"His Highness King Qi is truly a genius, and his way of thinking is truly admirable!”
The Duke of Wei looked at Li You and praised.
Li You chuckled and replied,"Of course, other than that, we still have to improve the relevant laws and regulations." There must be laws to abide by, laws must be followed, law enforcement must be strict, and lawbreakers must be investigated. Legalist Han Feizi once said that a country could not be strong or weak. If the law-abiding people are strong, the country will be strong; if the law-abiding people are weak, the country will be weak. Therefore, in the aspect of law, it must be strictly enforced! We must not be lenient towards corrupt and lawless black sheep!”
Since he had already started to act tough, he might as well continue acting tough. He directly threw out the 16-word mantra from his previous life.
As expected, after hearing his words, Li Ji 'an and the others were shocked again.
"There are laws to abide by, laws must be followed, law enforcement must be strict, and lawbreakers must be investigated. Well said, well said!" Xuan Ling couldn't help but clap and exclaim loudly.
Although the Confucians advocated benevolence and the idea of governing the country by virtue was very good.
But in reality, everyone knew that it was unrealistic to govern the country with morality. The rule of law was the foundation.
Of course, on the basis of ruling the country by law, it would be good to combine the two.
"His Highness King Qi's words are truly eye-opening!”Old Master Du said.
Li You continued,"When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first abolished all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, his ideology in consolidating the imperial power was not bad. However, in terms of governing the country, it was still based on the rule of law and supplemented by the rule of virtue. Only in this way could the people of the world respect the laws and regulations, follow morality and etiquette, and have a sense of shame.”
"Your Highness King Qi's words today have enlightened me.”Xiao Yu cupped his hands at Li You and said.
"These words are worthy of the word shocking. If word of this got out, King Qi's reputation would skyrocket! Gao Shilian said.
Li You threw out paragraph after paragraph, which really scared them a little.
"Your Highness King Qi is right, but I have another question. The Duke of Wei said.
" Please speak," Li You said.
Gong Wei said," Lowering taxes and corvee can indeed reduce the burden on the people and make their lives better. However, this way, the corresponding national treasury would be reduced. If the silver in the national treasury decreased, it would affect the operation of the entire Tang Sect. Not to mention the salaries of the officials and the expenses of the royal family, the most important thing was the salary of the army. They needed the support of the national treasury!”
"Although our Tang Empire seems to be stable and prosperous now, in fact, many neighboring countries are eyeing us covetously. For example, the Eastern Turks, Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, and other countries pose a threat to our Great Tang Empire. They have been plundering our borders for many years, causing the people at our borders to suffer. The Tang Dynasty is new, and we don't have much energy to deal with them. If they wanted to start a war, they had to have absolute confidence. If they wanted to fight a war, the army was of utmost importance. In this way, the military pay was the key, and the military pay had to rely on the national treasury!”
After hearing the Duke of Wei's words, everyone nodded.
That's right, the pond seemed to be stable internally, but the external factors and threats were not small.
There would definitely be a war between the Great Tang and the surrounding countries, especially the nomadic tribes like the Turks.
Thus, the army had to be fully armed and even expanded.
Lowering taxes and corvee was a good policy, but it would also reduce the country's income.
"That's simple. It's not just relying on taxes to fill the national treasury.”Li You said.
"Simple?" Li Ji 'an looked at Li You and asked. Kid, don't talk nonsense! Since ancient times, in every dynasty, apart from taxes, what other methods could fill the national treasury? So many sages couldn't think of it, how could you?”
Li You smiled." What's so difficult about that? Building a bank, issuing banknotes, and collecting interest. Wouldn't that fill the national treasury?"”
"Wait, what do you mean? Bank? Banknotes? The interest?"
Li Ji 'an was dumbfounded.
It wasn't just him. The Duke of Wei and the others were also confused.
Alright, his knowledge had advanced again.
Li You sighed in his heart. It seemed that he had to explain properly and teach them a lesson.
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