Chapter 37 Victory in Chaos
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Li Fu's sudden death caused a severe blow to Guan Xue, who was facing division.
A leading figure in a school fell down. This school has just risen and has not yet established its foundation. It can be imagined that this incident has had a great blow to Guanxue.
Li Hu's reaction was extremely rapid. He first gave Li Fu a gift in the name of the emperor. Then he rushed to the Imperial Academy and clearly told the Confucian scholars that the status of Guanxue's official school is unshakable. However, if Confucianism wants to develop, it is impossible to rely on a single branch to stand out. It must follow the path of controversy among a hundred schools of thought, so that Confucianism can develop faster, better and more help the revitalization of Middle-earth.
Li Hu's words stabilized the emotions of the Confucian scholars, and at the same time he also seized the opportunity to introduce Jin Xue to Chang'an.
Jin studies came from the north, and Li Hu also came from the north. Jin studies were obviously more in line with Li Hu's interests and needs. If these two were combined, the impact on Guan studies was very fatal. Therefore, the great scholars of Guan studies immediately responded, and the two divided factions came together again, jointly discussed the development direction of Guan studies, and reported to Li Hu in time.
Li Hu rushed to the Imperial Academy again and convened the great scholars of Guanxue for several days to discuss. The focus was that the essence of Guanxue must conform to the overall strategy of change. For example, focusing on agriculture and suppressing commerce, and raising the roots and suppressing the ends, we must change it. Since ancient times, agriculture is the foundation and commerce is the end, but now the situation has changed. As the contradiction between population and land becomes more and more prominent, and the population engaged in industry and commerce is more and more, it is obvious that commerce has gradually become the main business. The idea of raising agriculture and suppressing commerce, and raising the roots and suppressing the ends must be changed. People in the world must gradually realize that commerce is also the main business, and commerce, like agriculture, is also an important pillar to ensure the stability and development of China-Turkey.
In mid-October, the Imperial Academy set off a discussion craze, that is, the status of business in the kingdom economy, which led to the problems of land and population, and then a more acute problem emerged, that is, the problem of private land ownership. The problem of private land ownership has its roots, and the root is the economic policy of "not suppressing annexation and allowing freedom". If developed according to this basic national policy, then the private land ownership cannot be changed, and the problem of land annexation will become more prominent.
Is land annexation good or bad for the stability and development of the country's destiny? History has proved that this is a bad thing.
However, the real problem is that with the improvement of agricultural level and the improvement of water conservancy and irrigation facilities, the grain output is getting higher and higher, and it meets the needs of the Middle Land population. It is precisely because of the development of agriculture and the increase in grain output, and the prosperity of commerce is possible. So, since history has developed to this day, is land annexation the biggest cause of the national destiny?
Judging from the fact that the Song Dynasty suddenly collapsed at its heyday, land annexation is no longer or is not the most direct and serious reason for the Song Dynasty's sudden collapse.
As a result, the direction of the debate gradually changed, and it was changed to insisting on private ownership of land. Then, under the intentional guidance of some ministers such as Li Hu and Changsun Kangning, the privatization of official fields immediately became the focus of the discussion.
Official land is publicly owned by the government, and it is the source of the government's daily expenses and salaries for officials. It does not have to pay land rent. Other taxes are transferred by the government to hire farmers who rent farming. However, in actual operations, the government's expenses are not allocated by the government's income. Among them, the imperial court has to allocate part of the taxes paid by the local government. Local governments also have to levy a variety of local taxes. In this way, the income of official land will eventually fall into whose pockets it will be clear. Everyone knows that the income of official land has been squandered by the bureaucrats, and official land has become an inexhaustible treasury for bureaucrats to openly corruption.
Discussions on the Imperial College in Chang'an quickly spread to the Imperial College, to the institutions, private academies and schools in various places. Soon, a huge tide of corruption against the bureaucratic class was formed. The bureaucratic class became the collapse of the Song Dynasty and the culprit of the war in China and the Turkish city. The memorials and letters of reproaches that demanded the court to privatize the official fields flew to Chang'an like snowflakes.
The bureaucrats were in panic, and the Chang'an Central Government Office was even more worried. A group of ministers were helpless. They didn't know what to do to suppress the anti-corruption tide caused by Confucian scholars and students from all over the country.
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On this day, Changsun Kangning hurried to the Han Palace and reported to Li Hu about the tax collection and payment of this autumn.
"The situation is worse than we expected." Changsun Kangning looked solemn. "As the wave of anti-corruption in various places is getting bigger and bigger, the people's hatred of the government is becoming more and more serious, which makes it difficult to collect taxes in many places for a while, and the situation is very serious."
Li Hu smiled, not caring about it.
"Master, once this matter begins, it will be difficult to end smoothly." Changsun Kangning said carefully with fear on his face, "From my opinion, let's stop it."
"Stop when you can?" Li Hu laughed, "You are kind-hearted and plan to stop when you can, but some people would rather be trapped in the hands of the enemy than lose their own interests. They are not only unwilling to stop when you can, but also promoting the fire, right?"
"I have told you a long time ago that once this matter begins, it will be difficult to control." Changsun Kangning looked embarrassed, "You and I know that some people want the place to fall into chaos to threaten you and fight against you. The bad situation in the local area today is directly related to Chang'an's indulgence and local fuel. Do you really have to wait for the people to rebel?"
"The weather is getting colder, but the people are getting angry. This is a good thing." Li Hu smiled, "It's good to rebel. I'm waiting for man to make my rebellion."
Changsun Kangning looked at Li Hu in amazement, secretly shocked.
This matter was planned by Li Hu. The purpose was to expose the root of corruption in the government. First, it aroused the anger of the Confucian scholars all over the world, and then this anger would be transmitted to ordinary people. The bureaucrats mistakenly estimated the situation and thought they could use this crisis to threaten Li Hu. Unexpectedly, Li Hu had just been fooled by Li Hu, and Li Hu had already opened his bloody mouth and was ready to eat people.
"Master, at this critical moment, what Zhongtu needs is stability. Only stability can reverse the situation, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." Changsun Kangning couldn't help it and bowed and begged, "Master, you once said that reform is not something that can be successful in one or two years, and it requires the efforts of several generations. We are just starting out, and the most urgent task is to unify Zhongtu, rather than overthrow the bureaucratic class in Zhongtu."
"Don't knock them down, do you think I can unify Zhongdi?" Li Hu shook his head and asked with a smile.
Changsun Kangning couldn't help but fight a cold war. He smelled a strong smell of blood. Li Hu was indeed a veritable butcher. If he wanted to kill someone, he would never kill one or two, but thousands of them.
"How is the military supplies for the Northern Expedition doing?" Li Hu changed the subject.
"It's basically the same." Changsun Kangning replied, "After the autumn harvest, the money and grain are in storage. With the wealth in the southeast, it is absolutely no problem to provide the Northern Expedition with about 50 million military supplies."
Li Hu nodded slightly, "Wu Chitian has not pacified the Guangnan two routes so far. I guess this battle will be delayed until next year. You must first ensure his military supplies."
"The rebels in the southeast fled to Guangnan West Road, where the terrain is complicated and it is indeed difficult to fight." Changsun Kangning suggested, "If the time is right, send someone to surrender." Then he looked bitter and brought the topic to the local situation. "Master, the local situation is tense. If this continues, things will probably become out of control by the beginning of next spring. If the Khitans defeated in the north at that time, we would have to launch a Northern Expedition, and the situation would be very unfavorable to us."
"What's wrong with it?" Li Hu sneered, "I have hundreds of thousands of troops in Daibei, Hedong, Central Plains and Shandong. As long as you give me money and food, I can fight as much as I want. As for local rebellion, I just need to kill the chief evil and calm the public anger, that's fine."
Li Hu spoke easily, but Changsun Kangning burst into a cold sweat.
"Master, for me..."
"I asked you to draw up a plan to privatize official fields. Have you completed it?" Li Hu interrupted Changsun Kangning's persuasion and asked coldly.
All this Li Hu did was to privatize the official land and the official land was privatized. The monetization of the government's expenses and official salaries could be carried out smoothly. At the same time, we can also use this matter to severely attack the old bureaucratic forces in Middle-earth. If the battle was fierce enough, it would basically make the old bureaucratic forces in Middle-earth unable to rise.
"I've finished it, and I'm finally improving it, and I'll be able to present it right away."
"Then go and do your business." Li Hu said, "You must pay attention to safety recently, be alert at all times, and never be careless. If something happens to you at this time, I will be the one who will suffer a fatal blow."
Changsun Kangning wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and thanked him repeatedly.
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In the blink of an eye, November was coming, and bad news finally came from Datong that the Khitans and the coalition forces of the desert were defeated, and the one with the most heavy losses was the Bubu people.
Dong Xiaochou, Luo Qinghan, Hou Guai of the Privy Council, and Zhe Keqiu rushed to the Han Palace to report to Li Hu.
"According to the news that Tie Shuai received, the Khitans were retreating deep into the desert and were probably going to Kedun City." Dong Xiaohou looked up at Li Hu, "The Grand Marshal's guess seems to be correct. The Khitans' target is indeed not Shangjing, but Kedun City."
"Is there any news that the Khitans and the Jurchens have secretly negotiated peace?" Li Hu asked.
"No, but according to Tie Shuai, although the Khitan coalition was defeated in this battle, the Khitans suffered almost no losses, and the Zubu people were hit hard by the Jin army and suffered heavy losses. In this way, the Khitans could completely gain a foothold in the desert, maintain the alliance with the desert, and quickly strengthen their strength." Dong Xiaohou continued, "The development of the situation is very similar to the previous estimate of the Grand Marshal."
Li Hu thought about it for a while and turned to ask Luo Qinghan, "Is there any result in the secret negotiation between Tie Shuai and Wanyan Gao?"
"There has never been a result." Luo Qinghan smiled, "but this time Zong Han defeated the Khitan coalition in the Lightning River, stabilized the situation in the north, and re-controlled the initiative in the entire battle situation. I believe that Huanglongfu will change its strategy in Middle Earth."
"The Jurchens may not be willing to fight." Hou Kuo smiled, "After all, maintaining the confrontation between the two strong people for the time being can help the Khitans stabilize the desert, which is beneficial to Huanglong Mansion."
Chapter completed!