Different generation married man

Hearing that Ren Chen mentioned overseas affairs, Su Mo had no choice but to deal with Zhuo Yan's bluff last time, but fortunately, reading books for so many years is not in vain.

Although Daqi is different from the original world, there are some things in common.

Although it is bound to arouse people's curiosity about the unnecessary hometown in his mouth, he has also thought that with the navigation skills of this world, he does not know how long it will take to conquer the sea, and he is not afraid of these people looking for it at all.

Besides, the sea is so vast, who knows where the hometown he mentioned is naturally not afraid of being punctured.

At this time, Yufeng also came over, apparently also heard the conversation between the two, he said politely, "Su Xiaolang, I am also very curious about overseas countries, do you have this honor?"

Even though he said that, he had already stood beside the remaining stone stool and looked at Su Mo with a smile.

You can tell it to one person, and you can tell it to two people, Su Mo doesn't mind.

He gestured to Yufeng to sit down, and said, "Young Master Yu, please sit down."

After Yufeng sat down, he stretched out his hand and poured him a bowl of herbal tea, "The weather is getting hotter, this herbal tea can relieve the heat, Mr. Yu, please."

"Thank you!" Yufeng thanked.

Next, Su Mo talked about the customs and some modern concepts by talking about the things in his hometown.Of course, he didn't mention some things that were too shocking and inappropriate, but even so, it opened the eyes of Wen Renchen and Yufeng.

Especially when he mentioned that everyone in their hometown can go to school, both Wen Renchen and Yufeng expressed great surprise.

"Su Xiaolang, do you mean that in your hometown, everyone can learn Chinese characters, including women?" Yufeng asked incredulously

"Yes."

Wen Renzhuo and Yufeng raised their heads at the same time, their eyes met in mid-air, and they saw horror in each other's eyes.

No matter which dynasty, it attaches great importance to scholars. Although these people are pitifully small compared to the population base of the whole country, their influence is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

A sergeant kills with a pen, a sergeant kills with his mouth, and a corporal kills with a stone.

It can be seen from this that the attitude of the superiors towards the scholars should not only use them, but also restrict them at the same time.

After being silent for a while, Yufeng said hesitantly, "It would be a good thing if everyone could read and practice calligraphy, but wouldn't it be like this..."

For the rest, Yufeng was afraid of Wen Renzhuo and didn't dare to say any more.

But everyone knows what he wants to express.

For one thing, the cost of going to school in ancient times was very high, and pens, ink and paper are now a huge expense, plus the husband's repairs, etc., it is simply not affordable for an ordinary family.

Second, it is actually a policy of ignoring the people.

The emperor at the top of the ruling class doesn't need how smart his people are. He only needs a small number of people who are well-educated and become officials in the court to maintain the operation of the entire country.

And the vast majority of the remaining people just need to be obedient.

If there are more people who study, there will be more thoughts, and it will be difficult to control their thoughts, which is a hidden worry for the upper class.

But is this really the case?Su Mo didn't think so.

Throughout the entire history of China, every time there was a peasant uprising, there was a problem with the upper-level ruling class itself, which made the lives of the people at the bottom miserable, and it was really hard to survive.

Moreover, all those who rise up and overthrow the dynasty are often reckless heroes.

So is it true that people can sit back and relax if they don’t want to study?Obviously not.

But after all, the other party is the emperor, so it is not easy for him to say these words.

Su Mo hesitated for a while, and subconsciously glanced at Zhuo Yan, knowing what he was worried about, Zhuo Yan said bluntly, "There are no outsiders here, you just say it, the younger brother will not mind."

"Sister-in-law, please tell me!" Wen Rentan cast a playful glance at Zhuo Yan, Zhuo Yan raised an eyebrow back at him.

Hearing what Zhuo Yan said, Su Mo was relieved.

He smiled, patted Kaka on the back, and let it play, "I understand what Young Master Yu means, but is this really the case?"

Yufeng took a look at Wen Renzhuo, his words were a bit deep, he wondered if he should find an excuse to leave.

Before he could figure it out, someone Zhuo said, "I hope to hear about it."

Yufeng sighed in his heart and dismissed the idea. It would be deliberate to find an excuse to leave at this time.

What Su Mo likes most is Wen Renzhuo's point. For those close to him? He won't use his status to suppress others? From this point of view, Su Mo thinks that Wen Renzhuo is good, at least satisfying him a little bit. vanity.

He waved his hand modestly, "It's just a little trivial opinion, it's not good to say it, so brother should not make fun of it."

People who heard about it said no.

"The question mentioned by Mr. Yu just now is actually not that complicated." Su Mo tapped the table a few times to attract the attention of several people, "Looking at the past and present, you will find that when the country is in chaos, The first rioters were peasants, but after the riots were over, those who could ascend to high positions were often nobles. This shows that the idea is not valid."

Called by Su Mo by name, Yufeng, who wanted to listen silently, was taken aback when he heard the words. After thinking about it in his heart, he found that it was indeed the case.

Every time there is a change of dynasty, the final winner is often a family, or a party.

The old dynasty fell and the new dynasty was established, and the world once again settled down, and the whole world celebrated together.However, the source that stirred up the situation in the first place was ignored by people. They either died in the subsequent battles, or were recruited by the forces behind, and then fell silent.

Most of these people are ordinary people who are illiterate.

Even the founding king of Daqi was initially affected by the riots of the people in the last years of the previous dynasty, and then Wenren's army overthrew the previous dynasty.

These things are all recorded in the history books, but what later generations see, they often see who overthrows the old system and establishes a new dynasty.But they all ignored the initial rioters.

Wen Renchen was startled when he thought of this, and a kind of daze that he accidentally glimpsed the truth came to his heart.

Yufeng also looked deep in thought.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Su Mo had no choice but to ask himself the next question, "Do you know why?"

Wen Renzhuo already had an idea in his mind, but it was so colorful and vague. In addition, the inertial thinking formed in the past twenty years was really difficult to break, so he couldn't grasp the key point.

Or maybe that idea was too shocking, breaking the emperor's art that every generation of emperors used to uphold in the past thousands of years.

He took a deep look at Su Mo and asked, "Why?"

Yufeng's eyebrows twitched, and he suddenly regretted why he came up to him. What he said next was really not something he could listen to.I even regret why I was not firm just now, and just found an excuse to slip away, which is better than sitting here on pins and needles.

"What do you think the common people care about most?" Su Mo asked back.

Wen Renchen, "What is it?"

"It's survival." I have to say that no matter what dynasty or generation, the common people's thinking is actually the simplest and the best to understand.

"They don't care who is sitting in that seat. They only care about whether they can have enough food and clothing, and whether they can live a peaceful life. They don't have such big ambitions. As long as food and clothing are maintained, life can continue , they will follow the rules and live their lives."

Su Mo's words were not polite at all. Although Wen Rentan knew that what he said was true, it still felt a little embarrassing to be pointed out in person.

Yufeng drank his tea with his head down, not even daring to lift his head, for fear that he might accidentally touch his head.

Su Mo was used to talking casually, and he didn't react for a while. There was an emperor sitting in front of him, and when he realized, he had already spoken.

He turned his head involuntarily, and skipped to the next sentence, trying to get over the problem.He said, "In my hometown, there was once a generation of Mingjun, he said a word."

Sure enough, Wen Rentan was distracted and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"We'll talk about that later." Su Mo kept it secret in a mysterious way.

He continued, "When the common people even have problems surviving, they will naturally take risks in order to survive. They have no education, no ability to distinguish right from wrong, and they are easily incited. Those who are interested will take advantage of it."

Su Mo recalled the knowledge he had learned in his history textbooks, combined with some of his own opinions, and said, "After all, they can only wait for death if they stay where they are, but if they follow other people's rebellion, they might be able to seal the deal if they are lucky." Waiting for the prime minister, no worries about food and clothing, cute and grandchildren. Even if you fail, you will die. Anyway, you will die, but at least there is still half the chance〇"

What Su Mo said was so bold that Sun Yi, who was standing by the side, was stunned when he heard it. He hesitated to speak several times, but was stopped by Wen Renzhuo

Yufeng knew that Su Mo was courageous, but he never expected that he would dare to say such treasonous words in front of the emperor.

"One step back can only lead to hell, but one step forward may not lead to hell. So it is not advisable to fool the people. And when there are more people who read and practice calligraphy, the value they create is much better than farmers who don't know anything. If the people are rich, it will be beneficial to the country and the family, don’t you think, Junior Brother?”

Wen Renzhuo looked at Su Mo with a complicated expression. He had never heard such remarks, and these words sounded a bit shocking.But if he discarded the inherent concepts, he would find that these words may not be completely unreasonable, making it impossible for him to refute.

Yufeng took a look at Wen Renzhuo and was relieved to see that he didn't look angry, but he thought he couldn't continue talking.Going on, who knows what Su Xiaolang will say again, Su Xiaolang dares to speak, but he doesn't have the guts to listen.

As soon as I thought this way, I saw people looking at Su Mo determinedly, with a bit of oppression in their eyes, "Master, do you understand what you mean by these words?"

If ordinary people faced the emperor's aura head-on like this, they would have been fighting with each other for a long time, but Su Mo didn't feel it at all. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Of course, the people are water, and the king is a boat. Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it." Zhou. This is what the generation of Mingjun in my hometown said, what do you think?"

As expected, it is worthy of the eternal words left by a generation of Mingjun, the expression of the three of them suddenly changed when they heard the words.

Especially Wen Renchen, as the king of a country, his thoughts are different from others, this sentence shocked him the most.

Almost in a daze, he muttered, "The people are water, and the king is a boat. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. Can it carry a boat, or capsize it?"

"Yes, there is one more sentence!" These ancient sayings are familiar to Chinese people, and they don't think they are so precious, so they recited another sentence, "The people are the most important, the community is second, and the king is the least."

If Wen Renchen was only shocked by the first sentence, then the latter sentence almost stunned him, with his lips parted and closed, chanting those two sentences back and forth.

Su Mo didn't expect these two words to have such a great impact on Wen Renchen, he was taken aback, and reached out to poke Zhuo Yan's hand, "Is he going to be okay?"

"No丨" Zhuo Yan recovered from the shock, seeing Su Mo's complex expression, he glanced at Wen Renchen, "It's nothing, it will be fine in a while."

"That's good." Su Mo was relieved.

Zhuo Yan pushed the tea bowl in front of him, "Sing tea."

Su Mo licked his lips and realized that his mouth was dry. He smiled at him and drank his tea with his head down.

Yufeng lowered his head, no one saw the glint in his eyes.

Wen Renchen seemed to be in some kind of confusion. Su Mo's two sentences lingered in his ears, and they became more and more serious. Every sentence, every word, kept falling into his heart.It's like an evening drum showing a clock, a blow to the head, breaking through all the fog around.

Wen Renzhuo's eyes were brighter than ever before, he looked at Su Mo, and said gratefully, "Thank you for your guidance."

Su Mo, who felt that he hadn't done anything, put on a calm expression and said, "Junior Brother, you're welcome."