Early the next morning, after eating the sumptuous breakfast specially provided by the princes' courtyard, Prince Xi couldn't wait to gather all the diners and ministers over.

Then everyone simply ignored the seats and benches beside them, and instead sat down on their knees in the Nuan Pavilion according to the rules.

Wait for the young master to speak first.

"What I saw and heard yesterday is beyond imagination. The rumors from the outside world are absolutely true. This prince's courtyard is also a fantastic idea and very convenient. I am afraid that what Shang Zhou enjoyed at the time was only a few, and it is not as comfortable as this.

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There are wine pools and meat forests, but there is more wine and more meat.

Far inferior to the variety of food and wine here.

But if we say it is extravagant, it cannot be called extreme. It can only be said that we have put in a lot of ingenuity and invented many tools, which are almost comparable to those of the ancient Yellow Emperor. In our pursuit of governing the country, have we gone astray in the path of benevolence and righteousness?

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Everything Mrs. Xiyun does seems to be only related to craft skills, and measures such as benevolent government and encouraging farmers to cultivate mulberry trees are far less significant than the changes brought about by Mrs. Xiyun's improvement of a certain craft.

The invention of the Quyu plow is enough to allow people all over the world to cultivate more than twice the amount of land in a simpler and more labor-saving way. This is actually equivalent to a disguised increase in the world's food output.

Double.

It can feed many, many more people.

This is something that no amount of benevolent government can do.

I'm a little confused right now, you can each speak freely and share your thoughts, and I will decide."

This fashion is in the early stage of the contention of a hundred schools of thought. Everyone has their own opinions on how to govern the country and how to make it strong. At the same time, everyone also believes more in practice. Only when a certain academic theory is really useful and really makes the country strong can it be convinced. Otherwise, it will

It's just nonsense.

So there is no disdain for craftsmen.

At this time, Ding Yun used his various measures to make Luoyang, the Zhou state, so prosperous. In Gongzi Xi's view, it undoubtedly meant that what Ding Yun did was right and it was the correct measure that could indeed enhance national power.

This made him start to reflect on himself.

Reflect on whether your past perceptions were wrong.

"Sir, please don't be blinded by the illusion of Luoyang City's prosperity at this time. Luoyang City's prosperity is really too narrow and too special.

Businessmen value profit over separation.

If a country emphasizes business everywhere, I'm afraid it won't be long before the people of the country will talk about profit in everything, talk about money in everything, and will not hesitate to trample the law for the sake of money!

The most important thing is that the emphasis on business and the neglect of agriculture will make the Chinese people stop cultivating the land and turn to work and business. Once a natural disaster occurs, I am afraid that many people will starve to death.

Luoyang City seems to be prosperous now, but the crisis has long been lurking. As far as I know, there are almost no fields left to grow food in the entire Zhou Kingdom.

Factories were built on those fields, fruits and vegetables were grown, and some livestock were even raised.

It is used to supply consumption in Luoyang City.

As for food, it all depends on purchasing it from other countries.

Nowadays, the transportation is smooth, and Zhou State can smoothly purchase food from neighboring countries. Naturally, there is no problem. However, once natural disasters occur in neighboring countries, they will no longer be able to sell food to Zhou State. By then, the glass soaps and other items they are selling now will

It can’t satisfy your hunger!”

As soon as they realized that the young master Xi had the idea of ​​imitating the policies of the Zhou Dynasty, some of the diners immediately saluted and persuaded him, and other diners nearby also spoke actively.

"Sir, big countries are different from small countries. A country with millions of people is different from a country with only tens of thousands of people. A country with hundreds of cities is different from a country with only one city. They cannot be compared.

For a small country with few people, even if it encounters a natural disaster or the like, it is relatively easy to find ways to buy enough food to survive for tens of thousands of people. However, if there are millions or even tens of millions of people, it will be a huge disaster.

No country can generously sell so much food to other countries. Moreover, the great powers are fighting each other to the death. If something really happens, adding insult to injury is just as bad as adding insult to injury.

So I hope you will think twice.

We must never imitate Luoyang’s policies.

The best way to strengthen the country is to buy some tools that benefit the country and the country, and then go back and use them or imitate them!"

The young master was pleased to see the remaining diners. Each one wanted to continue talking, but he quickly coughed and said:

"Everyone, stop for a moment.

I didn't say that we should encourage business. I just think that the improvement of craftsmanship and the reform and even creation of some tools are very conducive to a strong country.

So what I mean is to encourage inventions, improve the status of craftsmen, and even dig some more craftsmen from Luoyang back. I think in the long run, our country of Zhao will definitely be able to produce many more inventions and creative ideas.

Wonderful idea, a tool that benefits the country and the people.

Talking about benevolence, justice and morality is a bit pragmatic after all.

It’s more practical to improve your craft skills.”

When countries compete, each country pays more attention to pragmatism. This is also the main reason for the vigorous development of culture and science and technology in this era. The social atmosphere is completely different from the simple talk that ruined the country a few hundred years later.

Young Master Xi managed to hit the point.

The diners and ministers present could not refute this. They could only agree one after another and put forward some additional opinions, such as which crafts must be learned and which crafts do not need to be learned. For example, what kind of treatment should be given to the craftsmen after they are poached? A group of people are working together

Before they even started working, they were already happily thinking about their future achievements. Little did they know that the place where they lived had already been monitored by Ding Yun, and he knew everything they said and did.

Don't have too many people with similar ideas.

However, the reality is that no one can succeed.

It’s not that no one can successfully poach people, it’s that no one can successfully copy the things Ding Yun sells after poaching people. Even if they can be copied, the quality is far worse than the products sold by Ding Yun. Take soap.

For example, the soaps sold by Ding Yun are clean, beautiful, and have a charming aroma. However, the soaps made by those poached artisans are not only ugly, but also smell bad.

There is nothing wrong with smelly soap.

Just kidding, industrially produced soaps and soaps with artificial flavors cannot be easily copied. There is nowhere to find artificial flavors alone. If you use fragrances, not only will the cost go up.

The smell is not as long-lasting as artificial flavors.

Everything else is pretty much the same.

Many people have successfully stolen the secret recipe and copied it, but the quality of the copies cannot be compared with what Ding Yun sells. Many people suspect that the secret recipe they stole is fake or incomplete.

Ding Yun was also happy to watch the fun.

However, Ding Yun had other things to be busy with recently, so after watching the surveillance video of Gongzi Xi, she casually told the ministers in charge of the workshop, then left Gongzi Xi and his party behind, and continued to work.

He made preparations to attack the Chu State under the pretext of restoring the Song State.

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