latelenovela Chapter 620 Whether or not this can be followed, Your Majesty, don't you know the answer yourse
Chapter 620 Whether or not this can be followed, Your Majesty, don't you know the answer yourse
After hearing Li Er's arrangements, many people from different eras suddenly realized the truth.
Especially Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che.
He had always thought about how to attack, but he never thought about this aspect.
Or rather, it was only today, after seeing the tragic scenes in the sky and hearing the conversation between Boss Cao and Cheng Yu, that Li Er remembered.
Liu Che had always been thinking about how to expand the territory and how to deter the Xiongnu from invading the border.
I never imagined that this could be done!
By directly incorporating the territories of other countries into the Han Dynasty, they also incorporated their subjects into the Han Dynasty's citizens!
While killing the enemy, one must also destroy their spirit; otherwise, no matter how many times a place is captured, it may still be lost in later generations.
Only by using two or three generations, or even longer, to educate them and completely integrate them into the Han people, can those places be considered to have truly integrated into the Han Dynasty!
"Damn, that's a great idea!"
After reading the conversation between Changsun Wuji and Li Er, Liu Che felt he had an epiphany.
"But Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty has already established the imperial examination system, and countless poor scholars study diligently, which has enabled us to have enough officials to carry out the task of education. But my Han Dynasty..."
Let alone educating the barbarians, the vast majority of the people within the Han territory have never been to school. How can we possibly educate them so easily?
Liu Che: “…”
Okay, you figured it out too early.
"Where's the paper? The cheap paper the immortal mentioned? And what about the printing technology? Why hasn't there been any progress yet!"
Are all those people in the Civil Affairs Bureau useless?
"We already know how to make it, so why are we still clueless!"
"Issue the decree: give them one last month. If there is no progress after one month, everyone from top to bottom will be executed!"
He probably knew why papermaking and printing had progressed so slowly.
Nowadays, most officials in the court come from aristocratic families.
These people all knew very well that once papermaking was perfected and printing technology was invented, the aristocratic families would no longer be able to monopolize books.
As a result, the imperial court began to hold civil service examinations, and since it could no longer monopolize knowledge, it could no longer control the appointment and removal of court officials, causing its own status to plummet.
This was almost a foregone conclusion, because that's how the world developed from there!
Liu Che knew that this was probably the reason, so other decrees could be implemented smoothly, but papermaking and printing were the only two that had not yielded any results for a long time.
If no deadline is set, I'm afraid the Civil Affairs Bureau will still not respond at all, no matter how much longer it goes on!
"Your Majesty, since it is difficult to promote education and civilization, can we also put a break from military campaigns?"
"After all, even if the Ministry of Civil Affairs develops papermaking and printing techniques, it will take a very long time just to educate the people of our great Han Dynasty."
Wei Zifu asked from the side.
The Tang dynasty may only need two or three generations, but the Han dynasty will take much longer.
We need to catch up with the Tang Dynasty first, until we are able to hold imperial examinations and select officials, instead of having the aristocratic families monopolize the entire court, before we can move on to the next step.
"No."
"I dare not guarantee that future generations will be like me, willing to bear the eternal infamy of militarism."
"I cannot guarantee that future emperors will be as decisive as I am."
Although many people in later generations praised the restoration of the Zhao and Xuan dynasties, civil administration and military achievements are different.
An emperor skilled in civil administration may not necessarily have the ambition to expand the territory.
Just like his grandfather.
Throughout history, no one should say that his grandfather was not a wise ruler.
However, he knew clearly that while his grandfather's civil achievements were unparalleled, his martial arts skills were almost nonexistent.
Regarding the two emperors Zhao and Xuan who later brought about the restoration of the dynasty, he could only be certain that their civil administration was quite good.
When it comes to martial arts, you can only feel truly at ease when it's in your own hands.
Just like how the First Emperor once insisted on sweeping across the six kingdoms during his reign.
They cannot guarantee that their descendants will have the same ideas or the same courage as them.
Therefore, they all want to solve all the problems in their generation.
"This matter needs to be handled in two steps."
"The task of educating the barbarians is to be left to future generations. As for expanding our territory, I do not trust anyone with that responsibility!"
"The battles that need to be fought must still be fought."
"Only by making those people feel pain and fear will they obediently follow our teachings in the future."
If we simply send scholars with books to teach them, the books will most likely become the spark that ignites the fire, and the scholars will most likely become the food in the pot.
Swords and books are both indispensable!
"Understood. Then I will not try to persuade you any further. I believe Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and should know what is the right thing to do."
Wei Zifu nodded slightly.
She would only ask questions, and as long as Liu Che had the answer in his heart, she would not stop him.
She believed that Liu Che knew what he was doing and knew what the right thing to do was.
……
"To civilize the barbarians?"
"First suppress them with force, then send people to re-educate them?"
Looking at the conclusion reached by these people in their discussions, Zhao Kuangyin looked at the officials in the court with some confusion.
"My esteemed ministers, do you think our Great Song Dynasty can follow suit?"
Officials: "..."
Whether or not this can be followed, doesn't Your Majesty know for sure?
Having managed to reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun from the Liao people, and with the recent expedition to that small island, we've already used up most of the resources rewarded by the immortals.
At this point, to think about expanding territory or even civilizing them is wishful thinking!
"So when do you think we can follow suit?"
"In terms of conquering cities and seizing territory, our Great Song Dynasty may not be able to compare with the Han and Tang Dynasties, but when it comes to education, it should be no less than either of them, right?"
Officials: "..."
"Your Majesty, for our Great Song Dynasty, isn't the most difficult thing to conquer cities and seize territories?"
"If even the land cannot be returned to the Song Dynasty, how can we talk about educating their people? We should first strengthen our own power."
After a moment, someone stepped forward to offer advice.
They advised Zhao Kuangyin not to think about unrealistic things.
At least after recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun and destroying that island, the Song Dynasty does not yet have the strength or confidence to wage a full-scale war against the Liao Dynasty.
If war is forced, it's hard to say whether we'll civilize the barbarians or be civilized by the Liao people.
Zhao Kuangyin: "..."
Although he knew this was the truth, he still felt somewhat resentful.
After a moment of contemplation, he looked up at the sky.
Was the Song Dynasty truly lacking in national strength?
Even if he is weak, is he in a more difficult situation than Liu Bang is currently in?
With only five thousand soldiers and a few men, they were determined to restore the Central Plains amidst the chaos of the late Ming Dynasty.
"No matter what, shouldn't our Great Song Dynasty be in a much better situation than Emperor Gaozu was during the challenge?"
"Let's see if he can complete this challenge. If he can complete it under these circumstances, then why can't our Great Song Dynasty?"