The emperor's power actually depends on three things: the barrel of his gun, his money bag, and his pen.
The gun barrel represents politics and military affairs, the money bag represents the economy, and the pen barrel represents culture, in descending order of importance.
If you can grasp these three things, you will have the foundation for reform and success. In other words, you will have the opportunity to become a great emperor, but whether you can succeed in the end depends on the right time, place, and people.
If you can grasp both, it is basically not difficult to be a defensive leader. If you want to expand, some problems that do not usually occur will appear "inexplicably" and are difficult to guard against.
If you can hold the same, then the emperor will be more tired. It can be said that he has been walking on the tightrope, and he will be overthrown if he is not careful.
There is nothing, um——, that is a puppet, and it is not within the scope of our discussion, so we can skip it.
The basic theory is like this, but in real life, it is changeable. Whether it is a gun, a money bag, or a pen, there are differences between disobedience and obedience. It is win-win, differentiation, suppression, play hard to get, or play hard to get.
...It all depends on the governor's skill, which contains political wisdom.
At the same time, the military is divided into new and old armies, the money is divided into new money and old money, and the pens are divided into veterans and newbies. The interests and demands are also different, even tit-for-tat, and colleagues are enemies! How to do this
The relative balance is also worth pondering.
In one sentence, who is our friend and who is our enemy is very important, especially for the emperor.
During Emperor Hui's era, there were no problems on the border. Some people say that he did not receive support from the military when he came to power, and deliberately suppressed and neglected them. It is difficult to verify whether it is true or not. Anyway, the people who lived in Emperor Hui's era were the luckiest. For this reason, no one should
will question.
The above are the nine emperors of the Daji Dynasty, which had a huge impact on the development of the Daji Dynasty. Some people say that he can definitely become the tenth emperor, but he is still in power, which is not enough to make a final conclusion, but today
The ambitious posture is still clearly revealed.
Regarding today’s deeds, I will leave it to be introduced later.
The capital that Wu Yi came to now was called Zhongjing by the people of the Daji Dynasty. In addition to Zhongjing, there were four other capitals: east, west, north and south. In different eras, the capitals chosen were also different.
In short, because Taizu raised his army from the east and had a mass base and a solid foundation, the capital was located in the east, which was Tokyo.
During the Ming Dynasty, in order to get rid of the constraints of some conservative forces and to stabilize the huge territory, the capital was moved to the north, which was called Beijing.
After the death of Emperor Ming, the dynasty continued to be in turmoil, and Tokyo and Beijing were dilapidated due to military disasters. Under the circumstances, the emperor at that time chose to move the capital to Xijing.
As a vassal king, Emperor Rui joined the Qing Dynasty to form a partial unification. He raised troops from the south and established Nanjing as the capital.
Emperor Xuan's Northern Expedition to the East was quite successful, and he also thought about moving the capital, but the actual move to the current Zhongdu was during the period of Emperor Ping, the great emperor who strictly enforced anti-corruption.
Moving the capital was often accompanied by large-scale relocation to enrich the people, which was also a move to crack down on local tyrants. This policy was implemented most severely by Emperor Ping.
The capital is supported by the entire country, and the consumption power it brings is extremely huge. People thousands of miles away can get a share of it. However, for those who are used to being landlords and rich people, in the past, the emperor was far away, but now the emperor is far away.
Being not far away may not necessarily satisfy you.
Before Zhongdu became the capital, it was a land of three states. It was surrounded by mountains on three sides, water on one side, and seven small rivers crisscrossing it. It was a typical small basin that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if it was besieged by a heavy army, it could still hold on.
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Because of this characteristic of Zhongdu, it is known as "the flowers of the three states are like brocade, and the eight rivers flow around the city".
The population of Zhongdu, counting only the registered population, is already five million, and the bustling floating population every year will not be less than this number.
At this moment, Wu Yi and the imperial envoy took an official ship and entered the territory of Zhongdu along the Ling River, one of the eight rivers.
In the early morning, the willow branches swayed in the wind, as if they were welcoming guests from afar. After passing the countryside and entering the city gate, I saw thirty-six flower-willow lanes, seventy-two orchestra buildings, and silk and bamboo orchestras.
, selling food along the street, it’s so prosperous that it’s hard to describe.
Thinking about what he saw along the way, Wu Yi felt something in his heart. He opened his mouth and sang: "I have little fame and fortune to wash away my worries. I am leisurely climbing on polygonum, spikes and coriander. I sleep peacefully in the wind and waves, with no honor, no humiliation and no worries."
The imperial envoy was walking in front. When he heard Wu Yi's words, he stopped and responded with a smile: "It's okay to feel like this! The officials are grateful to the people and let them know that you live happily, and the officials can be happy too!"
Wu Yi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, father-in-law for your guidance!"
The imperial envoy waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. Officials are great virtuous people who come out every thousand years. They care about the country and care about the people. They don't want to see the people suffer."
The saying that a great benevolent person appears once in a thousand years actually refers to the fact that during the Qianlong period, he had the highest support rate in the past thousand years. Because of this, many things can be added to the saying that he appears once in a thousand years.
Wu Yi promised: "Young man must not dare to talk nonsense!"
"Don't think that I want you to deceive the emperor and ignore your superiors. Officials know everything about the world and are familiar with people. If you want to deceive him, you won't be able to deceive him."
When the imperial envoy said this at this time, it was like hiding his ears and stealing the bell. However, Wu Yi soon understood that the imperial envoy's words were not lies. The person sitting on the dragon's throne now knew things that were far beyond the ordinary.
Ordinary people's imagination.
Passing through the outer city and entering the inner city, this is the residence of wealthy people. Every inch of land is worth every inch. The ground is paved with hard bluestones. As far as you can see, there are all high-class houses with large doors and open doors. There is a bustling flow of people. You don’t need to look.
Looking at the fortune chart, Wu Yi could see the nobility of the people walking here.
Here, a brick was thrown down and hit ten people. Maybe the nine people were actually fourth- and fifth-grade officials. As far as I could see, many of them were wearing official uniforms.
Riding horses is no longer allowed in the inner city. Those who are qualified to ride carriages in the inner city are of high status. Whenever they see a carriage passing by, people from all directions will not be able to get out of their way.
Fortunately, the person leading Wu Yi was an imperial envoy, and he had the emperor's orders, so he was not subject to many restrictions and could still ride on horseback. Many people along the way cast their eyes on Wu Yi, wondering who his nephew was.
Qualified to let the imperial envoy lead the way.
After passing the inner city, there is the imperial city in the center. The city head is towering, forty or fifty feet high, and there are many armored soldiers.
Arriving here, an invisible sense of oppression enveloped Wu Yi.