Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 739
Back then, the ten best brothers in the clan went north to the ice field to explore the mysteries of the extreme north. In the end, in the colorful aurora that seemed to last forever, he was the only one left...

That is an even better clansman than him!If these brothers can survive, why is the current Yuming family stagnant, still clinging to the achievements of their ancestors and not making progress?

Fear flashed in Yuming's eyes, and he said silently: "Master Hou, let's change the condition."

Fang Jun scratched his eyebrows, feeling that Yuming's expression was very strange, it was better not to continue teasing him, got up and took out a thick stack of drawings from a box under the bed, and placed them in front of Yuming's.

"Your Majesty has given me the Marquis of Huating County, and the fief is in Huating Town. I don't know if the old man has been there. It is a barren place with neither arable land nor population. But barrenness also has its advantages. It is like a barren place. A piece of white paper, let those with a beautiful mind paint it on. These are some of the plans of this Marquis, and they will be completed one by one in the next few years. However, this Marquis is not only short of money, but also urgently needs talents who know the art of mathematics and construction. I don't know if the old man has the ambition to build an unprecedentedly powerful city together with the Marquis?"

Yuming flipped through the drawings, his eyes were a little straight...

This is a city?

It is clearly a country!

Docks, military ports, warehouses, clinics, government offices, buildings, schools...

Drawings one by one, buildings one by one, simple and clear lines, complicated and detailed explanations...

If all of this is built, how much money and labor will be required?
Yu Ming sighed: "Your Majesty's lofty ambitions, the old man is very impressed. Although it is exhausted all his life, there are countless difficulties and obstacles during the period, but as long as everything on the blueprint can be realized, it is tantamount to building a country from nothing, and it will shine brightly." History is over!"

What these drawings depict can be said to be an unprecedented grand blueprint!

He has also been to Suzhou, so he knows that although there are people in the west of Haiyu Town, there are saline-alkali flats and reeds everywhere. On the coastal side, there are only small groups of people who take seawater to boil salt here. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a barren place. .If all the things described in the blueprint can be built, a huge city no less than Suzhou will be created out of thin air!
And according to these blueprints, there is no arable land here, but the docks are continuous, the warehouses are like stars, and several waterways have been dredged and widened. Presumably, the focus is on the development of merchants and planting goods, and the collection of commercial taxes to support the city.

But the whole city is full of businesses... It's really appalling!

"Excuse me for my many words, Lord Hou wants the whole city to be a city of merchants? The Yuming family inherited the ancient times and opened the sky, communicated with heaven and man in different ways, experienced too many successes and failures of life and death, and seen too many vicissitudes of life. Taxi, agriculture, industry and commerce are just means for the rulers to stabilize their rule. Whether they are scholars, farmers or merchants, no one is more noble than the other, and the means of making a living are different. But it is an indisputable fact that businessmen pursue profits and neglect righteousness. If this city is full of merchants, no one will pursue benevolence and righteousness, no one will believe in morality, everyone will talk about profit, and it will become the most filthy place in the world!"

Fang Jun naturally thought about Yuming's worries, and in fact this was one of the reasons why Fang Jun wanted to build this city.

"Measure the world with morality, cultivate yourself with benevolence and righteousness. The country has no commander-in-chief, the people have no desires, they don't know how to live happily, and they don't know how to hate death, so they don't die young. They don't know their own, they don't know what they love, so they don't cherish anything. They don't know rebellion. I don’t know how to follow, so there is no benefit or harm. The Three Emperors and Five Emperors are ruled by each other, and the world is in harmony... But, is this kind of society possible? Please teach me.”

This is the ultimate state of human society, where there is no distinction between ruling and being ruled, the people have no desires beyond what is necessary, and they face life and death calmly.Treat people and things as one, without partiality.Neither cherish anything nor fear anything.Everything is going with the flow. This is a world of great harmony where the world is all for the public and there is no hierarchy. It is already infinitely close to communism.

In the "Tao Te Ching" it is a "small country with few people" who "hears the sound of chickens and dogs, and never communicates with each other when old and dead"; in "Liezi" it is the "Huaxu country" in "The Yellow Emperor"; in "Zhuangzi" It is "a world of supreme virtue"; in Tao Yuanming's works, it is a "Peach Blossom Spring" where "I don't know the Han, regardless of Wei and Jin"; ...

However, it is just a dream after all, it cannot exist.

At least, it is impossible to exist in the next 2000 years, Fang Jun can testify...

Yuming opened his mouth, but remained silent.

The long history of the family has left countless classics and theories, as well as the thinking of the sages of various generations about themselves, society, and the world.Of course he knows that such a world of great harmony cannot exist. Animals have instincts and humans have desires. This is a gift from God, but also the shackles of fetters and the source of evil.

Therefore, the Yuming family will pursue the supreme way of heaven from generation to generation, get rid of the shackles of life and death, and the judgment of good and evil, without desires and desires, to transcend the ordinary and become holy...

After being silent for a long time, Yu Ming sighed and said, "Everyone says that Yao and Shun abdicated, and Shun and Yu abdicated, and then they ruled and the world was clear and bright. Shun, the vassal of the Yu family, was said to be a farmer who could burn kilns and catch fish, so as to express his purpose of advocating the virtuous. The latter was fabricated by Confucianism. The story of Yu is recorded in the classics, and Yu, who was originally a prince of hundreds of miles, was also said to be born as a man. How ridiculous? His ruler also. Yao’s morality declined, and he was imprisoned by Shun. He rehabilitated Danzhu, Yao’s son, so that father and son could not see each other. After that, Yao was released in Pingyang. Shun was driven to Cangwu by Yu and died. The so-called rule of the world by man and abdication by virtue is nothing but a joke..."

Fang Jun was really shocked by Yuming.

However, considering the long history of the Yuming family and the extremely lofty status of "Servant of God", it is also reasonable that there are secrets in the family that have not been known to the world since ancient times.What's more, in later generations, the so-called abdication system was just an ancient tribal election method, which Fang Jun could accept.

History is always hidden in the mist, and the whole leopard can be seen at a glance, but it is only self-deception...

After Yuming sighed, he sat up for a while, looked at Fang Jun and asked: "It seems that Hou Ye does not believe that everyone in the world can be restrained by moral etiquette, and believes that the rule of man cannot guarantee fairness, so he wants to thoroughly implement the principles of legalism. to replace the rule of man with the rule of law?"

Fang Jun thought for a while, and said: "Rule the country simply by people, or rule the country by law, in fact, it is biased. Ruling the country by people and governing by the bow, this is the ultimate state, and it is also the most perfect system. However, the foundation required by this kind of system is too high-end. It is said that there are enough warehouses to know etiquette, and the so-called people do not worry about scarcity but inequality. If you want to rule the country with people, you still have a long way to go. In this kind of Under the condition that the people have no food to eat and no clothes to wear, Ben Hou believes that the rule of law is easier to promote social progress and eliminate social conflicts."

Chatting with this kind of "half immortal" who has been known for 1000 years is really comfortable. No matter what you say, even some opinions of later generations can be understood. You are worthy of being "the servant of God", the person who is closest to God!

"Forgive me for my doubts, but I don't know what the ideal country in Lord Hou's heart is like? Is it that everyone is dressed in beautiful clothes, and the cold and heat are not invaded, or is gold and silver abandoned by the roadside, and there is no difference between rich and poor?"

Isn't this communism?

It's too far away, I don't even dare to think about it!
Fang Jun looked forward to it leisurely: "It's very simple, I hope that the people of my Tang Dynasty will be educated, earn income, receive medical treatment for illness, and provide for old age..."

Yuming murmured: "Learn to be taught, work to be paid, sick to be treated, old to be supported!"

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Yu Ming seems to be immersed in the happy country described by Fang Jun, which is mutually confirmed with the "Hua Xu Country" he imagined.Fang Jun, on the other hand, turned his head and pondered over how he could pull the tribe of the Yuming clan into his ranks to contribute to his grand plan...

After a long time, the Yuming family said: "If I send my people to help Lord Hou build the city, what kind of reward will I get? Don't mention gold and silver things, I will treat them like dung, don't pollute my ears."

Fang Jun is overjoyed!

　I am happy to hear that "Fushengly" has become the leader of this book, what I didn't say, I will add more!I have asked for leave tomorrow. Except for the four shifts, I don’t know how many code words I can write all day, but if I make waves, I will be afraid of myself!I hope that after the friends receive the notification, please convey to each other (???) There is one more thing not to forget, monthly pass monthly pass monthly pass, important things are said three times!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)