The short video shows the ancient times, and the emperors cried with envy!

Chapter 860 Loyalty comes first, ability and qualifications are second. Liu Yifeng: You are absolutely right!
Therefore, later generations supported and valued commerce, hoping that commerce would make the country rich. Liu Bang could understand all this.

But he never expected that this kind of attention has reached such a level!
Invite wealthy businessmen to attend the inauguration ceremony and sit in the VIP seats.

Isn't this equivalent to allowing wealthy businessmen to serve as ministers of the first to third ranks at his coronation ceremony?

"These hawks are really bold to let a wealthy businessman sit in such a position."

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly, but it wasn't that he looked down on businessmen.

Although he could hardly imagine that wealthy businessmen would stand in the front row at the coronation ceremony in the Song Dynasty, he was well aware of the wealth that businessmen and commerce could bring.

In other words, among all the dynasties in the world, no dynasty was clearer than their Song Dynasty.

The national treasury can earn millions of copper coins every year. In order to have so much money to build them, it is necessary to support them with commercial taxes.

But precisely because he knew how wealthy the businessman was, he became even more vigilant.

More expensive materials such as salt, iron, wine, tea, coal and spices are strictly controlled and cannot be sold at will.

Especially the starship shown in a video on the sky screen. This kind of thing that is comparable to the means of gods is probably the technology of later generations.

This kind of thing should be controlled by the court.

But looking at later generations, it is clear that those so-called technology entrepreneurs still hold a lot of real power.

Not to mention allowing them to be guests of honor at the inauguration ceremony, isn't this clearly elevating their status to a level that is almost the same as that of first or second rank officials?

Zhao Zhen shook his head in confusion:
"They should be properly controlled. If they are promoted like this, they may be controlled by wealthy businessmen one day."

The video on the sky screen continues:
[Moreover, these entrepreneurs, especially the leaders of technology capital, are not just here to show their support]

[Among them, Mark directly banned Trump’s account for two years four years ago, and threatened not to support him in the middle of last year]

[As a result, at the end of the year, I donated one million to his inaugural fund]

[Since Trump won the leadership seat, his inauguration has raised $150 million]

[This money was almost all donated by these business leaders, who also have their own calculations]

[They were seated in the important guest area, not only with the cabinet members, but some were even closer to the core area.]

When Deng Tong saw this, his eyes turned red with envy. This Mark was so lucky!
Or, are these merchants of later generations too lucky and living too well?
He owned a large number of copper mines and was one of the richest businessmen in the entire Han Dynasty. He also had a very good relationship with the late emperor.

Ever since he helped the late emperor suck out the pus from a festering boil on his leg, the late emperor has been even more generous to him.

But he never expected that this incident offended His Majesty, who was still a prince at the time, and made His Majesty bear a grudge against him.

Now that Your Majesty has ascended the throne, he is targeted at everyone.

Deng Tong has reached his current position, and his brain is no joke. How could he not see that Your Majesty wanted to kill him?

But no matter how rich he was, he was powerless in the face of imperial power and had to leave everything to fate.

This Mark, who openly offended the new leader, turned around and donated one million to repair the relationship and even became a VIP at the inauguration ceremony!
Look at him again. If he offends Your Majesty unintentionally, he will face the danger of death at any time.

Not to mention donating one million to repair the relationship, if he handed over all his property, it would probably do nothing but make him die faster.

After all, if he died, Your Majesty could confiscate all his property.

Deng Tong looked at Mark, who was so proud of himself in the sky, and was so envious that tears were about to fall.

Comparing people to each other is a comparison to death.

Especially when compared with people from different eras.

It’s a pity that he was not born in the future. If he was born in the future, he would have lived a comfortable life and would not have to walk on thin ice like this.

……

[In addition, from the seats, we can see that the positions of cabinet members are closer to the core area] [This is why Trump selects cabinet members. Ability and qualifications are secondary to him. Loyalty is the most important thing]

[Even those who defected from another party are welcome, as long as they are loyal enough now]

[Those who had betrayed him before were turned from guests of honor into outsiders]

"It's as it should be! Loyalty is the most important thing, everything else is secondary."

Liu Yifeng couldn't help but clench his fist in agreement. What's the use if the officials and court he chose are not loyal to him?

So what if they have outstanding abilities and rich experience?
Tan Daoji was quite capable. He pacified Lushan, suppressed Lu Xun's uprising, attacked the rebellious Heng Qian, and pacified Jingzhou.

His calculations and calculations on sand can be regarded as the most perfect withdrawal, along with Prime Minister Zhuge's retreat from Wuzhangyuan.

They were the first group of founding fathers who followed my father.

Tan Daoji has both top-notch abilities and qualifications, but what use can it be?

Tan Daoji was appointed by his father to assist him.

As a result, he and Xie Hui and others went directly to Hualin Garden and launched the Jingping Palace coup. Not only did he fail to fulfill his responsibilities as a regent, he also deposed him.

It can be seen that no matter how strong the ability or how rich the qualifications are, they are secondary. When choosing people, the first thing to do is to choose those who are loyal to you.

Trump can also deal with those who have betrayed him in the past and turn them from guests of honor into outsiders.

It’s a pity that he is powerless to resist Tan Daoji and can only be slaughtered and imprisoned here!

Another time and space.

Lu Bu curled his lips and made a disdainful "tsk" sound.

"How can this be called betrayal? This is called a wise bird choosing a good tree to roost in."

Since you have the ability, of course you should find some more powerful lords who are worthy of serving, and at the very least you should be generous.

It would be an insult to him to serve those incompetent and stingy lords.

"Ding Yuan is not capable enough. He had to choose a bad strategy even when Dong Zhuo invaded. If he had listened to me or abdicated the throne to me, I would not have killed him."

"And the same goes for Dong Zhuo. If he had been willing to give Diao Chan to me, why would I have killed him?"

Lu Bu slammed the table. He killed his former master, so how could anyone blame him?

It's obvious that they themselves are incompetent, but they blame others for betrayal.

……

[The new leader is very clear that for the increasingly divided Eagle Sauce, maintaining his own power is the most important thing]

【From this inauguration ceremony, we can see that although these people gathered together, they looked harmonious. 】

[In fact, they each have their own goals, and their minds are all focused on fighting among themselves]

When everyone in the world saw the end of the video, they couldn't help but sigh, especially the upright officials in the court.

How can it work if everyone only cares about the power in their hands and the country is divided internally?
There are so many tragedies in history caused by such factional disputes!
Even at an inauguration ceremony there were so many scandals and scandals, one can imagine how fierce the conflicts will be in the future.

However, this kind of infighting has been difficult to avoid since ancient times.

Wang Anshi was lying on his sickbed, and he couldn't help but think of his failed reform, and tears streamed down his face.

The same was true of the Song Dynasty. A good reform eventually turned into a battle of loyalty between the new and old parties.

However, at the beginning, the new policy was just to solve the long-standing problems of the Song Dynasty!
It is because many people in both the old and new parties are only concerned with maintaining their own power!
(End of this chapter)