Chapter 87 The answer is so noble

"Hello sir!" "The master is here!" The difference between these two greetings is not obvious, but Zhang Yao's feelings are completely different, and even very different. The former is a greeting from the people of Zhangjiazhuang when they see him, and the latter is a greeting to Chen Xie.

The same greeting, the former is full of awe when greeting, and there is only numbness and instinct in his eyes. The latter is more relaxed, like a greeting between acquaintances, with a strong affection in it.

Why is this happening, when a villager is left behind, Zhang Yao can't help but think about this question. What is it? These villagers have changed. Is it the road after the foot is leveled? Or a clean pavement? Or is it the sound of children reading in neat rows of classrooms?

The moment I walked into the door of the school, the bell rang for the end of class, and the bell rang crisp and pleasant, and the children who rushed out of each classroom were carrying backpacks (the ancient version was unexpectedly made), and some children picked up the baskets placed in the corridor outside the classroom, and came in groups. Seeing the two people walking towards them, the children were not afraid, and greeted with a smile: "Hello master." Then they walked over naturally, not standing on the side of the road and letting the old man go first, as their elders did.

"These kids are going to hunt pigweed in the afternoon, so they bring baskets with them." Chen Xie explained, Zhang Yao nodded expressionlessly, and looked at the children in the corner of the wall, who were lining up in pairs, and everyone had an aluminum lunch box in their hands.

"The children are queuing up to eat, and the lunch boxes they use are not given for free, and the food is not eaten for free. Children over the age of 11 can go to the kiln in the afternoon to pull bricks, coal, and coal ash to fill the road. Everywhere they will be given chips after they have worked, 5 chips can get a lunch box, and 1 chip can eat a meal. Children are encouraged to work cooperatively to earn these meals. Younger children are not allowed to work, they must attend classes in the school every day, take care of lunch every day, and school uniforms are free. It's not that I can't afford to provide for these children, but I want them to understand a truth from an early age, those who don't work can't eat. Chen Xie explained as he walked, Zhang Yao's calm face showed excitement and nodded frequently.

At this time, Zhang Yao noticed the school uniforms worn by the children. The boys' school uniforms are gray pants and blue gowns, while the girls' light blue skirts have an unexpectedly black and white plaid jacket. The only thing that is uniform is the shoes under the feet, which are the same for both men and women, and they are all cloth shoes with green and black heads (liberation shoes).

"In principle, this school only accepts children from Zhangjiazhuang, and the craftsmen in the workshop, who are not locals, must sit for ten years before their children can enjoy this treatment. Therefore, their children can study here, but they have to pay a small amount of silver every month to enjoy the same treatment. When Chen Xie said this, Zhang Yao understood why she could see so many children. Many of these children are the children of craftsmen from nearby workshops. As long as Chen Xie's territory is on Chen Xie's territory, children over the age of seven, both male and female, must go to school to read and count. Three years is the bottom line, and those who are willing to let their children continue to study have to pay money.

"Sihua, just rush to this school, the people of Zhangjiazhuang and those craftsmen, I am left with gratitude to you." Zhang Yao sighed with emotion, but Chen Xie smiled slightly: "Uncle Zhang, I don't think your statement is entirely correct. I do these things for personal gain, and I don't expect them to be grateful. ”

"Oh, where to start?" Zhang Yao is interested, this is obviously a good deed, how did it become a personal interest?

"It's human nature to indulge in indulgence and hard work! Alms only produce inertia. I asked the villagers to build the road and pay them for it, and it seemed that I was helping them, but I was actually helping myself. When the road is repaired, the carriage can run fast, and the products in the workshop can be transported. Only when the people have enough to eat can they have the strength to work and earn more silver. People in the world are greedy and stupid and don't understand this truth, so there are so many rich people in the Ming Dynasty who are staring at the little rent in the land. In the same way, agriculture is the foundation of the country, and if the people can't eat enough, the country will be unstable, and the landlord's rent will not be collected? If there is a bit of a natural disaster, it will be chaotic. Therefore I will take out the money and build ditches and dig deep wells. When the harvest was good and the people were fed, someone worked for me. It's actually very simple, but unfortunately many people don't see it. Chen Xie continued to flicker, and Zhang Yao thought so.

However, there was a problem that Zhang Yao ignored. That was the problem of agricultural production in the Ming Dynasty. Without chemical fertilizers, without the premise of high-yield crop seeds cultivated by agricultural technology, then you should be hungry and hungry, you can't eat enough, and you still expect to eat meat?

When Chen Xie stands on the moral high ground to condemn others, in fact, this logic is untenable. Without the high-yield seeds brought by modern society, the people of Zhangjiazhuang would still be hungry. It is true that if the landlords were all moral people, the common people would not starve to death even if they did not have enough to eat, and naturally they would not rebel.

Chen Xie talked for a long time, but it was all based on a false proposition. But Zhang Yao didn't see through this, so she gave birth to a sense of identity that the world is so ignorant. In fact, this is a dead end of the feudal monarchy, an irreconcilable contradiction between population growth and the limited amount of arable land. The solution to this problem in modern society is agricultural science and technology, and the Ming Dynasty can only watch this problem helpless. Therefore, land annexation has become an inevitability, and when any feudal monarchy and centralized dynasty reaches the critical point of the contradiction between population and land, some natural disasters are the inevitable result of Mars falling on the haystack.

The problem of the Ming Dynasty was in fact a complex problem of large synthesis, the essence of which was the contradiction between land and population growth. If this main contradiction can be resolved, the others will be masked. After understanding this truth, it is up to the individual to think about other issues.

The foreign trade of the Ming Dynasty was very developed, and the merchants earned silver, some of which was used to develop industry and commerce, and more silver was used to buy land and bury it in jars. There is no doubt that this is a kind of deformed prosperity, and when the wealth obtained by commercial activities could not play a role in the alleviation of the contradictions of the whole society, the last straw of salvation in the Ming Dynasty floated away.

Obviously, Zhang Yao and Chen Xie look at the problem from different angles. From Chen Xie's point of view, the purpose of what he did was very clear, on the premise of not delaying earning silver, to appropriately improve the living standards of the people and craftsmen in Zhangjiazhuang, and to create a relatively good group that relied on Chen Xie to live. These people are undoubtedly the foundation of Chen Xie's security. Without Chen Xie, they would have to starve, sell their sons and daughters and wives, and even this could not solve the problem, and finally embark on the road of starvation or rebellion to survive.

On the other hand, Chen Xie used them to achieve the goal of obtaining huge commercial benefits.

It is easy for a modern person to see this relationship clearly, but it is difficult for the Ming Dynasty to do this. That's the limitation of history. Therefore, Zhang Yao's point of view, Chen Xie can do this, of course, for the sake of profit, but more importantly, because of his high moral standards. There are many landlords and gentry in the Ming Dynasty, including Zhang Yao, why haven't they seen them do this? Even Zhang Yao himself can at most reduce his rent in a natural disaster year, and when there are displaced people, donate some food and silver. For the rest, he won't take the initiative to do it.

In that case, it can only be the moral factor that comes into play.

At this point, Zhang Yao felt that he had found the answer, why Chen Xie was so obsessed with devoting himself to martial arts. Very simply, it is to find a foundation for the people of Zhangjiazhuang and all the people who rely on him to survive. You know, people in troubled times are not as good as dogs. Zhang Yao, who is familiar with history books, is very aware of this cruel reality.

Chen Xie, to keep this peaceful and peaceful life, the starting point is his moral standard. The answer is so noble!

After Zhang Yao got this conclusion, she was already moved by her annoyance!

It's too much of a loss to do good deeds without leaving a name, and Chen Xie won't do it. It is necessary to wear a hat with high morals. While the people below are grateful to Dade, they pull a group of local local snakes together to open a workshop to earn silver. It's like a snowball, now it's Dengzhou, followed by the yellow line and Muping, which slowly spreads around. This is Chen Xie's plan now.

"Sihua, I understand, about the Yellow Line garrison, Uncle Wei fully supports you." Zhang Yao finally relented.

The next itinerary is not important, and getting Zhang Yao is equivalent to half of Chen Xie's plan. However, Zhang Yao still said to Chen Xie very patiently: "Don't do anything, take what Qishan does as a retreat first, and when the foundation is solid, the matter of seeking the garrison of Huangxian County can be put on the agenda." In general, it is still the one of the three holes of the cunning rabbit, Chen Xie disagrees, but he still thinks it is better to do what he wants. There is still time, so I don't have to worry about it for a while.

Zhang Yao, who was in a good mood, went home, but Chen Xie still had one thing to do. This matter can also put a halo on Chen Xie, and this kind of thing can be said to be more and better.

Dangdang, the sound of gongs echoed in the village, and the villagers who were squatting on the ground with rice bowls to eat and chat are now very sensitive to this sound. They all stood up, craned their necks and looked at the source of the sound.

It was the fierce man who struck the gong, shouting at the top of his voice: "Tomorrow, everyone will go to the stone mill to gather, and the master has something to discuss." The sound of the gong echoed in Zhangjiazhuang, which meant that the old man had thought of something to make everyone more ways to earn money and eat.

After listening to Mengzi's shouting, Ge Laohan ate the sorghum and wild vegetable rice in the bowl in two bites, and came back to the second child who was squatting at the door and eating a bowl of small rice: "I don't know what the master wants to say, let's go and listen to it tomorrow." ”

Ge Lao Er looked at the millet in the bowl with a weak heart, Dad eats sorghum rice, he eats small rice, this thing is not good.

"My daughter-in-law made ...... secretly." Ge Laohan interrupted him unhappily: "Cover up, isn't it just small rice?" With the miracle doctor, sooner or later the whole family will be able to eat small rice at once. ”