Luoyuan Township was newly established in the Song Dynasty and did not exist in the previous dynasty. It is located in the west of Luoyang City and adjacent to Luoshui in the south. After the Jingkang Rebellion, the people fled and there were not even ten people left in Luoyuan Township. Wang Xiaolie ordered the Xuanfu Division to pay for the remaining one or two hundred households to move to Jingu Township and rename it Taoyuan Fairy Township.
The people of Taoyuan Fairy Township all come from the prefectures and counties under the rule, and they moved here at the expense of the government. They cultivate the land here and live here for three years. They then return to their hometown and replace them with others. Taoyuan Fairy Township is directly under the Xuanfu Division and is not under the jurisdiction of the following prefectures and counties.
Since the wheat harvest, people from the surrounding Jingu, Zize and Pingle townships have gathered here to build roads and houses.
Neither the officials nor the generals under his command understood why Wang Xiaolie did this. Fortunately, Wang Xiaolie didn't do much of this kind of thing. He only had a few people to persuade him a few times, and then he didn't bother to take care of it anymore.
On this day, Wang Xiaolie and Chen Qiudao left Luoyang City and arrived at Luoyuan Township. Looking at the towering trees around, Wang Xiaoxing said: "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built Luoyang. There was no city wall or city gate in the west of the city, but a land of hundreds of miles was opened as a garden, called Xiyuan, also known as Huitong Garden. In the Tang Dynasty, it was also known as Shanglin Garden, Fanghua Garden, and Empress Wu called it Shendu Garden. After the wars in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, this place gradually declined and became fertile land. The Sui Dynasty built Luoyang City, and the French In the sky and the earth, the West Garden is the Yao Chi, so the palace city is the pole of construction and is the purple micro."
Chen Qiudao said: "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did not care about the people's strength. Within a few years, this huge empire fell into pieces."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes, Emperor Sui Yang not only did not care about the people's power, but he was also very happy with his achievements and made the empire full of war. Today's Xiyuan is full of fertile land. In my opinion, it is even worse than the garden built by Sui Yang. How much better."
The Xiyuan built by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was very large, with a radius of hundreds of miles, and reached Xin'an County in the west. It was luxurious and luxurious, and many female officials were set up to form the sixteen courtyards, where fish, livestock, and fruits and vegetables were raised. Although the area of the Tang Dynasty was reduced by half, it was still the largest garden in the world.
This Xiyuan is not only a scenic spot in Luoyang, but also affects the Khitan in the north. A Yao Island was built in Nanjing City, that is, in the north of Youzhou, as a recreational place. This place of Yaoyu has been built for generations and is also called Xiyuan. It has been passed down to future generations and was renamed Zhongnanhai.
By the Five Dynasties, Xiyuan had been abandoned and slowly turned into farmland. The Song Dynasty established its capital in Bianliang, Luoyang slowly declined from then on, and Xiyuan disappeared into the dust of history. In the later generations of Luoyang City, all that was left were a few roads and a peony park with only a name. The road is Xiyuan Road, and there is also Longlin Road named after Longlin Canal.
Walking here, thinking about what Xiyuan was like in the past and what it will be like in future generations, Wang Xiaolie was filled with emotion.
The laborers in front are holding tamping stones and tamping the roadbed. The sun was blazing overhead, and the laborers were shouting slogans, covered in sweat.
Chen Qiudao said: "There are so many things to do in Luoyang now. Why did Xuanfu choose this time to build it? After it is completed, people from various states and counties will be selected to live here. I don't know how much it will cost a year."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Some people say that everyone has a paradise of their own in their hearts. This is the paradise of our Xuanfu Division. The people here will not be oppressed by the government, nor will they be oppressed by local forces. Without oppression, they can live freely and happily. We cannot make all the people under our rule peaceful and happy, so at least select some people and let them live a life like the people in the Peach Blossom Spring."
Chen Qiudao smiled: "Does Xuan Fu really think that?"
Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but laugh: "Part of my thinking may be like this. The real reason why we set up here is that the area we govern now is so big that we can no longer completely visit it. This time when I went to Hedong, I took a quick look at it. It would take many days to spend, let alone return to Xiangyang and Dengzhou. It was too far away. How could we know how the people there were doing and whether the officials were qualified? So we found their people. Living there for a few years can be regarded as understanding the people's sentiments. This is like the Zhou Dynasty sending historians to collect national customs and compile them into a "Three Hundred Poems", and understanding the people's sentiments in all directions is the same. Although it costs some money, it is always worth it."
Chen Qiudao said: "Whether it's worth it or not depends on who the people are."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Yes, if you choose the wrong person, no matter how good the system is, it will be useless. Zhang Zai said, establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations. His ambition is enough It's lofty, but you can only listen to it. To establish a heart for heaven and earth, what is the heart of heaven and earth? To establish a destiny for the people, what destiny is to establish? To inherit the unique learning of the past saints, what learning to inherit? To create peace for all generations, how to open these? Once the words are spread out, there will be endless changes. In this endless change, there are always people among them. No matter the world, no matter the world, it is ultimately inseparable from human knowledge. Many of our things, I want to set a rule, Future generations can just follow it. Is there really such a rule? In my opinion, there is no such thing. The world is always changing, and if you want to do the right thing, you have to keep changing."
Chen Qiudao seemed to understand, nodded, and said nothing.
This was something Wang Xiaolie had thought about for a long time, and finally found the path that suited him. No matter what the doctrine or ideology is, over time, they will slowly fall into the same situation as the feudalism they once spurned. This illustrates a problem. No matter what they say, these are not eternal laws and cannot guarantee that human society will always develop in the right direction.
what to do? It is necessary to carry out reforms based on actual conditions regardless of doctrines and ideas. Reform is forever because it is always developing. Without reform, it is not enough to adapt to the new era. Only when society continues to develop and reform can we adapt to each other.
How to understand the development of society? There are many ways, but just listening to the reports from the people below will not work. What Wang Xiaolie thought of was to build a place where people from all over the country and from all walks of life could come and listen to what they had to say. This method is certainly not perfect, but it is a start.
Seeing a large wooden barrel on the side of the road, Wang Xiaolie stepped forward, opened the lid, and took a look. He said to Chen Qiudao: "There is still half a barrel of mung bean soup here. It seems that the people in charge still have a conscience and have not skimped. In such a hot weather, when the people come to work, we can't just pay them money, but also find ways to provide some guarantees." .”
Chen Qiudao said: "There are officials sent by the Xuanfu Department who are constantly patrolling. Who dares to deduct this money!"
Wang Xiaolie smiled and shook his head. Said: "Counsellor, it's not that they don't dare, but that they patrol frequently enough. As long as you check and see that they all abide by the rules and remove the patrolling people, you will see again in a few days. Anything you can't imagine will happen. Someone did it. We can’t blame the people below for being greedy and not checking diligently. It’s the fault of the people in charge above. Things need to be arranged and checked. It doesn’t matter if anything is missed.”
Chen Qiudao said: "As long as the people in charge are selected, there is no need to check them all the time."
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "There are always people who think that the people below make mistakes because they are wrong. If you think like this, you will always make mistakes and hire the wrong people. It's not because you don't know how to use people or choose people, but because of the way you do things. The method is wrong. When you arrange for others to do things, you don't know what they will face, what changes will occur, and what measures they will take. You blame the people below for your mistakes, and the people below blame you for being stupid. Do things , that is, we must arrange it carefully and check it carefully to make sure there are no mistakes or omissions.”
