About half an hour later, Li Jiuyuan and Xu Changlin ended the discussion.
Lin Xu couldn't help but secretly sigh, the master is the master! If I could use four words to describe what I gained this morning, it would definitely be: I have benefited a lot!
Through their discussion, Lin Xu could not help but have a closer understanding of the mind!
However, after the discussion about the mind, they took a short break and then started talking about another topic.
"Mr. Xu, what do you think of the policy of converting rice into mulberry that we are implementing in Jiangsu Province?"
Li Jiuyuan spoke first.
"Hmph, I only have four words to comment on this policy: God is angry and people are angry!"
Xu Changlin said coldly!
"Sir's comments are excellent! Yes, it is outrageous!"
Li Jiuyuan agreed, and then he looked around the crowd and said loudly: "The imperial court has made it a national policy to change rice fields to mulberry fields. It wants to change half of our rice fields in Jiangsu into mulberry fields, but it doesn't care whether the people agree or not! Last year
In winter, we in Jiangsu experienced a cold disaster, and I don’t know how many people died of cold and hunger!”
"Those people who are lucky enough to survive are all looking forward to a good harvest this year, but the court wants to change rice to mulberry at this time!"
"Today, the rice in the fields is almost knee-high. How can we improve it? Do we have to destroy the rice to grow mulberry? If we destroy the rice to grow mulberry, what will the people eat?!"
"If there is another famine this year, who will be responsible?"
As soon as Li Jiuyuan finished speaking, a white scholar not far from Lin Xu stood up and said: "Sir, I just got the news that the first thing Song Chaoshan did after taking charge of Jiangsu government affairs was to destroy rice seeds.
Sang! Now, he has mobilized tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from various prefectures and counties, preparing to forcefully invade the seedlings!"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like throwing a bomb into deep water, and the academy immediately boiled!
"What?! Mobilize officers and soldiers and forcibly trample the seedlings?! How dare Song Chaoshan do this?!"
"Forcible extermination of seedlings happened in some places in Zhejiang last year. It was only because the people resisted fiercely, and some people even fought with officers and soldiers, which almost triggered a civil uprising, so it was not implemented.
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"I really didn't expect that something that could not be implemented in Zhejiang would now be implemented in Jiangsu!"
"Are we, the people of Jiangsu, bloodless?! Are we, the people of Jiangsu, going to be slaughtered by others?!"
"We are also going to stop the officers and soldiers from stepping on the seedlings! If they forcefully step on the seedlings, then they must step on me first!"
"At worst, we will also organize the people to fight with the officers and soldiers to see how they trample the seedlings!"
Listening to the people's indignant discussions, Lin Xu couldn't help but be secretly shocked. These people actually spoke so boldly. They openly criticized the imperial government's policies and even wanted to fight against them. They even said things like organizing people to fight with the officials and soldiers.
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If someone with sinister intentions hears it, just this one sentence can be labeled as "rebellion"!
From this point alone, we can see that this is definitely not a purely academic organization!
Of course, Lin Xu still supports and admires their spirit of caring for the people!
At this time, Li Jiuyuan stood up, pressed his hand down, and glanced at Lin Xu, and then said loudly: "Everyone should bear in mind Mr. Lin's 'Four Lin Shan Sentences'! For the sake of heaven and earth"
Establish your mind, establish your destiny for the people, carry on the teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations!"
"These four sentences describe the mission and responsibility of us scholars!"
"Those gathered here today are all Xin Xue disciples. The purpose of our Xin Xue sect is just four words: the unity of knowledge and action!" This chapter has been completed!