Chapter 264 The Cause and Effect of Xiangguo Temple
This was an unforgettable banquet, until the man's self-improvement became the military song of the imperial army, until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's expedition to the west, until...
So much later, people will talk about that banquet, the first banquet held by His Royal Highness in Fanlou.
When the wine arrived, the mood changed. At this time, the banquet was no longer suitable for the young lady's company.
People are still immersed in that general's order.
It is not that I have never heard of the General Order, or I am familiar with the General Order, but this time, because of the harmonious words of His Highness the Crown Prince, the General Order has another meaning...
The young lady has been sent out, but there was no sound in the entire box for a long time.
Cao Lin and the others never sat down again. At this time, they only had the excitement of His Highness the Prince's song in their hearts.
"Your Highness..."
"The country lacks a voice, a kind of pride, and a kind of momentum."
"My Lords, Xi has been exposed to all aspects of the country since he entered school. From what he saw and heard, he looked at the essence through the phenomena, and felt that the people, soldiers, and even the court lacked a way to strengthen themselves.
ideal!"
"During the ancestor worship, two thousand Xiang troops defeated five thousand imperial troops; during the Wanyin Mountain exercise, two thousand guard battalions could enter and exit three times; not to mention five thousand non-military soldiers disrupted the entire Guangnan."
"Looking at the phenomenon, this is a problem of armaments, but what is the actual reason? The reason is that the entire country is in decline, enjoying itself, and living in lies weaved by itself."
"Everyone is self-suggesting and telling themselves... We live in a peaceful and prosperous age! But who would have thought that our prosperous age was obtained by humble compromise! Who would have thought that the country is surrounded by enemies on all sides?
!Who has ever thought about future generations?"
"That's why Xi believes that the people should strengthen themselves, the country should work hard, and the men of the country should strengthen themselves!"
Zhao Xi was not drunk, otherwise he would have said that the country lacked wolf nature, instead of being self-reliant as he forced himself to say.
Some concepts need to be instilled slowly, and some governance strategies require a gradual process... and they also require specific environments and people.
Just like tonight!
Such a scope, such an environment, such an atmosphere brought in by the general's order...
It's a pity that with the husband's presence, the screaming mood of the guard camp has never been let go.
Perhaps they were really aroused by Zhao Xi's impassioned attitude. It seems that these few people have too many grievances for the country.
So, next is the time for Zhao Xi to listen to the story...
From Taizu's sealing of the warehouse, to Taizong's disastrous defeat at Gaoliang River due to untimely rewards, and then to the so-called Tanyuan victory personally conquered by the late emperor...
Then, these guys started talking about this dynasty...
Everything is tears!
Even a rebellious Western thief has never had an exciting record. Who dares to talk about military affairs easily?
This is also the reason why a mere Nong Zhigao had to let Di Qing go on an expedition... The soldiers of the imperial dynasty have been abolished.
From this, it comes to the three redundancies of the country and the dynasty...
It's too far, really too far.
The talk went further and further, and from Guochao Sanrun came back to the Qingli New Deal... Fortunately, I didn't say anything bad about my father, I just felt sorry for the failure of the Qingli year.
Next, it’s all about Zhao Xi!
I'm very embarrassed, I'm really embarrassed.
How can you boast like this in front of your face?
It is a new way to provide a reference for the country and the DPRK to solve the three redundancies... But you are comparing yourself to the Qingli New Deal in person, and you are so consciously belittling yourself... It is very inappropriate.
The Southern Expedition brought a hundred years of peace to the southern border of the country... But this has nothing to do with marrying a Dali princess? It seems that marrying an extra daughter-in-law has become a credit.
What solved the catastrophic problem of copper shortage in the country, what established another lifeline for Bianliang, and what created the method of selecting elite soldiers in the country...
Only then did Zhao Xi realize...that he was indeed pretty awesome!
"Your Highness, this is why we pressed the court to issue a memorial to impeach His Highness!"
Huh? Impeach me? Zhao Xi heard these words very clearly, even more clearly than the words he just praised himself for.
He especially wanted to hear who was causing trouble with him and why.
So, Zhao Xi poured wine for the three old men again...
"Your Highness, this is the first time to exchange old and new currency. At that time, the targets were basically real merchants, or speculative merchants."
"It's different this time. Almost all the landowners have been immobilized. Who's family of the court officials doesn't rely on their fields to survive? And who doesn't expand their fields?"
"A year of disaster is not only an opportunity for the family to give charity and win over people's hearts, but also an opportunity to harvest the harvest of the fields. What now? Everyone is worried about the piled grain!"
"That's food! No one dares to waste it, but like this, every family can only look at the food and cry for poverty."
"Except for food, there is nothing left! Even with successive price cuts, it has dropped to the point of losing money. But how much demand can there be?"
"When people buy grain, no one will hoard it. They just buy it according to daily needs. Therefore, they are all poor, which is equivalent to the entire country, court, officials and workers being poor."
"Your Highness, the wording of fighting for the interests of the people has not been stated by one person, but by many, many memorials."
Competing with the people? What a big hat! The three brothers said it very frankly, but Zhao Xi was disgusted by it.
If you give out some porridge and then deprive the people of their rations, is that not competing with the people for profit?
Zhao Xi has never used imperial power once, and he has not even borrowed the power of prefectures and counties.
You're just playing the businessman's way... now you say you're competing with the people for profit?
Zhao Xi really wanted to ask, who could be so shameless!
The wine was high, and the words were really heartbreaking. Maybe these people had wanted to talk like this for a long time, or maybe it was more suitable to talk to each other.
However, I didn't see His Highness the Crown Prince's guilt or gratitude. Instead, I saw a kind of ruthlessness to move forward bravely.
"Your Highness, it is not an exaggeration to say that merchants are the foundation of the country's tax revenue. We have kept the memorial and not published it because we know that His Highness the Crown Prince has good intentions."
"It's just... I just heard that grain merchants have never borrowed usury from Xiangguo Temple. The decline in trade is not what His Highness wants, right?"
"Now, Your Highness has a method of brewing wine. The new wine that was promoted because of the grain can now be practiced. I just hope that Your Highness can purchase the grain stored by merchants to ensure the prosperity of the country's commerce."
Purchasing grain was originally prepared by Zhao Xi, but the problem is...
"Xiangguo Temple doesn't borrow usury?"
"No, I heard that Xiangguo Temple melted new coins to gild the Buddha statue... Ordinarily, it shouldn't be so expensive that Xiangguo Temple is in dire straits."
"Pfft..."
Not only Zhao Xi, but also several members of the entire guard camp were all pissed off...Xiangguo Temple actually used new coins to gild the body?
"Your Highness..."
"Copper coins of the imperial dynasties were often melted and sold as copperware. Therefore, the new coins were made using a double-layer alloy method. The copper obtained by melting the new coins was less than 30% of the old coins."
The country has relevant laws regarding coins, and even transporting coins to foreign countries is a serious crime.
And Xiangguo Temple... actually raised new coins! I can't say it, the money is already gone.
Hey, this should be what they call cause and effect, right?