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Chapter 298 Consensus on Volume C
Four horses run side by side, with a clatter of hooves.

Today's small gathering is an invitation initiated by Lian Guoshi.

He and Yang Sichang are now admitted to the Imperial Academy together, and will be colleagues in the future, so they naturally hope to have a closer relationship.

Besides, in the past two years, the two academies have had a lot of contacts, so they are considered acquainted with each other, so they each invited one person, Lian Guoshi invited Feng Ziying, and Yang Sichang naturally invited Hou Xun.

After being a Jinshi in the first exam, each of them can feel the great changes in each of them.

It was as if after going through a general examination and a palace examination, everyone had undergone a complete transformation.

This is not the feeling of Feng Ziying alone, but the feeling of almost all the 380 Jinshi.

Although this period of time was only a short month, during that period of time, he was able to receive things that were difficult to come into contact with in the academy almost every day.

Everyone will quickly distance themselves from their original circle due to changes in their status and contact groups.

For example, those students who have not passed the Jinshi exam will gradually drift away from those who have passed the Jinshi exam. Similarly, there will be some gaps between the second-class and the third-class, the Shuji and the second-class, and the first-class and the Shuji.

If you can't handle this subtle relationship change well, maybe the friendship between classmates that has been built up in the academy for many years will fall apart or become increasingly cold.

Everyone is constantly observing and adjusting this relationship, which also tests everyone's IQ and EQ. Well, this is Feng Ziying's heartfelt words.

Among the four, Feng Ziying felt that apart from not mentioning himself, practicing state affairs is undoubtedly the highest in emotional intelligence, followed by Hou Xun, and Yang Sichang even ranked last.

In Feng Ziying's view, Xu Xie was not invited to practice state affairs, which was also a signal.

As a person who practices state affairs, he would definitely invite Xu Xie if he could, but he didn't invite him, which means that in his opinion, Yang Sichang, Hou Xun, and himself may have more common language with him, at least In some aspects, and joining Xu Xie, maybe it is not so harmonious.

Feng Ziying was of course happy to respond to the national invitation. It was originally a spring outing, but Feng Ziying simply suggested that it is better to go hunting on horseback.

Practicing state affairs is also very generous, and he happily accepted the suggestion, which is why he visited Iron Net Mountain.

Tiewang Mountain is actually located two hundred miles north of the capital city. It belongs to the remnants of Yanshan Mountain. The trees cover the sky and the sun, and the mountain is steep. Huanhuanghai is rich in mahogany wood, which is an excellent material for making doors of beds, chairs and cabinets.

Surrounding it, if you ride a horse, you can get there in one day, if you are more generous, it will be easy in two days, but Iron Net Mountain has always been the favorite place for the royal family and nobles in Beijing to go hunting, and Emperor Yuanxi especially very.

Iron Net Mountain also has the Royal Hunting Garden and the Royal Summer Palace, but the surrounding area is vast, and it has become a good place for dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital city during spring and autumn. A little farther away.

The Lian family is a well-known family in Henan. Some of their ancestors passed the Jinshi examination and served as magistrates, but their father's generation only came from Juren and only served as officials in the local area, so they no longer have much influence in Beijing, while Yang Sichang and Hou Both Xun's father held important positions in the court, and Feng Ziying was from Wu Xun's son.

To be precise, this is a small gathering of a group of second-generation officials. Of course, the second-generation officials have to be labeled, that is, they are all a group of broken people who have passed the Jinshi examination and are about to enter the Imperial Academy or may enter the Imperial Academy. A capable second-generation official.

The change of identity also brought about a change of mentality. Whether it was Feng Ziying or the other three, they had already begun to observe, analyze and judge every aspect of the situation and policies of the Great Zhou court from the status of a Great Zhou official.

This kind of mutual exploration and discussion is actually a process of forming ideas. In Feng Ziying's view, this stage is the most important.

Those officials who have been in the court for many years, many of their views are stereotyped, and it is ten times more difficult for them to change their course than the younger generation who have just entered the official career, unless they themselves agree with these views.

Right now, this group of people have just stepped into their official careers, and they all hold a passion, and they all have a good idea to change Dazhou and make the situation in Dazhou better. Under the premise of the same major premise, Feng Ziying feels There is much more room for manipulation.

Convince them that even if they can't play any substantial role now, as long as this seed takes root in their hearts, the future belongs to the younger generation. When five, ten or even twenty years later, this group of people will grow up After getting up, the common viewpoints on many issues can promote everyone's cooperation on many things.

"Ziying, it is said that you have broad vision and far-reaching thinking, so tell us, what is the biggest dilemma facing Da Zhou?" Yang Sichang cast a sidelong glance at Feng Ziying and couldn't help asking.

Although this guy was the youngest among the four and ranked last in the palace examination, he always gave Yang Sichang the feeling that everyone's thoughts revolved around him, which made Yang Sichang very uncomfortable.

Although practicing state affairs was the number one scholar, Yang Sichang didn't quite agree with it. No matter in terms of literary talent or classics, Yang Sichang felt that he was inferior to himself. Maybe it was because practicing state affairs in the general examination and palace examination could better grasp the direction of the court.

On the contrary, although this Feng Ziying is not good at diction and scriptures, his understanding of current affairs and government affairs is far superior to others.

Even when his father was talking to Qiao Gong, Qiao Gong said that Feng Ziying's sense of smell and comprehension talent in this area was the strongest he had ever seen.

In the past, the two academies had discussed each other many times. Feng Ziying actually showed signs of retreating voluntarily in the later stage. Yang Sichang also knew that this guy mainly focused on the shortcomings of Jingyi, and also deliberately avoided being too popular.

It's different now, and everyone is standing at a different height than before, so it's time to expose some of your views and ideas.

Seeing the eyes of Lian Guoshi and Hou Xun, Feng Ziying also knew that this topic could not be avoided.

Since you want to persuade others, or even draw them into your own camp, and you don’t even reveal some of your basic views, how do you recruit and persuade these people?

Feng Ziying was also weighing it up.

From the perspective of Marxist philosophy, this means that when class contradictions accumulate to a certain stage, they will inevitably erupt and be destroyed and reconstructed in a drastic way.

From the point of view of political economy, the old production relations are no longer suitable for the development of productive forces, which needs to be adjusted, and the productive forces and production relations are difficult to meet the growing social needs. There will be drastic changes.

As the saying goes, break and then stand.

But the price of breaking it is too high, especially under the premise that there are still foreign enemies outside, then the people of the entire Great Zhou may be buried for it.

It is not a last resort to take this path, and it is also not in the interests of Feng Ziying's personal and family.

Now he can no longer think about problems with the original mentality of being alone and carefree. He needs to be responsible to himself, his family, and even the people he cares about and cares about him.

"Brother Wen Ruo asked a good question. The biggest dilemma, well, those who know something about the government may think that it is a serious lack of wealth, which brings great danger to the defense of the Nine Frontiers. Lack of wealth? Of course, some people may say that this is a problem left over from various reasons, and freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, and these statements are correct."

Feng Ziying thinks that this question is really not easy to answer. It is necessary to look at the essence through the phenomenon. The problem is that there are some essences that he can neither explain nor explain clearly.

The most intuitive manifestation is that the imperial court has no money, and there is a shortage of military salaries, rations, and military equipment. Nine Borders are also short of coastal defenses like Denglai, Fujian, Zhejiang, and even Guangdong and Guangxi. , A drop in the bucket, if you don't pay attention, it may ignite into one piece.

The water conservancy is not repaired, the post road is seriously damaged, and all kinds of money are short.

"Why was the wealth of the Zhou Dynasty enough 80 years ago, but not enough now?" Feng Ziying asked herself and answered: "I think there may be many reasons. One is that the population has increased too much, but the land and food have not increased so much. , Second, the external environment is deteriorating. Well, 80 years ago, we only had to face the Tatars, and the Japanese invasion was not serious, but now we not only have to face the Tatars and the more rampant Japanese invasion, but also a more The big threat—the Jurchens, we may even have to face the Western Yi in 20 years, and this is not counting the harassment of those chieftains and Annan Dongwu in the southwest,..."

"The huge military expenditure has become an important reason for the lack of wealth, ..."

"I don't think I need to say more about one more point. Everyone knows how much official land there was 80 years ago, how much official land has been rewarded and occupied now? You and the royal family? How many court officials were there 80 years ago, and how many are there now? It’s not surprising that it has become what it is now. This is not counting some inhumane consumption,..."

It's not humane, but everyone knows that the six voyages of the Supreme Emperor to the south of the Yangtze River left a lot of holes, but who can pursue this?

"In fact, the three elder brothers are well aware of the predicament, but it is not that simple to find a good solution. Otherwise, why has our court not seen any movement for so many years?" Feng Ziying chuckled, "Wen Ruo, Qiao Shihe For the storm caused by your father in Zhejiang last year, the imperial court collected at least 200 million taels of silver, right? But the money and food owed by the nine parties, as well as the replenishment of military supplies, can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket, right?"

Yang Sichang was speechless.

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