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Vézé's father-in-law, Qi Yu, had come to Vézé's residence in the name of visiting his daughter. However, it was obvious that the old man's purpose was to wait for Vézé's return. Therefore, when Vézé finally returned to his room at 10 pm, exhausted, he saw that Qi Yuchang was still talking to Qi Hongyi.
Qi Yuchang didn't have any position at the moment, so he couldn't directly take up a position in Vézé's Viceroy's office. Seeing Vézé return, Qi Yuchang asked with concern, "Vézé, isn't it inappropriate to not issue the declaration of war now?"
Vézé paused for a moment before understanding Qi Yuchang's intentions. Vézé led such a large army into Guangdong and took down Guangzhou. While the whole of Guangdong was shaken, they naturally had to consider why Vézé was making such a big move. The purpose of the declaration was to clearly tell the various regions what Vézé's purpose in coming to Guangdong was.
"Father-in-law, I'm currently trying to unify my thoughts. I don't have the time for this declaration …" Vézé replied.
"Are you afraid that someone won't listen to you?" Qi Yuchang asked.
Of course, Vézé was afraid that his brothers wouldn't listen to him. Qi Yuchang's question hit the nail on the head, leaving Vézé speechless.
Seeing that Vézé was silent, Qi Yuchang said, "Since everyone regards you as their master, who would dare to disobey you now?"
Vézé sighed and said, "Killing without teaching is called tyranny, not observing success is called violence, not following orders is called scoundrel. Right now, my teaching within the organization is still limited, so if I write this declaration to make everyone feel that following me will be beneficial, to me, it won't even reach the bottom line that I hope for. If I do it this way, it will undoubtedly succeed. Just like with people, stingy with money, there is a reason. "
Qi Yuchang stared at Vézé for a while before saying, "Who did you study with, Vézé?"
"Just take a look for yourself." Vézé had no choice but to reply. Moreover, Vézé was truly self-taught in the Analects of Confucius. Buy a copy of the Analects of Confucius translated into modern Chinese to read. At the very least, the content of the book can be understood. Moreover, among Vézé's online friends, there were several people who had a profound understanding of the Analects of Confucius. Vézé had learned a lot from them. However, she couldn't tell Qi Yuchang about these things.
After hearing Vézé use the Analects of Confucius? Qi Yuchang was deeply moved by the words in the Book of Yao. "Vézé, I don't believe you if you say that you don't want to rule the world. But from what you said just now, it seems that even ruling over the world is not enough to fulfill your ambition. We are relatives. No matter what, I can't stay out of your affairs. I wonder if you can tell me what your ambition is? "
Having stayed in the King Of The East's residence, Qi Yuchang naturally had a good understanding of Vézé's background. As the number one general under Yang Xiuqing, Vézé's information was a key target of investigation in the King Of The East's residence. Among the people in charge of these matters, there were scholars in Nanjing who had a good relationship with Qi Yuchang. When Qi Yuchang learned that Vézé was a famous Hakka mercenary who lived on the edge of a knife, he felt that Vézé was really unusual. When Qi Yuchang first met Vézé, he didn't realize that Vézé was a murderer. He only thought that Vézé was a genuine scholar. If such a guy had an ambition, it would certainly not be a simple idea.
His father-in-law was a bibliophile and scholar. Vézé didn't like scholars at all, so he wanted to see if his father-in-law could accept his ideas. Therefore, Vézé called Li Yifang, brewed some strong tea, and talked about his political ideas with these people who were all scholars.
Obviously, the two women, Qi Hongyi and Li Yifang, had limited interest in Vézé's ideas. At this time, it was already late, and they only listened to the problems of productivity and production relations. Their eyelids were fighting. Vézé could only let the two women rest. He wanted to continue talking with Qi Yuchang. Unexpectedly, the two women insisted on not leaving. They washed their faces with cold water and forced themselves to listen.
However, when Vézé talked about the essence of politics as class rule, the two women seemed to be really interested, or maybe they had slept too much, but they didn't seem sleepy anymore. They listened attentively to Wei Ze's narration and seemed to be very interested. As for Qi Yuchang, he was already stunned by this time. After hearing that the state was a tool for class rule, Qi Yuchang praised, "Vézé, now that you mention it, no wonder Emperor Wu of Han agreed to dismiss the hundred schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. He didn't choose Confucianism, but Confucianism. It seems that the ancients were not deceiving me! "
Vézé smiled and said, "The word 'Confucianism' has the word 'person' on the left, and the word 'need' on the right. Although I don't know what the word meant when it was created, just by looking at it, it talks about human needs. It talks about people's needs. People have needs, and this word is actually quite good. The problem with Confucianism is that when it becomes popular to choose scholars based on Confucianism, Confucianism is basically finished. Confucius understood the truth after studying the Six Classics, but later generations of Confucian scholars wanted to obtain status through Confucian studies. The two were not the same thing at all. One was to cultivate oneself, and the other was to seek social status. In the end, the Six Scriptures were lost. It became the death of the Six Meridians and the rise of the study of the Six Meridians. "
"The Six Meridians died, and the study of the Six Meridians arose. That's wonderful! "Qi Yuchang praised.
Vézé thought to himself, "Even I feel that Mister Mister's words are wonderful, so of course you old fellows think that it's wonderful." However, he didn't want to show off too much, so he continued, "There's another reason why the Confucians are completely finished, and that's because they don't work. Nowadays, scholars of Confucianism sought special privileges. After becoming an official, they could not work, and after becoming an official, they could have all kinds of power to oppress the laborers. However, when productivity was limited, everyone was playing a zero-sum game. If those who did not work took more, the workers would take less. Those who do not work eat more, those who work eat less. My ambition is nothing more than to be able to distribute according to work. Although it's incomparably difficult, I want to work hard and create a precedent. "
Perhaps Qi Yuchang could be considered a petty bourgeois, relying on book collectors to rent books and collect land rent to make a living, so he could understand this. As he nodded, Qi Yuchang said, "You said it very well, Vézé."
"Well, I don't think so!" Qi Hongyi finally couldn't help but interject, "If the laborers take more, or even all, then the non-laborers have to take less, or even not take at all. Nowadays, the non-laborers either starve to death by the roadside, or become rich. If you do this, it would be a wonder if people would fight you to death! "
Qi Yuchang was obviously not satisfied with his daughter's interruption. He glared at her, "What are you interrupting me for?"
Vézé hurriedly stopped Qi Yuchang, "Father-in-law, since Hongyi is sitting here and listening to us, we should let her speak. Otherwise, I won't let her listen by the side no matter what. "
Qi Yuchang immediately smiled when he saw how protective Vézé was of Qi Hongyi. However, after a moment, Qi Yuchang said, "Vézé, it's not a good thing for the harem to interfere in politics."
Qi Hongyi frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with her father's words. Vézé smiled and said, "It's indeed not good for the harem to interfere in politics, but Hongyi definitely has her own political ideas and her own political stance. Everyone is talking and discussing, so let her speak. "
In fact, Qi Hongyi was not afraid of her father at all. At this time, with her husband's support, she looked at her father with a coquettish expression, then moved the stool and sat close to Vézé.
Qi Yuchang had no choice but to smile and say, "This is really a husband's song! Vézé, don't spoil Hongyi. "
Vézé laughed twice, then put away his smile, "Actually, Hongyi is right. The most difficult thing for me now is not how to get rid of those rich and powerful people, because as long as the political and production standards of my ideas really improve to a level, their old way of life will definitely be shattered. It's not that I want to shatter it on purpose, but when the world changes, their old way of life is no longer useless. What I'm in a dilemma now is that if I write it directly in the declaration, they will think that they have no future and must fight me to the death. "
At this time, Qi Yuchang already understood why Vézé used the Analects of Confucius. The meaning of the words in the Book of Yao was that killing people who broke the law without education was called torture. Demanding people to succeed without training and guidance was called violence. Not supervising people in the early stages and forcefully urging them to do things when the deadline was approaching was called a thief. Similarly, giving people money but being stingy was called stingy.
Qi Yuchang actually did not understand many of the theories that Vézé mentioned, but he understood the current problem that Vézé was talking about. What Vézé was worried about was that he still could not lead people to move forward and get rich together. Therefore, Vézé was afraid that too many people's vested interests would be damaged, leading to a full-scale counterattack by those who Vézé said "don't work".
Qi Yuchang said with a smile, "Things should be prioritized. Vézé, I'm afraid you are thinking wrong now. You've thought too much and done too much, but you haven't said anything. Now Guangzhou is waiting for you to open your mouth and say what you think. Right now, you shouldn't bury your head and work hard. Vézé, you've killed so many people in Manchu Qing that their heads are rolling. Whether it's in Anhui or Jiangnan, you've shouted too many times that you want to fight against the Qing. But the people in Guangdong don't know. What they see is you chopping off countless heads with a steel saber. Why do you do it, what standards do you use to do it, who can do it, who can not do it, and when do you stop? They don't know! You only think about your many ideals and ambitions, but the people in Guangdong are thinking about when will Great King Wei stop killing? Don't you think so? "
"Uh … yes! I'll write the simplest declaration of war tomorrow! "Vézé replied.
Seeing that Vézé had finally extricated himself from his own thoughts, Qi Yuchang began to talk about the real purpose of his visit to Vézé. "Vézé, I feel that your Martial Governor's Office does not have scholars. This won't do. After listening to what you said just now, I kind of understand why you are unwilling to believe in scholars. However, the history books talk about the way to govern. If you only get close to your old subordinates, it's not a good way to govern. On this matter, even if scholars don't make you happy or satisfied, you still have to use them! I still hope that you can think about this matter carefully. "
Firstly, Vézé was sleepy, and secondly, he felt that he indeed needed political talents. He nodded. "Thank you, father-in-law!"
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