Chapter 70: Change

Emperor Zhu, who had never read a book before, suddenly became a scholar who was rich and rich. At every turn, he can refute others completely, as if his knowledge is a lot higher than everyone else.

After being refuted, I still couldn't find a word to defend myself.

There is a master behind the emperor!

It's right not to go against him in the future, otherwise it's boring to blame yourself.

"Therefore, Lao Tzu's theory is only suitable for self-cultivation and self-cultivation, not for governing the country." Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "Or that the Tao Te Ching is not about governing the country, but about the art of cultivation, which was misunderstood by you. ”

"Your Majesty just let the King of Goryeo submit to the Ming Dynasty and never rebel again, why bother to kill them all? I have always stood in the world with benevolence and holy virtues, so why should I covet other people's land? Gao Qidao.

"Even if Goryeo surrenders this time, it doesn't mean that it will always surrender in the future. They will surely come back in the future, because there are no eternal friends in the world, only eternal interests. Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Let's do this once and for all, to get rid of future troubles." ”

"Your Majesty, the expedition to Goryeo will definitely cost me a lot of money and food." Lu Chang said, "In the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, many places needed money, and rest and recuperation was the right way, not suitable for labor expeditions. ”

"The silver will be taken from our fifty million taels!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "And there will be more five million taels to enrich the treasury in the future, so we don't have no money." ”

Engage in this set again! Lu Chang reluctantly returned to his position, who called the money in the treasury all his? When the emperor has money, he speaks loudly, and if he wants to fight, he fights, and the head of the household is soft, and he can't object.

"Expedition to Goryeo, I'm afraid the people of the world will not agree." At this time, Li Shanchang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the will of the people cannot be violated!" The people of the world have been enlightened by the saints for a long time, and they also have the wind of benevolence. ”

"The people are benevolent, simple and kind, haven't they been harmed by Confucianism?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Tell the people of Liaodong that if Hua Yunlong captures Goryeo, the imperial court will exempt them from taxes for three years." ”

If Hua Yunlong captures Goryeo, he will be exempted from the tax burden of the people of Liaodong for three years?

When the ministers heard this, they were all stunned.

Zhu Yuanzhang's move is simply not too powerful.

It can be said to be groundbreaking, a killing move that has never been used by successive monarchs.

On the expedition to Goryeo, the rear of the Ming army was Liaodong. If the people of Liaodong learned of this news, the rear would immediately become solid and ironclad, becoming a solid backing for Huayunlong's expeditionary army.

In order to live a good life in the future, the people of Liaodong will push a small cart to send money, food, and lead the way to Hua Yunlong's army. Even the young and middle-aged people among the people will enthusiastically join the army, so that Hua Yunlong will continue to be a soldier.

Interests are such a thing, it will make people crazy, who in the world doesn't want to live a good life?

In this way, Hua Yunlong is not alone, but has to add thousands of people in Liaodong. The power of the people is water, and Tang Taizong said that water can carry a boat or overturn a boat.

In the past, when the people did not have enough to eat, they could gather to overthrow a decaying dynasty. Now Zhu Yuanzhang has used this terrible force at the cost of three years of tax burden.

Emperor Zhu's move is amazing!

The ministers knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was powerful before, but they had never seen him so powerful.

How did he come up with this trick? The ministers couldn't figure it out.

They would never have imagined that this trick was also taught by Qin Yu to Zhu Yuanzhang. Qin Yu once told him when he was chatting with 'Huang Village Chief' about history that the Xiongnu people supported the war, mainly because the Xiongnu nobles gave them money and grain after plundering the Central Plains. Only tangible interests can unite the people's hearts, and everything else is nonsense.

In this way, the battle of the expedition to Goryeo seemed to have been won and lost before the battle began.

Unless the expeditionary general Hua Yunlong's ability is too poor.

But Huai'an Hou Huayunlong is an expeditionary general carefully selected by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he has also followed Xu Da to Liaodong before, and has rich combat experience, so Zhu Yuanzhang's vision of people will not be wrong.

"It seems that Goryeo is going to be finished this time." The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs sighed for Goryeo.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang did this, setting a precedent for giving benefits to the people if he won the battle. If the war is won, the local people will be exempted from the tax burden for three years, and the people in other states and counties will definitely be red-eyed when they hear it.

They will complain in private, why is there no war on their land? From then on, everyone in China was warlike, and everyone wanted to fight. It will become as fierce as the Xiongnu and become a fighting nation.

In the future, Zhu Yuanzhang wants to start a war elsewhere, and the people of that place will cheer.

Thinking of this, the scholars in the court all broke out in a cold sweat on their backs: Emperor Zhu, this is changing the customs of the Chinese people.

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"Your Majesty, the minister thinks this is absolutely impossible!" At this time, Wang Lei, the imperial historian, stood up, "My Chinese people have always been humble and benevolent, and Your Majesty will become a sinner of the Chinese people through the ages if you change the customs and morality of the Chinese people in this way." ”

"Is it good to be humble and loving?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "The Chinese people have been humble and benevolent for thousands of years, but what is the result? It is to let corrupt officials and corrupt officials dare not stand up and resist. is that every time there is a catastrophe, they will starve all over the wilderness, and even there will be a human tragedy of changing children and eating, and they will choose to go against the grain. Such humility and charity are not needed! ”

"The second emperor of Huiqin in the Song Dynasty was executed to hold the sheep ceremony, insulting me in China for thousands of years; Five chaotic China, the Han people almost perished the country and extinction; Cliffs and mountains jumped into the sea, and 200,000 sons and daughters of Yan and Huang were martyred. These are the benefits of the thousand-year-old folk customs of modesty and benevolence to the Chinese nation? When the descendants of Yan and Huang suffered humiliation and almost wiped out their race, where were the saints who claimed to be humble and benevolent? ”

If Qin Yu was here, he would definitely point out to him that there was another title for flaunting humility and benevolence - Our Lady.

When a group of scholars heard this, they were speechless in shock.

"What's wrong with us asking our Chinese sons and daughters to no longer be bullied and become a fighting nation? You scholars, do you want to reappear in the sheep ceremony, and jump into the sea in the cliff and mountain? ”

"Your Majesty, no matter what you say, the minister just doesn't agree." Wang Lei said, "This goes against the teachings of the saints and will ruin my Chinese nation." If His Majesty does not withdraw his order, the minister will admonish him with death. ”

"After the death of the minister, he will definitely leave a good name for the ages, and all the scholars in the world will know that there was a scholar Wang Lei who adhered to integrity and defended the thousand-year-old benevolence and righteousness of the Chinese nation with his death. And His Majesty will also become a belligerent man, and will be spit on by thousands of descendants. ”

After saying that, he walked to the front of the pillar and made a gesture to hit the pillar and die.

"Two Tigers!" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't bother to argue with him when he saw this, but just gave a cold order.

"The minister is here." Two Tiger Road.

"Put it in a sack and fall to your death outside the Fengtian Temple!" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly, "Since you want this good name, we will give you a good name." In addition, I will send the Nine Clans again! ”