Chapter 211: Mental Journey
How do frustrated readers live?
Those who have a little family background can still live the life of an old villager, instructing illiterate people all day long, and dealing with the government as a good family. As the "good man" in the mouth of the small people, he also has a bit of status in a county and eight townships, which can somewhat comfort the wounded heart.
Scholars who have no foundation in their families and are born in poverty have their own ways of living:
The prosperity of the industry and commerce of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the prosperity of the market is the most in the past dynasties, more than 20% of the people live in the town, far away from the land and live. With the rise of citizen culture, many scholars wandered in Bianjing, Xijing, Luoyang, Yingtianfu, Daimyofu, Tanzhou, Guangzhou, and Quanzhou...... Write some obscene lyrics and songs, script opera, and pursue chic and free;
The phenomenon of redundant officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty is serious, and there is no calculation, but it also pursues more professionalism and meticulousness in governance. However, the economic system officials are still inseparable from their staff, subordinate officials and masters, especially those above the state level. giving advice to officials in real power and handling affairs is enough to comfort the feelings of governing the country for many scholars;
The Great Zhou Wenhua was the world, and the literacy rate in the first year of Shengxi exceeded three percent. In towns and villages, government-run, clan-run, and donation-run Mongolian schools and private schools need a large number of teachers, which provide a livelihood for many students from poor backgrounds.
The above situations are not bad, enough to settle down.
Readers who have limited ability, offended others, or have a damaged reputation, also have a way to live. The account room that fiddles with the abacus, the lawyer who helps with the lawsuit, and the paperwork that buries the first case can all support the family. Industry and commerce are making great strides forward, and there are far from enough people who can read and break words.
Consciously talented and can't bear to wronged themselves, there are also scholars who are wandering all day long, but there are very few.
Ants are still stealing life, let alone reading literate and eye-opening readers? If nothing else, you have to make money to support your family and raise children, right? There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great, but it's not to be said.
Readers who really have the ability, or who think they have the ability, are still dissatisfied. The dynasty is Tian Shelang, and the twilight is the common ideal of the scholars of the Great Zhou.
Writing a script can also be famous all over the world, a good staff can gain fame and fortune, and teaching and educating people is also decent......
It's useless, and the frustrated readers are still dissatisfied. They will give themselves a pseudonym to express their sorrows and regrets. When writing letters to relatives and friends, they never talk about their profession and feel ashamed.
If there is an opportunity to become an economic official, the vast majority of frustrated scholars do not hesitate to give up their hard-earned land, houses, gold and silver, and fame, just for the ultimate dream of governing the country and leveling the world.
The catalysis of the Shilin concept finally transformed the frustrated scholar into an angry careerist.
In the eyes of the scholars and doctors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, writing scripts, being a staff member, and being a teacher are not the right path. "It's the details," they say.
In fact, compared with the previous dynasty, the atmosphere of the Great Zhou has been much more relaxed.
The frustrated scholars quit, they gave up their ideals in order to support their families, and the pressure was already very great, and they finally became angry under the catalysis of the gentry's public opinion.
There has never been a shortage of careerists in Confucian society, and to a large extent, it comes from this. Some crazy careerists do not hesitate to take refuge in foreign enemies to achieve their goals in life.
Everywhere Fang La's army went, they slaughtered almost all the gentry, wealthy merchants and officials, resulting in extreme hostility among the gentry class. Except for those who surrender with weak legs, and those who temporarily make a false promise, almost no scholars and Confucians really take refuge.
Yongle Dynasty has no chance of winning, it is simply a lice on the monk's head: obvious!
However, as soon as Fang La became the emperor, there were still scholars who "secluded the people and did not meet talents", and talked about the legitimacy of the Yongle Dynasty to replace the Great Zhou.
Dreams still have to be had, what if they come true?
The old man has been learning for most of his life and is proficient in practice, but the court uses a few articles to discuss the short and long. Corruption is rife in the court, bandits are endless, and incidents are continuous...... If this world changes its owner, wouldn't the old man ascend to the sky in one step?
The careerist has the idea of what if, and his inner monologue is terrifying: Don't play with Lao Tzu? Don't play it! Flip the table......
Straight to the point.
Fang Weiliang took over the new task and left in his heart.
Li Xiang looked at Fang Weiliang's back and frowned, "What is this Fang Weiliang thinking?" I was restless just now, is there something wrong? ”
Fang Weiliang misunderstood the owner. Li Xiang tried his best to develop workshops and tricks, just to make Zhuang people live a good life, and at the same time have an army that dares to fight.
Rebelling or replacing Da Zhou and becoming the next super landlord has never been what Li Xiang values the most.
In all dynasties, which royal family ended well?
It is true that the royal family enjoys happiness, but it is full of bloody struggles, and in the last days, it will be crippled by various forces, and become the scapegoat of the ruling class and the sacrifice of the new dynasty.
Li Xiang's vision is very long-term, and if he doesn't do such a loss-making transaction, not to mention that there are huge risks. In his opinion, it is better than anything to let his children and grandchildren run workshops, open mines, and engage in maritime trade, and have been living a rich life.
Having lived in the Great Zhou for several years, the owner of the village certainly knew that he did not have enough status in the Great Zhou and it was difficult to maintain the corresponding wealth.
Pursue the highest status and reach a height that no one dares to provoke, and the descendants will fall into the mud tide of the cycle of chaos, and eventually be slaughtered; Lewd development, sooner or later it will hit the ceiling of the Great Zhou, and it will either be reduced to fish and meat, or rebel and compete for power.
It's really uncomfortable to block at both ends.
Li Xiang thought that his cover-up skills were good enough, and he paid a lot of price for it, but he was still embarrassed repeatedly. Open and secret fighting, open guns and dark arrows, since Mingyuezhuang began to run a workshop, bad things have not stopped!
There were a few times when Li Xiang really wanted to roll up his sleeves, kill Huang Liren's whole family, pull the flag and rebel, but finally held back. He is not a person with a cold nature, at least not yet, and he can't pull the people of Quanzhuang who have lived together for many years on the road of death for the sake of the highest position.
In desperation, Li Xiang could only hold on.
First, we must try our best to hide the novelty of Mingyuezhuang's system, the strange tricks, and the increasing wealth.
Second, it is necessary to use all kinds of means to train troops, master a reliable armed force, and have a certain degree of self-protection power.
Third, we must seek a passable, but inconspicuous position for our father-in-law and ourselves, and it is best to be able to protect ourselves, and we must not fall into the whirlpool of power. It is best to find a backer with sufficient weight in Bianjing to maintain the stable development of Mingyuezhuang.
Fourth, we must find a good way out for ourselves and the villagers, be prepared, and use the accumulated capital to start a new business at any time.
Fifth, it is necessary to cultivate and recruit enough die-hard talents, especially craftsmen and scholars.
It is necessary to take care of both the balance and the quiet. If it hadn't been for the constantly reforming Gongzhong to take over most of the affairs, Li Xiang would have died of exhaustion.
Li Xiang admired himself very much, he was able to persevere from a huge amount of affairs, he thought to himself: If it were the original time and space, he would probably be the kind of college student who sleeps on his desk during the day, plays games at night, and has sex with his girlfriend on weekends, right? Ahem, if you have a girlfriend.
Some things, once started, can't be stopped.
In order to protect himself, in order to live a good life of food and clothing, Li Xiang woke up Mingyuezhuang.
In order to resist the greed of the gentry and to ensure that he could survive the possible crisis of fall, Li Xiang made money to raise soldiers and developed obscenely.
In order to promote development and explore new paths, Li Xiang has invested great energy in researching new technologies......
When you get to the right place, you have to take the corresponding responsibility.
Li Xiang, who was a little obsessive-compulsive, survived the most tiring periods, and finally made Mingyuezhuang into a chariot. He had to go through more hardships and dangers to equip the vehicle with a power source and fly away.
"Keep it up, isn't that what it is." Li Xiang often cheered himself up, "Compared with the Qinling mountain people who work hard all day long, it is not easy for the hungry people in Jiangnan who have lost everything." Dealing with hundreds of affairs every day, writing dozens of letters, racking your brains to figure out a way, what is it? I am still young and can afford to fight. ”
"Wait for the Great Zhou, Liao and Jurchen to divide the winners and losers in the north, and then make a decision."
"All the way to Jiangnan, what I saw along the way, Da Zhou's potential is simply terrifying, and there is a fierce general like Han Shizhong, should I be too worried? Da Zhou can withstand the best, in that case, the worst result is just to reverse Da Zhou and live his own small life. ”
"If Da Zhou can't stand it, Lao Tzu will lead the troops to resist, and if he fails, he will run overseas. As a descendant of Yan and Huang, you still have to try your best to resist. Do your best, it's not your business if the sky falls. ”
Li Xiang is not uncommon to be an emperor.
Long-term vision, open-mindedness, and vigilance against the gentry are all valuable traits of Li Xiang. Li Xiang, who was not brought into the ditch by the universal concept of the Great Zhou, had more disgust and sympathy for that chair than longing.
Li Xiang does not have much ambition for the position of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, and there is another reason: tiredness.
Being the owner of a village, managing thousands of villagers is already so tired, and managing close to 100 million people, wouldn't it be exhausting to death ten times or eight times? How do you live......
In fact, being an emperor is not necessarily very tiring, such as today's saints who have superb artistic attainments and pay attention to the taste of life.
Of course, the thoughts of the owner of the village are not all understood by Li Mengkong, Zhang Wanli, Cheng Clerk, Fang Weiliang and others, they can only speculate on the intentions of the owner with their own values.
In the eyes of Li Mengkong and others, the owner of the village opened a workshop, attacked the Qinling Mountains, and concealed wealth, all of which were accumulating strength.
As a strong man, what else can he do if he accumulates strength?
Following the idea that the owner has "great ambitions", he promoted the armed caravan to travel far away, opened up the Gyeonggi market, expanded the Gangnam market, and continuously recruited new villagers...... The big and small things promoted by the omnipotent owner have a different interpretation.
The caravan went out, Shaanxi, Hedong, Gyeonggi Road, Sichuan Road, Jinghu, Jiangnan...... You can also gather information while selling goods.
Opening up the Gyeonggi market and expanding the Jiangnan market shows that the owner of the village has a very clear idea and immediately recognizes the key point of Daejo.
Hiding accounts and promoting smuggling is because the owner of the village does not want to startle the snake before the "incident".
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Li Xiang asked Fang Weiliang to investigate the way of thinking of the people in Jiangnan and explore the "dragon slaying technique", which undoubtedly gave Fang Weiliang a big misjudgment.
After Fang Weiliang returned to the village, the senior management of Mingyue Village, who received the "hint from the owner", began to prepare in a complicated mood to cooperate with the "big plan" of the owner.
After a long time, Li Xiang was frightened by the "tacit understanding" of some people.
Li Xiang had no idea of rebellion, but the upper class in the village thought that there was, and a misunderstanding arose.
The fate of Mingyuezhuang was deeply affected.