Han Dao world

When Xun Yu entered the city, he had seen the prosperity of Wancheng, especially the rows of shops along the street, which left a deep impression on him.

Being in it, the feeling is very different from sitting in a carriage and watching from a distance.

In Xun Wenqian's words, it's fireworks.

Originally, in order not to reveal his identity, Xun Yu ignored Xun Wenqian's reminder and changed into a frugal outfit on purpose.It wasn't until he was on the street that he realized that he was self-defeating.

He was dressed so frugally that he looked a bit shabby.When Xun Wenqian took Tang into a jewelry store to choose jewelry, he stood by the side of the road and was regarded as a foreigner living here. Someone came to ask him who he studied under, what knowledge he studied, and would he like to be a guests.

Thanks to his good looks, he was finally not treated as a beggar.

When Xun Wenqian heard the sound, the man saw that although Xun Wenqian's clothes were not luxurious, but his demeanor was graceful, he knew that he had misunderstood, so he quickly apologized and left.

Xun Yu was very embarrassed, but Xun Wenqian had a hard time holding back a smile.

Tang was also a little speechless, regretted not listening to Xun Wenqian at the time, and advised Xun Yu to dress a little better, so that now Xun Yu followed them like a servant.

"Are the people in Wancheng so rich?" Xun Yu looked around and asked softly.

"Wancheng was already rich, but now that the New Deal is being implemented, industry and commerce are being promoted, and taxes are the highest in the world, shouldn't the people have some money?" Xun Wenqian said frankly: "This is the kingly way that the emperor wants. No matter who it is, as long as you are not lazy If you are disabled, you don’t need to worry about survival. If you can make progress, you can live a more decent life.”

"Is this the kingly way?"

"If you follow Mencius's standards, what is the kingly way? Of course, Mencius was born five hundred years ago, so the standards are inevitably lower."

"..." Xun Yu turned his head and glared at Xun Wenqian. "You are really brazen."

Xun Wenqian looked back without fear. "If Ah Weng doesn't believe it, you might as well ask a few people to see how many [-]-year-olds can't eat meat, which ones can't guarantee food and clothing, and which ones have children who can't afford to read."

Xun Yu wanted to speak but stopped.

In terms of the scene in front of me, even if what Xun Wenqian said was a bit exaggerated, the general situation should be correct.Except for the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the looting of Xiliang soldiers during Dong Zhuo's reign, Nanyang has not experienced major wars for more than ten years, and the foundation is already good.In the past two years, the New Deal has been implemented, and the momentum of development has become stronger, even slightly better than Jizhou, where the emperor himself sits.

With a large number of household registrations, a good agricultural foundation, and a well-developed industry and commerce, it is hard not to be rich.

The prosperity in front of us is just the beginning, and no one can guess what height it will reach in the future. There is only one thing for sure: it will definitely surpass the previous heyday.

And all of this is because the emperor attaches great importance to enlightenment and practical learning.With the blessing of technology, Wancheng can develop so fast, and the future prospects are bound to be more gratifying.

The amount of land is limited, but human intelligence is unlimited.

He has first-hand experience of the benefits that technology can bring.

He would not guarantee whether saltpeter could increase grain production.It has been proven that the improvement of farm tools will greatly reduce the labor of farming.

Because of the fellowship, Shi Tao and the others would notify him first of any new inventions, or simply test them in his jurisdiction.Last year they got a new plow, which can plow the land with only one person and one ox, which is more efficient than the old plow that required two oxen.

Xinli contributed a lot to Henan's ability to rank among the middle class of the county with such a small household registration.

At first, Xun Yu didn't believe that just changing the form could bring such great benefits.Later, when he witnessed Xinli breaking ground like a bamboo, he knew why Shi Tao and others were so confident.

If saltpeter can also play a similar role, it will definitely be no problem to increase the yield per mu by [-] to [-]%.

Walking among the crowd, Xun Yu fell into deep thought.

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The family of four walked around the street for a long time, tasted a lot of food, and bought new clothes for the New Year.

Wanshi has a complete range of commodities and a wide variety of patterns.Because there is a lot of room to choose from, the price is also reasonable.According to Xun Wenqian, it belongs to the level that most people can afford.

Xun Yu opened his eyes.

"The Son of Heaven said that this is the real kingly way." Xun Wenqian said, and then added another sentence. "A few people are rich enough to rival a country, but most people are not called rich if they don't have a place to stand on. That's called being rich and unkind. It's a way to bring disaster, and it can't last long."

Xun Yu glanced at Xun Wenqian, and felt that there was something in her words, and she meant something.

However, he had to admit that this statement was in line with Confucianism.Don't worry about scarcity but worry about inequality, don't worry about poverty but worry about uneasiness, this is what the Master said, and the Son of Heaven just went a step further.

A large part of the reason why the Yellow Turban Rebellion caused such a big impact was because of the inequality of the rich and the poor caused by the merger. There are too many people who cannot solve their food and clothing by their own labor. As if on the woodpile, a raging fire ignited instantly.

The party members did not expect it to be so serious, otherwise they would not have contacted Zhang Jiao.

At that time, the party members only saw the treachery of the court, and only the resentment caused by the emperor's heavy use of eunuchs. They firmly believed that they were on the side of justice, and they never thought that they were also the source of disaster.

They played with fire and set themselves on fire, causing chaos for more than ten years and almost overthrowing the big man.

Looking back now, it is obviously not true to say that I have no guilt at all.

It's just that as a member of the party, and one of the most handsome, it is not realistic for him to admit in public that the party members are wrong.

"Don't worry about scarcity but inequality, and don't worry about poverty but anxiety. It seems that the emperor's kingly way not only learns from Mencius, but also directly traces back to Master. It's gratifying."

Xun Wenqian thought for a moment and said, "To be precise, he only half-approves this sentence."

"half?"

"Although I haven't heard him say it himself, according to my understanding, he doesn't think widowed and poor people can accept it. If you are only satisfied with peace and security, it can't solve the problem of widowed and poor, and it can't be called kingly way. Confucianism The loss is here."

Xun Yu pondered for a long time, then nodded silently.

In fact, this is not a new point of view, and many people in Confucianism hold this point of view.They value people's livelihood, encourage farming and mulberry, and advocate enlightenment, which is similar to what the emperor is doing now.

These people have a common name, Xunli.

It's just that most of the officials are dedicated to doing practical things, and don't like the style of party members and celebrities, so most of them don't have a good reputation.

Once upon a time, he also disapproved of Xunli, thinking that their realm was not high, and they could only do some common affairs, not enough to be ministers of the community.The one who governs is okay, but when he reaches the position of Sangong, he is beyond his power.

The most typical one is Huang Ba, the prefect of Yingchuan during the Zhaoxuan period.

Now it seems that he was wrong too much, and the down-to-earth and diligent officials are the practitioners of the kingly way.

Xun Yu suddenly remembered those portraits in Nanyang County School.

He vaguely heard people say that when the emperor looked at those portraits, he stopped for a long time in front of Du Shi's portraits, and mentioned the water row invented by Du Shi.For that reason, the water row that disappeared for many years is now reappearing in the world, and it has been continuously improved, which has played an important role in increasing the output of Nanyang Tieguan.

"Is the Son of Heaven going to Yinfang tomorrow?" Xun Yu asked.

"Of course." Xun Wenqian suddenly remembered something and slapped her forehead. "I almost forgot, I want to buy him two uniforms. He can't make an official appearance tomorrow, so he can only sit in."