In the lobby of the former Jieyang Xietai Yamen, the Zhu family and his son had already invited Chen Yonghua, Qiu Hui and other distinguished guests in.
Similar to the attire of the Zhu family, his son and others, this lobby now also shows the hard and simple "original Confucian" style. Apart from bare walls, doors, windows, tables and chairs, there is nothing... nothing Any decorations, even the screens originally placed in the lobby, have been moved to no one knows where.
In addition, those who serve tea and water in the lobby are all hard-working and simple young people - they are all apprentices from Longjing, Chengtian and Longtian. They moved with the gunpowder factory run by "little father-in-law" Pang Siming. Came to Jieyang County.
As an apprentice, in addition to learning skills and culture, you also have to serve your master and his family.
Seeing this hard and simple way of life, the boss Hui couldn't bear it - his daughter Qiu Shuzhen was about to marry Zhu Heji. Did she think she would have to endure hardship and poverty?
This is not possible!
Thinking of this, Qiu Hui frowned and asked: "Uncle, are you very tight on money recently? Why do you look like you are going to die of poverty soon?"
Why are you so poor? When Zhu Heji heard this, he thought to himself: "Do you understand, old man? My name is Yuan Ru, and I am a virtuous gentleman!"
"Isn't that right!" Eunuch Pang, who was also dressed as a "original Confucian", spoke up, "Although we have a county, there are still too few households below... we can't collect much money. Ah! There are only a few thousand taels of silver in the treasury now, so I can’t help spending it!"
What he said is true. There are only ten thousand taels of "public money" left in the Dongyin Coin Factory. This money was obtained from profiteers and corrupt officials in Jieyang County and has been spent. A lot of it was used to reward Chen Yonghua, Liu Guoxuan, reward the armed forces, and pay moving expenses for households moving to "Jieyang Island".
In addition, the Zhu family and his son each have a private house of several thousand taels, and Da Bo Ling's less than 20,000 taels of silver are also stored in Dongyin Coin Factory... But these three sums of money are reserves of Dongyin Coin Factory - Eunuch Pang handed over After leaving the Dongyin Coin Factory, he transferred half of the old assets of the Dongyin Coin Factory to his own name, and only handed over 40,000 taels as the principal of the Dongyin Coin Factory. At the same time, he converted the savings of Zhu's father and son and Da Bo Ling into principal.
Although under the operation of Eunuch Pang, the Dongyin Coin Factory can still provide thousands of taels of profits to the court run by the Zhu family and his son every year, and can also provide them with some loans... But this little money cannot support it at all. A court and an army of two or three thousand go on for too long.
Not to mention, the Qing Dynasty will definitely not be idle and will soon launch a new attack on the Jieyang base area.
Once this battle starts, I'm afraid we'll have to spend a lot of money again!
Under this circumstance, the leaders of the Jieyang court, headed by the Zhu family and his son, took the lead in practicing strict economy and it was necessary to live a hard and simple life.
"Then..." Qiu Hui frowned and began to make suggestions for his son-in-law, "Then let's send troops to Zhangzhou to grab money! Huang Wu from Zhangzhou is a rich man!"
The Huang Wu Qiu Hui was talking about was Haicheng Gong Huang Wu, one of the two small vassals in the Qing Dynasty. He was originally Zheng Chenggong's general and was sent by Zheng Chenggong to guard Haicheng, where food, wages and weapons were stored. As a result, he was jealous of money and squandered Zheng Chenggong's money to seek refuge with the Qing court, severely injuring Zheng Chenggong who was preparing for the Northern Expedition to Nanjing. Therefore, Emperor Shunzhi granted him the title of Duke of Haicheng, and received preferential treatment for the twelfth hereditary generation. It was not until the Republic of China that he was just ten generations old... The tenth Duke of Haicheng, Huang Maocheng, after the Qing Dynasty was over, He also served as a Beiyang warlord for several years, and no one had this ancestral official fortune.
However, the Huang family of Haicheng Gong, who had an official career passed down from their ancestors, has now been targeted by a group of virtuous gentlemen!
"My father-in-law," Zhu Heji stroked his beard, which was long and dense and very troublesome to take care of. "This thief Huang Wu must be killed...but the top priority right now is, We still have to run our court well.”
What's the meaning?
Chen Yonghua, Qiu Hui, and Liu Guoxuan were all stunned.
This shabby imperial court wants money but no money, territory but no territory, and few people. How can it still be managed?
"Third grandson," Chen Yonghua asked, "how do you plan to run the court better?"
Zhu Heji said with a serious face: "A good court should be for the welfare of the people of the world, not for the wealth and glory of a family... Therefore, my father is not a supervisor of the country for the Zhu family, but for the Zhu family. It is to supervise the country for the people of the world!"
Huh?
How come you, Cannon Zhu, are always fooling people into doing the same thing?
Qiu Hui, Qiu Rong and Zhu Qipao were very familiar with each other. Now that they heard what he said, they were all stunned. Who did Zhu Qipao meet in the prison in Chaozhou Fucheng? Why did he not only learn many strange and obscene skills after he came out, but he also opened his mouth to lie... Is this still a bandit? This is obviously a liar!
Zhu Heji then deceived and said: "The Book of Rites says: In the course of the Great Dao, the world is for the common good, selecting the virtuous and capable, trustworthy and harmonious. Therefore, we do not only care for our relatives, nor do we only have children for our children, so that we can have a happy ending." , the strong will be useful, the young will be prosperous, the humble, widowed, lonely, alone, disabled and sick will all be provided for, men will have a share, and women will have a home. Goods will be thrown away on the ground, so there is no need to hide them; strength will be bad. It doesn’t come from the body, and it doesn’t have to be for oneself. It’s why people plot against one another, and thieves and thieves don’t commit crimes. It’s why people outside the house don’t shut up. This is called great harmony... It can lead to great harmony and make the world a common people. The imperial court is the imperial court we want to establish!"
"Third grandson," Chen Yonghua asked, looking at Zhu Heji, who had a sacred and solemn face but spoke extremely unreliable and ridiculous words: "These are all great principles. It is easy to know but difficult to do!"
Zhu Heji said: "Commander Chen, the Gu family thinks that they have found a way to make the world a public servant!"
"Oh? What do you want to do?"
Zhu Heji shook his head and said: "It's not how I do it, but who should do it? Of course, the world's public road cannot be carried out by private emperors."
What's the meaning?
Chen Yonghua, Qiu Hui and others became more and more confused as they listened, and they all looked at Zhu Heji blankly.
Zhu Heji said seriously: "The principle of universal justice and universal unity is the Tao of the original Confucianism, and it should naturally be implemented by great scholars who have inherited the Taoism of the original Confucianism."
A former Confucian and Taoist scholar?
Chen Yonghua understands a little bit. He dressed up like you to pretend to be poor just to pretend to be a former Confucian scholar!
"What is Yuan Confucianism?" Scholar Dao Scarong asked.
Zhu Heji glanced at him and said in his heart: "You, a man with the Dao in your heart and the scar on your face, are closer to the original Confucian!"
"The so-called original Confucianism refers to the original intention of Confucianism." Zhu Heji said with a serious face, "Confucianism is not a prominent school, but the sages who sought the road to save the common people when they were competing with hundreds of schools of thought. .... The sages had a Tao in their hearts, a sword in their hands, and a strategy in their belly. Wen could establish doctrines to pass on the Tao tradition, and Wu could carry a three-foot sword to defend the common people of China. This is the true Confucianism, the original Confucianism, the one who can bear the responsibilities The world rises and falls, only the Confucians who can implement the principle of serving the world for the common good!
But today, those Confucians who shave their heads and change their clothes and are willing to be the lackeys of the Tartars are all pseudo-Confucians and are not worthy of being Confucians!
If the court we run wants to restore the Chinese Empire, implement the rule of law for the common people, and create a Chinese Great Harmony where everyone has food to eat, clothing to wear, books to read, and everyone is a gentleman, In this era, former Confucian scholars must be in charge. And those who oversee the country and the king can be empty. "
"Oh, is the supervision of the country a lie?"
Chen Yonghua glanced at Prince Zhu San, who was dressed as a "original Confucian", and said to himself: "You are making a false statement, but you are not real! You first became a prisoner, and then you said that the prisoner is a lie, and the original Confucian scholar is the real one. In the end, I turned into a former Confucian... Are you empty or not?"
"Uncle," Qiu Hui was almost dizzy, "What do you want? Can you speak human language?"
"My father-in-law," Zhu Heji said with a smile, "my son-in-law's intention is to let the people below know that we are not doing it for ourselves, but for the world, to defend the Chinese orthodoxy, and to preserve the blood and clothes of the Chinese ancestors... .And we have to share blessings and hardships with them, so they are conquering the world for themselves!
And in order to win people's trust, this prison country can only be illusory and a symbol. But in fact, the one in power should be a conference of bachelors composed of former Confucians who hold swords and preach! "
