In spring, the Tokyo Palace is really a comfortable place.
At this time, the Central Plains climate was humid and gentle, and there was no bad weather like cold and hot in Pingxia Hexi; there were a lot of stone bricks on the ground of the palace, many houses were made of wooden buildings, and plants were lush in spring and summer, and there were a lot of people to clean them frequently, so there was very little dust.
Every morning when Guo Shao comes to Jinxiang Hall, he can always feel the fresh air in the air.
He got off the car from the imperial carriage and entered the complex from behind Jinxiang Hall. The rear structure of this complex is complex, and the corridors and wastelands are like mazes.
When they arrived behind the East Hall of Political Affairs Hall, the eunuchs and palace maids standing on both sides bowed together to hold salutes. The eunuch Yang Shiliang, who was on duty, walked up with a whisk and bent down and said: Your Majesty, the ministers have all arrived at the Political Affairs Hall.
Guo Shao nodded.Jingniang also walked over from the front and said with a fist: Your Majesty, the Shangjing Branch of the Military and Cao State urgently reported last night that the Liao Kingdom hired a merchant ship and sent envoys to Japan.
After hearing this, Guo Shao immediately said: Xiao Siwen's spies have a lot of tentacles. They sent people to Japan to inquire about the movements of Daxu's court.You send an order to the Imperial City Department to pay attention to secretly investigate the spies in Tokyo.
yes.Jingniang said.
Guo Shao then went straight into the Political Consultative Hall, and indeed saw more than a dozen people talking inside. When the emperor came in, they all performed the rituals of the king and the subjects.
If you are not in the hall, you don’t have to be too polite. You all sit down and talk.Guo Shao said kindly.
Everyone bowed and said, thank you Your Majesty for giving you a seat.
There was a brief silence in the hall, and everyone was quite tacit understanding. This period of time was a wait-and-see attitude. The ministers first had to wait and see if the emperor would speak, and then discuss matters.
Looking back at Guo Shao, there were a total of fifteen ministers coming today, including nine civil officials, six duke-level generals... Daxu was the most powerful minister in more than 400 states.
The dynasty politics is grand and bright outside, but it is actually very opaque, and the key things are all tinkering behind it; just like the layout of the Jinxiang Hall, the front is grand and concise, and the back hall is like a maze.
Guo Shao was wearing an old purple robe today and dressed up in an ordinary and simple manner, but he was still in spirit while sitting on the imperial throne.
He maintained his always-knowing style, with a sharp expression, clear and fast speech, and simply said: I have something to tell you today. The royal family and merchants from all over the country will establish a "maritime trade money shop". The original stock in the first period is about 10 million yuan, and the chief officials of the Privy Council, the Political Affairs Hall, and the Cabinet are now nine people, each of whom accounts for one percent of the shareholding.
Suddenly, he said it, and there was no reaction in the palace. I guess everyone hadn't come back to their senses.
Guo Shao also paused for a while and waited quietly for them to understand what the concept was... The merchants first invested three million jin as the military expenditure for maritime progress. These capitals only accounted for more than 30% of the shares, so the total original capital of the sea trade bank was about ten million jin.
Each minister accounts for one percent, which is a dividend of 100,000 jin of capital.
How much does it cost to have a hundred thousand guan?
In terms of purchasing power for basic materials such as grain, it is equivalent to more than 100 million yuan in later generations; and this conversion is very conservative, because the food production capacity in later generations is much stronger than that in today, and the total amount of wealth in modern society is not the same order of magnitude as in ancient times.
In addition, 100,000 guan is just the original share.In the future, after the scale of the Haima Money Bank will continue to change, the total capital will increase!
Guo Shao believes everyone understands that people are always very concerned about their own interests.
As expected, Wang Pu got up and said, "Your Majesty has treated me well. If you have such kindness, how can you dare to ask for me?"
Everyone immediately agreed and refused. The ministers and other officials were loyal to the emperor, and since they had their salaries, they did not dare to accept such great kindness...
Guo Shao knew that this was just etiquette, not sincerely rejecting it.It was as if he refused three times when he ascended the throne.
Guo Shao is not that he has too much money to spend. This kind of generous reward is really considered and considered a necessary link.
He felt that sharing is a very important basic organization. If civil servants who have reached this position cannot share their benefits from expansion, they will definitely not support the current national policy; and the national policy of war cannot rely solely on the army. Combat readiness, military supplies, conscripts, etc. all require the coordination of various government agencies.
Later generations, the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty used the failed concept of governing the country to practice the impossible of some things.
Ming Taizu paid low wages to officials and severely punished corruption by peeling and filling them, but the bureaucrats and gentry of the Ming Dynasty obviously found ways to get more benefits.
Guo Shao needs to share with them in order to ensure the progress of the overall situation.
The Imperial General has received generous rewards from the royal family, and it is time for ministers who have the power to make decisions and control all officials to participate in the share of the pie.
Of course, Guo Shao didn't talk about his true thoughts, and he said seriously: You can't refuse any more. All the people here have worked hard for me and the Daxun Dynasty. How can I treat you less?
After hearing this, the ministers were so grateful that even Prime Minister Fan Zhi knelt on the ground, thanking him deeply and moved.After all, Guo Shao doesn’t just keep commending, but is a very sincere and substantial action.
Wei Renpu said loudly: The emperor treats him so kindly, how dare you be disloyal?
Li Gu said generously: Your Majesty is wise, his ministers are loyal to him, and the old ministers are ignorant of their hearts...
Guo Shao sat there, his face blew up, and he seemed to be very helpful in expressing his loyalty to everyone.
However, he was not so obsessed by a group of people that he said immediately: But I still have something to discuss with the public.
Your Majesty’s order is that you are respected!
Guo Shao nodded and said: OK!I think that excessive land annexation is the biggest affair of all dynasties, and you are the dormitory of all officials and should be the example of the world. From now on, our monarch and ministers will make three rules. Each family and relatives within the three generations shall not occupy more than 300 hectares of land. What about it?Don't worry, I will never treat you badly.
No one was in a hurry to express his opinion, and they were looking at the other people's postures.
Shi Yanchao laughed and said: You civil officials, let’s go!We have granted titles and salaries, so we are happy to hand over military power?
Everyone was stunned after hearing this.Soon, Wang Pu took the lead in expressing his opinion, and everyone agreed.
Guo Shao Haha, laughing loudly, his smile makes him feel like he is acting: Very good, I am all loyal ministers under my command!If there is anything, the monarch and ministers in the court will discuss it. I don’t want my ministers to deceive their superiors and hide their subordinates, and treat the monarch as an enemy...
Nine people knelt on the ground one after another, saying, Those who are ministers are unfaithful and unfilial to heaven and earth!Thank you for your kindness...
They bowed, but they spoke with confidence and no sense of servility.
Guo Shao's face was still smiling, a little stiff. Fortunately, the seat of the emperor was high, so it was difficult for others to notice what kind of smile he was.
However, he felt that some things were indeed subtle... The ancients generally did not kneel down to others, thinking it was a shame; but they did not feel any despicable to kneel down to the monarch and parents, but instead were justified and loyal and filial.
The country can maintain order, and these things play a huge role.Therefore, even if Guo Shao feels that the system is very backward, he dares not shake the root easily. Once human beings lose order and rationality, it is very terrible.
The smile on Guo Shao's face gradually faded, and he continued: Today's discussion begins.
Everyone didn't say anything after hearing this. It turned out that they said such a big thing with a smile on the scene, but the discussion had not yet begun?
Guo Shao said straight to the point: When I learned about two things, the military expenditure will not exceed three million chunks; Japan is very likely to collude with the Liao Kingdom and know the motives of our dynasty.
He paused slightly and said in clear and fast words: In this way, the strategy for Japan cannot be used as a strategy for destroying the country from the beginning.
The military expenditure was insufficient; even if the capital of Japan was captured, it was unable to control various places for a while.
In addition, the Battle of Xiazhou lures the enemy soldiers to gather most of the young and strong, and eliminate their potential for resistance in one battle. This time, it may be difficult to use the same trick again.
Once it advances too quickly, Japan may fall into a long-term scattered war quagmire.
With this goal, I can temporarily set: First, I have a foothold on the coast of Japan and have ports and fortress strongholds.Second, control the stone in Shanyin to see the silver mountain.Third, negotiate peace and trade.Fourth, educate the people, guide the benefits according to the situation, advocate Buddhism, and gradually destroy the divine path.
He particularly valued the last one.
In the difference between Japan and the Dangxiang of Pingxia, they created some ideological things that are incompatible with the theory of the Kingly Way of the Central Plains... Culture and belief are the most tenacious things of a group.
The Japanese Shinto and the Central Plains kingly way are slight, which is the most unfavorable to the Daxu Dynasty; just like in religion, heresy is more harmful than pagans.
(Heath is the same religion and interpretation of different doctrines.)
As soon as Guo Shao finished speaking, Wang Pu rushed to the forefront, a little disregarded his demeanor and hurriedly said: I have volunteered to take charge of all the affairs of the front camp and military office to share your worries.
Guo Shao was a little surprised when he saw this. After thinking a little, Wang Pu seemed to be afraid that Wei Renpu would make too much contribution and would suppress him in the future.
Wang Pu has always had a high status in Wei Renpu, and he is concerned about the superiority and inferiority of the superiors and subordinates at this time. If the former peak had to be inferior to others in front of his subordinates, it would be really unscrupulous.
The envoy of the trumpet.Guo Shao said.
Shi Yanchao was also impatient: Please be the striker at the end.
At this time, Guo Shao said: We will start a war with troops, so there is no hurry for the time being.
No matter what, Guo Shao's style is already very urgent.
In this era, doing something big is usually very slow. For example, the Japanese Minister of State for the promise of tribute, which may be twenty years, or even fifty years!
Or a domestic innovation may be ten or twenty years!
But Guo Shao has a different personality. He is more accustomed to being decisive and doing what he thinks of immediately.
Such actions sometimes appear radical, causing some side effects, such as the reform of the imperial guard system, which immediately caused a serious money shortage.
However, many times, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, and some things are just a matter of efficiency... Everyone says that Japan's vast sea and roads are far away, how far is it actually?
It's only a few days to sail.
At this time, the Central Plains climate was humid and gentle, and there was no bad weather like cold and hot in Pingxia Hexi; there were a lot of stone bricks on the ground of the palace, many houses were made of wooden buildings, and plants were lush in spring and summer, and there were a lot of people to clean them frequently, so there was very little dust.
Every morning when Guo Shao comes to Jinxiang Hall, he can always feel the fresh air in the air.
He got off the car from the imperial carriage and entered the complex from behind Jinxiang Hall. The rear structure of this complex is complex, and the corridors and wastelands are like mazes.
When they arrived behind the East Hall of Political Affairs Hall, the eunuchs and palace maids standing on both sides bowed together to hold salutes. The eunuch Yang Shiliang, who was on duty, walked up with a whisk and bent down and said: Your Majesty, the ministers have all arrived at the Political Affairs Hall.
Guo Shao nodded.Jingniang also walked over from the front and said with a fist: Your Majesty, the Shangjing Branch of the Military and Cao State urgently reported last night that the Liao Kingdom hired a merchant ship and sent envoys to Japan.
After hearing this, Guo Shao immediately said: Xiao Siwen's spies have a lot of tentacles. They sent people to Japan to inquire about the movements of Daxu's court.You send an order to the Imperial City Department to pay attention to secretly investigate the spies in Tokyo.
yes.Jingniang said.
Guo Shao then went straight into the Political Consultative Hall, and indeed saw more than a dozen people talking inside. When the emperor came in, they all performed the rituals of the king and the subjects.
If you are not in the hall, you don’t have to be too polite. You all sit down and talk.Guo Shao said kindly.
Everyone bowed and said, thank you Your Majesty for giving you a seat.
There was a brief silence in the hall, and everyone was quite tacit understanding. This period of time was a wait-and-see attitude. The ministers first had to wait and see if the emperor would speak, and then discuss matters.
Looking back at Guo Shao, there were a total of fifteen ministers coming today, including nine civil officials, six duke-level generals... Daxu was the most powerful minister in more than 400 states.
The dynasty politics is grand and bright outside, but it is actually very opaque, and the key things are all tinkering behind it; just like the layout of the Jinxiang Hall, the front is grand and concise, and the back hall is like a maze.
Guo Shao was wearing an old purple robe today and dressed up in an ordinary and simple manner, but he was still in spirit while sitting on the imperial throne.
He maintained his always-knowing style, with a sharp expression, clear and fast speech, and simply said: I have something to tell you today. The royal family and merchants from all over the country will establish a "maritime trade money shop". The original stock in the first period is about 10 million yuan, and the chief officials of the Privy Council, the Political Affairs Hall, and the Cabinet are now nine people, each of whom accounts for one percent of the shareholding.
Suddenly, he said it, and there was no reaction in the palace. I guess everyone hadn't come back to their senses.
Guo Shao also paused for a while and waited quietly for them to understand what the concept was... The merchants first invested three million jin as the military expenditure for maritime progress. These capitals only accounted for more than 30% of the shares, so the total original capital of the sea trade bank was about ten million jin.
Each minister accounts for one percent, which is a dividend of 100,000 jin of capital.
How much does it cost to have a hundred thousand guan?
In terms of purchasing power for basic materials such as grain, it is equivalent to more than 100 million yuan in later generations; and this conversion is very conservative, because the food production capacity in later generations is much stronger than that in today, and the total amount of wealth in modern society is not the same order of magnitude as in ancient times.
In addition, 100,000 guan is just the original share.In the future, after the scale of the Haima Money Bank will continue to change, the total capital will increase!
Guo Shao believes everyone understands that people are always very concerned about their own interests.
As expected, Wang Pu got up and said, "Your Majesty has treated me well. If you have such kindness, how can you dare to ask for me?"
Everyone immediately agreed and refused. The ministers and other officials were loyal to the emperor, and since they had their salaries, they did not dare to accept such great kindness...
Guo Shao knew that this was just etiquette, not sincerely rejecting it.It was as if he refused three times when he ascended the throne.
Guo Shao is not that he has too much money to spend. This kind of generous reward is really considered and considered a necessary link.
He felt that sharing is a very important basic organization. If civil servants who have reached this position cannot share their benefits from expansion, they will definitely not support the current national policy; and the national policy of war cannot rely solely on the army. Combat readiness, military supplies, conscripts, etc. all require the coordination of various government agencies.
Later generations, the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty used the failed concept of governing the country to practice the impossible of some things.
Ming Taizu paid low wages to officials and severely punished corruption by peeling and filling them, but the bureaucrats and gentry of the Ming Dynasty obviously found ways to get more benefits.
Guo Shao needs to share with them in order to ensure the progress of the overall situation.
The Imperial General has received generous rewards from the royal family, and it is time for ministers who have the power to make decisions and control all officials to participate in the share of the pie.
Of course, Guo Shao didn't talk about his true thoughts, and he said seriously: You can't refuse any more. All the people here have worked hard for me and the Daxun Dynasty. How can I treat you less?
After hearing this, the ministers were so grateful that even Prime Minister Fan Zhi knelt on the ground, thanking him deeply and moved.After all, Guo Shao doesn’t just keep commending, but is a very sincere and substantial action.
Wei Renpu said loudly: The emperor treats him so kindly, how dare you be disloyal?
Li Gu said generously: Your Majesty is wise, his ministers are loyal to him, and the old ministers are ignorant of their hearts...
Guo Shao sat there, his face blew up, and he seemed to be very helpful in expressing his loyalty to everyone.
However, he was not so obsessed by a group of people that he said immediately: But I still have something to discuss with the public.
Your Majesty’s order is that you are respected!
Guo Shao nodded and said: OK!I think that excessive land annexation is the biggest affair of all dynasties, and you are the dormitory of all officials and should be the example of the world. From now on, our monarch and ministers will make three rules. Each family and relatives within the three generations shall not occupy more than 300 hectares of land. What about it?Don't worry, I will never treat you badly.
No one was in a hurry to express his opinion, and they were looking at the other people's postures.
Shi Yanchao laughed and said: You civil officials, let’s go!We have granted titles and salaries, so we are happy to hand over military power?
Everyone was stunned after hearing this.Soon, Wang Pu took the lead in expressing his opinion, and everyone agreed.
Guo Shao Haha, laughing loudly, his smile makes him feel like he is acting: Very good, I am all loyal ministers under my command!If there is anything, the monarch and ministers in the court will discuss it. I don’t want my ministers to deceive their superiors and hide their subordinates, and treat the monarch as an enemy...
Nine people knelt on the ground one after another, saying, Those who are ministers are unfaithful and unfilial to heaven and earth!Thank you for your kindness...
They bowed, but they spoke with confidence and no sense of servility.
Guo Shao's face was still smiling, a little stiff. Fortunately, the seat of the emperor was high, so it was difficult for others to notice what kind of smile he was.
However, he felt that some things were indeed subtle... The ancients generally did not kneel down to others, thinking it was a shame; but they did not feel any despicable to kneel down to the monarch and parents, but instead were justified and loyal and filial.
The country can maintain order, and these things play a huge role.Therefore, even if Guo Shao feels that the system is very backward, he dares not shake the root easily. Once human beings lose order and rationality, it is very terrible.
The smile on Guo Shao's face gradually faded, and he continued: Today's discussion begins.
Everyone didn't say anything after hearing this. It turned out that they said such a big thing with a smile on the scene, but the discussion had not yet begun?
Guo Shao said straight to the point: When I learned about two things, the military expenditure will not exceed three million chunks; Japan is very likely to collude with the Liao Kingdom and know the motives of our dynasty.
He paused slightly and said in clear and fast words: In this way, the strategy for Japan cannot be used as a strategy for destroying the country from the beginning.
The military expenditure was insufficient; even if the capital of Japan was captured, it was unable to control various places for a while.
In addition, the Battle of Xiazhou lures the enemy soldiers to gather most of the young and strong, and eliminate their potential for resistance in one battle. This time, it may be difficult to use the same trick again.
Once it advances too quickly, Japan may fall into a long-term scattered war quagmire.
With this goal, I can temporarily set: First, I have a foothold on the coast of Japan and have ports and fortress strongholds.Second, control the stone in Shanyin to see the silver mountain.Third, negotiate peace and trade.Fourth, educate the people, guide the benefits according to the situation, advocate Buddhism, and gradually destroy the divine path.
He particularly valued the last one.
In the difference between Japan and the Dangxiang of Pingxia, they created some ideological things that are incompatible with the theory of the Kingly Way of the Central Plains... Culture and belief are the most tenacious things of a group.
The Japanese Shinto and the Central Plains kingly way are slight, which is the most unfavorable to the Daxu Dynasty; just like in religion, heresy is more harmful than pagans.
(Heath is the same religion and interpretation of different doctrines.)
As soon as Guo Shao finished speaking, Wang Pu rushed to the forefront, a little disregarded his demeanor and hurriedly said: I have volunteered to take charge of all the affairs of the front camp and military office to share your worries.
Guo Shao was a little surprised when he saw this. After thinking a little, Wang Pu seemed to be afraid that Wei Renpu would make too much contribution and would suppress him in the future.
Wang Pu has always had a high status in Wei Renpu, and he is concerned about the superiority and inferiority of the superiors and subordinates at this time. If the former peak had to be inferior to others in front of his subordinates, it would be really unscrupulous.
The envoy of the trumpet.Guo Shao said.
Shi Yanchao was also impatient: Please be the striker at the end.
At this time, Guo Shao said: We will start a war with troops, so there is no hurry for the time being.
No matter what, Guo Shao's style is already very urgent.
In this era, doing something big is usually very slow. For example, the Japanese Minister of State for the promise of tribute, which may be twenty years, or even fifty years!
Or a domestic innovation may be ten or twenty years!
But Guo Shao has a different personality. He is more accustomed to being decisive and doing what he thinks of immediately.
Such actions sometimes appear radical, causing some side effects, such as the reform of the imperial guard system, which immediately caused a serious money shortage.
However, many times, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, and some things are just a matter of efficiency... Everyone says that Japan's vast sea and roads are far away, how far is it actually?
It's only a few days to sail.