Regarding Su Changsheng's emotion, Zhang Shi thought of some contents in Confucianism.
“Is human nature inherently evil?”
Zhang Shi sighed: "Xunzi was originally a great Confucian sage, but because of his inherent evil in human nature, he was scolded by countless Confucian scholars of later generations. But now it seems that what he said is clearly right, and under the constraints of the law, Even if he does evil, without the restraint of the law, to what extent can a person do evil?"
"So, you are disappointed with Daming?"
Su Changsheng looked at Zhang Shi with great interest: "Do you think the Ming Dynasty is not the heaven on earth you imagined?"
"Disappointment can't be mentioned. In the final analysis, the Ming Dynasty was much better than the Southern Song Dynasty."
Zhang Shi said slowly: "It's just that in my opinion, the Ming Dynasty should be better, rather than degenerate like the Southern Song Dynasty. Before the ideals have been achieved and the revolutionary goals have not been achieved, they can't wait to start pursuing enjoyment. This is wrong."
Su Changsheng nodded slowly.
"So you support the Chairman's reforms?"
"support."
Zhang Shi nodded and said: "The opponents are not willing to kill their own comrades to stop the Chairman's reforms. I can be sure that the Chairman is doing the right thing, because the enemy cannot see that we are even remotely good. They see us as better than them." It makes you feel even worse if you are broken.”
Su Changsheng raised his eyebrows.
"Even if these reforms will harm your interests one day?"
Zhang Shi looked at Su Changsheng, with a pious expression on his face like a saint.
"What I can have in the Ming Dynasty, I can have in the Southern Song Dynasty, or even better. Since I have chosen the Ming Dynasty, I am not afraid of any interests being harmed at all. I have paid a lot, but I don't care, I just want to pursue The heaven on earth in my heart is more important than anything else.”
Su Changsheng listened, nodded slowly, patted Zhang Shi on the shoulder, and said nothing more.
Su Yonglin did not stay in Hangzhou for long, only three days.
He inspected the newly built collective farms and handicraft workshops around Hangzhou, and had close conversations with local farmers and workers in Jiangnan. He used his Jiangnan origin to get closer to them, chatting, eating the same food and sleeping as them. bed.
These farmers and workers with miserable backgrounds had never imagined that a head of state could achieve this with them, so what Su Yonglin did left a very deep impression on them.
The common people are not fools. They know who treats them well and who treats them badly. They have a scale in their hearts and will vote with their feet when necessary.
They were soon willing to say to Su Yonglin what they really wanted to say, instead of other pretty words.
The work done in the handicraft workshops around Hangzhou is mainly for foreign trade, including silk, porcelain, pottery and other traditional products.
After adopting the new production management methods of the Ming Dynasty, the output has been greatly improved. The big dogs are very happy and are open to buying and buying. It seems that they will lose money if they don't buy everything. No matter how much goods are supplied, they seem to be able to swallow them up. Go down.
They don't seem to care about the price issue, or they don't care about the price issue for a while.
Of course, in the past, no matter how much goods were sold, no matter how high the factory income was, it was still the income of the gentlemen and had nothing to do with the workers.
Under the new management methods of the Ming Dynasty, workers' income and welfare will also increase with the improvement of site efficiency, and their income will also rise.
To be honest, after the war of annihilation and all the exploiters were killed, the number of permanent residents in Hangzhou also dropped rapidly, and the prosperity of the past was quickly lost.
However, as the situation stabilizes, more and more industrial workers choose to buy houses nearby and make their homes in Hangzhou.
In order to provide workers with good logistical benefits, some factories will actively contact the Hangzhou government to purchase a piece of land at a lower group purchase price and build houses for the workers.
The number of people in Hangzhou is gradually increasing, and their consumption power is gradually increasing. The prosperous business scene that lasted morning and evening in the past is slowly recovering.
The night before he decided to leave Hangzhou and go to his hometown in Dinghai County to worship his ancestors, Su Yonglin concluded his inspection visit to the last factory.
Because Su Changsheng wanted to see Su Yonglin off, Su Yonglin did not have dinner in the factory, but returned to Hangzhou City and went to Beiguo Tower.
Since it was a farewell party, they naturally had good wine and good food, and the bill was all on Su Changsheng's head, since he was very rich anyway.
After three rounds of drinking, Su Yonglin looked at the slightly drunk Su Changsheng and suddenly felt very emotional.
"Changsheng, do you still remember the last meal we prepared for Sun Yuanqi here fifteen years ago? Strictly speaking, it was also a farewell meal, right?"
When Su Yonglin said this, Su Changsheng was filled with emotion and felt quite nostalgic for the past.
"I will never forget that incident no matter what. I was the one who administered the medicine."
Zhang Shi, who was accompanying him, became interested.
He had already seen in Su Yonglin's preface that Su Yonglin had said very frankly that he had killed a Southern Song Dynasty dog official before the uprising, so as to cut off his own escape route and prevent him from retreating.
When the Southern Song Dynasty court learned of the matter, it conducted a thorough investigation on the matter, and finally concluded that the Ming Emperor had indeed killed the guy named Sun Yuanqi, and that guy had been the protective umbrella of the Su family in Lin'an. .
I have to say that this world is very strange. Zhang Shi also took advantage of the wine and boldly asked Su Yonglin if he could tell him what happened back then.
Su Yonglin knew everything, so he smiled and told Zhang Shi what happened that year. He remembered the details clearly.
"That thief Sun Yuanqi is really not a good thing. He made me miserable at first. Finally, I decided to kill him before going north to cut off my escape route. In this way, I can make a revolution very simply and completely. So I made an appointment with him at Xichun Tower... that's Beiguo Tower! That's right here! Right, Changsheng?"
Su Changsheng nodded repeatedly.
"The young master of Xichun Tower was careless and couldn't do things well. The family was on the verge of bankruptcy, so I took the opportunity to take over Xichun Tower and rebuilt it. It is now Beiguo Tower. The general layout is almost the same as before. Many places are just rooms. It’s been slightly modified and not much touched.”
Su Changsheng looked around, then looked at Su Yonglin quite amusedly, and said, "Alang, do you know that this room is the room where we invited Sun Yuanqi to have dinner? It is now the most luxurious room in Beiguo Tower."
"Yeah?"
Su Yonglin laughed, looked around, and said with some emotion: "It's a pity that it was March and it's May now. Otherwise, we can really pay homage to Sun Yuanqi and commemorate his eternal infamy, hahahahaha!"
Su Changsheng also laughed.
Zhang Shi felt a little weird, always feeling that he shouldn't eat here.
"The meal that year was a farewell meal for Sun Yuanqi, so I didn't eat much. I was very hungry after going out, so I went to the shopping street outside to get some food. I ate happily... By the way, it was with Ayong went to eat together, Changsheng, you are not here, you are dealing with Sun Yuanqi’s funeral, hahahaha!”
Su Changsheng nodded.
"Later, that bastard Su Yong showed off to me, saying that Alang treated him to a good meal and was angry with me. I almost beat him to death."
Su Yonglin laughed.
"Why are you angry? There is no need to be angry. It was... yes... by the way, that street next to Zhong'an Bridge. Jingfu, is that street still there?"
Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "It's still there. Lin'an wasn't damaged much, and most of the buildings are well preserved."
"Are there any businessmen doing business on that street? Are there any places to eat?"
"Yes, although there are no dignitaries in Lin'an City now, there are many workers and traveling merchants, so there are still many small vendors selling food at Zhong'an Bridge."
"good!"
Su Yonglin slapped the table and stood up: "I drank a lot but didn't eat well. This is not good. It will be uncomfortable at night. Let's go! I'll treat you to Zhong'an Bridge for a second meal!"
"ah?"
Before Zhang Shi could react, he was grabbed by the overjoyed Su Changsheng.
"Go ahead, Alang is treating you to a treat. If you don't eat, you won't get anything for free!"
So Zhang Shi was dragged away by Su Changsheng.
The three of them left Beiguo Tower and entered the crowded Hangzhou night together.
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