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After listening to Chen Xiang's words, Zhang Yue realized a little.

"Although the teacher is far away in Hangzhou, he has a clear understanding of the situation in the court. This student is not as good as him."

Chen Xiangdao: "Don't be modest, but in the final analysis, it is still a dispute of political opinions. Jiefu and Jifu still have their reasons for leading the world with reforms. The dispute over the new law is a dispute between the government and the people. Official battle."

"Do you know why I promote enlightenment everywhere I go, set up schools, and recruit scholars into the county to study in the state? Because scholars are also between the government and the people. Sometimes the officials bully the people too much. They can stand up speaking for the people."

Zhang Yue thought that when Chen Xiang was in Fuzhou, he was known as the Four Masters of Binhai. He vigorously established a county school when he was the magistrate of Pucheng. Pan Guozijian also vigorously promoted learning. Later, when Chen Xiang knew Chenzhou, he restored the school where Fan Zhongyan gave lectures.

In a word, wherever Chen Xiang goes, he will set up the school. This is his proposition.

Chen Xiangdao: "I deeply agree with what you just said about 'the country is'. What is the country? The emperor can have the final say, the prime minister can have the final say, and the officials have the final say. This is the joint rule of the world and the literati. The meaning of the world."

"But the most important thing is that the common people should be able to speak out, but what should the common people do if they can't read or read? Then let the scholars drive them to speak."

"Therefore, this 'nationality' is a joint force, and only then can we truly discuss the country's affairs."

Teacher Zhang Yuexin's words really fit my heart.He said: "What my teacher said is true. Public opinion comes from the school. If there is public opinion, officials will not dare to bully the people too much, and the harm of reform can be slightly reduced."

Zhang Yue thought to himself that Chen Xiang's words might be difficult to understand, but he knew it when he thought about the Ming Dynasty.

Scholars and Juren in the Ming Dynasty were the first level of scholars. For example, a scholar could see an official without kneeling, he could get granary rice, and a scholar could be exempted from tax and service. Only with the status of "scholar" can he be arrested.

From the tomb inscriptions of the five people who resisted the imperial court's expropriation, to the later Fushe with mixed reputations.

In terms of the Donglin Party and the reorganization of the society, their weapon is public opinion.

This is the scholar class.

In fact, since Cai Jing became the country, the three-level system of county school-state school-Guozijian was built to strengthen the power of scholars.

But Zhang Yue thinks more about it. Apart from scholars, it is not enough. Intellectuals are often unreliable when they are critical, and they cannot represent scholars.

It is necessary to unite market merchants and skilled craftsmen. This is the poor family he and Lu Huiqing mentioned at the beginning.

A humble family means a little background, a little ability, a little knowledge, a little money, a little land, but not much.

And relying solely on a class of scholars cannot achieve success.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Yue strongly opposes the Market Change Law, because the Market Change Law destroys commercial circulation.

However, the feudal rulers in the past divided the four groups of people, namely scholars, farmers, businessmen, and people, and formed a chain of discrimination from top to bottom, so that the scholars and people of this class have been fighting internally and distrusting each other.

Zhang Yue listened to Chen Xiang's words, analyzed the situation, and understood his basic situation.

The politics of the Tang Dynasty was a republic between the family and the emperor, so the politics of the Song Dynasty were changed from the family to the scholar-bureaucrats. The country is 'among, so what?

The reform method is to divide the cake, and you must understand whose interests you are fighting for.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue suddenly became enlightened, and wanted to share it with Chen Xiang, but then he thought it was a dragon-slaying technique, so it was not good to tell the teacher so nakedly.

Zhang Yue turned to Chen Xiang and said, "Master, do you know that cotton can be made into cotton cloth?"

Chen Xiang nodded and said: "I have heard a little bit, I heard that in Shaanxi, someone in Jingzhao has used a first-class loom to relieve the suffering of the common people who plucked cotton seeds by hand."

Zhang Yue nodded and said: "That's right, I learned this method from an old woman, and then passed it on to others. If this method can be promoted, the use of cotton cloth can benefit the common people."

Chen Xiang smiled and said, "You are quite knowledgeable about miscellaneous learning."

Zhang Yue said inwardly, "These are the miscellaneous things the student knows. Unfortunately, the student couldn't find the old lady afterward. Otherwise, the Ming court would give her an official work."

Chen Xiang laughed and said: "How can a woman be an official? If this method is beneficial to the world, the reward will be gold and silver."

Zhang Yue thought to himself, people like Huang Daopo are excluded from the scope of being an official and discussing politics, can they develop only by relying on officials and scholar-bureaucrats?

Can the Four Books and Five Classics be productive?

How can production relations serve productivity?
The distinction between scholars, farmers, businessmen, and four people is really harmful.

But Chen Xiang is his teacher, Zhang Yue didn't intend to argue but said: "Students come to Hangzhou, one is to meet the teacher, and the other is Suzhou, Hangzhou and Xiuzhou, which is far more suitable for growing cotton than the northwest."

"If the teacher can encourage the people to plant cotton fields, and then use the looms that pull cotton seeds, then the weaving industry will be very promising."

The famous Suzhou-Hangzhou Weaving in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was the Weaving Mansion located in Hangzhou, Suzhou.

There is also Songjiang cotton cloth. The reason why Songjiang cotton cloth is famous is that Songjiang is very suitable for growing cotton.Some people even joked that the city flower of Shanghai should be cotton.

Chen Xiang was moved after hearing Zhang Yue's words.

Zhang Yue said: "Teacher, the students think that the learning of sages should be in the business and benefit industry! Now the craftsmen from the Northwest who come with me can explain it. As for the purchase of cotton fields, there are merchants I am familiar with here. Of course, the most important thing is that the teacher should give you a word."

Needless to say, Chen Xiang's pampering to Zhang Yue, she said: "Since you opened your mouth, can I not do it for you?"

Zhang Yue smiled and said: "It would be great if the teacher agreed. If the government can issue an official document to let the people pay taxes with cotton, the people's willingness to plant cotton fields will be stronger. If we can persuade Suzhou, Xiuzhou's It would be even better if the prefect also supported it."

Chen Xiang laughed when she heard the words: "You are taking an inch, that's okay, I will also promise you."

When Zhang Yue saw Chen Xiang agreeing, he was overjoyed from the bottom of his heart.

The following is the operation and involvement of a large amount of funds, so in the Ming Dynasty, Su Song's wealth was known as half the world, but from the Yuan Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, it has been brewing for hundreds of years.

But Zhang Yue has no time to wait for the people to develop on their own. The power of the state forcibly intervenes, promotes and encourages, and even forces the local people to plant cotton fields, and then supports them with large capital. It takes a few years to complete what would have taken hundreds of years. road.

If we can build textile-based industry and commerce in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Xiuzhou, and enrich the national treasury with taxes, we will break the method of Yifali imperial court monopolizing the profits of industry and commerce to make money.

This is the capital of Zhang Yue's independence from the struggle between the old and new parties.