Chapter 293 Warning (Part 1)

"Purpose and means to lose the foundation and go to the end," Liu Ji muttered in a low voice, his eyes light up and darken, and he finally couldn't support it. He lay on the table with a "bang" and fell asleep completely.

Zhang Yi, Song Ke, Luo Ben, Shi Nai'an and others were the first time they heard Zhu Chongjiu explain his thoughts in detail. He was shocked and his eyes were full of confusion. It was not because of their poor understanding. The key is that China has always paid attention to the rules of ancestors since ancient times. Usually, the first generation of the founding country set the big framework, and the successors of later generations, Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, rarely undergo major changes, and reformers usually cannot end up in a good way.

But today, Zhu Chongjiu said in person that he had not thought of holding a fixed strategy. In other words, the current order in Huaiyang area is in a way that the deliberate indulgence of the lord Zhu Chongjiu. It seems that Zhu Chongjiu still wants to continue to let it go, and does not want to establish any ancestor's achievements for future generations that are difficult to change for future generations.

"Lord, lord, at least, you have to come up with the simplest charter. Even if it is revised after the founding of the country, it is better than having no charter." After all, it was Zhu Chongjiu's father-in-law. After being stunned for a long time, Lu Kun once again mustered up the courage and whispered in a low voice.

"Lu, Lu's words are reasonable. Even when Emperor Gaozu entered the pass, he had three rules." Zhang Yi thought for a moment, and then pale his face and whispered after Lu Kun.

He really dared not ask Zhu Chongjiu to adopt the Confucian Neo-Confucianism as a strategy for governing the country, but to retreat to the final bottom line. Even if it is the three rules like Emperor Gaozu of Han, you must have a general outline. Otherwise, people like them who are used to observing fixed orders will be at a loss.

"Then let's take the three rules of Emperor Gaozu first." Zhu Chongjiu was simply, without thinking, and gave the answer directly, "Another one, the four people are equal, no one has the privilege of overtaking the law. As for other rules, everyone will discuss with our own actual situation based on these four general principles. Zhu, no matter what Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, even the Ming Cult and the Great Cannibal, as long as it is effective and can make our three places of Huaiyang go up, they can borrow it. As for what happened after the founding of the country, I believe you have already figured out some experience at that time. Let's summarize everyone's experience to summarize a national law. In a word, Zhu only looks at the effect, not ask the source, and don't mention those who advise Zhu to lose the roots and end the end."

"What if the new law is still inappropriate?" Song Ke's thinking was active and he was very interested in Zhu Chongjiu's saying "purpose and means" just now, so he took the opportunity to ask.

"Then continue to change. As long as the National People's Congress and more than 70% of the state's important officials agree to the amendment, they can change the law. However, the content of each revision shall not exceed 10% of the entire law. If you change it like this, and keep changing it, it will always make it better and better."

"Will the world be in chaos if you keep reforming the law?" This was the first time that everyone heard such an "irresponsible" statement, and they all turned their eyes wide.

"It may not necessarily be one tenth." Zhu Chongjiu quickly realized that his statement was too great. He thought about it and slowed down his tone and added, "It can be less, but it must not exceed one tenth at most. After each revision, it is not allowed to revise again within five years, so that the country and the people have an adaptation period, and then verify the good or bad of the newly revised articles. If it is good, continue to use it. If it is not successful, find a way to abolish it. Don't always think about the ancestors' achievements and what is difficult for generations. We cannot do everything for our children and grandchildren. We must believe that they are smarter than us and understand the truth better than us. Otherwise, there will be rats in the weasel's den, and each generation is worse than the next."

"Hahahaha." Everyone was amused by Zhu Chongjiu's example and fell back and forth. After laughing, they felt much brighter in their hearts and did not exclude any one. In other words, Confucianism still has great hope of revival. Not refusing to adjust means that any school of ideas has the opportunity to become a way to govern the country. However, all ideas need to be adjusted and include some new content to adapt to the emerging industries and new changes in the three places of Huai and Yang.

This made most of the people here instantly regain some confidence and conceived with confidence how they could continue the unique skills of the past saints, embrace all rivers, and become a new generation of masters after Dong Sheng and Zhu Xi.

"Zhu can tell you frankly that what you and Zhu are doing now will benefit thousands of generations." Zhu Chongjiu rarely said so many words at once. After pouring out his heart, his mood was a little excited. With a little drunk, he announced loudly, "Some of you have seen the workshops in Jiangwan, and some have not had time to see them, but at least you should feel that the way people make a living in Huai'an and Yangzhou has changed, and they are still here. In the continuous changes, Zhu called it the Industrial Revolution. Once this change forms a scale, Zhu can guarantee that no one in the world can stop us from walking. By then, what I, Huaiyang, will have will not only be cannons, muskets, armors and sharp knives, but will win in all directions and completely crush in all directions. The old order will either adapt to it or be destroyed by it. There is no third way to choose. Come, everyone, let us start this era and drink."

"Drinking." Luo Ben and Lu Kun took the lead in lifting the wine cup and echoed loudly.

"Drinking." Shi Nai'an seemed to understand but followed without hesitation. He was over 60 years old and had to attach the tail of the Qinglong. What else could he hesitate about? Even if everything he asked for was ultimately a big dream, at least, he had lived a passionate life in his life and never lived for nothing.

"Yansheng." "Yansheng." Zhang Yi and Song Ke didn't understand at all, but they also strongly felt Zhu Chongjiu's confidence from the bottom of his heart and held the wine cup to respond. Anyway, the people had arrived and the pirate ship had already arrived, so there was no reason to retreat. Moreover, with the current situation presented by Huaiyang, General Manager Zhu's words may not be unreasonable.

The atmosphere in the room was immediately pushed to a climax. Everyone, I drank so happily. As for Liu Ji, who was intoxicated, it was completely ignored as a decoration.

Since the Industrial Revolution was mentioned, Zhu Chongjiu could not just say a fresh noun. He had to use a little bit of alcohol to pour out the shallow concepts about the Industrial Revolution in his stomach, one sentence in the east and another in the west. Although it was extremely scattered and many things were specious, for those who witnessed the hydraulic power promotion of production and primitive assembly line operations with their own eyes, it was like opening a window in front of them, making them increasingly believe that they had entered a brand new world and left other scholars far behind in the same era.

Although Zhang Yi and Song Ke were confused, they found through Zhu Chongjiu's drunken description that what the latter was doing was not as he said, without any rules, but followed a very profound concept, which was no less complicated than any of the various schools of thought. And unlike the various schools of thought, this concept is completely based on reality and can correspond to what is in the current real world everywhere, rather than establishing the famous sayings of ancient sages and wise men, as well as the imagination of the prosperous era of the three generations.

It was not until night that everyone finally parted. Liu Bowen was supported by the guards and sent to Robben's mansion. Zhang Yi and Song Ke returned to Jixian Hall on their own. Thinking of the words they heard during the banquet, the two of them tossed and turned, and could not sleep well all night. After a while, they dreamed that they had become an eternal sinner, despised by their former friends and classmates, and criticized them. The next moment, they dreamed that they were shaped into a statue and worshipped by tens of thousands of students.

When they woke up the next morning, they both had a pair of dark circles. After having breakfast unwillingly, they sat in their respective rooms, waiting for Zhu Chongjiu to send someone to pick them up. Around 10 o'clock in the morning, the carriage finally arrived, accompanied by Yangzhou prefect Luo Ben and Xu Hongsan, the commander of the General Administration, surprised the two.

"Duke Lu, General Xu, what kind of virtue can we do? I dare to bother you to come and pick you up in person. I'm really killed you, kill you." Zhang Yi and Song Ke immediately welcomed you out and bowed to apologize.

"You two, please don't be polite, sir." Robben took a step back and smiled and returned a ceremony to his peers. "Originally, the chief manager wanted to come in person, but the school was only on the Huaxia Martial Arts Hall today. The chief manager, chief manager and the clerk must be present. So today, Lu took the two to the chief manager's office first, received the proclamation, robes and the yard where they lived, and then went to various places to check in, familiarize themselves with the situation of the departments at all levels in the Huaiyang area, so that when doing things in the future, there will be no dark eyes."

"The guard commander Xu Hongsan is ordered by the Grand Chief Executive to protect the two adults." Xu Hongsan saluted and responded loudly, "The future personal soldiers of the two adults can be selected by Xu and the two of them to the Guards' regiment in a short time. Each of them can choose four personal soldiers, responsible for taking turns to protect the two adults, servants, cooks and servants in the yard, please settle down and hire them at the Grand Chief Executive Office, first sign a contract, and then report to the Grand Chief Executive Office."

"Contract, buy a few servants, why do you still need a contract?" When the two of them heard this, they were slightly stunned and asked with wide eyes.

"This is not long ago, the General Administration of China referred to the rules formulated by the Song Dynasty. All populations, even if their biological parents do not buy or sell them. Each family needs help, at most they will be hired from the dental bank. They must sign specific employment periods, work scope and salary. Once the years arrive, either the two parties will negotiate and sign, or they will break up. No one can make things difficult for anyone." Robben smiled and explained with some pride.

This is an old rule that was already in the Song Dynasty. According to the laws and regulations of the Song Dynasty, even if a concubine was originally from a good family, she could only be hired and not traded. Of course, the criminals identified by the government and the lowly family were not protected by this law. After Yashan, the Mongols regarded all conquered people as fourth-class slaves, and naturally this rule was completely forgotten.

Zhu Chongjiu was afraid of the great disaster, and some treacherous people took the opportunity to sell human beings for their careers. So a few days after the Huai'an army captured Yangzhou, he discussed with Lu Lu again to pick up this rule and carry forward more than ten times the vastness. He announced that the lowly family would be completely abolished. Even the children who were sentenced to prison were not allowed to be sold as slaves. The private slaves of the original wealthy families would be transferred to long-term workers. The specific time and salary would be negotiated by both parties. If the notice was still not followed two months after it was posted, it would be considered as a nostalgic court.

"No wonder so many scholars outside are scolding Yangzhou." Zhang Yi and Song Ke looked at each other and thought to themselves that this was equivalent to snatching a large amount of property from the hands of wealthy families. Some of the owners who lived entirely by relying on slave farming would even have to make a fortune. Apart from escaping from Huaiyang or getting up to fight against the Huai'an army, there was almost no third way to choose.

"The governor said that it is a crime for the Mongols to enslave Han people. It is also a crime for the Han people to enslave Han people. He will not lead everyone to drive away the Mongols and let the Han people ride on their own. Otherwise, since everyone is a slave, it is not the same for anyone to treat it, so why do you have to rebel against the Mongols?" Seeing Zhang Yi and Song Ke's face full of confusion, Luo Ben thought for a while and added boldly.

"Since you are a slave, it's the same for anyone to do it." Zhang Yi and Song Ke looked at each other again, and the confusion on their faces instantly turned into shock.

This is another saying that they have never heard of. It is the most common thing in this era. With their family background, it is not normal to have few maids and servants around them to serve them. They are used to treating maids and servants as inferior beings, never regarding each other as their kind, and never thinking about anything from the other's perspective. Today, when I first heard Robben's words, I suddenly felt that everything in the past had become fragmented, and the earth under my feet began to sway.

"Of course the same, anyway, they are called and scolded, and they are killed and taken away at will. What's so strange about this." Robben smiled and took over the conversation and continued to add loudly, "Did you forget what your lord said last night? The so-called industrial revolution is not just about replacing human power with machines, but about completely breaking the original personal dependence relationship, so that everyone can become a free and independent individual, and no one is trampled by anyone. Such a world is unprecedented. He wants to lead everyone to create such an era."

In an era of roaring machines, an era without slaves, Robben was fortunate to be in it and open the curtain of the entire era with his own hands. What is more meaningful than this, and what is more exciting than this. As long as he did this in his life, it would be enough. As for writing books and promoting the master's unique skills, they are all over the place.

Note 1: The Song Dynasty implemented both the good and the cheap system and the employment system, which was a huge progress compared to any previous dynasty. However, the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties after the Song Dynasty actually retreated significantly. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, the people in the world were all slaves of the emperor, and were darker than any dynasty since the Qin Dynasty.
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