Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Dou Yi's words startled Dou Yi slightly, she opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Dayu has a vast territory, and there is no problem of land annexation in the short term.

In order to attract people to migrate to the north of the Yellow River, whether it is Shanxi, Hebei, or Youzhou, the imperial court has introduced many policies for renting land and reducing interest rates.As long as the common people are willing to move their families northward, they can receive the land corresponding to the labor force, and only need to pay a small lease fee. After ten or five years of cultivation, the land will belong to the common people.Even the cost of relocation was paid by the imperial court.Various policies were used to fill the shortage of population in the north. Many people who had no land and lived in hardship, the court even semi-forced them to send them to live in the north.

There is no shortage of labor, and there is enough land. As long as there is no famine, the food can be completely self-sufficient.Even in a disaster year, with the big granary of the countries in the South China Sea, there will be no shortage of food and no food relief for disaster relief.

The opportunity of the prosperous age is in front of you, as long as you don't meet Yang Guang, pigs can fly on the wind.

Faced with this situation, continuing to blindly develop agriculture will only make the imperial court go backwards and make the already wealthy people fall into hardship.

Low grain hurts farmers!

How could Dou Yi not understand this truth?
At this point, business development is already something that has to be done.

Especially after achieving great results in overseas trade, with Dou Yi's intellect, how could it be possible not to perceive the truth of commercial prosperity?It's just that he doesn't want to think about it.

Dou Yan lifted the veil at this moment, making it impossible for Dou Yi to pretend anymore.

Dou Yan said bluntly: "My brother has realized that the prosperity of commerce and trade is the key to the prosperity of the people. In fact, this is not a precedent, but an inevitable thing. Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce has been the national policy of all dynasties. From the Qin Dynasty to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the internal and external policies have been relaxed. At first, scholars did not interact with merchants, and those who had close relatives engaged in business were not allowed to be officials. It was not until the middle and late Tang Dynasty, after the merchants You can become an official through the imperial examination. Even Sejong of the former dynasty went south to do business and subsidize his family."

Dou Yi said: "Borrowing lessons from the previous dynasties, learning from each other's strengths and making up for their weaknesses, and consolidating the roots and innovating, this is the way to govern the world. Agriculture is the root, and this root is strong, so it is a matter of course to enrich the people with business. I have a clear conscience for my brother, and I don't feel the slightest bit No."

Dou Yan praised: "My brother is strong, the imperial court is prosperous today because of my brother's enlightened and kind-hearted help."

Dou Yi suppressed the anger in her heart and said: "Don't put a high hat on Brother Wei, for the sake of the court, for the sake of the people, adapt to the current situation, and make adjustments, this is reasonable. But what are you talking about? You took over the school to How many years? Dare to say that the depth of mathematics is better than the four books and five classics left by the sages? The weight of mathematics is comparable to the way of Confucius and Mencius? Reading can enlighten people's wisdom. Mathematics makes people enlightened, but it denies the learning of sages."

He patted the table heavily and said: "The way of Confucius and Mencius, the Four Books and Five Classics can't enlighten your wisdom? What do you rely on for your achievements today? Don't tell my brother that you have your achievements today because of mathematics... don't rely on you." What I personally figured out to question the sage knowledge that you and I have not learned for 50 years."

If the person in front of him who questioned Confucius and Mencius was not his closest brother, Dou Yi would have already left.

What Dou Yan said before has already seriously questioned the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius.As a disciple of a sage, in this age of Confucianism, this kind of heterogeneous thinking is unacceptable.

If Dou Yan's words are spread today, he will be condemned by thousands of people and cast aside by scholars.

Dou Yan had already expected this scene, a similar situation had already happened not long ago.It's just that the person who reprimanded him has changed, but the same thing is that both of them are the object of his most respect: a father who gave birth and education, and an elder brother who is like a father.

Looking at the angry elder brother, Dou Yan didn't argue with him, but looked at him quietly, and after he calmed down a little, he said: "Brother, brother thinks that a sage has a thousand words, and different people have different meanings in their eyes. The classics left by Confucius have been handed down to this day. Who is sure to understand the true meaning of the scriptures? Among other things, the scriptures that my father taught us are of great use to Mr. Qianfu. It is my father who said it is reasonable , or Mr. Qianfu is right?"

The Mr. Qianfu that Dou Yan was talking about was Zhang Zhao.

Dou Yujun, Zhang Zhao, and Tian Min were all the leaders of Confucianism in the Central Plains.

Dou Yujun puts emphasis on education, while Zhang Zhao puts emphasis on proofreading.

During the most chaotic years in the Central Plains, the seeds of culture were still preserved, thanks to Zhang Zhao’s tireless efforts in revising and interpreting the Six Classics.

As two people standing at the pinnacle of scholars in the Central Plains, their understanding of Confucian classics conflicts in certain aspects.

Both sides have certain supporters, and they have been arguing for many years, and no one can persuade the other.

In her early years, Dou Yi devoted herself to the study of Confucian scriptures, and was able to say a thing or two, but since she became prime minister, she devoted herself to serving the country and the people, and had little time to study Confucian scriptures. .

Dou continued: "This is still the case in our Central Plains, but now the world is unified. Jiangnan has one meaning, Bashu has one meaning, and now even more, Khitan has also come to join in the fun. In one sentence, there can be five, six or even more explanations. Who is right? I really don't know who is wrong."

Dou Yi knew that what Dou Yan said was true. The Central Plains was most seriously affected by the turmoil of the Five Dynasties.As a result, the ceremonies collapsed and the music was broken, which hit the scholars most severely. A large part of the scholars had their backbones broken by Wufu forcibly.

As a result, Jiangnan and Bashu, where the literary style is at its peak, have always looked down on the Central Plains in this regard. They have their own views on Confucianism and do not recognize the scriptures of the Central Plains.

This is not only because Jiangnan and Bashu look down on the culture of the Central Plains, but even the scholars in the Central Plains look down on themselves.

As Dou Yujun, Zhang Zhao, and Tian Min died of illness, the leader respected by scholars in the Central Plains was Han Xizai.

Although it is true that Han Xizai is from Beihai and has enough talent to serve as the leader, he is deeply influenced by scholars in the south, and his understanding of scriptures is biased towards Jiangnan.

This made Dou Yi and Dou Yan feel very uncomfortable, but there was nothing they could do.

Both of them are first-class Confucians, but if they really want to debate with Han Xizai on the basis of the scriptures, they may not be the opponents of Zhong Kui in the temple, the god among the gods in the south of the Yangtze River.

As for Khitan, they are also taking part, not to mention the Central Plains, even Jiangnan and Bashu are a little bit helpless.

Khitan's Han culture comes from the books that Yelu Deguang brought from the Central Plains. The Khitan Taizong not only brought the imperial artifacts representing the orthodox Central Plains to the north, but also brought along the Confucian classics passed down from generation to generation by the Central Plains court.The only copy of "Five Classics of Justice" compiled by Kong Yingda, which is a collection of Confucian classics since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, is in the hands of the Khitan people.

The Khitan students took their rubbings of the original Confucian books to the Shilin students in the Central Plains, Jiangnan, and Bashu: "The Confucian classics we study are genuine copies that have been passed down. What you study are all private collections, or There are mistakes, omissions, or revisions, and they are not true Confucian classics."

It is an attitude that what we learn is true and what you learn is fake.

A dimensionality reduction attack is like a scholar meeting a soldier, and there is no way to refute it.

In a word, each has its own understanding, and outsiders may not be able to detect it, but Shilin is extremely chaotic inside, especially after Luo Youdu suppressed the Confucius family, it is even more difficult to achieve a unified interpretation of the scriptures.

Dou Yi said in a deep voice: "The chaos of scriptures and righteousness is caused by this chaotic world. The division of the world has led to the severance of culture. In the face of sudden unification, friction between each other is inevitable. Your Majesty has already unified, and everything is moving forward in an orderly manner. You and I Affected by the times, it is impossible to give an accurate answer. But as long as we abide by our heart, future generations will naturally summarize and explain your point of view. Why are you in a hurry?"

Dou Yan said: "But mathematics is different, right is right, wrong is wrong. The real truth, how can it be so complicated?"

"Erlang!" Dou Yi's expression changed drastically, and he said, "You...are you questioning the knowledge of saints?"

"No!" Dou Yan said solemnly: "Brother, you are wrong. I don't question the knowledge of saints, let alone dare to question saints. I want to save the knowledge of saints. From the beginning to the end, I regard myself as a disciple of saints .It’s just that I think learning should change with the times, not retro-conservative and stick to the rules. Now that Confucianism is so chaotic, I think that instead of arguing about right and wrong, it’s better to create a new school, a new school derived from Confucianism.”

Dou Yi stared blankly at her younger brother, her eyes were full of shock.

Dou Yan continued: "Just like the early Tang Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties were chaotic and turbulent. Confucianism was dismantled and torn apart. It was Mr. Chongyuan, who was ordered by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, to compile the "Five Classics and Justice", which combined the insights of many Confucian scholars. , so that the mind can be unified."

The Mr. Chongyuan he was talking about was Kong Yingda, a great Confucian in the early Tang Dynasty, who was the greatest Confucian Confucianist besides Confucius.

Dou Yi finally understood her younger brother's thoughts, took a breath, and said, "You want to unify Confucian classics and include mathematics?"

Dou Yan said: "Six arts of sages, rites, music, archery, censorship, calligraphy, and mathematics... These books are the knowledge that Confucius attached great importance to, and our descendants discarded them. Now your majesty has found them and incorporated them into Confucianism. Why not?"

"Brother!"

Dou Yan called out, and said with a bit of expectation and pleading: "Creating a new school and incorporating mathematics into Confucianism will benefit the court, Confucianism, and future generations. If it succeeds, I can't guarantee that you and my brothers Just like Mr. Chongyuan, he also won the reputation of a great Confucianism."

Dou Yi's father's words suddenly appeared in Dou Yi's mind, "I'm not angry with Erlang for my father, but I just can't get over it. I'm old and useless, and I can't compare to your open-mindedness." And the last sentence "Don't Get mad."

"It turns out that what Father was referring to... Judging from his tone, he actually convinced himself for his younger brother?"