"If we let go, with a bang, the Wu Dynasty and this country... would be gone."
In the room, Ning Yi made a "bang" gesture, and Li Pin frowned: "How could it be so?"
Ning Yi was silent for a while: "Brother Li, have you ever thought about why Confucianism has been repeating the idea of businessmen pursuing profit for thousands of years?"
"Isn't it natural for saints to advocate virtue and oppose selfish behavior?"
"Part of it is true." Ning Yi nodded, "But the other part is that the knowledge of merchants is not conducive to governance. Three words: difficult to manage. It doesn't matter if you farm in a mountain village for the rest of your life. According to the rules of your ancestors.
I have been there, got married, had children, and died and were buried in the mountains. But one day you enter the county town and see those colorful things, and the other day you enter the provincial town and see more things that you can't react to, it's like
When you see that dress and you want it, you just think of a way... how greedy...
Ning Yi smiled: "Of course in most cases you will work honestly to earn the money to buy clothes, but once you have a desire, you will always take advantage of the opportunity. Brother Li, what do you think is a
Is it easier to manage an honest farmer who has been facing the earth and his back to the sky all his life, or is it easier to manage a person who already has desires in his heart? I have tens of millions of people, Brother Li, how many of our rule of law can really be controlled? How many of them are there?
Is this how people actually live their lives peacefully? How much more desire will there be if business develops further?"
"This is actually a very interesting system. Since the beginning of various schools of thought, there has been a debate between the rule of law and the rule of virtue. The rule of law should have the upper hand, but it has always been the case in the Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties.
...If you come here slowly, you will find one thing: how many people can be controlled by the previous rule of law? Haha... In fact, most of them rely on self-consciousness, and the people's customs are simple. In small villages, they have their own set of rules.
Now Jiang Ning is released to the Qin Dynasty. Brother Li, how long do you think, with the laws and methods at that time, we can control this place peacefully? Maybe the Qin Dynasty is very strict, but Jiang Ning... there are too many smart people to exploit.
There are too many loopholes..."
"Confucianism is a great thing, with thousands of years of development. Brother Li, the benefits of merchants were not discovered until the Wu Dynasty. If merchants were let go, the benefits that would come rolling in would certainly not be known until today.
The examples of Tao Zhugong are all there. But why has the whole world suppressed business for thousands of years? The underlying reason is that they have seen the consequences. The ability of the rule of law...cannot keep up."
"The same is true for our country, ideology." Ning Yi nodded his head, "The more desires people have, the more unpredictable their behavior, the more they are tempted, the more they pursue profit and take advantage of any loopholes. Our country does not suppress business.
, has its benefits, but the civil servants are greedy for money, the military officers are afraid of death, the people are poor and weak, and the officers and soldiers are getting by. How could it be that this sweetness is not some of the consequences? In fact... it must be at least part of the reason."
Li Pin stared and stood there stunned. At this time, he didn't even bother to ask about the meaning of the word "ideology". Just the part that he could understand was enough to shock him. After a long time, he just finished
He said: "Li Heng's words...does he mean that the businessman's pursuit of profit is the main culprit for the weakness of our Wu Dynasty?"
"No." Ning Yi took a sip of tea, "That's not the case at all. This is a kind of development. I have the background. The rule of law is also developing along with the development of businessmen. This is a process of mutual promotion.
It can be said that many things have not been coordinated and kept up, which is very troublesome and too complicated... To solve the problems of the Wu Dynasty today, we should focus on businessmen and currencies. We hope that the country will intervene in the economy and double the annual income.
It is impossible to make the country rich and the people strong and then solve all the problems. You can't just stare at it after you have tasted the sweetness in business. If it continues to develop, the entire balance will only become more tilted. This is too abnormal, and something will happen sooner or later..."
Ning Yi shook his head, and Li Pin thought for a long time: "So, what does Li Heng think we should focus on if we want to find the key?"
"If we really want to do it, I don't know, but if it's just a joke and irresponsible, haha..." Ning Yi smiled, "Why not start with Confucianism?"
"Confucianism... Could it be that Li Heng refers to today's overstaffing?" Li Pinxiang wanted to laugh, "I used to talk to people, and I also said that the root of the problem in our dynasty may be that there are too many student officials.
, is a big problem, but... if this matter is to be resolved, it will probably be more difficult than a business matter..."
"What if I say...not too much, but too little?"
"ah?"
Li Pin blinked, looking confused. Ning Yi turned around and gestured in the direction of the classroom.
"Brother Li thinks, what can those students do in the future after studying?"
"With Li Heng's teachings, I not only teach them knowledge, but also teach them how to see things and make decisions. Several of them will become good officials in the future, so there will be no problem."
Li Pin said it seriously. Ning Yi couldn't help laughing as he sat there, then took a sip of tea and clapped his hands. Li Pin wondered: "I don't know what Li Heng thinks, what can they do?"
"Here, Su Wenyi can probably be a minor official. He doesn't have good grades, but he has the most out-of-the-box personality and socializes well with others. The rest... I actually teach them as shopkeepers or clerks. Of course, reading
Now that you have the opportunity to become an official, you can go and give it a try. After all, being an official has great benefits..."
Ning Yi counted on his fingers: "Salary, grain, job money, spring and winter clothes, food and clothing, tea and wine, cooking materials, fuel charcoal, livestock feed. Once you become an official in these years, your food, clothing, housing and transportation, and your family will all depend on you."
All expenses are covered by the state, and the state will also give out a lot of fertile land. The work is easy, the punishment is not as high as that of a scholar-official, and crimes are not punished with words. If you work hard for three years and make no big mistakes, you can be promoted. Who doesn't want to be an official..."
Li Pin was silent for a long time: "Li Heng actually said that these students can only be shopkeepers?"
"It's not that they can only be, but that they are suitable to be. Most of their characters are dull and honest, and it is difficult to be an official. In the way of being an official, the most important thing is to judge the situation and interact with people. Only if you have the ability and ambition can you be a good official.
Officials. Those who are virtuous and knowledgeable in dealing with advances and retreats, have the ability and ambition, and the ability to weigh and discern can be good officials, but most of them are not good at it. These things are not simple."
Ning Yi shook his head: "Enrich the people and strengthen the army. The next step is to recruit scholars. The way to recruit scholars can actually be solved by dedicating dedicated people to it. Why can't we open some professional schools? If you have skills, you don't need to cherish them. You can arrange people to learn carpentry and arrange people to learn.
Smelting iron, arranging people to learn cooking, arranging people to learn management - that is, being a shopkeeper. The most important thing is to arrange people to learn military strategy, arrange people to learn water conservancy, arrange people to learn mining..."
Li Pin was obviously puzzled and didn't quite agree with this: "Who would want to learn this if they can afford to study?"
"That's the problem. It's great to be an official. Those who have the opportunity to study are rushing to become an official. There are thousands of bells in the book, and there is a room of gold in the book. But... why are there so many redundant and redundant personnel today?
?In ancient times, only a small group of people had the opportunity to study. There were not many literate people. Knowledge must be passed on and the country needs them to govern. A thousand pieces of gold are easy to get, but a scholar is hard to find. Therefore, this scholar only exists in the highest group.
, because I don’t have much myself. I am too busy to establish my mind for the heaven and earth, to establish my destiny for the people, to carry on the unique knowledge of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations..."
"But what about now? Thousands of years have passed, and things are developing... For example, there are many things in the world waiting for people to do, but one thing is the most important. We do this first, so we have always advocated it. But now, Dexin
, There are already more people doing this. I don’t mean Confucianism, but officials. Why can’t some of them be set aside to do other things? After reading, they will think about things, and now the flood is like this
At a certain stage, if there are dedicated people to study water conservancy and compile a set of theories, and future generations can continue to study and study, if these people do not study other things, they will only study water conservancy. Confucianism is only about cultivating one's moral character. Will there still be floods like this every year now?
"
"Dedicated personnel can improve the efficiency of everything and avoid many detours. For example, in the past, mothers taught their daughters how to weave cloth. Those peasant women would get a machine at home and slowly weave. Some were fast, some were slow, and the quality was uneven. Nowadays,
Every cloth shop has its own workshop and hires female workers to work in it. Some people teach them how to use the machine and what tricks can make it faster. In addition, some people are thinking about how to modify the loom. One person can play the role of several people before, and the quality
Unification, the efficiency will be increased several times. If the efficiency of anything can be increased several times, what will the current Wu Dynasty look like? Wouldn't it be easy to strengthen the army? "
"Of course, this is just a joke. The difficulties are so great that you can't imagine. You say there are more Confucian scholars, but I say there are fewer people who can read. If there are really dedicated people, there are too few. As you said, at home,
People who have the ability to go to school will not learn the knowledge of these merchants and craftsmen, and Confucianism will not do such a thing as letting go of their status. However, since it is already saturated and has more, if the Wu Dynasty really wants to move forward
Perhaps we can only consider taking this step, for example, gradually heighten public opinion, first carry out urgent projects such as general strategy and water conservancy, resist external pressure, and ensure people's livelihood. When everyone is not so miserable, more
When people can study, then consider dedicating special personnel to them. This is not like those rigid strategies of strengthening the army. Once their status rises, people who know how to do it will naturally think about it and do it. Now other things have no status. Of course, everyone
All we can do is read..."
It was quiet inside and outside the room. Li Pin lowered his head and thought hard. The siblings squatting outside the room were holding their chins in distress. Ning Yi took the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Confucianism is a great system. In addition to self-cultivation, it is also a knowledge about managing people and weighing the relationships between people. It has hundreds of thousands of students and so many officials. On an invisible level, tens of millions of disciples across the country
The people are all under its balance and control. Especially in our dynasty, the redundant population has obviously exceeded the impact of various Buddhist and Taoist doctrines. The rules of the game it came up with after a slight change not only made this super large number
The interest ties between officials can be balanced and continue to grow, allowing many students to rush towards it one after another. After ten years of hard work, they become famous all over the world. It is an almost perfect balance..."
He took a deep breath of tea and said: "I admire this kind of knowledge very much. Regardless of its merits and demerits, it can be called art if it can record something that some people have lived in a certain place in some form. Confucianism is definitely one of the many arts throughout the ages.
The greatest and most ingenious thing among all, such a large piece of land, so many people, uniting them under one game rule in such an extreme and harmonious way, thousands of years of wisdom, mountains and mountains..."
He raised his cup and touched it on Li Pin's teacup: "It's the right time, you and I, let's have a taste."
The aroma of tea had actually faded away, and Li Pin was still thinking about it. At this time, he stood up, took two steps back, and bowed deeply. Ning Yi had no choice but to stand up.
"I haven't been able to figure out many of what Li Heng said. However, as far as what I have already figured out, Li Heng is already far ahead of me. This matter deserves my respect."
"It's just a joke." Ning Yi returned the greeting, and then smiled, "If this court didn't punish crimes with words, you and I are insignificant at this time, and we wouldn't dare to tell you... It's just a joke, let's just chat..."