On February 2, the Spring Society Festival, Shao Shude personally came to the countryside of Lantian County to work hard!
At the same time, the queen also condescended to milk the cow herself and demonstrate!
By performing so hard, the emperor and empress naturally showed the importance of agricultural production to the world. At the same time, they also endorsed the new agricultural production model——
At least in more than two-thirds of the northern region, animal husbandry has become an important part of farmers' lives. Even in rural areas that have not fully implemented the three-crop rotation system, the proportion of livestock raised has greatly increased.
This is the change brought about by the empire of the dual system of prairie and farming.
There is no longer a clear distinction between the Han region and the grassland. There are more or less farming and animal husbandry, and it's just a matter of which one is the main one.
The increase in agricultural output has given society as a whole greater margin to support those who are not directly engaged in agricultural production.
This is a very positive progress, because more resources can be invested in art, science, education and other fields. Social progress requires these, and people's lives also require these.
At the same time, this is also a worry. In the long run, it will cause a population explosion.
Of course, from a dialectical perspective, most things in the world have pros and cons.
Population explosion has its disadvantages, but it also has its advantages.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were many countries.
If a person commits a crime in his own country, he can flee to another country.
Talented people are not valued in this country. If they can change to another country, they may become more prosperous.
In the classical era, Daxia had its own limit of rule. Beyond this limit, it would be impossible to manage. If you are lucky, you can rule by restraints. If you are unlucky, they will directly separate themselves and establish themselves as emperors and kings. What can you do to me?
This is certainly not a good thing for a family, because someone is challenging your authority.
But for ordinary people, if there is a second country with the same culture, the same species, and similar cultural customs, you have the right to choose.
I don’t leave my grandfather here, I have my own place to stay. I went to that country, the language and writing are similar, the customs are similar, the race is similar, I can easily integrate into it and start a new life.
This theory was developed in later generations as "expanding the land under the sun of the XX nation" - it doesn't have to be the same country, but it must be the same nation.
Shao Shude did not write about the above benefits in "On Population", but the people who read this book are all smart people, so why can't they see it?
As an emperor, he has betrayed his own ass and considered it for you, what else does he want?
As the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Shaofu continued to print day and night, the book "On Population" spread among high-ranking officials and began to spread to various provinces and states. More and more people read it, and their opinions naturally
Quite a few.
This is what Shao Shude wants.
Debate the scriptures, argue for me. After you debate a lot, a considerable consensus will naturally be formed. The content of the book "On Population" can be changed. He doesn't mind, as long as it makes sense and is consistent with the facts, even the name
All can be changed.
He wants to make immigration a string in the minds of the ruling class and keep it in mind at all times. Once a place becomes densely populated, official or private organizations will organize immigration. Over time, there may be some results.
If there are tens of millions of Chinese people living in Central Asia, in future generations of this time and space, it is possible that they will be unified by the Central Plains dynasty, and it is also very likely to evolve into another country. For the people and scholars, this is not a bad thing, the only damage is
The most likely one is the royal family. Because they have a competitor. Although the opponent is weaker, it still makes them scrupulous and unable to do whatever they want, because the people of the country may vote with their feet.
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February flew by quickly.
On the first day of March, after the imperial meeting, Shao Shude convened officials from the Political Affairs Hall, Lifan Yuan, and the North and South Yamen to hold a question and answer meeting in Yanying Hall.
"The tribes in Shiwei can't stand it anymore." He put a military report on the imperial case and said, "Let's all discuss how to deal with it."
The former Liaodong Taoist scholar and political envoy, and now the deputy envoy of the Lifan Academy, Zhong Jingxian, who was nearly seventy years old, hesitated to speak. He actually did not want to discuss Shiwei. He wanted to argue with the sage about the contradiction between man and earth.
The book "Sage" did not suit his taste because he was worried that those who immigrated could not be disciplined and were lawless, and the court would not be able to collect taxes or levy slaves, which would be a wasted population.
"Your Majesty, you might be able to follow the old Jurchen practice and divide the Shiwei pastoral land, and appoint governors and governors respectively," Yang Yao said.
"What's the reason?" Shao Shude asked.
"Shi Wei was not defeated by defeat, but after being unable to stand the harassment, he took the initiative to surrender. His own strength is still there. This is one of them." Yang Yao said: "Shi Wei's twenty troops, many of them have surrendered.
Each has its own reward. The old rules are here and cannot be changed. This is the second one."
"Inappropriate." Before Shao Shude could speak, Zhong Jingxian spoke immediately. He only heard him say: "I have been in Liaodong for many years and know its rich nature. A handful of black soil can produce oil. Even if it is extremely cold,
In places such as Minzhou, wheat can be grown one season a year, and the harvest can reach two bushels per mu, which is much higher than that in the Central Plains. And Shiwei is very close at hand. If left unchecked, it will become a disaster again decades later.
It would be unsightly to have to mobilize troops. It would be better to do it in one step, to the end and to the beginning, imitating the old practices of Qi South and Qi North, where each tribe only set up barbarians, divided the pastures, and were not allowed to cross the border. But the city of Dun was close at hand.
, you can send Zuo Erliu officials to assist Yi Li Jin in in-depth governance and strengthen control."
When Yang Yao heard this, he cupped his hands and said nothing.
In fact, he was a little hesitant and wanted to get it right in one step. But if this happened, a large-scale war would inevitably break out, giving Abaoji a chance.
He knew very well how the imperial court forced various ministries to surrender this year——
Wang Shi, Fan and Han, had more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and went out with 50,000 horses. After arriving in Liaodong, he collected another 50,000 to 60,000 horses, divided them into several groups, and chose places with abundant water and grass to herd horses.
After the horses became fat and strong, they attacked in large numbers and continued to harass them.
Especially in the spring, the grassland herdsmen are extremely busy and have endless work to do. Unfortunately, the horses are very thin at this time, and the horse power is at its lowest in the year. Therefore, they often suffer defeats and have to run away with the whole family.
But once they ran away, the losses were huge. After being harassed for a year, some people tentatively surrendered.
"Your Majesty, it's rare for a master to be ignorant. What he said this time makes sense." Li Tangbin said carelessly: "Whatever he thinks? Give him a good beating first, and then he will be honest after the beating. He will agree to whatever you say. The prince uses troops.
He's not bad, and he's also good at boosting the morale of the troops. In my opinion, if it's cold in the grasslands and the cattle, sheep and horses are losing weight, and I give them a hard beating, none of them will dare to show their teeth."
Shao Shude laughed.
Wu Fu is direct and very confident in his speech.
Of the more than 30,000 soldiers and horses led by the prince, 22,000 are forbidden troops. At present, it seems that the combat effectiveness has not deteriorated and is still very brave. At least, in small and medium-sized battles (hundreds of horsemen, thousands of horsemen), Shi Wei was defeated
A rat scurrying away with your head in your arms - A large-scale battle is not about not wanting to fight, but because others don't give you a chance.
"For training, it's okay to let the soldiers practice, so as not to forget how to fight." Ren Yuji also agreed with Li Tangbin's view.
As far as the warriors are concerned, they still attach great importance to the combat effectiveness of the army. The Forbidden Army is the pinnacle of the country's military force. Fighting in battle from time to time can indeed effectively prevent their degradation.
If the Forbidden Army loses its fighting power, their voice in the court will be weakened, which is not in their interests.
"Your Majesty, I also feel that we can go deeper into the control room of Wei Zhubu." Zhu Shuzong, the privy envoy of the Nanya Superior Court, said: "Liaodong is no longer the Liaodong of the past. There are twelve states and sixty-six counties, with a household registration of nearly one million, and there are still 140,000
Yuhu Buqu is rich in rice, wheat, millet, soybeans, and turtle heads. If Andong Prefecture is included, we can use almost 75,000 soldiers. Our capital is very strong, so there is no need to be polite to the people of Shiwei."
"Chen Qing, Zhao Qing, Du Qing, what do you think?" Shao Shude turned to the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall who said little and asked.
"I second the proposal." Chen Cheng, the oldest person, said.
As soon as he spoke, others naturally did not refute.
"Then it's settled." Shao Shude made a decision, then looked at everyone and asked: "Liaodong has been developed for 20 years, do you now know the benefits of immigration? Without these 20 years of operation, I would be here now.
We can only hold our noses and accept this false surrender of the Shiwei people. Give them official posts and make a wish to stop them from rebelling."
"Also, think about it. If the nearly two million people from Liaodong were moved to Henan and Hebei, how much trouble would they cause?" He added: "They will compete for water and land, and people will not have enough to eat and they will not grow taller.
, in the end, they will fight each other to reduce their numbers. But in this process, how much loss will the seniors in high-ranking positions suffer?"
There are nearly two million people in Liaodong Province. They only occupy three Jinshi quotas and one agricultural science quota, but they support 65,000 soldiers, produce tens of millions of grains annually, and have inexhaustible fish and meat.
Hay, medicinal materials, prey. In recent years, mining, smelting of iron and copper have even been opened. The Ministry of Household Affairs has also set up a money prison, and the Bohai Trading Company has continued to pay dividends to everyone.
The most important thing is to set a pattern for overseas immigration - or colonization. Anyone who is not blind can see the benefits of this.
"I have already made it very clear about some things." Shao Shude continued: "I am not threatening you. Within a hundred years, when your grandchildren are still alive, you will be able to see the inhabited areas of Henan, Hebei, Hedong, and Guanzhong.
It seems denser, even more than in the Tianbao period of the former Tang Dynasty, or even much more. Some knowledge is related to your wealth, life, and family continuation. Shouldn't it be a prominent knowledge? Shouldn't it be known to all the well-dressed scholars in the world?
, do you all study?”
"Your Majesty." Zhong Jingxian wanted to refute, but he felt that the saint's words had some truth. For a moment, he could only say: "The book written by your Majesty is indeed deafening in theory, but the content is too simple and thin. If you want to make it rise.
I am afraid that there is still something lacking in my study of the classics."
"Isn't this asking you to argue?" Shao Shude said with a smile: "This book still needs scholars from all over the world to perfect it for me, and it may become one of the canons."
The imperial examination system of the Great Xia Dynasty was inherited from the Tang Dynasty. Jinshi and Ming classics students theoretically had to take exams on two major classics ("Book of Rites", "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu") and three middle classics ("Mao Shi", "Zhou Rites", "Zhou Shi")
"Rituals"), four minor classics ("Book of Changes", "Shangshu", "Gongyang Chunqiu", "Guliang Chunqiu"), a total of nine "serious classics" - in order of importance from greatest to least.
"The Analects of Confucius", "Laozi", "The Classic of Filial Piety", etc. are classified as "Miscellaneous Classics". It can only be said that they are basically not tested, and occasionally some questions come from these books.
Among the "Four Books and Five Classics" of the Confucian classics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the four books are not within the scope of the examination. Among the Five Classics, the "Book of Rites" and "Spring and Autumn" were regarded as the "Great Classics" in the Tang Dynasty, the "Book of Songs" was the "Middle Classic", and the "Shangshu"
, "Zhouyi" is the "Xiao Jing".
Looking carefully, the difference is still very big. Because during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was no such thing as the "Four Books". This had to wait until Zhu Xi, the master of Neo-Confucianism, became famous.
Judging from the focus of the examination, the three views of scholars in the Tang Dynasty and those of the Ming and Qing Dynasties must be different, because the focus of their reading is different. Perhaps Li Shimin advocated "taking history as a mirror", and there were actually three versions of the nine "serious classics" in the Tang Dynasty.
"Spring and Autumn" is really amazing.
The book "Spring and Autumn", how should I say it, is generally about the history of the state of Lu. Other countries at the same time also had history books, such as "Cheng" by Jin and "梼杌" by Chu.
"Cheng" was burned by Qin Shihuang, "梼杌" has been lost, and only "Spring and Autumn" has been passed down completely.
In addition, among hundreds of schools of thought, Confucianism finally won, so "Spring and Autumn" was naturally regarded as a classic and included in the scope of teaching materials.
But, is it necessary to have three versions?
Shao Shude does not want to overly stimulate the Confucian literati for the time being, because it is still of great use to them, but it is not too much to remove two of the three "Spring and Autumn" volumes and stuff them with his own private works, right?
After all, the imperial textbooks are not exactly the same in every dynasty and every generation. As the founder of the country, he has the qualification to specify the textbooks - didn't Zhu Yuanzhang just decree the Four Books and Five Classics as the scope of the examination? This is not how the examination was conducted in the Northern Song Dynasty, "The Analects of Confucius", "The Analects of Confucius",
Mencius" was still a "concurrent classic" at that time, not a "big classic".
If the goal can be achieved in the end, Shao Shude feels that it can be regarded as a "win".
Immortal Zhong Jin obviously also thought of this.
In his opinion, among the nine canonical classics, it is acceptable to remove "Gongyang Chunqiu" from "Spring and Autumn" and "Guliang Chunqiu". Even if the replacement is the "New Jing" recommended by sages, it is still the "Xiao Jing"
, without hurting the fundamentals - in today's world, it can be considered a "win".
Everyone wins, a win-win situation, which is great.
