"The order of the officials, Liu Renliang, the lieutenant of Chencang County, strictly enforces the law, the official reputation is honest, and he is specially moved to Xianyang County!"

After Liu Renliang received this order, he was full of emotion in his heart, and then first said to Shi Bufan: "Brother Shi, if it weren't for you this time, I'm afraid I might be in danger." This time, I was a blessing in disguise and was promoted, thank you very much! ”

"Brother Liu doesn't need to see outside, this time I just can't bear the emperor to kill a real loyal minister. The emperor is actually good, he is just in a hurry, and he can still follow the advice to change his ways. Compared with other kings, the greatest advantage of the emperor is that he corrects his mistakes and listens to the advice of the contrary. So this is a fortunate thing for our courtiers, and this is actually the emperor is a Ming Jun and a benevolent monarch! Shi Bufan said.

Of course, Shi Bufan can't directly accept this Liu Renliang's thanks, because this non-disposal of Liu Renliang is an order given by Li Shimin, and the promotion of Liu Renliang is also an order issued by Li Shimin, so that his Shi Bufan is just pleading. However, even if it is a plea, it is necessary to give the credit to Li Shimin. However, it is not bad to say that it is extraordinary, because Li Shimin is a passable among the ancient feudal emperors, and he is considered to be a tall one among the short, which is considered good. At least Li Shimin is not reckless, he can listen to opinions, although he is sometimes a little impulsive, but he can still calm down and analyze later, and can take the initiative to admit his mistakes. As long as it does not involve the ruling power of his Li family, he is still relatively tolerant most of the time, at least most of the founding heroes survived, and most of them were not crossed the river and demolished.

Just listen to opinions and don't be reckless, don't look at this is very simple, but there are few ancient emperors who can do it! Not to mention them, how many officials in later generations can do it? Recognizing mistakes in a timely manner and admitting them is a good quality. As for killing people in order to maintain their right to rule, this was understandable in ancient times.

"Okay, Brother Shi, I'm going to Xianyang County to take office in a few days. Xianyang County is next to Chang'an, so we can move around a little more when the time comes! Liu Renliang said.

"Definitely!" Shi Bufan replied.

After the two separated, Shi Bufan finally sighed helplessly and said: "Although I nominally use the law, in fact I still use privileges. I am against the use of aristocratic privileges, but I am also using higher privileges to oppress them, which is beyond words. ”

Don't look at Shi Bufan's emphasis on the majesty of the law just now, but in fact, he himself understands very well that what he emphasizes is not the law, but the imperial power. In ancient times, the legislative power of law was in the king, so emphasizing the law is also emphasizing the imperial power.

The "rule of law" in ancient times and the rule of law in later generations are actually not the same thing. The biggest difference lies in the attribution of legislative power, which is vested in the king in ancient times and in the peoples in later generations. In ancient times, the common people were not qualified to participate in legislation, and although the people of later generations could not participate in legislation, even if government officials wanted to legislate, they often had to ask the people how they felt, and this was the biggest difference.

Therefore, in the eyes of Shi Bufan, the ancient "Legalists" are actually not the same thing as the thick rule of law. The ancient Legalists actually supported the monarchy. Many people see the Legalists' "rule of law" and take it for granted that it is the rule of law in later generations, but in fact, their core concept is just the opposite.

Shi Bufan emphasized the law this time, but in fact, the core still emphasizes imperial power. How could he not feel sad that he wanted to curb the privileges of the bureaucrats and aristocrats, but had to use the greater privilege of imperial power, to curb them?

"Well, if productivity is not enough, society cannot progress. It's good to be able to do my life's job. The development of productive forces is the core! Shi Bufan thought helplessly.

Two days later, Shi Bufan finally drafted an agreement on the various cooperatives of the people under his Wannian County, and then let the people form cooperatives one by one township as a unit. In this way, they help each other and can be managed according to corporatization. At that time, each of them will be a shareholder and an employee, so that they can work together according to the division of labor of the department. It is tantamount to stealing the mode of economic production.

Shi Bufan came to the countryside again with these agreements, and was about to let the people sign them, but he saw someone kneeling down to worship the Dragon King.

"What are you worshipping the Dragon King for?" Shi Bufan asked.

Someone immediately took the initiative to say: "Shi Xiancheng, we worship the Dragon King to pray for a good harvest for us next year." Whether our farmers can get a good harvest depends on whether the dragon king blesses it. The dragon king blesses, the wind and rain are smooth, and there will be no drought or waterlogging. If the dragon king is angry, it means that there will be no rain, and there will be a great drought in the world, and there will be no harvest. But if the dragon king is angry, it will be a terrible flood, and it will also flood the fields, and in the end there will be no harvest. We all have to rely on the blessing of the dragon king, why don't we worship the dragon king and pray for the dragon king's blessing! ”

"Dragon King? Hum! Shi Bufan hummed at this "Dragon King" in his heart.

Although Shi Bufan's thinking is biased towards idealism, he will not particularly reject materialism because of this. Moreover, the idealism he believed in was subjective idealism, and subjective idealism did not contain theism. Theism is an argument of objective idealism, not to mention that objective idealism does not necessarily admit that the thing that affects human beings is "God", but only believes that it is a supernatural existence, not necessarily "God", so Shi Bufan will never believe in this kind of dragon king.

However, of course, Shi Bufan will not directly satirize this dragon king, because the feudal superstition of the dragon king is conducive to feudal rule, which is supported by the feudal period, and he will not directly oppose it.

"You rely on the dragon king's blessing to eat, and you rely on the wind and rain to be smooth. However, in our Wannian County, there is a Wei River next to it, and the weather is drought, why can't we get some water to irrigate, and have to pray for forgiveness from the Dragon King? Also, when the weather is flooded, why can't we build drainage ditches to drain the excess water into the Wei River? Shi Bufan asked.

"This ......"

Obviously, everyone was confused by Shi Bufan's words. They think that the dragon king is angry, which cannot be avoided directly, and they should take the initiative to bear it, and then pray for the dragon king's forgiveness. Shi Bufan's suggestion, they didn't think about it at all. Next to this Chang'an, there is also a Wei River, which is the Wei River in the history books. This Wei River is circulating in Wannian County and Chang'an. As long as you are willing to build water conservancy, as long as you can build water conservancy, you can completely bring in water from the Wei River for irrigation during drought. If there is a lot of flooding, the excess water can be discharged into the Wei River through the water conservancy system. Such a good location, no one wants to take advantage of it, it's really a wonder.

"Shi Xiancheng, how can our family afford the cost of building water conservancy?" "Yes! Shi County, how can a family afford the cost of building water conservancy? "Even if it's repaired, it's impossible for everyone to use it!" "Those upstream can cut off all the canals, so that those downstream are unusable." "Therefore, our family can't afford to repair water conservancy, even if we repair water conservancy, can't we let others use it in vain?" ……

"So, so you just rely on the sky to eat?" Shi Bufan asked.

"If you don't rely on the sky to eat, what do you rely on?" Someone asked.

Shi Bufan is really helpless about this small-scale peasant economic model, and the small-scale peasant economy will inevitably collapse in the end. The smallholder economy, while seemingly stable, is not sustainable. The shortcomings of the smallholder economy are numerous, and even the higher the productivity, the more fatal it is. It is not conducive to the use of large-scale agricultural machinery, that is, one, and there are single-family farmers who are reluctant to use new agricultural technologies. This kind of thinking still brings the idea of small peasants, who are unwilling to make too much progress, and small wealth is peace.

Later generations of agriculture researched new seeds, but they were reluctant to use them in rural areas. It may be only 10 percent for a new seed to increase yield, but farmers are reluctant to use it for the sake of "insurance", are unwilling to take risks, and prefer to maintain the same as it is to ensure the harvest, which is tantamount to curbing the development of science and technology.

As for the construction of water conservancy, it is even more of a weakness. Because a family cannot afford the construction of water conservancy facilities, even if there are water conservancy facilities, this kind of production method of one household must be selfish. It is inevitable that some of the farmers in the upper reaches of the river will be selfish, cut off the water conservancy without authorization, and monopolize the irrigation water. However, the people downstream have no access to water, and it is possible to fight in the end. Therefore, this small-scale peasant economy not only does not promote water conservancy facilities, but is very destructive.

Not to mention that there is not enough capital to build, even if there is enough capital, they are not willing to build, and they are not willing to cheapen others. There are many people who are really naïve to think that all the peasants are very simple, but in fact, just as there are good people and bad people in the city, there are good and bad people in the countryside. The key is whether or not one's own interests are touched, and once one's interests are touched, then rural people and urban people will still scold and beat others. Water conservancy, that is, a very important benefit, everyone wants to monopolize it.

As a result, everyone wants to monopolize it, and they all want to get something for nothing, so in the end, no one wants to build water conservancy facilities at all.

"Well, you remember, in the future you will form a cooperative, and from now on you will all be members of the cooperative. This water conservancy facility is the water conservancy that you all have in common. And many of you have to serve the government in place of everyone, so this water conservancy is common to all of you as a cooperative. And in your cooperative, there is only a difference in the division of labor, and everyone is a member of this cooperative, understand? Shi Bufan said.

"I understand, I'll serve for others when the time comes, and then others will help me farm." "Well, someone is going to get better farming methods, and then I will farm more labor-saving, and the grain harvest will be higher, so I also understand." ……

Everyone said that they understood, because once they entered the cooperative, there was only a difference in the division of work, and everyone was a member of the cooperative. Even everyone is a "shareholder", taking labor and land to "take shares", so that everyone's share is the same. In this way, no one will fall out over the water facilities, because those who farm are not only planting their own fields, but also farming for others. It doesn't make sense for him to cut off the water conservancy, because everyone is a member of the cooperative, and when the time comes, he still has to give a good part of the land to the cooperative to give food to those who are not farming. Of course, after paying the budgeted food, the rest is also his own, and he will not be swallowed all.

Of course, Shi Bufan will also change when formulating the levy, from the past by days to the amount of labor. This stimulates them to work hard and avoid them grinding foreign workers in order to delay this "number of days".

This cooperative is a completely new management tool, which is much better than the smallholder economy of the past.

"Okay, I want you to remember that I have no objection to you worshipping the Dragon King, but you must know. There are more people in the world praying for the blessing of the dragon king, and it is not only you who pray for the blessing of the dragon king. You are here to pray for the blessing of the dragon king, and others are also praying for the blessing of the dragon king. Even not only I, Datang, are praying for the blessing of the Dragon King, but also for the blessing of the Dragon King by foreign barbarians. Maybe you think that the dragon king should not bless foreign barbarians, but you must remember that in the eyes of the dragon kings and gods, we are all human beings, and we will not distinguish between Central Plains and foreign barbarians. At that time, the Dragon King nobles are busy bless the foreign barbarians, and there is no time to bless us for the time being, so what should we do? Shi Bufan asked.

Those peasants with a relatively low level of education were quickly fooled by Shi Bufan, and they were all thinking that if the dragon king went to bless others, what would they do? What Shi Bufan said is also "reasonable", because if the Dragon King has no time, how can he bless them?

Seeing that these ordinary peasants were also silent, Shi Bufan said again: "So, when the Dragon King can't take care of us, we must work hard to find a way for ourselves." We need to build water conservancy, relying on heaven, or relying on ourselves. Only by relying on ourselves can we solve our difficulties. Heaven is too busy, and there are too many people praying to Him, so it may not be our turn. But we rely on ourselves, and that is the most reliable. We can survive when Heaven doesn't have time to bless us, you see? Relying on heaven is far better than relying on ourselves, we ourselves are the most reliable, understand? ”

"Got it!" The peasants nodded with some understanding, as if this heaven was too busy, it was normal to rely on themselves.

"It's a lot of work!" Shi Bufan complained in his heart. (To be continued.) )