Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

When he entered Shu, he attacked Luo County and was killed in the middle of nowhere.

Pang Tong was able to pick it up and put it down, looking at the sky with an embarrassed look on his face, but he still told himself the ending.

Then he was even more afraid of the embarrassment of Zhang Song, who was trying to ease the atmosphere, and took the initiative to say:

Isn't this strategy of dividing the people into different grades the same as the hereditary leadership of Jiangdong troops?

They are all based on Sun Quan's plan to make peace with Jiangdong!

When Pang Tong was in Jiangdong, he served Zhou Yu instead of Sun Quan, so he had no feelings for the lord of Jiangdong, and he just stated straightforwardly:

Kongming's rule in Shu was based on the strategy of opening up sources of wealth. He used Shu brocade as bait to sell it to China and sell his poison far away.

Sun Quan's goal in governing Jiangdong is to reduce expenditures. Only by feeding the powerful tigers with ordinary people and private soldiers can he drive them.

Zhao Yun remembered what Guangmu had said about Kong Ming before and couldn't help but said to himself:

The job of a military advisor makes the people's lives easier.

Sun Houhao's actions will leave the people with nowhere to live.

Liu Bei was quite emotional: Based on this, I have received a lot of blessings from Kong Ming and Adou.

After all, it seems that future generations now think that Liu Bei is the number one figure because he treats the people well.

And what does Ji Han's governance have to do with him? After proclaiming himself emperor, he gambled and lost everything.

Ji Han's governance relied on Kong Ming's talent and Adou's kindness, so he only had the reputation of Zhao Lie.

Liu Bei, who thought more clearly, said calmly:

Only by winning the hearts and minds of the people can you win the people. Only by winning the hearts of the people can you win the world.

[About Cao Wei’s people’s livelihood is a little more complicated. To be precise, there are two key words:

Farming, currency.

In the era of the Three Kingdoms, those who could survive were basically those who fished for the sustainability of the people.

The monetary history of Cao Wei is relatively simple. In the same year as the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao moved his army southward and felt that unification of the world was imminent, so he opened champagne at half time and asked to waste Dong Zhuo's old coins and mint five baht coins.

As a result, Boss Cao was unlucky this year. In the Battle of Chibi, he was counterattacked by Zhou Gongjin with a silky combo of moves. He was pinned to the ground and beaten hard.

Dong Zhuo's old money was abolished in terms of currency, but the new money was not used at all because there was not much in stock.

Two years after he came to the throne, Cao Pi also tried to restore the five-baht currency, but failed. It was not until 227 that Cao Rui successfully restored the five-baht currency.

Why is it so rough? Because farming has almost destroyed people's livelihood.

The modern description of money is clear:

With the development of productivity and the division of labor between livestock and agriculture, bartering began.

As productivity continues to develop, with the division of labor in handicrafts and agriculture, there will be the need and space to use currency.

Therefore, farming is an act of squeezing people's power with quick results, and it is also an act of reversing the development of productivity.

Cao Pi realized this, so he began to deliberately relax the farming, so that the people could breathe, and Cao Ruishi could restore the currency.

But then the people got a slap in the face:

Cao Rui overhauled the palace, the clans led by Cao Shuang occupied land, Cao Zhi ate a bowl of camel hoof soup worth thousands of gold and was praised by history books for his thrift, etc.

So it can basically be said that during the Cao Wei Dynasty, the people had a good life, but this good life depended more on luck. 】

Liu Ba and Mi Zhu stared at the currency thoughtfully.

Kong Ming stared at the productivity thoughtfully.

Kong Ming thought that he could not understand the currency strategy as well as Mi Zhu, but with the construction and expansion of the water power plant, Kong Ming became more and more aware of productivity.

The changes in the police and Jiangling, as well as the changes from Zigui City to Jiangzhou City, were all seen.

The water power mill has effectively replaced some of the people's jobs, so the people can use this time to raise things, work in the workshops, and even make some sewing and food for the military camp, etc. to earn some extra money.

Isn't this the development of productivity that Light Curtain talks about? Papermaking, Sichuan brocade, iron smelting, etc. should also be considered handicraft industries?

So what counts as non-handicraft industry? Kong Ming felt that the future life was beyond his imagination.

Moreover, there are abundant water veins in the south, so we can rely on water power plants. So what if we go to the north, such as Guanzhong Yongliang? Kong Ming scratched his head. This was a problem that had troubled him for nearly a year.

…

Li Shimin was relatively relaxed and asked the ministers with a smile: If you let your beloved ministers choose, who among the three places of Wei, Shu and Wu will be more victorious as a common people?

Fang Xuanling shook his head and felt that the three places were similar:

Sichuan went from good to bad, and Wei went from bad to good, but if Wei and Wu want to live in peace and harmony, they need luck...

Changsun Wuji beat the snake and put it on the stick:

If I ask you to tell me, I won't choose you at all. I will look for an eternal wise king like Your Majesty, who can wipe out the world in five years, restore the world, and restore peace and prosperity to the people.

Li Shimin laughed.

Changsun Wuji smiled happily.

Li Shimin suddenly thought of Zhuge Wuhou. If the light curtain was really viewed at the same time as Zhuge Wuhou, wouldn't it be possible to connect with him through the light curtain?

Then can I still unify the Three Kingdoms with the help of Marquis Wu?

It’s fun to think about! Li Shimin was quite tempted.

[In fact, oppressing the people like Cao Shuang basically belongs to the excellent tradition of the Cao family.

For example, going back further, the people in Guanzhong who were affected by Dong Zhuo's rebellion would rather flee to Tao Qian, Xuzhou, than go to Yanzhou, which is closer to Cao Cao. They are somewhat famous.

And how to become famous? While plundering people for farming, the Cao family continued to plunder people and build tombs.

In Cao Song's tomb, which was built under the supervision of Cao Cao himself, many tomb bricks have words engraved on the back, which to some extent reflect the situation at that time.

For example, My husband forgot it brick: My husband forgot it, and now there is Shaoxi Daluo. I know that I will not return it for a long time.

From the literal meaning, it can be seen that a woman was captured to repair a grave.

There are also three bricks that record a Biejia engaged in Wang Zuo who offended Cao Cao.

Don't go to work and kowtow to Wang Zuo to death. This was probably what the workers at that time recorded when they saw Wang Zuo kowtow to the supervisor.

Only thinking about Wang Zuo and Zhu should mean that Wang Zuo's popularity is quite good, and the workers are worried about Wang Zuo.

Wang Zuo died, and the slaves died, harsh. After Wang Zuo died in Cao Song's tomb, his wife chose to die with him. This harsh may be a modal particle, or it may be a scolding of Cao Song's harsh treatment of the people.

In addition, there are some laments about tomb repair, such as the sun is so long and the work is stopped, the wall is built but the injustice is left, the food is stopped when there is no discipline and so on.

What Cao Cao did was just imitating his father. When Cao Song supervised the construction of the tomb of Cao Jun in Kuaiji, he deceived many people. The slave workers at that time were even more resentful, and he also left a more straightforward record. :

King Fu, you have done me wrong by making me build this great wall. People don’t know it, but you are hurting me. Cangtian is dead, fight!

This brick is collected in the National Museum of China. It is officially named Cang Tian Nai Brick because it is one of the witnesses of the Yellow Turban Uprising.

But from a literal translation, it may be more appropriate to call it QNMD Cao Dog brick more straightforwardly, because the engraver made it very clear that he was deceived by a man named Wang Fu.

The identity of the Yellow Turbans also shows that the Cao family may also be one of the culprits that caused the Yellow Turban Uprising.

People say that it is fun to be on the wall, but it is painful to be alone. But when you come and go to the wall, you are angry with the emperor.

This is a poem left by one of the foremans who repaired the tomb, and its meaning is relatively simple. Others told him that he was tricked into repairing the tomb by a good job, and only then did he realize what kind of hard life it was like. God, please open your eyes and kill them. .

The above are all relatively literate, and the one with a simpler and more crude meaning is the Niu Tou Ye Cao Jun brick.

In ancient times, bull-headed and horse-faced words were all curse words, but maybe this person didn't expect that Cao Thief didn't turn into a bull head, but became an NTR.

There is also a fragment of a brick with the words There are Japanese people who will not make an alliance at this time. The background of this is not clear.

Based on the time, it may be speculated that the Cao family had already had contact with the Wonu Kingdom at that time, but then the Wonu Kingdom fell into civil strife, and this contact ended abruptly.

It was not until 239 that the Japanese civil strife was calmed down, and Queen Yamatai Bimihufang sent an envoy to contact Cao Wei again and was granted the title of King of Japan close to Wei.

However, it is worth appreciating that Cao Wei's attitude towards Japan was relatively cautious.

The Sui Dynasty was similar. After all, the Japanese state called the Sui Emperor the Emperor of Sunchuchu, and called the Sui Emperor the Emperor of Sunwuchu, which made Yang Guang very angry.

The ones who really contributed were the Sui Dynasty monks who were eyeing this new land. They went to Japan with the Japanese envoys, and there were still monks who continued to preach in Japan through Tsushima Island as a transit station. In the end, they successfully promoted the great transformation of Japan. From this, the Japanese country began its own path of ambition. 】

In the light curtain, everyone can see the transparent cover that is very rare at first glance, and the luxurious red table mat.

What was held on top of it was a tomb brick that they wouldn't even look at if it was usually placed on the roadside.

Zhang Fei stared and read a line of words in front of the brick:

“…bricks were unearthed from the Cao clan tomb in Haozhou, Anhui…”

Haha, has the grave of Lao Cao's family been dug up? Okay! Wow!

Kong Ming said softly: There are so many people who are deceived and robbed into slave labor who are literate and carve bricks. How many people are there who are illiterate?

Pang Tong thought for a while and said: The disaster of Cao's thieves originated from eunuchs.

Kong Ming shook his head and smiled, but didn't say anything, just looked at these words silently.

Finally, he said leisurely: The tears of troubled times can be seen in the two tombs of the Cao family. It is so sad to see the woman dead in the tomb.

Everyone in the hall was silent. Even though some achievements have been made and a state has been established, seriously, who is not a victim of troubled times?

Liu Bei's lips moved, and finally he learned from later generations to express his feelings directly:

Go to hell with your thieves! Go to hell with your mother's thieves and corrupt officials! Go to hell with your mother's troubled times!

The depression in his chest calmed down a bit. Liu Bei looked at the people in the hall and sighed straightforwardly:

I wonder if future generations will have a way to restrain the powerful.

Kong Ming seemed to have been waiting for Liu Bei to ask this question, and said:

The first is to establish education for the people! The second is to establish science at the same time.

Liu Bei was thoughtful but couldn't figure it out for a moment: What's the explanation?

Kong Ming said slowly while gathering his thoughts:

It can be seen from the light curtain that the Song Dynasty talked about imperial examinations, and the Tang Dynasty also had imperial examinations.

Why did you abandon the imperial examination and pursue the imperial examination? The imperial examination may be considered as a link between the noble and rightful surnames and their good names.

According to the scientific examination policy, talents should be selected based on merit, rather than based on filial piety and fame.

Kong Ming remembered a series of ridiculous filial sons recorded in the Book of Jin, and strengthened his thoughts:

Looking at the future generations, we can see that the descendant named Wen Mang is neither a rich man nor a great sage. He is just a young man with a weak title. He can be regarded as a failure in history. It can be seen that the prosperity of the academic style in later generations is the general trend.

In a world like this, commoners can produce three nobles, and the head of Guizhou can support the country's nobles. Why worry about a big surname?

Pang Tong sighed, but thinking that his so-called big family in Jingzhou was nothing compared to the people in the north, he also said:

Kong Ming previously discussed with me what later generations meant by production technical materials.

The strength of a powerful force lies in production. If the lord can rely on techniques such as the water power plant to make the common people sit side by side with the powerful people, then the powerful force will be destroyed.