Seeing this article published in the Di newspaper, Song Jing's eyes darkened, and he suddenly fainted, and almost fell to the ground.

It was still the servant's quick eyes and hands that hurriedly helped him, so that he did not fall to the ground.

"Woe to you, woe to you......"

Song Jing shook his head and said, "Who is this Li Taibai?" I really don't know whether to live or die...... I don't know if I'm alive or dead! Even dare to say this kind of thing, just say it, and dare to mail it to the newspaper. ”

"And those damn newspapers don't even know what to say, and publish such an article that is easy to cause controversy!"

"Aren't they really afraid of being investigated? Do you think it's great to have a backer......"

Song Jing thought that if he burned the article, everything would be fine.

But I didn't expect this arrogant and dissolute offspring to be so ignorant of life and death, and mailed this article to the Di newspaper!

At this moment, it is directly published and faced with people all over the world......

This made Song Jing a little numb.

After a while, he sighed slowly and said, "That's it, this layer of paper is going to be pierced after all......"

Meanwhile.

Guozijian.

This is an independent educational administrative body.

The supreme administrator of the country is the sacrificial wine, which is equivalent to the president of the university.

In addition, there is a master and a master bookkeeper, who are responsible for specific matters such as students' academic performance and student status.

Overseas students also take classes in Kunizijian.

However, Guozijian does not have language courses, nor does it have special classes for international students, so international students who are not good at Chinese will have some difficulty learning.

Guozijian has set up six disciplines.

"Guozixue" recruits the children of officials above the third grade.

"Taixue" recruits the children of officials above the fifth grade.

The "Four Schools" recruit the children of officials with more than seven grades.

"Law Study" recruits the children of officials below the eighth rank and the children of common people, mainly majoring in learning laws and orders.

"Calligraphy" also recruits the children of officials below the eight grades and the children of Shuren, with the Five Classics, Shuowen, and Zilin as their majors.

"Arithmetic" and "Law" have the same enrollment conditions as "Calligraphy", and the majors are to study the Nine Chapters and the Zhou Ji Arithmetic Classics.

The students who can come to Guozijian to take classes in Guozixue and Taixue are basically the children of the nobility of the country.

At this moment, these powerful children, holding a newspaper, are discussing hotly.

"This Li Taibai is so bold, he dares to say about the affairs of the Gentiles?"

"Isn't this talking about the Sui Dynasty?"

"You know what, it's called insinuation!"

"This is a national policy, it is to show the power of my Tang Dynasty to all countries, and it is a major event that will last for centuries. Didn't listen to what they complained! ”

"Yes, this person thinks that he uses money to buy face, and his practical money buys master and slave. The Heavenly Soldiers are really going to conquer the unsubordinate! ”

"This kind of person really doesn't know what to say, he can only see his own one-acre and three-point land, he doesn't know, this is a grand event that will be famous for centuries!"

"The tributary system has existed for so many years, since the Zhou Dynasty to the present, no one has stood up to speak, as far as he is powerful, he would rather be a friend than a slave, I really don't know the overall situation!"

"yes, it's too small......"

"This is the vassal state to the central dynasty "tribute"! This is the tributary system! What does he know? ”

"These low-level fart people dare to come out and talk nonsense after reading books and don't understand anything, it's damn it!"

Meanwhile.

Students of the disciplines of "arithmetic" and "law" and "calligraphy" are also holding this newspaper and are discussing.

The voices they discussed were completely different from those of Guozixue and Taixue.

"This Li Taibai really dares to say it, risking the disapproval of the world, this kind of thing, it's good to express dissatisfaction in private, and dare to say it directly......"

"In fact, the problem that comes out here is just a small head, those foreign merchants came to the capital, and they made a lot of money by doing business and selling all the way, and they made a lot of money, this is all the people's fat and people's ointment......"

"No, he wrote about the problems of the Sui Dynasty, this is what happened to us in the Tang Dynasty, how can he write it?"

"Indeed......"

"Those Gentiles show off their might, and no one dares to care about them when they commit crimes, and they really don't know who is the master and who is the servant!"

"This is the first time I have seen the Lord claim to be his master, and to curry favor with his servants in order to gain approval."

"Yes, Sui spent a lot of money to hold the Wanguo Dynasty, we all inherited it, and even surpassed it, and it cost a lot of money, but no one dared to say that there were many taboos! This Li Taibai really dares to say it, he is really not afraid of death! ”

"I had some disputes a few days ago, and the people in the yamen didn't want to care at all, and they directly made me admit my mistake when I went forward, and those gentiles encountered problems, and they greeted each other with a smile like dogs, and they were very happy to deal with problems for others!"

"The country is not the country, the people are not the people, this is the policy of the dynasty, no one dares to say anything, but this Li Taibai dares to say it, it is really bold!"

And at this time, the Gentiles who went to school in Guozijian also saw this newspaper.

"Rather with friends than with domestic slaves, what does this article mean?"

The one who spoke was Abe Nakamaro, he was an international student from Dongying, and he took classes at Taixue, and those who could come here to take classes were all children of officials above the fifth grade.

Seeing that Abe Nakamaro was interested in this article, Tai Student hurriedly said: "This is a dissolute word, not enough to worry about!" ”

"If that's the case, why is it in the Di Newspaper?" Abe Nakamaro asked with some confusion, although his accent was still a little strange, but he was able to communicate normally.

"This person criticizes the Sui Dynasty's Wanguo Dynasty, so as to satirize our Kaiyuan Dynasty's Wanguo Dynasty, which costs a lot of money, and is unwilling to put these expenses on people's livelihood." Someone on the side explained.

"That's what it means, I said that he was clearly talking about the Sui Dynasty, why are you still very unhappy, it turns out that you are being sarcastic." Abe Nakamaro nodded and said.

Then Abe Zhongmalu asked a little strangely: "But the Tang Dynasty is rich and the people are strong, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the sea is peaceful, and every family is rich, why would this person say that?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the face of the student next to him was a little unsightly, and he said nonsense.

"That's what this man doesn't know!"

"Having said it, the arrogant words of dissoluteness are not enough!"

"Well, there are poor people!"

"The capital city must be richer, but the outside will be poorer......"

Listen to the gossip of the people.

"Soga ......" Abe Zhongmaru gradually understood, he nodded and said: "Then there is nothing wrong with this article, this is a very good article, if this can make Datang more rich and powerful, isn't it a very good article?" As a king, as an official, you should be considerate of your people. ”

Hearing this, the students next to them blushed one by one, and lowered their heads in shame, their subconscious thoughts were to reprimand the absurdity of this article, and asked Abe Nakamaro not to care, they didn't think about their own people's affairs at all.

However, what I didn't expect was that Abe Nakamaro didn't care about the accusations of this article at all, but agreed with it!

The topic of gentiles has always been the sensitivity.

People who dare to speak up on these topics often do not end well.

Because they touched too many interest groups.

Many families have reached an alliance of interests with Hu Shang.

In this era, it is tolerance, openness, freedom, and the prosperity of the Celestial Empire, and those who dare to speak out about these problems will be targeted by them.

Those who have opinions about these Gentiles, that is, those who are politically incorrect, must be suppressed!

In this era, Tang Xuanzong treated Gentiles equally in the true sense, and almost one-tenth of the officials in the imperial court came from foreign countries.

Sun Guangxian's "Northern Dream Trivia" cloud: "Tang from Dazhong to Xiantong, Bai Zhongling entered the worship of the prime minister, the second Bi Xiang, Cao Xiangzhen, Luo Xiangshao, the power of the envoy also, and then ascended the rock corridor. Cui Xiangshen said: "Recently, the Chinese book is full of Tibetan people. 'Fan people, cover Bi Bai Cao Luo as the surname of Fan."

According to statistics, there were as many as 3,000 foreigners who served as officials in the Tang Dynasty, and they could even become prime ministers.

When foreigners entered the Tang Dynasty and became Tang people, the number of people who squeezed out the existing Han nationality and rose to high officials was extremely large.

More and more foreigners are becoming high-ranking officials, and more and more illegal immigrants are taking advantage of their ethnic advantages to take deep roots in this era of tolerance, openness, and freedom.

The so-called prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty and the so-called unprecedented era of self-confidence are just extravagant scenes that have been sacrificed for countless low-level people.

The scholars and foreign nobles at the top continued to enjoy themselves, and countless poets and talents continued to sing praises.

It's like it's really a prosperous age.

And all of this gradually led to the Anshi Rebellion in the future.

Many people attribute the Anshi Rebellion to the fact that after Tang Xuanzong became infatuated with Yang Yuhuan, he lost interest in court politics, and he favored the traitors Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, which caused the troubled times.

But in reality, freezing three feet is not a day's cold.

Under the prosperous age, there are many bones.

When this article became popular in Chang'an City, the discussion was endless.

For the low-level Shengdou people, they don't know what "righteousness" is, nor do they know what the "overall situation" is, they only know whether they are living well or not.

When I saw this article at this moment, I was excited and applauded.

"It's been so long, and someone finally dares to speak up about this issue!"

"Who is this Li Taibai? I'm not afraid of death! What a warrior! ”

"Okay, you Li Taibai, this article is well written, great!"

"This article is very well written, but I'm afraid the court won't adopt it!"

Now.

Among the imperial palaces of Chang'an City.

After Tang Xuanzong Li Longji saw this article, he was angry at that time, his eyes widened, his whole person was trembling with anger, and his body was a little cold.

He said in disbelief: "I created a prosperous era of Kaiyuan, the sea is peaceful, and all countries come to the dynasty, and he actually compares me with Emperor Yang of Sui?" ”

Naturally, there is no direct comparison between him and Emperor Yang of Sui in this article, but this is clearly what he means.

At first glance, I didn't think there was anything, but when I looked at it, Li Longji saw that it was boring.

opened his mouth and closed his mouth to scold Emperor Yang of Sui, but Li Longji completely substituted for it, thinking that this Li Taibai was scolding himself!

not only scolded, but also aggressively argued, arguing from all angles and aspects, which made Li Longji angry.

In fact, there is another reason for being so angry, that is, the actual situation is all right.

The so-called lies never hurt people, the truth is the quick knife, and often the more true the content, the more real the damage.

But Li Longji obviously didn't want to admit this, so he seemed so angry.

"Damn, damn it!"

"What does he know? Shengdou Xiaomin, also dare to question the decision-making of the imperial court? Could it be that all the smart people in the world are not as smart as him Li Taibai?! ”

"What are those rewards compared to arrogance, tributary trade, exemption from the destruction of the frontier caused by the invasion of the borders of the vassal states, and the loss of labor and money caused by sending troops and expeditions? What are some preferential treatments? ”

"In the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, all countries are coming to the dynasty, and the prestige of the Tang Dynasty is being conveyed at home and abroad, and everyone in the world knows it, and no one knows it, and this merit of the centuries is just a swollen face and a fat man in his mouth?"

"Nonsense, what nonsense!!"

The dignified emperor, the ninety-five honor, the man who stands at the top of the Tang Dynasty, at this moment, because of this article, directly broke the defense.

In this article, Su Che stated the essence of the so-called coming dynasty of all nations.

The so-called coming of all countries to the dynasty is the decadent behavior of the dynasty to loot the people's fat and people's ointment, give preferential treatment to foreigners, and forcibly create an atmosphere of prosperity and prosperity in violation of objective economic laws to satisfy the emperor's personal vanity!

In fact, in this article written by Su Che, Wei Zheng, the representative of the direct minister, also said something similar.

Wei Zheng said: Those who have erected themselves as vassals of the vassals, please restrain them, so that they will be afraid of Wei Huaide and will always be vassals, and they will reap the blessings of vain favors. Recently, the Turks poured into the country, and they could not capture Jianghuai to change their customs, but placed them in the interior, not far from Beijing, although they were lenient and benevolent, but not a plan for long-term peace. Every time I see a person descending for the first time, he will give five horses, a robe and a collar, and the chief will give him a big official, and he will be honored with a lot of money. With China's rent, for the evil captives, its many benefits, not China's benefits.

Taizong: No.

The general meaning of this passage is -

The barbarian chieftain verbally recognized his father, and he did not need to actually sacrifice his independent political power, he could get tangible benefits from the hands of the Tang court, and the court could not actually control the subordinates of these chiefs, and let them multiply, which would become a big disaster in the future. And they are also given all kinds of rewards, all of them are made big officials, and every year white-collar workers pay a large amount of money, which is simply to use the people's fat and people's ointment to raise robbers.

Li Shimin: I'm willing to do that.

Compared with Wei Zheng's euphemism, Su Che's article can be said to be more direct, completely pulling many dirty unspoken rules under the sun, so that everyone in the world can see the squalor under the so-called prosperous era of the imperial court.

And such an article was unexpectedly printed by the newspaper of the palace, which caused a storm and countless discussions, which is undoubtedly like roasting him on the fire, making him Li Longji the laughing stock of the whole world!

It's no wonder that this doesn't break the defense......

If this article was handed to him alone, he would at most sneer and tear it up and throw it away, but it would appear in the newspaper, and the meaning would be completely different.

"That Zhengyi Di newspaper, really don't give me face, dare to publish any article?" Li Longji scolded angrily.

"Give me a refutation, and find someone to reprimand this arrogant person in this newspaper!"

"In addition, find out who this Li Taibai is!"

"I want to see him!"

In fact, Li Longji wanted to be more direct and take back all the articles published by Nadi Bao and destroy them all.

But in this way, it is simply a move to cover up, after all, this article scolds the Sui Dynasty, if he does that, he almost admits that he has done such a stupid thing.

In Li Longji's view, there is a fundamental difference between his Wanguo Dynasty and the Wanguo Dynasty of the Sui Dynasty, and he is absolutely unwilling to admit that he is the stupid emperor in the text.

Therefore, he could not do that, but he could only order someone to refute him, and then catch him, meet him face to face, and ask him what he wanted to do, this arrogant man.

With Li Longji's order, several royal literati immediately began to rack their brains to write articles, trying to write articles and send them to the newspaper.

These royal literati thought that this matter was very simple at first, so they naturally wrote some grandiose articles, standing on the commanding heights of the prosperous era, and reprimanded this Li Taibai for being blind and unsightly, and daring to use the past to satirize the present, which is really bold.

But as they wrote, something didn't feel right......

They tried to prove that the coming dynasty of the present dynasty was different from that of the previous dynasty.

There is an essential difference between the two.

The Sui Dynasty was mediocre.

This dynasty is wise and open.

But they wrote and wrote, and finally discovered a terrifying fact in shock, that is, what this dynasty did compared to the Sui Dynasty, it can be said that it is even better!

What's going on?

They were a little dumbfounded, and they could only make up nonsense with their eyes closed.

But the final result is: it was rejected by Zhengyi Di Bao!

The official of Zhengyi said: "This article is a bit too bad to be published in our newspaper......

As soon as these words came out, the people in the Hanlin Academy were directly dumbfounded, and they directly explained that the emperor asked them to write this, no matter whether it is good or not, it is best to publish it for me!

The official glanced at this ridiculous article with some disgust, and nodded helplessly: "Since you are willing to publish this article, then do as you wish!" ”

Soon.

Another such article was published in the newspaper.

The title of the article is: Kaiyuan Prosperous Era, All Nations Come to Dynasty, Suzerain, Ruler of Fanbang, Rule of Eternity!

The rhetoric of this article is not much better than Su Che's article.

For example, this paragraph -

"At the beginning of the first century, the Shangli Jingli Dao, the shovel of leather and fraud, not six or seven years, the world is under great governance, the river is clear and the sea is Yan, and the things are vulgar. In the Anxi countries, Xiping is a county. From the opening of the far gate to the west, more than 10,000 miles, into the river God's tax. The left and right storehouses, the mountains of property, can not be compared. The Quartet is abundant, the people are rich, there are more than 10 million households, rice is a bucket of three or four liters, and Ding Zhuang is a person who does not know weapons. The road is not left behind, and the walker does not bag food. ”

This article is brilliantly written, and the content is to blow the current Kaiyuan prosperous era to the sky, and blow the life of the people under the rule of the Kaiyuan prosperous era to be extremely rich.

All the people, living and working in peace and contentment, healthy and rich, such a prosperous era, but Li Taibai was compared with the Sui Dynasty, what kind of intention is this?

It's really ill-intentioned!

However, after such an article was published, it was naturally met with ridicule.

Because of what is written in these contents, there is a huge contrast with the lives of ordinary people in reality.

Many low-level poor families have begun to write jokes.

Question: "This scholar, do you often read articles written by the literati of the Hanlin Academy?" ”

Answer: "Of course, otherwise how would I know that I am living a happy life?" ”

There were a lot of jokes in this article.

Those voices even reached Xuanzong's ears.

Li Longji was even more annoyed for a while: "What do you write, don't write if you can't write!" Writing it out and being laughed at by others is really a shame for the face of heaven! ”

That's when it happened.

"Your Majesty, the prime minister asks to see you!" There is a eunuch report.

"Call him!" Li Longji was suddenly overjoyed and hurriedly waved his hand.

At this time, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty was Zhang Shuo.

He was a famous minister in the Kaiyuan period, and he was the "master of the dynasty and a generation of Wenzong" who had been in charge of the literary world for 30 years.

When Zhang Shuo ascended to the throne, it was also the moment when he officially began to recruit countless literati, whitewash the peace, and sing praises of virtue.

Soon after Zhang Shuo came to power, he invited Xu Jian, He Zhizhang and other literati to write books and speak praises to the king and praise the prosperous times.

Subsequently, presided over by Zhang Shuo, under the witness of hundreds of officials, nobles and foreign envoys, a ceremony was held to seal Mount Tai to praise the merits of Xuanzong.

At this moment, Li Longji has gradually been lost in his achievements, to a large extent, due to the credit of Zhang Shuo, the leader of the literary world.

Previously, when Zhang said that when he saw this article written by Su Che, he was furious and scolded: "It's not as good as bullshit!" ”

However, the turmoil caused by this article is simply not too big.

The entire Chang'an City is known to almost everyone.

Even the illiterate old peasants knew about the article.

The newspaper was almost entirely devoted to the content of the article.

As a master of the dynasty, Zhang Shuo, a generation of Wenzong, of course couldn't bear it, and hurriedly met the emperor.

After a while, Zhang Shuo came to the main hall tremblingly, and Xuanzong Li Longji immediately walked over and helped Zhang Shuo to sit down beside him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has been recuperating recently, but I didn't expect that there would be such an arrogant person in this world, intending to accuse the saint, which is really a great crime!" Zhang said with a guilty face.

"Please give your Majesty a direct order to arrest this arrogant person directly!"

A few days ago, after Li Longji sealed the Zen in Mount Tai, he traveled all the way, and Zhang Shuo, who returned to Chang'an, was sick at home and recuperated so far, but he didn't expect that someone wrote an article "Rather be with friends than slaves".

It really shouldn't have been so late to react.

Li Longji said helplessly: "I thought that the Qing family was preparing to write an article to refute this thief." ”

"Your Majesty, don't pay attention to the thief's words." Zhang Shuo shook his head and said.

Just as the two were talking, another eunuch came over and cautiously announced: "Your Majesty, since the article "Rather be a friend than a house slave" was published, those foreign envoys didn't react at first, but they didn't know who translated and explained to them, which caused many foreign merchants to be angry and ashamed, and asked Your Majesty to give an explanation!" Punish the culprit quickly and set an example! ”

When Li Longji heard this, he was a little dumbfounded: "What does this matter have to do with these foreigners?" ”

"What are they making a fuss about?"

"How dare they?!"

Li Longji really never dreamed that he would always give these Hu businessmen preferential treatment, whether it was allowing them to become officials, or giving them tax exemptions and exemptions in policy, as well as various preferential treatments.

The benefits were given so much, but they didn't expect them to kick their noses and eyes, and as soon as they saw that there was a policy trend that threatened them, they directly united and tried to coerce the emperor!

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shuo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger, these foreign barbarians, with upright personalities, have always been straightforward, I don't know what it means to be subtle, so I dare to say that......"

"No, Master Zhang, this article doesn't talk about them in the whole article, but is accusing me, what do they mean by being angry and asking me to give an explanation?" Li Longji was so angry that even if Zhang said this, he couldn't make him angry.

Zhang said that he had nothing to say for a while, and couldn't help but scold these foreigners angrily in his heart.

Li Longji also calmed down a little at the moment, he frowned, and gradually realized the problem.

In fact, as he gradually calmed down these days, he looked at the article from time to time, even if he still felt angry every time he read it, but gradually, he was able to think rationally.

He was unable to answer the questions in the book.

This is a prosperous age.

Whose prosperity is it?

Don't the people of the Tang Dynasty deserve to enjoy this prosperous world?

When dealing with those foreigners, Li Longji sometimes trusts them more than his own countrymen - because in his opinion, these foreigners have crossed the ocean and come to such an unfamiliar country, and he is their only support!

Just like the emperors of all dynasties favored eunuchs, eunuchs are rootless people, no matter how arrogant and domineering they are, they can only stand with the imperial power.

The same is true of these Gentiles.

Whether it was to make them big officials or to let them grasp military power, Li Longji showed considerable generosity and open-mindedness.

In Li Longji's case, foreigners are indeed more noble and trustworthy than natives.

However.

The appearance of that article was like a thunderstorm in the clear sky, which made Li Longji angry, made him crazy, and made him tremble and cold, but after calming down, he also had to start facing many of the questions raised by that article.

This is a prosperous age.

It is not the prosperity of the people.

In fact, in the early years, when Xuanzong Li Longji first ascended the throne, it was not like now, he set things right, rectified his relatives, cracked down on the big families, and checked the land annexation, which was quite good.

But after doing the work for so long, can't you enjoy it?

After creating a prosperous era, Li Longji gradually began to be satisfied, indulging in pleasures, completely lacking the previous spirit of hard work, and without the frugal wind of reform.

When that article appeared, Li Longji gradually sobered up, and he was not completely mediocre.

Li Longji took a deep breath and looked at the prime minister on the side: "Master Zhang, don't arrest him first, you can write an article and refute him well." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang said that he had no choice but to accept the order.

After returning to his residence, Zhang Shuo looked at Su Che's article seriously, pondered for a long time, and then began to write.

After all, the leader of the literary world is the leader of the literary world, and his literary brilliance and his skills are definitely not comparable to those royal literati of the Hanlin Academy.

A "Theory of Great Powers" with 8,000 words sprinkled with enthusiasm was written by him.

The book argues from various angles the benefits of the coming of all nations.

At the same time, he also quoted scriptures and classics, and wrote reasonably, unlike those royal literati, who only knew to blow with their eyes closed.

Soon, when this article was published in the newspaper, it once again caused countless discussions.

Just because the author of this article is the leader of the contemporary literary world, and the prime minister of the dynasty wrote it!

All of a sudden, countless literati and scholars were full of praise and said with emotion that this is the real theory of a great power, and they will definitely be able to argue Li Taibai's crooked heresy speechlessly!

And after Su Che saw this article, he smiled slightly.

Finally waited for a weighty opponent......

Su Che naturally saw the articles written by the royal literati of the Hanlin Academy before.

He didn't even bother to pay attention.

Debating with these people, if he says a word, Su Che loses.

But such an article is different.

This is the prime minister of the dynasty, the leader of the literary world, Zhang Shuo's article!

In this article, we argue from various aspects why the Pilgrimage of the Nations is constantly held, and the pattern of culture, politics, inheritance, world influence, and eternity.

In a word, you only see what is in front of you, but the court is planning the foundation for the future.

All countries came to the dynasty to absorb talents from all over the world and use them for the Tang Dynasty, making the dynasty unprecedentedly strong.

Is this comparable to those petty profits?

When Zhang said these things, he was based on reality, not brainless.

This is indeed the case.

The influence of Tang culture has spread all over the world, influencing the pattern of eternity, and at the same time absorbing talents from all over the world, whether it is literati or military generals, there are many, many people.

Those Hu people who were born in the grassland, in terms of archery and horseback riding, are much more powerful than the Central Plains people, and it is easy for them to become officers and take charge of military power, and they have a natural advantage.

Faced with such an article, Su Che smiled slightly, then spread out the rice paper and began to write.

I saw the title on the paper, and it was three big characters.

The Wealth of Nations

Su Che had written this article once before, and it was natural to write a similar article again at this moment.

Since Zhang Shuo, a leader in the literary world, likes to talk to himself about international influence, cultural politics, and the layout of the world.

Then Su Che will discuss how to make a country strong.

The Wealth of Nations is a discussion of these principles.

Su Che told the country, the family, the commoners, and the foreign merchant trade, all in detail.

There is a numerical limit to the wealth of the world, and if you want the country to be rich, you must carry out the way of the inner saint and the outer king, rather than exchanging countless wealth for fame.

Take 10,000 steps back.

It would be foolish to buy fame in exchange for it without turning it into tangible gains.

Whether it is the tribute of the tributary or the treasure of the reward, these are just small heads in the face of international trade.

The real horror of the loss of wealth was the ability to allow tributary missions to trade along the route and in Beijing.

The same item is one price abroad, but it is another price in China, and it is another price in Beijing.

Gentiles traded their country's products and sold silk, tea, porcelain, and the like.

Straight to a million profits.

This is also one of the reasons why many tributaries of Fanbang are tired of paying tribute.

It's so profitable!

Obviously, the imperial court has spread its reputation far and wide, but instead of using this reputation to trade and make money, it has let foreign merchants and those big families participate in it, and they have made a fortune one by one.

The loss of this wealth has led to the fact that the country appears to be strong on the surface, but in reality, it is nothing more than a castle in the air.

The common people did not get rich, the treasury of the imperial court did not get rich, and the emperor's internal treasury did not get rich, but the great families and people from other countries got rich.

This has caused a very big economic burden to the imperial court, if you can't even understand this account, then Zhang Gong is really worthy of being a leader in the literary world, and you don't know anything about arithmetic!

This tribute should have been a bargain for political transactions, and it was obvious that he could take advantage of this great opportunity to make the country rich and the people strong, but it turned into such a farce to whitewash the peace now!

Could it be that there is no one in the Manchu Dynasty who can't see the problem?

Su Che wrote later in the article:

I have read Zhang Gong's theory of a big country, and I agree with it, and I have added it, maybe we can first enrich the country, and then talk about the theory of a big country?

As Su Che finished writing this article, the literary tone rose to the sky again, and the guests of the entire inn were frightened, Su Che hurriedly folded the paper in half, which made the literary tone restrained and calmed down.

For the tribute, Su Che did not object, what he opposed was only the extreme practice of "preferring to be friends and not domestic slaves", the literati whitewashed the peace, is this world really a peaceful and prosperous world?

As Su Che mailed the article to the Shinyi Di newspaper, it was soon published again.

"The Wealth of Nations" - Li Taibai!

This article is obviously a response to Zhang's previous "Theory of Great Powers".

As soon as this article came out, it was sold out in an instant, and for a while, Chang'an paper was expensive.

After the literati got this article, they read it one after another, and they were amazed for a while, and it also caused a lot of controversy.

"I have to admit that this Li Taibai really has some insight!"

"It's a good article on the wealth of nations, but is it really good for us to go to the heavens and do business with others?"

But if we don't, do we have to suffer? Keep up appearances? Is that good? ”

"It's too vulgar to talk about money......"

"Hehe, it's no problem if you don't have money? You don't have the money to go to school and buy books! ”

"That's it! These are the words of a strong country! The theory of rich countries! ”

"It's not that by reading the books of the sages and talking about some big truths, you can make the country rich and strong! It's still necessary to be pragmatic! ”

The voices of the controversy are different, and there are those who agree with Su Che's article, most of these people are from low-level families, they know the hardships of the people, and they know that pragmatism is the true truth.

As for those big families and children of wealthy families, they scoffed at this article: "The whole article is talking about money, this Li Taibai is really the opinion of the small people, and he has fallen into the eyes of money, so this is worthy of being compared with Zhang Shi's "Theory of Great Powers"? ”

For a time, Su Che's article can be described as polarizing and has caused countless debates.

When Zhang Shuo saw this "The Wealth of Nations", he immediately raised his eyebrows: "Flamboyant guy!" How dare you say it!! ”

Even Zhang said that he had to admit that what Li Taibai said was very reasonable.

But here's the problem......

Your article is sharper than the previous article, and it has directly touched the cakes of countless people, those big families will definitely not let you go!

"Li Taibai, Li Taibai, if you dare to write such an article, then wait for a good death!"

Meanwhile.

When Song Jing, the secretary of the ministry, saw this article, he couldn't help but praise: "It's really a pragmatic theory, a strong country, a good article, this article is really well written......"

When he saw that article earlier, his eyes went black.

Sure enough, that article caused countless controversies, exacerbated the contradictions between the Chinese and the foreigners, and made Chang'an City unstable for a long time, and under the strict control of the imperial court, the turmoil gradually calmed down.

At this moment, this article came out again, which shocked Song Jing again.

Song Jing and Zhang Shuo are different, he is a practical talent, and he knows very well that only by doing this can he strengthen the country.

But here's the problem......

Can Your Majesty really listen?

Song Jing shook his head, and couldn't help but be a little worried for a while.

Now.

Inside the Royal Palace.

When Xuanzong Li Longji saw this "The Wealth of Nations", he immediately frowned, and his face was cloudy for a while.

There was surprise, surprise, and even some doubt in his eyes.

This is a pragmatic statement, but it is also the theory of "rising to fight small people" in many people's mouths!

Do big countries want to plunder the interests of those small countries?

What kind of system?

It is the past style to reward those small countries, to bring those small countries rich, to make them strong, and to fill them with Tang culture.

It is an equivalent exchange where you give the other person a favor and the other person acknowledges your status and respect for you.

And yet such behavior.

Directly by an article "Rather with friends, not house slaves!" The article lifted the fig leaf, saying that this was nothing more than an act of covering one's ears and stealing the bell, and exchanging the people's fat and ointment for the reputation of the Heavenly Empire was an act of scattering coins.

When he saw that article, Li Longji was half angry.

At this moment, Li Longji was shocked by this "Wealth of Nations" again.

If there is only the former, and there is no latter, then this Li Taibai is just talking in vain, just like those officials who accuse the emperor of his behavior, focusing on the mistakes of the Son of Heaven and looking for the small faults of the Son of Heaven, so that they have nothing to do.

But......

Li Taibai is obviously not such a person.

He came up with not only critical articles, but also operational methods that would make the country rich and strong again, as long as international trade was carried out......

Li Longji looked at this "Wealth of Nations" again and again.

This article is generally rhetorical, but the content is extraordinarily pragmatic, and every sentence goes straight to the essence of the problem, directly telling a road to make the country rich and strong!

This is the most shocking article Li Longji has read in recent years.

even surpassed the article "Rather with friends, not house slaves!" 》。

"The country is rich and the people are strong...... Prosperous times, whose prosperous times are ......"

Li Longji muttered softly, he was seriously thinking about the gains and losses of doing so.

The path given in this article made him very excited.

But if you really do this, you will offend many vested interests, and even make the previous prosperous situation fall short!

Even......

will make his reputation in the history books a different kind of evaluation!

Realistic interests, and good reputation, how to choose?

Just when Li Longji was pondering, the eunuch hurriedly came to report-

"Your Majesty, there is a young man outside the palace gate, who calls himself Li Taibai, and asks to see Your Majesty!"

"What?!" Hearing this, Li Longji stood up directly and said in astonishment: "Li Taibai?!" ”

(End of chapter)