Credibility?
Zhu Biao frowned slightly as he listened to Su Jing's words.
This was the first time he heard this word, but it was simple and clear, and he could understand the meaning at a glance.
But, what does this have to do with governing the Ming Dynasty?
Su Jing glanced at Zhu Biao and said, "Let's go out first. It's so steamy here that it's hard to talk."
The paper mill has started working, and all processes are basically inseparable from water, including cooking, so the entire factory is still very humid.
"Yes, Master Su."
Zhu Biao nodded and followed Su Jing out of the papermaking workshop.
Su Jing found a big tree at random and sat directly on the ground.
Zhu Biao immediately followed suit, and the two of them sat under the tree, quite like Confucius teaching his students in ancient times.
Su Jing looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Do you know what Shang Yang did before his reform?"
Um?
Zhu Biao was slightly startled and hesitated.
He knew about Shang Yang's reform, but he really had no impression of what he had done before the reform.
"Students don't know, please ask Master Su to clarify."
Zhu Biao said respectfully.
This time it was Su Jing's turn to be stunned. She actually asked Zhu Biao. It was not a matter of modern knowledge. It turns out that Zhu Biao didn't read everything.
A smile appeared on the corner of Su Jing's mouth, this is only right.
Even his teacher is amazed by the amount of reading he shows as his apprentice.
If he hadn't been a modern person, his knowledge reserves would have been destroyed by Zhu Biao instantly.
Fortunately, Zhu Biao didn't know everything. He didn't even know the ins and outs of such a simple thing as Shang Yang's reform. He still had to rely on himself as a teacher to teach him!
"Master Su, what's wrong?"
Zhu Biao looked at Su Jing, who was smiling and silent, and asked strangely: "Are the students too stupid?"
"No no."
Su Jing came back to her senses, waved her hands and said: "It's okay, my teacher just wandered around for a while. Niu Yi, you are still very smart, don't doubt yourself."
This self-reliance is self-reliance, but it cannot hurt Zhu Biao.
Such a smart disciple is hard to find even with a lantern.
Zhu Biao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was not his fault.
Su Jing continued: "Before Shang Yang's reform, he did something called establishing a tree as a letter. I still remember some of the content."
"Probably the decree of Shang Yang's reform has been prepared but has not been announced yet. Shang Yang was worried that the people would not believe him, so he ordered people to place a three-foot-high log in front of the south gate of the capital market, recruit people who can move to the north gate, and give them ten gold.
The people were surprised when they saw it, and no one dared to move the wood.
Shang Yang also said: "Anyone who can move the wood will be rewarded fifty gold." One man moved the wood and gave him fifty gold to show that he did not deceive the people.
Finally Shang Yang issued the decree. "
Su Jing didn't remember the original story, so she could only rely on her memory to enrich and polish the story of standing up for a tree.
However, after Zhu Biao heard this, his eyes lit up and he said: "Master Su, the student has remembered."
"It is said in the "Tai Shi Gong Shu" that the order has been issued but has not yet been issued. In order to fear that the people will not believe it, a three-foot-long tree has been erected at the south gate of the capital city. Anyone who can move to the north gate will be given ten gold. The people are strange. , no one dares to move. He said again, "Anyone who can move will be given fifty gold coins." There was a person who moved, and he was given fifty gold coins to show his clearness and not to deceive. He gave the order. "
this.
Su Jing looked at Zhu Biao and felt that her pride just now was quite a slap in the face.
Because Su Jing couldn't remember, she could only translate it in vernacular. Unexpectedly, Zhu Biao actually did a reverse translation and turned the vernacular into classical Chinese.
From the looks of it, I, as a teacher, seem to be quite average.
Fortunately, I just said that I was wandering in a fugue.
"Not bad, good memory. That's what I'm talking about."
Su Jing nodded and said: "This is a measure for Shang Yang to establish credibility and pave the way for his own reforms to ensure that they can be implemented."
"Of course, Shang Yang also did many other things. I just came up with a typical example, so don't worry too much."
Zhu Biao was thoughtful and said after a moment: "Can't Ming Dynasty be like Shang Yang and use this method to establish credibility?"
If Shang Yang could do it, so could Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Biao's idea is quite simple.
Su Jing had naturally expected Zhu Biao's question a long time ago, and was not surprised at all.
He smiled and said: "No, Ming Dynasty can't do it."
Can't do it?
Zhu Biao asked doubtfully: "Why can't you do it? Please teach me Master Su."
Su Jing looked up at the big tree whose leaves were beginning to wither and said:
"Shang Yang's reform was in the Qin State. The Qin State during the Spring and Warring States Periods had a radius of less than fifty miles when it was founded. Its territory was much smaller than that of the Ming Dynasty today."
"Shang Yang can use the method of planting trees to make the people of Qin trust him, just like I can use various methods like planting trees to make the people of Lishui County trust me."
"But for the current Ming Dynasty, such a method is not feasible, or in other words, the method is feasible, but it cannot be implemented."
"Because Ming Dynasty is too big!"
Daming is so big!
When Zhu Biao heard Su Jing's answer, he felt his whole body was shocked.
That's right, Shang Yang established trust in trees, and he was able to quickly establish credibility among small countries like Qin.
But in the Ming Dynasty, it would take many days for news from the capital to reach the frontier, even if it was an urgent military report eight hundred miles away, let alone some ordinary news.
Shang Yang's method was indeed not easy to implement in the Ming Dynasty.
"wrong."
Suddenly Zhu Biao said: "Master Su, Shang Yang's method of establishing trust in a tree may not work. The Ming Dynasty is indeed very big, but there is no need to be as anxious as Shang Yang. As long as you work slowly, credibility can always be established."
Zhu Biao still had full confidence in Ming Dynasty. He believed that this problem could be solved.
Su Jing shook her head and said: "Niu Yi, I just said that the method may be feasible, but it cannot be implemented."
Zhu Biao is still too simple. This kind of person is a bit cute, but at the same time, he is also quite miserable.
"Why? Master Su, isn't Ming Dynasty now developing prosperously? Why can't it be implemented?"
Zhu Biao asked, feeling a little excited.
But soon he realized that he had lost his composure, and immediately said: "I'm sorry, Master Su, students shouldn't talk to you like this."
"Your teacher seems like someone who cares about these things. You have a great attitude."
Su Jing praised: "That's how it should be. Remember what I told you, I have to love my teacher, and I love the truth even more. You didn't insult me, you just raised your doubts. There's nothing wrong with that."
It is a good thing to respect teachers and moral principles, but Zhu Biao did not like to distinguish between superior and inferior.
"Student understands, please ask Master Su to clarify your doubts."
Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
Su Jing looked at Zhu Biao and asked, "Do you think establishing credibility is a simple matter?"
"To put it bluntly, credibility is something that the people can trust, but if the land annexation issue cannot be resolved, how can it be trusted by the people?"
Land annexation!
Su Jing's words instantly stunned Zhu Biao on the spot.
Yes, the problem of land annexation cannot be solved, and the land on which the people depend for their livelihood cannot be guaranteed. How can the people trust it?
Slowly drawing it, I'm afraid it will make the people more and more distrustful.
It is better for the officials and the gentry to pay for the food together!
Zhu Biao once again made up his mind that this matter must be implemented!
But Su Jing's next words gave Zhu Biao another heavy blow.
"In fact, even if it is land annexation, it is only one aspect of it. Even if the problem of land annexation is really solved, it cannot guarantee the formation of credibility."
Su Jing said lightly, very casually.
Zhu Biao's expression changed and he asked: "Master Su, what is the reason? Is it true that Ming Dynasty can't do it?"
"Actually, the reason is very simple, because of the feudal autocratic monarchy."
Su Jing calmly gave the answer: "If you want credibility, you actually need transparency of power, but the centralization of power under the feudal autocratic monarchy cannot satisfy this."
"Beginning with the unification of the Qin Dynasty, a set of feudal monarchy and authoritarian centralized political systems were established, which continued to develop in subsequent dynasties."
"During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty cut down the vassals and quelled the seven kingdoms and three chaos. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an order to resolve the kingdom's problems."
“During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the system of three provinces and six ministries prevented ministers from having exclusive power, and the imperial examination system also attracted talents and expanded the foundation of the ruling class.”
"In the Northern Song Dynasty, the military power released by drinking wine brought local administrative, military, and financial powers to the central government and strengthened the centralization of power."
"The Yuan Dynasty also established the provincial system of Zhongshu Province in order to ensure the unified implementation of government orders."
"These processes all have one characteristic. Do you understand? Niu Yi."
Zhu Biao listened carefully to Su Jing's words and thought silently.
But he didn't see the characteristics. He just felt as if he vaguely knew something, but couldn't tell it.
Su Jing did not wait for Zhu Biao's answer, and said to herself: "Then all these reforms are top-down. They were done by the king in order to concentrate his power in his hands."
"This leads to a consequence, that is, the king himself represents all power, but this power cannot be monitored."
"To give a very simple example, if ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty killed someone, the murderer should pay with his life."
"What if the prince of the Ming Dynasty kills someone? The emperor can avoid the death penalty with just one word. All power is only the will of the emperor himself."
"Similarly, when we get to the place, do you think those officials will imitate the emperor?"
"Do you think such a Ming Dynasty can have credibility?"
"The emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people. These words are always just words and cannot be taken seriously."
Su Jing talked eloquently, while Zhu Biao fell into a long silence.
Because what Su Jing said is absolutely correct.
He thought for a while, what if his brothers did something cruel and hurt the people.
If his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, punished him, he would protect his brothers.
As for why?
Because they are his younger brothers, this is the most basic thing.
The people at this time?
Deep in Zhu Biao's heart, he doubted himself for the first time.
Is it true that he cares about the people and loves the people?
In fact, as Zhu Biao is thinking at this moment, in the future, his second brother Zhu Xi will become the King of Qin after he reaches adulthood. He will do many evil things and be ridiculous. He will build a lot of construction projects in the palace, waste money and people, and will not obey his father's orders. .
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was reprimanded and dissatisfied, and even recalled him to the capital.
In the end, it was Zhu Biao who persuaded him, and he was exempted from punishment and allowed Zhu Ping to go back.
However, in the end, Zhu Xi was poisoned to death by three old women.
Zhu Biao didn't pity the people that much when his younger brother made mistakes.
"So, don't think about it. This has been impossible from the beginning."
Su Jing patted the dust and fallen leaves on her clothes, stood up and wanted to leave.
This kind of unsolvable matter can only be discussed with my apprentice.
But Zhu Biao was still stunned, immersed in Su Jing's words and unable to extricate himself.
He was thinking, what if according to Su Jing's statement, the emperor's power should be supervised?
As soon as the idea came up, he immediately killed it.
The emperor will be under supervision tomorrow, so does this world still belong to his Zhu family?
Totally impossible!
This is an unsolvable dilemma.
(End of chapter)
