Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4258
When Empress Su looked at Fang Jun, her eyes were as bright as water, reflected by the lamps and candles, and her heart was full of sighs.

Although her family background is not that prominent, the martial arts Su family is also from the Guanlong lineage. Her father was a secretary Cheng during the reign of Emperor Taizong. He is considered a middle-level official, so he naturally knows the secrets of those noble and wealthy families.When she first married Li Chengqian, she heard all kinds of rumors about Fang Jun inside and outside the palace. It was like thunder, but no matter what kind of rumors, most of them were "playboys", "uneducated", and "improper sons". .

Even the prince dared to fight, which shattered the Su family's three views. Can the son of meritorious service be so arrogant?
Later, after getting married, Fang Jun seemed to turn his back on his old ways overnight, and under the pampering of Emperor Taizong, he shined brilliantly. His official rank and title also rose rapidly. In just a few years, he changed from a "prodigal son" to a leader of the younger generation. , dropped his jaw in shock.

Because Fang Jun has always stood by Li Chengqian's side and spared no effort to support and support him, especially during the Guanlong mutiny, he was with Li Jing inside and outside, cutting off rebellion, maintaining Zhengshuo, and ensuring that Li Chengqian's status was not lost. Brave strategy is comparable to the ability of a military god like Li Jing.

Today, listening to Fang Jun's clear and simple analysis of the current situation, I am more and more amazed. No wonder Emperor Taizong also praised the words "this son has the talent of a prime minister"...

Women are weaker, and they admire heroes the most. How can such a hero of the time, who has both political integrity and ability, and both civil and military skills, not feel swaying and a sense of admiration and admiration?

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Li Chengqian didn't pay attention to his queen's expression at that time. He drank tea, frowned and listened to Fang Jun's analysis of the situation, nodding repeatedly.

In the end, he heard the meaning of Fang Jun's words and asked, "Erlang's intention is to completely change the national policy in the future?"

Fang Jun thanked the queen for pouring tea, nodded and said, "It's not a complete change. Just like what I said just now, there are no strong or invincible countries around the Tang Dynasty, especially after the hidden dangers of the three kingdoms in Liaodong are completely cut off, the focus of national policy will naturally shift. Domestically. Although the outline of a prosperous age has begun to appear, there is still a long way to go before the real prosperous age. Fortunately, the Chinese descendants on the land of China are the most industrious and intelligent. As long as the country's political situation is stable, it is inevitable that they will be given three to fifty years to develop. The economy has steadily risen to a higher level, and it has completely come out of the ruins of the people's destitution in the late Sui Dynasty. At that time, the prosperous scene of "the rice is flowing and the corn is white, and the public and private warehouses are abundant" will appear on the land of the empire. , even after thousands of years, Chinese descendants will remember His Majesty's benevolent government."

The long-standing Chinese culture has endowed this race with an intelligent and tenacious character. No matter what disasters and difficulties they face, they will never give up lightly, let alone entrust their fate to the illusory gods and Buddhas. Not afraid of sacrifice, always believe that man will conquer nature.

As long as they can get rid of the dark politics and chaotic situation, the industrious and intelligent people will be able to create a splendid scene of prosperity amidst the ruins and stand on top of the world again.

Although there are countless hardships and hardships during this period, and countless people with lofty ideals throw their heads and blood to chop the sharp and dense thorns, but sooner or later, the one that wins will eventually come.

Throughout the ages, throughout the dynasties, there is nothing like this.

Li Chengqian listened to the grand blueprint drawn by Fang Jun's words, and couldn't help but yearn for it, and said with emotion: "'The rice is flowing and the corn is white, and the public and private warehouses are full of fruit'... I am afraid that it was the time of the three kings in ancient times. Have you never had such a prosperous life before? It will take many years to surpass the ancient wise kings."

He survived the chaos and finally sat on the throne as he wished. Apart from the secret joy in his heart, he also felt a mountain of pressure.The source of the great pressure was that His Majesty Li Er didn't trust him at the beginning, thinking that he was a coward and could not be the emperor of the empire.Therefore, as long as he made a slight mistake in his governance, the years of "Renhe" were not as good as those of "Zhenguan", and he would inevitably suffer endless criticism.

The ruling and opposition parties will open their mouths and shut their mouths, "the former emperor was wise", and they have already seen that Li Chengqian is an incompetent generation. If a more intelligent Jin Wang is in charge of the empire, he will definitely be thousands of times stronger than now...

Therefore, Li Chengqian urgently needs to be recognized by the government and the opposition, and admit that he, the emperor, has done a good job.

And if you want to get this recognition, you can only exchange it through political achievements.

If one day in the future the empire can really look like the one described in Fang Jun's poem, presumably those who oppose him today will be speechless by then, right?

And when he meets his father ten thousand years later, he will be able to pat his chest and ask proudly: "Father, do you think the emperor is doing well?"

Just thinking about the arrival of that day, Li Chengqian feels comfortable and refreshed...

Fortunately, he quickly woke up from his fantasy, and said in a deep voice: "As Erlang said, as long as the rebels are calmed down now, we will reorganize our national policy and sort out our internal affairs. On the one hand, we will speed up the development of infrastructure, and on the other hand, we will stabilize the Western Regions and fight for the empire. In a larger strategic buffer zone, we, the monarch and his ministers, will definitely be able to create a prosperous world and have a bright history."

Fang Jun put down his teacup, shook his head and said, "Although the national policy has changed from the outside to the inside, giving up the expansion strategy at the beginning of the founding of the country, it does not mean that the army has completely put swords and guns into the warehouse and sent horses to Nanshan. Instead, it has given up expansion while paying more attention to plunder. , and the direction of plundering has shifted from land to sea, after all, the efficiency of sea plundering is too high compared to the long distances and huge waste of time on land."

The Silk Road was a golden road for the Han Empire to plunder the Western Regions. However, since the Han Dynasty emptied the Western Regions, the subsequent dynasties had very little time to fully control the Western Regions. Those imperial courts and ministers did not realize the Silk Road. Do you want to absorb and plunder the wealth?

No.

The point is that the Western Regions are too far away, and the road to the Central Plains Dynasty is too difficult. To maintain such a road that is tens of thousands of miles long, the manpower and material resources required are too large, and it is difficult to maintain the direct ratio between investment and harvest.

As a last resort, I can only give up.

But the sea is different, as long as there is an invincible fleet at sea, and then set up a supply base along the coast of the mainland, then even if it is thousands of miles away, under the control of the navy, the wealth of the coastal countries It will converge to Datang along the road of wealth drawn by countless routes.

Another point is that the territory of the current Tang Dynasty is infinitely large, limited by many conditions such as transportation, information, and population. No matter how much land there is, it is useless. Land without energy to develop has to be stationed with troops. What do you do? use?
In addition to satisfying the face of some ambitious people, it will also forcefully drag down the empire...

However, he also reminded: "Developing national power from overseas and materials is the foundation of eternal life, but the gold and silver mines plundered can only enrich your majesty's internal funds, and stimulate the economy by developing infrastructure construction, but cannot directly If it flows into the people, otherwise it will inevitably cause huge inflation, and the future troubles of expensive goods and cheap money are absolutely unbearable for the empire.”

Then, he had to explain to Li Chengqian and Su Shi what is "economy", what is "inflation", and the nature and usefulness of "currency"...

In a real sense, "money" is the most useless thing. It cannot be eaten, worn, or used. No amount of money can save a poor country.What are really useful are materials, such as grain, steel, wood, cloth, tea, porcelain... Coins exist as the balance and circulation of various materials.

Compared with later generations, why did Datang lag behind?

It is not because Datang's treasury income is low, but because Datang's materials are extremely scarce, which is trapped by extremely low productivity, and it is definitely not the amount of coins that can make up for it, and even too many coins will cause the entire empire's economic system to collapse .

After all, no matter what era it is, money will be concentrated in the hands of a few people, and most people will seriously lack the right to control money. When prices soar, most people who lack money will fall into complete poverty.

When the money earned through exhaustion is not guaranteed to be full, then there will definitely be a big problem. If things go on like this, it will trigger a bottom-up change...

He reminded Li Chengqian: "Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, the Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties have been fighting for years, and the national economy and people's livelihood have long since withered and declined to the bottom of the abyss. Right now, the frontier is considered stable. When the rebels are suppressed, the political situation can be called peaceful. It is a rare opportunity in the land of China in the past 400 years to concentrate the power of the whole country to develop internal affairs, because the national economy and people's livelihood have already fallen to the bottom, and the starting point is very low. As the saying goes Whether it is extremely peaceful or not, as long as His Majesty and the ministers work hard and formulate correct national policies, the domestic situation will definitely take on a new look, and considerable progress will be made in a short period of time."

Sometimes, the "national destiny" is mysterious and mysterious, invisible and intangible, but no one denies its existence.

Whenever the "National fortune is prosperous", the implementation of various national policies will come naturally, and people with lofty ideals will emerge in endlessly.

But if you fail to seize this mysterious and mysterious opportunity during the "prosperous fortune of the country" and let the opportunity slip away, then "God can't take it, you will suffer disaster"...

Li Chengqian had never looked at the general trend of the world from this angle before, but now Fang Jun reminded him, thinking about it carefully, his eyes suddenly brightened.

Just as Fang Jun said, since the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the three kingdoms, there have been thieves and thieves in the country, wars have continued, all industries have been destroyed, and the people are in dire straits. Although the Western Jin Dynasty was unified for a short time, it was only in form rather than in substance. Each had a plan, but there were not many decent emperors. When the Jin Dynasty crossed to the south, the northern land was reduced to a ranch of the Hu people, and then the northern and southern dynasties stood side by side. Compared with the period of the Han Dynasty, the Huaxia household registration was not one in ten.

Although Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty unified the north and the south, the Hu tribes rose up in various places in the borderlands and repeatedly invaded, plundering the population and encroaching on the territory, which made the Sui Dynasty's center exhausted.Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was a great man, but he was also ambitious. He built canals, conquered Liaodong, was extravagant, and resorted to military force. Hit hard.

(End of this chapter)