Chapter 107 Focusing on Economic Construction
After chatting about Hai Rui's situation for a while, Gao Gong also started today's lecture.
Gao Gong's teaching method still likes to be practical as always. He doesn't like to use obscure exegesis to show off his knowledge, so Gao Gong's lectures have always followed a practical approach. host.
For example, the lesson Gao Gong is going to teach now is a lesson based on economic principles.
Gao Gong is not like ordinary officials and gentry who are taboo about talking about profit. In Gao Gong's simple understanding of the world, he believes that "righteousness" and "profit" can complement each other. There is no need to compare "a gentleman's profit" to a savage beast. As long as this "profit" can benefit the country and the people, it is "righteousness".
Therefore, when Gao Gong taught this lesson, he also denounced the pedantic view that "a gentleman does not talk about profit". He also believed that it was precisely because the predecessors failed to grasp this relationship that "the economic system was neglected and ignored." "Those who are good at managing money will not listen to it, which will bring disaster to the country and the people.
Zhu Zaijing listened to Gao Gong's lesson very seriously. Zhu Zaijing never expected that Gao Gong had such a profound understanding of economics. No wonder he could single-handedly lead "Ada" "Female Tribute" and "Longqing Switch" saved the Ming Dynasty's economy that was on the verge of collapse and found a reliable way to open up the economy for the Ming Dynasty.
But it is a pity that in the original historical time and space, Gao Gong's political ideas could not be sustained for a long time. After the death of Emperor Longqing, he was stabbed in the back by his original political allies. , causing his political ideas to lose sustainable momentum.
This has to be said to be a historical tragedy.
Now that Zhu Zaijing heard this lesson taught by Gao Gong, he couldn't help but be impressed by Gao Gong's talent!
You must know that for Zhu Zaijing, Gao Gong was an ancient man with "conservative thinking", but an ancient man had already so deeply understood the importance of the economy and implemented his own ideas with practical theories and actions. This kind of courage to pioneer and take responsibility is simply daunting!
When Zhu Zaijing heard the last part, he sighed with emotion: "The students admire Sir's opinion very much! The biggest problem in our Ming Dynasty now is the problem of uneven wealth and poor wealth. If the imperial court can pay attention to Sir's opinion, , focusing on economic construction, vigorously developing and reforming the financial and people's livelihood conditions, how wonderful it would be!"
"It is a pity that corrupt Confucianism is in power now, preferring righteousness to profit, and in the end not only "righteousness" is lost! If you can't explain it clearly, even if you can't even say "profit", how can you worry about the division of the country in the end? "Guanzi" says: A person who has a solid warehouse knows etiquette, and has enough food and clothing to know honor and disgrace. Such simple economic principles are now available. Nearly two thousand years have passed, but no one can truly practice these two sentences in the world.”
“I don’t know if some people are too selfish or too stupid! Although there are saints! It says, "How virtuous it is to return home! A basketful of food and a ladle of drink are enough to live in a back alley. Even if you return home, you will not change your happiness." However, the student believes that this sentence does not mean that people should be content with poverty. It’s about letting people live in peace and contentment.”
“After all, no matter how bad Yan Hui is, he still has a basket of food, a cup of water, a shady alley to live in, and a good teacher to guide him. They may not even have a basket of food and a gourd to drink, and at the same time they don’t have a shabby alley to live in, and they don’t have a good teacher like Confucius to guide them in life. ”
"If you don't find a way to change their current situation and expect them to have Yan Hui's consciousness, wouldn't you be deceiving yourself? Therefore, the student agrees with the teacher's point of view. A gentleman should speak for benefit, and he must also benefit the world and fight for the common people. In terms of profit, as long as the world is rich and the people are rich, why should the people of the world be worried?"
After hearing Zhu Zaijing's words, Gao Gong was very shocked. He was just thinking about it in advance. The importance of planting a "profit" in Zhu Zaijing's consciousness was that one day in the future, after Zhu Zaijing ascended to the supreme position, he would not be bound by the pedantic opinions of the world.
But he never expected that the emotion and conclusion of Zhu Zaijing's last words would be so rational and thorough, and the language was so simple and easy to understand, which had to make Gao Gong's heart This "student" who shocked me was so enlightened!
“Your Majesty’s words are very kind! I never expected that Your Majesty would have such a profound understanding. Especially what Your Majesty said about ‘focusing on economic construction’ is like a thought-provoking twilight drum and morning bell. Pointing to the key point of today!"
Gao Gong was so moved that he couldn't help but express such emotion to Zhu Zaijing.
Zhu Zaijing looked at Gao Gong's shocked and emotional look, and a shy smile appeared on his face, "Mr., I'm overly complimentary. This is all due to your teacher's teachings. Moreover, students have also experienced what it means to be poor. , Although money cannot solve all problems, there will definitely be endless problems without money, so students know the importance of living a good life. "Nowadays, the food and clothing expenses inside and outside the palace depend on the students. If the student cannot keep the servants and guards of the palace fed and clothed, how can the student have the dignity to be their master again?"
"So let’s not hide this, sir? For the past year, students have been thinking about how to open up money for the palace. For this reason, students have worked hard to have a moment of comfort today. "
When Zhu Zaijing said this, Gao Gong was immediately stunned. Got it too.
As for the specific situation of Prince Yu's Mansion, although Gao Gong still feels a bit like looking at flowers in the fog, Gao Gong is also very keenly aware of the difference in Prince Yu's Mansion.
Not to mention other things, as far as he knew, several houses had been renovated in the palace in the past year, and every now and then, Zhu Zaijing would give him some Yiran candies, Bingxin candies, and soaps and other items in order to thank his teacher. .
These gadgets are now rare in the capital. If you don’t have enough financial resources, how can you just give them away?
Obviously the current situation of Prince Yu’s Mansion is already very different from before!
But what the difference is is not something Gao Gong can know.
After all, Zhu Zaijing's business affairs may seem to be a big deal, but in fact it is very misleading. People with some "insider" information will involuntarily compare Zhu Zaijing's current actions with those of the palace or the palace representatives. The east factory hook inside.
Therefore, even if Zhu Zaijing always goes to Shunyi for a walk with "nothing to do", as long as he is not directly exposed by others, everyone who has seen Zhu Zaijing going to Shunyi Industrial Park will think that Zhu Zaijing is helping the palace. Do things here.
Therefore, the true situation of Zhu Zaijing is a mystery to ordinary officials like Gao Gong who have no investigative powers.
As long as Zhu Zaijing did not take the initiative to lift the lid himself, and the palace did not take the initiative to stand up and explain the situation.
Even if someone sees this, they will treat it as if they haven’t seen it.
After all, the business Zhu Zaijing is doing now is a separate business and does not infringe on the interests of others, so even those who want to get involved must consider whether they can start doing it after they have done so.
After all, Yiran candy, Bingxin candy, and soap are really difficult to copy. For a business that is so difficult to copy, and to take the risk of touching the Jiajing Emperor's reverse scale, to stand up "righteously" and attack with the "sword of morality" is definitely like eating arsenic for an old man - he will not survive. Impatient.
(End of this chapter)