Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 273 Officials and Officials

Lin Shengyuan carried a gourd of wine and a piece of meat in his hand, shook it three times, and returned home.Seeing Lin Xi busy in the courtyard, he said, "My son, do you know where I'm going to eat with Huang Yuanwai today?"

Lin Xi smiled and said, "Looking at Dad's happy face, I think it's not an ordinary place."

"Exactly!" Lin Shengyuan sat down on the chair and shook his head. "Today in the city, a member of the Du government was the host, in the pavilion on the second floor of the restaurant by the river. Ah, I think I have seen the world in Kaifeng mansion back then, but I have never seen the scene today. A banquet, there is no call A prostitute came to sing, and it took fifty or sixty yuan! That Du Yuanwai didn't even bat an eye!"

Lin Xi said: "Xiangyang is different from Kaifeng. Wang Guan here doesn't like prostitutes singing and dancing, so everyone learns to come here. I heard that the luxurious banquets in restaurants by the river are not called prostitutes. Those who are called prostitutes, There is another way to eat."

Lin Shengyuan patted his legs and said: "It's different, it's different, it's really different. This Wang Guan didn't know how to come up with these methods, and it's amazing. In a year or two, how prosperous is the Xiangyang Mansion now?" In my opinion, this is the most prosperous place in the world!"

Last year, the Jin people went south, and Mianxiu Jiangnan was devastated.The once prosperous Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other cities were all burned and looted, unlike before.The two capitals in the Central Plains were destroyed, and the prosperous Jiangnan was destroyed. Except for the relatively peaceful Shu, Xiangyang is now prosperous.

After admiring for a while, Lin Shengyuan said: "The member Huang who visited our house the day before yesterday was devoted to the cotton cloth business. Depending on his wishes, he wants me to buy cotton cloth for him in Xiangyang, and then transport it to Xiangcheng—"

"Why did you transport it to Xiangcheng?" Lin Xi asked curiously.

Lin Shengyuan said: "The golden captives go south every year. How can we let people from the Northland come to do business casually? Wang observed that the trade with the Northland is all in Xiangcheng. There must be people from Song Dynasty to transport goods to Xiangcheng. The merchants from the Northland You can only buy from there, which is equivalent to a discussion field.”

"I see." Lin Xi nodded.Since the founding of the country, there has been a huge Khitan in the north of the Song Dynasty, and there is a place for discussion.This kind of trade situation is commonplace, and everyone is not curious.

Lin Shengyuan said: "What a big business cotton cloth is! If I can really collect cotton cloth for Huang Yuanwai, maybe this is my chance to start again!"

Lin Xidao: "Since the market is in Xiangcheng, Huang Yuanwai can just buy it there. Why do you need Father?"

Lin Shengyuan said with a smile: "Do you think cotton cloth is the same as ramie cloth, and you can buy it anywhere? Apart from the Western Regions, only Xiangyang can buy it now, and the cloth in Xiangyang is unparalleled in the world! I don't know how many people are watching this business , when we get to Xiangcheng, how can it be Huang Yuanwai's turn!"

Speaking of this, Lin Shengyuan looked a little yearning: "When we were in Kaifeng Mansion back then, although our family's business was not that big, we still had hundreds of dollars in interest a year. At that time, what kind of life did we live! Sigh, how could it be like It's so embarrassing now!"

Lin Xi said: "Father, I can't think about the past. The country was in trouble, and many families were ruined. We have both father and daughter, which is already a rare blessing. Now in Xiangyang City, how many people have nothing to do. We can have enough food and clothing , I don’t know how many people are envious.”

Lin Shengyuan lost his mind for a while, nodded and said: "That's true. Alas, the princes in the court can't handle it well, and the country suffers, but let us small people suffer! Speaking of it, where is the reason?"

Shaking his head, he muttered a few words, but he didn't know what to complain about.Lin Shengyuan said again: "If Yuanwai Huang's affairs can be accomplished this time, and we get his capital to start a business, our father and daughter will never have to live so hard. Speaking of which, you are not too young. When you make money, Find a good marriage for you, and I will feel at ease."

Hearing this, Lin Xi couldn't help but be in a daze for a while.Normally speaking, I am indeed not small.However, in the war-torn era, there were many life and death, and I don't know how many older women.If you marry yourself, what kind of person will your husband-in-law be?The little girl's family has often thought about these things since she was a little girl, but she never figured it out.

In the official hall, Wang Xiaolie saw Chen Qiudao coming in, and hurriedly invited him to sit down.

After tea was served, Wang Xiaolie said: "The world is peaceful now, and many things have to be done. Although the imperial court has withdrawn the various supervisors, we guard the place, and many things still need to be done. In the past, when there was peace, there were transfers in the place. There are emissaries who mention punishments and prisons, those who promote Chang Ping, and those who raise academic affairs, as well as handsome ministers and governors, and so on. We don’t care about military affairs, but political affairs cannot be ignored. , In fact, it all belongs to your name, and the prison is still belonged to Wang Tixing. There is no suitable candidate for the post of academic affairs."

Chen Qiudao said: "The meaning of observation is to reset the state school and county school?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "In the past two years of military training, it is only through the establishment of new barracks and military academies that the training is very good. From this point of view, the school is very useful, but it is different from before. In addition to state school and county school, I want to set up more schools , educate the people, and do more things than before.”

Chen Qiudao has been in Xiangyang for nearly half a year, and he is no stranger to the school.After thinking for a while, he said: "What to do, observe or explain clearly."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Above the officialdom, there are officials and officials. Their duties are different, and their requirements are also different. To put it simply, I want to teach people to be officials by learning from the state and county, and to teach people by the school. Being an official. The current official is quite different from the past. They have a generous salary, specific duties, and their own regulations. Suddenly, many people are willing to devote themselves to being an official. It’s just that they don’t go to school, and many things are done differently. One, it's not a good thing."

Chen Qiudao frowned when he heard this: "Officials in the yamen have their own duties, which are very different. Officials are sent by the imperial court, while officials are from the local area. The two should not be confused. Observe that the officials who want to learn from others are not the same. Know if it's possible."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while.Cai Dao: "What is the difference between officials and officials? In fact, I didn't talk about it very clearly before. Officials are sent by the imperial court, and officials come from the local area. It is considered from the perspective of the imperial court governing the world. If you consider it from the perspective of local people, you will feel confused again. I think the difference between officials and officials should be fundamental. Things in the world are difficult to draw boundaries, but there is a limit. The simple four words have limits and no boundaries. Anything that can be handled clearly and according to the boundaries is under the control of officials. Yes. It’s hard to draw a clear line, and those that need to be managed by degrees belong to the officials.”

Chen Qiudao stared blankly at Wang Xiaolie, and after a while, he said: "Observe what I said, sorry for being stupid, I really don't know what it means for a while. There are limits in the world, and you can't go beyond the boundaries, but there are limits." What does Unbounded mean?"

Wang Xiaolie was also stunned for a moment.After being silent for a while, he said: "There is a degree and no boundary, which means that everything in the world has a degree, but there is no boundary. If we are far away, we can distinguish what is this and what is that. For example, here is Xiangyang in Hanshui, then The side is Fancheng. Dividing it into Xiangyang and Fancheng is a degree. But it is close, and the boundary between Xiangyang and Fancheng must be separated, unless the Han River in the middle does not belong to Xiangyang, nor does it belong to Pancheng. The two cities must be Divide the Han River equally, and the middle line will be lost."

Chen Qiudao smiled wryly, not knowing what Wang Xiaolie was talking about.

For a while, Wang Xiaolie couldn't find the right words to persuade Chen Qiudao.

Limitless is a philosophical concept.Wang Xiaolie didn't know when he had this concept, it should be an impression formed in his previous life.This impression was very deep, and it penetrated my thoughts unconsciously.

Why limitless?In classical terms, it is Lao Tzu's "Tao can be Tao, but it is very Tao; name can be named, but it is very famous." In popular terms, it is the way the world is.The world is like this whether people are there or not.Whether people know it or not, the world is still like this.The understanding of the world, various concepts and definitions, and various relationships are all determined by people, not inherent in the world.Man's rules cannot truly and completely describe the world, and have their own scope of adaptation.If it exceeds the scope of adaptation, the regulation becomes invalid.

People's understanding of the world always uses various names, various definitions, and then deduces various relationships.Among them, definition is the most important in epistemology.For example, many theories will define human beings.Human beings are defined, and then human society is defined according to various cognitions.As a human being, one should know oneself clearly.But if you look at various theories, you will find that the definition of man is so complicated that it makes no sense.

The usual view is that the difference between humans and animals is that humans can make and use tools.But after observing more, I found that many animals also make and use tools.So some people subdivide it, how to use tools is a person.Then came animals that fell outside that definition.

This is not only true of human society, but also of human understanding of nature.Not to mention the various ancient theories, even in the Newton era, because of the discovery of Newton's laws, human beings also felt that they knew the universe.I feel that as long as the mass and velocity are measured, the universe is fully understood.Then there was Einstein, and there was the theory of relativity.I feel that the theory of relativity describes the universe clearly, and quantum mechanics appeared again.

From the perspective of philosophy, if we admit that human cognition is limited, and human cognition cannot fully describe reality, we know that there must be limits and no boundaries.We also know that the dichotomy is incorrect, and there must be a transition zone in between.

Based on this understanding, Wang Xiaolie believes that within a regime, it is natural for officials and officials to be separated.There cannot be all officials in the yamen, nor can all be officials.If officials and officials are not distinguished, it will cause political chaos.

As far as the regime is concerned, from the perspective of governance, it can be considered that those sent by the imperial court are officials, and those recruited locally are officials.But from the perspective of ordinary people, such a division is meaningless. They don't know which things are governed by officials and which are governed by officials.Once the officials are not capable enough, they will be bullied by the officials, and even the power will fall into the hands of the officials.

(End of this chapter)