"Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Song, for your hospitality." After arriving in Fengyang, Xu Ping had not finished settling down, so Zhu Cihong sent someone to invite him as a guest, and after eating, Xu Ping, who had no prince, thanked Zhu Cihong loudly in front of everyone.

After there were no more outsiders, Zhu Cihong asked Xu Pingdao: "Why didn't my cousin come to see my younger brother after he came, and I wanted my younger brother to send someone to urge him?" ”

Seeing that Xu Ping didn't answer, Zhu Cihong asked with a smile: "Didn't my cousin think that if the power was lost, the younger brother would turn his face and deny his cousin?" ”

In fact, Xu Ping was mainly ashamed, he destroyed the country of his ancestors, but it is still difficult to predict whether he will be able to have a good world in the future, so he felt shameless to see Zhu Cihong, but hearing the other party say this can be regarded as an excuse for him, Xu Ping apologized again and again: "It's me who is too careful and doesn't know His Highness's magnanimity." ”

"There are no outsiders, why is my cousin so polite, does anyone think that the younger brother's prince is a glorious thing?" Zhu Cihong can also guess some of Xu Ping's thoughts, Xu Ping's letting go of military power means that the Zhu family may never have a chance to regain the world, although Zhu Cihong is a little sad in his heart, but this matter is also an illusory thing, but comforted Xu Ping: "Taizu expelled the Tartars, cousin followed his old will, and did not let the Central Plains be covered with dust, presumably Emperor Gao's spirit in the sky is also happy, and cousin does not have to mind too much, how can there be an immortal country since ancient times?" ”

Xu Ping, who was grateful in his heart, was silent, and Zhu Cihong said again when he saw this: "If the cousin doesn't want his identity to be revealed, forget it, but even if the cousin's descendants are still surnamed Xu in the future, they will still be the descendants of Taizu and Chengzu after all, and the younger brother feels that it should be named according to the ranking." Cousin knows, our generation is kind, and our next generation is ...... generation."

After Xu Ping became more emotional, the two of them talked about the politics of the world again, one of these two people was the prince of the former dynasty, and the control was not very strict; Needless to say, the other one was in power not long ago, so both of them are very concerned about politics.

"The King of Liao is really talented," now not only Zhu Cihong, but also many gentry have begun to pay attention to Liaodong, and feel that what the King of Liao has done is admirable and admirable; Many officials of the Shun court also believed that Liaodong greatly increased the justice of the Shun court and added luster to the face of the king of Shun; Although Zhu Cihong still has a pimple with Shun, he has no choice but to give up and admit that Shun has replaced Ming as the new dynasty: "I only hope that there will be no jealous villains around King Shun, and King Liao will not be unlucky because of his love for the people." ”

"The King of Liao is indeed very good," Xu Ping also praised the policies of the Liao Domain, and the printing volume of the "Liaodong People's Observer" became larger and larger, and the amount of money flowing into the territory directly under the jurisdiction of Shunting was also large. "Liaodong People's Observer" and other Liaodong Di newspapers, every day will first emphasize the various policies of the Liao king, all in response to the call of the king of Shun, first attribute all the credit to Dashun, and then begin to mention the efforts of the people of Liaodong, and then the diligence of officials at all levels of the Liao domain, as for the king of Liao, he always comes last. Although the newspapers of the Liao Domain attacked Xu Ping in the previous paragraph, scolding him for being a brainstorm, Xu Ping did not feel much disgust because of this: "If the officials of Dashun can be as noble as the King of Liao and make decisions for the people, then the rule of three generations can be expected." ”

Zhu Cihong's impression of the Liao Fan is even better than Xu Ping, and he often sighs in his heart that his father really has no knowledge of people, Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou are so virtuous, they either can't be used or are forced to become traitors: "What the King of Liao said, isn't it the Datong world, in the future, no one in Liaodong will be full of warmth, no poverty and no wealth, the government and the people are one, it is really the Datong world, how many ideals of the sages will really be realized, cousin, we can all see it with our own eyes." ”

The word Datong World made Xu Ping hesitate for a moment, shook his head and said: "The so-called Datong World should be the world's Datong, no matter how good the Liao Domain is, it is only Liaodong, which is far from the Datong World." ”

"My cousin has a tired journey, so he must not have time to read the newspaper, right?" Zhu stood up and walked to his back bookcase, flipping through the pile of newspapers above.

"There are still some in the inn."

"The younger brother is talking about "Liaodong People's Observer". Zhu Cihong said that Xu Ping really didn't see it, although the circulation of this newspaper is not small, but it is still impossible to have it at the post stations along the way.

"The younger brother ordered the "Observer" for the whole year in Yangzhou, and one copy was not lost." Zhu Cihong took out a newspaper from not long ago and handed it to Xu Ping: "Cousin, you might as well take a look, this first article junior brother thinks it's very good." ”

After saying goodbye to Zhu Cihong, Xu Ping returned to his house with the newspaper lent to him by the other party, and after washing, he picked up the newspaper and read it. Although the newspaper "Liaodong People's Observer" is not as interesting as the newspaper in the south, it has its own admirable power, and every time he sees the endless glorious deeds in Liaodong, Xu Ping will spontaneously feel that this battle was not fought in vain and that the soldiers did not shed blood in vain.

The article is signed by Ma Ma Deng, which has also recently gained fame, often making headlines in observers with new ideas.

Xu Ping read a few lines, and a smile appeared on his face, it turned out that this article was a theme article on the world of Datong: "No wonder Brother Hong wants to report this mansion to me." ”

The article also mentions that for thousands of years, the sages have pursued the ideal of a harmonious world, and the goal of both rich and poor and Liaodong is to resolutely follow the path pointed out by the Lord. At the end of the article, Ma Ma Deng magnificently elaborated: The world of Datong can come first in a certain province.

……

Huang Naiming, who had just returned from the north, wanted to visit his father as soon as he got home, and he missed his father very much after not seeing him for so long, but his sister told him that his father was meeting guests.

"Doesn't my father know I'm coming back?"

"Of course I know, my father cooked several dishes for you today, and I have been looking forward to your return since the morning." Huang Zijun said with a smile, Huangshi is also unexpectedly busy today, a Jesuit priest came to visit in the afternoon, and another distinguished guest came in the afternoon: "It's just that my father's guest is very important, and he said that he will send this guest away first and then come to see you." ”

In the reception room in Huangshi, he was trying to persuade Xia Wanchun to stay in Fujian: "Mr. Xia has only been in Fujian for a few months, why did he go to Liaodong? Could it be that the contemptible people have governed the country so poorly that Mr. Xia is disgusted? ”

"Gong Qi is too modest." Xia Wanchun continued his writings, and the Duke of Qi also provided him with a lot of convenience, allowing him to view archives that did not involve military secrets at will: "The way the Duke of Qi governed the country was impressed by Xiaosheng. ”

"I was also deeply inspired by Mr. Xia's book," Huang Shi said that if it were not for Xia Wanchun's "Social Contract Statement", then he would never have so many new ideas: "Contemptible people ask themselves, it is still a little stronger than the one that Mr. Xia did in Henan." ”

"It turns out that Gong Qi has known for a long time." After Xia Wanchun was stunned for a moment, he didn't mean to deny it, he used several fake names on Shunting's side, and his true identity was never revealed.

"Yes, Mr. Xia went deep into the tiger's den and saved countless lives in Henan, and Huang has always admired him." Seeing that there was a puzzled look on the other party's face, Huang Shi smiled and said: "The people of Chongzhen are not happy, and the virtuous and foolish are all known. I don't approve of King Shun's set of methods, but I don't admit that there are indeed big problems and big problems, although their methods are different, but they can be regarded as like-minded. ”

Huang Shi's ambition and his attitude towards the Ming court are no secret to this day, and it can be said that Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by. But Xia Wanchun didn't expect the other party's attitude towards King Shun to be so gentle, and seeing that Huang Shi didn't mean to blame at all, Xia Wanchun felt even more confused when Huang Shi dissuaded him from going to Liaodong: "Qi Gong Mingjian, Xiao Sheng thought that King Liao was doing better than Qi Gong, and Qi Gong began to run schools since the head town of Funing, but there are still quite a lot of people who can't study in the past thirty years; Although the Duke of Qi levied heavy taxes on the rich, he was still rich and poor, and had been surpassed by the King of Liao. ”

There were some differences in the laws of the provinces under the Southern Ming Dynasty, but they all followed the basic principle of equality before the law, so the different types of taxes that were differentiated according to different industries in the Ming Dynasty, such as agricultural tax, sea tax, tax and mining tax, were successively recognized as discriminatory laws by the provinces. Taking Fujian as an example, the Provincial People's Court held that if farmers were required to pay the harvest in proportion to their output, then according to the principle of equality of law, those who planted flowers, grass, melons and fruits in their own yards in cities and towns must also pay it. First of all, Fujian Province tried to use income tax to unify the complex taxes in the past, for example, farmers and individual craftsmen did not trade their grain and products only for their own use, even if they did not pay taxes, and only after bringing in income were taxed according to the amount of income. The higher the income, the higher the tax rate.

Of course, many loopholes were found after the operation, so the Secretariat added various new taxes, such as the market tax set up for the problem of rushing to the market for goods. These newly added tax laws, like income tax, are also valid for all people in Fujian, and adopt a uniform taxation standard.

"If the income tax in Fujian Province is raised to 100 percent, it seems to be similar to the one of the Liao Wang, right?" Huang Shi said to Xia Wanchun: "This is indeed to eliminate the rich and the poor and enter the world of Datong, but this seems to be different from more work and more work." ”

Huang Shi said that he was worried that this would dampen the enthusiasm of the most industrious people, while Xia Wanchun said: "That's why Xiaosheng wants to go to Liaodong to have a look, and the King of Liao should have a good solution." ”

"If Mr. Xia insists, okay," Huang Shi told the other party that he didn't have to try to smuggle out, and that he could open the way and give Xia Wanchun his identity certificate: "But I hope that Mr. Xia can accept the appointment of the Qi State Mansion, and I plan to give Mr. Xia a position as an industrial and commercial advisor to the Qi State Mansion, so that after arriving in Liaodong, it will be easier to speak." ”

"It doesn't have to be." When he was on the Shun side, Xia Wanchun was courteous to Xu Ping, and Huang Shi was also very polite to him, he didn't think that this identity was of any use, and recently Xia Wanchun also paid attention to the newspapers in Liaodong: "The King of Liao is magnanimous, loves the people like a son, and Hong Guo is ......" Originally, Xia Wanchun's impression of Hong Chengchou was not very good, but after seeing the report that Hong Chengchou was starving and fainting on the post, his impression of this person completely changed: "It is also a rare sage." ”

"That's true, but it's better to have the identity of the Duke of Qi." Huang Shi reminded that if the other party is unwilling to give convenience to a civilian, then his trip will be considered a trip in vain: "There is also a saying: Hades is easy to see, but the little ghost is difficult; Of course, Liao Wang Liaoxiang is a virtuous person in the world, but it is difficult to say that there is no villain below, Mr. Xia takes an official body, and it is always a help in case of any trouble. ”

After finally convincing the other party to accept his amulet, Huang Shi wished him a smooth trip.

Huang Shi's attitude has always made Xia Wanchun feel incomprehensible, giving him the feeling that it is unfathomable, and now that the goal has been achieved, he can't help but ask: "Is it true that Duke Qi has no hostility towards King Shun at all?" ”

"Hostility? How could it not be? He wants to sweep the world and destroy our society, and he is my great enemy. Huangshi estimated that the main reason why Dashun did not launch a new offensive was because of financial constraints, and although the Northern Alliance was defeated, Shun's vitality was also half defeated. Originally, Shun had no capital, and he was interfered with by Xu Ping so that he had not yet tortured it, and he also had a large-scale firearms army, and now he turned a blind eye to the infiltration of the provinces and vassal states directly under his direct jurisdiction in the south, and Huangshi estimated that it would take some time for Shun to prepare for a new round of southern expeditions.

"But Qi Gong ......" Xia Wanchun had a vague thought dangling in his head, and he didn't summarize it very well.

"I don't agree with King Shun's thoughts, but I don't hate King Shun for having ideas." Huang Shi said for Xia Wanchun: "Is that what Mr. Xia meant? ”

"Ah, yes."

"There is a sage whom I respect that said that the state should be both free and tolerant, freedom is that you can oppose certain ideas with articles and speeches without fear, and tolerance is that you respect any ideas that may exist."

"Who is this sage?" Xia Wanchun frowned, he had no impression of this statement.

"It's a sage from Tessie," Yellowstone smiled, a man in this world who was only a sage to him, and he pointed to several sculptures in his parlor—all of which had just been sent by the Jesuits: "A fellow Catholic leader." ”

"So I don't object to Mr. Xia going to Liaodong to have a look, I think I'm doing a good job here, but King Shun will also think that he is doing a good job, and King Liao may think that he is doing better than me. I don't dare to say that I think they are on the wrong track, so they must be on the wrong path, and it may be me. ”

"That's why Gong Qi did this court?" Xia Wanchun suddenly came to his senses: "Let the people make decisions without threats, and Duke Qi, you will take the path that most people are willing to take?" ”

This understanding is not very consistent with Huangshi's understanding, but he knows that democracy is a person's understanding, some people think it is good, some people think it is bad, that is, people who think it is good will have their own different understandings, so Huangshi did not explain anything.

"But Xiaosheng still has to go to Liaodong to have a look."

"That's how it should be."

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