It's only about twenty or thirty pages, and it's densely packed with text.
This is the progress brought about by technological development.
With the spread of white paper manufacturing technology and woodblock printing technology.
Nowadays, China's cultural undertakings are advancing rapidly, at a speed that exceeds that of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
A large number of sages' works were printed into volumes by Shaofu and private individuals. Specialized bookstores and even private printing shops have appeared in the streets and alleys of Chang'an to undertake various printing services.
Nowadays, the cost of printing a set of 10,000-character books is about 10,000 yuan.
Ordinary people may not be able to afford it, but for princes like Xu Jiu, it is extremely easy.
According to Xiuyiwei's report, Xu Jiu engraved a thousand copies of "People's Wealth" at a private book engraving workshop in Chang'an, spending a total of about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
The book in Liu Che's hand was taken directly from the engraving shop by Xiuyiwei.
Liu Che opened the book in his hand, looked at it, and asked, "Ai Qing is the descendant of Lu Buwei?"
This sentence is a pun.
The first level of meaning is that Lu Buwei once wrote "Lu Shi Chun Qiu". In "Lu Shi Chun Qiu", under the Meng Chun Chronicle, there is a section called Gui Gong.
There is a sentence in it that will be familiar to future generations.
The world is not a world for one person, but a world for everyone! The harmony of yin and yang does not exist in the same category. The dew and seasonal rain do not privately share anything. The lord of all peoples does not belong to one person.
This can be regarded as the pinnacle of people-centered thinking during the Warring States Period.
Therefore, Lu Buwei died.
This second meaning is very simple.
As everyone knows, there is a saying that is tied to Lu Buwei: Strange things can be lived in.
The meaning is very clear. I am asking Xu Jiu, do you want to sell it at a good price?
Liu Che asked this as a test.
If Xu Jiu is really a supporter of people-centered thought, it is impossible for him not to know Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, and it is even more impossible for him not to remember Gui Gong's articles.
Then he will definitely be able to hear the first meaning of Liu Che.
On the contrary, it won't.
The reason is very simple. In this era, no one would read a tome like Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals if they were not particularly interested.
Just like ordinary people in later generations, they will never read Das Kapital.
Even if it is so famous that even elementary school students know about it...
Xu Jiu kowtowed and said: "Report to your majesty, when I was fourteen years old, I was taught "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" at the gate of Liang Gong in An'an, Chang'an. When I was twenty years old, I practiced it with my own body, traveled around the country, went to Longmen Gorge, and watched the roaring river. On the right side of Beiping, look out over the vast expanse beyond the fortress, cross the dangers of Guanshan Mountain, and enter the southwest mountains. Talk to the elders of the Dian people, meet at the Fenxiang Plain, and offer sacrifices to the ancestors..."
Xu Jiu looked up at Liu Che, feeling extremely nervous. But he still said firmly: "The guilty minister is indeed the descendant of Lu Zi!"
To be honest, Xu Jiu's answer surprised Liu Che.
Lu Zi, of course, is Lu Buwei.
No matter what Lu Buwei's image is in people's impressions.
But he compiled "Lu Shi Chun Qiu", and this alone is enough for him to add a son after his surname.
Today, the Zajia family has been annexed by the Legalists.
Those who are still persisting are probably only three or two kittens.
Xu Jiu was a prince, but he fell into the arms of the Za family.
This surprised Liu Che very much.
And the experience Xu Jiu recounted made Liu Che feel much better about him.
No matter whether it is Confucianism, Legalism, Huang Laomo, Zongzong, or famous people, Liu Che will have a good impression of anyone who can use his two feet to travel across most of the world.
The reason is simple.
People who can practice this way, no matter how stupid they are, are much better than those smart people who stay at home.
How can you climb a mountain without reading the mountains and seas? How can you discuss politics if you don’t know the national conditions?
Anyone who starts shouting at the world with his lips is either an idiot or a careerist with ulterior motives.
And Xu Jiu's words perfectly explained why he was able to make his business so big.
If he had not traveled all over the world and even entered and exited the pass, how could he have been related to the southwestern barbarians and the Huns?
Liu Che's eyes became softer when he looked at him.
However, subconsciously, Liu Che had a question in his mind.
"Since this Xu Jiu has traveled all over the world and is accustomed to seeing the geography of the country, with his status as a prince, and with such experience and knowledge, it may be difficult to find a Jiuqing or a certain Cao officer in the Jiuqing Yamen. But,
...If you just want to be the governor or lieutenant of a place, you only need time..."
In the Han Dynasty regime, so far, the princes and scholar-bureaucrats are the main forces that constitute the middle and high-level system of the country.
Officials with more than 2,000 shi, or even more than 1,000 shi in counties across the country basically come from these two classes.
And Liehou has a huge advantage in this system.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you are a prince, willing to be an official, and have some ability.
After three to five years in the officialdom, one can easily become a county guard or county lieutenant.
However, Xu Jiu did not choose to become an official. Instead, he stayed away from the temple and ran a huge smuggling and slave-trading network in local areas and markets.
Isn't such a person worthy of suspicion?
"I once heard an elder from Guanzhong say: If you live in a temple high up, you will worry about its people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about your king! All these are scholar-bureaucrats and gentlemen!" Liu Che asked: "Ai Qing once traveled the world with a sword, watching
Traveling across mountains and seas, traveling around counties and countryside, and living in rivers and lakes for a long time, I must have worried about the country and the country. I don’t know. Is there anyone who can teach me?”
While asking, Liu Che stared at Xu Jiu with his eyes.
Who is the most terrifying person in this world?
Of course, he is a person who is ambitious, ideal and ambitious, but also has the ability to take action.
In Liu Che's eyes, there is no doubt that this Xu Jiu is such a person.
What makes Liu Che wary is that Liu Che still doesn't know what Xu Jiu is pursuing.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I heard that the guilty minister heard that the one who gave birth is Heaven; the one who nourishes Heaven is human; the one who can nourish the beings born of Heaven without being tasseled is the Son of Heaven. Your Majesty was born divine and can see thousands of miles clearly. To punish sin
I am not as stupid as your Majesty in case of disaster!" Xu Jiu took a deep breath and solemnly bowed: "However, as your Majesty's minister, I am a minister who picks up things and fills in the gaps. It is my duty to die in ignorance.
Reply to Your Majesty: The guilty minister once traveled through the nine states, looked at the difficulties of people's livelihood in the sea, and examined the cover of China. I have a few insights, which can be summarized in eight characters: the people are the foundation of the country, and the grain is the people's life!"
After Xu Jiu finished speaking, he prostrated himself deeply on the ground, a little nervous, waiting for the emperor's verdict.
He took a very big risk to do this.
If he succeeds, then he and the path he adheres to will appear openly and openly in front of the world. Like Confucianism and Legalism Huang Lao Mo, it can be openly disseminated, taught openly, and even become an option for examinations.
If you fail, your body and your family will be destroyed, no doubt!
Xu Jiu, the only person who can pray now is the Emperor, as he has observed these days.
He is indeed an emperor who coincides with him in thinking and is people-oriented.
Liu Che played with the book "People's Wealth" in his hand, then smiled and looked at Xu Jiu.
Liu Che naturally understood what Xu Jiu said.
The phrase "The one who started life..." also comes from Lu Shi Chun Qiu and Meng Chun Ji.
At the beginning, Lu Buwei wrote "Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals" claiming to combine the strengths of Confucianism and Mohism, combined with the excellence of philosophy and law, and being able to understand all the ways of hundreds of schools of thought.
However, although Lu Buwei wrote "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", he himself died soon. Therefore, his thoughts were only written in words and did not show practical effects. In other words, he may have been used in politics, but he was rudely treated by Qin Shihuang. of obliterated.
Today, a hundred years later, it is unbelievable that there are still people making the same attempt as Lu Buwei.
Moreover, from the perspective of discussion and point of view, these disciples and descendants of Lu Buwei have gone a step further based on Lu Buwei's discussion.
There is even a more understandable slogan such as "the people are the foundation of the country, and the grain is the people's destiny".
"It seems that this book "People's Wealth" is also written by Qing!" Liu Che said: "Tell me, how many people Qing and others co-authored, and who participated in the compilation of this book!"
This is an obvious question.
The discussion in this book, People's Wealth, is definitely more than just one person's views and ideas.
Just like "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", the ideas of at least three people are mixed in it.
Therefore, there are self-contradictions in the discussion in some places.
But that's not important.
As long as Liu Che is willing, he can mobilize the power of Shangshutai to perfect these concepts and build them according to his wishes.
Just like the heavy-people sect in Luoyang that was born out of the Simeng School. (To be continued.)
