Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 277 Changes from Ancient to Modern, Comparable to Confucius

Liu Lian was surprised when he heard his father Liu Bowen's words.

As Liu Bowen's eldest son, Liu Lian knew very well how his father was evaluated in the eyes of the world.

Zhuge Liang divided the world into three, and Liu Bowen ruled the world.

This sentence is enough to explain everything.

In the mouth of the emperor, Liu Bowen is even called Liu Zifang.

In Liu Lian's mind, these evaluations were not exaggerated at all.

However, it is such a father who praises a person so much, how can Liu Lian not be surprised?
"Father, why have you never mentioned Mr. Su to your son?"

Liu Lian asked curiously.

Su Jing's name can be said to be in full swing in this Yingtian Mansion.

If it's so powerful, why would it be mentioned?

Liu Bowen's voice sounded again: "Lian'er, there are some things that a father can't tell you too much. Mr. Su's talent is not only better than that of a father. Throughout the ages, I'm afraid there are few who can compare with him." .”

"Perhaps Mr. Su is the great sage of today, who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Confucius."

Liu Bowen directly compared Su Jing with Confucius, who is Confucius?That's a saint!
Confucianism has influenced the land of China for thousands of years, and it is still deeply rooted today.

Liu Lian was completely stunned. He is also a Confucian student. In his 20 years of career, he has studied almost all Confucian classics.

For Confucius, that is naturally incomparable reverence.

Patriarch?

Respecting the ancients and respecting the ancients is also the practice of Confucianism.

But now, my father said that there is a person, right now, who can stand up to Confucius.

How could Liu Lian believe this?

The most important point is that Confucius is the only supreme saint, and no one can compare with him.

"Father, this is impossible."

Even facing his father Liu Bowen, Liu Lian still had his own doubts.

There is no way, Confucianism is too deep, and this is an almost irreversible fact.

Liu Bowen, who was sitting in the carriage, was not surprised. As a Confucian scholar, his son was not wrong to think so.

Even he, after studying Su Jing's theory with great concentration at home for a long time, had an epiphany.

"Lian'er, who do you think is better, today or ancient times?"

Liu Bowen asked.

Today and ancient times are very macro issues.

Almost without thinking, Liu Lian replied, "Father, it's worth thinking about, it's from ancient times."

"why?"

Liu Bowen continued to ask.

Liu Lian replied: "There is a saying in the Book of Shang Jun, 'In the age of Shennong, men plowed and ate, women weaved and clothed, punishment and government were ruled without using it, and soldiers could not afford to be kings'. Du Fu once said, 'To Jun Yao and Shun Shang , and let the custom be pure', these all show that in ancient times, there was no suffering from war, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and struggled for their own better life. Looking at today, wars occur frequently, the land is full of hunger, and the people suffer from dynasty changes. The child really can't see what is better today than in ancient times."

Liu Lian's idea is the standard Confucius teaching.

Confucius has always admired the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, and the abdication system was even more highly praised by Confucius. In other words, the source of Confucianism's reverence for the ancients is Confucius.

Liu Bowen listened to Liu Lian's answer, and responded lightly: "Liu Lian, do you really think that the people in ancient times lived and worked in peace and contentment? Have you ever thought that the people in ancient times, no, people in ancient times, Is it difficult to guarantee even basic survival?"

Liu Lian was puzzled, and he said: "Father, it can't be that the records in the ancient books are all fake. The ancient prosperity is not only described in the "Book of Shang Jun", how can it be said that the people in ancient times could not even survive? What about security?"

Obviously Liu Lian didn't believe Liu Bowen's words.

Liu Bowen said indifferently: "Lian'er, during the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, it was still the era of human farming. There were no iron tools, nor did cattle plowing appear, and the fields were planted with me. You know how hard farming is without iron tools, and you know how hard it is. Why do you think that ordinary people in that period could live and work in peace and contentment? Not to mention that water conservancy facilities were underdeveloped at that time, and the damage caused by natural disasters was even more serious.”

What Liu Bowen said, in the final analysis, is the relationship between productivity and people's lives.

In Su Jing's theory of social change, productivity is the key factor at the core.

Liu Bowen stayed at home for a long time, devoted himself to research, and gained his own understanding.

At this moment, Liu Lian was stunned.

He has actually done farming.

After all, Liu Bowen was once known as Mr. Qingtian, because he didn't want to serve the Yuan Dynasty, so he lived in seclusion in Qingtian County by farming and farming.

At that time, Liu Lian, even though he was young, knew how to do what he could.

Liu Lian knows the efficiency of farming.

In ancient times, the yield per mu was definitely not as high as it is now.

Then, why in the records, the lives of the people during the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors were extremely rich and beautiful?

Liu Bowen ignored Liu Lian who was silent, and continued: "Who recorded the beautiful life recorded in the classics you saw? How many people were there in the so-called common people? The society at that time was still a slavery society. Are people who are called slaves unworthy to be called people?"

The continuous questions directly made Liu Lian not know how to answer them.

There seems to be a serious discrepancy between the ancient times Liu Bowen said and the ancient times he understood.

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are in the records, it is an extremely beautiful world.

But if you think about it carefully, it was still a tribal system at that time, and various tribes often fought for survival resources. The war between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You was the best proof.

Those who are defeated will naturally become the slaves of the victors.

Can these people be called common people?

Liu Lian didn't know.

"But father, even with iron ox farming now and a great increase in productivity, the lives of the people are still very difficult! Are the people of today really living better than the people of ancient times?"

Liu Lian could only put aside the past and turn to discuss the present.

Liu Bowen replied: "The answer is naturally affirmative. Isn't our Majesty the best proof?"

Zhu Yuanzhang?
Da Mingzi?

Liu Lian was dumbfounded again, not knowing what Liu Bowen meant by this.

Liu Bowen said: "If the present is not as good as it was in the past, then how can our Majesty, who was born as a poor peasant, be able to seize the world and establish the Ming Dynasty?"

"Father, the child still doesn't understand. Is there any relationship between this?"

Liu Lian asked suspiciously.

Liu Bowen sighed slightly, and said, "Lian'er, after I die, you should take a good look at the books in my study."

Some things, after all, cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.

Fortunately, he sorted out all the shocking theories taught by Su Jing.

"Yes, father."

Liu Lian nodded.

Although he didn't answer his doubts, Liu Lian's curiosity about Su Jing became more and more vigorous.

Because the impression of Su Jing he got from his father Liu Bowen was quite different from what he heard from various rumors.

Liu Bowen knew that it would be difficult to change his son, who was deeply influenced by Confucianism, with a few words, but he was even more sure that Su Jing was the one who was comparable to Confucius.

The form of society will eventually change, and a new world will emerge in the future.

If Confucius respected the past, then Su Jing looked forward to the future.

The future must be moving forward!
The carriage continued to move forward and finally arrived at Baoyuan Bureau.

At this time, Su Jing was still bothered about the spring. Although copper springs can also be used, the internal stress is too small, and it will not work after one use.

If you want to use it again, you can only replace the spring.

In this way, the convenience is greatly affected. Even if the assembly is very simple, it is not in line with Su Jing's original intention of making it.

In terms of elasticity, copper is still too poor.

However, the problem of the spring has not been solved yet, at this moment Su Jing encountered the second problem, the bullet.

The bullets of modern firearms are filled with everything in a shell case, including gunpowder and bullet.

The requirements for the industrial level are too high.

After many attempts, Su Jing had to admit that the current technological level of the Ming Dynasty and the knowledge in his own mind were not enough to make bullets for modern firearms.

This is not a matter of scientific magnitude at all.

If you want to make bullets for modern firearms, you must understand the principles and mechanical structures of firearms, as well as the principles and structures of prospecting, mining, smelting, heat treatment, thermodynamics, dynamics, machining, forging, casting, and various industrial mother machines. Chemistry, explosion and other disciplines, and strong hands-on ability, can guide the front line from design to process.

Su Jing asked herself now, there is absolutely no possibility to do it.

Su Jing directly sealed up the idea of ​​making a modern firearm, and it is more realistic to improve it on the basis of firearms.

The improvement in various directions of the fire gun that I talked to Mu Ying before can just be done seriously.

in the R&D office.

"Mr. Su, sincerity has come."

An official came to Su Jing who was drawing a picture, and said in a low voice.

The disturbance of ordinary officials would not reach Su Jing at all, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang had greeted him in advance, so there was this summons.

"Sincerely?"

Su Jing was taken aback for a moment, and immediately stopped what she was doing.

Who is Cheng Chengbo?That's Liu Bowen!

In today's Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen is definitely one of the people Su Jing admires the most, no, one of them can also be removed.

"Quick, please come in sincerely."

Su Jing immediately got up and said.

Treat Liu Bowen with due sincerity.

As soon as Su Jing got up, Liu Bowen brought his son Liu Lian to Su Jing: "Mr. Su, we meet again."

"Old Liu!"

Su Jing glanced at Liu Bowen and said in surprise.

But it took only a moment for him to understand.

Being able to follow Zhu Yuanzhang's micro-service private visits, I can have a super understanding of the theory of social transformation that I narrated, and I can draw inferences about other cases from one instance.

Such an old Liu, how could there be other people besides Liu Bowen?

It's just that I haven't thought about it before.

"Sincerity, you really surprised me!"

Su Jing hurriedly came to Liu Bowen, speaking with great respect.

Liu Bowen also smiled and said: "Uncle Renyuan, you are just joking, I think you have already guessed the identity of the old man."

"Sincerity beats me, you should call me Su Jing."

Su Jing said to Liu Bowen, in front of Liu Bowen, Su Jing was quite humble.

At this moment, Liu Lian who was on the side looked at Su Jing, feeling extremely surprised.

He did not expect that Su Jing, who was widely rumored in Yingtian Mansion, would be so young, as if he was about the same age as himself.

Su Jing, who was praised by his father as comparable to Confucius, turned out to be such a person.

From the few words he heard, Liu Lian was unable to match Su Jing with the young man in front of him.

"No, no, if that's the case, I'll still call you Mr. Su, how about you still call me Old Liu?"

Liu Bowen said to Su Jing.

Similar to Su Jing's posture, Liu Bowen also showed humility.

Both of them feel that each other is a great talent in the world, and they dare not neglect the slightest.

After some tugging and tugging, it was finally implemented according to Liu Bowen's suggestion.

"Old Liu, it should be his order to come here this time."

Su Jing got straight to the point.

Now that he knew Liu Bowen's identity, he knew Liu Bowen's situation in the three years of Hongwu.

Without Zhu Yuanzhang's order, it would be impossible for Liu Bowen to come to see him.

"Sure enough, you can't hide anything from Mr. Su. Old Liu, I did come here on orders."

Liu Bowen nodded, not hiding anything.

Su Jing smiled, turned to look at Liu Lian and said, "Who is this?"

Liu Lian immediately clasped his hands and said, "Mr. Su, next time Liu Lian is my father's eldest son."

Liu Lian?

Liu Bowen's eldest son.

Su Jing thought about it for a while, the eldest son of Liu Bowen is really not very famous in history.

Su Jingzhi recalled that he died in Hongwu for 12 years, that is, a few years after Liu Bowen's death.

This family is really miserable.

"The dog made Mr. Su laugh."

Liu Bowen said.

Su Jing smiled and said: "Where is it, Lao Liu, you are so good, your son must not be bad."

Although Liu Lian is not famous, but he is also Liu Bowen's son, so it must be no different.

"Okay, Lian'er, you go out first."

Liu Bowen said to Liu Lian, after all, it is inconvenient for Liu Lian to know too much about matters related to Su Jing.

If it wasn't for Liu Bowen's poor health, Liu Lian wouldn't be accompanying him this time.

"Yes, father."

Liu Lian nodded, and slowly backed out.

When there were only Su Jing and Liu Bowen left in the room, Liu Bowen said, "Uncle Ren Yuan must have already guessed the mission of my trip."

This time, he didn't address Mr. Su, but Uncle Ren Yuan.

This meaning is already obvious.

Su Jing smiled and said: "Let Cheng Yibo come to be a lobbyist, the emperor is really a big hand!"

This old wave of operations, in Su Jing's view, was really quite explosive.

How can I be able to let someone like Liu Bowen persuade me to become an official?

Liu Bowen looked at Su Jing and said, "Master Su, I can't help myself, I hope Mr. Su is no wonder."

(End of this chapter)