Chapter 35: At a Historical Juncture, the Dialogue between Liu Yong and Zhuge Liang (3)

"Good!" Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

It is not difficult to see that Liu Yong's method of targeting the wealthy family for generations of officials and mastering the famous weapons of the imperial court is very effective.

"Your Majesty is really unique, with novel ideas and open-minded ......" Zhuge Liang's face was moved, and his excitement was overflowing, "It's really ...... That's a lot of money! ”

And Liu Yong bowed slightly, and said humbly: "Prime Minister Liao praised." ”

To borrow a sentence from Mr. Sun Yat-sen - the general trend of the world is vast, and those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it die.

This is not Liu Yong's credit, but the inevitability of history and the trend of future development!

With the development of history, the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves, and the front waves died on the beach - the aristocratic politics of the pre-Qin and Han dynasties and the gate valve system of the Wei and Jin dynasties and the north and south of the Wei and Jin dynasties were bound to be replaced by the civil politics of the rise of small landlords, which is a natural law.

"But, Your Majesty, the situation you want to achieve is based on the easier and wider dissemination of knowledge............ At the moment, the premise you've set doesn't hold. Zhuge Liang's eyes were very hot, and he immediately said the fate of Liu Yong's thoughts.

The spread of books and the inheritance of culture in this era were realized by hand-copying on bamboo slips, which was time-consuming and laborious, and it was easy to copy mistakes and omissions, which not only hindered the development of culture, but also brought undue losses to the spread of culture.

And Liu Yong's answer to this question is............ Paper & Printing!

Improving papermaking Liu Yong has already ordered Li Yang to go down to research and development, presumably after a while, Li Yang will be tinkering, and then only printing will be left below.

Printing, to be precise, is block printing!

And how to invent engraving printing, Liu Yong wants to say that it is not too simple.

He was already confident about this, "Prime Minister, I have a plan. Come, Gong and look at ......"

Liu Yong motioned to Zhuge Liang to pay attention to the chessboard in front of the two, and pointed to the notches on the chessboard and said: "If you use a carving knife to carve the anti-character characters into raised yang characters on the woodblock, and at the same time remove the remaining blank parts on the woodblock to make it concave, and then brush the bottom of the woodboard notches with ink, and finally cover the paper on the board." ”

After the comparison, Liu Yong raised his head and asked Zhuge Liang, who was fascinated: "Then what will the prime minister say............ What will the paper look like? ”

At this moment, Zhuge Liang's eyes were full of colorful ripples, he thought carefully, and blurted out suddenly: "Words will be printed on the paper!" ”

"That's right! And you can also print images! Liu Yong added

Looking at the young but heroic Liu Yong, Zhuge Liang was really relieved at the moment, the early wisdom and maturity of the Son of Heaven is really a blessing for the country!

Thousands of worlds, how brilliant, there will always be some talented people in this world, there are ancient Ganluo twelve-year-old worship, Zhuge Liang believes that today's young son of heaven also belongs to that kind of people.

After years of tempering and precipitation, it may not be impossible to be a master of Zhongxing.

Yes, it still needs to go through years of growth and stumbling, Zhuge Liang has to say that the scene depicted by Liu Yong is very tempting, but ...... If we want to let the children of mud legs and bitter people also be able to read and write, if we do not use the power of the state to promote this cause, what a long evolution it will be......

Decades? Or a few hundred years?

Even if, even with the vigorous promotion and support of the imperial court, the children of peasant families whose parents are illiterate can grow into talents in a very short period of time, and can openly compete with the children of those big families without falling behind?

Joke! Do you really think that the children of the big family are all gentlemen, unlearned, and unskilled, and other people's scriptures and heirlooms and family blessings are useless?

To put it mildly, even if people are gentlemen, they are also knowledgeable and have seen the world! Stronger than the children of the poor family...... Too much!

"Your Majesty, ten years of trees, a hundred years of people. The game you have laid out is so magnificent, it is not like something that can be completed in a few years and ten years, but it is like a heavy task for several generations and a hundred-year plan! "Although Zhuge Liang doesn't want to pour cold water on Liu Yong, as the prime minister, Shangzuo Tianzi and Li Shu, what should be said must be said.

The bystanders are clear, and the authorities are confused.

After Zhuge Liang's analysis, Liu Yong's enthusiasm was extinguished at once, and he really let ...... Prime Minister Zhuge is right!

Historically, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who was labeled as a tyrant, made a loud bang in the sky - the imperial examination system made a shining debut, and then the Tang Dynasty issued engraving and printing, but it was not until the Song Dynasty that the imperial examination system really matured, and civil politics only established a dominant position for 800 years at that time.

Yu Yu let out a sigh, "I'm still too young......"

However, Liu Yong still did not give up, he believed that as long as he was flexible, he would always find a way...... It's just that the time hasn't come!

Zhuge Liang saw that the young emperor was a little frustrated, so he immediately changed the topic and asked: "If Your Majesty can change the situation of the family holding the official position, then ...... What measures will Your Majesty take to strengthen the country's strength next? ”

"Han Cheng Qin system, this "Han" is talking about the first Han, the reason why the first Han is so powerful is nothing more than four words: make up the household and the people! Liu Yong bowed his head and replied, still thinking about a solution.

"Compile the people! What a family! Zhuge Liang was shocked and changed color, at this moment he really felt that Liu Yong was the reincarnation of Liu Bei!

Because, because when he and the first emperor Liu Bei discussed the first Han Dynasty, when they were prosperous, the most mentioned point was to compile the household Qi people.

Han Cheng Qin system, the household Qi people, the world's homesteaders, tenant farmers, tenant workers into the household registration, they are the cornerstone of the country, the number of people directly related to the strength of the country, the army from them, the court taxes are also collected from them.

The reason why the Han Dynasty was able to have a strong national strength and to form a large-scale, large-number, and combat-effective county national army system was because of the huge number of people and the high-pressure policy against the landlords!

It was in the late Han Dynasty that it lost its control over the landlords, the wind of annexation prevailed, and the number of people decreased, so that the state could not recruit qualified county soldiers, and the county army system collapsed. So much so that Guangwu was able to defeat the 420,000 county soldiers of the new dynasty with a very disparity in strength, and by that time...... The so-called county soldiers only have crooked melons and cracked dates, which have long been rotten. Because of this, Guangwu will be the lieutenant of the inner and outer parts of the province and dismiss the county soldiers.

Although it is good to compile a household, it is a pity to ...... If the problem of the wealthy family cannot be solved, everything can only be talked about on paper.

Zhuge Liang shook his head regretfully, "It's a pity! Your Majesty, although the ideal is good, the cruel thing is the reality. ”

Although there is little chance of realizing the integration of the people, from today's long talk, Zhuge Liang finally determined that Liu Yongzhen is a master, and Liu Yongneng's visit in person also indicates the problem - the Son of Heaven still values the prime minister.

As for Li Yan's appointment as the imperial doctor, it is not so unacceptable. Thinking like this, Zhuge Liang turned the topic back to the topic: "Li Yan, the minister designated by Emperor Zhaolie, His Majesty now regards him as the imperial historian, and the minister still thinks that there is nothing wrong with it. ”

"Oh," Liu Yong was overjoyed when he heard Zhuge Liang say this, "So, the prime minister agreed?" ”

"Yes, but the minister also has a request, and His Majesty Wanwang will grant it."

As long as he can agree to Li Yan as the imperial doctor, Liu Yong will naturally have no choice, "Prime Minister, please speak." ”

"In the future, Ruochen will lead the Northern Expedition, with Li Yan as his deputy."

Liu Yong thought for a moment, and agreed: "Quasi!" ”

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Five days later, the council

Liu Yongmian wore court clothes, sat at a higher price, and the civil and military ministers of the conference.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang came out of the class and said: "Chen Liang and Jiuqing, generals, ministers, liehous, and officials have two thousand stones: Guangluxun, Jiangzhou Governor, Duting Marquis Li Yan's ministers, Fuzhen Dongjiang, and the merit is in Sheji. It is advisable to move to the imperial doctor, three public positions, and two thousand stones! ”

Liu Yongzheng sat precariously, his face was solemn, and he opened his mouth to reply: "However, his order is to build the Imperial Shi Dafu Office, and put it as a subordinate official." ”

At the beginning of August of the fourth year of the Jianxing Dynasty of the Wei Han Dynasty, the Son of Heaven ordered Shangshu to order Chen Zhen to draft the "Cewen", and sent Taichang Lai Gongzhijie to Li Yan's mansion to grant the "Cewen".

Stern for the imperial historian said: I am not built by the family, flattering the unification, conscientious, dare not Kangning, think about the people, afraid of not being able to sui. Yu play! The imperial historian is strict with his intentions, and he does not slack off to assist me, help to declare the light, and the king is relentless!

Following

The Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials gathered in Zhaolie Temple, and Prime Minister Liang read out the "Strategy" and sang loudly: In August of the fourth year of Han Jianxing, the emperor issued an edict to Li Yanqi as the imperial historian!

Then the drums sounded in unison, and the chimes played!

The ministers shouted: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Congratulations to Dr. Yushi! ”