzhun was originally created to stabilize prices in various places, but in the end it developed into a thing that raises prices and completely became officials of the Department of Pingzhun. Tools for upper and lower hands.
The imperial court did not get more. Ordinary businessmen were driven bankrupt. Only the officials and the powerful people who relied on these officials made a lot of money.
Officials rule!
Everything ultimately came down to the administration of officials. Even in the three eras of civil and military propaganda, which recognized the integrity of official administration, there were always a lot of infractions.
Those who came from a wealthy family worked tirelessly to make profits for their family, while those who came from a humble family worked tirelessly to make profits for themselves. The upward path was opened, as if there was just a new group of people coming to camp.
Putting aside his random thoughts, Luo Qing thought: "Let go of the iron monopoly? You can write a letter to Huo Zimeng and let the court discuss it. He attaches more importance to farming. If the official operation of iron will lead to a poor harvest in the world, or It’s possible to pass.”
The two brothers looked at each other and saw what the other was thinking. Is there actually a solution now?
There really is!
By handing over the regent power of the Han Dynasty to the Luo family for fifty years and mobilizing the entire Luo family, perhaps the ills of the Han Dynasty can be wiped out and even restored to the time when the country was founded.
But Luo Shi didn’t dare!
The Luo family is probably the most scrupulous family in the world.
The destiny in the dark is always balancing Luo's life. The working principle of destiny is so complicated that no one can understand it.
But there is something passed down from our ancestors.
The Luo family can change the development of the entire Zhuxia civilization bit by bit. The Luo family can make themselves last forever in the world, make the family always prominent, and even change the fate of a dynasty through the Battle of Jingnan. Destiny doesn't care too much.
Even like King Luo Wen and Luo Xin, who works hard alone, it is not a big problem, and the world even applauds him.
But if the Luo family dares to rely solely on its transcendent power to forcefully renew the life of a certain dynasty, then be prepared to face the blow of the rules, and then be prepared to use your own luck to fill the dynasty.
When the Han Dynasty was founded, Luo was unscrupulous in doing things, because the Han Dynasty was in a period of rise at that time, and vigorous efforts during this period would never touch the bottom line of the destiny.
By the time of the violent emperor Liu Dan, the Luo family had concerns, but they could still launch the Jingnan campaign, and so far there was no backlash.
But after Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Luo family really began to worry. The Han Dynasty experienced the peak of the civil and military era, and fell into a trough during the Ding Dynasty. Then Emperor Xiaoxuan revived it again, and now Huo Guang is in power. This Duan Zhongxing can continue.
But the more this happens, the more Luo Shi thinks about it. After the peak, it always starts to fall.
Is the luck of the Han Dynasty so strong?
How could there be so many generations of Holy Lords and Mingjuns in a row?
Emperor Wen, Emperor Wu, Emperor Xuan, any one of them is enough to have a chance to compete with the ancient holy kings. The state has only been like this for thousands of years. The Han Dynasty has produced such holy masters and wise kings continuously for hundreds of years. In a short time, they will be like this. The Han Dynasty reached an unprecedented peak.
This prosperous situation gives people an unreal feeling, as if oil is cooking in a raging fire.
Even if they were spread out over decades or hundreds of years, it wouldn't be so hard to accept.
It’s so scary to think about it!
Luo Shi really has a lot of worries.
The Luo family has paid enough for the Han Dynasty. To put it bluntly, the luck output of the entire Han Dynasty is not as much as Luo Ling's investment in the Xiongnu. At least in the Han Dynasty, the Luo family suffered a huge loss.
It is impossible for Luo Shi to invest more. With Luo Shi's sacrifice, no one can ask for more.
Thinking of this, since Luo Qing was ready to explain this matter to the court, Luo Bai temporarily put down a paragraph and said instead: "Ah Qing, Tai Shigong has basically completed compiling the history books of the emperors of the Han Dynasty. You Do you want to take a look?"
Luo Qing, who was still a little worried, his eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "It's so fast?"
Luo Bai smiled and said: "Tai Shigong started compiling it from the emperors of the Han Dynasty, mainly because his family has relatively few records of the emperors of the Han Dynasty. Tai Shigong's family is the Taishi of the Han Dynasty, and he has a large number of historical materials of the Han Dynasty in his hands, so he started from the Han Dynasty. North Korea began to compile.
He wrote "The Chronicles of Xiang Yu", "The Chronicles of Gaozu", "The Chronicles of Empress Dowager Lu", "The Chronicles of Xiaowen", "The Chronicles of Xiaowu", "The Chronicles of Xiaoding", "The Chronicles of Emperor Ruili", "The Chronicles of Xiaoxuan", "The Chronicles of Today". "Last Century" has nine chapters in total.
The words are beautiful, not like a history book, but more like poetry. "
Luo Qing was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "You are worthy of being the Grand Historian. He is really heroic."
Luo Bai understood what Luo Qing was talking about and laughed loudly and said: "Tai Shigong said that King Xiang was the co-lord of all Xia who was crowned by King Zhaosheng himself, and he was the emperor recognized by all the princes in the world. Although the state of Zuo was short, he must go to the Benji. He also said that although Empress Gao was a woman, the heroine was the real emperor when she came to the court, and she also had to be in this era. However, because these two were not the official emperors of the Han Dynasty, they did not use posthumous titles, but were distinguished by Xiang Yu and Empress Dowager Lu.
If it hadn't been for the previous instructions from his family, Tai Shigong would have served King Luo Wen in this century. "
Luo Qing said with some emotion: "Emperor Xiaohui does not have his own discipline. An emperor with a temple name does not have his own discipline. Isn't this weird?"
Luo Bai shook his head and said: "No, Tai Shigong is a bit stubborn. He said that it would be very wrong not to serve King Luo Wen. Moreover, Empress Dowager Lu has Benji. If she continues to serve Emperor Xiaohui, wouldn't that mean , the state has two masters?
Therefore, Emperor Xiaohui's book was cancelled. "
Sima Qian really has the style of an ancient historian, and he does what he should.
(End of chapter)
