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Dedicate One's Mind - Chapter 1031

Published at 19th of November 2021 04:52:58 AM


Chapter 1031: 1031

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The seventh great emperor is Kangdi. The word "Kang" in the posthumous title means to comfort the people. During the reign of emperor Kang, it was about 4000 years since the founding of the great pole Dynasty. After Emperor Xuan, the dynasty was stable, the territory expanded orderly, and gradually had the trend of unifying the mainland.

However, in peace, crisis is hidden. In peacetime, people like to have many children and grandchildren. They think they are lucky. However, when they are really born, they are sad. Because they can't afford to raise them at all. If they are determined, they will drown directly. Although it is more cruel, it is better than if they can't raise them, and everyone starves to death together.

If you don't make up your mind, you have to support several hungry mouths and drag a family into the abyss.

After reaching a certain limit, the continuous increase of population not only did not bring due benefits, but also showed all the disadvantages. In agricultural society, the food crisis broke out first.

The food crisis broke out first, but it doesn't mean that there is only the food crisis. If so, that's good. With the food crisis, there are a series of related problems such as employment and public security. Because of the lack of rations, the bandits who have been eliminated for a long time have revived.

It can be said that Kangdi was able to rank as the great emperor because he alleviated the food crisis.

What if the food is not enough? Then try to increase it! From what aspects?

Seeds with full grains shall be selected for breeding to cultivate high-quality seeds and improve unit yield;

Chemical fertilizer, vigorously promote farm fertilizer, establish special departments and carry out relevant research;

Cultivated land area, reclaim deep mountains and old forests, develop terraces, plant cold and drought resistant crops, and increase the available cultivated land area;

Build water conservancy to solve the problem of uneven temporal and spatial distribution of water resources;

Control pests and reduce locust disasters;

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No one has ever done these things in the past, but it is really done as a systematic project, starting from Kangdi and Kangdi. For the first time, the Department of agriculture has a position equal to the six departments.

The whole country played a game of chess, colluded with local water channels and unblocked food circulation channels. Under the governance of emperor Kang, the food problem of the great pole Dynasty was greatly alleviated, and the population rose to a higher level again.

In the duel at the national level, population is often the decisive factor. If there is enough population, there is enough potential. Even if there is a failure on the battlefield, the army can gather again in a short time.

Some newly expanded territories cannot be effectively managed without population migration. The importance of population cannot be overemphasized.

After emperor Kangdi, for thousands of years, the country became stronger and stronger. No country could defeat the great pole Dynasty. Only he himself could defeat the great pole Dynasty.

Even if the gap between the rich and the poor has widened, the proportion of extreme poverty has decreased, and the trend of extravagance in society has gradually bred and climbed, and the trend of striving for strength and wealth has spread. Some rich people wantonly break the law and discipline to the point of unbridled.

This was also the time when the eighth great emperor was born. The posthumous title of the eighth great emperor was "Ping", which means that Bu Gang governed discipline. Emperor Ping improved the supervision organization and punished a large number of corrupt officials. The momentum of extravagance and waste has been effectively curbed.

At the same time, Emperor Ping is extremely simple in his daily life. He is an emperor loved by the people. His storytelling and singing about punishing corrupt officials and living a simple life have always been a constant program.

Finally, it is worth mentioning that emperor Ping attached great importance to the propaganda organization, or mouthpiece, which is often ignored by people.

Through his powerful publicity ability, Emperor Ping can ensure that after making decisions, the people can quickly understand the advantages and disadvantages. After getting the support of the largest majority, it is easy to grasp those corrupt officials.

From another perspective, the story of emperor Ping can be sung for a long time, which may not be the result of his guidance. Is he really the real one in the mouth of the people? Not necessarily.

But for the emperor, who knows what his nature is? But just look at his words and deeds. When Duke Zhou feared the rumor day and Wang Mang's loyalty was not usurped, the world was not black or white.

The ninth great emperor is Huidi. It's surprising that Huidi can become the great emperor, because the soft and kind people are "Hui". The occupation of emperor is associated with the soft and kind people, which is not a good evaluation.

It's equivalent to the enemy praising you and being praised by your opponent. How bad it is. Generally speaking, the more fierce the enemy scolds you, the more it proves you're right.

The reign of emperor Hui was a rare period of no war on the border since the founding of the great pole Dynasty. Through a series of contracts, the border was agreed, the parties exchanged needs, and economic and trade exchanges were extremely frequent.

Other small forces are naturally eager for this. It would be good if the great pole dynasty did not invade them. Now it would be a good opportunity to take the initiative to conclude a treaty.

If only to avoid war, Emperor Hui is far from enough to reach the level of the great emperor. The real measure to make him become the great emperor should be his reform of the internal medical system of the dynasty, which regularly allocates funds every year to train doctors and study new drugs. That is, during the Huidi period, the functions of Taiyuan hospital were greatly expanded.

These measures increased the average life expectancy of the dynasty by nearly ten years during the reign of emperor Hui. This project really benefited all the people, and people naturally thought of him.

In addition, Emperor Hui promoted women to become officials in the DPRK, breaking the ban on women not being officials. This is also a change to adapt to the fact that social culture has moved down and women's voice has increased.

Finally, let's say an episode. In his life, Huidi did not have three wives and four concubines, but only loved one person. In fact, he started monogamy. Under his advocacy, the social atmosphere has changed greatly.

Unfortunately, the implementation of monogamy is not easy. The main obstacle is the problem of heirs. Under the requirements of the election system, there must be three candidates.

Emperor Hui was very lucky. Although there was only the queen, he brought him four offspring. There was no need to select heirs from the imperial family for the selection system. Where did the other emperors have this luck. Or honestly three palaces and six courtyards, sow more seeds, collect more grain, and ensure that your blood inherits the throne.

However, with the development of society, the implementation of monogamy is the trend.

If you want to be polygamous, the conditions are extremely strict, and you pay taxes and fines, which is far beyond the ability of ordinary people. You have no money and no right. You'd better be honest and monogamous. Once bigamy is a felony, not everyone can play it.





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