Chapter 68: Baseline: It seems that letting someone be a princess for seventeen years is really...
Chapter 68
After taking a bath, Lin Zhiyi lay on the comfortable bed in Bitongyuan, which she liked better. She pulled the stuffed puppet Yuanbao over and kneaded it for a while, then began to read the policy paper "On People's Livelihood" written by Jingyue.
Jing Yue had been a princess all her life, and had only been 'Lin Zhiyi' for over half a month, so her understanding of people's livelihood was actually extremely limited.
It only covers the books he has read and the teacher's narration.
Most of the teachers in the Imperial College had experience as local officials, either civil or military, so they naturally had seen people's lives.
These experiences are transformed into knowledge and then transmitted to students. If students can understand four or five points, it is already very good.
After all, most of these students are from wealthy families, the apple of their eye, and only seventeen or eighteen years old. How can they understand things deeply?
Even if one has good intentions, one still seems naive and has the attitude of "why not eat meat porridge?"
However, this is certainly not an exaggeration.
Life is long and everyone has a lot of room to grow.
People like Ye Changning, who have served in the Dali Temple for three years, have come into contact with and understood a lot about people's livelihood during these three years and thousands of days and nights, and have grown very rapidly.
Young people with innocent hearts like Zhou Mingyan still need time to grow up.
Therefore, when Lin Zhiyi read Jing Yue's policy paper on people's livelihood, he could clearly see some empty and pretentious arguments, which were mostly imaginary and unlikely to be implemented in practice, because many factors had to be considered, and it had to be adapted to local conditions and the people.
However, for the "Princess in the Deep Palace" Jing Yue, being able to write like this is already very good.
Between the lines, you can see his passion and enthusiasm.
It seems that letting someone be a princess for seventeen years really stifled his ambitions.
Lin Zhiyi found the baseline for his own argument in Jing Yue's policy paper.
Let’s take a look at the policy paper written by Zhou Mingyan tomorrow.
The more baseline she has, the more confident she will be.
Jing Yue's argument on the theme of people's livelihood focuses on the word "people's peace".
——Only when the country is strong can the people be safe. Only when the people are safe can they live a good life.
His perspective is more macro, writing from the perspective of family and country, after all, he is a prince. It is understandable.
Lin Zhiyi's initial idea was to discuss the issue from the perspective of "agriculture".
Food is the most important thing for people.
The next day.
After arriving at the Imperial College, Lin Zhiyi borrowed Zhou Mingyan's essays and read them carefully.
Zhou Mingyan was quite proud of himself. He crossed his arms and bounced his feet beside him, saying, "Xiuyuan, you really want to learn from me? Hehe, then you've found the right person! I went home yesterday and specifically asked my eldest brother for advice. Although my eldest brother is a military commander and lacks literary talent, I tell you... those of us who practice martial arts must have the warrior mindset that these weak scholars lack! This is called breaking new ground!"
He even mentioned taking a different approach, which made Lin Zhiyi even more curious about his argument.
Well, it was just as she expected - Zhou Mingyan's discussion on people's livelihood started with the stockpiling of troops and military service.
The point is that if every citizen keeps fit and practices martial arts to protect themselves, the country will become stronger.
His argument happens to be causally related to Jing Yue's.
One is that only when the country is strong can the people live and work in peace and contentment.
One is that only when the people are healthy and brave can the country be strong and invincible.
In fact, both are correct, and both fit the most famous saying - water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.
Lin Zhiyi returned the policy paper to Zhou Mingyan, and he roughly knew how to word the article.
The stereotype of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans does exist in Dayan, but it occasionally changes due to changes in the situation.
For example, my maternal grandfather’s family, the Mu family, donated so much silver as military pay, which solved the country’s urgent needs and provided the soldiers with reliable food and grass reserves. Without any worries, they became more courageous in battle.
Therefore, the Mu family is now a low-key imperial merchant and has a good reputation in Beijing.
——No matter what others think in their hearts, they have to praise the Mu family in front of others.
After all, the emperor praised it.
If Emperor Longshun ever belittled the Mu family, the people of Dayan and all the merchants would probably call him ungrateful and ungrateful.
In addition to Lin Shuo's prominent status, the Mu family's identity as a businessman was not affected.
Scholars, farmers, and workers, which are ranked before merchants, are easier to approach and discuss because they are equally important.
Some of the talents of the Ministry of Works would be sent to local areas to repair canals and build dams, serve the people, and ensure "infrastructure". The existence of official roads reflects the importance of the people of the Ministry of Works.
Needless to say, agriculture is the most important thing for people. Even the rich and powerful need three meals a day. If agriculture develops well and people are guaranteed food and clothing, then people will naturally be interested in doing other things.
Why are scholars the most valued? Because of their thoughts.
Only when thoughts reach a certain level can they influence people's moral values, legal views and outlook on life.
Moreover, the education of the next generation and the next generation is of paramount importance.
A strong youth means a strong country.
It has been like this since ancient times.
After Lin Zhiyi had a rough idea of what he wanted to write in his mind, he waited until he got home tonight to start writing.
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