"In addition, Mr. Zheng just said that these refugees in the capital are lazy and unruly people. The best arrangement is for the weak, sick and disabled to starve to death. I think this statement is unscrupulous. These refugees are not refugees because of laziness. If Why do lazy people stay away from their hometown and come to the capital to haul fiber and transport grain? Besides, they are not just unruly people. If they are unruly people, if they are really lazy and good at eating, most of them will fall into trouble and become bandits. Why come here and let the officials beat and scold them? "
When Bi Ziyan asked, Zheng Sanjun's face turned red and his breathing became a little short.
Zheng Sanjun had to argue: "Now every winter, a group of refugees in Gyeonggi will starve to death. It is also because of this that the number of refugees in Gyeonggi can be maintained at a certain number and not enough to grow. If we really want to use Bi Gong's method to feed them, So that a group of refugees who should have starved to death did not starve to death, and more and more refugees gathered in Gyeonggi. If something like the late Yuan Dynasty happened because a large number of migrant workers gathered on both sides of the Yellow River, what would be done? "
"The people will only rebel because they can't survive, not because there are many people. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, a large number of people who built the Yellow River rebelled against the court because the Yuan court was unethical and did not give them a way to survive. Now the court pays them wages and works for them. Relief will not only not lead to civil unrest, but will also eliminate possible refugee chaos."
Bi Ziyan replied.
"How can Bi Gong really guarantee that there will be no chaos when the number of refugees in the Gyeonggi area increases? Will there be no evil cult taking this opportunity to incite these ignorant people to cause trouble? If Bi Gong really shows his kindness today and saves a large number of refugees, , causing more and more refugees in the capital, and then they were bewitched by evil cults, and even rebelled and caused trouble. When the time comes, will Bi Gong dare to plead guilty to the court?!"
Zheng Sanjun asked in a dark tone.
Seeing this, Fang Congzhe hurriedly said: "Okay! "The Book of Rites" says, 'People do not only kiss their relatives, nor only have children. Those who are alone, disabled or sick will all be supported, men will have their share, and women will have their home.' In this way, the world is a common people, and the refugees in the capital, regardless of whether they are old, weak, sick, disabled, or young and strong, are all my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, how can we let them be allowed to do so? Starve to death? This is contrary to goodness and the way of saints! How can we read the books of saints and sages so poorly!
As for whether this will lead to chaos, it has nothing to do with the increasing number of refugees. What does matter is whether the court can make them live and work in peace and contentment, and teach them to live and work in peace and contentment. As for cults, it is not a concern. As long as the people can live and work in peace and contentment, I, the saint, Isn't the Chinese religion more popular than the rumors of a cult? "
When Fang Congzhe asked this question, he glanced at Zheng Sanjun.
Zheng Sanjun stood up directly and looked at Fang Congzhe with a sharp look in his eyes.
He did not expect that Fang Congzhe would suddenly propose Confucian orthodox theory to criticize him, and even said that he was contrary to the way of a saint.
This gave him a feeling of frustration that was difficult to accept, as he had always used the banner of Confucian orthodoxy to defend his gentry interests.
When can the words of the Four Books and Five Classics become a weapon against oneself?
This thief is really difficult to deal with!
Zheng Sanjun looked at Wang Yingjiao and Bi Ziyan again.
He originally hoped to persuade Wang Yingjiao and Bi Ziyan to make concessions to the gentry through this meeting of the Ministry of Household Affairs. After all, they were all gentry.
But Zheng Sanjun didn't expect Wang Yingjiao and Bi Ziyan to be so stubborn and actually take the people of the world seriously.
As for why Wang Yingjiao and Bi Ziyan take the common people of the world seriously?
Zheng Sanjun also figured it out.
It's nothing more than what Fang Congzhe said. There is a saying in Confucian scriptures that "the humble, the widowed, the lonely, the disabled, and the disabled all have something to support them."
In other words, these people really take these remarks as a guideline and practice them.
Zheng Sanjun didn't know how to refute these two people.
Because Zheng Sanjun realized that the Confucian words he had always believed in would actually become the motivation for scholar-officials to disregard their own interests as scholar-officials!
"You two nerds are stupid because of your reading! You only remember the views of Han Confucianism, but not the views of today's Confucianism. Your Majesty should serve the world with the benefit of the scholar-bureaucrats, rather than serving the world with the benefits of the scholar-bureaucrats! Otherwise, such a monarch As the sage said, my father is a enemy of the enemy!"
Zheng Sanjun could only scold Wang Yingjiao and Bi Ziyan in his heart.
But Zheng Sanjun did not dare to scold him directly, because he could not clearly say that the words in the "Book of Rites" were wrong.
After all, this is one of the Five Classics of Confucianism.
It's just that the "Book of Rites" was written in the Han Dynasty and relatively represented the Han Confucian views. However, the Han Confucian views are no longer accepted by the current scholar-bureaucrats. Therefore, Zheng Sanjun could only express his opposition in his heart.
"If Mr. Zheng has any objection, he can just sit down and respond. There is no need to get up to answer. Although the servant is the chief assistant, he is only following the order to discuss matters with the princes."
Fang Congzhe said something hidden in his cotton pads.
Zheng Sanjun realized that he had lost his composure and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Then, Zheng Sanjun sat down.
Fang Congzhe ignored Zheng Sanjun and still looked at Bi Ziyan: "Bi Budang, continue, why did you propose the court to build additional projects to give the refugees in the capital a chance to survive? Is this a large-scale construction project?"
"I believe that large-scale construction projects cannot be exaggerated. If ordinary people want to live a peaceful life, they need to build houses first. If the country wants peace, it must build cities to keep out foreign invaders and dig canals to facilitate farming. It can be seen that large-scale construction projects are often necessary for a country and a family to achieve peace and tranquility. If the imperial court can use the surplus money and food from the treasury to allow the refugees to work on construction projects, it will have the effect of providing work-relief, and even give the people near the construction site a chance to make money. After the refugees have wages, they will not only You only need to buy food for food, but you also have to buy homespun cloth from nearby people to make clothes, and firewood for heating. When the time comes, the court will set up an additional bank near the construction site. Even if it only levies a small amount of tax, it will increase a lot of tax revenue, and then the court will help the people. The expenses can be recovered through taxation, so that the national treasury will not be impoverished by supporting more and more refugees, and will even become more and more abundant in the future, because once the people know that it is profitable, they will work tirelessly to produce homespun cloth, Even in the middle of the night, you have to go to the mountains to cut firewood and sell it!"
Bi Ziyan continued talking at this time.
After hearing this, Fang Congzhe said: "Sure enough! This is to benefit the people, but it can increase income! Then please ask Bibudang to use what you just said and calculate how much surplus the Ministry of Households can use to build additional projects, and then write a title for the Ministry of Households The book will be played."
Wang Yingjiao also nodded.
"yes!"
Bi Ziyan replied.
Seeing this, Zheng Sanjun still couldn't help but ask: "Do you really want to continue to offend the powerful gentry like this? The urge to pay taxes and clear the land is to inhibit the common people from dedicating themselves to the wealthy! Now we still let the landless people make a living by working. After coming down, and even giving him enough wages to make other people rich, who would be willing to devote himself to a wealthy family as tenants? I am afraid that those who are already tenants of wealthy families will flee to work, which will only make the powerful and gentry even more dissatisfied. Do you know this? You are going against the trend and it will not end well!”
Wang Yingjiao first said: "But when we study and become officials, aren't we just serving the country and the people?"
Bi Ziyan also said: "But for the sake of the country, I don't care about life or death."
Fang Congzhe also nodded and said: "Yes, we are also scholar-bureaucrats and powerful gentry, but we are scholars after all. The difference from the common people is that we have the country, your majesty, and a peaceful family and country in our eyes. The common people have not studied. If we are ignorant and ignorant, we can ignore the safety of the country, but we cannot ignore it. A gentleman loves money and has a way to get it, and this way cannot be forgotten. The powerful and gentry are powerful and there are many ways to get money. Why should we exploit the common people and destroy the country? Make profits through other methods, otherwise it is really against the principles of Confucianism!"
Zheng Sanjun fell silent. He realized that it was not him who had the problem, but Fang Congzhe, Wang Yingjiao, and Bi Ziyan. He thought to himself: "After all, they are not from Donglin, they are just stupid and loyal people! The learning of saints is also You have learned wrongly. How can the Zhu family’s country and the life and death of the refugees be compared with our status as scholar-officials?! How can you betray the entire scholar-officials!"
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