Opening Pirate Clips: Fifteen Shocking Famous Scenes

Chapter 340
Salt and iron monopoly appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period.

But the wine monopoly…

He really didn't expect it, but he could imagine how much profit there would be.

[In order to balance the price, set up the leveling officer and the leveling officer, restrain the merchants from monopolizing the market, stabilize the price, crack down on the hoarding behavior of the wealthy businessmen, and ensure the absolute dominant position of the court]

[However, due to improper employment, some officials who are in charge of losing and leveling often collude with businessmen, which instead leads to rising prices and causing hardship for the people]

"Why do your officials have so many problems?"

Liu Bang couldn't help frowning!

Once or twice, it can also be attributed to accidents.

But list it all the way down…

Whether it is the monopoly of salt and iron wine, or the equalization, the two policies are all lost because of improper employment.

"I said earlier that you have no doubts about employing people. Now it seems that you are indeed the case. Employing people does not look at character at all, but only at ability."

Liu Bang's face was very ugly, "Can this be done?"

"It's okay to relieve the urgent need, but to settle down, you must use talented and virtuous talents, so that the country can be governed well."

"You kid won't be self-righteous, thinking that as long as the country can continue to function, nothing else matters."

don't say...

Liu Bang's words immediately hit Liu Che's weakness.

in a way...

That's exactly what he thought.

The world is his private property!
"But it is indeed a very good system that prevents merchants from monopolizing the market."

The first emperor praised it.

Praising an enemy can make another enemy feel uncomfortable, so why not do it.

[Culturally, Emperor Wu Liu Che was very inclined to Confucianism and never accepted other studies, but Empress Dowager Dou, who was constrained by Huang Lao's learning, died without illness]

[But Emperor Wu did not give up. Soon after, he set up a doctor of the Five Classics, reaffirmed his respect for Confucianism, and appointed the Confucian Gong Sunhong as the prime minister, and let the prince Liu Ju study the Spring and Autumn Gongyang Studies, leading the world to learn Confucianism]

[At this time, Dong Zhongshu put forward the idea of ​​only respecting Confucianism and suppressing other learning, but Emperor Wu did not adopt it]

[Instead of promoting Confucianism to an official school, it also retains the studies of various schools of thought]

[With the practice of governing the country, Legalism has been valued, and Emperor Wu mixed it with Confucianism and used it to form a set of "overlords and Taoism", which is the so-called "Yang Confucianism and Yin Law", which deeply influenced later generations]

"Hey, didn't you say that you only respect Confucianism and dismiss all schools of thought?"

The First Emperor was surprised and said, "But you clearly have retained other knowledge."

When Liu Che heard this, he replied with a flabbergasted look: "Just because I keep the knowledge of a hundred schools of thought doesn't mean I will use their knowledge."

"Whether you use it or not, and whether you keep it or not are two different things."

He changed into a more comfortable position.

For an elderly person, sitting for a long time is really uncomfortable, "Actually, I don't need to depose Baijia personally."

"As long as I see that I reuse Confucian students, after a long time, other studies will naturally have no way out."

"It's just that I think it is necessary to leave some knowledge to future generations. It may not be in case I can be inspired."

Speaking of this, he suddenly said with a very benevolent look: "Actually, I am still very benevolent."

"I have never taken action to suppress other cultures. As long as they can adapt to my rule, I can give them a place."

"Like Legalism is very good, so I integrated it with Confucianism, and Confucianism has no objection."

"Then, I got a new Confucianism, which is very suitable for my rule."

Liu Bang did not speak this time.

He probably understood why Huang Lao's studies were not taken seriously.

Just looking at Liu Che's actions, you can tell that he is a very ambitious and aggressive emperor, very proactive and domineering.

Such an emperor would naturally not attach importance to the Huang-Lao philosophy of governing by doing nothing.

To put it nicely, it is called inaction.

To put it bluntly, the government doesn't care about anything and lets the people develop on their own.

But obviously!

An empire cannot remain inactive forever.

and so!
Liu Che, who is pioneering and enterprising, abandoned the knowledge of Huang Laozhi, which is self-styled and does not think about making progress.

"However, I'm curious, why did you choose Confucianism?"

"What is it about them that attracts you? What makes you fall in love with them so much?"

Liu Bang opened his mouth to seek answers...

Facing Liu Bang's question, Liu Che did not dare to be negligent, and replied: "It's very simple!"

"Because the development of the country has required me to improve the centralization of power and strengthen the autocracy of the emperor."

"So, the Confucianism's Spring and Autumn Unified Autocratic Thought is very in line with my requirements. They also promote the theory of the relationship between heaven and man, imperial power granted by heaven, monarch and minister..."

"Isn't this the kind of knowledge that just fits my ruling philosophy..."

Liu Che chuckled, "Naturally, it is impossible to miss such a good knowledge, and it is normal for it to be classified as an official school."

Listening to Liu Che's explanation...

Don't say that Liu Bang was stunned...

Even the First Emperor swallowed his saliva.

He didn't care about the rest...

But the two theories of monarch, minister, and imperial power granted by heaven really moved him.

Deify the imperial power and establish the hierarchy of monarch and ministers...

This is definitely a temptation that every emperor who wants to monopolize power cannot resist.

Under this theory, the emperor is a messenger sent from heaven, which in itself adds a layer of mystery to the emperor.

The dignity of the monarch and his ministers further strengthened the majesty of the emperor.

wonderful!
If it is him, it is absolutely impossible to miss such a theory.

【Establish Taixue, cultivate talents for the country, order collection of books, preserve a large number of precious classics, and leave precious wealth for future generations】

[And set up Yuefu to collect folk music poems and make great contributions to the development of poetry]

These…

As long as it is not too stupid, it will be executed.

It's not surprising that a wise person like Liu Che would do it.

Compared to these...

Liu Bang, the first emperor looked forward to Liu Che's military achievements even more.

Whether an emperor is powerful or not is largely reflected in his military achievements.

With the bonus of military record, he will become a very good emperor.

Liu Bang is most anxious...

He was curious, what kind of battle did Liu Che fight to make the name Han so detached.

[After Emperor Wu ascended the throne, in order to strengthen Chang'an's guards, he reformed the military power, which effectively strengthened Chang'an's guard strength]

[After Emperor Wu came to the throne, he deeply felt the threat and humiliation brought by the Huns. After a period of time, he brazenly launched a war against the Huns]

[Under the strong leadership of the famous generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the Han army defeated the Xiongnu, which effectively dampened the arrogance of the Huns, and regained Hetao, Hexi Corridor, Daijun, Yunzhong and other areas outside the Great Wall]

"it is good!"

Liu Bang applauded loudly, excited.

This was the news he had dreamed of hearing.

(End of this chapter)