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"Therefore, these people can still legally occupy a large amount of land, and these privately owned land are not used to build handicraft workshops, or to reasonably develop agriculture and animal husbandry, but to obtain benefits by leasing out to tenants, or simply Just idle, tightly as a symbol of wealth accumulation. And this has greatly hindered the further development of the country's economy."

"What's more, some local gentry seized farmers' land through their personal power in the local area, causing farmers to become tenants attached to the land, which is also not conducive to the development of industry and commerce."

"If these lands can be returned to the state or returned to farmers, it will be of great significance to further expand the planting area of ​​new rice, increase food production, and the development of industry and commerce. Only by solving the last problem of the Great Wei economy Stubborn illness, the economy of Wei can take off!"

Yan Hao looked at Fan Li with admiration, and couldn't help sighing that both Jiang Ziya and Fan Li were absolute monsters, not to mention Jiang Ziya's excellent strategic vision, and Fan Li's views on the country's economy also hit the nail on the head.

In fact, the serious problem of land annexation is often one of the root causes of the crumbling feudal dynasties in ancient China in the final period!

A large amount of land was seized by private individuals, so that farmers had no land to use and could only be reduced to exploited tenants. After the merchant class became rich in business, they did not buy land for development of reproduction, but hoarded land, and their status became landlords again.This vicious cycle has seriously hindered the development of agriculture, industry and commerce in the country, just like a moth, it will eventually gnaw away the big tree of the dynasty one day!

Take the Song Dynasty in history as an example. In the early years of the Song Dynasty, the national policy of "not suppressing mergers" was formulated. The wealth I am willing to accept is all mine."

That is to say, gathering wealth in the hands of a small number of people is conducive to the stability of the country and can also create conditions for the country to concentrate wealth.

This view is reasonable to a certain extent, especially in the early days of the dynasty when the national politics was relatively clear. The gap between the rich and the poor, the setback in the development of productivity, and even the difficulty of the country in collecting taxes from those who concentrate wealth, and so on.

Therefore, Da Wei cannot be used as a lesson for the past!The obvious effect of the development of industry, commerce and agriculture before the Great Wei Dynasty is not only the strictness of the administration of officials, but also the superiority of the new rice varieties, special products and productivity technology itself, which made even in the case of serious land annexation Under the circumstances, the economy can develop rapidly.

However, as the economy develops to a certain extent, land mergers will inevitably occur. The most realistic problem is that merchants want to expand reproduction, but find that there is no land to build factories and farms; the state wants to promote new agricultural technologies , but found that other big landlords don't care about you at all, and don't obey the overall arrangements of the country.

Chapter 242 Direction Discussion

Yan Hao was about to discuss this point further, but he did not expect that some of the cabinet ministers would put forward new opinions.

Yu Xinghuai stood up and bowed to Fan Li and Wang Meng respectively, and said: "Your Majesty, the opinions of Lord Fan and Lord Shoufu are reasonable, but according to the work experience since I served as the son of the state, I think how to reform The way of a scholar is the main direction of the court's work in the future."

"Okay, okay, everyone can speak freely and express their opinions, that's great! Yu Aiqing, talk about it too!"

Yu Xinghuai said: "Your Majesty, the new policy of the country is progressing smoothly in all aspects, but in the selection of talents, the old imperial examination system is still used. Even the Hongdu school established by your majesty is mainly for cultivating literature and art. However, there is a big gap in political talents.”

"From a minister's point of view, most of the old stereotyped scholars are old-fashioned and old-fashioned, and it is difficult to adapt to the rapid development of the country's transformation. If the way of obtaining scholars cannot be reformed, the country will always be controlled by these old-school people. It’s like putting old wine in a new bottle, and it won’t taste any better!”

Lin Song, Yan Hao's old father-in-law, was not happy when he heard this: "Master Yu, you have said too much. Don't you, Master Yu, also come from a stereotyped scholar background? Oh, now that you are old, turn your head Come to reform the stereotype system, this is not crossing the river and tearing down the bridge!"

Yu Xinghuai blushed and said: "Master Lin's words are wrong, I did it for the sake of the country..."

"Okay, don't fight!" Yan Hao pressed his hands and said, "Yu Aiqing is indeed right. It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. Talents are the foundation of a country. The verdant forest I govern is also It really needs excellent talents with both ability and political integrity to protect it, Yu Aiqing, you mentioned it very well!"

"However." Yan Hao changed the subject and said, "Whether it's Fan Aiqing's talk about suppressing mergers, or Yu Aiqing's talk about reforming and recruiting scholars, I'm afraid it's not as easy as Taigong using troops to attack a country. Moving the land is tantamount to mobilizing the country's gentry. The root of life, moving stereotyped shares is equivalent to moving the way of sages and sages that the nobles of the whole country have respected for a long time, and any one of them will cause an uproar."

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers present nodded slightly.In fact, Lin Song is not ignorant of the necessity of reforming the way of obtaining scholars, but it is the nature of the old literati that makes him instinctively oppose this matter.If Lin Song is like this, one can imagine how fiercely those rotten old guys will object.

You must know that Yan Hao's reputation among the common people is now at the peak of his power, but he is still a target of verbal criticism in the scholarly review!

"Your Majesty, this old slave also has something to say."

When Yan Hao was thinking, he didn't expect an unexpected person-Xu Kun, the eunuch of Dongchang Palm Printing.

Although the main members of the cabinet are the seven cabinet members, other important court ministers often come to attend or participate in discussions at relatively important meetings, such as the heads of the Ladies Department and the East Factory, including several military generals Zhao Yun, Li Jing and Li Cunxu are frequent visitors here.

It's just that Yan Hao didn't expect that Xu Kun, who seldom raised opinions, would speak suddenly.

Xu Kun said: "Your Majesty ordered me to investigate the people in the Jianghu. After some investigations, the old slave has basically grasped some information about the people in the Wulin of the Great Wei Dynasty. In addition, your Majesty has encountered people in the Jianghu many times during this trip. The old slave thinks that A new plan is needed to manage people in the Jianghu, lest these people use their own force to break the law!"

Yan Hao praised: "Master Xu, you are right, so why doesn't Jin Yiwei strengthen its own management in this area?"

Xu Kun said with a look of embarrassment: "Your Majesty, although Jin Yiwei's current power has spread all over the country, it only has a strong deterrent effect on ordinary people, but even if the people in the world are third-rate masters, we need to work hard to subdue them. It is basically difficult for us to deal with the masters."

"As for the first-class and even top Jianghu masters, they are even more outlaws. Neither the Jinyiwei nor the local army can do anything about them. The Great Wei is His Majesty's Great Wei, and it is necessary to ensure His Majesty's absolute control. These people who violated the ban with force are getting away with it? Therefore, the old slave believes that it is necessary to respond to this phenomenon as soon as possible."

Yan Hao thought for a while and said: "Master Xu, in the Jianghu, the seven sects are the leaders of the righteous way", presumably they are also very disciplined and reasonable, why doesn't Dongchang cooperate with the seven sects, and the seven sects send some masters How about assisting Dongchang in the management of Jianghu affairs?

Xu Kun said: "Your Majesty, it's not that this old slave has never thought about it. But there are two problems here. One is that the seven sects all think highly of themselves, and they are used to being undisciplined. It is necessary to let them get out of this comfortable state and bring them into the imperial court." They are unwilling to manage the management system anyway, at least there is no way to do it with the power of Dongchang alone, maybe His Majesty needs to come forward to formulate policies."

"Secondly, it is always inappropriate for our court to rely on external forces to manage one party's affairs! I have a mighty army of millions, but I have to be led by the nose by tens of thousands of martial arts masters, and follow their rules. The old slave finds it unacceptable."

"That's why I think that even if we want to cooperate with the seven sects, the imperial court needs to be in the position of absolute leadership. But if we want to do this, we must cultivate the imperial court's own masters, which is what we currently lack!"

When Yan Hao heard it, he felt that what Xu Kun said was also very reasonable.Judging from his experience this time, the Shifanghui and the Devil's Cult are all harmful to social stability. Even the self-proclaimed upright Zhenwuzong would kill corrupt officials because of misunderstandings and temporary conflicts?Although they are upholding justice, it is also a fact that they use their own force to break the rules. This phenomenon must be eliminated!

So Jiang Ziya, Fan Li, Yu Xinghuai, and Xu Kun each raised a direction, which seemed to be very important, Yan Hao was a little confused for a while, and didn't know whose opinion to listen to.

Chapter 243

At this time, Yan Hao saw Wang Meng's wise eyes glowing embarrassingly, and immediately understood that Wang Meng still had insights to express.

So he said with a smile, "Master Shoufu, don't just look at it, let's summarize it."

Wang Meng then said: "Your Majesty, do you remember that when Wang Meng first came to plan for His Majesty, he gave His Majesty 'Ten Discussions' on the general situation of the world?"

"of course I remember."

"In fact, what the ministers said is nothing more than within the scope of these ten articles."

"In the ten theories proposed by Weichen, the reduction of feudal vassals was completely completed through His Majesty's resolute conquest of independent feudal towns. The administration of officials can be maintained in a clear state through the supervision of Yushitai and Ladies, and the monarchy has also been greatly consolidated by His Majesty's official system reform. "

"Prospering the country is the top priority of His Majesty's New Deal. Now the momentum of development is good, and business is booming. Not to mention a strong army, the current prosperity of the Wei Dynasty is unprecedented."

"After thinking about it, so far, among the ten theories raised by the ministers, only the five issues of calming chaos, flattening borders, rich peasants, recruiting scholars, and diplomacy have not been completely resolved. Doesn't it just coincide with what the ministers said?"

"Suppressing chaos is for the sake of social stability. The existence of people in the martial arts has caused serious troubles to the stability of the people. It must be cured; the policy of rich peasants, Your Majesty has done a lot of practical things, but the issue of annexation is the last stubborn stone, which must be removed; The way of scholars is the foundation of the country's century-old plan, and it must be changed."

"As for the peace of borders and diplomacy, the Great Wei is surrounded by powerful enemies. The way to fight is to retreat if you don't advance. Only by taking the initiative to eliminate the surrounding disasters in one fell swoop can the threat of the border be permanently eliminated. But the initiative does not mean four sides. To make enemies, the current national strength of Great Wei is not enough to support Great Wei to go to war on all sides, and the poor soldiers redeem their weapons, so in diplomacy, it is necessary to make friends from far and attack close, to win some, and to attack some."

"Therefore, I believe that the matters mentioned by your colleagues are very important. Since they are all important, why not proceed at the same time?"

"Great Wei has been poor and weak for a long time. In the past, when it came to major national affairs, all the power of the country was devoted to attacking one point. However, now the country is rich and the army is strong, and the treasury of Great Wei is strong enough to allow us to use foreign troops while maintaining domestic reform and governance. The premise is that the scale of the army should not be too large, and it needs to be done step by step, first choose a weaker opponent to attack, wait until the domestic problems are completely resolved, and then attack in an all-round way, the big things can be decided!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers responded one after another.

"Okay, Mr. Wang Meng is right."

"Yes, this is the safest middle-of-the-road strategy."

Yan Hao said: "Now that you have reached a consensus, the next question is, where should we fight first?"

"Western Region!"

"Western Region!"

Just after Yan Hao finished asking, Jiang Ziya and Wang Meng answered at the same time.

The two wise men immediately looked at each other and smiled, Wang Meng said: "My lord, please tell me."

Jiang Ziya caressed his beard and said, "Since Lord Shoufu shares the same opinion as the old man, then this old man will naturally listen to Lord Shoufu's opinion."

"Okay, you two don't give in, grandpa, let's talk about it."