Zhang Anshi is actually not worried about Gao Xiang, this is a mature old official, acting steadily, but also cautious.

The most important thing is that the officials of the right capital governor's mansion have hopes.

As far as the lower-level officials are concerned, with the achievements of the New Deal, their future will surely rise, and with the motivation for promotion, everyone has made great efforts.

For Gao Xiang, what he is pursuing now is to go down in history.

The thing that goes down in history seems to be ethereal, but for people in this era, it is a huge temptation.

The success or failure of the new deal determines a person's merits and demerits after thousands of years, and if it succeeds, it will be admired by future generations, and if it fails, it will be stinking for thousands of years.

In fact, this is actually the importance of the family concept in this era, the ancients attached importance to the family, and paid more attention to their children and grandchildren, if the reputation is not good, the children and grandchildren are ashamed to speak, you know, the ancient family, the descendants are happy to put their ancestors on the lips, so the reputation of the ancestors is very important.

Zhang Anshi actually doesn't care about these vain things, for people in two lifetimes, the only thing Zhang Anshi thinks about is to leave something, and it doesn't matter how the traces left are commented on.

After all, there are too many cognitive reversals of human beings, even Qin Hui can be washed from black to white, and the so-called glorious images in history can probably use a microscope to find out the black spots, and those thugs who slaughter the city at every turn, most of the people will not be too harsh, but find out a bit of the so-called true temperament from their words and deeds.

It can be seen that the so-called name behind him is just a joke.

The next day, a guest came to Qixia.

This guest actually came often, once every month or two, but in the past, he brought the guards of the East Palace, but now he brought the young army.

Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou led a cadre of lieutenants to accompany the emperor's grandson, they were happy to come to Qixia, not only to feel the excitement here, but most importantly, they were always planning to do something.

The three murderers in the capital and other not-so-smart people can make a fortune, and it makes no sense that those of them with good bloodlines cannot.

As for Zhu Zhanji, at first, he really saw the customs again and again, and he wanted to be lively.

Later, I just wanted to come out to relax and meet my uncle.

Uncle and nephew meet.

Zhang Anshi was as happy as ever, and said happily: "My good Zhanji, you can be counted as here, I heard that you have been distracted by reading lately, right?" ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "I have read "Zizhi Tongjian" every day, I have already read it through, but I have to teach me to memorize it backwards, which is really hateful. ”

Zhang Anshi said with emotion: "Those who can achieve great things have always been good at reading and not seeking to understand. Such a strong back, nine times out of ten, is also a good talent. Junki, in a few days, I will find a way to go to His Majesty and say a few words. What's your new master's name? ”

"The surname is Wang, his name is Wang Tong, and my uncle must sue him for his black state."

Zhang Anshi pulled down his face: "What are these words?" I'm just telling the truth, what is called going high black, and it seems that I am a minister. ”

Zhu Zhanji frowned and said, "But ......"

Zhang Anshi hurriedly covered his mouth: "Okay, when you come to Qixia, you will talk less and watch more." ”

When Zhang Anshi let go of his hand, Zhu Zhanji responded obediently: "Oh." ”

Zhang Anshi turned back into that warm and amiable uncle, and said with a smile: "Where do you want to go to see the excitement today?" ”

"I ...... I'd like to go to the academy and have a look. ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "I heard that many children in Qixia are studying, and I want to see how they go to school. ”

Zhang Anshi also said simply: "This is easy to do, Uncle arranged." ”

Zhang Anshi is always happy to comply with any reasonable request made by Zhu Zhanji.

It's not a bad thing to let him see more.

After a while, the two uncles and nephews came to a school together.

This school is very ordinary, in the middle of the city.

Zhu Zhanji said curiously: "Uncle, why is the location of the school so noisy?" ”

Zhang Anshi shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's no wonder that they were still very remote when this primary school was built." But who knows, but after two years of hard work, this place is lively. ”

There was the sound of reading aloud from inside, because it was a primary school, but it was just reciting some arithmetic formulas.

Zhu Zhanji said: "What they teach is really simple. ”

Zhang Anshi and Zhu Zhanji stood in front of the window, with their hands behind their backs, the person in charge of the school and the other teachers had already been invited to the side by the captains to 'drink tea', and the rest of them retreated, only the two of them looked at the full desks through the window, there were seventy or eighty children, crowded into this not spacious classroom and continued to read aloud.

Zhang Anshi's voice lowered and said, "At such an age, you haven't learned arithmetic seriously!" When they reach your age, they will have to learn more deeply, the principles of algebra and geometry, do you know? ”

Zhu Zhanji said: "What I learned is different from theirs. ”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "There is a specialization in the art industry, so don't underestimate people." ”

Zhu Zhanji looked at it for a while, and then followed Zhang Anshi to the small school field outside the classroom and paced.

Zhu Zhanji stepped on the gravel in the small school yard and said suddenly: "Uncle...... I've heard people say, you don't learn and don't know how to ......."

Seeing Zhang Anshi, he was furious.

Zhu Zhanji said again: "But Master Yang Pu said that under Uncle's rule, many children are studying, and Master Yang Pu said that only a saint can do such a thing, but I look at Uncle...... Not like a saint. ”

Zhang Anshi was pleasantly surprised: "Did Mr. Yang really say that? ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded in agreement.

Zhang Anshi said with emotion: "This guy, how can you keep exposing my old bottom." ”

Zhu Zhanji said: "Master Yang Pu also said that only people with benevolence and righteousness can do such things, and they are for the sake of the common people and those who have compassion......

Zhang Anshi waved his hand: "Okay, okay, enough, I have a headache when I hear it." ”

Zhu Zhanji tilted his head and looked at him and said, "This is Mr. Yang Pu praising Uncle Yang." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "He praised it, but there was no hindrance, but ...... But you will not believe these nonsense. ”

Zhu Zhanji was surprised: "Uncle, did he say something wrong?" ”

"Big mistake." Zhang Anshi said seriously: "Let people read, but it doesn't depend on mercy and benevolence. ”

Zhu Zhanji was very curious, so he said, "What does that depend on?" ”

"Benefits!" Zhang Anshi said.

If Yang Pu came in person, he would see Zhang Anshi instilling this in Zhu Zhanji, but he was afraid that his eyes would be black.

Zhu Zhanji seems to be particularly interested in such strange theories.

So he instigated Zhang Anshi and said: "Uncle, why interests? “

Zhang Anshi said: "Because people can do more delicate work and have greater value after reading, it is because of this that I do everything possible to encourage them to study." ”

Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle means ...... They read...... Uncle is good? ”

"Exactly." Zhang Anshi did not shy away from saying: "The so-called benevolence and righteousness, or relying on sympathy and mercy, or even the so-called edification of the saints, it is impossible for people to persistently let the children of the most ordinary people go to the academy to study. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Look, in the past thousands of years, how many children of ordinary people in the world can read? Aren't these people who read books all the children of those big families? ”

Zhu Zhanji listened, his expression became serious, and he looked thoughtful.

Zhang Anshi continued: "The so-called benevolence and righteousness are nothing but compassion, just like a rich man who sees that others are not clothed, so he takes pity, so he gives him some food and clothing. But can encouraging the rich to be charitable make the world peaceful? If this is the case, then the world would have lived and worked in peace and contentment. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Uncle is right, then...... How? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Only when people feel that they are noble will they give charity to others, and charity cannot last long." Looking at the dynasties and dynasties, there are also people who have mercy, or gentlemen who know benevolence, righteousness and shame, but how many people can they benefit? There may be ten or a hundred families of whom they have received, but how many of them are hidden in places where they cannot see, and who are not clothed or hungry? ”

As he spoke, Zhang Anshi touched Zhu Zhanji's head and continued earnestly: "But the interests are different. The benefits are eternal, if you have the attitude of charity to engage in education, then this will always be a fate of the wood. But if you have a utilitarian mentality, there is hope for success in this matter. ”

Zhang Anshi looked at him deeply and said: "It's like you, a kid, if you think in the future, the people are really pitiful, the children can't study, you must let the children of the world study, then this matter will definitely end in a joke." But you might as well think, so many people don't study, and their output is low, if this continues, how many taxes can Daming rely on these people? Qi Xia's trading house, how many people can sell the goods it produces? If you think so, then there is hope for success in this matter. ”

Zhu Zhanji looked at him fixedly and asked, "Uncle, why is this?" ”

Zhang Anshi said: "It's very simple, because ...... These people, in fact, do not need alms, and charity does not do much good to the whole world except to satisfy the so-called self-spirit of some rich people. If you look at this matter with a utilitarian heart, and create opportunities for them to change their fate and improve their lives after they have read books, then you don't need to urge these people, the people are just frugal and have to provide education for their children. ”

"The so-called benevolence and righteousness are nothing but regard themselves as saints and gentlemen, and the people as mustards, because they must improve the condition of the people because of their own compassion, or some kind of morality in their own saintly learning, just like cattle and horses. This is just the set of princes and generals, but you must know that in fact, these ordinary people, in addition to their bad backgrounds and poor family backgrounds, are actually no different from the so-called ministers in this court. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Anshi raised his hand and pointed at Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou, who were standing in the distance, and said, "Do you see those two fools?" If they weren't the sons of Duke Xia and Duke Jin, I'm afraid they would be far inferior to the children of the ordinary people here. ”

"Therefore, if you want to do anything, the first thing to do is not to hold the so-called charity mentality, to do one thing, the first thing to do is nothing else, you can treat them as a person, you put yourself in the shoes of these people like you, after you issue a decree, these people who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, what will they think, what will they have, then for these, try to solve these concerns, and then use utilitarianism to spur them, they will naturally rush to it, then what you have to do will be invincible."

Zhu Zhanji listened carefully and said: "I seem to understand that the reason why Qixia is like this is because it is beneficial to Uncle and these people, and because of this, everything falls into place." ”

"Clever!" Zhang Anshi praised him without hesitation, looked at him with satisfaction and said, "It is worthy of being my nephew and the seed of my Zhang family." ”

Zhu Zhanji continued to ask: "But uncle, is this benevolence, righteousness and shame really useless?" ”

Zhang Anshi immediately shook his head and said: "Of course, benevolence, righteousness and honesty are good, but benevolence, righteousness and honesty are only used to regulate themselves, and they are internal things. But if the person who talks about benevolence, righteousness, and shame to restrain others, then this person ...... There will be no righteousness, and nine times out of ten there will be no shame. ”

Zhu Zhanji said: "But my uncle teaches me every day to be filial......

Zhang Anshi suddenly became angry, raised his voice and said: "We are talking about benevolence, righteousness and honesty, not loyalty and filial piety, can loyalty and filial piety be the same as benevolence, righteousness and shame?" Junki, you're confused......"

Zhu Zhanji hurriedly drooped his head and said, "Okay, okay, uncle, don't be angry." ”

Zhang Anshi was relieved when he saw that he was soft.

Other things can be discussed, but filial piety comes first, which cannot be discussed in any way.

This is the traditional virtue of the Han family, if this is gone, then the thousand-year-old cultural context will be cut off.

In the Mid-Autumn Festival, the collection of summer tax finally has an eyebrow.

At this time, Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, returned to Beijing from Suzhou, passed through Qixia, and came to visit on purpose.

Zhang Anshi and Zhu Chun actually don't have much personal friendship, but they just see two sides.

However, because they advance and retreat together, the relationship is closer than ordinary people.

Zhang Anshi invited Zhu Chun to the back office, and Zhu Chun looked dusty, with obvious tiredness on his face.

Zhang Anshi said: "How about this trip to Suzhou?" ”

Zhu Chun was tired, but his spirit was still quite full, when he heard Zhang Anshi's words, he didn't answer immediately, his mind was deeper than ordinary people, he paused, and only said: "There are some obstacles, but as long as you are willing to work hard, there is no reason why you can't solve everything." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "In the Susong area, there are many gentry, and people say that this place is where the cultural context is. The so-called context, but there are more readers, precisely because of this, so the resistance is also great, but I, the right governor's mansion, is more leisurely, among the states and counties I lead, it is said that it is a gentry, which can be compared with Su Song's readers, but it is a small thing. ”

Zhu Chun said with a smile: "At the beginning, someone invited this king to be the governor of the left capital, and to govern Tianfu, Suzhou, Songjiang and other places, and I think this is the purpose. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Anshi couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's a pity that they miscalculated." ”

Zhu Chun only smiled and didn't say anything more.

At that moment, Zhang Anshi asked people to prepare a table of banquets, and after he had a drink with Zhang Anshi, he said: "This king still needs to preside over the summer tax, so he will leave." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "This time in the Zuodu Governor's Mansion, a lot of summer taxes should be collected." ”

Zhu Chun laughed: "Where...... If you roughly estimate it, it's a lot. ”

However, Zhu Chun did not say anything deeper, so he said goodbye to Zhang Anshi.

Coming out of the Right Capital Governor's Mansion, you need to go to the ferry, but Zhu Chun did not board the car, but walked directly.

He walked in the streets and alleys of Qixia, and Qixia at this time was different from before.

Halfway through his journey, he couldn't help but sigh: "When Yingtian and Suzhou are like this, this king will be able to retire."

One of the people who accompanied him was Chen Qiang, the commander of the Chengdu Left Guard.

Chen Qiang said: "Your Highness, this time these Suzhou gentry begged like this, and Sven swept them away. It can be seen that they are at the end of the road, and with His Royal Highness pressing, where do they dare to make a mistake? It won't take long for His Highness to succeed. ”

Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, smiled and said, "How many years have you been with this king?" ”

Chen Qiang said respectfully: "Since His Royal Highness the King of Shu has been a vassal, he will be subordinate to His Royal Highness." ”

Zhu Chun said: "After following this king for so many years, he is still so confused. You...... Still can't see through. ”

Chen Qiang was surprised and said, "Please also ask Your Highness to show me." ”

Zhu Chun stopped and stopped in front of a merchant's stall, which was selling candy people, surrounded by many children, but they had no money, so they only watched from afar 'Wangmei quenches their thirst'.

Zhu Chun said: "Buy some and give them to the children, don't buy too much, it's not good to eat too much for everything, one person will give one." ”

The followers of the back should be lowered.

Zhu Chun had already walked away first, and Chen Qiang continued to follow step by step.

Zhu Chun said at this time: "You only saw them kneeling at the feet of the king and weeping bitterly, and you saw them wailing and crying one by one regardless of Sven sweeping the floor. But have you ever thought about it, if a decent person doesn't even want face, he is willing to bend his knees and be so subservient. Such a person is the most terrifying. ”

Chen Qiang said in surprise: "Really? ”

Zhu Chun said: "They can be like this today, so they will dare to kill people tomorrow, and it is precisely because of this that this king urgently returned to Beijing, but he felt that something was wrong." ”

Chen Qiang said disapprerovingly: "What else can they do, it's just fish and meat on the board." ”

Zhu Chun pursed his lips and didn't speak for a while, before he said, "What this king is thinking about now is how to deal with it." As for you, a bastard, you don't need to mention what fish and meat you want, and what they dare to do. Such empty words are useless, and we need to deal with those people with 120,000 spirits. ”

"When I met Wei Guogong today, there was a sentence that was right at that time, their gentry from the Right Governor's Mansion were really small compared to these people under the Left Governor's Mansion, and they were not worth talking about at all."

Chen Qiang hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, Your Highness...... How do you plan to deal with it? ”

Zhu Chun smiled, his eyes flickered, and in the blink of an eye, he suddenly revealed his murderous intentions.

When this gaze fell on Chen Qiang's body, his eyes became gentle again, and he said softly: "I hope they don't know how to lift!" ”

(End of chapter)