Since mid-April, the rain in the southeast has been continuous, causing a lot of trouble to the construction of the canal. The rain was silting, and the newly dug channel was full of muddy water, mixed with sand and gravel debris, and it was impossible to construct at all.

Ye Sheng ran out of ideas for a while, he couldn't use a scoop of water to scoop water, it would be nice if there was a water pump, but where to get it now?

Ye Sheng had to ask for help from the omniscient books in his mind, the books in his previous life really did not disappoint him, he found the drawings of the waterwheel and immediately ordered to make a hundred waterwheels, the waterwheel is not new, it has appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty at the earliest, it is also called the dragon car, the longest can be two zhang, people step on the shore to step on the wood, drive the keel plate to rotate, bring the river water up, up to three waterwheel relay, raise the irrigation water to three zhang height.

Ye Shengzhi also improved the waterwheel, abandoning the use of manpower and animal power, and installing iron shafts. The workers waved their whips, the old oxen obediently turned with wooden gears, the keel plates creaked, and the mud-filled water was drawn out of the river and flowed to the farmland of the people along the river according to the dug canal.

A hundred waterwheels started together, and soon the silted rainwater was cleaned up, the workers cheered and continued to dig, everyone was full of enthusiasm, two hundred miles of salt and iron ponds, now one hundred and eighty miles have been repaired, as long as they work harder, they can be repaired before the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Childe is really clever, I didn't expect that even the waterwheel would understand!" Ning Er smiled and praised, Ning Er felt that the son was very different from the scholar who was not diligent and did not distinguish between the four bodies and the five grains in his impression, proficient in civil and military affairs, astronomy and geography, medicine and astrology, three religions and nine streams, there was no one who could not.

At this time, the subordinates reported that Fan Xianggong was coming, and the two hurriedly got up to give up their seats. Fan Zhongyan looked at the running waterwheel and said It was designed by your kid again, Ye Sheng nodded embarrassedly. Mr. Fan sat down by the river, Ye Sheng hurriedly made a pot of tea and brought it over, the old man took a sip of water and asked, "How is the canal ticket number being prepared?" "Very well, it's all the merchants doing it, I don't know." Ye Sheng said casually. Fan Zhongyan smiled: "Boy, are you still playing tricks with me?" The canal ticket number is your biggest purpose! ”

"Why!" Although Ye Sheng denied it, a trace of Chi Leng betrayed him.

It didn't feel good to be poked out of his mind by others, Ye Sheng suddenly became irritable, he kept walking on the ground, the muddy water soaked the bottom of the thousand layers, and asked himself, has he really become a pure interest animal?

There is no right and wrong, no right or wrong, no principle, no bottom line, only interests! If the interests demand, can he also sit back and watch these people starve to death and freeze to death

If it really comes to that point, what is the difference with those shameless politicians?

Ye Sheng only felt that his confidence was passing quickly, confusion and pain kept coming, he held his head in pain, squatted on the ground, and kept panting.

After a long time, a large hand pressed on his shoulder.

Fan Zhongyan narrowed his eyes and said: "People don't kill the heavens and the earth for themselves, if you want to go further, this is something you must learn.

No! Ye Sheng stared at the crowd of people coming and going on the construction site, and suddenly felt blessed to his heart, and finally solved the misunderstanding. His eyes were firmly fixed on Fan Zhongyan, and he said word by word: "Sir, you are wrong!" ”

"Oh? What's wrong? Fan Zhongyan asked with interest.

Ye Sheng showed a bright smile and said with his hand: "Actually, from the time I saw the tragic situation of the refugees, I made up my mind that I wanted these people to live a good life, and I did not do this for the canal ticket number, on the contrary, the canal ticket number is just my means, a means to protect these refugees." ”

Fan Zhongyan couldn't believe his ears and smiled: "You didn't deceive yourself, did you?" ”

"Of course not." Ye Sheng said with a smile: "The beloved son of his parents has far-reaching plans. Assuming that there is no canal ticket number, and there is no plan for me, what will happen to the people after the canal is repaired? ”

Fan Zhongyan frowned, thought for a while and said, "Most of them will go home, it's best to get back the original land, and if you can't get it back, you will be a tenant." Compared to the people affected in other places, they are already considered lucky. ”

"Sir, I think this is not enough at all, far from making them live a good life."

With such great ambitions, Fan Zhongyan laughed and said, "Stinky boy, your canal ticket number has such a big effect?" ”

"That's right, I'll give a tenth of the shares to the workers' representatives, and I'll keep a dedicated construction team of 2,000 people to build docks, warehouses, shops, hotels, and so on. The best shops will be taken away by wealthy merchants, but ordinary small shops, small stalls, will be left to them, and they can make money in small business. In addition, the merchants will also set up workshops, and I can ask the merchants to give priority to the people who participate in the river repair, so that they have a stable income......"

Ye Sheng kept talking about his assumptions, Fan Zhongyan could keep up at first, but then he simply crashed. There is only one thought left: this kid is a demon! Great wickedness!

In the end, Ye Sheng showed a confident smile and said calmly: "It is true that I asked the merchants and gentry to take the fattest piece of meat, but the common people still have soup and water left. If I don't do that, what do you think? ”

"What else, the common people are just a plate of loose sand, waiting to be eaten and wiped clean by the government and the like!" Fan Zhongyan was silent for a long time, patted Ye Sheng on the shoulder vigorously, and said with a sigh: "You kid has realized and taught me that there is no absolute black and white in this world. Confucians always think about becoming benevolent, but they don't want to succeed! The world is turbid, I am clear, and the world is clear, I am turbid, it is the same, useless in the country! It's time for me Fan Zhongyan to go out of the mountain! ”

The way of the saint is self-sufficient, and those who seek reason from it are also mistaken!

Ming Chaoyang Ming Gong suffered forty court rods, degraded officials in remote Guizhou, served as a post in the dragon field, in the place where all ethnic groups lived, the lowest point of life, produced the mysterious and mysterious dragon field enlightenment, since then, the heart has been a great achievement, popular all over the world, Yang Ming Gong has immeasurable merits, and he has become a saint on the ground, and there is no opponent.

Leave a supreme proverb for future generations to worship.

Of course, what Ye Sheng naturally comprehended could not be compared with Yang Minggong, in fact, to put it bluntly, what Ye Sheng understood was just a kind of low-level wisdom, and in layman's terms, it was rich for everyone to earn.

The dispute between the gentleman and the villain, the distinction between righteousness and benefit, the gentleman is in righteousness, and the villain is in profit.

But the sage did not tell the world what is righteousness and what is profit, since the Song and Ming dynasties, cynicism is rampant, what is cynicism, if it does not infringe on his interests, it is a sanctimonious Confucian, and if it violates his interests, it is a vicious dog with bared teeth and grinning!

To put it bluntly, in everyone's heart, their own interests are righteousness!

Both the gentleman and the villain value their own interests, and the difference between them is that the gentleman will think about the interests of others, while the villain will only focus on his own interests.

As a person with authority, what you have to do is to distribute the benefits reasonably and take care of every aspect, whether it is a gentleman or a villain. You can't expect a gentleman who has been cut off and readily agrees, Zhang Juzheng doesn't understand this truth, so his change is doomed to failure. can't condone villains to steal other people's interests endlessly, in the same way, Wang Anshi didn't understand, and his changes failed.

Politicians should not be bound by the morality of gentlemen and villains, but should be a transcendent distributor who maintains the greatest fairness at all levels of society!

Righteousness and profit, that is, the left and right hands, no matter which one you use, it is your own hand, and if you insist on using the left or the right, you are making trouble for yourself, and you are purely unhappy in life.

The magic of use is in one mind!

Regardless of whether it is a black cat or a white cat, it is a good cat if it catches a mouse.

Lao Tzu said: "First, the top is not bright, and the bottom is not ambiguous." The rope is nameless, and it is nothing again. It is said to be formless, and the image of nothingness is said to be trance. ”

Ye Sheng has now caught that ethereal "one".

It's done, it's done!

In an instant, there is a feeling of floating immortals, feathering and riding the wind, and everything in the world is in my heart. The great statesmen of all ages and generations may have understood this, so that they can calmly control the complexity of everything. Ye Sheng also took a key step, of course, it is not that he immediately became a politician, but he can look at things from a higher perspective. The so-called climb high and look far, high and strategic.

Ye Sheng was particularly happy at the moment. I couldn't help but howl loudly, emptying the turbidity accumulated in my chest, and the whole person was sublimated!

The workers who were working hard turned around suddenly, and saw that it was Ye Sheng who was screaming happily, although everyone didn't know why, they were still happy for him, and some people also shouted, and the voices came and went, making both sides of the canal boil.

Ye Sheng didn't expect to make such a big move, his face turned red, and he lowered his head in embarrassment, Fan Zhongyan smiled and said, "Boy, do you understand?" ”

Ye Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Mr. has also figured it out?" ”

"Yes, thanks to your reminder, it's a shame that I'm smart and boastful, and I'm not as good as my later juniors!" Fan Zhongyanzhi sighed and said: "In another twenty years, no one in the world will be your opponent anymore!" ”

Twenty more years, isn't it too inferior?

I didn't think so, but I smiled shyly: "Mr. is a pedantic man, and he can't catch up with the horse in his later life." ”

"Hehe, you don't need to pour ** soup, I figured it out after all by relying on your on-demand, when it comes to the realm, it's still a step away."

Ye Sheng blinked and said with a smile: "Is that gentleman preparing to go to Shaanxi?" ”

"Why not? With my current Taoism, it is enough to deal with Han Qi! Fan Zhongyanzhi smiled and grabbed Ye Sheng's arm and said, "Let's go, take a look at your medical soldier with me." ”