Song Gongwen immediately said, "That's right. Asking the nobles and gentry to pay is definitely unrealistic. No one is willing to do so. But look, Master, our Great Wei is still at its peak. We have millions of soldiers who are loyal to Your Majesty. How can they resist?"
"Even if you really can't help yourself and want to rebel against the court, you must know that what His Majesty does benefits the people of the world. When the people benefit, they will naturally side with the court."
"By then, the aristocracy and gentry will not only be against the imperial court, but also against the people of the world. Will they succeed?"
"Perhaps, Your Majesty can use the power of the world to completely cleanse these people."
"And this is why I say that Your Majesty wishes to bring peace to the world."
Speaking of this.
A hint of emotion appeared in Song Gongwen's eyes.
The difficulties he mentioned before.
It was during this process that some turmoil occurred in the court.
For example, if the gentry and gentry disagreed and chose to resist, they would cause a lot of trouble and affect the court.
But what does it matter? Your Majesty's move is to stand by the side of the people of the world and carry the great momentum.
Note.
The reason why dynasties declined.
In addition to the secret interference of the nobles and gentry, the most important point is that the people are living in dire straits and cannot survive, and are then used by those with ulterior motives to rebel against the court.
The imperial court was unpopular, and even with a large army, it was unable to cope with the situation, and in the end the country was in ruins.
But now, the Wei Dynasty has not reached that stage at all.
and.
He also stood directly beside the people.
Let them have money to improve their lives.
Let me ask you, with such a court in place, will the people choose to rebel?
Furthermore, Your Majesty holds supreme power and has an army of millions loyal to him.
What do the nobles have to make trouble for?
The final result is just to take the money obediently.
Even though there will be various problems in the early stages, in Song Gongwen's eyes, as long as they can overcome them, the future Wei Dynasty will surpass all dynasties.
The great peace of the world he talked about was this move, which could return all the ill-gotten gains of the nobles and gentry to the people.
If the people are prosperous, there will be no more hunger, no more war, and everyone will live and work in peace and contentment.
in this way.
How can it not be considered universal peace?
Next to him, Zhang Zhengming didn't say anything. He completely understood what the other party meant.
Yes, as long as the court and the people stand on the same side, those people will not be able to cause any trouble no matter how much they make.
"Your Majesty's grand ambitions are beyond my reach." He sighed, but soon thought of something else and said, "Gong Wen, if Your Majesty wants to do something like this, the name of the Grand Canal would be enough. Why build the Wei Straight Road?"
Before, when Zhang Zhengming heard about the plan to dig the Grand Canal, he felt something was wrong.
But knowing this will be of great benefit to future generations.
It is definitely a feat that will be remembered for all time.
Even if it takes a lot of effort.
But if you think about it carefully, it is still worth it.
But the straight road from the capital to the northern border is different.
As for marching, it is indeed beneficial, but the gains are not great.
Especially since it has to be carried out together with the Grand Canal project, the pressure on the court will be very great.
Even though Song Gongwen had explained so much now, when he thought about it, it seemed a bit unnecessary.
"Teacher, do you still remember what your students said to you on that snowy night?"
Song Gongwen took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, you are destined to become an emperor of the ages. Simply making the country rich and the people strong will not be enough to satisfy Your Majesty. Your Majesty must build the Great Wei into a truly prosperous dynasty."
"To achieve this, we must eliminate all threats. The northern grassland tribes are now a major concern for our Great Wei."
"Over the years, they have almost always chosen to go south, plundering our Great Wei's resources and slaughtering our people."
"Let me ask you, Your Majesty, who is about to become the greatest emperor of all time, would you allow such a thing to happen? No!"
At this moment, he continued, "The construction of the straight road is a preparation for Your Majesty's conquest of the northern grasslands. Your Majesty wants to permanently eliminate future troubles for the descendants of the Great Wei."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Zhengming's eyes began to change obviously.
At this moment, the whole person was trembling.
Because he finally understood.
Why did Song Gongwen stop himself from speaking in the imperial study?
The other party has long understood Your Majesty's grand ambition, which is not only to let the people live a good life, but also to create a truly prosperous dynasty.
As mentioned before, in order to achieve this, all future troubles must be eliminated. The surrounding countries are actually nothing to the Great Wei, but the grassland tribes have been enemies of the Central Plains for generations.
As long as the Central Plains dynasty is strong, they will raise their butcher knives and march south.
Although many ways have been thought of to solve this problem throughout the dynasties.
But the grasslands are inhabited by nomadic tribes.
Unlike the Central Plains.
There are specific cities, so every attack will be successful.
The grassland army would choose to retreat, and because of this, it was never able to completely eliminate this threat.
Especially the previous dynasty, because of the weakening of national strength in the middle period, it began to compromise and pay tribute to the grassland tribes, which was a great shame and humiliation.
And now, after hearing what Song Gongwen said, Zhang Zhengming finally began to understand that His Majesty really wanted to do something unprecedented. How could he not be shocked?
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