Chapter 162, dead end
In fact, silk has been a high-end product from ancient times to the present. Even the price of silk fabrics in later generations is not too cheap. It should be noted that biotechnology has made great progress and silk production has been greatly improved. It's still like this. Not to mention ancient times.
This is why cotton became the absolute backbone of the textile industry, not silk.
Although most of the weavers in Suzhou produce silk, it does not mean that there are none who produce cotton. Although Liaodong's cotton industry still has great limitations, generally speaking, machine-woven cloth is better than artificially woven cloth.
The concept that items produced by hand are better than those produced by machinery is actually a marketing concept that was only developed after the abundance of materials. But in fact, the victory of industrial products over handicraft products depends not only on low price, but also on high quality.
In addition, the Nanyang market is actually very limited. Although it is said that most people in Nanyang actually don't wear clothes. Those who actually wear clothes are all dignitaries, although the potential market in Nanyang is huge. But in reality, the purchasing power is not much.
As the largest overseas market, competition will also feed back to Suzhou. Not to mention, although He Xi requested that most materials not be sold domestically, not to mention that the market is connected, even if these materials are not sold domestically, it will actually affect the country. Simply put, He Xi's order can really make a difference. Make everyone listen?
Therefore, both must have an influence.
Now, it is impossible to judge how profound this influence has been?
Yes, the two sides are about to break up and cannot coexist? It still makes some people feel the pain that is so painful that they cannot bear it. It will still affect many local problems. These problems cannot be solved by local gentry and officials, but they want to pass on the conflicts.
In other words, these problems are all mixed together, but in different degrees.
He Xi and Yao Guangxiao sat opposite each other and were silent for a long time.
He Xi said: "Brother Yao, is there any way to break the current situation?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "The art of war is to surround an enemy with ten, to encircle it with ten, to attack with five, to divide it if doubled, to fight the enemy if it is small, to escape if it is small, and to avoid it if it is small. Therefore, the enemy is small It is so strong that the enemy can capture it."
"In the imperial court, I don't know how many methods are available. It may sound like extravagance, but the essence is the same. Since Your Majesty came to the throne, he has actually made it clear that winning the hearts of the people can win the world, and winning the hearts of scholars can bring peace to the world. Conquer the world. Easy, it is not easy to rule the world."
"Your Majesty was born in humble beginnings. He knew the sufferings of the people, so he was able to win over the soldiers. Since your Majesty ascended the throne, there have been constant turmoils in the years. It was because your Majesty wanted to make the world's scholars surrender, but the scholars despised you. As a Confucian scholar, you only need to order A soldier can be killed, but the rotten scholars in the world are not so easy to deal with. Your Majesty has only been in office for more than ten years, and then there are many ministers in the court who have been in office for thirty years. Now that Your Majesty is here, you have Your Majesty to suppress these people . Once His Majesty is gone, you will not have to face one person. In the officialdom, seniority has always been used. Although your family's wealth seems to be quite a lot, compared with these people, it is only an eleventh number. And Xun Among the nobles, the old generals are withering, and now there are only three people, namely Wei Guogong, Song Guogong, and Ying Guogong, and the others can't control the situation. As for their heirs, they are not worth mentioning at all, if even these three support the Lord. But After these three people have passed by, I don’t think adults can support the situation.”
"The situation in the world is like this. It is not a crime of war."
He Xi rubbed his brows and thought carefully about Yao Guangxiao's words.
Among them, the impression of modern China is completely opposite to that of ancient China. If we use a political map to distinguish it, ancient China was right-wing and conservative most of the time. This is also a characteristic of China, the oldest country, because in an era when productivity was not developed, maintaining a huge empire has already consumed countless manpower and material resources, as well as the ingenuity of countless people. Coupled with Confucianism and advocating for restoration, the vast majority of the gentry were actually conservative and resisted reforms and the like. What they support most is the family law of their ancestors.
This is very realistic.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang used his authority to endorse He Xi, it would be impossible to change the minds of so many people. Even in the eyes of many people,
This is still the truth. It seems that the reform has caused many social problems.
It is difficult to accept the disadvantages of the reform and turn a blind eye to the benefits.
Because, in the eyes of many people, no matter how great the benefits are, they are not as good as a stable peaceful age and a unified court structure.
After removing Zhu Yuanzhang's endorsement, He Xi faced a very powerful enemy.
But even so, the enemy He Xi faced was not the most powerful era. After all, the Yuan Dynasty did a lot of damage to the scholar-bureaucrats. In fact, all the scholar-bureaucrats with real integrity died in the late Song Dynasty. It was a huge blow to Chinese civilization and even the Confucian lineage.
Therefore, Shilin's strength was greatly different from that of the Song Dynasty and even the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
However, the balance of power between the two sides in the court is still very different.
Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng are all outstanding figures in the world. Politically, they are much more powerful than He Xi. But what happened to them? The reason why they ended up like this was not that they were not strong enough, but that the enemy was too strong.
Now Hexi is facing the same problem.
He Xi said dullly: "In this case, I can only sit back and wait for death."
Yao Guangxiao had a rare hesitation. He Xi saw the way he hesitated to speak.
He Xi said, "Brother Yao, what time is it? Stop hesitating."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Although I have a stupid plan, I'm afraid you won't dare to adopt it, sir."
He Xi said, "You tell me. It's up to me whether you need it or not."
Yao Guangxiao said: "The way to use the army is to attack the weak with the long, avoid the real and attack the weak. If I am above the court, I have no way to use my strong to attack the enemy's weak. Even if the future new king is the emperor's eldest grandson, But on the one hand, it’s about reform, and on the other hand, it’s about my own status. What do you think the emperor’s eldest grandson will choose?”
He Xi said irritably: "Let's get to the point."
He Xi didn't want to face this topic, but she also knew that Zhu Xiongying would definitely choose his throne.
Anyone who has been involved in politics for a long time does not believe in human nature. Zhu Yuanzhang was like this, and He Xi was like this too. He was also unwilling to use reality to test Zhu Xiongying's character.
It's hard to say that the emperor is reliable.
The cooperation between Wang Anshi and Song Shenzong is already pretty good. But Wang Anshi was eventually dismissed.
Yao Guangxiao said: "If the battlefield is not above the imperial court, there may not be a chance of victory."
He Xi was stunned and said, "What do you mean?"
Yao Guangxiao did not answer directly, but said: "Do you know why the world emphasizes agriculture and neglects business?" Before He Xi could speak, he asked and answered himself: "It is because of the lessons of Zhou and Qin. Zhou was an agricultural official of Shang, and merchants actually It is not that he is good at farming, but more good at trade, otherwise he will not be known as a merchant in future generations. But Zhou can destroy Shang, and compared with the Six Kingdoms, Qin is too boring, only farming and fighting. However, Qin has always Sweeping the world. From then on, everyone in the world understood one thing, those who cultivate and fight will win the world. This law has been applicable to this day. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, agriculture in Guanzhong was launched. Although Guanzhong was in the Tang Dynasty, the world was established. Today, Now that your Majesty has launched an army, he has made it the most important thing in the world to gather grain and accumulate grain, and he has also adopted the national policy of accumulating grain extensively."
"If there is enough food, the soldiers will naturally be strong. If there is enough food, the people will naturally be safe. If there is enough food, the world will naturally be peaceful. Food is the first thing for the people."
"With such a series of lessons, why do you think people in the world think that what you do is not serious? Although it looks good, in fact, it is just showy."
"My lord, what is needed to truly change the minds of the people in the world is not to argue in the court, or to write books and biographies, or to quote the words of ancient sages. After all, these are all false. Liu Xiang originally did not study, and ministers above the court, If Fang Xiaoru is like an adult, he will be in the minority. How many people just acknowledge the reality instead of painting a pie."
He Xi had already vaguely sensed what Yao Guangxiao was going to say. He was a little excited and a little scared and said: "You mean-----"
