When Guizhuang and Lu Fu and others saw Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi, two of the most representative leaders of Jiangnan Shilin, walking side by side, they were shocked and couldn't help but shake their heads and smile.
And because of this, Guizhuang, Lu Fu and other scholars with different ideas all bowed their hands to each other and then started talking and laughing.
Some brothers who belong to different camps due to different philosophies began to come over to say hello.
There were also scholars who were friends but broke off contact due to different ideas and began to renew their friendship.
Zhu Youxiao, the master of the family, came to Jiangnan for such forced management, which made Jiangnan Shilin somewhat harmonious for the time being.
Of course, it is only temporary. After all, how can ideas and beliefs be so easily integrated?
What is involved here is the distribution of interests.
It's just that now, as the emperor, Zhu Youxiao has emphasized the awareness of "nation", which has made these people put aside the dispute for the time being.
Because Zhu Youxiao's emphasis on "national" awareness has always been consistent with the outside world, he means to grab the cake from outside first and then discuss how to divide it.
"Mr. Lizhou, since you want to restrict the people, you must first allow the court to control the people. But according to Gu's opinion, if the people in Jiangnan want to be completely controlled only by the monarchy, they must first abolish the clan power and let the imperial power go to the countryside!"
Gu Yanwu was chatting about clan power and imperial power on the way back to the city with Huang Zongxi, and wanted to take this opportunity to test Huang Zongxi's reaction to some of his political ideas.
As a thinker, Gu Yanwu was naturally unavoidable in wanting to influence and conquer other people's thoughts, intentionally or unintentionally, and then reveal his secrets through small talk from time to time, especially in front of a prestigious person like Huang Zongxi.
After hearing this, Huang Zongxi asked seriously: "Abolish clan power?"
"That's right. To abolish clan rights, the first thing to do is to separate the big clans. Otherwise, it will be difficult to implement the imperial decrees on the people. The biggest problem among the people in Jiangnan is that there are so many big clans living together, covering an area of 100,000 acres or even 100,000 acres. There are many big families in Ten Thousand Mu, and if these big families don't relocate, the people will always be in the hands of the big families, not the court, and it's even hard for the government to know how many people there are under their rule."
Gu Yanwu returned and said: "The next thing the court will do is this. As a representative of a wealthy family, you have to find a way to guide the scholars of noble family backgrounds to accept the proposal of relocating clan houses!"
After hearing this, Huang Zongxi asked: "After the big clans were separated and relocated, the people were even more dispersed. How can they fight against the government?"
"This requires the establishment of social organizations! Because the people organized in the form of clans will not only resist the government, but will kidnap the government, oppress the people of the small clan, and then annex the property of the small clan!"
“The biggest shortcoming in today’s world is that there are many countries and many families, but very few social organizations. What is a social organization? There is no government control, and there is no interest and emotional connection like the clan, but an organization purely for justice. Like an organization of charity, an organization of health!”
"His Majesty mobilized some powerful people to set up some, but it was not enough in the end, and it was not spontaneous among the people. So before the disaster happened, the people's clans only pursued profits, hoarded money, and even colluded with the government to embezzle money for relief. There is no justice organization, organize the power of the people to provide relief before the imperial government reacts, and thereby reduce losses!"
Gu Yanwu said.
"Please allow the students to think about this again. The relocation of a large family is really hard for the students to accept. After all, it requires the separation of family members and is contrary to human ethics. Since the ancient dynasties, immigrants from wealthy families have rarely been called good governers, but I heard What I said is indeed beneficial to the country and people’s livelihood.”
Huang Zongxi spoke with some embarrassment.
"Fine!"
Gu Yanwu did not expect that even people like Huang Zongxi would find it difficult to accept the national policy of relocating large clans. He couldn't help but began to worry that if such a policy really appeared, it would still cause great controversy.
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Zhu Youxiao looked out the window at the steady stream of scholars heading to Nanjing or boarding ships to return to their hometowns. He couldn't help but said to Lu Xiangsheng and Wen Tiren: "There are too many scholars from Jiangnan!"
"These are just those who have achieved fame, financial resources and have graduated. There are many more who are in school."
Lu Xiangsheng replied.
Wen Tiren also laughed and said: "So, when we were discussing politics before leaving the capital, someone proposed to abolish the Enyin official position system. All the officials opposed it because there were too many scholars in the world, too few who could be elected to the official position, and the pressure of competition was too great. At least Enyin doesn’t have to go and apply for a small official position with thousands of people. Now the officials in the DPRK care most about Enyin!”
"Because of this, now the officials no longer have high requirements for Enyin. They no longer dislike Enyin's low-level military ministers, such as civil servants and scholarly family backgrounds, nor do they dislike Enyin's zizhengyuan and Hanlin Academy who are idle and have little oil and wealth. They are willing to accept the small miscellaneous officials, even the idle officials who specialize in research, because there are too many people in the world who want to be officials."
Lu Xiangsheng also followed suit.
“In recent years, most of the wealth plundered by the imperial court from outside has been spent on education in addition to investment in infrastructure construction. It is normal for there to be many scholars;
However, many scholars are still willing to cross the single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and take the imperial examination to become an official. Even if they fight to the death, they are not willing to change their ideas and engage in industry and commerce, or even do some cultural and technical affairs for craftsmen, or even join the army. , it’s really a headache!
Everyone would rather just wait and waste time than looking for another career first, which is really annoying. "
As Zhu Youxiao said, he pointed to some scholars outside: "Look, many of these scholars have white hair and beards and look older than me. They are not engaged in production. They only gather together, shout, drink, and talk about current affairs. Comparing myself to Yi Yin and Guan Zhong, I only wait to become an official, but how can there be so many officials!"
"There are indeed not enough official positions. Not only are there not enough official positions, but there are also not enough places for Jinshi and candidates. Although the imperial court has repeatedly expanded its recruitment, compared with the rapidly increasing number of scholars in the world, there are still too many monks and too little food! Many Jinshi are still waiting for official positions. Others I’m talking about scholars below the Jinshi level.”
Wen Tiren replied.
Zhu Youxiao recalled the scene where he saw taxis fighting and stabbing each other, and said: "If you wait too long and don't wait for the official announcement, you may lose your mind. When there is a conflict, it will be easier to lose your mind and offend the rebellious king." Law! It’s no wonder that some scholars became radicalized before and dared to fight or even kill people in front of me!”
"What your Majesty said is true, but the thousand-year-old concept of only being good at reading and being inferior in everything else cannot be expected to change the mindset of scholar-officials in just a few decades and allow them to engage in things other than officialdom! It's not just scholar-officials, Among all the people, the idea that being an official is the best way out is deeply ingrained."
Lu Xiangsheng replied.
Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Having said that, the imperial court still needs to guide the scholar-bureaucrats to change their minds and stop relying on their own loftiness. They think that doing other things besides being an official means being willing to be humble. In the end, this matter must be resolved, and we cannot let a few Hundreds of thousands or even millions of scholars are not engaged in production, but gather together to make trouble, and they only focus on the officialdom of the imperial court! This can easily breed the phenomenon of selling official positions! After all, once official positions are scarce, it is equivalent to becoming a hot commodity. Naturally It is very valuable, and there will be many people who want to make a fortune by buying and selling it. Once a person's greed for profit is turned on, he will not be able to control himself even if he knows that doing so will kill him. "
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