Early in the morning, just after Fang Jun had breakfast, Li Daozong and Ma Zhou came to visit...
In the flower hall, the flowers and trees are green, and the fragrance of tea lingers. The raindrops fall softly on the transparent glass exterior wall, and the raindrops gather into streams and wind down.
Li Daozong held the tea cup and asked Ma Zhou worriedly: "It has just been sunny for a few days. If there is another heavy rain, it will have a great impact on disaster relief. I wonder how many people will not be able to be resettled?"
Ma Zhou was not in a hurry. He took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "The prince does not have to worry. At present, most of the victims have been resettled, and the remaining few have a place to live. Especially this time, with the help of Youtun Guards, the disaster relief work
It went very smoothly, there are enough clothes, food, and medicinal materials, and the resettlement will be completed soon."
During this period, Jingzhao Mansion and various yamen in Beijing all participated in disaster relief under his coordination, working day and night, and finally achieved remarkable results. Now the victims gathered around Chang'an have been properly resettled in various places in Guanzhong, and the yamen agencies are operating normally.
The disaster has been basically eliminated.
Even if there is another heavy rain, with the skilled cooperation of various ministries and adequate supplies of materials, it will not cause the huge disaster as before.
Even though the Eastern Expedition almost emptied Guanzhong, the huge imperial foundation was placed there, and no matter where it was squeezed in or saved, the imminent crisis could always be solved.
This is the foundation of a great country. Whether it is strategy or economy, it has unparalleled depth...
Fang Jun sat aside and drank tea slowly. Hearing Ma Zhou's confidence, he reminded him: "We can't ignore the difficulties. The spring plowing in Guanzhong was almost destroyed. Either the war was in chaos and there was no time to plow, or the fields were damaged by rain.
I don’t know how many families will have no harvest this year. Disaster relief can only save a short time. When every household runs out of food in winter, how much food do you have to use for relief? The government’s relief cannot keep up, so the people have to borrow money from the landlords’ families, and there is a slight difference.
, they will have to pay for their land, or even sell their sons and daughters, leaving the family with no permanent property, wives and children separated, and countless refugees will be added, affecting social stability and causing countless hidden dangers..."
When natural disasters strike, ordinary farmers wail in sorrow and become pariahs and landlords, while aristocratic families celebrate with joy, because every disaster is a bloody robbery, and the common people's property flows into big families during disasters.
This happens year after year, over and over again, making the rich richer and the poor poorer. There is a natural chasm between the classes, which breeds opposition. It eventually evolves into a huge wave set off by the poor in order to survive, sweeping everything into it, completely
perish.
Then redistribute the wealth, live a harmonious and prosperous life, and then gather wealth amidst constant natural disasters, and the rich and the poor confront each other...
Throughout the ages, dynasties have been involved in the distribution, gathering, and redistribution of wealth over and over again. Civilizations have risen and fallen, wandering in the nest with difficulty, and it has always been difficult to transcend the boundaries and reach higher levels.
Ma Zhou was silent for a moment, then raised his head and asked: "So you have been encouraging the court to support those handicraft workshops just to absorb the refugees who have lost their land?"
Fang Jun nodded with a solemn expression: "Land annexation has always been the root cause of the collapse of dynasties, but human nature is greedy, and you and I cannot stop this trend. If we want to eliminate the resulting social unrest and class antagonism, we can only find another way.
. Develop commerce, and even encourage and support workshops that can absorb a large number of refugees to find employment. This will not only resettle the people who have lost their land and give them a way to survive, but also bring a large amount of tax revenue to the court. It is actually a strategy that kills two birds with one stone."
But this road is not actually a one-and-done solution. Again, human nature is greedy. Business can indeed solve the life problems of the proletarians, but it cannot truly eliminate class conflicts. Moreover, the progress of business is endless. When it develops to a certain stage,
There will inevitably be a situation where capital coerces politics, and the entire country will become a vassal of capital...
However, has human society ever had a truly perfect system?
In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, they just chose a path that is more suitable for them under their respective national conditions...
Ma Zhou thought for a moment and agreed: "Although business has been humble since ancient times, Erlang, you should be right. In the future, I will promote and support the development of business under my rule, especially the kind of shops and workshops that can hire workers on a large scale.
, try to see if it can seriously solve the life difficulties of poor people."
He has never been a stickler for rules. Since he thinks this path is feasible, he will have the courage to try it and is not afraid of taking responsibility.
After all, merchants have been regarded as a lowly profession since ancient times. If the court strongly supports it, it will inevitably lead to criticism. It is necessary for those arrogant and proud scholars to impeach...
Gu Ji/span Fang Jun reminded: “While supporting merchants, we must also formulate corresponding laws to restrain them, protect the interests of workers as much as possible, and achieve a balance between the interests of workers and merchants, otherwise it will
The resulting endless exploitation has reduced workers to cattle and horses, being squeezed dry of their blood and sweat by those merchants."
Capital's occupation of labor force is not a complete gratuitous occupation. Part of it is possessed by a reward, that is, the part that embodies the value of labor force, and this part is converted into wages. The remaining part is occupied by capital for free, which can be called "exploitation"
, and this is where the interests of capital lie.
When the value of wages is equal to the value of labor force, workers cannot escape the control of capital. If they leave capital, workers will be unable to obtain other sources of money and cannot maintain their own survival.
In this case, workers must accept the control and exploitation of capital.
The characteristics of capital determine that control and exploitation are endless. Every capital wants to squeeze out the last drop of blood and sweat from workers in order to create the maximum value while paying the same wages...If it cannot be restricted by law,
Then the workers are reduced to cattle and horses.
Of course Ma Zhou had never read "Das Kapital", but he was a smart man. He quickly understood the truth from Fang Jun's words and nodded solemnly: "The sword has two edges. Every policy has its own pros and cons. I
What I want to do with the imperial court is to maximize the strengths and avoid the weaknesses, and optimize the advantages of a policy as much as possible while minimizing its shortcomings. I will think carefully about this matter, and then ask Your Majesty to try it out under the rule of Jingzhao Mansion for a period of time, and then observe from it.
, check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps, and measure the pros and cons.”
Fang Jun praised: "Brother Bin Wang is really the leader of the country. He neither shrinks in the face of difficulties nor blindly confident in taking drastic measures. Instead, he explores the methods of doing things through practice. I am not as good as me. I should be a famous official for the ages."
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There have been many reforms throughout the ages, some successful and some failed. Most of the losers lacked blind self-confidence in research. They moved forward boldly and courageously from the beginning, but ignored that every change would inevitably conflict with the prior politics and would harm the interests of vested interests, eventually forming
Huge obstacles lead to failure of change.
For example, the rapid development of commerce will attract more refugees, and the participation of ordinary people will inevitably lead to a sharp decline in the number of people farming, reducing the income of the landlords. At present, the foundations of all wealthy families are countless fields, which shows that the development of commerce
How much harm will be done to their interests, how can they sit back and remain indifferent?
How to strike a balance between landlords and businesses, and offset or reduce the resistance of landlords, is the primary condition for whether commercial development can ultimately be implemented.
Li Daozong, who did not interrupt, laughed, pointed at Fang Jun and said to Ma Zhou: "Don't be fooled by this man. Supporting merchants was originally his strategy to prosper business, but now he wants you to follow it."
If he achieves something in government, everyone will know that he is a visionary and a talented person. But if he encounters disaster, setbacks, or even crazy opposition, it is too sinister to ask you to shoulder the responsibility."
Fang Jun held the pot and poured tea, smiling and saying nothing.
Ma Zhou calmly accepted Fang Jun's offer of tea and said calmly: "Some people give advice and formulate policies, some people are diligent and do everything they do. If they think it is the right thing, there will always be someone to do it. As for whoever faces the difficulties head-on, who will temporarily do it?"
What's the point of avoiding the sharp edge? As long as the people benefit and the country benefits, we will naturally enjoy it and regard death as home."
Li Daozong was stunned for a moment, and then praised: "King Bin is indeed a famous official in the world, with the country in mind, wholeheartedly loyal, and a role model in the world! Don't worry, everyone in the Youtun Guards will give their full support. If those rich and unscrupulous merchants dare to obstruct it,
The king will send troops immediately, killing people and confiscating their homes is not a problem!"
Fang Jun squinted at him with a hidden sneer.
Ma Zhou laughed when he saw this: "I would like to thank the king for his understanding and support, but you should keep an eye on the Youtun guards, lest they be ignored by someone when you wake up, and you can't even assign a single soldier, and become the laughing stock of the world.
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Now Li Daozong has succeeded Fang Jun as the general of Youtunwei, but Fang Jun's control over this army is very solid. Not to mention that Li Daozong has not tried to clear out Fang Jun's influence and then take full control of it. Even if he had, it would never be possible in the short term.
It can be achieved within the deadline unless he ignores the decline in combat effectiveness and offends Fang Jun and completely replaces the middle-level and above officers.
Being mentioned by Ma Zhou at this moment, Li Daozong didn't feel any embarrassment. He just smiled and said: "Youtunwei is Erlang's army. I will only take charge of it for a period of time. I believe it won't take long before the property will be returned to its original owner."
The current situation is a bit delicate. If His Majesty wants to make an easy move, he must first cut off the wings of the East Palace. Fang Jun is the first to bear the brunt. But if His Majesty wants to stabilize the government after the Easy move, he has to appease the officials of the East Palace. Fang Jun is still the first to bear the brunt... So now His Majesty Guo seizes the throne.
Fang Jun's military power was so straightforward, and he will definitely be so enthusiastic about returning all these military power in the future.
Therefore, even though Li Daozong had no intention of getting involved with the world's most powerful army like Youtunwei, since he knew that it was impossible to own it, why would he bother to offend others?