Chapter 80 1. Emperor Shunzong who was not going well

The appearance of Shunzong brought a ray of hope to the crumbling Datang Empire.It was possible for him to reverse the decline of the Tang Empire, and this possibility even became more and more powerful for a time, to the extent that everyone firmly believed it.But when everyone is firm on this, this possibility suddenly disappears.In short, Shunzong was nothing more than a joke played by the heavens and the Tang Empire. The purpose was nothing more than to reflect a cruel natural law-personal ability and character are unreliable.The only thing that can be relied on in history is the law. Laws determine the decline and decline of the Great Tang Empire. Not to mention that there is only one Shunzong, even if there are ten or eight Shunzongs, they will not be able to withstand the crushing of the laws, and they will also be crushed into mud.

So, what is the law that is so wicked that it has to make trouble with the Tang Empire? This law is the Malthusian law of population. What is Malthusian population law? This law is reflected in the Tang Empire, that is, as the economy grows and prospers, the population grows more and more violently.With the doubling of the population base, the birth rate soared, until it broke through the limit of resources, which led to the situation that there was not enough food and had to fight for food. So, what is the rate of this population growth? We still remember that during the Kaihuang period of the Great Sui Dynasty, the population growth once reached 8.7 million households. Although Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty prepared enough food for these people for five years, it was useless. Such a huge agricultural At least half of the population has become idle labor.Although people are idle, their material and physical desires and demands have increased dramatically.No one can satisfy the boring demands of so many idlers, so the idlers are furious, hacking at random with knives, and the world is in chaos.

After the world was in chaos, Li Yuan ascended the throne, and then Li Shimin ascended the throne.When Li Shimin completed his grand deception of the rule of Zhenguan, his son Li Zhi stepped forward and took a closer look at the country's population, almost fainting. When Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi ascended the throne, the population of the Tang Empire was 3.8 million households. Obviously, with such a small population, neither Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi nor Empress Wu Zetian needed to worry about the country's economy.But by the time of Li Longji's Kaiyuan rule, the population of the Tang Empire had once again achieved an unconventional leap-forward development, reaching 8.2 million households again.

8.2 million households, which is about the same as the population of the first emperor of the Sui Empire, and the food is not as much as other households. Therefore, the Anshi Rebellion seemed accidental, but in fact it was inevitable.Although Li Longji is a big player, he can hardly be blamed for the chaos in the world, but even if Li Longji is a wise king, it’s still useless—Duoming Mingjun, you can’t compete with the huge population that exceeds the capacity of the empire. It is reasonable for the rioters to drive the scumbags to run around the world. But then again, why are the Chinese trying so hard to reproduce without caring about the deterioration of their own living environment?

To make it clear, the ancient Chinese empire has been repeating the same rhythm for four thousand years. Because of the sudden increase in population, the world was in chaos, so killing and killing killed 80 to 90% of the population. Therefore, the beginning of each empire, It is because the land has few people and abundant resources, so no matter how hard the founding emperor tries to do, it is easy to become a famous emperor.But with the passage of time, the people of the country tried their best to give birth and give birth, until the number of reproduction of the population had exceeded the limit, but they still refused to give up. He picked up a knife and hacked until the population was cut back below the normal limit.In short, the history of China is life and death, killing and killing, so there is a saying called life and death, which is the truth.

Specifically, under the imperial power system, personal life and dignity are not protected in the slightest.Take Li Longji as an example, he understood the emperor anyway, but he still snatched the beautiful woman Jiao Chen who was acquired by Jinshi Liu Qiwu for thirty miles into the palace, and even omitted the process of presenting flowers and courtship.Tang Minghuang is like this, and the character of other emperors is even more unbearable.Therefore, people living under the imperial power system, even in a prosperous age, are just like candles in the wind, precarious. The crisis of survival and the loss of personal dignity, while weakening the sexual ability of individuals, also in turn strengthen their desire to reproduce—from a sociobiological sense, human beings are just carriers of genes When the gene realizes that this rotten shell is unreliable, super fragile, and super weak, the gene will quickly call out the reproductive subroutine to strengthen people's desire to reproduce. Only by giving birth to more cubs can it be Increase the chances of survival of the gene.

And Shunzong Li Song appeared in such an era when the population of the empire was soaring, and there was a time when the population was reduced by means of killing.In such an era, it can be said that people are confused, even if he has great abilities, he can't figure it out. So Shun Zong's name is Shun, but his fate will never be smooth.