Xun Or had seen the prosperity of Wancheng when he entered the city, especially the rows of shops along the street, which left a deep impression on him.
Being in it is very different from sitting in a carriage to see from a distance.
In the words of Xun Wenqian, it is just the fireworks.
In order not to reveal his identity, Xun Mayor ignored Xun Wenqian's reminder and specially changed into frugal clothes. When he arrived on the street, he realized that he had made a mistake.
He dressed too frugally and seemed a little shabby. When Xun Wenqian pulled Tang into a jewelry store to select jewelry, he stood by the roadside and was regarded as a foreigner who was wandering here. Someone came over to ask him about his tutor.
Who is studying what knowledge? Would you like to be a guest?
He was so lucky that he was not regarded as a beggar after all.
When Xun Wenqian heard the sound, the man saw that although Xun Wenqian's clothes were not luxurious, he had grace in his behavior. He knew that he had misunderstood and quickly apologized and left.
Xun may be very embarrassed, but Xun Wenqian endured the laughter and endured it very hard.
Tang was also speechless, regretting that he didn't listen to Xun Wenqian at that time, and advised Xun to dress better together, so that Xun may be like a servant following them now.
"Are the people of Wancheng so rich?" Xun Han looked around and asked softly.
"Wancheng is already rich, and now it adopts a new policy and promotes industry and commerce. Taxes are the leader in the world. Isn't it very much for the people to have some money?" Xun Wenqian said frankly: "This is the kingly way the emperor wants. No matter who it is, as long as it is not lazy or not
If you are disabled, your mother must worry about survival. If you can make progress, you can live a more decent life."
"Is this the kingly way?"
"If we follow Mencius' standards, what is this not the kingly way? Of course, Mencius was a person five hundred years ago, and the standards are inevitably lower."
"..." Xun Ren turned his head and glared at Xun Wenqian. "You are so shameless."
Xun Wenqian looked back without fear. "If Ah Weng doesn't believe it, you might as well ask a few people casually and see how many 70-year-olds cannot wear silk and eat meat, which one can't guarantee food and clothing, and which one can't afford to study.
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Xun may want to speak but stop.
As for the scene in front of you, even if Xun Wenqian said something exaggerated, the general situation should be correct. Apart from the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the robbery of the Western Liang soldiers during the Dong Zhuo period, Nanyang has not experienced any major wars for more than ten years, and the basics are already
OK. In the past two years, the new policy has been implemented, and the development momentum is even stronger, even slightly better than Jizhou where the emperor personally took charge.
With many household registrations, good agricultural foundation, and developed industry and commerce, it is difficult not to be rich.
The prosperity in front of us is just the beginning. No one can guess what height it will reach in the future. There is only one thing that can be confirmed: it will definitely exceed the previous heyday.
All of this is because the emperor attaches importance to education and practical learning. With the support of technology, Wancheng can develop so quickly, and its future prospects will inevitably be even more gratifying.
The amount of land is limited, but human intelligence is infinite.
He has a personal understanding of the benefits that technology can bring.
He refused to guarantee whether saltpeter can increase grain production. The improvement of agricultural tools will greatly reduce the hard work of farming, but it has been proven.
Because of his fellow townsmen, Shi Tao and others would notify him first of any new inventions, or simply experiment in his jurisdiction. Last year, they built a new plow, which only requires one person and one cattle to plow the land, and the efficiency is more than before.
The old plow of the cattle is even taller.
Xinli made an indelible contribution to Henan’s ability to be among the middle-class counties and countries with such a few household registrations.
Xun Or at first did not believe that just a change in shape could bring such great benefits. Later, after seeing the new plow breaking ground with his own eyes, he realized why Shi Tao and others were so confident.
If saltpeter can also play a similar role, there will definitely be no problem to increase the yield per mu by 20% or 30%.
Walking among the crowd, Xun may fall into deep thought.
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The family of four walked around the street for a long time, tasted a lot of delicious food, and bought new clothes to wear during the Chinese New Year.
Wan City has a complete range of products and a wide variety of products. Because there is a lot of room for selection, the prices are fair. According to Xun Wenqian, it is a level that most people can afford.
Xun may be eye-opening.
"The emperor said that this is the real kingdom." Xun Wenqian said, and then added. "Some people are rich but can compete with a country. Most people do not have a place where they have no place to stand, but they are called wealth and unkindness. They are the way to cause disaster and cannot be stable for a long time.
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Xun Or glanced at Xun Wenqian and felt that there was something in her words and meaning.
However, he had to admit that this statement was in line with Confucianism. It was said by the Master, and the Emperor was just going further.
The Yellow Turban Rebellion caused such a big impact, a large part of the factors is that the inequality between the rich and the poor caused by mergers. There are too many people who cannot solve the problem of food and clothing through their own labor. They can only call for a high place, just like Mars falling.
As if it was on the pile of firewood, a raging fire broke out in an instant.
The party members did not expect it to be so serious in advance, otherwise they would not have had any contact with Zhang Jiao.
At that time, the party members only saw the court's betrayal, the emperor only relied on the eunuch and the indignation caused by the emperor's re-use of eunuchs and surrendering, and firmly believed that he was on the side of justice, and he never thought that he was also the source of chaos.
They played with fire and set themselves on fire, which caused more than ten years of chaos and almost overthrew the great man.
Now that I look back, I have no guilt at all, it is obviously not true.
However, as a member of the party and the handsome one among them, it is not realistic to ask him to admit that the party is wrong in public.
"Don't worry about being weak but not being equal, and not being poor but not being anxious. It seems that the emperor's kingly way not only learns from Mencius, but also directly follows the Master, which is gratifying."
Xun Wenqian thought for a moment and said, "To be precise, he only agrees with half of this sentence."
"half?"
"Although I haven't heard him say it personally, according to my understanding, he does not think that being poor and poor can accept it. If he is only satisfied with equality and peace, but cannot solve the problem of being poor and poor, it cannot be called the kingly way. Confucianism's school of thought.
The loss is here.”
Xun Or pondered for a long time and nodded silently.
This is actually not a new point of view. Many people in the Confucian school hold this point of view. They attach importance to people's livelihood, encourage agriculture and sericulture, and advocate education, which is similar to what the emperor is doing now.
These people have a common name, Xunli.
However, most of the officials are devoted to doing practical things and do not like the style of party members or celebrities, so most of them are not famous.
Once upon a time, he disagreed with Xun officials, thinking that their level was not high, so he could only do some common affairs and was not worthy of being a minister of the country. He was still good at governing the country, but he was unable to meet the position of the Three Dukes.
The most typical one is Huang Ba, the prefect of Yingchuan during the Zhaoxuan period.
Now it seems that he is really wrong. The down-to-earth and diligent official is the practitioner of the kingly way.
Xun may suddenly remember those portraits in Nanyang County School.
He vaguely heard that when the emperor looked at those portraits, he paused in front of Du Shi's portrait for a while and mentioned the water drain invented by Du Shi. Because of that reason, the water drain that had disappeared for many years has now reappeared in the world, and
Continuous improvement has played an important role in improving the production of Nanyang Iron Officers.
"Will the emperor go to Yinfang tomorrow?" Xun Ren asked.
"Of course I have to go." Xun Wenqian suddenly remembered something and slapped her forehead. "I almost forgot that I want to buy him two regular clothes. He cannot show up officially tomorrow, so he can only listen."