Chapter 8 Gu Wangsun’s Choice
What Gu Wangsun wants is the prosperity of the family, but the prosperity of the family and the necessity of cultivating and inheriting the family according to the previously annexed land are two different things.
It's just that Gu Wangsun had this idea in his heart, but he didn't show it at all. Instead, he said to Zhao Bi, "I'm a low-key person in this matter. I can only ask you about it, but I can't make the decision."
Zhao Bi said, "Brother Gu, please be considerate."
The two sides said a few more words.
Gu Wangsun thought for a few minutes. After returning, he went to see Ji Gang and told Ji Gang exactly what happened today.
Ji Gang immediately understood and sent Gu Wangsun to Yao Guangxiao. .z.
After Yao Guangxiao found out, he met with Gu Wangsun alone. After asking about the situation in detail.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Tell them that you will give them a few places in this Dingguo meeting."
Gu Wangsun was shocked and said: "My lord, is this really the case? This meeting is very important. Everyone in the court is paying attention. If something happens, even your lord will not be able to explain it."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Wang Sun, you are more enlightened than others. Rough things like Ji Gang only know how to fight and kill, but they don't know many things. It is not simple and cannot be understood."
"You probably know the court's attitude towards these people."
Gu Wangsun said: "It was probably swept into the garbage heap of history."
When these words were spoken, Gu Wangsun looked a little sad. After all, he is one of these people.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Yes, that's what it means. But you also have to know that even if you are swept into the garbage heap of history, you have to find a way to sweep it away. It is absolutely unacceptable to do what Ding Xian did."
"Wang Sun, do you think the Lord is doing something bad?"
Gu Wangsun thought for a while.
He couldn't help but say: "He Shoufu will ask for orders for the people of the world again. Although there will be some problems when doing things, it will be difficult to do them perfectly------"
Before he could finish speaking, Yao Guangxiao interrupted him and said, "Just tell me, is He Shoufu doing something bad?"
Gu Wangsun could not avoid this question, so he sighed and said, "It's not a bad thing."
He Xi's theory is one thing, but the reality is before our eyes.
Military uniforms are everywhere in Beijing. Both adults and children are wearing military uniforms, which look very monotonous.
But in the eyes of many people, it is already a grand occasion.
The reason why they are all in military uniform. Because large-scale production of military uniforms is very convenient. The military pay is good, and many soldiers leave their clothes to their families. Adults and children can just cut them and wear them.
Don't say whether it looks good or not. To put it simply, there are still pawnshops in Beijing. After all, a lot of business will not be robbed by banks, but usurious pawnshops only dare to do it secretly. And the business of selling clothes is already very bad. Many pawn shops have canceled this business.
On the one hand, with the development of the textile industry, the per capita consumption of cloth has increased.
Clothes have become cheaper, and there is no profit in selling them anymore.
On the other hand, because clothes are cheap, generally speaking, people have their own clothes, including cotton clothes. When people are not so tight on money, they are naturally willing to put away their cotton-padded clothes. Wait until winter to wear it.
After all, you need to be careful when storing cotton-padded clothes. Otherwise it will be eaten by insects.
The clothes stored in the pawn shop are so thoughtful. The best thing is to store it yourself.
Large-scale garment production is already a new sunrise industry. Although it is now limited to military uniforms, every household still makes their own clothes.
However, this was something that the people of the world could not imagine before.
Not to mention, the people in the north no longer have to do corvee service.
This is the greatest virtue in the world.
The Northern Army was always able to suppress the Southern Army. In fact, there were reasons for this.
At the critical moment of the Battle of Guangwu, Ye Chen sent the militiamen up and supported them for nearly ten hours. Although these militia soldiers finally collapsed. But at least 30% of them died in battle, which is already commendable.
The reason for this is not only that a brave man must be rewarded with a heavy reward, but also that people employed by the imperial court in the north are treated completely differently from those recruited by the imperial court in the south to serve as corvees.
People's hearts are toward the north.
There were many things that Gu Wangsun didn't understand originally. Before last year, he didn't pay attention to these general affairs at all. Now he is among the intelligence agencies and has the best information in all aspects.
I understand more clearly that for the people of the world, He Xi's change cannot be a bad thing no matter from any angle.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Is what Ding Xian did a good thing?"
Gu Wangsun cursed angrily and said, "What Thief Ding did is considered a good thing? It's too many to describe."
For Gu Wangsun, if Ding Xian was still alive, he would have thought of eating Ding Xian alive. Originally he was still a wealthy young man, but within a few months, his father and grandfather were imprisoned, and the elders in his family died one after another. He escaped desperately and survived, and all his wealth was wiped out. All the old friends are gone.
With such deep hatred, Gu Wangsun would rather die than speak a good word about Ding Xian.
Yao Guangxiao said: "You also know that many of Ding Xian's ideas are copied from He Shoufu. But why did you give such feedback?"
Yao Guangxiao did not expect Gu Wangsun to have any answers, so he said directly: "The way Ding Xian did things was too despicable. He used a noble name to do despicable things. This makes us reflect even more. Even for political opponents , we must also talk about methods and methods.”
Gu Wangsun understood Yao Guangxiao's words, but he couldn't help but frown. He felt that these were not words that Yao Guangxiao could say.
After all, he had learned Yao Guangxiao's methods. But there is nothing aboveboard about it. ,
Yao Guangxiao also saw Gu Wangsun's doubts and said: "This is not what I said, this is what the adults said. We have controlled the greatest power, which is the power to make rules. It is already a victory. As for the rest, It’s all trivial. Don’t they want to cause trouble? In fact, adults are also looking forward to someone taking the lead.”
"Since they are willing to come, that's the best thing. As for whether we can get their wish, it's hard to say."
Gu Wangsun pondered for a while, and couldn't help but understand a little bit, and couldn't help but said: "Your Excellency is as wise as the ocean, I'm afraid I won't be able to match him in this life."
He Xi's thoughts are very contradictory.
He Xi needed a unity conference and a victory conference to determine the authority of the new Ming Dynasty. But at the same time, He Xi didn't want this conference to be just a formality.
Otherwise, He Xi also hopes that the Dingguo Association will become a place for communication, contacting various places, conducting political transactions, and solving problems.
Because He Xi actually felt that the original decision-making efficiency of the Ming Dynasty was very low and incomplete.
During the Hongwu Dynasty, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who made the final decision.
Needless to say, Zhu Yuanzhang's ability is natural. Therefore, the Ming court could operate at high speed. But the problem is also obvious. Zhu Yuanzhang is capable, but it does not mean that Zhu Yuanzhang is omnipotent, and it does not mean that Zhu Yuanzhang will not make mistakes.
Don't talk about other things, just talk about the treasure banknotes.
The Jiaozi system in the Song Dynasty was actually very complete. The Song Dynasty was only over a hundred years away from the Ming Dynasty. He Xi couldn't believe that with so many people in the Ming Dynasty, no one knew that there was something wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang's treasure banknote system.
But they didn't say anything.
Because of the status between the emperor and his ministers, the people below did not dare to tell the truth. At the same time, the Jianwen Dynasty was the time of the Nanjing court. Even Zhu Yunwen seems to be able to accept advice.
But in fact, the emperor was still manipulated. Ding Xian didn't dare to say that he was toying with Zhu Yunwen's applause, but it was almost the same.
He Xi also felt that the world was now revolving around him.
That’s all.
He Xi is still confident. Be confident that you can make good decisions. But He Xi also felt some problems, that is, there were many things that before the superiors made decisions, there was actually no way to communicate with the subordinates.
Even if there is communication, there is no real feedback.
Anyway, the meeting
In decision-making, everyone speaks equally and speaks freely, and finally makes a decision based on the opinions of all parties. It seems to be a very simple matter, but as long as it can be done, there will be many idiotic decisions that can be seen by laymen.
It is the same situation whether it is ancient times or modern times.
But no matter what, He Xi felt that it was necessary to establish a system of equal communication.
