Your Majesty, do you have other purposes?
This sentence stunned Mr. Gao who was standing next to him.
In his opinion, His Majesty did not kill those nobles just to stabilize the situation.
But now, this Lord Song obviously didn't think so, which made him full of doubts.
Immediately, Mr. Gao couldn't help but ask, "Lord, what do you mean?"
After Song Gongwen heard the question.
A smile appeared on his face, and he continued, "As I said before, stabilizing people's hearts is only one of Your Majesty's goals. Look at the reply on this memorial. It is very clear that the property of the nobles will be confiscated."
"And what will it mean if these properties are confiscated? All this silver can be put into the national treasury."
"I believe Lord Gao is also aware that the imperial court is currently carrying out two projects, the Grand Canal and the Straight Road."
"And these two projects require a lot of money."
"But now, the Ministry of Revenue is empty, and I am trying to find a way to raise money, but I haven't found it yet."
"But if we confiscate the property of those noble families, wouldn't the money for the canal and the construction of the Weizhi Road come?"
"You must know that these people are all very wealthy."
As soon as these words were spoken.
This actually surprised Mr. Gao next to him.
Although he was in charge of the capital's public security, other matters had nothing to do with him.
But we also know that those two projects are the national policies set by Your Majesty, and they will benefit future generations.
However, whether it is to open a canal or build a straight road, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Even the current financial situation of the Wei Dynasty is difficult to withstand the consumption. But if the money of the Jiangnan gentry can be used to make up for it...
Not to mention being able to rest easy, at least it can solve the urgent problem, which is definitely a good thing.
But he still had some doubts in his heart, and said, "If this is the only purpose, then it doesn't seem to matter whether the Jiangnan gentry kills him or not, right?"
That’s right, killing those nobles and then confiscating their property seems to be the same, right?
But judging from what Lord Song explained, it makes absolutely no sense for Your Majesty to do this.
And Song Gongwen naturally understood what the other party meant.
So he smiled and said, "You are right. Killing the nobles can achieve this goal, but one thing must be clear. After killing them, it will inevitably cause panic among the nobles throughout the country and will also destabilize the government."
"Your Majesty, by not killing them, is giving them a chance. This is like hanging a guillotine over everyone's head."
"When it falls is entirely within your control, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, it is precisely through such means that you can intimidate the nobles and those who align with the nobles' faction."
"In other words, Your Majesty is doing this to rectify the administration of officials."
"But to achieve this, simply killing people is definitely not enough. Otherwise, who will take care of all the affairs in the court?"
In Song Gongwen's eyes, his Majesty made this decision because he wanted to better control the court and the world.
The gentry were not killed, but all their property was confiscated.
It was also a means of attacking the gentry.
The current Wei Dynasty is no longer like the one it was when it was founded. There is still a lot of work to be done.
Emperor Taizu Gao, because the country was just established, could choose a tougher approach.
Hesitation is that in the process of establishing the country, many things have been pushed back and rebuilt, so it doesn't matter if we push them back again.
But now, the Wei Dynasty has been developing for more than a hundred years. Not counting the current emperor, there have been five emperors. Many things have been fixed, and using tough measures will not work.
Because doing so will cause the balance of power among all parties to be lost, thus causing greater disasters.
Therefore, what His Majesty needs to do now is to exercise checks and balances.
That's all.
Only in this way can we ensure that the country continues to develop and grow.
After all, if we kill those nobles, many things will be out of control.
Now they have only confiscated the family property, which may shake the foundation, but the situation can still be stable whether the roots are uprooted or not.
After hearing Song Gongwen's explanation, Lord Gao finally understood. Although he had not yet entered the imperial court, he knew that as an emperor, he had to consider too many things and could not act arbitrarily.
Of course, he still didn't understand the other party's specific meaning, but he just thought it made sense.
So at the end, he took a deep breath and said, "As expected of Elder Song, he has a thorough understanding of the court situation."
Hearing this, Song Gongwen shook his head and said nothing more. He knew that this Mr. Gao was not very good at politics, so he did not explain anything more.
He simply looked at the other party and said, "What we have to do now is to confiscate the property of those noble families according to His Majesty's wishes."
"At the same time, we must also make these people confess those officials with whom they are on good terms or have close ties."
"Your Majesty wants to clean up the bureaucracy, but he doesn't want to make drastic changes, so he can only do it in a subtle way."
"Therefore, we must understand all the things about those officials."
As soon as these words were spoken.
This shocked Mr. Gao.
He could fully understand what the other party meant.
He just wanted to get all the leverage over certain officials in the hands of the nobles.
In this way, Your Majesty will be able to control the court more easily in the future.
Because of these leverages, His Majesty can take action anytime and anywhere against anyone who dares to disobey.
At this moment, Lord Gao could fully foresee that by mastering these, His Majesty would have the sharpest sword in his hand, and everything he did in the future would be very easy.
Just as the other party said before, Your Majesty has hung a sword over the heads of those nobles and officials!
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