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"Since the time of Taizu, my Ming Dynasty has adopted the policy of strong cadres and weak branches, focusing on weakening the people of the world to consolidate the rule of the dynasty, and now it seems that it is really wrong.

It is said that Emperor Hongwu told the prince at that time a reason, saying that the world is like a branch with thorns, and it is easy to grasp it only when all the thorns are flattened, but now it seems that it is a big mistake. The thorns on the branches are flattened, and the grip is easy to hold, but it does not hurt to hit someone, but it will hurt it.

After the death of Emperor Hongwu, Emperor Jianwen tried to continue to implement the method of cutting thorns, but he cut back and forth, which stimulated Emperor Yongle to rebel, and Emperor Jianwen did not have generals to lead troops to fight, so that Emperor Yongle quickly became bigger until he ascended to the Great Treasure, which shows how wrong this practice of strong cadres and weak branches is.

Don't talk about the distance, just look at the recent ones. It is said that the rise of Houjin in Liaodong is also inextricably related to this thorn cutting policy.

Originally, during the Wanli period, the imperial court expanded thousands of miles outside the customs and moved millions of soldiers and civilians to Liaodong, and things were done well. As a result, the ministers of the imperial court felt that the strength of Liaodong at that time was developing too fast, so they did not want to continue to support it, but wanted to find a way to suppress it.

As a result, the former marshal Li Chengliang was impeached and no longer held military power. This is not enough, and issued a number of decrees in Liaodong that restrict the military and economic development of my Ming children, resulting in a sharp decline in the power of my Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, but the Houjin clan took advantage of this to rise, continue to grow, and finally have the ability to drive my Ming out of Liaodong, which caused the current chaos in Liaodong, and even allowed several times to enter the customs and rob without anyone being able to stop it.

Today's fruit is yesterday's cause, officially because of the improper policy of the day, I found trouble for myself. It's like a tree that has a lot of branches, but in order to make the main trunk stronger, the other branches are cut off, but the nutrients of the whole tree are constantly lost from the broken branches, which brings more and more trouble.

Liaodong went wrong in this way, and it intensified the taxation of the northwest provinces, and as a result, the northwest was overwhelmed, and also rebelled, causing bigger problems, and then it snowballed, and small problems gradually became big problems.

Moreover, the thorn in the thorn I am talking about is not limited to the administration and the military, but also involves various fields of the economy.

In order to ensure the dominance of the imperial court, various restrictions are deliberately set up in various industries, this is not allowed, that is not allowed, in short, many industries that can make money continue to fail to make money, but have to lose money to maintain.

Let's just say that this Ming Sea Ban is really necessary? If others are willing to spend money to buy things, let people spend money to buy them. I look at the practices of several countries in Taixi, if someone wants to buy things in their own country, it is a dream and laughs to death, and even provides tax incentives to find ways to sell things to make money.

The simplest, my Ming silk, cloth, tea, porcelain, etc. are all extremely sought-after goods overseas, to open the sea ban, the Fusang trade alone can bring seven or eight million taels of silver in a year, through the trade of Nanyang and Taixi countries, the income is only more than this, not less than this.

Fifteen million taels of silver a year, my Ming Dynasty's annual imperial court revenue is a few million taels of silver plus 20 million stone of grain, as long as you can get three or five million taels of silver as taxes, it can also greatly relieve the pressure of peasants everywhere, and you can also have the spare strength to build a strong navy, so as to avoid some unscrupulous merchants and countries from pirates in the name of trade.

In addition, restrictions on salt, iron, and copper mines should also be lifted as much as possible, and even if they cannot be lifted all at once, they should be looser than they are now, and private mining and smelting should be allowed, which can greatly increase economic income.

In fact, I also understand the concerns of the imperial court, isn't it just that if the people have money, there will be powerful people who will take the opportunity to become bigger and stronger, become a force that disobeys discipline, and then spy on the big positions;

However, don't forget, it doesn't seem too much of a problem to do this in peacetime, but now that the whole world is in turmoil and it could fall apart at any time, it shouldn't be at this time.

The current practice of the imperial court is to tie up their hands and feet, and then they have to fight with the enemy, how can this not be beaten to the head and blood.

Therefore, we must relax all kinds of suppression on the people, and let people do whatever they want, only in this way can they survive the current crisis. Originally, the imperial court wanted to guide the people of the world to deal with various problems, but now the imperial court has become the root cause of restraining the people of the world, which is the biggest problem in today's chaos.

If there were no imperial court to dictate you, the world might be more stable than it is now.

Senior brother, do you think it's right for me to say this?" Li Yingyuan said so much in one breath without panting, but Xie Xun looked ignorant.

Xie Xun blinked, trying to digest the remarks he had just heard, but the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became: "So, junior brother, what you mean is to reopen the sea ban and use the money from the sea trade to raise soldiers, right?" Do you think the imperial court will agree?"

Hearing Xie Xun speak, Li Yingyuan sighed, sure enough, anyone could see that the problem would lie with the imperial court.

"I'm not a person who doesn't know the world, of course I know that this thing is impossible, and this sea ban will be opened early. Because of this, I don't understand even more, shouting every day that I have no money, but I don't let me do business, not only sea trade, but all the money-making businesses are not allowed to do it, I really don't know what the princes of the court think.

There is a saying called being a beggar with a golden rice bowl, and I think my Ming princes are very stylish. Li Yingyuan said, and couldn't help sighing.

"I originally thought that the princes of the court were stupid pigs, but listening to your words, I think they are really not as good as pigs. If you are in charge of the imperial court, I am afraid it is more suitable than those scholars or something. Xie Xun grinned and said.

"Senior brother, you really think so. I actually have a lot of good things that I haven't talked about, and since everyone is talking so well today, why don't I continue to explain it to you?" asked Li Yingyuan expectantly.

"I, this, okay, there is nothing else to do anyway, so I will continue to listen to the senior brother's high theory. Xie Xun sighed and spoke.

"I can't talk about high opinions, just some superficial opinions. Li Yingyuan was humble and continued to explain.

"I read the book during this time and summarized that there are probably three problems that I am encountering now: the phased cooling of the climate, the shortage of money caused by the rise in the price of silver in Mexico, and various external and internal military challenges.

Let's start with the climate. Every three or four hundred years, the climate of the Kyushu continent will become cold for thirty or forty years, and then the crops will fail, and the nomads outside the country will invade, from the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present, it has been like this.

It is said that the rise of the Mengyuan Dynasty was precisely because the climate became cold and a large number of livestock died, which led to the southward movement of the tribes outside the Guan, which led to the demise of the Song Dynasty. But now calculate the time, from the rise of Mengyuan to the present, it is exactly about four hundred and fifty years.

The current situation also proves that my Ming Dynasty has entered a cold climate. Let's just say that the uprising of the peasant army in the northwest was not because the weather was cold, the crops failed, and the government not only did not reduce taxes, but also increased salaries, which led to the rebellion of the entire northwest?

The most terrible thing now is that, according to history, this cold period will last for another twenty or thirty years, and how to survive this period is the real big problem. If you don't deal with it well, it's a change in heaven and earth.

The second problem is the shortage of money. You must know that the silver in the world comes from Mexico, but since Spain has expropriated Mexico, the production of silver in Mexico has fallen sharply, and the price of silver has been affected all over the world..."

"Wait a minute, which big brother on the road is this Mexico, can you actually control the world's silver?" Xie Xun asked.