"Second point: The simple population theory points out the differences between ancient and modern times: the fundamental reason for the ideal society in ancient times where the people did not fight and had self-government advocated by Confucianism and Taoism was not that the people at that time were morally noble, but that the population at that time was small and the material resources were many."
"But now that the population has increased, material resources are scarce in comparison, and all people have begun to scheming. This fundamentally negates the theory of governing the country with morality and etiquette."
"The third point: There is no law in governing the world. In ancient times, materials were scarce, and kings had few benefits but many responsibilities. Therefore, Yao and Shun surrendered to the world in order to avoid responsibilities. It was not a noble act."
"Now that one person has achieved enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, the benefits of being an official are huge, and no one wants to give up his position."
"Explain the abdication system from the perspective of personal interests and believe that everything is a rational choice after weighing interests."
"The times have changed, and the meaning is also different. Therefore, if you want to govern the country well, you must formulate policies based on the characteristics and ideals of the times."
"The fourth point: The relationship between severe punishment and benevolence, righteousness and morality is not to completely deny Confucian morality, but it is considered inappropriate and too low in operability. It points out that in the current society, benevolence, righteousness and morality have been eliminated, and only severe punishment can govern society. Therefore, even if a wise monarch has benevolence and righteousness in his heart, he must implement severe punishments for the sake of the overall interests.”
"The fifth point: Abandon morality and use a system with clear rewards and punishments to establish the direction of society. There is a contradiction between law and morality. Both are the vanes of society. If the two vanes point in different directions, it will cause chaos."
"Secondly, benevolence, righteousness, and morality are very mysterious things that are difficult for ordinary people to understand. If we encourage benevolence, righteousness, and morality, it will only make a few smart people in society become hypocrites, deceive the monarch, and harm the interests of the country and the people."
"So we need to use simple and clear laws that most people can understand to guide and regulate people's behavior. Only in this way can we protect people from being deceived by hypocrites."
After Yang Qian finished writing, Zhang Yumeng started to read it seriously. As soon as he finished reading, Cao Wushuang snatched it away.
"Yang Qian, are you too awesome? We only chatted for a quarter of an hour and you wrote a summary report?"
After Zhang Yumeng read it, he was completely stunned.
Except for some small problems that are not in line with her thoughts, almost modern people can understand the rest. He is even better than modern people because he also takes into account the current social environment.
"Great talent, great talent!"
Cao Wushuang was full of knowledge, and he was moved when he saw the content condensed by Yang Qian.
Yang Qian took a deep breath and said calmly.
"The more talented people are, the more they have to be recruited. I hope Han Jingtong is not ignorant of current affairs, otherwise..."
Yang Qian didn't say any more, but any idiot knew what he meant, except for a woman who was sleepwalking and was pulled over.
Yang Qian thought for a while and was a little tangled, but he still called Zhang Zhao over and asked for his opinion. As expected, this guy had a lot of criticisms of Han Jingtong. To put it bluntly, he wanted to kill him to death if his opinions were so serious.
Yang Gan felt that this would not be good. It was not easy to let enemies be ministers in the same palace. Now asking Zhang Zhao to find Han Jingtong would be like sparks colliding with the earth.
Of course, with the exception of Fei Lian, sometimes warriors are less likely to hold grudges. Those who are most likely to hold grudges are those literati who think highly of themselves.
"Master, please take a trip."
Cao Wushuang was stunned, "I don't even have a position. If you ask me to take a job, am I not qualified?"
Yang Gan raised his eyebrows and stood up with a puff of sleeves.
"Not qualified? My master, Marquis Wu An, who dares to say that he is not qualified!"
Seeing how domineering Yang Qian was, Cao Wushuang only thought about it for three seconds before readily agreeing, prepared gifts and other things, and walked outside.
Seeing Zhang Yumeng still reading, Yang Qian couldn't help but joke.
"Usually asking you to read more is like giving you rat poison. Why did you take the initiative to read today?"
Zhang Yumeng shrugged.
"I didn't know you were having such a lively chat. With Han Jingtong's tone just now, I thought you were going to start a fight. You were so gay!"
"Moreover, I think the fifth point is not a bit of a logical problem. What is the conflict between law and morality? How can this be violated? Show me one of your violations!"
Yang Qian directly filtered out her useless words and smiled.
"I can't explain it directly, so I'll just give you an example."
"There was a man in the state of Lu who followed the king to fight, but he fled many times. Confucius asked him why."
"He said that he had an old father at home, and after his death there would be no one to support him."
"Confucius thought that he was a filial son, so he elected him to be a Ding official."
"From this point of view, the filial son of his father is exactly the traitor to the monarch."
"Confucius rewarded deserters. If everyone imitated him, would anyone in Lu be willing to fight with all their heart?"
Zhang Yumeng was immediately stunned.
"This, this~~~Okay, what you said makes perfect sense."
Yang Gan stood on the desk and touched Zhang Yumeng's head.
"You should forget about your last life. These are troubled times, but our territory is relatively stable. With the current quality of our personnel, speaking directly about the law is still somewhat effective."
"Tell them what they can and can't do, what the rewards are for doing well, and what the punishments are for doing what they can't do. That's it!"
"Morality aside, hell, my Confucian classics are about to be revised!"
Yang Qian felt miserable. He only had to change a small paragraph from other books. Confucianism opened its mouth to be benevolent and righteous, but shut its mouth to be moral and righteous. There were too many things he had to change.
No, if you change it like this, the outline will collapse. It’s not that Confucianism is bad, but it’s just not suitable for the moment.
By the way, a flash of light suddenly flashed in Yang Qian's mind. If a bug appears, then fix it. Once the Confucian morality of benevolence and righteousness comes out, use Han Jingtong's theory to make up for it. In this way, it will be perfect and a closed loop can be achieved.
Thinking of this, Yang Qian immediately started working hard.
No matter what you do, it must be adapted to local conditions and changed with the development of the times, and so must your thoughts.
In a luxurious mansion.
Han Jingtong sat in the room and read books.
Although almost all the rangers who were escorting and recruiting were killed, there were still some fish that slipped through the net and were not killed because they went out.
"Sir, Mr. Cao is here!"
Han Jingtong's face was full of surprise, but his eyes were filled with astonishment.
"please!"
"promise!"
After tidying up his clothes, he just stepped out the door when he saw Cao Wushuang and Fei Lian walking towards him, followed by dozens of people carrying a large number of wooden boxes.
The two of them saluted each other, but Fei Lian just glanced away and looked directly outside.
He thought in his heart that if the king hadn't favored this person, he would have slapped his head away.
"Mr. Cao!"
"Master Han!"
Han Jingtong looked at the boxes on both sides of the corridor and said confused.
"Mr. Cao, what do you mean?"
Cao Wushuang tried his best to appear kind.
"This is a gift from Marquis Wu'an!"
The servants were very helpful and opened all the boxes immediately.
Inside there were exquisite bronze vessels, lacquerware, bronze paperweights, pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and a box of money.
When Han Jingtong saw the last four boxes of things, he suddenly took a few steps back, his eyes flashing like lightning.
Turning to look at Cao Wushuang, he asked in a difficult tone.
"This, is this white paper produced in Yuntong County?"
Cao Wushuang's icy face had a slight smile, trying his best to look more harmless.
"Of course, you are a scholar, so white paper is suitable for writing and writing. It is far simpler than bamboo slips and wooden slips, and is easier to compile into a book."
Han Jingtong was a little confused. Normally, buying a large one would be very expensive. Not to mention common people, even ordinary scholars would be a little overwhelmed.
But the people I like are happy with it
, spent huge sums of money to buy white paper, and those who transported the white paper from Yuntong County were some Xia Kingdom caravans.
If you buy a small amount of white paper, such as one piece, the price will be very expensive. If you can buy a stack of ten pieces, the price will drop exponentially.
Maybe after you buy hundreds or even thousands of sheets of blank paper, the cost of each sheet is actually not much more expensive.
These are some of the business methods that Yang Qian taught to the caravans. After scaling up, the output of white paper is very large, and the cost is further reduced. If calculated according to five times the cost price, ordinary people in the capital of Guizhou can afford it.
It can be seen from the price that Yang Qian's heart is absolutely black.
"The Marquis is worried that the young master has arrived in a hurry and lacks daily necessities, so he has specially ordered us to treat him with the courtesy of a king."
After putting aside the blank paper, Han Jingtong began to carefully examine the gift.
Everything is exquisite and worth a lot of money. Who doesn't like money?
Han Jingtong is just a young master of the Liao Kingdom. Although he has royal status, he has been out of the fifth server for a long time. If not for the support of his superiors in life, he may only be able to support himself.
When he saw a high mountain crown, he stopped and solemnly handed over to Cao Wushuang.
"Thank you, Marquis Wu'an, for your gift!"
"It's a pity that these are Xia people's clothes."
Cao Wushuang frowned slightly.
"The vassal states of the Central Plains are originally from the Chinese clan. Why should you, young master, stick to the differences in clothes?"
Han Jingtong pursed his lips, picked up the mountain crown, and looked at it carefully.
"Follow the wind and waves, and be a guest."
"Although the clothes and clothes given by Marquis Wu'an are luxurious, Jing Tong may not be able to accept them!"
After saying that, he put the mountain crown back to its original position.
Cao Wushuang took a step further. They knew each other before and had a good relationship, but they admired each other in terms of knowledge.
Cao Wushuang whispered.
"Sir, please stay with the Marquis. You can also leave a bloodline for the Liao clan."
Han Jingtong looked at Cao Wushuang with cold eyes, his tone was soft, but he had a different kind of perseverance.
"If the country does not exist, what is the use of blood?"
He took a deep breath.
"I heard that a general led 200,000 people to the Liao Kingdom. I don't know..."
Cao Wushuang nodded.
"Indeed, the purpose of General Jinghuai's leadership is not to attack the Liao Kingdom, but to garrison the pass!"
Han Jingtong thought for a moment and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty's strategy is unparalleled, I admire you."
