Chapter 1067 Xiao She's Great Strategy
Lu Huiqing and Zhang Dun quickly reached an agreement, and Zhang Dun proposed to report to His Majesty immediately, but Lu Huiqing did not agree.
"Zihou, you must not forget that we are all from the New Politics Society. If we go beyond the New Politics Society and write a letter to Your Majesty directly, wouldn't it be a violation of the rules?"
When he said this, Zhang Dun took a sudden breath and then smiled.
"Brother Ji Fu is really cautious, I'm convinced!"
Three days later, Su Song convened a meeting again. This time, not only the officials of the Political Affairs Hall, but also the members of the New Politics Society in Beijing, such as Su Shi, who was in charge of the think tank, attended the meeting.
Zhang Dun spoke first, "We have discussed the issue of military expenditure before. I think the wealth of India is not a barren land, but also a large population and a huge market. If the court takes proper measures and can use very little military expenditure, it will swallow India. The barrier is to mobilize civilian forces!"
Sima Guang was slightly displeased when he heard this.
"Official Zhang Tian, Your Majesty personally seeks to take down Tianzhu, how can you hand it over to the people? Isn't this your Majesty conquering the world for these people?"
Zhang Dun smiled slightly, "You are the true master. If you expand your territory, you always need someone to manage it. How can you conquer the world for these people? On the contrary, they are doing things for Your Majesty and guarding the saints for all directions."
Sima Guang hesitated a little and smiled, "I am pedantic. What kind of insight does Zhang Tianguan have? I'll listen attentively!"
It could be heard that Sima Guang was a little unhappy.
Zhang Dun ignored him and talked freely.
"The biggest resource of India is its large population and its obedience is excellent. This is a huge wealth and valuable!" Zhang Dun said exaggeratedly.
Everyone present was stunned, and Su Shi said curiously: "Brother Zihou, after you say that you are going to sell people? I can remind you that there are still many people who oppose slavery now! People in Neo-Confucianism are even more shouting. Not only do you not abolish slavery, but you will continue to expand. Be careful that those moral gentlemen are causing trouble for you?"
Lu Huiqing laughed and said, "Brother Zizhan's reminder is reasonable. He can introduce the Indians to abolition of slavery! These two are not contradictory!"
Su Shi said he couldn't understand.
Lu Huiqing patiently explained, "There is a world of difference between China and barbarians. Since ancient times, when they enter, they will be barbarians... Khitan, Bohai, Goryeo, Japan, Western Regions... These places have long been influenced by the Supreme People's Republic of China, advocate Chinese clothing and use Chinese characters. Especially in recent years, people have frequently exchanged and intermarriages occur. They have become a family between each other. Brother Zizhan, you won't deny this?"
Of course I won’t deny it, because those who don’t want to be a family member were killed.
Su Shi always maintained a innocent heart and felt that some measures were too cruel, but he was different from those pedantic idiots. Although he was not satisfied, he could still accept it!
"Brother Ji Fu means? Can the barbarians who have been naturalized be abolished from their status as slaves?"
"clever!"
Lu Huiqing smiled and gave her thumbs up.
He raised his head and said enthusiastically: "My Song Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world. It should have the atmosphere of a superior country. Slavery is indeed unreasonable... So it should be gradually abolished. We cannot expect to eat a fat man in one bite, and to eliminate the existence of slaves in an orderly manner. I am going to cancel the slaves in the Bohai Sea, Japan and Khitan first. If you have any opinions, we can raise them and discuss them together."
"This method is good." Zeng Bu smiled and said: "Slaves are indeed inappropriate, but many factories and mines cannot do without slaves. They are gradually abolished and abolished little by little. It is very suitable to follow the heavens and respond to people, and it is very suitable!"
The other important officials spoke one after another and praised them.
But Sima Guang only had a serious face and no joy.
Lu Huiqing said it nicely, but in fact he was just a deceptive talk.
Why should we exempt slaves from these places? That is because these places have basically been assimilated by the Han family.
Take Japan as an example.
The original population was less than 6 million, and there were continuous wars, 150 people died, and another 2 million were sold as slaves, of which 1.5 million were young and strong.
In other words, Japanese men almost died or became slaves.
As for the remaining women, they were basically married.
To a certain extent, Japan has disappeared, and it is just waiting for the time to ripe and establish a province.
What is abolition?
There are no slaves available, no manpower or exploitation!
To put it bluntly, it is just a piece of bone that is chewed away and then replaced with another piece of fatter one.
Japan, Goryeo, and Bohai are all side dishes, and India is the real big meal, the kind that is very luxurious!
According to Lu Huiqing's approach, slaves cannot be abolished at all. On the contrary, there will be a lot more, just becoming a slave in India!
They are talking about them!
This is not a matter of painstaking work, Sima Guang believes that anyone can understand it.
The real problem is that although these people can understand, they are still willing to wave the flag and shout for Lu Huiqing, which makes Sima Guang very uncomfortable. Is it difficult for those with the surname Lu to have such a strong appeal?
If this is the case, it is really a matter of effort to deal with the next court!
No matter how smart a person is, once he falls into power calculation, he will become stupid and stubborn.
That's what Sima Guang said.
All his thoughts were focused on the change of the prime minister. He wanted to dispel his master's doubts and gain Wang Ning'an's support. He wanted to stop Su Song from continuing to stay in office. He also wanted to get enough support... But Sima Guang did not notice that his calculations were all for himself without exception.
He was ranked behind the overall situation of the Song Dynasty, industrial development, and even the New Politics Society.
yes!
Lu Huiqing's method is suspected of stealing the bell.
But is there a better way now?
Neo-Confucianism criticizes every day, and public opinion is also under pressure. If you don’t take out any countermeasures, wouldn’t it be a waste of money?
But if the slaves really want to be abolished, no one can accept it.
After all, the entire industry is still in the initial stage of development, and there are still many difficult railway constructions that have not been completed. Farms and manors in various places are exhausted and endless... If there are no slaves and those who are employed by the people of the Song Dynasty at high prices, many factories will have to be closed and the manors will not be maintained.
Sometimes, it is also a good way to cover your ears and steal the bell.
Fooling for a moment is counted as soon as possible.
After a few years, industrial development will be more mature and profits will be higher, and there may be a way to solve it.
Lu Huiqing's method was supported by most people, and in the end, Sima Guang was helpless and raised his arms and passed unanimously.
As expected, this proposal was strongly criticized by Neo-Confucian disciples.
They were simply crazy. This was not abolition of slaves, but a blatant and larger-scale slave trade... It won't take long before tens of millions of Indian slaves would fill the streets of the Song Dynasty.
The tragedy that happened once will happen again and again!
If the Song Dynasty wants to be great, it must completely abolition the slaves!
Instead of selectively pardoning some slaves, this is fooling the people and the people of the world!
Neo-Confucianism was furious and they chose to start with abolition. In addition to snatching the moral commanding heights, they also had an unknown abacus.
Because once the slaves are abolition quickly, the cost of factories in the Song Dynasty will increase rapidly. Some factories cannot hold on and they will have to be sold at a low price... The only thing that can take over these factories is the financial power with strong funds.
Moreover, in the current situation, many industries in the Song Dynasty have strict restrictions, such as coal mines, down-to-earth workers, and Han people can only be at most 20%. They are responsible for command and coordination, and the real physical work is done by slaves.
If the slaves were abolished, the work of going down the well would not disappear, and people would still have to do it... but it could tear open the gap in the labor protection laws and use workers more unscrupulously.
In short... this was a trick of deliberate chess, but it was interrupted by Lu Huiqing, and Yang Shi and others vomited blood.
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"This Lu Jifu is still very interested."
Wang Ning'an was in a good mood. Some time ago, because of the issue of the Political Consultative Conference, he was not very happy with the students. He felt that it was useless to cultivate them and had no ability to do things at all. He was really disappointed!
But now it seems that these guys just haven't adapted to their identities. After all, they have been obeying the master's arrangements for too long and have not been prepared to deal with it alone.
No, once the adjustment is made, the situation will be different.
"Now there is only one problem left, that is, how to deal with the explosion population!"
Wang Ning'an followed Chen Shunzhi and Xiaotao.
Chen Shunzhi said: "The population pressure is indeed not small, and the population has increased too much in recent years, and it has eaten up all the part of the fiscal revenue. In some places, the lives of the people are not better, but on the contrary, they are still regressing. More and more idle labors are pouring into the city again, and a crisis will occur within ten years at most!"
It sounds like a long time, but the situation is getting worse every day, and the pressure is real!
"So, the most urgent thing is to organize immigration!"
Wang Ning'an frowned, "Is it that easy to immigrate? There are many adventurers in the world, but more people are greedy for comfort and are reluctant to leave their hometown... At this time, if we force them out with swords and guns, we will be scolded again!"
Xiaopeng rolled his eyes and thought carefully, and suddenly said, "Dad, since you can't force them out, then use your interests to lure them out!"
Wang Ning'an chuckled twice, "It's easier said than done. After all, the gap from prosperity to wilderness is too big. Ordinary interests cannot be tempted, and the court cannot make so much profit... When the father was the first to expel the aristocratic family in the name of implementing Juntian, he is now incredible!"
"But there are still slaves!"
Chapter completed!