"Enlightenment." Fusu whispered.
"Mr. Ji makes extensive use of official script and proposes to use some symbols to reduce the difficulty of reading and hyphenating characters. Is it really to transfer knowledge downwards? If he does this, he may encounter great resistance."
"Since ancient times, knowledge has been exclusive to the upper class."
"Although after the Zhou Dynasty's "the emperor lost his official position and learned in the barbarians", there are only a few who really live at the bottom. With the peace of the world, knowledge is undoubtedly concentrated upward again, and the nobles will not think of passing on knowledge to the people. At the bottom, the difficulties you will encounter will be extremely huge.”
"Mr. Ji, do you really dare to risk the disapproval of the world?"
Fusu looked hesitant.
He did not doubt Ji Heng's courage.
There is probably nothing in the world that Ji Heng dare not do.
But after all, Ji Heng just opened his mouth, and it was the Great Qin Chaotang who finally implemented it. He was no longer a young boy who was ignorant of the world, and he also understood the complexity of the Chaotang, especially the selfishness of people's hearts.
even.
He didn't even think that Ji Heng's idea could be approved by the First Emperor.
For the court, knowledge is undoubtedly a great weapon to control and fool the people. If it is moved down to the bottom, it will only create a lot of variables.
At that time, it may be beyond the control of the court.
Fusu pondered for a moment.
He really didn't dare to speculate on Ji Heng's thoughts.
After thinking about it, he went straight to the Young Master's Mansion and picked up a bag of coins from the Young Master's Mansion, ready to meet Ji Heng.
If you have any doubts, just ask!
also.
He also wants to know clearly what Ji Heng will do next.
As he got to know the court more deeply, he felt more and more restraints and shackles. These restraints and shackles came from all aspects, not only courtiers and places, but also from people's selfishness.
Lately he has felt like he was trapped in it.
This frightened him a little.
Therefore, he was eager to listen to Ji Heng's advice, trying to break free from it, so as to avoid being affected for a long time, and finally letting himself fall completely into it.
He is self-aware of himself.
He is not a very intelligent person, and even to a certain extent, he is a stupid person who does not think about flexibility and lacks foresight, so he needs someone to guide him.
And this person is currently Ji Heng.
Only Ji Heng has this vision and vision, which can help him see clearly the illusion.
Think of this.
Fusu looked around and said to Wei Sheng, "Go prepare the carriage and horses. I want to go to the West City."
"Promise." Wei Sheng quickly agreed.
It didn't take long.
Fusu arrived at Ji Heng's door.
The door is open.
Ji Heng was not the only one inside.
Next to Ji Heng, there was a young man lying down.
Hu Hai was startled when he saw Fusu suddenly coming over. He quickly stood up from his chair and said respectfully: "I've seen you, brother."
Fusu frowned.
He looked at Hu Hai and then at Ji Heng. In the end, he didn't say much. He just said to Ji Heng: "Mr. Ji, I have repaid the money and food you asked your attendant to advance last month."
Ji Heng stood up from the recliner and chuckled: "If you don't send it here, I'm afraid I'll have to drink the northwest wind. Just sit down wherever you want."
Fusu smiled bitterly and opened his mouth to defend.
He said: "Fusu has been busy with various political affairs during this period, and he was a little unable to get away from it for a while, but he did indeed forget it. Please forgive me, sir."
Ji Heng raised his forehead slightly and didn't say much.
Fusu sat down at the table.
Hu Hai looked hesitant, but in the end he didn't dare to sit on the recliner anymore, so he had to sit on the table honestly, with depression written all over his face.
Fusu cupped his hands and said: "With the help of Mr. Huai County, the shipwreck in Huai County has been properly handled, the corresponding merchants have been brought to justice, and most of the officials who were lazy and negligent have also been dealt with. Now the people in Guanzhong are full of confidence in the imperial court again." I have gained trust, and this is all thanks to Mr.
"Sir, please accept my obeisance."
Fusu stood up and saluted Ji Heng.
Ji Heng's expression remained normal and he said calmly: "You don't actually need to thank me. I did take action, but this is just a transaction, and it is the Great Qin Chaotang who will do the final thing."
Fusu shook his head and said: "If it weren't for Mr.'s help, Guanzhong would not be able to settle down in the short term. If the remnants of the Six Kingdoms seize the opportunity, Guanzhong may still be in a lot of trouble. If the spring plowing is delayed, I'm afraid it will The governance of Guanzhong will also be shaken a lot."
"Why do you need to be so humble, sir?!"
Ji Heng was silent.
Fusu didn't say much when he saw this.
He turned around and asked, "Sir, now the court has sufficient money and food, and the people's support is available. In your opinion, what should we do next?"
"The world is tired. Although Fusu is not talented, he still wants the world to return to long-term peace as soon as possible."
"I went to meet with Gao and the generals today and heard that they are preparing to compile a 'Book of Enlightenment' according to Sir's wishes. Fusu is a little curious about this."
Ji Heng chuckled and asked, "Why do you think this is?"
Fusu hesitated for a moment and then said: "In my opinion, sir, you are thinking about the future. In today's world, because the cost of learning is very high, most knowledge is passed on to the nobles and powerful, and is not known to the lower classes. Sir, this Dharma is intended to continue to move knowledge downwards, imitating the original 'learning in the four barbarians'."
"Create more talents."
"Then we will solve the problem of talent shortage in Da Qin."
Ji Heng shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't have this idea."
"Since you have met Gao, Jianglu and others, you should know that what I asked them to sort out was not any knowledge or knowledge, but the simplest literacy, so the knowledge is still controlled by the upper level."
"You won't fall to the bottom easily."
"I know what you are thinking. You think that my move is to mobilize officials and train a large number of officials for the Qin Dynasty, so that the court will have more choices and no longer have to be controlled by courtiers or face a shortage of officials. But That’s not my main purpose.”
"My purpose is to fill the big hole of military merit."
"In the past few months, the imperial court has collected a large amount of money and food from merchants and Qi through a series of measures such as the 'Guan Shan Hai' campaign. However, compared with the Qin army, which had hundreds of troops, and the Qin army that destroyed the country, expelled the Xiongnu, and took Baiyue from the south, Merit, this little money and food is not enough at all, and it is far from enough."
"As I said before."
"The collapse of military honors is imminent."
"We have to solve it too."
“The solution is to combine reality with reality.”
"Only by trying to satisfy the soldiers to the greatest extent can the promises made over the years since the founding of the Qin Dynasty be fulfilled in another form."
Fusu's forehead.
Ji Heng did say this.
But what is real and what is virtual?
Ji Heng was not in a hurry to explain.
He said: "During this period, the government has taken action against merchants and officials. Now that merchants and officials are all in danger, it is no longer suitable for any further action. If there is any further action, I am afraid it will arouse strong uneasiness among the officials. The result may be unpredictable by then.”
"Guanzhong can only let it go."
"As for your idea of mobilizing officials, it's just a daydream."
"The Qin Dynasty does not have enough control over the world, so how can it easily attack the court officials? Isn't this 'the king forcing the officials to rebel'?"
"Da Qin can go and tug at the heartstrings of the officials."
"But not too much."
"Once the fire goes too far, it may cause fire and burn yourself."
"Moreover, knowledge is currently controlled by a few people, and most of these people are powerful and wealthy people in the world. If they want to snatch food from the mouths of these people, even the First Emperor may not dare to act rashly. Once If all parties are dissatisfied, even the First Emperor may not be able to suppress it."
Fusu's face changed slightly.
He thought about it carefully, and it was indeed what Ji Heng said.
He said: "Then what is the purpose of this move?"
Ji Heng sneered and said lightly: "It's just to solve the hole in the military merit system."
"If the military merit title system is to be properly handled, millions of soldiers must be appeased. According to the military merit title promise, the Great Qin general will reward the soldiers with corresponding fields, houses, money, etc., and the fields in Guanzhong have long been divided up, and the money is also the same The gap is huge.”
"This cannot be solved by the court in a short time."
"The main reason why it can be suppressed all the time is that when the Qin Dynasty unified the world, many of the six countries surrendered directly out of the city, so the soldiers did not fight, but military achievements were counted. Because of this, although the soldiers were dissatisfied with the imperial court , but based on the prestige of the First Emperor and his trust in Da Qin, the soldiers were still willing to believe it."
"It's just that in recent years, the Qin Dynasty defeated the Huns in the north and captured Baiyue in the south. The rewards were also not fulfilled. In addition, a large number of soldiers moved their families to northern Xinjiang and Lingnan. This undoubtedly aroused dissatisfaction among the soldiers, and the military's dissatisfaction with the imperial court Dissatisfaction is growing."
"The dissatisfaction is very serious right now."
"It is far more difficult to solve it than imagined, because Da Qin cannot provide so much money and food, nor can it squeeze out so much land from Guanzhong, so we can only find another way."
Fusu looked solemn and upright.
He knew that Ji Heng was going to tell the real thing.
He was also curious, how could reading and writing solve the problem of military merit?
The two don't seem to intersect.
Hu Hai also sat upright and looked over curiously.
Ji Heng said: "Normally speaking, if the court wants to solve this matter, it can only provide the corresponding land and money and grain, but these are not something the court can give, so giving land and money and grain is not feasible."
"Besides fields and money and food, it is difficult for soldiers to recognize other things."
Fusu nodded.
The land, money and food are real.
It is also what the people value most. If it could be replaced with something else, I'm afraid the government would have done so long ago. The reason why it hasn't been replaced is that it can't be found to replace it.
A smile appeared on Ji Heng's face and he said calmly: "Most people in the world work their whole lives just for money, food, clothing and food, but have you ever thought that the money, food, clothing and food they work tirelessly to earn will not only provide for their own food and clothing, but also Where to use it?”
"Ah?" Fusu and Hu Hai were surprised at the same time.
The two brothers looked at each other with confusion.
Fusu pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The world's hardworking people only ask for food and clothing. Apart from providing food and clothing, where else can it be used?"
"They can't even call it a solution to food and clothing."
"It can only be regarded as stomach filling."
"Besides."
"How can there be so much money and food in Guizhou?"
If he had not walked the road to the founding of the People's Republic of China and visited the local areas in depth, he might not know much about the situation among the people. But it is precisely because he has truly been to the places and understood the local conditions that he has a deep understanding of the local poverty, food shortages, and local poverty. It is common for people not to have enough to eat and not to wear clothes to cover their bodies.
Many families even have only one set of clothes.
Whoever goes out wears it.
How can there be much money and food in this situation?
Ji Heng knew more about the situation among the people than he did, so why would he say such a thing?
He was puzzled.
Hu Hai was also full of confusion.
Ji Heng shook his head and said calmly: "You may be mistaken. If a person does not have a family and has a hundred acres of land at home, even if he does not cultivate all of it, he may be self-sufficient. However, the government will not allow this situation. Therefore, Qian Shou works hard Working not only ensures food and clothing for oneself, but also for the sake of the family.”
"Home" Fusu whispered.
Ji Heng said first, "It's home. It's just that many people are used to confusing individuals with family. But in fact, the two are not necessarily equivalent. You all also subconsciously believe that working is for the family's food and clothing, so family is important to Qian Shou. Very important.”
"And that's where it breaks down."
"Home is always the warmest place for a person."
"The soldiers live frugally in other provinces, going through life and death, for what reason?"
"It is for this family, for their family to live a good life, and for their family to not have to suffer these hardships in the future, so they will not let go easily, because in their eyes, the most practical and real things It’s just fields and money and food.”
“It’s also the best way to pass it on to the next generation.”
"So from the perspective of the soldiers themselves, there is nothing that they can identify with."
"But if it's in the family, that's not necessarily the case."
Hear the words.
Fusu felt horrified.
He looked at Ji Heng deeply, but he felt as if he was seeing a ghost. Ji Heng's plan was too vicious. He knew that the soldiers would not let go easily, and ordinary things would not make the soldiers approve, so he did not care about the soldiers at all. itself, but focus directly on the family.
But home is the cornerstone of social stability.
If the situation is not handled properly, something big might happen to Da Qin.
Fusu's face turned pale.
Not even daring to take a deep breath.
Ji Heng glanced at Fusu indifferently, knowing that Fusu was thinking wrong again. He was not so crazy that he threatened millions of soldiers with his family. Even if he had tens of thousands of heads, he could not withstand the chop.
He said coldly: "Soldiers fight outside for the sake of their families, but when it comes down to it, it is actually for their own descendants. As long as they can maintain food, they are actually happy to see money being spent on their descendants, and This is why I asked Gao and Jianglu to compile the book."
"If the hard one doesn't work, then use the soft one."
"If the soldiers themselves can't get through, then let's go through their descendants."
"In the past, literacy was basically monopolized by scholars and other classes, and was rarely owned by the lower class. Although the people of Qin were very disdainful of Confucian scholars, if something happened, they would still respectfully ask the literate commoners to take action. They used to It’s just that they don’t have the means to read and write, what if the government gives their descendants a chance?”
"They may start to weigh the value of land versus knowledge."
"As long as someone is moved, the goal is achieved."
"As long as the court gives a little guidance, more and more soldiers will use the remaining rewards to train their heirs after they have enough land to feed their families."
"Because for them, knowledge can only be mastered by the upper class."
"Once their heirs get used to it, won't they have a chance to go from being 'untouchables' with their faces turned to the earth and their backs to the sky, to become officials of the Qin Dynasty, to become scholars, to become nobles?!"
"Soldiers live and die for the sake of future generations."
"But what will happen in the end after acquiring land and money? We will still face the loess and turn our backs to the sky. We will continue to be the head of Guizhou for generations. In times of disaster, we may have to flee everywhere. But if we have the ability to read, we can at least be regarded as a person. He is a commoner scholar."
"The gap between the two is huge."
"As for those who are a little knowledgeable or a little ambitious, in their eyes, the opportunity the government gives their children to go to school is far more valuable than the land, money and food they receive as rewards."
"after all."
"This can achieve class leaps!"
Fusu and Hu Hai were silent for a long time.
After Ji Heng spoke, they realized one thing. To them, literacy and learning knowledge seemed to be a matter of course, but in the eyes of the lower-level Guizhou leaders, it was almost a gift from God.
Unless Qian Shou really has no way to survive, their whole life is for their family.
The most important thing for a family is continuity.
Ji Heng clearly realized this, so he did not choose to start from Qian Shou himself, but chose to start from Qian Shou's descendants, through Qian Shou's descendants, to shake Qian Shou's insistence on land, money and food.
In the end, the head of Guizhou recognized this solution.
Over the years, the imperial court thought of many ways to get the head of Guizhou to relent, but it never did. It even moved a large number of Qin people to the South China Sea and the North Plains in order to force them to do so, which caused complaints from the Qin people.
Hu Hai remembered one thing.
When the First Emperor visited the South China Sea during his southern tour, the First Emperor asked Zhao Tuo a question.
Is the morale of the South China Sea Army stable?
He was still young at the time and did not understand the meaning, but after hearing Ji Heng's words today, he was also shocked. I am afraid that the First Emperor had already realized the problem at that time, so he asked Zhao Tuo specifically, and Zhao Tuo's follow-up reply It's the old Qin people of the Qin Army in the South China Sea. Why have they changed? ’, which finally reassured the First Emperor.
But now Ji Heng has given another solution.
Different from usual.
Instead, we started from the perspective of the continuation and prospects of the family, breaking away from the perspective that merit rewards can only be cashed out to soldiers, and thus gave way to a more practical method.
Fusu took a deep breath, feeling uneasy for a long time.
He was still in a daze.
He actually understood something.
Literary literacy, for them, is very rare and common, but for the head of Guizhou, it is very rare. Therefore, as long as the court opens this door, it can solve the problem of merit and rewards of many soldiers.
All the land, house, money and food that should have been rewarded can be waived.
The only thing given is teaching.
But compared to the real money and food from the land and houses, it is undoubtedly very cost-effective for the government to send some people to teach some children, because simple literacy is not worth much in the eyes of the government.
He raised his head and looked at Ji Heng, his eyes full of awe.
Ji Heng's move was amazing.
In the eyes of the head of Guizhou, the value of land, house, money and food is indeed very high, but compared with knowledge, it is obviously worthless. In the eyes of the government, knowledge is very cheap. It is because of this back and forth that the current thorny problems of the government are instantly solved.
high!
It’s really high! ! !
(End of chapter)
