"What if it is involved?"

Tian Fuzhen immediately asked Li Xin. This can stop Li Xin, in Li Xin's thinking, he didn't take Taoism seriously at all, but this is the Ming Dynasty, Taoism is related to the rise and fall of the dynasty, and the dispute between Taoism and Taoism is more important than the ideological dispute. In such an extremely conservative social atmosphere, if anyone throws out some discordant remarks, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be regarded as heresy, and even more so, they will directly ask people and send them to prison.

"Taiyuan Afternoon News is far from being so influential, who would rarely sell words cheaply with such knowledge?"

What Li Xin said is also the truth, although the newspaper will settle the remuneration according to the number of words, but it is only a small amount of money, and people with a little fame and insight will not lower their prices on it. There are also new things such as newspapers, which are aimed at classes, which are not purely high-ranking and high-ranking officials, and have a clear tendency to the market.

In the traditional values, the scholars have always pursued the code of conduct of "talking and laughing with Confucianism, and there is no vain in communication". Therefore, Li Xin was not worried at all, there would be problems in the Taoist system, and the most common news contained in the newspaper was only all kinds of secret and lace news in the city, if it were not for the general military palace membership to publish some official information from the newspaper, "Taiyuan Afternoon News" would be equivalent to a publication such as a gossip weekly at best, and he would not even read it on weekdays.

How did you know that Tian Fuzhen turned a few pages and directly pointed out an article for Li Xin to read.

"General, please look, 'Xiyang Mingzi said: The ancients and the four people have different industries and the same way, and their dedication is one! Scholars are cultivated and governed, agriculture is maintained, workers are sharpened, and merchants are used for currency, each according to the proximity of his resources and the reach of his strength, in order to do his best...... However, the world does not notice it, and takes industry and commerce as the end, and argues about it in vain....'If such paradoxical words are spread to the imperial court, won't they cause great trouble?' ”

Li Xin was greatly surprised, could it be that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were already scholars who were so dissatisfied with this policy of valuing agriculture and suppressing business? But after thinking about it, I once heard that the wealthy businessmen could already control the place, although their status was still suppressed by orthodoxy, but it was no longer the same as the discrimination and oppression at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

"Is Tian Fuzun making a big fuss, and you and I are not benefiting from this? Although this person's words were sharper, they did not have his reason. ”

His words were suddenly interrupted by Tian Fuzhen's words in a hurried tone.

"The difference between the general's words, the foundation of the Ming dynasty is in agriculture, this is unshakable, Tian can participate in the trading company, is not there the general's 'agricultural business theory', and what he ultimately does is not also based on agriculture?"

Hearing Tian Fuzhen mention his strategy of "raising farmers with business and raising business with war", Li Xin couldn't help but laugh and cry; at first glance, this strategy was indeed based on agriculture, but Li Xin only put it forward on the basis of facts, and it was completely based on the consideration of the actual situation, which was distorted, but it was unexpected.

Tian Fuzhen pointed to the newspaper and continued to read line by line: "These four are the people's business. Since the birth of the people, there has not been anyone who has been able to do it...... Look, is it even the foundation of industry and commerce? It's just nonsense......"

Li Xin looked at Tian Fuzhen in surprise, his expression has always made Li Xin think that this person can easily accept a lot of new things, but he didn't expect that once it involves the fundamentals of Taoism, the conservative nature of scholars will be immediately exposed, not to mention that the simultaneous development of industry and commerce and Shinong is not a new thing in recent years, as early as the Warring States and pre-Qin era, there were already them. China's natural economy has ushered in its first inflection point, and the wheels of history are rolling forward, not stopping to wait for the unprepared......

"Tian is here to negotiate with the general, and in the future, he can't make the newspaper publish such an article with such evil words to confuse the public, otherwise it will cause endless harm to the public."

Li Xin said with a smile that Tian Fuzhen was alarmist, he knew that this kind of thing could not be argued in reason, and there would be no winner, but he could not help but clearly state his attitude. So he took a different approach and used a factual analogy instead.

"Tian Fuzun, can you listen to Li Xin tell a story?"

Of course, Tian Fuzhen could feel that Li Xin was trying to convince himself, so he said, "General, please speak." ”

"There is a village, the Zhang and Li families are neighbors of each other, the Zhang family has a white cat, and the Li family has a black cat. The two masters often argue about the pros and cons of black and white, and every day when they talk about this, they are red-faced and red-eared, and they almost want to fight, and then a village woman comes to mediate, 'What does he do in black and white?' If you can catch a mouse, you are a good cat! ’……”

This story is naturally plagiarized by Li Xin from his previous life, but it is very appropriate to use it here, Tian Fuzhen's face turned red and pale, and he was obviously engaged in a fierce ideological struggle. Li Xin sighed lightly, even those who are as enlightened as Tian Fuzhen cannot accept ideas and theories that are contrary to Taoism, let alone those with vested interests and die-hard defenders, it seems that it is really not a wise move to fight for life and death with great fanfare. Only moisturizing things silently and slowly penetrating in the drips is the best policy.

"I, Li Xin, am a rough man, and I don't know what Taoism or fundamentals, I only know who can make the people have food, live a good life, and make the big names rich and prosperous, and I will support whomever I support. In this way, can Tian Fuzun understand? ”

Tian Fuzhen was silent, and Li Xin said again: "Take 10,000 steps back, even if there are 10,000 differences, why can't you put all the differences aside and pursue the same goal together?" So what are we always striving for? Naturally, the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, and the people live and work in peace and contentment! ”

Tian Fuzhen felt that he was a little entangled by Li Xin, and obviously felt that this statement was inappropriate, but he couldn't say what was wrong.

Master Guo, who had been holding back for a long time, suddenly said. "They will all be different, not conspiring with each other, putting aside disputes, and pursuing together, don't even think about it! Isn't it, Tian Fuzun? ”

This remark was playful and abusive, and the words with a gun and a stick finally made Tian Fuzhen express his position.

"Tian has been studying hard for ten years, and Shi Eun has been studying for twenty years, is it not as knowledgeable as a village woman?"

After that, the three of them laughed together. But suddenly, someone came in and interrupted the wolf Bèi.

"General, it's not good, let's report to the museum and let the heat of the government be seized......"

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, both the General Military Mansion and the Taiyuan Mansion are the real power yamen in Taiyuan City, which official government can bypass these two yamen? He guessed right away.

"The people of the political envoys? Why is the museum closed? ”

The person who came was the deacon of the newspaper hall, and he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, they do say that they are subordinate to the political envoy!" ”

Tian Fuzhen said in a low voice: "I'm afraid that this article is the cause of trouble, let me ask you, who has passed the trial of this article?" ”

The deacon was obviously aware of the article, "Several gentlemen in the newspaper had really argued about this article before, but in the end they all agreed that it could be posted!" ”

As if he had suddenly remembered something, Li Xin took the newspaper and searched for it carefully, and then asked the newspaper deacon.

"Where is this Nanlei now?"

"Nanlei?" The deacon, apparently puzzled for a moment, immediately realized, "The general is talking about the young man who wrote that article?" This person's surname is Huang, he is a foreigner, he has been living in the east of the city, he doesn't want to be poor, but he is really in trouble, it is said that he can't even pay the house money, and he runs to the newspaper to sell words in three days......"

Huang Nanlei? Dare to propose that industry and commerce and Shinong are both fundamental people in the world, it must not be a simple role, but Li Xin searched his stomach and did not find this person named Huang Nanlei in history. He immediately sent for the officers of his own personal army.

"Immediately take a team of people to the Welcome Building, and protect a scholar named Huang Nanlei, no one is allowed to take him away without the order of the General Military Mansion!"

The pro-soldier officer was about to leave, but Li Xin called him back again.

"Be courteous, don't be rude!"

Watching the team of officers stride out, Master Guo was a little worried, "General, the cow egg is a tendon, isn't it a little ...... for him to do this?" Li Xin said with a smile: "Don't you all question the ability of Niu Dan, this time you will test him in the school." ”

……

"If you don't settle the bill today, you have to do this job, and you have to do it if you don't do it!"

A shrill female voice echoed in the lobby of the Welcome Inn, and a middle-aged woman with crossed her hands on her hips blocked the doorway, pointing at a young man who was still wearing a cotton robe almost summer. The young man was obviously embarrassed, but he managed to maintain his demeanor and dignity, and said to the woman:

"The newspaper did say that it would settle the remuneration today, and would personally send someone to send it, but for some reason it broke its promise, and I went to urge it to see it."

"Stop! Who knows if you took the opportunity to escape? You're going to run away, who is the old lady looking for money? No, don't give money, and work from now on to pay the bill! ”

Suddenly, with a bang, the door of the inn was kicked open from the outside, and the whole fan fell to the ground, and the middle-aged lady immediately turned red, and rushed up to find the person who kicked the door of his house desperately, but after seeing the official clothes and poor clothes of the person who came, it was immediately like the fruit of the frost after the autumn, and there was no arrogance.

"What do you do?"

"Who is Huang Nanlei? Stand up for Lao Tzu! The political envoy takes the people, and the idlers still don't avoid it? The soap pay official didn't even look at her.

But the middle-aged woman said to the gods: "No, I don't know ......."

The official at the head sneered, grabbed a person from behind, and said fiercely: "Recognize, are there any of these people named Huang Nanlei." ”

The young man surnamed Huang recognized this person, wasn't he the doorman in the newspaper hall, could it be that the newspaper was ...... The man looked around and said no, but unexpectedly, the official added his fists and kicks and beat him severely, and he took the initiative to stand up.

"Don't be embarrassed about irrelevant people, it's Huang Nanlei below, and if there is anything rushing to talk about it!"

The official smiled and really came to the young man surnamed Huang: "It's still a hard bone, come on, lock it for Lao Tzu!" ”