Chapter 89

The study room of King Qin's Mansion.

The candle is burning, and it makes a 'crack' sound from time to time.

Zhu Xing looked at Yao Guangxiao. It has been a long time since Yao Guangxiao arrived in the study and got this booklet.

Yao Guangxiao also read the content of the excerpt several times.

"Mr. Yao, what does the emperor mean?" At a certain moment, seeing Yao Guangxiao turned to the front again, obviously intending to read it again, Zhu Xi opened his mouth impatiently.

Yao Guangxiao raised his head and asked back, "Your Highness, who made this suggestion?"

"Third brother!" Zhu Xi said casually.

King Jin!

Haha ...

'The poor monk really didn't make a mistake! '

This news caused Yao Guangxiao's emotions to fluctuate violently and was very excited.

Trying to control his emotions, Yao Guangxiao said with a smile: "Your Majesty should use this to motivate His Highness, and at the same time beat His Highness. I don't want His Highness to be too complacent."

Zhu Xi couldn't help curling his lips, and muttered: "Just when you praised me, you beat me with the booklet of the third child, he is really my father..."

He raised his head and asked, "I've also read the content of the old three's notebook, and it is indeed very successful. It seems to be better than the one that Mr. Yao wrote for me."

"But I know it's good, but I don't know what's good about it. Can you explain it to me, sir?"

Yao Guangxiao was in a good mood when he learned that the excerpt was written by Zhu Xing. Hearing this, he nodded with a smile, and first encouraged Zhu Xing: "Your Highness, there is no need to belittle yourself. The fact that you can ask this question proves that you are highly malleable."

In fact, the second-generation princes of Lao Zhu's family are all excellent.

He didn't just want to make Zhu Xi happy.

Zhu Xi smiled, "Sir, please tell me, I am all ears."

"The poor monk will not talk about the specific methods in this booklet. His Highness will definitely see that these targeted methods are highly feasible."

After Zhu Xi nodded, Yao Guangxiao continued: "The poor monk analyzed in detail the essence behind these measures for Your Highness."

"It is the means of governing the country and the people."

……

"First is the martial arts test!"

"Governing a big country is like cooking small fish. If the country's disease is not a serious illness or an emergency, do not use strong medicine directly!"

"In the past, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty cut down the feudal clan, which caused the chaos of the seven kings. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave the order to cut down the feudal clan, and the movement was much smaller."

Yao Guangxiao nodded, "The essential purpose of this martial arts test is to abolish the hereditary succession of military officers in the guard, but it is more like Emperor Wu's order to extend favor."

"Applying medicine to the symptoms, pay attention to the word 'feminine'!"

"The strength of the medicine is small, the power of the medicine is soft, and the effect of the medicine is negative! Little by little, slowly pull out the focus!"

"The 'drug effect Yin' here does not mean insidious, but means that the angle of the drug effect to the lesion is very tricky!"

Zhu Xi nodded again and again, indeed very tricky.

The hereditary system was abolished, but there was no mention of abolition, and the method of continuous elimination was used.

If everything is eliminated, isn't it abolished!

"The third method, the angle of force is indeed very tricky and shady!" Zhu Xi commented: "The most important thing is that it is aboveboard, it is a conspiracy!"

"It's obviously very sinister, but it's still a conspiracy. It's really evil!"

Yao Guangxiao was secretly excited, nodded and said: "It is indeed a conspiracy. The worst assessment will be eliminated to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army and better protect the Daming country. Everyone in the world has nothing to say, so I have to applaud your majesty. One word, your majesty is a sage and wise king!"

'Except for the hereditary military officers whose interests have been damaged will scold, the mainstream voices in the world must all support and praise!Emperor Zhu didn't even need to bear the infamy of being ungrateful and killing a donkey! '

Secretly ventriloquizing, Yao Guangxiao continued: "The martial arts test is a conspiracy, it's a tricky and soft medicine, it's a slow plan!"

"And mutual aid clubs are blindly urgent and strong medicine."

"Quickly set up a mutual aid society."

"Then use the imperial court's military purchases of cotton cloth and low-priced salt to quickly stabilize the military households, favor the military households, hold them back, and separate the military households from the military attachés of the guards, forming a relationship that is both antagonistic and dependent."

"The core of taking medicine is benefit!"

"Governing the people, don't tell the people the principles of loyalty, righteousness and filial piety, but use interests to govern the people! Mutual aid associations also benefit, and are also subject to interests!"

……

"To sum up, behind this suggestion, it reflects the essential thought of King Jin who governed the country slowly but softly and cunningly, and governed the people urgently, fiercely, and with sharp words first."

"Your Highness, a person's words and deeds reflect his inner way of thinking. This is the way of thinking of King Jin in this scripture."

After making a final summary, Yao Guangxiao stopped.

Zhu Xi nodded again and again, and asked: "Mr. Yao, I can understand the old man who governs the country slowly but softly and cunningly, but why is he governing the people so quickly and fiercely, and why does he take advantage of his words?"

Yao Guangxiao explained with a smile: "People's hearts are easy to disperse but hard to win. To win people's hearts, we must be urgent and fierce, without hesitation or delay."

"Otherwise, once the hearts of the people are scattered, it will be extremely difficult to clean up."

"Since the collapse of rites and music in the Zhou Dynasty, the principles of morality have long ceased to exist."

"Virtue cannot govern a country."

"Virtue is only to restrain people's desires and guide people to be good. Talking about virtue is just to make this profit-seeking world less dirty and make people less hopeless."

"Your Highness, just imagine, what will happen if one day, the people of the world discover that most of the scholars and elites in this world are hypocrites who are mercenary and selfish?"

"despair!"

"The people will feel a deep despair!"

"The despair of thought is terrible!"

"Confucius has been tirelessly repeating Zhou rites all his life. In the eyes of the poor monk, it is this Confucian sage who has seen the horror of ideological despair!"

"Everyone's thoughts and souls have turned into a barren and desolate place. That must be a bigger collapse after the collapse of the Zhou Dynasty's rites and music!"

"In all dynasties, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have been used to promote beauty! To promote morality! To promote goodness! But the essence of governing the world has long become the rule of profit!"

Zhu Xing felt terrified when he heard it. He had never thought about such a far-reaching question.

Thoughts and souls become barren, a bigger collapse than ritual and music?

When does it happen?
What about the consequences?

Yao Guangxiao noticed the fear in Zhu Xi's eyes, and smiled and comforted him: "Your Highness, even if it really happens once, after the collapse of ritual and music, there will be a bigger collapse, it may be a long, long time later."

"Perhaps, there will be another kind of thinking that replaces the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, cleans up people's hearts, nourishes people's thoughts, and rejuvenates people's souls."

"Everything in the world is developing, and the things we can't solve now may be infinite in the future."

Zhu Xi laughed, stood up and said, "This king is worrying too much!"

"Mr. is still open-minded!"

"After listening to Mr.'s words, this king also knows how to write this article. After comparing the two notebooks, I have realized my experience!"

The words Yao Guangxiao said can only be embellished.

"Sir, rest early."

"Farewell to the poor monk."

Yao Guangxiao got up and left.

Walking out of the study, he said to himself: "Prince Qin is actually very good, but just based on the story of King Jin, it can be seen that King Jin is even better!"

"This scripture once again proves that my choice is correct!"

……

The next day.

Ending early.

Zhu Yu turned into a little tail again, and followed Zhu Yuanzhang all the way to the imperial study.

Then, like presenting treasures, with a little trembling, he presented the booklet to Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.

Zhu Yuanzhang took his seat, looked at the notebook in front of him, and looked up in surprise, "It's finished?"

Mmm!

Zhu Xing groaned in his heart, and replied honestly: "My son read the third's suggestion book repeatedly, and stayed up all night, and finally wrote it."

Zhu Yuanzhang observed Zhu Xi, and sure enough, the dark circles under his eyes were heavy.

With suspicion, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the notebook.

As I kept flipping through it, I couldn't help nodding, and after a while, I closed the notebook, "The writing is good, and the analysis is also very good, especially the final discussion on the role of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, which is very in-depth!"

"Whatever reward you want, as long as it's not too much, Father can give it to you!"

what!
And such good things?

Zhu Xi was so excited that he almost jumped up, and hurriedly said: "Father has stipulated that when sons and ministers enter the feudal domain, they must send a monk by their side."

"My son chooses one person..."

"It's the Daoyan who lives in your house, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked back: "In Huangjue Temple, he first went to seek refuge with Lao San, who seemed to dislike him, and then went to seek refuge with you."

"He also took part in the monk's examination held by us, but he didn't get a monk official, only a monk's robe."

Zhu Xi was not surprised at all that Zhu Yuanzhang knew about Yao Guangxiao.

He hurriedly said: "Father, some people are not suitable for the exam, but they are really talented."

"Monk Daoyan belongs to this kind of person."

"Some of the ideas in Erchen's book are based on some of Dao Yan's views."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, and after pondering for a while, he agreed: "Well, my father agreed to this matter."

"My son, thank you, father!" Zhu Xi was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would repent, so he spoke very fast, and thanked him excitedly.

……

The fact that Yao Guangxiao officially became a monk official of King Qin is very small.

Almost no attention.

Zhu Di didn't even know.

After more than ten days, the rice harvest is over and the grains are returned to the warehouse.

This morning.

The sky is slightly pale.

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun had just gotten up, tidying up inside and out.

A rush of hoofbeats came from the entrance of the village.

Zhu Di heard the sound of horseshoes and subconsciously followed the sound.

An acquaintance appeared in sight.

Zhou Lang came galloping on horseback, reined in his horse and stomped his feet outside the small courtyard. When he saw Zhu Di, he got off his horse, led the horse to the fence, and greeted with a smile: "Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Di smiled and asked, "Did you come to inform the village that the land tax will start?"

"It is to collect land taxes, but I am not here for this." Zhou Lang said with a smile: "This year, Jiang Xianzun wants to conduct an experiment."

"The government collects land tax directly, and does not contract it to the gentry."

"The piece I was in charge of was the pilot project."

"Jiang Xianzun is already on the way, I will come early to report to Mr. Zhu."

While speaking, Zhou Lang had already entered the courtyard, and said in a low voice, "Mr. Zhu, this time Mr. Jiang Xianzun also wants to take a look at our school in Tuqiao Village."

"See if you want to prepare."

Zhu Di couldn't help being amused.

Our Tuqiao Village?
Zhou Lang is also a wonderful person this week.

Really, all kinds of people, everyone has their own way of survival.

Zhu Di smiled and asked: "Why does Jiang Xianzun want this government to collect land taxes by himself?"

"Jiang Xianzun said that the contract was contracted to the squires, and the squires secretly increased taxes. The burden on the people was too heavy. He wanted to set up a pilot project to see how many villages the county government could manage within the time limit stipulated by the imperial court."

"In the future, even if the county government cannot completely ban the gentry's tax payment."

"It can also be rotated according to the area. For example, this year, the county government will directly collect the area of ​​Tuqiao Village, and next year it will be directly collected by other areas."

"In short, the county magistrate Jiang suddenly tried his best to reduce the burden on the farmers!"

"It seems that there is a sudden change of sex. Many people in the county government don't know Jiang Xianzun anymore."

Zhu Di was amused again.

It is clear in my heart.

Fatty Jiang is going to do it for real!
"Mr. Xu!" Xu Miaoyun came out after hearing the movement, and Zhou Lang hurriedly saluted and said hello.

Zhu Di turned his head, smiled and said to Xu Miaoyun: "Magistrate Jiang has the heart of hard work, and we also want Magistrate Jiang to gain a sense of honor."

"Let the children stop class for a day today, and arrange it like this..."

……

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