Chapter 106 0101 [Communicating with the People](2/2)
Bai Chongyan said: "My eldest brother is taking care of the land."
"That means you don't even know how much food there is in your own fields," Zhu Ming lamented. "If you do this, let alone rule the country and bring peace to the world, I'm afraid you won't even be able to bring your family together."
Bai Chongyan said: "If you have to ask about everything, how can you still have time to study? How can you still have time to learn?"
Ju Ming said: "Knowing things in the world is knowledge, and understanding people's feelings is writing. You don't have to find the road in the world in books. I go to suppress bandits to do learning, and talking to trackers is also doing learning."
Bai Chongyan argued: "If you are good at etiquette, the people will not dare to be disrespectful; if you are good at righteousness, the people will not dare to disobey; if you are good at trust, then the people will not dare to be unkind. If this is the case, the people from all over the world will bear their children."
Well, how can we use the crops?"
This is the original saying of Confucius. Those in power can gain the support of the people as long as they abide by etiquette, righteousness, and trustworthiness. They do not need to worry about how to farm.
Zhu Ming laughed and said, "Are you only half-read? Confucius said that he is not as good as an old farmer in farming, which means that he should let dedicated people do specialized tasks, and the superiors only need to control these dedicated people. People in government do not need to know how to farm, but they must
You know how much grain can be harvested from an acre of land. Otherwise, how can you control it? How can you prevent cheating? In addition to grain, you also need to know about industry and commerce, and you also need to know about these trackers and gold diggers."
Bai Chongyan fell into silence.
Zhu Ming added: "Confucius and Mencius said that benevolent governance should be implemented in the world. But the reality is different in different places. Good governance here is bad governance elsewhere. If you don't understand and communicate with the people, how can you know whether you are implementing good governance or not?
Bad government? You want to be kind to the people, but as soon as the government orders are issued, the people are forced to flee into the mountains. Is this what a gentleman does?"
Chapter completed!