Chapter 823: The Finale [End of the Book]

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"Master Xu just asks, if there is anything I don't understand, what is not transparent, I ......will explain them one by one" Yang Reform finally breathed a sigh of relief, if it was said that Xu Guangqi had not yet understood, it would be a waste of expression, now it seems that Xu Guangqi has at least accepted some of his own concepts and has a general understanding of the overall situation of his own change.

"If the minister is not wrong, Your Majesty asked the courtiers to discuss that the saint should go to the altar of the people, let the wealthy families of the world, and the people donate stones to build the altar of the people, and make the altar of the people into a miraculous holy relic, in order to be born in the future? Thinking that decades later, the things in this booklet will become irrefutable, unrepentant, and unslanderable words of truth, so, this change ......" Xu Guangqi said this, he was a little funny, thinking of those people who were dumb and eating Coptis chinensis in the future, and their helpless expressions could only smile from the bottom of their hearts.

"Yes, the altar is the place where the people of the world look, the sages, the ancestors of the worship, the carrier of worship; It is also the carrier of our Chinese civilization and cultural inheritance; It is also said that after opening up the territory and expanding the territory, the bond of overseas immigrants, carrying the past, present, and future of my China, its significance is naturally extraordinary, I built the human altar into a miracle, for this, it is said that there is no repentance in black and white, and the things on the human altar, see who dares to repent, it is really time to announce this secret, I believe that it will come naturally...... "Yang Reform said with a smile, this hand is the biggest killer weapon that Yang Reform and Reform rely on.

“…… Your Majesty Shengming......" Xu Guangqi could only say so, which could be regarded as admiration from the bottom of his heart.

"If I am forced to ......do nothing," Yang said with a smile, in order to reform Confucianism and reform all aspects of society, I had to find something that made Confucianism have to give in.

"Back to Your Majesty, this problem is understood, and from this, the minister also understands the direction of His Majesty's Confucian reform, which is basically based on what is written in this pamphlet to cater to it, there is this person in the altar, and there are people who need Confucianism's explanation, and there are people in the world who read books, Confucian classics, theories to change, it is not so difficult, and once Confucianism can change, there is no other aspect that cannot be changed......" Xu Guangqi sighed.

"Yes, after one or two thousand years of development, Confucianism has penetrated into all aspects of the world, involving imperial power, politics, economy, military, social and ethical relations, education, science and technology, law, diplomacy, and even race, etc., although it is almost impossible to change Confucianism, but once Confucianism really changes, other aspects, but there are also natural benefits, of course, the reform of Confucianism is not so simple, even if I arrange it like this, it may not take decades to bear fruit, before that, But it is to rely on my prestige and prestige to forcibly suppress it, and keep up ...... it" Yang Reform said, Yang Reform also knows, waiting for the completion of the altar, the current estimate, is ten years, or even more than ten years, and then the function of the altar of others, it is estimated that it will take at least ten years, by that time, the heat of this altar will be about the same, that is, it will take about a generation or two, and the power of this hand layout can gradually be revealed, fortunately, Yang Reform is still young, and he can afford to survive, and then it is not good, At least one seed was planted here in Xu Guangqi, which was stronger than nothing.

"Your Majesty is reasonable, the killer weapon of the altar of the human altar cannot be used in the short term, and it is counterproductive to use it in a short period of time............ As for the direction of Confucian reform, it seems to be related to the three people" Xu Guangqi asked a little nervously, feeling the emperor's trust in him again, this kind of confidential matter can be told to him, if there is no certain trust, it is impossible.

"Yes, in fact, the core of Confucian reform is the Confucian system of ethical and moral relations that runs through the whole society, which is the core, and everything else is just something that is derived from this set of ethical and moral relations...... the three peoples are actually the ethical and moral relations that run through the entire society in the future, and then according to this set of ethical relations, such as politics, economy, military, social relations, education, science and technology, law, diplomacy, expansion, and even racial policy, etc., ...... were previously granted by the monarchy, It is important to pay attention to the set of monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and forgiveness, but after the continuous evolution of tools, the improvement of productivity, and the expansion of the category of 'people', this set of ethical relations is obviously not suitable, and it is necessary to expand the scope of 'people' to adapt to the productive forces of this era; to adapt to the production relations of this era; in order to jump out of the historical cycle of a catastrophe in China for two or three hundred years, and completely lead my Ming Dynasty to another path, this is my ultimate goal......" Yang Gai explained, although these three people are suspected of plagiarism, But I have to say that at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there was no essential difference between its productive forces and production relations and today, and it was still a great era when feudal agriculture was excessively converted to capital industry. Although it shows that the word boil is very hypocritical, Yang Reform doesn't want to use it very much, and he is suspected of being bad at using it, but Yang Reform has to admit that this word is hypocritical and true. These three peoples are indeed meant to run through the entire social ethical relationship, because it conforms to the productive forces of this era and the production relations of this era.

After Xu Guangqi listened, he was in a long daze, and his mind was full of all kinds of heavenly and human battles, all kinds of complicated things.

"Back to Your Majesty, if the minister did not understand correctly, what Your Majesty said before, such as expansion, immigration, including the northern strategy, including the rise of industry and commerce, including the three people, including reading, military households, including Kunlun slaves, etc., is that the reform that Your Majesty said involves politics, military, economy, culture and education, diplomacy, race, colonial expansion?" Xu Guangqi thought for a long time, and then asked, at this time, he understood why the emperor had told him so many topics before, each of these topics is a major aspect of society, and the transformation of these things, summed up, the most critical and core is the reform of Confucian ethics and morality.

"Yes, these are topics, which basically cover all aspects of the whole society, and the changes in all aspects involve the reform of the Confucian ethical and moral relationship, and the Confucian ethical and moral relationship involves the imperial power and the ruling class represented by the imperial power, that is, the category of 'people' in this era, which is also the reason why I nailed the theory of productive forces to the altar of people, and the reason why I criticized Confucianism so ruthlessly, and the reason why I advocated that people need Confucianism,...... Well, the person I said needs to be solved, I can only say it behind my back, the actual person needs to be explained by Confucianism, and it has to rely on people's survival, development, people's rights, and Mingke, which is more upright and convincing...... these things are straightened out, and the change is clear at a glance, there is a basis, and there will be no blind and impulsive mess......" Yang Gai explained.

"Your Majesty, the minister understands, ......" Xu Guangqi sighed, replied with excitement and emotion, there are also a lot of worries, there are also a lot of silences, and there are also a lot of doubts, the emperor said so, many things can be regarded as solved. The emperor's words are very clear, and the explanation of Confucianism is also very straightforward, one set on the face, and another set behind the scenes, such a set is united, whether Kong Yinzhi or other Confucian leaders, after all, they can't resist such a sharp and vicious explanation, what else can they do besides changing the law?

"Then how will Your Majesty deal with himself?" Xu Guangqi asked the most difficult question for him to ask.

"I have my own arrangements, Master Xu doesn't have to worry about me, speaking of which, the decline of the imperial power is inevitable, the tools are advancing, the productivity is also improving, and the relations of production are also improving, no 'person' wants to have such a 'person' who has the power of life and death at any time on his head, isn't it?" Yang said self-deprecatingly.

"Your Majesty is right, but ......" Xu Guangqi sighed again, still couldn't let go, where did the emperor go? It can't be the leader of this change, but the promoter didn't end up well, if so, this change would not be interesting, Xu Guangqi felt that it was better to keep everything as usual, it was better not to change, at least in his lifetime, at least in the emperor's lifetime, there was no need to worry about any big problems with the Ming Dynasty. But the emperor had already analyzed the matter thoroughly, and did not give him any room for argumentation.

“…… I know what Master Xu is worried about, since I want to expand the scope of this 'person' and let everyone in the world read, then naturally, I can regard myself as the protector of the scholars, and the protector of the 'needs' of the world's 'people', and take the protection of the rights of the people in the world as my right, and give up some of my rights, but in fact, it is even more vast, and it may not be as bad as Master Xu thinks. Yang Reform said with a smile, this question is a problem that has plagued Yang Reform for a long time, and later I figured it out, why do I want so much power by myself? There are only so many people who actually know him, and the people who can actually manage them are at most at the provincial and ministerial level, as for the prefectures and counties, as for the villages, and as for the real ordinary people, do you have the ability and energy to manage them? No, many nominal rights are actually a chicken rib, there is no need to be dragged down by these nominal things, not to mention that these rights still have superstitious elements in them, such as what the Son of Heaven or something, in this era of telescopes and rotten streets, this thing, don't do it, and those who should be free and easy should be free.

“…… Your Majesty, the minister doesn't quite understand, and please explain in detail...... "Xu Guangqi didn't understand what was going on, and he was a little uneasy.

“…… To put it simply, that is, I give up some privileges, such as life and death, such as exporting into the constitution, such as my son of heaven, administering the world on behalf of God, such as certain rights in internal affairs, but retaining such as military rights, etc., to regard myself as the protector of the world's 'people' and 'people's needs', to take the rights of the world's people as my own rights, to supervise and ensure that the 'people' needs of the people are implemented for the people of the world, as for the front desk, it is left to the ministers and cabinets, these scholars, as long as I can influence and remote control......" Yang Gai said. Although he said it freely, he still had a lot of mustard in his heart.

“…… Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate...... "Xu Guangqi is still not at ease, and he is a little unacceptable, after all, the supremacy of imperial power has been inherited for nearly two thousand years.

"Hehe, Master Xu, don't worry, this set of things, here in me, is actually just a disguise, with my strength, will I still be afraid of being set up by the courtiers? This set of things, in line with the coming world, is actually for future generations, didn't Master Xu just say? As long as the descendants of my Zhu family are not too stupid and too excessive, I think that this surname will not be lost, and it is always the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, which is better than changing the dynasty and killing all ......the people, besides, no matter how bad it is, there are still my merits and achievements that can eliminate disasters for my descendants, thinking of the future generations, everyone is stained with my light, and it is not easy to start too ruthlessly...... "Yang Gai said with a smile. Yang Reform is not worried about what harm will be done to himself by designing this pattern, with his own strength, there is no need to worry about this kind of thing, the difference is just in front of the stage and behind the scenes. As for the affairs of future generations, Yang Reform can only say that he did his best.

When the emperor said this, Xu Guangqi burst into tears. Originally, many vague things were clearer, such as what he knew, what was going on with the term of office of this minister. For another example, why are different ministers in charge of different things, and gradually they are all in charge of one party, such as Sun Chengzong, who is in charge of the military, for example, he is in charge of immigration relief, for example, Han Yi is in charge of construction. Looking at it this way, Xu Guangqi can be regarded as a closer understanding of the emperor's layout.

Yang Gengai saw Xu Guangqi crying, his heart was also a little sour, he thought about it, and said: "Master Xu, don't be afraid, don't I also represent the second industry of industry and commerce now?" Isn't it a huge industrial and commercial capital in his hands? In fact, let the industry and commerce be the master of the people, this has already included me, Master Xu doesn't have to worry too much about me being boiled......" Yang Gai comforted with kind words. In fact, the Ming Cook mentioned by Yang Reform means that the two industries of industry and commerce are the masters of the people, not the real masters of the people, the tools of production determine the productive forces, and the productive forces determine the relations of production, and in the capitalist era, it must be the power represented by capital that is the master of the people. That's the truth, the fact of boiling.

Xu Guangqi was still crying, watching the emperor cry uncontrollably, half a sound, finally better, remembering the question in his heart, he immediately asked, it is not a matter to cry all the time.

“…… Your Majesty, the minister wants to know how the minister should help the Holy Father, how he should guide him, and when he will tell him this pamphlet and the secrets of this man's altar. How to grasp the strength of this? …… Why didn't His Majesty tell Yan Sheng Gong directly, but must go through the ministers? Xu Guangqi remembered this doubt and hurriedly asked.

"What's this,...... Speaking of which, in fact, at the beginning, I planned to enlighten Kong Yinzhi after the altar of others was repaired, and at that time, the altar of people was repaired, everything fell into place, and I was not afraid of anyone repenting, but I found that this would not work, this Kong Yinzhi came to me to complain twice in three days, and the pressure of tearing apart Confucianism was likely to make him unable to stand the collapse, although I still have a backup candidate, but Kong Yinzhi's identity determines that he is the most suitable person, so I decided to find someone to help Kong Yinzhi and guide Kong Yinzhi, I thought about it, Only Master Xu is the most suitable ......," Yang said.

“…… His Majesty Xie trusts ......" Xu Guangqi burst into tears.

“…… As for the strength...... In fact, I asked Master Xu to help Kong Yinzhi, in addition to this, there is another reason, that is, the two industries of industry and commerce need to rise together, and even to focus on work, but the actual situation is that the business is too fast, too fierce, and the power is too great, the strength of Han Yi's gang itself is very great, plus my side, plus other aspects, the development of this business is really fast, and the work is too weak, almost dominated by the business, in order to balance the strength of the two industries, I have to count Master Xu into the industrial faction, and tie Confucianism together, In order to confront the problem that the business is developing too fast, too fiercely, and too hugely, ......" Yang Reform suddenly remembered something and said seriously.

“…… This ......, Your Majesty, then why not restrict the development of Shang? Xu Guangqi asked even more suspiciously, he really didn't expect that the emperor would do this, and there was such a reason, which was really too far to think.

“…… No, what I need now is not to restrict the development of business, but to support the more rapid development of business, tearing apart the reform of Confucianism, in addition to three points of natural disasters, three points of study, and then by the rise of the two industries of industry and commerce, as far as business is concerned, this is inextricably linked with the big bureaucrats and big landlords, Shang already has enough scale and strength, and now what is done is to bring the business in a subordinate or dark position to the forefront, what is needed is to give them a correct name, and there is no need to spend much effort at all, but the work is different, Gong has always been too weak, and there is no decent power in the foreground, especially in the court, so I need someone to pick up the burden of the Gong faction, so I chose Master Xu,...... According to my booklet, tools are the key to productivity, aren't they? Therefore, I hope that the labor faction can become stronger, at least on a par with the merchants, and if it can overwhelm some merchants a little, it will be the best......" Yang said solemnly.

“…… Why is that? Your Majesty, the minister is puzzled, haven't the two industries of industry and commerce always been combined? What's the difference? Xu Guangqi asked puzzled.

"No, there is a difference here, business is business, work is work, after the rise of business represented by capital, its essence is naked exploitation, it can be said that every pore of capital is bleeding the blood of workers, if no one restricts it, the consequences are unimaginable,...... Although these two are now perfectly combined, they have incomparable power, but they must also be restrained, which is also the reason why I let Master Xu act as a labor faction, these two must be balanced, otherwise, my Huaxia will definitely suffer a lot of turmoil, and my arrangement will also fail ......, which is also the reason why I re-mention household registration and advocate reading......" Yang Reform still said very seriously.

“…… Please also ask Your Majesty to explain in detail......" Xu Guangqi also seemed to feel the seriousness of the matter and asked.

“…… When capital comes to this world, it must be a naked exploitation, a naked pursuit of surplus value, for profit, he can do everything, even sell the rope that hangs himself, and even sell his own country, Master Xu can imagine capital as a demon who came to the world from hell, a demon who eats people,...... When capital comes to the world, there must be filthy blood flowing from every pore, otherwise, this capital will not be enough to push the world to the stage of capitalist industrialization, and this reform will fail...... "Yang Reform is still extremely serious, Marx's advice Yang Reform will not be forgotten, and the special surname of capital, Yang Reform, will not be forgotten.

“…… The minister is puzzled, since the capital is so terrifying, why did His Majesty let him out? How should the minister prevent and restrain this capital? Although Xu Guangqi didn't quite understand or understand, he could also feel the seriousness of the situation and asked seriously.

“…… I say this, there is also a reason, Master Xu should know that the former Song Dynasty was not as exclusive to the second industry and commerce as it is now, industry and commerce are very developed, relying on industry and commerce, sea trade, relying on half of the country can compete with the north for a hundred years, but why did the former Song Dynasty not defeat the northern nomads and end the strange circle of thousands of years in China? Didn't you evolve to the stage of capitalist industrialization I said? Yang Gai said.

“…… The minister was puzzled, and asked His Majesty to explain in detail......" Xu Guangqi continued to ask suspiciously.

“…… That is, the former Song Dynasty did not release the two industries of industry and commerce thoroughly, the monster of capital was not released completely enough, there are many constraints, its scale and degree can be regarded as a small-scale handicraft industry at most, there is still a long way to go from the real capital industrialization, the capital has not been released thoroughly, and it will not show its power, and naturally it cannot advance the Song Dynasty to the stage of capitalist industrialization, and its end is that although it has resisted for a hundred years, it is difficult to escape the strange circle of history, and it is difficult to escape the end of destruction, and China cannot escape the doom of another catastrophe...... Therefore, this time, I must learn the lessons of the former Song Dynasty, completely release the monster of capital, and let the monster of capital push my Ming Dynasty into the stage of capitalist industrialization, and completely jump out of the strange circle of history......" Yang Gai said seriously and seriously.

“…… This ......" Xu Guangqi didn't seem to understand, he didn't seem to understand at all, or rather, he was too shocked! After thinking about it, he asked again, "...... So how does Your Majesty intend to release capital...... This head ...... What about monsters? ”

“…… How do I release it? Naturally, how to make more profits, how to release, almost no bottom line, as long as he can make money and have profits, even if he betrays the interests of the country and fornicates with the enemy...... Yang Gai said expressionlessly.

“…… Your Majesty, I really can't understand ......, how can this be done? Shanxi Jin merchants were captured, and almost caused a catastrophe, this ......, how can this be done? Xu Guangqi was anxious.

“…… Since capital is so bloody, but it must be allowed to come out and let him grow, then I can only think of some ways, not only to prevent the release of capital's original surname, but to have enough room for growth, and to be restricted, so I will say that I will give up some rights and let the scholars of the ministry stand in the foreground, these things always have to be done by someone,...... That's why I brought up the matter of household registration and studying,...... My idea is to divide the people of the world into a dual structure through household registration, and those who have read books will be protected by me, the imperial court, and the law and ethics, that is to say, the blood of capital must have a bottom line for those who read and must be restrained in ......, and those who have not read books and are not the people of my Ming Dynasty can fully release their surnames, and there is only so much I can do overseas for the monster of capital to release my surname...... "Yang Gai said.

“…… This ......" Xu Guangqi was once again stunned by the inside story, he couldn't believe that there was such a relationship between household registration and studying.

“…… Master Xu thinks there's something wrong with this? After Yang Gai said all this, he was a lot more relaxed, and asked with a smile, but his smile was evil.

“…… Back to Your Majesty, there is no problem,...... If this is the case, then all the people of my Ming Dynasty must be eager to read, do not read, I am afraid that there is no way to pass the day, and will definitely compete to declare the household registration, if there is no Ming household registration, I am afraid that this is ......" Xu Guangqi quickly realized this consequence, and felt terrible about the viciousness of the emperor's methods.

“…… What else? Yang Gengai asked with a smile, his smile still evil.

“…… The matter of reading must be supported by everyone in the world, but it may take a long time to take effect, but once an atmosphere is formed, then I am a scholar and not a joke, which is related to ......" Xu Guangqi also seemed to feel the coldness in the emperor's evil smile.

“…… Yes, in this way, my Daming household registration will definitely be very valuable, and everyone is proud of holding my Daming household registration, and everyone must be everyone who has to study, no matter how bad it is, they must also mix in the school for a few years, otherwise I am afraid that there will be no way to live in this world, according to my calculations, the bloodiness of the monster of capital will definitely scare many people, but by that time, reading people have become the climate, even if there is any gossip, it is not the mainstream ......, in fact, there is another benefit, that is, the colonization and racial issues I said earlier, Think that my Daming technology is becoming more and more developed, the people's food and clothing are becoming more and more gorgeous, the national strength is getting stronger and stronger, and more and more advanced, this account is so valuable, those overseas barbarians are still stalking, and they want to do everything possible to enter my Daming household registration? In this way, in the process of colonial expansion, it also has a lot of help, but it is alluded to many of today's strategies......" Yang Gengai said with a smile, his smile was still evil.

"......" Xu Guangqi was a little chilled by the emperor's evil smile. Originally, he thought that the emperor brought up the matter of household registration again, just to sell salt or something through the household registration, and collect a lot of taxes, but it turned out that it was for this kind of thing, thinking about it, he felt that he might be too simple...... After being silent for a while, Xu Guangqi seemed to adapt to the emperor's evil smile, and asked bravely, "...... Dare to ask Your Majesty, in that case, can I really enter the stage of capitalist industrialization that Your Majesty said? Can you really build a machine out of a machine? Can everyone really enjoy the benefits of industrialization? Xu Guangqi is now almost certain that the emperor's idea can be realized, although he does not quite agree with many of the emperor's views, does not quite understand and agree with the things in the emperor's pamphlet, and cannot understand the beautiful and richer capitalist industrialized world described by the emperor, but he is still so sure...... As for why? Having seen the emperor's upright methods, as well as the black heart, black hand and cheeky skin, what else can't be done?

“…… Yes, there is no doubt about this, the characteristics of the era of capital industrialization will force everyone to hold industrial products, otherwise, it is not called a capital industrialized society, the things produced by industrialization are to be consumed, and consumers are naturally ordinary people, only output is not consumed, how can this work? ......," Yang replied simply.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister understands......" Xu Guangqi sighed, what happened to him today is really too strange, from doubts to rebirth, with a pair of eyes that see through the world, but in the end he went through hell, even if there are still doubts, he doesn't want to ask, as for how much he really understands, Xu Guangqi himself is not sure.

“…… By the way, I would like to remind Master Xu that if this capital industrialization is not on the road of capital industrialization, Master Xu needs to correct it in time......" Yang Gengai remembered something and said.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty about this reconciliation? What should the minister do? Xu Guangqi hurriedly asked.

“…… Capital industrialization, that is to say, capital can only invest money in industry, if capital plays some fictitious, such as money to invest in Indian money, such as usury, such as playing money to make money false tricks, Master Xu needs to correct, if capital plays false, unwilling to invest capital in industry, then the capital industrialization can not be realized, this change will fail, then it will be a great social turmoil, all my efforts are in vain...... this point, Master Xu must remember...... "Yang Reform is very cautious to explain, The reason why I say this is also for a reason, think about what rats will be in the future, what re-industrialization, we know that industry and capital may not always be perfectly compatible, and if it is not good to constrain the direction of capital, capital will be counterattacked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has written down the ......," Xu Guangqi solemnly agreed.

Yang Gengai saw that everything that should be said was almost done, he sighed, picked up the booklet, put it on the candle, and burned it, this kind of thing, shouldn't come out now, or wait for the altar to be repaired, now that he has given Xu Guangqi the bottom, then his mission will be completed.

Originally, Yang Reform planned to wait for the altar to be repaired, but Kong Yinzhi was like that, Yang Reform knew that someone needed to help him and guide him in this direction, and the people who helped him and guided him also needed to understand these things, otherwise with today's tearing force on Confucianism, no one could hold on to that critical point for long, Originally, Yang Reform also had doubts about whether to use Xu Guangqi, after all, according to history, Xu Guangqi's lifespan was limited, but Xu Guangqi's current body seems to be a lot younger. Unlike someone who wants to hang up immediately, Yang Reform hesitated again and again, but decided to give it a try, thinking that history has changed, Xu Guangqi may not hang up on time, besides, even if Xu Guangqi really hangs up, at least this doctrine has been born, and for this doctrine, at least he has a good background, which is far better than putting it forward directly.

Xu Guangqi saw that the emperor had burned the pamphlet, and knew that the conversation between the emperor and him was coming to an end, so he thought about it and asked, "Your Majesty, the minister has a question, I don't know whether to ask it or not?" ”

"Oh, Master Xu, if you have any questions, just ask ......" Yang Gai was very attentive to burning books, and when he saw Xu Guangqi asking, he said.

"Your Majesty, the path designed by Your Majesty for my Ming Dynasty has finally been realized, and then how should I go after that?" Xu Guangqi asked.

Yang Gai smiled but did not speak, still burned the book, pointed to the top with one hand, and said, "The sea of stars!" ”

"End of the book"