Chapter 342: The Meeting of Gentlemen and Ministers

The man called Liu Chun was calm and collected.

This kind of look made Zhang Anshi a little displeased.

He didn’t have a very good opinion of readers.

If they didn’t really need a teaching staff, they wouldn’t have to come here to ‘put on a show’.

However, Zhang Anshi finally endured, shedding the child can not catch the wolf, today he is here to recruit talent.

Zhang Anshi said, “What else?”

Liu Chun said, “So many academies in Taipingfu, dare to ask the Governor …… where the money and food of the government come from?”

“Taxes?”

“Taxes ……” Liu Chun said, “So much taxes?”

“As long as everyone pays their taxes, are you afraid of running out of money and food?”

“That said, ……”

Zhang Anshi said: “I know what you want to say, you readers …… not, Mr. must be full of doubts, in fact, this means of the Taiping government, is not new, is nothing more than the people rich and strong two words, the people are rich, the government’s tax source is also large, a large source of tax, can do more. Let’s say this Taiping House, Taiping House in order to open up financial resources, think of ways to dredge the canal, this is why? Isn’t it to open up the veins of merchants and provide them with greater convenience in traveling, so that business can flourish and more commercial taxes can be collected?”

Zhang Anshi paused: “I Zhang Anshi is a practical person, do not like to play false, only seek practical results. There is also food levy, this food levy …… want to collect more, is nothing more than try to ensure that farmers can harvest, and to let them harvest, the government must find a way to repair water conservancy, the government and the people, is a complementary relationship. But to do complement each other, the essence …… lies in …… combing the relationship between the government and the people.”

Liu Chun saw that Zhang Anshi didn’t have a good face for himself, but at this time, when he heard Zhang Anshi’s words, he shook his head sometimes and nodded his head sometimes, “What’s the relationship between combing?”

Zhang Anshi said: ”Rest in peace! If the issue of taxation is not sorted out clearly, then those who have money and food don’t pay taxes, in this way, the government can’t get any revenue from them, and if they can’t get any revenue, there is no incentive to do security. Let’s talk about the merchants, if you don’t collect the commercial tax, then the commerce is developed or not, and the government has nothing to do with it? In many places, a lot of officials only know how to fish from the sea, while the merchants, all trembling, like walking on thin ice. In this way, a vicious circle is bound to form. But Taiping Province is different, Taiping Province is now 70% or 80% of the taxes, from the commercial tax, because of this …… government than anyone else is eager to, this business can prosper, so on the surface, the government from the merchants on the body of the search for a lot of taxes, but in fact, …… businessmen can rest assured boldly from the business, but instead promote the business and trade.”

“In fact, anything under the sky is so reasonable. If you don’t tie everyone to the same rope, you will only lose both sides, where is the mutual benefit?”

Liu Chun smiled, “Why build a school when you’ve collected a lot of taxes?”

“Would you believe me if I said it was the people?”

Liu Chun shook his head.

Zhang Anshi said, “Then if I say …… the more literate people, this literate people, can produce greater value, the governance of my Taipingfu, has a huge benefit, I can not wait for everyone in the world can read, you believe?”

Liu Chun froze.

Zhang Anshi said, “Throughout the dynasties, the court cares most about the so-called culture and education. But I come to ask you, the so-called culture and education …… for these thousands of years, and what is the growth, I see nothing growing, so what do you think is the cause?”

Liu Chun frowned, “It’s the wrong method of indoctrination.”

“Wrong.” Zhang Anshi eyes quite a few points want to hang up this reader in front of him, used as a target to hit the meaning, once upon a time they encountered the readers, most of them are the level of the jinshi, one by one, they are all articulate, quoting scripture, believe in pinch, the single theory of the oral argument, Zhang Anshi was only pressed by them to rub the part on the ground.

Today, it is hard to meet a rookie who has not even passed the Xiu Cai Gong Cai, this is your own bump into the gun, then do not blame me Zhang Anshi kicked the kindergarten.

Zhang Anshi said, “It is not that the method is not right, but …… it is useless to teach, under this sky, the vast majority of people …… farming for a living, there are still many people, for the people’s slaves, I come to ask you, what is the use of these people to read? ”

Liu Chun said, “If they read books, they will naturally not be reduced to slavery and farming.”

“Isn’t this ridiculous?” Zhang Anshi laughed, looking at Liu Chun disdainfully, “This is like everyone can take the examination for merit, if everyone can take the examination for merit, then in this world, can everyone be a lifer and a jinshi lords, and everyone can eat and drink without worrying? But in reality, the people who have meritorious titles, the vast majority of the time is a minority, the vast majority of the people …… need to work in agriculture, need to work as human slaves, to feed these lords.”

Liu Chun pursed his lips in thought.

Zhang Anshi said: “So ah …… to solve the problem of this so-called indoctrination, is nothing more than two articles, one of the …… so that people actually in the indoctrination, to get the benefits, such as this small school, can read and write, in the future, he learned other skills, whether it is arithmetic, and do craftsmen, or for the mandarins, no matter what to do, we all found that after reading, they learn these things, more twice as much with half the effort, with these visible and touching things, you don’t need to urge them, the world’s parents, that is, do not eat or drink, will also bite the bullet, will be sent to the school for their own children to the hall of learning.”

“This second, is to be down-to-earth, think of ways to teach them can really learn to use things, rather than vainly expect to teach them to test the merits of things, can you expect, the whole world of people, everyone off the nerd, everyone can make a handful of good essays? If so …… then what good is it to the people?”

Liu Chun thought for a moment, “Although this is the case, but the …… lure of profit is always felt to be a side road.”

Zhang Anshi laughed out loud.

“What are you laughing at?”

Zhang Anshi said: “I see you this a Confucian shirt, is gorgeous, I’m afraid the price is not to expensive, but also need a few silver to buy it.”

“This ……”

Zhang Anshi said: “The reason why you say what the side door, that is because …… you even if you do not go to feed yourself, you can also be clothed and fed, so you can talk about what the side door, what to lure with profit, you this kind of people, I have seen a lot of people, their own did not starve, and then ask others to join with you in the nobility of the. I have seen a lot of people like you. If you are not hungry, you will ask others to join you in nobility, and if you have beautiful clothes, you will ask others not to eat food handed out in contempt. If you have seen the hardships of others, know that life is not easy, know that some people in order to have enough to eat and wear warm how to endure humiliation. You would not dare to say such things.”

“This is like a person from a wealthy family talking about benevolence and morality to a beggar on the street. You are well clothed and fed, but you don’t let others pursue being well fed and clothed; such a person is not only ridiculous, but also shameful.”

Liu Chun listened and thought about it, and he actually didn’t get angry.

Of course Zhang Anshi wasn’t afraid of him getting angry, and with a call from him, he could at least put together a company of swordsmen and axemen to come out and chop the man in front of him into mush.

Liu Chun then said, “Actually, I’ve plowed the land.”

“Yes?” Zhang Anshi said, “What do you think.”

“Hard work indeed.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Have you ever been hungry?”

“This ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “So …… you can not use hard work to simply summarize the hardships of farmers. Because someone who plows the land is just experiencing the hardships, he may lament and feel that he will be able to understand the truth of everything if he has had the experience of laboring. But in reality, it’s not even close.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Because the vast majority of people who have plowed the land will never say that it is hard to plow the land. Because they were born, originally full of hard work, instead they will not feel …… what is hard about it. A cow is born to plow the land, it will feel plowing hard? In fact, really make them feel hard, precisely not so, but obviously their own labor for four seasons, but ultimately can not even eat enough food, a serious illness, to watch his wife and children pass away, compared to these, the district of hard work is nothing.”

Liu Chun was quite touched when he heard this, “So it seems that the Governor has had such an experience?”

Zhang Anshi shook his head, “Although I don’t have it, I have seen more than you.”

Liu Chun: “……”

Zhang Anshi, of course, could not tell him that he was a man of two lifetimes, and in his last life, he had the experience of living in the countryside when he was a young boy, although the rural life at that time had been many times better than this era, but the heartbreaking memories were still there.

Liu Chun said, “It seems that what the Governor said is not unreasonable. It’s just that …… I heard from outsiders that ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “Outsider …… which outsider ……”

“This ……”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: “There are many kinds of people, but people with ulterior motives, but like to the world of people, uniformly called it the so-called outsiders words, and then make what for the people to ask for help, this kind of trick, don’t in front of me to show off, you really say it, this teaching Mr. Do you do or don’t you do it? I look at you although you do not have a title, but talk is still very much, do a monks school Mr. …… also into ……”

Liu Chun said, “No.”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

Liu Chun got up, “The student just came to take a look, don’t be offended by the governor, goodbye.”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

Liu Chun went off in a big way ……

Zhang Anshi was furious: “Into his mother, he amused me.”

Xuezheng several hastened to stop Zhang Anshi, bitter persuasion: “Governor, Governor …… readers are like this, such crazy students, naturally unable to understand the deep meaning of the Governor you ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “Don’t teach him to meet my power ……”

“If the Governor …… really fights, there will be no readers to teach in the future.”

At these words, Zhang Anshi calmed down, took a deep breath, and said, “It seems that this matter of literature and education is really not suitable for me, and I still have more urgent things to do, you guys have worked hard, and the matter of the academy …… should be attentive.”

The Hokage and Disciplinarian, among others, let out a long sigh of relief and hurriedly said, “Yes.”

…………

This person called Liu Chun went out of the Qunru Pavilion.

He turned back, looking at the carved loft.

In the distance …… is the spacious river, this attic under the square, because the sun is setting, the sunset, the sunset, actually came a lot of people, some of them are long shirts of the readers, there are also short dress dress, but I do not know what kind of business is doing the people.

Amidst the silhouettes, this man named Liu Chun was frowning tightly.

“Your highness, your …… highness,” someone whispered, “Your highness taught us to look well.”

Liu Chun is not someone else, but is the King of Shu, Zhu Chun, Zhu Chun, with his hands behind his back, did not say a word.

Liu Desheng said, “Your Highness …… party ……”

Zhu Chun said, “I actually saw that Zhang Anshi.”

“This son ……” Liu Desheng hated, “did not take His Highness, right?”

Zhu Chun said, “It’s indeed rude to ask for money.”

Liu Desheng said, “Hey …… historically scourge of the country, are such unethical people, your highness …… this time into the capital, can think well, whether to accept this left governor position?”

Zhu Chun said, “I am a son of the clan, so I should take the world into my own hands.”

This Liu Desheng and Liu Guangjin on the side looked at each other face to face, they were both worried that by doing this, His Highness would be tantamount to putting himself in an extremely dangerous situation, because the name of the Wise King was really difficult to be tolerated by the Emperor.

But on the other hand, they also vaguely expected that there would be someone in the world who could check and balance the treacherous sycophants like Zhang Anshi.

Zhu Chun said, “Let’s go, let’s take a walk and enter the capital tomorrow.”

Liu Desheng nodded and followed suit.

Once in the evening, Qixia but seems to be more lively than the day, everywhere is lighted, the street, there is actually a pillar, the pillar hanging a chic kerosene lamp.

Zhu Chun reached an alley, but suddenly stopped his pace.

It was an extremely small house, in which a number of people seemed to live; the house did not even have a courtyard, and when the door was opened, there was only an aisle that could accommodate two or three people, and opposite to it was the wall of another house.

But just in front of such a dark little house.

Instead, he saw a young boy, who had moved the worn-out little stool, he was holding a book, and in his hand he was squeezing a charcoal pencil, carefully copying on the poor quality paper like straw paper.

The lights from the street shone right down the alley, only vaguely a cloud of light fell right on the teenager’s book, and he angled his head, fearful that his head was blocking the light, concentrating.

Zhu Chun subconsciously stopped his steps and looked up, then he saw the house behind this teenager, dark.

So …… heart seems to understand something.

Silently, Chu Tsubaki walked behind the teenager.

Thereupon, he said, “You Cenfuzi, Dan Qusheng, have copied this paragraph wrongly; the Cen is also a small and high mountain, so that it is a mountain on top of this, not a treasure cover.”

The teenager was startled and looked up at Juchun.

The teenager then staggered, “Oh, let me see.”

When I looked closely at the text, I was sure I had copied it wrong, so I was busy correcting it.

Zhu Chun said, “Why don’t you go back to the house.”

“It’s also bright outside, so you can save lamp oil.”

“Where are your parents?”

“My father has not returned from work, and my mother works the night shift.”

Zhu Chun smiled faintly and touched his head, “It’s not easy to study, you have to work hard.”

The teenager glanced up at Ju Tsubaki in confusion.

But Zhu Chun only smiled faintly at him, a smile so pure, so pure that even the teenager was completely off guard, and the teenager hmmm’d.

Zhu Chun was already leaving a long back shadow, leading the crowd, already toward that countless lights and noises, walking away.

“Mr. and Mrs. ……”

“What does Your Highness command?”

“There is no need to address Your Highness, historically people have referred to me as Shu Xiucai.”

The two great scholars guffawed.

Zhu Chun said, “Shu is a heavenly country, the people are rich ……”

“Yes, especially Your Highness …… Shu Xiucai you …… love the people ……”

Zhu Chun’s eyes revealed a few shades of disappointment, he wanted to say something, but ultimately swallowed those words back into his stomach.

…………

In the meantime.

Zhang Anshi returned to the Right Governor’s Office.

Zhang Anshi was still indignant over that reader’s trickery, cursing under his breath.

By this time, however, Chen Li had arrived.

The Southern Zhenfu Division is not far from here, so Chen Li often comes, and Zhang Anshi has long been accustomed to it.

“Dudu, that …… thing is arranged.”

“Which thing?”

“The man named Li Shimian ……”

Zhang Anshi gave a wink to the clerk beside him, and the clerk was busy retreating.

Zhang Anshi then carried his hand, paced forward with faith, and said on the one hand, “This guy …… is now very out of the limelight, right?”

“Yes, it can be said that everyone praised, he and that Shu Wang, now can not wait to be known as sages, into the motherfucker these readers, today a gentleman, tomorrow a sage, but wherever it suits their hearts, they will be extremely overflowing words of praise. According to my humble opinion …… if not they and the governor you against, who knows them.”

Zhang Anshi smiled slightly, “The king of Shu and not to mention, I can not afford to mess with now. But this Li Shimian thing, to do it early, remember …… all do as I say, I do not want to see blood, do not kill, I want to kill his heart.”

Chen Li said, “Governor rest assured that is, I do things, why has there ever been a mistake, then …… I will start to do it?”

Zhang Anshi shook his head, “No need now, wait a little longer, a gentleman’s revenge is not too late, the day after tomorrow. Lest others say I’m a petty person, so impatient.”

Chen Li blinked hard to make his eyes slightly red, “You really …… have no choice but to be this magnanimous ……, Governor.”

Then Zhang Anshi stared at Chen Li with a stern gaze, Chen Li was instantly weak and smiled sarcastically, “There is one more thing, the East Factory side sent a message that His Highness the King of Shu …… seems to be lost.”

Zhang Anshi said, “It’s none of my business.”

Chen Li said, “But now the crowd is raging, and there are many people who …… think …… think ……”

He lowered his voice and whispered something into Zhang Anshi’s ear.

Zhang Anshi said, “Got it, then send someone to look for it, before tomorrow evening, I want to see a man alive and a corpse dead.”

“Yes.”

…………

The next day, just when this whole capital was concerned about the life of His Highness, the King of Shu.

This King of Shu, Zhu Chun, but arrived in the capital.

This was unexpected by almost everyone.

Many readers were overjoyed.

Yet there are many people …… who can’t help but look disappointed.

This is a complex psychology, they seem to be a bit reluctant, the king of Shu died for no reason, so that the king of Shu became a sacrifice, and became the evidence to accuse His Majesty today as the world’s first tyrant.

It s a pity that originally many readers, they want to go to meet Zhu Chun, but now …… when they learn that the king of Shu has news, it is too late to go to meet.

It is rumored …… that His Highness, the King of Shu, has entered the palace with fire.

In the Wen Yuan Ge.

Yang Rong and Hu Guang were playing chess at this exact moment.

Hu Guang stroked his whiskers and looked smug, “Yang Gong, it seems …… that you are going to lose again.”

Yang Rong smiled, “Hu Gong is awesome.”

Hu Guang said, “Hey, I should have known I’d let you have a son.”

Yang Rong only smiled.

Hu Guang has already been considered to know Yang Rong, once he saw this appearance, he said, “Yang Gong …… what ghosts you have in mind again.”

Yang Rong said, “No.”

Hu Guang said, “There must be, there are some things in your eyes that can’t fool me.”

Yang Rong said, “There really isn’t.”

Hu Guang sighed: “Hey …… Yang Gong both want to hide, then hide it.”

Yang Rong had to say, “In fact, I want to tell you one thing, I have played countless games with people in this life …… However …… the most recent time I taught people to admire my chess skills… …was when I was sixteen years old.”

“Ah ……” Hu Guang surprised: “Yang Gong chess, even so poor?”

Yang Rong laughed: “At that time I was too young, still in the young and vigorous time, everything wants to compete for a win or lose, but after sixteen years old, I know, in fact, win or lose is only a person’s obsession, the more obsessed with winning in chess, often outside the chess are easy to lose a mess, so ah … …I play against people, often lose more and win less, so …… to be able to make people laugh.”

Hu Guang: “……”

Yang Rong patted his shoulder, “It’s okay, although you are now forty two, even if you understand this now, it’s not too late, the desire to win is common to all people, it’s common to all people, you shouldn’t refuse to forgive yourself for this.”

The smile on Hu Guang’s face stiffened, gradually, then even the stiff smile disappeared, he huffed, “No fun, really no fun, I play chess with you, but you still play with heart eyes.”

Yang Rong said, “That’s why it’s hard to be confused, you have to break the casserole and ask to the end, originally you don’t ask, and now you are still enjoying in the happiness of winning the chess, what’s wrong with that?”

Just then, someone came hurriedly, “His Majesty has a decree, declaring an audience for all the bachelors.”

Hu Guang said urgently, “What is it?”

“His Highness the King of Shu …… has entered the palace.”

Once the two heard this, they looked at each other, each other’s gaze, both unpleasantly and unanimously became grave.

This Shu Wang …… is a very tricky problem.

At that moment, Yang Rong said, “Let’s go, and go to the audience immediately.”

Be careful today, I can t say …… that his majesty is going to be furious.

At that moment, the three bachelors of Wen Yuan Ge, entered the Wen Building.

In the cultural building, Zhu Di’s face, slightly unhappy, only oblique glance at them, but do not speak.

The three of them saluted, and Zhu Di only gave a hmmm.

Soon, a eunuch said, “His Highness, the King of Shu, has an audience.”

“Xuan.”

Zhu got up and took a few quick steps forward.

Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, broke into the hall, and before he could salute, Zhu Di stopped in front of him and said with a smile, “Farewell?”

“Your Majesty …… my brother ……”

Zhu Di waved his hand, “This way back, it’s very hard, right, hey, I read you for a long time, when I gave the order for you to enter the capital, I’ve been pinching the days, but who would have thought that you still came a few steps late.”

“Ten thousand deaths for my brother ……”

Zhu Di waved his hand, “Don’t say such things, come on, give a seat.”

Saying that, Zhu Di turned around, returned to the imperial seat, and after taking his seat, looked up at Zhu Chun, the King of Shu, who owed it to himself to sit down.

He wore a smile on his face, but his eyes were obscure and preoccupied.

“You already know about what happened in the capital, don’t you?”

“My brother …… knows a little about it.”

“What do you think?” Zhu Di’s gaze, began to become slightly sharper.

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Late five minutes, sorry, mainly on the night coding efficiency is a little slow, tomorrow …… tiger will be a little earlier update, we slowly recover.