After hearing this, Gu Xiancheng asked Gu Xuancheng: "Are other big households like this?"
"It's even worse!"
"I observed that when the employees of the Qian family were being gracious to their employer to renew their employment, they actually directly asked the employer for a monthly salary increase. They could not work after five hours. If they had to work, they would have to pay extra. If they were beaten, they would be punished. Pay them back and allow them to leave."
"The Qian family naturally disagreed with such a deed, but they didn't want to let them go, so they asked the county government officials to arrest them and falsely accuse these hired workers of causing chaos."
"As a result, these hired workers gathered together and beat away the county government office. They surrounded Qian's house and ransacked it. Now the government is arresting people everywhere."
Gu Xuancheng replied.
Gu Xiancheng was quite shocked after hearing this: "How bold are you to copy the eunuchs from the people?"
Gu Xuancheng laughed: "It's not because of Xinli that I got into trouble!"
"We abolished the criminal law that stipulated in the Holy Lord Xiao Temple that employers must act like their parents, otherwise they would commit treason, and they also allowed employees to set up their own labor unions to negotiate with their employers. As a result, they naturally became more arrogant to the ordinary workers."
"These tough people all think they have some skills and are arrogant about their talents. They don't pay attention to their employers and even the government agencies. They are also guided by some deviant literati in the labor society who are afraid of the world's chaos. They think that the peace of the world is maintained by them. Bureaucrats As they are raising the gentry, they become more and more arrogant and do not know how to respect their venerable people."
"The more this time comes, the more we, the official clan, must work together and not really let the world's rites collapse."
"I have said that if the new etiquette is implemented, it will disrupt the etiquette of the world."
When Gu Xiancheng started talking, he said: "I wrote to Yingtian Xunbo Du Gong and asked him to come to Donglin Hall to give lectures. I will tell him about the matter when the time comes. I hope he will not dare to explain the new party to the court because he is afraid of the power of the new party. The actual situation of the etiquette meeting made many people feel proud to be thieves and hate the venerable ones, and the emperor really thought that the implementation of new etiquette would only make everyone more aware of etiquette, and it would also best influence the Confucian officials in the East Palace, and then influence the East Palace through the officials in the East Palace. , so that Dong Palace knows that the new ritual will destroy the world."
Gu Yuncheng quite agreed and said, "Very true!"
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"If you don't promote new rituals, your country will be destroyed; if you promote new rituals, you will destroy the world!"
"Your Majesty, this is a saying that has been spread among the people. Because there have been many riots in many places where people smashed, smashed and looted big houses, so this statement has become popular."
"Of course, the reason is mostly related to the unwillingness of large households to fulfill their contracts and want to use the power of the government to force the people to comply with their wishes."
While the three brothers of the Gu family were discussing the problems caused by the collapse of etiquette and music caused by external development.
Xiyuan Shiyusi is on duty.
Shen Shixing was talking to Zhu Yijun about what he had heard recently.
"Don't people want to live a peaceful life?"
"Are the people willing to cause trouble?"
"As the saying goes, a slap in the face can't make a difference. If many things are done in full accordance with the contract, you can be willing if you want to, and you can't be willing if you don't want to. If you respect everyone's choice, you won't go to such an extent."
"Regarding the riot that occurred, I told the Third Law Division that it must be handled with caution. I issued an order to the Chief Secretary. It is my right to kill or take life. Anyone who dares to kill someone without an order must be punished as guilty even if he can quell it! After all, no one knows, Are the riots caused by right-wing tyrants bullying the people and bureaucrats bullying the people?"
"The vassal states treat the people of the superior country as human beings, why don't our own people treat their own people as human beings?"
"It is better to kill less than to kill by mistake. This is the courtesy of the people of this country as if they were innocent children, and it is the basis of respecting their lives."
Zhu Yijun said.
After hearing this, Shen Shixing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is right."
At this time, Zhu Yijun asked Shen Shixing again: "Master, tell me, do you also hate the common people for being violent, ignorant of the king's laws, and causing wanton destruction?"
Shen Shixing cupped his hands and replied: "I dare not hide this from Your Majesty. I cannot accept the chaos of ruthless people!"
"However, I do not think that it is wrong for the new rites to be based on the people who have learned the rites of the Han Dynasty. Just because the people are not enlightened, we cannot not implement benevolent policies towards the people."
"In my humble opinion, today's common people are fighting fiercely and even violating the king's laws. This is because they are not fully wealthy and do not fully understand the etiquette. Many common people are either easily instigated by radicals or are already influenced by the old etiquette. If you don't treat others with kindness and resist, you don't treat others with kindness, so you feel that the rich are all guilty, and you just want to die with them, or even want to be poor and embarrassed."
"So instead of thinking that the common people do not deserve to be treated kindly, it is better to say that the rulers have not benefited the people and enriched the country to the point where everyone is rich and knows the courtesy."
"Your Majesty, in fact, the dyeing shop in my family also encountered a situation where the employees did not want to stay in the dyeing shop and wanted to go to Japan to set up a workshop. The family wanted me to find a way to stop these employees, but these employees knew about this in advance. , also made a big fuss, but they were stopped by the people sent back by the minister in advance."
Shen Shixing continued at this time.
Zhu Yijun smiled after hearing this: "Master, how did you persuade me?"
"Our Shen family agrees for them to leave. Even those whose deeds have not expired can apply to leave early. Moreover, the Shen family will cooperate with them, invest money and send skilled workers well-paid by the government to Japan to share with them and run a new dyeing workshop. , to solve their problem of insufficient money and insufficient talents.”
"As a result, the family didn't have any objections to this and were happy to see the results. The employees who were leaving were also happy, so no more trouble occurred."
"I have said that if you want to take something, you must first give it to it. If the court wants the common people to know the etiquette and abide by the law, and be loyal to the emperor and the country, it must first give them the opportunity to be rich and noble, instead of blaming or even scorning them and forcing them to destroy themselves and obey the king's laws."
Shen Shixing answered.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "Master is indeed a person who is good at handling conflicts. He is not harsh on others. He is considerate of me and the common people. If all the powerful people in the world are as good at handling conflicts as Master, why should we Since I took office, I have had to kill so many people in order to enrich the country, strengthen the army and benefit the people."
"Your Majesty is so complimentary."
"I am not very frightened."
"In fact, I am a person of no use to the country. It is only because of Your Majesty that I have become a person of use to the country. Therefore, the person who can truly regulate the world is Your Majesty!"
Shen Shixing hurriedly handed over his hands and replied.
What Shen Shixing said is indeed true. If the emperor hadn't insisted on not liquidating Zhang Juzheng, with the courage of Shen Shixing, he would not have dared to be the second Zhang Juzheng. He would have been timid and cautious.
Zhu Yijun also understood, so he just smiled and said: "Master, there is no need to be too modest. In my opinion, the skills used by the master are the skills that an emperor should have. As the saying goes, the heart of planning is superior, not the thinking of a landlord to enslave others. He just wants to be comfortable." Those who rely on the benefits of a place for their whole life, and do not hesitate to suppress the desires of others, or even go to the extreme to suppress their own desires, should be taught to the prince."
Shen Shixing handed over his hand and said yes.
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"Your Highness, although I have been recommended by Yuan Fu to teach Confucian classics to Your Highness, I will not teach Your Highness these things today because these sages' teachings are just for others to listen to. In fact, a real emperor cannot follow these principles. Come and do it.”
"I will first teach His Highness the mental skills that a true emperor should have."
"First of all, Your Highness should understand that the emperor is the one who has strong soldiers and horses, not the one who is virtuous;"
"Secondly, Your Highness should understand that the people are the foundation of the country, but they are not invincible. Killing ten thousand people or killing one hundred thousand people is harmless. As long as Your Highness allows peace for a few years, the common people will still be like weeds blown by the spring breeze. Growing like crazy.”
"Finally, Your Highness must be clear that the people should be weak and restrained by Confucianism and human ethics, rather than making them truly intelligent, nor should they have personalities and desires. Although they can aspire, they must be in line with the aspirations of a saint. It must only be based on the ambition of long-term peace and stability for His Majesty’s country.”
"Otherwise, if everyone is wise and everyone is not unified, it will be difficult for Your Highness to be the king!"
"In addition, a true emperor should not allow anyone who cannot be controlled by himself to kill others and take away their wealth!"
"Therefore, if His Highness becomes an emperor in the future and wants to become a true emperor, the first thing he should do is to liquidate Zhang Taiyue and Shenwu County, and let the world know that officials who have overstepped their bounds will not get a good end. Even the heroes of the country cannot break the rules. Only in this way can we It was Kuang who helped the emperor to follow the right path!"
Qian Tongmeng, a lecturer in the East Palace recommended by Shen Shixing, was also giving lectures to Prince Zhu Changjun in the East Palace when Zhu Yijun met Shen Shixing. However, he did not lecture on Confucian classics. Instead, he took advantage of Shen Shixing's absence when he was called by the emperor to sell it to the prince. Come up with private goods.
(End of chapter)
