Chapter 236: The power of sentient beings’ thoughts is rolling in!
Any matter that shakes the foundation of the country, whether it is the emperor or the princes, will be very cautious.
The path of the great road means that the world is for the common good. In this society, the old are provided for, the strong are provided for, the young are provided for, and the widowed, widowed, lonely, and sick are all provided for. This is the great unity of the world, which is what the sages of the Xia Dynasty dreamed of.
society.
The ideals of the sages were very lofty and beautiful, which attracted countless people to be full of daydreams about them.
The well-field system is the most important part of "the world is for the common good". The fields are owned by everyone in the world, and the people work together and harvest a good harvest together.
Nowadays, the Xi Kingdom granted land to private individuals, which completely broke the well-field system. It is not wrong to say that it is deviant.
As a result, all the princes in the Manchu Dynasty were very dissatisfied with Yao Yun's move and criticized him one after another.
At this time, the Marquis of Xixing was a little less confident: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, I have misunderstood, I have misunderstood. Xi Yunzi did not actually grant the land to private individuals, but only contracted the land to each household. This does not constitute a violation of the well field system...
....”
As he spoke, Marquis Xixing's voice became weaker and weaker, seeming a little less confident.
In fact, after thinking about it, he felt that Yao Yun's approach was inappropriate. He granted land to the common people and abolished the well-field system. Then who would cultivate the land for himself? Without the common people to cultivate the land for himself, and purely relying on slaves to cultivate the land, where would the princes and nobles come from?
How can we feed the army without food? If so, the country will collapse!
"Hey, Xiyunzi is still too young. A young boy dares to take advantage of the ancestral system. He is really not a son of a man. Huh, he granted the land to the people. The people are indeed rich, but he himself is poor. If a prince has the power to
If there is no land, no money or food, can he still be called a prince?"
The princes of the dynasty shook their heads secretly. They recognized the iron weapons very much, but when it came to the Xi Kingdom, they shook their heads repeatedly.
Since then, princes from all over the world have begun to smelt iron. People who have used iron tools say it is good, but they do not approve of Xi's farming methods.
In particular, Emperor Mu even issued an edict to tactfully reprimand Yao Yun.
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Thousands of miles away, Yao Yun was dumbfounded when he received the emperor's order to reprimand him.
The second elder Wu Tong said with a smile: "As the saying goes, in the whole world, is it the land of the king? On the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers? In name, the land of the Xia Dynasty belongs to the emperor, Emperor Mu. We do have the power to challenge the emperor's power.
For example, if the Xi Kingdom hadn't paid tribute and taxes in full every year, Emperor Mu would never have unleashed his thunderous wrath."
The second elder was a bachelor and didn't care at all about the emperor's accusations, but Yao Yun was very angry.
"Second Elder, these words of rebuke are really interesting. They keep saying that the world is for the public, but the well-field system is not for the public, but for the emperor and the princes. They just want to scold the emperor and the princes. They insist on standing on the moral high ground and relying on the common people of the world.
I really don’t know what it means to teach an orphan a lesson!”
In fact, the well-field system is a kind of aristocratic land private ownership system. It is simply impossible to achieve world unification through the "well-field system".
The second elder said with a half-smile, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that you are also a prince?"
"Gu naturally understands, but Gu is just going with the flow." Yao Yun turned his anger into a smile: "In fact, with the birth of iron tools, the well-field system will naturally fall apart, and Gu is just ahead of them."
Wu Tong was surprised by his king's self-confidence. After thinking about it carefully, he didn't understand: "Why did your king say this?"
Yao Yun showed confidence: "With iron tools, people no longer have to rely on collective labor, and each family can farm on their own. Of course they are not willing to let them farm public land for the country at this time. It is natural that people all over the world are opposed to it.
If it cannot continue, the well-field system will inevitably collapse. This is the general trend of the world, and it is only a matter of time."
Wu Tong nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty, you are very wise. In fact, judging from the situation of our Xi Kingdom this year, the national treasury can be filled just by relying on taxes, and there is no need to force the people to cultivate public land for the country."
Yao Yun said with a smile: "Yes, if the common people can truly have enough to eat and clothe themselves, then this can truly serve the country and the people. The world for the public as mentioned by the princes of the world is obviously a pretense. The nobles have fine clothes and fine food, wine pools and meat forests, and the common people
But they are so hungry, what kind of universal unity is this? It’s a joke!”
The second elder nodded approvingly. The former emperor Zixuan also had similar emotions, but he didn't expect the prince to think so too.
"Your Majesty, it's your opinion, but these things need to be dealt with slowly and don't be impatient."
After saying that, the second elder asked with worries: "Your Majesty, if we hand over the method of iron-making, all countries will become stronger with iron tools, and our advantage will not be that great. Now our country of Xi is far ahead in farming, so there is no need to worry.
But in the army..."
This is something that the second elder has been thinking about. It is imperative to donate the iron weapon, but how to maintain the advantage after donating the iron weapon is very important.
Yao Yun smiled disapprovingly: "Second Elder, I have told you several times. You don't have to worry. The iron-making method given by Gu Xian is the most general. If it is used for farming, it is naturally a sharp weapon, but if it is used for weapons
, in fact, the iron weapons they forged are not necessarily as good as bronze weapons, and our country, Xi, has maintained its advantage for a long time."
After confirming again, Wu Tong took a long breath, then turned around and asked with a smile:
"Your Majesty, can sentient beings' mind power increase?"
When Yao Yun heard this, he immediately used [Record of All Living Beings' Mind Power to Heaven], and soon he saw many more light balls of mind power in the distant sky.
Yao Yun had a thought in his mind and clicked on one of the ideas.
[The iron weapons of Xi State are really powerful and sharp. I will be sure to kill the enemy on the battlefield in the future]
[With this iron farm tool, it will be much easier to farm in the future. It is really a good thing. I can’t afford bronze farm tools, so I will rely on iron farm tools in the future.]
[I heard that the Xi Kingdom was favored by the Dangkang divine beast all because of this iron weapon. This iron weapon is so powerful!]
Randomly checking the thoughts of sentient beings, Yao Yun's originally unhappy mood became happy. No matter what, many people still benefited from the iron tools, as evidenced by the sentient beings' thoughts rolling in from all directions.
Yao Yun laughed: "It is true that sentient beings with telepathy have been born, and the number is quite impressive. With the promotion of iron tools, there should be more and more. I think next year, there will be a scene of sentient beings with telepathy rolling in!"
The second elder Wu Tong was also overjoyed: "I am also looking forward to that scene."
"However, Gu is still a little disappointed, not to the extent that the people of the world have returned to their hearts. Alas, it is impossible for the people of the world to have their lives suddenly changed like the people of the Xi Kingdom."
The second elder understood what Yao Yun meant: "Your Majesty, the emperor and the princes are short-sighted. You should rise up. If you become the princess of the world in the future, will you worry that the people of the world cannot return to your heart?"
Here it comes again! Yao Yun wailed in his heart, the second elder was good at everything, except that he was being teased all day long to be the son of the emperor.