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Chapter 652 0649 [Generals and Prime Ministers Have No Different Kinds]

"The School of Pragmatics, what a meritorious service!"

Han Zhen was delighted just by hearing the outline of this school.

Confucianism has evolved over thousands of years and absorbed the essence of Buddhism and Taoism, but in essence it is still an illusory theoretical program.

During the Song Dynasty, Confucianism experienced a great explosion, and various thoughts and schools emerged one after another. However, whether it was the so-called Luo School or Shu School, or Wang Anshi’s new school and other unknown schools, they were all castles in the air.

For thousands of years, it has been the Legalists who have maintained the normal operation of politics and the country.

Because compared to Confucianism, Legalism has a complete set of systems.

Emperor Xuan of Han said, "The Han family has its own system, which is originally a mixture of hegemony and kingly way. How can we rely solely on moral education and use Zhou's politics?" This has clearly told the world that there has never been any so-called abolition of all schools of thought and the promotion of Confucianism alone. There is only the use of hegemony and kingly way.

After all, from the Han Dynasty to the present day, successive dynasties have continued the essence of Confucianism on the outside and Legalism on the inside.

When it is necessary to reason, then we use Confucius' words; when it is not necessary to reason, then we use the words "Since ancient times, we have punished the disobedient"... We should be flexible.

The most direct manifestation of this flexible mapping to the people is the belief in gods.

If you are a spirit, then kowtowing every day and burning incense and offering sacrifices will not be a problem.

If it doesn’t work for you, I’m sorry, but the Dragon King will fuck your mother!
Chao Chongzhi's theory of practical achievements opened Han Zhen's eyes amidst a pile of vague Confucian doctrines.

Unlike other schools of thought, the theory of practical achievements is very down-to-earth. It advocates being down-to-earth, believing that the truth lies in things and reason exists in life. It emphasizes doing practical things, studying practical principles, seeking practical results, and planning practical achievements. It attaches importance to economy, people's livelihood, and education. It does not talk about the laws of nature, and believes in the coexistence of righteousness and profit.

This is completely opposite to Confucius's "The gentleman is concerned with righteousness, the villain is concerned with profit" and Mencius's "You can't have your cake and eat it too". Therefore, Chao Chongzhi's theory of practical achievements is naturally in opposition to the Luo School, Shu School and other schools of thought, and is an outlier in Confucianism.

Fortunately, this era was experiencing a great clash of ideas, and there were many heretics who believed that "all the Six Classics were my footnotes", and the level of acceptance among scholars was also higher, which led to a considerable number of supporters for Chao Chongzhi's theory of practical achievements.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen asked, "What do you think of the theory of meritorious service, Mr. Yan?"

Hearing this, Yan Jie pondered and said, "I do not deny the theory of meritorious service, but Mr. Juci has a saying that I agree with. It is said that if one reads a lot but does not know how to connect with the mainstream, it is useless; if one writes but cannot relate to political affairs, it is useless even if it is skillful; if one practices diligently but does not conform to the great principles, it is useless even if it is lofty; if one has aspirations but does not worry about the world, it is useless even if one is kind."

These words are very implicit. The translation means: I will not comment on the theory of practical achievements, but some of the words in it do make sense, but that's all.

Han Zhen was not surprised by this. Yan Jie's ancestor was Yan Hui, Confucius' favorite disciple and a genuine orthodox Confucian. It would be impossible for him to support such a heretical doctrine as the theory of practical achievements.

"hehe."

Han Zhen smiled slightly and ordered: "After today's discussion, have someone make a copy and send it to the palace."

Liu Chang replied, "I obey your orders."

"Thank you for the meeting, Prime Minister."

At this moment, a greeting came from outside the door.

Xie Ding?

Han Zhen said, "Announce."

Soon, Xie Ding walked into the hall.

Han Zhen asked, "Xie Qing is here to plead for mercy as well?"

Xie Ding was slightly surprised at first, but then he replied, "Su He's counterfeiting is against the law, and the Dali Temple will make the final decision. I'm here for overseas matters."

"The memorial from Ma Kuo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has arrived in Beijing. The memorial states that the King of Bohai is reasonable and willing to share your majesty's worries and supply all the necessary food and fodder for the expedition against Japan, totaling 50,000 stones. In addition, the follow-up navy has also arrived in Goryeo and reunited with Princess Moling." Xie Ding said as he took out the memorial from his sleeve pocket and presented it with both hands.

Taking the memorial from Liu Chang, Han Zhen flipped through it for a while and chuckled, "Wang Qi is a respectable man. You should get closer to him in the future."

Xie Ding smiled and agreed, "That's what I meant."

This person knows how to adapt to the times and understands gratitude, so he can be focused on training.

Han Zhen asked, "Does Wang Qi have any children?" Xie Ding answered, "He has three sons and two daughters. The eldest son is ten years old this year."

Han Zhen issued an order: "Ideological education must start from childhood. The cabinet will draft an order to recruit the eldest son of the King of Bohai to study at the Imperial Academy."

"I accept the decree."

Xie Ding bowed in response.

Han Zhen looked far to the east and murmured, "According to the time, the envoys have already arrived in Japan with the letter of credence."

"hope everything is fine……"

Xie Ding also turned his gaze to the east.

Although the attack on Japan was a spur-of-the-moment decision, it was extremely important.

The Central Plains is currently experiencing a money shortage. The issuance of green money solves the problem of large-scale transactions, but hundreds of millions of low-income people cannot benefit from it.

Even the smallest denomination of five strings of cash was still out of reach for the poor people, and copper coins were the currency they used in their daily lives.

The problem is that there are not enough copper coins, and remote areas are even still practicing the ancient practice of barter.

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On the one hand, the population exploded during the Song Dynasty. On the other hand, foreign trade was well developed, and copper coins were used not only by the people in the Central Plains, but also by the neighboring countries.

So much so that Zhang Fangping once said: "Money was originally China's precious commodity, but now it is shared with the four barbarians. In the six southeastern regions, farmers are troubled by the need to pay money, and businessmen are troubled by the need to make profits. This is called a money shortage, and people are increasingly anxious."

The Liao Dynasty, Jurchen, Western Xia, Dali, Jiaozhi, Goryeo, Japan... and many other neighboring countries all used copper coins.

These neighboring foreign countries were not only used by ordinary people, but the powerful and wealthy also hoarded large quantities of copper coins from the Central Plains.

In theory, currency hegemony is a good thing, but the problem is that this time is different from later generations. In later generations, the cost of paper money was extremely low, and you could print as much as you wanted, but copper coins themselves are precious metals and have extremely high strategic value.

Today, the large amount of silver mines buried deep underground in Japan are the only way to solve the money shortage among the people.

Once a large amount of silver was shipped back to the country, it would not only provide an anchor for the Qing coins, but more importantly, it would also allow a large number of two-guan, one-guan and small-denomination silver coins to be minted, thus solving the problem of coins below five-guan.

……

……

"Kill!"

"Clear the emperor's side and punish the treacherous officials!"

"Rescue His Majesty the Emperor!"

In the dense forests on both sides of the valley, hundreds of samurai swooped down with their swords raised high, roaring.

The Japanese king and his ministers who were fleeing in panic in the valley were terrified at first, thinking that they had encountered an ambush by Qi. But when they heard the enemy's roar, they were stunned.

Save...save the emperor?
Looking at the ambush soldiers' attire, they were standard warriors.

Even Fujiwara Tadamichi and others saw some familiar faces.

It's clearly a warrior from his own family!
"idiot!"

At this time, the leader of the monk soldiers also recognized these warriors. His fear disappeared and he shouted angrily: "Baga! His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers are here, why don't you kneel down quickly!"

Ju Zhukang rode his horse to the front, his face was cold but a raging fire was burning in his heart.

At this moment, his mind was full of what Sun Zhi said to him before he left.

[Generals and ministers are not of the same kind. If Fujiwara no Tadamichi can be the regent, why can't you? 】

(End of this chapter)