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Laozi said: "The ultimate rule is that neighboring countries are facing each other, and the voices of chickens and dogs are endless. The people are willing to eat their food, dress their clothes, keep their customs, and enjoy their karma until they die. " If we must take this as a service, we can attract the eyes and ears of modern people, and then there will be fewer lines.
Tai Shigong said: Before Fu Shennong, I didn't know myself. Since the beginning of summer, as the poem says in the book, the eyes and ears want to sound and taste excellent, the mouth wants to taste poor, the body is comfortable and happy, and the heart boasts the glory of potential energy. It made vulgarity gradually popular for a long time. Although people say it is embarrassing, it cannot be changed. Therefore, if a good person does it, he will benefit it, if he teaches it, he will be neat, and the bottom will compete with it.
Fujian is rich in timber, bamboo and jade, Shandong is rich in fish, salt, lacquer, silk and silk, and Jiangnan is rich in catalpa, ginger, cinnamon, gold, tin, tortoise shell, pearl, tooth, leather, Longmen, Jieshi Beituo, cattle, sheep, fur and tendons. Copper and iron are thousands of miles away. This is bigger. They are all loved by the people of China, and they are well-fed and have tools for life and death. Therefore, it is dangerous to wait for farmers to eat, and it is done by working and doing business. It is best to have a period of development in which politics and religion are integrated, so that everyone can do their best to get what they want. So cheap things are expensive, and expensive things are cheap. Everyone suggests his industry and enjoys it. If he goes underwater, he will come uninvited, and the people will come uninvited. Isn't it a symbol of Tao, but a test of evil by nature?
"Zhou Shu" said: "Without agriculture, there will be food shortage; If you can't get out of work, you will lack things; If there is no business, there will be three treasures; If you can't get out of danger, you will have less money. " There is little money, but mountains and rivers can't open. These four things are the source of food and clothing for the people. It turns out that the big one is forgiveness, and the small one is fresh. The upper class has money, and the lower class has money. The way of the rich and the poor, don't take it, the skillful one is more than enough, and the humble one is insufficient. Therefore, the squire hopes to be sealed in the camp hill, where the land is salty and there are few people, so the squire advises her to be extremely skilled. After passing the fish and salt pass, the characters will return. So Guan Qi wore clothes and shoes all over the world, and Haidai got together and went to North Korea. After that, the State of Qi declined, managed and established nine clans, so the Duke of Huan was the hero and nine Wang Ping ruled the world. The Guan family also has three returns, and it is in the position of accompanying ministers among the kings of various countries, and it is extremely rich. It is based on qi's prestige.
Therefore, as the saying goes, "granary knows etiquette, food and clothing know honor and disgrace." Rites are born with something, but abandoned with nothing. Therefore, a gentleman is rich and good at his virtue; Little people have money and can do what they can. Deep and fish live, mountains are deep and beasts go, and people are rich and benevolent. The rich gain power, the poor lose power, and the guests are idle and unhappy. Yidi is very helpful. As the saying goes, "the son of a thousand daughters will never die in the market." This is not empty talk. Therefore: "the world is bustling, all for profit; The world is bustling, all for profit. " The king of thousands of people, the king of thousands of families and the king of hundreds of families are still poor, but what about the people who form a family!
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Lao Zi said: "The most peaceful politics has reached its peak. Residents of neighboring countries can see each other and hear the voices of chickens and dogs. People taste sweet food, wear gorgeous clothes, learn the custom of peace, and engage in the cause of happiness until they die of old age. " If we must live like this, it will undoubtedly block the eyes and ears of the people in modern times and will not work.
Tai Shigong thought: I don't know what happened before Shennong. As for the situation in Yu Shun and since the Xia Dynasty described in The Book of Songs and The Book of Songs, people always want to let their eyes and ears enjoy music and womanhood to the fullest, let themselves taste the delicious meat of livestock in their mouths as much as possible, and put their bodies in a comfortable and happy environment as much as possible, and they should also show off their strength and talents in spirit, which has influenced people's thinking for a long time, that is, they should use subtle words (like Laozi's) Therefore, the most sensible way (for those in power) is to let nature take its course, followed by induction, education and restraint (using laws and regulations). The stupidest way is to compete with the people for profit.
There are abundant timber, bamboo and jade in the west of Taihang Mountain, fish, salt, lacquer, silk, music and women in the east of Taihang Mountain, as well as nanmu, catalpa, ginger, osmanthus, gold, tin, lead ore, cinnabar, tortoise shell, pearl horn, leather, Longmen Mountain and Tuo. This is just the general situation of product distribution. These items are all loved by the people in the Central Plains, and they are the necessities for people to dress, eat, maintain health and die. Therefore, people rely on farmers to farm to provide them with food, people in danger to open wood (for their use), craftsmen to make utensils (for their needs), and businessmen to transport these properties (for their purchase). Do you still need a decree to teach people to assemble as scheduled? People act according to their talents and try their best to satisfy their desires. Therefore, when the price is low, they try to buy goods, and when the price is high, they try to sell them. They are diligent and committed to their own careers, and they are willing to do their own work. Like water flowing downwards, day and night. They came uninvited, the products were produced by the people themselves, and there was no requirement. Isn't this a proof of legality and nature?
Zhou Shu said: "If farmers don't produce food, food will be scarce, artisans won't produce utensils, and work and life will be in trouble. If merchants don't circulate, food, utensils and wealth will be cut off, and people will lack resources if they don't develop mountains and rivers. " On the other hand, due to the lack of resources, Yamazawa cannot be redeveloped. These four industries are the source of people's food and clothing. If the source is wide, it will be rich; If the source is narrow, you will be poor. They can make the country rich and strong, and they can make families rich. The formation of the rich and the poor, no one can give them access, no one can deprive them, but smart people can create more wealth, stupid people can only create less property. As a result, Lv Wang, Jiang Taigong was sealed in Yingqiu, where the land was originally saline-alkali land and the population was sparse, so Jiang Taigong encouraged women to spin, vigorously advocated crafts and transported fish and salt to other places for sale. In this way, people from other places have joined him, and the goods are constantly flowing, like a string of money, and like the spokes of a car, concentrated here. Therefore, the hats, belts, clothes and shoes produced by the State of Qi sell well all over the world, and the governors from the seashore to Mount Tai all prostrated themselves in the State of Qi. Since then, after the decline of Qi, Guan Zhong has repaired his career and set up nine rulers to adjust prices, so he was able to dominate the world. He has repeatedly United the princes with the majestic posture of the overlord to rectify the world politics, and Guan Zhong himself has established the "Three Returns to Taiwan". His position is among the accompanying ministers, but his wealth is better than that of other kings. Since then, the State of Qi has become rich and strong again, and this situation lasted until the period of Qi Weiwang and Qi Xuanwang.
Therefore, it is said: "Cang Fu can make people understand etiquette, have ample food and clothing, and make people know honor and disgrace." Etiquette originates from wealth and abandons poverty. Therefore, if a gentleman has money, he likes to be benevolent. When a villain has money, he uses his strength in a proper place. When the pool is deep, there will be fish in it. When the forest is deep, wild animals will go there. When the people get rich, justice will be attached to them. The rich gain power and become more and more prominent; If you lose power and influence, guests will have nowhere to go, so they will be unhappy. The proverb says, "A daughter's child will not die in the street because of breaking the law." This is not empty talk. So: "The world is bustling; Come for profit and go for profit. " Even though there are thousands of soldiers and chariots, thousands of feudal princes, and doctors with hundreds of feudal houses, they are still worried about poverty, not to mention ordinary people compiled in the household registration book!