When Fang Jifan thought of the poor Ouyang Zhi, he felt a little sad.

But what is even more melancholy is Zhu Houzhao.

Squatting in the west mountain, Zhu Houzhao weeded, caught insects, and fertilized. In addition to feeling a little resentful in her heart, the process seemed quite pleasant.

Whenever Wang Shouren's rest, the West Mountain became lively. The capital and nearby scholars seemed to have mastered the rules, so people came in groups early in the morning.

At this time, those who opposed Wang Shouren were tired of scolding. After all, the court did not denounce other theories as fallacies and insisted on capturing people to punish them. It was just that during the imperial examination, he appointed Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism as the "official school" and put forward his own claims, and did not violate the law.

Those who come here to study mainly include juren and scholars, especially those who fail to take exams for many years.

In fact, this is understandable. Cheng Zhu, who has been studying for a lifetime, found that he has no use at all. He is free to study at home every day, and the more he reads, the more he becomes, the more he is, the more he is, the more he is. Suddenly, when he heard Mr. Wang's knowledge, he was shocked.

Today is the day off, and the west mountain is covered with snow.

Many people came together in thick cotton coats.

There were more than two hundred scholars, and Liu Jian’s son Liu Jie also came.

Everyone is familiar with each other, so they nodded and nodded.

The young scholar Zhu came the earliest. In fact, he has lived in Xishan these days. Because the back and forth is the most troublesome, the young scholar Zhu no longer wears Rushan and wears a Lun scarf on his head. Instead, he is very unpolite, wrapped in a jacket and breeches made of cotton on his back.

Everyone greeted Xiao Zhu Xiucai.

Xiao Zhu Xiucai became dark and thin, but he was very happy to see many "classmates" coming!

These days, working hard alone is nothing, it’s not a big deal, it’s mainly loneliness! Occasionally, Zhang Xin will lead him to do something together, but Zhang Xin is too honest and talks to him, and then he says he’s dead. Even Zhu Houzhao’s active temperament doesn’t know how to communicate well. In the end, the way the two of them communicate is probably the only way to communicate with each other is ‘um’, ‘um’, ‘oh’, ‘um’, ‘um’, ‘um’, etc.

The 'classmates' are different. They speak very well. When they meet Xiao Zhu Xiucai, they said, "The one whom the teacher values ​​most is Xiao Zhu Xiucai. Xiao Zhu Xiucai has been in the West these days, and I think he has learned a lot of knowledge."

"Xiao Zhu worships Mr. Xing's unity of knowledge and action. He must have any experience. Come on, let's listen."

Zhu Houzhao was so excited that it was true that there was no vegetation in this place.

He was about to say it, but he saw someone coming slowly.

This person was Wang Shouren. Wang Shouren walked slowly, and everyone saluted Wang Shouren again.

Wang Shouren nodded only and then looked at Zhu Houzhao: "What did the little scholar Zhu learn? Tell me, listen."

At this time, Zhu Houzhao seemed a little embarrassed. He thought about it and said, "The country is based on agriculture, and it is the most important thing for the people to have food."

Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Do you still need to say it? Everyone has known this principle for a long time.

But Wang Shouren did not laugh at him, but said with a faint smile: "You keep talking."

Zhu Houzhao thought about it again and said, "How can we make the people have food? The so-called "what can you know it on paper" is always shallow, and you must practice it yourself. It can be seen that if you want people to have enough food and not be hungry, it is definitely not just a scholarly person who says he or she is talking about it."

At this moment, everyone was silent. No one made fun of Zhu Houzhao anymore, but they all looked serious.

"This... is Mr. Wang's knowledge and action. Scholars cannot just say it, but also bow down to do it. Just like Mr. teaches us to cultivate land, does Mr. just let us cultivate land? Those who have read books have less skill in cultivate land than farmers. In fact, the original intention of this cultivate land is to acquire knowledge of farming in action, accumulate this knowledge, and implement the action."

"Just like... Fengcheng Bo Zhang Xin, look at that Xin, he has read books and he also cultivated land in Xishan, but he is different from ordinary farmers. Because he has read books, he has "knowledge". Therefore, when he cultivates the land, he pays more attention to the accumulation of methods and knowledge. Any experience he has will be recorded through bamboo pieces, and after it is recorded, he can cultivate better land. Ordinary farmers rely on the experience of their ancestors. If they can only produce three stones of grain for one acre of land, they are different. For the same crop, they can produce four stones or even five stones. Why is this?"

"This is why he implemented the unity of knowledge and action. He would constantly observe what kind of crops are best to apply and what kind of crops need to be watered. He would even record the growth of crops under different ground temperatures. This is the difference between him and ordinary farmers."

"Scholars always say that they should manage their families and govern the country and pacify the world. In fact, this is nothing more than empty talk! Why did the court grant Zhang Xin the title of Fengcheng Bo instead of these scholars who claim to be the ruling of the world? This is because, although a Fengcheng Bo, he only made a piece of land increase the yield of one stone, but because of his unity of knowledge and action, he continuously accumulates the knowledge of these farming areas and spreads these experiences and knowledge in the future. How much grain can the whole world increase? One million stones, ten million stones? Or fifty million stones? What a terrible number, how many people can these grains support?"

"What Fengcheng Bo does every day is actually just a matter that cannot be even smaller. Scholars disdain it, but the true knowledge accumulated by his behavior and his behavior benefit the people of the world. Even a hundred talented scholars and ten so-called wise ministers cannot match the kindness he alone to the people of the world."

The more everyone listened, the more they became.

It is really amazing that Xiao Zhu Xiucai can learn from one example and apply it to others.

Zhu Houzhao did not enjoy respect when she was with her father, but she enjoyed it here.

Seeing everyone listening to him with concentration, he continued with joy: "Now Zhang Xin is planning to cultivate a crop that can grow in the desert. If this crop can really grow in the desert, then... what the sages of all dynasties cannot do can be done by Xinjianbo and Fengchengbo. Do you know how much benefit this will bring?"

"For a long time, the Tatars attacked our Ming Dynasty, and the military and civilians in our border town were in great pain, but the Ming Dynasty was helpless with them. This is because even if our army defeated them, it was unable to adapt to the desert environment in the end and had to retreat to Guanzhong."

"The Tatars were used to living with grass, they were used to grazing, while we Han people were used to farming and settled."

At this time, someone couldn't help but say, "Why are we Han people used to settle down? We Han people can also go to the desert to grazle."

Everyone couldn't help but smile.

But scholars, after all, they often have a lot of imaginations and seem to think that this may not be impossible.

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and looked at the person who raised questions with a mentally retarded expression, saying: "If the Han people want to survive in the desert and completely squeeze the Tatars' living space, the first thing they need to solve is two problems. One is to be able to produce, so there is a crop for them to cultivate, which is extremely important. The second is to settle down. The so-called grazing is not to raise sheep by wrapping a piece of land. If the sheep want to raise fat, they must have sufficient forage. If they want to raise cattle, horses and sheep on a large scale.

, after eating the water and grass in one place, you have to go to the next place, so the Tatars are grazing and wandering around. The Han people are not not good at grazing, but are not good at living and wandering around. Because the world outside the pass is particularly dangerous, dozens of people wander around with sheep. Once they encounter Tatars or bandits on the grassland, they will die without a burial place. This is like letting the Han people use their own disadvantages to fight the advantages of the Tatars. The Tatars still want it, and they hope that we Han people will come out of the pass like this so that they can plunder us."

Everyone thought about it and finally understood.

"But once such crops can be cultivated, the problem of settlement will be solved. A group of Han people go out to open up land, and crops can grow on time in the field. With harvest, more and more people can be raised. When everyone gets together, they can build villages and build villages, and they can station permanent soldiers. The village will become a city block, and the city block will eventually become a city. Once the Tatars attack us, we can fight against them on the solid city block. Even if they fight for one year, three or five years, as long as food can be grown in the field,

It doesn't matter, because we don't have to allocate food and grass from thousands of miles away. As long as there are food and there are people, there will be crossbows, muskets, and iron cannons! They can't take us today, and tomorrow we will open up more wastelands to the north and build more city blocks. The city blocks are connected to each other, supporting each other and echoing each other. If they are defeated once, it doesn't matter. The population of our Han people is always more than that of Hu people... So, no matter whether we win or fail, our city blocks will only increase."
Chapter completed!