Lin Shengyuan picked up a gourd of wine, held a piece of meat in his hand, and returned home with one step at a time. When he saw Lin Xi busy in the courtyard, he said, "My son, do you know where I am going to eat with Huang Yuanwai today?"

Lin Xi smiled and said: "Seeing how happy dad is, I guess this is not an ordinary place."

"Exactly!" Lin Shengyuan sat down on the chair and shook his head. "Today, a member of the city, Mr. Du, was working as a host. He was in the pavilion on the second floor of the Jiangbian Restaurant. Ah, I think I saw the world in Kaifeng Mansion back then.

But I have never seen today's scene. A banquet, and I didn't ask a female prostitute to sing a song, but it actually cost fifty or sixty yuan! That member Du didn't even blink!"

Lin Xi said: "Xiangyang is different from Kaifeng. The king here doesn't like female prostitutes singing and dancing, so everyone imitates them. I heard that the luxurious banquets in riverside restaurants are not called female prostitutes. They are called female prostitutes.

There is another way to eat it.”

Lin Shengyuan clapped his legs and said: "It's different, it's different, it's really different. This Wang Zhan, I don't know how he came up with these methods, it's amazing. In a year or two, how prosperous is Xiangyang Mansion now?

!In my opinion, this is the most prosperous place in the world!"

Last year, the Jin people went south, and Mianxiu Jiangnan was devastated. The once prosperous cities such as Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou were burned and plundered, and they were no longer what they used to be. The two capitals in the Central Plains were destroyed, and the prosperous Jiangnan was destroyed. The world was peaceful except for Shu.

, Xiangyang is quite prosperous now.

After admiring for a while, Lin Shengyuan said: "The member Huang who visited our house the day before yesterday is determined to start a cotton business. Depending on his intentions, he wants me to buy cotton cloth for him in Xiangyang and then transport it to Xiangcheng——"

"Why should it be transported to Xiangcheng?" Lin Xi asked curiously.

Lin Shengyuan said: "The Jin captives go south every year, how can we allow people from the North to come and do business casually? The king has determined that all trade with the North is in Xiangcheng. Song people must transport goods to Xiangcheng, and merchants from the North must

You can buy it from there, which is equivalent to a sales market."

"That's it." Lin Xi nodded. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there has been a giant Khitan in the north of the Song Dynasty, with a trading market. This kind of trade situation is commonplace, and no one is curious.

Lin Shengyuan said: "Cotton cloth is such a big business! If I can really collect cotton cloth for Huang Yuan, maybe this will be my chance to make a comeback!"

Lin Xi said: "Since the market is in Xiangcheng, Huang Yuanwai can just go there and buy it. Why do we need Dad?"

Lin Shengyuan laughed and said: "Do you think cotton cloth is the same as ramie cloth and can be bought anywhere? Apart from the Western Regions, it can only be bought here in Xiangyang, and the cloth in Xiangyang is unparalleled in the world! How many people are eyeing this business?

, when we get to Xiangcheng, where will it be Huang Yuanwai's turn!"

Speaking of this, Lin Shengyuan looked a little yearning: "When we were in Kaifeng Mansion, although our business was not big, we still had hundreds of dollars of interest a year. What kind of life did we live at that time! Alas, it was nothing like

So embarrassed now!"

Lin Xi said: "Dad, we can't think about the past days. The country suffered a disaster and many families were broken up and killed. We are a father and daughter, which is a rare blessing. Now in Xiangyang City, how many people have nothing to do. We can have enough food and clothing.

, I don’t know how many people envy you.”

Lin Shengyuan was lost in thought for a while, then nodded and said: "That's right. Alas, the princes in the court can't do it well, and the country suffers, but we, the common people, suffer! Speaking of which, where can we go to argue?"

He shook his head and muttered a few words, not knowing what to complain about. Lin Shengyuan added: "If Huang Yuanwai can succeed this time and get his capital to do business, our father and daughter will never have to live so hard again."

Come on, you are eighteen years old, so you are not young anymore. Once I make money and find a good marriage for you, I will feel at ease."

After hearing this, Lin Xi couldn't help but wonder for a while. Normally speaking, she is eighteen years old, which is indeed not young. However, in the war years, there were many separations and deaths, and there were countless older women. When she married, her husband would be

What kind of person is this? The little girl’s family has often thought about these things since she was a little girl, but she has never figured it out.

In the official hall, Wang Xiaolie saw Chen Qiudao coming in and hurriedly asked to sit down.

After serving tea, Wang Xiaoxian said: "Now that the world is at peace, many things need to be done. Although the imperial court has withdrawn various supervisory departments, we are still guarding the local area, and many things still have to be done. In the past, when there was peace, there were changes in the local area.

As envoys, there are those who promote some punishments and prisons, some who promote Chang Ping, some who promote academic affairs, and some who are commanders and ministers, and many other things. We don’t care about the military, but we cannot ignore political affairs. Now we are transferring the duties of envoys and promoting Chang Ping.

, in fact, they are all under your name, and Tidian Prison still belongs to Wang Tixing. Only for the post of Tidian Academic Affairs, there is no suitable candidate."

Chen Qiudao said: "The observation means to reset the state schools and county schools?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "In the past two years of military training, we have set up new barracks and military schools. From this point of view, schools are very useful, but they are different from before. In addition to prefecture schools and county schools, I want to set up schools extensively.

, to educate the people, there are more things to do than before."

Chen Qiudao has been in Xiangyang for nearly half a year and is no stranger to the school. After thinking for a while, he said: "What you want to do, it is better to observe and explain clearly."

Wang Xiaolie said: "In the officialdom, there are officials and officials. They have different duties and have different requirements. To put it simply, I want to use state and county schools to teach people to be officials, and use schools to teach people.

Be an official. Today's officials are very different from those in the past. They have generous salaries, specific duties, and their own regulations. For a while, there are many people who are willing to join the ranks of officials. But without going to school, many things cannot be done in the same way.

One, it’s not a good thing.”

Chen Qiudao frowned after hearing this: "In the yamen, officials each have their own duties, which are very different. Officials are sent by the court, while officials come from the local area. The two cannot be confused. If you want to establish a model to teach officials, it is not

Do you know if it’s feasible?”

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while. Then he said: "What is the difference between officials? In fact, it was not very clear before. Officials are sent by the imperial court, and officials come from the local area. They are considered from the perspective of the imperial court governing the world.

If you think about it from the perspective of local people, you will feel confused. I think the difference between officials and officials should be fundamentally explained. It is difficult to draw boundaries in things in the world, but there are degrees. In these four words, there are no boundaries.

Things that can be handled clearly according to the boundaries are the things that are managed by officials. Things that are difficult to draw clear boundaries and must be managed according to degrees belong to officials."

Chen Qiudao looked at Wang Xiaolie blankly, and after a long while, he said: "I'm sorry to say that I'm stupid, but I really don't know what it means at the moment. Things in the world naturally have limits, and you can't cross them, but there are limits.

What does "Unbounded" mean?"

Wang Xiaolie was stunned for a moment. After being silent for a while, he said: "There are degrees and no boundaries, which means that everything in the world has degrees, but no boundaries. When we are far away, we can distinguish what is this and what is that.

What? For example, this side of the Han River is Xiangyang, and that side is Fancheng. Dividing it into Xiangyang and Fancheng means there is a degree. But if they are close, the boundaries between Xiangyang and Fancheng must be separated, unless the Han River in the middle does not belong to Xiangyang.

It’s not just for climbing the city. If the two cities divide the Han River equally, there will be no boundary in the middle.”

Chen Qiudao smiled bitterly, wondering what Wang Xiaolie was talking about.

For a moment, Wang Xiaolie couldn't find the right words to persuade Chen Qiudao.

There are degrees and no boundaries, which is a philosophical concept. Wang Xiaolie doesn't know when he came up with this concept. It should be an impression formed in his previous life. This impression is very deep, and it has penetrated his thoughts unknowingly.

Why are there degrees and no boundaries? In classical terms, it is Lao Tzu’s “Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao; names can be named, but they are not named.” In popular words, it is the way the world is. Whether people are here or not, the world is like this.

Whether people know it or not, the world is still the same. The understanding of the world, various concept definitions, and various relationships are all determined by people, not what the world inherently has. People's rules cannot truly and completely describe the world.

, has its own scope of adaptation. If it exceeds the scope of adaptation, the regulations will be invalid.

People always give various names and definitions to their understanding of the world, and then deduce various relationships. Among them, definition is the most important thing in epistemology. For example, many theories will define human beings. Definition

Human beings define human society based on various understandings. As human beings, people should clearly understand themselves. But if you look at various theories, you will find that the definition of human beings is extremely complicated, until it is meaningless.

The usual view is that the difference between humans and animals is that humans can make and use tools. But later, when I observed more, I found that many animals can also make and use tools. So some people went to subdivide how to use tools to be human. Then

Animals beyond this definition have been discovered.

This is true not only of human society, but also of humankind's understanding of nature. Not to mention various ancient theories, even in Newton's era, due to the discovery of Newton's laws, humans also felt that they understood the universe. They felt that as long as they measured the mass and speed, they would completely understand it.

Then Einstein appeared and the theory of relativity appeared. I felt that the theory of relativity described the universe clearly, and quantum mechanics appeared again.

Philosophically, if we admit that human knowledge is limited and cannot completely describe reality, we know that there must be degrees and no boundaries. We also know that the dichotomy is incorrect and there must be a transition zone in the middle.

Based on this understanding, Wang Xiaolie believes that within a political power, it is natural for officials and officials to be separated. The yamen cannot be all officials, and it cannot be all officials. Failure to distinguish between officials and officials will cause chaos in the political power.

For the political power, from the perspective of governance, it can be considered that the officials are sent out by the court and the officials are recruited locally. But from the perspective of the common people, this division is meaningless. They do not know which things are governed by officials and which things are governed by officials.
Chapter completed!