"It's about the ban on smoking, there are no outsiders today, and you don't need to scruple about it, just talk about your opinions." Kangxi saw Shuyun's hesitation, so he explained.

Shuyun can ignore other things, but when it comes to the scourge of opium, even if Kangxi doesn't mention it, Shuyun won't let it go.

"Taking copper as a reference, you can be dressed properly; Taking people as a reference, you can know the gains and losses; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall. "Shuyun has always believed that human beings should face history squarely, respect history, and look at history objectively. Although there is some history that makes people hate it every time they think about it. Just like the history of humiliation for more than 100 years from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, even in the 21st century, the time spanned more than 60 years, but whenever people mention it again, they will involuntarily grit their teeth and scold.

The reason for this is that most people will say that it is because of the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, and even the official answer is basically this. But is that really the case? Before, Shuyun didn't think there was anything wrong with this statement. But after being reborn, being in this specific historical era, and knowing the development of history, with the purpose of wanting to change, Shuyun had to face up to this problem.

In China's more than 2,000 years of history, countless dynasties have risen and changed from generation to generation, from strength to strength, to weakness, and then to extinction. You sing and I appear, and so on and so forth, but no dynasty can sit firmly. As for the reason, the first thing that comes to many people's minds is the brutality and incompetence of the monarch. Although this reason cannot be ruled out, Shuyun feels that this is not the most important thing. There are many factors involved in success and failure, and the problem cannot be solved by the ruler alone. It doesn't matter if it's capable or incompetent. Cruelty or mercy, in fact, the one who is most unwilling to lose the country is the emperor. Because once he loses the country, he has a good life. The supreme position, even the life, will be lost. He is the biggest victim of this.

But don't look at the emperor as the supreme ruler, but there are some issues that he can't control. For example, population growth, land annexation, ministers going their own way, lack of policy, corruption of the army, natural and man-made disasters, and so on. Of course, the human factor accounts for the vast majority of this. But. The formal "person" is the most difficult to fiddle with, because each person, each group has their own interests. When there is a conflict between imperial power and interests, if the emperor's power is not enough, then interests will prevail.

And the fall of the Qing Dynasty is different from all dynasties, in the past, everyone was behind closed doors, their own people beat their own people, no matter which emperor he was, after all, he was still Chinese. Even during the Wuhu Chaohua and Yuan dynasties. Although it was an ethnic minority who became the emperor, it did not leave China. In this regard, everyone has no opinion, it is nothing more than to say: "The general trend of the world." If you divide it for a long time, you will be peaceful, and it will be separated for a long time".

But in the Qing Dynasty, the fortress was breached from the outside. Even if it was not a country that was directly destroyed by the Western powers, it was beaten too painfully. It's too ruthless. In the past, we used to bully others, but now we let others bully. is still in his own home, and he is a foreigner and a Japanese slave who has never looked down on him. How can this be acceptable? Turning over the identity of the Manchu ethnic minorities, how could the Qing government not be scolded.

Different positions will look at problems from different angles. During the Qing Dynasty, no one had proposed a harmonious society, and the 56 ethnic groups were one family, let alone preferential policies for ethnic minorities. Then, it is understandable that those in power follow the usual conventions and favor their own people. Since ancient times, China has had the saying that "if you are not of my race, your heart will be different". When the Han people were in power, didn't they always exclude dissidents?

In Shuyun's opinion, the Manchu Qing Dynasty won the world, and we Han people have to blame for our own inability.

There are also many people who say that if the Ming Dynasty was still in power, they might not be bullied by the Western powers. Because at that time, science and technology were developed, and capitalism was sprouting, and if it could continue to develop, China might have remained strong. Shuyun really didn't know what the person who said this thought. Don't forget that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, peasant uprisings broke out everywhere, and the common people were about to lose their lives. What else to talk about development. "Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road", Du Fu's sentence is the best interpretation of the social status quo at that time.

Shuyun doesn't know how good the Ming Dynasty is, and I don't know how bad the Qing government is, at least Shuyun knows that in the Qing Dynasty, no matter how old a person is the emperor, there has never been a ruthless person who has not been in court for more than 20 years.

There are also many people who scolded the Qing Dynasty for being complacent and not thinking about change. However, abiding by the objective law of thinking about change when you are poor, during the Qing Dynasty, the country has always been rich and strong. And that's how everyone has been here for more than 2,000 years. As a ruler, what he wants is stability and good behavior, how can he think of change. This is like a large enterprise that is one of the best in the world, the efficiency has always been very good, and it has always stood in a high position, how can it be like those who have never looked down on the latecomers to learn from it?

It is not that Shuyun wants to defend the Manchu Qing, but from an objective point of view, some things, especially the general historical trend, cannot be completely controlled by a few people or a few right or wrong decisions.

But what Shuyun can be sure of is that the entry point for the Western powers to invade China is opium. Opium not only knocked on the door of the Qing government, but also ruined several generations of Chinese people, and even destroyed the foundation of the Han nation for more than 2,000 years. As a result, the always powerful Chinese have been dubbed the disgraceful title of "the sick man of East Asia".

And how could Shuyun, who knew all this, watch this cancer swagger and come to harm the Chinese in a grand manner. Shuyun immediately stopped hesitating and sat down on Kangxi's right hand.

Kangxi first outlined his anti-smoking plan and difficulties, and told Shuyun without hesitation.

Shuyun was also taken aback by Kangxi's ruthlessness, she didn't expect him to formulate such a harsh punishment policy. But after thinking about the dangers of opium, Shuyun was relieved. Shuyun pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "The emperor knows why those foreigners want to sell opium to me in the Qing Dynasty?" ”

Kangxi didn't know why Lu Dao Shuyun asked such a sentence that had nothing to do with the ban on smoking. But Kangxi still had a gloomy face, and replied coldly: "Hmph, Yangyi harbors evil intentions and wants to destroy my lord's foundation." ”

looked at Fuquan again, and he also looked resentful. Shuyun sighed softly in her heart, their gaze was still too limited, alas, it is no wonder that more than 2,000 years of Confucianism can not be transformed by transformation. But Shuyun didn't show it on her face, just nodded and said, "This is just one of them, and the other main reason is the trade deficit." ”

Seeing the dazed looks of the brothers, Shuyun didn't need them to ask again, so she took the initiative to explain: "Westerners also like tea, silk, porcelain and other exquisite utensils, but they don't know how to make them, so in order to meet the demand, they have to buy them from our Daqing." Of course, it costs money to buy things, but you can't just go in and out, in that case, how much money you have is not enough to spend, and how rich people are, they will gradually become poor after a long time. In this way, they have to find a way to make money, and the best way is to sell their things to our Daqing, but we also have some of them, and it is not uncommon to have them without us. As a result, they can only buy but sell very little, creating a trade deficit. It is equivalent to them burning and looting outside, and the money they earned with great difficulty changed hands and went into the pockets of our Qing Dynasty. Of course, they can't balance it in their hearts. ”

"Hmph, isn't it just money? These foreigners are really shameless, and for the sake of money, they want to sell such devastating things. Fuquan said angrily.

Kangxi waved his hand and said thoughtfully: "It's not just a matter of money, the interests and positions of our Daqing and their Xiyi are always opposite, the stronger we are, the greater the threat to them, and vice versa." So now that there is something that can slowly weaken the national strength of our Qing Dynasty and make a lot of money, of course they will spare no effort to use it. ”

is worthy of Kangxi, it's really thorough. Shuyun only explained the trade deficit, and he was able to think about it so thoroughly immediately, which was really admirable.

The buns have been listening carefully to the side, and Kangxi finished speaking. And they thought about it.

Seeing that the fire was almost over, Shuyun continued: "The reason is now clear to the emperor, killing people with a blunt knife is the most terrifying. As for the solution, the concubine has a little suggestion here, which should be able to help the emperor. ”

"Oh, what a suggestion, tell me about it." Kangxi lifted his spirits, looked at Shuyun with shining eyes and said.

"Does the emperor still remember the "Miscellaneous Weekly" edited by Tuan Tuan?" Shuyun asked with a smile.

Kangxi nodded, stretched out his slender fingers and gently tapped the tabletop, while saying slowly: "I understand a little, you can continue." ”

The idea of the concubines was that they could increase the circulation of the "Miscellaneous Weekly Newspaper", or the imperial court could open another newspaper for sale to the people, and constantly publish the harm of opium on it, and also compile some content into dramas, commentaries, etc., in short, it was a large-scale propaganda, and at the same time, it was necessary to occupy the commanding heights in public opinion. Let everyone in the world understand the purpose of the emperor's smoking ban and understand the emperor's original intention of serving the country and the people. Shuyun finally threw out the solution.

Seeing Fu's smiling appearance, Shuyun knew that he was in favor of this method. But before Kangxi didn't speak, it was difficult for him to express his opinion.

And Kangxi pondered silently for a long time before he nodded and said: "The method is good, but the mouth of the people is worse than the defense of Sichuan, and it is nothing for this newspaper to spread on Zhuangzi, but if it is sold to the people, once this mouth is opened, I am afraid it will be difficult to clean up in the future." ”

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