Chen Rong didn’t mean to find trouble, he just felt it.
This is a chain of contempt engraved in the bones. Scholars despise Tongsheng, scholars despise scholars, Jinshi despise Juren, and common people despise Jinshi.
In Chen Rong's eyes, Chen Rong looked down on Xia Wenhui who went into business halfway through his studies and kept talking about how much profit he made.
If it were normal, depending on his temper, he would almost point his finger at the other person and scold him.
Today, for the emperor's sake, I just muttered a few words with disdain, but I didn't expect that Xia Wenhui would actually contradict me, even in a tit-for-tat manner.
Who are you, how dare you speak to me in such a tone?
Not to mention that I am a prefect and you are a commoner. Just relying on our reputations, a scholar who has entered the temple and a scholar who has given up halfway, if I teach you a few words, I think highly of you!
So, he said with a dark face: "I said that your sharp words have brought shame to our ancestors. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Don't you say good things?"
Xia Wenhui almost didn't even think about it and retorted: "I dare to ask this gentleman, if you don't talk about benefits, who will provide you with fine clothes and food? How can you hire famous teachers and be named on the gold list?"
"If you don't talk about profit, I think everyone knows how much the imperial court's salary is, so how can you have enough to eat and drink, and still have the leisure to talk here?"
"Your Excellency clearly occupies the greatest advantage in the world, but you turn your head and yet you are ashamed of it. It's like a person who has to eat but is ashamed of the cook. Isn't this the most ridiculous thing in the world?" p>
Although Xia Wenhui is a businessman, don’t forget that he is also a scholar.
If we talk about a war of words, who is afraid of whom?
In the past, these high-ranking men were naturally out of reach, but things are different now. The emperor has introduced new policies and reformed the imperial examinations. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the previous rules are no longer easy to use.
What the world needs now is capable people, not those who can only talk eloquently.
What's more, I, Xia Wenhui, come from a scholarly and official family. When my ancestors became prosperous, you were not even born!
In terms of connections and family status, even if I, Xia Wenhui, am a scholar, I may not be worse than you. Why should I be humiliated by you?
Chen Rong never expected that his kick would hit the iron plate.
Under the gaze of everyone, his face suddenly turned red.
Not far away, Zhu Qizhen stopped and looked like he was watching the fun.
Cao Nai remained silent, and it was hard to tell what his attitude was.
Several local officials accompanying him followed the principle of shooting the first bird and remained silent. They were all waiting to see Chen Rong's reaction.
At this point, Chen Rong had no way out, so he had to say: "As a scholar, I open my mouth to do business and keep my mouth closed to talk about profit, but I still talk about it without shame. I would like to ask, what book did you read? How did this scholar pass the exam?" Xia Wenhui smiled, neither humble nor arrogant, and said: "The Four Books and Five Classics that students have read since childhood are the books of sages. However, since the imperial court started the new policy, they have found that just reading the Four Books and Five Classics is not enough. Recently, I have learned a lot of new things.
If adults are interested, students can give them a few copies."
Chen Rong snorted disdainfully and said: "Since you have read so many sages, tell me which sage taught you to attack the gentry? Or did you indulge the mud-legged people and divide the land?"
After hearing this, Cao Nai frowned slightly, because these words were vaguely aimed at the New Deal.
To put it bluntly, the New Deal is to get rid of the land annexation brought about by the imperial court. In the past, the gentry could pay less or even no taxes, but now it is different. The more land they have, the more taxes they have to pay.
Xia Wenhui sneered and said: "It's just a land transaction. One wants to buy land and the other wants to sell land. How come it has become a robbery by force in your mouth? As for the land allocation you are talking about, it is the newly promulgated by the imperial court.
The student thinks that the policy of arranging an acre is very good. Those who are capable work harder. Whoever has more land will share more worries for Your Majesty and the court. Why not?"
"The Master said: Your Majesty, your ministers, your father, your son, your son. Your Majesty cares about the people of the world, and you need money and food to improve people's livelihood. We are all scholars, and we should know how to repay your kindness. Why do adults seem to think that the government charges more?
Grain tax becomes robbery?"
"I, Xia Wenhui, am just a businessman, and I understand this truth. Your Excellency, I am a dignified official of the imperial court. I enjoy the country's favor. I should repay the country's favor with all my strength. Even if I am shattered to pieces, it is natural. This is the way of a monarch and his ministers. Now, because of the excessive pay,
Just a few cents of tax, so I’m jumping here. Dare I ask, sir, have you read the Four Books and Five Classics into the dog’s belly?”
"You, you...I..."
Chen Rong was furious and his face turned red. Before he could say a word, Xia Wenhui mercilessly slapped him back.
"It's not because people like you talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but in fact only think about your family's personal interests. People in the world can't help laughing when they mention the word benevolence and righteousness. It's hypocrites like you that bring shame to the saints.
! The face of a scholar has been completely disgraced by people like you, but you still dare to bark here, for fear that others will not know that you are a clown who only knows how to make profits from the court, but does not know how to repay?"
Chen Rong's chest was heaving and he was breathing heavily. To be honest, he hadn't had such a fierce argument with someone for a long time. In the past, he relied on his status to unilaterally output.
Unexpectedly, I met a ruthless person today.
Too cruel!
Little did he know that the debate over the New Deal had already been acrimonious within the scholar-bureaucrat class.
The conservative gentry denounced the New Deal every day, while Xia Wenhui, a group of liberal-minded gentry who had begun to gain new profit points, retorted.
The debate about the New Deal represents the two major forces, the old and the new, and everyone is racking their brains to debate.
In the capital, Chen Rong is a high-ranking official, just like a flower in a greenhouse. He is usually only responsible for output. Now he is really immersed in the situation, but he finds that he has no actual combat experience. As soon as they have a confrontation, he is beaten.
The person was hit on the head and beaten violently.
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There was definitely no hope for a head-on debate, so Chen Rong said with a sarcastic look on his face: "A king, a king, and his ministers are not flattering each other, so what is the difference between them and treacherous people? Those who serve as ministers should..."
"Those who are ministers should obey the law and abide by the law, right?"
Before Chen Rong could continue, Xia Wenhui interrupted: "But according to what I heard, you court officials, during the holidays, countless people send you all kinds of gifts. During the summer and winter seasons, there are still a steady stream of people.
Dear people, I send you ice and charcoal gifts."
"I dare to ask, sir, who are these filial piety given to? Are these things beneficial? You are enjoying the offerings of others in a grand manner, and none of these offerings are the people's wealth and money stolen by the corrupt officials below.
?"
"But you, you are so happy with this, but now you say no benefits, and what should you do if you are a minister? Now I ask you, sir, have you accepted these gifts and filial piety?"
"I...I..."
Chen Rong wanted to deny it outright, but for a moment, he suddenly lost confidence.
Xia Wenhui secretly laughed in his heart. He knew the secrets here best. After all, his ancestors did this. How come he didn't know the names of the princes in this court?
"I won't ask you to be cool today. After all, everyone needs to eat and wear clothes. However, since you have gained such huge profits, let me ask you again, you said that a minister cannot be flattered in everything, so what have you done as a minister?
What are you doing?"
"Did you put down the trouble in Mobei? When the White Lotus Sect was in chaos, did you ever neglect your own response? When there were natural disasters and man-made disasters, when the people were naked and corpses were everywhere, how could you, a minister of others,
What are you doing? You haven't done anything, you're just a corpse! If it weren't for the fact that there were so many people like you among the princes in the DPRK, who made a lot of money but didn't do anything for human affairs, how could the world be like this?
The situation?"
Chen Rong suddenly felt a severe pain in his heart...
Xia Wenhui had no intention of stopping and continued: "You don't talk about profit. Do you think I don't know how much land the princes in this court have hoarded in their hometown? Is it true that the profit of industry and commerce is profit? The profit of this land
Isn’t it profitable? I dare to ask, how much tax do you pay to the court for the profit of these land? And dare to ask, how many ministers and family members are doing business secretly, how much tax do you pay to the court?"
"You are so hypocritical, but you still dare to insult my innocence?"
"I, Xia Wenhui, am an innocent person. I have paid taxes and recruited so many craftsmen. I dare not say that I have done any good to the world. But at least I have not taken advantage of the people's fat and anointed people to gossip here. On the contrary, I enjoy the benefits of the world. My words are
But he insists on being indifferent to fame and fortune, and talks about loving the people, but he is greedy for the interests of the people. He talks about benevolence and righteousness, but has no national policy. He only holds the Four Books and Five Classics to cover himself up. If a saint knew that there was such a person in his sect, he would probably
It’s so shameful!”
Chen Rong's old face has turned the color of pig liver. In fact, the other party's words are not without flaws, and some loopholes can be refuted.
However, this guy knew too much about officialdom, and exposing it directly made him feel guilty and unable to continue to defend himself.
"You...you...you are a scholar, how dare you make such crazy remarks!"
"So what if you are a scholar? Weren't you also a scholar back then?"
Xia Wenhui smiled and said without fear: "Furthermore, you keep saying that under the New Deal, fame is worthless, and you feel sorry for it. It turns out that in the eyes of adults, only Jinshi is honor. I, a scholar, even
Don’t you even have the qualifications to speak?”
"In this case, I think this new policy should add another one, directly abolishing the scholar's title. Scholars are nothing, so what is the use of this title? Only people like you, who are Jinshi, are qualified to speak loudly and dominate the world.
Benefits!"
Chen Rong almost lost his breath and racked his brains to spit out a sentence: "If Master Xia knows something..."
"If our ancestors had known that people who were in the imperial court in later generations only knew how to talk, not produce, and would insult others when they saw them, I would not want to associate with you."
Xia Wenhui didn't give him a chance at all and continued: "I respect you because you are an official of the imperial court, so I have a verbal battle with you. But if you still refuse to let me go, don't blame the students for being ruthless!"
These words are already a slap in the face. Are you a big deal as an official?
When my ancestors were officials, you bitch hadn’t even been born yet!
You criticize the New Deal, cut off my financial resources, and want to humiliate me, what kind of person are you!
At this moment, the scene was surprisingly quiet.
Zhu Qizhen listened with great interest, and even felt a little unfinished when he saw the two stopped arguing.
This Xia Wenhui is a talented person, he can’t just bury it!
I must talk to him alone later. Maybe we can set up a business school under the Ministry of Household Affairs to study economics.
Cao Nai felt that it was outrageous for the two people to quarrel like this, so he stood up and said: "Okay, don't be emotional, what do you think? We are both scholars. If you have something to say, you can't sit down and talk it over, so stop it!" p>
Chen Rong finally had a step to climb down. Although he was polite and polite, he also knew that he could no longer quarrel with Xia Wenhui. It was obvious that he was no match for him.
Xia Wenhui smiled slightly, raised his hands in salute, and his words and deeds showed the arrogance that a gentleman should have.
Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "That's right, if you have something to talk about slowly, quarreling can't solve the problem. But just now the two of you talked about Bing Jing Tan Jing, I am quite interested. Is there such a thing in Chen Qing's family?
?””
"No...no..."
Chen Rong suddenly panicked and said hurriedly: "I am a disciple of the saint, and I will never do such a stupid thing!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "It's okay if you don't. You are all the pillars of the country and a role model for the world... How about this, Yuan Bin, after you go back, send some people to check and see.
Have you ever had such a thing happen to your family? If not, I hope that everyone will be innocent. Then I will have to severely deal with those who spread rumors and cause trouble, so that the world can know that all the officials of Ming Dynasty are innocent.
Body!"
Chen Rong could barely squeeze out some smiles on his face, but now, these smiles are gradually disappearing.
After Zhu Qizhen finished speaking, he walked away.
While it was still early, I visited seven or eight workshops.
Most of these workshops are organized by local gentry. However, although there are many gentry, those who are really determined to participate in the operation are very few.
It is worth mentioning that most of the gentry who participated in organizing the workshops supported the New Deal.
This is very gratifying.
As long as someone takes the lead and does a good job, the New Deal will be considered a real success.
Otherwise, no matter how good the theory is, it will be empty talk if no one implements it.
Returning to Qian'an County in the evening, Zhu Qizhen ignored Chen Rong and summoned the county magistrate Chen Shiqing alone.
After a day of visits, he found that this person was pretty good.
Although he bears the responsibility for negligence in Caijiagou's case, in that kind of environment, it is very rare to be able to insist on not colluding with others.
As for whether this person is talented, it depends on his performance after being delegated.
If you are like Chen Rong, who talks about benevolence and righteousness every day but keeps silent about morality and righteousness, you will only accuse others from the commanding heights of morality, and ultimately you will not accomplish anything big.
Chen Shiqing's performance is quite different. It can be seen that this is a man who can do things.