Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 780 Ethics
Kong Yinzhi was afraid of those changes, but he didn't have much ability to stop them. Although his status was respected, his actual power might not be comparable to that of ordinary ministers.

What he can get is influence, but influence depends on who he is comparing with, and comparing with other people. Of course, he is not afraid of Kong Yinzhi, but the problem is to compare his influence with the emperor. Strength, this difficulty and subject, Kong Yinzhi did not dare to challenge.

The Kong family has always lived by relying on the imperial power, and now they come out to sing against the emperor, this idea, Kong Yinzhi has never dared to think about it.

Kong Yinzhi also wanted to follow the path given to him by the emperor, and also wanted to take a different path, but this path was really too difficult. Although there was the emperor's guarantee and the emperor was extremely reputable, Kong Yinzhi could go On this road, I am still afraid, still afraid.That kind of injury exists all the time, but the torment of seeing no future has already made Kong Yinzhi extremely haggard.

"Where did the Qing family start from?" Yang Reform looked at Kong Yinzhi who was haggard, worried, anxious and scared, and said lightly.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid..." Kong Yinzhi finally couldn't help it, and said with a little crying, the changes in the Ming Dynasty today are too fast, and too many "people" follow in the emperor's footsteps, making the emperor This change has become an unstoppable existence, Kong Yinzhi felt that he was being torn apart little by little.

"What is the Qing family afraid of?" Yang Reform asked.

A moment of silence...

Kong Yinzhi lowered his head, and Yang Reform couldn't see the specific changes in Kong Yinzhi's face.I just felt Kong Yinzhi trembling slightly.

Another moment of silence...

"...Your Majesty, I am afraid..., afraid..., Your Majesty, the reason why a saint is a saint is because he has 'exhausted his talents and virtues', but he cannot achieve the extreme degree of 'exhausted his talents and virtues'. Terrified, really scared!..." Kong Yinzhi trembled slightly, and said what he was thinking in trembling words.The words have two meanings. The first means that one’s talents and virtues are not enough, and one is still far from the standards of a saint; I have never explained these things, that is to say, there are things that the sage does not know, which means that if this continues, the sage in his family is probably not worthy of staying in that position.Now these new things are tearing him apart, Kong Yinzhi, and Confucianism. Naturally, Confucian sages are also being torn apart.Although Kong Yinzhi also had certain expectations for this situation, but at this moment, not everyone can bear the pain of being torn apart.

Look at Kong Yinzhi who is crying, anxious and scared.Yang Reform frowned, but for a while he didn't know what to say to him.

A moment of silence...

"What the Qing family is thinking, what they are afraid of, why they are anxious, I know..." Yang Reform said.

Only then did Kong Yinzhi raise his head slightly.

"...However, nothing remains the same, which is definitely not what I want to see. The Qing family must understand this..." Yang Reform said solemnly.

Kong Yinzhi's body trembled unconsciously.

"...Since you want to change, you can only change, and you can only seek your own position in the change... If the Qing family still wants to keep everything unchanged and live in this, then I have to remind Qing Family, the consequences are unpredictable,...now it is the general trend of the world, whoever blocks the general trend, whoever will be smashed, including the Qing family, including the sage..." Yang Reform said solemnly.

Kong Yinzhi almost fainted from the emperor's domineering words.All of a sudden, he fell to his knees on the ground, almost prostrate on the ground, not daring to say a word at all.His whole body trembled violently.

"...Of course, including myself..." Yang Reform looked at Kong Yinzhi who was trembling violently, and added another sentence.Yang Reform said this, but it was definitely not to comfort Kong Yinzhi. In the situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were no drastic changes or major changes. own future.Now that the Ming Dynasty has pulled itself off the original historical track, colonization, expansion, and industrialization have started, a large number of people are about to, or have already benefited from this change, and have become supporters of this change. If they oppose change, they must face their crushing.

Consoled by the emperor's words, Kong Yinzhi finally felt better, and his trembling body no longer trembled so much.

Facing these words of the emperor, Kong Yinzhi understood that there are many great families in the world, and how many people are following the emperor, no matter what the reason is, whether it is for money or official position. Well, it doesn't matter if he wants to realize his life aspirations or his ideals. In short, this force is already so great that he is afraid. If he wants to come out to stop these forces, Kong Yinzhi is afraid even thinking about it.

"...Your Majesty, I'm in a panic, please help me..." Kong Yinzhi kowtowed suddenly, his voice mostly full of fear.

"...Alas..." Yang Reform heaved a long sigh.There are many things I want to say to Kong Yinzhi, but Kong Yinzhi is like this, and Yang Reform doesn't know whether he should say it or not.

Another moment of silence...

"...The Qing family still needs to have the courage to face reality!" Yang Reform said with a sigh.

Kong Yinzhi looked up at the emperor.

"The sage once said that 'the heaven will send a great mission to the people, and they must first suffer from their will, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, and empty their bodies...', if the Qing family wants to achieve a great cause, they must first suffer from their will , and then toil your muscles and bones, starve your body, and empty your body... These are the only ways to achieve a great cause... From the current appearance of Qing's family, it seems that they can't even survive this level of suffering. , how can we talk about the things behind? How can we talk about major events? How can we talk about sanctification?" Yang Reform said lightly.I think back then, I also walked over like this, and the suffering at that time was unimaginable to ordinary people.You, Kong Yinzhi, want to become a saint without doing anything, do you think you are Zhang Xianyong?That guy is playing around with his golden finger, so he doesn't need to work too hard, and he doesn't need to work too hard, but even so, he still has to take the blame from time to time.

"...It's hard work..." Kong Yinzhi said to himself with confusion in his eyes.

"Yes, now is the stage of suffering. The Qing family wants to become a saint. This is the first step. If the Qing family can't bear this, it goes without saying. The Qing family can go back to Shandong and still stay in the Confucian mansion." Feel free and unrestrained..." Yang Reform said flatly.Using the words of the sages and sages to make rules for Kong Yinzhi, Yang Reform is not afraid of Kong Yinzhi's "off-string".

"..." Kong Yinzhi's eyes became blank.

"...Sage Confucius also traveled around the world and gave lectures. After decades of hard work, he only had three thousand children and the honor of future generations. Could it be that the Qing family thought that it was so easy for Saint Confucius to become a saint? Qing If the family wants to imitate their ancestors, they must endure the hardships suffered by the sage Kong in the past, and even suffer more than him to succeed, otherwise, this sage is too cheap..." Yang Reform mercilessly reprimanded Kong Yin Zhilai.With Yang Reform's current prestige and power, it is reasonable to say these things, and he doesn't care what Kong Yinzhi thinks or thinks at all.

Kong Yinzhi raised his head, and there seemed to be some light in his eyes.

"... Lu, I can tell the Qing family what to do, and I can tell the Qing family, but the Qing family can't bear this hardship, and I can't help it. This is a critical moment for Confucianism to inherit the past and usher in the future. At this moment, the responsibilities and hardships to be borne must be heavier than those thousands of years ago. If the Qing family is afraid and cannot bear this hardship, I will not blame the Qing family..." Yang Reform said.

"...I am willing to endure hardship..., willing to endure hardship..." Kong Yinzhi said with tears.If he is unwilling to suffer, the emperor will naturally find others to do these things. Although it may not be suitable for him, Kong Yinzhi, if that is the case, his Kong family will be separated from the mainstream of this society. what will happen?What will happen to Confucius in the future?Who can know?Being marginalized by this society is unacceptable to Kong Yinzhi. He is in the middle of the situation and cannot stay out of it.In the past, the Confucian Mansion didn’t need to think about these things, and he didn’t need to think about these things in the past, but now, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, he had to face these things. The emperor is a different emperor, and he can do many unimaginable things. thing.

"...As much as you can endure hardships, you will make as much contribution and achieve as much. This is what I said to the Qing family, it is also my advice to the Qing family, and it is also my promise to the Qing family..." Yang Reform said.

"...I understand..." Kong Yinzhi kowtowed again.

Looking at Kong Yinzhi's appearance, Yang Reform knew that he must not be able to understand, and it was impossible to understand.This problem, except for myself, probably no one can understand. Confucianism wants to continue to be prosperous, and continue to stand in the dominant position of the mainstream of thought, culture, and ideology. What else can it do besides adapting to the development laws of the times? Over the past 2000 years, Confucianism has indeed done a good job in maintaining feudal rule, and it has indeed done very well. This is the key to the prosperity of Confucianism for 2000 years. Now that the era is about to enter the era of capital and industrialization, various ideas and rhetoric about maintaining traditional feudal rule Confucianism, speeches, methods, etc. must also be "updated". The era needs a "capital Confucianism", "industrial Confucianism", and may even involve "Communist Confucianism". Those who cannot adapt to the changes of the times are bound to be abandoned by the times. Mind, industrial body, and a big parasitic tumor attached to the feudal mind, how can such a freak survive in this world?
"Does the Qing family still remember what I said to the Qing family before?" Seeing that although Kong Yinzhi was sincere, he didn't necessarily understand much. After thinking about it, he decided to say something more. To put it bluntly, the depth and height of Kong Yinzhi's thoughts are still not enough. It is indeed a little thin for him to be a key figure in Confucianism for 2000 years.

"Report to Your Majesty, I remember..." Kong Yinzhi stopped his tears and answered the emperor's question seriously.

"...If I remember correctly, I have talked with the Qing family, everyone has a problem with reading..." Yang Reform said.

"Report to Your Majesty, yes." Kong Yinzhi replied affirmatively.

"...I remember talking to the Qing family about how many people are needed to support a scholar..." Yang Reform said.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, I have calculated it carefully..." Kong Yinzhi replied affirmatively.

"...Then today, I will ask the Qing family again, if everyone has books to read, can everyone be an official?" Yang reformed the old saying again.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, no." Kong Yinzhi replied affirmatively.This question is certain, everyone can be an official, so is it still called an official?
"...Then everyone has studied, so are they all disciples of saints?" Yang Reform asked again. This question has gradually deviated from the category that Yang Reform asked Kong Yinzhi before.

"...Return to Your Majesty,...can..." Kong Yinzhi replied again, this question is also certain, the books read by scholars in the world today, the Four Books and Five Classics are the minimum, if they come out of a formal school, Definitely counted as disciples of saints, this is not a problem, but the self-confidence of Confucianism.

"...I heard that the Kong family owns a county's land in Shandong, with tens of thousands of tenants and thousands of servants..." Yang Reform said while looking at Kong Yinzhi.

Kong Yinzhi's body, which was slightly straight at first, fell down again in fear. What is the emperor talking about?How did you mention his family's field?How did you talk about his tenants?what to say next...

The more Kong Yinzhi thought about it, the more frightened he became. He prostrated himself on the ground, his already trembling body began to tremble even more. The emperor's words made his heart jump out of his chest.

"...The minister is terrified,...the minister is guilty,...the minister deserves to die..." Kong Yinzhi prostrated on the ground, kept kowtowing, and kept pleading guilty. In his opinion, the emperor told him this was wrong. His family has disagreements with the things he did in Shandong. This is the beginning of cleaning up his family. With the current energy and means of the emperor, it is necessary to change someone to be Yan Shenggong and clean up the Confucian mansion. It is capable and has means.

"...I said this to the Qing family, not to say anything, but just to ask the Qing family, if everyone has a book to read, how should the tenants and servants of the Qing family be treated?..." Yang Reform Instead, he asked mercilessly. Yang Reform didn't ask this question before, but he kept a sympathy with Kong Yinzhi. Such a great tribulation, I am afraid that it cannot bear the burden of great changes in thousands of years.

Kong Yinzhi didn't know what else he could do other than prostrate on the ground, trembling all over...

"...Hehehe..., there are tens of thousands of disciples of the saints as tenants in the family of the descendants of the saints, and the disciples of the saints are exploited and squeezed by the descendants of the saints,...how does the Qing family think about this?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

It can be said that Kong Yinzhi's liver and gallbladder are broken. The emperor criticized him so rarely and scolded his Kong family... Is this a catastrophe?Kong Yinzhi was trembling all over, the sweat on his face was already profusely, and the sweat instantly drowned the tears.

"I said this to the Qing family, not to say anything about the Qing family, nor to ask the Kong family to do something, nor to be dissatisfied with the Kong family, but to say...the reason why a saint is a saint is a very important thing , is to have a clear explanation of the ethics of this society. The sage or Confucianism’s interpretation of ethics is in line with the needs of governing the world. Therefore, the sage will be the sage, and the Confucianism will continue to prosper... The current big change, I think the Qing family also felt it personally. Under the current great changes, there is a need for relevant ethical explanations that meet the needs of governing the world. This is a very critical part of the Qing family's sanctification..." Yang Reform carefully gave Kong Yin Zhi explained.

Kong Yinzhi trembled when he heard the emperor's words.Yang Reform didn't know if he listened to it, or if he understood it.

"...What I just said to the Qing family is to remind the Qing family to pay more attention to the changes in ethical relations. For example, if the tens of thousands of tenants in the Qing family can really read books in the future, they will all become saints. The disciples are all literate scholars, so should the Qing family continue to treat them as tenants of your family, and can they still raise thousands of disciples of saints as servants..." Yang Reform took this as saying It's whitest.These words are indeed very hurtful, but Yang Reform still has to say that he has to bear the pressure brought about by the changes thousands of years ago. If the pain and hardship are unbearable, then there is no need to try more difficult things up.

Kong Yinzhi's body didn't make any other movements except for shaking like sifting chaff, and the amplitude was getting bigger and bigger...

Yang Reform looked at Kong Yinzhi, who seemed to be sifting chaff, thought for a while, and said: "...According to today's social ethics, the so-called monarch, minister, father, and son count in this way, there are so many in the Qing family. Many tenants and so many servants are not beyond ethics, but they are also ethical. At most, it means that the Qing family is a descendant of a saint, which is special. Actually, this is nothing, and I don’t intend to Interfering with something... I use this to remind the Qing family, I want to remind the Qing family in a way that the Qing family can understand, how to deal with ethical relationships is a shortcut for the Qing family to analyze the essence of things, and the Qing family wants to be holy. If you make this thing clear, if you don't deal with it well, you can't be holy..." Yang Reform continued.

Yang Reform spent a lot of energy distinguishing and explaining these things to Kong Yinzhi one by one.

Kong Yinzhi was still sifting through the chaff, but no one knew if he understood or not.

Yang Reform looked at Kong Yinzhi, not knowing what to say, or whether he understood or not.

Another long silence.

"...Do you still remember the people's livelihood and civil rights that I told the Qing family before?" It was Yang Reform who broke the silence first.

"Report to Your Majesty, remember." Kong Yinzhi finally got better.

"Although people's livelihood and civil rights may not necessarily be the ethical relationship in the future society, the Qing family may wish to start from here to deduce and refer to the new ethical relationship, and to clarify the ethical relationship will be of great help to the Qing family. After figuring out this relationship, it can be said that the sanctification of the Qing family is halfway done..." Yang Reform said.

In fact, Yang Reform had only spoken to Kong Yinzhi twice, one about people's livelihood, one about civil rights, and actually one more about democracy.Now Yang Reform does not dare to use the word "democracy".These three words are new political slogans and new political concepts put forward by politicians in the first half of the 21th century. What is represented by a huge change in the ethical relations of a society can be described as a watershed.A certain person's status in history, from this perspective, is huge, indeed worthy of his aura.In the subsequent history, although this new ethical relationship may not have much restraint on society, although it may not really be achieved, but as a watershed for the ethical relationship of society, it is also in line with historical laws and trends, and it is also a little by little. From the beginning of the [-]th century to the beginning of the [-]st century, a hundred years can be seen as a process of gradual development and perfection.

Kong Yinzhi was still prostrate there, already dumbfounded, and even forgot to tremble.

It turns out that the meaning of the so-called people's livelihood and civil rights is here, and he has also studied it for a long time, but he will never connect these two words with ethics, with such things as "junjun, ministers, fathers, sons" Together, use the theory of "junjun, ministers" to explain everything in his family, just like what the emperor said, although it is a bit outrageous, it is also in line with social ethics, and it is possible to exist, but if you use "people's livelihood" "Civil rights" is used as the ethics of society to explain the affairs of his family. Kong Yinzhi found that this is really unimaginable...

Facing the demented Kong Yinzhi, Yang Reform did not say anything, but waited patiently for Kong Yinzhi to digest his words.Yang Reform originally didn't plan to say these words at this time, it seems a bit early, but seeing Kong Yinzhi's "recalcitrant" appearance, Yang Reform could only say this in advance.

Another moment of silence.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand..." Kong Yinzhi seemed to have finally figured out something, and his person became much calmer, without the previous shaking like sifting chaff. Looking at it, he became much calmer.

"Oh, what did the Qing family understand?" Yang Reform asked indifferently.Now that great changes are coming, Yang Reform sincerely hopes that Kong Yinzhi can understand the truth and become a qualified "bearer".
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, is this great change really unstoppable?" Kong Yinzhi did not answer the emperor's words, but asked a question first.

"Yes, I can give you an accurate answer to this question. I can't stop it...more precisely, it's not that I can't stop it, but I can't stop it. The affairs of one starry sky may not be able to control the affairs of another starry sky. This world is so big that the sage can take care of it, but it is only China. Sooner or later, other people will change, and the barbarians traveled tens of thousands of miles across the ocean to come to China, but it is by no means as simple as doing business, and the meaning contained in it must not be underestimated..." Yang Reform said.

"...I can understand..." Kong Yinzhi said.

"It's good that the Qing family can understand. I told the Qing family these things today because I want the Qing family to be active, or to lay the foundation for the future "inheritance of the past and the future"....Since the Qing family has decided to take on the responsibility for thousands of years." The pressure of change, then, you should be prepared... blindly evading and dodging will not solve the problem..." Yang Reform continued.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand, thank you for your guidance, thank you for clarifying my confusion..." Kong Yinzhi agreed lightly, it seemed that the confusion all over his body had also flowed out with the sweat all over his body, and the rest was transparent.

"Okay, I've said a bit too much today. When you go back to the Qing family, think carefully about what I said. Are you willing to bear the burden of thousands of years of great changes and accept their trials and tests? Go back to Shandong to live a stable life, and I will wait for news from Qing's family..." Yang Reform said, actually to this extent, unless Kong Yinzhi died or there was a major change, it was already impossible for Yang Reform to change.

"The minister leads the decree!" Kong Yinzhi agreed.

"By the way, I would like to say one more thing. The promises I made before are still valid. As long as the Qing family can bear the heavy burden and withstand the hardships and tests, I will arrange other things." Yang Reform said .

"The minister leads the decree! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, and thank you, Your Majesty, for clarifying the confusion." Kong Yinzhi promised again. This time, he got a clearer answer from the emperor, that is, the great changes are coming, and the ethics of society are about to changes, and his task is to explain and refine new ethical relationships to adapt to the new situation. With such an understanding, Kong Yinzhi really felt something, and he really understood a lot.

……

Kong Yinzhi left, and Yang Reform wiped his forehead. Today, he really talked a lot with Kong Yinzhi. These words should not be said at this time. At least we have to wait for the industrialization to go further. It is safer to go further.

Yang Reform let out a long sigh. Sometimes, he had to take a risk. Some things can't be buried in his heart all the time. This risk can be tried.With his current control over power, with his current prestige, and with his current ability, Yang Reform is not afraid that Kong Yinzhi will do anything to him.

After thinking about it, even drinking two cups of tea still didn't quench his thirst, and talking about this to Kong Yinzhi really drained his mouth.

"Your Majesty, we met Tian Hong, but do you want to see him?" Seeing the emperor resting for a while, Wang Chengen reported immediately.

"Oh, is he here? See you." Yang Reform thought for a while, and immediately put aside the matter in front of him, and prepared to deal with another matter.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen promised.

Not long after, Tian Hongyu arrived.After arriving, I really respectfully salute.

"Forget it, sit down..." Yang Reform signaled Tian Hongyu to sit down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Tian Hongyu said very moved.This seat is not easy to get.

"The Qing family should know about Liulizhai's dividend distribution." Yang Reform said directly.

"Report to Your Majesty, I know." Tian Hongyu hurriedly agreed.

"This time, how much dividends do you have?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, my minister, counting the profits from various factories, wine making, horse markets, and places outside the customs, this year, it will probably be able to distribute a dividend of one hundred thousand or so. It was more than that, and many of them were directly delivered to the officers and soldiers everywhere. There, there are still some to be delivered to the palace and household department..." Tian Hongyu thought for a while, and immediately calculated his income for this year. For this year's income, Tian Hongyu still has a sense of accomplishment. This year's battle outside the customs Well, to a large extent, people who eat horse chews are supported by him. This credit is indeed not small.Of course, most of the investment is from the emperor, the output is large, and the cost is also large.Only the Chongzhen Dynasty had the horrible thing of throwing millions of silver coins into the ground and then turning them into food and consuming them.

"Okay, let's divide it up. It's almost Chinese New Year now, so we shouldn't disappoint the shareholders." Yang Reform said.This part of the money is not a lot, a lot of it is invested in the military, it is a bottomless pit, and some of it goes to the palace and the household department, but the dividends here cannot be compared with Liulizhai.

"The minister leads the order!" Tian Hongyu immediately agreed.

Yang Reform looked at Tian Hongyu, who was very happy, and Kong Yinzhi from before, who were people from two worlds. It was like the difference between heaven and hell, so he also found it interesting.Looking at Tian Hongyu, he said, "I heard that you want to build a store like a horse market in Liulizhai Square, right? It seems to be called something..."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is called Shunhe Hall. It was a whim when I was running the horse market. When I was running the horse market, I found that the store in this horse market is a bit different from the business in Beijing. Ma The business in the city, the huge store, all the goods are placed there, and the customers can choose according to the customer, and then negotiate the price if they like it. To be able to build such a hypermarket similar to the horse market in a place with a lot of people in central Beijing, I think the business will be very hot..." Tian Hongyu began to describe his blueprint.

Yang Reform also listened carefully. Yang Reform had known about this for a long time, but he didn't take it seriously at the time because he was too busy with other things. Now, Yang Reform wanted to hear from Tian Hongyu. conceived.

"Well, as far as I know, many businesses in Beijing are concentrated in one street. When people with names and surnames need things, they are delivered directly to the door by various shops. The Qing family wants to open this horse market. Are you sure about the store, or are you sure that it can make money?" Yang Reform asked, but Yang Reform was also curious about why Tian Hongyu's nose is so good. Nowadays, business in Beijing is especially for big families, or , There are households and households, there are servants who are responsible for purchasing and buying things, and many of them are delivered to the door by merchants. Therefore, many industries do the same business on the same street. Tian Hongyu dares to create the best in the world Yang Reform was very curious about making that kind of "supermarket" store first.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the subject is absolutely sure. Don't worry, Your Majesty will never lose money. Your Majesty doesn't know that since His Majesty ascended the throne, the people in the capital have gradually become more comfortable. , and have some spare money, they can afford things, but after all, they are not big families, and they can't afford any servants, and they don't want merchants to deliver goods to their door. They prefer to buy things by themselves to save money. Every penny, Your Majesty, these people have a lot of money in their hands. If they can earn it in their hands, it is definitely not a small amount. That's why I thought of building a large horse market in Liulizhai Square. The store widely sells goods from the north and south of the world, winning by the type, quantity, and price of the goods..., Your Majesty, it is built on the side of Liulizhai Square, and can also take advantage of the popularity of Liulizhai Square..." Tian Hongyu began to describe himself blueprint.

Yang Reform was indeed quite surprised. The market Tian Hongyu aimed at was actually aimed at the "citizen" class. In Beijing in the Ming Dynasty, there were too many dignitaries, too many officials, and most Beijingers It depends on these people to live, so this kind of store for ordinary "citizens" is not very prosperous, and there is no room for survival, and it is impossible to develop.

But it is different now. After several years of training, the workers and citizens have gradually grown, and their proportions have gradually increased. They have already reached a certain scale. Coupled with a good salary payment system, they have been cultivated. A small class with a certain purchasing power, but now, some people smell the business opportunities and plan to build a store for this small class with a little purchasing power. I have to say, it is really interesting.

This was another reason why Yang Reform summoned Tian Hongyu.

"Did the Qing family come up with this idea on their own, or did they get advice from an expert?" Yang Reform asked simply.According to Yang Reform's understanding of Tian Hongyu, Tian Hongyu is unlikely to have such a sense of smell. Someone must have pointed it out or heard it from others. Yang Reform is curious, who has such a keen sense of smell, and his vision is very high. .This person's thinking is somewhat in line with some of his own assumptions. Yang Reform deliberately took the time to meet Tian Hongyu, just to solve this matter.

"...This..." Tian Hongyu was a little embarrassed, and wanted to lie, but he glanced at the emperor, and the thought in his heart dissipated immediately, and he immediately said respectfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have indeed heard what people said. His surname is Lu, his name is Qingyuan, and his courtesy name is Boling..." Tian Hongyu immediately said with a calm face, this was really not his idea.

"Oh, this person has a good vision." After Yang Reform praised him, he thought of his own.

Tian Hongyu looked at the emperor eagerly. He had mentioned this matter to the emperor a long time ago. Unfortunately, there was no answer to this matter. Tian Hongyu always thought that it was because he wanted to grab the business of Liulizhai, so The emperor was reluctant to allow him to open this store in Liulizhai Square, but why did the emperor mention this to him now?

Yang Reform was thinking about something else. The emergence of this incident showed a problem, that is, the class he cultivated carefully has finally achieved some success. The emergence and growth of the citizen class is undoubtedly very important for expanding the sales of industrial products. Yes, industrial products are characterized by large output and high consumption, and the larger the quantity, the cheaper they are. There are not enough consumer groups, and there is not a large enough consumer class. The consumption power of the ruling class alone can fully satisfy the handicraft workshops. There is no need to engage in industrialization. This is contrary to industrialization. To do industrialization, it is necessary to cultivate the corresponding class. The emergence of the citizen class is a symptom and manifestation of industrialization. This is what Yang Reform has been working hard for. Yang Reform is quite pleased with the harvest.

(End of this chapter)