Wei Zheng was a little stunned.

He was originally in a posture of asking about the guilt of the teacher, and he was annoyed that Fang Jun taught the miscellaneous science of farming in a sacred place such as the school. But Fang Jun's last sentence seemed to ring an alarm bell in his heart, and it was deafening.

Once upon a time, all the scholars in the world learned the way of Confucius and Mencius, which was a lofty ideal that generations of great Confucians tirelessly pursued.

But as Fang Jun said, if one day everyone in the world delves into the way of Confucius and Mencius, which leads to the withering of all industries, is it really a good thing?

Let the scholar go farming?

Let the scholar go to iron smelting?

Let the scholar burn the glass?

Or let the scholar prepare gunpowder?

"If all the scholars in the world become scholars who study Confucius and Mencius, then it is the sorrow of the empire!"

This sentence is like an insult to a Confucian student, but when you think about it, there is an irrefutable truth.

Wei Zheng frowned.

At the beginning, Fang Jun didn't approve of what kind of sailor academy he wanted, what was the need to spend so much manpower and material resources to teach the reckless men in the army? He is no stranger to this kind of thing at all, isn't it just one or two outstanding commanders leading a group of brave soldiers? As long as the commander's military literacy is high enough, and the soldiers under his command are not afraid of death, it is enough to sweep the Eight Desolations undefeated.

But the purpose of the Sailor Academy is to train all the soldiers to become commanders...... Not to mention that this is impossible, even if it is realized, what is the use?

A commander with a hundred soldiers can win, if it is a hundred and one commanders...... How can the battle be fought?

It's pure!

But now, Wei Zheng felt that he should think about it.

Could it be that Fang Jun's thoughts have long been out of step with the times, above his own thoughts, and he has completely failed to keep up with the rhythm, and he can't understand the meaning behind Fang Jun's various whimsical ideas?

Wei Zheng was still pondering, and Fang Jun continued to agitate for a three-inch incorruptible tongue, wanting to "rebel" against this comrade of the "Mirror of the Ages" who "admonished and did not want to die......

"The empire needs scholars, and it needs more and more scholars, but at the same time, you should also realize that after all, there are a number of officials, and with the rise of the imperial examination, there will be a large number of redundant officials, which is inevitable. Even so, nine out of ten scholars do not have the opportunity to become officials. For example, the students in the Zhuangzi, only three or five of the fifty students can become officials, so what about the other forty or so? Is it to be poor and bury himself in the pile of old papers all his life to study the learning of Confucius and Mencius, ignore mundane affairs and be self-assured, or apply what he has learned, use his knowledge to help his family live better, support his parents and raise children and grandchildren, and become an upright man who can stand up to the door and glorify his ancestors? ”

Wei Zheng was a little confused, and he gradually couldn't accept Fang Jun's concept......

"Wait a minute, you wait a minute......"

Wei Zheng frowned and interrupted Fang Jun's words: "Even if you read a book, you are just a domestic slave." The top door is established, and the ancestors are glorified...... Are you planning to free up all these well-read slaves in the future? ”

To be a slave for one day is not only to be a slave for life, but also to be a slave for generations......

Slaves are the lowliest people, and their fate and future are all in the hands of the master. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the main family executes the slaves in the family, and only needs to be responsible for the funeral expenses and compensate their families for some losses, and they do not have to bear legal responsibility at all.

In other words, servitude is the property of the master's family, and is no different from the livestock......

A slave who has read a book, that is a fairly high fortune. Think about it, if the slaves in the family were all scholars who read and reasoned, how noble and prosperous would this family be?

Of course, no matter how many books you read, a slave is a slave, just an existence like an animal that is attached to the master's house. No matter when and where, there is naturally the main house in front of you to protect yourself from the wind and rain.

Only civilians who have escaped from slavery can use words such as establishing a household and honoring their ancestors......

Fang Jun actually wants to release all the slaves who have read the book?

Wei Zheng didn't know what to say anymore, staring at the young high-ranking official in front of him with a slightly dark face but clean and refreshing, and thought to himself, Are you stupid or noble enough to be comparable to a sage?

Fang Jun nodded as a matter of course: "The Fang family has thousands of wealth, and has the art of collecting gold, as long as the politics are correct, it is enough to ensure that several generations of wealth and prosperity are safe, why use so many servants?" The number of slaves to show whether a family is prosperous or not is too low-level to be disdained. If one of the people of the Fang family is released, he is a middle-class person, and he is a good person in society, so he will have an extra tax for the empire and an additional quota for conscription......"

Wei Zheng was in awe!

Today, every family takes pride in hiding the population, and countless slaves are not registered with the common people to avoid taxes, military service, and forced labor. How did the extended family flourish? One of the most important means is to hide the population, to embezzle the taxes and forced labor that should be due to the state, and to accumulate and develop over several generations.

But Fang Jun did the opposite, if the family was like Fang Jun, how many more household registrations and how many people would the empire have? How much more taxes and how much conscription will be levied each year?

"Erlang's heart, for the country and the people, can be called a model!"

These are Wei Zheng's heartfelt words.

Fang Jun held the teacup in his hand and shook his head: "This is not the most original intention, for an empire and a nation, poverty is not terrible, suffering is not terrible, natural and man-made disasters are not terrible, do you know what is the most terrible?" ”

Without waiting for Wei Zheng to answer, Fang Jun asked himself and replied: "Servility! ”

"It's servility! The common people were slaves under the family gate, seemingly without dignity and reduced to the existence of livestock, but they also avoided the burdens of taxes, conscription, military service, etc., and only needed to perfunctory day after day to get two meals and clothing. In a year of great calamity, it is easier for slaves to survive than civilians, and this is the truth. After being a slave for a long time, he loses his sense of responsibility and loses the courage and ability to be self-reliant. Therefore, if the slave has been for a long time, the bones will be soft, and the backbone will be broken. A nation that is accustomed to being a slave can only be a slave in the end......"

Fang Jun's words were very emotional, because he knew what kind of suffering and humiliation he would encounter when the entire Chinese nation was invaded by servility!

The Han people, who had stood at the top of the world's nations for thousands of years, finally fell into the darkest, most cowardly, and most tragic abyss!

After being a slave for a long time, he forgets that he is a person, and if he wants to stand up again, it will be difficult!

It was the first time Wei Zhengshang heard such remarks, and he was dumbfounded, and he inevitably had some doubts: "This ...... Jiro is a bit alarmist, right? ”

"Alarmist? Hehe......" Fang Jun smiled helplessly and shook his head.

The people in front of him can be regarded as the most knowledgeable group in Datang, but even he thinks he is alarmist...... I'm afraid this is still a euphemism, if you change to someone else, I'm afraid that words like "idiots talk about dreams" and "gossip confuse the public" will pop up.

That's what it is!

Why has the polar bear in the north maintained its supremacy for generations? It is because it is located in a bitter cold land, the whole nation is constantly struggling to survive, constantly forging ahead, and no one is convinced, so that the war tempers the soul of the whole nation!

I have never bent over, and I naturally have the courage to look down on the world!

After being a slave for a long time, he is naturally accustomed to groveling and struggling......

It's not who blacks, and it's not who blows, but that's what it is.

Wei Zheng felt Fang Jun's strong disdain, and in addition to being extremely unhappy in his heart, he also felt a strange feeling.

Could it be that he is really old, and he can no longer see the general trend of the world and the future of the empire?

Servility......

It's another never-before-heard word, creepy to hear, thrilling to think about, but...... But there is also a suspicion of alarmism. Throughout the ages, in which era has there been no slaves? The Jin Dynasty Nandu Wuhu is chaotic, and it is not necessarily the fault of servility, right?

Wei Zheng felt that Fang Jun was a fallacy and heresy, and there must be a reason, but it was an exaggeration. But in the final analysis, it is precisely because of the existence of slaves that the family gate valve can hide the population as he wants, and there will be a strong power hidden under the surface of the water to change the dynasty.

If everything is on the table, all crises will cease to exist.

Wei Zheng raised his eyebrows: "So you will implement the census policy in Jingzhao Mansion?" ”

Fang Jun nodded: "Although it is impossible to curb the trend of population concealment from this, at least the family gate valve must know that it is illegal for them to do so, and it is possible that they will be severely punished." Next, a certain council proposed that His Majesty and the political affairs hall impose heavy penalties on the family gate lords who hid the population. ”

Wei Zheng was speechless.

Not to mention Fang Jun's ability to govern, but this means of making money is indeed the first in the Manchu Dynasty. Since Fang Jun served as Jingzhao Yin, Jingzhao Mansion has already become the most endowed yamen in the Tang Dynasty, and there is no one......