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Volume 2: Floating Shadows Chapter 372: Take the lead and rebel, right?

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    "Creak creak" The carriage moved slowly. Anyone with experience could understand that this was because the carriage carried a huge weight.  There were more than a dozen such heavy carriages, and the horses pulling them were a little tired as they moved forward on the uneven stone slabs and sandy soil.  Nangong Zhi looked at these dozen carriages with a somewhat ugly expression, and sighed helplessly as he looked at these carriages that looked like old people moving slowly in a line.  Only by comparison can you see the difference.  When I traveled to the Xu Kingdom in the north, I packed five carriages with books, newspapers, etc., and they were four-wheeled carriages. But when I arrived in my own country, I suddenly discovered that only a few of the roads in the Chen Kingdom were allowed.  Using four-wheeled carriages, most road terrain, etc., can only use two-wheeled carriages.  And that's not all. The quality of Xuguo's carriages is also very good. Key parts such as bearings are actually made of steel cylinders.  With comparison, there is a gap!  Ordinary people might only say that Xu Guo's carriages are good, but Nangong Zhi, as the commander-in-chief of the north, has seen much more!  The neighbors to the north have wide and flat roads and sturdy four-wheeled carriages. All of these are strong foundations for war in Nangong Zhi's eyes.  If a war breaks out, Xu Guo can quickly mobilize troops and provide strong logistical support; while Chen Guo can only stare!  Various senses of crisis lingered in Nangongzhi¡¯s mind, making Nangongzhi feel inexplicably agitated when he heard the creaking sound of the carriage.  Finally, just when Nangong Zhi was about to burst out in irritation, the carriage stopped because it had arrived at Chen Guo's palace.  "Master Nangong, the king has already given instructions. When you come, just go to the political hall." There is already a eunuch waiting at the entrance of the palace.  "Okay. Arrange for someone to sort out the books and other things on the vehicles behind you. Send them to the Yizheng Hall as soon as possible. The sooner the better. You can send some of them there first." After saying this, Nangong Zhi moved forward without looking back.  Go; but when passing by the eunuch, he quickly threw something out, and it fell into the eunuch's sleeve accurately.  The eunuch closed his hands naturally and squeezed them carefully.  Suddenly he smiled without looking, it turned out to be a luck coin!  Even though Xiao Hao exchanged a Luck Coin at the price of one thousand taels of gold in the trading center, if he really wanted to exchange gold for Luck Coins, it would not necessarily cost him one thousand five hundred taels or even two thousand taels of gold.  The most important thing is that almost no one would be stupid enough to exchange luck coins for gold.  For eunuchs, for eunuchs in this world, luck coins are even more important because they are expected to restore their dignity as men!  Every once in a while, there would always be news that a certain eunuch suddenly became a man and caused trouble in the harem.  Then I made a "ghost" under the peony flowers.  The eunuch who was in a good mood immediately asked the young eunuchs around him to carefully sort out the things on the carriage.  However, when he saw a dozen carriages filled with books, the eunuch's eyes suddenly widened, "How much does this cost! You all should be careful, sort out some of them and send them to the main hall first, so that the king can see them. In addition, you can hand over more land.  Let¡¯s ask for help. Wellby the way. Go and ask these guys to do the work for us for free. "Of course they are willing. When you see a dozen carriages, all of them are fully loaded.  When it came to paper books, many scholars went crazy.  These guys are more careful than the eunuchs, sorting out each book, carefully wiping off the almost non-existent sweat and dust on their palms, and then cautiously and quietly open a page or two to read the topics to enjoy themselves  .  Finally the scholars drove the eunuch aside to draw circles.  Start sorting it out carefully.  It made many young eunuchs burst into laughter.  Although Xiao Hao started selling paper two years ago, it was just a start at that time and the scale was very small; the treacherous Xiao Hao set the price very high.  Printed books and paper are completely two different things.  These printed books are even more valuable in the eyes of true scholars.  A scholar carefully opened the fourth carriage and immediately began to frown, because the titles of the books inside were all traditional documents such as the Four Books and Five Classics; the first book was "Xu Guo Law Miscellanies", and the second book  It is "Demonstration of the Complementarity of Mohism and Legalism", and the third book is "Quotations of Your Majesty, Everyone is Equality Under the Law".  There are various books at the back.  These books made the scholars at Taiyuan frown at first, but many people actually clapped their hands and applauded when they saw them.  "Ahem" The former eunuch walked over with his head held high.  "My lords, this is something that Marshal Nangong Zhinangong brought back from Xu Kingdom. It also needs to be reviewed by His Majesty. I also ask everyone to sort out a few copies of each car. Your Majesty will make a decision after reviewing these things.  It's from Taixue." "Yes, Shilang Yuan is right!" All of a sudden, these scholars from Taixue lost their moral integrity and quickly sorted out some of the books and sent them to the palace.  But the large number of books left in situ made these?The students read enthusiastically one by one.  "Oh my god, what is this? Human anatomy? How treasonous! Who wrote this book? It should be soaked in a pig cage! Cut into pieces!" "Hey? This is about agriculture. The relationship between temperature, light and crops."  "Hey, what is this, geometry? I can't understand it. There are a few words at the end. Is this a primary school calibration textbook? Damn it, a book for primary school students?" "Oh, it seems that no book has it at the end.  Introduction. This book is a standard textbook for elementary school! This one is the same I, I, I, I have no idea, how is it possible that these books are for primary school students? Can I even read them?  Understand! What else is there, chemistry? Physics? What a waste! Such precious paper books are used to write these useless things!  It has nothing to do with Qi Luck Cultivation, Purple Qi Dongsheng or anything like that! This is a waste, a waste! " This situation not only happened at the door, but also in the Chen Guo's political hall, and it was even more intense.  Nangong Zhi looked at the officials arguing around him and was extremely speechless, but behind the speechlessness was contempt and disappointment.  Under such circumstances, Nangong Zhi just sat in his seat.  Without saying a word, the aloof king was quietly reading a book, thinking while reading.  What King Chen is reading now is "Contract Theory". This book was written with the support of Xiao Hao.  The general relationship is that the country does not belong to one person, and the king, officials, etc. are only representatives.  Therefore, officials cannot do whatever they want; and all behaviors of the entire Xu Kingdom can be summarized in the words "contract spirit".  If he had seen such a book before, King Chen would have dismissed it, thrown it aside, and given it a "ridiculous" evaluation.  However, King Chen understood.  Just by relying on these four seemingly inconspicuous words, Xu Guo has undergone earth-shaking changes.  As a king, how could he not care about the affairs in the north? In the past three or two years, the north has been turbulent; and now a country like Xuguo has appeared.  Moreover, the neighbor in the north actually involved half of the world's nine elites.  The whole world was in an uproar.  After reading it for a long time, when the sun set in the west, King Chen of the State of Chen finished reading "Theory of Contract" which seemed to be less than 30,000 words.  Then he looked at Nangong Zhi, who was resting his eyes with his eyes closed, "General Nangong, according to what you said and the information we have obtained, there are many books, ideas, and knowledge here that need to be kept secret. Why is Xu Guo so open to the public?  ? Are they really so generous? Now their books are sold publicly. But the price is very high in foreign countries. But in any case, these books are very precious, although I am not familiar with them.  I understand very well, but I can see that these things should be kept secret." Nangong Zhi sat in his seat and lowered his head slightly, "Your Majesty, I also asked the king of the north about this.  It can be summarized in three points. First, a spark can start a prairie fire. They are not leaking these ideas, but setting fire to them! They are not for us businessmen to see.  The nobles, for the common people. What do you think, your Majesty, if the common people and the down-and-out nobles under our rule see these thoughts? Secondly, the king of the north gave me such a sentence, and it is an excerpt from a Confucian classic.  , he breaks it up like this, "If the people can do it, let them know it; if they can't, let them know it." The way of breaking up this sentence is completely different from what we know, and even the meaning is completely opposite!  According to the northern king, what is public is "law", and what is not public is "private". To govern the country according to law, it must be made public and clearly let people know how to do it.  There is such a stipulation that if losses are caused by legal issues, the state will bear them. Since it must be made public, of course, books, newspapers, etc. must be widely distributed. Third, according to the Northern Emperor, we do not have a country.  We may be able to learn some of these things, but more of them are poison to us! But these things can promote the development of Xuguo and promote the growth of Xuguo¡¯s future generations. In order to educate future generations, they also  I have to leak something. I would rather leak it than educate my own citizens well. If a country cannot educate its own citizens, especially its future generations, it will not be a successful country.  Enlightenment was advocated, and even at the urging of the northern king, an ideological enlightenment movement was underway in the north. It is said that in just a few months, ?Many ideological masters have been born.  According to my observations, these newly born ideological masters may be able to complete the Purple Qi East Ascension by themselves in a short period of time without guidance.  Your Majesty, we must learn from the north, but we must also stick to our line.  One thing is certain, if we continue like this, the common people and down-and-out nobles in our country will rebel without the North taking action.  " Nangong Zhi was very smart. He took advantage of the opportunity to explain and took the opportunity to give advice to the king of Chen. But the king of Chen was not a complete idiot. After thinking about it, he suddenly asked, "Nangong, if Xu Guo is at the same time with Song and Cai,  At the juncture of the battle of life and death, we suddenly send troops to the Northern Expedition. Is there any chance of going straight to Huanglong?  "Nangong Zhi's eyes flickered. One sentence revealed too much information. Chen Guo has probably joined forces with Song and Cai Guo! Also, if a monster like Xu Guo appears in his neighbor, no noble will not be afraid! And the royal family is a noble.  The rise of the Xu Kingdom is simply putting pressure on the cauldron, making the surrounding countries wary. But Nangong Zhi is the commander-in-chief of the Chen Kingdom, so he must consider himself, "Your Majesty.  I think there is no chance of winning!  " "Bold!  Nangong Zhi, you disturb the morale of the army!  "A noble suddenly stood up. "Sit down!  King Chen's tone was a little angry, "I suddenly realized that there is one thing we should learn from the north."  First of all, don¡¯t directly criticize others when speaking.  Just tell me the reason.  snort!  Nangong, you continue.  " "Yes, Your Majesty.  Nangong Zhi's tone was still calm, "Your Majesty, let me give you an example."  If we use the metaphor of all of us here, it is just a metaphor.  If there is a box of gold ingots.  But this box of ingots belongs entirely to me, and all of you can only stare.  So when someone suddenly comes to rob me, will you stand by and watch, or will you stand in front of me and fight bravely to kill the enemy?  " "Sit back and watch!  "King Chen Guo doesn't seem to be a simple person. "Then, Your Majesty, let's make another metaphor.  Still the same as before.  But only part of this box of ingots belongs to me, and the rest belongs to everyone.  So when someone comes to rob you, what will you do?  " " Let's kill the enemy together!  "The King of Chen State is simple and clear. "Now in our Chen State, including almost all countries, the main wealth, power, etc. are basically in the hands of the nobles.  Under such circumstances, those civilian nobles did not care about the life or death of the country. They lived like another master anyway.  But the Xu Kingdom in the north is different. They distribute all the rights belonging to the nobility and even the royal family.  They use a series of political means and laws.  Let people all over the country enjoy this right.  So at this time, if we march to the north, we are not facing the problem of an army.  But against the entire Xu Kingdom.  I dare say that even if there is no army, those businessmen and civilians will organize a powerful force to fight!  Moreover, they are absolutely desperate!  The right to live in the sun is too precious. Once the right comes, no one will be willing to give it up!  And everything the King of Xu Kingdom did was to give every civilian and businessman the right to bathe in the sun.  even.  They also want to make this idea, method, etc. public so that people all over the world can learn from it!  this.  It¡¯s Xu Guo!  So, Your Majesty, unless the North is obviously weak.  Otherwise, even if we make a sneak attack, we can only achieve temporary results; then we will face countless difficulties.  The Xu Kingdom has at least a dozen ways to incite rebellion against the people under our rule.  We are now like tigers and wild beasts standing on the top of the mountain. We look very powerful and proud of the mountains and forests.  And ordinary civilians are just grass and trees, seemingly numb and unable to resist, allowing us to ravage them.  But if Xu Guo puts a little thought into it, he can easily set the entire forest on fire!  "After hearing Nangong Zhi's words, King Chen suddenly shuddered, as if he saw himself and all the nobles standing on the top of the mountain, looking at the boundless forest fire below, the flames engulfing everything! And here he is  In the raging fire, there was no resistance! Instead, in order to get a little warmth, the people did not hesitate to turn themselves into parts of the flames! "Gulu" There are few fools here, and many people at this time.  I have already thought of the terrible consequences. Isn't that what civilians are like today? They look very weak and can be ignited by a fire; but with such a small flame, they can easily burn the whole world!  , can also burn everything else! King Chen closed his eyes, but careful people will find that the hands of King Chen are trembling slightly! Suddenly, the king opened his eyes and looked at the eunuch standing beside him, "  Go and tell the people of Song and Cai that we, Chen, will not participate in their affairs and let them find other allies.  ""Yes!" The eunuch left quickly.  King Chen Guo thought for a long time again and looked at Nangong Zhi, "Nangong, according to you, the changes in Xu Guo will inevitably affect the entire human race. So how should we, Chen Guo, deal with this change?" "Your Majesty, fundamentally speaking,  Say this is a rebellious revolution!" Nangong Zhi was the first to make a final conclusion, but this sentence was recognized by everyone, giving Nangong Zhi room to turn around in his next words.  In fact, Nangong Zhi didn't know how much thought he put into this sentence. He couldn't even explain what he wanted to say about ideological enlightenment, the new era, and other nonsense.  Instead, such a simple sentence immediately resonated with countless people.  Seeing everyone nodding, Nangong Zhi said something shocking again, "Your Majesty, let's take the lead in the rebellion! Then we can take the right to rebel in our own hands!" Eh?  Everyone looked at Nangong Zhi. They didn't know how much wisdom or political significance these two simple sentences contained.  But just these two sentences immediately attracted the recognition of almost everyone present.  "How can we rebel?" King Chen's eyes were bright, very bright.  "Learn from Xu Guo. But we cannot learn so thoroughly. The most important point is that our own rights and status must not be affected. We can withstand certain fluctuations and losses. But our high status must not be shaken. As for losses,  How much depends on the actual situation. It can be said that if we don't want to be burned, we have to water these plants so that they can't burn. If we want to water them, we will lose money.  Part of it. Just how much is lost and which part of the strength is lost. First of all, our good neighbor in the north is engaged in ideological enlightenment. With the development of Xuguo,  It has attracted the attention of countless students, civilians, and businessmen around us. Under such circumstances, if we do not act quickly enough and achieve certain results, we will still be in danger. Secondly, we must find a good breakthrough direction.  Businessmen are used as a breakthrough, and merchants, chambers of commerce, etc. are used to replace the nobility, and now 70% of the wealth of Xuguo comes from business. Maybe we can also let the nobility do business.  As our breakthrough direction." An old noble stood up: "No, the nobles are doing business? We will become the laughing stock of the whole world! Although everyone is doing it, no one dares to stand up openly!  . It will become a joke to the entire human race, let alone the future!¡± Nangong Zhi looked at the other party coldly, ¡°What do you think we should do?¡± ¡°But I know that business is definitely not possible!¡±  Haha" Nangong Zhi smiled, full of sarcasm, "Nan Shanbo, you are just being unreasonable, but you don't know what you are doing here.  Tell Your Majesty the words "I don't know"? Are you worthy of Your Majesty's kindness?" Nangong Zhi's political skills are not something that this Nanshan Bo can look up to.  Previously, topics involving change were basically taboo topics in politics.  But Nangong Zhi very rationally used two metaphors to solve the problem, and everyone accepted and understood it.  Even those old rivals and thorns did not dare to jump out and criticize because what Nangong Zhi said was so right, and they themselves felt that it was very right.  How could a loser like Nangong Zhi, who only objected and said he didn¡¯t know, look up to him? After Nangong Zhi said a few words, Nanshan Bo suddenly shivered with fear.  King Chen looked at Nanshan Bo coldly, "Nanshan Bo Chen Qi will be punished for a month as a warning. Everyone can raise objections, but please use the word 'I don't know' with caution! Just as Nangong Zhi said  , what time has it been? There has been a raging fire in our neighbors, and we are still fighting here. Don¡¯t you want to wait for Xu Kingdom to come to accept you? Haven¡¯t you seen what the nobles of Xu Kingdom look like?  "Nangong, please continue." "Yes, Your Majesty. First of all, doing business is not a problem, it's just that it's not completely clear. I think we can set up some large chambers of commerce.  It is enough for us to seize money, supply, transportation, etc.; the rest of the specific operations are left to real businessmen. In this way, we are still superior and activate the domestic business environment. Second, we also  Free some slaves, appropriately improve the social status of civilians, improve the social status of merchants, abolish some inappropriate privileges, such as sexual rights, etc., and also appropriately modify some laws.But in this process, we also need to ensure the rights of some nobles.  We liberate some slaves and improve the status of civilians just to enable them to survive; and as long as the civilians can survive, they will not rebel.  "    "good!  Now I give an order, Nangong Zhi, you can form a reform department and be directly responsible to me. For the future of all of us, all departments will give full support!  "    "yes!  "Nangong Zhi almost frowned and agreed. Reform? Don't fill yourself in! Nangong Zhi is an old fox, and he thought of various possibilities at the first time. (To be continued)
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