Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 183 Society is Development
"Improve punishment, drink tea." Wang Ruohai sat down, and Wang Xiaolie personally poured him a cup of tea.

Wang Ruohai hesitated for a moment, took a sip of tea.Putting down the teacup, he was silent for a while and said: "Observation, Zhang Jun was fined fifty pennies in the case. For him, it is a small amount. But in the eyes of the people who complained, they are still dissatisfied."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course I'm not satisfied. His father lost his life because of this matter, how could it be settled with fifty pennies? There is no way, Zhang Jun is in charge of the Xinyang Army. Many things don't seem like big things from the official point of view. But it is life and death for the common people. A word from Zhizhou may destroy many families. It’s just that at this time, we can only use Zhang Jun’s human rights to know the state, what else can we do?”

Wang Ruohai nodded helplessly.Yes, foreign enemies have invaded and civil strife continues. What else can we do?You can only use generals to guard the place.There is a word of authority in the official title, so the requirements cannot be so high.

The two drank tea silently.The tea is a new loose tea made by the Xinyang Army. To be honest, it is not very tasty.Especially Wang Ruohai, who is used to the group tea of ​​this era, finds it even more difficult to swallow.

After a while, Wang Ruohai put down the teacup.Said: "Although it's helpless, it can't always be like this. Using military force to know the state, first, they are not familiar with government affairs, so mistakes and omissions are inevitable. If something happens, if they are punished, it will inevitably affect the leadership of the army. And if they are not punished, there is no way to punish them." The people confess."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I also know. But there is no one under him, so what should I do?"

Wang Ruohai said: "As long as the place is stable, how can there be no one?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "How long did it take for Xiangzhou and Dengzhou to settle down? There are gold soldiers in the north, and they commit crimes in the south every year. There are many bandits in Huainan in the east, and they may come west at any time. Is there Yang in Dongting Lake in the south? Who knows when to go north? It's not easy to find a stable place."

Wang Ruohai thought for a while, and could only sigh dejectedly.This is a chaotic world, what else can we force in a chaotic world?In fact, Wang Xiaolie's place is relatively stable and prosperous compared to other places.It was this situation that made Wang Ruohai think so much.In a place full of turmoil, he wouldn't take Ge Xiong's case at all.Raising the army is the top priority, what's wrong with getting some money from the people?
Seeing Wang Ruohai's appearance, Wang Xiaolie said: "Putting punishment, as things are in the world, many cases can only be turned a blind eye now. Most of the punishments in various places are just leading troops to suppress robbers. Xiangzhou and Dengzhou are different, and there are naturally some cases to suppress robbers." The army, don't bother to mention punishment. If you have a heart for punishment, you should take care of local affairs."

Wang Ruohai looked at Wang Xiaolie and smiled wryly, "Is Observation really willing to hand over local power to me?"

"Why not?" Wang Xiaolie shook his head. "It's not that I don't hand over the power, but that I want to punish and manage the place according to my method. We must agree on how to manage the place. If we disagree, there is no way."

Wang Ruohai said: "In my opinion, the affairs of Dengzhou are very different from those under the previous imperial court. Observe how to manage the place?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's simple. In the past, it was an edict from the imperial court, but now it mostly depends on the local people. Naturally, there are regulations on the governance method, which are all deleted from the previous regulations. There is not much change. The prefect can supervise it. Regulations In addition, you must know what the people think. It is said in "Thai Oath" that heaven sees itself and the people see it, and heaven listens to the people. In this way, God's will can also be seen as what the people think. Govern the people according to the will of heaven, that's all. "

Hearing this, Wang Ruohai couldn't help frowning: "As the observation said, God's will is what the people think, and governing the people according to the people's thoughts, is there such a truth in the world? Who doesn't want to be rich when governing the people? Not only do they want to be rich , but also relaxed and uninhibited. Who can do that?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "If you can't do it for a while, it doesn't mean you can't do it all the time. Knowing that the people are like this, don't go against their wishes. What's wrong with everyone wanting to be rich? People work hard every day, not because they want to live a better life Life? Those who are officials must satisfy their wishes. Those who work hard every day must let them have a harvest. The harvest is not only to support their families, but also to ensure that they have savings. If they continue, they will one day become Rich people. Those who don’t do their jobs properly will be punished. If this continues, they will eventually go bankrupt. Shouldn’t this be?”

Wang Ruohai was stunned for a moment.Yes, it should be like this, but it can't be done.Easier said than done.

In the thinking of people in this era, the development of productive forces is still unclear.What people think of as a good society is that the harvest is stable, the government is light and the government is light, and the people are calm and indifferent.The productivity of the future generations is changing rapidly, and the society is full of eccentricities. People at this time dare not even think about it.

A great leap in the development of human society is the emergence of industrialization.Ever since humans entered the industrialized society, everything has been different from before.The advancement of productivity has greatly liberated people themselves, and all aspects of knowledge have been developed.Another great progress of mankind is the emergence of Marxism-Leninism and the emergence of the Soviet Union.Marxism-Leninism and the Soviet Union guided China and enabled China to finally complete its liberation.

Industrialization is the great contribution of the European region to mankind.Although along with this contribution, their crimes are too numerous to list.No matter how human beings develop, the crimes of Europeans cannot be forgotten, nor can their contributions be forgotten.

Why did industrialization originate in Europe?Isn't it in Asia, especially China, which once led the world for a long time?This question is called the Needham Question.Not only the British Needham asked, but many Chinese also asked.Actually, what's the use of asking?Or, it's not a problem at all.Industrialization originated in Europe, and things happened just like that. There are so many reasons why there are so many things in the world.Many people have sought an answer to this question from all aspects of the system, ideology, and culture.Do these answers make sense?A lot of it makes sense.But are these answers the answer that industrialization did not originate in China?of course not.

Humanity is constantly moving forward, and it is not uncommon for people here to make contributions and sometimes people there to make contributions.The most important thing is not why these contributions are not made by our people, but why we don't learn.Knowing that they are behind but not learning, and losing the ability to learn in the process of development is the core of the problem.When did China lose the ability to learn, future generations need to be vigilant.

As long as you are good at learning, what if you are one step behind others?

Wang Xiaolie knows that human productivity is developing forward, and temporary poverty and backwardness does not mean eternal poverty and backwardness.People live in this world not just to eat and sleep.Human beings need something more than eating and sleeping.

Wang Ruohai thought and thought, shook his head and said: "Observation, the local government is an official, as long as the people are happy and peaceful, that's fine. As you said, how to govern? To be honest, you can think like this, but you can't. of."

"Can't it be done?" Wang Xiaolie shook his head. "I think it can be done. People want to live, eat, wear clothes, and sleep. If they want to eat enough, wear new clothes, and sleep well, most people used to farm. The more people there are, the easier it is to spin clothes, and the more people don’t farm the land. These people can do other things instead of farming—”

Wang Ruohai waved his hands again and again: "In the pre-Qin period, one man had fifty mu, and now it is still one man and fifty mu. In the past, how many horses did women spin and weave a day? It is still the same number now. What's the difference?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "You don't have to say so long ago, let's talk about Xiangyang and Dengzhou. Planting rice can yield more than two stones per mu, or even four stones. Planting wheat can harvest more than one stone, or even three stones. Planting millet can only harvest One stone is harder than two stones. How to grow rice in the land where wheat is grown? There is only water. Now there is enough water here, as long as the canals are opened. When the farming is slack, let the people build ponds and open canals, and the same person can harvest more grain. In terms of punishment, the things that people use to live are not only given by God, but also made by human hands. Proper planning and effective management by officials, the same land can produce more food. When there is more food, many things are different gone."

What Wang Ruohai said is right, since the pre-Qin period, one man has been farming 1000 mu of land.But in the past dynasties, the area of ​​one mu is not the same, and the output of the same area is also different.Although the development was slow, the productivity in the [-] years from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty was greatly developed.

What are the officials going to do?What is different from before is to develop productivity.Wang Xiaolie abolished a large number of laws and regulations under his rule in order to develop productivity.With the development of productivity, many things will be different.

(End of this chapter)