Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 584 Confucianism is limited, new coins released

"Haha, why don't you agree? I'm afraid they will still contribute money to support it." Xia Wanchun said with a smile, "Brother Jiu Gao hasn't seen my father and teacher for at least a year, right? Maybe I don't know, but their thoughts now are very different from those at the beginning. different.

In fact, they are not the only ones. Since Da Ming Pao came into being, I must read every issue, and later I read the special issue of natural science.Thinking about it now, I just feel that what I think and say now is completely different from the past.

What the Holy Majesty said is true, Confucianism has been a prominent school for thousands of years, and it has come to an end, and Confucian principles only involve human thoughts and social principles..."

"Wait, what is society?" Du Dengchun couldn't help asking when he found that he couldn't understand Xia Wanchun's words.

The word society was not unknown before, but it was used to refer to club gatherings or Lishe festivals.What Xia Wanchun said about "society" is definitely not the original meaning.

"Brother Jiugao must have missed some issues of the Ming Pao?" Xia Wanchun said, "The so-called society is the sum of the relationship between people and the environment, which is roughly the same as what we used to call 'the world' and 'the world'." , or what is commonly known as 'Jianghu' has a similar meaning.

The role of Confucian principles in self-cultivation is beyond doubt, and the second is to gain insight into the principles in society.

As far as assisting the king in the court, down to getting along with people around, Confucianism is very good-this is not what I said, but what the Holy Majesty said through the "Da Ming Pao". "

Because of the hot weather, Xia Wanchun was thirsty and took another sip of tea at this point.

He continued: "However, Confucianism has no direct effect on improving national productivity, scientific research capabilities, industrial scale, people's livelihood economy, and commercial prosperity.

For thousands of years, the above-mentioned aspects can only be restored by soft means such as clear administration of officials, good governance and harmonious people, and cannot be directly improved..."

Xia Wanchun talked to Du Dengchun eloquently, but he didn't notice that at some point, more and more tea drinkers gathered around.

Of course there are gentry and merchants among them, but more of them are young scholars like two people.

Many of these scholars had read many issues of Da Ming Pao, and even read every issue like Xia Wanchun, so they not only understood what he said, but also quite agreed with him.

I even feel admiration—because there are some truths that were not directly stated in the Ming Pao, but were interpreted by Xia Wanchun.

"Confucianism puts agriculture first in governing the world, followed by industry and commerce, and sometimes even suppresses industry and commerce in order to develop agriculture, but they don't know that industry and commerce, especially industry, also have a lot to improve agriculture.

Far away, there are advanced agricultural tools made by craftsmen from the Qin, Han and Ming dynasties, which have increased food production time and time again.

Recently, you should have heard of the Immortal Realm Grain that the imperial court is promoting in various provinces, right?
In fact, those are not fairyland grains, they are all cultivated through natural science and industrial assistance, and the yield of rice and wheat can reach a thousand catties per mu.

If only Confucianism is used, even if the land that is already rich is governed so that the doors are not closed at night and the roads are not picked up, how can such achievements be achieved in food production?
As stated in Da Ming Pao, Confucianism can only play an auxiliary role in production, and has an upper limit to the improvement of productivity. "

Speaking of this, Xia Wanchun stopped to drink tea again, but someone said: "This brother just said that the farm tools of the past dynasties were made by craftsmen, but as far as I know, most of those inventors were scholars. They are my Confucian disciples."

Only then did Xia Wanchun notice that many people were listening.

He couldn't help blushing slightly, then bowed to the people around him, and finally said with a smile to the person who asked the question: "This man's words are certainly true, but even a Confucian disciple, when he thinks about inventing tools to benefit Nongsang, Isn’t he Mo and Gong?”

Hearing Xia Wanchun's words, many young scholars subconsciously nodded in agreement after being slightly stunned.

There is no doubt that inventing new farm houses to boost farming and mulberry is the method of Mohists and Gongjia.

The scholar who asked the question was surprised at first, and then bowed his hands to express his admiration.

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Hall of Martial Arts.

Aunt Zhu is summoning Ma Shiying, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, Yi Yingchang, Minister of Finance, and Fang Jinxian, head of the fifth grade of the Mint Bureau.

It must be mentioned that, as the first chief official of the Mint, Fang Jinxian was originally a young eunuch in the Shu Palace in Sichuan.He was valued by Fang Zhenghua at first, and later he was transferred to work in the internal finance department. He was the most meticulous in his work, and never made any mistakes in the tasks assigned by his superiors.

Considering the importance of the Mint and the need for her "pointing" in many places in the future, Aimee Zhu transferred Fang Jinxian from the internal funds and was promoted to the head of the Mint.

"Your Majesty, please see that this is the first batch of coins minted by the Mint using the Royal Mother's Coin and new technology."

Following Fang Jinxian's words, the three eunuchs each carried a red velvet-bottomed wooden tray and stepped forward. Inside were the silver coins and two types of copper coins minted by Zhu Yuxi's order.

Lianqiao took two maids to finish the tray, and carefully put it on the imperial case.

Aimee Zhu took a general look at it first, and felt that it was basically cast according to her previous request.

At the same time, Hao Guangming on the other side also saw the batch of coins through the camera.

I saw that the silver dollar was slightly larger than the later Yuan Datou, with clear swirling patterns around it, and the whole was slightly silvery.

The main pattern on the front is the word "One Circle" surrounded by ears of rice and wheat, and the abstract "Ming" character composed of sun and moon patterns on the north side, surrounded by a circle of tiny Arabic numerals below the Ming character.

Ordinary people naturally don't understand the meaning of this number, but it represents the minting date and serial number of this silver coin.

Although each number cannot be unique, it has a certain number.Specifically, hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, only the Mint can find the records.

At the same time, there are fine circular grains in the blank part, which feels excellent in texture.

"Pick it up and play it." Hao Guangming said.

Although Auntie Zhu didn't know why, she did so immediately, and intentionally approached the phone's microphone.

Thus, Hao Guangming heard an extremely crisp and pleasant voice, and Aunt Zhu naturally heard it too.

"This sound sounds better than playing Yuan Datou. It is indeed a well-made piece of money!" Hao Guangming praised sincerely.

Aunt Zhu smiled slightly when she heard this, and then checked the two kinds of copper coins.

The style of copper coins is basically the same as before. On one side there are four traditional characters of "Zhaowu Tongbao" in Ming Dynasty, and on the other side are "Shiwen" or "Yiwen".

The two kinds of money are copper yellow like gold, but the big money when it is Shiwen has a slight purple luster, and the small money when it is a penny is slightly reddish.

And the two kinds of copper coins also have fine and close swirling patterns around them, except that there are two rosebird patterns in the blank space on the north side of the Shiwen large coin, and there are only fine and dense round patterns in the blank space on the north side of the Yiwen small coin.

Whether it is the swirling pattern on the edge of the coin, or the pattern and circular pattern on the surface, in addition to making the coin more exquisite, its main function is actually to prevent scratching.

With this kind of pattern, if it is worn to a certain extent, it can easily be defined as waste money.

In fact, with the materials of Zhaowu Tongbao and silver dollars, it is not easy for the people of Ming Dynasty to wear them quickly, and they can only be worn naturally during long-term use.

After reading it, Auntie Zhu nodded in satisfaction, and the other party Jinxian said, "These coins from the Mint are well minted."

Fang Jinxian said hastily: "This is all a slave... a matter of humble minister."

In the past, Fang Jinxian always called himself a slave, but now he has not been an official official for long, and the habit of addressing him has not been completely changed.

Aunt Zhu looked at Ma Shiying and Yi Yingchang again, and said, "Tell me, how should the new money be distributed?"

　Second more.

　　I don't know what's going on, but suddenly I have a rash all over my body.There may be two updates today.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)