Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 548 Money concepts and values
It is not uncommon for Zhang Ke to tell their embarrassing stories one by one. After all, they are the respected princes, and it is not his turn, a little school captain, to insult him.

Not long after, a group of boys who washed their bodies and put on clean clothes, all of them entered Sun Xiangfu's study like quails.

"Do you know what crime you committed?"

Several people looked at each other, and replied in an untidy manner, "Sneak away."

Sun Xiangfu raised his eyebrows and said, "We Datang has this crime?"

"Uh, isn't there?" Several hairy children were a little surprised.

Sun Xiangfu shook his head and said, "No, we in Tang Dynasty have the crime of resisting the edict, but not sneaking away. As for the consequences of resisting the edict, do you want me to explain it to you?"

When Sun Xiangfu said the word "resisting the decree", Li Tai and several other Li Shimin's own sons panicked. Nobility, but in severe cases, they will be demoted to ordinary people, ordinary people, that is, the current second-class citizens.

To some extent, it is a crime that can be regarded as rebellion. If it were not for their prince status, it would be normal to be executed.

Li Shimin asked them to come to Shannan Road to plant rice because he had the political task of setting an example for the people of the world. If they escaped halfway, they were resisting the order.

At this moment, they realized the seriousness of the problem and began to regret it.

But when they made a mistake at the beginning, they didn't think about it. This is probably the common problem of every immature kid making a mistake.

"Master Sun, you don't know, you really want to punish us for disrespecting the order!" Li Tai was finally smarter than most people, and took the lead to show his cuteness with a bitter face.

However, Sun Xiangfu didn't give him any good looks, and said, "It's not that I want to punish you for your crime, but you did commit such a crime, what do you want me to do?

Are you hiding it?
Do you want me to commit the crime of deceiving the king for you?
Don't forget, there are more than 30 secret guards here, and this matter will surely reach His Majesty. "

Sun Xiangfu threw the question back to them, and suddenly, cold sweat broke out on the faces of the princes.

They never cared about how much it costs to eat a meal in a restaurant, or how much it costs to hire a car.

I never knew how much people in different parts of the country need to get paid for a day's work for others.

But I know that once the crime of resisting the decree is reported to Li Shimin, even if they have the status of princes, in order to maintain the imperial power, Li Shimin will punish them accordingly, and will never be soft. This is what the environment created , who grew up in the palace, they are no strangers to such vocabulary.

"I also ask Young Master Sun to use words as carefully as we can when we are young. As long as there is a step down from the father's side, he will definitely punish us less." Li Ke, who was full of regret, was more reliable than Li Tai's words, He knew that this matter was already a matter, and he must bear the blame for the mistakes he made, but whether he could minimize the impact would depend on what Sun Xiangfu told Li Shimin.

"Words can solve the problem? Do you know what your problem is?"

A few people were at a loss, but Li Tai replied again, "The problem is that we shouldn't sneak away."

Sun Xiangfu shook his head and said, "It's wrong, the problem is that you shouldn't have the idea of ​​sneaking away."

"Speaking of it at a young age, it's just you half-grown brats who are self-willed and reckless, and at a bigger scale, you are provoking His Majesty's imperial power.

As you grow older, you are no longer just His Majesty's younger brothers, sons, or His Majesty's ministers, especially when His Majesty assigns you political tasks, this is a state affair, and you, like everyone else, are for Your majesty is a minister who shares your worries, so you should abide by your duties as a minister and do things well for your majesty.

If even those of you who are closest to His Majesty do not abide by your duties, help His Majesty maintain the imperial power, and count on the subjects of the world, who will obey the imperial power? "

When several people heard this, they bowed their heads in shame. This was the second time that Sun Xiangfu taught them politics, and the effect was probably the same as the first time. After a while, they would forget about it.

Sun Xiangfu's tone paused for a moment, and he said again, "I don't want to talk about the big truth, but you all understand it. Today, I want to tell you some small truths, and through these small truths, let you recognize yourself.

Do you know where your biggest problem is now? "

Hearing this, several people were at a loss again.

"You don't have the values ​​that a normal person should have, you don't have the concept of money, and you can't survive in society like a normal person at all."

"How can a person who can't even manage his own family be the master of the people's family?"

When Sun Xiangfu said this, Li Tai, Li Ke and other savvy guys suddenly showed a look of sudden realization.

No wonder they turned into beggars before Zhang Ke made a move. It turned out that it was caused by incorrect values ​​and no concept of money.

These people have lived in the deep palace since they were young, and grew up under the care of the servants. They always have what they want, and everyone obeys them. They never have to worry about how to earn money, or even how to spend it. .As for the specific value of the money in advance, it is not a question for them to consider.

Even people like Li Tai and Li Ke who lived in Shanyang for a period of time and went shopping on the streets many times never paid for anything by themselves. They saw something delicious on the street and wanted to eat it. , the servant bought them for them, and he was only responsible for eating.There was never such a dirty and bulky thing as copper money in his pocket.

That is because they were forced to do housework by themselves in the village before, and they knew a little common sense of life and could do some housework.Otherwise, they are a living idiot.

Of course, besides Li Tai and Li Ke, even the 14-year-old Li Yuanjing is still at a loss for the values ​​and the concept of money that Sun Xiangfu said. They are all born princes, how can they be like Shengdou Xiaomin? , living a life of haggling?

Then, Sun Xiangfu began to give examples, and said, "Do you know how much the Shu brocade robes you wear are?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"With these fine Sichuan brocade materials and the top-notch embroidery workmanship in the garment factory, even the old robes you have worn are worth at least ten guan. Do you know the purchasing power of ten guan?"

The crowd shook their heads.

"It can at least pay all of you for a round-trip boat ticket from Shannan Road to Guanzhong, including basic food supplies."

When everyone heard this, they were depressed. When they boarded the boat that night, they each gave the boatman a brocade robe as the fare.

140 strings are enough to charter a whole passenger ship to Chang'an.

The point is not this, it is that when they sold their brocade robes at the pawnshop in Jiangling City, they only got two pennies. After getting dressed, it was almost not enough to pay for their table in the restaurant. Fortunately, Jiangling City is not like Chang'an, where there are high-end restaurants everywhere. Otherwise, they would probably be caught after eating. The government has gone.

After that, they have no money to buy boat tickets, and the passenger boats on the pier will not take them, so beg!Unable to save face, I wanted to help others to earn money, but I couldn't bear the hardship, and I couldn't think of a way, so I had to live the same life as in the village first.

Fortunately, in the past six months, they have learned some skills of catching fish, picking water chestnuts, and cooking food. The folk customs around Jiangling are quite simple, and most of the people don't care about them if they get some food from their own fields, otherwise , on the first day, they couldn't hold on.

They are in the stage of bear children. If they are not in charge of the family, they don't know that daily necessities are expensive.

When Sun Xiangfu explained these things to them, not all of them realized their mistakes, like the ten-year-old Huo Wang Li Yuangui, who was gnashing his teeth and wanted to find someone who would pay him two bucks to buy him The merchants in brocade gown revenge!

Changing a bad boy is never something that can be done in one or two political classes. Sun Xiangfu talked about some things about the concept of money, and then began to talk about values ​​to them.

In fact, they who have been studying since childhood still have basic values, but they have not integrated them with reality, because they have no social experience at all, and this world is not the era of information explosion like the later generations. At home, through various TV media and other things, you can know how people in society live.

And the status of the born prince made him feel that everyone should serve them, and he never thought about why others should serve them.

"Everything you have today comes from His Majesty's imperial power. Therefore, you cherish the imperial power more than anyone else, and maintain the imperial power. So, to maintain the imperial power, what should we do specifically?
It is definitely not forcing the people to respect you.

The respect of people is mutual. His Majesty led the people to live a good life, and the people loved him. Yang Guang, the former tyrant of the Sui Dynasty, tortured the people with his tyranny, and the people rose up against him. Your Majesty often said that water can carry a boat It can also overturn the boat, this sentence is very reasonable.

And as the royal family, if you want to maintain the imperial power, you need to always put the people's hearts first, help your majesty, and stabilize the Tang Dynasty. This is why your majesty sent you here to plant rice.

His Majesty wants the people all over the world to see that the members of the royal family are trying to find ways for the livelihood of the people.

And you, because you can't restrain your selfish desires, are ashamed of His Majesty's high expectations, and at the same time, you are not worthy of the people's support for you. "

These bear children are limited by their age, and their thinking may not be mature enough, but they are not stupid. After Sun Xiangfu explained these things to them in detail, they understood some truths, at least, they knew some things to do, The principles and values ​​of what not to do will slowly form after they receive the information and grow older.

Of course, it is impossible for them to grow up to voluntarily accept the work of digging out manure and manure. Sun Xiangfu euphemistically said that this is to let them learn to restrain their desires, and, for all their labor items, formulate A detailed salary reward. In the future, they will work and get paid, which is similar to ordinary workers. The money they earn through labor can be used for their enjoyment. In my heart, establish a normal concept of money.

(End of this chapter)