After listening to Liu Jin's words, everyone fell silent.
Especially Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, the education they received since childhood was completely opposite to what Liu Jin said.
Confucianism has always emphasized the way to build a country, respecting etiquette rather than power and strategy. The fundamental goal lies in the human heart rather than skills. A great country should use etiquette as its oar, loyalty as its armor, filial piety as its foundation, and virtue as its foundation.
In this way, the four directions will serve as guests, and the world will return to its heart.
What Liu Jin is saying now is exactly the opposite, advocating external expansion, plundering resources, and seizing land and living space. This is completely contrary to the situation.
However, the three of them are all familiar with history. After thinking about it carefully, it seems that what Liu Jin said is not wrong. The history of the descendants of Yan and Huang is a history of continuous external expansion.
During the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties, there were still barbarians such as Qurong and Dongyi, but by the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, these had all disappeared, and the descendants of Yan and Huang slowly expanded to the entire north and continued to develop towards the south.
With the passage of history, the southern region has been continuously developed, more and more people have migrated to the south, and the south has become more and more important.
During the Warring States Period, the Eastern Ou Kingdom, Nanyue, Minyue, etc. also gradually disappeared, and the original miasma-ridden places gradually became the cradle of prosperity for the descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties.
All this proves what Liu Jin said, that it has been expanding since ancient times. During the continuous expansion, it has now a vast territory and a huge population, which proves the principle of people removing living trees and removing dead trees.
However, you know, you know, but everything Liu Jin said was completely contrary to Confucian teachings, which made it difficult for the three of them to accept it.
"The population that has grown through migration will expand externally and acquire more land~"
As for Emperor Hongzhi, he was also thinking carefully about the two countermeasures mentioned by Liu Jin at this time. In fact, they were two countermeasures. In summary, they were one countermeasure, which was external expansion.
This is completely opposite to the education that Emperor Hongzhi has always received and the strategy of governing the country. Everyone, whether it is Emperor Hongzhi's teacher or the ministers in the court, has been telling him.
We should govern the country with filial piety, conquer the world with benevolence and morality, and emphasize civil rule over military strategy, because since ancient times, warlike people will inevitably perish and resort to militarism. All of this is telling Emperor Hongzhi that as an emperor, he should be light on corvee and low on tax, and be diligent and frugal.
Governing the country with benevolence, righteousness and morality.
But now, Liu Jin's words had a huge impact on his inherent philosophy of governing the country.
Because Liu Jin’s words, or combined with the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, all show that the dynasty’s inherent philosophy of governing the country is bound to be unable to escape the fate of dynasty changes.
Now is the resurgence of Hong Kong, but the people are still very miserable, because the population is constantly increasing, land annexation is becoming more and more intense, and the taxes collected by the court are getting less and less, otherwise Zhang Juzheng will not be needed to carry out the work later.
The reform of the one-whip method.
All these signs have shown that now has reached an extremely critical moment. If this continues, when the population increases further or the land annexation becomes more serious, it will definitely be time to change the dynasty.
But if, as Liu Jin said, we continue to expand externally, this historical lesson that resorting to militarism and being warlike will lead to death seems to be a constant reminder to future generations.
Moreover, since the Song Dynasty, the emphasis has always been on civil service over military affairs, because for a long period of time in history, military generals continued to seize power and usurp the throne, which led to turbulence and the change of dynasties.
The founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, was also a military general. He successfully usurped the throne by relying on his military power and became the emperor. Later, he released his military power with a glass of wine, and this was how the Zhao family's dynasty lasted for more than 200 years.
Because of the emphasis on civility over military affairs, there were basically no cases of military generals seizing power and usurping the throne in subsequent dynasties, and the imperial power was consolidated and guaranteed.
If we expand externally now, we will inevitably have to revitalize our military force. No one can say whether a scene in history will happen again.
Moreover, external expansion is definitely not as easy as it is said in words. It requires huge national power to support it, a large population and money to support it, and the current finance...
Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but shake his head.
Liu Jin kept looking at the expressions of Emperor Hongzhi and others. When he saw Emperor Hongzhi shaking his head slightly, Liu Jin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.
He has already explained it so thoroughly, but if they still don't believe it, there is nothing he can do.
But if you think about it carefully, it is a bit ridiculous to want to shake their long-standing philosophy and strategy of governing the country with just your own words.
Thinking of this, Liu Jin also smiled and said: "This is also a saying of my family, that is, I met a few friends today and they are in a good mood. If you talk nonsense, don't take it seriously. After hearing it, just ignore it and forget it.
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"Liu Gongzi's lectures are really beneficial. I have always been familiar with history, but I have never studied history seriously and carefully. It turns out that this history is not just what is said in history books.
As recorded."
"There is still a lot of knowledge here. We need to look at history and problems from a more continuous perspective, and perhaps we will make new discoveries and gains."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin. The young man in front of him was really a rare talent. His perspective on problems and things was very unique and novel.
"Mr. Zhu is too complimentary~"
"I'm just trying to pick up people's wits. In fact, I don't have any ability at all."
Liu Jin shook his head repeatedly. Regarding these things and knowledge, the Internet people of later generations can talk to you for three days and three nights. If you brag about it, you will definitely be able to blow the whole world.
"Be neither arrogant nor impatient, a child can be taught~"
Liu Jian stroked his mustache and was very satisfied with Liu Jin's modesty. Although what Liu Jin said today was contrary to his usual strategy of governing the country, he was not a pedantic person. He also saw the surface of the Ming Dynasty.
A huge crisis lurks beneath the peaceful singing and dancing.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about the coal business. If this coal can replace charcoal, or even replace firewood, and become everyone's main heating and fire fuel, it will also be of great use to our Ming Dynasty."
"Coal reserves are very abundant in our country, almost everywhere, and mining is extremely convenient. The key now is how to remove the sulfur from the coal and make the coal more convenient to use."
Hearing Liu Jian's words, Liu Jin smiled and looked at the sky outside. It was already getting late. If he continued to brag, he would be endless. He had almost finished what he said today, and it was time to do practical things.
If you want Emperor Hongzhi and others to believe in your words and the matter of external expansion, you need to do small things step by step and slowly prove yourself.
Only in this way can Emperor Hongzhi believe in himself more, and can he have greater influence, and then slowly and step by step bring the giant dragon of Ming to the entire world and expand globally.
Only in this way can we seize more resources and land in this age of exploration and avoid the tragic fate of falling behind and being beaten hundreds of years later.
