One old one

According to Xavier's self-introduction, he is in the Jesuit Society. It is a Catholic order recognized by the Pope of Rome, founded by his countryman and friend Loyola. He is one of the patriarchs, and the members of the congregation are priests, and non-priests cannot join. And it must be well-educated, not only with a diploma in theology, but also with a diploma from another course, which is much more stringent than for ordinary believers. Initiates must swear that they will live in chastity, poverty, absolute obedience to the orders of the congregation and the Pope, and a lifelong mission to propagate the doctrine and spread the Gospel of the Lord, which can be seen as an elite society within the Catholic Church.

Twenty years ago, Xavier became one of the first Jesuit missionaries and came to the East as a missionary at the behest of the Holy See.

After eight months of arduous sailing, they finally arrived in Goa, on the west coast of India, where they finally achieved great success and even built a college for the training of local indigenous missionaries. But India was not the end of Xavier's mission. After four he left Goa and came to the area of Malacca, where he preached in the Nanyang region, and learned Chinese, Cantonese, and Hokkien, and was ready to go to the Ming Dynasty, because in the process of mission. He was deeply aware of the cultures of Japan, Nanyang, Korea, and Annam, and was deeply influenced by China. China is a prosperous civilization and the world's largest and most powerful country, and if it succeeds in spreading the gospel in China, it can easily influence the entire East Asian cultural circle. But at that time, the Ming Dynasty closed off the country, except for the envoys officially sent by the government. China prohibits all foreigners from entering. Xavier wanted to preach in an open and honest manner. It is impossible to smuggle into the country, so you can only lead your loyal followers to Japan on the coast of the East China Sea.

There, he still achieved good results, and even succeeded in converting the Daimyo Matsuura Takanobu of Kyushu Island, and at the same time he finally waited for the opportunity to enter China, the 36th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, that is, in 1557 AD, the Ming Dynasty re-established the city of the city, opened Suzhou as a trade hill, and foreigners finally had the opportunity to enter this mysterious land.

But Japan was still punished for the war of the Japanese and the Japanese were not allowed to enter the territory of China, so Xavier had to travel to the South Seas, preparing to enter the Ming Kingdom from there, unfortunately. He was seriously ill and almost returned to the West, but he was favored and finally listened to and recovered, which strengthened his mission to spread the gospel of the Lord to the largest nation in the world!

After being fully prepared. He led a cargo ship carrying 20 missionaries to finally enter China in the name of selling sugar, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the son-in-law of Matsuura Takanobu, who had contact with him in Japan, had become an administrative officer at the customs clearance port.

Here, he saw a high degree of civilization and culture, and the wealth and prosperity of Shanghai City may only be comparable to Madrid in his homeland, but the elegance of the people here is not comparable to those vulgar and ocean-going nouveau riche. What's even more incredible to him is that it is said that this place is just a net. A county-level city that has just been built, a larger, richer, and more profound city than it, is countless in Daming, which makes Xavier admire in his heart, it is really like a river of wine, and he wants to go to the mainland anyway、,, but Shen Jing does not have the power, and now seeing Shen Mo, a "noble official" who can help him realize his dream, Xavier immediately expressed a strong willingness to follow.

And Bomer was also very interested in the Jesuits. It is hoped that through them, the introduction of European philosophy and science can help the Ming people, especially the scholars, to broaden their horizons and change their concepts.

So he silently and happily agreed to Xavier's request, and allowed him to accompany him when he left Shanghai, as for other things, it was still too early to say, and it was better to wait until the time was ripe. ",、一,、、一""

Shen Mo spent three days in Shanghai, a departure from his low-key stay in Suzhou, where he openly met with chambers of commerce, visited the newly built stock exchange, securities market, and insurance company; and as witnesses. Attended the signing ceremony of a civil commercial code.

The code is abbreviated as "Shanghai Blatant." In the long-term practice of trade, businessmen feel that there is no law to follow and lack of norms, resulting in chaos and contradictions in trade. In the end, everyone's interests are greatly affected. Therefore, there is an urgent need for something that can regulate the entire business behavior of today, but who will formulate it and how it will be formulated, this is a question.

At that time, Shen Mo was still in the post of governor of Su Song, and many people thought that it was the best choice for him to come forward to formulate something, but he was rejected by silence categorically, and he said to some leading figures in private, whoever formulates it has the right to interpret it, and he is the master of this set of things, you trust me, I am very happy. But after all, I am an official status, and I can't be here forever, and in the future, when the new governor takes office, he will inherit my powers, and also have the right to interpret and even amend, so won't you be passive when the time comes?

His words touched those people a lot, and made them think about many things that they had never thought about before, and after some summing, they finally decided to jump out of the government and make their own norms. It was also in that Xuan that they had a reverence for silence. It has risen to unprecedented heights, and in their hearts, this selfless, wise, and wholehearted adult who thinks about them has become somewhat transcendent

Although Shen Mo did not come forward, he still proposed three principles for them, as much as possible to involve everyone in the formulation, as fair as possible, and the process must be clear and transparent, only in this way will this blatant not be short-lived and reduced to child's play.

In the end, he earnestly exhorted the people: "If you want to gain long-term power independent of the government." It is necessary to show a nobler quality and better quality than the official, and only in this way can you gather great and scattered power and become unbreakable and openly formulated, which is the touchstone of whether you can do it! ”

In addition, he also reminded everyone that the provisions of the law are not loose and beautiful, and the requirements of the provisions are straightforward and wrong. There is no ambiguity, not afraid of verbosity, only afraid of mistakes and omissions. Try to write in colloquial words, simple and easy to understand, so that as many people as possible can understand the ultimate goal. However, things are easier said than done, and when it comes to formulating a blatant document that is recognized by all parties, it is necessary to coordinate the interests of all parties, and it is necessary to make the participants in commercial activities agree with the blatant content, so that it is possible to unanimously recognize it and support it.

In order to achieve this goal, the public editorial committee was composed of 100 representatives elected by chambers of commerce from all walks of life, and it took three full years, nine major revisions, and countless changes to draw up such a draft. Don't be open-minded and think that the terms cannot be changed, as long as there is an inappropriate and incorrect party. The amendment process must be entered into immediately, but only with the approval of two-thirds of the Committee before the final amendment can be made" in order to maintain its blatant authority and adaptability to the actual situation. In order to reduce dissatisfaction, win trust, and maintain long-term vitality.

On the day of the signing ceremony, the Shanghai City Wharf Square was crowded with businessmen from all walks of life, even the big families who usually did not show up, because it was the first time that they set the rules for themselves and controlled their own destiny. This is today's son. It's so memorable for all.

At this ceremony, as the designer of Shanghai City, the advocate of this code, and the only person present who was convinced by the big businessmen present, it was impossible for Shen Mo to keep a low profile, and he was elected to the front of the stage. An Biao delivered a speech.

Facing the dark gaze in the square. Silence knows that everything he says will not only be heard by these people, but if his words are excessive, it will have an unpredictable impact on his future. But he still has to show the flag and make a deafening sound!

After a brief congratulations, he began with a clear statement: ""Lü's Spring and Autumn Period says that agriculture is the foundation. Business is the end. Therefore, China has been in the past dynasties. There is a saying that agriculture is heavy and business is light! This is a big fallacy! As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, Lord Shen dared to deny the country's agricultural thinking? Although everyone loves to listen to it. But still sweat for his fate.

But the silence on the following words reassures people's hearts: "Why is this wrong? Who made up Lü's Spring and Autumn Period, Lü Buwei, what did he do? Inheritance, but more businessman. Everyone has their own position and will speak for their own group, could it be that Lu Chengxiang's brain is broken, will he say bad things about himself? What a shrewd man he was. Apparently impossible. After a pause, he continued: "Ben is the root of wood; "In the end, it is the branches and leaves of a tree, and when a tree has no roots, it falls, and it cannot live, just as agriculture is to the nation. So it's agriculture-oriented! But can a tree just have roots? Can a bare trunk without branches or leaves grow into a man? He said with a smile: "Who has planted a tree, tell me what tree can grow into a towering tree without lush branches and leaves?" Applause, laughter erupted.

A nearby response said, "My lord, this tree must first grow branches and leaves before it can grow, and it will not grow leaves." Nothing grows. ”

"Why is that?" Shen Mo smiled and asked, "Do you know?" ”

Everyone couldn't say it clearly, so they listened to Shen Mo and said: "Because plant growth is inseparable from water and sunlight, roots absorb water, leaves absorb sunlight, and the end and end cooperate with each other to ensure the growth of plants. As he spoke, he turned his head back to the starting point and said, "So I say, the agricultural, the blood of the country; Businessmen are the vitality of the country. Those who prosper businessmen can strengthen the country and enrich the people by unblocking their bloodlines! This is not my opinion, but it has been used since ancient times! Such as Taigong's "Nine Mansions Law,! The "Fuhai official let" of the pipe. "The Zhou government set up a city teacher to teach businessmen. Longmen passed on the goods to show future generations! Zigong Chi even rode to make a living from the goods and breeding, and the five sheepskins of the hundred miles of Xi sold Qin Chuangba, that is, the Han Dynasty's Bu style, Sang Hong sheep did not start with business and came to the prime minister, but it is also uncountable, it can be seen that the ancients did not reject commerce! "Stronger applause, cheers.

"Speaking of which, some people will definitely refute the simplicity of the peasants and the cunning of the merchants, so the prosperity of agriculture can stabilize the country, but the merchants will disrupt the country, and there is no shortage of people who hold this argument since ancient times!" Shen Mo raised his voice, waved his right hand vigorously, and said: "But I want to criticize this statement, Zheng Xiangao defends the country with business but enemies." Lü Buwei returned to Qin with business, and Zheng Zhao and Shang Luo chased Burmese and the main was biased! Who said that there was no one in the middle of the week, and Gu Ke was an example of the city? Who dares to say that businessmen are not patriotic?! Let's talk about losing your head, you open the history books of the past dynasties, and see how many dynastic changes and how many wars have broken out since the three emperors and five emperors. No, never! Merchants have never had a bad record of bringing disaster to the country and the people! Said the people in the audience full of emotion: "Because the country and the people are safe, business can prosper, the country is chaotic, the people are not able to live, and businessmen will not be able to live, so businessmen have always hoped that the country will be stable and the war will never be extinguished!" ”

These words detonated the atmosphere on the cheeks. Everyone applauded desperately, with a sense of grievance, raising their eyebrows, and enduring applause. Interrupted repeatedly by silent speech, he had to stand there smiling, waiting for the applause to cease before continuing: "Of course, the reason why businessmen in the past gave a bad impression is that sometimes they are too profit-seeking; According to my understanding, the sage cloud "Deben Limo" is still the foundation of virtue and the branches and leaves. If the country has no virtue, it will perish, and if there is no virtue, it will not be good to die. Therefore, virtue is the most important; But the country has no financial benefits. The same goes for it! The country needs money to fight wars, raise soldiers, disaster relief, and maintain normal operation. ”

"The nation shall not be without virtue for a day, nor shall it be without wealth for a day." He said silently: "So the businessman's words are justified!" But not for profit. It is necessary to pursue both virtue and wealth, and put virtue in front of profit, which is to remind everyone to make profits with virtue. Don't be blinded by lust at any time, and don't forget morality! He stretched out his two thumbs and said: "This, at any time, can also be divided into two levels, in the process of business and sales, there must be business ethics, and at the same time the contract restricts business behavior." Emphasize faithfulness, re-promise, do not make ill-gotten gains, and do not do bad things! Anyone who violates business ethics will be spurned by everyone! After a pause, he said: "Another level is that after making a fortune, you must remember that a wealth is a social responsibility, the more wealth you gather, the heavier the responsibility, if you only know how to gather wealth, do not know to fulfill the responsibility, it is ill-gotten wealth, will provoke the people to resent the anger of the country." It's not far from the day when your family is broken. Therefore, in the process of accumulating wealth, we should also use all kinds of "righteous deeds." to contribute to the society and repay the township, so who would say that businessmen are profitable and forgetful? ”

Finally, he returned to the topic: "The elimination of prejudice can never be counted on others, but from one's own efforts, if one day, everyone is proud of business, not ashamed, where to go, please make it clear that after these words, it is far less enthusiastic than the applause at the beginning, so willing." But it led to more contemplation.

In fact, silence is the way to cheer up these businessmen, and pouring cold water is the foundation, because he knows very well that if people's consciousness does not keep up with the growth of wealth. There will inevitably be a lot of problems and even cause a big mess; In fact, the best way is to let them solve the problem by themselves after it occurs, but he is worried that after all, there are still seventy or eighty years of fraud in the Ming Kingdom, and there may not be so many opportunities to make mistakes, so he still has to do his best to help them avoid detours. Make fewer mistakes. For this reason, it is not a matter of getting himself into trouble, although this speech has established him as a spiritual leader of businessmen, but in this generation, this title is not worth boasting about, and it will make many people become his enemies, like the thorn ring on the head of Xavier, their boss, looking ugly, wearing a piercing head, it is really a profitable deal.

But as long as this basin of cold water can make these businessmen who are carried away by wealth think calmly about their future, Shen Mo will be satisfied.

After staying in Shanghai for a few days, Shen Mo never waited for his eldest son to come back, but this is also normal, who can say clearly about things at sea, but he can't wait any longer, because in a few days, it will be his father's birthday, and Shen Mo must rush back to Suzhou.

This time, Shen Mo chose to take a sea boat and go south along the coast, which was much faster, and he did not have to go through Hu Zongxian, the governor of the southeast of Hangzhou, who was holding a grand welcome ceremony there to warmly welcome the arrival of Emperor Jiajing.

When parting, Shen Jing was afraid that he would be lonely on the road. I also gave him five or six fair women. But he was bombarded by Shen Mo, which made Shen Jing surprised and said, "Humble words, you won't be afraid of this, right?" It's thousands of miles away from Beijing, and in the vast sea, who knows what you've done?

Shen Mo rolled his eyelids depressedly and said, "I'm not good at this."

"Hello", masculine? Shen Jing said: "If I didn't talk about the baby earlier, I didn't prepare." ”

"you!" Schimmer wants to eat people. glared at him and said, "I'm going to see someone, and I can't bring anyone!" ”

Only then did Shen Jing put away his smile, held his hands tightly and said, "This time I said goodbye, and I don't know when I saw you again, and my eyes turned red when I said it."

Shen Mo also red-eyed, held his hand and said, "Our brothers, we haven't seen each other for many years, and our feelings will never change." ”

"Treasure, brother!"

"Precious! Brother,"

Make up for yesterday's chapter, and there's another chapter."