After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Chapter 573 On the People
Because Hua Manting had explained to Mei Fangxi, Mei Fangxi did not come to Shuzhou before Jacquard Manting.

Li Chen'an didn't know that this old man had a very deep friendship with Hua Manting, but since this old man and his grandfather were old friends, he certainly maintained enough respect.

What's more, although the old man's words are direct, they are also considering him.

The old man came early in the morning, and it should be a matter of chance to invite him to participate in the Ta Chun Wenhui.

The questions he wanted to ask himself should be the main thing he came here for.

It's mostly doubts about those New Deals.

His problems are probably similar to those of Su Yian.

Zhong Liyou sat beside him, and he was quite curious about what questions the Confucian Society, who was well-known in Shuzhou, asked Li Chenan.

He was even more curious about how the son-in-law of Zhongli's mansion would answer the old Confucian's question.

The water on the tea stove boiled, Li Chenan took a pinch of tea and threw it in.

Mei Fangxi opened her mouth and asked:

"If you were an emperor, how would you treat the people?"

Li Chen'an was slightly taken aback, this was not within the scope of the New Deal, but this happened to be the ultimate problem he wanted to solve with the implementation of the New Deal.

The national economy and the people's livelihood, all the policies of the country will eventually fall on the people's livelihood.

But in today's society, the ruler's understanding of the people still cannot escape those old concepts.

For example, don't make the people rich. If the people are rich, they will be promiscuous, and prostitution will be difficult to control!
It is also like the divine right of the king, the king obeys the will of heaven, and respects the way of heaven to support the people.

The relationship between the king and the people is not only the distinction between high and low, but also the grace of nurturing!

This was obviously not what Li Chenan hoped for.

But the "Constitution" is to strive for the greatest power for the people of the world, but no one can accept it.

So he didn't mention the constitution again, because the people's wisdom is not yet developed, this step is too big, it will really be a mess.

He can only do it silently.

What he thinks is that after the people are rich, after the education level of the people in the world has increased to a certain level, that is, after the civilization of the whole society has made great strides forward, the desire for power will spontaneously arise from the people.

This is the perfecting of the law from the bottom up.

It takes a long time, even the joint efforts of several generations.

At this moment, Mei Fangxi asked such a question...

"Looking at history for thousands of years,"

Li Chenan extinguished the fire, poured three cups of tea, handed over two cups, and said slowly:
"Officials or emperors of all dynasties have used the following methods to deal with the people."

"One, foolish people."

"There are many thresholds set in education, so that the vast majority of ordinary people in the world cannot study."

"What is a book?"

"The book is the crystallization of the wisdom of human civilization, it is the key, it can open the door of wisdom!"

"However, in order to maintain their own political power and seek their own best interests... they cannot let the common people open their wisdom, think, explore and question."

"They need to unify the thoughts of the people and prevent them from having their own thoughts!"

"In this way, the common people will always think that they should be slaves of the ruler!"

As soon as these words came out, Mei Fangxi was shocked!
But Li Chenan said slowly again:

"Second, weary people!"

"The common people do not have enough clothing and food to eat. No matter how hard they work, they cannot live a truly comfortable life."

"The ruler needs the people to work non-stop, so that the people in the world can provide the best life for the ruler, and the people can only think about three meals a day, because they will not have the same food if they eat the last meal. Think about other things."

"Third, weak people!"

"Once there are people who look up to the sky, they will be killed!"

"Once there are people who question the authority of the ruler, they must be suppressed!"

"They killed the strong and good people, weakened their strength, and made them unable to have the courage to fight against the imperial court."

"Let them be docile like sheep, let the ruler whip them and still follow the rules."

"Fourth, poor people!"

"If the people's life is a little better, they will increase taxes and use various methods to exploit their labor harvest so that they cannot be rich. Occasionally, small favors are given to them to make them feel that this is the court's care for them. Only by relying on the imperial court can one feel safe."

"Fifth, insult the people!"

"In order to manage the people in the world, the best way is to let the people supervise each other."

"Thus, for the sake of petty profits, the common people, under their deliberate inducement, reported and exposed each other, and it was difficult to trust each other, so they could not join forces to plot rebellion."

After a pause, Li Chenan smiled slightly:
"It's basically like this. Everything we do is to hold the people's necks down, to consolidate the regime, and to the common interests of the rulers."

"As for me... Although I am not an emperor, I also don't want the people of Ning Kingdom to be like that."

Mei Fangxi was already stunned!

As the great Confucian of Ningguo, he has been seeking a way to govern the country and save the people all his life!
But when he was in Kyoto, he struggled for many years to no avail, so he left Kyoto depressed and came here to work as a teacher at Wenweng Academy.

He has been thinking about the importance of the people to the country, but he has never been so thought-provoking like Li Chenan's words!
Li Chen'an's five points pointed out the root cause of why the people of the past dynasties worked so hard, but never lived a truly good life!
Hard work does not make you rich!
This is what rulers need!
Not just the emperor of a country.

But the entire interest group headed by the emperor!

The emperor is the trunk of a tree, and all the officials of the court are leaves on this tree.

There are also those aristocratic families, they are all attached to this tree.

The common people are the providers of the huge nutrients that this tree needs.

Only one tree is allowed on the land.

No more buds will be allowed to come out of a tree.

But Zhong Liyou was shocked at this time.

Zhongli Mansion is regarded as a high-ranking family in Ningguo.

Li Chenan is still the regent of Ningguo!
He should still use this method to keep the people of Ningguo working hard to maintain the stability of Ningguo.

He actually said that...

If this is broken, if those people are really awakened, will Ningguo still be at peace?
It was only at this time that Mei Fangxi understood what Hua Manting meant.

He had to admire Hua Manting's gaze.

At this moment, he picked up the teacup and asked again:
"What do you want the people of Ningguo to be like?"

"I hope that the people of Ningguo can become real people!"

"A man who straightens his waist and stands upright!"

Mei Fangxi looked at Li Chen'an, didn't drink tea, and said after a while: "If this is the case, the thoughts are different, and the country may be in danger!"

"No!"

Li Chenan shook his head:
"If this is the case, Ningguo's thoughts will bloom beautiful flowers!"

"Ningguo's backbone will never be bent!"

"Ningguo's future... can only be expected!"

Li Chenan looked at Mei Fangxi's unbelievable expression, and smiled again:

"I once said that absolute power breeds absolute corruption!"

"A court that is not supervised by the people, a court without the slightest threat and pressure, will definitely not seek the welfare of the people!"

"It will roll back endlessly when threatened by the rest of the country."

"But at the same time, it will use the greatest force to suppress the people of its own country."

"Because they... will never give up the interests they hold in their hands!"

(End of this chapter)