Sheng Langjun had a guess about his disciple's master: he was probably a descendant of a certain family of warriors during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
As a child of an aristocratic family, he still understands how the taxis at the bottom of the ruling class came to be.
In the early days, scholars were retainers of various princes and nobles, and they were always attached to the nobles.
As for the nobles, they are kings, princes, ministers and officials.
By the Western Zhou Dynasty, scholars became a class.
It is the product of Zhou Zongfa.
At the bottom of the aristocracy, higher than ordinary people.
In the late Spring and Autumn Period, scholars became the collective name for intellectuals in the ruling class.
During the Warring States Period, samurai became the source of scholars.
In fact, in addition to the specialized warriors, there are also alchemists who calculate the yin and yang calendar.
In Sheng Langjun's opinion, his apprentice is lucky to meet such a capable person.
I have learned a real skill, and if I use it well, many people will benefit from it. Of course, he is one of the people who will benefit from it.
The clan leader also didn't give up. After meeting the clan girls twice, Sheng Langjun understood the clan leader's plan. This old man still refused to give up.
It seems that he is ambitious and intends to gain some military power. Although Sheng Langjun does not agree with it from the bottom of his heart, he still feels that the old man has a sharp mind.
There is nothing like the general idea that children from aristocratic families love literature and dislike martial arts. It goes straight to the core issue of trying to survive in troubled times: Do you have military power? Without military power, nothing is useful.
At that time, Emperor Xian was the emperor, and he should be supreme. Unfortunately, without military power, he no longer had supreme power. He was always a puppet in the hands of the powerful minister Cao Cao. It is said that he used the belt edict to implore his ministers to rescue him.
The person who brought out the distress letter did not know why his family slave reported to Cao Cao, which directly led to the so-called Clothes and Belts Edict being searched and taken away (of course, history also said that Dong Cheng planned the Clothes and Belts Edict.
).
Although Cao Cao's power had greatly increased at that time, there were still many big forces competing with him for territory. He also needed a puppet emperor who could hold the emperor hostage and make the princes have a reputation for righteousness.
This traitor did not touch Emperor Xian. Anyway, he was only seventeen years old and had no ability to resist. However, any ministers who made any move, including the queen, mother and son of a country, were all destroyed.
It can be seen from this that without military power, there is nothing. Even the almighty emperor can only live on if he is unable to protect the country.
Emperor Xian, who had been a puppet since he was nine years old, finally had a stable life after he abdicated the throne to the Cao family.
In fact, the emperor had no chance to prove whether he was a wise emperor or a wise emperor. Fortunately, he died a happy death in the end.
This shows how important it is to have military power. He will not use his disciples for the benefit of others.
Not even members of his family are good, one bad move will capsize the ship.
As a father, if he failed to protect his daughter, he would be regretful for the rest of his life.
He must protect this disciple who is like a son.
If you have to choose between disciple and family.
He chooses his own disciples.
Put aside the interests of the family.
Even if his own disciples want to take over the military power.
That should be done for your own sake, not for your family.
Shit! He wouldn't do such stupid things. The prosperity of the family has nothing to do with him.
Sheng Langjun's mind was thinking rapidly and he thought of many things. He looked at his disciple.
"Zian, you are not young anymore. You should know a lot of things. So tell me why you feel that Nandu is not good?"
"The reason why today's Long Live in the South is able to reach the Dabao is because of the great help of those big families. No one would think that their efforts would be in vain. Everyone wants to live in a rare place and become Lu Buwei." said the original owner.
After years of experience, he has experienced a lot of ups and downs, and has seen many joys, sorrows, and joys in the world, and his experience far exceeds that of his peers.
There are also consciousnesses from modern times providing guidance, which has broadened his horizons a lot.
After listening to the original owner's words, Sheng Langjun nodded, agreeing with these words.
"Yes! It's best to make a huge profit, which will always be beneficial to the family."
Mr. Sheng was not sitting upright at the moment, but was half-leaning on the table.
Say it in a meaningful voice.
At that time, Lu Buwei transformed from a merchant into a businessman.
He became the prime minister of the Qin State and had overwhelming power over the world.
It can be said that one person is inferior to ten thousand people.
Mr. Shenglang is not a politician.
You can also feel the joy of reaching the sky in one step.
Many families want to make the same investment as Lu Buwei.
In their opinion, if they invest properly, they will make huge profits.
This is how the royal family of the Jin Dynasty gained the support of the big families and ascended the throne.
There is a saying that goes well: The imperial power cannot be strong if others are soft-spoken and soft-handed.
Families that think they have the merit of following the dragon naturally want to get benefits, so everyone in the court will be their personnel.
Officials who come from big families often have some marriage relationships, and they have human relations with each other. It can be said that officials protect each other.
Even officials from big families may try their best to poach employees in order to increase their family's interests. This often costs a lot of money but yields little results.
"Well! Master once said to me: This is like asking birds, fish, and livestock to pull a cart together. Maybe each of them pulls very hard, but the cart will not move in one direction. It will only move in the same direction.
Running in circles."
After listening to this, Mr. Sheng thought for a while and went through the scene described by the disciple in his mind: fish naturally dived into the water, birds flew into the sky, and livestock ran on the ground. And the cart they pulled
It moves left and right, up and down, but this scene is really gratifying.
Although this scene seems absurd and cannot exist in reality. But in reality, this is indeed the case in the southern court. After every decree, it is the result of the contest between all parties, and every family wants to get something from it.
benefit.
Government orders issued under such circumstances may only serve the interests of a very small number of people, but may damage the interests of the majority of people or be detrimental to future development.
After Sheng Langjun thought it through, he smiled. Although some of his disciples were not very good and their literary skills were still a bit weak, he still had a good overall view.
"Under such circumstances, the political situation in the south will not be stable. How can Banzai be willing to relinquish power? There will definitely be a fight with the ministers." The original owner said.
"According to the etiquette passed down from the Zhou Dynasty, Long Live is the supreme being, so naturally there will be families who want to seize more power."
"Then the emperor will have the capital to negotiate and deal with those families. The situation in the court is definitely changing."
During previous self-study, neither Ling Xiao nor the original owner had much interest in the so-called Confucianism.
Ling Xiao pays more attention to reading history. When reading history, he always criticizes it to see what's wrong with it.
Let the original owner know a lot of things, and his analysis of the situation is clear and logical.
Sheng Langjun nodded upon hearing this. He can be considered a well-read person.
Naturally, it can be seen that the contradiction between imperial power and ministerial power will become more and more serious.
I'm afraid the political situation in the south is really unstable, and the current peace is just a facade.
"Good boy, you can actually see a lot of things now." Sheng Langjun was overjoyed.
This kid has a big picture view and good martial arts skills. Sheng Langjun thinks he has a bright future in training him.
Only those who are good at both civil and military affairs, have a good view of the overall situation, and have good luck will survive in troubled times.
"Then, please tell me about the situation in the north and whether it is suitable for us to go there." Sheng Langjun looked at his disciple with a smile, and then said.
Although most of the Northland is the territory of the barbarians, there is still a Han government in Liangzhou. If you want to go there, you can still live a stable life there.
"It's not suitable because there are many different forces in the north. Each force will be dissatisfied with the other forces and may start a fight at any time. It can be said that the north is also a bamboo pole that may explode at any time."
"Well, what you said makes sense." Sheng Langjun looked at the original owner, changed his posture to a lazier one and said, "So, do you think the north will be inferior to the south in the future?"
"Of course not. Although the political power in the north looks bad, I feel that it will still be the north that will dominate the world in the future." said the original owner.
"Ouch? Why do you think so?" Sheng Langjun looked at the original owner with a bit of curiosity, and then asked.
"If you look at historical records, the combat effectiveness of the northern army has always been stronger than that of the southern army."
"One day when the north is in chaos, a hero will appear and be consolidated into one place."
"On the contrary, the combat effectiveness of the south is getting weaker and weaker." The original owner said.
"Why is this?" Sheng Langjun asked deliberately.
"It is impossible for people from a big family to give up their vested interests."
"It will only try to preserve its own strength, weaken the strength of other families, and use it to dominate the south."
"This should be a slow wrestling process. Each family will rack their brains, and there will be a period of considerable peace."
"Over time, everyone from top to bottom, from the ruling class to the common people, will have the illusion that the South can always be bounded by the river and become a paradise."
This view was told by Ling Xiao to the original owner. In history, many times when the North and the South were reunified, it was often the power of the North that rose up, and one day the great cause of the reunification of the North and the South was finally completed.
"There is also a big problem in the south that cannot be solved. The soldiers are all farmers. Every war means a large number of people die. If the war happens for a long time, most families cannot bear it."
"Many officials in the south have always been more concerned about the situation of the opposing families than the situation on the other side of the river. They often only see the immediate interests and fail to see that there are people in the north who have been eyeing them. Later, the war-weariness will gradually soar. Because of the deaths in the war
Most of them are the strong labor force of the family, which will inevitably affect the life of every ordinary family. In order to survive, some people will sell themselves to powerful men, because if they don't sell, they just can't survive."
"As a commoner, you have to pay more and more taxes and corvees, and you have to go to the battlefield to be cannon fodder. After a few times, the common people will sell themselves to the powerful and survive. In this case, there is nothing more
choice.”
Mr. Shenglang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He stood up suddenly and walked around the house excitedly. This disciple is really good.
"Okay! Go on." Sheng Langjun looked at his disciple. He felt more and more that this disciple was good. The most important thing was that he could see far.
His own disciples are much better than the masters of the family who are familiar with the scriptures. In his opinion, a person who is familiar with the scriptures is a person who can read.
But this does not mean they have lofty ideals. The place they stand is not high enough, which leads to them not seeing far enough.
Anyway, Sheng Langjun knew that the young people in the family had not thought of so many problems.
"And this choice of selling oneself further reduces the court's taxes."
"Then in order to extract more money, taxes will be increased, and the taxes will be distributed to the common people."
"This situation will only make it difficult for civilians to survive, and more people will choose to sell themselves into slavery. This is a vicious circle."
The original owner imagined that if it went on for a long time, there would be fewer and fewer people available for military service, resulting in the entire armed organization being unable to recruit people.
For their own benefit, the nobles will try their best to evade taxes. As a result, a large number of hidden fields will appear, which will reduce the government's fiscal revenue.
Sheng Langjun also understood that if taxes were paid according to the regulations, I am afraid that the nobles would not be able to accept such regulations, and they would naturally make some small moves.
The smart emperor should have known about this (some of them didn't), but the entire bureaucracy was like this. If you touched one family, you would touch everyone, even those at the top.
"That's right!" Sheng Langjun said. He is from a big family, so he naturally knows the secrets in the family. People from big families are not willing to pay all taxes, so Hidden Field came into being.
In fact, in addition to accepting bribes, many big businessmen also gave money, hoping to be taken care of, and the big families were happy to provide some protection.
This situation will inevitably lead to a reduction in government taxes, but who cares? People in big families only think about the continuation of the family.
From the perspective of people from big families, even if the dynasty changes, they can still be officials or even control the government.
This has become a well-known unspoken rule, and everyone in the big family knows it well.
Those families came here little by little, and the clansmen all thought about the glory of the family.
Because they all enjoy the benefits from the family, they naturally want to contribute to the family.
The life and death of the dynasty is meaningless to them.
The biggest idea is how to make my family more powerful.
"Zi'an thought well. Of course I know that the south is not very good either."
"If we go to the south, firstly, there will be no family power, and secondly, you will most likely be drafted into the army."
Sheng Langjun tapped his fingers lightly on the table, "Then we can't go to the south. The south is a big pit."
"But the north is not so good. After all, the war between them should still last for a long time. If we go now, we are just a subordinate, let alone."
At this point, Sheng Langjun paused and said, "Then the question is, what should we do to live well?"
At this moment, he was a little helpless, because after some calculations, every road was very difficult to walk.
"Master, we can change our thinking, if it doesn't work in the Central Plains."
When he said this, he paused and glanced at the master.
"Then, of course we can stay somewhere else."
"What does this mean?" Sheng Langjun said.
"You can go to Yizhou." The original owner said this place.
During the period of Sun Wu, we established contacts with Yizhou, so it is a good place to go.
As long as there is a certain amount of armed force, at least a certain amount of territory can be obtained.
This was also Ling Xiao's idea for the original owner. After all, that place had always been in an isolated island state.
Neither the big families and emperors in the south nor the barbarians in the north cared about that island.
The original owner will get an opportunity to develop, instead of going to the north or the south to become their cannon fodder.
As for the future development, Ling Xiao has no control over it. Anyway, the future of the original owner is all due to his efforts, and it can also give the remaining Han people in the north a chance to survive.