I got too much information from the prince today, and several people have made great achievements in academics. Now I heard Xia Lingxuan answer his questions, and I was even more excited.
"The prince really has the way of a saint, and the future will be the future of the whole Great Xia. We really feel lucky to have Mr. Chu who has the way of a saint like the prince!"
Several people praised him repeatedly, but at this time, the sound of several people chatting as they walked by came from the yard.
"Seeing Mr. Jiang's scholarship today is really shocking. These great scholars were also speechless. Everyone admires the learned people. We will definitely learn from Mr. Jiang."
After hearing this, Xia Lingxuan had a look of surprise on his face, and heard from inside that Jiang Lanzhou was debating with several great scholars in the Great Confucian Garden. He even had the upper hand for a time, and made everyone envious with his outstanding abilities.
Xia Lingxuan unknowingly stepped through the threshold and walked into the courtyard. He immediately saw a group of people sitting on the ground, talking about the Four Books and Five Classics, and even talked about many different remarks.
Xia Lingxuan, who was gradually attracted, had a hint of playful interest in his eyes, and then stood aside and listened.
"Scholars, peasants, industry and merchants are the original class, so how can we abandon our roots and pursue the inferiors?"
One person was so embarrassed and angry by Jiang Lanzhou that he couldn't bear to think about it. At this time, Xia Lingxuan smiled calmly.
"All things are interdependent and there are no absolute pros and cons. Accepting Confucian benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, and trust as the basic moral ethics, and engaging in business based on Confucian core values. Isn't this a direct reflection of a specific social lifestyle and cultural pattern?"
He just stood aside and watched, and then said a few words about Confucian philosophy, which happened to prove Jiang Lanzhou's idea, and it was also the Confucian requirement of mutual benefit and justice in doing business.
"Righteousness is used to generate profit, and benefit to the common people. Morality is used to generate profits, and profits are used to appease the people. When these bottom businessmen have a super-utilitarian ultimate goal, they will have a lofty view of social development. A sense of responsibility, a lofty ambition to save the world and a sense of urgency, and the pursuit of feelings and ideas to benefit the world. Isn't this exactly a unified plan? A gentleman cultivates himself and brings peace to others, and then brings peace to the people of the world. This is gained from the self-practice of dedicating himself to society. The sublimation of the value of life will now become a harmonious society."
The Confucian perspective may seem grand, but it also has the most fundamental core.
However, some people think that Confucian thought is too one-sided, and they only pursue what they see as one-sided thinking, thinking that this is a wise saying and a true benevolence and righteousness.
Rather than pursuing so-called benevolence, it is better to display these benevolences in the hearts of the people and make them happy.
"Confucianism emphasizes obligations, responsibilities but not rights, and benevolence and righteousness but not wealth, but it does not exclude wealth. If everyone pursues profit and self-sacrifice, it will lead to uneven distribution of property, depletion of energy, and will lead to more People are displaced, people are homeless, and society is retreating steadily. Only if we restrain our material desires, put ethics before interests, and put responsibilities before rights, can we achieve sustainable development."
Xia Lingxuan walked forward slowly, and everyone's eyes followed him.
At this moment, Xia Lingxuan also knew that many people would definitely criticize him. After all, as a prince buying land for business, this was intolerable to many people.
"Just like the merchants you hate, if you think about it from the perspective of Confucianism, it has five dimensions, which you have never understood."
Thinking that some people would criticize the knowledge of land buying, Xia Lingxuan took the lead in proposing the five dimensions of Confucianism.
"The first is that the Tao goes hand in hand without contradicting; the second is that if you want to establish yourself, you establish others, if you want to reach yourself, you reach others, and don't do to others what you don't want to do to others; the third is that sincerity is the way of heaven, and sincerity is the way of people. Secondly, wealth is called great cause, and daily innovation is called virtue; fifthly, the spirit of harmony is to seek and cooperate amidst the differences in all things in business, to be harmonious without being different, and to pursue harmony between business, heaven, and humanity."
These five dimensions suddenly made everyone's faces look horrified. They didn't expect that the idiot prince would have such foresight, and even said something unique that even these great scholars could not understand.
If we didn’t feel the suffering of the people from the bottom and truly take the people into our hearts, how could we have such wise words?
"For example, in recent days, I bought a piece of wasteland outside the city. It seems that I am pursuing the so-called profit of merchants. I can get a big income with a small investment and a small cost, but this is not my original intention."
One of them was looking at Xia Lingxuan, and when Jiang Lanzhou found Xia Lingxuan walking in, a look of relief appeared on his face.
"Is it a big deal to buy a piece of wasteland for opportunism? It's just to make money, why bother to say it so high-sounding."
Naturally, some people don't believe it. Many people only stick to their duties in the academic field and never innovate.
Pursing his lips, Xia Lingxuan did not want to argue with him, but still elaborated on the matter.
"The fourth prince wanted to buy that piece of wasteland before because there were many refugees outside the city who wanted to divide the wasteland and give it to the refugees for planting. But they didn't know that the reason why the wasteland was wasteland was because there was no way to grow more valuable crops. Even if it is distributed to these people, how long will they have to wait if they have to rely on the harvest?"
Many people need to rely on the sky for food. If the gods are not kind and refuse to come down, or there are some natural or man-made disasters, then the whole year will be in vain without any harvest, and more people will starve to death.
"Since it is a wasteland, we cannot plant various crops in order to win steadily. There is no spiritual power there, and the land is remote and barren. If I acquire this land to build a factory here and put it into production, then there will be many problems. People who are less displaced will be able to obtain jobs and invest a little effort here to earn income. Isn't this a good strategy to resettle poor people?"
Mr. Bai on the side showed appreciation and recognition on his face. He seemed to have never expected that Xia Lingxuan would do such a thing. He had heard that Xia Lingxuan had reformed his evil ways a few days ago, and he was even more curious about the prince he had never met.
Now that I saw that the prince was not only majestic, but also well-spoken and even quoted from scriptures, it brought a novel and unique insight.
Bai Lao immediately believed what Jiang Lanzhou just said. Perhaps he learned a lot of experience from Xia Lingxuan.
"They can make a profit in a short period of time, and they don't need to rely on God for a living. I will bear all the responsibility. The money earned will also give more people the opportunity to settle down and live a life. This cycle continues. If you are poor, you will be able to live alone, and if you are rich, you will benefit from both. Are there any refugees in the world who are displaced?"
