Chapter 145: Ambition Stirred Up
After returning to the palace and taking a nap, Li Chuan began to prepare for class, yesterday he was drunk and had no choice, and he couldn't make any more brain teasers today, if those ministers couldn't answer, they had to look at him with that gloomy gaze.
He didn't dare to provoke these old foxes, in case anyone with a small heart really smoked cold and scolded him, he would be miserable.
So he's going to talk about journalism today, well, by the way, about running a newspaper.
Datang has an official newspaper, but it is actually specially for officials to see, all about the decrees of the court, and others can't see it if they want to see it.
Of course, the common people definitely don't care about this, and it's useless for students who are not officials to read it.
In the past, there was no condition for running a newspaper, but now with movable type printing, it is easy and enjoyable to start a newspaper.
And every traveler who wears to ancient times will run a newspaper, which is a sharp weapon to control public opinion, and this big killer weapon is in his hand, and it can control the direction of people's hearts at critical moments.
He felt that Li Shimin should be able to agree to the newspaper's proposal, but the question was, how could he take it into his own hands?
Even if you can't master it, if you can participate in it, you can have the right to speak, and if you make a wedding dress for someone else, it's better not to do it.
This matter still has to be considered, but it is not so anxious.
Thinking about it, it was time, Li Chuan put the book away, ate dinner, and went to Chongwen Palace.
His current routine is basically similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, and he falls asleep not long after dark, so he really has to eat this meal before class, otherwise he will sleep and accumulate food.
When I arrived at the Chongwen Palace, I sat down and waited for the others as usual.
Li Shimin, as the emperor, was of course the last to appear, but as soon as he appeared, he disrupted Li Chuan's plan.
"I'm going to talk about your robber theory today." Li Shimin frowned, he remembered as if he said so.
Li Chuanmo, robber theory? Also his? Did he say it?!
[Don't doubt the host, you did say it, you said it when you were drunk.] The system jumped out at the right time, and there was a sense of schadenfreude.
Li Chuan: "......"
Robber theory, he only thought about it in his heart after passing through, but he didn't expect it to come out bald when he was drunk.
But what's there to say about that? As the name suggests, it's a robbery!
Facing the eyes of the ministers, Li Chuan first turned around and wrote the four words of robber theory on the whiteboard.
"The word robber doesn't sound very good, actually, it's a derogatory term." Li Chuan thought about it and said: "But how to look at the depreciatory terms and scores, for the robber himself, this is a way to make a profit, whether the robber is a single person or a country." ”
With a sweep of his eyes, he saw that everyone was frowning, Li Chuan sighed secretly in his heart, this is a collision of concepts, he feels that he is just saying flowers, and these ministers will also feel that it is not the right way.
"There is a good saying, no matter whether the cat is white or black, it is a good cat to catch a mouse, and for the country, in fact, it is the same, no matter whether it is a good method or a bad method, as long as it can make a profit, a strong country, it is a good way." Li Chuan knocked on the whiteboard and said: "We are all courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, and we must take the needs of the Tang Dynasty as the first goal, in order to achieve this goal, sometimes we need to abandon some stubborn ideas, put aside what is not right, and think about whether it is good for the country first." ”
"For example, the purchase of wool, I think we must continue, and at the same time, mutton and beef must also be purchased in large quantities, until we include the entire grassland into the territory of Datang, is this considered in the robber theory? In fact, it's just that the time has been longer, and the means are more gentle. Li Chuan's train of thought gradually became coherent, "But this is for the grassland, for Goryeo, you can't use this method of slow encroachment, fighting, it is necessary to fight, and the excuses are ready-made, while fighting, we must capture as many Goryeo people as possible, what do the captives do?" Building roads, building bridges, building embankments, planting trees, and all these aspects that required the Tang Dynasty to be forced into service were all handed over to these captives. ”
"You are so inhumane, our Datang is a state of etiquette!" The abrupt words sounded, but in fact, the sound was not very loud, but in the quiet hall, it was impossible to hear it.
Li Chuan turned his head to look, only to see that it was an official he didn't know, and he should not be a big official in terms of rank, and he was blushing at this moment, and he was a little at a loss.
Probably because he saw that those important ministers didn't make a sound, and he just came up, he didn't think it was appropriate.
Li Chuan ignored him, just knocked on the whiteboard again, drawing everyone's attention back, "The state of etiquette also scores against whom, do you still have to talk about etiquette to the enemy?" When a friend comes, there is wine, and when an enemy comes, there is a big sword! Be a man with clear grievances, don't welcome jackals into the house as sheep, that will cause heavy losses. ”
His eyes swept over the faces of the ministers, and he saw that some people were secretly poking and probing to observe Li Shimin's face, and a few officials who were just familiar with each other had even redder faces.
Li Chuan didn't quite understand their mental activities, so he only continued: "It is said that the Central Plains is vast and rich, but is this really the case? We lack copper, we lack silver, we lack gold, we lack coal, we lack oil, we lack iron, we lack salt, we lack many, many things, so what can we do? Buying with the outside? We don't have any money! The most convenient and quick way is to grab it! Grabbing resources, grabbing population, grabbing territory, grabbing all kinds of things we lack, this may affect some reputations, but it can make Datang more powerful, how to choose? You've got it! ”
"Of course, the robber theory is not that you can't put on a beautiful coat, I think you are much better than me in this regard, so I won't provide any advice." After Li Chuan finished speaking, he thought about it and felt that there was nothing to add, so he asked, "Is there anything else I don't understand?" ”
No one responded, all the ministers were thinking, and the official positions that were not thinking were too small to respond.
"Chen thinks that this bandit theory is very good, practical, efficient, and especially suitable for Datang." Xu Jingzong came out and especially supported Li Chuan.
Li Chuan glanced at him and felt that he was really a good match for the robber theory.
Of course, this guy is much more ruthless than a robber.
Eldest Sun Wuji's gaze stayed on Xu Jingzong for a few seconds, and then nodded: "If it's beneficial to Datang, there's nothing that can't be used." ”
"I'm afraid that if I really go to the court to discuss it, there will be many opponents." Fang Xuanling shook his head regretfully.
"There's no need to bring the robber theory to the court and say it, just analyze it in detail when you use it, it's a big deal to put on a beautiful coat." Du Ruhan smiled.
These courtiers are not the kind of pedantic, and it is impossible for a truly pedantic person to follow Li Shimin all the way to a high position.
Li Shimin swept over a few red-faced courtiers, and his eyes darkened.
"I also think that the method can be used, just use it carefully." Li Shimin asked in a deep voice: "Millennium, you also said that Datang lacks a lot of things, so where do you think we should go to 'get' these things?" ”
"The silver ore reserves of the Wa country are very large, larger than the reserves of the entire Tang Dynasty, and there are also a lot of gold mines, and the copper mine is a little far away, we can't reach it now, jade, Myanmar is the most famous, uh, probably the country of Pyu? It's around there, it's also very suitable for growing grain, three crops a year, and taking it down is equivalent to Datang having an inexhaustible granary, and I don't know about coal mines, but Datang's coal is enough for the time being, iron ore. Li Chuan sighed and said: "The iron ore in the Central Plains is very poor, and the quality is not good, if you want to find a good iron ore, you have to go north, and now over there, it should be all nomads, right?" It's not a climate, it's just that the weather is bad, which is the biggest obstacle, but the continent to the north is the most abundant area in the world with iron ore resources. ”
Li Shimin was very excited when he heard it, as if he had already won so much territory and resources according to Li Chuan's description!
He needs iron ore to make weapons, gold and silver mines, and even more needs a large granary for grain, and he can't let go of these places, just like Li Chuan said, taking these places is also for the sake of future generations.
If he works hard, future generations will not be able to eat enough.
My stomach hurts, I write slowly, I will replace it in the next moment......
Of course, the common people definitely don't care about this, and it's useless for students who are not officials to read it.
In the past, there was no condition for running a newspaper, but now with movable type printing, it is easy and enjoyable to start a newspaper.
And every traveler who wears to ancient times will run a newspaper, which is a sharp weapon to control public opinion, and this big killer weapon is in his hand, and it can control the direction of people's hearts at critical moments.
He felt that Li Shimin should be able to agree to the newspaper's proposal, but the question was, how could he take it into his own hands?
Even if you can't master it, if you can participate in it, you can have the right to speak, and if you make a wedding dress for someone else, it's better not to do it.
This matter still has to be considered, but it is not so anxious.
Thinking about it, it was time, Li Chuan put the book away, ate dinner, and went to Chongwen Palace.
His current routine is basically similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, and he falls asleep not long after dark, so he really has to eat this meal before class, otherwise he will sleep and accumulate food.
When I arrived at the Chongwen Palace, I sat down and waited for the others as usual.
Li Shimin, as the emperor, was of course the last to appear, but as soon as he appeared, he disrupted Li Chuan's plan.
"I'm going to talk about your robber theory today." Li Shimin frowned, he remembered as if he said so.
Li Chuanmo, robber theory? Also his? Did he say it?!
[Don't doubt the host, you did say it, you said it when you were drunk.] The system jumped out at the right time, and there was a sense of schadenfreude.
Li Chuan: "......"
Robber theory, he only thought about it in his heart after passing through, but he didn't expect it to come out bald when he was drunk.
But what's there to say about that? As the name suggests, it's a robbery!
Facing the eyes of the ministers, Li Chuan first turned around and wrote the four words of robber theory on the whiteboard.
"The word robber doesn't sound very good, actually, it's a derogatory term." Li Chuan thought about it and said: "But how to look at the depreciatory terms and scores, for the robber himself, this is a way to make a profit, whether the robber is a single person or a country." ”
With a sweep of his eyes, he saw that everyone was frowning, Li Chuan sighed secretly in his heart, this is a collision of concepts, he feels that he is just saying flowers, and these ministers will also feel that it is not the right way.
"There is a good saying, no matter whether the cat is white or black, it is a good cat to catch a mouse, and for the country, in fact, it is the same, no matter whether it is a good method or a bad method, as long as it can make a profit, a strong country, it is a good way." Li Chuan knocked on the whiteboard and said: "We are all courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, and we must take the needs of the Tang Dynasty as the first goal, in order to achieve this goal, sometimes we need to abandon some stubborn ideas, put aside what is not right, and think about whether it is good for the country first." ”
"For example, the purchase of wool, I think we must continue, and at the same time, mutton and beef must also be purchased in large quantities, until we include the entire grassland into the territory of Datang, is this considered in the robber theory? In fact, it's just that the time has been longer, and the means are more gentle. Li Chuan's train of thought gradually became coherent, "But this is for the grassland, for Goryeo, you can't use this method of slow encroachment, fighting, it is necessary to fight, and the excuses are ready-made, while fighting, we must capture as many Goryeo people as possible, what do the captives do?" Building roads, building bridges, building embankments, planting trees, and all these aspects that required the Tang Dynasty to be forced into service were all handed over to these captives. ”
"You are so inhumane, our Datang is a state of etiquette!" The abrupt words sounded, but in fact, the sound was not very loud, but in the quiet hall, it was impossible to hear it.
Li Chuan turned his head to look, only to see that it was an official he didn't know, and he should not be a big official in terms of rank, and he was blushing at this moment, and he was a little at a loss.
Probably because he saw that those important ministers didn't make a sound, and he just came up, he didn't think it was appropriate.
Li Chuan ignored him, just knocked on the whiteboard again, drawing everyone's attention back, "The state of etiquette also scores against whom, do you still have to talk about etiquette to the enemy?" When a friend comes, there is wine, and when an enemy comes, there is a big sword! Be a man with clear grievances, don't welcome jackals into the house as sheep, that will cause heavy losses. ”
His eyes swept over the faces of the ministers, and he saw that some people were secretly poking and probing to observe Li Shimin's face, and a few officials who were just familiar with each other had even redder faces.
Li Chuan didn't quite understand their mental activities, so he only continued: "It is said that the Central Plains is vast and rich, but is this really the case? We lack copper, we lack silver, we lack gold, we lack coal, we lack oil, we lack iron, we lack salt, we lack many, many things, so what can we do? Buying with the outside? We don't have any money! The most convenient and quick way is to grab it! Grabbing resources, grabbing population, grabbing territory, grabbing all kinds of things we lack, this may affect some reputations, but it can make Datang more powerful, how to choose? You've got it! ”
"Of course, the robber theory is not that you can't put on a beautiful coat, I think you are much better than me in this regard, so I won't provide any advice." After Li Chuan finished speaking, he thought about it and felt that there was nothing to add, so he asked, "Is there anything else I don't understand?" ”
No one responded, all the ministers were thinking, and the official positions that were not thinking were too small to respond.
"Chen thinks that this bandit theory is very good, practical, efficient, and especially suitable for Datang." Xu Jingzong came out and especially supported Li Chuan.