The Precious Lady – Chapter 150

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第150章 争吵
说罢,温婉呈上写了快二十日的策论。算上初稿,删删减减,还融合赵恒提供的不少典故,用词修饰和避讳,这已经是第五稿。

相较于第一次那篇赈灾策论的自信满满,这一次温婉准备得更加充分,却显得更没信心。

她曾将程允章那篇策论反复揣摩,拆开细看,不得不承认,古代的举人含金量堪比后世一省状元。

无论后人如何嘲笑八股文,痛斥八股文的弊端,但…同一个选拔机制卷出来的…怎么也算得上人才。

程允章那篇文章引经据典、条理清楚,在表达自己论点的同时,还能呈现出花团锦簇的美感。

温婉表示…望尘莫及啊!

此刻,她的文章就大喇喇的摆在姚老爷子的书卷上,供三个学霸赏玩品鉴。

害,学渣被公开处刑啊。

温婉冷静喝茶,只要她不尴尬,尴尬的就是别人。

“这篇策论…比起上一篇来说…进步很大。”见温婉绷着脸紧张的模样,姚老夫人率先开口,不过多少有安慰鼓励的成分,“这一回用了不少典故,行文更加流畅,大有可取之处。”

温婉心中自动翻译:这屎…卖相不好…但能吃。

程允章却微微蹙眉,一字一句生涩的念着:“主要经济体制单一化…以种植业为主的农业经济,加上辅助经济措施畜牧业…为整个大陈朝社会经济体制的构成模式。”

温婉喉头一滚,仰头问:“怎么了?有问题?”

程允章摇头,哑然失笑,“就是…温小娘子的文风很独特。”

姚世真憋着笑,“人家写文章是花团锦簇飘飘似仙,恨不得将世间所有华丽的辞藻都堆砌上去。只有这丫头,写文章如同老汉犁地,一榔头哐当下去便砸一个坑。直通通的,毫无美感!”

程允章笑,“学生亦有同感。感觉温小娘子这策论…像是…”

他微勾唇角,望着温婉笑得眼睛眯起,“像是武夫所作!”

他又停顿,随后慢悠悠的补充,“字里行间…读来犹如一拳一拳打在我脸上…”

温婉:……为什么搞人身攻击?

姚世真哈哈大笑,指着程允章鼻子骂:“你这小子…促狭!”

姚老夫人连忙乐呵呵的打圆场,“我倒觉得这文风朴实无华,返璞归真!”

见温婉脸色不好,姚世真半哄半笑,“撇开文风不提,你的这些关于商业的想法倒是天马行空。都说靠天吃饭,你为何觉得重农抑商是商业发展的束缚,提倡将劳动力从田地里解放出来?你可知,农业乃一个朝代立身之本,而商人不事生产,却天生投机逐利,若不打压商人,老百姓就放弃耕种土地,那地里粮食定然减产,长此以往,威胁国本。”

哎,刚高看这小丫头两眼,以为她会有让人眼前一亮的想法,不曾想还是受商户眼界所限,文章重点仍免不了为商人摇旗呐喊,说一千道一万,最终还是为了自己的利益。

姚世真感慨道:“天地所生货财百物,止有此数,不在民间,则在公家。此消彼长。”

这话,温婉听懂了。

意思是天地间所能产生的财富是定额不变的,不是流向国库,就是流到老百姓手里。国库充实,则百姓贫困;国库见少,则藏富于民。

小娘子却不紧不慢的反驳,“我倒觉得,富其国者资之天下,欲富天下则资之天地。”

温婉反驳的便是姚世真那一句“天地所生货财百物,止有此数。”

她认为天地之间的生产物是可以增加的,并非定额不变。

温婉引用赵恒的话继续怼姚老爷子的观点:“姚老爷子既知财货百物皆天地之所生矣,生则乌可已也,而可以数计邪?今夫山海之藏、丽水之金、昆山之璧、铜铅银锡、五金百宝之产于地者,日入商贾之肆,时充贪墨之囊,不知其几也。所贵长国家者,因天地之利,而生之有道耳。”

意思就是:谁说天地生产总额不变的?那么多银子,不止在公家,在民间,还有中间的权贵阶级呢!

姚老爷子被她怼得哑口无言,呆愣愣的看着温婉。

这丫头,好利一张嘴!

他说节流,温婉说开源。

他说社会财富总和不变,温婉说社会财富能无限增加。

两个人大眼瞪小眼,互不相让。

倒是程允章笑着说道:“治国之道,必先富民,民富则易治也,民贫则难治也。其实无论是治国还是经商,其根本都在于民,‘重民’‘富民’是国家长治久安的保证。”

姚世真面色缓和。

“世人轻商,都骂商人汲汲营营、好利钻营,但管仲便说过:夫凡人之情,见利莫能勿就,见害莫能勿避。可见,连管仲老人家都不否定人的好利之心。”

“更何况‘义者,谓各处其宜也’,对于不同的人,在义利方面就要有不同的要求。商贾的活动能够为社会增添财富,这便是商人之‘义’。”

所谓“常与同好争高低,不与傻瓜论长短”,温婉说得头头是道,也激起姚世真的反驳,“商人通过倒卖获取利润,不劳而获,唯利是图。对商人轻视自古以来,陈高祖便说过:‘农为天下之本务,而工贾皆其末也’,甚至从商之人被列入‘五蠹’之一,而富与仁、义、利为对立。”

“你拿管仲的话驳我,我也拿他老人家的话堵你:其商人通贾,倍道兼行,夜以续日,千里而不远者,利在前也。商为蛀虫,为了利益,连国家都能掏空。”

“按照你说的那什么…大陈朝是农耕社会,农耕社会产生价值的唯一要素就是土地…”

姚老爷子不愧是读书人,虽第一次接触温婉的那些提法,却迅速杂糅理解且灵活运用,“那么能产生大量财富的就是土地。农耕社会朝廷要保证国库充实,必定要严格控制商人的数量,防止农民弃农从商。重农是目的,抑商是手段。”

“所以,说到底,商人地位低下是维稳必然之举。重农抑商的政策和文化,从根本上说,是保障大多数人基本生存利益。这种理念的核心,在于确保社会大众免受饥饿的威胁。”姚老爷子指着她的策论,“这可是你文章中的原话!”

“您得看后半段啊。”温婉小手抖了抖,把策论往后挪,“这后面不都是反驳轻视商人的吗?提高商人地位,促进经济运转,拉动内需……您说重农是目的,抑商是手段,但为何不能工商皆本?”

大堂里回荡起两人慷慨陈词的声音。

一老一少,谁也不肯相让。

姚夫人听得面目含笑,十分专注。

姚老爷子扭头看向一旁看戏的程允章,“修文,你来说说…”

温婉也道:“对,程公子来说,你觉得我和姚老爷子谁占理?”

刚才还在开心吃瓜的程允章登时引火烧身。

他看着那两个雄赳赳气昂昂的斗鸡,眨了眨眼,喉头一滚,视线忽而转向姚夫人,“师娘,到点了,是不是该用晚饭了?”

(本章完)

The Precious Lady

The Precious Lady

万金娘子
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The text is as follows: "【The Merchant Lady vs. The Cunning Power Lord】 It is said that the Wen family in Ping County has a fortune made of gold and jewels, even the bowls for eating are made of gold. Unfortunately, Old Master Wen has difficulty producing heirs, with only two daughters. With Old Master Wen gravely ill, the Wen family is about to be stripped bare by relatives. The newly arrived Wen Wan is quite anxious. She desperately needs a well-behaved and docile son-in-law—just as Wei Zheng, the Marquis of Huai'an, who was sent to Jiangnan to investigate a case, is ambushed and left in critical condition, he is knocked unconscious and urgently delivered to Wen Wan’s bed. The amnesiac Wei Zheng becomes the Wen family's son-in-law Zhao Heng. His hand that once wielded a sword turns into one that cooks soup. Finally, Wen Wan diagnoses a pregnancy and without hesitation throws the drugged Wei Zheng into the snow-capped mountains five hundred miles away, leaving him to fend for himself. Meanwhile, she dons a white flower on her head and black gauze on her arm, throwing a banquet to bid farewell to her "suddenly deceased" husband. When the citizens of Ping County mention the merchant lady, they all sigh: This young woman is suffering! Her man is dead, leaving her to live with her old father and two children. Don’t let her wealth fool you; she must be in immense pain. Wen Wan wipes her tears with a handkerchief, repeatedly agreeing, fearing others might see her secretly delighted heart. Later, as the Wen family's fortunes attract envy, Wen Wan is thrown into prison. The one handling the case is none other than the renowned Marquis of Huai'an. The Wen family exhausts all their wealth in efforts, but the case makes no progress. In the prison, a cold-eyed man in a blue shirt asks her, “Merchant Wen, I’ve heard that you once vowed to remain faithful to your deceased husband for life?” Wen Wan trembles: Brother, I was being honest, please let me go."

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