Chapter 1104 On the Country

After a brief silence, Yingzong put down his cup and asked again: "You have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty now. I also want to know how you evaluate the Ming Dynasty today?"

Jiang Lang pondered for a moment, then said: "I think the Ming Dynasty is far from enough now!"

"Far from enough"

Yingzong couldn't help but ask strangely, you should know that the current Ming Dynasty is more powerful than many courts before. Even the Zhenguan rule during the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty at that time was probably not as powerful as the current Ming Dynasty. However, since Jiang Lang's evaluation was far from enough, he felt a little curious about what Jiang Lang had to plan on his psychological aspects!

Jiang Lang nodded and said, "It's indeed not enough. In my heart, the Ming Dynasty will maintain the current situation and it will be considered basic after decades of development. But to develop into a powerful country in my mind, it's not enough!"

It will take decades later?

Yingzong seemed very surprised. Now the Ming Dynasty had to know that it was already one of the best powers, and it could be compared with the era of the emperors before the Ming Dynasty. However, he did not expect that since it was still far from enough in his eyes, he said strangely: "Then I want to know what the powerful country in your mind should look like?"

"Strong military, strong economy!"

Jiang Lang said without hesitation what the ideal strong country looks like. Of course, this is only the most basic. You should know that a powerful country includes many aspects, and now the Ming Dynasty may be considered a big country, but there is still a lot of way to go before a real strong country!

“Those two aspects are just?”

Yingzong asked strangely, because he felt that Jiang Lang had other words in his words. In his eyes, there should be more than that, there should be others!

Jiang Lang pondered for a moment before saying, "The Supreme Emperor wants to know?"

Yingzong nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course I really want to know. I won't say anything else. Your contribution to the court's great changes now is the greatest. Moreover, there have been reforms since ancient times, such as Shang Yang and Wang Anshi, but compared with them and you, I found that yours is the most appropriate, and they are not as relaxed as you! The most important point is that yours can make people more accepting! The purpose of yours is actually to make the Ming Dynasty a veritable power, so I really want to know what the power of your mind looks like?"

What does a strong country look like?

Even if the United States is a powerful economic and military power in hundreds of years, they can find any excuses to attack others for the sake of the country's interests. Iraq is the same as Afghanistan.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Lang said: "First, as I said, to have a strong military, the importance of the army is self-evident. Although we may not necessarily use powerful military to attack others, we will never allow others to bully us!"

In fact, the Ming Dynasty is now proof that it is constantly expanding its territory with its strong military strength. There is no international public opinion, no human rights, and there is no exchange between countries. Now this era is an era of chaos and an era of strong people. The purpose of the attack is to expand the territory, without any other political purpose!

Yingzong nodded. Of course, if there is no strong military strength, how can it be considered a strong country? Just like the Ming Dynasty in the past, this thorn will fight if it wants to fight, so there is no need to consider what to consider. Now, even if those countries hate the Ming Dynasty to death, if they want to fight, they have to consider how much they have. If they act rashly, they will die in the end without a burial place!

Jiang Lang continued: "The second point is to be rich. To support a strong army, it naturally requires a lot of military pay. How do these military pay come from the court's taxes? This tax naturally comes from the people. The people have money in their pockets and they are willing to pay taxes. If the people have no money, they have no money to pay taxes. If they are forced to collect, the final result will arouse civil unrest. If the civil unrest expands, the final result will naturally be the national destruction! So the most basic point is to enrich the country, you must first enrich the people. Only when the people are rich can the country be rich, and when the country is rich, you can have more money to support and more troops. With a strong army, you can better protect the country. In fact, this is a closely related existence!"

"That's why you mainly focus the direction of this reform on the people?"

Yingzong immediately said that in fact, Jiang Lang has been paying attention to his actions over the years. Although he is already the emperor, even so, he still cares about the development of the court!

Jiang Lang nodded and said, "That's the case. I believe the Supreme Emperor also knows how several imperial courts have perished. Just like the Qin Emperor, the Qin Emperor unified the six kingdoms, but that was unprecedented. However, in the end, the Qin Kingdom finally perished because of the excessive tax collection! Even Confucius said that the harsh government was more powerful than the tiger! Another, the Sui Dynasty, thought that the Sui Dynasty was also a powerful country, but it was eventually perished. I think there were these reasons before!"

Speaking of this, Jiang Lang felt that he seemed a little delicious. He immediately picked up the wine glass and drank it. Then he continued to say: "During the rule of Emperor Yang of Sui, he worked tirelessly and died in the world, which led to chaos in the end of the Sui Dynasty. The heroes rose up, and the Sui Dynasty also quickly perished. For example, the Han, Tang, Song and others also experienced the cruel and corrupt rule at the end of the Sui Dynasty at the end of the dynasty, but most of them were able to survive for a long time by relying on inertia. The Sui Dynasty was once unified in the country and flourished, but "its rise suddenly and its demise suddenly, what is the reason?"

Speaking of this, Jiang Lang looked up at Yingzong!

Yingzong pondered for a moment before saying, "Tyranny?"

Jiang Lang shook his head and said, "This is one aspect, and the other aspect is that at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the armed forces of the world raised troops to rebel one after another. Guanzhong area with the Li Tang regime as the base is the most. Guanzhong area concentrated a large number of upper-class people, and they are powerful local forces. Li Yuan wrote in the article "Granting the Official Scholars of the Three Qins", "Yiqi Jihe, Guanzhong responded, and the gates gathered together, and those who came to the door were as if they were home. The heroes of the Five Tombs, the three auxiliary caps, Xuyu of the ministers and the generals, and the sons of the young and handsome families, after I was attacked, they all regretted their wits and tried to achieve success. ". This shows that the number of powerful people in Guanzhong is of high quality and powerful force. After being oppressed by the court, they were particularly rebellious. Therefore, in the throne,

During the rebellion of the group, these powerful men took the opportunity to stir up trouble and rose up one after another. Look at the Jianghuai to Lingnan areas, these places were originally ruled by the Southern Dynasties, with many powerful landlords supporting the Southern Dynasties. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, most of them became dissident forces of the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, a large-scale rebellion broke out in the southern region, and at that time, most of the former areas of Chen were rebelled. Although Emperor Wen of Sui quelled this great uprising, he adopted a combination of suppression and compromise. Many rebellion leaders later became governors and county magistrates of prefectures and counties, so this powerful force was not eradicated. Once the world changes, these potential forces immediately raised an army to fight against the Sui Dynasty. "

After a pause, Jiang Lang continued: "There are also many areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. After the Sui Dynasty conquered Tuyuhun, eight or nine out of ten horses died in the country. Later, the country was conquered with high strength. Emperor Yang of Sui was ordered to conquer more than 100,000 horses, mainly from the Central Plains. The wealthy people in the Central Plains therefore destroyed their families and nine out of ten families. The foundation of the Sui Dynasty was shaky. So three forces finally emerged, including high officials and nobles in the Sui Dynasty represented by Li Yuan and Yang Xuangan, the remnants of the Southern Dynasty represented by Xiao Xian and Chen Faxing, and the local tyrants represented by Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou, and the local tyrants represented by Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou, with the tyrants of the Sui Dynasty, with the storm, and the star li. Historians have a discussion that separatist rebellion was "land collapse" and peasant uprisings as "disintegration". The Sui Dynasty not only lost the hearts of the people in the world, but also lost the support of the landlord class on which it depends for survival, and collapsed in an instant. "

It was the first time that Yingzong heard Jiang Lang say these things, and he didn't expect that he knew so much. He couldn't help but say in surprise: "I didn't expect that you knew so much about these things."

Jiang Lang smiled and said, "When I have nothing to do, I also read some historical books, so I know some. After all, reading these will be very helpful to the stability of the court!"

Yingzong nodded, sighed for a moment, and said, "When my father was in power, I asked me to read more of this history book, saying that I should learn from history. It's a pity that the minister was young at that time, and I knew very little, and I didn't understand the painstaking efforts of my father!"

Speaking of this, Yingzong's voice sank, and he felt a little regretful. If he had heard what he had heard, he might not be in the current situation now!

"The Supreme Emperor!"

Jiang Lang carefully reminded him!

Yingzong immediately came to his senses and smiled embarrassedly, then said, "Sorry, I'm distracted. I see that you haven't finished your words yet, so why not continue to say them!"

Jiang Lang pondered for a moment, then nodded, and then said, "So, Emperor Yang of Sui implemented harsh corvee service and military service, and suppressed the working people without restrictions. Even those with power and powerful people triggered large-scale riots and resistances among the people. However, on the other hand, the Sui Dynasty was a unified dynasty established after a long period of division. The situation was quite similar to the Qin Dynasty, with great strength on the outside, and undercurrents of various separatist forces surged under the surface of the unification, and deep unstable causes were buried inside him. Su, the ruling foundation is very unstable. This inherent defect of the Sui regime itself is the fundamental reason why the Sui Dynasty quickly perished when it was strong. But now, we actually know that we must avoid such purity as much as possible. However, there is a big difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty. After experiencing the governance of the ancestors such as Taizu and Chengzu, the Ming Dynasty is much more stable than the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, what we need to pay attention to is that we cannot be harsh and tyrannical. The people can eat and wear warmly, but no one is willing to rebel!”

Yingzong nodded and said, "You are right, this is also the most important thing that the court should pay attention to. I now know why many of your reforms have reduced the burden on the people!"

Jiang Lang smiled bitterly and said, "It's true, but this sacrificed the interests of many others, so I offended many people. Now I still have some power, and the emperor also trusts me, so I won't have anything to do. But if I don't have any power one day, then my final outcome will probably be much better than Shang Yang at the time. It's best if I'm like Wang Anshi."

Shang Yang's final result was that he was broken into pieces and died. As for Wang Anshi, Wang Anshi, was not much better. After the Song Shenzong who supported him, many of Wang Anshi's reforms were shelved and only some were retained. As for Wang Anshi's final sentence, he was naturally disheartened and no longer concerned about the affairs of the court!

The big reason why Jiang Lang was able to implement those methods was Yu Qian and Emperor Jingtai. On the other hand, Wang Anshi was just a civil servant at that time, with no soldiers or power in his hands, which largely poses no threat to others. Therefore, there are so many talents who oppose it. However, Jiang Lang is different. Although he does not have the army, he has a high prestige in the army and has the East Factory in his hands. The Jinyiwei also cooperated very actively. Therefore, under those high-pressure policies, those laws can be implemented very well, and the Ming Dynasty has the current scene!

However, Jiang Lang is also very clear that these people are afraid of themselves now. One big reason is that there is an emperor supporting him and he has power in his hands. If he has no power one day, the final result will be that many people want to kill him quickly!

Yingzong did not immediately deny Jiang Lang's view. In fact, he knew very well that this matter was absolutely possible. Once Jiang Lang fell out of favor, then waiting for his result would naturally not be a good result!

There was no words at the moment, but raised the wine glass and asked, "Since you know, why do you still do this?"

Jiang Lang also raised his cup and said, "Actually it's very simple, because I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I should naturally think about the Ming Dynasty at all times. Why should I care too much about personal honor and disgrace? Actually, I have thought about it before! But I was born as a Ming Dynasty person, and I am also the soul of the Ming Dynasty after death!"

"Well said!"

Yingzong laughed, extremely happy, and then gently touched Jiang Lang's cup and said, "It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have you as a minister!"

Jiang Lang immediately said modestly: "The Supreme Emperor has been awarded too much!"

Yingzong waved his hand and said, "I didn't tell lies, and it was true. If the court had a minister like you, the Ming Dynasty would not have become stronger. As you said, it would be inevitable to become a powerful country!"

Speaking of this, Yingzong said again: "I am very happy to come today. Come on, let's stop talking about anything now. Drink well and don't return until you get drunk!"

After saying that, I started drinking it myself first!

I don’t know if it was because of my good mood or poor alcohol tolerance, but not long after, Yingzong got drunk.

It was too late to get out of Yingzong. When Jiang Lang returned to his home, he felt a little tired, so he planned to go into the room to rest, but he didn't expect that before he arrived at his room, he saw that Han Qing was at the door, and stopped and asked, "What are you doing here?"

He was blessed with emotion and said, "I'm waiting for the adults to come back here!"

"Wait for me to come back?"

Jiang Lang felt a little strange and asked, "What are you doing when I come back?"

Hanqing bit her lip as if she had made a decision, and then said, "I have been sent here for a long time, but I have never served the adults!"

It turned out that it was for this matter. Jiang Lang shook his head and said, "I don't need anyone to serve you. Okay, go back and rest! I still have some things to deal with!"

"Since lord doesn't need me to serve you, why did you keep me?"

He blurted out in love and made his debut!

However, after saying this, his expression changed. His attitude was a little too rude to talk to him. You must know that he is a high-ranking official. To put it bluntly, it is just a gift for others!

Jiang Lang was not angry. The big reason was that he could not be angry with her. She was just a woman. If he was in the future, he would still act spoiled with his parents at the present time. He would not have been sent as a gift or a tool!

Seeing his face slightly pale affection, Jiang Lang shook his head and said, "The reason I kept you was just to hope that you could live as you wish, rather than being sent by someone like a gift!"

After saying that, Jiang Lang walked past Han Qing's side. In an instant, Jiang Lang saw Han Qing's shoulders trembling slightly, and then shook his head slightly. To put it bluntly, she was just a poor woman. In the current national interests, she and Concubine Leng are just tools to be used. It seems that after being sent out, their lives were engraved with the words tragedy. How many women, like them, have any good endings in the end? Many people will be ruthlessly abandoned when they are old and deteriorating, and they still let themselves die, but they just don't want such people to appear around them.

Hanqing is crying quietly now. I don’t know what’s going on, but I just want to cry. It seems like I’m feeling wronged, but I’m not feeling wronged. What is it? Hanqing himself can’t say.

Without thinking about the feelings of affection, Jiang Lang also returned to his room. In the capital, his friends had finished watching it, so now he was only staring at those few people.
Chapter completed!