Chapter 55 "The Fourteenth Son"
"I am not obedient to the previous kings, but are not proficient and righteous, but are fond of curing strange words. I play with Qi's words, but are very careful but not favorable, and are useless in arguments, and have too many things to do but have few achievements. I cannot do the principle of governing the rules. However, because of their persistence, the truth of their words is enough to deceive the foolish people. This is a blessing to Shi, Deng Xi."
He was obsessed with the previous kings but did not know their principles, but he was just a talented drama and had a wide range of knowledge and extensive knowledge. The old story was called the "Five Elements". It was very distant and unparalleled, hidden and unspeakable, and closed and unsolved... This was Zisi, Mencius, the crime of Mencius."
The afternoon of the hot summer is very hot, and even after the spring (one hour before the car was hanging), the atrium is still very hot. Fortunately, the palace is cross-shaped and can be transparent from east to west, south to north. In order to be cooler, the palace maids in the temples of the East Palace opened all the doors on all sides, and placed ice cubes around the prince and prince tutors' several cases, so that they make people feel more comfortable.
The prince's tutor is equivalent to the senior official (the doctor is the junior). Xunzi, who focuses on etiquette and etiquette, is not afraid of the scorching heat. Xuanyi and Xuanshang recite the article "Not Twelve Sons". The so-called "Not Twelve Sons" is the twelve people, including Wei Mou, Chen Zhong, Shi Yuqi, Modi, Song Jin, Shenda, Tian Pian, Hui Shi, Deng Xi, Zisi, Meng Ke and other twelve people. Among them, there are famous scholars, Mohist, Legalism, and Confucianism, and these people were criticized by Xunzi. Xiong Jing didn't feel anything when he first heard it, but the more complicated he thought in his heart when he heard it.
Xunzi was old, but his spirit was not depressed. Not only was he not depressed, but he also had a strong desire to attack. If not, why did he teach "The Li" first but first "The Twelve Sons"? He said to each school and criticized the scholars, and was often rejected by the study of Zhu Guanzi and Song Yu and others. This made Xiong Jing a little curious about how he would criticize Zhu Guanzi's Taoism.
"I have seen it in the form of slander, but nothing in faith. If there is slander but no faith, then no distinction will be made. If there is slander but no abnormality, then the government will not be given; if there is slander but no more, then the masses will not be converted..."
Just as he thought about how Xunzi would criticize Taoism, Xunzi began to count the sins of Taoism. Virtue means bend, and faith means extension. This means that Taoism can only bend and not "ext" and is too compromising. The result of compromising and seeking for perfection is that noble people are not expensive, because flexion and extension are the symbol of distinguishing the level of noble and low, and noble people will not distinguish between noble and low.
Xunzi first reads the lesson by himself, and then explains the next lesson by students. After "The Twelve Sons" and criticizes Laozi and Zhuangzi, it is "The Fourteen Sons". The chapter of "The Fourteen Sons" is not short, and Xunzi is worried that his disciples cannot understand it, so he finished the lecture in four lessons.
"In the world, we will make money and nourish the people, and benefit the world. All the well-offs will obey. The eight speakers will establish a breath and the fourteen sons will transform. Then the sages will gain power, Shun and Yu. Now, what should we do with benevolent people? The best..."
As the article ended, Xunzi read more and more high-profilely, and Xiong Jing was also straightened and dignified to avoid being scolded by him. Who would have thought that a ceremonial essay came out of the western chamber at this time, and his courtesy made Xunzi have to pause. "Who are you?"
"The little minister is the messenger Ye, and he asked His Highness to come to his main bedroom at the order of the king." The messenger knew Xunzi's identity, so he bowed again. The censorship was also held out by him in both hands and showed Xunzi. The verse was two sections. The king used the bronze festival to summon people as Zhou rituals, one section was the summoning, two sections were the most important, and three sections were the urgent. The messenger showed two sections of bronze festivals, which meant that there was something important to summon the king.
"No hurry." Xunzi still looked unhappy when he was interrupted just now. "The king ordered me to be the master of the eldest son, and I will teach the eldest son freely. All things should be important. If you go to the main bed and report your life, you will say that your eldest son will arrive after class."
After Xunzi finished speaking, he stopped looking at the messenger and began to recite: "What should we do now for a benevolent man? The superiors are the rule of Shun and Yu, and the inferiors are the rule of Zhongni and Zigong, to ensure the arguments of the fourteen sons. If this is the case, the harm of the world will be eliminated, the affairs of the benevolent man will be completed, and the traces of the sage king will be traced..."
In the Eastern Palace, Xun Zhi recited with great emotion. Under the case of King Chu, Huang Xie, Zhao Shu, Naojiu, Gong Yindao, Ji Yin and others knelt down and discussed.
What everyone is talking about is the matter of the Giant Iron. The State of Chu not only uses copper power but also produces copper power. In addition to not selling the copper of the State of Chu, the State of Chu, Han, Wei, Yan and Zhao, and even the barbarians of the Rong and Di, they can also sell it. It is precisely because of the profit of copper mines that the mansion can earn tens of thousands of gold a year. Now, the Giant Iron only sells twenty yuan, but the copper has to be sold for thirty yuan. How can this be a mess?
"Report to the king, the eldest son Fu Yan puts learning first, and the eldest son will arrive after class." The eunuch returned and Zhao Jie held it over his head.
"Haha..." Everyone was surprised and Huang Xie smiled, "Xunzi is famous for his teacher, and he was not happy to disturb him when he was teaching in Jixia."
"This is state affairs!" Naojiu was anxious. He shook his head and his beard flew away, "Go and summon your eldest son again."
"Forget it." Xiong Yuan spoke. His voice was still insufficient in the middle of his body, and his illness was only stable and had not been cured. This was summer. The summer was hot, and the body and blood vessels were swelling, so the condition would slow down. "This matter will be discussed after Jing'er's class."
"Yi." The envoy returned the censorship to the temple's people after hearing this, and then retreated.
The envoy stepped back and his sleep was quiet, but the water dripped from the leaking pot. Perhaps it was too quiet. Xiong Yuan asked Jiyin: "It's been more than two months of excavation, so what is the Lishan Coal Mine?"
"Report to the king: I have already defended the mine vein, but, just..." Lishan Coal Mine is already under the responsibility of Ji Yin, and the use of it is no longer all agricultural and industrialists. Many professional copper miners in Tonglu Mountain have been transferred.
"Just how?" Xiong Yuan asked. After the discussion just now, he had already understood the importance of coal.
"It's just that the mine is more than ten feet long, but the coal dug is still unavailable." Ji Yin said, "Your Highness said that these are all coal slag, not coal."
"Cycloslag?" Everyone was a little disappointed, including Xiong Yuan. Ten feet, and it was twenty-three meter per meter when pressing the Chu ruler. After digging so deep, there was no coal. Could it be that there was no mine here?
"King, there are many mines in Tonglu Mountain, and the deepest one is nearly thirty feet." Gong Yindao said, "Lishan is not far from Ying, and is closer to Huai River. Your Highness said that coal and iron are the main focus of transportation. The traffic is not smooth and the cost increases greatly. Lishan has coal slag and coal soil, but it only needs to be dug deeper."
When Gong Yindao was speaking, Huang Xie looked at him slantedly and waited until he finished speaking. He now had a worry: whether it was a building or a jade mansion, they might all return to the Grand Mansion one day.
"What do you think of Your Highness?" Zhaoshu asked.
"Your Highness has been to Lishan. Your Highness said that this place is Huainan and there must be a coal mine." Ji Yin replied. He was not very clear about the meaning of Huainan in Xiong Jing's mouth. Huainan was where the Huainan coal mine was located in the late Qing Dynasty. He didn't know where it was before, but now it seems that it is located near Lishan.
"Can you follow the rituals of sacrifice?" Zhaoshu asked again. He was a conservative nobleman and was worried that he would not worship the mountain gods and water gods when the mine was started.
"The sacrifice is completely polite, and there is no gap between each god." Gong Yindao replied.
"King, the deepest of Tongshan is nearly thirty feet, and there is no available coal in Lishan for more than ten feet deep, which is not an exaggeration." Zhaoshu said, "The heavy weight of the giant iron is higher than that of Hengshan. If it is completed, the generals of Chu State can have the weapons of the giant iron, and the armor of hundreds of refining will be included in the Qin army."
"Good." Today's Yan Dynasty's discussion was all caused by cunning reports. Xiong Yuan was happy when he thought that the Chu army could use the giant iron.
"King, if the giant iron is really twenty coins per catty, it is just huge iron. For soldiers and armor, craftsmen still need to cast, forge and compile them. The cost of the country may not be enough. Furthermore, if the three armies use huge iron, what is the copper army? What is the copper mine? Third, if the copper yin is abandoned and used huge iron, if the copper yin is turned into coins, the large amount of coins will be expensive, and the market in Chu will be in chaos. Please think deeply about these three unfavorable things, and use the benefits and eliminate the disadvantages."
Huang Xie was in a mature state. Although Juti had various benefits, he also had many disadvantages, so he asked the King of Chu to be cautious.
"The word of the emperor is wrong." Zhao Shu disdained. "The copper from our Chu State was sold to various countries, and the copper soldiers replaced by Juti can also be sold to various countries. Copper mines are mines, and iron ore coal mines are also mines. If Juti, the copper miners should move to Lishan and change copper to coal and iron. In this way, copper production is greatly reduced, and the price of copper is only expensive and not cheap. Juti soldiers and armor will not be sold to other countries in one year, and copper soldiers will not be sold to other countries in one year. The money sold can be used as a fee for replacing troops. Even if it is not enough, it is almost the same."
Zhaoshu spoke concisely and thought he was self-righteous. Huang Xie did not want to argue with him. He once again told: "King, the Qin lords are rampant in the State of Chu. I am afraid that our discussion today will be known to the King of Qin in ten months. At that time, if the enemy is prepared, everything will be difficult."
"Qin Hou is rampant? The emperor is referring to Qin Hou in all matters. Why don't I see Qin Hou?" Zhao Shu laughed anxiously, and wanted to stop.
"King, Your Highness, the eldest son, asked for a visit outside the hall." The man from the temple outside the temple came inside and reported.
"Quick, call." It is common for the North Korean quarrels. Xiong Yuan was tired of hearing it. When his son came, he suddenly became much better.
"I have paid homage to my father, to my teacher, to my doctors." There were many people in the bedroom, and Xiong Jing had to bow one by one.
"Jing'er, come here." Xiong Yuan pointed to the place beside him, smiling.
"Your Highness, how can the Giant Tie be completed?" Xiong Jing was no longer a student when he sat on the side of the king. Huang Xie needed to ask with the courtesy of his subjects.
He summoned himself to Yan Dynasty for the sake of Juti. Xiong Jing guessed it at that time, but from the beginning of the way, he was thinking about the lesson taught by Xunzi just now: "In the world, wealth and everything... Eight sayings have set a rest, and fourteen sons have moved to transform into the world." It seems that as his disciple, Li Si was not unreasonable for burning books and burying scholars. Only by burning books and burying scholars can he achieve the goal of "Eight sayings have set a rest, and fourteen sons have moved to transform into the world."
"Jing'er..." Ling Yin Xiang asked, his son was absent-minded, and Xiong Yuan called him.
"Yes, father." Xiong Jing came to his senses, "There are two types of giant iron, one is refined by the ink furnace and the other is refined by the converter. The ink furnace Ou Chou will try it today and you will know the result tomorrow; the converter will be tested next month."
"Can it work?" Huang Xie asked.
"Whether it is accomplished or not depends entirely on experience. Ink furnaces are easier, but converters are more difficult. However, in time, both can be achieved." Xiong Jing replied.
"I wonder if your highness, if the magnitude is made, all the soldiers are made of magnitude. What about the copper ore copper soldiers?" magnitude was made by Xiong Jing, so Huang Xie wanted to know what he thought.
"All copper soldiers are replaced, and the amount of copper ore needs to be produced." Xiong Jing replied.
"Where does the money for casting soldiers from the giant iron come from?" Huang Xie said again.
Chapter completed!