My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 104: Use your mouth, not your hands

The emperor gave an official position to the Mohists and let the prince supervise an institution that soon came into being - the Shuiheng Duwei.

This position was separated from the Shaofu, and the functions it was responsible for were naturally derived from the Shaofu.

on the surface.

The Water Balance Commandant was in charge of Shanglin Garden, which covered a vast area and contained twelve palaces, twenty-five pavilions, as well as numerous forests, ponds, birds and animals.

It is under the jurisdiction of Shanglinling, Shuisikong, Goujian, Jinpuling and other official positions.

but.

The purpose of assigning Shanglin Garden to Shuiheng Duwei was simply to find a piece of land for this "industry"-related institution.

None of the above are the main powers of the Shuiheng Duwei.

The main responsibilities of the Shuiheng Duwei are twofold.

The first is the coin minting mentioned by the emperor. Since the ban on private coin minting, the court has to fill this gap.

The second is to forge weapons.

The former Shaofu was huge in scale and involved a wide range of matters. It was in charge of the royal purse, food, clothing, housing and transportation, and was also responsible for forging weapons for state use.

The current emperor clearly intends to dismantle this huge institution.

There was a post of Shuiheng Duwei.

There is no need to say much about Shanglin Garden, which was under the charge of Shuiheng Duwei. Liu Ju did not touch the original team cut out from Shaofu.

Those who should raise dogs should raise dogs, and those who should mint coins should continue to mint coins.

The former is unimportant and does not need to be changed, but the latter is too important. The craftsmen of the former Shaofu are very professional and should not be replaced!

Leave professional matters to professionals.

Liu Ju only changed two positions.

One.

The post of Shanglinling was held by Zhang He, the prince's guest.

The Shanglin Ling was in charge of the palaces, birds and animals in the Shanglin Garden. He was also responsible for patrolling and guarding, and was in charge of the Shanglin Prison!
another.

The worker of Shanglin Temple was Cai Cheng, a disciple of Mohist school.

Shanglin Temple worker, forging weapons, and also responsible for printing...

The conquest of iron smelting technology was not a matter of overnight. Liu Ju did not rush for success, but simply let the Mohist disciples familiarize themselves with their positions and do their jobs well.

Giving them some time to buffer is also a period for the outside world to adapt...

……

Too learned.

It was a mess outside the house. Some people were extremely angry, while others were shouting excitedly. Some were arguing, some were cursing, and it was very lively.

While the Confucian disciples were making noise outside, the two Confucian leaders in the house were very calm.

Dong Zhongshu sighed, "The prince is really..."

"well!."

The man sitting opposite him looked heavy-hearted and continued, "Although the Crown Prince's support for Qin Mo's faction is not a big deal for our Confucianism, he acted so quickly."

"How many days have it been?"

"The disciples of the Mohist School openly became officials of the imperial court? If you think about it carefully, it is really disturbing."

The person who was speaking was just over thirty years old, but he was able to sit opposite Dong Zhongshu and had an equal status in Confucianism.

Without him.

Because this person's surname is Kong, his name is Anguo, and he is a descendant of Confucius!
"Yes."

Dong Zhongshu was also shocked by the prince's handwriting, but when he looked at the identical copies of Gongyang Chunqiu in front of him, the uneasiness at the tip of his tongue turned into:

"But once this thing comes out, how can we Confucians have any say?"

The Confucian disciples outside the house were arguing about something. The angry ones were dissatisfied with the resurgence of Mohism, while the excited ones were excited by the books in front of Dong Zhongshu.

A few days ago.

More than ten...bookstores suddenly appeared in Chang'an City!
The words of saints and classics from hundreds of schools of thought that were rarely seen before are now innumerable in those bookstores. The scriptures that were once worth thousands of gold can now be bought for a few hundred coins! ?

Regardless of how many book collectors were in great trouble, the people of Chang'an have been going crazy scrambling for books these days.

This is even worse among Confucian scholars.

In the past, you had to beg for help or use connections to read the articles of ancient sages, but now they are readily available!
Recently, on the streets of Chang'an, one can often see people holding books and crying like crazy.

Their emotion.

It is a thousand times more powerful than Song Lian's "My family is poor, and I have no way to get books to read. I always borrow books from people who have collections, copy them by hand, and return them on a certain day."
Because in the Han Dynasty, even if you had money, you might not be able to borrow a book to read, let alone copy it.

Every classic book can become a family heirloom.

How can I give it so easily?

But now something unexpected has happened. The scriptures that were worshipped as treasures by various families can be bought on the street for only a hundred coins!

Naturally, things were pushed forward by the emperor.

The classics came from the royal collection, the bookshops were run by the Shaofu, the prices were set by the emperor, and the catalysis of all this was the printing technology invented by Liu Ju...

"The printing technique created by the prince is of great use to our Confucianism, and I heard that there are also disciples of the Mohist school involved." "Ah."

Dong Zhongshu shook his head and thought for a while, "Next time you meet Qin Mo's disciples, tell them not to be rude."

The gang leader used this "rudeness" very cleverly.

He was not saying that Confucians should treat Mohists with courtesy in the future, but he was saying: In the future, use your mouth instead of your fists!

Kong Anguo's expression became serious, and he said softly, "With the protection of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we must be courteous and tolerant."

Say it.

The atmosphere in the room paused for a moment. Dong Zhongshu glanced at the other person and heard something different.

Frowning slightly, Dong Zhongshu reminded him, "Prince, that is your Majesty's son. Such resentful words come out of your mouth and enter my ears."

"Don't say that again!"

Kong Anguo no longer tried to hide his thoughts after they were revealed. His expression turned grim as he bowed and said, "Mr. Dong, that's what you taught me."

Considering the other party's surname, Dong Zhongshu patiently gave him one more word of advice: "The printing technique has indeed affected your family's status, which is a minor harm, but it is a great benefit to Confucianism!"

"You should know what is more important."

If we talk about which family in the world has the largest collection of sage books, the Kong family of Lu would not dare to say it is first, but it can at least rank second.

There are countless rare and valuable copies in the family.

The past.

There were at least eight hundred Confucian scholars who went to Confucius' house to seek and borrow classics every year, if not a thousand. This helped Confucius' family gain a great reputation and also established many connections for them.

But the prince used paper and printing technology to gradually squeeze the advantages of the Kong family!

How could Kong Anguo not feel resentful?
In particular, he saw the ancient text of "Shangshu" in a bookstore in Chang'an.

Here.

A concept needs to be introduced - Confucian classics, which is the study of the meaning of classics, originated in the Wenjing period.

The reason for this was the burning of books and burying of scholars during the Qin Dynasty.

Confucian classics were burned on a large scale. It was not until the reign of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing that some classics were restored through oral narration and silent recitation by old Confucian scholars.

But after all, it is oral narration, so there are bound to be differences.

Once the differences appeared, "Classics Studies", which explains and analyzes the true meaning of classics, also emerged.

The differences in interpretation that arose in the newly compiled scriptures that were spoken orally or recited silently are called:

Modern Text Confucianism.

However, during the period of burning books and burying scholars, some original classics from the pre-Qin period survived from hidden corners.

It was dug out in recent years, and the result was taken.

Hey.

The classics written in classical Chinese are different from the "newly compiled classics" that are popular nowadays!
Then, a group of Confucian scholars emerged to support and interpret the ancient classics. Their system was called:

Ancient Chinese classics.

And Kong Anguo is the representative figure of ancient Chinese classics!

In his hand, he held the "Book of Documents" written in ancient Chinese. After Kong Anguo translated it, he also annotated it, and it was called "The Book of Documents in Ancient Chinese".

The ancient text version of "Shangshu" sold in Chang'an bookstores is quite different from "Ancient Texts Shangshu".

former.

It is just a translation of the original ancient text of "Shangshu" into modern characters.

The latter is a classic book that Kong Anguo translated and added his own interpretation to.

His own school of thought in the Book of Documents is like the Guliang and Gongyang schools in interpreting the Spring and Autumn Annals...

Well, the problem is coming.

The ancient text of "Shangshu", which was originally held by very few people, is now spread all over the streets.

Anyone can read it and anyone can express their opinions.

Without the protection of scarcity, would Kong Anguo lose his exclusive right to interpret and speak on the ancient text "Shangshu"?

Lost the right to speak.

Can he still maintain a high reputation in Confucianism just by relying on his surname?
How could he have no complaints?
In the Han Dynasty, fame can be exchanged for official positions!

The higher the reputation, the higher the possibility of being recruited or recommended, and the higher the official position and courtesy you can get.

The reputation has been damaged, but is it only the reputation that has been damaged?

No.

There are benefits!

Well, having come to this point, after a long discussion, the class we really want to talk about has appeared - the book-collecting nobles such as the Kong family!

Will you have no complaints about the series of actions taken by the prince?
there must be!
The logic behind the resentment during this period is similar to that of Kong Anguo, and I will not elaborate on them one by one. They are all about the loss of voice and the weakening of reputation.

Damage to interests!
If the emergence and popularization of paper made the wealthy families alert and some of them were ready to take action, then the printing technology this time was a blow to the wealthy families!
The malice will only be greater than last time...

(End of this chapter)