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Volume 5 Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Looking Northward Chapter 142 Zhao Pu

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    Lu Qi didn't stay in Nuanting for long. Emperor Zhou said he was tired, so he and Zhao Pu left the back garden and went to the palace together.  "Master Zhao, Your Majesty seems to be interested in building sea-going ships." Lu Qitao said.  "Your Majesty is interested in sea ships, but the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot develop maritime combat power now, and it is difficult to build river boats." Zhao Pu replied.  "I heard that there is a dock in Dengzhou in the Great Zhou Dynasty." Lu Qi said.  "The docks in Dengzhou existed during the Tang Dynasty, but they haven't developed much now. The main foreign invaders of the Zhou Dynasty were the Lu Kingdom, so they couldn't pay enough attention to the development of the navy. In the final analysis, they just lacked money." Zhao Puping said peacefully.  .  Lu Qi nodded, and Zhao Pu added: "Because of lack of money, your Majesty launched the war between Jiangnan and Bashu." Lu Qi was stunned when he heard this, and said: "Your Majesty launched the war, wasn't it to deal with Jin and Han?" "Just like that.  As you said, there are many variables between the enemy and the enemy in war. There are many factors for Your Majesty to march to the south of the Yangtze River. The most important one is to support war with war. In the past, the Zhou Dynasty was able to obtain a lot of offerings from the Tang Dynasty and was able to provide supplies.  The Zhou Dynasty had an army of hundreds of thousands, but the Tang state was so weak in the south of the Yangtze River that it could no longer provide sacrifices to the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, His Majesty seized many favorable opportunities and mobilized an army to march into the south of the Yangtze River. More than 200,000 troops went there.  Jiangnan can have a place to raise the army, which can be said to be a simultaneous strategy to seize territory and weaken internal troubles," Zhao Pu explained.  Lu Qi nodded thoughtfully, and Zhao Pu added with profound meaning: "Actually, General Lu should be more knowledgeable about this. If there is no food in Hexi, how can it be possible to control it? I admire the courage of five thousand horses in exchange for food.  "Lu Qiyi was startled and asked: "Your Majesty knows that I exchanged war horses for food?" "Your Majesty may not know, even if you know, there is nothing you can do. Now the arrow is on the bow and it is difficult to draw it back. If the west is in chaos, it will be very chaotic.  It may have caused the collapse of the Great Zhou Dynasty," Zhao Pu replied.  "Wouldn't all the military ministers of the Zhou Dynasty be rebellious?" Lu Qi asked doubtfully.  "People's hearts are apart. Your Majesty can no longer trust the military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After your Majesty ascended the throne, you took away Zhang Yongde's palace command post and appointed Zhao Kuangyin as the palace commander. Now that your majesty has released Zhao Kuangyin, you have the intention to reset it."  In this transitional period, what your Majesty is most worried about is the rebellion." Zhao Pu replied.  "Your Majesty's measures should be for the sake of the prince, but it's just a little late. I think the system of the Zhou Dynasty is actually very good, but it just overly condones the military ministers' rise to power." Lu Qi said.  "Your Majesty also wanted to weaken the military power of the ministers. However, the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty was achieved through unyielding foreign wars. Your Majesty has never bowed down to foreign troubles, but constant competition with foreign enemies will inevitably weaken the prestige of the commander-in-chief.  Getting higher and higher, the consequence is that even if the generals are changed, the influence of the meritorious ministers on the military strength cannot be eliminated. Every meritorious minister in the Great Zhou Dynasty will be more or less respected by his old subordinates." Zhao Pu said.  Lu Qi nodded in agreement, and then heard Zhao Pu say: "Actually, the way the Tang State was governed in the past was the best way to maintain peace and order." "I don't agree with what Mr. Zhao said. The Tang State valued culture over military affairs, but it was destroyed."  Lu Qi retorted.  "The country was destroyed, but General Lu, think about it, how long has the Tang Kingdom existed, how long has the Yue Kingdom existed, and what about the Central Plains?" Zhao Pu said.  Lu Qi shook his head and said: "The Central Plains is the land of the Four Wars. If the countries in the south of the Yangtze River are governed by Gou'an, the consequences will be rampant invasion by foreigners. If the Central Plains falls into the hands of foreigners, the fate of all the people in the Central Plains will be the same.  "It's miserable." "So General Lu believes that the Central Plains should fight for the upper hand." Zhao Pu said.  "Martial struggle is inevitable. If a country only wants to maintain peace with its weak external relations, the consequences will be hardship and national subjugation. Mr. Zhao should know that I was able to gain control of Hexi, firstly by relying on military power, and secondly by relying on military power.  To worship Buddha, the third thing is food, and all three are indispensable," Lu Qi replied.  Zhao Pu thought for a moment and nodded: "Facts speak louder than words. General Lu has brought peace to Hexi. I agree." Lu Qiyi smiled and said, "The situation in the Central Plains is different from that in Hexi." "General Lu thinks that the Central Plains is different from that in Hexi."  How should it be managed?" Zhao Pu asked.  "The governance of the Central Plains should be based on the simultaneous development of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. The court should respect Confucianism and Buddhism, emphasize agriculture and commerce, and strengthen the army to expand the territory." Lu Qi replied.  "What General Lu said is too general." Zhao Pu shook his head.  "Is it a general statement, but the Zhou Dynasty only focused on agriculture and the army, and over-respected military merit, while the Tang Dynasty respected literature and Buddhism too much. Neither the Great Zhou Dynasty nor the Tang Dynasty really paid attention to the development of business. Not only did  Treating businessmen as untouchables and subjecting them to heavy taxation and exploitation," Lu Qi said.  &nbsp"Businessmen are a group of people who are uneasy and gain profits. If there are too many businessmen, it will cause disadvantages in farming." Zhao Pu retorted.  "I have a different view. The prosperity of commerce will inevitably lead to the development of all industries. For example, the big farmers can bring a lot of goods from various places, and the big farmers will buy them. If you want to buy commercial goods,  , it is inevitable to sell the hoarded grain, and grain can be exchanged for many things, which will make farmers do everything possible to increase the harvest of their fields, and the grain sold by farmers will be transported by merchants to places where food is scarce in exchange for other things.  For commercial goods, if there are merchants transporting grain, the court will not only be able to obtain commercial taxes, but also be exempted from the labor and wear and tear of transporting military grain." Lu Qi retorted.  Zhao Pu listened thoughtfully and walked for more than ten steps. Lu Qi said again: "I have learned about the business of Kaifeng Prefecture. Kaifeng Prefecture is very prosperous, but the goods shipped from various places are subject to a lot of exploitation."  , It¡¯s almost like geese plucking their feathers, so the commercial circulation of Dazhou is greatly restricted.¡± ¡°Dazhou needs to support its military strength, so it can only increase commercial taxes, otherwise, how to balance the consumption of national power.¡±  road.  Lu Qi nodded and said: "Ideas cannot be equated with reality, but I think that if the Central Plains wants to achieve real peace and order, it can only learn from the rule of the Tang Dynasty, so that there is a balance between civil and military forces, so as to defend against external enemies.  Internal governance and peace. " "Isn't the chaos caused by An Lushan caused by the Tang Dynasty system?" Zhao Pu retorted.  "I think that was not caused by the Tang Dynasty system, but that the Tang Dynasty system was destroyed, which destroyed the equalization of land and the power of the prime minister to govern the country, which also caused the border governors to become powerful. Because of the destruction of the equalization of land, the  In the late Tang Dynasty, the only option was to recruit troops, but not to deploy troops to defend the border." Lu Qi argued rationally.  Zhao Pu nodded after hearing this and said: "What you said is true. The hidden danger of the collapse of the Tang Dynasty was indeed caused by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty who excessively reduced the power of the prime minister and allowed the border governors to become powerful, which made Anlu Mountain become a  "Climate." Lu Qi said again: "Nowadays, the Great Zhou Dynasty has a forbidden army based on the recruitment system. The advantage is that it has strong combat power, which can prevent the place from becoming bigger. However, the disadvantage of recruiting troops is that it costs a lot to raise the army. However, the Great Zhou Dynasty has  Because of the many years of fighting with foreign enemies, the heroes have a profound influence on the Forbidden Army." Zhao Pu nodded and said: "What you and I said is treason." "It's just talk. Mr. Zhao dares to discuss the country's affairs with me.  Pros and cons, the reason is my disobedience." Lu Qi responded with a smile.  Zhao Pu shook his head and was speechless. After walking a few steps, Lu Qi said again: "Master Zhao is optimistic about the civil affairs of the Tang Dynasty. Could it be that there is some profound meaning?"  I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t know, please ask Mr. Zhao for advice.¡± Lu Qi responded with a smile.  Zhao Pu shook his head and said: "Why should General Lu pretend to be confused? A foolish and incompetent person like Duke Qinghe can be the leader of the country for more than ten years. That is the merit of civil rule." Lu Qi nodded and said  : "Your Majesty is a wise man, but he should have taken risks for the sake of the prince." "Ten years ago, we should have promoted civil and military affairs, and gradually used civilian officials to control the military. However, your Majesty only wanted to unify the world in his lifetime. Now,  The prince is weak, but his talents are not half as good as your majesty's," Zhao Pu said worriedly.  "If we promote civil and military affairs, we may not have good results. It would be even more sad to become a prisoner of another country." Lu Qifu said.  Zhao Pu shook his head and said, "Even if it's sad, it's better than being dead." Lu Qiyi was startled, and then nodded in understanding. With the change of dynasties in the Central Plains, the fate of the emperors who were usurped, almost all of them died, and those who could survive  Those who came down could only be a few branches from another generation. Although the Tang Kingdom was destroyed, the royal family of the Tang Kingdom headed by Lord Li were still alive.
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