Spring is the season of sowing, and autumn is the season of harvest. China has been founded on agriculture since ancient times, and has experienced more than a thousand spring sowing and autumn harvests since King Ping moved eastward.
Ancient historians believed that history is composed of a series of events, and each event has its cause and result. The cause of one event is often the result of another event, so the cause of an event is equivalent to spring sowing, and the result of an event is equivalent to autumn harvest;
Just as the seeds harvested this year are the seeds sown in the next spring, the result of an event that occurred this year can also be the cause of an event the following year. Therefore, ancient Chinese scholars tend to call history "Spring and Autumn".
Yun Ye insists that in the Spring and Autumn Period, people began to truly think about their own world and their environment, so their thoughts were unconstrained, and many of their ideas were very creative, romantic and humanistic.
However, this sentence can also be said in reverse, that is to say, many of the ideas of the ancients were interesting and fun, but they were definitely not practical. The great man of later generations also said that he was crossing the river by feeling for the stones.
Finding a path suitable for the Tang Dynasty from the Spring and Autumn Annals is tantamount to asking blindly.
Just as the people of the Tang Dynasty could not imagine the splendor of later generations, the people of the Spring and Autumn Period could not imagine that there would be an extremely powerful country like the Tang Dynasty in the later generations, so their suggestions had no guiding significance to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Er returned to the capital, and the heavy snow had not melted. His Luan Jia had already arrived in the capital. As the actual guard guarding Chang'an, Yun Ye had to report to the emperor what he had done these days, especially since Changsun Wuji was eager to
Yun Ye needs to explain why there are so many personnel transfers.
Li Er did not return to the palace, but went directly to Kaiyuanmen, which was not far from the palace. When he walked to the wall, Li Er pointed to the sixteen snow-covered heads still hanging on the wall and asked: "Kill them all."
Already?"
"Military law is ruthless!" Yun Ye bowed and replied.
"Dugu Mou killed all the remaining people?"
"Not one of the one hundred and six people survived."
"Did you ask anything?"
"No, Di Renjie is investigating. As a result, all of them were killed by Yun Zhonghou."
Li Er walked back and forth for a few steps wearing a big cloak, then asked Yun Ye with a smile: "I heard that you have been reading "Spring and Autumn" recently, and you can't let go of the scroll. Do you get any taste from it?"
"Weichen was reading "Spring and Autumn" as a storybook. Weichen thought that the descriptions there might be helpful for life, but for governing the country, Weichen felt that they were of little use."
"Oh?" Li Er glanced at Yun Ye in surprise and said with a smile: "What a high level of vision. King Wen only acted in Zhouyi, and Zhongniu acted in Spring and Autumn Period. Even such a scholar can't look down on it? Spring and Autumn Period Five
Don’t Ba’s old stories have any reference value to the Tang Dynasty?”
Yun Ye smiled and took out a volume of Spring and Autumn from his sleeve and showed it to Li Er. Li Er took it and flipped through it casually for a few times before closing the book and waiting for Yun Ye to explain to him.
"Your Majesty, after Mr. Jinzhu's research, we learned that the original author of "Spring and Autumn" was not Confucius, but a historian from the state of Lu. The history book of the state of Jin is called "Cheng", the history book of the state of Chu is called "梼杌", and the history book of the state of Lu is called "Cheng".
It is called "Spring and Autumn", and the full text has 18,000 words, each word of which is exquisite. This was not something Confucius could have written by himself. Moreover, he had served as the historian of the State of Lu, so there was such a fallacy.
As for the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Chariots that you mentioned, what does Your Majesty think such a country means to us in the Tang Dynasty? Lend a small minister 10,000 powerful soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and the enemy will be defeated within ten days. If not, please behead the small minister.
class."
"Hahahaha..." Li Er laughed loudly, pointed at Yun Ye and said, "You didn't have such arrogance when you were a teenager. How come you have become so arrogant in middle age?"
Yun Ye said with a smile: "That's because I can't compete with Sun Wu face to face. So I might as well speak louder, at least I can make your Majesty smile."
Li Er laughed louder and louder, and Yun Ye grabbed a handful of residual snow that was already covered with soot from the city wall and held it in his hand, letting it melt slowly to make himself more awake.
"People who have violated military law will be killed if they are killed. You are a general. This is normal. When I was not in Chang'an, you did a good job. Qingque hid in the study, and the queen stayed in the palace for a long time. You were alone
In managing the affairs of Chang'an, you can still pay attention to the small things that happen in faraway places, which is considered diligent. There is nothing to say about this. I just want to know what your opinions are on the formulation of the "Shang Code" this time.
Originally, you were supposed to go to Jiucheng Palace while Wuji stayed in Chang'an, but this time I want to leave you, a person who is very familiar with merchants, to see the real abilities of the officials of the Tang Dynasty. Now, it's time to ask for your opinion.
, if you have anything you want to say, just say it freely, this is the city wall, only you know it for the king and his ministers, tell the truth!"
Yun Ye suddenly threw the Canxue in his hand far away and said: "Of course I have something to say, I can't help it. Who is sure about the thirteen-year tax? Don't you think the door to merchants is too wide?"
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Why does it have to be thirty years? Shouldn’t commercial taxes change anytime and anywhere? Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, commercial taxes have indeed changed many times. The eight taxes and one tax have indeed been passed, but the thirteen taxes and one tax are too
It's looser.
Let us call the agricultural production of the Tang Dynasty the first threshold of all commerce. It is really because people have surplus from their work that commerce is born, and they use their extra things to exchange for what they lack. In ancient times,
That's how business is.
The birth of a hoe must go through four links: mining, mineral processing, iron smelting, and manufacturing. Merchants will participate in each link, so that the hoe can reach the hands of farmers. The role of merchants is to speed up the circulation of goods, so
We allow them to earn a certain amount of profits from it. Commercial tax is actually a means to restrain businessmen. First, it does not allow them to earn too much profit, and secondly, it uses part of the profits earned by businessmen for the national economy and people's livelihood.
It’s about giving back to the people.
The profit earned from a hoe cannot be too much, otherwise farmers will not be able to afford the hoe, which will affect agricultural production. Under a vicious cycle, there will really be a situation where everyone is doing business. At that time, it will be a national disaster.
Now, everyone is not engaged in production, but in buying and selling. This kind of buying and selling has no value.
You are consciously encouraging merchants. The nature of merchants is to make profits. Once there is an appropriate profit, merchants will be bold. If there is 10% profit, it is guaranteed to be used everywhere; if there is 20%, it will be used everywhere.
For 50% profit, it becomes active; for 50% profit, it takes desperate risks; for 100% profit, it dares to trample all human laws; for 300% profit, it dares to violate
Any crime may even risk hanging your head!
So, Your Majesty, skinning and pulling grass cannot stop the ambition of businessmen."
Li Er looked at Yun Ye in surprise and said, "I thought you would fully support the businessman. What you said is also Wuji's argument. Why did you say the same thing as Wuji this time?"
"There is a difference between the minister and the servant. The servant is basically bullying the merchants, while the minister wants to restrict business and not let him lose supervision. The two are not the same."
"Can peeling skin and pulling grass stop the ambition of merchants?"
"It can't be stopped. The saying that people die for money and birds die for food is very reasonable."
"Can't cruel officials like Dugu Mou stop their ambitions?"
"As long as it is governed by people, there will always be loopholes to exploit."
"Is this why you asked Xue Rengui to march into Talas?"
"Yes, Wei Chen hopes that the business of the Tang Dynasty will flourish in an orderly manner, but he does not allow businessmen's money to become a weapon to divide the country. This time Wei Chen's suggestion is a warning, and next time Wei Chen will kill him! There is nothing like unification.
There are more important things for our country.”
Li Er looked at Yun Ye gently, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said: "You are right, there is nothing more terrifying than a divided country. You have not read the books of sages in vain these years. Be loyal to the country.
It is more meaningful than being loyal to the emperor."
After saying that, he took off his fur and put it on Yun Ye's armor, then turned around and left. When he was approaching the city gate, he stopped again and said, "Hold on!"
After Li Er left, Yun Ye felt that his back was soaked, and he shivered twice in a row when he was blown by the cold wind. It was already very difficult to talk to Li Er, knowing that he was constantly adjusting himself.
policy, at this time Li Er desperately needed the merchant class to stand on the same front as him. Except for him, no one could have any contact with the merchants, especially the emerging family of the Yun family.
The rebelliousness that He Shao has shown recently is clearly the emperor's backing. Otherwise, even if he had a thousand courages, he wouldn't dare to say a harsh word to Changsun Wuji. If something went wrong, he would be a monster. Yun Ye
This is what I just figured out. Behind He Shao is not the prince, but the emperor...
Entering the palace, the eldest grandson was drinking lotus seed soup. When he saw Yun Ye, he asked the palace maid to fill a bowl for him. After Yun Ye finished drinking the lotus seed soup, he asked: "Your Majesty invites important ministers to have a banquet at Wanmin Palace. You go to Liangyi Palace."
What happened?"
Yun Ye smiled and cupped his hands and said: "It's still a matter of the Sixteen Kings. They have arrived in Qinzhou and will enter Chang'an in half a month. Wei Chen mentioned this matter to His Majesty. His Majesty said that the matter is decided by the Empress, so Wei Chen is
Come to hear your will.”
Yun Ye knew what the emperor meant. He just wanted to turn the affairs of the sixteen kings into a family matter. Only in this way could he cut off everyone's royal titles with peace of mind and give them to the queen. It was nothing more than preparing a house for them and treating them like fat pigs.
Just raise it, so that it can not only scare the princes outside now, but also show the world how kind the emperor is.
When he walked out of Liangyi Hall, Yun Ye looked towards the northeast corner of Chang'an City. There was a contiguous residential land there, which would also be the residence of the sixteen kings. The Queen was very generous and rewarded them with it.
It's just that the so-called "Prince's House" is just a villa-level prison cell. Although it is magnificent, with small bridges and flowing water, a pavilion every five steps, and a pavilion every ten steps, their every move is always under the surveillance of the eunuchs, and their lives
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