"This is the elixir sent by the Taoist priest of Fulongguan, saying that it can nourish ...... and prolong life. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"It's a nourishing yin and aphrodisiac, right?" Liu Yong asked with a smile.

"Yes." Da Qiao said in a low voice, her face was crimson, as if she was about to soak in blood, although she was married to Liu Yong, she was still shy when she said these words.

Liu Yong was puzzled: "How can you congratulate people on their newlyweds and give such gifts?" ”

Cai Wenji glanced at him and pretended to be angry: "It's not because you married four ladies at once, so you can make up for your body." This sentence suddenly made Da Qiao and Dong Yun red-faced, and they couldn't raise their heads in shame. When Cai Wenji said this, she couldn't stop hiding her mouth and laughing.

Liu Yong frowned lightly and said, "I don't need this." By the way, don't eat it either. These elixirs are not only useless but can also be poisonous. Look at those who ask for pills and want to live forever, which one has a long life? ”

All the women were the only ones who looked at Liu Yong, so they nodded. Cai Wenji asked, "What do we have to do with Taoist priests?" Why do you want to give these gifts to us? ”

Dong Yun explained: "This Fulong Temple is on the Qinglong Mountain outside the city, and it turns out that the pilgrims are like clouds and incense is boiling. Later, a group of bandits came, drove away the Taoist priests in the temple, occupied the Fulong Temple, and used it as a stronghold, burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil. Later, it was the eldest brother who led people to level the bandits' nest, so that those Taoist priests returned to their hometowns and built Taoist temples again. Therefore, they were very grateful to the eldest brother, and when they heard that the eldest brother had married a wife, they used six hundred and thirty-six precious medicinal materials, and spent nine hundred and eighty-one days practicing these thirty pills, which were extremely precious. ”

Da Qiao asked, "How does Yun'er know so clearly?" ”

"I used to go to the vicinity of that Taoist temple to collect medicine, and I knew all those old Taoists."

"Since they are all refined from precious medicinal materials, even if they don't have much effect, there is no harm in thinking about it, wouldn't it be a pity not to eat it?" Cai Wenji was a little sad to see Liu Yong abandon these expensive pills.

"Yan'er, you don't know medicine. The medicinal materials used in Lian Dan are mainly minerals, and it is said that it is precious only because most of these minerals are hidden in the deep mountains, and they are also covered with thick loess, which is difficult to find and collect, so the quantity is scarce, not because of the effect. And most of these minerals are poisonous, and some are even highly toxic, such as realgar, sulfur, miscanthus and so on. ”

"Huh? That's right! Cai Wenji stuck out her tongue and laughed embarrassedly.

"It's useless, but it's a rare thing to do." Liu Yong pondered for a moment, "Just put it here." I'm not interested in pills, but I'm curious about the raw materials of Liandan. Yun'er, let's go to Qinglong Mountain another day, first, to thank you, and second, to visit. Dong Yun nodded yes.

"What else is there to be curious?" Liu Yong asked again. In the past few days, the three brides took advantage of their leisure time to classify the gifts sent by them with the maids, and picked out new and useful things when they encountered them.

"Then there is the eldest brother's friend, the East China Sea crystal sent by Chen Deng, the Taishou of Guangling."

"Brother Yuanlong sent it? Let me see. ”

Dong Yun took over a brocade box and opened it. Liu Yong saw that the crystals were huge in size and crystal clear, and couldn't help but sigh for a while, although Chen Deng did not come in person, he still sent a congratulatory gift, I still remember my brother, but I don't know if his strange illness has been cured, I should go to Guangling to visit.

Seeing this bright and transparent crystal, Liu Yong's spirit was lifted, and he picked a few slightly thinner ones with great interest, and said, "These big ones are left for your sisters, and I will take these small ones to make something." ”

Liu Yong came to the pavilion, but saw Huang Yueying staying alone in the room and contemplating a few drawings, so he asked, "Sister, what are you doing?" ”

Huang Yueying looked up and saw that it was Liu Yong, so she smiled and said, "It's big brother!" My brother is not at home with a few brides, what are you doing here? Huang Yueying's tone had a hint of ridicule.

"I heard that you are going back to Nanyang, and my eldest brother hasn't been with you much, I'm really too lazy, and I'm really sorry to go for my brother. By the way, why are you alone, Brother Kong Mingxian and them? ”

Those people went to the gallery by the moonlight lake to discuss their perceptions of the past few days and talk about the way to govern the country. I don't like politics, so I might as well think about it here. ”

When Liu Yong saw the drawing on the paper, he asked, "What do you want to invent again?" ”

"I think it's very good to use water energy to drive machinery, there was a water drain invented by Du Chong earlier, and now there is also a big brother's cylinder car, I think it can be improved, and it can be used for spinning and weaving?"

"My sister is very smart, and she will definitely succeed." Liu Yong praised sincerely, "After it is built, the eldest brother will definitely purchase it with a lot of money." ”

Huang Yueying was extremely proud in her heart, but she said modestly: "How can I have so many unexpected inventions from my eldest brother?" Catching a glimpse of the drawings in Liu Yong's hand, he asked, "Brother, what are you drawing?" What kind of whimsy is it? ”

"I just came to find my sister. I would like to ask the girl to follow this pattern and grind these crystals into lenses like the picture. Liu Yong took out the delicate crystals from his arms.

"What a beautiful crystal." Huang Yueying praised first, and then sighed, "I don't know what my brother is going to do?" Can you find a replacement? This crystal is so crystal clear, if it is the size of the elder brother, it will have to be removed a lot, wouldn't it be too pity? ”

Liu Yong sighed and said, "Actually, I can't bear it." But the only thing with such a high transparency is crystal, and I want to use glass, but I can't meet the requirements. Rest assured, sister, what my brother made will surprise you. "Glass was invented by humans a long time ago, but it is a pity that it was not until modern times that people made optical glass. Liu Yong originally planned to make glass as well, but now he does not have the conditions. The temperature required for glass refining is extremely high, and it is difficult to reach this temperature with ordinary charcoal, so coal is used. However, the use of coal was not widespread in the Han Dynasty, and Fuyi did not produce the most abundant and almost ubiquitous mineral in China. As a result, factories such as glass factories, smelters and ironworks that required high temperatures were never built.

Huang Yueying pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, what does my brother say to do?" ”

Liu Yong explained in detail the principles and several formulas contained in the concave lens and convex lens to be made, and after telling the structure of the bracket together, he went to the water pavilion to find Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and others.

Before he could get closer, he heard a loud argument. "It's so lively!" Liu Yong said with a smile, "What proposition are you arguing about, I'll listen to it too." ”

Everyone was overjoyed when they saw Liu Yong, and Zhuge Liang smiled: "Brother came just in time." We are concluding our observations over the past few days. ”

In the past few days, these geniuses of the world have walked all over the mountains and rivers of Fuyi, felt the grass and trees here, walked through the streets and alleys, chatted with the old farmers in the fields, and communicated with the technicians in the factory, they deeply felt that there is a difference here that is far from being comparable to any other city, that is, vitality and rapid development.

Talking about such changes, whether it is the Xiangyang Fang led by Zhuge Liang or the Fuyi Gang led by Yu Tuo, they all think that such a great achievement here is to practice Mencius's idea of "the people are precious and the people are supreme". It is no wonder that these people are all famous Confucians or geniuses of the world, and they know the Confucian classics well and use them freely.

Yu said first: "Mencius said: If you lose the world, you will lose your people; Those who lose their people will also lose their hearts. There is a way to win the world, to win its people, and to win the world. There is a way to win the people, to win their hearts, and to win the people. There is a way to get his heart, and he gathers with it as much as he wants, and he ...... evil with him."

"Brother, do you want Kong Ming to explain?" Zhuge Liang knew Liu Yong's level, so he whispered in his ear.

Liu Yong smiled slightly: "No need." Wen Ji told me that this passage is from Mencius? Lilou" reflects Mencius's people-oriented thought, which means that those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people will lose the world. ”

Zhuge Liang nodded, turned his head, and coughed lightly: "I'll talk about it too." As the old saying goes, 'Cang Liao knows etiquette when he is honest, and he knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing'; Mencius also said, 'The people are precious, the monarch is light, and the community is secondary'. This shows that reassuring the people is the foundation of governing the country, and the people's livelihood determines the will of the people, and the will of the people determines the political situation. If the problems of people's livelihood are not solved, it will be difficult for the country to be stable, let alone strong. ”

Xu Shu added: "Lao Ziyun, 'Profit is greater than cure, harm is greater than chaos', which is also the meaning. ”

Yu Xuan also said: "Shangshu? The Song of the Five Sons also says, 'The emperor has training, the people can be close but not down, the people are only the state, and the country is solid'. It is said that the common people are the foundation of the country. When the foundation is stable, the country will naturally be at peace. ”

For a while, there was a lot of gossip and discussion. Someone suggested: "Liu Taishou is in charge of the Yuan, the development of this place is changing with each passing day, and the weather is myriad, most of which are pushed by the main force of Taishou." How about we listen to Taishou? Everyone nodded yes and looked at Liu Yong.

"Takami? Compared to your knowledge, I am a schoolboy. Liu Yong muttered quietly, the voice only he could hear. However, as a county governor and a policymaker, he must speak.

"Today is a discussion, so everyone doesn't have to be formal, speak freely, encourage if there is something, and change it if there is none." Liu Yong first set the tone for today's meeting, "Let me talk about my thoughts and experiences. Everyone quieted down, sat upright, and listened to Liu Yong's speech.

"Liu Yong just listened to your speeches, and I half agreed, and half had reservations."

As soon as Liu Yong's words came out, the listeners immediately exploded, and the result of such a highly unified conclusion in Liu Yong's place was only half correct, and this was still from the mouth of Liu Yong, who always talked about people's livelihood issues, kept them in his heart, and stepped into practice, which is not like his style.

Everyone exchanged glances suspiciously, to see if they had heard it wrong, but they heard Liu Yong say: "It is true that what the princes said 'the will of the people is the supreme and the people's livelihood is precious' is very reasonable. I also have a parable, listen to it, all of you. 'Gentleman, boat; Shuren, water also. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat. 'The people have the power to elect a king, and if they are not satisfied, they have the power to bring him down. ”

Everyone praised: "The metaphor of Taishou is appropriate." ”

Liu Yong smiled and said: "Attaching importance to people's livelihood and putting people first is the only way to maintain a country's lasting development and long-term prosperity." Throughout the ancient and modern times, which dynasty has adhered to the people-oriented, the country will be rich and the people will be prosperous, and the world will be governed; Which emperor competes with the people for profit, the people will not have a good life, and the world will be in chaos. 'The rule of Wenjing' and 'Guangwu Zhongxing' are the ideological reasons for protecting the people and reassuring the people, while the opposite is Qin. Qin annihilated the Six Kingdoms and unified China, how mighty; There are thousands of generals and hundreds of thousands of armor soldiers, how powerful they are, why are they inferior to those ordinary people who have no spears and shields, and they collapse and collapse in just a few decades? It is because the high-end kings who sit in the court do not take the needs of the people and the livelihood of the people into account, and they are severely punished and punished, and the people are forced to do heavy labor, so that the family has no surplus wealth, the household has no labor, and the people's livelihood is withered. As a last resort, the people chopped wood for soldiers, unveiled poles for flags, and the world gathered to respond, winning grain and prosperity, and gradually causing Qin to die. Mrs. Jia said, 'One husband is difficult and seven temples are dead, and he is the one who laughs at the world, why not?' Benevolence and righteousness are not applied, and the offensive and defensive forces are different. ’”

Liu Yong is quoting Jia Yi's "On the Passage of Qin" here, and there is no one here who doesn't know, and they all nod their heads and say yes. Liu Yong said again: "Those who destroy the six countries are also the six countries, not Qin; The Qin of the clan is also Qin, not the world. Whew! It is enough to make each of the six kingdoms love his own people; If Qin Fu loves the people of the Six Kingdoms, then the third generation can be the king of all generations, and who will be wiped out? ”。 This paragraph is quoted from Du Mu's "A Fang Gong Fu" in the Tang Dynasty, although everyone has not heard of it, but chewing on the reasonableness and beauty of the words, they can't help but pat their palms and admire.

"'The big tree is rooted in the fertile soil, and the tall building is based on the cornerstone', the fall of the Qin State, in the final analysis, the common people no longer support him, no longer support him, and naturally it will fall. Therefore, when Fuyi promulgates policies and decrees, it will first solicit the suggestions and opinions of the people, and make corresponding modifications and adjustments. For this reason, we have set a standard! ”

"What standard?"

At this time, Yu flipped aside and said with a smile: "Take the people's satisfaction or dissatisfaction, happiness or displeasure, and promise or not as the only criterion for measuring the work of righteousness." Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads.

Liu Yong explained: "To put it simply, to govern for the people, we must start from the things that the masses want to 'say', from the things that the masses want to 'do', from the problems that the masses have the greatest opinions, and from the prominent problems reflected by the masses, so as to truly achieve that the people have something to call for and I have something to respond to; When the people have what they want, we have something to do, that is, we are anxious about what the masses are anxious about, think about what the masses think, do what the masses need, and strive to realize, safeguard, and develop the vital interests of the masses. ”

Liu Yong's words are easy to understand, but they hit the nail on the head and are thought-provoking. However, everyone is even more strange, didn't you Liu Yong say half of half? How do you say that it is all "people's livelihood first"?

"However, I think that there must be a condition for putting the people first......," Liu Yong changed his words and added, "That is the relationship between 'country' and 'family', or the relationship between 'country' and 'people'." The people form a family, and the family forms a country. You know better than me that in the beginning, there was no country or emperor in this world, only an independent 'family'. Later, people gradually felt that the "family" was becoming more and more unable to deal with threats such as foreign enemies and disasters, so the "family" came together to form a common contract and elect a leader who everyone recognized, which was the tribe. The tribes conquered each other, blended with each other, and finally evolved into the present 'kingdom'. The size of the power, the distribution of power, and the amount of wealth divide the "family" into several levels in the "country", which also causes many contradictions. I will not discuss the contradictions between the various strata here, but only the contradictions between the 'country' and the 'family'. I would like to ask, do you think that the country is rich and the people are strong, or the people are strong and the country is rich? (To be continued.) )