"What Xu Zi said should be considered true. The people are the cornerstone of a country. Without people, there is no country."

Ling Qing nodded, he naturally understood this truth.

Taking history as a guide, looking at history, which dynasty did not arouse the anger of heaven and mankind because of the people's lack of livelihood, resulting in the extinction of national sacrifices and the recurrence of heaven and earth?

Which dynasty perished when its people had enough food and clothing and lived and worked in peace and contentment?

If the people are safe, the country will be prosperous; if the people are unhappy, the country will be destroyed.

"Since you came to the throne, you have reclaimed wasteland, sown grain, stored spiritual fields, and planted spiritual food. This is also based on the people.

However, you have never really penetrated deeply into it, and you have not seen the changes in people's hearts.

How can we really comply with the people’s wishes?”

Xu Xing put aside the bamboo slips in his hand and said to Ling Qing solemnly.

“The people in the world are the fertile fields, and their hearts are the crops. The ruler should be like an old farmer, obeying the heavens at all times, and responding to the people’s hearts, so that he can govern and prosper the country.

Xing believes that the king should cultivate and eat alongside the people, so that he can truly understand the wishes of the people.

Only then can you be wise."

Ling Qing felt a little thoughtful when he heard this.

Not to mention that since the Han Dynasty, it has been an important etiquette tradition for the emperor to plow the land himself.

Even in the current Zhou Dynasty, there are records about "the emperor personally plowing the land in the southern suburbs to worship together."

It is natural that this etiquette can be passed down and endure for a long time.

Now that it is explained by his saying that he regards the people as his farm and his heart as his food, it turns out that this is really the case.

"I would like to be taught."

Lingqing straightened his clothes and bowed his hands respectfully to Xu Xing.

In the past, the king of Chu was so thin that many people died of starvation in the palace.

It is not uncommon for people to follow the example of superiors and subordinates, which shows the powerful role of the monarch in setting an example.

Xu Xing was overjoyed when he heard this, put down the brush in his hand, looked at Ling Qing and said: "You can understand this, Xing is very relieved.

If the king, the people, the ministers and the nobles can all plow and eat together, then the plowers will have their own food.

There is no need to set up warehouses and treasuries in the country. If the people are rich, the country will be strong and the king will be virtuous.

If you can be a good marketer, there will be no falsehood in the country. Even if there are young people who are suitable for the market, don't deceive them."

Ling Qing frowned when he heard this.

Xu Xingfang just explained to him the theory of the king and the people farming together and the price theory of the merchants and merchants.

It requires everyone to become a self-reliant worker and opposes the idea of ​​egalitarianism and common labor that the monarch harms the people to support himself.

Then all items are priced uniformly. If the quantity of goods is the same, the prices will be equal.

In this way, no businessmen will exploit the market by taking advantage of high profits.

Lingqing had naturally studied some of Xu Xing's remarks before, especially "Mencius Xu Xing Pian".

Among them, what Mencius criticized was Xu Xing's absolute fairness.

Mencius believed that people in the world either work hard or work hard. Those who work hard govern others, and those who work hard govern others.

It is impossible for a monarch to cultivate and govern the world at the same time.

At the same time, the price difference is determined by the nature of the items. Rough shoes and fine shoes have the same price, so who would make fine shoes?

This will only make people engage in fraud and lead the country into chaos, which is harmful to the country.

Although Mencius intended to criticize and suppress Xu Xing's peasant ideas, he did mention his inconsistencies.

However, this does not mean that Xu Xing's remarks are, as Mencius criticized them, "a man of the Southern Barbarians who has a sharp tongue and slanders the way of the previous kings."

These two ideological theories can be said to be the truth of enriching the people and strengthening the country, and the peace and prosperity of the country.

The reason why Ling Qing frowned was because his theory was too ideal, too absolute, and too simple.

If we want to achieve this, I'm afraid we either need to return to the ancient times or we want the world to be unified.

Not to mention today's war-torn world, even future generations will not be able to do it.

At that moment, Lingqing cupped his hands to Xu Xing.

"I believe that the people are based on agriculture, and the rulers are based on agriculture.

Plowing mulberry trees is an end for the people, but only a means for the king.

The people need it for food and clothing, so they cannot leave it for a moment.

The king should control the affairs of farming and mulberry trees, set an example for the people, and make them follow suit.

After all, this country can be based on agriculture, but this does not represent the whole of a country.

There are also merchants, soldiers, teachers, and people of all kinds of craftsmanship.

A king should be inclusive and inclusive. Only when he has both can he be called a virtuous person."

The king and the people farming together should not necessarily mean that the king can only farm and feed himself, weave and clothe himself.

It is to let the king experience the hardships of farming and weaving, so that he can attach importance to agriculture and love the people, set an example for the world, and enable others to follow the example.

In the same way, the same is true in other aspects. Only by understanding the abilities of sergeants can they make full use of their talents and help them better protect the country.

Only by understanding the interests of merchants, the consumption power of the people, and the quality of goods can we control the corresponding prices.

Create greater benefits without causing merchants to harm the people.

And so on.

Ling Qing stretched out his hand and pointed, showing the territory of the Ling Kingdom in front of the two of them.

"One hundred grains of spiritual food are indispensable, but they are only one of the country's treasures."

As he spoke, a red air rose up from all the cultivated land in front of him, turning into a red Zhang in the south.

"Whether you are planting hundreds of grains or hundreds of crops, you need to understand the corresponding rules of heaven and earth, so the inheritance of knowledge is indispensable."

The knowledge related to various wisdoms, methods, etc. has derived a continuous meaning of inheritance and has become a qinggui in the East.

Inspired by this Qing Gui, the red energy manifesting in the land surged sharply, prompting Chi Zhang to shine brightly.

This is through knowledge that improves the efficiency and yield of farming.

“If we want to pass on knowledge in an orderly manner, we must formulate corresponding systems.

Not only can it clearly distinguish the differences between various inheritances, but it can also distinguish the order of superiority and inferiority and set the standards for all things."

The size of the items, the price, and the hierarchy reveal a sense of standardization, which turned into a mysterious king in the north.

After sorting out this normative meaning, the inheritance of knowledge and the advantages and disadvantages of the things created by inheritance have become clearer, and their application has become more efficient.

The light above Qinggui and Chizhang is even better.

"Everything is changeable.

If it is not replaced from time to time, any system or norm will turn into chaos again in its barbaric growth.

And if you want to correct it, you need strength to replace it and maintain it for a long time.”

Political power emerges from the barrel of a gun, and there is no bloodless change in the world.

A sense of iron-bloodedness and righteousness has turned into a white amber in the West.

The system is pruned and maintained at all times, so that it does not fall into chaos, but becomes more precise and clear.

"This power requires energy to maintain.

The vast territory and countless people are the source of its strength.

And Baigu Lingliang can make this source of power endless.

Therefore, grains of food, knowledge inheritance, etiquette and state system, and military conquests complement each other and are the four treasures of the country.

Only in this way can we open up this endless territory and protect the long-term survival of a country."

When the four-party ritual vessels are formed, a cycle is formed to encourage and achieve each other.

There is a territory and a land that is transformed into a yellow cong that carries the ritual vessels from all directions.
Chapter completed!