In the spring breeze that was not cold on his face, Sun Ce worshipped Zhang Heng with the ceremony of Taizhu.

Cai Yan wrote a tribute and wrote a elixir and carved steles. Hundreds of celebrities and wise men in Nanyang attended the meeting. After listening to Cai Yan's articles and watching Cai Yan's calligraphy, they were very impressed. Everyone knew that Cai Yong was a famous scholar and his writing was the best in the world. Unexpectedly, his daughter also had such knowledge, which was really eye-opening.

While the iron was hot, Sun Ce announced that the county school would invite Cai Yan to attend the lecture, and set up a special kindergarten class, aged over seven years and under ten years old. The school system was a year old. The county school provided free stationery such as ink, paper and ink, and provided a free lunch. This was not to show that one had money, but to facilitate children who could not afford to read. Children under ten years old were not laborers, and could also have a free meal, even the poorest family would not refuse.

No matter who it is, even if he has a deep hatred for Sun Ce, he has to admit that this is a good governance. As for how long it can last, it depends on one's own opinion. As for now, you can't insist that Sun Ce is hypocritical and wins people's hearts.

At the beginning of this incident, Sun Ce proposed the preliminary idea of ​​collecting commercial tax. Nanyang is well-connected, with many foreign merchants, and commercial tax is considerable. However, very few people oppose it, because although locals also do business, the main body of merchants is still outsiders. The collection of commercial tax can indirectly reduce the burden on locals in Nanyang. Moreover, Sun Ce said that if the collection of commercial tax meets the expected target, the tuition will be gradually cancelled.

Oral tax is a head tax, which is charged according to the population. From the age of seven to fourteen, regardless of gender, it will charge twenty cents every year. In Nanyang, the annual oral tax is about five or six million. Oral tax does not matter to people with family property. Even if it is a family of thousands, there are hundreds of children, but only a few thousand cents a year. But for poor families, dozens of cents a year is also a big burden.

In short, although Sun Ce's policy is good governance, it has more symbolic significance to the powerful families than actual benefits, and ordinary people are still benefiting.

However, the procurement plan mentioned by Sun Ce was targeting the powerful family.

Nanyang is a county, including Wan County, with 37 counties, from prefect to ordinary subordinates, there are two or three thousand people. If the pavilion chiefs and postmen and other minor officials who are not included in the organization are included, the total number is nearly 20,000, and the various materials needed each year are quite large. For example, the paper proposed by Sun Ce is a very potential business. It is a purchase of two years of consumption at once and pays some funds in advance, which is equivalent to Sun Ce helping to build a workshop and underwriting some products. Who doesn’t want to do such a good thing?

Nanyang is a big county with a population of nearly 2.5 million. In addition, the total number of migrant population exceeds 3 million. It may be further increased in the future. The food, clothing and use of three million people is a big business. Take salt as an example. The quota for each person is three liters per month. The total salt consumption per year is more than one million stones, worth 200 million and profit of 40 million. Even if it is distributed to ten dealers, each person will have a net income of four million a year.

This alone has already made many people excited. The person who had originally held him and watched how long he was rampant could not hold back and began to observe the movements of others. He was embarrassed to stand out first, and was afraid that others would take it first.

After Sun Ce reported one procurement plan after another, the chattering voice became louder and louder, and even Sun Ce's voice was no longer heard. Sun Ce simply announced that the prefect's office would have a detailed plan later, and those who are interested can contact the prefect Yan to negotiate.

Before Sun Ce finished speaking, Yan Xiang was surrounded by a "boom". Sun Ce's reaction was a little slower and almost overthrown. In desperation, he held Huang Yueying with his left hand and Feng Wan with his right hand, and jumped out. On the other side, Zhou Yu was also quick and quick to protect Cai Yan behind him. Looking at the black head, several people looked at each other.

"Yan Fujun will not be in trouble, right?" Feng Wan broke free from Sun Ce's arm in a panic and looked around and used it to cover up his embarrassment.

Sun Ce was still scared. "You must not have any trouble. If you are trampled to death, it would be the same as if you were hit by money, it would not sound very nice."

Everyone laughed at each other, and the atmosphere became relaxed. Cai Yan sighed quietly. "The Master sighed that there are many lustful people, and there are few who are virtuous. In my opinion, there are more wealthy people than lustful people. Greed is the greatest enemy of virtue."

"Mrs. Cai doesn't have to sigh. Wealth is like water. Water can carry a boat and can also overturn it. Wealth can keep health and can also harm life. The key is how you use it. Treating wealth is like controlling water. It is better to disperse than block it. Only when the people are rich can the country be strong. What's wrong with it?"

"The country is strong and the people are rich?" Cai Yan pondered for a moment. "The general's words are translated from "Salt and Iron Theory", but the original words are rich and the people are strong. What is the profound meaning of the general's changes?"

Sun Ce was very surprised. He just said it casually, but he didn't expect that there was a source, and there was such a subtle difference. He thought about it and said seriously: "I think the country is better than a strong country. If the country is strong, it is better to resist insults and safe people. If the people are rich, they can live and work in peace. Didn't Guanzi say that the warehouse is solid and knows etiquette, and only with food and clothing can they be elegant. How can you talk about the piano and art when you are hungry?"

Cai Yan's face turned slightly red. "What should Yan Hui do? General Zhou talked about the general, but he praised him as a person like Yan Hui."

Sun Ce glanced at Cai Yan, feeling a little relieved. "Madam, are you taking the exam for me?"

"I dare not, I speak casually when I am in a whim." Cai Yan smiled and greeted her, but refused to give in and had no intention of giving up.

Sun Ce thought seriously for a while. "I understand this way, and I don't know if it's right, so I ask my wife for advice. A gentleman should not lose his integrity because of poverty, not be accomplices of the tiger because of poverty, rather than being willing to be poor. Anyone, even if he doesn't know a word, has never heard of the saint's way. He has the responsibility to use his hard work to exchange for food and clothing, and has the obligation to let his parents, wife and children live a better life."

"What if it can't be done? Should we do evil?"

Sun Ce shook his head. "If a person's hard work cannot guarantee food and clothing, then he will pay attention to his problem. Instead, the ruling person is dereliction of duty and should change to the more competent person to rule."

"According to the general, if parents cannot guarantee their children's food and clothing, wouldn't it be a dereliction of duty? Do you have to change your parents?"

Sun Ce smiled. "It turns out that my wife has been in such a big circle and is waiting for me here. Are you taking revenge on the Yaxing I disturbed you yesterday?"

Cai Yan bowed again and said with a smile: "I dare not."

"My parents cannot be changed, but the ruler can be changed. When Qin Shihuang dies, the world will still be the world." Sun Ce said word by word: "It's not to be concealed. I think Confucianism can only cultivate oneself and maintain the family at best, and cannot govern the country and pacify the world. The Han Dynasty has fallen to this point today, and Confucianism cannot refuse to blame."

Cai Yan suddenly changed his face, but Huang Yueying and Feng Wan's eyes were bright and he could see. Zhou Yu was also very embarrassed and was about to smooth things over, but Sun Ce raised his hand and signaled Zhou Yu not to worry.

"Mrs. Cai, do you know why I asked you to start teaching at the county school, not Lingzun?"

"I also need to ask for advice."

"Because you are young, unlike Lingzun, who have been immersed in Confucianism for a lifetime, and the habits are hard to change." Sun Ce turned around and looked at the faces of Pang Tong, Feng Wan and others, and finally fell on Cai Yan's face with a serious and solemn look. "After Dong Zhongshu, Confucianism has accumulated a lot of problems. If you don't revolutionize yourself, you may be unable to protect your position as the solemn master. Mrs. Cai, I hope you can not only become a female doctor who can compete with men, but also hope that you can remove the word "female" in front and become a real big doctor, reform the old man and revive Confucianism."
Chapter completed!