It can even be said that the main force opposing this law is the Legalists!
As for Confucianism?
Maybe a strong school like the Gongyang School would be quite critical.
But the remaining factions probably raised their limbs in their hearts to support this decree.
The reason is very simple. Who will benefit the most from local autonomy, especially village and pavilion autonomy?
Are they common people?
wrong!
It’s a landowner! It’s a big family! It’s a big clan!
You can think about it with your buttocks. Once the autonomy of local village pavilions is really released, the people will be able to elect Li Zheng, the director of the pavilion.
Then the powerful landowners, aristocrats and those big families will inevitably turn this pavilion into their own taboo.
It is impossible for ordinary people to fight against these people.
Therefore, Confucians actually say no to this, but in fact their pants have already fallen to the ground.
Only Legalists are firmly opposed to this matter!
Local autonomy? People’s elections?
In the eyes of Legalists, this is the source of disaster! It is the method of subjugating the country!
In the eyes of Legalist politicians and scholars, once this decree is implemented, it may not only destroy the hard-won good situation now, but also allow Confucianism to buck the trend. The basic foundation of Legalism is that the small and medium-sized landlord class and the military aristocratic group coincide with Confucianism.
on the contrary.
If the third reading of this law is passed, then the world will become a world where big landowners and big clans enjoy carnival.
Confucianism will naturally take advantage of this situation.
What's even more frightening is that this method may also destroy the farming and warfare system that Shang Jun worked so hard to establish.
This farming war system is pronounced as farming war and written as total war.
Its essence is to prepare for war.
Under this system, when the country gives an order, it is a nationwide mobilization.
During the Changping War between Qin and Zhao, the State of Qin even mobilized every natural person under its rule.
From 80-year-old men to children of 12 or 13 years old, and even women, they all joined the war!
Although the Han Dynasty was not as good as the Qin Dynasty, the battles of Mayi, Gaoque, and Yanji all relied on the remaining power of the farming war system to win.
If the farming and warfare system collapsed, the war potential of the Han Dynasty would be reduced by at least half!
You may even lose the ability to travel thousands of miles!
This is no joke.
Therefore, not only Legalists but also military aristocrats are also paying close attention to it.
However, they did not dare to come forward, nor did they dare to come out directly to compete with Liu Che.
So, he instigated and encouraged the Legalists to come forward to see which way the wind was blowing.
If the emperor's attitude on this matter is ambiguous, they will naturally jump out to express their opinions. If the emperor insists on having his own way...
Then the only thing we can do is help the Legalists wave the flag and provide some moral support.
Legalists are well aware of this, and they also understand that they must fight this matter independently to the end!
Otherwise, not only will Confucianism become more powerful, but even the military aristocratic groups that are allies may find Legalism useless, and they will not be able to do this well!
If that's the case, then why not find a powerful ally?
Huang-Lao School, Zajia School, and Confucianism are all acceptable.
Even the Mohist family is an option!
For the military aristocratic group, they don't care much about who is in charge. They only care about whether they can continue to lead the army, obtain military honors, honor their ancestors, and make contributions.
Therefore, Legalists are now cornered.
Fortunately, Legalists did not fight alone.
The entire civil servants and gentry group are now on their side.
Although Confucians are actually very happy with this new system put forward by Liu Che (what a perfect ideal system, the prototype can be found in the story of the Three Kings, and it can even be related to the abdication system, and it fits the Confucian scholar-bureaucrats themselves),
It's a pity that no matter how much they like it in their hearts, Confucianists can only say they hate it now.
the reason is simple.
If they jump out to support it, they will not only offend the entire bureaucracy and make countless local officials furious, but it will also damage their own image.
What is the current image of Confucianism?
A qualified opposition force, a club of scholar-bureaucrats that flaunts gentlemen.
Therefore, no matter how much you like it, you still have to say no.
Liu Che looked at Yang Kai, smiled slightly, and asked: "Please tell me, what is wrong with what Marquis Zhang Wu, Qing Taichang and all the elders said?"
"I don't think there's anything wrong..."
He stood up holding the ribbon. He knew that the addition of this law would definitely trigger criticism and controversy between the government and the public.
It may even cause strong dissatisfaction!
but……
The implementation of this law is imperative!
And it must be implemented as soon as possible!
Of course, the reason why he made this choice was not because Liu Che liked the freedom of the people, nor was it because he had any whims about playing with his heart in this pre-AD period.
It's really... I have no choice but to do this!
Why?
This is related to the social development and technological progress of the Han Dynasty today.
The sprouts of capitalism have already appeared in Andong and Jiangnan regions.
A large number of handicraft workshops have blossomed everywhere. Benefiting from the development and progress of the silk and linen industry and textile technology, large-scale intensive workshops have appeared one after another in Andong, Qilu and even Guanzhong.
Some workshops actually employ hundreds of workers.
The largest textile and weaving organization, the East and West Weaving Room of Shaofu, actually has tens of thousands of female workers, weaving hundreds of thousands of pieces of cloth a year, including 100,000 pieces of cotton!
In the foreseeable future, as long as machines similar to the Jenny spinning machine appear, sheep cannibalism and cotton cannibalism will definitely happen in the Han Dynasty!
Although it is said that the Han Dynasty was much larger than the British.
The Han family's own resources and huge domestic demand market are not even comparable to those of the UK.
However, when capital appeared, the proletariat also appeared.
At this time, someone needs to come out to act as a MT to attract public resentment and people's hatred.
What's more important is that Liu Che has to find a group of ruthless and shameless people to do dirty things.
At this time, of course, the big clans of landowners and nobles had to be thrown out as scapegoats.
Let these people help Liu Che complete the primitive accumulation of Han industry and use their hands to drive the people into workshops.
Only these people have the ability and strength to do these things.
Therefore, Liu Che had to throw out this so-called local election.
In the name of the people, they do dirty and sinful things.
Even better is that people may not be able to complain about it.
After all, they choose the person... Just like the people of Western countries in later generations, the president they choose can only endure the other party's misbehavior.
As for whether these people will be extremely difficult to control in the future?
But don’t worry!
Liu Che has already made a plan. When the use value of these people disappears, and when the Han Dynasty has basically completed the accumulation of capital and technology, he will launch a movement to eliminate them all.
Use this blood to please the people.
In this way, the emperor is still holy, great and correct.
It is all the corrupt officials who are at fault...
At most, it is amazing. In his later years, he issued an imperial edict to sin against himself. With tears streaming down his face, he confessed to the world that he was wrong and all directions were guilty. The fault lies with me!
Can the people still blame and embarrass an old emperor who has been worrying about the people and the people all his life?
No way!
Of course, in order to prevent this matter from causing a big mess or turning into an uncontrollable disaster while it is in progress.
Liu Che still kept a few hands.
These three candidates are one of them. The people can appeal and depose those pavilion chiefs who have committed heinous crimes and have great public anger. Li Zheng is also one of them.
In short, Liu Che hoped to use the most appropriate means to complete the basic industrialization process of the Han Dynasty.
Even if your hands are stained with sin and your feet are covered with bones, you will not hesitate to do so!
He has no other choice!
Because the historical experience of later generations told him that no industrialization can be achieved without bloodshed and sacrifice.
The British Industrial Revolution created an empire on which the sun never sets.
However, during the British Industrial Revolution, the people who suffered the most were not the colonial people colonized by the British.
It's the lower-class workers in Britain, the miserable people in the factories.
The same situation happened to France, Germany, Austria, and any subsequent country that wanted to industrialize during the same period.
There is no country that has completed its own industrialization without paying the price!
And the price must be a miserable world wrapped in countless bones, blood and tears!
Anyone who tries to achieve the results of industrialization through mild methods or without bloodshed is actually as ridiculous as the petty animal rights activists and white leftists of later generations.
Therefore, Liu Che knew very well that he had to suppress the resistance of the Legalists. Although this might be difficult, as long as he did it, he would definitely succeed.
Because Legalism will definitely not go against the emperor’s will!
The key lies in Confucianism and the Huang-Lao School.
Don't look at it now, the Huang Lao faction is raising all their limbs to support this matter, but once the negative consequences of this matter begin to appear in the future.
Do you think they will jump?
And Confucianism, Confucianism will definitely go berserk by then!
Because they will discover that a terrifying, nameless monster is rising in the dark and tearing apart everything they cherish and are proud of.
It includes the warm social ethics and morality, as well as the ideal society they believe in.
On the contrary, Legalists may like and accept the monster more.
Because that monster can indeed help the Legalists realize their ideal of making the country rich and the army strong!
Thinking of this, Liu Che smiled even more happily.
This world is so ridiculous most of the time.
Many times, the bad consequences are actually brewed by humans themselves.
Yang Kai looked at Liu Che, slightly afraid.
He was an orthodox Legalist minister, and when faced with the king's questioning, he couldn't help but feel a little unsure.
But now, he could only bite the bullet, meet Liu Che's eyes, and bow: "Your Majesty, I foolishly thought that what I said about a small country with few people is true. However, your Majesty now allows the people to choose their own pavilion.
However, I am worried that the ordinary people are ignorant and do not distinguish between the wise and the foolish. Moreover, the bullies and tyrants among the people are powerful and powerful, and the ordinary people have nothing to rely on. How can they compete with them? I am afraid that if this method is implemented, in a few decades the whole country will be destroyed.
, are all the land of powerful people, the land of bullies..."
This is a naked distrust of the people.
This is also the instinctive reaction of Legalists.
For Legalists, people? Just follow Brother’s leadership!
People don't need to know too much.
There is no need to know how to identify it.
The more loyal, honest, and dull the better!
This naturally angered the Huang Lao faction. When Dou Guangguo heard this, he snorted coldly: "Ignorant people, how do you know the wisdom of the people?"
To the Huang Lao School, the Legalists are really a bunch of annoying guys!
When these bastards take charge of a place, they will definitely cause major crimes, stir up trouble in the local area, and make the people run around to follow them.
They carried out large-scale construction projects and carried out criminal prosecutions.
It is said that all matters must be governed by law. In the Qin Dynasty, these bastards even had to control and register the common people's friends!
Now, they are even trying to use fallacies to confuse your father!
What a bastard!
Fortunately, the Holy Emperor is aware of Wanli, and the plans of these evil villains will definitely not come true!
The Confucian doctors also secretly slandered in their hearts: "The disciples and grandsons of Shang and Han are indeed cruel officials!"
But on the surface, they keep their mouths shut and do not participate in the controversy.
Dou Guangguo took a step forward and said: "In the past in Tang and Yu, the people did not offend against the sage king's portraits. In the past in Chengkang, punishments were not used. These are all the results of the sage king's teachings!"
He faced Liu Che and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty now follows the methods of the three dynasties of sage kings and allows the people to govern themselves. I believe that if this method is implemented in the world, the rule of the three dynasties and the deeds of the sage kings of Tang Yu will be reproduced!"
In Dou Guangguo’s view, this is for sure!
If you think about it, since the people can choose the director of the pavilion themselves, they can solve most of the internal affairs of the village pavilion by themselves.
The government only needs to be responsible for grasping the direction of development, providing technical guidance and policy propaganda.
In this way, a win-win situation for the people and the country!
Legalists and bureaucrats actually still criticize such a good thing?
Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?
Facing Dou Guangguo's aggressiveness, Yang Kai couldn't stand it for a while.
After all, Dou Guangguo is the head of the Imperial Academy and the biological brother of the Empress Dowager!
None of his qualifications, prestige and status can be compared to him.
He could only turn his eyes for help to Zhang Hui, the teacher in the palace and the only Legalist tycoon who could compete with Dou Guangguo in terms of status and qualifications.
Zhang Hui looked at this situation and sighed.
If possible, he really didn't want to come out and have sex with Dou Guangguo.
But, he had no choice.
If he didn't take action and the entire Legalist family was tied up, it wouldn't be enough for Dou Guangguo to fight. Given their status and qualifications, almost all Legalist ministers were his juniors.
With the Empress Dowager as your backer, who dares to talk back to her?
Dou Guangguo could have taken a few sticks and chased this unfilial and rebellious person all over the palace.
The moment Zhang Hui stood up, Liu Che, who had been observing the situation, noticed this person's movements. He immediately walked down the imperial steps and said with a smile: "Zhang Wuhou, Yang Qing, please be patient and let me
Let me explain to you the inside story of this method and the relevant systems..."
Liu Che threw out this decree because he wanted to use the hands of powerful local landlords to complete the industrialization process of the Han Dynasty.
But, he never puts his eggs in one basket.
Moreover, although powerful landowners may help them complete industrial accumulation, if they are not careful, these scum may reverse the course of history and turn the industrial revolution into a family system.
Therefore, he had a few tricks up his sleeve, and he had already thought about how to persuade the Legalists and the military.
The so-called politics means transactions and compromises.8)
