Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 121 Four-Move Chess Can Decide the Sui Dynasty
"The Sui Dynasty was too powerful and there was too much food, which led to the country's subjugation? I don't study much, host, don't lie to me!"

"The question is, was the Sui Dynasty really that strong?"

"I also suspect that the grain stored in the Sui Yang Emperor's era has been eaten by Li Shimin's "Zhenguan Reign". Is this possible?"

"The Sui Dynasty, which collapsed only 37 years after its founding, will not be so powerful!"

"Everyone, my major is the study of ancient history. The Sui Dynasty was very strong. There is no objection to this. The Sui Dynasty established the country and China re-entered the Great Unification. The Sui and Tang Dynasties are also recognized by the world as the most prosperous period in China."

"But from the history books I read, it is clear that Yang Guangguo consumed national power, triggered civil uprisings and aristocratic uprisings at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and eventually subjugated the country."

"That's right, the reason for the Sui Dynasty's subjugation has nothing to do with the food problem at most."

"The 64th Road against the king, the [-]th Road's smoke and dust, that is the key to the subjugation of the country."

The modern network has fried the pot again.

In response to the host Lin Feng's "wonderful" point of view, countless hot posts were set off on major websites, and discussions were flying all over the sky.

One of the reasons for the intense discussion.

It's an ancient scene in the show, it's too real.

Unknowingly, the audience fell into it, as if they were in the Sui Dynasty more than 1000 years ago, talking to the emperor and meeting the empress Xiao, and then they became anxious about the root cause of the Sui Dynasty's subjugation.

The Central Taiwan Building at this time.

In the conference room, the leaders who had just breathed a sigh of relief became anxious again.

This is a live broadcast to the whole country!

For this "Retrospecting China" program, CCTV invested unimaginable resources.

In case you screw up.

The consequences are unimaginable.

The leaders are sitting on pins and needles one by one, but what can they do?The program was handled by Lin Feng.

During the live broadcast, the matter is of great importance, and it is impossible to reprimand him suddenly.

Pray silently!
In the lens.

Lin Feng asked calmly, "Emperor Sui, it is said that the Xingluo warehouse near Luoyang is a huge granary?"

At this time, Yang Guang has recovered his soul.

After all, he was an emperor who created a short-lived prosperous age. With his eyes sinking, the majesty of the emperor returned, and with every gesture, he once again had the posture of an emperor commanding the world.

He opened his mouth and replied, "Xingluo warehouse has a circumference of 20 miles, and the stored grain is enough to feed 1000 million people for a year."

As soon as this word comes out.

The modern audience clicked their tongues and couldn't help but gasp.

Good guy, it's just a granary, and it actually stores such an astonishing amount of grain.

Sui Dynasty, how rich are you?
Lin Feng said, "It is conceivable that during the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, once a certain uprising army took control of this huge granary, the consequences would be serious."

Yang Guang nodded and said, "Back then when Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, Xingyang had Ao Cang. It is said that the family property accumulated by the first emperor was all in Ao Cang. In the end, Xiang Yu did not take Ao Cang. The last chance to win."

Looking at the gentle and elegant Sui Emperor opposite, Lin Feng said again:

"That's right! There is too much food in the Sui Dynasty! The treasury can't run out of food, and the granaries in various places are also full."

"The reason for the growth of the rebel army is largely due to too much food. In the end, the ruler of the Sui Dynasty lost to the rebel army and was destroyed in the long river of history."

History always makes people very helpless.

History is always strikingly similar.

Looking at the past dynasties of China, basically they were weak at the beginning, strong in the middle period, and finally weak and perished at the end.Weak poles are strong, and strong poles are weak. For the dynasties of all dynasties, this is still very realistic.

But that's just the basics.

There is an exception in the history of China, which perished when it was extremely strong, and this dynasty was the Sui Dynasty.

What does Yang Guang seem to think of?
His eyes were shining brightly, and he said, "After I ascend the throne, I will strengthen the centralization of power in the imperial court, and control the control of granaries in various places. Even if there is a natural disaster or food shortage, it will be difficult for a shocking uprising to break out!"

in his mind.

Maybe Lin Feng, a young man who traveled through time and space and came from more than 1000 years later, the "Eighteen Ways Against the King, 64 Ways of Smoke" in his mouth will not appear.

After all at this point in time.

Throughout the Sui Dynasty, there were only sporadic uprisings, and the momentum was not great.

Unfortunately, reality is not ideal.

Lin Feng sighed and said:
"Emperor Sui, it is because you have strengthened the power of the central government that the situation is in chaos!"

Yang Guang felt a chill in his heart, and quickly asked, "Why?"

At this time, the Sui Emperor.

It's almost suspicious of life.

Lin Feng explained, "The granary represented by the Yicang was originally designed for disaster relief and mitigation, but with the improvement of the management level, from the state and county to the central government, the goal of the system design is completely out of touch with the social reality."

"When a famine occurred, state and county officials were unable to provide food relief in time. The needs of the people were not met, and the granaries were full, but starvation was everywhere."

"This highly centralized granary management system cannot help the people, but intensifies social conflicts."

to be honest.

When a famine occurs, the local government has no right to mobilize food and can only give instructions.

Even if it is eight hundred miles to expedite the documents, how much time will it take to go back and forth based on the road conditions in ancient times?

Yang Guang is silent!

But he was helpless. Since ancient times, food has been related to the country. Which emperor didn't hold the food in his hands?

Because the country is rich and powerful...

And the subjugated country...

Who can not be aggrieved?
Yang Guang sat across from him, silent, drank three glasses of wine in a row, feeling extremely irritable.

Lin Feng said, "Emperor Sui, in fact, the problem of the court and food is not difficult to solve. From the north's point of view, it only takes four steps to resolve the conflict."

He came from more than 1000 years later, and he is familiar with the entire history of China.

I have seen the rise and fall of countless dynasties.

The problem is not difficult, just learn from it.

Yang Guang said humbly, "Please give me your advice, sir!"

The ancient Empress Xiao, who was beautiful and immortal beside her, couldn't help but look sideways, staring at Lin Feng curiously.

"In the first step, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule together. The scholar-bureaucrats have a strong sense of identity with the government, and the foundation of rule is expanded, and the political stability can be relatively stable."

"The second step is to pay attention to industry and commerce, so that the country's dependence on agriculture will be reduced, such as food, wine can be made, and various food products can be produced. The income of farmers will be diversified, and the social economy will be truly prosperous, which will fundamentally cut off large-scale peasant uprisings. root."

"The third step is to improve the policy of raising soldiers, make the army professional, and increase the treatment of soldiers. Since the peasant uprisings are all caused by refugees, the method of recruiting soldiers can be changed to: recruit more soldiers in the year of a disaster, and the disaster in a certain place will be in that place. Recruit more troops. On the surface, this is to resettle refugees, but the actual purpose is to take out the backbone of potential peasant uprisings.”

"The last step is easy. Use foreign races to create ethnic hatred. After all, in the face of foreign invasion, whether to fight or surrender is always the center of attention of the ruling and opposition parties."

This is the last move.

Lin Feng also had a flash of inspiration.

Generally speaking, domestic struggles must always be subordinated to resisting foreign aggression.

Because of the overall situation of safeguarding the right of survival of the entire nation, under this major premise, the whole country will play a game of chess, and any contradictions will no longer be contradictions.

As soon as these words came out.

Not only Yang Guang's eyes lit up.

The audience who watched the program all praised and admired Lin Feng, a young man, for being able to have such a pattern.

The three methods of stabilizing the government, promoting industry and commerce, and recruiting soldiers are already eye-catching enough.

The last trick was even more earth-shattering.

Use the national sentiment of the same hatred to create foreign enemies and pull everyone into a united front.

What kind of pattern?

Is there such a big talk?

Some viewers couldn't help feeling, "Four moves can indeed determine the Sui Dynasty."

"Host, everyone is in the nine-year compulsory education, why are you so good?"

"Haha, Lin Feng, tell me the truth, did you secretly make up lessons back then?"

(End of this chapter)