When Su He came downstairs, the Caifeng Pavilion Scholars Debate had already begun.
After briefly chatting with the people who participated in the scholars' debate, he found out the identities of these scholars. Most of them were teachers and students from humanities universities.
Most of them are students, and there are only a few teachers, not even those well-known teachers.
When Su He saw this situation, he was very disappointed.
But he decided to stay and listen.
Su He often went to Huaxia University and Humanities University to discuss the ideas of major factions with well-known professors in the schools.
He still has no good choice for implementing the main ideas of the Dahua Dynasty.
The advantages and disadvantages of Xinxue are very obvious. It is suitable as an official thought, but not suitable for application to the whole country.
All schools of thought have their own advantages and disadvantages.
No matter which one you focus on, it will happen. It is similar to the consequences of respecting Confucianism exclusively.
Now, if he listens to the thoughts of lower-level scholars, Su He may see a different scenery, which can provide him with insights, give him inspiration and inspire his thoughts.
As one of the two top universities in Dahua Dynasty, the School of Humanities hopes that these students will not disappoint him.
The tax revenue of the Great China Dynasty increased year after year, and the intensity of foreign wars was not high.
The imperial court had a large amount of funds. In addition to improving primary school education, a large amount of money was invested in university education.
The Ministry of Rites combined with multiple departments to establish several universities one after another.
The top university in science is Hua Xia University, which is backed by the governor's office, the Ministry of Industry, the Shaofu government and other bureaucracies.
This is a university that only geniuses can get into, and it has a liberal arts program.
When Huaxia University was the only university in the world, its strength in liberal arts was pretty good.
After the establishment of the University of Chinese Humanities, this university has in-depth cooperation with the Imperial College and the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
It cannot shake the status of Huaxia University in science, but in the field of liberal arts, it has completely crushed Huaxia University.
Among them, Hua Xia University and other science and engineering universities do not recruit external students, but only recruit domestic students from the Dahua Dynasty.
From now on, it will only be open to the most determined vassal states.
However, the University of Humanities welcomes all comers and actively accepts international students from Japan, Vietnam, Siam, and even Europe.
Su He is very happy to let these foreign students enjoy the rich cultural heritage of five thousand years of Chinese civilization.
No matter how many scholars we train for foreign countries, it will not improve the strength of these countries.
It will even further tear these countries apart and cultivate a large number of officials close to the Great China Dynasty.
This is simply a hugely profitable choice.
Su He listened to these young scholars talk about their thoughts.
The debate was originally a debate between scholars from two sides holding different views.
However, because the host was unable to host the debate due to physical reasons, the management of Caifeng Pavilion could only make temporary adjustments.
Let these young scholars introduce their own theories.
As long as his theory resonates with the scholars present, he will be rewarded by Caifeng Pavilion.
A young Confucian scholar, wearing traditional Confucian robes, stood on the stage and uttered wild words.
"Confucianism is by no means lagging behind. The problem is with people, not with Confucianism.
Zhu Chengxue did have a lot of flaws, but this was not the reason for Song and Ming's cowardice.
Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism was not a mainstream theory at all during the Song Dynasty.
Confucianism cannot be blamed for the cowardice of the Song Dynasty due to bullying of orphans and widowed mothers, fear of rebellion by military generals, and emphasis on literature over military affairs.
Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism was the mainstream knowledge in the Ming Dynasty, but the military force in the early Ming Dynasty did not fall behind at all.
In the later period, officials were corrupt, not because of Confucianism.
Confucius' Confucianism has been passed down for thousands of years and has been integrated into every corner of society. It is the cornerstone of maintaining the existence of civilization.
A theory that can be passed down for thousands of years must have its own unique vitality.
Confucianism has been passed down for thousands of years, and society has always been very stable.
Now the imperial court is overtly or covertly suppressing Confucianism, which has caused confusion among the people and has shown some negative consequences.
Nowadays, Yang Zhu's thoughts are very popular, especially businessmen who have taken self-interest to the extreme.
The core of Yang Zhu's thoughts was spurned by the sages.
'In ancient times, people would not give back a single cent to benefit the world; they would not take anything from the world if they gave it to them.
No one suffers a single loss, and no one harms the world: the world is in order. '
Yang Zhu's thoughts are very popular, and the country will not be a country. Everyone knows how to protect themselves and does not contribute to the country. The country will soon fall apart.
The reason why a country is formed is that the people need the country to organize them to deal with various disasters.
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If everyone is self-interested, the basis of the country's existence will disappear. "
This Confucian scholar praised Confucianism and used Yang Zhu's thought as a sharp sword to criticize businessmen groups.
Immediately, someone in the audience couldn't help it. A gorgeously dressed scholar came onto the stage and interrupted this person's words.
"Brother, what you said is a bit biased. The thoughts of our mixed family are more conducive to this era.
Yang Zhu's idea is that he has a lot of wealth, but he doesn't make a single profit from the world.
Now our country's billionaire businessmen pay more taxes every year than farmers in a county.
Good Taste is a canning company that paid taxes of 500,000 taels of silver coins last year.
With taxes, the imperial court could train its army and respond to various sudden disasters.
Why is the Dahua Dynasty so stable? I have never heard of peasant uprisings breaking out anywhere.
It’s because every farmer has a field for cultivation, and agricultural taxes are not heavy.
Why agricultural taxes are not heavy is because industry and commerce pay a large amount of taxes.
We scholars can quarrel over trivial matters here because the imperial court collected enough taxes from industry and commerce.
This is the only way to support us, and we are just talking here.
This is beneficial to one family, and furthermore to the benefit of thousands of families. How can we say that this is Yang Zhu’s thought.
Any businessman who doesn't pluck a dime and evades taxes will be severely punished by the court's laws. "
Su He saw more and more scholars coming to the stage. These older scholars only introduced their own schools of thought, and what they talked about was very conservative.
He felt a little drowsy after listening to it. This kind of thing, which was comparable to eight-legged prose, could not make him understand the analogy at all.
When Su He was dozing off, he was immediately awakened by a sentence.
"The Yasheng Mencius once said that the people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least important."
In any dynasty, this kind of remarks is something that the royal family is extremely wary of.
He saw that this was a young scholar. What else could he say?
"The emperor's power is too great, and the emergence of a wise king is a blessing to the country. However, there have been several wise kings in history, and most of them are faint kings.
In order to prevent the emperor from harming the country, we must limit the power of the emperor. "
Before the Confucian scholar could finish speaking, an old man rushed onto the stage and pulled him down.
A middle-aged man stood up and said angrily: "Young boy, you are talking nonsense.
I am Li Wentao, a professor at the School of Law of Humanities University.
Today I would like to introduce to you our school of thought on governing the country. "
Li Wentao saw someone on stage promoting in public to restrict the emperor's rights.
If you say a few words about people being the most important, there won't be any problems. But if you propose this idea, it will probably violate a taboo.
He immediately stood up and neutralized the impact of those words.
Otherwise, if today's incident reaches the emperor's ears, all the scholars present will lose their future.
Li Wentao said in a loud voice: "Law is order.
From the time when human beings were ignorant, they made treaties with the people, to the emergence of written laws.
This represents the gradual establishment of order.
As long as the court maintains the fairness of the law, the court can develop in an orderly manner.
Anyone who breaks the law is a traitor.
When a prince breaks the law, he is as guilty as the common people.
I hope that all Legalist disciples in the future can uphold the fairness and justice of the law. "
Su He listened to Li Wentao's Legalist thoughts. This man was not very knowledgeable, but he had a sense of righteousness.
Later, scholars such as Mohists and political strategists came to power.
These scholars talk about their knowledge and thoughts, which are innovative to a certain extent, but they feel out of touch with the times.
Su He promoted the revival of the thoughts of a hundred schools of thought. He wanted to recreate the scene of a hundred schools of thought contending.
Now it seems that the effect achieved is not good.
Su He always felt that there was an air of twilight in the thoughts of various schools of thought created by these people.
A young scholar in civilian clothes wanted to come on stage.
Someone in the audience scolded: "Li Wenxiu, you are neither a student of the various schools of thought nor a student of a humanities university.
You, a student at the School of Engineering, don't build your bicycle, so why do you come to a gathering of our scholars? "
His tone was merciless, which showed that he had a deep conflict with Li Wenxiu.
Li Wenxiu ignored this man and used his strong body to force his way onto the stage.
He ignored the scholars on the stage who were preparing to speak, pointed his finger at the audience and said: "You are not very young, and your ideas are already old-fashioned. You only know how to follow the script and do not pay attention to the changes in society.
What was it like in ancient times? It was a time when only nobles were literate and official positions were passed down from generation to generation.
The common people do not understand these ideas at all, they only know how to bury themselves in the fields.
The core of the ancient sages' thoughts was to maintain the stability of the official group and did not care about the life and death of the people at the bottom.
Among them, Confucianism had the best effect and became the choice of all dynasties.
Legalism represents order and restrains the people at the bottom. This is why there is external Confucianism and internal law, and Legalism has the opportunity to be passed down from generation to generation.
Looking at the living conditions of the people at the bottom of the dynasties, you know that what I said is true.
What era is it now? It is an era when all people are enlightened. The imperial court no longer adopts the policy of obscuring the people.
People who have been freed from ignorance will not believe your thoughts.
Businessmen who travel to various places to do business will not believe your ideas.
The workers in the factory, they won't believe your ideas.
Only some officials like your ideas.
You old antiques are all out of date. "
Many scholars in the audience trembled with anger when listening to Li Wenxiu's speech.
Many people cursed in the audience and prepared to drive Li Wenxiu off the stage.
Su He signaled to the guards to go over and maintain order. He was ready to listen to Li Wenxiu's teachings.
When Li Wenxiu saw the audience, they just yelled angrily, and no one even kicked him off the stage.
He laughed wildly and said: "You are a bunch of rats, you just write a few unclear articles and think you are very capable.
Everyone is drunk, but I am sober. I am the trend-setter of the times.
I found that the thoughts of the sages were all based on shame and profit.
The world is prosperous, and everyone is here for profit. The world is full of hustle and bustle, all for the benefit of others.
The word "profit" covers everything in the world.
Benefiting the people, benefiting the country, benefiting the world, and governing the country with benefits can build the immortal foundation of the Great China Dynasty. "
Li Wenxiu spoke very quickly. He elaborated on his thoughts on governing the country with benefits from three directions: benefiting the people, benefiting the country, and benefiting the world.
As soon as Li Wenxiu finished speaking about his thoughts, some scholars couldn't help themselves.
They shouted: "How can a gentleman with great virtue and virtue govern the country with the stinking of copper and the villain with his words of profit?"
If this kid really succeeds, the court will be full of corrupt officials, and there will be no more people asking for orders for the people. "
Many people were extremely angry and wanted to rush to the stage and beat up Li Wenxiu.
When Li Wenxiu saw that he had aroused public anger, he jumped off the stage smartly and squeezed out of the crowd with his strong body.
When Su He looked at the students of these scholars, he found no talents, but the theories of these people provided him with some inspiration.
In particular, Li Wenxiu's teachings greatly touched Su He and made him let go of his prejudices against capital.
The thoughts of various schools of thought do not keep up with the times in some aspects.
The most essential ideas have become part of civilization and integrated into every corner of society, without the need for deliberate promotion by the court.
Only Legalism is the most special, and the court must maintain the fairness and justice of the law.
Li Wenxiu governs the country by profit. This statement is too explicit. The core is that capital is the main focus.
Su He felt that he had been worrying too much during this period.
Capital does have great shortcomings, but it can really make a country strong quickly and mobilize the power of everyone.
This path has been proven to last forever.
But it was too explicit and was not conducive to the rule of the court.
Su He decided to take capital as the core and add the idea of Han supremacy to the left. After some modifications, it became the mainstream idea of Dahua.
When he thought of this, he was about to leave Caifeng Pavilion and gather talents to perfect this idea.
Su He suddenly heard Chinese with a strong accent coming from the stage.
“Thank you all for giving me the opportunity to speak.
I am Yamaguo, a Japanese scholar, and I am currently studying abroad at the University of Humanities.
Seeing the prosperity of Dahua, I think the Japanese people want to make a difference.
They can only break away from Japan and enter China, and become part of the Great China Dynasty.
Only in this way can the country be saved from the brutal rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate. "
The dove man on the mountain just said this, a man with a bun and wooden clogs, dressed like a Japanese warrior.
He immediately jumped on the stage and knocked Shan Jiufu down on the stage with one punch.
"You traitor, why did we come to Dahua to study?
We want to learn our skills and develop our country after returning home.
You capitulationist, I will beat you to death. "
The dove man on the mountain shouted loudly: "Kono little dog, stop it quickly, this is the Great China Dynasty, not Edo."
The Kono puppy ignored Yamato Hato's words and still punched and kicked him.
The Japanese foreign students immediately divided into two groups, and they fought in Caifeng Pavilion.
The academic debate would break out into a brawl and could no longer continue.
The steward of Caifeng Pavilion immediately ran out and called for patrols to maintain order.
Su He returned to the attic and took out a pen and paper to write down his current thoughts.
After he finished writing, he thought about the Japanese students studying abroad and they were divided into two groups.
He immediately remembered the memorial of Li Zhiheng, the ambassador of Dahua to Japan, supporting the famous names in various parts of the Japanese country and causing the Japanese country to fall into internal strife.
When the time is right, only a small number of troops will be sent to control the situation in Japan.
The imperial court should now give Ambassador Li more support, dismember the Japanese country into several countries, and completely cut off its hope of rising.
