"For punishment, drink tea." Wang Ruohai sat down and Wang Xiaolie poured him a cup of tea himself.

Wang Ruohai hesitated for a moment, picked up the tea and took a sip. He put down the teacup, remained silent for a while and said: "Observe, in Zhang Jun's case, he was fined fifty guan. For him, it was a small amount. But the people who complained were

In my eyes, I am still not satisfied.”

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course he is dissatisfied. His father lost his life because of this matter, how can it be settled with fifty guan of money? There is no way, Zhang Jun keeps Xin Yangjun, many things don't seem to be a big deal in official terms,

But for the people, their lives are at stake. A single word from the Zhizhou may lead to the destruction of many families. But at this time, we can only use people like Zhang Jun to know the state, what else can we do?"

Wang Ruohai nodded helplessly. Yes, foreign enemies invaded and civil strife continued. What else can be done? We can only use military officers to defend the place. If the official title contains the word "power", the requirements cannot be so high.

The two of them drank tea in silence. The tea was loose tea newly made by the Xinyang Army. To be honest, it didn't taste good. Especially Wang Ruohai, who was used to drinking group tea of ​​this era, found it even more difficult to swallow.

After a while, Wang Ruohai put down his tea cup and said: "Although it is helpless, it cannot always be like this. Military officers are used to govern the state. First, they are not familiar with government affairs, so they will inevitably make mistakes. If something goes wrong, if they are punished, it will inevitably affect them.

Lead the troops. And if you don’t punish, you can’t answer to the people.”

Wang Xiaolie said: "I know it too. But if I don't have anyone under my command, what should I do?"

Wang Ruohai said: "As long as the place is stable, how can there be no one there?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "How long did it take for Xiang and Dengzhou to be stable? There are Jin soldiers in the north, and they invade from the south every year. There are countless bandits in Huainan to the east, and they may come from the west at any time. Are there Yangs in Dongting Lake in the south?

Who knows when we will go north? It is not easy to make the place stable."

Wang Ruohai thought about it and could only sigh dejectedly. These are troubled times, what else can you ask for in troubled times? In fact, compared to other places, Wang Xiaolie's place is stable and prosperous. It is this situation that makes Wang Ruohai

Ruohai has so many ideas. In a chaotic place, he would never take Ge Xiong's case. Raising the army is the top priority, so what's wrong with getting some money from the private sector?

Looking at Wang Ruohai's appearance, Wang Xiaolie said: "When it comes to punishment, the world is like this. Many cases can only be turned a blind eye now. Most of the punishments are just to lead troops to quell the robbers. Xiangzhou and Dengzhou are different, so naturally there are people to quell the robbers.

The army does not have to worry about raising punishments. If you are serious about raising punishments, you should pay more attention to local affairs."

Wang Ruohai looked at Wang Xiaolie and said with a bitter smile: "Are you really willing to hand over local power to me?"

"Why don't you want to?" Wang Xiaolie shook his head. "It's not that I don't want to hand over power, but that I want to impose punishment and manage the place in my own way. We must agree on how to manage the place. If we have different opinions, there will be no solution.

"

Wang Ruohai said: "I see that the affairs of Dengzhou are very different from those under the previous imperial rule. How should we manage the place?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's simple. In the past, it was an imperial edict, but now it mostly depends on the local people. Naturally, there are regulations on governance methods. They are all deleted from the previous regulations. There are not many changes. The prefects only need to supervise. Regulations

In addition, we must know what the people think. "Tai Oath" says that God sees what the people see, and God hears what the people hear. In this way, God's will can also be regarded as what the people think. Governing the people according to God's will, that's all.

"

After hearing this, Wang Ruohai couldn't help but frown: "As observed, God's will is what the people think, and the people are governed according to their thoughts. Is there such a principle in the world? Who doesn't want to be rich when governing the people? Not only do they want to be rich,

, but also to be relaxed and unrestrained. Who can do that?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "If you can't do it for a while, it doesn't mean you can't do it all the time. Knowing that the people are like this, don't go against their wishes. What's wrong with everyone wanting to be rich? People work hard every day, not because they want to live well.

Life? Those who are officials must fulfill their wishes. Those who work tirelessly every day must be rewarded. The harvest is not only to support their families, but also to ensure they have savings. If they keep going, they will one day become

Rich people who do not do their jobs properly will be punished. If this continues, they will eventually lose everything. Isn't this what it should be?"

Wang Ruohai was stunned for a moment. Yes, it should be like this, but it can't be done. It's easier said than done.

In the minds of people in this era, the development of productive forces is still unclear. People think that a good society is one where harvests are stable, the government does little in corvee, and people are quiet and indifferent. In later generations, productivity is advancing rapidly, and the society is bizarre. At this time, people are even

I dare not even think about it.

A major leap forward in the development of human society is the emergence of industrialization. Since humans entered industrialized society, everything has been different from before. The advancement of productivity has greatly liberated people themselves, and all aspects of knowledge have developed. Another aspect of humankind

The great progress was the emergence of Marxism-Leninism and the emergence of the Soviet Union. Marxism-Leninism and the Soviet Union guided China and enabled China to finally complete its liberation.

Industrialization is the great contribution of the European region to mankind. Although along with this contribution, their sins are also countless. No matter how mankind develops, the sins of Europeans cannot be forgotten, and neither can their contributions.

Why did industrialization originate in Europe? Not in Asia, especially China, which once led the world for a long time? This question is called the Needham question. Not only the British Joseph Needham asked it, but many Chinese people also asked it. In fact, what is the question?

Use? In other words, this is not a problem at all. Industrialization originated in Europe, and things just happened. Why are there so many things in the world? Many people give this question institutional, ideological, cultural, and other aspects.

Find answers. Do these answers make sense? Many of them make sense. But are these answers the answer to the question that industrialization did not originate in China? Of course not.

Humanity continues to move forward. Sometimes it is people here who make contributions, and sometimes people there make contributions. It is not uncommon. The most important thing is not why these contributions were not made by our people, but why we did not learn from them.

Knowing that China is lagging behind but not learning, and losing the ability to learn during development, is the core of the problem. When did China lose the ability to learn, future generations need to be alert.

As long as you are good at learning, what if you are one step behind others?

Wang Xiaolie knows that human productivity is developing forward. Temporary poverty and backwardness do not mean eternal poverty and backwardness. People live in this world not just for eating and sleeping. Human development requires a balance between eating and sleeping.

something outside.

Wang Ruohai thought about it again and again, shook his head and said: "Observe, as long as the people are happy and peaceful, it is good for local officials. How to govern as you said? To be honest, you can think like this, but you can't do it.

of."

"Can't it be done?" Wang Xiaolie shook his head. "I think it can be done. People have to live, eat, wear clothes, and sleep. If they want to eat well, wear new clothes, and sleep well, most people in the past

Everyone has to farm. As people cultivate more and more land, it becomes easier and easier to spin clothes, and more and more people do not farm. If these people do not farm, they can do other things——"

Wang Ruohai waved his hands repeatedly: "In the pre-Qin period, one man had fifty acres, and now it's still one man and fifty acres. In the past, how many pieces of yarn did a woman spin and weave in a day? It's still the same number now. What's the difference?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "You don't have to talk about that long ago, let's talk about Xiangyang and Dengzhou. From one acre of rice, you can get more than two stones, or even four stones. From wheat, you can get more than one stone, or even three stones. From millet, you can only get

One stone is as difficult as two stones. How to grow rice on wheat land? There is only water. There is enough water here now, so we only need to open canals. During the slack period, let the people build ponds and open canals. In the same way, one man can harvest more food.

The things that people use to live are not only given by God, but also made by human hands. With proper planning and effective management by officials, the same land can produce more food. With more food, many things will be different.

Already."

What Wang Ruohai said is true. Since the pre-Qin period, one man has been cultivating fifty acres of land. However, through the dynasties, the area of ​​one acre has been different, and the yield of the same area has also been different. Although the development was slow, it took a thousand years from the pre-Qin to the Song Dynasty.

The productivity has been greatly developed.
Chapter completed!