Chapter 117 I'm using my ultimate move

What Deng Qianqiu talked about was actually the most basic knowledge of economics.

But in this era, it is absolutely shocking.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened very carefully because he found that this thing could save money.

He is one of the smartest people in the world, and his absorption of knowledge can definitely be described as terrifying.

As for other people, Deng Qianqiu actually didn't expect that they would be able to accept what he said all at once, but he believed that there would always be a few people who would be able to understand it.

For him, it was good to be able to inspire some people. So he began to talk endlessly, sorting out the relationship between commodities and currencies.

At this time, some scholars occasionally raised questions: "May I ask Captain Deng, people often say that money makes the world go round. Will such a high-profile talk about currency and commodities corrupt the morals of the people of the world?"

In fact, Deng Qianqiu has always been very concerned about this scholar, because he found that this guy listened very seriously and would ask a few questions from time to time.

Deng Qianqiu smiled. He began to get the hang of it, so he said, "You asked a good question."

As he spoke, his eyes quickly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Then, with a faint smile, he said calmly: "Is it currency and commodities that corrupt the morals of the world? In my opinion, this is not entirely true. If so, since ancient times, everyone has been talking loudly about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, but in the end, why has there never been a true rule of Yao and Shun since the pre-Qin period?"

Wen Yuanji was happily taking notes, writing quickly, thinking to himself that he had to establish a good relationship with Deng Qianqiu...

But the more I remember it, the more it seems wrong. Why... is it becoming more and more shocking?

The hand holding the pen began to tremble a little, and now Deng Qianqiu's answer made his forearm twitch. Wen Yuanji raised his head slightly, looking around like a thief. He felt a little guilty at this time, afraid that someone would recognize him.

So he buried his head lower and lower, and said in great annoyance in his heart, Oops... I am a pig, why did I agree to record this?
Deng Qianqiu, this kid, was so bold as to criticize benevolence, righteousness and morality, and even pushed benevolence, righteousness and morality to the opposite of the rule of Yao and Shun. If he dares to say this now, won't he be whipped to death by scholars all over the world tomorrow?

Many scholars inevitably frowned, but some remembered something and couldn't help but said, "Please enlighten me, Captain Deng."

Deng Qianqiu looked away with a smile, deliberately not looking at Zhu Yuanzhang. Next, it was time to use his ultimate move.

Knowledge is actually very boring. The promotion of any kind of knowledge cannot be separated from hot spots.

What is a hot spot?

Deng Qianqiu said slowly: "Guan Zi said that when the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they know honor and disgrace. When people are hungry and have no clothes to wear, you talk about benevolence, righteousness, morality, and promote social customs. Let me ask you, is this equivalent to killing people? Therefore, in all dynasties, people have only been concerned with preaching, but have forgotten that the true etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame come from people's food, clothing, housing and transportation. Talking about customs to a person who cannot satisfy his food, clothing, housing and transportation, in my opinion, is simply nonsense."

Wen Yuanji: “…”

He began to move the brush to his left hand. He had been immersed in running script for thirty years and had a great hand in calligraphy. Even his left-handed running script was fluent.

Of course... the main thing is... he began to feel something was wrong, so it would be better to write with his left hand, so that no one would be able to tell that the manuscript was written in his Wen Yuanji's handwriting.

Hehehe...

This old man is really smart.

At this time, Deng Qianqiu said, "Mr. Wen Yuanji, is that right?"

Wen Yuanji, who was laughing secretly just now, suddenly shuddered when his name was called, and found that many people were looking at him.

"..."

The scholars who came here began to discuss: "This is Mr. Wen... Could it be the same Wen Yuanji who wrote the Zhaojianlu?"

The merchants wondered, "Which bird is Wen Yuanji?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da looked at each other, and then looked at Wen Yuanji in the corner.

Wen Yuanji suddenly panicked, sneezed tactically, and then quickly covered his face with his long sleeves, hesitating: "Um...ha...yes."

Deng Qianqiu continued, "From this, we can see that if we want to make benevolence, righteousness and morality prevail in the world, the first thing is to clarify the economic way, sort out the relationship between goods and currency, and use them to make the world prosperous. Only in this way, the rule of Yao and Shun, where no one picks up lost items on the road and no one locks the door at night, will not be far away. Otherwise... if we look closely at the gains and losses of the dynasties, since the pre-Qin period, how many dynasties in the world have had a national fortune of 300 years? No matter how prosperous Confucianism was, didn't it eventually fall into a situation of collapse? The chaotic world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty is a lesson not far away. I think many people who come here have experienced it. Wasn't there a few Confucian masters in the world at that time? But in the end... In the end, the world was plunged into war, the people were displaced, and there was killing everywhere... It can be seen that the theory of customs you just tore up is simply a joke."

"If we do not seek reality, but only focus on empty talk, disaster will surely come. The more this happens, the more we must pay attention to the economy and people's livelihood, which is the real way to long-term stability."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was shocked.

The scholar who had asked the question earlier was not convinced and shouted: "This is a lie to confuse the public. If you say so, isn't it contrary to the theory of Confucius?"

Deng Qianqiu looked at the scholar's imposing appearance and could not help but feel a little curious, so he asked, "What's your name?"

"Song Yan!"

never heard of that.

But some scholars have begun to look askance. Even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but glance at this man.

This Song Yan is the second son of the great Confucian scholar Song Lian. He is an extremely intelligent person. Even Song Lian praised this son as the only one who could inherit his mantle.

Last time, Deng Qianqiu tricked Song Lian by asking King Jin Zhu Gang to ask Song Lian to copy an article. Then he turned around and tricked others in Song Lian's name. For Song Lian, this was nothing. No matter who asked about this, he would answer, "I don't know."

Song Lian is only responsible for writing, why should he care about other things?

But compared to the magnanimous Song Lian, Song Yan is obviously different.

He was young and energetic, and when he heard that Deng Qianqiu was going to teach him some economics, he came here excitedly.

At first he was mostly just curious and had no ill intentions. He just wanted to see who this Deng Qianqiu was.

But gradually, he couldn't keep calm anymore. The more he listened, the more he felt something was not right!
You know, Song Yan came from a prominent family and received the best Confucian education since childhood. How could he listen to Deng Qianqiu's evil words?

Deng Qianqiu seemed very calm. He smiled and said, "That's not right. Didn't Confucius also say: Sufficient food, sufficient soldiers, and the people will trust you. Sufficient food here doesn't mean that the people are rich and can eat and wear warm clothes? Which of my words deviated from his words?"

Song Yan was furious, his face stern, and he opened his mouth to refute.

Deng Qianqiu suddenly shouted, and he decided to use his momentum to defeat the brat in front of him: "It is people like you who keep preaching words of benevolence, righteousness, and morality, but lose sight of the main point and pursue the trivial. The people who truly rebel against Confucius are precisely you corrupt scholars!"

Wen Yuanji was already numb. He continued to record mechanically, but he wished he could find a well to throw himself into.

It's over. It's really over now.

Deng Qianqiu is still the same Deng Qianqiu, this is really stirring up a hornet's nest!

At this time, Deng Qianqiu said in a stern voice: "Only when people have enough food and clothing can the world be governed. This is also the thought of Confucius. But you corrupt scholars turn a blind eye to this! I know why you turn a blind eye, because the most difficult thing in the world is to make the world prosperous, and the easiest thing in the world is to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality! In my opinion, such people are insects. They deliberately avoid difficult problems and just recite from books, thinking that they have inherited someone's mantle. So all their lives, they only read a few books over and over again, and regard them as the criterion, so they can lock themselves in the book room to avoid the suffering of the world and ignore the livelihood of the people. Because they know better than anyone that being pragmatic is the most difficult thing in the world compared to talking nonsense."

"If I were Confucius..."

Wen Yuanji's head exploded.

He hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to polish this sentence, and then he wrote: "Deng Qianqiu said: If Confucius has a spirit..."

Deng Qianqiu continued, "If I were Confucius, I would be furious to see you guys like this."

Song Yan's expression became even uglier, and he wanted to continue arguing angrily.

But he was stopped by a scholar nearby, who whispered, "I think what he said makes sense."

Some people also whispered, "Stop talking, stop talking. If we continue to argue with him, how can Confucius bear it?"

Song Yan: “…”

Smart scholars have already realized that Deng Qianqiu is simply a monster!

If you say he is wrong, he will immediately say that Confucius also said so. If you say Confucius did not say so, Deng Qianqiu will immediately act like Confucius is possessed and say that if Confucius crawls out of his coffin...

This cycle repeats itself over and over again, eventually forcing you to argue with him that one should not talk about supernatural powers.

And once you start arguing this with him, anyone with a discerning eye can see that you can't win the argument with this guy because you are on the same level as him.

But these words left the deepest impression on Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, especially when Deng Qianqiu said that there had never been a national fortune of three hundred years in all dynasties.

One can imagine how shocked Zhu Yuanzhang was.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not ignorant of history. He certainly knew better than anyone that there had never been a dynasty in this world that could last for three hundred years.

In the past, almost everyone unanimously concluded that the rise and fall of dynasties was the result of the collapse of rituals and music.

After thousands of years of summarizing, it seems... reality remains the same.

However, Deng Qianqiu used another perspective to explain the essence of the rise and fall of a country.

It's like a meteorite from outer space, crashing into the calm lake.

Stormy waves!

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