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Volume 1: Young Eagle Chapter 91: Longzhong vs. Three

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    Sighing deeply, Sun Chengzong felt a little depressed. He naturally agreed with the young man Tianqi's idea.  He also understood Daming's current situation very well, but things were not that easy.  No matter what era you are in, those wealthy businessmen must have some inextricable relationship with the government, and many of them are even the officials themselves.  This phenomenon was particularly serious in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the wealthy merchants in Jiangnan were scholars.  No matter whether you start business first or become an official first, at this time, you will have me, and I will have you.  Most of the Donglin Party, Qi, Zhejiang and Chu Party in the imperial court, or people without a clear party affiliation, were from these people.  Even if he is not one of these people, he has been an official for so many years and is inextricably related to these people.  There is also a group of people mixed in here, that is, the big landowners. The representatives of these landowners are the feudal princes and the nobles who have been noble for generations.  This is true whether it is Prince Mu's Mansion in Yunnan or Duke Xu's Mansion in Nanjing.  If you want to carry out land reform, you must first face these people.  If the imperial court reformed the land system, the people of the world might not support it. In fact, many big landowners did not just steal the land.  Those people were willing to dedicate their land to the landlords, or to do so in the name of the landlords.  At this time, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was in chaos. It can be said that corrupt officials were rampant and there were countless exorbitant taxes and levies.  After those farmers who depended on the land for their livelihood handed over these things, the remaining food was not even enough to feed the family. This is exactly what the poem said: There is no idle land in the world, and farmers will starve to death.  On the contrary to this phenomenon, those officials and noble relatives do not even need to pay taxes on their land. In order to curry favor with them, many officials conceal, omit reporting, and do not collect taxes. It is also very common.  This has basically become a convention in Ming Dynasty officialdom, and it is not easy to break these things.  If a civil uprising is triggered, Sun Chengzong believes that not only the big landowners will be the ones who have breakfast, but also the common people will rise up under the incitement.  There are people with ulterior motives mixed in here, and it's really out of control.  If the Ming Dynasty had no external troubles at this time and the armies in various places were strong, then it might be okay for Emperor Tianqi to carry out such reforms.  But that also needs to be planned slowly. Such a drastic change will definitely be like a landslide, and if you are not careful, you will be catastrophic.  Seeing Sun Chengzong meditating quietly there, Emperor Tianqi didn't speak, just watched quietly.  If a country wants to have strong national power, it must first have money. Without money, it is useless to say anything.  Without money, you can't build an army, and without an army, you can't completely solve foreign troubles. Then Liaodong will become worse, and it will be a matter of time for Hou Jin to enter the customs.  Without money, disaster relief is impossible. In this era of constant disasters, this is a very serious matter.  Emperor Tianqi will never forget that place, that is Shaanxi.  If the financial problem cannot be solved before the drought breaks out in Shaanxi, the court will still have no money for disaster relief.  At that time, there will still be wars and wars, just like in history.  People like Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng will definitely take the stage one after another, and Emperor Tianqi will have no choice but to wait for death.  Although I don¡¯t know if I can live until that time, even if I only have seven years of commission, Emperor Tianqi will change the world.  "Your Majesty, I feel that it is not easy to implement such a reform now." Although Sun Chengzong was unwilling to admit it, he still expressed his thoughts.  Sun Chengzong did not ask about Emperor Tianqi's other reform policies, because they were all moonlight in the water and there was no way to implement them.  What Sun Chengzong didn¡¯t expect was that Emperor Tianqi was not angry. In his opinion, the young emperor was ambitious.  The idea I proposed for the first time was rejected by myself, which makes me very unhappy when I think about it.  Emperor Tianqi looked at Sun Chengzong with a smile, and said helplessly: "Sir, when did I say that we would carry out reforms now? I know what the situation in Ming Dynasty is at this time. The court has not yet been cleared, and the borders are still unstable.  I don't have the energy to carry out such a reform. Such a reform requires the backing of the army. I don't want to have no troops to send when the time comes to suppress the rebellion." Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his forehead.  Sweating, he said with a smile: "I was wrong. Although your Majesty is young, he is thoughtful." "Sir, please don't say that. I just want to know whether such reforms are necessary. Now that I know your attitude,  I believe that with your husband's support, I will be able to change this country." Emperor Tianqi's face was full of longing, and his eyes were full of hope when he looked at Sun Chengzong.  Kneeling heavily on the ground, Sun Chengzong said with a serious face: "I have dedicated my life to death." "Sir, get up quickly. This is what I am saying about these things. We still have to resolve the affairs in Liaodong."?.  Xiong Tingbi was escorted back to Beijing. I believe Houjin will definitely take action. What do you think, sir?  "Emperor Tianqi lowered his gaze to the map, pointed to the location of Liaodong, and turned around to ask Sun Chengzong. Frowning slightly, Sun Chengzong said softly: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to overcome the current crisis, no matter it is  Whether Xiong Tingbi is transferred back to Liaodong or whether he is sending a capable minister and official, Liaodong can be assured of no worries.  "Seeing Emperor Tianqi nod gently, Sun Chengzong continued: "I am thinking about the future.  " "Sir, you can tell me whatever you have in mind, and I will consider it.  "Seeing Sun Chengzong's hesitation, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile. "Your Majesty, it's not that I dare not say it, it's just that I haven't thought about these things completely yet.  "Sun Chengzong glanced at Emperor Tianqi, saw him looking at him with a smile, shook his head, and continued: "My minister, I once compared the situation of the Ming Dynasty with history. There have been many such dynasties in history, but we can resolve this situation.  There are not many dynasties in crisis.  "Sun Chengzong did not say one thing. Those dynasties that failed to resolve the crisis have basically perished. "Sir, please speak.  "Emperor Tianqi made a stool and walked to Sun Chengzong's side, smiling. "I won't talk about the dynasties that did not solve the crisis. There are two dynasties that solved it and solved it best, one was the Tang Dynasty and the other was the Han Dynasty.  towards.  During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty faced powerful Turks. At that time, the Tang Dynasty had strong national power and an army capable of hundreds of battles, so defeating the Turks was an expected event.  "Sun Chengzong did not say one thing, that is, although Tang Taizong defeated the Turks and conquered Goguryeo, the later Tang Dynasty was still troubled by the Turks for many years. Until Wu Zetian, there were still constant wars between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty.  . Today is still a chapter. I just returned from a business trip. I am so tired.  Vote a lot.
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