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Chapter 99
The food is delicious, Ding Yi is happy!Depressed, Li Er agreed to Ding Yi's request and had dinner with the four courtiers.Cold spinach, cold lotus root, roasted broad beans, beggar chicken, stir-fried eggplant, tofu with shallots, salt and pepper mushrooms, shredded cabbage, lettuce and ribs soup.These materials are all available in Datang. The chili is replaced by cornel, and the taste is not bad!There are eight dishes and one soup properly, but I am a little uncomfortable because I eat it because of the table.During the dinner, Du Ruhui nodded appreciatively to Ding, and the eldest grandson Fang Xuanling was also eager to eat.It's just that Li Er glared at Ding Yi fiercely, he was really not doing his job properly, alas!This lotus leaf chicken is good...

Satisfied with wine and food, Li Er rubbed his belly and said, "Now tell me about your building the city!"

Listening to Ding Yiyi, the main event is coming!Whether you can get the land approval depends on today!

"Your Majesty, in fact, it doesn't need much space, just give me Shiping County to renovate!"

Hiss~ Several people in the hall couldn't help taking a breath of air!It doesn't take much for him to build a city in one county!What a heart!Li Er was so choked that he couldn't catch his breath, and hurriedly took a sip of tea soup to suppress his shock!He said angrily: "Ding Yi, what do you think of my country! Give you the land of a county?"

After Du Ruhui was surprised, he asked, "Ding Yi, I don't know why you want to build the city?" Du Ruhui's question was also what Li Er wanted to ask, and I don't know why he insisted on building the city.Even if he has self-respect, he shouldn't choose Shiping!
Ding had thought about this a long time ago, and when he mentioned it again and again, Li Er would definitely have doubts.Immediately said: "I have arrived in Chang'an in April and May. The structural design of Chang'an City can be said to be the most prosperous, most functional, and most populous city in the world today. You can say that this Chang'an City is unprecedented, but there will be no one in the future." But I don’t agree with you! The city I want to build has workers as its bones, merchants as its blood, and farmers as its tendons.” Ding Yi paused at this point.

He asked again: "Your Majesty, I have a question, please give me your advice!"

They were extremely proud when they heard him say that about Chang'an City!I also heard a saying that work is the bone, business is the blood, and agriculture is the tendon.Just waiting to continue, Ding Yi asked a question again!
Li Er wanted to hear what Ding Yi had to say, so he said, "Speak!"

Ding Yi was approved, and said: "What I have heard most recently is "emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business"! As agriculture is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, it is not inappropriate to put this emphasis on it. Today, I dare to ask Your Majesty and the three adults what is your opinion?" What do you think about labor? Why do you want to suppress business?"

What Ding Yi said frightened Du Ruhui and the others.This kid really dares to ask anything!Li Er looked at Ding Yi curiously, he didn't expect Ding Yi to ask such a question.

Fang Xuanling spoke first, "Marquis Shi Ping, this has suppressed merchants since ancient times, and merchants value profit and have no faith. They don't do production, which makes us lose a lot of labor in Datang. If we don't restrain it, then Who grows the land? Where does the food come from?"

Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Er, turned his head and asked, "Ding Yi, you said that work is the bone! I don't know what you think about this?" He also meant to test the school by saying this, and he also tried for Li Er. he!
When Ding saw him, he asked himself, thought for a while, and said: "I read a book, which mentioned that in ancient times, the four peoples were in the same way, and they devoted themselves to one thing. Scholars use cultivation, farmers use tools to support them, and workers use them to support them." Sharp weapons, merchants use currency, and each of them does business according to the proximity of their resources and the strength of their strengths, in order to do their best. The main point is to benefit the living, and that’s all. Scholars and peasants devote themselves to Those who repair and maintain tools are like scholars and farmers. Businesses and commerce devote themselves to sharp tools and goods, but repairing and maintaining tools is like industry and business. Therefore, it is said: "The four peoples have different industries but the same way." This sentence comes from In the fourth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yangming wrote the "Jie'anfang Cemetery Table" for Fang Lin, who abandoned Confucianism and went into business. ", further put forward the point of view that "the ancients and the four peoples have different careers but the same way, and they have devoted themselves to the same thing".Put business and industry, which has always been regarded as a cheap industry in the traditional concept, to the height of the same "dao" as scholars.This is also the book that Ding Yi has been reading in recent days. This book is "Wang Yangming's Biography" that he spent 50 points in exchange for in the system.

"Of course, the boy is not here to persuade His Majesty to reform this ancient teaching. I just want to say that if you want to improve the national power of the Tang Dynasty, you can't do without any one of the scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Craftsmen can create convenient and fast tools to make farming production easier. Convenience. Farmers have more convenient production, more land to plow, and more food. If there is too much food, in addition to paying taxes and leaving rations, it is inevitable to sell the excess food and buy some cloth and meat. At this time, merchants play a big role. They can buy rice from the south of the Yangtze River and sell it in the north. They can also pull the wheat from the north to the south. They are indispensable in any place where goods circulate. Improvements make vehicles and ships faster and load more goods. Merchants will definitely buy a lot, and craftsmen have money, but they have to exchange food and goods with merchants. Farming tools, vehicles and boats can also be improved again! Today's craftsmen are all relying on experience, and there are few systematic teaching methods. At this time, scholars are needed to do it, of course! The scholars here are not the current scholars! They are like ministers!" After a long speech, Ding's tongue was dry.I also don't forget to put a hat on myself to show that I am not a Confucian student.

But Ding Yi's words can be regarded as outrageous at the moment.As the emperor, Li Er's vision is naturally impossible to be so shallow.But for his remarks, it is shocking!I have to say that it makes sense, and I have a high opinion of Ding Yi in my heart.

Ding Yi also said earlier that he wanted to build a city with industry as its mainstay, and these words were his explanation for his insistence on building a city.Several people in the hall were thinking about Ding Yi's words, is "work" really so important?
Li Er's face changed, he knew from the beginning that Ding Yi would not be a Confucian student.The words he said at this moment proved this even more.After a while, he asked, "Who said what you said earlier?"

"This person's name is Wang Shouren, his style name is Boan, and his name is Yangmingzi!"

Yang Mingzi?Never heard of this person!It's that damned hometown again, I really want to break this guy's mind and see where his hometown is!
"Since you said that industry should be the most important thing in building a city, have you considered how to build it? And where is Confucianism?"

Li Er let go, and wanted to hear Ding Yi's thoughts.It also stated the powerful relationship, focusing on work, which is inconsistent with secular etiquette.Ding Yi said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I have written a note on this matter, please read it!" After speaking, he took out the plan that he had prepared a long time ago and handed it over!

snort!Sure enough, I was prepared!

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(End of this chapter)