Liang Ruji nodded, "I have thought about this question for many years. Since my father passed away, I was taken away by a friend of my father's death. I followed him around, and for decades, my footprints can be said to be spread throughout the provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

I walked along the way, looked along the way, and thought along the way. Many places were actually the same as Liangyuan Village back then. Although the land taxes set by the court were one of the ten, the localities often added taxes to the people at will. So much so that in Jiangnan, where grain production is high, many fields had to pay 50 or 60 grain taxes, or even high. This is not counting, there are many corvee levies every year.

Only famous families who depend on the local area can be protected and not be as profitable as those who are bullied by the government. At least, corvee labor is exempted. However, these household owners do not accept any money from these people who depend on them. They often have to collect three or four out of ten land taxes from them, and some places are even higher. They are just slightly better than the government. These fields are the fields of others' own land! Now they are unconditionally renowned to the names of those big households, and they have to pay them 30 or 40% of the land and grain to them every year. What is this?

However, when I looked at the Ming Dynasty, this phenomenon was everywhere. Especially in places like Suhu Lake in Jiangnan and Sichuan, where rice was abundant. There is a saying that Suhu Lake is ripe and the world is full. But now, no matter how much rice and grain are produced in Suhu Lake, the imperial court can collect it very limitedly.

As a result, this created a vicious cycle. The less the court collected, the more it would increase the levy. Therefore, those with land and land would invest more in large households everywhere.

It is precisely based on this reality that Mr. He's Juhetang was founded very smoothly, because he could not only provide protection to the common people, stop the imperial court's scattered scatters, but did not charge them taxes, and even provide them with land to cultivate. Of course, everyone was very willing.

But why did he fail so quickly? I have been thinking about this question for many years. I think it was decided by Mr. He. Mr. He is a scholar, a good person, and an upright person. It is precisely because of his integrity that he has achieved harmony and inseparable society in Juhetang. However, it is also his integrity that directly led to his ultimate failure.

Almost all of the generation that came out of Juhetang were deeply influenced by Mr. He. They all had very pure thoughts, upright hearts, or chivalrous hearts. For their friends, they could get into two sides. But it was precisely because of their personality that most of them were depressed and unsuccessful throughout their lives. They could not adapt to this dirty world.

Because of their straightforwardness, they often easily offend the government. Therefore, they are often convicted by the officials in various names. Mr. He is their representative.

Therefore, I think corrupt officials are the biggest enemy of our people. If the world wants to restore Qingming and return to the world like Juhetang founded by Mr. He, it is necessary to eliminate all corrupt officials. Only by destroying all these corrupt officials can the world be truly clean, and the tragedy like Mr. He will not be repeated!"

Liang Ruji said this and couldn't help but stand up, and his arms waving as well.

Yu Ren shook his head. "I don't agree with your point of view. No matter what country or era, corrupt officials will always exist. It's just a matter of number. If there is one in a hundred people, the influence of corrupt officials will be very small. If there are ninety in a hundred people, the influence of corrupt officials will be great.

And your way of Juhetang is destined to be unreplicable and unsustainable. After all, this is no longer a problem for corrupt officials. Even without corrupt officials, your Juhetang cannot last forever."

"Why?" This was the first time Liang Ruji heard someone say such an argument to him, which surprised him very much.

"Because Juhetang, after all, is a completely different thing from the current national system. It is precisely because of this system that if he continues to develop, the Ming Dynasty will be replaced by him soon. Therefore, the court will not allow him to develop.

This is not because he is good or bad, but because his existence poses a threat to the existing Ming Dynasty. Therefore, it would be fine if he is not good. On the contrary, the better, the more unable the court will allow him to exist. Because the better, the greater the influence he has and the greater the threat to the court."

Liang Ruji heard Yu Ren's remarks and had not spoken for a long time. Although he had been thinking about this issue for decades, he had never thought about it from this perspective.

"You saw this cup of tea! It looks clean, but can it really be clean enough to have no debris? Can a cup of water really be clean enough to have no impurities? This is impossible.

That's why there is the saying: When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when the people are observant, there will be no disciples. It is precisely because Mr. He's Juhetang is so pure that he cannot survive forever. There is no dispute, no hunger, no oppression, no injustice, and no war. Such a world will never exist.

Just imagine, if there were a thousand brave guards in Juhe Hall, could Yongfeng magistrate still capture Mr. He? At least, he could not do it. Will Juhe Hall still disperse so easily? It probably won’t be possible!

Although you have soldiers, your harmonious and uncontested nature seems to have been destroyed. However, if this is the case, you cannot guarantee your harmony and uncontestedness.

I said, "Don't fight for it." I will say it in reverse now, it should be "Strike for it but don't fight for it." Only by fighting for the court in the overall situation can you ultimately ensure that everyone has no dispute in small situations.

There is a saying that power comes from the gun. You have actually seized the power of this village in the Ming Dynasty, but you have not protected his military strength. How could the central empire of the Ming Dynasty allow you to exist for a long time!"

After hearing Yu Ren's words, Liang Ruji couldn't help but get up after taking pictures.

"Mr.'s words really make students suddenly enlightened. If we had heard of Mr.'s words, how could we take so many detours? I beg me if I could preach your high theory to my friends? I can point out a bright road for them."

"Okay!" Yu Ren heard Liang Ruji suddenly change his words and said that he was impressed by his theory that he copied. However, he has always been very thick-skinned. Although he was not really admired by him, he was still a little proud.

In fact, Yu Ren was not interested in these problems in the past. However, as he went further and further in this world, his family wealth accumulated and his business grew bigger and bigger, the pressure he was under increased. Originally, he was a carefree person, just take care of himself. But now it is different. If the Yu family money house in Zhao Rui's hands and the various people in the Shen family were added to the group of brothers at sea, the number of people would probably be less than three or five thousand.

He must be responsible for the thousands of people who have been with him, and he must consider them; he must consider their food and accommodation issues, income issues, development issues, and even family issues.

It is precisely because of such changes that many social problems that seemed out of reach from him have become increasingly problems that he urgently needs to solve.

He began to consider these social problems of the Ming Dynasty more and more. Because he wanted to maintain his efforts and build these foundations so far, and ensure that the thousands of brothers and sisters who had been with him would always have food to eat. Without a healthy and stable social environment, that would never work. In the past, because of his small ability, even if he wanted to change, it would be impossible. But now it is different. Now his strength has become much stronger, and many things he could not do before can be started.

Including gradually changing this chaotic and dirty world.

However, how to change is a big problem. Although he thought about this problem for a long time, he had never met a person with experience in this area, including his two most capable confidants, Li Ying and Zhao Rui.

However, today he finally met an expert in this field. Liang Ruji obviously had a deep study on these issues. He was eager to discuss with him further, so he stood up.

Liang Ruji was overjoyed and stood up. The two of them left the private room, and Liang Ruji led the way in front.

But as soon as they walked out of the teahouse, they saw a young man wearing a coarse cloth shirt hurried over.

Liang Ruji suddenly saw this person and hurriedly met him.

"Makoto, what's wrong?"
Chapter completed!