Chapter 231: Simplifying
After Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, in order to boast of martial arts, whitewash the peace and prevent the people from revolting. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info collected the weapons of the world and cast twelve bronze men. In the process, there was a backlash. But it was forcibly completed by Qin Shi Huang with an iron fist.
Unfortunately, this did not stop the people from revolting, and the people rose up and overthrew the rule of the Qin Dynasty.
The seizure of weapons involves almost all the people of the Tang Dynasty, which is a major event, and the opposition is very strong.
The court is like a vegetable market, everyone is noisy.
Today's Li Shimin did not let everyone fully discuss it as usual, and then put on a chapter to state their opinions. He decisively declared that the matter was imperative. He also asked everyone to write a recital, but instead of talking about whether it was feasible, he discussed how to proceed smoothly. Immediately, he ordered the court to disperse.
Soon after, the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin's study.
Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li Tai, Li Su, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, Cen Wenwen, Hou Junji, and Wei Zheng attended the seminar.
Li Shimin said: "The matter of confiscating civilian weapons is imperative, and this matter will no longer be discussed." Let you come here today is to ask people to ask questions, and then come up with solutions. ”
If Li Chengqian, Li Ke, and Li Tai were allowed to make up their minds, they would have already made up their minds and would not speak, but if they were asked to point out the difficulties of the problem, everyone would have done so.
Li Chengqian said: "Father, if you collect the weapons in the hands of the people, you will definitely be opposed. The amount of copper and iron in our dynasty is scarce and expensive, and the weapons in the hands of the people, especially the military households, are all purchased by themselves, and if they are confiscated, they will definitely not want to. ”
Li Shimin said: "Okay, the prince raised a question, which is very pertinent. If you have any questions, let's talk about them. ”
Li Chengqian was encouraged and very happy, and continued: "The nobles of the imperial court and the generals of the army have in their homes the generals and the personal guards of the courtyard, and they have a large number of weapons in their hands, which is also difficult to collect. ”
As soon as Li Ke and Li Tai saw Li Chengqian's face, they hurriedly meditated there to see if there were any questions to ask.
Li Ke said: "The grassland people and the various ethnic groups in the Western Regions have a large number of weapons in their hands, and it is difficult to collect them. ”
Li Tai hurriedly said: "The rich and powerful gentry also have a large number of private armies, and this is also very difficult. In addition, the practice of civilian martial arts is very prevalent in many areas, and it is even more difficult to collect weapons.
There is also the problem of confiscating all civilian weapons. The practice of martial arts among the people will inevitably be greatly affected, will this weaken the bloodiness of the people of Datang, and will it have an impact on the recruitment of high-quality soldiers in Datang? ”
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Very good, you are all very thoughtful." Then he asked the other ministers, "What other concerns do you have?" ”
The three princes all said the same, and the ministers all shook their heads and said that they had no new opinions.
Li Shimin said: "Okay, let's talk about it, how to solve these problems, so that we can smoothly complete the task of collecting weapons this time?" ”
This matter is very difficult, no matter whose weapons are confiscated, it is a matter of offending people, and if it is not done well, it may even provoke a popular uprising, then it will be troublesome.
Li Chengqian, Li Ke, and Li Tai really couldn't think of any proper opinions, so they didn't say anything. The ministers could not come up with any better advice for a while.
Hou Junji said: "Your Majesty, what to do so much, the imperial court issued a decree to restrict them from handing over their weapons, and the minister does not believe that anyone dares to openly resist, although the minister's armed police force is not as good as the field army, but it is not a vegetarian." ”
Wei Zheng said: "No, if you do this, what is the difference between it and Qin Shi Huang's approach?" ”
The eldest grandson Wuji also said: "The minister agrees with Lord Wei's opinion. If there is no good way to do this, it is better not to do it. ”
At this time, Li Jing said, "What is the opinion of His Royal Highness King Liang?" ”
Li Shimin said: "Yes, King Liang, why don't you speak?" I asked you to come, not with only ears, let's talk about it. ”
Li Su said: "Father, the problems pointed out by the imperial brothers just now are very accurate, and the sons and daughters will throw bricks and lead the jade and talk about a little superficial opinion.
First, this matter involves the whole country, and it is not appropriate to do it at the same time, but it can be carried out step by step.
First of all, for the time being, the Western Regions and the steppe peoples will not be engaged in the collection of weapons. In this way, the scope of weapons collected is narrowed. It's easy to operate.
Second, for the nobles of the imperial court and the ministers of civil and military affairs, make a rule to keep the types and numbers of weapons, and then ask them to hand over the surplus weapons, they will not strongly object.
In this way, only the weapons in the hands of the common people remain, and it will be much easier to collect.
Second, the prince's brother is right, the weapons in the hands of the people are their own, and the court can't just forcibly collect them.
First of all, it is necessary to buy the weapons in the hands of the people according to the market price. In this way, their opinions are much smaller.
There is a problem here, due to the huge number of weapons in the civilian sector, the imperial court has acquired these weapons, and the financial pressure is also very high. Therefore, it is possible to withhold payment to them for the time being or to pay them part of the purchase price first. This part of the purchase price is deducted from their taxes.
In fact, the imperial court will not have much to lose. The weapons that were collected were handed over to the Ministry of Industry for use if they were of good quality, and the Ministry of Industry for recuperation of those with poor quality, which was also a lot of money.
Thirdly, in order to further reduce the resistance, it can be executed in three more time periods.
First, within one month, the imperial court purchased weapons in full. Second, weapons were purchased at half price in the second month, and third, after the above-mentioned time limit, the imperial court went forward to confiscate them and investigate their responsibilities.
Erchen thought that not many people would persist to the end, and even if someone did do that, it would be a very small number of people who would pose no threat to the imperial court. ”
Before Li Yu's voice fell, Wei Zheng said, "Okay, good way." ”
Li Jing nodded and said: "It is feasible to divide such a big matter into small sections to solve it, and divide the contradictions of the entire society." ”
The eldest grandson Wuji said: "The minister agrees with the opinion of His Royal Highness King Liang. ”
Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, and Cen Wenwen also agreed.
Li Shimin said with a smile: "This son of mine with three evils, any complicated matter can be easily solved." is worthy of being my Li Shimin's son. Speaking of this, he saw that the other sons looked unhappy and said, "My other sons are also doing well, and the problem is very accurate." ”
Then, he said: "If you have no opinion on this matter, it will be decided." ”
At this time, Li Tai said: "Father, there is still a problem that has not been solved. ”