In the palace, the fragrance lingers.
Emperor Liu Yang sighed: "Prime Minister, I have been waiting for you to come to Chang'an for a long time. I have always wanted to know what caused the current crisis in the world?
Why suddenly, because of a flood, the imperial court had to suppress the swarming people in a royal place like Guanzhong?
The officials in the counties all said that this had nothing to do with me, but was caused by God's will, but I didn't want to believe it.
I would rather be rejected by God because of my lack of talents and virtues than believe that God hates this big man! "
No king is willing to accept the end of his destiny!
Luo Yi said seriously: "Although destiny has an end, it also depends on people. King Su once said that the monarch of the world and the master of the country must bear all the glory and uncertainty.
As long as the monarch works hard, destiny will favor him, and this is how the kingdom will last for thousands of years.
Emperor, are you willing to let the man take a solid step on the road of immortality for thousands of years? "
"I am willing!"
"Your Majesty, innovation is the great cause of the brave. Cowards are not qualified to see the final results. If you give up halfway, I will leave Chang'an immediately and return to Zhaocheng."
Luo Yi's words were as sonorous as gold and stone. Long Qing looked at him, his eyes filled with gleaming admiration. He quickly poked Liu Yang and whispered: "Your Majesty."
Emperor Liu Yang said in a deep voice: "I have heard that only when monarchs and ministers work together can great achievements be achieved. I will never give up halfway. Please give me some advice from the Prime Minister."
Luo Yi looked up at the top of the palace, Qilin Zhang Yang, took a deep breath, and then pointed out the deepest ills in the world, "Are there any other ills in the imperial court?
The key is that finances cannot make ends meet.
In the age of Xiaowen, he accumulated money every year.
In today's world, the accumulation during Xiaocheng's time is constantly being consumed. The court's ability to provide disaster relief is not because of its own ability, but because the accumulation left by Emperor Xiaocheng is still rich enough.
When the flood in Guanzhong requires the court's own efforts, there is nothing that can be done. What else is there to ask?
The disadvantage is that the treasury is empty.
If you want your treasury to be full, there are only two things to do: increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
Nowadays, the imperial court's annual expenditures are increasing, but taxes are decreasing.
Nowadays, the imperial court almost monopolizes the huge profits in the world, but it is still not enough. Although there is no increase in taxes, the people are becoming more and more miserable. Why is this? "
Liu Yang said seriously: "It's probably the unscrupulous officials who are oppressing the people."
Luo Yi asked again: "Does Your Majesty know who are the insects lying on the bodies of big men and sucking blood in this world?
You must know that the Liu family’s clans occupy land, right?
The foreign relatives act wantonly relying on the imperial power. This is also an unknown thing that you, the leader of the country, need to bear.
How shady the officials and subordinates are can be seen from the speed of replacement of subordinates in the past two years.
Whether it is Guandong or Guanzhong, the powerful are annexing land. You must have heard about it. "
Liu Yang's face changed slightly. The scope of this attack was too large. Relatives, powerful officials, princes, ministers, and even the emperor were among them. "Prime Minister, this is not allowed."
Luo Yi knew what Liu Yang was worried about and said directly: "What is your Majesty worried about?
Is it because he is afraid that the whole world will rebel?
I just want your Majesty to select some of the most ungrateful people in my mind.
As for the so-called reform, is it enough for His Majesty to issue a few edicts in Chang'an?
Reform is a war, a bloody, life-and-death war!
It was a cruel war that united loyal and patriotic ministers and talented but impoverished scholars to jointly suppress the most conservative, incompetent, greedy, and damned old interest groups.
Destroying their bodies and trampling on their spirits, if it can destroy the system in which they exist, it is a reform. For example, during the Bang and Zhou Dynasty, the countries abolished countless unique systems of Bang and Zhou, such as Shiqing Shilu.
If it cannot destroy the system, it is an ordinary reform, but it is enough to revive the dynasty for a while.
Then the looted things will be distributed reasonably, so that the poor people can have hope, the poor scholars can become nobles, and the loyal and patriotic ministers can leave their names in history.
Only when this is done can the country be cheered up. "
Luo Yi's words were murderous and even more terrifying than those generals. Emperor Liu Yang felt his heart tremble when he heard this. Long Qing's face turned pale. The two of them seemed to have seen blood flow from Luo Yi's words. A river situation.
But he understood what Luo Yi said. Naturally, he couldn't provoke all of these people, but there was no problem in picking some to attack.
As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yang's first reaction was that the Han Dynasty designated a fat pig to raise money - a powerful family.
Migration order!
As a result, he was directly rejected by Luo Yi as soon as he proposed it, "Guanzhong can no longer move powerful people, and policies have changed with time.
In the past, the order to migrate powerful families was effective because there was a shortage of people in Guanzhong and the powerful people were rich. Moving powerful families in Guanzhong could quickly make Guanzhong rich.
But now Guanzhong's population is about to explode, and it will definitely not be able to bear the influx of large numbers of migrating powerful people. Although these powerful people have left the local area, they are still beyond the reach of ordinary people.
I know all too well about the powerful people in Guandong. All these families want is to obtain land. Once they collude with the government and occupy the land that ordinary people have, it is almost inevitable to intensify land annexation.
Once something changes, Guanzhong will be in chaos instantly. These organized but disloyal powerful people will directly threaten the survival of the royal family.
However, if you have the intention of moving the capital to Guandong, you can throw the powerful families you hate to Chang'an. "
Luo Yi's words made Liu Yang feel cold sweat. No wonder the number of bandits in Guanzhong suddenly increased greatly after the powerful men migrated three years ago.
Never thought of this before!
Now that I think about it, it must be that these new powerful people who entered Guanzhong began to take advantage of the disaster years to acquire land, and as a result, the number of refugees increased.
As for moving the capital, that's a joke. Guanzhong is located in a favorable location and it's impossible to give up.
“The first step in reform is to distinguish who to unite and who to eliminate, except for those who will definitely oppose it.
This is why I ask you who are the big men. The moment you choose, you will start to make plans to uproot these people.
The trick these people usually use is to drag the people around you down, and eventually force you to give up, but as long as you persist, these machinations will fail. "
Liu Yang understood. Luo Yi's words were telling him that no matter whether he wanted to touch his relatives or not, he would definitely kill a group of them in the end, so be prepared.
However, Liu Yang didn't care too much, "I only care about the servants. If there are really relatives of the emperor sitting on the throne, I will show no mercy. There will be no unworthy descendants under the Chixiao Sword."
When Luo Yi heard this, he frowned slightly and glanced at Long Qing, who was smiling beside him.
"Since His Majesty is determined to do so, I will speak out.
The first step of reform is to refresh the administration of officials. It must first promote a group of officials who are obedient and fully support the reform. This step alone will take many years, but this is the cornerstone of reform. Without this, everything is vain.
It is best for these officials to understand the reform and agree with it from the bottom of their hearts.
If not, officials who simply want to be promoted are fine, but these people must pay close attention to prevent them from making false claims in order to quickly create political achievements.
Once we have this group of officials who fully support the reform, we can start fighting against the powerful and those officials who share the same interests.
Those who do evil while sitting in law shall be killed!
When the clan migrated to the frontier and wilderness, they took away all the people they had hidden.
On the one hand, it was to increase the land belonging to the imperial court, and on the other hand, it was to reduce the population of the Central Plains.
The problem of more people and less land must be solved at the same time. The main contradiction of the Han Dynasty is the increase in population and the decrease in cultivated land.
The problem with the surrounding borders was the insufficient population of the Han people. These clans had money, population, and military force, and they did not need the court to bear the costs.
If a clan migrates at the same time, there will be a lot of people that can be reached. This is the solution I thought of to solve the problem of the Central Plains and the invasion of the foreign barbarians at the same time. "
"OK!"
Emperor Liu Yang couldn't help but cheered: "Prime Minister, you said it well. This is still a relocation order, but the place has been changed. Just follow what you said."
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It is appropriate for Emperor Mourning to say to Emperor Mourning: "The world is tired and the people are in chaos. Although I am not as good as the Holy Lord, I am not as evil as Jie and Zhou. Why?"
Yi said: "Your Majesty has no sword in his hand, how can he control the world?"
The mourning emperor was surprised and said: "I rule Liuhe, bordering Cangwu in the east and Kunlun in the west. I have ordered the sword to come. Please tell me what sword I want. I will definitely get it!"
Yi smiled and said: "There are two swords. One is the sword of heaven. It is the sword of God and cannot be used except by the holy king.
One is the Lord, which is the sword of man and the Lord of the Order.
When practicing this sword, it can be as straight as before, it can be lifted as high as it can be, it can move without any problems, it can move without any side, it can defeat the floating clouds at the top, and it can be controlled by the three stars and four seasons. The sword is not made of gold or stone, it is only made of the heart. "
Emperor Mourning was delighted and said, "I would like to hear it."
Yi Nai said that the sword was on the top and said: "It is only necessary to use five men, namely the brave man, the honest man, the virtuous man, the loyal sage, and the heroic man."
Emperor Mourning sighed and said, "I can't use him unless I am the master of Shoucheng Order. Fortunately, Duke Zhao can recommend him."
It is appropriate to entrust the government. ——"Hanshu·Luo Zhaogong Family"
(End of chapter)
