People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 156 How Did Confucianism Die?Faith collapsed

"It's very simple to kill the big dragon of Confucianism, just make scholars worthless!"

Zhang Yi chuckled and said:
"The so-called rarity is the most precious, although they all say they want to educate the world, but there are classes in this world!
Scholars, farmers, businessmen, orderly!
The number of scholar-bureaucrats is far less than that of other classes. Even if you count those down-and-out scholars who can't even pass the exam, this ratio is still surprisingly small!
Confucianism controls the power of enlightenment, and also the channel of ascension, and at the same time controls the spread of culture!

In fact, although the elites have gradually disappeared in this land, scholars have formed another class!
This class is not continued by blood, but united by common beliefs!
This class, let's call it the elite class!
They are the same as the big family members before the prosperous Tang Dynasty, why can they control the power to fight against the emperor?

What's more, many powerful families might not even like the emperor?
It's very simple, because they hold the right to disseminate knowledge. When they go up, they can take over the power to govern the world, and when they go down, they can educate the people and guide them how to live!
The source of all this is that they have mastered something that ordinary people cannot grasp, that is writing!
The people are illiterate, and the right to interpret the classics is in their hands!

But if this world is really like some people say, everyone is like a dragon, then is the dragon itself worth anything?
Possibly even worse than a dog! "

Under the guidance of Zhang Yi, Zhu Biao and his son fell into deep thought.

In Confucianism, or in all theories, educating the people is their ideal.

But is this ideal really what scholars hope for?
If there are too many things, they will be worthless...

The basis for the literati and the king to fight for power is that they have the capital to sell, and this capital means that if the emperor leaves them, no one can help them govern the world.

But if everyone in the world reads, do these people still have this capital?
Zhu Yuanzhang already understood what Zhang Yi meant.

Maintaining a rare number is the key to maintaining the status of the "scholar" class.

Enlightenment, enlightenment is the education of the superior to the inferior. If the common people do not need their education, they will lose their own value.

This is the foundation of Confucianism!
Therefore, ideals are ideals, and reality is reality after all!
When Zhang Yi lifted the veil, some people looked at it calmly, while others could hardly accept it.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao, saw that he was a little lost, and shook his head.

Young people, after all, still have an innocence, which is the reason why although he taught Zhu Biao, he never let him deal with state affairs formally.

However, Lao Zhu was not disappointed with Zhu Biao. In fact, during the days when he met Zhang Yi, Zhu Biao's growth has far exceeded his expectations.

He retracted his gaze and asked calmly:

"Scholars become worthless and break the monopoly of Confucianism. This is obviously a good thing for the king. Why do you say that the king can't afford it?"

"Actually, uncle will understand after thinking about it..."

Zhang Yi said:
"If a dynasty wants long-term stability, it needs to provide two things in essence!
One is called employment, and the other is called ascending channel! "

"Employment, rising channel?"

This is obviously a noun that Zhang Yi saw from the future, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao didn't understand the meaning of this noun for a while.

"Employment, simply put, is to let the people have a job that can support themselves, it can be farming, it can be a business, it can be a handicraft industry, it can be other...

Today, the world is resting and resting, and there is no one to cultivate a large amount of wasteland, and the common people are employed in farming!
When the common people have no land to grow, and the industry and commerce develops, it can accommodate the common people's survival, which is also employment!

If a court cannot guarantee that the four people will be settled, there will be a large number of people who have nothing to do and have no way to survive. Guess what they will do? "

What the people want is nothing more than to live and work in peace and contentment.

If you can't survive, you will naturally rebel.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who came up as a rebel leader, naturally understood the word employment.

Didn't he rebel because he couldn't get a job and couldn't survive?
"What about the ascending channel?"

"If employment is the basic need that the dynasty provides for the common people, then the ascending channel is the duty of the court to the scholars...

The needs of scholars are different from those of ordinary people. If ordinary people ask for food and clothing, they are satisfied!

But as for the scholars, they have learned a lot of skills, so they can't just think about being a trafficker, can they?
Everyone has been suffering for ten years, don't you just hope that one day you will be able to become a marquis and pay homage to realize your ideals and ambitions?

A good imperial court must realize their dreams for scholars, at least, let them have expectations!

Back in the era of aristocrats, the famous families had the right to spread and monopolize the culture, while the poor families and ordinary people basically had no hope of promotion...

The imperial examination changed everything, and also swept the noble family into the dust of history...

Make this class the new rule makers!
The imperial examination is a means for them to provide them with an upward path, and uncle, you are also a person who has experienced a change of dynasty!
You should also understand that those heroes who assist the rebellion are often unsuccessful scholars...

In the early days of the dynasty, many things were actually relatively fair, but in the later stages,

Land mergers and party struggles will close the two doors of employment and promotion channels respectively!

At this time, the combination of refugees who can't survive and scholars who have no ambitions is a natural rebel team!

and so……

Does the world really need so many scholars? "

This is a very real problem.

It is worth making Zhu Biao and his son ponder.

What Zhang Yi means is that the scarcity of scholars nowadays is the factor that constitutes the existence of the class of "Scholar", but if there are too many scholars and the emperor cannot provide them with a way out,

Scholars will become an unstable factor in the stability of the dynasty!
From this point of view, from the perspective of the king's interests, the lesser of two evils.

This doesn't seem like a good idea either.

"Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is a double-edged sword. He centralizes the power of the king, so the king likes Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism...

But this kind of theory, in essence, strengthens the sacred status of Confucianism. Once the king is weak...

The erosion of monarchy by prime minister power is also more serious than other dynasties! "

Zhu Yuanzhang asked:

"Then do you think that the dragon of Confucianism should be slaughtered?

In other words, how to slaughter? "

"father……"

Under Zhu Biao's nervousness, he almost said the word father emperor.

The dialogue between Zhang Yi and Zhu Yuanzhang has long deviated from their original purpose of coming here.

Zhu Biao only felt his hair stand on end and was terrified.

As Zhang Yi said, for thousands of years, Confucianism has formulated various rules for the whole of China.

He understands some truths, but let him break free. Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao lacks some courage.

"Or, in the future you see, how did the great dragon of Confucianism be slaughtered..."

Zhu Yuanzhang reminded Zhu Biao with one sentence, which made him calm down instantly.

It was only then that he remembered that the main reason why his father trusted Zhang Yi was that he could peep into the future?
Zhang Yi sits here to point out the country, not because he has so much wisdom and insight into the essence, but because he himself represents the future trend.

The younger brother of the Zhang family was able to say such rebellious words because he saw the picture of the great dragon of Confucianism falling.

Therefore, the demise of Confucianism is not an issue for discussion, but an inevitable result!

The only thing that needs to be discussed is whether it can appear in the Ming Dynasty?

The emergence of this kind of thing is good or bad for Daming! "

"Whether it is a good thing, or whether Confucianism will die out naturally, is not determined by the emperor's personal will!
Instead, it depends on whether productivity will improve?
If the Ming Dynasty is still the same as the previous dynasty, only looking at the world in front of it, then the existence of Confucianism is necessary!
But if... I said if, just like what we said that day, our Ming's journey is no longer limited to this small world, but the sea of ​​stars outside...

The demise of Confucianism is inevitable...

The development of productive forces will inevitably bring about new production relations...

This is the general trend of history, and no one can change it! "

"What are productive forces and what are relations of production?"

Zhu Yuanzhang is like a child full of curiosity about the world, frantically absorbing all knowledge from Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi thought for a while, and decided not to say anything too exciting. He sorted out his thoughts and said:

"The simple understanding of productivity is production capacity. How much food, how much clothes, how much porcelain can be produced, how much salt can be dug for a dynasty, etc., you can roughly understand it as the ability of the entire society to create wealth.

The so-called production relationship is the social relationship and division of labor formed during the production process!Just like your business, the shopkeeper and the buddy have different divisions of labor!
And in this society, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen also have different divisions of labor!
Even monarchs and ministers can be understood as part of the division of labor in productivity,

Although the division of labor is different, there is a difference between top and bottom!

This topic needs to be elaborated, and I can’t finish it in a few days!
Let me simply talk about the changes in productivity of our ancestors from the age of raw hair and blood to the present from deified legends.

In ancient times, our ancestors drank blood and lived the most primitive life by collecting. Collecting such things did not require high physical strength, and there was no big difference between men and women.

But during this period, because of the risks from the outside world, reproductive ability became the most critical factor in order to maintain the group, so the status of women was even higher! "

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao listened to Zhang Yi's eloquence, and they were slightly surprised by the legendary era dominated by women.

But they believed that Zhang Yi would not deceive themselves about this kind of thing, so they still listened.

"Gathering life was precarious, and our ancestors gradually learned to use tools, they learned to hunt, herd livestock, and cultivated fields!

At this time, because men are stronger than women, they occupy a larger proportion in production, so men replace women as the dominant!
Farming is a more advanced method of obtaining food than gathering and hunting. Farming requires settlement, so tribes are formed!

Farming has made the ancestors have a surplus of production materials. After everyone is not troubled by survival, they will produce music, words and other things other than survival.
Then, they will exchange what they don't need with others, resulting in business...

Because some people are smarter than others, they summarize and study the laws from natural changes, and teach them to other people, so wizards and leaders will appear, resulting in classes...

There will be battles between tribes, the losers will become hard workers, the class of slave owners will be born, and new production relations will be formed...

A nation is born..."

When Zhang Yi used his calm voice, he talked from the primitive society to the Spring and Autumn Period of the Warring States Period.

From dismissing a hundred schools of thought to today's Daming!

The more Zhu's father and son listened, the more uncomfortable they felt.

Zhang Yi has made clear the connection between productivity and production relations through thousands of years of historical changes.

The three views of the father and son were greatly impacted.

But they also understood what Zhang Yi wanted to express.

In fact, the so-called theories and social structures change because of the underlying logic.

When it comes to the establishment of the prefecture and county system, the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism.

Zhu Yuanzhang found that the development of productivity is not as fast as before, but there will still be changes!
These changes have also affected the fine-tuning of social relations.

For example, the birth of Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism...

The sanctity of Confucianism was stripped away by Zhang Yi at this moment.

But Lao Zhu also has a clear understanding of the necessity of Confucianism.

This is the best choice among no choices based on farming civilization.

When it comes to Daming, everything comes to an abrupt end.

"what's next?"

Zhang Yi's narration was wonderful, but the sky had already darkened.

The guards came in from the outside and reminded Zhu Yuanzhang that he should leave!
But the emperor waved his hand and threw people out.

"Next, it has entered an endless loop, as long as Daming is still in this [world], Confucianism is still the best choice!

If the productivity cannot be developed, the emperor needs the people to be locked on the land. It is not a better choice to open up the people's wisdom!

But once you want to go out, the development of industry and commerce will inevitably lead to the birth of new interest groups. At that time, Confucianism will be impacted! "

"Develop productivity, develop productivity..."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought of that world map, and there was a flame burning in his heart.

The dead end in the world, the way to break it lies overseas!

But if you want to go to sea, you must first dig out the potential of Daming.

"Okay, let's stop here today, and we'll talk about it later when we have a chance!"

Lao Zhu really wanted to talk to Zhang Yi at night, but it was very dangerous for the king to spend the night outside the palace.

He stood up and prepared to leave, but before leaving, Zhu Biao asked Zhang Yi:
"Is what my brother said a historical necessity?"

Zhang Yi was taken aback when he heard the words, and immediately understood what Zhu Biao meant:
"This is the way of heaven, unstoppable!"

Productivity will inevitably lead to changes in production relations. In a sense, this is an inevitable destiny.

Zhu Biao lost his soul when he heard the words, and after clasping fists to Zhang Yi, he turned and left.

Zhang Yi and Deng Zhongxiu sent the father and son to the car, and Zhu Yuanzhang also asked:
"I'll introduce you to someone later, he's trustworthy..."

After speaking, the father and son got into the carriage and disappeared into the night.

"Why are you so lost, the sky is falling?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Biao in a teasing tone.

Zhu Biao nodded silently, Old Zhu smiled and said:

"I see, Zhang Yi said that although the great dragon of Confucianism cannot be killed for the time being, the dragon in your heart is already dead!"

Zhu Biao nodded again, the belief in his heart was indeed laid down by Zhang Yiqian.

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