"What are your ambitions in life?"

Su Shi is a kind-hearted person, and some people will feel that he is very mean, such as Sima Guang. That's because Su Shi dislikes the other party and thinks that the other party is stubborn, so he will use words to deliberately ridicule and scandalize the other party.

But Li Kui is different, he is a student of Zhou Yuan.

Not to mention that it is thousands of miles away, Yingzhou should always be three or four hundred miles away from Yishui County, right?

Li Kui came to visit him with a generous gift, although he was suspected of begging someone to do something, but Su Shi couldn't deliberately ridicule Li Kui. I can't ask questions about learning, but I can't take thousands of generous gifts from others, and in the end I will be half dead in popularity, right?

For Li Kui like this, I'm afraid that even his disciple Zhou Yuan will have an opinion if he knows the truth.

Although he did not make embarrassing moves, Su Shi was still extremely disappointed in Li Kui, and he had lost the meaning of mentioning Li Kui's knowledge. It's not any kind of ambition to ask, it's the love of seniors for juniors. Sometimes it's impatient, and it's almost over.

Su Shi was already extremely disappointed in Li Kui, a student of Sumen, who is not an amazing person in learning. Don't talk about others, let's just say that Huang Tingjian, Su Shi's eldest disciple, can write poetry at the age of six, can write at the age of eight, and has been familiar with the scriptures and history at the age of ten years, has been well-read and well-read, and has become a veritable scholar. Second apprentice Qin Guan ...... Even Zhou Yuan, who is not in the stream, has a lot of merit in his articles when he was a teenager.

Just a few years ago, he and his four disciples compiled history in Jixian Pavilion, each of them was a bachelor, so he had the reputation of a four-bachelor. If you want to ask the Great Song Dynasty what yamen has the highest requirements for learning, it is naturally Jixian Hall. Those who are not well-educated cannot do a good job.

But when it was Li Kui's turn, he dared to say to Su Shi with a shy face: I haven't studied anything else, so I learned "The Analects" well. If you want to take a school academic exam, ask about the content of the Analects.

This is a Mengxue! You're a teenager, have you been playing around for so many years?

Anyway, Su Shi couldn't raise his motivation to say anything, so he continued to talk to Li Kui.

wants to hastily end this examination school that he regrets so much. Ask with ambition, and then for Li Kuili's sake, a few words of encouragement will be over.

Because it's very simple, one conversation is:

"What are the ambitions of the virtuous nephew!" Questions like that.

There are many answers to the answers, such as:

"Be a general and expand the territory for the country!"

"I want to be a chivalrous man and protect the land and the people."

"Be a good official and be the master of the people."

"Share the worries of the emperor's family." ——

……

Anyway, any kind of answer can end like this—the virtuous nephew has great ambitions and must abide by his heart. And then the closing word is – go play!

That's right, Su Shi had exactly this intention to end this conversation that made him almost unable to hold back his anger. He even had a bad premonition that Li Kui was likely to become a shame for Sumen. But Li Kui was a disciple of Zhou Yuan, and he had no authority to expel Li Kui from Sumen. It's a pity that he met Li Kui, who didn't play according to the routine, and his ambition was ...... At first, I want to eat and drink well, and then I want to live in a big house, beat up the spiritual master, get rich, and so on.

This is not a big ambition, at least in the era of flaunting gentlemen and benevolence, they are all unpopular ideas. It's not even an aspiration.

Li Kui felt that Su Shi's question was more difficult to answer, so he simply didn't say it, and said very salty: "It's all right!" ”

"All right?"

Su Shi's brain is a little swollen, what kind of ambition is this? This kid can't be without great ambitions, right?

really let Su Shi guess, at least for Li Kui, it is true. Ambition is a luxurious gem for ordinary people, something that can be seen, but cannot be touched. Because I can't afford to pay for it. But it is not realistic to say that there is no at all. People always have to survive, and there should always be a place to eat and sleep, right?

When you have two bad money in your pocket, you always want to be corrupt and have fun, right?

When you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and you still have spare money, shouldn't you have a little power to highlight the presence of a son?

This is called ambition, or more appropriately, greed. As for giving him the spirit of dedication, he didn't have the energy to think about it before he crossed over. After crossing over, he felt that the dedication of the feudal dynasty was very nonsense, and any benefit was the emperor's, and he was a fool to let himself come behind his back.

As a result, Li Kui became a person with no ambitions.

Perhaps he has not yet felt this, because for him, any kind of effort he makes is towards a lack of ambition.

The identity of the literati?

It's to make yourself more comfortable.

Rich?

No one wants to be poor, does they?

Domineering character?

I don't even want to be poor, let alone angry?

Everything shows that Li Kui does not have a grand plan.

So, at the moment when Su Shi asked him about his ambition, he replied stupidly: "It's all right." ”

Anyway, Li Kui feels very good about himself, he has the freedom and uninhibition of a literati, and at the same time, he will not be tied up because of his greed. But when these words were heard in Su Shi's ears, they were extremely harsh.

One sentence - go play! I couldn't say it.

Su Shi held back his neck, stared at Li Kui angrily, his upper body trembled as if twitching, and his chest was facing Li Kui's luck. It stands to reason that Li Kui and other guys who have no cultivation value, he disdains to pay attention to them. But only Li Kui's too lazy personality made him angry, because if this continues, Li Kui is likely to become a disgrace to Su Men.

Su Shi blushed and was angry, so he almost pointed at Li Kui's nose and scolded him: Rotten wood and cocoa carving, and the wall of dung cannot be pierced. How can a scholar, a Confucian scholar, a scribe who takes the common people of the world as his own responsibility, have no ambitions?

"What do you mean? If you show me a way, which way can you go? You are a dignified man, you don't have the heroism to fight for the country, and you don't have the courage to defend the people, you know how to eat all day long, and you can't make a rice bucket? The study of scriptures and meanings by scribes is nothing more than learning the way of governing the country and the foundation of self-cultivation. How can you be so dismissive of the teachings of the saints and disgrace the four words of the saint's disciples? ”

After Su Shi finished speaking, he pointed his finger at Li Kui and trembled angrily, he had never seen a Confucian like Li Kui in his life.

Li Kui looked at Su Shi with innocent eyes, and he didn't understand why Su Shi had such a big temper. You haven't done anything great for the benefit of the country and the people!

That's right, you've been building water conservancy. This is probably Su Shi's only commendable political achievement.

The problem is that the Great Song Dynasty was a very strange dynasty, and even the eunuchs were keen on building water conservancy, shouldn't the magistrates do something good for the common people to remember?

As for upholding the people and governing the localities, Li Kuizhen didn't think it was anything special. This is the Great Song Dynasty, he has more than a thousand years of wisdom accumulation, although he has obtained only the tip of the iceberg, it is enough to be a good magistrate. As for expanding the territory, does he still have a chance?

Suddenly scolded, Li Kui muttered in a slightly aggrieved voice: "Actually, it's very simple to be the master of the people, and it's not difficult to be a good official." ”

"What did you say?"

Su Shi snorted angrily, as an honest man, he was actually angered by Li Kui. It can be seen that Li Kui's ability to be angry is extinct, and Li Kui said something reasonable: "You say simple, so good, let me ask you how to govern a medium-sized state and county?" How is a case decided? How to deal with famine? ”

Horn horn horn

Su Shi said several questions in one breath.

Li Kui pondered for a while, secretly glanced at Su Shi, and said a little weakly: "Master, I said...... After being shocked by the thunder sound of the Daigo empowerment of the master just now, the kid has great ambitions, do you believe it? ”

"What do you say?" Su Shi turned his head angrily to the side, and he didn't even glance at Li Kui again: "If you don't make it clear today, don't think about leaving." ”

Li Kui was helpless, pulled the corners of his mouth, and poured himself a few sips of tea soup that was a little cool, the mouth became more and more bitter, and he said in his heart: It's really unpleasant.

This began to say: "As a herdsman's official, remember three things, 'No farming, no stability, no work, no wealth, no business, no life, at least you will not be scolded by the people poking your backbone behind your back.'" The absence of agriculture and instability means that food is the most important foundation for stability, and the workshop can increase income and settle young people and women who have left the land; Commerce can increase taxes, make money flow, and allow output to get enough money to flow into the local economy, giving unsalable goods the opportunity to buy. ”

"How?"

Su Shi only listened to the twelve words, 'no farming, no stability, no work, no wealth, no business, no life', and his heart suddenly surged like a stormy wave, Li Kui, this kid has two brushes, and it seems that he is so much higher than himself in the means of governance. But the problem is that he has been an official for decades, but Li Kui is just a teenage bear child.

This kind of gap between the superior and the inferior makes Su Shi very uncomfortable in his heart.

Uncomfortable is one of them, but he really wants to hear Li Kui's high opinion. After all, Su Shi seems to be able to do what he can do in Yingzhou, as if he is dredging the river and cleaning up the silt in the West Lake, so as to reduce the flooding in Fuyang. As for the rest, he'll have to be able to figure it out!

Li Kui glanced at Su Shi unwillingly, and said very entangledly: "This is a very complicated issue, just talking about it on paper, it is purely a waste of words, and besides, I can't finish talking about it for a while." ”

"If you can't finish a day, you can talk about a day, and if you can't finish a month, you can talk about a month." Su Shi's stubborn temper has come up, but he won't let Li Kui go so easily.

Li Kui asked: "What if you can't tell it in a year?" ”

"Just say a year. Rest assured, the master still has the ability to control your eating and drinking. Su Shi was out of the way, and he didn't believe that Li Kui would have a way better than him.

Li Kui sighed and said, "Hey, then I'll talk about it, don't blame me for making a mistake." ”

Su Shixin said; "Is it possible that you are right?" Tiger said with a tiger face: "Say it quickly." ”

Li Kui said: "There is no stability without agriculture, and the best understanding is that agriculture is the most important foundation in the local area. How to keep the land cultivated effectively for a long time, and so that the people who cultivate the land do not fall into heavy debt, it is necessary to adjust the taxes of the people. If you can't adjust, you need the government to help solve the problem. technical problems, let the agricultural officials do it; Debt and the like are good for seedlings. ”

"By the way, now the Seedlings Law has been stopped. However, the government can also use the credit guarantee of the government locally to give the people support in borrowing when the harvest is scarce. It is even possible to raise funds as funds to operate on principal and meager interest. If the government can't do it, it will be changed to a private one, and as long as you are willing to think about it, there will always be more ways than difficulties. Just like Chang Close, this is to protect the homesteaders who own the land. ”

"For tenants, it is necessary to warn the local squires that when hiring tenants to help, the local people should give priority and raise salaries to alleviate the conflict between the two sides. In order to maintain local stability. If the law of the Great Song Dynasty cannot be used, it will be in accordance with the method of the township covenant. After all, the land of the squires is in their hometown, and the land can't be moved, and they don't want to go too far, people should always be embarrassed. For snobs, the reputation of the squires is stinky, and the government restricts them in various places, for example, the county school refuses to hire the children of the discredited squires because of moral corruption. The license to sell alcohol and salt was suspended, and so on. Whatever you do, let them take it. ”

"For the people who rent official land, because the water conservancy is in disrepair, the government does not want to bear the cost of repairs, so the people can repair it themselves. The cost is borne in the rent, or after the water conservancy repair, the land output is more, or according to the original standard to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people. ”

"The reason seems very complicated, but in fact, there is only one thing, the officials enter and the people retreat, and the people advance and the officials retreat. Everything is about increasing local food production. After all, the government has always been, but the officials have been working every three years, and the new officials have changed the old policy, and it is not impossible for several years of hard work to be ruined. ”

"The second is the workshop, which encourages artisans to innovate their techniques and gives them incentives. Private workshops, the government can help expand the scale and find cooperation. If there is a lack of funds, financial support will be given. ”

……

From noon, Li Kui talked until the evening, in which Su Shi also asked a lot of questions.

The only thing that made Su Shi very unhappy was that he had just trained Li Kui, and at this time he had no face to record what Li Kui said with a pen. Fortunately, his memory is excellent and he can memorize almost all of them.

It's a pity that when it's over, Li Kui still made Su Shi angry and half dead: "Master, I was talking nonsense just now, you've heard it and it's over, don't try blindly, if something happens, I won't admit that I said it." ”

Su Shi just wanted to praise Li Kui a few words to show encouragement, but when he heard this, he didn't have any thoughts.

But Li Kui's talent made him see that he was pragmatic and had solutions everywhere. If Wang Xianggong had met Li Kui forty years earlier, what would have happened to Zhang Dian and Lu Huiqing?

As for Li Kui's performance, for Su Shi, it was simply amazing.

Although, this kid reads a mess.

Li Kui was finally released by Su Shi, and it can't be said that he was released, but let him eat. Continue to stay at home.

At this time, his son Su Guo, who came to invite his father to dinner, walked into the study, silently sorted out some manuscripts at hand, and persuaded Su Shi: "Father, although the nephew is young, he is quick to think, outstanding in learning, and ......solid in learning."

Su Shi looked at his son in surprise, he couldn't understand, is the nephew Su Guo said still Li Kui?