I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 63 A word to wake up the dreamer
"Oh? What if?"

Zichan heard that Li Ran hesitated to speak, obviously there was something in his words, so he asked immediately.

And Li Ran got Zichan's instruction, so he became a little more courageous, and continued to say:
"If the Wei State provokes a civil uprising and the people plunder the food, then imagine how the Wei State's government should deal with it? Is it to seek justice for the priest? Or come to question the Zheng State based on the matter? Therefore, Such seemingly beneficial things may turn out to be a matter of fame and fortune in the end!"

As soon as Li Ran said this, Zi Chan and Ji Xian were dumbfounded.

Obviously, none of them thought about it.And if it really came to that point, the Duke of Wei would naturally never help Jishi "seek justice".

What's more, the most terrible thing is that no matter how much the batch of food from the Jijia is priced, the people of Weiguo will always be unable to afford it.At that time, this group of people will gather together to make trouble, and for Jishi, it will indeed be a foreseeable dilemma.

In the end, doesn't Jishi have to carry this shit pot by himself?

"Besides, let's talk about the great righteousness. The people of the state of Zheng are human beings, and the people of the state of Wei are also human beings. If the country affected by the disaster is the state of Zheng, how should the state of Zheng treat such actions? Such actions are not the same as massacring the people. What's the difference?"

Indeed, the catastrophe of Weiguo has spread throughout the whole territory, and the sacrifice of the family to transport and sell grain is tantamount to taking advantage of the fire to rob.And the most important thing is that what Jishi robbed this time is not mere money, but the lives of the people of Weiguo.

Li Ran really didn't have the heart to be a "Mother", and he felt that he was not worthy either.

But after being awakened by Sun Wu's words today, his sense of justice came spontaneously.

He couldn't just sit back and watch, and he couldn't bear the hypocrisy of Ji Shi who held his sickle high and spoke righteous words.

The so-called human life is at stake, what is the bottom line?Human life is the bottom line.

These days, the lives of these ordinary people may be really worthless in their eyes, but it is not the case in Li Ran's eyes.

Even when he asked Sun Wu to go to Julu to lead the army, he wrote repeatedly to Sun Wu to tell Sun Wu that he must reduce casualties and not treat the lives of soldiers as worthless.

This is the case with war, let alone natural disasters?
And after he finished speaking, Zichan's face was already stunned, and he fell into silence immediately.

In fact, Zichan was in the state of Zheng, so he really loved the people like a son.

If not, he would not insist on risking the displeasure of the world, reform with determination, and attack those powerful and powerful people who hold a lot of land.

However, in Zichan's subconscious mind, he still couldn't treat the people of Wei State as the people of Zheng State.

Are the barriers and gaps between countries so obvious?Is the difference between Wei people and Zheng people so big?
No.

Following Li Ran's train of thought, Dang Zichan immediately realized after some introspection that it was indeed his own thoughts before, and there were some "wrongness".

The reason for this phenomenon can only be attributed to the fundamental limitations brought about by the current enfeoffment and rule of the world.

The emperor cares about the people of the whole world, but the princes only need to care about the people within their own range.As for Doctor Qing, he only needs to manage his own family well.What if he is neither the son of heaven, nor a prince, but just a commoner?Then just take care of yourself.

And this is the so-called "self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and world peace".If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government, nothing else.

Zichan, as an insider, would not be able to see through this without the guidance of others.Because he can't jump out and overlook the entire historical civilization of mankind from the perspective of God.

The reason why Zichan fell into silence was because he didn't know what language to use to refute Li Ran.

Moreover, he couldn't find anything to refute. Even after carefully savoring Li Ran's words, he still felt that what Li Ran said was very reasonable.

"Presumptuous! How dare you do this in front of the doctor!"

"The old man transported the grain to sell it, it was a good intention! How could it be a massacre!"

Sacrifice became angry from embarrassment, and immediately raised his eyebrows, his two black and white eyebrows kept shaking, obviously extremely angry.

However, Li Ran only said lightly:

"If the sacrifice family transports grain to the Wei country this time, even if everything goes well and it can be sold at a price higher than the market price, if there are still people in the Wei country who can't eat enough, they can only sit and watch the food in front of them. Let me ask the old suzerain, Is there a more cruel method of killing people than this?"

"I am not from Wei, nor from Zheng, but I really can't bear the tragic death of thousands of people, and I can't bear to see Jishi bear such a bad name. Today Li Ran has the courage to implore the old suzerain to give up selling grain and donate to Weiguo. Take this as the lintel of the century-old family to inherit the glory."

As soon as these words came out, Ji Xian immediately froze in place, motionless, with his eyes wide open, staring closely at Li Ran.

If the great principles Li Ran said before are just a foil, then Li Ran's last sentence is the finishing touch.

How much is the grain sold to Weiguo worth this time?

For his family, what is this little money worth?
What really matters is not money, but Jishi's reputation, the glorious lintel that has been passed down for hundreds of years!
We must know that the sacrifices to Zhongshi and the princes of Zheng Guo in the three dynasties did not rely on righteousness?Thinking back to the glory and majesty of the lintel of the sacrifice family back then, no one dared to look directly at it!
Now that only one or two hundred years have passed, has Jishi been reduced to the point of making a fortune?Has it been reduced to the point of taking advantage of the fire?Has it fallen to the point of being cast aside by the world?
What is he doing to support Jishi staggeringly through decades of Spring and Autumn?Isn't it the reputation of Jishi that has been passed down for hundreds of years?

If after this incident, Jishi's reputation for hundreds of years was completely destroyed by him, what face would he have to face his ancestors?How will the future descendants look at him?
It is the nature of a businessman to seek profit, but it is also his duty to protect his family and keep his business.

It's really wrong to ignore the righteousness for these little money.

Thinking of this, Ji Xian was like a discouraged ball for a moment, and his whole body softened all of a sudden.

Only then did he realize that what Li Ran said just now was for the sake of the Ji clan.But he himself still stubbornly thought that Li Ran had plotted against the Ji clan.

At this time, Zichan saw Ji Xian who had nothing to say for a while, and knew that what Li Ran said just now had awakened him, so he immediately motioned Ji Xian to sit down first.

Then he continued to comfort him with words:
"What Ziming said is very reasonable. Ji Lao, you need to think twice about this matter."

"The Jishi's reputation is well-known all over the world. If the Jishi's reputation is damaged and covered with dust because of this matter, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss? The people of Weiguo are struggling in water and fire, and we take it for profit. It is really senseless..."

At this point, Zichan let out a long sigh, seeming to blame himself.

After all, he knew about this matter a long time ago, but he couldn't see it as clearly as Li Ran did. He almost let Jishi transport the grain to Weiguo to sell it.

If this is the case, what will the people of the world think of his Zheng Guo clan?
"doctor."

As soon as Jixian's words came out, he was stopped by Zichan with a wave of his hand. After all, Jixian still had to go down a step.

Just listen to the birth canal:
"According to the humble opinion of the overseas Chinese, according to Ziming's words, all the food delivered to the Wei country will be donated. Don't let the people of the Wei country think that the people of Zheng Guo are greedy for money and don't know the righteousness."

This remark was very sonorous and unwavering, Ji first listened to it, and immediately responded with his hand.

"Thanks to Ziming for what happened today, it can be said that one word awakened the dreamer! If Ziming's words were not so deafening, I am afraid that Zheng Guo will never have the face to face the people of the world in the future."

"Mr. Ziming, it is indeed Gao Yi!"

Zichan stood up, and bowed to Li Ran respectfully and solemnly.

Li Ran hurriedly helped him up, and said:
"The doctor is serious."

"How could you not know how to repay the kindness of the old suzerain and the doctor? However, I really couldn't bear to see the reputation of the Jishi and Zheng Guo damaged, so I uttered wild words. If there is something wrong, please ask the doctor Zichan and the old man The suzerain forgives Haihan."

After Li Ran said that, he bowed and saluted again, which can be regarded as an apology for the sacrifice.

At this time, Jixian had already reacted, and suddenly felt his face was burning hot, and said in a hurry:

"I am ashamed, I almost brought shame to my family and country... It is the old man who should forgive me."

As he said that, his face was full of guilt, and he seemed to be a few years older in an instant, and he sat down and sighed endlessly.

Zichan made a smooth sound at the right time:

"There is no need to blame yourself too much for offering sacrifices to the elderly. In the so-called business talk, there is nothing wrong with offering sacrifices to the elderly. It's just that Ziming's vision is far-sighted and convincing."

This is a very high evaluation of Li Ran.

However, Li Ran did not respond, but asked Jixian again:
"However... there is still one thing that is unclear. Dare I ask the old suzerain, is it really your idea to transport grain to Weiguo for sale?"

(End of this chapter)