Emperor Liu didn't hide much about his summons to the Meritorious Ministers Pavilion. Such a big movement could not be concealed even if he wanted to. Therefore, all kinds of people had already gathered outside the Meritorious Ministers Pavilion, with informants from all walks of life trying to test it. Inquiring, intending to spy on what the core dignitaries of the Han Dynasty are discussing, and prepare for possible changes in the political situation.
Quite naturally, Emperor Liu's speech in the Hall of Meritorious Ministers, Ling Ling Zong Zong, spread one after another, from the nobles to the bureaucrats, from the palace to the imperial court, from top to bottom.
Of course, in the process of dissemination, it is inevitable to exaggerate, add jealousy, and even spread lies. Therefore, in a short period of time, it created a sensational effect in both the government and the opposition.
The ones who were shaken the most were undoubtedly the noble families, and more specifically, the non-core, direct descendants of the noble families. The direct descendants are to be used to pass on the family. Their future lies in official career, military affairs, and border cultivation is hard work. It is impossible for the direct descendants to do these dangerous and hard work.
If this happens, those relatives and old disciples who have been attached to the noble families for a long time will have a very difficult time in the future. The imperial court's propaganda on external reclamation in the past could deceive the poor people at the bottom, and also beguile some unwilling commoners, but in the end it was difficult to hide it from the powerful children who were more accustomed to sucking blood and extracting marrow.
Compared with the domestic situation, the situation outside the territory is indeed freer, and there are countless wealth resources for them to explore. However, the conditions at home and abroad are very different. For most people, it is like sleeping in gold every day overseas. Beds and bathing in the Agate River are not as good as at home.
It is human nature to be indolent and indolent. For them, comfort is the first priority. Although many children of noble families have participated in overseas colonization in recent years, this group is still a minority today, and the vast majority of them are only engaged in basic trade of goods, and they are not really able to let go. Those who are physically capable and ruthless enough to go deep into the colonization business are even rarer.
Those who really sacrificed their lives for it were the navy officers and the hundreds of thousands of poor people who also sacrificed their lives. We do not rule out exceptions, but this kind of hardship is really not something that noble children who are well-dressed and well-fed can endure.
They couldn't understand Emperor Liu's "painstaking efforts". What's more, the fundamental reason was that he wanted their noble sons to go overseas to conquer the world for the feudal princes...
Of course, Emperor Liu didn't care whether he could understand or what they thought. The idea of driving the nobles out of the country, marching westward and southward, developing overseas, and causing harm is certainly a bit idealistic, but Emperor Liu did not expect to be able to solve the problem once and for all.
However, since it is open to the outside world, it can be further restricted and strictly restrained internally. From now on, anyone who dares to do evil will be severely punished according to the national law. You cannot blame Emperor Liu for being ruthless.
Even if we force them, we must force those powerful people who can't control their hands and feet and can't restrain their desire to exploit and cruelly develop. On the other hand, the Han Dynasty had thousands of noble children. Even if one percent of those who went out to make a career could be outstanding and achieve something, they would be adding to Emperor Liu's development blueprint.
It would be more important if it could develop and grow and eventually form a new rentier class, a new military and political force, and bring new possibilities to the country.
At the same time, when you go out, you have to come back and collect foreign resources and wealth to feed the country. This is the ultimate goal, and only in this way can a cycle be formed. Otherwise, can it really be to develop overseas, spread technology, and lead the indigenous people outside the field towards civilization?
Honorable nobles like to enjoy themselves. This is not wrong in itself. We all understand that most people are ordinary people. Emperor Liu never expects them to have high consciousness or ideals. What he cares about is always to provide them with As for the material source of enjoyment, he doesn't care about the way of enjoyment, and it is difficult for him to interfere.
It is good and appropriate to be in love with your homeland and covet domestic comfort. You can make enough money outside and then come back. If that is the case, no one will object, and Emperor Liu will even welcome him.
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Such vigorous propaganda is not only to cultivate this kind of awareness and habits among the powerful officials and the people, but also has little effect. There are dozens of examples of "a poor and untouchable person before going to sea, and a millionaire after returning home". The purpose of seeing things with your own eyes is always more convincing and inspiring than any hype.
Behind each of these typical examples, it also means hundreds of thousands of sacrifices. Foreign development has never been gentle and affectionate. It is also the history of blood and tears of those people who dared to go to sea to conquer the Han Dynasty. Every overseas stronghold, every acre of cultivated land, every building The mines embody the hard work of the Han merchants and people. Of course, the suffering suffered by the local indigenous people was even greater, but this was never something that the court and the Han merchants needed to consider. It was too late to take care of themselves, so how could they have the leisure to take care of the barbarians.
As the upper ruling class of the Han Dynasty, they had more sources of information and knew the truth about overseas colonization. Precisely because they understood the hard work involved, even if they knew there were huge profits to be made, there were still not many people who were willing to put down their dignity and practice it. With the resources at hand, it is enough to eat some meat and drink some soup for free. After all, they are not like those at the bottom of Guizhou who have to fight for their lives to find a smooth path in life, achieve wealth and rise in class.
In fact, those "successful people" in the process of overseas colonization were already on the path expected by Emperor Liu. Overseas gold, silver, grain, spices, timber, pearl agate, and even slaves were all fed back to the country through them and provided for the Han Dynasty. contribute to its prosperity.
As for the future, there may be some changes. After all, Emperor Liu has promised to divide the feudal states and allow nobles to have their own territories and fiefs under various feudal states. After all, it takes more thought to own your own territory.
But it is conceivable that most of the resources will still be transferred to the country. This is also determined by their status. After all, for honorable nobles, the country is the foundation. Without domestic support, it is impossible to occupy overseas countries. A large territory is nothing more than rootless duckweed.
Perhaps after a long period of operation, the situation will gradually change, and the development focus of the nobles will shift. They will pay more attention to overseas territories, invest more resources, and even escape the control of China-Turkmen.
However, before that, the Han Dynasty had already seized enough wealth and resources. This was what Emperor Liu expected, and it would play its role as a reservoir for the internal conflicts of the Han Dynasty to vent. From a historical perspective, even compared to the previous Han Dynasty, , Li and Tang’s national destiny was extended for one hundred years, which is also a kind of progress. However, due to the existence of the same origin, it is almost impossible for overseas territories to completely get rid of China's influence.
Even if we look at it from the most pessimistic perspective, one day, the Han Dynasty will be subjugated and the descendants of the Liu family will no longer be able to secure their position. Those overseas feudal states can also assume the responsibility of continuing the Liu family's incense. It doesn't matter if the country is subjugated, but the species will not be exterminated.
Enfeoff a few more princes and build a few more overseas states. Even if they can't all be defended, even if only one remains, Emperor Liu's most basic goal will be achieved. Compared with letting China's Liu family last forever, the possibility of this happening is much greater.
