Great Qin's son-in-law

Chapter 347 Advise the emperor to stop scolding Qin Shihuang, and discuss the burning pit incident! (seeking subscription)

Ying Zheng said: "The governance of the world has never been easy, let alone the Great Qin that unified the country? When the world was unified, I called a group of ministers to discuss the governance of the world. At the beginning, I also thought about reforming the world in one fell swoop, but in the end , gave up in many ways.”

"even."

"Choosing a more conservative path."

"The widening of people's wisdom you imagined was actually also considered at the beginning."

"It's just that in the end, both I and the ministers of the court chose to 'control the people'. Maybe you think the courtiers have selfish intentions, or the court is ignorant, but I can tell you clearly."

"No!"

"It's not that the court is short-sighted, nor is it that the courtiers have selfish intentions, but that this matter is detrimental to Daqin and has no benefit. I once asked Yushi Yi to tell me that your performance at the grand gathering of scholars, what you said It’s really eye-catching.”

"But after all, it's just superficial!"

"Right now you do have some ideas and actions, and you want to realize what you said at the grand meeting, but you know nothing about the way to govern the world, and you are even completely imagining it."

"Broaden people's wisdom?" Ying Zheng shook his head, and said coldly, "You have studied in the school, and you should have heard the history of the school explain why the Great Qin banned "Poems" and "Books."

"There are thousands of people in the agricultural war, but there is only one person who has the wisdom of "Poems" and "Books". Those with thousands of people are all lazy in the agricultural war."

"This is the content of the "Book of Shang Jun", that is, among a thousand people who only know how to fight and farm the land, as long as one person is proficient in poetry and books, it will cause these thousand people to be unable to farm and fight well, just because of this sentence In other words, the Qin State and even the Great Qin State have been condemned by the people of the world."

"Is this sentence wrong?"

"That's right!"

"It's just that many people in the world understand that Daqin doesn't accept "Poems" and "Books". Birth, pleasure-seeking people."

"But most of these people read "Poetry" and "Book"!"

"There are not many such people in the world."

"If the people's wisdom is broadened, the number of such people will increase rapidly. Today, the status of corporals is not low. By then, the people will subconsciously think that they can easily get ahead after reading and writing, but how can there be such a person in the world?" More chances to get ahead?"

"If everyone followed suit, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

"In the world of great controversy, the reason why it has been turbulent for hundreds of years is that scholars do not know how to be silent, and want to make a fist and realize their ambitions, but how many scholars were there at that time? After the wisdom of the people is broadened, the number of scholars How many more?"

"One hundred thousand? Millions? Millions?"

"It's hard to go from luxury to frugality."

"They are used to reading books, so how can they be willing to continue to cultivate the fields and take up arms to go to the battlefield? By then, these scholars will become the biggest source of turmoil in the world."

"Furthermore."

"Daqin really lacks officials right now."

"But what Daqin lacks the most are low-level officials."

"Most of the scholars in the world are people with superior eyesight and inferiority. What they want is a high position in the court, not to be busy at the bottom. Confucianism and other schools of thought strongly recommend the system of princes. This is one of the main reasons. The world is divided into feudal , each country needs a large number of officials, and they can use this to ascend to high positions."

"Even so."

"How many scholars can Daqin employ?"

"After broadening the wisdom of the people, the vast majority of scholars will wander the streets with nothing to do, either become so-called rangers, or become idle sluts, and these people have never been restless, and they have been severely cracked down by Daqin."

"Right now, only the nobles of the six countries and the schools of thought have caused Daqin a headache. If the local people are also involved, do you think Daqin can still be stable? How can Daqin be stable?"

"You never thought about the consequences."

"You think that after broadening the wisdom of the people, Daqin will be completely different from the previous dynasties, and even embark on a road of prosperity, but this is just your imagination, and it is not realistic at all. As you know, Daqin is currently short of food and clothing. If a large number of people are not engaged in production, how many people will starve to death in the world."

"Your idea is very good."

"But it ignores the actual situation."

"Daqin can't open the wisdom of the people, can't open it, and dare not open it."

"Not only will the imperial court not open it, but it will also crack down on private schools more severely in the future, banning the 'six lice' such as etiquette, music, and the Book of Songs more seriously, and will ban everything that causes confusion among the people of Daqin and lures them into neglecting their jobs. .”

"Perhaps I will be called a tyrant by the scholars, and written as a tiger and wolf, but I don't really care, because I did use the 'five techniques of controlling the people', and it was indeed 'perverse', but I don't think I did something wrong gone."

"Because after 'Controlling the People', at least the people can stay in the fields, so that they can more or less gain something, instead of aiming high and idle all day long, which will plunge the world into war again."

"I consider myself worthy of the people!!!"

Qin Luoheng's face turned pale.

He also realized the problem.

He imagined the future too well. His benchmark is a modern country, and the main symbol of a modern country is the popularization of education and the popularization of knowledge. He originally wanted to promote productivity by broadening the wisdom of the people, but he ignored I asked a very important question, does Daqin need such a large productivity?Can Daqin use such a large productivity?
And
Can Daqin absorb so many scholars?
Qin Luoheng shook his head.

He actually already knew the answer.

Daqin couldn't do it, nor was he able to do it.

The "water workers" of Daqin are officials. Except for the government, there is no place in Daqin that can accommodate a large number of scholars. The number of officials is limited, but the number of scholars is endless.

In the words of later generations, the imperial court needs to guarantee the employment rate.

But Daqin cannot provide so many jobs.

In order to avoid this crisis, all dynasties have chosen to fool the people, that is, to trap the people in the fields and let the people concentrate on farming. If the people have something to do, they will naturally not cause trouble, which is conducive to the stability of the world and the rule of the world.

This move may seem backward, but it is actually an inevitable choice!
a time.

Qin Luoheng thought of a lot.

He remembered the practice of later generations, who faced the same situation after broadening the wisdom of the people, and the measures taken at that time were to implement "going to the mountains and going to the countryside", which was to send the intellectuals in the city to the countryside in order to solve the employment problem in the city , Let the local government support these intellectuals.

This move naturally resulted in countless infamy.

The success of later generations does not mean that Daqin can succeed.

In later generations, because of the industrial revolution, businesses can accommodate a large number of people, but Daqin cannot do it now, and after the domestic "going to the mountains and going to the countryside", many people went back and found a way out in the end. Even so, Even if you are still full of resentment, let alone in this world?
If Daqin is reproduced, I am afraid that if the situation in the world is slightly wrong, the scholars will directly rise up.

Think of this.

Qin Luoheng was also afraid for a while.

His consideration was too one-sided and too idealistic.

He ignores the progress of history.

The current Daqin does not support it at all, and the so-called solution of later generations is actually dumping and plundering with the help of industrialization, but Daqin has not embarked on a great voyage now, even if the productivity is really liberated, the things produced will eventually There is no place to sell it, and rashly opening up the wisdom of the people is undoubtedly playing with fire and setting yourself on fire.

Qin Luoheng was dripping with cold sweat.

tremblingly said:
"The minister didn't think about it."

"I took it for granted, completely ignoring the reality. If the world really opens up the wisdom of the people, not only will Daqin not get on the right track, but it will aggravate the turmoil in the world."

"Your servant is ashamed!"

Ying Zheng withdrew his gaze, and said calmly: "It seems that you have figured it out. There are things in the world, and reality is actually two different things. You can think that it is not easy to broaden the wisdom of the people, but you still have to take a long-term view."

"Actually, there is a solution to this matter."

"It's 're-business'!"

"Use traffickers to digest excess people."

"But the 're-merchant' Daqin never made any considerations."

"Do you know the reason?"

"I don't know." Qin Luoheng shook his head and said.

Qin Luoheng said lightly:

"Because of the Shang Dynasty."

"Most of the historical materials you have seen are vague about the Shang Dynasty, because the history of the Shang Dynasty is very dark and miserable, and the ancestors of my Ying family were officials in the Shang Dynasty, so we know more about the Shang Dynasty than the outside world."

"The outside world only knows that the Shang Dynasty prospered with military expeditions and continued to fight, but they don't know that real merchants actually don't do production. What they do is hoarding, doing business with other tribes, and plundering other people. to maintain their own prosperity."

"But you can't imagine the abomination of merchants."

"Businessmen do everything they can to make profits. With their strong financial resources, they formed a powerful army, and then used force to continuously exploit other tribes, which eventually led to the rebellion of all tribes in the world. When the Shang Dynasty sent troops to attack Dongyi , was wiped out by Ji Fa of the Zhou Dynasty.”

"So the world actually had an era dominated by businessmen."

"It's just that during that time, it was too dark for everyone in the world, so that few people were willing to admit that they were nobles of the Shang Dynasty, that is, Kong Qiu. He was actually a descendant of the nobles of the Shang Dynasty. Duke Zhou, this is the main reason."

"The nobles of the Shang Dynasty are not glorious!"

"It is precisely because the world has experienced that period of darkness that since the beginning of Zhou Dynasty, both the emperor of Zhou and other princes have extremely excluded and suppressed merchants. In order not to repeat the same mistakes, Daqin has never considered re-merchanting."

"besides."

"There is another reason for the suppression of business."

"To govern the world, the primary consideration is not the people, nor the soldiers, but wealth."

"It's too easy for merchants to get money, and it may even be worthless. If they re-enterprise, many people will flock to it, and the money will move people's hearts. Therefore, merchants have eroded the people very severely. In order to maintain the stability of the world, and to prevent merchants from using money Silk stealing power can only be suppressed."

"The group of merchants can be used, but they can't be used much, let alone reused. They even have to be humiliated and suppressed in all aspects. Only in this way can merchants feel awe and restrain their desire to steal power."

"It's too easy for merchants to gain power and steal power!"

Qin Luoheng nodded.

He takes it for granted.

Merchants were already wealthy. Although the imperial court has been suppressing them, their status is only low. Their financial resources have not decreased. Once the imperial court no longer suppresses them, they can easily use money to exchange for power, or even rent power.

And this is what the ruler fears the most.

Ying Zheng slightly forehead.

The reason why he mentioned this was to completely dispel Qin Luoheng's thoughts.

The idea of ​​broadening the wisdom of the people is neither feasible nor feasible in Daqin.

The only possible way is to use merchants, but this will improve the status of merchants. Merchants already have money, and they need the help of scholars. At that time, merchants will inevitably have unreasonable thoughts about power. absolutely intolerable.

Qin Luoheng naturally understood.

He actually thought about re-merchanting, but he didn't think so far. What he thought was that the merchants came in too fast. If other people saw the merchants coming in so fast, would they all abandon farming and go into business? Wouldn't it be wasteful by then? the fields.

And that will also cause turmoil in the world.

But Shi Huang's focus was different. Shi Huang cared more about power.

Qin Luoheng said:

"I know the harm of merchants, so I will not use merchants rashly."

"However, I still suggest compiling the "Character Book", but it will no longer be released to the outside world, but it will be used as a model for teaching in the classroom. The "Huaxia Canon" mentioned earlier by the minister should also be compiled."

"Shang Jun advocates 'One Teaching'."

"In my opinion, the best way to achieve unified education is to set a big benchmark, and the direction of this benchmark should be controlled by the imperial court. From now on, books that are allowed to be read by the outside world should be included in the "Huaxia Canon" within the scope."

"Only in this way can the unified education be truly realized!"

"Your Majesty, please be aware!"

Ying Zheng's eyes closed slightly, he took a deep look at Qin Luoheng, finally nodded, and said, "What you said is not unreasonable, there is no rule without rules, it is impossible for Daqin to ban all books in the world, but It can give scholars a scope to watch."

"This range is limited by the imperial court."

"The content inside is naturally determined by the court."

"Under the subtle influence, the people have deepened their impression of Daqin, and also know what kind of country Daqin is, and gradually completed the ideological education of the people."

"I agree!"

Qin Luoheng's expression brightened.

Hastily said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your permission."

Immediately, Qin Luoheng showed hesitation and said: "Wang Cizhong had a lot of criticisms about the Qin government before, and he didn't want to be an official in Qin, so I want to suggest that the court enlist him as a guest secretary of the character survey office, or let His Majesty grant him permission to be a white body." Participate in the compilation of Zishu."

Ying Zheng said lightly:
"What's the point of scolding Qin Zheng?"

"The world scolds Qin Zheng, but are there fewer people scolding me?"

"As long as he is sincerely doing things for Daqin, so what if he is allowed to be a guest minister of the surveying office? I still have the capacity to tolerate people."

Qin Luoheng smiled awkwardly.

Bowing:
"The minister was speechless for a while."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Ying Zheng shook his head, picked up a blank imperial paper, and settled the matter on the spot.

(End of this chapter)