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Chapter 851 Lion Cat

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    Songjiang Mansion, Tuisi Garden.

    After a month of recuperation, Mr. Xu Ge finally regained his health.

    At this moment, he was sitting on a recliner with his eyes closed, spinning a string of Bodhi beads in his hand.  There was a thick blanket on his knees, and lying on the blanket was a Linqing lion cat with long snow-white hair, one yellow and one blue mandarin duck eyes.

    This cat looks very similar to a Persian cat, but does not have the short face and upturned nose of the Persian cat. It is a pet cat native to Daming.  People say that lion cats with different colored mandarin duck eyes can ward off evil spirits and bring good luck to the family.

    Mr. Xu Ge has never raised a cat in his life, and now he is trying every possible means to transfer the cat.

    It is said that he even ate boiled eggs made of child urine

    Xu Fan sat aside, holding the book "On the Desires of Wealthy Nobles", and slowly read the opening chapter of Haizhong Cheng's masterpiece to his father.

    "Material relations do not lose their purpose, and a gentleman is nourished by his sincerity Madam, is there anyone who doesn't want to be rich and noble? Is there anyone who dislikes being poor and humble?"

    Xu Jie listened quietly. After he finished reading, he remained silent for a long time before asking, "What do you think?"

    Xu Fan said with a look of disbelief: "This is not like an article that Hai Rui could write. He should talk about how a gentleman should not be subordinate to things, and wealth is like a floating cloud to me."

    "Then you underestimate Haigangfeng too much." Xu Jie said lightly: "Just now you read his speech at Suzhou Fuxue. The eight words he gave to the students are the answer."

    ¡°It¡¯s about cultivating yourself internally and caring about people externally?¡± Xu Fan was stunned.

    "Yes, he has distinguished his requirements from those of the people of Jiangnan." Xu Jie's well-maintained hand gently brushed the satin-like cat's back, and said with worry: "Who said Hai  Is he a tough guy who doesn't know how to deal with things? He is a real person and doesn't show his face."

    "I didn't expect that Hai Rui, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually be full of tricks." Xu Fan said depressedly, "I'm afraid many people will be frightened by him now."

    "That's right." Xu Jie nodded slightly and said, "But this can be considered a good thing, at least it means that he won't mess around."

    After a pause, Mr. Xu Ge said again: "Don't rush to let Xu Wu get involved. You just messed with a governor, you can't mess with another immediately, let alone the court, we ourselves will also have opinions.  "

    "Yes." Xu Fan nodded. Seeing that his father was in good condition, he reported in a low voice: "By the way, Father, Zhong Zhenji was here yesterday."

    "What's he doing here?" Xu Jie chuckled and said, "I'm afraid it's not good."

    "He said that the governor's yamen required that Songjiang must clear out his parents-in-law by the year before." Xu Fan said in a deep voice.

    "That's normal. That's the wish of his predecessor." Xu Jie drooped his eyelids and said, "We just need to cooperate. Those who are clean will clean themselves up. That's just right. Don't tell me that it's been a few months and you haven't wiped your butt yet.  ?¡±

    "Everything has been completed." Xu Fan replied hurriedly: "According to father's instructions, most of our land has been transferred to the names of the family members and servants below. Only 20,000 acres are left for Hai Rui to show his prestige.  "

    "Hiss" Xu Jie twitched when he heard this, twenty thousand acres of land, a few hundred thousand taels of silver!  Doesn't this cost people's lives?

    "Prodigal son! If you hadn't caused such a big disaster, would our Xu family have needed to shed so much blood?" The distressed Mr. Xu Ge pinched the cat subconsciously.

    The lion cat snarled and ran away from him.

    "Yes, it's all the sons' fault." Xu Fan hurriedly lowered his head. He really couldn't understand why his father, who was already sixty-six years old, took the family property so seriously.

    "Forget it, let's get over this hurdle first." Elder Xu Ge sighed and said, "I hope Haigangfeng's sword will fall soon, so that we can live in peace."

    "Yes." Xu Fan nodded and guessed, "With Hai Rui's eager temper, it shouldn't take long."

    "Then just wait." Xu Jie closed his eyes again and stopped talking.

    ??~~

    "In the special care ward of Kunshan Hospital, Mr. Zhao's bursts of laughter could be heard.

    Jiang Xueying sat beside the bed, looking at Zhao Hao who was about to laugh out loud with a puzzled expression.

    On Mr. Zhao¡¯s quilt, there was also the book "On the Desires of Wealth and Nobility".  But the difference is that what he read was the last article by Li Zhi.

    "Hahaha, I thought Qiu Wenzhuang in the Ming Dynasty would be powerful enough, but I didn't expect there is an invisible hand here." Zhao Hao laughed and said: "What a Li Zhuowu, this is the work of Voltaire and Adam Smith."  Done!"

    "Fortai? Duck eggs are like honey?" Jiang Xueying's face was full of confusion.  "Are you from Taixi?"

    "Yes and no." Zhao Hao smiled and shook his head. He was a Thai man from one or two hundred years later.  "I think their views are somewhat similar."??This Li Zhuowu is really a treasured old boy.  "

    "My little sister also thinks that Mr. Li's articles are very good." Jiang Xueying could not understand Zhao Hao's new words, but it did not prevent her from expressing her admiration for Li Zhi.

    This is normal.  If you want to ask who is most popular with women in the Ming Dynasty, it must not be Zhao Hao, it must be Li Zhi!

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Is there any girl who doesn¡¯t like Li Zhi?  He was the first person to advocate gender equality and encourage girls to leave home.

    Zhao Hao understood this very well, but he could not help but feel a little jealous: "After all, he is a friend of women, 'Li Zhuowu'."

    "Brother, what are you talking about?" Seeing this, Jiang Xueying quickly waved her hands and explained: "I just talked about this article, not that I like him as a person." After a pause, he added: "The chairman and several group seniors  I also highly admire his article.¡±

    "That's natural." Zhao Hao was still not surprised.

    What kind of soil will produce what kind of ideas. The highly developed industry and commerce in Jiangnan have profoundly changed the traditional social form, and will naturally breed ideas that are in tune with it.

    Li Zhi¡¯s classical liberalism will undoubtedly be welcomed by the scholar-bureaucrats in Jiangnan.  A small government that doesn't compete with the people for profit and doesn't meddle in other people's business. It's the favorite of powerful families

    But unfortunately, this road may not be suitable for the Ming Dynasty.

    In another time and space, after Zhang Juzheng¡¯s death, the Ming Dynasty ran towards the small government intentionally or unintentionally.  By the end of Wanli's reign, there was only one chief minister left in the cabinet; the six ministers and assistant ministers combined, there were only four in total.  Among them, there is no minister in the Ministry of Rites, and there is only one minister in the Ministry of Household Affairs, who also has to serve as the Ministry of Works

    If the big officials are like this, the science and technology will be even worse.  Only four of the six departments with 58 posts are left.  There are only five of the 110 thirteen-level censors left, and the Zuo Du Censor, Zuo Fudu Censor, and Zuo Qiandu Censor are all missing.

    Want to rely on four to supervise the central government and five censors to patrol the country?  Let alone small government, this is directly anarchy

    Absolute liberalism is as free as heaven.

    The results of it?  Twenty years ago, the Ming Dynasty was able to win three large-scale battles in the southwest, northwest, and northeast at the same time, and drove hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops who had just gone through the Warring States Period into the sea. However, it was completely defeated in Saarhu and lost to an inconspicuous enemy.  of straight women

    Although not all faults can be attributed to the small liberal government, the loss of the Ming Dynasty's combat power and the overwhelming advantage of population, technology and wealth cannot be converted into battlefield strength. It is precisely the government's long-term treatment of localespecially  It was caused by Jiangnan losing control.

    Starting from Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, four million shi of grain were sent to the capital from the south every year, but only 1 million shi of grain was sent to Chongzhen Everyone was free, and no one was willing to fulfill their obligations to the country. How could such a country be unworthy?  The reason for death?

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