Confucian self-cultivation: Scholars start from Daqin

So when Mencius saw King Hui of Liang, he said: "The one who kills the king in a country of ten thousand chariots must belong to the family of a thousand chariots;

Therefore, the Confucian "Qi family" is not one's own small family, but the interpersonal communication of a large group!

This situation continued until Shang Yang reformed the law in the Qin State. The law divided the "big family" into "small families", and men had to be separated when they reached adulthood, or they would be punished.

When Liu Bang had just won the Qin State and established the Han Dynasty, he asked people: "How about the family business I created?"

The deep meaning is to abandon the Qin system and restore the "enfeoffment"... Facts have proved that the Han Dynasty finally continued the Qin system.

It can only be said to be "really fragrant"!

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The land occupied by Gao Jing and the Baiyue refugees belongs to the vicinity of Danyang, the first capital of Chu State after the founding of the state, and it is on the territory of Chu State today, close to South Korea.

Of course, it is still far away from Danyang, in the corner of the land of Danyang.

Enfeoffment in the Warring States period was never enfeoffment of a certain city, but a certain region. For example, Shang Yang enfeoffed the land of Shang Yu, not the city of Shang Yu.

So this place still belongs to the land of Danyang.

Entrusted to the royal family of the Xiong family, a marginal royal family named Michun, said to be the same generation as Miqi, the Changping Lord of Qin, but the relationship is too far away.

The one who took care of the land of Danyang for him was a man named "Zhuo Li", whose surname was Zhuo.

Gao Jing took the startled salamander, drove the carriage with the mountain rope, and brought thirty guards all the way to Danyang City.

The reason why they bring so many people is for ostentation.

Gao Jing doesn't care about these ostentations, but nobles do!

If he came to the door alone, it would be difficult to see the person in charge, but with the pomp, no one dared to belittle him.

Sure enough, after just saying a word, the doorman immediately trotted in to report.

Not long after, Gao Jing and others were welcomed into the mansion.

……

The royal family Mi Chun couldn't see him, at most he could see Zhuo Li who took care of the fiefdom for him.

In the living room, Gao Jing took the mountain rope and saw Zhuo Li, a middle-aged man in a fine attire.

Zhuo Li looked at the two of them first, then ignored the mountain rope holding the urn, and focused on Gao Jing.

In his eyes, although Gao Jing was very young, he had an extraordinary temperament. He stood there with an upright posture, firm eyes, and a calm demeanor...

So he directly ignored the mountain rope, and saluted Gao Jing: "Mi's surname is Zhuo, Li, I have met Mr."

Gao Jing's informality doesn't mean he doesn't understand etiquette, so he replied politely: "Confucian scholar Gao Jing, I've seen Brother Zhuo!"

"It turned out to be a Confucian disciple. I'm being rude. Please take a seat."

"Please!"

The two sat on their knees separated by the case, holding the urn with the mountain rope, behind the cautious Gao Jing, they kept silent, wishing that they were a transparent person.

If Gao Jing hadn't led him, he would never have stepped into this kind of place in his life. All the decorations here made him feel an invisible pressure, which made him breathless.

The communication between the gentry will not talk about the business as soon as it comes up. It always has to go around many times, and then "unintentionally" bring the topic into the main topic.

So the two sat down, first exchanged knowledge with each other, and then talked about state affairs.

With Gao Jing's knowledge, Zhuo Li, who was fooling around naturally, couldn't find Bei, and the two quickly called each other brothers, and their attitude became much more intimate.

Zhuo Li smiled and poured tea, and praised: "Brother Jing is amazingly knowledgeable and has extensive knowledge. It's a pity that I thought I was young at first, and I still despised him in my heart. Now, it seems that I really have no eyes!"

"There, Brother Zhuo is getting serious, and I still need to ask Brother Zhuo for advice."

Gao Jing smiled back, took a sip of tea, and suddenly froze, looked at the teacup, and said in a shocked tone, "Could it be Wu tea?"

Zhuo Li was immediately scratched to the itch, and he pretended to be calm and said, "Oh? Brother, do you know Wu Cha?"

Gao Jing praised: "Wu tea is produced in the land of Wuyue. Because of its unique environment, it has created an elegant taste...Wu tea is precious. My younger brother used to be named after it. Thanks to brother Zhuo, I am lucky enough to have a taste!"

"Haha, you're being polite, brother." Zhuo Li finally couldn't help laughing, couldn't restrain his complacency, and said, "Thanks to my family's great love, I gave you one or two... Brother, drink again!"

Gao Jing took another sip and was full of admiration, saying: "It is really good tea. Although Jing has little knowledge, in my opinion, it is like the Paoding of Jieniu and the jade salt of Baiyue. This Wuyue tea can be called tea. The first one is dead!"

Zhuo Li asked curiously: "I understand the Pao Ding who relieves the ox, but the jade salt of Baiyue...isn't it something?"

Gao Jing feigned surprise and said, "Brother Zhuo doesn't know?"

Zhuo Li shook his head: "I really don't know."

Gao Jing smiled and said: "This is also a coincidence. Jing traveled to Chu and accidentally met a group of people from Baiyue. After talking with them, he learned that they have a method of making salt. The salt they make is like jade. The color is crystal clear, the taste is excellent, and there is no bitter taste..."

Zhuo Li was startled, and knew in his heart that he had entered the topic, and said seriously: "Baiyue actually has such a method of making salt? How come Li has never heard of it?"

Gao Jing sighed: "Don't talk about Brother Zhuo, Jing has never heard of it, and he doesn't believe it in his heart, so he told them that if there is no real thing, it is really hard to believe."

Zhuo Li asked: "Do those Baiyue people have real objects?"

"No." Gao Jing shook his head and said, "They said that Kong has craftsmanship, but there is no place to display it... Jing Yi felt itchy for a while, and was eager to see this jade salt, so he took them to find a place to stay. The land... It is also Jing Menglang who forgot to notify the owner of this place, he is guilty, guilty!"

"Brother was joking, it's just a place to stay, don't worry about it."

Zhuo Li couldn't wait to say: "I don't know if that jade salt has ever been made?"

"If it doesn't work out, how dare Jing come here to plead guilty." Gao Jing said, beckoning behind him.

Shan Sheng hurried forward, put the urn in his hand on the table, and then returned to the original place.

Zhuo Li's eyes were serious, if this "jade salt" is really as Gao Jing described, then it can be seen how precious it is, and the profit in it can be imagined.

Reaching out his hand to fish out a handful of salt from the urn, and putting it in front of him, Zhuo Li looked at it carefully, and even twisted a pinch into his mouth...

Chapter 19 Deal Closed

"That's the deal? When did it happen?"

Shan Sheng looked dull, watching Zhuo Li send himself and others out with a smile on his face, and at the same time, three carts with a total of [-] pairs of Changge armor were also sent out.

He participated in the whole conversation between the two, but he couldn't figure out what was talked about and how it came about.

In his heart, Gao Jing became more and more unpredictable.

"For the price of ten urns and one gold, just send one hundred urns every month from now on."

Gao Jing exhorted impatiently, then returned to the carriage, grabbed the water bag impatiently, took a sip of water, rinsed his mouth with a gurgle, and then spit it out.

The startled salamander asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Gao Jing bared his teeth and said, "I can't get used to that tea... actually put honey and salt in it? Violence!"

Shan Sheng was even more confused: "Didn't the sir praise that the tea is very good?"

"Just listen to this kind of talk, don't take it seriously."

Gao Jing rinsed his mouth again, then drank a few sips of water, and said, "Okay, take the weapons away, let's go back and prepare for battle."

Shan Rope: "..."

Although I don't understand why we need to prepare for the battle, but since the master ordered it, he just recruited it.

Thirty guards escorted the carriage out of Danyang with the Changge armor and went straight to Wubao.

……

In the carriage, Gao Jing teased Xiaoyan.

Although the startled salamander was cold, his curiosity was still there, and he couldn't help asking, "What did you guys talk about?"

Gao Jing said casually: "Ten urns and one gold, sell the salt to the lord, and the lord will provide good seeds for cultivation, utensils, and [-] sets of Changge armor outside, and the production of Wubao in the future will be taxed for ten."

"Ten taxes and one?" The startled salamander couldn't help but whispered, "How did he agree to such a condition?"

Gao Jing smiled triumphantly, and said: "Because the production cost of jade salt is very high, one gold can only make five urns, and the rest of the tax will be offset in jade salt."

The startled salamander's beautiful eyes are a little dull, and it looks very "cute": "Does the salt cost money?"

"Of course it is necessary!" Gao Jing said seriously, "It's just that Wubao has the final say on how much the cost will be."

The startled salamander's eyes were strange: "Confucian disciples...are they all so deceitful?"

Gao Jing said solemnly: "No, Confucianism only teaches people good and evil, and calculating people's activities belongs to Taoism. I also practice Taoism... Also, you are a killer, why don't you be so honest?"

The startled salamander was speechless, silent for a moment, and said: "Since the negotiation is over, why do you need to prepare for the battle?"

Gao Jing shook his head and said, "It's just a negotiation with Zhuo Li, but for the lord Mi Chun, it's the best to directly grab the technology and take it into his own hands... Don't underestimate the greed of this kind of nobleman. "

The startled salamander seemed to understand a little bit, and asked, "Then there's no need to send troops to snatch it, right?"

Gao Jing smiled and said, "If Mi Chun asked for it directly before, we would have to give it. But now we have [-] sets of Changge armor and our own weapons. If we want it, we can only send troops to grab it!"

"Then why did Zhuo Li agree to give us weapons?"

"Zhuo Li is Zhuo Li, Mi Chun is Mi Chun!"

Gao Jing said solemnly, "For Zhuo Li, he is just helping Mi Chun manage the fief. After all, the fief is not his, and there is no profit from a piece of uninhabited land, but with Wubao, there is profit, and more Not to mention the jade salt, in the future when the king of Chu conscripts troops, Danyang will have [-] more soldiers. If he does this, he will have done a great job!

But in Mi Chun's view, everything in Danyang belongs to him, and things like jade salt should not be left in the hands of Baiyue pariahs who are not even considered common people.

After all, Mi Chun stood too high and couldn't see the ground, Zhuo Li helped him manage the fief so he could see the ground better. "

The startled salamander pondered and said, "But Mi Chun is the one who decides..."

Gao Jing said solemnly: "So we must fight a battle to survive and survive. If Mi Chun is hurt, Zhuo Li will help Wubao and tell Mi Chun the pros and cons."

The startled salamander looked at Gao Jing with some kind of heat hidden in his eyes, and murmured: "So when you wanted to find a way out for this group of people, all of this was already in your plan?"

"What?" Gao Jing didn't hear clearly.

The startled salamander pursed his lips, and suddenly smiled, dazzling like a hundred flowers blooming, stuffed Xiaoyan into Gao Jing's arms, and said, "Can you teach Yan how to read?"

Gao Jing hugged Yan and said with a smile: "Then Xiaoyan, do you want to recognize me as a teacher?"

Xiaoyan opened his big black and white eyes, and blurted out, "No!"

Gao Jing was a little embarrassed: "Uh...why?"

Xiaoyan raised his head and said, "I want to be my brother's wife."

Startled salamander: "..."

Gao Jingqian laughed and said, "Tong Yan Wuji! Tong Yan Wuji... Xiaoyan, you are too young."