The wind was gentle and the snow was thick, but the conversation between Fei Qian and the three of them continued.
What Fei Qian said, although Pang Tong and Xu Shu are not very clear about it, and they do not have a relatively complete concept of the authenticity of this world map, but it does not prevent Pang Tong and Xu Shu from remembering this knowledge in their minds.
Then slowly check and improve it in the future.
It can be said that the outstanding gentry children of the Han Dynasty had a perception of new things and an attitude towards learning that even many people in later generations may not be able to achieve. Some people in later generations prefer to place themselves in a superior position.
, with only the knowledge they have, they are very willing to proactively put hats on and define others, and at the same time, they also put on a posture of saying that they think highly of you, and then gain a sense of psychological superiority from it.
and satisfaction…
Although Xu Shu and Pang Tong are not in the so-called Confucian tradition, although they are puzzled by Fei Qian's rhetoric, they still accept it with an open mind. And interestingly, it is not because Fei Qian did not treat the land of China
Drawing it in the center of the map represents some kind of psychological or physical discomfort.
Pang Tong looked at the world map and said: "I once thought that there were only nine states in the world, but now it seems that there are not only nine states in the world, but ninety-nine states..."
Xu Shu also nodded, and then after thinking for a while, he said: "It's a pity... the road is far away, the mountains are high and the water is far away... The imperial court also expanded the Western Regions, but the supervision of the Western Regions could not last long... Although the world is huge, the manpower is
But there is an end, and I don’t know when I will be able to, as Shi Yuan said, sit in the world, um, ninety-nine states..."
Fei Qian nodded and said: "Knowing how big the world is, you can understand how small you are. I took out this picture today not to immediately arrange for conquests south and north to plunder land, but to let you two know not to be overwhelmed by the land in front of you.
Bound, the world is so big, as long as we are willing, there is no place we cannot go!"
Most of the ancient feudal dynasties were due to the massive annexation of land, which led to the collapse of the basic structure of the dynasty. In fact, in the final analysis, it was the struggle between the imperial power and the prime minister's power under the feudal system. The imperial power needed more free people to be able to
Provide sufficient national tax revenue, but the prime ministerial power, which is dominated by the big landowners and gentry class, hopes to obtain more tax-free land and obtain more tenant farmers to obtain wealth. From this perspective, imperial power and prime ministerial power are opposite.
However, it is not irreconcilable.
The three-generation military merit and land tax system introduced by Fei Qian is the same model as the favor order during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, except that it was expanded from the vassal king to all people. Since even the princes and grandsons of the royal nobles and feudal lords need to receive favors in order to enjoy
With preferential treatment, why can't ordinary nobles and common people own all the rights to the land for a long time without the need of military titles?
Therefore, when Fei Qian introduced the military merit and land tax system, although he had some opinions, firstly, there were not many big gentry in the north, and secondly, because there were precedents of government decrees such as Hanwu, so it was basically implemented without much impact.
resistance.
But next, it is not only necessary to merge with the north, but also to promote it in Zuo Fengyi. It is conceivable that there will definitely be obstruction from some nobles in the original relationship, so it is natural to make an ideological decision with Xu Shu first.
Corresponding communication and unification.
Especially as Zuo Fengyi's policy executor, he must fully understand Fei Qian's current policy goals and future directions so that there will be no problems during implementation. Anyway, didn't later generations often say that if you want performance, you must first have a meeting?
The purpose of the meeting is to unify our thoughts.
Fei Qian looked at Xu Shu and said: "But what Yuan Zhi said is also reasonable. If you want to take over the world, you cannot use the ancient method... It is said that in ancient times, the land was no more than a hundred miles in radius, and the people were no more than thousands. Nowadays, the territory of the Han Dynasty is thousands of miles away, and the population is even counted in the tens of millions. How can they be treated as the same?"
"The same is true for laws. The laws of the ancients were created by the ancients at the right time. How can people today remain unchanged and just copy them?" Fei Qian smiled, and then said, "I once heard that someone said that the saints' small words and great righteousness can cover everything in the world. , accept everything, and more importantly, seek the advice of saints for assistance in everything... Therefore, the ancient method cannot be used as the current method, let alone the method of the eternal times. Only when it is determined by the time, can it be the right way..."
It’s not that ancient books are untrustworthy, but that even the historical books of the Han Dynasty that have been passed down and written by specialized families have many false claims, not to mention the so-called books compiled by later generations in areas with cultural fault lines or with good names. A certain history book.
Now in the Han Dynasty, I have seen many things that I have never seen in history books before, and I have understood things that were never clear in later generations. Fei Qian's ideas are also changing little by little.
Very simple things, for example, history books will write about how many wars there were in the Han Dynasty, how many battles there were, who the commanders were, and what the results were, but they basically won’t write about why the war was launched at that time and what was involved in it. Gains and losses...
The text seems to always mention how many troops were sent, victory or defeat, how much food and grass were used, and how many soldiers were killed or injured, but the significance of the battle is rarely mentioned, basically none.
Why could the Han people shout the slogan "Strong Han"? Perhaps Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was just a trigger, igniting all the hatred. Especially in Bingbei, Fei Qian truly realized the Han Dynasty's hatred for the barbarians who went south to plunder. , this kind of hatred even continues to this day, especially when Fei Qian was in the war against Xianbei and used the captured Xianbei people as hard labor, no one would talk to Fei Qian about human rights and freedom. Equality of talent or something like that, they would just talk frankly about how many manpower is needed here and how many manpower is needed where, as if these are not people but goods...
And among these Xianbei slaves, it seems that few people will jump out, or secretly say that they want equality, freedom, human rights, etc. Most of them only think about how much energy they have sold in front of them, whether they can bear it, and after finishing the work How much food there is, as for human rights, what the future will be, and so on, to these Xianbei slaves, they are all like farts, nothing but a smell.
Most of the Han people in Bingbei, especially the farmers, believe that using Xianbei slaves as an alternative to labor is a great good governance by Fei Qian, and they support 100% and hope that Fei Qian can continue to do so.
This is the difference in time, which leads to the difference in people's concepts.
But will these things be written in history books?
Regardless of ancient and modern times, when recording history or people, rather than machines that always only have 0s and 1s to do such things, there will inevitably be emotions, trade-offs, and even cover-ups and modifications.
Regarding the Battle of Dawan that Pang Tong mentioned before, most official histories say that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to ask for the sweat-blooded BMW, and then he first saluted and then fought, built a golden BMW of the same size, and asked the envoys to take it to Dawan to buy the sweat-blooded BMW. As a result, Dawan
Not only did the country not agree, but the Han envoys they sent were either robbed first and then killed, or killed first and then robbed. Anyway, they failed to come back, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became furious and sent troops and generals of the Second Division to conquer the Western Regions.
But what about actually?
After a little thought, you will know how heavy a body-sized golden horse is. Even if it shrinks a bit in size, it will weigh about one cubic meter. One cubic meter of gold...
Then it needs to be transported from Chang'an to the Western Regions. How many people are needed to carry such a weight? There are always potholes on the road. And the roads in the early Han Dynasty, whether they are two-wheeled carriages or ox-carts, if they encounter some muddy ground
Bad roads, no matter how you load the car, if the wheels get stuck, do these civilians have to lift the weight of at least 20 tons?
Well, it’s not gold, it’s brass, so a cube of brass weighs about two and a half tons!
Then Han historians recorded that such a "golden horse" was used as a gift and was successfully transported to Central Asia. Then the King of Dayuan cheated and was cruel and unscrupulous. He not only killed the Han envoys, but also robbed the goods.
So according to the temperament of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, even if such a thing really happened, this so-called golden horse is most likely not only not gold, but also hollow copper, just a thin layer of copper sheet on the outside, and then take
I'm going to exchange this for Dawan's national treasure...
Therefore, will official historians write down all the facts in history books?
Of course, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually forced the Western Regions to break with the Xiongnu, and then became a vassal of the Han family, showing off his muscles, but what fell on Zhuqing was always a weighed text.
The official version has been deleted and modified, but what about the private version?
The same is true for the folk, even more powerful.
Chinese folk history is called unofficial history by orthodox historians, and they are not taken seriously at all. However, according to this view, in the West, because kingdoms often change, most of these so-called histories are written by people in the church.
Records, so in fact from this perspective, most of the early Western history is folk unofficial history...
There is a saying that the Bible is actually a folk version of history books before the Middle Ages, but the Quran says that the damn God-backers who wrote the Bible have tampered with the language of God, and then the people holding the Bible say those in white hats
One moment, the guy said that their god took two days to create the world, the next moment, he said it took four days, and some said it took six months. Even this is unclear, so what a nonsense...
Is that history true?
Which statement is correct?
Is it correct if it is consistent with everything I have learned and understood?
If it doesn't conform to your old habits, is it wrong if you don't adapt to it?
If this is true, what is the difference between it and those dull and sour scholars in ancient times?
The world is huge, and Fei Qian plans to see it for himself. Even if he can't see it himself, he can spread these things so that future generations can see and understand them. Fei Qian feels that this may be the true meaning of his time in the Han Dynasty.
The meaning is not how many women were snatched or how much land was occupied.
Of course, Fei Qian felt that the most important thing now was to change people's thinking first. The thinking of the Han Dynasty nobles, guiding them to look up from staring at their feet to looking outward...
However, this road is relatively difficult.
Just like someone once said, in fact, nothing in the world is more important than changing a person's thinking. When a person's thinking forms a certain structure and becomes accustomed to a certain logic, no matter what kind of stimulation from the outside world, it will cause the person to
Subconsciously use the original structure and logic to analyze these things. If it does not conform to this structure and logic, it will be rejected. They are not even willing to study and inquire about it a little, and just want to reject it all.
Because it saves trouble.
But overall, Fei Qian felt that the performance of Xu Shu and Pang Tong was very good. At least it did not require Fei Qian to use much effort to explain that China is not the center of the world, nor did he need to explain why the outline of the world is like this.
appearance……
And these questions are all things that Fei Qian can only use the words "almost" and "probably" to cover up and prevaricate.
Xu Shu was really considering Fei Qian's words seriously. There was no sign of being overt and overt. Even Pang Tong, who had little relationship with Zuo Fengyi, was seriously discussing and studying what Fei Qian had done.
Administrative measures.
"The world is big enough to accommodate ten times the Han people, so there is no need to fight over the current land and be entangled... The same military strength may only be able to obtain one city and one county in China, but it can be obtained in other areas.
Ten times the land!" Fei Qian pointed to the land in the Western Region and said, "Dawan claimed to have 60,000 victorious soldiers, and then, he was killed by the Second Division and lost his armor, almost destroying the country... And the soldiers of the Second Division died.
, I think you two also know who he is..."
"Everywhere in the Han Dynasty, Han laws are followed. The vassal kings and the military officials want to obtain land. There is no reward other than opening up the territory!" Fei Qian tapped the table gently and said, "If this continues, it will continue like this.
, either you and me, or your and my descendants, will surely be able to watch the waves in the East China Sea, ride horses in the Western Regions, cross the southern border, and herd in the Northern Desert!"
Only poor internal and external policies and treatment can stimulate the children of the gentry, who are already somewhat tied up in China, to develop outward, which will naturally be more beneficial to the Han Empire.
"Therefore, in the land of Guanzhong, within Zuo Fengyi, perhaps the government orders such as the Consolidation of Beitian Fu, Three Generations of Military Merits, etc. must not be missed... Yuan Zhi, this is not an easy matter, are you willing to do it?"
Fei Qian's meaning is very simple. There is plenty of land in the world. If you don't have it here, you can get it elsewhere. Seizing land in the Central Plains will not only be sanctioned by the imperial power, but also by third-generation military meritorious officials like Fei Qian, who are similar to the push of grace.
restrictions, but the land outside the territory of the Han Dynasty did not have so many restrictions.
Of course, going outward means facing risks directly.
However, Fei Qian has never advocated getting something for nothing, and in many cases he even emphasized that you will gain as much as you pay. This concept is also consistent with the concept of most nobles in the Han Dynasty, so we can only say that the greater the risk, the greater the reward. Otherwise, regardless of those
Where can I tie my head to my belt and fight bloody battles every day just to win over a soldier of his origin?
If such an administrative strategy is really implemented, problems will inevitably arise when the empire cannot control its territory, just like An Lushan in the Tang Dynasty. However, this is indeed one of the future directions of history, just like the expansion of the Han Dynasty.
The circle was expanded in the Tang Dynasty, and it was expanded in the Ming Dynasty again. Then the crazy guy in the Ming Dynasty said that he wanted to isolate the country, and then it was lost in the hands of the Qing Dynasty.
Just like the saying in later generations that performance cures all diseases, as long as the empire is on the rise, even if there are problems, it will quickly find a way to solve them. Only when it stops moving forward will the empire be affected by these problems.
The debris is dragged into the abyss.
Xu Shu was silent for a long time, thinking for a while, and then said: "In compliance with the order of the monarch, I have decided to implement Zuo Fengyi's military affairs and land administration. If there is any slack, I will be punished."
How could there be no difficulty?
But since Fei Qian has already said this, Xu Shu can only do his best. If he encounters any difficulties during the specific implementation, he will solve the specific problems at that time.
But Pang Tong on the side had other problems.
This time Pang Tong came from Jingxiang. In fact, the big reason was that Feiqian and Bingbei were doing a good job, and it was very good. It was beyond what most people could understand and predict. Naturally, he fell into the hands of Pang Degong.
In the eyes of the Jingxiang gentry, although the north is far away, the people of the Jingxiang gentry are not willing to abandon their hometown and come to the north. However, this does not mean that these Jingxiang gentry have no branches, and there is no Xiang De Gong from his son Pang Tong.
The same character...
Therefore, Pang Tongyong made it clear to Fei Qian from the beginning that he was a guest, and he was equivalent to an inspection representative of Jingxiang, who came to observe and study how Fei Qian achieved such achievements in Bingbei, and then based on
Only under certain circumstances will the Jingxiang nobles feel that they are about to enter the angel wheel or the devil wheel or something.
No one in the Han Dynasty was stupid. No one with a value above 90 would sell his property and abandon his family and children for a word and a meal.
Therefore, Pang Tong needs to go deeper and understand more deeply how Fei Qian rose...
He even took the place of the Jingxiang gentry to master the secrets.
The problem is that although Pang Tong is smart, he still doesn't understand many things, such as economics, game theory, the simplest positive effects of bad money, good money, the broken window effect, etc., he knows nothing about it.
, so I don’t understand why Pingyang is like a magnet, attracting the wealth of the surrounding areas not only from the Hu people, but also from Hedong, Guanzhong, and even Jizhou, Jingxiang and other regions...
The most important thing is that it seems that Fei Qian has not made any special decrees or measures?
When Pang Tong tried to raise this issue, he originally expected that Fei Qian might not say it, or was unwilling to say it clearly. After all, in Pang Tong's concept, if he couldn't see clearly or think about something clearly, he would
It’s enough to be called a secret or something like that…
Such things are never taught easily, so Pang Tong just gave it a try. Unexpectedly, Fei Qian laughed and said, "Well, it's actually not difficult... Speaking of which, you have almost seen it..."
almost?
Pang Tong was almost going crazy. What do you mean by almost the same thing, and he said that it was all in front of him. He had seen it all, but he just couldn't understand it.
What did you see?
What can you understand?
"Ah ah ah!" Pang Tong, who felt that his intelligence had been insulted, jumped up unconvinced and shouted, "Yuan Zhi, look at what he said, as if we are stupid people.
I can’t even understand it! Yuan Zhi, please comment on a certain person! Is there such a person?”
There are many ways to read history. It is not terrible to have more viewpoints. What is terrible is to start from only one viewpoint and completely deny different opinions. Then, even if this viewpoint is correct, it will stifle the existence of history because of its narrowness.
The significance. Because reading history is not only to understand the truth and gain experience, but also because we are human beings and have never-tiring curiosity. We want to gain warmth, love, respect, tolerance and fun from history. Thank you again
It is an honor for me to read the author's novels as essays.
