The Young Master Is Fierce Chapter 72: Night talk

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The main dish tonight is fish.

Because there were two women around Fu Xiaoguan, Su Mo did not have a deskmate, and the master Yu Wenyun brought naturally did not have a deskmate either.

So there were only three people sitting at the stone table in the courtyard.

“I made this cold crucian carp dish, you guys have a try.”

As he spoke, Fu Xiaoguan diligently picked up a fish for the two beauties, and then said, “Be careful, this fish has many spines.”

Yu Wenyun and Dong Shulan had never eaten something like this before. They thought it was quite novel, so they tried it – hey, it tasted pretty good!

The cooks in the palace are very particular about the ingredients they use. They will definitely not use crucian carp that can be caught in rivers everywhere. Although the cooks in Shangshu Mansion are not as good as those in the palace, Dong Shulan and her mother are very good at eating. If you are picky, you will never eat this fish.

So the two beauties liked this dish from the bottom of their hearts, so they finished a pot of crucian carp while eating this Xishan Tian Chun.

Yu Wenyun suddenly found that his appetite seemed to be much larger. He thought that it must be the reason for the delicious food. This man could actually cook!

The gentleman stays away from the kitchen, this is what is written in the book of the sage. This person is not very particular, but it seems that this is good.

That person who does not eat the fireworks of the world is not a human being, that is a saint. Saints can only look up to them, and only those who are alive can communicate.

“Hey, let me ask you, what you said in the field this evening…is it true?” Yu Wenyun asked curiously.

“The one who threshes rice? Of course it’s true. If we make more next year, their efficiency will double.”

“Although your family is a landlord, I have never seen a landlord know how to farm. How do you know this?”

Fu Xiaoguan laughed and said, “That’s because you don’t know. Actually, what I’m really good at is farming.”

“Liar!” Dong Shulan gave him another look.

Fu Xiaoguan just likes to look at it. Who else but him, Fu Xiaoguan, can understand the charming look in that glance?

“In your heart…are there really no barriers between you and those farmers?” Yu Wenyun asked again.

Fu Xiaoguan was silent for a moment and answered quite seriously this time.

“You have to understand one thing. We can sit here comfortably and eat, we can wear gorgeous clothes, and we can drink fine wine. All of this is based on their hard work. ”

“Think about it, if farmers don’t farm, if workers don’t spin, weave, and make wine, then what will we eat? What will we wear?”

“Mencius said: The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least. This is the sage’s words. The common people are the most important. They are the cornerstone of a country. They are engaged in the most basic work, but they have created things that you do not have. What you see is of immeasurable value.”

“Shangshu” says: The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid. The common people are the foundation of the country. Only when this foundation is stable can the country be peaceful, so they are worthy of our respect. Between me and them, There is no barrier at all, even in my eyes, their status is higher than that of the court.”

This is a bit too much, especially since the Ninth Princess is still here, so Dong Shulan said: “I understand what you mean. The so-called parents of food and clothing refer to their group.”

Fu Xiaoguan didn’t know if he had drank two more drinks, and he was quite chatting, and said: “It’s not just that. Think about it, there are tens of thousands of officials in the huge court, they are holding their salaries and drinking fine wine. , live in big houses and manage the people of the world, but if you think about it carefully, what value have they created?”

“They didn’t produce a grain of rice, didn’t weave a single thread of yarn, and didn’t produce anything. In other words, anything in the world, including this brick and tile, actually has nothing to do with them. But they are the most Rich, living in the biggest house, drinking the best wine, and even hanging out in brothels.”

Yu Wenyun frowned, thought for a long time, and said, “Then if the court does not have these officials, wouldn’t it be in chaos?”

Fu Xiaoguan nodded, “Yes, these officials have studied and know how to govern the country, so the country collects taxes and pays them salaries. They are indispensable to a country. Including military personnel, the country needs them to guard it. They are needed to drive away foreign enemies on the border. These are indispensable national institutions. But one thing is that to support so many people, more taxes must be collected. Where do these taxes come from? Workers, as well as landowners like me, and businessmen.”

“Since this group of people is so important, why does the country not pay attention to this group? Scholars discriminate against farmers and call them clay poles, and officials discriminate against businessmen and think that they are full of copper odor – they They never thought that most of the salaries they received were taxes paid by businessmen, so if a country valued business and gave businessmen a higher status, the country would definitely be more prosperous. ”

Both Yu Wenyun and Dong Shulan understood the reasoning.

The improvement of the status of merchants means the prosperity of business, and the prosperity of business means paying more taxes for the country. Only with more money can the country do more things, such as strengthening the army. For example, running schools, innovation, etc.

“This is small talk, just listen to it. I would never dare to tell others, but I have to keep it secret.”

Dong Shulan looked at Yu Wenyun, and Yu Wenyun smiled sweetly, “Although your words are very reasonable, you really can’t say them out. After all, this is a world of scholars. Everything is inferior. Only the concept of being good at reading is deeply rooted in the bones. , if you want to overthrow it, you will be an enemy of the scholars in the world, and no one can bear it.”

Fu Xiaoguan did not say that the original meaning of this sentence was correct, but these scholars misunderstood it.

The so-called high reading refers to being able to understand things through reading more, or to save the world, or to calm people, or to invent and create, to study the principles of all things, to improve various appliances, to promote scientific and technological progress, etc.

Today’s scholars only think about one thing: becoming an official!

Only by becoming an official can you honor your ancestors and reflect your own ambitions and values. This in itself is going astray.

Of course, as Yu Wenyun said, this is not something he can change.

Dong Shulan didn’t want to continue this topic anymore and suddenly said: “Wenjun and Yan Xiwen made a bet about the couplet you made about Wangjiang Tower. Wenjun came up with the first couplet, but Yan Xiwen just didn’t Come out, and now the first couplet is hanging on a pavilion in Lantingji, with a reward of one thousand taels of silver.”

Is there such a thing?

Fu Xiaoguan touched his nose and asked, “Do you want to earn that money?”

“Think about it, maybe you have other second lines?”

“Hey!” Fu Xiaoguan smiled mischievously, “Listen up!”

“Yinyuejingyinyueyinyinyuyueyinyinyueyinyinyueyinyuanyueyueyuanyian”

“Guanyun Pavilion, watch the clouds travel in all directions, watch the clouds travel in all directions”

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