Chapter Fifty-Eight: The World in the Heart of Confucianism

Even when he was dying, Song Ne did not have much resentment towards Zhu Yuanzhang. On the contrary, he was more worried, worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would eventually go astray without a loyal minister like him. That's why I want to say something from my heart to He Xi.

At this moment, Song Ne also calmly and objectively evaluated everything about He Xi after all.

He admitted that He Xi was talented, although he was a little immature, but he was escorted by Zhu Yuanzhang. I will definitely become a pivotal figure in the future.

Therefore, before he died, he wanted to persuade He Xi and bring He Xi back to the right path.

He Xi knew that Song Ne was a radical general, but at this moment he also wanted to hear what Song Ne wanted to say, so he sat back again. said: "Mr. Song, please speak." ”

Song Ne said: "Your knowledge is based on the theory of famous masters, the learning of Yongjia outside, and the skills of craftsmen, and the words of a family." It is a good policy for governing the country. However, this policy can be used in one place, not in the world. It can be used for war, but not for peace. ”

"It is not the policy of the Ming Dynasty to govern the world."

He Xi listened carefully and had his own interpretation of Song Ne's words, the so-called theory of famous masters, probably logic. Because the theory of logic seems to have some similarities with the famous masters of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Song Ne believes that He Xi is based on the sublimation of the theory of famous masters. The study of Yongjia, the study of Yongjia is a study of the Southern Song Dynasty. The biggest difference between him and science is the study of Yongjia, which pays attention to the way of the king, that is, the importance of profit, and is different from science in the debate of profit and righteousness.

"Do you know how big the world is? Do you know how different people are from place to place? Do you know how much time it takes for an order to be transmitted from the capital to a remote place, and do you know how many people the order has to pass through in the middle of the way, and when it reaches the place, can it still be executed? ”

"Do you know how many people in the local area are bullying? How many don't care who the emperor is at all? Don't you care which dynasty it's from? ”

"The Qin law is used in the Qin land, which is enough to dominate the six countries and dominate the world, but if it is used in the world, it will fall apart. Haven't you thought about the reason? ”

"Your learning, the finesse of your governance, is breathtaking. If the current Ming Dynasty is only a few places, use your strategy to dominate the world, I absolutely support it. But now use your methods to rule the world, and the world will be in chaos, just around the corner. ”

"Impossible." He Xi sneered and said, "You don't understand my approach at all. ”

Song Ne sneered and said, "Yes, you have been hiding it, I don't understand the whole picture of your knowledge." But what you're doing in the Ministry of Works, and the productivity you're talking about. It's almost all in front of me. I don't know what you're talking about? Your doctrine is probably to let the imperial court promote the development of the so-called productive forces. The way to promote the development of productive forces is probably to emphasize the skills of craftsmen. Let the craftsmen have knowledge, what other engineering and science colleges have you run? Isn't it? ”

He Xi didn't know what to say for a while.

He never dared to underestimate a person. But today I realized that I underestimated Song Ne.

Song Ne is not a first-class Confucian, the first-rate Confucianism is able to enter and exit Confucianism, the deeper the knowledge, the more free and unrestrained. And Song Ne is too upright, too square, and the whole person is very tight. Now, before dying, he let go of his heart of gain and loss, and his worries about life and death have improved in his realm.

But even so, Song Ne also saw He Xi clearly.

Except for some mature scientific and technological solutions brought by He Xi from later generations, there is not much gap between He Xi and He Xi in terms of main ideas.

Song Ne sighed and said: "Since the Ram School of the Han Dynasty, there are actually several points in governing the world, first, the world must be one. Secondly, the world should be equal, and there should be no inequality. Third, the Son of Heaven and the scholars share the world. ”

These three are the iron laws of the Gangchang. Unshakable. Doing well is a prosperous age. If you don't do it well, you will be in decline. The benefits of the former Yuan soldiers and horses are unparalleled in the world. But why did they die in less than a hundred years, and the Mongols ruled the world, and they were judged by their heels. Those who have no heels cannot go to the court. Mongolia shares the world with the relatives and nobles, not with the scholars. ”

"Actually, the latter two are extensions of the former."

"The world is big, there are four seas, and there are eight directions. The place is not the same, how difficult is it to set the world into one? There are 60 million people in the world. Let Your Majesty control everyone, and it will not be possible to expand the court tenfold, only Your Majesty is in the court, and the scholars are in the opposition. The world is set to be one, and the way of governance is simple and not complicated. It is better for county officials to avoid trouble. Of course, the Son of Heaven also has to restrain the scholars, and the way of restraint lies in the equalization, the world is equal, the people are at peace with their own business, and the scholars win with virtue. Rather than winning with wealth. ”

And maintaining the relationship between the Son of Heaven and the scholars is Confucianism, which is morality. I don't even care if it's a moral study, whether it's science or scripture. ”

"Do you understand now?"

He Xi was a little shocked. He was silent for a long time.

Sure enough, the real Confucian and ordinary scholars read the same books, but what they saw was something different.

Confucianism seems to be pedantic, but in fact, it naturally has its own vitality inside. Otherwise, it would not have been overthrown in the Qing Dynasty.

Song Ne also said simply, in fact, many Confucians have done their best to maintain a great unified dynasty in terms of system design.

He Xi also understood a little.

In the Hereafter. From one end of the globe to the other, a phone call can be delayed by a second or two at most, let alone within a country. It can even be said that after an event happens, it can circle the earth more than a dozen times within a few minutes.

But this was not the case in ancient times. Nanjing is still a little more central in China's territory, and it is even more in Beijing, and it takes a month from Beijing to Yunnan. It is simply not possible to govern the world with state institutions, and to maintain system governance. There has to be something else to add.

Scholars are the supplement.

And what is a scholar, that is, a person who maintains a high degree of unity with the will of the state and has a local reputation. And how to maintain a high degree of unity with the will of the country, that is, the same morality, the same moral standard, the same mode of thinking, and the same national belief as mentioned earlier.

The world must be one, this one, to maintain this day, there must be a morality.

Because of this, Confucianism is sacred and unshakable.

It is precisely because of the difficulty of maintaining a large unified dynasty under backward technical conditions. There is no planning for the top, and there is a lack of supervision below. The best way is for the country to leave things in trouble and let the people find their own way out.

After all, the country has a lifetime, and the negative effect is deeper than the positive effect.

The reason why Song Ne fought for this old life and made a direct admonition was for the sake of anger and the induction of heaven and man? In his opinion, He Xi's actions are fallacies and heresies.

First of all, Ho Xi's plan to raise the status of the craftsman. But in these places in the world, the craftsmen are standing, and the scholars are gone. So may I ask these craftsmen, is there a field on the ground, or is there a person? Further, when the country really collapses, how many strong men can these craftsmen pull out?

Status is a thing that is linked to strength. Don't look at it, Zhu Yuanzhang kills doctors like chickens, so why did Zhu Yuanzhang finally pass the throne to Zhu Yunwen, leaving Zhu Yunwen with the Wenchen team?

Many times, there is power to have status, not the other way around.

Secondly, the imperial court in Song Ne's heart is to maintain the country with morality, and the Son of Heaven is a moral model, sacralizing the Son of Heaven. The court has its own duties. What develops productivity. It can't be done at all, and it can't be done. What was the best economic policy to look at ancient China?

It's a recuperation.

Is it that the state does not want to adopt a more active economic policy?

Yes, you can't.

He Xi only understood a piece of time and an inconspicuous word written on a political book at this moment.

The ruling class of the feudal dynasty was the landlord class headed by the emperor.

Emperors, nobles, and scholars are all dressed differently, but they are essentially the same. In ancient times, if there was land, there were people, and if there were people, there was power. The power of the imperial court seems to be strong, but in essence, the imperial court is also composed of emperors, nobles, and scholars. The power of the imperial court may not be entirely the emperor's

But in essence, it is just a few hundred thousand troops in the central government, and the local army listens to whom. It's hard to say.