Chapter 2771 The foundation of the Guizi scroll and the balancing strategy
There were only three people left beside the throne.
One is the father, and the other is the most intimate person, and they can talk about anything.
"Ziying, what do you think?" Feng Tang asked again. He had to hear his son's true thoughts.
"How should I put it? Although I had expected it, it came too suddenly. But now that we have reached this point, we can only keep going, so I no longer consider this issue, or it is no longer a problem. ." Feng Ziying regained her composure, her eyes like running water, clear and stern, "The new dynasty has just been established, and everything is waiting to be done. In the next few days, we will establish the country's title and year, and then form a new cabinet and the eight-ministerial procuratorate. In addition, we will also We need to have a good talk with the warriors."
"You should have an idea for the rest, but on the warrior side, I'm afraid we need to be cautious. Water can carry a boat and capsize it. Millions of frontier troops cannot be cut off casually, but this step must be taken sooner or later, otherwise the tail will not be lost, which is also a hidden danger. "Feng Tang did not shy away from mincing words and spoke straightforwardly, "Whether it is the Privy Council or the Governor's Office, it is not necessarily a bad thing to set it up. Choosing good people and using good people can help you control the army, and even some of the blame can be blamed on them. Come and carry it."
Feng Ziying and Wang Wenyan both understood Feng Tang's words. In fact, they also had this idea. The Privy Council and the Governor's Office may sound very glamorous, but when you actually sit in that position, there will naturally be uncomfortable things for you, which you should remember. The blame had to be shouldered, but the emperor could pass it off.
"For warriors, disarmament and the conquest of Mongolia are contradictory, so as long as the strategy of conquest of Mongolia is launched, disarmament will naturally be impossible to implement. As for other things, let's wait until the Mongolian issue is resolved." Feng Ziying had already made arrangements for this point. If you don't settle the future of the warriors, your position as emperor will be unstable.
"Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong are very anxious. They want to equalize the status of military personnel and civil servants again. At the very least, they can no longer allow civilian officials to dictate to military officials as before. They even have no room to resist even if they want to beat or kill military officials. They are not willing to do that again. Accepting those ignorant civil servants but still riding on the heads of military men and giving random orders, but in the end, it is the military men who bear the responsibility for the defeat."
This may be the lifelong dream pursued by Niu Jizong and Wang Ziteng, which is to restore the status of warriors to the state at the beginning of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty.
But at that time, Wu Xun had a very high status in the court, which was achieved during the founding war.
What now? The new dynasty was first established, but the dynasty was changed in a relatively peaceful state.
Warriors certainly played a role in this, but it was a method that was difficult for civil servants and ordinary people to accept. Therefore, it was still far from realizing the dreams of Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong.
"Hmph, it's all a good idea, but you have to come up with something that convinces others. The Battle of Mongolia is an opportunity, it depends on how the military people fight." Feng Ziying sighed, "Civil and military The war is a long-term process. The warriors hope that one battle with Mongolia will establish their permanent status as equal to the civil servants. That is unrealistic. They still need to demonstrate their indispensable role in foreign campaigns for a long time and continuously. I will Give them the opportunity, it depends on how they seize it, Yarkand, Dongwu and Jiaozhi, maybe they will run into Tsarist Russia again in the future..."
Martial men are not afraid of fighting. Instead, they are afraid of not having a fight.
The status of warriors in peacetime will naturally deteriorate. Only by constantly fighting and using wars to prove the role of their existence can warriors compete with civil servants. Ziying proposed that after the Mongols there were Yarkand and Jiaozhidongwu, and even mentioned Russia further west of Yarkand.
Although Feng Tang didn't know where Tsarist Russia was, he had heard Feng Ziying talk about the Eurasian continent across the Congling Mountains, the Big and Little Bolu Lands during the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the Fergana Basin. The heartland is still in a state of chaos.
Feng Ziying vaguely mentioned that if you want to ensure that the leadership of the Han people in East Asia will never waver, the best strategy is to firmly control this area. But for now, in a short time, if you want to set foot in that area , it is still too weak to do so. Maybe in twenty or thirty years, we will see if we can get rid of the Yarkand people before setting foot in the Fergana Basin.
When Feng Tang came, he was most worried about Feng Ziying's attitude towards warriors.
If you just have the mentality of throwing it away after using it, or if Feng Ziying still considers herself a scholar, then the new dynasty will be quite dangerous, or it will be difficult to last long.
Now it seems that Ziying is still quite clear-headed. The balance between civil and military relations can be verified by war. As long as we continue to find suitable targets externally, the army will always be useful. As long as the army fights wars, the civil servants have to fight. Tolerating the existence of warriors also means that as long as the army keeps fighting, the warriors will not have too many thoughts internally, and such a balance will be easier to achieve.
Of course this will bring a huge challenge, that is, whether the new dynasty's finances can support the continuous war.
At this point, Feng Ziying also considered that as the population continues to expand, whether this is a demographic dividend or a source of disaster depends on how you look at it and use it.
In Feng Ziying's opinion, using foreign conquests and reclamation to acquire more land, food, commodities, and markets should be a more appropriate path. At least in his own life, he felt that this path was sustainable.
The imperial court needs to use financial resources to take advantage of the demographic dividend, and at the same time eliminate the food crisis and employment crisis that this population expansion may bring. Of course, this statement may still be unfamiliar to many people, but the existence of too many idle people is definitely a problem. This is a major hidden danger, which is recognized by everyone, so using this to hedge against the need for war may be a countermeasure.
"Ziying, in short, you just need to understand the importance here. It is difficult for my father to provide better suggestions for your ideas now." Feng Tang was not without emotion, "The two Ox Kings, and even the army, My father still has some connections, and he will try his best to relieve and stabilize you. However, the warriors have been suppressed for a long time, and perhaps only war, continuous war and victory can make them feel at ease. You need to grasp the balance. "
Wang Wenyan has not intervened in the dialogue between Feng Tang and Feng Ziying. This involves the military. He is very aware that it is very sensitive and needs to seek a balance. It also requires more political skills. It is best to be a listener unless Feng Ziying asks about himself. , otherwise he won’t talk to you.
(End of this chapter)