New Shun 1730

The division between the old and new worldviews has actually led to the re-division of the academic elites in Songsu.

Some elites hope that traditional ideas can be universalized, and that they can take a reform that is acceptable to all, and define the moral ethics, right and wrong of the world.

Deconstruction and splitting, taking out of context, absorbing various schools of thought, reconstructing discourse interpretation, extracting world harmony, equality, fraternity, etc., and trying to be the leader of the new era.

It can be used here and there. It is right here, and it is right there.

This is not to cling to others, but to try to lead others in order to confront. It is believed that those things in the pre-Qin period, after taking out of context and deconstruction and splitting, can break foreign things, including Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Islam, Buddhism, and even their own Confucianism...

Some Confucian scholars declared defeat, turned to defense, stuck to the basics, and devoted themselves to solving the common problems of countries in the Confucian cultural circle, land conflicts.

And at the moment of banning religion, it was determined that the holy religion could not win at all and was unlikely to be exported. Keep the basics, and solve the problems of Dashun itself and several major vassal states within the framework of Confucianism.

Cheng Tingzuo, or the entire Yanli School, was the most radical school of Dashun twenty years ago.

But now, they are old after all.

Even though Cheng Tingzuo has already vaguely realized the changes of the times, he also vaguely feels that in the academic world, those young people in their twenties and thirties who are now beginning to deconstruct Confucianism and take utilitarianism a step further will carry a new banner.

Although their school is very radical in opposing Cheng-Zhu, they have to admit Zhu Xi's judgment at the time: it is impossible for the School of Mind to destroy the holy teachings, but it must be the out-of-control School of Utilitarianism.

The former has Zen in their bodies, and sooner or later they will return to the right path.

The latter is passionate, but it is easy to lose control, and eventually they will not even recognize the inner sage and the outer king.

Cheng Tingzuo himself understands that the Yanli School, which emerged against the backdrop of the chaos in China at the end of the Ming Dynasty, has finally reached a crossroads.

In times of chaos, merit comes first, and the rest can be left idle and discussed later.

But now, it is not a chaotic world, but a prosperous world.

On one hand, there is Mr. Shui Xin's old path of Taoism, which is from the outside to the inside, but the external work must be restored to the etiquette, and the words and deeds must be in accordance with the etiquette before entering the heart.

On the other hand, there is a path that as a Confucian scholar, he does not want to take at all in a prosperous world.

Therefore, although he knew that Meng Songlu's mentality of going to Honolulu was similar to Zhang Bowang and Ban Dingyuan's, he still hoped that his last disciple would go out.

If one day, the school is annihilated, the back wave pushes the front wave, or the school finally becomes a heresy, or the school finally goes to the conservative path of Taoism...

At least, if Meng Songlu, who went far away to Honolulu, succeeds, he can leave a trace in the history of the school, a trace that can never be erased.

"Songlu, you have studied with me for many years and have learned a lot of knowledge. Although our "Three Character Classic" says that people should enter the government at the age of 40, you are still far from that and it is not time for you to be mature."

"But since Duke Xingguo asked about this before leaving Jiangsu, I thought about it and since you agree, you are the most suitable candidate."

"Funds, talents, and craftsmen will be coordinated by Duke Xingguo. When you go there to pay homage, they will make arrangements."

"Your Majesty will go on a tour soon, so you'd better leave early. Otherwise, I'm afraid Duke Xingguo will not have time."

Meng Songlu was happy and said hurriedly: "Sir, Lu'an came from Korea and asked for practical learning. I think..."

Quan Zheshen on the side focused his attention on the "Emperor's tour", thinking that the troubles of our country, sir, started when Duke Xingguo attacked Japan and opened the port.

This matter is not the king's way. I'm afraid that the holy emperor living in the palace may not know the difficulties of the vassal. Those envoys are all good at making up sentences, so I'm afraid it's hard for them to explain the matter clearly.

The teacher asked me to learn the way to save the world, the country and the people, but I'm afraid that if the port opening is not stopped, it will never succeed.

Why not take advantage of the emperor's southern tour to speak in person and tell the vassal states about the difficulties of opening the port?

But I guess the emperor of the upper country must be heavily guarded when he is on tour, and I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to get close.

Since Meng Songlu has the opportunity to meet Liu, the initiator of the port opening, why don't I take this opportunity to follow him?

At that time, I will strongly argue that it is not the kingly way, and write thousands of words.

If he is not angry and thinks it is reasonable, he can take the opportunity to meet the emperor.

If he is angry and kills me, he can also take the opportunity to make a big fuss.

The emperor is on a southern tour, but he kills people, which makes a sensation. He can't cover the sky with one hand. When the emperor hears about it, he must ask why the vassal people are stranded here? What injustice is there?

If the Holy Emperor knew about the vassal affairs, he might stop opening the port, right?

He also knew that the emperor of the upper country and the king of Korea were definitely different. At his level in Korea, with his family background, he might still have a chance to meet the king, and there were also some senior officials among his senior brothers.

But here, relying on himself alone, I am afraid there is no chance to get close to the emperor.

At that time, some evil villains and treacherous flatterers would accuse Korea of ​​being dissatisfied with the upper country and intending to assassinate it, which would be very detrimental to the country.

When he was thinking about how to let Meng Songlu lead him to meet the Duke of Xingguo, Cheng Tingzuo said to him: "I have read a lot of your teacher Li Xinghu's knowledge and insights. But some things are really hard to explain clearly."

"My mentor and my mentor's mentor also believed that the Ming Dynasty should not collect discounts and silver, but should collect the original color. But now, I think even if they are resurrected, they will not oppose the collection of silver, let alone insist on re-collecting the original color of grain and rice."

"I remember that Li Xinghu talked about opening ports, currencies, and mergers. Right?"

Quan Zheshen said quickly: "What you said is absolutely true. My teacher did say something about opening ports and currency."

Cheng Tingzuo said with a smile: "In the past, Duke Xingguo once told merchants that Korea was a second-class merchant and accumulated some gold and silver. When Japan surrendered as a vassal, it would be difficult to be a second-class merchant. Duke Xingguo spoke in a vulgar way. You I don’t mind. But that’s the truth.”

"Now that the port is open... let me ask you, do you think it is more convenient to transport bulk goods from Songjiang Prefecture to Fengyang Prefecture? Or to Incheon?"

Thanks to the spread of some banned books, Quan Zheshen also knew where Fengyang Mansion was. He thought about the big ship he took when he came, and said: "Nowadays, it is more convenient for big ships to travel from Songjiang to Incheon than from Songjiang to Fengyang Mansion. "

Cheng Tingzuo took the letter in his hand again, shook it and said, "Gong Xingguo wrote to me, and the letter gave me three ways."

"One way is to go further."

"One is to follow Jiangsu after reform."

"The other is to travel thousands of miles away."

"I want to try all three ways."

"The Master said: To know is to know; to not know is to know."

"I can tell you that I still don't know how to solve the world's most benevolent government issues."

"And since North Korea has opened its ports, these three roads can only follow the path of Jiangsu after reform."

"Unless we don't open the port, we can only learn from it after our sergeants have solved the problem of how to implement the most benevolent government in the world and succeeded in trying it."

"Do you think you can decide whether to open the port or not?"

Quan Zhe's face darkened and he muttered: "When the country opens its ports, it is all done with hegemony and severity."

When Meng Songlu heard this, he said yes, we used the light and heavy technique, but in fact, your military tax collection is the orthodox light and heavy technique. Everyone is a tyrant, so you don’t have to criticize us.

But when Cheng Tingzuo heard this, he waved his hands and said: "This is a big fallacy. The opening of the port is by no means overbearing. The great Confucians, such as Huanglizhou, Wang Chuanshan, Gu Tinglin, Tang Puting, Mr. Xizhai, etc. They all talk about the great benefits of mutual exchange.”

"The opening of the port itself is not a matter of hegemony."

"The ginseng, leather and paper from Korea are exchanged for cloth and cane sugar from the Kingdom of Shang. This is a great benefit to the people."

"There is nothing wrong with the opening of the port. So how can we cancel the opening of the port?"

"Since it is impossible to cancel, you need to understand that North Korea is actually closer to Songsu than Fengyang Mansion."

"If the weather is cold in winter, someone will say: I will hook the sun and bring it close to the ground, and the sky will be warm; someone will say: I will stick a flint tree to make fire, and the people will be warm."

"Of course, the former is nothing more than a witch blessing; the latter is the Emperor Suiren's clan."

"Since the opening of the port cannot be changed, you need to understand that you cannot find the answer to this matter here. You have to go to Songsu to find it."

"The village community you see now, I can also tell you, will belong to Songsu, there is no choice."

"Since the opening of the port cannot be changed, Korea needs to understand that etiquette should be subordinate to the Celestial Empire and economy should be subordinate to Songsu."

"Your answer can only be found in Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, and Nantong Prefecture. Not here."

Hearing the words, Quan Zheshen couldn't help but said: "My mentor said that your school has great knowledge and has the ambition to save the world. Could it be that Sir also agrees with the actions of Duke Xingguo?"

Cheng Tingzuo smiled bitterly and said: "Korea is too close to Songsu. In fact, it is almost as far away from here. We can't travel here with a hundred thousand stone ship, but we can take the sea route from Dengzhou Prefecture to Korea, and a hundred thousand stone ship can also speed by. ”

"If I can solve the answer you are looking for in Huainan, why will Duke Xingguo ridicule it every day? I have already followed Duke Xingguo's idea of ​​solving the Huainan matter and will solve it separately."

"If it is too far away from Songsu, I will go to the countryside of Henan to find the answer. However, Henan is too far away from Songsu, but Korea is very close. What to do if it is too close? Duke Xingguo has already given the answer."

"I agree with this answer and am basically satisfied with it. I just don't agree with the process by which he got this answer."

"It's too violent and too fast. In more than ten years, millions of people have been displaced, and many things such as canals, rice canals, salt policies, and tax reforms have taken place. I agree with the current results, but I think there may be a softer solution. way to achieve it.”

"It's just that the done deal is done."

"I have nothing against the boat."

"What I object to is Duke Xingguo's method of cutting down trees."

"So, you need to first know what this 'boat' looks like before you know how to cut down the trees into a boat, and how to avoid the violence of Duke Xingguo's 'tree-cutting' process."

"What exactly is this boat like? How are each plank of the boat spliced ​​together? If you look here, you can only see one leaf, but not Mount Tai."

"So I say, your answer lies in Songsu. Only after you understand the boat of Songsu can you know what to do. What is missing is to use royal methods and not be as painful as Jiangsu's reform."

"I won't say anything else. I just want to say one thing: Never carve a boat in search of a sword."

"In a few years, when you come to this township, you may see that the textile industry is developing in this township. If you copy it, you will be trying to find a sword - next door here is the largest fusang long-staple cotton producing area in China, and across the river is the trade center where merchants gather. Dagang and along the river are ginning workshops for ginning cotton and removing seeds. "

"You must first understand what Songsu, to whom you are economically subordinate, looks like, so that you can understand its meaning and get rid of its shape, so as not to cut a boat and seek a sword."

"Go, the answer you are looking for is not here, but in Songsu."