Chapter 331: Bai Xue
The news of Duke Zhou's defection spread and did not attract the attention of the princes, because it was a reasonable thing. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
They never imagined that the stubborn Zhou Guild would be willing to serve King Zhou Zhuang, and they never imagined that the current Zhou Tianzi was no longer a puppet to be manipulated by them at will.
After dropping a son on this chessboard called "Tianxia", Xiao Bai continued his life of role-playing, which was not too difficult for him, and it was enough to reassure the princes who were watching their every move.
And in secret, he tried every means to collect intelligence, in this era in addition to the princes, there is another powerful force, its name is Zhuzi Baijia.
Before the Western Zhou Dynasty, learning was in the government, and after the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, learning gradually went to the people.
From the Spring and Autumn Period, the royal power declined, the political system disintegrated, and the original aristocratic monopoly of culture was broken.
In order to compete with the world, countries have opened up their political regimes to attract talents, which has led to an increase in population, difficulties in land distribution, and drastic changes in society.
Thoughtful intellectuals during this period put forward solutions and ideas for solving real social and life problems.
The interests of individuals and the interests of the state are used interactively, influencing each other, and being different.
Various theories and ideas have emerged one after another, opening up a grand occasion of a hundred schools of thought.
There are thousands of schools of thought, of which there are 189 names and 4,324 works, but there are only dozens of them that have a relatively large influence, and only ten schools have really developed into schools, they are Legalism, Taoism, Moism, Confucianism, Yin and Yang, famous masters, miscellaneous families, peasant families, novelists, and vertical and horizontal families.
Unlike the state, which is an instrument of the ruling class, the Hundred Schools of Thought represent a force called "public opinion", which is also known as popular will.
The reason why the Zhou Dynasty was able to stretch for 800 years and become one of the longest-lived countries in history was because of the people's aspirations, which led to the major princes, even the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons, who could only fight around under the banner of Zhou Tianzi, and did not dare to act blatantly.
And the people's heart itself is the most unreliable thing, the fundamental reason for the people's heart in Zhou is out of habit, as well as the peaceful life that the Great Zhou brought to the people in the past, but it is completely impossible for them to fight for Zhou Tianzi, out of their own interests, love Zhou Tianzi, once they perceive that this interest is gone, they will all run away.
The will of the people can be used, but not relied upon.
Xiao Bai thought of using the power of the hundred schools of thought to complete the task for himself, and among them, Confucianism, known as one of the three manifestations, happened to be a staunch supporter of the Zhou royal family.
Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, was a native of Lu, and Lu was a state with the surname Ji and the most well-preserved state of Zhou rites.
This idea only flashed in Xiao Bai's mind, and he gave it up directly, first of all, the most suitable for Confucianism was the peaceful era, and now it is the princes competing for hegemony, which can be seen from Confucius's depression all his life, on the other hand, although the country of Lu is the country surnamed Ji and tends to Zhou Tianzi, its strength is too weak and far from being comparable to the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Xiao Bai's final decision was to wait patiently, but as one of the side quests to create a new school, he had already started to act.
In this era, the most suitable school is undoubtedly Legalism, and it is precisely by appointing representatives of Legalism such as Shang Yang Li Si that the Qin State can gradually become stronger and eventually unify the six countries.
However, now that the Legalists have come out, Xiao Bai can only set up another faction, combined with his own actual situation, and finally he decided to establish the economic school.
The so-called economics is actually the science of wealth, it is not difficult to think that it has something to do with money, if the strict punishment of the Saying is to make the people more peaceful and self-contained, and the army is more combative, then economics can increase more military salaries, expand the size of the army, and improve the quality of equipment, which is also attractive to the princes who want to dominate the world all day long.
In addition, economics can also be extended to various fields, such as military economics, which was the case with the United States selling weapons to make war money during World War II, and it can also be used in reverse, using means to make a country's economy collapse, so that it can defeat its opponents without blood.
Almost all economic propositions are preceded by a sentence, or an important limitation, "under certain conditions", without which all propositions are not true.
The theories of modern economics could not be fully applied to the Spring and Autumn Period, and one of the purposes of Xiao Bai's collection of intelligence during this period was to improve the economics he had learned in the past into Spring and Autumn Economics in order to adapt measures to local conditions.
As the founder of a family, although it is impossible for him to show his face, the name of the person and the shadow of the tree must be determined first, so that future generations can admire it.
Representative figures such as Confucius, Mozi, and Laozi use their surnames to add a "son" as their titles, and Xiao Bai is naturally no exception, but it is very ugly to think about being called Xiao Zi and Xiao Zi in the future, so he determined that "Baizi" was his future title.
A chessboard with black and white sons, known as "white sons", can just reflect the heart of the world, and is more attractive to princes with the same psychology.
The name is solved, and the following is the name of this family's words.
The word economy in economics does not exist in this era, and it is impossible for him to popularize the word economy to everyone, so the name still has to be changed.
The synonym for economy is wealth, and although the word wealth is simple and easy to understand, it still sounds a bit awkward for wealthmakers.
Xiao Bai thought about it for a long time, but in the end he still didn't find a good name, and finally simply didn't do anything, and called the "Spring and Autumn Economics" he sorted out "Baixue".
The so-called "Baixue" is the knowledge of Baizi, the ancestor of the founding school, and the meaning of the word Baizi is "the general trend of the world, I account for half", so Baixue is the study of how to compete in the world, or how to be more efficient to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
Those who study Baixue in the future can be called "Baixue".
Xiao Bai was excitedly sorting out "Bai Xue", and at the same time thinking about how to spread his knowledge and gain enough popularity to occupy a place among the hundreds of schools.
And in the case that he can't come forward in person, he needs a spokesperson, just like Guiguzi of the Zongheng family, to accept apprentices and teach the world, such as Su Qin, Zhang Yi, etc., so that they can expand their prestige and improve the reputation of the school.
The first thing Xiao Bai needs to do now is to find such an apprentice to spread Baixue for himself, so that more and more Baixue scholars will appear in this Spring and Autumn Era.