Sun Chengzong sighed deeply and felt a little depressed. He naturally agreed with the young man Tianqi's idea. He also understood the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, but things were not that easy.

No matter what era they were in, those wealthy merchants must have had inextricable connections with the government, and many of them were even committed by officials themselves. This phenomenon was especially serious in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the wealthy merchants in Jiangnan were scholars. No matter what

Whether to do business first or to become an official first, at this time, there is me among you, and you among me. Most of the Donglin Party, Qi, Zhejiang and Chu Party in the court, or people without clear political parties, are these people

Origin. Even if he is not born into these people, he has been inextricably related to these people after serving as an official for so many years.

There is also a group of people mixed in here, that is, the big landowners. The representatives of these landowners are the vassal kings and the noble lords who have been honored for generations. Whether it is the Prince Mu's Mansion in Yunnan or the Duke Xu's Mansion in Nanjing,

In this way. If you want to carry out land reform, you must first face these people.

If the imperial court reformed the land system, the common people in the world might not support it. In fact, many big landowners did not steal the land by force. Those common people were willing to dedicate their land to the landlords, or to be affiliated with the landlords in their name. At this time,

The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was chaotic. It can be said that corrupt officials were rampant and there were countless exorbitant taxes and levies.

After those farmers who depended on the land for their livelihood handed over these things, the remaining food was not even enough to feed the family, which is exactly what the poem said: There is no idle land in the world, and farmers will starve to death. On the contrary to this phenomenon

But it is those officials and noble relatives who do not even need to pay taxes on their land. In order to curry favor with them, many officials concealed reports, omitted to report, and did not collect taxes. It is also very common. This has basically become a common convention in the Ming Dynasty officialdom. I think

It's not that easy to break these things.

If a civil uprising is triggered, Sun Chengzong believes that it will not only be the big landowners who have breakfast, but also the common people will rise up under the instigation. There are also those with ulterior motives mixed in, which is really a coup.

It's out of control.

If the Ming Dynasty had no external troubles at this time and the armies in various places were strong, then it might be okay for Emperor Tianqi to carry out such a reform. But it would have to be done slowly. Such a drastic change would definitely be like a mountain falling apart.

If you are not careful, you will be doomed.

Seeing Sun Chengzong meditating quietly there, Emperor Tianqi didn't say anything and just watched quietly. If a country wants to have strong national power, it must first have money. If there is no money, it will be useless to say anything.

If you don't have money, you can't build an army, and if you don't have an army, you can't completely solve foreign troubles, then Liaodong will become even worse, and it will be a matter of time before the Jin Dynasty enters the customs.

Disaster relief cannot be provided without money. In this era of constant disasters, this is a very serious matter. Emperor Tianqi will not forget that place, that is Shaanxi.

If the financial problem cannot be solved before the drought breaks out in Shaanxi, the imperial court will still have no money for disaster relief. At that time, war will still be raging like in history. People like Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng will definitely take the stage one after another, and Emperor Tianqi will also

The only option is to wait for death.

Although he doesn't know if he can live until that time, even if he only has seven years of commission, Emperor Tianqi will change the world.

"Your Majesty, I feel that it is not easy to implement such a reform now." Although Sun Chengzong was unwilling to admit it, he still expressed his thoughts. Sun Chengzong did not ask about Emperor Tianqi's other reform policies, because they were all in the water.

Moon, there is no way to implement it.

What Sun Chengzong didn't expect was that Emperor Tianqi was not angry. In his view, this young emperor was ambitious. The idea he proposed for the first time was rejected by himself, which made him very unhappy.

Emperor Tianqi looked at Sun Chengzong with a smile and said helplessly: "Sir, when did I say that we would carry out reforms now? I know what the situation is in Ming Dynasty at this time. The court has not yet been cleared, and the borders are still unstable.

How can I have the energy to carry out such a reform? Such a reform requires the backing of the army, and I don’t want to have no troops to send when the time comes to quell the rebellion.”

Breathing a sigh of relief, Sun Chengzong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "I made a mistake. Although your Majesty is young, he is thoughtful."

"Sir, don't say that. I just want to know whether such reforms are necessary. Now that I know your attitude, I believe that with your support, I can definitely change this country." Emperor Tianqi said.

His face was full of longing, and his eyes looking at Sun Chengzong were full of hope.

Kneeling heavily on the ground, Sun Chengzong said with a serious face: "I have dedicated my life to death."

"Sir, get up quickly. That's what I'm saying about these things. We still have to resolve the matter in Liaodong. Xiong Tingbi was escorted back to Beijing. I believe that Hou Jin will definitely take action. What do you think, sir?" Emperor Tianqi

He cast his eyes on the map, pointed to the location of Liaodong, and turned back to ask Sun Chengzong.

Frowning slightly, Sun Chengzong said softly: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to get through the current crisis. Whether it is transferring Xiong Tingbi back to Liaodong or sending a capable minister and official, Liaodong can be guaranteed to be worry-free."

Seeing Emperor Tianqi nod gently, Sun Chengzong continued: "I am thinking about the future."

"Sir, you can tell me whatever you have in mind, and I will consider it." Seeing Sun Chengzong's hesitation, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I dare not say it, it's just that I haven't thought about these things completely." Sun Chengzong glanced at Emperor Tianqi, saw him looking at him with a smile, shook his head, and continued: "Your Majesty, I once told the Ming Dynasty

Comparing the situation with history, there have been many dynasties like this in history, but not many dynasties can resolve such a crisis." Sun Chengzong did not say a word, those dynasties that failed to resolve the crisis have basically perished.

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"Sir, please speak." Emperor Tianqi made a stool and sat next to Sun Chengzong, smiling.

"Not to mention those dynasties that did not solve the crisis. There are two dynasties that solved the crisis and solved it best, one was the Tang Dynasty and the other was the Han Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong faced the powerful Turks.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty had strong national power and had a great army, so defeating the Turks was an expected thing." Sun Chengzong did not say one thing, that is, although Tang Taizong defeated the Turks and conquered Goguryeo, but the later Tang Dynasty

But it was still troubled by the Turks for many years. Until the time of Wu Zetian, there were still constant wars between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty.

Today is another chapter. I just came back from a business trip and I’m so tired. I wrote this chapter on the train and haven’t revised it much. I’ll just take a look at it.
Chapter completed!