Chapter 840 Differences

Gu Nanxi and Yulang hold different opinions regarding the Shadow Kyoto.

Gu Nanxi believes that the whole land belongs to the king. All people under heaven are subjects of the king.

A large portion of the people in Shadow Kyoto are not registered, which is a waste of manpower and can easily breed unrest, which is not conducive to harmony and stability.

Gu Nanxi is willing to make a promise that as long as they stand in the sun again, they will enjoy the same rights as ordinary citizens. Of course, they must also fulfill corresponding obligations.

Yulang, however, feels that a harmonious and stable regime should be pyramid-shaped.

The emperor should be at the top, and the first tier includes the cabinet ministers, grand tutors, clan relatives, etc.

The second echelon is civil and military officials and nobles.

The third echelon is low-level officials and local village elders.

The fourth echelon, which is also the largest group of people, is ordinary people!

Yulang's original words were: "If you want to stabilize these ordinary people, you must let them look up and see the path to upward mobility, and look down and see people who are not as well off as they are. Human happiness comes from comparison."

"As long as they can see that there are people who are worse off than them, they will feel that their current life is not bad, and they will work hard and don't want to become the worst-off people."

What Gu Nanxi wanted to do was to bring these two groups of people to the same line.

"What does this make ordinary people feel? Who can they step on in the future? From whom can they gain a sense of superiority? When the bottom of the pyramid is unstable, the whole pyramid will also be shaky."

Gu Nanxi couldn't convince Yulang, and Yulang couldn't convince Gu Nanxi either.

But solving the problem of Shadow Kyoto is inseparable from Yulang.

Those people trust Yulang more and are more accustomed to Yulang's way of doing things.

If Gu Nanxi provided them with white steamed buns and hot porridge, they might not dare to show up and eat.

But if you tell them that after eating the steamed buns and hot porridge, they will have to work for Gu Nanxi, they will even fight over a steamed bun.

This is the difference in thinking that leads to different behavior patterns.

In the end, the two of them took a step back and decided to let Su Xuanming see Shadow Kyoto with his own eyes.

First, it can allow Su Xuanming to get some training, and second, it can allow Gu Nanxi to better understand Kyoto.

After Yulang sent Su Xuanming back home, he happened to meet Cui Sanlun and couldn't help complaining, "How did you teach them to be so pure and kind? They only have the heart of a king, but not the ruthlessness of a king."

Cui Sanlun was dissatisfied, so he could just talk about Su Xuanming, why did he talk about Gu Nanxi?

If there was anything she didn't do well, she did it perfectly!

"What do you mean? How is Nan Xi not ruthless?"

She's so fierce and cruel! Who wouldn't be afraid of her?

Yu Lang snorted coldly: "Not cruel enough to the people!"

Cui Sanlun raised his eyebrows: "Why? Are you going to learn the trick of levying heavy taxes?"

"I did not mean that."

"Then tell me, what do you mean?"

Yu Lang said seriously, "People are different. You have been working hard in Yunzhou for many years, and your prestige is at its peak. The people of Yunzhou are all in awe of you and have no doubts about you. If you tell them that hard work can lead to wealth, they will work hard. They will be grateful for the various benefits you have introduced."

Yulang pointed outside the mansion and said, "Go and see Kyoto. The various policies you have implemented are benevolent and have good intentions. But you have overestimated the consciousness of the people in Kyoto. No, you have overestimated human nature. Not every place is like Yunzhou. Laziness, sneakiness, and greed are the true nature of people."

Every time Kyoto comes up with a policy, a large number of people will rack their brains to find loopholes.

Then, a good policy was misinterpreted during the implementation process.

This is Chen Ke who was left behind by the Great Zhou.

Cui Sanlun was a little dazed. Of course, there were such situations in Yunzhou, but they were rare and the proportion was very small. Unlike in Kyoto, taking advantage of loopholes was a common practice.

"What can you do?"

Yu Lang's eyes sparkled: "Thirty-three taels of silver."

Cui Sanlun: “Hmm?”

"In the absence of war, natural disasters, and stable prices, an average family's annual income is about 33 taels of silver, while their expenditure is 36 taels of silver. The annual shortfall is 3 taels of silver."

"If it's a good year, the government can increase taxes so that their income and expenditure continue to be in debt of three taels of silver."

Cui Sanlun gasped: "What will this lead to?"

Yulang smiled and said, "It will cause people to become numb and indifferent. They worry about their next meal every minute of their lives. They dare not be lazy and can only work hard."

"They have no time to think, no energy to rebel, they will be tied to the land, generation after generation."

Cui Sanlun looked at Yulang as if he were a monster: "You are artificially creating poverty. Yulang, Nanxi will not agree to do this. If you work for Nanxi with this mentality, sooner or later you will become a stranger to her."

"What's the mentality?"

"In Nan Xi's heart, the people are her subjects. The emphasis is on the word 'subjects', not the people she wants to suppress or the enemies she wants to deal with. Think about it carefully."

Cui Sanlun shook his head and left, leaving Yulang alone to think.

…

As the master of half the country, Gu Nanxi has no time to rest.

After her fever subsided, she immediately met with various generals in Kyoto.

That day, she beat the criminals indiscriminately.

Now, she had to deal with the aftermath of this matter and appease everyone.

If you want to be a successful boss, it is not enough to just gain respect from your subordinates, you also need love.

Respect and love are the best glue to hold people's hearts together.

Gu Nanxi spent a whole day talking to them about the past and the future, and finally eliminated their inner fears.

Half a month passed uneventfully, and Gu Nanxi had just finished drinking a bowl of bitter Chinese medicine.

Lu Mei came in hurriedly and said, "Mr. Huang has arrived at the gate of the mansion, and he brought a lot of food with him. He said it has been sent to the Changping warehouse."

Gu Nianxi put down the bowl in her hand without saying a word and ran out.

"Sir!" Huang Jincheng saw Gu Nanxi coming out and quickly saluted.

Gu Nanxi looked Huang Jincheng up and down. He had lost a lot of weight and his face was a little yellow. He was not as handsome as before, but he looked more mature and stable.

She quickly helped Huang Jincheng up: "Mr. Huang, you've worked hard."

How could Huang Jincheng dare to let Gu Nanxi help him?

As soon as he entered the city, he heard about Gu Nanxi punishing himself with a stick, and he must still have injuries on his body.

"I have accomplished my mission and have opened up this trade route."

If you succeed once, you will definitely succeed a second time.

Kyoto's food crisis can finally be alleviated.

Gu Nanxi's smile suddenly blossomed: "Well done! I'll leave this matter to you. I will definitely not treat you unfairly afterwards."

Huang Jincheng clenched his fists tightly and used all his strength to suppress his urge to cheer.

This is the promise of Duke Yun!

He made the right bet this time!

The Thirty-Three Taels of Silver Policy is a joke about the Qing Dynasty.

This was later proved to be a rumor, because the people of the Qing Dynasty could not earn thirty-three taels of silver at all, and they were even worse off than what was said in the joke.