Liu Hongxun's skepticism is justified.

In Liu Hongxun's view, the biggest problem in the Ming Dynasty over the years is party struggle! There is no right or wrong way for ministers to form a party for their own purposes and help each other.

Now, the development of the alumni association is extremely rapid, and this momentum has far exceeded the momentum of Donglin and the eunuch party at the beginning.

And unlike the eunuchs and Donglin, the internal of the alumni association is closer, and I heard that every once in a while, it is necessary to hold a meeting in a grand manner, and there are even various programs and documents that are circulated and circulated inside.

The local committee members have great power, and they can even dispose of internal personnel in the name of discipline.

This is completely different from the previous eunuch party and Donglin party.

Liu Hongxun was deeply worried about this.

Because of the various ministries of the imperial court and the provinces, it seems that a large number of members of the alumni association have begun to appear, and others are just that, and now this alumni association has spread directly to the cabinet, think about it, the future of the Ming Dynasty...... Whose world will it be?

In the face of Liu Hongxun's questioning, Li Qiyuan seemed very calm, and said calmly: "What Liu Gong said is indeed true, the old man recognizes the constitution of the alumni association, and also respects its program, so he joins the association, why not?" ”

Liu Hongxun immediately retorted: "Li Gongnai is a cabinet minister, aren't you worried that someone will say that Li Gongnai is forming a party for personal gain?" ”

Li Qiyuan glanced at Liu Hongxun and said, "What about Liu Gong, Liu Gong thinks that he is a saint, doesn't he?" ”

"Yes."

"You think you are a saint, but you are a scholar, but you are also a party?"

Liu Hongxun frowned, and hurriedly said, "This ...... It's not the same. ”

"How is it different, if this is a party, then the old man is indeed a party, but the word private seems ridiculous, the constitution of the alumni association is for the public, where does it come from?"

Liu Hongxun couldn't help but look distressed, he knew that he couldn't debate, because many ministers in the palace seemed to be ready to defend Li Qiyuan, and it was obvious that Li Qiyuan's comrades were not a few.

Liu Hongxun looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said, "Your Majesty, what are you worried about...... It's not Li Gong's ethics, but ...... I am afraid that this classmate will spread, so that the hearts of the people in the world will fluctuate, and those who have always formed a party will inevitably shake the palace, and if this goes on for a long time, it will be difficult to fall, and eventually ...... Trouble in the world, maybe when the alumni association was first built, it was good, but once the tail is too big to fall...... Then the national program and discipline will be gone, and the party will fight against different parties...... Isn't that a lesson enough? ”

Liu Hongxun thought that his words would inevitably arouse the vigilance of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled, and said disapprenousfully: "Haha, I didn't expect this to be discovered by Liu Qing, and the classmates will ...... Not...... Yes, Li Qing is indeed a member of the alumni association, this matter is ...... I know. ”

"But Your Majesty ......"

Liu Hongxun also wanted to take the opportunity to persuade the Emperor of the Apocalypse to pay attention to this matter.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse interrupted: "Okay, Liu Qing don't worry about the sky, this matter is ...... I have my own plans, do you have anything else to do? ”

Liu Hongxun didn't expect that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was completely inadequate.

This made Liu Hongxun speechless for a while, and his heart became more and more worried.

Your Majesty's temperament, has he been heartless to such a point?

But any son of heaven, no matter how stupid he is, he is afraid that he will definitely worry about his subordinates forming a party.

Whether the purpose of this formation of the party is good or bad, it is obvious that it will inevitably shake the foundation of imperial power.

But Your Majesty...... They didn't even pay attention to it...... This is ...... It's a little unbelievable.

Liu Hongxun still wants to persuade again.

But the Emperor of the Apocalypse said at this time: "Okay, since all the Qings have nothing to do, then let's all retreat, oh, the people of the alumni association stay and have a life meeting." ”

Liu Hongxun: "......"

saw Li Qiyuan and others looking at Liu Hongxun with a smile.

Liu Hongxun's mind was dazed.

Quite a few ministers stayed.

Only Liu Hongxun retreated stupidly.

At this time, he had already visually observed that the remaining classmates were in the same party, and there were as many as two or three percent.

Behind him, the voice of the Emperor of the Apocalypse in the hall was clearly heard: "Come on, move the tables and chairs, set them up again, and have a meeting...... Learn the new charter today. ”

Liu Hongxun suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of loneliness.

And the temple ...... The Emperor of the Apocalypse was already sitting upright.

Dozens of ministers sat in rows one by one.

Emperor Apocalypse said: "Zhou Qing's family ......"

A Hanlin-looking man stood up: "Yes." ”

"You have just come back from Liaodong, you can tell me about productivity, why this production is so important, everyone pay attention to it."

This week, Hanlin's face suddenly turned red, and he said excitedly: "Yes." ”

"The strength of the country, the wealth of the people, the key lies in production, if the output is abundant, then the world will not be far away. Therefore, since ancient times, the holy kings and ministers have all given priority to persuading farmers, because in all dynasties, the output of the world has come from the land. Therefore, agriculture is the foundation of the world. But today...... It is true that agriculture is the root, but to be rich, relying on the output of the land is far from satisfying the subjects of the world, the beast only cares about eating and drinking, how can man follow the beast? ”

"Just like the celadon that His Majesty placed in the palace, this celadon is loved by His Majesty, so it is furnished, and the princes and ministers love to display it in the house. But what about the people...... Don't the people like celadon? In the past dynasties, the output of celadon was scarce, so there were very few people who displayed celadon, and eventually ...... The world can display celadon, but His Majesty and the prince are only, so ...... Can such a problem be solved? In the past, it was difficult to solve, because the people could not eat and drink enough, how could they spend a lot of manpower and material resources to produce celadon to meet the needs of the people of the world? ”

After a pause, he continued, "But today, it's different...... Thus...... This is called the productive forces, and this productive forces encompass the output of the land, the output of the mines, and the output of all the world, and the richer the output, the stronger the country, and the richer the people. Therefore, the alumni association has written the development of productive forces into the program, because this is the most important thing in the world besides the great harmony of the world. ”

"The productive forces are the sum of all outputs, and under this productive forces, there are many branches, and if they involve production, there will inevitably be relations of production, what are the relations of production? There are laborers, organizers, and shareholders who provide money, and there are courts, officials, merchants, and craftsmen...... There is labor, and so on...... These things need to be closely linked, but they will inevitably have contradictions, so they ...... In order to obtain productive forces, it is necessary to coordinate the relations of production and ......"

Everyone held a pen and took notes carefully.

Even the Emperor of the Apocalypse was not exempt.

In fact, if these things were these things, more than ten years ago, everyone would only regard these words as heavenly books and jokes.

After all, at that time, it was still simply relying on the land to produce grain.

But with the emergence of many new things in the past ten years.

The original Confucian theory can no longer explain many phenomena.

So that the vast majority of people in the whole world began to be at a loss, and the essence of the Four Books and Five Classics that could prevail for more than a thousand years lies in the fact that from the emergence of Confucius, to the respect for Confucianism, and then to today, in fact, the relations of production have been standing still.

But once the small-scale peasant economy was destroyed and a large number of workshops and industries appeared, the original knowledge system gradually began to disintegrate.

When a theory is no longer able to explain many phenomena in reality, no matter how deeply rooted this theory was, many intelligent people will slowly come back to it.

The alumni association has begun to try to explain the new phenomenon, and has begun to try to understand how it works and its essence on the basis of this phenomenon, in order to grasp its laws.

For many people, there is a sense of enlightenment.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse is no longer young, and he is no longer the young man he was at the beginning, and he seems to be very old at this time.

But the human heart has not changed, and he still likes new things.

There are also a large number of people in the DPRK and China, and their essence is ...... It doesn't have to be ancient.

You must know that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, when a large number of missionaries appeared in the Ming Dynasty, many scholars began to try to understand Western studies at that time, including cabinet ministers like Xu Guangqi.

After a study, the Emperor of the Apocalypse took notes, deliberated again and again, and then expressed his opinions with others.

Many things have new interpretations, but it gives people a sense of empowerment.

"So the root of everything, after all, is to use everything in the world for my use. Coal and pig iron can be used to make steel, and steel can be used as a weapon or as a tool of production, borrowing these ...... Obtain money, and then continue to invest money in new production, just like the water of the Yangtze River, endlessly. ”

After the Emperor of the Apocalypse sighed, he looked at Zhou Hanlin: "This time you went to Liaodong, what did you see or hear?" ”

So the people listened with bated breath.

Zhou Hanlin's eyes seemed to gather light, with joy and yearning: "It's really a thousand miles a day, that barren land, now all the land has been cultivated and made of land, countless workshops have sprung up, a large number of people have gathered, businessmen gathered, there are many merchants along the way, the goods in the shops are dazzling, and the people are still rich, not only that, but the development of the land has also achieved miraculous results." I heard that Liaodong has been cultivated for thousands of miles, and the Liukou ...... No, our classmates, who are now also students of the alumni association, such as Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, etc., as well as the Jiannu people, all the way to the west, it is reported that soon after, they will be about to fight a decisive battle with the Russians, and the population that will go to join Liaodong is even more numerous......"

Speaking of this, Zhou Hanlin's face gradually changed to a melancholy color, and said, "Your Majesty...... The new policy outside the customs has already achieved miraculous results, but it has been closed to the internal ...... It's a pity that it's still like a pool of stagnant water! But the foundation of my Ming Dynasty lies in the Central Plains, and the Central Plains is not as rich as Liaodong, and the fundamental reason for this is that we must start from the direction of productivity. ”