Chapter 2508 How big is the world
In fact, he was not the only one with advanced ideas like Fan Zhongyan. Many people in the Song Dynasty have become more open-minded and open-minded. With the continuous development of studying matter, the people's desire for knowledge began to increase.
This is an academic atmosphere and something that is common in people's minds. The original people needed to support their families all day long, and even so, a large number of people still struggled under the line of food and clothing.
With the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, the prosperity of business, the presence of factories and the numerous business names, almost all ordinary people could have a good life. Even if they could not be compared with later generations, they were much better than the previous era.
In this case, people begin to become rational because they know how money is earned. After having money and a stable life, people always like to ask more why.
Seeking knowledge is valuable and terrible. Knowledge has changed its destiny in this era, and the opening of people's wisdom also means the change of the times.
This is true for ordinary people, and the "high-income" officials who live in the court have become more open-minded.
Some problems will inevitably arise, which is what Fan Zhongyan is worried about. He is worried that people's thoughts will be too liberated and that there will be problems with the rule of the court.
So the prime minister of the Song Dynasty asked Zhao Zhen about a question between the government and the imperial power: "Officials, if you pass the throne of the crown prince, the Song Dynasty will be two kings. According to the plan of the government, this will prevent the turmoil of the country and turn the prince into a qualified king in the lifetime of the government. But in this way, will it make people guess that the national dynasty can not only have two emperors..."
Zhao Zhen was stunned by Fan Zhongyan's words. He created a dual politics for the sake of the Song Dynasty, but at the same time it also broke the shackles of human thinking. Two monarchs are one who ruled the outside and the other ruled the inside. If this is the case, will three monarchs appear, and even more speculations?
The issue of the divine right of the king is a unified standard created by the Han Dynasty for thousands of years. Now it is slowly breaking this standard, and this Han Dynasty has maintained a standard for thousands of years.
"I still mean that the two kings will not have much impact on the Song Dynasty, and the lives of the people will not change. The Song Dynasty is not Zhao State now. It is normal for the country to be peaceful and peaceful, even if you have some thoughts, you can't give up because of the choke."
Fan Zhongyan nodded. In his opinion, this was a question of etiquette and law, but in Zhao Zhen's opinion, it was a political issue. As time goes by, people's thoughts will also change. The good or bad binary politics all require time to argue, but not by guessing out of thin air.
But there is a question that cannot be avoided. What should the successor of the Song Dynasty do? If one day the Song Dynasty becomes the real overlord in the world and there is no rival, what is the significance of binary politics?
Just sending the prince to the throne for education? Or to avoid the death of flesh and blood from the descendants of the Tian family fighting for the throne?
If the prince has a high prestige and if the Supreme Emperor is not wise enough, will the world support the emperor and hate the Supreme Emperor happen? What should we do then?
With Fan Zhongyan's words, Zhao Zhen also fell into deep thought, but Zhao Zhen now has no accurate answer, this is an unknown number.
Looking at Fan Zhongyan's face looking forward to the answer, Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly: "I can't help you. The Song Dynasty is different from all dynasties. Not only are merchants prosperous, but the country strong, but the people's wisdom is prosperous. Where do these come from?"
Zhao Zhen asked Fan Zhongyan, frowned and thought for a while, and said in shock: "What the official means is that these are all obtained from the beginning of the civil wisdom?!"
Bang!
Zhao Zhen suddenly slapped and said excitedly: "That's true. I was also looking for answers before, but I didn't get anything. Until one day, I discovered in the foot shop on Nanmen Street that the people of the Song Dynasty were talking about state affairs and were still discussing the investigation of things and imperial examinations. Only then did I realize that after the wisdom of the people was first opened, the national strength was inevitable! It was I who created the environment for the wisdom of the Song Dynasty to open up the wisdom of the people, and it was also the prosperity of the Song Dynasty after the wisdom of the people was first opened up! "
Zhao Zhen's words surprised Fan Zhongyan, but then he thought about it and said that was the reason.
Many measures of the government made the Song Dynasty stable and the people had no worries about food and clothing, which also prompted the culture and education of the Song Dynasty to become different from the past.
There is also the imperial examination reform, and the people also have the opportunity to study and enter the officialdom. Doing business is no longer a corrupt family style, and getting rich has become something people long for.
Zhao Zhen's words gave Fan Zhongyan a mentality of re-understanding of the Song Dynasty and reform. The officials had given different things from the beginning. The reform of the officials was promoting the opening of people's wisdom. At the same time, it was feeding back the reform of the Song Dynasty, making the development of the Song Dynasty stronger and stronger.
Compared with those visible changes, the invisible things are the most powerful. Fan Zhongyan was shocked and he found that he was like he knew the official for the first time.
This was a night talk with Candle. Zhao Zhen found that it was very interesting to talk with Fan Zhongyan. This prime minister of the Song Dynasty could always have unique insights and give reasonable plans.
Of course, Zhao Zhen has become accustomed to Fan Zhongyan's excellent service skills over the years, but this time it is not a matter of handling the government, but a simple conversation, a free conversation...
The eunuchs in Chongwen Court lit the lanterns one by one. The huge Chongwen Court has 72 lanterns, and it takes half an hour to ignite the single part.
This is also when the lights in the Shendu City were first on. In the secret pavilion in the center, Zhao Zhen looked at a huge sand table and kept silent. Fan Zhongyan next to him was sucking in the cold air, because this huge sand table was no longer a map of the Song Dynasty, but a map that Fan Zhongyan had never seen before.
Although the Song Dynasty occupied a large area of territory on this map, there were still many lands, and the Song Dynasty was not the center of the map.
In the east, Fan Zhongyan saw Haidong Prefecture, in the south, the South China Sea countries and the Abbot's continent, to the west, there is Tianzhu to the west, but now the dragon flag of the Song Dynasty has been planted, but there is also a large area of land to the west, where are Seljuk, Daqin and many countries that Fan Zhongyan first saw.
As for the north, there was a place called "Ross Kingdom". There was also a country composed of three islands in the northwest called "Saxon". Only then did Fan Zhongyan realize why the officials were so stubborn that they wanted to pass the throne to the prince now.
The government is far away from anyone to see, and is clearer than anyone else to see. In addition to the Song Dynasty, there are also large tracts of land and dynasties in the world.
Chapter completed!