Chapter 152: Harm but no good
"Hey, hey! There are a lot of gambling houses in Chang'an City! Or I'll visit each of them, and then you'll just collect the money later. None of these gambling houses www.biquge.info clean, and I don't know how many families they have harmed, how many people they have killed, and how many evil things they have done to force good people to become prostitutes. So after winning their money, I am at ease, I don't have any guilt, anyway, we don't use it to harm people, we take it from the people for the people! Qin Feng instigated Li Shimin with a wicked smile, the people who opened gambling houses in every era are black and white all-you-can-eat characters, and more than 550,000 taels of silver cakes can be taken when they say they will take it, it can be seen that this industry is a very profitable industry.
Gambling is a serious disaster, once infected with gambling often makes people bankrupt, and leads to all kinds of evils that disrupt social order and morals, so there is a law prohibiting gambling. The first emperor ruled the world, and Li Si formulated a law prohibiting gambling, ranging from "stabbing whale pattern face" to "tarting his shares". The Han Dynasty also continued to ban gambling. To the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the rise of the scholars, the law was relaxed, although there were provisions for the prohibition of the law, but it existed in name only. In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, politics was slack, and officials and businessmen joined forces to make a fortune. After the Sui Dynasty was extinguished, this trend intensified, and the local governments were happy to increase their incomes, and finally evolved into a situation in which the government and business cooperated to oppress ordinary people and ordinary gamblers, which further deteriorated the society. And now that the troubled times have just ended, most of the gamblers are also produced in officials, wealthy businessmen, families and other industries, and the living standards of ordinary people are not high, so people cherish the hard-won happiness, but once the living standard rises and there is a little spare money in the pocket, then, if the court does not prohibit it, it will definitely become more and more intense, and eventually develop into a social problem that does not end well.
In his last life, he heard or saw too many cases of family ruins due to gambling, Qin Feng really didn't have a good impression of gambling and people who opened casinos, he suggested to Li Shimin, although he had the idea of opening up the country for the country, but more importantly, he wanted to punish those who opened gambling houses.
Li Shimin's heart was pounded, but after thinking about it, he pressed this tempting thought again, not to mention whether Qin Feng could win a hundred battles, if everyone in the world knew that he acquiesced in Qin Feng's contrivance, how would he meet people? How will the people perceive themselves?
"No way!" Li Shimin immediately took the opportunity to pinch out the idea of endless trouble. After a while, he frowned and said, "Gambling is just a pastime, and most people can enjoy gambling without causing any problems." It's not as exaggerated as you say. ”
"You are the ruler of the world, and your self-control is unmatched. Of course, you won't lose your mind because of gambling, but you can't measure ordinary people by your own state of mind! Ordinary people don't have the self-control you have. Inadvertently, Qin Feng handed out a top hat
Li Shimin was in a happy mood, and said with a very stinky chin head: "This is true, although I will make a gamble in my spare time, I will never miss a national event for a gamble." "I look like I'm Mingjun, just gambling, and I can't get addicted and lose self-control.
"In every era, there are a considerable number of people who are eager for quick success, in order to pursue quick wealth, take gambling as a shortcut to their road to wealth, indulge in it, stay up all night, and live a chaotic life, the result is that while seriously endangering the physical and mental health of individuals, it also makes people depressed, family breakup, and even embark on the road of crime. It can be said that gambling is a harmful and unprofitable thing, it should be banned as soon as possible, and there are countless major incidents that have occurred because of gambling! ”
Li Shimin was silent, and after Qin Feng said this, his expression also became serious, and there are many examples of historical events that have evolved into gambling events, the most typical of which are two accidents.
They are Song Shugong and Nangong Changwan, Emperor Jing Liu Qi and Wu Crown Prince Liu Xian staged a drama of ministers killing the monarch and killing the ministers because of gambling. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Song Shugong and Nangong Changwan gambled, and the two became angry between winning and losing, and Nangong Changwan directly killed Song Xianggong with a chessboard. Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty and Liu Xian, the crown prince of Wu, were the same, because of gambling, there was a quarrel, Liu Qi picked up the chessboard and beat Liu Xian to death.
These two incidents directly led to Nangong Changwan rising up against the Song Dynasty, and Liu Bi, the king of Wu, avenged his son, raised an army against the Han, and caused a military disaster, which was harmful and influential enough to warn future generations.
After Qin Feng saw that Li Shimin realized the harm of gambling, he hit the railway while it was hot: "Summing up the experience of the predecessors, it is not difficult to find that the harm of gambling is huge. It will not only cause economic losses, but also easily lead to various corruption, illegal and criminal phenomena such as embezzlement, embezzlement of public funds, bribery and bribery. Second, it is unpopular. Gambling corrupts the image of officials, gamblers do not think of starting a business and do not work, officials do not seek the well-being of the people, and soldiers do not think of fighting, which will then lead to the loss of confidence of the people in the imperial court, and affect the status of the imperial court in the eyes of the people and the future and destiny of the country. Third, gambling is a profiteering industry, which is easy to cause collusion between officials and businessmen to suppress and oppress the people. Fourth, it hurts lives. Those who win money go on the way, day and night; Those who lose money come back desperately, regardless of hunger and cold; Constant consumption, exhaustion of the spirit. In the long run, uncontrollable and pathological gambling will inevitably damage your health, and even commit suicide and murder. Some elderly people are stimulated when they gamble, and there are many cases where they die on the gambling table. ”
Qin Feng paused for a moment and continued: "Therefore, gambling is the root cause of evil, and once left unchecked, it will have a great malignant impact on the atmosphere of our Tang Dynasty, the atmosphere of officialdom, the atmosphere of the army, and the atmosphere of the people. ”
After Qin Feng's explanation, Li Shimin's face was solemn, and he had obviously persuaded Qin Feng.
"Fifth, from the flesh and bones. Gambling forgets hard work; forgot that his parents and wives loved each other, lost the joy of family, and became a sea of suffering; only cares about his own boldness, regardless of the grievances of his family, so that his flesh and blood are separated and his wife is separated.
Sixth, there are incidents. Gambling often lasts all night, and thieves often take the opportunity to steal; Even the gangsters took the opportunity to make plans, and the villains spied on them and thought they were traitors. Some turn against each other because of gambling and use violence. Some people died because of the destruction of their families, and some were imprisoned for participating in criminal activities such as theft due to lack of gambling funds.
Seventh, bad intentions. Once gambling, the heart is trying every possible way to win the other party's money, although it is a game of gambling with relatives and friends, it must also be secretly speared, like an enemy, only caring about winning money for himself, who cares about the life or death of others, and finally makes people indifferent because of this, and brothers and sisters gradually drift apart.
Eighth, mourning conduct. In casinos, just asking for less money and more money is easy to produce bad psychological qualities such as indulgence, deception, and speculation.
Ninth, loss of tutoring. Gambling is the most likely to induce father and son gambling, brother gambling, relatives gambling, there is no distinction between the elder and the young, respect and inferiority, laugh at each other, and call each other arbitrarily.
Tenth, the cost of money. At the beginning, the momentum was magnificent, the money was like earth, and the face did not change; Later, when he lost too much and was in a hurry, he made a bet on family property or even state property. 11. Time-consuming. A lot of time is wasted, and some stay up all night, so that it seriously affects study and life, and playthings are demoralized.
Twelfth, ruining the future, and then causing a loss of talent to the country. In the end, there was no successor to the official positions at all levels, so that the mediocre people took the position and lost the support of the people. ”
Finally, Qin Feng bowed deeply and made a concluding speech, saying: "The above twelve articles are only one of the many harms of gambling, and I believe there are more harms that I don't know. However, I think that these 12 harms are enough to condemn gambling to death. That's all I say, I hope you will think about it. ”
Li Shimin helped Qin Feng up and said movingly: "You really have a heart, but I have the idea of gambling happily, and I have not ordered a ban on gambling." I also know that gambling without a country is not good for my family, but I have never dug deep into the harm. After you said it, I knew that gambling had unknowingly destroyed the foundation of a country, and I was shocked to make you break out in a cold sweat. You come up with a piece. Tomorrow, I will discuss this matter with the important ministers in the court. He realized the dangers of gambling, thinking that gambling was devouring the vitality of Datang little by little, so he was anxious and eager to pass it and promulgate it to the world immediately.
At this moment, Li Shimin has already treated this matter as a major event related to his family and country.
"I have my own plans for the affairs of Bishuifang, and I have already made arrangements, from now on, you don't want to go to the trouble of Bishuifang and Wanjia Gambling House, so as not to damage the net I have laid." Li Shimin thought about it, but still told his arrangement, and said comfortingly: "I know that you are unwilling, but you can rest assured, I will give you justice." ”
Qin Feng said very unhappily: "If they trouble me again, could it be that I can't let others slaughter me?" ”
"With your martial arts, can you still suffer?" Li Shimin rolled his eyes and said, "I see that you are not a master of peace. Well, as long as you don't take the initiative to cause trouble, I won't care about you. ”
"Haha, haha, is there one? How do I not think? Qin Feng looked left and right and said, "That windfall, you better send someone to get it." are all piled up in the main courtyard of the Guogong Mansion, and even the road is blocked, one word, annoying! In a word, it's annoying! ”
"Hey!" Li Shimin looked at Qin Feng speechlessly, and said that the money is like this, in the whole world, I am afraid that there is only one family, and there is no other semicolon, "You have done me a great favor again, and I don't know how to repay you." ”
Qin Feng grinned and said: "The family doesn't speak the words of the second family, do you say that you don't treat me as a family?" It's not fun. ”
Li Shimin glanced at Qin Feng deeply, and said with emotion: "If everyone is like you, then the world is truly peaceful." ”
"In troubled times, it is the times that create heroes, and when the world is governed, it is heroes who create the times. If the world is peaceful, the night is not closed, the way is not forgotten, then the value of your existence can not be reflected, only in this situation, you have the opportunity to show your talents, otherwise, is it not a waste of God's gift to you? Wouldn't life be too boring if everything worked out? ”
's words only made Li Shimin happy, smiling, and feeling the same as a hero in his heart. (To be continued.) )