Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 1218 The Era of Great Navigation Begins

"Farmers farm, merchants know what they need, court officials, which one is not good at financial management, so what if you are poor?" Fei Su is a new generation of financial management experts, and his words are particularly sharp, without showing any sympathy.

In fact, his words are irrefutable, what is governing the country?Nothing less than the national economy and the people's livelihood, wealth is an indispensable and important link. Which of the famous officials of the past dynasties is not famous for financial management, but everyone tacitly does not take care of specific practices.

"Farming is the foundation of the country, how can merchants be on the same level." Liu Renfeng's face is very ugly. He is not disgusted with business and industry, and even supports it, but he can't agree with Wang Xiu's point of view, and vigorously supports business. The land is simply blatant plunder.

What are the consequences of enclosing land?The land annexation at the end of the dynasties was the root cause of the dynasty's downfall.Although the industry and commerce developed during the Song Dynasty, the number of workshops continued to increase, and a large number of technical schools opened, giving people more opportunities to choose, but their ideas could not be changed all at once, and there was no land in their hands.

Therefore, he thinks that Wang Xiu made a mistake. The mistake is to allow a large number of land annexations, which may accumulate over time and eventually develop into a civil uprising.

Wang Xiu glanced at Fei Su appreciatively. This kid is quite capable, and he changed the sensitive topic quietly.

Li Changsheng looked at Liu Renfeng coldly. After so many years, he had already seen it clearly. The survival of a country and the rise and fall of a country depend on justice. If you talk to those barbarians about the principles of heaven, it will be strange if they don't hack you to death.

For the Siyi, apart from conquering, it is oppressing. At most, it is assimilating with the principles of heaven. The warmth in Confucianism is only the bond that maintains the inheritance on the surface. When this fig leaf is torn away, all that remains is naked plunder.Therefore, he worships elite rule very much. Liu Renfeng seems too conservative and does not suit his taste, especially the strong agricultural and mulberry atmosphere, which makes him very dissatisfied.

"There is no research institute in Yuquan Mountain, so I'm afraid it won't last long. The head of the mountain is right. The world belongs to the elite, and it's not easy to talk about it." Fei Su smiled disdainfully. Zong Liang and Feng Yuan were inconvenient to say But he can say it without any scruples.

"Besides, the imperial court has a custom. People in the countryside must reserve three acres of land. No one is allowed to buy or sell. As long as you work hard, you won't starve to death. If you want to live better, then learn some crafts and enter the workshop to eat your own food. , wouldn’t it be better to earn money from manual work?”

Liu Renfeng couldn't argue that the imperial court's farmland and water conservancy decree did stipulate that in rural areas, each family has three acres of land, and no one is allowed to buy or sell it. In terms of output, it is enough for the staple food of a family of four.

What's more, [-]% of the source of funds for Yuquan Mountain is the contribution of the research institute. Even if you can eat and drink with those school fields, you can already live on a tight schedule, and it is absolutely impossible to hire celebrities with high salaries. To catch up with the sixth part of Shangshu, it is difficult to rely on the harvest of the fields.

Besides, the theory of elites was put forward by Wang Xiu in the Theory of Mind, which has been deeply implanted in the hearts of scholars after continuous summarization and improvement.

Although Zong Liang was dissatisfied with Liu Renfeng, he didn't want him to be too embarrassing. Seeing that Fei Su was so unreasonable and almost verbal and pensive, he said softly: "Everyone has their own opinions, and the third brother is overseas. Know the gentleman in the country."

Li Changsheng glanced at Zong Liang, but did not speak, but Feng Yuan smiled and said, "Don't talk big things in front of Mister."

Liu Renfeng was rather aggrieved, but felt deeply isolated. Not to mention brothers like Zong Liang and Feng Yuan who had been in trouble, at least they gave him some face. Fei Su's generation of disciples were not so easy to talk to, and they would not give him Little chance.

But he couldn't bow his head and admit defeat, and said calmly: "It is the reason, the sages governing the country care about a word of reason, and it is really not what we are waiting for."

"Preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires is a good thing to say, but it depends on how you understand it. The sutra is a good sutra. Unfortunately, if it is wrong with the above reading, the saint will be helpless. The principles of heaven exist forever, and human desires are also the principles of heaven. , Where can development come from without desires and demands?"

Seeing that Liu Renfeng wanted to speak, Wang Xiu turned her head decisively to look at Bo Zhang, and said with a smile, "It's been so hard for you for so many years!"

Bo Zhang, who has never spoken, has gone through ups and downs for so many years. He has learned more about the vast world and hundreds of millions of races. How can he not know the conflicts between brothers? There will be contradictions.

He is a person who has experienced life and death, and he can see many things clearly, so he wisely didn't get involved. Wang Xiu's question obviously changed the topic, and he hurriedly said: "Mister is worried."

"It's been seven or eight years. It seems that you have already understood whether the ground under our feet is round or square?" Wang Xiu said with a smile.

"Mr.'s academics, I have verified after nearly eight years, that the sky and the earth are really round." Bo Zhang was a little excited, and his voice was a few decibels higher.

"How many eight years can there be in life! The vast sea, the risk is unpredictable, how much life and death do you have in the wind and waves all the way?" Wang Xiu is still full of emotion, you must know that Bo Zhang passed through the Australia of later generations, across the southern Indian Ocean, passing through the Cape of Good Hope and entering the Atlantic Ocean , After crossing South America and then across the Pacific Ocean, whether it is a natural or man-made disaster, wave disease, it is a gift from God to be able to come back.

"Sir, please take a look." Bo Zhang took out an atlas, and said again: "This is the route I drew, and there are other records of the property and terrain, all in the post."

Wang Xiu stood up and took it solemnly, spread it out on the table, and saw that it was a plane map of the world. What is rare is that this map was drawn by him, and the route marked on it was exactly what he thought. Much the same.The Cape of Good Hope is no longer the Cape of Good Hope, but the End of the World.

"It turned out to be taking the southern route and going north along the mainland." Wang Xiu looked at the Americas of the later generations, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, how difficult this road is.

Seeing Wang Xiu's eyes on the eastern continent, Bo Zhang said in a deep voice, "When we arrived at the barbarians in the west, it proved that what you said is true. Great Qin has long since collapsed. Crossing the ocean again, lucky enough to find the exit, go north along the coast, and unexpectedly encounter a tribe of the same species as mine.”

Wang Xiu's eyes lit up, isn't this the so-called Indian?Can't help saying: "Historical records, the Yin people are divided into two branches, one entered Korea, and the other traveled to the ocean. It seems that the sixth brother's lucky star is shining, and the lost descendants of Yin and Shang have finally been found. You have created an era. !"

Although everyone was surprised, they were not too surprised. Wang Xiu once asserted that the reason why King Wu defeated Shang with his subjects in the revolution, and King Zhou was defeated was not because of his perverse actions, but because the main force of the Shang army fought against Dongyi and was unable to return to support Chaoge. In the end, the Shang army was unwilling to surrender to Ji Zhou, and disappeared from people's sight, becoming a mystery.

(End of this chapter)