Chapter 525: New interpretation of money
In the eyes of everyone, Wang Ning'an sat in the teacher's position wearing a moon-white Confucian shirt and looked around. He was full of big figures in the court and the emperor had even increased. Zhao Zongye snuggled up to his father tightly and stretched his neck to look at him. Although he had heard it once, he was still looking forward to his husband's grand thesis.
Facing the top figure in the Song Dynasty, Wang Ning'an was also slightly excited.
Whether it can be famous depends on this shot!
"Your Majesty, you all need colleagues, Gao Xian, Hanlin Academy, Imperial College, and Xianda from the Imperial College: Wang is not even a Jinshi in his studies, so he naturally dare not tell you any Confucius and Mencius ways to you. If Wang is still a little familiar with it, that is this thing."
Wang Ning'an said, lifting up a bronze.
"That's right, it's money!"
"After counting, it has been five or six years since the establishment of the Royal Bank. Wang has founded some experiences and shared them with the officials."
When they heard Wang Ning'an talking about money, many people's faces turned dark. Especially some gentlemen with moral integrity, they couldn't help but turn their heads, and even Long Changqi couldn't stand it.
Facing Your Majesty and the wise men in the world, he actually talks about vulgar A Duwu, which is simply disgusting. People in the world say that Wang Ning'an is a treacherous minister who is a treacherous and lucky minister. Now it seems that it is true or false!
Many people are already thinking about the memorial to impeach Wang Ning'an.
However, Zhao Zhen smiled and encouraged. As for Jia Changchao, Wen Yanbo, and even Han Qi, they did not mean neglect at all. They looked solemn and listened sideways.
"Where does the so-called money come from? In one sentence, it is earned!"
"As an official, he earns his salary, he earns his wages when he works, he earns profits when selling goods, and he farms and sells grain for money... In short, it is the reward he gets for his labor, and he is putting it aside. I don't think everyone has any questions, right?"
Many people are not very adapted to Wang Ning'an's style. In their impression, the more profound and mysterious the lectures are, the better. They keep their mouths citing scriptures and talking about sages, and there are still few people who are as straight and popular as Wang Ning'an.
Zhao Zhen secretly glanced at the little prince. No wonder the little guy told himself yesterday that he could understand everything when the teacher said it well. If he said this, the five-year-old child would understand it!
It is really a disgrace to just confuse officials, workers, and farmers. Many people present are unhappy, but they can't say anything. After all, the emperor has no objection!
Wang Ning'an continued to talk about it, "It seems natural to pay for labor. But if men farm and women weave, they make and produce everything themselves, and consume it themselves, do they still need money? You can't buy a piece of cloth or a bucket of rice from yourself, right? So, in ancient times, there was no exchange, the reason was very simple. The ancient people collected fruits, captured game, cultivated farmland, weaving and linen...all the things produced were consumed by one or one clan. Gradually, the ancient people came out of ignorance, became smarter and more hands-on.
The stronger the hunting tools, we know how to cultivate and produce more and more. At this time, there is an exchange. Everyone takes the extra things to the market and trades with other tribes. At this time, trade is bartered. Even today, there is also a situation in the countryside. We exchange cloth silk for green salt cattle and horses to barter, which can be said to be barter. The ancient customs remain. This process may have gone through thousands of years, and people's hands are increasingly rich. Bartered simply cannot meet the needs. At this time, currency came into being!"
Wang Ning'an raised the copper coins in his hand again and smiled and said, "The original currency was not like this, but shells. Until now, many characters related to commercial money and goods still have the word shells, which is a clear evidence. The coins gradually changed from cheap shells to gold, silver, and copper. In the pre-Qin period, coins from various countries were minted in different shapes. Qin Shihuang unified the world and unified the currency, which was the round square hole coins we used today."
Wang Ning'an used very brief and plain words to sort out the process of currency development.
Everyone present frowned. Many of the things Wang Ning'an mentioned were true. They have also read them in ancient books, but no one has ever said this in the past, and no one has ever studied it like this!
After Wang Ning'an said that, many people felt enlightened.
Needless to say, my dear masters, like Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, they all feel like seeing the sun, especially Sima Guang. He couldn't help but smile. His master had two tricks, which was really not simple!
Wang Ning'an deliberately waited for a while to let everyone digest it, and then he continued to say: "Everything is clear and clear, and many things will be clear after it is clear. First of all, currency corresponds to commodities, which are the currency that the people create more products than they need, sell them on the market, and return them. Since this is the case, it can also be understood as every currency is a contract, a contract signed by the whole world and every ordinary person."
Wang Ning'an chose the first lesson as "money", because he was indeed good at this, and because he also wanted to break the myth of the Confucian scholars' population not speaking of profit.
New Confucianism should be pragmatic, and the greatest pragmatism is to learn to make money and learn to use money!
"A farmer, when he was young, was strong and could grow many crops. He took the food other than food rations to the market for money. If he was old and could not work, he could also use the money to buy food and provide his own life. Among the wild beasts, it is the prey of the jungle. When he is old and sick, even the king of all beasts will starve to death. People are different from beasts, because of this!"
Wang Ning'an knocked on the copper coins on the table again, "Of course, this old farmer has other choices. For example, he relies on his own children to support his elderly care. Does it have nothing to do with money? Of course not. Let me ask, if you don't have more money to earn when you were young, how can you raise children? Without children, how can you support them? So, in short, money is a tool, a tool to measure the value of everyone's labor. Money is like a storage box, and every coin stores the value obtained through hard work through blood and sweat. Because of this, money can be exchanged for other commodities and labor at any time."
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Speaking of this, the whole audience was completely quiet.
Wang Ning'an's statement can be said to have subverted all views on money since ancient times!
Money is no longer ugly, and it is not a derogatory term. The more money you earn, the more labor you pay and the more capable you are. Isn’t that richer and more respectable?
Everyone tried their best to shook their heads and was unwilling to accept this idea, but this idea was like a magic sound, constantly echoing in their ears and never dissipated for a long time.
Even Zhao Zhen showed a thoughtful look.
"Wang Qing, I have a question. If someone takes advantage of the situation and is unkind, then his money means other people's blood and sweat?"
"Your Majesty's wise!"
Wang Ning'an smiled and said, "Corruption and tricky robbery are all despicable means to occupy other people's labor. In other words, some people will have to work hard but not get rewards. It is precisely because of this that not only do people despise these behaviors, but also cannot be tolerated by national laws!"
"Here, I think I need to clarify two things, one is money and the other is profit! Money, that is, money, corresponds to everyone's labor, neither good nor bad, neither good nor evil. What really makes people hate is profit, and they are willing to destroy their conscience, harm others, and seek huge profits that do not belong to them... That kind of money carries blood, and that kind of profit should be punished by heaven and earth!"
Wang Ning'an said, glanced at the parents present and smiled slightly.
"I don't know if what I said makes sense?"
Others only think that Wang Ning'an is asking for advice sincerely, but Jia Changchao, Wen Yanbo, Han Qi and others clearly read the sarcasm from Wang Ning'an's smile.
It seems that the villain in this kid's mouth is just them!
Wen Yanbo has deep skills after all. He knows that in full view of everyone, there is no benefit in the attack. It is better to pretend to be generous and win applause!
"The story of the King of Kings is really enlightening and makes people suddenly realize that I have received the teachings."
Wen Yanbo stood up, bowed to Zhao Zhen, and then clasped his fists at everyone.
"The so-called gentleman is used to be righteous, and villains are used to be profit. This is what is said. It is just that later generations do not understand the teachings of saints deeply and cannot think thoroughly. Simply thinking that gentlemen cannot talk about money or profit, and talking about it is villains! After hearing the explanation of Wang Xianggong, I believe that everyone will not have such thoughts, right?"
Wen Kuanfu is not an ordinary person either. His remarks to Wang Ning'an mean that before today, in our eyes, you are just a villain who is attracted by money. As for whether it will be after today, we don't know yet!
The two of them had completed a confrontation between questions and answers.
But no one could see any strangeness on their faces.
Wang Ning'an also sighed very much, "It's still Mr. Wen who has a good understanding, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, scholars and men do not work in production, so why can they get support from other people? Wear silk and satin and eat delicacies from mountains and seas? People need scholars to maintain the right path in the world, defend rules and uphold justice. In the final analysis, it is to safeguard their labor results and maintain this not to be deprived!"
As he said that, Wang Ning'an raised the copper plate in his hand again.
His lectures are always logical and impeccable.
Now everyone looks at this bronze again and feels different.
The way of money should not only be discussed, but also be discussed in detail, and study all the knowledge in it thoroughly.
Only in this way can we be worthy of the people and uphold the justice of the world.
"Being an official and herdsman, loving the people, protecting the people's property, and allowing the people to live a prosperous and healthy life are great virtues! All other things are insignificant."
Chapter completed!