In the cold spring breeze, Sun Ce worshiped Zhang Heng with the gift of the ether prison.

Cai Yan made a sacrificial text, and Shudan carved a stele. Hundreds of celebrities and sages in Nanyang attended the meeting, listened to Cai Yan's articles, and watched Cai Yan's calligraphy, and were greatly admired. Everyone knows that Cai Yong is a famous person, and his article calligraphy is the best in the world, but I didn't expect his daughter to have such knowledge, which is really eye-opening.

While the iron is hot, Sun Ce announced that the county school will invite Cai Yan to give a lecture, with a special kindergarten class, aged seven years or older, under ten years old, with a one-year school system, and the county school will provide free pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other stationery, and provide a free lunch. This is not done to show that they have money, but to facilitate those children who cannot afford to read. Children under the age of ten are not laborers, and they can eat a free meal, even the poorest of them will not refuse.

No matter who it is, no matter how deep his hatred for Sun Ce is, he has to admit that this is a good governance, as for how long it can last, it will be a matter of opinion. For now, you can't insist that Sun Ce is hypocritical and buys people's hearts.

From the beginning of this incident, Sun Ce put forward the initial idea of levying a commercial tax. Nanyang extends in all directions, there are many foreign businessmen, and the business tax is very considerable. However, there are very few people who oppose it, because although the locals are also engaged in business, the main body of merchants is still outsiders, and the collection of commercial taxes can indirectly reduce the burden of Nanyang locals. Moreover, Sun Ce said that if the collection of commercial tax reaches the expected target, the oral tax will be gradually abolished.

The levy is a poll tax, which is collected according to the population, and from the age of seven to fourteen, regardless of gender, twenty cents are collected every year. In Nanyang, the annual oral endowment is about five or six million. It doesn't matter to people who have property, even if it is a family of thousands, there are hundreds of children, and it is only a few thousand dollars a year. But for poor families, a few dozen dollars a year is also a big burden.

In short, although Sun Ce's policy is good governance, the symbolic significance is greater than the actual benefits for the wealthy family, and the benefits are still ordinary people.

However, the procurement plan that Sun Ce immediately mentioned was aimed at the powerful family.

Nanyang is a county, including Wan County, there are 37 counties, from the Taishou to the ordinary subordinate officials there are two or three thousand, if you count the pavilion chief, post guards and other small officials who are not in the establishment, the total number is nearly 20,000 people, and the materials needed every year are not a small number. For example, the paper proposed by Sun Ce is a very potential business, and the amount of purchase for two years at once, and a part of the funds are paid in advance, which is equivalent to Sun Ce helping to build a workshop and underwriting a part of the products, who doesn't want to do such a good thing?

Nanyang is a large county, with a population of nearly 2.5 million, plus the floating population, the total number exceeds 3 million, and it is possible to further increase in the future. The food and clothing of 3 million people is a big business. Taking salt as an example, the quota per person is three liters per month, and the total consumption of salt in a year is more than one million stones, worth 200 million, and the profit is 40 million. Even if it is distributed among ten dealers, each person will have a net income of four million a year.

This alone has already made many people's hearts moved. The person who originally held him and watched him run rampant for a long time couldn't hold it anymore, and began to observe the movements of others, embarrassed to come out first, but also afraid of being taken advantage of by others.

After Sun Ce reported a procurement plan, the chatter became louder and louder, and gradually even Sun Ce's voice could not be heard. Sun Ce simply announced that there would be a detailed plan in the Taishou Mansion later, and those who were interested could negotiate with Yan Taishou.

Before Sun Ce's words fell, with a "boom", Yan Xiang was surrounded by people. Sun Ce's reaction was a little slower, and he was almost overthrown, but in a hurry, he grabbed Huang Yueying with his left hand and Feng Wan with his right hand, and rushed out. On that side, Zhou Yu was also anxious and protected Cai Yan behind him. Looking at the black head, several people looked at each other.

"Yan Fujun will be fine, right?" Feng Wan frantically broke free of Sun Ce's arm while looking at him left and right, in order to hide his embarrassment.

Sun Ce had palpitations. "Don't have anything, if you are trampled to death, it is the same as being stoned to death by money, it is not very good."

Everyone smiled at each other, and the atmosphere became relaxed. Cai Yan sighed faintly. "The master sighed, there are many lustful people, and there are few virtuous people, and in my opinion, there are more rich people than lustful people. Greed is the greatest enemy of virtue. ”

Mrs. Cai doesn't have to sigh, wealth is like water, water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat. Money can be healthy, but it can also be fatal, the key depends on how you use it. Governing wealth is like controlling water, and it is better to be sparse than blocked. Only when the people are rich can the country be strong, what's wrong? ”

"The country is strong and the people are rich?" Cai Yan pondered for a moment. "The general's sentence is from "On Salt and Iron", but the original words are that the country is rich and the people are strong, what is the meaning of the general's change?"

Sun Ce was surprised. He just said it in passing, but he didn't expect that there would be a source and such a subtle difference. He thought for a while, and said: "I thought it was better for the country to be strong and the people to be rich, and the country must be strong, and only when it is strong can it resist insults and calm the people." The people must be rich, and only when the people are rich can they live and work in peace and contentment. Isn't the pipe saying, cangs are honest and know etiquette, have more than enough food and clothing, and be elegant, how to talk about the piano and art when hungry. ”

Cai Yan's face was slightly red. "What about Yan Hui? General Zhou talked about the general, but as a figure like Yan Hui, he was full of praise. ”

Sun Ce glanced at Cai Yan, feeling a little empty. "Madame, is this the school for me?"

"Don't dare, on a whim, casually." Cai Yan smiled and saluted, but he did not give up, and he had no intention of giving up.

Sun Ce thought seriously for a while. "That's how I understand it, and I don't know if it's right or not, so I ask my wife for advice. A gentleman who is poor should not be out of control because of poverty, and should not be a tiger because of poverty, rather than being willing to be poor. Anyone, even if he doesn't know a word, has never heard the way of a saint, has the responsibility of exchanging his hard work for food and clothing, and has the obligation to make his parents, wives and children live a better life. ”

"What if you can't do it? Should we do evil? ”

Sun Ce shook his head. "If a person's hard work cannot ensure food and clothing, then his problem is ignored, but the politician is derelict in his duty, and he should be replaced by a more competent person to govern."

"According to what the general said, if parents can't ensure that their children are fed and clothed, isn't it also a dereliction of duty, do they have to change their parents?"

Sun Ce smiled. "It turns out that Madame has gone around in such a big circle and is waiting for me here, are you taking revenge on me for disturbing your Yaxing yesterday?"

Cai Yan bowed again and said with a smile: "Don't dare." ”

"Parents can't be changed, but the rulers can, Qin Shi Huang is dead, and the world is still the world." Sun Ce said word by word: "I can't hide it, I think that Confucianism can only cultivate oneself and keep one's family at best, and cannot govern the country and level the world." The Han Dynasty has fallen to this point, and Confucianism cannot escape the blame. ”

Cai Yan's face changed suddenly, but Huang Yueying and Feng Wan had blazing eyes and could see it. Zhou Yu was also very embarrassed, and was about to make a round, Sun Ce raised his hand and signaled Zhou Yu not to worry.

"Mrs. Cai, do you know why I asked you to give a lecture at the county school instead of Ling Zun?"

"I have to ask for advice."

"Because you are young, unlike Ling Zun, who has been immersed in Confucianism all his life, and his habits are difficult to change." Sun Ce turned around and looked at the faces of Pang Tong, Feng Wan and others, and finally landed on Cai Yan's face, his eyes solemn and solemn. "After Dong Zhongshu, Confucianism has accumulated deep shortcomings, and if it does not revolutionize itself, I am afraid that it will be difficult to protect the position of sole respect. Mrs. Cai, I hope that you can not only become a female doctor who can compete with men, but also hope that you can remove the female character in front of you and become a real great doctor, so as to innovate and revitalize Confucianism. ”