Volume 12 A Thousand Autumns Need a Hundred Battles Chapter 1149 National Policy (5)
"With the King of Guiyi here, why do you need to open a border market?"
Fang Qian couldn't help but retort, since ancient times, the reason why it was said that the opening of the border city was a major event of the imperial court was actually due to scarcity.
Whether it is the Qin and Han dynasties or the Tang Dynasty, the border markets are intermittent, and most of them cannot last long, not just because of mutual hatred, but because the Han and Hu people want what the other party is unwilling to give.
The Han people need war horses, the Hu people need tea, ironware, etc., and these things, as long as the two parties are not stupid, they will never be used to do any trade, in this way, the border market has actually lost the basis for saving zài, and the Han people sometimes use this to make a fuss, using silk, porcelain and other things to weaken the Hu people's morale, win over friendship, and make the Hu people have endless civil strife.
And once the Hu people are strong, such as the Jurchens, after the establishment of the Khitan state, they went south from time to time to plunder, and forced Hou Zhou to pay tribute to be a vassal, and the so-called border market is even more useless.
Therefore, most of the border market trade of Hanhu is only nominal, and has little practical use.
Due to the limitations of the times, neither Han nor Hu could see the benefits that could be brought to each other in trade, but more as a testimony of friendship.
After thousands of years, many talented people even believed that the border city was a move to fund the enemy, and even let the imperial spies enter the border pass, spy on the military situation, and sometimes build a court, or the emperor's majesty, abolish the border city, block the road, lest the enemy gain in the border market, so that the survival of the border market will be more difficult.
Fang Qian didn't say this, what he meant was that Great Qin was not short of good horses now, Great Qin's cavalry team was in a rapid expansion, and with the Guiyi King here, the northern steppes had gathered the Tatars. Kereh tribe and other tribes. Trade with Tibet. There is no benefit.
In fact, in the final analysis, I still feel that the benefits of the Tibetan people in trade are much stronger than those of Daqin, and I am unwilling, and this kind of thinking is also inherited from what the predecessors said......
"yes. When setting up a border market, there must be merchants who want to make profits and smuggle in contraband...... Moreover, under the command of King Guiyi, most of them are lawless...... In the future, the land under the jurisdiction of Tibet will be difficult to control...... In this way, the Tibetan people will profit from it, restore their vitality, or show a trend of not falling away. ”
Chong Sui also nodded in agreement. Above the border market, many ideas have deep-rooted stereotypes. The formation of such a concept is actually related to the fact that the Central Plains is rich and can always be self-sufficient, so the status of merchants has always been low, and the prohibition of trade has also been repeated.
On the other hand, the Hu people mostly live in bitter cold places, lack food and clothing, and are most keen on trade.
In contrast, no matter how strong the Han empire of the Central Plains is, no matter how clear the government is, it has always become more and more conservative, and conservatism is actually the beginning of its decline, which is also one of the internal reasons for the replacement of the Central Plains Dynasty......
Emperor Chengwu was also silent at this time, but what he thought in his heart was that what he said was similar to Fang Qian and Chong Sui.
However, Zhao Shi doesn't care here, he doesn't think so long-term, but although in terms of concept, it is more and more in line with this era, but after all, it is a little different, and the vision is not the same, and he feels that trade circulation is not all bad for Daqin.
After listening to what the two said, they just smiled, and there was no sense of annoyance and embarrassment, "Your Majesty, Weichen just said casually, as for success or failure, it still needs to be Majesty, the important ministers in the court have discussed and decided, now my Great Qin is strong, Tubo is weak, there are many options to choose from, there are many wise people in the court, and there are no good strategies......"
"Besides, whether it is the northern grassland tribes, or the Tubo people, or even the Western Xia tribes, the powerful people are extravagant, and the people have no food and clothing, and they are poor......
"What's more, the Hu people do not produce, mostly to shepherd livestock for a living, can tea, grain and grass, salt and other things necessary for the Hu people, change their livestock, over time, the Hu people livestock is scarce, but the population has multiplied, so, the lifeline gradually into my hands, once not subordinate, closed the border, without spending a soldier, the Hu people have been in chaos......"
"There are many ways to plan, and His Majesty only needs to choose the good and accept it...... Open the way of speech, not conservative, know how to be flexible, there is no good law for eternity, save a good policy for a while, with the strength of my China, there are many talents, why worry about the big thing? ”
After speaking, Zhao Shi arched his hand, "The shallow view of the micro-minister, most of it is nonsense, if there is any disrespect, please forgive your majesty...... But it's still the old saying, as long as I'm a great Qin, a gentleman, a good minister, and a mere Hu people, how can I put it in my eyes as a big Qin? ”
The meaning of these words is deep, and if they are written on paper, I am afraid that it will be another big article.
He stared at the wine and food on the table, as if he wanted to see the flowers, but the chopsticks in his hand creaked and broke.
Fang Qian looked at it directly, but he didn't have any focal length, and when he was thinking, he didn't know where his thoughts had drifted.
Emperor Chengwu, but he couldn't hold back, stood up, walked back and forth beside him twice, sat down again, and sighed after a while, "It's a pity that I didn't bring Julang over...... The words of the great general are contrary to many of the predecessors, but they are really the road of the country, not conservative, know how to be flexible, there is no good law for eternity, and there is a good strategy for a while...... Well, such insight should be admonished for the grandchildren of posterity......"
After that, he raised the wine, gestured slightly, drank it all, and then laughed and said, "If I don't force each other, how can I hear such good words tonight?" ”
Fang Qian had already come to his senses at this time, in fact, Zhao Shi's words were mostly ordinary, and there were many things to be discussed, but there was no good law for eternity, and the words of good strategies for a while were truly shocking.
You must know that the courtiers at this time, the pursuit of a lifetime, is actually just a sentence, the good law of eternity.
Generally speaking, above the court, there will always be a message that the law of the ancestors cannot be changed lightly, in other words, no matter what the ancestors say, whether it is good or bad, whether it is in line with today's reality, can not be moved lightly, in fact, this comes from the words of Confucianism, for only one thing, stable dìng, stable dìng's inheritance, stable dìng's governing policy, stable dìng's court pattern, and so on.
In many cases, this kind of ancestral law will become an excuse for courtiers to attack each other, but it also protects the imperial power, political power, and military power very well, so that many unplanned changes and chaos disappear invisibly, which is beneficial to a dynasty.
But more often, the rigid and rigid routine, the anachronistic ancestral law, the guide will only be rigid, many changes, can not touch the so-called ancestral law passed down to the world, the palace, the government and the opposition, between the law, there are such rules and regulations, so that the measures of change, most of them are superficial, and in the face of such a law, many courtiers who are committed to the Ding Revolution, and even the king, are discouraged, dare not take a step beyond the thunder pool.
In fact, this also shows that the usefulness of the law of the ancestors, safeguarding the interests of the fixed class, and changing the law must mean that the authority of these vested interests has been touched.
Therefore, every time the law is changed, there will be many obstacles, and it will be full of thorns, but it also continues the continuation of the current regime, whether it is to survive or something else......
And Zhao Shi's words, whether they meant something or a feeling, Fang Qian at this time classified this great general into the firm Dingge faction, and he was also worried in his heart, since the law of the ancestors was changeable, did it also mean that this great general...... Have a different mind?
Thinking about it again, this general has always been indifferent to the government and politics, except for the establishment of the national military supervisor and those illustrious exploits, there have been few words in the court, which makes it easy to ignore the past, until the Chang'an Rebellion......
But since Jingxing Dingge, if there is no support from military generals like Zhao Shi and Zhao Zhuguo, how can we get to where we are today?
And think about it a little deeper, what was the Chang'an Rebellion for?
The battle for storage positions......
The Wang family, as well as the generals Wang Pei, Zhehui and others, are they all from the wealthy families?
In fact, it was just a fierce collision between the gate valve and the Dingge faction, and in the end, at the moment when the general Zhao Shi waved his troops into Beijing, the conservative faction with the Wang family fell to the ground with a bang, and in front of the sword and gun, all the conspiracies and tricks, all the long-term ambitions, were crushed.
Fang Qian suddenly realized, and at the same time, he was also shocked, and he already had a clear understanding of the direction of the court in the future.
With the support of this great general, the theory that Jingxing's old ministers lost power is self-defeating, and it is no wonder that after His Majesty ascended the throne today, the court has quickly stabilized, and it seems that ...... There are a lot of smart people, but I'm stupid here.
Looking at the excited appearance of His Majesty the Emperor, Fang Qian even understood that there was nothing strange about the reason why His Majesty the Emperor was like this, there was a lot of secrets in the palace that would be involved here, and Fang Qian didn't want to think about it.
He only needed to understand now that His Majesty the Emperor was very fond of such a suggestion, and thinking too much about it would not do him any good.
With the reign of His Majesty the Emperor, the big family in Beijing may be able to live in peace, or they may be able to serve the country, but as in the past, the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, the family is prosperous, and the glory and wealth are inexhaustible, but it is impossible......
(Ask for a monthly pass, it's hotter than yesterday, Acao really can't stand it, I found a hotel to rest for a day during the day, watched TV for a day, and the update doesn't seem to be guaranteed...... But Ah Cao is trying his best to code.,There's another chapter in the evening.,I just don't know if it can be uploaded before twelve o'clock.。 (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )
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