At that time, the ten best brothers in the clan went north to the ice field together to explore the mysteries of the far north. As a result, in that colorful aurora that seemed to last forever regardless of day and night, he was the only one left among the ten brothers...
Those were even better tribesmen than him! If these brothers could survive, why would the Yuming family be so hesitant now, still clinging to the achievements of their ancestors?
Fear flashed in Yu Ming's eyes, and he said silently: "Master Hou, let's change the conditions."
Fang Jun scratched his eyebrows, feeling that Yu Ming's expression was strange, so it was better not to continue teasing him. He stood up and took out a thick stack of drawings from a box under the bed, and casually placed them in front of Yu Ming.
"Your Majesty has graciously granted me the title of Marquis of Huating County, and the fiefdom is in Huating Town. I don't know if I have ever been there. It is a very barren place with no cultivated land and no population. However, barrenness also has its advantages. It is like a barren place.
It is a blank piece of paper, allowing those with beautiful minds to smear it as they please. These are some of my plans, which will be completed one by one in the next few years. However, I am not only short of money, but also in urgent need of talents who understand the art of mathematics and construction.
I wonder if my father-in-law has the ambition to work with me to build a majestic city that has never been seen in ancient times?"
Yu Ming looked at the drawings, his eyes were a little straight...
Is this a city?
It’s clearly the same country!
Wharfs, military ports, warehouses, hospitals, government offices, buildings, schools...
Drawings one by one, buildings one by one, simple and clear lines, complicated and detailed instructions...
If it were all built, how much money and labor would be needed?
Yu Ming sighed: "I am deeply impressed by the ambition of Lord Marquis. Although it took a lifetime of effort and there were countless difficulties and obstacles during the period, as long as everything on the blueprint can be realized, it is tantamount to building a country from scratch, and it will be able to shine."
Qing Shi is here!"
What these drawings depict can be said to be a grand blueprint unprecedented in ancient and modern times!
He has also been to Suzhou, so he naturally knows that although there are people living in the west of Haiyu Town, there are salt-alkali flats and reed marshes everywhere. On the coastal side, only those who boil seawater for salt live in groups of 30 to 50. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a deserted place.
.If all the things described in the drawings can be built, a huge city no less than Suzhou will be created out of thin air!
And judging from these drawings, there is no cultivated land here, but there are continuous docks, warehouses, and several waterways that have been dredged and widened. It seems that the focus is on developing merchants to grow goods and collect commercial taxes to support the city.
But the whole city is full of businesses...it's really shocking!
"Please forgive me for talking too much, Lord Marquis, this city, but you want the whole city to be a merchant? The Yuming family is the successor to Pangu Kaitian, and communicates the different paths between heaven and man. He has experienced too many life and death successes and failures, and has seen too many vicissitudes of life. The so-called
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are just a means for the rulers to stabilize their rule. No one is nobler than the other, whether he is a scholar or a farmer or a businessman. They just have different means of making a living. But it is an indisputable fact that businessmen pursue profit over justice.
If this city is full of merchants, no one pursues benevolence and righteousness, no one believes in morality, and everyone is interested in profit, it will become the most dirty place in the world!"
Fang Jun had naturally thought about Yu Ming's concerns. In fact, this was one of the reasons why Fang Jun wanted to build this city.
"Measure the world by morality, and cultivate yourself by benevolence and righteousness. The country has no commanders, the people have no desires, they do not know how to enjoy life, they do not know how to hate death, so they have no premature death. They do not know their relatives and friends, and they do not know how to alienate things, so they have nothing to cherish. They do not know how to rebel.
I don’t know what to follow, so there is no benefit or harm. The Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors rule together, and the world is unified... However, is it possible for such a society to exist? Please teach me, my father-in-law."
This is the ultimate state of human society. There is no distinction between domination and being ruled. People have no desires beyond what is necessary and face life and death indifferently. They treat people and things the same way and show no partiality. They neither cherish anything nor care about anything.
Don’t be afraid of anything. Let everything take its course. This is a harmonious world where the world is for the common good and there is no hierarchy. It is infinitely close to communism.
In the "Tao Te Ching", it is a "small country with few people" where "we can hear the sound of chickens and dogs, and never interact with each other until old age and death"; in Liezi, it is the "Huaxu Kingdom" in the "Huangdi Chapter"; in "Zhuangzi"
It is the "age of supreme virtue"; in Tao Yuanming's writings, it is the "Peach Blossom Spring" where "I don't know the Han Dynasty, regardless of the Wei and Jin Dynasties"; in "The Incompetent Son", it is the ancient world where "there is no intention to take harm and no hidden things"
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However, in the end, it is just a dream and cannot exist.
At the very least, it is impossible to exist in the next two thousand years, Fang Jun can testify...
Yu Ming opened his mouth, but remained silent.
The long history of the family has left behind countless classics and treatises, as well as the thoughts of sages of various generations on themselves, society, and the world. Of course he knew that such a harmonious world could not exist. Animals have nature and humans have desires.
This is a gift from God, but it is also a yoke of fetters and the source of sin.
Therefore, Yu Ming will pursue the supreme way of heaven from generation to generation, get rid of the shackles of life and death, the judgment of good and evil, have no desires and desires, and transcend the ordinary to become a saint...
After being silent for a long time, Yu Ming sighed: "Everyone said that Yao and Shun abdicated, and Shun and Yu abdicated, and then they ruled by arches, and the world was clear and bright, but they were just an attachment. The former was created by Mozi, who was the ninth descendant of the Yellow Emperor.
Shun of the Yu family was said to be a farmer who could burn kilns and fish, in order to express his purpose of advocating virtue. The latter was a fabrication by Confucianism. Yuzi took over the Mohist concession of Yao and Shun and added the concession of Shun and Yu.
The story of "Yu" was recorded in the classics, and Yu, who was originally a prince of hundreds of miles, was described as a common man. How ridiculous? Shun forced Yao, Yu forced Shun, Tang defeated Jie, and King Wu defeated Zhou. These four kings were killed by their ministers.
He was also the ruler. Yao's virtue declined and he was imprisoned by Shun. Yao's son Danzhu was imprisoned again, so that father and son could not see each other. Later, Yao was released in Pingyang. Shun was driven to Cangwu by Yu and died.
The so-called people rule the world and give in with virtue, it is just a joke..."
Fang Jun was really shocked by Yu Mingshi.
However, considering the long history of the Yuming family and the extremely lofty status of "Servant of God", it is reasonable that secrets unknown to the world have been passed down in the family since ancient times. What's more, there will be so-called abdication in later generations.
Fang Jun can accept the argument that the system is just an ancient tribal election method.
History is always hidden in the fog, and you can get the whole picture if you take a peek, but you are just deceiving yourself and others...
After Yu Ming sighed, he sat down and cheered up. He stared at Fang Jun and asked: "It seems that the Marquis does not believe that everyone in the world can be bound by moral etiquette. He believes that it is difficult to ensure fairness in human governance, so he wants to thoroughly implement the laws of Legalism."
To replace the rule of man with the rule of law?"
Fang Jun thought for a moment and said: "Ruling a country simply by people or simply by law is actually biased. Ruling a country by people and governing from the top is the ultimate state and the most perfect system.
However, the foundation required for this system is too high-end. It is said that people only need to know etiquette if they have enough space, and it is also said that people are not worried about few but about inequality. If you want to govern the country by people, you still have to go a long way. In the current situation,
When the people have nothing to eat and nothing to wear, I believe that the rule of law can more easily promote social progress and eliminate social conflicts."
It's so comfortable to chat with this kind of "half-immortal" who has been knowledgeable for a thousand years. No matter what you say, even some of the views of later generations can be understood. He is worthy of being a "server of God" and the person closest to God.
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"Forgive me for doubting, but I wonder what the ideal country in the mind of the Marquis is like? Is it a place where everyone wears beautiful clothes and is protected from cold and heat, or is gold and silver abandoned on the roadside, where there is no difference between rich and poor?"
Isn't this communism?
It’s so far away that I dare not even think about it!
Fang Jun leisurely said with longing: "It's very simple. I hope that the people of the Tang Dynasty will be educated, be rewarded for their work, be cured for their illnesses, and be provided for when they are old..."
Yu Ming murmured: "Study will be taught, work will be rewarded, illness will be treated, and old age will be provided for!"
The room fell into silence for a moment.
The Yuming family seemed to be immersed in the happy country described by Fang Jun, which mutually confirmed the "Land of Huaxu" in his imagination. Fang Jun was thinking hard, thinking hard about how to bring the Yuming family into his own country.
Front, to contribute to his grand plan...
After a long time, Yu Ming said: "If I send my tribe to help Lord Hou build the city, I wonder what kind of reward I can get? Don't mention gold and silver. I regard them as dung. Don't taint my ears."