Fusu was a little silent, which was different from the education he usually received.
The idea of monarchs, boats and people being water was not proposed by Chen Ke for the first time. It was proposed by Confucius and developed by Mencius and Xunzi. It is a typical Confucian thought.
He raised his head and looked at his teacher, pretending not to understand in his heart and eyes.
"Teacher, I can understand you saying that the king, the boat and the people are the same, but why should I treat you as a chess piece?"
This is what Fusu doesn't understand.
In his heart, he felt that ministers should rule the world together with the monarch, and ministers were an important help to the monarch in ruling the world.
Like the left and right arms.
Chen Ke put down the silver coins in his hand and just walked forward.
Lin Fang then continued forging.
The tinkling sound echoed behind him, but Chen Ke's thoughts wandered far away.
After a moment, he spoke: "Fusu, what kind of people do you think "officials" and "ministers" are? "
Fusu thought for a moment and said: "Teacher, officials and ministers are the people who are under the jurisdiction of the monarch."
Chen Ke nodded: "You are right, but there is a problem."
"Before they are the people who govern the head of Guizhou, officials and ministers are first of all people, and people have endless greed."
"There is no way in this world that can completely restrict a person and allow him to restrain his greed."
"Not even the Baijia Palace and the "Zhenggong" I opened. "
"Even if the "political palace" becomes a belief in the future, and His Majesty becomes a belief, there will still be people who use belief as a cover and only care about their own business. "
Chen Ke took a deep look at Fusu and said, "There will be no shortage of people in this category, and there may even be more people than those who have faith in their hearts."
"It's even possible that you will become such a person after you ascend the throne and gain control of the infinitely high and supreme power."
"You will change your beliefs because you want to leave achievements for yourself and endless wealth for your descendants."
"You will be so happy about your achievements that you will do whatever it takes to achieve your own "gong" and "fame", even if you know that such a decision will cause harm to you for thousands of years. "
"But as long as this "method" and this "means" can bring you benefits now, can bring you "merit" and "fame", you will do it. "
Chen Ke said quietly: "Faith is a very strange thing."
"When you strengthen him, he is indestructible; when you waver in your heart, he is like a candle in the wind. It does not need to be blown by wind or rain to destroy itself."
Fusu was filled with emotion when he heard this. He lowered his head and listened to his teacher's teachings.
What the teacher said came from the heart. It seemed that the teacher had seen people who abandoned their faith like this.
But will he become like that?
Fusu asked himself in his heart, but at this time he was unable to give his own answer.
He felt that the answer to this kind of question could only be obtained by asking himself before he died.
Fusu knew in his heart that the teacher didn't really want to ask him the question at this time, and he didn't need his answer.
He just had to listen silently.
Chen Ke continued to walk forward. At this time, the streets of Penglaizhou were still very lively, with people selling things, people playing on the street, and even people doing nothing.
But they have one thing in common, that is, there is excitement and hope in their eyes.
Because the autumn harvest is coming.
This year the weather will be good and the weather will be good. The harvest will be good.
The two of them walked silently on the street. Fusu also watched the changes of these leaders firsthand, and the look in his eyes was radiant.
He felt that he was useful.
At least this change in Penglaizhou must be due to his contribution or hard work, right?
Is it such a happy thing to change the lives of Guizhou leaders with my own hands and fill their eyes with brilliance?
At this moment, Fusu truly realized the meaning of that sentence.
"Benefiting the world"
He also truly realized how he felt after helping the world.
At this moment, Fusu, who had been learning from others, seemed to have found his own path.
Who said we must learn from his father's "Ba", who said we must learn from Li Si's "Dharma", who said we must learn from Confucius's "Benevolence", who said we must learn from Mencius' "people", who said we must learn from What about Xunzi’s “ritual”?
Who says we must follow the path of the sages?
Who says that a disciple must follow the same path as his teacher, or even learn the path of his own teacher?
Although the road that the teacher has walked is easy to walk, you can't see the scenery you want along the way.
So, wouldn’t it be good to take a road that no one else has ever walked before?
This road may be difficult, it may be hard, and the scenery may not be as beautiful as the teacher's road or the sages' road.
But the scenery in it is what I like, isn't it?
The moment the flowers bloom, you will have great enlightenment.
At this moment in this world, for some reason, Fusu walking on this noisy street felt like he was walking on a long road without any noise.
There was excitement and gentleness in his eyes, which could even be called compassion.
Flowers bloom and enlightenment comes.
Chen Ke looked at Fusu behind him, whose eyes and even his demeanor had changed, with a faint smile on his lips.
No matter whether he is Feng Chang or governor, whether he is county boss or something else.
He had only one identity in the beginning.
Fusu's teacher.
A teacher is someone who preaches, learns, and resolves doubts.
Chen Ke's path is not suitable for anyone in this era, and what he has learned and seen is not suitable for anyone in this era.
Forcibly bringing knowledge that does not belong to this era to this era, and forcibly transforming the thoughts of people of this era into the thoughts of his own era.
That will not create change, it will only destroy this person and this era.
So Fusu cannot go his way, and Fusu is not suitable to go his way. His way is too complicated and confusing.
Even Chen Ke doesn't know what his path is.
His path is complicated, with many learnings mixed together.
His learning was very disorganized, and his "golden finger" led to his excellent memory.
"Miscellaneous family" is not enough to describe him.
No one else has his ability.
So he couldn't let himself ruin his disciple. He turned his head and looked at Fusu who was following him.
From following the trend to having my own rhythm.
At this time, Chen Ke was excited, filled with emotion, and even had some indescribable emotions.
This was not his first time as a teacher, but it was his first time to feel this sense of accomplishment.
It’s time for Fusu to have his own way.
When thinking about it like this, Chen Ke even felt a little disappointed.
It's like a child raised by his own hands has finally grown up.
This is a good thing.
Chen Ke continued to walk forward, but at this time Fusu had come out of the dreamy mood and was sorting out his thoughts.
Fusu knew his own character, so he chose a path that suited him best.
He is not the "Za" who is a teacher and helps the world, nor is he the "Hegemon" who dominates the world like his father, nor is he the "Benevolence" of other sages or even himself before him.
When the sages talked about "benevolence", they mostly assisted Zuo with ministers and "people's well-being".
But in Fusu's view, his own "benevolence" is a certain word that the teacher mentioned before, such as "inner saint and outer king".
The people are so stupid.
When teachers want to implement a series of policies, those Guizhou leaders actually have opinions.
But after the teacher's actions showed results, the leaders of Guizhou began to cheer, jump for joy, and start to be excited about the result.
So he wanted to be a "martyr" emperor.
Do what you want to do, do what you think is good for the people and the leaders of Guizhou.
Let those who oppose you die.
How can someone who lets others die in order to fulfill his own path not be a "martyr"?
Fusu raised his head with a smile. At this time, his steps were no longer chaotic, but had his own pace.
He finally understood why his teacher and his father wanted him to come to Penglai. This place was not just a pilot place that the teacher had found for him.
It was the pilot that the teacher found for him.
Using a state as an experiment, what is tested is not only the teacher's policy, but also his own ability to control and govern Penglai.
This is the purpose why the teacher and father asked him to follow him.
Don’t just allow yourself to be the teacher’s second fiddle.
Fusu had never felt that the world in front of him was so clear. He looked at everything around him and seemed to see all the people here.
The lives of the people in Penglaizhou need him to create.
........
Municipal Property Department official office
Guan Zhuo pressed his forehead slightly. He had been very busy these days.
It's almost autumn harvest.
The Municipal Property Department is about to face the first huge problem, which is the problem of food reserves.
The people have to pay taxes, and these taxes have to be transported to the major granaries.
In addition to these taxes, their Municipal Property Department also has one thing to control, and that is to collect some grain. The purchase of this grain is subject to quantity and price restrictions.
He must work out a price and quantity.
And this quantity and price must take into account the situation of Daqin in the next year, or even the next three years.
The quantity cannot be too much and the price cannot be too high, otherwise the leaders of Guizhou will throw out the grain at all costs, and the grain vendors will take this opportunity to take advantage of the imperial court.
But it cannot be too little, and the price cannot be too low, otherwise it will hurt the farmers in Guizhou.
This is the annual harvest. This number is very difficult to draw up.
Guan Zhuo looked at the people around him and said, "What do you think the price and quantity should be?"
The man sitting next to him thought for a moment and then said: "Commander, at today's price, the market price is three coins per dou of millet."
"Then the price we set should be slightly higher than this price."
"But in order to guard against those businessmen, we have to set conditions."
"If it exceeds a certain number of stones, the price will be reduced."
"If there is no more than three shi of grain, the price is four qian per dou, and if it exceeds 3 shi of grain, the price is three qian per dou."
"In this way, those merchants can be restricted."
"Isn't it just profit that merchants do? After we set the price, they have no profit to plunder, so they will naturally give up on this matter."
Guan Zhuo nodded slightly, kept calculating in his mind, and finally came up with a number.
It's just that the price has been slightly increased.
If it does not exceed three shi, it is four qian, and if it exceeds three shi, it is three and a half qian.
They want to purchase grain. For those wealthy merchants, if there is no profit at all, they will not sell it.
This is not a good thing for them either.
Although half a penny is not much, it is one dou, and once it is ten dou, which is five cents.
Generally speaking, those wealthy merchants sell grain for three to four hundred dan, or even for thousands of dan.
In this way, it is more than a thousand dollars, or even tens of thousands of dollars.
Merchants make multiple profits, whether big or small.
Thinking of this, Guan Zhuo glanced at the person next to him again, and then said: "You are also diligent in doing things around me."
"And he is indeed talented."
"This order was suffering from the lack of recommendation back then. Now that I have met someone like me back then, how can I not recommend him?"
"I can tell you in advance that the Governor will hold another assessment in the winter of this year."
"This assessment is currently only for minor officials in the government office and people in Baijia Palace."
"And the assessments conducted are also different."
While Guan Zhuo was writing something of his own, he seemed not to notice the surprise of the people next to him at all.
"Peng Laizhou is booming, and there are many vacant positions in need of manpower. According to the news I heard, the Governor seems to be planning to clearly mark the positions."
"The assessment is divided into two rounds. The first round is the same for everyone, while the second round has different assessments for different positions."
Guan Zhuo put down the pen in his hand. This was not considered cheating.
"Now that the autumn wind is blowing in September, if you want to hold this assessment in December, then the news will definitely be released in mid-October."
"I only told you more than ten days in advance and asked you to prepare for more than ten days. You don't have to worry."
The young man beside him was already extremely excited. After Guan Zhuo finished speaking, he thanked him and said, "Song Liu, thank you for your order."
Guan Zhuo waved his hand, picked up the plan on the table, and then left the office.
He also needs to go to the governor and deputy governor to report and approve the purchase of grain for this autumn harvest, and the state needs to allocate funds.
After the state allocated money, he was still busy distributing the money in batches to the Municipal Property Departments of various counties and county governments.
Fortunately, their Municipal Property Department also made a lot of money from the previous farm tools.
Although most of the money has to be handed over, so far, the imperial court has not established a National and Municipal Property Administration, so the money is still with them for the time being.
It just can't be moved easily.
...........
Inside the Governor's Palace
In a small courtyard
Di Lun looked at Xu Fu with a nervous expression: "Xu Shiling, do you think Governor Chen will help us?"
Xu Fu sighed quietly, looked at Di Lun and said, "King Shang, you don't have to worry."
"Governor Chen has always been kind-hearted. Knowing that Shang State is in danger, he will definitely help Shang State."
"only......"
When Di Lun saw Xu Fu's hesitant expression, he felt a little anxious: "But what?"
Xu Fu said helplessly: "But not everyone in the court is as kind-hearted as Governor Chen. If the opposition is too loud, I'm afraid the Governor will be alone."
