Rule the world together with the literati, a joke told by Zhao Kuangyin, but the emperor took it seriously. Zhao Kuangyin killed many literati.

The system after the Song and Ming dynasties was that the emperor and the literati shared the world. The thousand-year-old families from the Han to Tang dynasties posed a huge threat to the imperial power, but they no longer existed in this era. The fields at the grassroots level were basically monopolized by the literati families who held official positions. From county clerks to village heads and the like, they were all controlled by small landlords. Officials used their power to seek rent and engage in large-scale land annexation.

The Confucian concept of "people" refers to the dynasties of the agricultural era, primarily referring to landlords and gentry. Ordinary peasants have no official names left. This is a stark contrast to our current understanding of the landlord class, where the people are simply ordinary people, having been eliminated. Then there's the heated debate about the Confucian-Legalist struggle, each one arguing with the other, each using different underlying concepts, like a quibble. Or perhaps the concepts are unified, but they're all contemporary, effectively replacing the ancients' concepts.

I'm not trying to argue, I just don't understand what point you're trying to make after saying so much. Are you talking about the problems of the Song Dynasty or the problems of feudal society?

Competing with the people for profit? The term "people" is debatable! Collecting business taxes is competing with the people for profit; collecting salt taxes is competing with the people for profit; collecting mining taxes is competing with the people for profit; collecting land taxes is competing with the people for profit; maintaining troops and horses is competing with the people for profit. Officials, you should just sit back and rule with ease.

Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Law was used by low-level officials to exploit the people. The original intention was to lend money to farmers during the lean season, and the people would pay it back after the harvest, which would not only help the people but also earn interest, which was a win-win situation. However, in practice, those who needed loans could not get them. Those who did not need loans were forced to take them. Moreover, the loans were money, and they had to pay it back when they were due. Can the price of grain during the lean season be the same as the price of grain at harvest? From this point of view, it is indeed competing with the people for profit.

Wang Anshi's reforms turned into bad politics, which really made the people suffer more.

In ancient times, the term "min" (people) referred to those who could participate in the imperial examinations. Those of low status, those of low status, and servants were not called "min." Instead, they were called "nu," meaning slaves. Above "min" (people) was "huang," meaning "official," so there were four characters: huang, guan, min, and nu. Thus, the classes were divided into four, similar to the four castes in India.

Baidu's explanation of the word "min" is a combination of "shi" and "shi". It means a clan that resides in a certain place. It has a collective meaning, meaning the local indigenous people. "Weak people" means to fight against local forces and obey central management. It means that there cannot be many different factions.

Many of Wang Anshi's policies went wrong during implementation, and the ultimate result was indeed that the burden on the people increased, but the court also earned more.

Wang Anshi was a theorist, so where did he get the base to carry out his reforms? Without anyone to implement them, even the most unpopular people could rise to prominence simply by claiming to be pro-reform, which ultimately led to even more intense factional strife.

The adult world is all about profit. This thing can fool people for a while, but when their quality of life declines, they will turn their backs on you.

It's just moral kidnapping. You don't need to obey. As long as there is a reason to justify it, it's fine.

Thirty million is a bit fake. The Tang Dynasty had 60 million. The Song Dynasty couldn't have even 80 million after a hundred years of recuperation.

The territory of the Song Dynasty was small. I checked the data and the population was 33.3 million during the reign of Emperor Shenzong, but it may just be the number of adults. The population exceeded 100 million only in the Qing Dynasty. This is not nonsense!

If Wang Anshi had devoted himself to education for ten years and then led his disciples to carry out reforms, he would not have been short of people and could have successfully overthrown the court and executed the entire family of the emperor he suspected.

Emperor Huizong of Song abolished the system of yin and yang. So many officials in the Song Dynasty were drawing salaries without working, how could so many have come from the imperial examination alone? This system of yin and yang was the mainstream, which resulted in even the most distant cousins being able to get an official position.

Huizong destroyed someone's lifelong career and financial resources. Destroying someone's financial resources is like killing their parents. How is that any different from killing the parents of the civil service group? This feud is irreconcilable!

At this time, destroying people's interests is like killing their parents. Those playboys will not have any patriotic ideas. It is obviously unlikely to suppress them through justice. Perhaps we can directly hold an exam, and those who pass will be allowed to stay, and those who fail will be dismissed.

Stop talking nonsense. Saying one thing is one thing, doing another is another. The hustle and bustle of people are all for fame; the juxtaposition of shoulders and shoulders is all for profit. This thing, after all, has been given a name: national benefit.

However, not everyone is willing to risk their lives for these two words! With such a big name, no pilot program has been carried out, no follow-up arrangements have been made, and no emergency measures for special circumstances have been taken. If something goes wrong, it will not be something that can be solved by just drinking tea.

Indeed, if one wants to carry out reforms, one must have one's own loyal followers and must have a firm grip on the palace. By the way, when was the Imperial City Bureau established? Although it is not very useful, it is at least a foundation. It would be safer to completely control the palace first if one can find it.

Wang Anshi carried out political reforms, investigated farmland, and reformed the imperial examination system. He actively supported his eldest son Wang Xiu, who died inexplicably at the age of 33. Wang Anshi immediately understood what was going on.

Someone attacked his eldest son Wang Wu, so he could no longer carry out reforms. Otherwise, his younger son Wang Pang would be in danger and he would have no sons left. So Wang Anshi chose to resign, return to his hometown, and no longer preside over the reforms.

Rebellion does not depend on the people, but on organizational strength, and who controls the key military forces. Song Shenzong did not control the army. The army was in the hands of the Grand Empress Dowager, the military generals represented by the Empress Dowager, and the Privy Council controlled by the civil officials, so they could threaten Song Shenzong.

I don't think it's a big deal. First of all, she doesn't know the identity of the protagonist. In her opinion, this is just a well-dressed liar who is deceiving her father. How can you be so malicious?

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