"What is "all for the people"?" Gu Yanwu had a new question.

"All our thoughts and all our actions should be for the benefit of the people. For example, we are continuing to do business and accumulate wealth, not just for ourselves, but also for the people of the world. Especially in years of famine, we can have enough food and

We need money to help them, and the most important thing is to provide them with jobs to fill their stomachs and survive." Gu Heng explained,

"I understand, this is actually the same as what Zhang Zai of the Northern Song Dynasty said: "Establish a heart for the world, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations." They are all about caring for the world and benefiting the common people.

"Gu Yanwu said after thinking.

"And this "all for the people" should be the fundamental purpose and original mission of the "Xingtianxia" society." Gu Yanwu thought about it again and suggested.

After hearing this, Gu Heng fell into deep thought: It is not enough to let the people of the "Xingtianxia" society start from the common people, because if someone feels that the strength gap between the two sides is too big when the two armies confront each other, in order for the soldiers and ordinary people not to be killed

, surrender directly!

But the result of doing so is like surrendering in the late Ming Dynasty. If you should burn, kill and loot, you have to burn, kill and loot! Because like Zhang Xianzhong's army, like the Manchu army, either for their own military supplies; or to shock the world with massacres.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the vast majority of scholars only had the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and no concept of a nation-state. This was also a major reason why scholars easily surrendered to the Manchus.

So now we should immediately introduce the concept of country to scholars?

It doesn't seem possible. After all, the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor has been there for thousands of years, and it is not easy to change. It was only after the Qing Dynasty required shaving one's hair and changing clothes, that the Han people gradually developed national consciousness. But by this time it was too late. Many people who had national consciousness

All the people with lofty ideals were identified by the Manchus and ruthlessly eradicated, leaving only obedient Han people, which also caused many Han people to lose their national self-confidence!

So now...

Gu Heng thought of a way and said: "It's not enough to just "do everything for the people", but also to "be loyal to our Ming Dynasty, protect our Ming Dynasty, and promote our Ming Dynasty". And this is not only loyalty to the emperor, but also loyalty to the emperor.

We Han people established the Ming Dynasty, protect our Han people’s Ming Dynasty, and work hard to make our Han people’s Ming Dynasty prosper!”

Seeing that Gu Yanwu was still a little puzzled, Gu Heng continued: "Brother Gu, you must also know that the Jianqiu are very rampant in the Northeast now, and in our Ming Dynasty, disasters will continue, the government will be corrupt, and thieves will be everywhere. There is no guarantee that the Jianqiu will not be weak in the Ming Dynasty.

When you are powerless, take advantage of the opportunity and seize the world!"

"You might think that even if the Jianlu people really conquered the world, they would have to be influenced by the Han people and accept Han culture just like the Yuan Dynasty. However, the Jianlu people would not do that. They would also force us to learn their Manchu culture and dress up as

They look full of people."

When Gu Heng finished speaking, Gu Yanwu was very surprised and said: "It's impossible! How could you see it? How could Jianlu do it?"

"You may not have noticed that the Han people in Liaodong are currently in the process of shaving their hair. During the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu rulers forced the surrendered Han people to imitate the Manchu hair style and use shaving as a sign of submission."

"In the second year of Tianqi, when the Hou Jin Dynasty captured Liaoyang and captured the imperial censor Zhang Quan alive, the rest of the officials and people had to shave their heads before surrendering. Soon all the cities in Liaodong, large and small, were in the hands of the Jin people, and "all the officials and people had their heads shaved and surrendered."

"In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor, changed the name of the country to "Qing", and continued to implement the policy of shaving hair and changing clothes. "All Han people, both men and women, officials and civilians, must dress according to Manchu style. Men are not allowed to wear big collars and sleeves, and women are not allowed to wear big collars and sleeves.

You are not allowed to comb your hair or bind your feet."

"During this period, Han people were always forced to shave their heads and change clothes, otherwise their lives would be at risk!"

"How come you know such details?" Gu Yanwu was shocked after hearing what Gu Heng said.

"Because I once asked the businessmen who came back from Liaodong." Gu Heng panicked. After all, he couldn't tell Gu Yanwu that he had learned about it in modern times!

"Hengbo is really as meticulous as a hair, and he knows the smallest things! But how are you sure that after the Manchus took control of the Central Plains, they would definitely implement the policy of "shaving their hair and changing their clothes" on a large scale?" Gu Yanwu asked after listening.

"The Manchus will definitely do it, because it is not the first time that ethnic minority regimes have taken over the Central Plains since ancient times, but without exception, after several generations of rule, they were gradually Hanized and lost their own national customs.

Therefore, the most fundamental purpose of "shaving one's hair and changing clothes" is to prevent the Manchus themselves from being assimilated."

"In addition, if the Han people are allowed to maintain their own characteristics in terms of dress, it will not be conducive to the stability of the regime. Because the Manchus are a minority after all, and if they can be seen at a glance in appearance, it will inevitably increase the encounter of the Manchus in the Central Plains.

The probability of a sneak attack. And if everyone is dressed the same and the Manchus and Han people are mixed together, it will greatly reduce the Han people's sense of resistance."

"Hengbo, I have learned a lot from your insights!" Gu Yanwu said with sincere admiration.

"I will take "Be loyal to our Ming Dynasty, protect our Ming Dynasty, and promote our Ming Dynasty" as one of the fundamental purposes of our "Xingtianxia" society." Gu Yanwu continued to say seriously.

"Well, this is very important. Let the members of the "Xingtianxia" Club have a unified ideological understanding, so that they can know what to do and how to do it!" Gu Heng couldn't help but warned again.

"By the way, you can let people who have the ability to guide and control public opinion set up a newspaper. The newspaper will produce something similar to the current government's "Di Bao", except that the articles in our newspaper are for ordinary people to read.

Try to write it in vernacular so that most people can understand it!" Gu Heng suddenly thought of this and said quickly.

"Hengbo, this "newspaper office" should be a newspaper office! Our Ming Dynasty allows private citizens to set up their own newspaper offices. Under the supervision of the government, they can compile and select a portion of the manuscripts copied from the relevant cabinet departments for public sale. Most of these newspaper offices

Located in the capital."

"The newspapers they publish are commonly known as "Beijing News". The newspaper office is in the capital and is distributed from the capital. The content consists of three parts: the emperor's edicts, court affairs, and official memorials. The "Beijing News" published by the newspaper office has a masthead

."

"After the 11th year of Chongzhen, movable type printing was widely used in newspaper offices. The newspaper sellers formed a larger scale of sales. There were even printing bureaus and newspaper offices, most of which were private. These businessmen competed with each other and even directly bribed some officials.

The servants or eunuchs in charge of rituals would reveal the contents of the memorial in advance for sale."

"It's a bit too much to reveal the court's information in advance!" After listening to Gu Yanwu's introduction, Gu Heng felt that these newspaper sellers were simply the earliest "paparazzi", and they were unprincipled, profit-driven, and prone to leaking court secrets.
Chapter completed!