Whether a game of chess is played well or not depends on proper planning from the very beginning!
Before Jiang Ming rose to prominence...
The entire world, every country, is an independent economic entity.
It has its own army, its own currency, and its own internal supply and demand dynamics.
Even if they close their borders and develop independently, they can still live quite comfortably.
But everything changed after Jiang Ming implemented the gold standard monetary system!
With the global flow of goods and services, each region is leveraging its own strengths, and the interdependence between countries is growing stronger!
Moreover, just like a horse-drawn carriage running at high speed, once it gets on the track, the inertia is so great that it is difficult to turn back!
If a country is isolated, it will quickly perish!
The Kingdom of Wu is a prime example!
On the surface, Jiang Ming had meticulously planned and spent three years plotting against the Wu Kingdom!
In fact, he not only plotted against the Wu Kingdom, but against the entire world!
Three years later, when the rulers of the various states looked at their own situation again, they found that the most terrifying thing was no longer the threat of military might, but economic sanctions!
If the emperor issues an edict imposing economic sanctions on your country, that country will collapse instantly!
Jiang Ming used a business model to directly disrupt the self-sufficient small-scale farming economy, and by deploying a large force, he firmly secured all the important grain-producing areas in the world, thus gaining direct control over everything...
This is so much better than that "respect the king and expel the barbarians" "hegemonic model" of attacking anyone who disobeys.
Three years of painstaking planning were also aimed at reshaping the world's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or pattern of the world).
The entire world, except for the Qin state which still possesses a certain degree of economic autonomy, depends on Jiang Ming's whims.
He used this subtle, non-violent method to make everyone in the world obey him!
At this point, Jiang Ming began to formally implement the national policies he was about to promulgate.
First, Jiang Ming abolished the remaining slave system and the practice of human sacrifice in various countries!
And he changed the laws, abolishing all sorts of cruel punishments!
All forms of torture, such as gouging out eyes, cutting off noses, and boiling in oil, are abolished. Those who commit capital crimes shall be hanged.
Moreover, it was stipulated from the very beginning that all arable land belonged to the state!
Ordinary people only have the right to use, not the right to own. You can contract it, but you can't buy or sell it!
This is absolutely crucial!
The rules must be established from the very beginning!
The era Jiang Ming transmigrated to was in the late stage of the slave system, transitioning to the feudal system.
On the surface, the feudal landlord economy liberated labor, allowing ordinary people to cultivate the land for landlords and collect rent, while the emperor levied taxes on the landlords, which seemed more reasonable than the previous slave economy.
But in reality, it also left behind hidden dangers!
That is, if land can be bought and sold, then gradually powerful families will emerge, grow bigger and bigger, and eventually become too powerful to control, thus undermining the emperor!
Even if absolute fairness and justice are achieved at the beginning, those who are good at business will focus on accumulating wealth, while those who are lazy, extravagant, or poor at management will gradually become poor.
When faced with natural disasters or man-made calamities, they will sell their land.
Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.
Skilled businesspeople acquire land, and gradually accumulate more and more land, thus increasing their ability to purchase more...
This is an accelerating process.
Finally, he will have more and more tenant farmers, and gradually he will have his own private army.
Gradually, those who control the means of social production will use their economic leverage to seek official positions, enter the imperial court, and even the emperor will have to listen to them.
Whoever they support can maintain their rule; otherwise, the emperor will have to be replaced!
Once these people have assets and privileges, they will certainly be unwilling to pay taxes, or will try every means to pay less tax.
In this way, the country will become poorer and poorer because there will be fewer and fewer self-sufficient farmers willing to pay taxes honestly...
At the beginning of a dynasty, these contradictions are not obvious.
However, there is a 200-year cycle.
By 200 AD, the land had been almost entirely occupied by powerful families, and the country had been drained dry by these powerful families. It was time for a reshuffling of the system.
The newly elected emperor will also face this problem!
In Jiang Ming's previous life... why was Sima Yi's coup at Gaoping Tombs successful?
The main reason was that the Cao Wei regime wanted to break the monopoly of the powerful clans and implement meritocracy, which offended their interests, so it no longer had the support of the powerful clans!
The reason why Emperors Huan and Ling of the late Eastern Han Dynasty sold official positions was because they simply couldn't collect enough taxes.
The only way is to extract money from the people themselves, directly swindling and defrauding these powerful clans!
Therefore, Jiang Ming used his current power, military strength, and resources to set rules for them from the very beginning, nipping this danger in the bud!
All arable land in the world is managed by the government. Individuals can contract land for a certain number of years, but they cannot buy or sell it!
The state will also buy back the produced grain at a reasonable price, so as not to dampen the enthusiasm of farmers.
Then, the state will implement macro-control measures to rationally distribute grain to various regions based on local disaster situations and population conditions.
In this way, the world's food can be distributed more rationally...
As for the people of the various vassal states, those who forge iron are forge iron, those who mine coal are mine coal, those who grow vegetables are grow vegetables, and those who work are work; they don't need to worry about food.
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