Luo Qi understood what he said, but the scholars in the world would not agree.
Wang Mang himself was helpless. He had to make unprecedented reforms to appease the people of the world. He prospered with the help of the powerful power of Confucianism, and now he must bear the backlash.
Countless people are pushing him away. It's like a campaign promise. It was good to say it at the beginning. If you don't do it after taking office, you can give it a try.
But Wang Mang thought about what Luo Qi just said out of worry again.
Luo Qi's influence on Wang Mang is still very strong. In Wang Mang's plan, Luo Qi is his first ally, because Luo Qi is both moral and capable, and she is someone he can completely trust.
Wang Mang pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully: "But Wenqi, what you just said makes sense.
Failure to make significant changes for a long time can create a feeling of cheating.
Among our restructuring, the most critical is the change of the land system, which is the most difficult to achieve.
The people of the world should be able to see the new era with immediate results. Perhaps the easiest way to do this is to call on the ministers and officials to advocate simplicity and abolish slavery.
In the past, Emperor Xiaohui and Emperor Xiaowen practiced frugality, which led the world to take notice. In today's world, luxury and debauchery are common among the nobles. A day's food can cost a commoner's family a year's worth.
Money and goods are like this in the world. The more powerful people are, the less people will be. If the powerful people swallow them all, the people will die of hunger.
King Su said that people do not suffer from poverty and inequality.
The people work all day long but live in poverty, and the dogs of the rich and powerful eat meat every day. If they don't have the bloody spirit to rise up, they are simply the people of the prime king.
When I read history books, I often lamented that the kings of the Luo Kingdom were wealthy but did not own palaces or wear fancy clothes. There has been no change for thousands of years. Isn't this the reason why the people of the Luo Kingdom and Zhaocheng are harmonious?
The system of slavery was abolished and everyone was placed under the government. No matter what happened to the people of Zhuxia in the future, they could not be deprived of everything at birth. "
In Wang Mang's moral outlook, as long as the ruler sets an example, the world will follow him. Along the way, he was able to hold a high position and even control the world without making any achievements, just because of his noble morality.
This sounds weird, but it is very consistent with human psychology.
Although there are always people who say that as long as you can do things, a few mistakes are nothing.
But if you really put an official who lives a simple life and an official who lives a luxurious life in front of you, 90% of the people will choose the official who lives a simple life.
A person with perfect morals may not be a good official, but he is not that bad.
Although Luo Shi does not agree with average, because average is inherently unfair, he also disagrees with the gap that is too large.
Even though Emperor Xiaowen was as simple as he was, he actually never lacked meat, fine wine, etc., which was already very good. However, some powerful people were so extravagant that it was unimaginable. How could anyone believe what such a ruler said? Woolen cloth?
The complete abolition of slavery and the call for frugality, although equally difficult, are at least much easier than those previously proposed.
Luo Qi thought it was impossible to call on the nobles to be frugal, and it was impossible not to spend the money they had.
Moreover, even if it is really done, it is not necessarily a good thing. If the nobles are not allowed to spend money, won't the nobles have more and more money?
However, Luo Qi felt that it was feasible to completely abolish the slave system and use this policy to dismantle the powerful.
Luo Shi didn't care about this, because Luo Shi didn't have any slaves. Those female officials were all relatives, and ordinary people couldn't come.
Especially the female officials around Luo Shizi, it is really like thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge, because the data shows that Luo Shizi's wives are basically the female officials around them.
Even if they are not married to Luo's son, these female officials still have great power and act as housekeepers. They can give their small families more status, no less than brave warriors!
As for completely abolishing it, Luo Qi still finds it difficult, because the existence of the slave system is not just a matter of laws and regulations. It is not a simple issue of an edict, and the powerful people follow the edict.
There are countless struggles involved, and even Luo Qi can guess now that some slaves themselves will oppose this decree.
Luo Qi is extremely glad that she came to Chang'an decisively after receiving Wang Mang's letter. Otherwise, if these few people are messing around, it would be better to not change than to reform.
It's too idealistic.
Do you want to solve the problem?
think.
Do you know where the problem lies?
Know.
How to solve it?
Issue an edict calling on the powerful and powerful to offer benefits to the people.
Two words, outrageous.
Wang Mang's life was a little too smooth, and the ups and downs he had experienced could not even be called ups and downs because he did not suffer any losses.
Wang Mang felt that since he was young, he had said that he wanted to clear the land in the world, be frugal, treat slaves equally, and make prices consistent across the world. Almost everything he wanted to do was clear. He said it.
When everyone in the world knows his thoughts, countless people have pushed him to this position, so they must support him. Since they all support him, why don't they support me now that I am implementing the law?
If those powerful people who supported Wang Mang knew what Wang Mang was thinking, they would be so angry that they would vomit blood.
Who dares not to support you?
If we don’t support you, those scholars can eat us alive and skin us alive. Will the Empress Dowager let us go?
Moreover, you only said that all the land in the world should be cleared, but you did not say that all the land should be confiscated and then redistributed!
You only said you wanted to stabilize prices, but you didn’t say you wanted the government to monopolize all industries and then set their own prices!
You are frugal yourself, and you treat slaves and maids equally. We admire your character, but it doesn't mean that we want to be frugal, and it doesn't mean that we don't want to use slaves!
We are just talking helplessly, how can you still mean it?
Wang Mang has always relied on morality to reach the pinnacle of life, so he really feels that this is a panacea for the world.
Luo Qi left Wang Mang's mansion worriedly. He absolutely did not want Wang Mang to fall into failure.
Morality has a gathering effect on a society no less than law.
Wang Mang is a benchmark. He represents a trend of thought. If Wang Mang fails, it will have a huge mental impact on the people of the world, and they may even fall into confusion.
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Zhao Hede entered Chang'an City, and then lived directly in the palace to accompany his sister who was at the peak of power.
Luo Qi did not see his fiancée, but those who heard her said that she was carved from the same mold as the Empress Dowager, or even worse.
Since the Queen Mother was unwilling to let herself see Zhao Hede directly, Luo Qi put aside her curiosity and began to plan the next strategy to abolish slavery. This was the simplest thing Luo Qi thought.
He wanted to use this matter to pry open the airtight fortress of the world's powerful and powerful, and then kill those powerful and powerful people.
The city of Chang'an and the whole world were waiting for the first decree after General Sima took charge. The Imperial Academy and all the scholars in the world were staring at Wang Mang, staring at this saint in the eyes of countless people.
There are countless expectations and infinite longings in it, as if the chaos in the world is about to disappear.
The Han Dynasty will return to the era when the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the warehouses are abundant, and the foreigners are in service.
In this atmosphere, Zhaocheng's proposal delegation entered Chang'an City. The Luo family's delegation never engaged in flowers and decorations. A simple Luo character plus the Phoenix King flag was enough.
The costumes of the brave warriors are also extremely obvious, and under their crotches are bloody horses brought back from Wusun and Dawan in the Western Regions. Each one is worth thousands of gold.
After receiving Zhao Feiyan's oral instructions, the marriage proposal delegation entered the palace carrying gifts.
In Zhao Feiyan's palace, stood a member of the Zhao family. With the rise of Zhao Feiyan, the Zhao family is now quite prominent. It is the highest-ranking family besides the Wang family. There are only three princes and high-ranking officials like Da Sima.
However, when facing Luo Shi, he didn't feel arrogant at all, and was even a little complacent. He would be Luo Shi's relative from now on.
Luo's envoys carried several large boxes into the hall, and everyone in the hall started whispering to each other. People could not stop being curious about Luo. Although they knew that Luo was always frugal, they still speculated about the gifts.
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, be safe. The head of the family has sent foreign ministers to bring you a message. The two surnames are getting married and becoming a family. This is a great joy. May King Su be with you."
"May King Su be with you!"
A dozen people from the Luo family in the hall knelt down on one knee, crossed their hands and raised their heads, and said solemnly.
Everyone in the Zhao family in the hall was stunned when they saw this, and they instantly recalled the etiquette they had learned before. They all knelt on the ground and said loudly in unison: "The spirit of King Su is in the sky, and his glory and reputation will last forever!"
Zhao Feiyan felt comfortable all over. How had she ever thought that one day she would receive such blessings from the head of the Luo family?
“Your Majesty, King Su, may you be safe and blessed!
I thanked Duke Zhao for the blessings he brought me, and I treated King Su respectfully, far beyond the heavens. This is probably the reason why I was able to receive Duke Zhao's blessing today. "
The Luo family's envoy stood up from the ground and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, this is a gift prepared by the family for Gongzi Qi's marriage proposal for the noble daughter of the family.
Dawan sweats ten horses.
There are three Liaodong Divine Wings and Haidongqing.
Hundreds of fine jade from the Western Regions.
Kangju fetish.
…
A set of Jixi glazed lamps. "
At the beginning, these are extremely precious things, and many of them are difficult to obtain for the royal family, especially Haidongqing. If it were not for the Luo family, it would be really not easy to capture it. The lowest value among them may be hundreds of fine jade. .
But the Luo family is fond of jade, and jade is included in all the gift lists. This is known to the world, and it is a bonus.
From the specifications of these gifts, we can see how sincere Luo Shi is. After all, he is marrying the Queen Mother's sister, so it is not good to have too few things.
The Luo family envoy did not pay attention to the expressions of everyone in the palace and continued: "A bronze tripod from the Shang Dynasty was used by the King of Shang to worship heaven.
A set of wine princes and bamboo slips of imperial edicts given by Emperor Zhou.
A set of chimes presented by Duke Huan of Qi, with inscriptions recording their provenance.
A volume of interpretations of the Spring and Autumn Period written by Confucius himself. "
boom!
These four things suddenly shocked everyone in the palace to jaw-dropping. Even a woman like Zhao Feiyan who likes flashy stood up excitedly.
Each of these things is unique except Luo's!
Each piece can be passed down as a heirloom and be passed down as a noble heritage of the family, adding luster to the family. Especially a family like the Zhao family that has risen suddenly needs such objects with historical heritage to enrich themselves. Get rid of the nouveau riche reputation.
Zhao Feiyan was even a little jealous of her sister at this moment. She had a good husband and married into such a high-ranking family. She instantly felt that the position of the Queen Mother was not favourable.
Everyone in the Zhao family was pleasantly surprised at first, and then began to worry. The Luo family's betrothal gift was a bit too heavy. What should they do with the dowry then?
It was impossible to collect such a gift even by searching Zhao's house thoroughly. Zhao Feiyan knew that she could only rummage through the palace's treasure house.
There are definitely no treasures from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but there are still some relatively precious things in the palace's treasure house. Zhao Feiyan can reward them to the Zhao family first, and then let the Zhao family bring them to the Luo family as a dowry.
Zhao Hede, who was hiding behind the curtain, heard the gift list and had a deeper understanding of the Luo family he married. He murmured softly, "This is the unique high family that my sister said."
She couldn't help but become a little curious about her future husband. She only heard people say that she was handsome, but she didn't know how handsome he was. He recalled the intimate words that his sister said to him between the curtains, and his face turned red with embarrassment. He is very handsome, very handsome."
Luo's gift list was quickly circulated by Zhao Feiyan. Luo's giving out such a generous gift list fully demonstrated the importance he attached to this marriage.
In the eyes of many people, this was regarded as a statement. Luo hoped that the empress dowager's position would be stable, which meant that she hoped that the royal family would survive and that the Han Dynasty would survive.
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There are originally different opinions on the definition of the owner of the ancient tomb excavated this time. The only thing that can be determined is that he should be a nobleman of the Han Dynasty.
But among the cultural relics unearthed the day before yesterday, there was a set of chimes from the Zhou Dynasty. From the inscriptions, we can see that they were presented to the monarch of Luo Kingdom by Duke Huan of Qi, the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Everyone must have guessed that there was a luxurious betrothal gift in history, which appeared in various storybooks at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and that was the set of chimes used when Luo Qi married Zhao Hede.
From this, we can know the identity of this nobleman of the Han Dynasty. He should be a prince of the Zhao family, most likely Zhao Feiyan's younger brother, Grand Sima Shen Luhou. ——"Statement on the identity of the owner of the ancient tomb"
(End of chapter)
