Ming Zuo

Chapter 33 Like-minded people
"Brother, come quickly and clear up our doubts."

Gong Duan was a familiar and impatient person, and he took Zuo Menggeng to the middle.

Only then did Zuo Menggeng see that the "Wealth of Nations" was standing among the crowd.

This could not help but make his head full of black lines.

Mingren's sense of confidentiality is really powerless to complain.

Can such works be shown to people at will?
If there is a stubborn and old-fashioned person among the people present, and if he takes this matter out, wouldn't Zuo Menggeng immediately become a criminal?
Hou Xun saw his strangeness and said with a smile, "Don't worry about my nephew, everyone here is from my generation."

Zuo Menggeng was a big surprise.

"If Duke Ruogu doesn't realize that the younger generation's work is deviant?"

Hou Xun picked up the manuscript as if he was holding a peerless treasure.

"Joke, how can this be deviant? The road to governing the country is all in it."

Zuo Menggeng didn't dare to relax, and said cautiously: "When the junior wrote this article, he didn't think about governing the country and the world. It's just watching people's daily work, although they are conscientious and conscientious, but there is something that can be improved."

Cao Wenheng stroked his beard and sighed.

"My nephew, don't look at how difficult it is to run a country. In all words, it is nothing but money and food. If money and food are sufficient, the country will be prosperous and the people will be safe; These two words are enough. However, I exhausted my energy and thought hard, but I couldn't add any more. What my nephew said should be my teacher."

This Zuo Menggeng didn't dare, he quickly stood up and kept thanking him.

The family knows their own affairs.

Although I had a strange dream, the things I inherited were very biased, more than military affairs.

As for how to be an official and govern the country, he is still a novice.

I don't think that after seeing the scenery of the next few hundred years, it is better than these political leaders.

At least how the imperial court in this era works, he is smeared in both eyes.

If I really want to enter the officialdom, I am afraid that there will be no bones left.

Gongheng also said: "What my wise brother does not know, the place where Gongshi is in darkness, with many mountains and few land, and the people are in distress. How to survive, we have never been able to understand. Land pressure is light, but it is a good law."

Liu Zongzhou nodded and said: "This is the case in the south of the Yangtze River. If there is no prosperous industry, the people will lose their income immediately, and there will be countless people who will destroy their homes."

The public is genuinely asking for advice.

"Brother Xian said something special, but Brother Yu has something he doesn't understand. Please enlighten me."

Zuo Menggeng was a little relieved.

"Little brother must know that there is nothing to say, and there is nothing to say."

The public was overjoyed.

"The wise brother said in the text, to start a hundred works to accommodate the people, although this can provide livelihood for the people. However, there are many fields in the world, and the food produced is naturally fixed. Too many people leave the land, but they have no food to feed their stomachs. This day A big problem."

It turned out to be this, really couldn't help Zuo Menggeng.

"The fields in the world are limited, but the output can be unlimited. Today, the maximum output per mu is only one or two stones. But what if the output is increased to three or four stones?"

The crowd exclaimed, "How is that possible?"

Zuo Menggeng felt at ease.

"Why not? In the pre-Qin period, people used stone tools and bronze tools as tools for farming. The amount of land reclaimed was limited, and the output was less than half of what it is today. After the rise of iron tools, there is only today's output. Why can't we cultivate more fields and acres? What about investment and research to increase the yield per mu?"

A group of people looked at each other.

They are all scholar-bureaucrats. Although they are not indifferent to each other and the grains are not divided, they obviously do not understand how to operate farming.

Zuo Menggeng sighed and found that facing these unearthly people, there was too much to explain.

"Take raising seedlings as an example, is there any way to make progress? The younger generation thinks that there are actually. A piece of farmland, even if the farmers are dedicated to serving, no matter how small or small, the crops that can grow will inevitably be good and some bad; After that, some fell down, and some remained tall. What's the difference?"

Cao Wenheng scratched his beard and tried to say, "Maybe it's just a coincidence?"

No wonder he thought so, the agriculture of this era depends on the sky for food, and there is no overly professional research at all.

The content of various agricultural books also focuses more on the construction of agricultural facilities and the most basic breeding methods.

But the difference between breeding and breeding, without the support of biology and genetics, people in this era simply do not understand the mystery inside.

This is what Zuo Menggeng wants to say.

"It is no coincidence that crops are like people, some are strong and some are weak. The strong among the people are less likely to get sick and injured, and recover faster. The weak are the opposite. In this case, the younger generation thinks, in When breeding, why not choose seeds that are growing well and are still intact after disasters? Are the seeds cultivated in this way better than ordinary seeds?"

Everyone was fascinated by what they heard, but they didn't refute it.

Although they didn't understand the reason, it seemed like that was the case.

Hou Xun was a practical man, and said, "I don't know if this method is feasible or not. When I arrive in the capital, the old man will discuss it with Sinong Temple in person. If it is feasible, it will be a blessing for all people to promote it."

Everyone nodded, all feeling great.

Only Zuo Menggeng laughed, knowing that he couldn't do it.

Hou Xun's eyes were sharp and clear, but he didn't want to let him go.

"My dear nephew, but you have something to say, why don't you say it? What we want is nothing but peace in the world, peace and prosperity in the country. If there are any omissions in this law, it is up to you to check and fill the gaps."

Being approached, Zuo Menggeng couldn't avoid it.

As soon as he gritted his teeth, he had to take heavy medicine.

"According to the younger generation, whether this method is successful or not, it is impossible to promote the world."

Everyone was surprised and didn't know why he made this conclusion.

Liu Zongzhou was even more anxious and said, "Tell me your reasoning."

Zuo Menggeng looked around, and even looked around, realizing that the servants and servants were far away, so he opened his mouth.

"In today's world, most of the land is concentrated in the hands of the royal family, nobles, and landlords. These people annex the land to enrich their own interests. Only relying on the output and exploitation of today can already satisfy the luxury. What is the motivation to increase the output of fields?"

A word like the autumn wind sweeping leaves, instantly chilling the atmosphere.

Still no one refuted Zuo Menggeng, because everyone knew that what he told was the truth and it was cruel.

The reason why it is said that the landlord class is an obstacle to progress in this era is not to say how harmful the annexation of land is by the landlords.

The issue of the past dynasties and dynasties in Chinese history, when mentioned, land annexation is the key point.

In fact, according to Zuo Menggeng, there are prerequisites for land annexation to become a big problem.

The most prerequisite is that the vast majority of the people are locked on the land and must rely on the land to survive.In other words, land is the only means of production for the vast majority of people.

When the land is robbed, the people will inevitably face the pressure of survival.

Second, the annexation of land did not bring about the development of agriculture.

Anyone who has experienced agricultural mechanization and scale in later generations knows that this is the correct way to improve agricultural production efficiency and yield.

But the problem is that the purpose of the landlord class annexing land is only to snatch wealth, and will not make any investment in agricultural production.

Anyway, you can live a prosperous and luxurious life by relying on the plundered land. How can the landlord class be willing to invest in agricultural production?

When natural disasters occurred and agricultural production was reduced, the landlord class did not try to improve the ability of crops to resist disasters, but continued to expand land acquisitions, relying on the advantage of quantity to make up for the lack of production.

The last little problem is that the backward feudal society cannot satisfy the survival of more people after they are separated from agriculture.

The production of the agricultural society is relatively simple, the types of industries are not many, and the amount of labor required is very limited.

After a large number of peasants lost their land, they could not obtain the necessities of survival from other places, and finally they could only go to the road of exile.

This is the cruel reality of this age.

Even if there is a way to increase agricultural production and income, the landlord class who holds the land will not do it.

This is also the biggest difference between the landlord class and the big farmers in the capitalist era.

Although later generations of big farmers were also engaged in agriculture, they were actually more like factory owners.

Land is their means of production, and grain is their commodity.

They take the grain they produce to the market and sell it in the market, and the income in exchange is either expanded reproduction or turned into their own wealth.

Under such circumstances, those large farmers are naturally willing to work hard and conduct research in increasing agricultural production and income.

But the landlord class is different.

The wealth of the landlord class is land.

As for food, it is the fruit of the land.

The more land the landlord class owns, the more wealth it has, and the output from the land is only incidental.

It also depends on the feudal society, the kind of wealth is single.

After the grain is produced, it cannot transform various types of wealth, and naturally it cannot stimulate the enthusiasm of the landlords.

As a result, the output of agriculture could not be improved, and the needs of more people could not be met. The farmers' land was robbed again. Coupled with natural disasters and chaos, a huge and violent social crisis came.

Zuo Menggeng didn't say too much, just mentioned the issue of increasing agricultural production and income, which has already made Liu Zongzhou and others feel difficult.

Of course, these people know what the virtue of a landlord is.

Because many of them are also landlords themselves.

The only difference from traditional landlords is that their wealth is not just land, and business occupies a large part.

These social elites combined with agriculture and business have a more comprehensive view of the problems of the whole society.

Naturally, I know how difficult the problem of increasing production and income mentioned by Zuo Menggeng is.

As for the method of colonial expansion, Zuo Menggeng did not mention it at all.

Talking to Xu Ruolin does not need to be scruples, and there will be no consequences.But with these people, there is no harm in being cautious.

Since the Zhao and Song dynasties, the Chinese nation has not been very interested in external expansion.

He has no power or power at this time, and bringing it up will only cause trouble.

After these people return to the imperial court, they will understand where the right path is when facing the emperor like Pixiu and the deteriorating situation.

At that time, there is no need for Zuo Menggeng to hand over to him or to be a corporal of courtesy. As long as he does a certain degree, these people will switch camps and become his help.

(End of this chapter)