Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1502 Love the people like a son Fang Jifan

  Li Dongyang felt that Fang Jifan was targeting him.

  Even though Emperor Hongzhi was calm on the face, he felt a slight thump in his heart.

  Why does it sound like you are mocking me?

  Fang Jifan looked very serious.

  I don't know the three characters of the people, which is his greatest feeling for the monarchs and ministers in the court.

   These people, which one is not extremely smart?

  However, human beings always have limitations. How can a person who grew up in a deep palace and a mansion understand what a small person in a remote place with no place to stand on is thinking?

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty is indeed a sage, but among the many Confucian scholars in this temple, how many of them know what these illiterate common people look like? Don't say that these people are high above them, living in the capital, isolated from the people. Even among the gentry and scholars in this place, I am afraid that few of them really care about the thoughts of these ordinary people."

Fang Jifan said with emotion: "My disciple, Wang Shouren, has been emphasizing empathy. How many people have learned the word "empathy" from books, but in fact they still don't have the slightest concept of empathy. Someone proposed to publish a more A lot of mansion reports, so that people in the world will know the benefits of His Majesty's Jingcha."

"But the problem is that many people forget that more than 90% of the people in this world are illiterate and illiterate. They neither understand nor are interested in reading this newspaper. It's just because they are too far away from the temple. It's too far away, as if it's in the sky. A group of people like this expect to use the Dibao to enlighten them and let them know whether Jingcha is good or bad.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but glance at Li Dongyang when he heard this.

   Li Dongyang showed a look of shame.

  Li Dongyang is such a smart person, but he is a human being after all, and there will be blind spots in his thinking. This is actually...not a question of IQ, but a question of his status and situation, which he never thought of.

   There are countless smart people in ancient times. Their articles and methods were once so dazzling in this splendid history that future generations feel ashamed.

  But as long as you are human, you will have limitations. With limitations, there will be deviations in the perspective of viewing problems.

  Li Dongyang is not a narrow-minded person. He nodded calmly at this time and said: "Yes, this method is indeed sublime. It is admirable for the Duke of Qi to practice this method. But...is it useless to report to the residence?"

"The mansion newspaper is useful." Fang Jifan said with a smile: "But...the mansion newspaper is still official after all, and it must be meticulous. This...is for officials all over the world. It is useless to find the will of the emperor in the middle of the world, but it is useless to the vast majority of the people."

"The problem to be solved now is that officials and scholars can understand the imperial court's national policy and the emperor's will through the mansion report, but no one understands it except them. Therefore, how to interpret the national policy and the Sacred Heart has become a matter for officials and the emperor. about the gentlemen."

When Fang Jifan said this, he smiled, with a deep meaning in his smile: "If things go on like this, problems will arise. There is only one emperor. No matter how much the Sacred Heart sympathizes with the people, the person responsible for implementing and implementing them is responsible for explaining the national policies and policies to the people all over the world. People with the Sacred Heart come and go, and there are always such people. Even the Four Books and Five Classics, and the interpretations, are innumerable. In the Warring States Period, there were eight schools of Confucianism. The interpretations of different people are completely different. What's more, it is His Majesty's will?"

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but thumped in his heart. He suddenly realized that Fang Jifan had mentioned a fatal question.

  He looked at Fang Jifan sullenly and said, "Keep talking, keep talking."

Fang Jifan said conveniently: "Therefore, in these years, a terrible thing has happened, but any decree of the imperial court, things that are harmful to scholars, these things cannot be done, not only cannot be done, but also have been criticized. It is regarded as tyranny, and the officials who oppose it in the temple follow one after another, and the parents and officials who distort the will abound in the localities. And some of these are clearly beneficial to the people, but under the clamor of these people, in the eyes of ordinary people In my eyes, it has become a bad government."

"But if it is a decree that is beneficial to scholars, everyone praises it up and down. Even these beneficial decrees are actually harmful to ordinary people. But ordinary people are being preached in various ways, and they are happy. Guochao Over the past hundred and fifty years, since Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Wen, have you ever thought that because of this, you are sympathetic to the will of the people, and no one obeys or is opposed by others. However, the will of preferential treatment of scholars is to carry out Thoroughly, the imperial court took their hearts out and treated them preferentially so that they do not have to pay taxes and make them rich in the local area. Over the years, with so many conveniences, how far has the annexation of land reached? How many refugees have been recruited, but it is still not enough, the preferential treatment given to the scholars in the past, one cannot be less, and it is still not enough, what they want...more!"

  Emperor Hongzhi listened very carefully. Fang Jifan's words gave him great vigilance and made him tremble with excitement.

  Thinking about it carefully, isn’t that the case?

Scholars have gradually evolved into larger and larger gentry from the initial family of poems and books. They can sit on an equal footing with local parents and officials and control public opinion. In a calamity year, they can't even eat. However, scholars, because there is no need for any cost, rely on a large amount of savings to purchase large amounts of land at low prices in disaster years.

  Now, aren’t these trends that will never go away?

   But... so what?

  The emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world, can Emperor Hongzhi be able to leave these people? Without these people, how to stabilize people's hearts, how to ensure local stability...

  This is actually a very tangled question, and Emperor Hongzhi's eyes flickered.

  Wu Jiawang, who was standing behind Emperor Hongzhi, was surprised and looked at Fang Jifan in surprise.

  Fang Jifan naturally felt Wu Jiawang's gaze, he didn't care about this dog at all, it sounds scary, right, he just wants to scare you to death.

"Since that's the case, why not use this method to let the suffering people in the world truly understand the sacred meaning? This theater troupe is entertaining and entertaining. Whatever your Majesty does to love the people can be compiled into an opera. , ordered the theater troupes everywhere to sing, so that the ordinary people know what is right and what is wrong, the so-called enlightenment, His Majesty can do it himself...why do you need to go through others?"

  Emperor Hongzhi thought of a detailed question, frowned and said, "Need a lot of silver?"

Fang Jifan smiled and said: "Actually, it doesn't need too much. Let the Jiaofang Secretary recruit some musicians. A county has a theater troupe with dozens of people. These will be allocated by the imperial court. After that, whatever your Majesty has The big strategy is to let the special staff of the Jiaofang Division pick and write the script. The script is very simple, as long as it is easy to understand, and then... invite someone to compose the music and send it to various troupes for performances. The performances of the troupes can be free. In the county town, you can also wander in the village, even if it is a place where the grain is dried, you can go on stage. In addition, some people who are proficient in this way are appointed as preaching officials, and let them go to the theater troupes in various provinces, prefectures, and counties. , allowing them to conduct some simple training for the troupe, and at the same time, allow them to rehearse the new version. What is Your Majesty thinking, what is Your Majesty going to do, why is Your Majesty doing these things, then... the people of this world, just need to watch Once you watch the show, you can see it at a glance.”

After a pause, Fang Jifan continued: "In addition, the troupe also needs to be used for enlightenment. They can write some scripts about loyalty and filial piety, and order local theaters to perform. The life of ordinary people is already difficult, and there are plays to watch. Well, I am grateful for His Majesty's kindness. In the process of watching, I probably know how His Majesty loves the people, and even more aware of the benefits of this national policy. Using this method, the government orders are transmitted to the most remote places, even... even..."

Fang Jifan said, and glanced at Zhao's mother who was not far away: "Even if it is an old country woman in a remote village, it can make them understand what the Jingcha is, so... If someone tells them how the Jingcha harms people, they will I couldn't believe it anymore."

  Emperor Hongzhi's eyes, following Fang Jifan's, fell on Mother Zhao.

  Mother Zhao is still cheerful at this time, still muttering something with Zhao Er, and nine out of ten, she is still indulging in the content of the play just now.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked around subconsciously, almost everyone did.

   Just such a scene does not cost much.

  However, thousands of people were attracted and talked about all of a sudden, but the impact was far-reaching.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help showing a smile, and said: "It's very good, so it should be. Yes, I don't know the people. I just know a little bit now. Jifan, you usually don't go out of the door, and you don't go out of the second door, but why? Can you come up with such weird things?"

  Fang Jifan said righteously: "Your Majesty, what you said, I... have empathy, and deep down in my heart, what I miss most is the people."

  When Liu Jian and Li Dongyang heard this, their expressions were a little weird, and they always felt that it sounded so strange.

  Wu Jiawang of the Imperial Academy looked even more cloudy and uncertain. He really wanted to say something at this time, but he didn't dare to say it. In the end, he kept holding back.

Emperor Hongzhi's mood became better and better, and he couldn't help smiling and said: "Everyone says they love the people, but the only one around me who knows the people is Jifan. Those who grandly say that they love the people are like crucian carp crossing the river, but those who really love the people Is it not ridiculous for a person who knows the people to love the people without knowing why? This is a good idea. The troupe is going to be built, and the money will come from within... The Secretary of the Jiaofang is in charge of this matter, recruiting musicians, and the money is spent. There's nothing to be reluctant about, just because of a play just now, letting people know the benefits of Jingcha, as far as I'm concerned, it's worth a thousand dollars."

  (end of this chapter)