Chapter 853 Yes
The emperor was laughing and his subjects were smiling.
The eunuchs felt relieved.
"I have no shortage of flattering ministers!"
The emperor's voice was sonorous and powerful. "The Ming Dynasty has reached such a state. Fawning ministers are of no benefit to the emperor. I know that people like flattery, and I am no exception. I cannot resist the temptation. However, in the current situation, whenever I hear flattery, I will think of the difficulties of the Ming Dynasty and the crisis of the country. The joy suddenly disappears."
"New Deal, New Deal, the word 'new' comes first, and the emperor should also come first!" Emperor Jiajing looked at Jiang Qingzhi with admiration, "Why did Renzong's New Deal fail? The emperor was indecisive and timid. Why did Shenzong fail? He was too strong and forgot the way of checks and balances. He was too tyrannical and caused the whole world to boil."
New policies, new policies. If the Ming Dynasty wants to move towards a new world, changes must start with me.
I admit it!
"Then, what plans does my Marquis of Guanjun have for the new policy? I am all ears."
Emperor Jiajing showed the same attitude as when he visited Zhuge Liang three times at his cottage, so Jiang Qingzhi would naturally not follow his brothers' example and be reserved three times.
"With the army as the backing, money and grain as the core, and the administration of officials as the arms..."
"Where are the legs?"
"One leg is to lift the ban on sea trade, and the other leg is to turn our attention away from the Ming Dynasty."
Emperor Jiajing narrowed his eyes. "The army is at hand, which gives us confidence. Only when we have sufficient money and food can we be at ease. The administration is like our arms. Only when they can guide the government orders can they be implemented smoothly and effectively. The legs...lift the ban on sea trade, and look outward..."
"I liken this idea to a person who is facing internal and external troubles. To resolve this situation, he must work hard on his inner strength, open his mind, and stride outward!"
"Work hard on practicing internal skills." The Taoist priest couldn't help but glance at the Taoist classics on the table. Taoists practice internal skills.
"This person is suffering from a serious illness, and the outside is windy and rainy. If he does not practice internal skills, the evil wind will enter his body and his condition will become worse. Practice internal skills hard to repair the body, and the positive energy will suppress the evil energy. Then leave the house..."
"Practice hard to get rid of evil and uphold good..."
"If we only practice internal skills, it won't be long before the Ming Dynasty repeats its mistakes." Jiang Qingzhi looked at the Taoist priest with sharp eyes. "At the beginning of the founding of the country, a group of arrogant and brave generals fought all over the world without any rivals. The emperor and his ministers were all enterprising. Decades later, the descendants indulged in the peaceful years, and the emperor and his ministers wanted to live in peace, so they put the weapons into the warehouse and let the horses go to the mountains.
The meat-eaters turned their attention from the outside world to the country. These people make a living from flesh and blood. Since they cannot look outward, they can only turn their bloody mouths inward. So they annexed land, absorbed population, formed cliques and pursued personal interests..."
This is an inevitable process.
So, why do the Eagle Sauces of later generations always remain restless? Why do they always maintain an aggressive posture towards the outside world?
Even to the point of constantly finding new opponents for yourself!
It is because the interest groups within the organization feed on flesh and blood. If they are not allowed to find opponents and blood and food outside, these carnivores will turn their attention inward.
Once they turn their gaze inward, it becomes a self-mutilating feast.
They will frantically grab all possible benefits, from the living to the dead. They will treat the entire country as a hunting ground, open their gluttonous mouths, and devour everything they can...
"Meat eaters have a characteristic, which is greed. In their eyes, there is no distinction between friend and foe, only interests. Therefore, the eyes of the Ming Dynasty are turned to the outside world to find a place for them to vent their interests..."
This is a perspective that has never been seen before.
On the other hand, the root cause of the Ming Dynasty crisis was derived from the nature of meat eaters and a solution was given.
Emperor Jiajing held the teacup but forgot to drink it, and the tea got cold. Huang Jin came over and wanted to take the teacup and replace it with new tea.
The Taoist waved his hand, his eyes still on Jiang Qingzhi.
Huang Jin quickly retreated. He quietly went out and waved to the eunuchs, "Stay away!"
Inside, the king and his ministers are sitting and discussing philosophy. What are they discussing?
The great way of the world!
The way of life and death for the Ming Dynasty!
Huang Jin read a lot of books and considered himself half a scholar. Jiang Qingzhi's words suddenly made his eyes light up.
The situation of the Ming Dynasty was like fog. Jiang Qingzhi's words were like a hand that tore away a corner of the fog, allowing him to see the blue and sunshine outside.
Inside the hall, Emperor Jiajing leaned forward and listened attentively.
"...Ming needs to keep making enemies."
"Continuously making enemies? I have never heard of anyone making enemies on their own initiative."
"Only by constantly making enemies can we find a way to vent our anger externally, expand this way, and turn this way into profit... Then those meat-eaters will flock to us and abandon the little profit that the country has."
Jiang Qingzhi took a sip of cold tea, frowned, and handed the teacup to Zhang Tong.
Huang Jin was a smart man. He went out and left the simple Zhang Tong to serve him.
Emperor Jiajing asked impatiently: "How can we gain benefits from making enemies? If there is no benefit, why would those people be tempted?"
"Why is there no benefit?" Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "For example, Japan. If the Ming Dynasty turns its attention to Japan, it can use commercial means to strike its opponents in advance. For example, dumping."
"What do you mean by dumping?"
"For example, if the Ming Dynasty has a surplus of grain, they can sell it to the Japanese at a very low price. The grain grown by the Japanese is too expensive and unprofitable..."
“Those farmers will become poor.”
"Not only that. Farmers can't make any profit from farming, and they will lose money. People are obsessed with profit, so farmers will abandon their fields to find a way to make a living."
"Refugees!" The Taoist thought of the refugees in the Ming Dynasty. When they lost their livelihoods, they had no choice but to leave their homes to seek a way to survive.
"Your Majesty is wise." Jiang Qingzhi smiled, and the Taoist coughed dryly, "Continue."
"The Japanese were surprised and worried at first. But a lot of food was pouring into the world. If they had food to eat, did it matter who grew it?"
Not to mention the Japanese at this moment, even in modern society hundreds of years later, those meat eaters will still have this nature.
Don’t we have this thing?
Correct!
We need to build.
Can I buy it?
Yes, but... then buy it!
"Farmers have abandoned their farmland, and refugees are everywhere. This is the first crisis. While Japan is struggling with refugees, our army is ready to go. With your Majesty's order, Ming will find an excuse to cut off Japan's grain trade."
"There are refugees everywhere, and the food supply has been cut off. Even if we want to resume farming, it will take at least two to three years to recruit farmers and sow seeds again."
"Two to three years will be enough to turn the Japanese archipelago into a hell on earth with starving people everywhere. And how can an army short of food compete with the powerful Ming army?"
"Hey! You fool, you have fooled me. You haven't even told me how to get the benefits."
Ha ha!
A Taoist priest is a Taoist priest, and he immediately came to his senses.
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "Japan is rich in gold and silver. In addition, if we conquer Japan, how to govern it will be a difficult problem. The best way is to reward merit."
"Giving land to meritorious officials can encourage the meat-eaters to move out. In addition... they can be used to help govern Japan."
"That's right." Jiang Qingzhi sighed secretly, thinking that it was a pity that the Taoist priest had such low level of understanding.
Yang Tinghe, ah, Yang Tinghe, do you know what you have missed?
"If we fight them, they will work hard. If we govern them, they will also work hard. In this way, the court will reap the benefits." Emperor Jiajing stroked his beard, "This is like driving a tiger to devour a wolf!"
"Exactly."
This is the tactic used by the Eagle Sauce in later generations, which is to turn the attention of domestic interest groups to the outside and drive this greedy hungry tiger out to hunt.
Afterwards, there was no peace anywhere and the entire planet was in flames.
Those interest groups have gained a lot of benefits through external means...
"After tasting the sweetness, those carnivores will become staunch supporters of going out. At that time, if anyone dares to oppose going out, Your Majesty will not have to take action..."
“Those people will tear the opposition to pieces.”
"Exactly."
Isn’t this exactly what the Eagle Sauce of later generations is like?
There are occasional reflectors and opponents in junior high school, but they are quickly drowned out by the tide of public opinion.
"Public opinion is crucial!" Jiang Qingzhi took out a medicinal cigarette, paused the cigarette butt in his palm for a few times, took out a lighter to light it, took a few puffs, and continued: "Whoever controls public opinion controls the right to speak."
But at that time, public opinion in the Ming Dynasty was controlled by Confucianists.
Whoever they say is a treacherous villain is a treacherous villain. Whoever they say is a treacherous villain is a treacherous villain. Whoever they say is a treacherous villain is a treacherous villain.
"This is not easy." Daoye had also tried to win over public opinion, but the other side had a large number of people and was all over the world. He only had a few kittens around him, and even if he howled loudly, no one in the world could hear him.
"This is Tai'a held upside down." Jiang Qingzhi said seriously.
However, there are Confucian scholars everywhere, and it is difficult to reverse the downward trend of public opinion.
"I think that Confucianism is not a monolithic entity."
Emperor Jiajing asked: "How is the School of Mind?"
Jiang Qingzhi knew he would ask this question, and sighed, "The study of the mind, the study of the mind, any such study of cultivating the mind will eventually be distorted for the sake of profit."
"I understand." Emperor Jiajing said calmly.
"Tang Shunzhi is open-minded and knows what is right." Jiang Qingzhi thought of the gentle Mr. Jing Chuan. It seemed that he had not heard much from him recently and no one knew where he had gone.
"But this person is not tolerated by the School of Mind." Emperor Jiajing obviously knew the news that Tang Shunzhi and the School of Mind had fallen out.
"I think this matter can be addressed from many aspects. Not all Confucian scholars, or even scholars, are greedy. It's just that the general trend is like this... People have a mentality, which is to follow the crowd. They do whatever the masses do. If this general trend gradually changes, Your Majesty, those Confucian disciples who have great righteousness in their hearts will gradually wake up. And what we have to do is to divide them."
"Pull one group and beat another group!"
"Exactly. First create internal conflicts so that they can't take care of themselves, then pull one group in and beat another. Divide the opponents. When the voices within the opponents are different, public opinion will naturally change hands!"
The Taoist closed his eyes.
Jiang Qingzhi's words were gradually summarized and concluded in my mind.
"Putting soldiers first can protect the bottom line."
"Use money and food as a spear."
"Besides being tough, we use trade and seeking benefits from abroad as a way to compromise."
"Internal cultivation, external expansion!"
"Yes."
Jiang Qingzhi clenched his fists, even more nervous than he was during the college entrance examination in his previous life.
nod!
Or shake your head?
nod!
That is a thorny road to glory!
I do not know how long it has been.
Emperor Jiajing opened his eyes.
"Can!"
(End of this chapter)
