This saying is true no matter what era it is in. It is nothing more than seeking fame and fortune. "Becoming an official is just for money" is a true saying.
"Please continue, my dear." Zhu Youxiao nodded and continued.
Still talking?
Xu Guangqi sighed in his heart. He knew that he was really finished today. He might not be able to walk out of here, and might even be sent directly to the East Factory prison.
Thinking of Mr. Li Zhi slitting his throat to commit suicide, Xu Guangqi asked himself in his heart, do I have the courage and guts to do that?
Although he thought so in his heart, Xu Guangqi did not stop talking.
"Mr. Li Zhi and my teacher believed that the common people were not inferior, but had their own merits; that the nobles were not noble, but had their own despicable qualities. It was wrong for men to have only long views and women to have only short views; it was wrong to think that women were short-sighted and could not learn the Dao. They believed that people's views were determined by their environment, not by nature."
Xu Guangqi raised his head and looked at Zhu Youxiao, his expression became serious. He felt that he was probably finished this time.
Is it advocating for gender equality? At the same time, it advocates that the difference in people's cognition is determined by their environment, not their bloodline, which can refute the theory of bloodline. Zhu Youxiao nodded. This point can be promoted, at least to mobilize some women's power.
As a time traveler, Zhu Youxiao never dared to underestimate the power of women.
Perhaps we can start a women's liberation movement to cause chaos in the homes of those Donglin Party members, which will at least distract their attention.
Why did Xu Guangqi stop again? Zhu Youxiao turned to look at Xu Guangqi and said directly: "My dear, please continue. If I don't tell you to stop, then don't stop."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Guangqi agreed verbally, but in his heart he was worried that his fate would decline again. He estimated that he would not even be able to go to the prison of the East Factory.
The most likely outcome was that after saying these words, he would be dragged out and beaten to death. Thinking of this, Xu Guangqi felt a little sad. He was afraid that his ideals and ambitions would be shattered at this moment.
I haven’t finished writing my agricultural book, I haven’t tried the seeds I want to promote, and my wish to become rich, powerful and great has not been realized. I will die before I can fulfill my ambitions!
Thinking of this, Xu Guangqi was completely free of worries. He was going to die anyway, so he might as well say more.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Li Zhi and my teacher believe that selfishness is the human heart, and that only when a person has selfishness can his heart be revealed. 'Heaven's end is the order of the world through communication,' and that commerce is in accordance with the laws of nature and should not be suppressed but encouraged. Officials must understand financial management. Those who do not talk about financial management will never be able to govern the world. Those who disdain to talk about profit are all foolish and incompetent officials and should all be dismissed."
"Both farming and military training should not be neglected. If there is life, there must be something to sustain it, and that is food. If there is a body, there must be something to protect it, and that is soldiers. Clothing and food are the human ethics and physics. A general who knows military affairs is the one who controls the lives of the people and the safety of the country." Xu Guangqi spoke faster and faster, and finally he stood up, his expression becoming serious.
"Heaven established the king for the people!" After saying this last sentence, Xu Guangqi lifted up his clothes and knelt on the ground, without saying anything else.
Zhu Youxiao was in shock. In this era, there were people who could make such a deafening statement!
Everyone is selfish and does things for a purpose. How can there be anyone who is without desires?
There is nothing shameful about being selfish. Since we are born, we need to eat and wear clothes. This is human desire and the fundamental principle of human ethics.
The School of Mind directly refutes the idea that one should preserve the principles of heaven and eliminate human desires. Officials should know how to manage finances. Finance is the foundation of a country. If you don't understand this, you shouldn't be an official.
If you don't talk about profit, what's the point of being an official? Just go home. Combined with the criticism of those people mentioned earlier, they don't talk about profit, but secretly all the benefits go into their own homes. Isn't this exactly what the Donglin Party did?
When it comes to the army, the generals must know their soldiers, and the soldiers must know their generals. The military is the key to the rise and fall of a country and the lifeblood of a country.
It also refuted the idea that soldiers do not know their generals and generals do not know their soldiers, elevated the status of soldiers and generals, and directly acknowledged that they are the lifeblood of the country and the masters of the rise and fall of the world.
The last sentence is, "Heaven established the monarch for the people." Since God has established the monarch, it is for the people, so the monarch should love the people, protect the people, and maintain the country.
From this perspective, we can find limitations on the monarch's power. The monarch's job is to protect and care for the people. By extension, if the monarch does not protect and care for the people, then he is unfit to be a monarch.
As a minister, one should give advice and remonstration. If the advice fails, then there is a possibility of rebellion. As an emperor, who would want to listen to such things?
Zhu Youxiao finally knew why Li Zhi died. But in his opinion, this was absolutely correct.
In fact, this is the case. It has always been like this since ancient times. When land annexation is serious and natural disasters and man-made disasters come together, doesn't it mean that the monarch is unable to protect his people? So the people directly rebel.
There has been such an argument in history, but it only says "Heaven created the people and established a king to rule them." Although it looks similar, the meaning is very different.
"Heaven created the people and established the monarch to govern them" means that Heaven created the people and established the monarch to govern them; Li Zhi's "Heaven established the monarch for the people" means that Heaven established the monarch for the people. One is monarch-centered, the other is people-centered.
Zhu Youxiao had a smile on his face, as if he had found an entry point, an entry point that would allow countless scholars to accept Li Zhi's teachings.
At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also understood why Li Zhi's theories were so popular and why so many people followed his lectures.
Because his thoughts go straight to the heart of the people, they make much more sense than preserving the laws of nature and eliminating human desires.
Everyone has selfish desires, and doing business is not something shameful; everyone is equal, women are liberated, the status of military generals and soldiers is improved, and we must work hard to farm and ensure that the people have food and clothing.
Of course, this does not mean that Li Zhi’s thoughts are perfect, they also have flaws.
The most obvious flaw is that Li Zhi's theory only remains at the ideological level. In other words, his ideas are just that, without mentioning specific ways to do things.
All we can say is that Li Zhi was a thinker, not a doer, or rather, he didn't know what to do.
However, Zhu Youxiao knew that as long as Li Zhi's ideas were promoted, he could formulate corresponding policies.
For example, if business is the way of heaven, and it is promoted, then everyone in the world can do business. Then the emperor can do business, the nobles can do business, and they can openly develop royal enterprises and state-owned capital without being labeled as competing with the people for profits.
Each of Li Zhi's ideas can lead to countless policies. As for these policies, it is up to Zhu Youxiao to decide.
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