Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 178 Don't Let Me Down

The emperors of the Han Dynasty were far less domineering than the Ming and Qing dynasties when they controlled the sky above, the ground below, and the air in the middle.But Liu Xie's absurd edict came down, but there was no reason why the ministers of the whole court attacked him, except for the two reasons that Liu Xie's obscenity became stronger and the ministers of the court and China disdain to care about Liu Xie.The main reason is because of the environment.

Ancient times are different from modern times. Many orders that seem absurd to modern people were taken for granted in ancient times.For example, in this era, you can't drink casually, you can't wander around at night, and merchants who do business are inferior to others.

The reason why Liu Xie dared to issue this order without any explanation was because he knew that he didn't need to explain at all.

In his later decades, when Liu Bei, a straw sandal seller, entered Yizhou, he blatantly issued an order to prohibit alcohol, and stipulated that households with private wine brewing equipment in their homes would be severely punished.

Because of this, Jian Yong, Liu Bei's old team member, came up with an idea. One day when he was shopping with Liu Bei, he suddenly ordered his subordinates to arrest a man who was walking with a woman and punish him for raping a woman. crime.Liu Bei thought that Jian Yong had seen some clues, but Jian Yong said to Liu Bei: "That man has a device for adultery, how can he not break the law?"

Only then did Liu Bei understand Jian Yong's meaning, and immediately issued an order not to punish those households with equipment for brewing koji, but the order of banning alcohol was still retained.

Take Liu Bei's bizarre order as an example, which was still regarded as the lord of benevolence by the people at that time. Liu Xie was not afraid that the people in Guanzhong would give Liu Xie a plan for this matter.Liu Bei's ban on alcohol is naturally for the sake of saving food, but he, Liu Xie, has not stopped eating goods.

Not to mention, the Han Dynasty is not like the previous life, the world is full of foodies?
Therefore, he didn't even bother to explain.

Still, such a small episode has an impact.At least, the very lively atmosphere in the court just now was suddenly ruined by Liu Xie, which inevitably made Liu Xie feel a little embarrassed.Thinking about the previous topic, he thought of business from the business tax, and tentatively asked the ministers: "Everyone, I want to reopen the trade route in Guanzhong, what do you think?"

This idea came to Liu Xie when he was in Mei County.The small piece of prosperity in Mei County gave Liu Xie a great stimulus.As a time traveler, he naturally understands the importance of business better than people in this era.

Commerce is actually a very wonderful thing. Compared with agriculture, it has no output, but it enables the circulation and exchange of goods, thereby stimulating the growth of wealth.He can let you exchange the things you don't need for the things you dream of.This kind of exchange undoubtedly enriches the way of life of human beings and is the embodiment of human wisdom.

The reason why our ancestors emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce was actually caused by the ignorance and customs of this era.First of all, in the era when everyone is hungry, the benefits of business have not yet appeared, but the harm of being misrecognized is first revealed.

In the concept of Confucian scholars, merchants are people who chase after money, treacherous and cunning, which does not conform to the thinking of ignoring the people and enlightening the people of this era.And because there is a real shortage of food, it is the most important thing for everyone to grow food and survive.Therefore, business was eunuched by Confucian scholars.

But this is not to say that there are no commercial genes in our Chinese people. On the contrary, before the Han Dynasty, there were great commercial politicians like Lu Buwei, Fan Li, and Guan Zhong.It was not until the Qin Dynasty adopted the Shang Yang Reform and turned the entire country into a war machine to unify the whole country that China delayed the opportunity for commercial prosperity.

"Your Majesty, did you think of the scene in Mei County?" Xun You, a strategically inclined master, hadn't said a word to what Liu Xie said before, but when he heard Liu Xie suddenly mention these things, he naturally thought of Liu Xie together.

"Your Majesty, I very much agree with this move. On that day, I went to Mei County with His Majesty, and what I saw was also very shocking. A small place in Mei County has won over all the products of my big man, and the daily import and export of goods is worth [-] yuan. The business tax collected directly supported the [-] Ma Tie army of General Zhengxi and the [-] Qiang and Hu troops of the rebel Han Sui.”

Xun You was the first to express his opinion after Liu Xie finished speaking, and his intentions were very obvious.He knew that Liu Xie didn't mention it casually, but something he was determined to accomplish.But if this is the case, they will be obstructed by those traditional scholars in every possible way.After all, Xun You came from a famous family, so taking the lead in expressing his opinion will at least give Liu Xie confidence.

Not only that, after Xun You finished expressing his attitude, he also deliberately looked at where Ma Chao was.Although Ma Chao was in the old man's barracks in the main hall, he saw Xun You's eyes and knew what Xun You meant, so he stood up immediately and said, "That's true. We were still bandits and thieves at that time, but the scimitars and iron scorpions in our hands were nothing compared to Xun You. The guards in Chang'an are poor, we don't have that kind of forging technology at all, we rely on the smuggling of merchants back and forth to arm an army of [-]."

After saying this, Xun You covered his forehead in remorse, and Liu Xie wanted to jump down and slap Ma Chao.Sure enough, after Ma Chao's words fell, the eunuch Zhao Qi stood up, filled with righteous indignation, and said: "Your Majesty, you must not do this! Merchants in the world are all beneficial to those who are greedy. For the benefit, they can disregard their lives and the overall situation. The nature of merchants is hard to change. If there were no merchants who smuggled weapons, food and grass, how could there be swords and chaos in Liangzhou?"

After saying a word, Ma Chao's fair face became even whiter, and he was about to fight back, but he couldn't think of anything.At this moment, other ministers also jumped out one after another, saying that Confucius and Mencius made a big mistake, and opposed this move with righteous words.It seems that Liu Xie wants to reopen business, just to let the whole people learn bad habits and treat them like traitors.

Yang Biao, the silent old fox, saw that something was wrong, especially when he saw Liu Xie's eyes and Ma Chao's flashing in the air twice, both of them showed murderous intent, so he stood up in fright to smooth things over and said: "Your Majesty's original intention is very good, all ministers! All the things that the public is worried about belong to the community. However, in the matter of commerce, whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, or whether the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, is ultimately unknown. If not, please ask your majesty to do a small test in Chang'an. If there is a conclusion, then implement it in all parts of Guanzhong , isn’t it beautiful?”

As soon as Yang Biao said these words, Liu Xie's expression softened immediately.Although what he said was very simple, Liu Xie could hear the flavor of it immediately.This sentence is obviously the "groping theory" of "crossing the river by feeling the stones" of Deng Xiaoping in his previous life. Whether business in the late Han Dynasty will work or not, let's try it first.

But when Liu Xie looked at Yang Biao with great interest, and his straight eyes made Yang Biao feel a little hairy, there were really disrespectful ministers in the court, who went to stroke Liu Xie's beard.Comrade Zhao Qi, No. 1 of the opposition party, carried forward the spirit of not being afraid of death, and said with righteous words: "It must not be done. The businessmen have a way, and the sages and ancestors have long concluded that if it shows signs in Chang'an, it will inevitably spread poison in the world. It is impossible to prevent it. !"

Emperor Liu Xie was so angry that he thought these gentry and gentry were not pleasing to his eyes, so Zhao Qi decided to hit the muzzle of the gun.Liu Xie hated him so much that he wanted to send this Zhao Qi as an envoy to Wancheng just like in history, and Yuan Shu was so mad at him.

However, after all, Liu Xie knew that this man also had integrity and was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.So he tried his best to suppress the fire, looked at Zhao Qi and said strangely: "President Zhao, what I said before was for the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty and the peace and prosperity of the Li Shu. Since the servant Zhao thinks it is not feasible, then the servant of Zhongxing has the right to do so. How are you?"

"This?..." Zhao Qi looked like a chicken whose throat had been pinched, his face turning purple.He actually thought of what Zhong Yao and Yang Xiu said before.But because Tsundere Liu Xie didn't sympathize with Wang Yun's matter, he didn't say it immediately.But now it is too embarrassing for him to come up with another income.

However, people have a common problem of not being able to stand upside down. Zhao Qi was forced into a corner by Liu Xie. Naturally, he would not be that stupid minister who could only oppose but could not do anything. His eyes rolled for a long time, and then he came up with a Faint move:
"Your Majesty, Guanzhong is exhausted, and the emptiness of the imperial court is not the only way to open source. It is still the world of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty has been favored for a hundred years, and there are many people in the countryside who cherish the Han Dynasty. Gu, Lu, Zhang, and Zhu in Yangzhou There are many official counties, and there are often thousands of county officials. Most of the Xun family in Yingchuan, the Sima family in Hanoi, and the Zhen family in Hebei are also rich and rich. They have a lot of wealth. As long as your majesty issues a decree, these people will definitely give up their families to relieve their difficulties and serve them. Court!"

After saying this, Liu Xie laughed immediately, and Yang Xiu who was on the side also forgot the unhappiness just now, and couldn't help it.

Let these gentry and gentry put the Han Dynasty as the most important thing and the people's lives as the most important thing, and obediently hand over all the money.Liu Xie believes that there must be some of them, after all, this is the atmosphere of this era.But the question is, is this enforceable?

Therefore, Xun You immediately stated: "Master Zhao, my Xun family has been favored by the emperor for a hundred years. As long as your majesty orders, I guarantee that the Xun family in Yingchuan will give up everything. However, it is a long way from Yingchuan to Chang'an. There are bandits all over the county..."

Xun You is still a good person, let's stop here.But Liu Xie didn't want to let Zhao Qi go, so he took Xun You's words and said, "I'm sure about this matter, but it's a big matter, and a good and loyal minister like Zhao Taifu can't do it. I ordered Zhao Taifu to preside over this matter personally. I hope Mr. Zhao will not let me down."

This time, Zhao Qi's face was no longer purple, but directly turned pale...

(End of this chapter)