Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1642 Quarrel
After entering the fifth month of the third year of Tongguang, more and more scholars arrived in Xijing, so that the Hongwen Hall was almost overwhelmed, so they had to borrow the adjacent halls and government offices for the scholars to discuss.

The sage said, he doesn't make decisions arbitrarily.In this matter, listen to the opinions of the world. The content of "Zhi Zhi" needs to be recognized by more people, and then it will become the "Chinese Classic" that scholars all over the world need to learn.

Yes, "Zhizhi" will replace "Yili" and become one of the three "Chinese Classics". "Rituals" was downgraded to "Small Classics", and "Gongyang Chunqiu", which was originally listed as "Small Classics", will be removed from the scope of the examination and become "Miscellaneous Classics".

The status of "Zhizhi" has been determined, and everyone is still discussing it, so it's just a process, and there will be some verbal disputes.

"I said, "The Population" is full of insights, and the sage is the most sage in ancient times." Kong Guangsi, Marquis of Yansheng, put down his tea bowl and sighed with reverence: "If the sage hadn't awakened me, I would still be in a dream. This article, one word cannot be changed.”

The field suddenly fell silent.

Zhongguan Han Zhi and Minister of Rites Yang Zhu looked at each other, and they both saw the smile in each other's eyes.

The Yan Shenghou of the Kong family was not sealed in vain. When Kong Guangsi spoke, many people choked and his momentum weakened.Now, just a few thorns, if any.

Han Xie raised his drowsy eyelids and glanced at Kong Guangsi with a strong sense of ridicule.

He is 75 years old this year.After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, he did not become an official in the new dynasty, but went south to attach himself to Wang Shenzhi.But who knew, Wang Shenzhi also surrendered...

Han Xun simply lay flat in Fujian and died.

Li Ting, the governor of Fujian Province, admired Han Xun's talent. He visited many times in his spare time and left a lot of property.Lao Han gifted him a few poems, which should be used as embellishments, and they will continue to be bad.

If Li Jue hadn't come to invite him personally this time, at his age, Han Xi probably wouldn't have gone out again.

He only read the book "Zhizhi" after he arrived in Beijing.There is some truth to the truth, but he doesn't think much of it.

He was born in a wealthy family, and his family has money. He has only suffered from homelessness, but has not suffered from lack of food and clothing.

As mentioned in the "Currency" chapter, the shortage of currency caused the price of food to go up and down.During Tang Taizong and Tang Gaozong's reign, there was a spectacle of three coins for a bucket of rice, thinking that the world was peaceful and prosperous.But the common people only sell three cents for a bucket of grain, so what should they do with the cash taxes they need to pay?You know, even in the era of rent adjustment, there are cash taxes.

The income of the common people from growing grain has been greatly eroded by this abnormally low grain price.On the contrary, people living in cities benefit greatly and smile happily, because they usually earn cash, and with less cash expenditure, their lives are naturally affluent.

Han Hao didn't feel anything about it.

Three or five dollars for a bucket of rice is the time of peace and prosperity, and it can be recorded in history books.Moreover, with such a low food price, it's not like Tianshefu can't survive, so he just earns less, what can he do?

Saint, a little overkill.

"Yan Shenghou's words are reasonable." Yi Jing, the former Zuo Ya of the Wu'an Army, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Leaving aside the "Currency", the "Population" is really wonderful. The sage conquered the Khitan in the north and the Uyghur in the west. His martial arts are outstanding. The people of the world have earned such a large place to live. In my opinion, this is the true virtuous king. People who lack food and clothing can go to Liaodong and the Western Regions, where they can graze and farm, and settle down and start a business, isn't it good?"

It is said that Confucian scholars are not all of the same school.

For example, this Yi Jing, who was once a general under Ma Yin, is now Biejia in Qianzhou.

Yes, he is a literati, but Zuo Yaya is a military officer, and he is going to fight in battle.

Yi Jing wrote a book called "Soldiers Want to Look at the South of the Yangtze River", and wrote a military book in the form of Ci Pai.

"All vassals must choose virtuous people. Don't take the position of high-ranking people, selfless relatives and hometowns, and Qu Shun will be a disaster"-related to the selection and appointment of people.

"Turn your tendons and feet, and use ginger in a hurry. Fry five parts in new water for one minute, and it's okay to drink it immediately. The master will remember his heart"-related to the treatment of epidemic diseases in the army.

It's just that he has the common faults of people of this era, most of the content is about divination, and the gods and spirits, not to mention Shao Shude doesn't like it, real warriors also think he is a bit nonsense.

However, his literary quality is very good, his poems and songs are first-rate, and he has written many articles, so he has a bit of a reputation.

Just as Han Xie closed his eyes, he glanced at Yi Jing again when he heard the words. He finally couldn't help it this time, and asked, "Don't you know the hardships of war? The people are exhausted and the fields are barren. Is it in line with the law of heaven to reward the people's families and destroy them? That's all, you still have to immigrate the land that has been smashed? Is it in line with human relations to separate the people's flesh and blood? Not to mention the exile for thousands of miles, and the treacherous officials and generals in the local state capitals , Trying to figure out what you want, you often commit crimes to hundreds or thousands of families, poor well-dressed scholars, and migrate to Yili. Along the way, you have been repeatedly insulted by villains, is it plausible?"

"Han Donglang, this statement is wrong." Zhang Mi came out to persuade: "Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty had a strategy of 'immigrate to eat'. At that time, the land in Guanzhong was small and crowded, and Sui Wen sent people to visit people's homes, and almost every family stopped cooking and eating. The last meal did not stop, and the messenger brought back bean crumbs and rice bran, so the people in Guanzhong were relocated to the Guandong states."

"In the early Tang Dynasty, after the household registration was multiplied, there was also the system of 'happy relocation'. People flocked to Huainan and Jiangnan to alleviate the plight of too many people and too little land."

"Nowadays, I personally proposed a righteous brigade to wipe out the criminals. Although there are too many people and too little land, it is not difficult, but people have no foresight, and there must be near-term worries. This is an upright kingly method. Immigrants can eat, live and work in peace and contentment, and let the people live like individuals. Is that what you want to see, all crowded in the neighborhoods of Chang'an and Luoyang, selling children and beggars?"

Zhang Mi is from Biyang, Tangzhou, and used to be an official in Huxiang. He has a good relationship with Yi Jing, and has many poems and books, so he rushes to speak for him.

And what he said was true.

The term "immigrant" is not a modern invention.In ancient times, the population distribution was uneven and transportation was difficult.

Places with a large population were developed earlier and at a higher level. In fact, there is not much wasteland for the people to reclaim.

Where there are many wastelands, the degree of development is very poor, the natural conditions are harsh, and the transportation is not convenient.

When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was in power, the population of the country was already very large, especially in Guanzhong. A family of people cultivated a few acres of land, and they could barely make ends meet. In case of natural disasters and man-made disasters, it was inevitable to stop cooking, so there appeared "immigrants to eat". this phrase.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty, the land owned by the soldiers in Guanzhong ranged from a few acres to more than ten acres.With such family conditions, why should I be a government soldier?So the "happy relocation" system emerged, immigrating to Huainan.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the population fell to the bottom, but after more than a hundred years of separatist regimes, the population increased significantly.Before Chaos Chaos, there were 4000 to [-] million registered permanent residences.

This population does not seem to need to immigrate, but Tang Ting still continues to migrate to the south of the Yangtze River because of the uneven population distribution.The population of Hebei almost surpassed Tianbao's heyday, but Tang Ting couldn't control it and could only let them send prisoners to Jiangnan.But Guanzhong is also very densely populated, which can be migrated outward.

After Shao Shude captured Henan Prefecture, Ruzhou, and Heyang, which were a piece of white land, and Zhengzhou, Jinjiang, Tang Dengsui, and Xiangyang were devastated, the source of immigration was also the people in Guanzhong who were relatively well protected by him.

If you don’t immigrate, everyone will be poor together, the longer you grow, the shorter you get, the longer you get thinner, and you don’t eat your last meal, is this humane?

"Zhang Mi, what right do you have to call me Han Donglang?" Han Xie stared at him and scolded, "You are a follower of power."

Zhang gasped, waiting for a theory, but was interrupted.

"Everyone." Yang Zhu stood up, pressed his hands down, signaled for everyone to be quiet, and then said: "It's all for the sake of perfecting the scriptures, why bother to be so hot-faced? Just discuss the matter."

After he finished speaking, he thought for a while and said, "The points Han Yushan mentioned are actually not unreasonable. There are officials in the south of the Yangtze River making big crimes, sending thousands of families to the Western Regions. The saint also issued an edict to reprimand him."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the little official who recorded it, and said, "Remember this in detail, and submit it to the sage's desk."

"Obey." The clerk moved his pen like flying, and recorded the focus of the debate in detail.

Before this one, he had written several pages.

It can be seen from the records that even a person like Han Donglang knows all kinds of chaos when there are more people and less land, and he is very worried about it.The difference is that he thinks this is contrary to human relations, and there are all kinds of tragedies on the way of immigration, which is very inhuman.But if you ask him how to solve the problem of more people and less land, he will not talk about it. He only points out the problem, but there is no solution. In fact, there is really no better solution at this stage except for emigration.

In addition, some people refuted the article in "Currency".I think this kind of book should not be published, it will cultivate more business-minded people.They took Hebei and Huaihai provinces as an example. When migrants went fishing, someone followed them in a boat, bought their catch, provided them with various supplies including water, and repaired damaged fishing gear. the point.

They believe that people who go to sea are greedy for profit, especially whalers.He is rebellious, aggressive, hard to discipline, and laughs at poor scholars.After the peace and prosperity, this kind of person is the source of disaster.

Other land traders also have various problems.

In short, it's just one thing, these people are running around, corrupting the atmosphere, making the people no longer simple, and their hearts are itching.For this reason, there are countless people who abandon farming and fishing and engage in business, and they are essentially the same as the warriors who went to the battlefield for wealth and honor.

There are so many different things.

Yang Zhu carefully read these records, and privately thought otherwise, at least this level of opinion is not enough to convince the sage, it is useless.

He was once summoned by a saint and talked about similar issues.

The sage said that the world is stable, and there are two ways.

One is to turn the whole country into a "big village", where everyone learns ancient rituals, works at sunrise and rests at sunset, and binds people to the land.

For the second method, he mentioned a mouthful word: dynamic stability.

The restless man, let him go to war and fish.

After killing the enemy and doing meritorious service, fishing and getting rich, he will have a status, but he will settle down.

If he died on the battlefield, or was buried in the sea, there would be no worries.

In addition, sending away restless people is also a way of thinking.

During the difficult times, the rioters in the army are often the minority who coerce the majority.These assassins in the army have prestige, courage, and ambition. Once he is given a chance, he can make great things happen.

In the Tianwu army under King Zhao's tent in Yili River Valley, there are a large number of children from Wufu families from the Central Plains.They know nothing but killing people with knives. Instead of staying in the country, it is better to lose their poison outside.

You must know that those who dare to cross half of the Great Xia to the Western Regions have the determination, perseverance, and will to be the best choice. If they stay in the country and have no way out, this is the real instability.

Send them away, once and for all, the troubles will disappear.

In fact, the saint is not sure which method is better, but he does not want to choose the first one.

Yang Zhu felt that the sage's idea made some sense.Today, he even personally put forward a suggestion, asking the sage to write this content, so that the scholars of the world can read it.

The book "Zhizhi" may have imperfections, and even many contents are unacceptable, but if it is finally completed and used as one of the "serious scriptures", generations of scholars will read it day and night. Will it be difficult to accept?

A hundred years later, perhaps you will be considered deviant if you put forward an idea similar to that of Han Xie.

Don't underestimate the power of "reciting day and night". According to the sage, it is self-brainwashing.After washing to the end, it was hard to extricate myself.

To deal with scholars, nothing works, the imperial examination is the most useful.

(End of this chapter)