Because Hua Manting has explained to Mei Fangxi, Mei Fangxi has not come to Shuzhou with Jacquard Manting.

Li Chenan didn't know that this old man also had an extremely deep friendship with Hua Manting, but since this old man and his grandfather were old friends, of course he maintained enough respect.

What's more, although the old man's words were direct, they were also thinking about him.

This old man came early in the morning, and it should be a matter of accident to invite him to participate in the Spring Festival.

The questions he wanted to ask himself should be the main thing he had done.

It's basically about the doubts about the New Deal.

His problem is probably the same as Su Yi'an.

Zhong Liyou sat on the side, also quite curious about what questions this famous Confucian in Shuzhou would ask Li Chen'an.

He was even more curious about how this uncle of Zhongli Mansion would answer this old Confucian's question.

The water on the tea stove was boiling, and Li Chenan took a pinch of tea leaves and threw it in.

Mei Fangxi opened her mouth and asked:

"If you are the emperor, how will you deal with the people?"

Li Chenan was slightly stunned, this is not within the scope of the New Deal, but this happens to be the final problem he wants to solve when he implements the New Deal.

The national economy and people's livelihood, all the policies of the country, will eventually fall on the people's livelihood.

But in today's society, the ruler's understanding of the people still can't escape those old ideas.

For example, you must not make the people rich, for if the people are rich, they will be promiscuous, and if they are rich, they will be difficult to cure!

It is also like the divine right of the monarch, the will of the king, and the respect of heaven to support the people.

The king is to the people, not only the high and low dignity, but also the grace of nurturing!

This is obviously not what Li Chenan wants.

But the Constitution is supposed to fight for the greatest power for the people of the world, but no one can accept it.

So he didn't mention the constitution again, because the people's wisdom has not yet opened, and this step is too big, and it will really pull the egg.

He could only do it silently.

What he thinks is that after the people are rich, after the education level of the people in the world has increased to a certain level, that is, after the civilization of the whole society has made great strides forward, and then the people's desire for power will arise spontaneously.

This is the perfection of the law of forced law from below.

It takes a long time, even a combined effort of several generations.

At this moment, Mei Fangxi asked such a question......

"Looking at the millennium of history,"

Li Chen'an extinguished the fire, poured three cups of tea, handed over two cups, and said slowly:

"The officials or emperors of all dynasties have used nothing more than the following methods for the people."

"One, foolish."

"There are many thresholds in education, so that the vast majority of people in the world cannot study."

"What is a book?"

"Books are the crystallization of the wisdom of human civilization, it is the key, it can open the door of wisdom!"

"But the rulers want to maintain their power, to seek their own best interests...... They can't let the common people open their wisdom, think, explore, and question. ”

"They need to unify the minds of the people and not let them have their own thoughts!"

"In this way, the people will always think that they should be slaves of the ruler!"

As soon as these words came out, Mei Fangxi was shocked!

Li Chenan said slowly:

"Second, tired people!"

"The people are poorly clothed and hungry, and no matter how hard they work, they can't live a real life without food and clothing."

"The ruler needs the people to work constantly, so that the people of the world can provide the ruler with the best life, and the people can only think about three meals a day, because after eating the last meal without the next meal, they will not have the heart to think about anything else."

"Third, the weak!"

"Once a citizen looks up at the sky, he will kill him!"

"If anyone questions the authority of the ruler, he will suppress it!"

"They kill the strong people, kill the good people, weaken their power, so that they cannot have the courage to confront the imperial court."

"Let them be as docile as sheep, and let the rulers whip them and still follow the rules."

"Fourth, the poor!"

"If the people are getting a little better, they will increase their taxes and exploit the fruits of their labor by all means, so that they will not be rich. Occasionally, small favors are given, making them feel that this is the court's care for them, and they feel that they can only rely on the court to have a sense of security. ”

"Fifth, humiliate the people!"

"The best way to govern the people of the world is to have the people hold each other accountable."

"Therefore, for the sake of petty profits, the people, under their deliberate inducement, report each other and expose each other, and it is difficult to trust each other, so they cannot join forces to rebel."

After a pause, Li Chenan smiled slightly:

"Roughly so, everything is done to hold the people's necks, to consolidate the regime, and to the common interests of the rulers."

"As for me...... Although I am not an emperor, I also don't want the people of Ningguo to be like the above. ”

Mei Fangxi was already stunned!

As the great Confucian of Ningguo, he has been seeking a way to govern the country and save the people all his life!

But when I was in Kyoto, I struggled for many years, so I left Kyoto depressed and came here to become a teacher at Bun Wenwen Academy.

He has been thinking about the importance of the people to the country, but he has never been as thought-provoking as Li Chenan's words!

Li Chen'an's five points pointed out the root cause of why the people of all dynasties worked so hard, but they never lived a really good life!

Hard work doesn't make you rich!

That's what rulers need!

More than just the emperor of a country.

Rather, it is the entire interest group headed by the emperor!

The emperor is the trunk of a tree, and all the officials of the imperial court are a leaf on this tree.

And those family gates, they are all attached to this tree.

And the people are the providers of the tremendous nutrients that the tree needs.

Only this one tree is allowed on the land.

No more tree will be allowed to sprout.

And Zhong Liyou was taken aback at this time.

Zhongli Mansion is considered a high-ranking lord in Ningguo.

Li Chen'an is also the regent of Ningguo!

He should still use this method to let the people of Ning State work hard to maintain the stability of Ning State.

He actually said that......

If this is broken, if those people really awaken, will Ningguo still be peaceful?

Mei Fangxi only understood the meaning of the flower at this time.

He had to admire Hua Manting's eyes.

He picked up the teacup at this moment and asked again:

"What do you want the people of Ningguo to be?"

"I hope that the people of Ningguo can become real people!"

"The man who straightens his waist and stands up to the sky!"

Mei Fangxi looked at Li Chen'an, didn't drink tea, and said again after a while: "If this is the case, the thoughts are different, and the country may not be at peace!" ”

"No!"

Li Chenan shook his head:

"If that's the case, Ning Guozhi's thoughts will bloom into beautiful flowers!"

"The backbone of Ning Guo will never bend!"

"The Future of Ningguo...... Expected! ”

Li Chenan looked at Mei Fangxi's incredulous expression, and said with a smile:

"I once said that absolute power produces absolute corruption!"

"A court that is not supervised by the people, a court that does not have the slightest threat and pressure, it will definitely not go for the benefit of the people!"

"When threatened by the rest of the world, it will retreat endlessly."

"But at the same time, it will use its greatest strength to suppress its own people."

"Because they...... We will never give up the interests we hold in our hands! ”