When Shi Bufan got greetings from those more than 100 students, Shi Bufan did not rush to assign classes and lectures to them, but first corrected them some necessary life skills. If these guys don't even have the ability to take care of their own lives, then how can they be expected to become successful in the future?

"Hello everyone, you have come to read with me today, but I am not going to give you a lecture on the first thing I will do today. It's morning, and we'll have lunch at noon, and I'm going to let you do it yourself. So, you're going to make your own lunch, and whoever doesn't cook won't eat? Shi Bufan said.

"What?" More than 100 students, large and small, also exclaimed.

None of these more than 100 students, large and small, had ever cooked for themselves, and were usually done by servants. But now let them cook, they really don't know how to cook! How could they possibly understand how to cook before they had never been in the kitchen at all? So, now that they heard this, they were all blindfolded, and they didn't think that they would have to cook for themselves at all. They have been accustomed to other people's cooking for them since they were young, but now they have to cook themselves, and they actually find that they don't seem to know how to cook!

"Shixiao Shulang, we are here to study, not to cook!" Fang Xuanling's eldest son, Fang Yizhi, said unhappily, obviously he was already a teenager and sensible.

Shi Bufan smiled and replied, "Could it be that you don't eat?" Can you survive without eating? If anyone can survive without eating, then I can relieve them of the responsibility of cooking. ”

"This ......"

You can survive without eating, gods! They wouldn't dare say that!

However, Fang Yizhi is not so easy to dismiss, he still said: "The so-called gentleman is far away from cooking, how can I, as a literati and gentleman, cook by myself?" ”

"Hehe, the so-called gentleman is far away from cooking, I remember it was from Mencius. Mencius once saw what happened when King Xuan of Qi exchanged sheep for cattle and let the sheep die for the oxen. And the full text of what Mencius said is: 'A gentleman is also a beast, and he sees his life, and he cannot bear to see his death; Hearing its voice, I can't bear to eat its flesh. It's a gentleman who cooks far away'. But you only memorized the latter sentence, but you didn't see the previous ones, so do you think that a gentleman can cook far away? What Mencius said is to make you think about benevolence and righteousness to animals, and then further benevolence to human beings and benevolence to the people. Mencius advocated 'forbearance', which changed from the 'forbearance' of animals to the intolerance of the people. So it's really unbearable to say that a gentleman is far away from cooking, but you are eating here? It's just a hypocrite! ”

But Fang Yizhi still said: "Then those are all killed by the butcher, what do we have to do?" ”

"You eat meat, and it has nothing to do with you? Buddhism has a saying, cause and effect cause and effect cause cause and effect, good cause and good effect, good effect and good cause. The reason why the butcher kills the beast is actually because you want to eat meat here, if you don't eat meat, then the butcher will still kill the animal? So, in the final analysis, it's because you have to eat meat that the butcher kills you. And there is also a saying among the people, you will get melons and beans will be planted with beans, so in the final analysis, it is you who need it here, not the butcher who wants to kill. Have you eaten the meat as if you had not killed it yourself, and you were not guilty? ”

"Let me use a famous saying from a businessman to explain, that is, demand determines the market. Because you need to eat meat, that's why they go and kill beasts for profit. What human beings need is food, so there is a market for food, vegetables and meat. Because human beings need to be clothed, there is a market for all kinds of clothes and all kinds of materials for making clothes. If the dignitaries want to eat well and use good food, then there will naturally be a market for luxury goods. And as long as there is demand, it will not be able to contain this market at all. And if you become an official in the future of the ruling party, you may consider not trying to prohibit certain acts by means of orders. Because there is a market for demand, you might as well use the invisible hand to interfere. ”

"In the turbulent times of the last years of Liu Han, that era of great importance to martial arts. Many soldiers don't do their jobs, but go to catch a kind of eagle to make money. And Sun Quan did not dare to personally order the ban, because he was afraid that the soldiers would complain. So later, Zhang Zhao proposed a method, that is, to openly carry out eagle hunting, but instead he drew heavy taxes on eagle hunting. Once the taxes are high, the value of those eagles will also increase. However, because of the open eagle hunting, more and more people have joined, and finally the tax is high, resulting in a high price, which ordinary people cannot afford, and playing eagles is not a necessary thing for human beings, so the market for eagles has gradually disappeared. It's unprofitable, so naturally everyone won't do it. So instead of thinking that you can ban it by taking an order, that's impossible, because as long as there is an interest, someone will do it. It is better to try to use this market supply and demand relationship to mediate, so that not only can the conflict with the government, but also can be more effective mediation. After all, there are people who do the business of killing heads, and no one does the business of losing money. ”

Hearing this, the older children also touched their heads, as if thoughtful. And they didn't know that the story of catching the eagle just now was not the story of Sun Quan and Zhang finding it, but the story of the founding emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, but this was transferred to Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao by Shi Bufan. Those older children must be prepared to enter politics in the future, and their families have some experience in politics, but they are not systematic, and rely entirely on word of mouth. Shi Bufan used the knowledge of economics to tell them some truths, so that they could use the market supply and demand relationship to regulate, instead of trying to use the form of command to prohibit.

However, Wei Zheng's son Wei Shuyu quit and said, "Shixiao Shulang, I don't dare agree with what you said. Back then, Chen Fan once said that his husband should sweep away the world and settle down. The so-called big things are not informal, how can they stick to this kind of small things of cooking? ”

"You think that those who achieve great things are not informal, but are you now the ones who achieve great things? The so-called people who achieve great things are not informal, and my understanding is not the same as yours. My understanding is that only those who have already achieved great things can be qualified to be informal. What kind of person is Chen Fan, he is the Taifu of the Liu Han Dynasty, and my Taifu of the Tang Dynasty is a first-class official, and the Taifu of the Liu Han Dynasty has far more power than my Tang Dynasty, and he is almost an official who can control the government and politics. You just saw that Chen Fan had become a great career and a master along the way, so you wrote down all his words back then. And the Danshu Qingshi only records those famous and powerful people, but many people ignore how many people were eliminated to get to this point before those people became great things. Do you know how many soldiers have to die to create a famous general? ”

"So, let me ask you, do any of you be able to guarantee that your future achievements will be no less than Chen Fan's?"

Everyone is silent again, can this kind of thing be guaranteed? Don't look at them as the second generation of officials, but it doesn't mean that they can all be prime ministers and become first-class officials. There are only a few positions of the prime minister, and it is possible that dozens of boys present will also become prime ministers? The world's corporates and officials are far from being present, and even thousands of people are competing for it, even if they are the second generation of officials, they dare not guarantee that they can become prime ministers!

"The so-called people who achieve great things are not informal, that is because they are great people, so they spend every inch of time, and their contribution to the country, the court and the people is much greater than that of ordinary people. Each person's ability and influence have their own value, and Chen Fan, as a master in charge of the affairs of the imperial court, naturally wants to save time and do better things for the people of the court, because every moment of his time is worth affecting the future of the people of the world and the court, and the value is immeasurable. And a chef can only affect the stomach of a very small number of people, so sacrificing a chef's time in exchange for Chen Fan being able to save this time to do things for the people of the court is valuable. ”

"But you have neither official position nor wealth at present, have you ever done a thing for the people's court? Do you think your time is worth much? So, you don't have any contributions, your time has no value for the people and the court, so you don't have the right to be 'informal', because you haven't really become a great achiever, understand? ”

Those students were refuted by Shi Bufan here, and there was nothing to say. Shi Bufan is also very disdainful of the so-called informality of those who emphasize achieving great things. Those who are informal, and those who have achieved great things in one bite have finally achieved a few "big things". didn't even determine his own identity, so he tried in vain to position himself as the one who became a big thing, and enjoyed the identity treatment of the "one who became a big thing" in advance, which could only be nothing in the end. If you make a mistake in the positioning of life, you must get nothing in the end. A county official must position himself as a county official, at most, he will try to position himself as a state assassin, and he must not try to position himself as a prime minister. Of course, if you used to be the prime minister and only because you were belittled for a while, then you can ignore it. However, if you are just a simple county official, you must position yourself correctly and do not overestimate your influence on society.

Those who achieve great things are informal, and that is because their status and status are very high, and their time is very "valuable". This is also the case in this world, where the time and life of people with different identities are actually valuable and distinct. In this world, only a person with sufficient status is qualified to be "informal", because he can use other people's time in exchange for the value of his own time, and this value can be used to do things for the people of the country, which can produce more important benefits.

Many people just see the words that those who become big things are informal, and they think that they can also achieve big things, and in the end, he must die the worst in advance. Don't easily position yourself as an inappropriate person, let alone overestimate your influence on society. is like many ancient talents, they thought that those who became big things were not informal, but in the end they didn't even want to cook, and enjoyed the treatment of the so-called "big things" in advance.

"Okay, let's go cook with me later, understand?" Shi Bufan said.

Although those students still want to refute, they find that they can't refute, because although they are the second generation of officials, they are still far from the gap of "those who have achieved great things"!

In the Liangyi Palace, Li Yuan heard Shi Bufan's lecture, and then he also felt a burst of surprise.

"It's the first time I've heard of a meal so colorful. One meal can bring out a lot of truths, which I really didn't expect! And they were all speechless, and in the end they could only accept his reasoning. Li Yuan said in surprise.

But Dugu Shanggong next to Li Yuan said: "Your Majesty, this may be the extraordinary ability of the time." Things that can integrate those truths into their lives, so that they can understand these truths. What Shi Bufan said just now is not simple! Just eating and eating also tells them cause and effect, and tells them the cause and effect relationship, and without them eating meat, there is no slaughter. And by extension, the use of the market to mediate conflicts, and then it can avoid the government's direct ban on it, resulting in direct face-to-face conflicts. Then he told them not to be ambitious, and not to try to think of themselves as the face of a country too early, which will not benefit them. Therefore, although it is just a simple meal, it can lead to a lot of truths, so that they can learn these truths by themselves, rather than blindly filling these truths into their heads. ”

Li Yuan also nodded and said, "Yes!" Just the principle of using supply and demand to mediate, that is a real good policy for governing the country! Even many Zaisuke, who have many years of experience, may not be able to say such incisive opinions, too many people know it but don't know why, and it is completely based on his personal experience. But this Shi Bufan was directly revealed, and he also told them in the form of this story, which made it easier for them to understand. I didn't expect that I could learn so much by eating. It seems that this Shi Bufan is really the material of a generation of famous teachers! No, maybe it's not just a famous teacher, maybe he's more able to really become an official. His strength lies not only in his own ability to achieve things, but also in his ability to teach others to do things. This is the best, people who succeed themselves are nothing, but they can still teach others to succeed, which is rare in the ages! Let him be in the Xiuwen Pavilion, it is indeed a serious condescension. ”

However, Li Yuan suddenly changed his words and said, "You said that if you let him be a princess, what will happen?" ”

Dugu Shanggong immediately replied: "Your Majesty, no!" He is neither a high-ranking man, nor does he have enough merit to be a princess. If the emperor really has a heart, he can give him a daughter from a relative's family, so that it is not far or close, just right. ”

Li Yuan thought for a moment, then suddenly looked at Dugu Shang Palace, and suddenly a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in his eyes. And Dugu Shanggong saw Li Yuan's gaze, and suddenly felt bad in his heart, as if he had given the wrong advice, and there was a possibility of killing himself.

Shi Bufan didn't know that he almost became a colt for some reason, and he was still preparing to organize students to cook!