Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 340 Trip to Anyang ([-])
Guo Pu might use the school examination as an excuse to reject Gao Yushi's move to become a teacher. Gao Yushi had been mentally prepared before, so he was neither surprised nor afraid of difficulties when he heard this, but just calmly said, "Please come up with a question, sir."

Guo Pu nodded slightly, and said: "Zhongxuan said in the letter that you read "University" first, and you especially love "University Yanyibu". , Since this is the case, I will use wealth to propose the title: there is a way to make wealth, those who live are many, those who eat it are few, those who eat it are sick, and those who use it are comfortable, then wealth is always enough.”

Gao Wushi asked: "Where is the kid doing the questions?"

Guo Pu pointed to the next room: "Over there is the study room. There are pens, inks, papers and inkstones. You can go there yourself."

Gao Yushi was not polite, bowed slightly, and went by himself.

When I arrived at the study room, I realized that Guo Pu's house was indeed simple and shabby. Although it wasn't as "thatched cottage" as he said in his poem, it was rather shabby. The ground didn't even have blue bricks, it was just rammed earth, and it wasn't even very smooth.

Fortunately, Anyang can be regarded as the north. If it is the south, the ghost knows how humid the house will be in spring and summer.

This time, he didn't listen to the piano and appreciating the moon to spread the paper and ink for him. He could only study the ink by himself first, and while studying the ink, he thought about the way to solve this problem.

This question comes from Chapter 10 of "University". The original text is: There is a way to make money. Those who live are many, those who eat are few, those who live for it are sick, and those who use it are comfortable, then there is enough wealth.The benevolent get rich with wealth, the unkind get rich with body.There is no one who is good at benevolence but not righteous at the bottom, there is no one who is good at righteousness and his affairs do not end, and there is no one whose treasury is not his wealth.Meng Xianzi said: "The horses and livestock do not care about chickens and pigs, the ice-cutting family does not raise cattle and sheep, and the hundred-carriage family does not breed ministers. Rather than having ministers who collect, it is better to have ministers who steal." For profit, righteousness for profit.Those who grow the country and spend money must be small.He is good, and the villain is the envoy of the country, and disasters come.Although there are good people, there is nothing like them!This means that the country does not take profit as profit, but righteousness as profit.

This question belongs to the whole chapter, that is, a whole sentence, which is in line with Gao Gong's previous analysis of Guo Pu: Guo Pu likes to be upright.

Specific to this question: There is a way to make money, those who live are many, those who eat are few, those who eat it are sick, and those who use it are comfortable, then there is enough wealth.

"Making wealth" is the way of production, and this way is the principle, that is, there is a big principle in producing wealth. What principle is it?

"Those who live are many", that is to say, they produce many, and "zhong" means many.

"Those who eat are few", this "food" means only enjoying, which means less.That is to say, if everyone is engaged in production, then there will be more people producing.For example, there are no idle jobs in the imperial court, and there are no such jobs, so there will be few eaters, and there will be fewer people who enjoy these salaries without doing things.

"For it is disease", "for it" is to create wealth. "Disease" means swiftness, which means rapid creation of wealth.

"The one who uses it comfortably" refers to using wealth slowly, that is, using it carefully and not wasting it.

Those who solve the problem, the simplest way to say it is to point out the essence of the problem.What is the point of this question?In fact, it is the first sentence: There is a way to make money.

There are two key points: making money and avenues.

Gao Pragmatically estimates that Guo Pu asked this question to remind himself that making money is the way, not the way, and he hopes that he will not go astray and only think about making money.

Therefore, this question needs to be divided into two parts: first, wealth can be "produced";

Gao Wushi smiled and understood.

Let’s talk big, I’ve held so many meetings, and I’m very good at it.

The paper has been rolled out, the ink has been researched, Gao Pragmatic writes directly:
"The king balances the wealth of the world, and it is only born of Dao."

Since you like to be dignified and upright, "King" and "Tao" are of course the best words to improve your ability to break through the topic. This is called high argumentation, just like when later generations interpret Li Bai's playful poems, they always say that he is "the great river and mountain that eulogizes the motherland." There is a reason.

The next step is to accept the question, that is, to express the meaning of the question, which is also easy to handle. Gao Yushi wrote:

"Husband's wealth cannot be gathered but can be born, and life has its own way. Can it be said to be 'outside the root and inside the end'?"

Gao Pragmatism's phrase "outside the foundation and inside the end" also comes from "Great Learning": A gentleman is first cautious about virtue.There are people who have virtue, people who have soil, soil who have wealth, and wealth who are useful.Virtue is the root, wealth is the end.Outer roots and inner ends, fighting for the people to seize.

Zhu Xi said in "Zhangju": "A gentleman regards virtue as the outside and wealth as the inside. This is the teaching of fighting against his people and giving them robbing." The general meaning is that morality comes first and wealth comes second, and the cart should not be put before the horse.

Gao Yushi writes it here, which means: Mr. Guo, I know what you mean, I don't value wealth and despise morality.

Then it's time to actually write an article, the so-called "speaking" is also.This time, Gao Wushi thought about it for a while, not because the meaning was hard to express, but because he needed to ponder over the words.

Not long after, he took up a pen and wrote:
"Let's put the world at ease, and the number of powerful men and women is innumerable. It should not be the duty of the king. I don't know where the living and the people have entrusted their orders. If they can't give them what they want, they will fight. There are endless treasures between the two, and there is nothing to do. If you take advantage of the opportunity, you will be disappointed. But if you don’t take advantage of yourself, but act with the intention of being strict and orderly, what you do to guide the benefit and spread it to the upper and lower levels is really beyond the ability of the master of wisdom.”

As we all know, stereotyped essays should "stand up for the sages". From this paragraph, the high-level pragmatic expression is based on the meaning of Zhu Xi above. The word "competition" in the sentence "contest if you can't give it what you want" perfectly fits Zhu Xi's point of view.

"I make money for the peace of the world:" This is called entering the topic, and I am ready to speak the truth——speaking the big truth.

Next, we will start the second section, which requires a neat confrontation, and even more need to carve the words. Gao Yushi did not write directly, but first typed the draft, revised it twice, adjusted some words, and then wrote:

"Wealth is the root of everything that is not born, and if wealth is not born for a day, the energy of all things will be consumed immediately, and the living will not be able to be self-sufficient. Knowing that everything is not born, and long-term storage, you can observe the gathering of yin and yang.

Wealth is not self-generated. If wealth is not produced for a day, the essence of all things will be easily dispersed, and the king will have no power.Knowing that it must be born, and that it is full of deficiency and decline of prosperity, can adjust the balance of personnel and affairs. "

What Gao Yushi said in the last sentence actually means something very simple: money is a must, but when it comes to all things, yin and yang, it is exalted, and of course it must be exalted. Confucian articles have always been like this.

The next sentence is more pragmatic, saying that wealth is not born by oneself, the king gains power by governing the wealth of the world, and uses wealth to balance the people of the world.

In fact, this can be regarded as a complete statement of the point of view of the article: financial management is for the sake of the world.

Then the next sentence is easy to write, echo it:
"There is an inherent way to make money!"

There is indeed a great way to make money!

(End of this chapter)