Chapter 376 The Essential Technique of Elevating the People(2/2)
Jia Sixie's status in the clan is actually not too high. Jia Sixie is not from the main branch, but from a small clan.
Moreover, he resigned from his official position very early and began to engage in his own research.
From the Qin and Han dynasties to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the "sages" holding classics shouted every day to put agriculture first, but in fact, they despised agriculture and mulberry trees.
They look down on farmers and agricultural technology.
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A person like Jia Sixie, who puts aside his classics and works in the farmland every day, chatting and laughing with the old farmers, does not have a very high reputation within the clan.
It wasn't until Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty came up and began to spend a lot of money to collect folk books that "Qi Min Ya Shu" received the treatment it deserved. Then its status continued to improve, becoming an agricultural masterpiece that has influenced thousands of years, even if it is compared with several other famous books.
Compared with agricultural books, Qimin Yaoshu can also compete for the top position.
Jia Sixie had no son, only a daughter. After his daughter got married, the couple passed away one after another. There was only an old servant responsible for cleaning the place. This servant was also old and could hardly hear what he said.
After everyone arrived, the servant led them to the study.
Although Jia Sixie has passed away a long time ago, his residence has still been cleaned up, including his collection of books, many of which have been taken away by his son-in-law. Only the agricultural books and related materials written by him remain.
here.
These documents are also well preserved, with no damage or stains overall.
After seeing these things, Old Man Jia finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he hurriedly asked a few young men to pack up these documents.
He also gave the old servant some money to reward him for his hard work over the years.
They started walking back again.
While walking on the road, Mr. Jia seriously warned everyone around him, "Not only do I want books, but I also want his disciples!"
"This disciple must be found as soon as possible."
Several young students were very embarrassed, "The books are okay, but his disciples have been here for more than ten years. His disciples have been traveling to various places for a long time. Where can I find them?"
"Bastard thing!"
"Isn't it hard to find a disciple? You, you, and you, the three of you will be his disciples from now on!"
"ah?"
Several young students looked at each other and said, "Sir, we have never learned anything about farming."
Old Man Jia pointed at the documents, "Don't you see these? Copy them down, and you will learn from them in the future!"
"I will allocate some of the family's farmland to you. You can move there later and learn how to farm while reading."
The descendants were shocked.
"Sir, are you saying that these are all miscellaneous subjects?"
"What miscellaneous knowledge?! Food is the most important thing for people! Farmers are a major issue for the country. How can we despise it?"
"I don't care how long it takes you, ten or twenty years, but you have to learn these books thoroughly for me. The Secretary Cheng of the Imperial Guard comes here in person. Do you know how much of an honor this is? Your Majesty seems to think it is very important.
Nong Sang, if our family can have another uncle like him, even half as good as him, our family can be revitalized again!"
"Listen to me!"
Several people had no choice but to lower their heads, and Old Man Jia returned to the guest room with his things.
Wei Changxian sat for a long time, and finally waited until he came back. As soon as he stood up, without saying a word, Old Man Jia ordered people to move everything over and put it aside.
There are a lot of these books. Although Jia Sixie only wrote one book, he did countless research for this book. There are many manuscripts of content and knowledge that were not compiled into the book. These are original manuscripts, piled aside, like
A hill.
Wei Changxian was overjoyed. He hurried forward and flipped through the books, his eyes becoming brighter.
"OK!"
"Very good!"
"There will definitely be a big reward for you!"
Old Man Jia cleared his throat and said in a low voice: "These are my uncle's lifelong efforts. If they can be valued by the emperor, it will be an honor for my family. I will never ask for any rewards! Please go back and tell Grandpa that our family does not want rewards.
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Wei Changxian was still smiling, and Old Man Jia continued: "As for the disciple you are looking for for more than ten years, I am afraid it will be difficult to find. However, our family has always attached great importance to agriculture. There are many children in the family who study day and night, but
They are still very young, and it is useless to go there. If one day they can learn and achieve something, they will definitely be allowed to visit."
Wei Changxian somewhat understood what the other party was thinking and nodded.
"I understand, thank you Mr. Jia."
Old Man Jia asked Wei Changxian to stay for one more day, and then hurriedly took his disciples to copy, leaving many copies of the original manuscripts.
In the afternoon of the next day, Wei Changxian finally got into the car with these manuscripts and left here.
Old Man Jia and his clansmen sent him far away.
His eyes were full of longing, and he said impassionedly to his left and right: "Your Majesty, you are truly a sage! The world will be in great order!!"
Everyone pursed their lips. If they didn't know what you said about the emperor in the palace on weekdays, they would really believe it.
Wei Changxian walked very fast, first by car, then by boat, and then by horseback. He was not young, almost fifty years old. But his body was very strong, and a sudden march was nothing to him. After all, he was still young this year.
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Although Wei Changxian and Wei Shou are relatives, their personalities are different.
Wei Changxian is not the kind of person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. When Gao Yang was in power, he dared to write a letter to refute the temple, and then he was dismissed and exiled, and has been working at the bottom.
Until Liu Taozi came up, Wei Shou and other ministers secretly sought positions for their relatives and recommended each other.
Of course, among the people they recommended, there were scum, but there were also good people, like Wei Changxian. Zu Jue thought he was upright enough, so he kept him by his side to help him with some clerical work.
Wei Changxian walked for a long time and finally returned to Pingcheng within the specified time and met Zu Jue.
Zu Jue got these books, but he did not rush to hand them over to the emperor first. Instead, he read through them all night in the name of revision.
There were a lot of these documents, but Zu Jue was a very fast reader. When he stole several thousand volumes of books from his friends, he didn’t know whether the thousands of volumes were considered stealing or robbing. Anyway, after he got it, he finished reading in less than half a year.
I just read it, but I didn’t give it back to anyone.
Zu Jue hurriedly read through these documents, memorizing the important things in them, and then hurriedly handed them to Liu Taozi.
Liu Taozi, Gao Jun, and Zu Jue were reading these books in the main hall.
Zu Jue pretended to pick it up and look at it for a few times, then stroked his beard and said, "This Duke Jia, he thinks about the same thing as I do."
"I also feel that Nongsang first pays attention to change and cannot follow the example of the ancestors, just like Shennong. Although he was a saint, compared with the current situation, he mastered very little technology. Therefore, to manage Nongsang, we must first pay attention to change.
, we must encourage new technologies and new tools, we must not refute or suppress these people, we must support them and reward them.”
Zu Jue said and turned to the next page.
"Ah, Your Majesty, look, Duke Jia actually said the same thing! He also used Shennong as an example!"
"We really have the same ideas!"
Gao Jun narrowed his eyes and looked at Zu Jue faintly, "Did Zu Gong read it last night?"
“How can I read so many manuscripts in one night??”
"If it's someone else, it won't work. If it's my grandfather, it's hard to say."
Zu Jue was somewhat unhappy, "Why should I bother? Secretly reading his books just to show off in front of His Majesty? How can I be so boring?"
Liu Taozi glanced at Zu Jue, "If it were someone else, it would definitely not be so boring. If it were Zu Gong, it's hard to say."
Zu Jue laughed loudly and put away the book in his hand.
"Your Majesty is wise!! You can see through me at a glance!!"
Gao Jun was hesitant to speak, what kind of person was he? Even though he looked normal at first, why did he feel more and more abnormal?
Zu Jue then quickly became serious, "However, I read it in advance just to understand the quality of his book as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty, this book "Essential Techniques for Elevating the People" is a book that can help govern the world!"
Chapter completed!