Juntian University Chronicle

Emperor Qikun and his entourage sat down at the seats arranged earlier. This place was at the corner of Huiyan Terrace, unobtrusive, and they could see the whole picture of the competition.Qiu Zhen checked around and found nothing unusual, so he felt relieved and stood beside Emperor Qikun.

"Qiu Zhen," Emperor Qikun asked aloud, "Why did Ling Guang leave after talking to you a few words?"

"Return to Your Majesty." Qiu Zhen replied in a low voice: "Ling Guang has always been a child at heart, and he is not happy for some reason. Weichen should go and see him when he is free."

"I think Ling Guang has a lot of admiration for you." Emperor Qikun said with a smile.

"Your Majesty." Qiu Zhen was surprised: "How did you see that?"

Emperor Qikun and Gongsun Cheng looked at each other, but smiled and said nothing.

"This..." Qiu Zhen said puzzled, "I have always regarded him as my younger brother, and never thought of anything else."

"It's a pity." Emperor Qikun shook his head: "Onlookers are clear. I just thought that you would not be tempted by such a beautiful woman. I really don't know if you are Liu Xiahui or Yumu? If you are interested, I would like to give you a marriage. how?"

"Your Majesty!" Qiu Zhen became a little anxious: "I grew up with Ling Guang since I was a child. In my eyes, I have never thought of him as beautiful or ugly, and I have nothing but brotherly love. Please don't let me, Your Majesty." Just kidding me."

Seeing that he was really in a hurry, Emperor Qikun was a little amused, and said, "Then let's let it go!"

Gongsun Jin stroked his beard, wondering what happened to his grandson?

The sky is clear today, and the autumn air is crisp.Ten students who participated in the competition boarded the Goose Terrace, which immediately caused a commotion.

These ten people are all good-looking people, and they have attracted praise from everyone before they even started.

After each sat down, Taifu Yan unfolded the scroll on which the topic of debate was written.

"If a country has been in war for years, after the war, how to appease the people and unite the hearts of the people?"

Everyone pondered for a while, and then expressed their opinions.

Someone stood up and bowed his hands to the grand tutor, saying: "Students believe that the people should be allowed to reclaim more wasteland, work hard to produce, and encourage childbearing."

Someone said: "Students believe that the war has reduced the population. In order to facilitate statistical management, the population should be concentrated in large counties, the household registration should be unified, and refugees should be prohibited."

Su Yan stood up and said: "As the saying goes, a gentleman should practice moral government. Years of wars, precarious conditions, people lose their homes, and have no intention of farming. First of all, let the people realize that the emperor governs the country with benevolence, appeases the gentry, and reduces the tax burden. In order to maintain stability in various places, it is beneficial for the people to recuperate."

A few more people expressed their opinions. Zhong Kunyi was the last one to stand up, and after saluting the Taifu, Fang said: "Students believe that there are three points in the post-war recuperation strategy: the first point is to reduce taxes and distribute land to the people. Stimulate their enthusiasm for production. The second point is to adapt to the transition from centralization of power in wartime to proper decentralization, rectify the bureaucratic system in various places, give relative freedom of development, and allow local officials to take different measures according to actual conditions. The three points are to strengthen enlightenment and promote trade. Throughout history, apart from the newly-known Xunsu in our neighboring countries, most of the other Beirong, Dongying, etc. are also in a barren state, relying on nomadic fishing and hunting for their livelihood. If It is possible to strengthen exchanges, make them gradually civilized through learning, and enjoy the benefits of farming and self-sufficiency, so that they will not be greedy for temporary wars, but will make long-term plans. This is also the basis for reducing war chaos. It is a wise move for me to face."

Zhong Kunyi's words were well-founded and well-organized, and she was much smarter than others.

Emperor Qikun nodded and said: "This son is not bad, Gongsun Qian, who is this?"

"Return to Your Majesty." Gongsun Qian was sitting next to Emperor Qikun at the moment, and when he heard his question, he replied: "This person's name is Zhong Kunyi, a member of Tianshu, and he is a sophomore in the Department of Economics."

Emperor Qikun Chen Zan: "You are young, you have good insights, very good."

Gongsun Qian also nodded in agreement, gratified that his friend could win Emperor Qikun's favor.

"Second question: Should business be suppressed or encouraged?" Yan Taifu asked again.

Everyone was discussing, and one of them got up and said: "Agriculture is the foundation of building a country. Students think that business is a low-level skill. If you pay too much attention to it, you may be putting the cart before the horse."

Some people are against it, thinking that business can support many people, and its role should not be underestimated.

Zhong Kunyi said: "Students believe that developing business has all benefits but no harm."

"How do you know that?" asked the student who opposed business just now. "Self-sufficiency, farming mulberry, this is the way of life praised by the ancient sages."

"Yes, agriculture must never be abandoned, but students believe that business has many benefits. When the amount of food harvested by farming has been greatly increased, some people will leave the land, and the remaining people can feed the entire population of the country. And Through the development of industry and commerce, these people can circulate materials from various places. Horses in the north, silk and hemp in the south, fishery products in the east, and ironware in the west. Only with these can they break out of the inherent scope of life and improve the overall life of the people. Level. Besides, I have rich products in Juntian, so through commercial exchanges with foreign countries, I can earn a lot of money and food, fill the treasury, and strengthen the military, wouldn't it be of great benefit!"

Meng Zhang came over halfway to watch the fun, although he didn't know much about it, but Zhong Kunyi talked eloquently, and he could hear that his views were much higher than others.

"Master, look at this Mr. Zhong is really good at talking. Others can say one or two points, but he can talk so much." Lu Lan covered his mouth with a smile.

"What do you know? It's called having a groove in your chest, and you can speak it out." Meng Zhang gave him a blank look.

Su Yan said: "Business is beneficial, but businessmen value profits, which is not liked by sages and is not what gentlemen do. If they are soaked in these copper and iron things for a long time, the common people will destroy the essence of loyalty and form a greedy and despicable atmosphere. Moreover, for example Salt and iron are related to the lifeblood of the country, how can you talk about doing business lightly?"

Zhong Kunyi said: "Brother Su's words are reasonable, but in the matter of enlightenment, one should not distinguish between the object and one's background. The Bodhisattva even preached the Dharma to the goldfish in the lotus pond, so as to get them out of the sea of ​​suffering. Besides, there was a sage in ancient times, Tao Zhugong, who was a rich man. The world spreads its reputation far and wide through righteousness and wealth. How do you know that merchants will bring down the whole social atmosphere? Besides, important things like salt and iron can be monopolized by the state, so there is no need to worry about the future, right?"

Zhong Kunyi's remarks were logical and flawless, and Su Yan could not refute them, so he had to give up.

A few more questions were asked, and Zhong Kunyi had unique and perfect insights.

Emperor Qikun admired and said to the prime minister: "Zhong Kunyi is really talented, but he is a little too sharp, and I am afraid that he will be remembered by others!"

Prime Minister Gongsun stroked his beard and said: "The old minister suggested, how about letting him get the second place?"