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Chapter 837 Who is the enemy and who is the friend?

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    The two people, who had become closer to each other, had an in-depth conversation on specific issues while strolling along the river embankment.

    "Then tell me, who are our enemies and who are our friends?" Hai Rui asked in a deep voice, holding his hands behind his back.

    "Hai Gong wants to equalize the land and grain, divide the labor into acres, suppress land annexation, and use his sword to target the big landownersthat is, the gentry who own a large amount of land. All problems in this world are ultimately a matter of interests, so our enemies must be  From this group.¡±

    "Of course." Hai Rui nodded.

    "Land is the foundation for a livelihood, and almost anyone with a little wealth will purchase land. Therefore, this group is too large to be defeated. We must divide it piece by piece like cutting a big pie."

    "How many enemies did you defeat?" Hai Rui asked.

    "That's right." Zhao Hao nodded and said: "According to my observation, landowners can be divided into at least four categories. One is the large landowners who mainly focus on renting and lending; the other is the large landowners who, in addition to renting and lending, also make industrial and commercial gains.  The third is the large businessmen who are mainly engaged in industry and commerce and use land as a means of preserving the value of their property; the fourth is the small and medium-sized landowners who own the least land but the largest number of people."

    "Hmm" Hai Rui twirled his gray beard and listened very attentively.  He used to think that landlords were landlords, but he never thought that they could be subdivided in this way.

    And the benefits of such a subdivision are self-evident. Divide and conquer, pulling one faction to fight another, are all methods that our ancestors used badly.

    "Of those four categories, which ones can be fought for and which ones can only be attacked?" Hai Rui asked.

    ¡°I need Haigong to answer a question first.¡± Zhao Hao said with a smile.

    "Excuse me." Hai Rui nodded.

    "What's Haigong's view of justice and benefit?" Zhao Hao looked relaxed but asked nervously in his heart.

    The so-called view of justice and benefit is how to view the relationship between morality and wealth.  If Hai Rui had adhered to the Neo-Confucian philosophy of "a gentleman means righteousness, and a villain means benefit," the problem would not be easy to handle.

    "However, Zhao Hao still has some confidence, because Hai Gongyan must call him 'Qiu Wenzhuang'.

    Qiu Jun, who clearly proposed the "labor theory of value", was the most outstanding economist in the Ming Dynasty and even in the entire ancient history.  As the saying goes, "The economic base determines the superstructure," it is hard to imagine that Hai Rui would regard him as his lifelong idol even if his views on justice and profit were too different.

    Sure enough, Hai Rui said without thinking:

    "I don't hate the rich. I especially admire hard work and get rich, and I'm not opposed to getting rich through industry and commerce. What I object to is just plundering and getting something for nothing. I especially hate the ill-gotten gains made by collusion between officials and gentry and preying on the common people!"

    Zhao Hao¡¯s expression perked up after hearing this, as if he had eaten ginseng fruit and felt comfortable all over.  He asked with a smile: "It seems that Hai Gong doesn't discriminate against businessmen anymore?"

    "That's natural. Today, there are five types of people, namely, scholars, farmers, workers, merchants, and soldiers. Scholars understand the way, the army defends the country, agriculture produces nine grains, workers use sharp tools, and merchants are knowledgeable and contribute to the world. In the  In my eyes, all people are worthy of respect."

    "I just heard Hai Rui say in a deep voice: "What I despise is that people who don't live in the same place are like lazy people"

    When he said this, he obviously paused for a moment, but thinking that he and Zhao Hao were already fighting each other, he felt that he could not stop talking.

    Still gritted his teeth and said: "And those who get something for nothing!"

    " This statement will have no problem in later generations, but it was very taboo in the Ming Dynasty, because there were huge parasitic groups in the Ming Dynasty, such as vassals and nobles, which attached themselves to the weak body of the country and greedily sucked blood.

    That is the tumor of the empire.

    "But there are no vassal kings in Jiangnan, only some nobles who are far less harmful than the former.

    Secondly, that is not a problem that the two of them can solve at the moment, so Hai Rui just briefly talked about it and then returned to the topic:

    "So I believe that it is not advisable to value profit over justice, and it is also wrong to value justice over profit. We should have both justice and benefit. As long as we don't get something for nothing, getting rich is worthy of encouragement. As long as it is not illegally obtained, we should not be deprived of it casually."

    "Haha, okay, can you answer Hai Gong's question yourself?" Zhao Haoyun said with a light smile.

    "Not bad." Hai Rui also nodded and smiled, and then analyzed carefully: "

    "The first category, land is their only thing, so they are definitely the most stubborn. They will not give up hostility until they are beaten, hurt and crippled."

    "The second type is also based on the land, so they will also be hostile to us. But as long as we can protect their interests in industry and commerce, even if we cannot win them to join us, we can keep them neutral and not follow the first type of people.  Be our enemy.¡±

    ¡°The third category, land is not their foundation. As long as we protect industry and commerce, everything will be fine.¡±??Possibly becoming our allies.  "

    "As for the fourth category. Although they are also landlords, they still face exploitation and oppression from big landowners. Our new policy is beneficial to them. As long as their worries are eliminated, they will naturally become our allies."

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    After Zhao Hao heard this, he applauded Hai Rui and said, "Hai Gong really sees things thoroughly. I also hold the same view."

    "So, on the basis of relying on the working people, we should vigorously unite the third and fourth categories of people and try our best to strive for the neutrality of the second category. As time goes by, it will be much easier to concentrate on dealing with the first category.  , the backlash caused will be much smaller.¡±

    "But there is a premise, which is to 'encourage industry and commerce'" After Hai Rui finished speaking, he pointed at Zhao Hao with a smile and said, "You are just trying to wait for me to say these four words, right?"

    "This is not the selfish intention of Jiangnan Company and I." Zhao Hao called out to Tianqu and said: "It is Jiangnan's industry and commerce that has become the backbone, not to mention the citizens in the city. Even in the farmland, 70% of the farmland is planted with cotton.  Mulberry and rice are less than 30%. Therefore, a governor Yingtian who does not discriminate against industry and commerce is the need of the entire Jiangnan and the needs of the Ming Dynasty!"

    "You sing in a very high tune." Hai Rui scolded with a smile: "Since you are worried again, why didn't you ask about it last time we met? Aren't you afraid that you found the wrong person?"

    "I admit that I am a bit of a gambler." Zhao Hao said with a smile: "But the quarrel with Haigong lasted for more than a day or two, and when Guan Haigong was in charge of Chun'an and Xingguo, he always put 'encouraging industry and commerce' in the top priority"  After encouraging farmers and mulberry trees, I think I won¡¯t bet wrong.¡±

    Qiu Jun even fundamentally rejected the traditional theory of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business.  Adhere to the principle that "food is the foundation of the people."

    Although Hai Rui is not as radical as Qiu Jun, supporting industry and commerce and revitalizing the economy is where he learned from Qiu Jun.  This was the reason why Hai Rui ranked first in the country in Chun'an County.

    In fact, of course this question cannot be asked in advance, otherwise it will be Zhao Hao's election as governor, and where will that put Hai Rui?  Not to mention his strong self-esteem, the political sensitivity of a fourth-grade official would also make him flatly reject Zhao Hao.

    Now, it¡¯s up to Hai Rui to decide whether to make suggestions or not, so of course there is no such scruple.

    The two looked at each other and smiled, it was self-evident.

    ps. These chapters have been carefully researched. Hai Rui¡¯s opinions are all his own, and I have the sources for them all.  It definitely did not beautify Hai Rui, but found that he was really criticized.  Angrily asking for a monthly ticket!  There is one more chapter(remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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