Even though he knew that the capitalist beast he raised single-handedly would eventually bring deep and long suffering to the peasant brothers of the Great Song Dynasty, Wu Haogu still had to go down the capitalist line.

Because without the long suffering of capitalism, the peasant brothers of the Great Song Dynasty would have to endure the rapid destruction brought by the northern minorities!

Between suffering and destruction, what choice would the people of the Great Song Dynasty make?

So can we fight the Jurchens and future Mongols without developing capitalist cities?

Of course there is a way!

The ploughing and military merit policies and military merits used by the Qin soldiers when they swallowed the world have been popular from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the later Guan Longxun, all of which have strong combat effectiveness.

The former was to take state power to the extreme, rewarding ploughing and warfare, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, and relying on a strong government-run handicraft industry to support military supplies.

The latter relied on the strong force to defend the country, and the strong became a force that could carry a boat and overturn a boat, and naturally it could resist foreign invasion.

It's just that now Qiang Qin's military merits and national cultivation and national policy must not be implemented by the imperial examination doctors...... Wang Anshi's new policy was to a certain extent modeled after Shang Ying. However, there is no comparison between the Warring States soldiers relied on by Shang Ying and the imperial examination doctors relied on by Wang Anshi, the latter's combat effectiveness is too weak, and his ability to manage industry is also weak.

Of course, if the scholars of the Song Dynasty were the same as the soldiers of the Warring States, they would not need Wang Anshi to change the law, and they would have beaten the Western Xia and Liao States a long time ago.

As for letting the powerful landlord kill back, it's impossible! They were servants in the fifth generation of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no possibility of restoration now. Who's going to be Haoqiang? Can the imperial examiner doctor who only cultivates one of the six arts do it? Definitely not. Can a powerful man like the Ximen family become a strong man in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties? Actually, no, their economy is based on urban industry and commerce, not the kind of self-sufficient castle estates. The direction of their evolution is to be a big merchant, a big worker, and a big peasant, not to go back and become a feudal lord - of course, they can go backwards, provided that the world falls into chaos and the industry and commerce in most areas suffer heavy losses......

And in addition to the routes of the Qiang Qin and Han and Tang Dynasties, Wu Haogu only knows one underworld road to capitalism!

The road of capitalism is dark, but it is forward!

"Hou Fuzi said that the 'Shang Covenant' is to raise tigers, but the official sees the 'Township Covenant' as pig breeding." Wu Haogu sighed and began to fight back, "The 'Township Covenant' is a small farmer, and it is only used for benevolence, and no matter how fat the pig of benevolence is, it is the food in the mouth of the tiger wolf after all, the question is just where does the tiger and wolf come from?" Is it the capital of the commercial market, or outside the desert north! ”

"The Tiger of Mobei Saiwai?"

Hou Zhongliang frowned slightly, he was born in Guanxue, and Guanxue Confucianism is more or less a soldier. For example, his father Hou Ke had the experience of serving in the army as a staff member.

And Guan Xue Grandmaster Zhang Zai also knew the soldiers, when he was young, he once organized a militia group to fight against the Western Xia, and also discussed military affairs with Fan Zhongyan in Yanzhou, and had a good conversation, which was appreciated by Fan Zhongyan. Fan Zhongyan also said fiercely: "Confucianism has its own famous teaching, what is the matter with soldiers? ”

Well, I finally came up with a Confucian who wanted to go to the battlefield, and I brought Fan Zhongyan back alive......

However, although Zhang Zai failed to become a famous general, he can still be regarded as a soldier. Hou Ke, who was born in Guanxue, naturally knew some military affairs, and also knew that the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were a little weak.

"My eldest brother is right, the "Lu Family Township Covenant" pays attention to moral persuasion, fault and regulation, etiquette and customs, and compassion for adversity," Wu Haowen suddenly opened his mouth to help his brother speak, "But teacher, how can such a 'township covenant' talk about military affairs?" Since ancient times, mercy is not in charge of soldiers, and blindly benevolence and virtue cannot be in charge of soldiers, if there is no armor to defend themselves, isn't it pig raising? ”

Wu Haowen is the sixth Jinshi in the end! In one sentence, it hit the death hole of "Lu's Township Covenant".

Wu Haogu also said: "The "Lu Township Covenant" is implemented in Lujia Village, Lantian, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation. According to the 'township covenant' system, it is impossible to build a team to protect the armor, right? ”

The implementation of the "Lu Township Covenant" will completely disarm the people!

Because the "Township Covenant" is a "great democracy", the way for villagers to gather and deliberate. It's a good way, but who is willing to spend money and effort to get a baojia? Unless the barbarians hit the doorstep...... And the place where the Lantian Lu clan lived was far away from Western Xia, and they didn't feel the threat of barbarians at all.

Moreover, it costs a lot of money to run a group to practice armor protection, and the peasants are poor! They are not the wealthy merchants of Jiehe Business City, the tens of thousands don't care, and they also have the motivation to run a group training. Jiehe Shang City is just below the knife edge of Liaoguo, and there are still many maritime merchants who are going to fight and kill people, can they do it without thugs?

The peasants in Lu's countryside are all poor peasants whose copper plates are about to be broken in half, how can they agree to take money out to carry out armor protection group training? They don't agree, what can the Lantian Lu clan do?

Moreover, the implementation of the "Lü Township Covenant" also restricted the exploitation of the villagers by the Lü landlords. So Lantian Lu himself is quite poor, and he can't afford to pay for it. Without money, Baojia is just a shelf, and it is impossible to have good equipment and training. The fight is not as fierce as the heavy reward. As for the punishment...... The punishment in the township covenant is decided collectively by the villagers! When the time comes, everyone will run together and punish a fart!

Therefore, the Lantian Lu clan has no force, otherwise when the Jin soldiers came in history, the Lantian Lu clan would have pulled out a capable township soldier.

"The barbarians have their own court officers and soldiers to resist, why do they need the people to protect their armor?" An "old western" jinshi with a Hedong accent chimed in.

Wu Haogu said with a smile: "Since it is about the 'Township Covenant' and the 'Business Covenant', why do you say that the imperial court is doing?" Besides, if the "Lu Township Covenant" is implemented in the world, then it should be the township soldiers who defend the court, not the court to defend the villagers. ”

"Then the "Republic Commercial Treaty" can be implemented with strong troops to defeat the barbarians?" Immediately, another new Kejinshi with a Luoyang accent asked.

Wu Haogu replied, "That's nature. The 'commercial treaty' is tax and autonomous, and it is self-governing and self-built without spending a penny from the imperial court, and it also includes the payment of taxes. If you do it in the world, you can save the expenses of the state officials, and you can also pay a large amount of taxes. If the imperial court has money, it can naturally raise elite soldiers! And the business market itself is also rich enough to run a group training for Baojia, and it has the power of self-protection. ”

"But the prosperity of the commercial market will inevitably cause widespread harm to the peasants of the world," Hou Zhongliang pointed out at this time, "and then the world will be in chaos!" ”

"Uh-huh, uh-huh......"

A cough suddenly interrupted the ongoing debate, and everyone turned their heads to look, only to see a fat old man with a sickly face, supported by a young man, slowly walking into the Zhengxin Hall on crutches.

"Teacher!"

"Mr. Ikawa!"

The jinshi in the hall stood up one after another and saluted the comers. The person who came was Mr. Yi Chuan, Cheng Yi, who was going to visit Fan Chunren, who was suffering from an eye disease (probably cataract) today. I was sad to see Fan Laogong's "blind" appearance, so I didn't stay for dinner and came back early.

"Xiaguan Wu Haogu, meet Mr. Yi Chuan." Wu Haogu also stood up and saluted respectfully.

"What a sit-down discussion!" Cheng Yi looked at Wu Haogu and said with a smile, "Wu Chongdao, right?" You are a person who can talk to the teacher. ”

As soon as this evaluation came out, the Jinshi present, including Wu Haowen, were all surprised.

Hou Zhongliang is the grandmaster of the Hedong School, a great Confucian! Wu Haogu can talk to him, wouldn't that mean that he will also reach the realm of Confucianism?

Cheng Yi glanced at the Jinshi present and said with a smile: "The realm of Confucianism is not divided by literary superiority, but by the understanding and practice of the way of Confucius and Mencius. The "Lü Township Covenant" is the way of Confucius and Mencius, and the "Jiehe Business Covenant" is also implementing the way of Confucius and Mencius. ”

"Mr. Yichuan, you said that the "Jiehe Business Covenant" is practicing the way of Confucius and Mencius?" Others said they didn't understand.

Cheng Yi smiled, "Yes." The road trip is also, the world is for the public, the selection of talents and abilities, and the belief and harmony...... Isn't that what the Republican Treaty is doing? The commercial market is republican, and the Senate selects the merit and ability, and major matters must be discussed by the Senate, and the merchant assembly can make recommendations. Isn't this just walking on the road? ”

"Teacher," Hou Zhongliang was a little unconvinced, "Jiehe Commercial Market is not for the public in the world, but for the wealth of the world. ”

Cheng Yi nodded with a smile, sat down on a chair, and looked at Wu Haogu again, "Chongdao, you can talk about it." ”

"The 330,000 yuan needed to build the city is from the shareholders, and the senators of the Senate naturally have to let them appoint it." Wu Haogu put his hands together and said with a smile, "Otherwise, there will be no commercial market!"

Besides, when the Senate was formed, there was no merchant market at all, and there were no merchants, shareholders and elders of the merchant market, but it can be said that it was the first batch of merchants in the merchant market. ”

"Master, what do you think?" Cheng Yi asked Hou Zhongliang with a smile.

"There is some truth, but his approach is still wrong."

Cheng Yi nodded: "The old man also thinks that Jiehe Commercial Market is wrong, but the Republic Commercial Covenant is indeed practicing the Great Dao...... If you go down the road, you may go wrong. "Lu's Township Covenant" may also be wrong, and what Wu Dongmen and Wangdao said is also reasonable.

In the old man's view, the "Republic and Commercial Covenant" is the way of Zigong, and the "Lu Township Covenant" is the way of Ziyuan. ”

Ziyuan is the bitter Fusheng Yan Hui, the proud protégé of Confucius, who has been praised to a very high status in the Song Dynasty, but Zigong, who has a lot of ability and a lot of money, is a little buried...... What Cheng Yi meant by this was that the "Republic of the Covenant" was the way for Confucian merchants like Zigong to go, while the "Lü Township Covenant" was a poor Confucian way.

As for whether these two paths are good or bad, it is difficult to see now, and the path of seeking the path is to make mistakes.

"Mr. Yichuan," Wu Haogu suddenly bowed at this time, "Xiaguan still has Zilu and Zizheng Dao to ask you for advice. ”