I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

[So. ]

[To some extent, the people in Hebei Province do not obey the central government. ]

[They feel that although the court led us to open up wasteland, exempted us from taxes and reduced corvée labor. ]

[But this is not because the court has a change of heart, nor because the officials have become good people, but because: the Turks have been here. ]

The barrage flew out:

"Ah, this... well, although the Turks came to carry out physical cleansing, they have also been here."

"After we leave, they will build schools and hospitals for you and increase your wages. This is not because they have a change of heart, nor because they have become good people, but because we have been here."

"..."

Many ancient people from all dynasties saw the last barrage and immediately understood the meaning of the video in front of them.

Because, they have seen this sentence in the previous video and know the background of its birth.

"Is that so?"

Many ancient people pondered in their hearts.

Some people felt that the situation was still different.

And some people felt that it was okay for people in later generations to say so.

……

[At the same time. ]

[Also because the governor of the three towns of Heshuo was called An Lushan. ]

[First of all, the governor came from the military reform of the Tang Dynasty against the government soldiers. ]

[At the same time, in order to resettle the refugees, the court came up with a method: the recruitment system. ]

[But the recruitment system caused the military expenditure of the Tang Dynasty to rise sharply, and the increase in taxation led to an increase in refugees in the central region. ]

[During this period, the corruption of court officials made Li Longji superstitious that the Tang Dynasty had entered a prosperous era, and he directly began to play badly. 】

[This caused the royal family's expenses to increase rapidly, and the frugality during the Kaiyuan period disappeared, gradually evolving into "The rich have wine and meat, and there are frozen bones on the road" in Du Fu's poem]

...

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin snorted in his heart:

"Asshole."

Li Shimin naturally would not have a good attitude towards Li Longji, who ruined the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

But in his heart, Li Shimin could not help but feel a little pity.

With what Li Longji did in the first half of his life, he could have become a wise ruler who would be remembered in history.

Who would have thought that he would suddenly become so stupid in the second half of his life.

Not only did Li Longji himself leave a bad name in history books, but more importantly, he ruined the Tang Dynasty and made it decline from prosperity.

Thinking of the chaos in the middle and late Tang Dynasty that he had seen in the previous video, Li Shimin sighed in his heart.

……

The plane of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

A trace of regret flashed in Li Longji's eyes.

In the original historical time and space, he was indeed 14 years old.

At this time, after all, he was not the elderly man who was completely stupid and hopeless, and he still knew how to reflect on himself.

"In this life, I will never repeat the same mistakes!"

A trace of determination flashed in Li Longji's eyes.

From the high-altitude giant screenAfter obtaining a lot of information from the book, his goal in this life is not only to stop the An-Shi Rebellion and change the fate of the Tang Dynasty.

Besides the Tang Dynasty, there are Europe, America, and a vast world waiting for the Tang Dynasty to conquer.

At this time, Li Longji was full of fighting spirit, as if he had returned to his youth.

……

[In fact. ]

[An Lushan himself was a general who lost the battle and was to be executed, but he unexpectedly gained trust by being fat and sweet. ]

[But the UP still has to say that An Lushan had no intention of rebelling at the beginning. ]

[The most wrong way to look at history is to substitute his ending in advance. ]

[Because it is better to say that it is his subordinates who pushed him to go than to say that An Lushan had a rebellious heart. ]

……

The plane of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Longji looked more and more seriously.

According to the information he obtained from the previous video, the An-Shi Rebellion continued for a long time after the death of An Lushan and Shi Siming.

Obviously, it is incorrect to attribute this great turmoil simply to An Lushan's personal ambition.

He must find the root cause of this great turmoil and then solve it in a targeted manner.

It is easy for him to kill An Lushan and Shi Siming, but if the root cause is not found, it is impossible to fundamentally stop this great turmoil.

After all, Li Longji was the king who created the Kaiyuan Prosperity.

When he woke up, his former calmness and wisdom returned to him.

……

[First, a large number of refugees came to the Hebei area, either to cultivate land or to recruit soldiers. ]

[Secondly, a considerable number of literati and generals who were not reused also came here. 】

[Although our history books are reluctant to describe these rebels too much, it is undeniable that they are really good at fighting. 】

……

Many ancient people from different dynasties nodded in agreement.

If the rebels of the An-Shi Rebellion could not fight, they would not have lasted so long.

It can be said that the rebels of the An-Shi Rebellion were bad, but it is indeed not true that these rebels were weak.

……

[These little Huang Chaos who failed the imperial examinations were not incompetent. 】

[The proportion of imperial examinations to the total number of officials was low, and the selection itself was like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. 】

[In addition to the hereditary Mengyin and recommendation, some second-generation officials passed the imperial examinations. 】

[Bureaucratic talents were monopolized by large landowners, and the upward channel was directly blocked. 】

[This made people like Zhang Xun and Guo Ziyi simply the best among men. 】

【And those art students who failed the exam and Xiao Huangchao came to the three towns of Heshuo, and these talents were very dissatisfied with the court. 】

【Therefore, from the perspective of talent outflow, it is not difficult to imagine the degree of corruption in the Tang Dynasty at that time. 】

……

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing this, Li Shimin once again felt the importance of reforming the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty.Importance and urgency.

He must find a way to ensure the fairness of the imperial examination as much as possible from the system, and open up enough upward channels for the civilian class.

Many videos previously played on the high-altitude giant screen all show that fairness and justice achieved by the wisdom of one or a few people are unreliable.

Only a fair system can guarantee fairness to the greatest extent possible.

……

[According to such a cycle, at most these people will talk nonsense and complain. ]

[It is nothing more than talents running to the three towns of Heshuo, and it is considered to revitalize Hebei. ]

[But, external conditions have emerged. ]

[At this time, the Tang Dynasty has reached the extreme point of expansion of an ancient dynasty. ]

[Constrained by the information means at that time, the central government could not control the local areas all the time, and could only delegate power and send confidants to become Jiedushi to control the border. ]

……

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin looked calm and indifferent.

The backward means of information dissemination seriously restricted the central government's management of local areas. He had learned about this problem many times in previous videos.

So he didn't feel unfamiliar.

As for how to solve this problem, we can only wait until the Tang Dynasty starts the industrial revolution.

Because with the current capabilities of the Tang Dynasty, this problem is basically unsolvable.

……

[At the beginning, the Jiedushi was a confidant who went to the local area to suppress the powerful class. In addition to the Jiedushi, there were also supervisors. ]

[Similar to the separation of military power, financial power, and administrative power in the local area. ]

[So at the beginning, the Jiedushi did not have much power, and it was impossible for a major riot to occur. ]

[And the Jiedushi were mobile for three to five years, and it was impossible for them to form a foundation in the local area. ]

[But after the Tang Dynasty stopped expanding, it needed to increase military strength to guard against foreign enemies. 】

[The intense border defense pressure forced the financial power and military power to be concentrated in the hands of one Jiedushi. 】

……

"With a sharp weapon in hand, the desire to kill arises naturally."

This idea emerged in the minds of many ancient political elites in all dynasties.

When the financial power and military power are concentrated in one person, the ambition of this person will easily expand.

Once stimulated by external factors, it is possible to commit treason.

……

[Long-term stationing has given the Jiedushi a foundation, and the border defense pressure can also win more budget from the court. 】

[After all, they don't have the ability to fight, but they still have the ability to make money in the name of fighting, and it is huge. 】

[With guns, money bags, and pens in their hands, the Jiedushi, who was originally used to check and balance the local areas, has become a local warlord. 】

……

Many emperors in all dynasties shook their heads slightly.

This kind of hardship is not a good thing in any dynasty.

This is why every dynasty will try to separate the local military power, financial power and administrative power.

……

[Take An Lushan as an example, he has 8,000 adopted sons, but in fact, they are private soldiers. 】

【How many of these 8,000 people are refugees from the land, and how many are elites who have defected from the court? 】

【It is these proletarians who gather under An Lushan with hatred for the old aristocrats of the court. 】

【Years of management have made An Lushan grow big and deep-rooted. 】

【Years of military career have strengthened their revolutionary friendship, making them "only know the grace of their generals but not the emperor". 】

……

The plane of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Longji's eyes were full of thought. (To read the violent novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Seeing here.

He vaguely understood the real problem.

According to the so-called three elements of the regime by later generations, the people of the three towns of Heshuo lost their sense of identity with the central government.

……

[At the same time, An Lushan also relied on the trust he constantly gained to strive for more benefits, and finally distributed them to his soldiers to improve the treatment of the soldiers. ]

[The money he did not get from the central government was obtained in the three towns of Heshuo. ]

[An Lushan just took advantage of their resentment of losing their land and being away from their hometown and transformed it into his own prestige. ]

[Therefore, An Lushan was undoubtedly elected as the leader. ]

……

Many dynasties after the Tang Xuanzong plane.

Many ancient people who were familiar with history books and had an understanding of the process before and after the Anshi Rebellion nodded slightly.

Although An Lushan was a traitor, it must be said that he did have certain means to win people's hearts.

……

[More importantly, the last time the three towns of Heshuo fought was during the reign of Zhang Shougui more than a decade ago, when a large number of soldiers were promoted. ]

[More than a decade of peace satisfied the rich and powerful, but not the soldiers. ][]

[So, when An Lushan was suppressed, the first to stand up for justice were these refugees and generals. ]

[With the instigation of frustrated literati and buried military generals, these people felt that it was time to let the old emperor feel their anger. ]

[So, the rebellion inevitably began. 】

The barrage flew out:

"The contradiction cannot be transferred to the outside, it can only erupt internally."

"The core problem is still unfair distribution. The central court is too harsh on the three towns of Heshuo. Without An Lushan, the three towns of Heshuo would rebel sooner or later."

"The rebellion was also driven by the emerging aristocratic families in Hebei and Shandong. They were dissatisfied with the Guanlong nobles and hoped to gain greater benefits through the change of dynasties."

"Finally, the root cause of the Anshi Rebellion was that land annexation destroyed the equal-field system and then disintegrated the military system."

"..."

The plane of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Longji watched the entire video and fell into deep thought.

The content of this new video gave him a lot of new thoughts.

Then let him deal with HeshuoThe ideas for the three-town problem are becoming more and more perfect.

……

On the sky screen.

The video is refreshed.

A new video appears.

[The counterattack of China's gutter oil: from being condemned by everyone to a global strategic resource! ]

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Seeing the title of this new video, many ancient people from all dynasties were puzzled:

"What is gutter oil?"

Then.

They stared at the sky screen curiously.

Although they didn't know what it was, the word "global strategic resource" alone was enough to attract the attention of the ancients.

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[Gutter oil is the general name for all kinds of inferior oil in people's lives. ]

[It can be roughly divided into three categories. 】

[First, gutter oil in a narrow sense, which is the oil obtained by simple processing and refining of greasy floating materials in the sewer or leftovers and leftovers (commonly known as swill) in hotels and restaurants. 】

[Second, the oil produced after processing and refining of inferior pork, pig offal, and pig skin. 】

[Third, the oil used for frying food is reused or some new oil is added to it after it has been used for a certain number of times. 】

[Long-term consumption of gutter oil is extremely harmful to the human body, so everyone hates it. Our country has also cracked down on the abuse of gutter oil. 】

……

Accompanied by narration subtitles.

A detailed introduction video of gutter oil was played on the giant screen in the sky.

Then.

Many ancient people in all dynasties could not help but feel a strong sense of disgust.

"It's too dirty. How can people eat such things?"

Many ancient people felt even more disgusted and uncomfortable when they looked at the gutter oil extracted from swill. 867 Therefore, they despised those merchants who used gutter oil.

"They are simply profit-seeking and crazy!"

"Such merchants should be arrested and thrown into jail!"

Many ancient people shouted angrily.

People depend on food for their livelihood. In their view, these merchants who use gutter oil to harm the people are absolutely heinous!

The Hongwu plane of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly:

"If it were in the Ming Dynasty, whoever dared to poison the people like this would never be forgiven!"

There was even a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

……

[However, the current gutter oil has been successfully whitewashed and has directly transformed into a sought-after strategic resource. ]

[At a media conference a few days ago, an executive of a multinational giant publicly suggested restricting the export of gutter oil and leaving it for Longguo to use. ]

……

"Why is this?"

Many ancient people from past dynasties who already knew what gutter oil was were very confused.

"Could it be that this gutter oil has other great uses?"

Some smart ancient people instantly thought in their heartsto.

……

[This makes people curious about the export volume of gutter oil. ]

[The UP host helped everyone check the data. my country exported 2 million tons of gutter oil last year, mainly to Europe and the United States. ]

[From January to August 2023 alone, the Eagle Sauce Country bought 384,000 tons of gutter oil from the Dragon Country. ]

[Before, gutter oil was shown in a negative image, and most of the news was because of food safety incidents. ]

[Illegal merchants use this thing to reduce costs, make money and kill people, and are the key targets of crackdowns. ]

[Now, gutter oil has become a popular commodity in foreign trade, which really subverts the three views. ]

[So, the question is, why do foreigners buy so much gutter oil? It can't be that they take it back to harm diners, right? ]

……

Hearing this.

Many ancient people in all dynasties became more and more curious.

According to the previous descriptions of later generations, this gutter oil is not a good thing at all. How could it become a hot commodity in other countries?

What do these countries use it for?

The curiosity of these ancient people became stronger and stronger.

……

[Today, let's take a look at the other side of gutter oil. ]

[First, answer the previous question, what do foreigners buy gutter oil for? ]

[The answer is: to refine fuel. ]

[The traditional fuels currently widely used are gasoline and diesel for cars, aviation kerosene for airplanes, and heavy oil for ships. ]

[They are mainly derived from fossil energy such as petroleum, which is first dug out of the ground, and then refined and synthesized. ]

[A new type has emerged in recent years, called biofuel. 】

[It can be simply understood as: instead of digging, they rely on farming to obtain raw materials, and then refine and synthesize them. 】

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"It turned out to be like this!"

After hearing the answer and the specific explanation, many ancient people from all dynasties were shocked.

This is really an answer that they completely did not expect.

They never thought that gutter oil could be used in this way. .