To put it bluntly, there are no outsiders present, everyone has the same status, no one is nobler than anyone else, and being scolded is not a shameful thing.
Moreover, who would forget to publicize this kind of internal matter to the outside world? To put it bluntly, ordinary people are not qualified to be scolded by Wang Xuan!
After being scolded by Wang Xuan, everyone woke up.
"Everyone knows the reason why the emperor cannot collect commercial taxes. It is because the emperor is incompetent. However, in this three-acre land in Fujian, I, Wang Xuan, have the final say. Besides, I have taken the lead in paying taxes. Why are you still here?"
Dare to reveal it, no matter what, you are more powerful than me."
Wang Xuan looked around, "The one who thinks he is better than me, you can stand up and speak, come on, come on, I will give you my seat!"
The group of people below couldn't help but murmur in their hearts, this is just a concession. Who dares to stand up without absolute strength, fear that they will be attacked by a group of people immediately.
"Let me tell you, this tax is not in vain. Not to mention anything else, just because the roads in our province are well repaired, you can save 10% of the profit on freight."
"What's more, where did the good business environment in Fujian come from today?"
"This is really killing people. Let's not talk about anything else. Last time, Ningbo merchants sent more than 2,000 fake Japanese pirates and 1,000 real Japanese pirates. If one of them fails, our good life will be gone. How can we raise it?
The army doesn’t need to spend money!”
"Last time, I helped you for free." Wang Xuan reached out and nodded at several merchants present, "You must be aware of this. Do you think that without strong strength, this product can be sold casually?
"
"Just those real and fake pirates will beat you up until you don't even know their last names!"
"This is just our Ming Dynasty. If we want to safely sell things to Japan, do you think we don't need to fight a bloody road!"
"To make money, who doesn't know that sea trade makes money, but every tael of silver is stained with blood. Even if I ask you to go to Japan now, do you dare? All of you will be buried under the sea before the ship arrives."
"And Xiaoliuqiu, you really think it is so easy to develop. Do you think there are no indigenous people on the island? Are the ethnic minorities living in the mountains and forests so kind? Without the deterrence of strong force, the little food you grow will not be enough for others.
Robbed!"
"Besides, are you satisfied with Xiaoliuqiu alone? Further south of Xiaoliuqiu, there is a larger island with more arable land that can be developed. The same is true for Annan. Whether it is to occupy land or sell goods to earn money,
High profits do not require the protection of force!"
Wang Xuan's call made everyone stunned. No one in the major families thought that Wang Xuan still had this idea and wanted to continue to occupy the land south and west. However, if one day in the future, his family would be able to
There are millions of fertile fields and countless slaves living like a kingdom, and everyone's breathing becomes heavier again.
In fact, with Wang Xuan's military deterrence, paying taxes is inevitable. In addition, the prospect Wang Xuan described to everyone is tempting everyone like bait. Now, no one has any objection.
After all, it was not illusory, but feasible. After all, everyone in Xiaoliuqiu had seen that land, and everyone had full confidence in Wang Xuan's city-building ability and force.
It took Wang Xuan more than two years to build this large and prosperous new city from scratch, and the combat power of the army, at least the Japanese pirate incident some time ago allowed everyone to see the results.
We are all old foxes here, and we can’t fool you casually. We have also seen examples.
"Okay, our Chang family supports Mr. Wuzhou."
"My Xing family also supports Mr. Wuzhou."
"My Jiang family also supports Mr. Wuzhou."
"My Shi family..."
"My Dong family..."
"My Wei family..."
"My Jiang family..."
One by one, the heads of the family stood up with red faces and thick necks to express their support. No one present had any objection.
Wang Xuan then nodded with satisfaction and laughed loudly: "That's right. Let's work together as a whole in Fujian. Are we still afraid that we won't be able to create a better tomorrow in the future?"
"Compared to other places in the south of the Yangtze River, the water and soil are fertile. It is the most prosperous place in the Ming Dynasty. However, the people in the south of the Yangtze River have lived too comfortably in recent years. They have lost their fighting spirit. They were born in sorrow and died in peace and happiness. I, Fujian, have nine points of mountains and rivers.
Tian, although we are not as rich as those in Jiangnan, we Fujian people are determined to conquer the world. I believe that in the future, we will definitely surpass those in Jiangnan!"
"Yes, let those Jiangnan people who are lying on the merits of their ancestors take a look!"
"Yes, let them see it!"
The atmosphere at the venue became more and more enthusiastic, and there was quite a sense of excitement among the crowd. This made Wang Xuan suddenly feel like he was doing some kind of pyramid scheme.
But it doesn't matter. Strike while the iron is hot. Wang Xuan continued: "Speaking of this, half of the officials in the world are from Jiangnan, while 80% of the officials in the court and the cabinet are from Jiangnan. This is deliberate by the emperor in order to balance the forces between the north and the south.
The reason is to support the northerners, this is not good, it is not good for our future development."
"Especially the Donglin Party theory that is currently popular in Jiangnan is the enemy of our development. In the past two years, Fujian has become more and more wealthy, and we also need our own power above the court. In the future,
To develop so much overseas land, we also need the support of our own theory. I hope that everyone here will agree that a new school of thought must arise in Fujian to justify our actions."
This point is actually very important. Regardless of ancient or modern times, people pay attention to what is wrong and what is wrong. In a land where there are barbarians overseas, it is annoying enough to be accused of provoking border provocations. Although Wang Xuan does not think that the Ming Dynasty has the strength to send troops to attack Fujian.
Come on, but just the public opinion holding us back is also very annoying.
Of course, the more important point is that Wang Xuan hates the current corrupt Confucianism. Apart from imprisoning thoughts and making people become self-contained, weak and spineless, there is no benefit at all.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In his heart, Confucianism during the Han Dynasty is the best.
Everyone who listened to Wang Xuan's words was confused and confused, but everyone still understood a few points. The power of the Fujian clan in the court was too scattered and uncompetitive. It has always been the Jiangnan clan.
Being a vassal of a big family is extremely detrimental to future development.
"I don't understand something, so I would like to ask Mr. Wuzhou to explain."
"Let's put it this way, we need to expand our power above the court, firstly to prevent the Jiangnan people from holding back, and at the very least, once Xiaoliuqiu is developed, the food abundant there will also be sold. If it is transported to the north on a large scale, it will definitely be
When the price of grain is lowered, these grain merchants in Jiangnan will not just sit there and ignore it!"
"Secondly, with the support of our people and our doctrine, we can mobilize the power of Fujian and the entire Ming Dynasty on a larger scale. Do you understand what I am saying?"
When it comes to profit matters, these guys make it clear at once. If tens of millions of acres of fertile land are really developed, especially if it can be harvested three times a year as Wang Xuan said, it will inevitably have an impact on grain prices. By then, interests will be entangled.
, it would be strange if it didn’t cause a fuss.
In fact, there are tens of millions of acres. If the plan goes well, Annan alone can develop 140 million acres of cultivated land, and it is all land that is harvested three times a year.
This is the second largest rice exporter in the world. If Annan is developed, the population of Ming Dynasty can easily double again.
"Mr. Wuzhou, tell me what we should do!"
"Of course, let the reading seeds in the clan change their minds!"
"How can this be changed?" A group of people were confused. Confucianism is just a joke!
Looking at the appearance of a group of people, Wang Xuan could only speak in more detail, "Confucianism is not just the current explanation. What is Confucianism? Let's talk about the origin of Confucianism."
The word "need" is Confucianism, which means that what people need is "Confucianism". Confucius traveled to the six countries at that time but failed to promote Confucianism. Why? Even Confucianism could not make the six countries strong during the Warring States Period, so
Cannot be promoted.
By the time of the Han Dynasty, after the early cultivation and development, the strength of the Han Dynasty gradually became stronger. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to destroy the Huns and start a war with them, but the mainstream social thinking was the Huang Lao's method. Therefore, Emperor Wu issued an edict to seek strategies for governing the country.
In the famous "Countermeasures for Promoting Virtues", Dong Zhongshu combined Confucianism with the social needs of the time, absorbed the theories of other schools, and created a new ideological system with Confucianism as the core, which won the appreciation of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Systematically put forward the theory of "influence between heaven and man", the theory of "great unification" and "all those who are not in the six arts and the art of Confucius must avoid their own way and do not let them advance together", and the proposition of "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" was
Adopted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
At this point, Confucianism became the orthodox thought of Chinese society and its influence lasted for more than 2,000 years.
Its study is centered on Confucian patriarchal thought, mixed with the theory of yin and yang and the five elements, and integrates divine power, monarchy, father's power, and husband's power to form an imperial theological system.
This was the first time that Confucianism really entered the stage of history. The reason was that it met the needs of the rulers at that time, that is, the "needs." However, Confucianism at that time did not treat foreigners well.
of rules.
These rules began in the Song Dynasty. It was caused by the "unjust victory of the Song Dynasty" at that time. Under the idea of "valuing civility over military affairs", a series of subsequent measures were taken. They would rather lose money to the Liao Kingdom than fight a war.
But now, what we need is to open up overseas land, which is profitable. Otherwise, Fujian will never be able to get ahead just by staying in the land within the Ming Dynasty.
The people of Jiangnan are different. If the Ming Dynasty maintains its current status, then the people of Jiangnan will have the final say in the next few hundred years, because Huguang is familiar with the world, because 70% of taxes come from Jiangnan, and because even the emperor would not dare to go to Jiangnan.
How about the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and the chaos in the world?
The only way to break this monopoly is to expand overseas. However, we need talents, and we need people who can act as prime ministers and as prime ministers.
We also need this kind of doctrine to support our actions!
By saying this, everyone will understand what it means, and when it comes to the influence on scholars, these big families do have the greatest influence. To put it bluntly, most scholars come from these families, and even those with inferior families have to.
Influenced by these top families.
Even if you are truly from a poor background and are truly talented, you will receive support from various families. Since it is a matter of interest, it is not up to everyone to decide whether it is black or white.
The scholar's words make perfect sense no matter what he says. He is the one who opened up new territories and made great achievements. It is all about profit.