"The measure of the South China Sea is beyond the measurement of the foolish brother, its people are far-reaching, resolute and courageous, and can be uncontrollable, only the ancient sages can do so. It's a pity, he is very wise, but he is not good at Confucius and Mencius, he doesn't like Cheng Zhu, and he doesn't read Yangming......"

Writing this, Wan Shihua put down the pen in his hand, sorted out his thoughts, and looked back at his letter, "Nanhai" is the reference of Yu Guozhen, and he was named Nanhai Bo. After lifting the pen again, Wan Shihua wrote: "Since I came by the order of my virtuous brother, what I heard and saw was quite emotional. Nanhai is really a genius in the world, if you can be my fellow way, you should be the leader of the alliance, dominate the world, and Datong can be expected! ”

When he wrote the last sentence, Wan Shihua couldn't help laughing, he had only been dealing with Yu Guozhen for a few months, and he had been quite prejudiced against him from the beginning, and now he admires him so much, the changes are really amazing. The contents of this letter were more important, so he would not send it through the post house in Xinxiang, but would send his own servants to send it to Jinling.

It won't be long before Zhang Pu, who is in Jinling, can receive this letter.

After learning that Wan Shihua would serve as a researcher under Yu Guozhen's curtain, Zhang Pu met Wan Shihua at night, and encouraged him to explore Xinxiang's reality with the encouragement of the Restoration Society. Zhang Pu is not a stupid person, he has dealt with Yu Guozhen so much, especially when Chongzhen was under the curtain of Shi Kefa for eight years, he was repeatedly slapped by Yu Guozhen. He realized that Yu Guozhen was an uncontrollable force for the Fushe, so he thought of Wan Shihua.

Wan Shihua was inspired by his national righteousness and clear stream, and he also generously took over this job. Originally, he thought that there was nothing in this job, just to see if Yu Guozhen was a fellow believer in the resumption of society, but after arriving, he felt that he could not see through Yu Guozhen more and more.

"So that the widows, widows, loneliness, and the sick can be supported...... This is something that no saint has done, but in Xinxiang, Nanhaibo has done it! ”

To say that you do not admire this is to deceive yourself. Wan Shi Hua Kechang was frustrated, depressed, and originally dissatisfied with some systems of the imperial court, but after arriving in Xinxiang, not only did he have an income of one hundred taels of silver a year, but also saw a series of measures in Xinxiang, which made talents with real talent stand out, and he was extremely envious in his heart.

There was the sound of a trumpet outside the door, which was a sign of morning exercise. With the current scale of Xinxiang, the old city wall can no longer play a protective role, and with the current state of Xinxiang's armament, there is no need for the city wall to protect it.

Every Xinxiang citizen is the masonry of the city wall, even the old ladies who have difficulty moving with their little feet are no exception. When Wan Shihua first came to Xinxiang, because he didn't understand the rules here, some places that were not allowed to be opened, mainly research institutes, he also wanted to run in to check, but he was caught by the old lady with little feet a few times.

These old men and old ladies were all rescued by Yu Guozhen from Nanzhili, they can survive, and they can live in old age, all of which are Yu Guozhen's heart. They are also very aware of this, and their gratitude is even better than that of those young teenagers - to provide for the elderly, but it is a major human event, most of them have lost their relatives, and it is Xinxiang who is supporting them to the end!

And among the old people who came at the beginning, there have been some who have died of illness, these old people who died of illness were buried on the hill, although the cemetery is not big, it can be cleaned up very neatly, the epitaph has many praises for the deceased's life, and the most important thing is that Xinxiang Municipal Government will send people to burn paper to worship every Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival and July and a half.

This ultimate comfort is extremely effective in increasing the sense of belonging of the elderly. These old people are not sitting idle, and at their strong request, Yu Guozhen also arranged jobs for them: business and service industries.

It is to sell some odd and bits of groceries in the small shops in various residential areas and workshop areas of Xinxiang. It includes some new snacks, such as all kinds of preserved fruits, peanuts, sunflower seeds, melon seeds, etc., as well as some miscellaneous goods, such as needles and threads, metal buttons, glass beads, and cloth shoes and socks. Their goods were distributed by the Xinxiang Municipal Government, and in a sense, the small shops they opened were similar to the small supermarket chains of later generations, except that they were smaller.

Every profit they earn goes to themselves, and with the minimum subsistence allowance provided by Xinxiang, they not only have no worries about their livelihood, but it is not uncommon for them to eat fish and meat.

The old people who had experienced the rebellion and been bullied by the evil gentry of the government cherished their current life and had great respect for Yu Guozhen. All unstable factors that may threaten Xinxiang's security, from petty theft to laziness and waste, are spurned and vigilant by them.

"The road is not left behind, and the night is not closed." These eight words came to Wan Shihua's mind, and he wanted to reopen the letter and make up his feelings about these things, but he still forgot about it.

At the end of his letter, he sent an invitation to Zhang Pu very enthusiastically, suggesting that he also come to Xinxiang to have a look, hearing is false, seeing is believing.

packed up the letters, and Wan Shihua also went out.

Xinxiang is a vibrant city, and slogans can be seen on the walls everywhere, such as "Liukou is a thief outside the body, lazy is a thief in the heart", like "Yi is the ancestor of a hundred classics, and movement is the source of life", and there are all kinds of them. Among them, "movement is the source of life", it is said that Yu Guozhen personally proposed, all the residents of Xinxiang, morning, morning, and evening, must choose any time to exercise.

This exercise is mandatory and must be done unless you are really unwell. Even a researcher like Wan Shihua is no exception. At first, Wan Shihua was very uncomfortable with this, thinking that he was very inactive with the peddlers and pawns, but Song Yingxing and the rest of the people were very interested, and they finally learned the thirty-six styles of loose hands from the old Taoist Guiquanzi of the old gentleman in the city, and they moved together in the courtyard every morning during the morning exercise.

For more than a month, Wan Shihua really felt that his body and bones were much better because of this, which is the same as thinking of the allusion to Hua Tuo's creation of the Five Fowl Opera, Hua Tuo's disciple Wu Pu practiced the Five Fowl Opera and lived to be more than ninety years old. This deepened his admiration for Yu Guozhen: he not only cares about the people's food and clothing, but also cares about the health and longevity of the people.

"It's really benevolent." He thought to himself.

The only pity is that Yu Guozhen respects Confucius and Mencius and is far away from righteousness, and he has also read the Four Books and Five Classics, but he does not study them. Wan Shihua felt that he should find an opportunity to talk to Yu Guozhen.

At this moment, he saw Yu Guozhen running over slowly, and nodded when he saw him: "Mr. Wan is early, Mr. Song is not with you?" ”

"He's gone, he's always been more positive...... Oh, it's to go to the square in front of the Taoist temple, where we practice boxing. ”

"Mr. Wan said these days, how is Xinxiang doing, and what are the difficulties in life?"

"Thanks to my uncle's love, I don't have to worry about food and clothing in Xinxiang, and I can also ask someone to bring the money back. Merely...... Although I have no worries about food and clothing, the people's lives seem to be a little ......."

Wan Shihua thought about the wording for a while, and felt that it was difficult to say, because saying that the people of Xinxiang were not doing well was obviously nonsense regardless of the facts, and the people of Xinxiang were the best Wan Shihua had ever seen in terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation. But at the same time, the people of Xinxiang seem to be living a little tightly, and they can't save any money.

He thought about it for a while before he came up with the wording and told Yu Guozhen about his doubts. On the one hand, the life of the people of Xinxiang is very luxurious, and a considerable number of their houses have been torn down from the window paper and replaced with glass. The utensils at home, not to mention porcelain and pottery, glassware are by no means uncommon. Not only do they have new clothes every year, but many women even have four or five sets of clothes every season, and although some people still wear patched clothes, most of them are worn when they are doing work.

Hearing his question, Yu Guozhen laughed: "Mr. Maosheng, what do you think of the income of the people of Xinxiang?" ”

"The students have researched that the people of Xinxiang have a very high income, and they are ordinary workers, and their monthly income is more than eight taels."

"Yes, there is a data that has not been made public, so you don't know that in the first half of the ninth year of Chongzhen, the average monthly income of the official residents of Xinxiang was 12 taels and 6 cents of silver...... This money is placed elsewhere, and the income is good, and it can have one hundred and forty taels of silver a year, even if it is a rich land in Nanzhili, it is also the family income of a medium-sized family. But in Xinxiang it's just the average income of a laborer. ”

"What happens to the revenue if it is placed elsewhere? It is enough to spend three or four taels of silver to solve the basic food, drink and clothing, and most of the rest will be hidden in the altar and buried in the cellar. What is the difference between a silver coin and a clod of earth? ”

Yu Guozhen's words are no stranger to Wan Shihua, and Song Yingxing has also put forward corresponding views, so he replied very seriously: "You can buy land, build a house, and build a house." ”

"Buying land and buying land is a good thing, but have you thought about it, who will sell the land? How will those who have sold their fields make a living in the future? ”

Wan Shihua was dumbfounded.

Although land annexation is a regular thing, in any dynasty, the serious destruction of land means disaster, whether this annexation is carried out in the name of "circulation" or something else, until the problem of the livelihood of the peasants who have lost their jobs due to the loss of land is solved, the people who allow it to exist on a large scale can be said to harbor evil intentions!

Even Wan Shihua himself also feels that if the Ming Dynasty wants to revive now, it is necessary to curb the merger.

"On the contrary, you see that in Xinxiang, the people worked in the workshops and farms to receive their wages, and then they used the wages to buy the goods produced by the workshops and farms for their own food, clothing, and livelihood. In this way, the livelihood of the people has improved, and the workshops and farms can be maintained and even expanded, and more people can be hired in, and the whole of Xinxiang will benefit from it. Song Gong said in "Heavenly Creation" that gold and silver are only for money and not property, and physical objects are for wealth, I think we have to go further, the industrial side creates wealth, and gold and silver are only the means to assist industry, and it is by no means its ultimate goal. ”

For Wan Shihua, who spent most of his life on the imperial examination, Yu Guozhen's words were really deafening, he stopped his steps and watched Yu Guozhen run over, Yu Guozhen glanced back at him, his old face was slightly red: "I'm tired, after all, I'm not as young as the earl......"

(To be continued)