Chapter Ninety-Six: The Current Situation (Part II)

Time has actually gradually turned out from the dog days, but the weather has still not taken off the heat of the summer, in this study room of Yushan Academy, Li Pin poured two cups of tea and handed Ning Yi a cup.

"In the affairs of the world and the world, sometimes it is ridiculous to see people who talk a lot and are extremely confident. However, many ideas always come out of this rhetoric, and if you really work hard and never discuss it with others, it will inevitably be biased. In the third year of Jinghan, I went to Beijing to catch the exam, and I was ranked first in the Jinshi and the eleventh place on the emperor's list, but it was a pity that I ...... At that time, I offended Fu Ying, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, because of the excessive strategy, although I won the imperial list, but it was rare to be short, and a few months later, I was disheartened, left Tokyo, and returned to Jiangning. ”

Li Pin said this, then shook his head and smiled with a teacup.

"There are also people who seek official positions, who have been in Tokyo for several years and have sought various ways, and who have left in a few months, and sometimes I don't want to talk to people for fear of being laughed at. However, during my time in Tokyo, I had mixed feelings when I saw the network of interests between officials and officials. The scenery of Tokyo is slightly different from that of Gangning, and if you go there, you can feel that the place where the Imperial City is located is as if all places are shrouded in that feeling, and you can see the majestic palace walls every day from the vicinity of the Imperial Street, and even if you can't see the Imperial Palace, if you look in that direction, the Imperial Palace seems to stand in front of you......

"Those who seek officials, those who seek a way, and those who talk about national affairs continue to learn for the sake of the saints and open peace for all generations...... Teahouses, taverns, and all kinds of fireworks are talking about these, and you can see the shadow of the official everywhere, on the one hand, it is vibrant, on the other hand, it is dull, in short, everyone is in a hurry, and they don't know the essentials. But the day has to go on, and I also try to go through various ways and think of various ways, maybe I can find Fu Ying's political enemies or the like, and I can get support. But in the end, it's still useless, maybe it's just that I'm not on the right path, I originally thought that the eleventh place should always have some value, but people don't reject you, just prevaricate, arrange some positions for you, but there is no real shortage, and people's arrangements are not leaky, so a few months later, I probably understand that this road is temporarily impassable. ”

"Why bother to think about drilling that little bit of space in other people's places, you can't get in. My family is still well-off, and if I really want to live in Tokyo and wait for the opportunity, I am not without money, but I don't think it is necessary, so I might as well take advantage of this time to settle down and think with peace of mind. So I left Tokyo, and traveled back to Jiangning in Xu, Tang, Shen, and Anzhou, and I also encountered floods at that time, and saw a lot of things......

He took a sip of tea: "In the past 100 years, my Wu Dynasty has also changed the law several times, and there are many failures, but when it comes to principles, it is always inseparable from the three of enriching the people, strengthening the army, and taking the soldiers. However, to get to the root of the problem, what is the root cause of the weakness of the army and the people of our Wu Dynasty, and the inability to take soldiers according to the law, every time I talk about it, I am thinking about such things. ”

Ning Yi took a sip of tea, then shrugged his shoulders: "This reason...... Isn't it simple? ”

Li Pin was originally waiting for his opinion, but when he heard his words, he was slightly stunned, and then he laughed: "It's really simple...... Liheng said at the beginning, everything has a basic rule, there is a root, if you can see clearly, maybe the future of the exhibition, can be clear, I think it is very reasonable...... In fact, looking at my Wu Dynasty now, the reason is also quite clear, and anyone who puts a little effort into it can see it clearly......"

He paused slightly, picked up the chalk, and drew a triangle on the small blackboard on the side: "Our dynasty originally established the country by force, and at the beginning of the founding of the country, the military force was strong, but the subsequent rebellions made Taizu see the drawbacks of this matter, and then suppressed the military and Chongwen, and governed our dynasty in a way that was strong and weak. But now, it has also caused many drawbacks, making it difficult for us to resist foreign enemies, and under many pressures, in order to keep the strong and still strong, but also to make the weak branches, and the wealth still flows to the tip. The weaker the force, the greater the external pressure, the greater the pressure, the weaker the force, and thus the cycle is formed, from which there is no liberation......"

Li Pin let out a breath and looked at the blackboard: "If we can solve the commercial problem and estimate the weak branches a little, I will naturally have more than enough to take into account the force, which is a problem that needs to be solved in any strategy to enrich the people...... If we can make the armed forces strong and foreign insults dare not invade, our DPRK will naturally be able to breathe, and this is a problem that needs to be solved in the strategy of strengthening the army. It is also for enriching the people, strengthening the army, and extending the country...... Unfortunately, it's all empty words. He threw away the chalk: "If you talk about a single strategy, it seems that everyone has a way, even if there are several strategies in parallel, there is no problem." But the situation of the strong and weak branches of our dynasty has been established, for example, it is a big tree, the strong branches are not full, and there is a little nutrients, and the weak branches are also taken away by the strong branches. The problem is how to guide this strong stem so that it naturally flows nutrients to the weak branches. What does Liheng think? ”

Ning Yi thought for a while, smiled and nodded: "Well, it makes sense, and you're talking about ...... Let those big landlords and big businessmen who have become strong and capable—just like our Su family—and those royal relatives and relatives, rich and noble idlers, willingly take out the money they earn, and make the people rich......"

Li Pin smiled and did not deny it: "It is true that there are some bookish spirits, but there is no other way." Of course, everything in the world is forward, it is impossible to retreat, the world is saying that when Emperor Heng and Huizong, my Wu Dynasty was prosperous, the country was rich and the people were strong, but it was impossible to think of retreating, the problem was how to guide it to the next step, so that these people were willing to take the money out, not a cycle, unrealistic, and useless, everything needs to consider the implementation of a ring of flow. Therefore, there needs to be a way for these people to take the money out and put it into the poor, and then it must be guaranteed that both parties can make money, and then continue to do so without diminishing the wealth of the strong and the weak, but alleviating the weakness...... Perhaps, you can consider letting the imperial court intervene first. ”

"Wang Anshi has changed the law......" Ning Yi frowned slightly, muttered, and Li Pin turned his head from there: "Huh? ”

There is no Wang Anshi in the Wu Dynasty, but a prime minister named Tan Xi Tan Yong also did something similar a few decades ago, changing the law to try to get the imperial court to intervene in many businesses to revitalize the economy, Ning Yi smiled: "Isn't this similar to Tan Xiang's thoughts back then?" ”

Li Pin nodded: "I did think about Tan Xiang's change of law repeatedly, and I enlightened a lot, what Tan Xiang thought back then, maybe it was the same, but he didn't expect the resistance back then, the government decree didn't work, and the yang and yin below violated it, so the state affairs were finally cleared of officials and ruled ......."

"That's true." Ning Yi nodded, "But the method is wrong, the economy can't play like this." ”

"Huh? Economy? ”

"Well, that is, the commercial system, the circulation of goods, the circulation of money, the whole system ......" Ning Yi explained with a smile, "Any commercial system that allows privilege to intervene is not a normal commercial system, privilege here, can only be poison, especially privileges such as the imperial court and the government." ”

"Liheng also thinks that it should not compete with the people?"

"Not for this reason." Ning Yi shook his head, "Don't you have to have basic rules?" The basic rule of the economy is greed, businessmen seek profit, the purpose can only be profit, and the rest can be ambiguous. Greed is a positive thing in many cases, I work in the store, I want to buy a dress, so I try to do it, try to find a way to make money, or get appreciated by the host to make more money. This is the greed of the good man. He actually has a lot of methods, stealing, robbing, but that will go to jail, and he can't get it, so he can only do it according to the rules of the game, I have done so many things, it is worth so much money, it is worth that dress. The greed that keeps people in the rules of the game is the greed of good......"

"But the court is not in the rules of the game, they are still acting as referees, but you let them join this game, and in the end no one else can play anymore...... As mentioned earlier, businessmen pursue profit, and the purpose can only be profit, and you let a person see profit, teach greed, and when they turn around, they see a gold medal in their hand and a knife. If I can simply take the benefits back, why should you let me not take them? If it can really be so ideal, then isn't it the same as directly asking the big landlords and big businessmen to take out the money? ”

He paused for a moment: "Tan Gong's change of law is not because the rule of law is not enough, people will always take advantage of the gap, greed is too strong, once there is this kind of emotion, then there is nothing in his eyes except interests." This kind of emotion can make people very positive, it has a lot of motivation, but the only key is: don't let the privileged existence have this kind of emotion, if the privilege is not suppressed enough, no one can play anymore......"

"As long as there is any small void to exploit, then there will never be enough time for the rule of law, and the privileged class can only let the wolf into the flock when doing business. Rather than thinking about the involvement of multiple privileges, it may be better to knock out the privileges that have already come in, and perhaps it will have some facilitating effect...... To put it simply, let the referee play the game, so how to play the game? To talk about supervision will only make what was originally simple things complicated, and destruction is inevitable. ”,

Outside the window, a pair of sisters and brothers squatted in the corridor under the windowsill to eavesdrop, and the boy nodded his sister's shoulder and whispered, "Sister and sister, is he talking about destroying our family's business?" ”

"This is ......" Zhou Pei blinked, a little annoyed, and then glanced at his younger brother, "But what he said has some truth, you have to remember and think about it, don't be gullible, but don't talk nonsense because of others, so that you can do great things in the future." ”

"Oh." Zhou Junwu nodded, then untied the pocket on his waist, took out a glutinous rice cake, and ate it in small bites, Zhou Pei glared at him with hatred next to him.

"Let the referee play the game......" In the room, Li Pin was silent for a long time, and then laughed, his expression was a little complicated, "Liheng's sentence is indeed the basic principle in the middle, if I am the referee, once I get off the field, it is indeed ......"

He is a person who can think about things, although he may not give up the idea of economic guidance, but when Ning Yi said this, he could think of the consequences to some extent: "I didn't expect that I had been thinking about it for a few years, but Liheng could see at a glance that it was difficult to solve, perhaps, this is also the difference in Liheng's way of seeing things?" ”

"This is a very interesting thing after all, our dynasty pays hundreds of thousands of coins to the Liao State every year, but the trade earns millions of dollars. In the end, it was we who took advantage. The importance of businessmen and the benefits of business are now understood not only by Brother De, but also by many people. Our dynasty is different from the previous dynasties, our dynasty does not suppress business, Tan Gong's change, although there are problems, but it also shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to commerce, but ......" Ning Yi thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, I was just thinking, how is that Fu Ying now?" ”

Ning Yi said business, and suddenly turned to this sentence, Li Pin was also stunned, and after a while, he suddenly laughed: "Liheng is really powerful, I really can't hide anything from you, Fu Ying, the servant of the ministry, was investigated for greedy ink in March this year, and was sentenced to exile by Dali Temple last month." When this flood is over, I will probably ......," he was slightly melancholy, but finally happy, "I probably plan to go to Tokyo again, and check up and down to see if I can make up for the shortcomings." At this time, I have been waiting for five years, and Liheng should not say that I am too addicted to official affairs. ”

Ning Yi also laughed: "That being the case, congratulations to Brother De." ”

"It's early, it's early...... But how did Liheng see this? ”

"Trade Secrets." Ning Yi just noticed some clues from the other party's expression, so he asked casually, making a joke at this time. Li Pin shook his head and laughed for a while, and took a sip of tea: "Back to the truth, back to the truth, Liheng can understand the stakes, I don't know if you have ever thought about it, if you only let the court guide it, what is the way to compromise?" ”

"That'...... Jokes. ”

"It's a joke."

"Okay, you're going to be an official anyway, so it's good to discuss it." Ning Yi smiled and nodded, "I personally think that there are and there are none." ”

"Why?"

"In fact, it is very simple, let the imperial court let Confucianism consciously improve the status of merchants, then the trend of commerce will naturally prevail, if you want to take the initiative to guide, without interfering with destruction, this is the only way......"

When he said this, Li Pin frowned: "Merchant status...... This is ...... After all, businessmen are ...... profits."

"It's not that businessmen are profit-oriented," Ning Yi took a sip of tea, "The country is also profit-oriented, and over the years, the status of businessmen has improved compared to previous dynasties." If we take the initiative to liberalize, business will definitely grow, but this is also impossible...... They didn't dare. ”

"Who?"

"The people above, the court, the saints, the Confucians...... You and I, or anyone else, dare not let go of ......"

In the corridor outside the window, Zhou Junwu, who was squatting by the wall, was slightly stunned: "Sister, he's talking nonsense again, I don't dare, our family is also doing business, Grandpa Ma's family is doing a big ......"

"Shut up." Zhou Pei whispered to stop his words, and then thought about it: "I didn't dare...... He's agitating the general. ”

Then they heard Ning Yi's slightly teasing voice coming from inside.

"If you let go, bang, the Wu Dynasty, this country...... It's all gone. ”

The next chapter will be before 11 o'clock tonight.