This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 9 Revolutionary Innovation
Zhao Zhen thought about Li Xian's coping methods, such as sophistry.I struggle over and over with a question that has no standard answer, or has multiple answers.

This is a bit rogue, but if a young man chooses to be rogue when faced with a great scholar, the outside world cannot accuse him - Sun Shi personally dealt with Li Xian, and he was acting rogue.

Just like the professional ninth-dan players in later generations of Go fighting against the amateur fifth-dan players, they won't win with force and are just bullying.

But when Li Xian opened his mouth, he avoided the so-called knowledge and pointed directly at the purpose of Zhao Zhen's study.

Wang Zeng nodded slightly and said softly: "I know how to use strengths and avoid weaknesses."

Sun Xi inside stroked his beard and said calmly: "Of course it is to govern the world."

"What are the problems faced by the Song Dynasty today?" Li Xian saw Zhao Zhen and the ministers at the door.

This matter is getting a bit big!
Li Xian thought about it and realized that the prime ministers and ministers were here for the official family.

Don't these old foxes know that Zhao Zhen is like being imprisoned in the palace?But he turned a blind eye and wanted to continue to suppress him in the palace on the grounds of various ancestral rules.

The corners of Li Xian's mouth turned up slightly.

This action is seen as complacency and provocation in the eyes of the other party.

The official who was not kind to Li Xian was furious and glanced at his husband, but he was shocked to find that Sun Shi was thinking deeply.

This question...isn't difficult!

On weekdays, when everyone has nothing to do, they go to a brothel to drink, hold beauties in their arms, and worry about the country and the people. In the drunkenness, they discuss some of the difficult issues facing the Song Dynasty.

Isn't it just that we are in a bit of a quandary about money and food, and there are too many officials?

As for redundant soldiers, it is nothing in their eyes - a group of thieves can just find a place to farm with an army.

Sun Shi squinted his eyes and said for a long time: "Three redundancies are just a sign, and the late emperor's rewards were overwhelming. I made many suggestions back then..."

Li Xian nodded to show respect.

"Many people are admitted to each imperial examination, and there are many officials in the imperial examination every year...but there are only so many official positions in the court. In order to arrange these people, new positions can only be created. But there are only so many responsibilities and powers, so that the responsibilities Powers are intertwined, and people are superfluous.”

The old gentleman spoke in a leisurely and unhurried manner, and his words penetrated deeply.

"The second is redundancy. If there are more officials, the cost will be more. Ten sheep and nine herders are quite disadvantageous."

"The last thing is redundant soldiers. The Song Dynasty is different from the former Tang Dynasty. It has a recruiting system. All the soldiers have to pay for it, which is a huge waste."

Sun Shi sighed, "Many of them are the faults caused by the late emperor."

This man dared to speak.

Sun Shi looked at Li Xian, "It's understandable that young people are enthusiastic and write to the Queen Mother, but many things are not as simple as you and others think. Matters in the temple can affect the whole body, so when a king acts, stability should be the first priority. "

This is a macro analysis of the current situation of the Song Dynasty, and it also puts forward the posture that the emperor should adopt.

Next, the problem returned to Li Xian.

……

"...Mr. Sun said that many of the current ills were caused by the late emperor."

The chamberlain who reported the news lowered his head, thinking that the Queen Mother would be furious.

But there was a sigh from above, and the Queen Mother said faintly: "Who says it's not the case!"

……

Outside the west pavilion of Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Zhen stood in front of the door, flanked by the ministers and ministers.

Everyone was looking at Li Xian to see how he would pick up the topic of Sun Shi.

Sun Shi's words completely explained the problems currently faced by the Song Dynasty. What else can you, Li Xian, say?
Li Xian sat upright and said, "Mr. Sun said that three redundancies are just symptoms. I agree."

The official had a sarcastic look on his face. If he hadn't been there, he would have made some sarcasm.

"Why redundant officials?" Li Xian looked at Sun Shi with bright eyes, "Can it be stopped?"

The official was furious. Sun Shi's lips twitched and he shook his head: "No!"

"Why is it wasteful? Can it be stopped?"

Sun Shi shook his head, "No!"

"Why redundant troops? Is it possible to stop it?" Li Xian finally asked.

The official shouted: "Discourteous!"

"Shut up!" Sun Shi stopped his disciple and shook his head in pain, "No!"

"Sir, this person is messing around!" the official pointed at Li Xian and said.

"Sir, you said three redundancies are a sign. So, Sir, do you know the reason for these three redundancies?" Li Xian sat upright and ignored the man at all. "Why do you have to admit so many people in each period of the imperial examination? Why do you have to be an official in the imperial examination?"

"If you're not an official, why study?" Sun Xi raised his head, his eyes becoming more serious, "Stop talking about this!"

Li Xian suddenly laughed, "Hahahahaha! Stop it, stop it, I have a method that can solve everything.

Why redundant officials?Just because scholars only want to be officials.Why can't it be stopped?Just because of the promise to rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats.

Why wasteful?Just because scholars want to live a life of superiors and not be officials, they have to exploit the place.

Why redundant troops?Just because the scholar-officials didn't know how to resettle the victims, the easiest way was to organize them all into Xiang troops. "

"Bold!" The official pointed his halberd at Li Xian, his hair straightening.

"Mr. Sun, do you think what I said is wrong?" Li Xian said with a smile.

At the door, Zhao Zhen clenched his fists and whispered: "Isn't this Brother Guoan's method of analyzing everything backwards? It's really mysterious!"

Sun Shi sneered, "Without scholar-officials regulating the common people for the emperor, how could the current peace of the Song Dynasty be achieved?" "Is it peaceful?" Li Xian chuckled, "When I have nothing to do these days, I like to go to the Cai River to chat with the boatmen. These boatmen travel along the river and know the truth and reality of the world. When I asked about the place, the boatmen said that the people are just starving to death at the moment. If the population is larger in a few decades, Mr. Sun, where will the extra population go? Foraging? What will happen if they don’t have enough to eat?”

In a few decades, the story of Shuibo Liangshan will be staged, and the story of Fang La will also be staged. The Song Dynasty began to be precarious.

"I believe that the number of officials in the family should be reduced, and the imperial examination can be held once every few years. In addition, I should advise the Queen Mother and the officials to practice strict frugality, starting from the palace to the court!"

Sun Shi's words made the prime ministers and assistants outside nodded.If the old gentleman didn't like to fight with others, he would be in a position of important minister.

Zhao Zhen also found these words heartbreaking, and then worried about Li Xian.

Li Xian took a sip of tea and frowned. The official sneered, "What else do you have to say?"

"Isn't it uncomfortable to drink this tea foam?" Li Xian put down the tea cup, thinking endlessly about the tea leaves in another world, and then said calmly: "Mr. Sun's words are impeccable, but in my opinion, they are all a cost-saving move. .”

"It should be like this." Sun Shi felt more favorable towards this sharp-tongued scholar.

"Why not consider open source?" Li Xian asked.

"The world is so big, there is so much land, and wealth is constant, how can we increase the income?" Sun Shi sighed.

Is there any other way to say this?Li Xian was startled, feeling that the group of people in front of him were all antiques in a museum.

"Wealth is never constant." In Li Xian's world, every country counted chicken farts every year, and wealth grew every year.So I was shocked to hear the saying that wealth is constant.

"Ho ho ho!" The official smiled contemptuously, "Wealth comes from land. There is only so much land in the world, so wealth is naturally constant."

"I didn't pay much attention to you before, because I thought you were just stupid, but now I can't help but say something." Li Xian looked at the official, "You are not stupid, you are stupid!"

The official's cheeks were red, and he was about to scold him when Li Xian said to Sun Shi: "How much was the yield per mu in the pre-Qin period? How much is the yield per mu now? In the pre-Qin period, bronze vessels were used, but now there are many iron utensils. In the pre-Qin period, the land in the world could only support so many people. These people, but in the Song Dynasty, the same amount of land could support several times the people. Mr. Sun, how can wealth be constant?"

Sun Shi was startled and speechless.

No one has ever analyzed the growth of wealth in the world from the perspective of yield per mu, because in the eyes of these scholar-bureaucrats, the so-called improvement of productivity is a chore.

Scholars naturally focus on temples.Wouldn't it be nice to sit high in the temple and give guidance to the country?

Wealth is constant, so both aggressive and conservative people have so much wealth, so what are they trying to do?
The official's face flushed, "You Li Guoan talk a lot about open source, and you are not ashamed to talk about it. If you have the ability, why not be an example of open source? If you can do it, what if I can lead the horse for you?"

"Who said we can't open source?" Li Xian looked at Sun Shi, "I had nothing to do at home, so I concentrated on thinking about open source. After several years of hard work, I built a textile machine."

"Textile machinery?" The official looked a little confused, then smiled and said, "Not doing his job properly!"

"What is real work?" Following this voice, Zhao Zhen walked in.Seeing the large number of people on Sun Shi's side, the official endured it again and again, and finally couldn't help but come in to help.

"To raise money for the country is not to do a good job. So let me ask you, how much good work have you done for the world during your many years as an official in the court?"

This is a rare aggressiveness from an official.

The official's face turned pale and he said, "I will do my duty faithfully."

"Is there more? What I'm asking is what good work you have done for the Song Dynasty!" Zhao Zhen asked coldly with his hands behind his hands.

This official family is a bit strange!
The prime ministers and assistants outside looked at each other, and Wang Zeng whispered: "The officials are speaking out for Li Xian."

But Zhao Zhen's prestige... To be honest, the confidants in front of the Queen Mother have a higher prestige than him. This means that the county magistrate is not as good as the current one.Officials without power are no different than puppets.

Li Xian said slowly: "My spinning machine is different."

"What's the difference?" Officials know that if this debate fails, their future will be in doubt. "No matter how much you say, why not take it out and let me prove the authenticity! Why don't you dare?"

"What a coincidence, I just ordered the carpenter to build one two days ago. Now, it's outside the palace!" Li Xian nodded to Zhao Zhen, "I also asked the officials to bring the spinning machine. In addition, there is a weaver girl outside. , but we invited them all together.”

"it is good!"

The Queen Mother also got the news and sighed: "Luo Chongxun, go and have a look. If the textile machinery has been improved, tell me that it was me who said it. Peace is the most important thing in this matter!"

The Queen Mother is going to make peace with him in order to save the official family's face.

"Yes!"

When Luo Chongxun rushed to the West Pavilion, he saw a unique textile machine.

The Queen Mother used to be the mother of the world, and every year she would act diligently and lead a group of ladies to weave in the palace.Therefore, there are more than ten textile machines in the palace, and Luo Chongxun is very familiar with them.

But the textile machine in front of him looked very different. Luo Chongxun felt uneasy. He walked to Zhao Zhen and whispered: "In the official family, the Queen Mother said that peace is the most precious thing."

Please interrupt quickly and let this matter end, it’s a draw.

Zhao Zhen was also a little uneasy. After all, the textile machinery had been like this for many years. Li Xian said that his textile machinery was different. How much improvement must be made to meet this praise?
Moreover, what Li Xian was talking about was open source. If the effect of his improved textile machine was average, then the idea of ​​open source would become a joke.

Brother Guoan... Zhao Zhen hesitated again and again.

Weaver Girl was already in position and glanced at Li Xian.

Zhao Zhen saw the meaning of admiration.

He was startled.

Zhinu began to operate.

Buzz!
"It's actually three spindles?" Luo Chongxun ignored the rules and rushed to the side of the spinning machine, staring intently at Weaver Girl's operation.

The spinning machines in the palace were hand-cranked and could only operate one spindle at a time.The spinning machine invented by Li Xian is stepped on by foot, which saves effort and can spin three spindles at a time.In other words, one person can serve as three people.

This is a revolutionary innovation!
"God!" Luo Chongxun covered his forehead after thinking about the changes this innovation would bring.

This person, crazy?
Everyone was stunned.

Luo Chongxun saluted Li Xian quickly, then turned around and ran away.

"I'm so happy, Queen Mother, I'm so happy!"

(End of this chapter)