Outside the noon gate, too many people gathered, including several great princes, all of them were very anxious, His Majesty was still discussing in the Fengtian Palace, and today's time was extraordinarily long, and every minute was torment.

The soup and the old face were all hot sweat, Lan Yu was panting like a cow, even Feng Sheng couldn't calm down, and the old man walked back and forth.

"Hand over the sign, ask to see!"

Feng Sheng married the Liu family, and he is considered Liu Chun's elder, if he doesn't protect him, who will protect him. The old man stepped forward, ready to hand over his ivory card to the eunuch.

At this moment, an old eunuch suddenly came out laughing from inside.

Seeing a few princes, he bowed deeply to them, and then smiled and said, "It's okay, our Lord Liu...... Win! ”

"What?"

Feng Sheng couldn't believe his ears.

Hundreds of officials angrily sued the royal court, and Liu Chun boasted that he was the successor of Yang Zhu, no matter how you look at it, it is a dead end. It's good to be able to save a little life, how can it be...... Win?

Could it be that the old eunuch said something wrong?

Seeing Feng Sheng's hesitation, the old eunuch hurriedly said: "Song Guogong, now the sage is discussing the matter of taxation with Lord Liu, the old slave is pondering, I am afraid that it will not be until the next day, if the princes of the country are not in a hurry, they can go back and rest first." ”

After the old eunuch finished speaking, he hurriedly turned around and went to serve. He came out secretly to report the news, just because he was afraid that these people would be in a hurry.

Feng Sheng only felt dizzy.

Win?

Really won?

How the hell did you do that, stinky boy?

Feng Sheng grabbed Liu San's arm and laughed, "Okay, you are really blessed!" ”

The third master only had a smirk, and Xu Zengshou on the side stretched his waist and said to his sister: "I knew that kid couldn't die, look at you so anxious, you are in tears!" ”

Xu Miaojin hurriedly wiped away the tears that didn't exist, and when she realized that she had been deceived by the fourth brother, she was so angry that her face turned red, and she hit it with a fist. She didn't cry, but someone did.

Blue Crescent, who seemed to be the thickest and most leafy, turned out to be the first one who couldn't bear it, and she covered her face and cried with joy.

……

Everyone outside the palace gate was ecstatic, Tang He and Feng Sheng were both people with status, and when they learned that Liu Chun was fine, they went back to the house one after another, waiting for news, and the others went to the palace at this moment.

Only Tao Chengdao remained, as well as his disciples, waiting quietly.

There was light in everyone's eyes, and they tried to suppress the joy in their hearts, but the sound of their hearts pounding and their flushed cheeks still showed an unusual heart.

Lord Liu wins!

We can sacrifice Guo Shoujing!

Yang Zhu, Mozi!

We also have a Taoist heritage, we can hold our heads high and be an upright man!

Tao Chengdao's eyes were red with excitement, and he was like living in a dream.

As a person who is obsessed with flying, Tao Chengdao also has a deep understanding of the inventions and creations of the sages of the past dynasties. Ancient Chinese technology is not just as simple as the four great inventions. There are at least dozens of achievements similar to the four great inventions, such as the sealing cabin technology of ships, the rudder, the blower used in ironmaking, and the stirrup of cavalry...... These technologies have profoundly changed the course of civilization, and only with an eye that penetrates history can we know the greatness of technology.

It is very helpless that since the Han and Tang dynasties, the Confucian literati group, which has long adhered to moral determinism and the invincibility of benevolence and righteousness, would rather record the poets' ups and downs and chaste martyrs, rather than care more about technical things.

Literati such as Shen Kuo and Guo Shoujing are definitely outliers among the mainstream literati, and their works can only be put together with the Classic of Mountains and Seas and mythological stories, and used as after-dinner conversations.

This is decided from the root, Confucius has long said: I am not as good as the old farmer, I am not as good as the old garden, learn to farm and grow vegetables, that is the villain's behavior, his old man likes the six arts of the gentleman, pay attention to etiquette and music...... It's just a pity that the old master's apprentices and grandchildren are very unhappy, and even the six arts have been thrown away, leaving only empty talk about morality and righteousness, which is more and more detached from reality.

Among the sons of the pre-Qin dynasty, Mozi was an out-and-out technocracy.

So when Liu Chun proposed that learning came from Mozi, Tao Chengdao was very willing to recognize this ancestral master, but he was not a child, and he knew very well how difficult it was to erect the banner of Mozi under the condition that science dominated the world!

Not to mention Mozi, even other schools of Confucianism have no room to survive.

Tao Chengdao felt that the senior brother was likely to hit the stone with an egg and never returned...... But who would have thought that Liu Chun would make the impossible possible, at least, Liu Chun won the first battle!

Tao Chengdao rushed at the disciples and clenched his fists.

Okay!

We have a chance to make history!

Raise the banner of Guo's people and scientific children!

Tell the world that in addition to the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, there is also a thing called science, which can make people fly to the sky and the earth, and can do anything!

……

Yoo Chun still doesn't know that many people outside have regarded him as a god-like idol.

At this moment, Liu Chun is still going all out to deal with the criticism of civil officials.

"Liu Chun, do you suggest that Your Majesty levy more business taxes to elevate the status of merchants?" Zhan Hui asked angrily, "Merchants are greedy for money and profit, and their conduct is lowly, can the court count on merchants to provide for them?" Also, if you levy more business taxes, the merchants will inevitably pass it on to the people, and it is the common people who will suffer, you are digging up meat to make up for sores, tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, which is not advisable at all! ”

The heavenly official spoke, and the other people also eased up and blamed one after another.

Liu Chun chuckled and said, "My lords, according to your wishes, I can afford to collect your taxes!" If you look down on businessmen, then you don't have to collect taxes? Right? In this case, His Majesty attaches great importance to scholars, so it is even more necessary to levy taxes on scholars? You can't put yourself in the same position as a lowly businessman, can you? This is unreasonable, are you so willing to fall? If I were a scholar, I would take the initiative to pay more taxes and serve as a servant to show how different I was from a businessman, right? ”

"I heard a story from the commander of the division about a man who had all five of his sons in the army, and when the battle was over, a servant came running and told him that all five of your sons had died in battle. The man was furious, and said to the servant, "I didn't ask them, I asked about the battle, did you win the battle?" The slave said that he had won the war, and the scholars went home to celebrate. The so-called death of a confidant is a scholar, I think this is the real scholar, the scholar represents the responsibility, is the responsibility, not should be enjoyment, let alone the superior privilege in the fish and meat township. ”

Among the hundreds of civil officials present, there was no shortage of eloquents. But they didn't have much courage to challenge Liu Chun.

There is no way, this kid can always grasp their loopholes and use rigorous logic to refute the truth they think is justified.

Zhan Hui was completely speechless, and the well-educated people of the Hanlin Academy and Guozijian also felt that they had to slow down, and if they didn't come up with perfect countermeasures, they would be humiliated by the debate.

Fengtian Temple fell into an eerie silence, the corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth kept turning up, and he smiled more and more happily.

I have to say that Liu Chun's words brought him a lot of inspiration.

What is a scholar?

Like the one who sacrificed his five sons and still cared about victory or defeat, he was the real scholar!

As for the princes of the dynasty, they are still too far away from the scholars...... Since you don't have the responsibility of a scholar, then I don't have to be polite......

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, "You all step down, the prince and Liu Chun stay!" ”

The hundred officials were disgraced and retreated from the Golden Palace, and they passed by Liu Chun's side, and everyone had flames in their eyes, almost devouring him alive.

Liu Chunman doesn't care, they are not supermen who wear pants backwards, they can't kill people with their eyes, I'm afraid of what you will do!

After everyone left, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled at Liu Chun and said, "Stinky boy, you have impressed me again!" I made an exception today, so I will let you kid look at one thing, and look at the foundation of my Ming Dynasty! ”

Lao Zhu walked in front, Prince Zhu Biao and Liu Chun walked behind, Liu Chun muttered in his heart, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty? What is it? Heirloom jade seal? Or the dragon vein of the capital?

Liu Chun peeked at Zhu Biao and found that the prince was just smiling and silent.

Liu Chun had to endure his curiosity, and followed Lao Zhu to a side hall, and after a eunuch opened the door, Liu Chun walked in.

There is no moisture in it, but a faint fragrance. Looking around, it was actually a library, but this library was a bit ridiculously large. Rows and rows of bookshelves filled with thick booklets.

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a copy casually and threw it to Liu Chun.

In his hand, Liu Chun knew that this was the yellow book of the Ming Dynasty's states and counties!

The imperial court levied land taxes and conscripted civil servants for servitude, all of which were carried out in accordance with this booklet.

No wonder Lao Zhu said that this is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!

"From my accession to the throne to the present, more than 20 years, it has finally been completed, and the Ming Dynasty has a total of 1,684,435 households, and 5,674,561...... As the son of the great tomorrow and the father of all the people, there are so many people in charge! ”

Lao Zhu smiled indifferently at Liu Chun, "Stinky boy, you said those words in the Golden Palace, what gentry pay grain in one body, what levy commercial taxes, haven't you thought about it?" ”

Liu Chun hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Majesty is wise, of course, you have to think more far-reaching than the minister!" ”

"Don't be a sycophant!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "It took me twenty years to barely finish these things. I can tax the gentry, but who will tax me? Not yet the official gentry! Will they honestly pay for the service? If I don't give them any benefit, who wants to do things for me? There are some things that I don't want to do, but I can't do! ”

Even if he is as strong as Lao Zhu, he is also powerful and has not been caught.

Liu Chun didn't mean it, he said softly: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, but there are some things, if you don't lay a good foundation from the beginning, you won't be able to do it again!" In the past 20 years of peace and prosperity, the Ming Dynasty has come from the war, commerce has recovered, the population has increased, and the wind of civil land annexation has appeared...... The minister thinks that His Majesty should make a decision as soon as possible! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, it was still the same sentence, Liu Chun could see it, how could Lao Zhu not see it.

Not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang, a few years later, Jianwen ascended the throne, and Fang Xiaoru, the sour Confucian, knew that he wanted to suppress the merger, but he saw the symptoms, and the prescription was to restore the well field...... Unfortunately, after a pair of medicines, Zhu Yunwen was cold. Otherwise, how could Zhu Laosi win against Jianwen with a corner of land?

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "Yes, I should be prepared!" ”

The history is all in ashes

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