"Verdict? Don't you have a judge under you? Zhao Jiaren asked Sima Kao to give a lecture, and Sima Kao's round face was puzzled.

Zhao Jiaren replied a little hesitantly: "It's not for the judge in Quanzhou to tell the case, it's for the people in my school to tell the case." ”

For exposing his strength in this matter, Zhao Jiaren was quite embarrassed in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that there was no talent in this area, Zhao Jiaren probably wouldn't have asked for it. Sure enough, as he expected, Sima Kao's brows furrowed. I could see that he was quite puzzled by this.

Zhao Jiaren explained: "I have thousands of people under me. When there are more people, there must be various things. In the past, something happened to fight the army...... Hit the board. However, this practice will not last long. There are no rules, and there are no rules that can judge the case. That's why I want Brother Sima to help give them a lecture. The law, the meaning of the law, and the law must be understood. ”

"It's hard for Brother Zhao to argue with your subordinates?" Sima Kao's face showed a mocking expression peculiar to literati.

"If there is no distinction between righteousness and benefit, what is the difference between my Huaxia and the barbarians?" Knowing that Sima Kao looked down on those who had not read the books of the sages, Zhao Jiaren simply asked.

Faced with such a serious questioning, Sima Kao also became serious, "Brother Zhao, your criticism of science is very novel, but I don't know what your opinion on the debate of profit and righteousness is?" ”

Asking this difficult question, Sima Kao waited relaxed to listen to Zhao Jiaren's answer. If we talk about the materialism and seeking truth from facts that Zhao Jiaren likes to mention, there is indeed a big problem with science. But the distinction between righteousness and benefit is something that has not been clearly discernment for thousands of years, and no matter what Zhao Jiaren says, he will face reciprocal opposition. Then Sima Kao listened to Zhao Jiaren say, "My distinction between righteousness and benefit is very simple. For example, if a piece of land grows grain, should it be distributed to the farmer or to the landlord. ”

Sima Kao did not know the difference between the Jinshi of the Song Dynasty and the Jinshi of later generations, and the Jinshi of the Song Dynasty not only read books, but also read history. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, people who tested their fame were imitating Fan Wen. In addition to imitating the model texts, the reader reads only a very small number of books. Their level of historical knowledge is basically zero.

It was precisely because of the Jinshi of the Song Dynasty who read history that Sima Kaoden was shocked by Zhao Jiaren's words. Needless to say, it is too long-standing, and the core issue that led to the intensification of party struggle in the Northern Song Dynasty is the problem that Zhao Jiaren talked about. At that time, the old party was basically a big landlord and a wealthy family in the north, and what they wanted to protect was naturally the interests of the landowners. The new party does not have many big landlords, and they hope to obtain higher status and interests by their own efforts, so they generally support those who do things.

Originally, the party struggle could barely maintain the bottom line. As soon as Shenzong died, Sima Guang, who smashed the cylinder, and Empress Dowager Gao, who was known as 'Female Zhongyao Shun', began to deal with the new party by means of distribution, and the party struggle immediately fell into a bottomless vicious fight. The Northern Song Dynasty's efforts to salvage its own crisis were utterly defeated.

Sima Kao, who knew these histories, heard Zhao Jiaren ask this core question, and he couldn't keep his mood relaxed for a while. If this issue is discussed, there have been countless debates between the old and new parties in history, and there is really no way to go beyond it. In the end, it's just the position that looks at it, not who makes more sense.

"Brother Zhao, change the subject." Sima Kao wisely chose to retreat.

"Now......, if there is already an agreement, can lynching be used? Is it faithfulness or lawlessness? This is to motivate them to move forward, or to punish them for their lack of faith. Zhao Jiaren changed the subject.

Sima Kao continued to frown. He has been a judge for several years, and he has seen too many disputes arise because of the problem of trustworthiness. It is very difficult to make the final verdict reasonable. The execution of punishments for those who cannot fulfill the agreement is a huge test for the number of people in the Great Song Dynasty.

After thinking for a while, Sima Kao could probably understand Zhao Jiaren's thoughts, and he sighed, "Since Brother Zhao is unwilling to use lynching, I will teach Brother Zhao's subordinates the technique of judging cases." ”

Zhao Jiaren originally wanted to have a lengthy debate with Sima Kao, but he didn't expect that Sima Kao's level of knowledge would avoid the painful debate process and go directly to the next stage. At this time, Zhao Jiaren wanted to understand Sima Kao's political philosophy, and he asked: "Brother Sima, I don't know if you can deny that the land is owned by the state." ”

"That's what you want to be." Sima Kao gave an answer.

"Don't talk about how hard it is, just talk about whether you agree with it or not." Zhao Jiaren asked.

"If we talk about identity, the poor people in the world are getting more and more sad now. Land annexation is flourishing, and it is really a place where the poor have no place to stand. Sima Kao spoke very implicitly about his political ideas.

Knowing Sima Kao's political philosophy, Zhao Jiaren didn't ask any more. At that time, all the old party in the Northern Song Dynasty thought about was their own stones, and while violently attacking the morality of the new party, they were committed to digging the corners of the imperial court. The suffering of the poor was never taken into account by the old party, and the 'people' that the old party talked about were the landlords.

Su Dongpo, the general of the old party, was demoted to Huangzhou and had to grow his own barley when he was poor to make a living, thus beginning to have direct contact with the working people. Because there have been some changes in his thinking after working with the working people, Su Dongpo saw that the old party ruthlessly attacked the new party after coming to power, and Su Dongpo, who also thought of the working people, put forward some opinions, so the old party thought that Su Dongpo had changed into a new party, and carried out the same cruel persecution against him.

Compared with the old party, Sima Kao, who can mention the poor, is already considered conscientious. What is needed at this time is common progress, and it is very meaningless to expand contradictions needlessly.

"Since it's my subordinate, I want to tell them about my rules here. The reason why the system is practiced is to love others. Because he loves his neighbor, he punishes adultery. Brother Sima must be able to explain this truth clearly. Zhao Jiaren began to set the tone.

After arranging Sima Kao, Zhao Jiaren wanted to deal with the farmers who had returned from Jeju Island to visit their relatives. Unexpectedly, the next official matter came to my face. Seeing that it was about to reach the end of the year, the city department lodged a strong protest against Zhao Jiaren.

After the fall of the Pu family, the number of maritime merchants from the South China Sea decreased significantly. The city boss no longer talks about the benefits they can reap, and now the annual performance pressure alone is making them feel miserable.

"Zhizhou, if it goes on like this, Quanzhou will probably become a waste port. The evidence of the Pu family's collusion with the Mongols is conclusive, but now after the Pu family's subjugation, we still have to eat. The officials of the city department spat bitter water.

"Brother Jiaren. Zhao's offering is from the city ship, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that there will be no money for support next year, you as a governor and city boss, you must think of a way. The Zhao clan, who was an official in the city, pointed out the problem even more bluntly.

Seeing these guys who had a feeling of being at the end of the road, Zhao Jiaren sneered: "The Pu family relied on monopolizing the route to coerce the government back then. Now that the Pu family has fallen, it is time for the government to show its strength. Instead of lamenting, we should rise up. I am ready to send a fleet to the sea points south of Champ. I don't know if you would like to send a boat to go with you. ”

"South of Champ?" Everyone in the city was confused, they knew that the city was already very southern. The place that is further south than the city of Cham is the land of Huawai. For the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, areas like Lingnan, which have begun to develop, are places that cannot be visited, and the places outside the country are places of nine deaths and one life. So everyone kept their mouths shut for the time being.