Historical materialism says that social existence determines social consciousness, and social consciousness has an active reaction to social existence.

The books of sages that Ouyang Xiu and others read every day cannot be wrong, but they are out of touch with society. But they are particularly confident and will never admit that what they are wrong is the words of themselves and the sages, and that they can only be wrong in the world. In some serious cases, they even tend to be separated from the actual society and live in the world they imagined out of thin air.

Officials who were born in Jinshi must start from prefectures and counties, which was originally to correct the disadvantage of not understanding the world, because many counties in this era could only be compared with the towns in later generations, and were considered the grassroots level of the regime. However, during the past few years in prefectures and counties, Ouyang Xiu had almost no participation in political affairs, and he would pass by happily and happily, which led to his tendency to be inconsistent with the world.

It is useless to reason with such people. He thinks that he is the reason and can only rely on the facts to speak in the future.

After this incident, Xu Ping was not in the mood to stroll in the shop again, so he wanted to leave with Li Zhang.

Wang Su stepped forward and said, "Don't forget to meet in my village the day after tomorrow."

Xu Ping nodded and bought two clay toys with Li Zhang for Panpan, and then went out to the shop together.

When I arrived at the Zhouqiao side, I parted with Li Zhang, and bought a small basket of fresh cherries on the side of the road. I turned over and took my followers to travel outside the city.

Xu Ping recently was thinking about the historical materialism I learned in his previous life, that is, the problems of social existence and social consciousness.

A large number of reform ideas appeared in this era, and it was definitely not without reason. It was not something that anyone thought of it. If the Qingli New Deal in history was a continuation of traditional political thoughts, the later Wang Anshi reforms would be subversive and revolutionary. Although it still seemed to be a continuation of financial management ideas for Guan Zhong, Sang Hongyang, Liu Yan and others, in fact, because the official business involved all aspects of industry and commerce, it was already very different from the previous political thoughts.

Social existence determines the social meaning, and it is not accidental that this kind of reform trend was summed up by Wang Anshi.

Since the late Tang and Five Dynasties, the gap between the north and the south has become wider and wider. The north has been wars for years, and except for the past few decades, there has been no peace, while the south is relatively calm. Even when Taizu pacified Jiangnan, there was no large-scale war, and social and economic development has been steadily moving forward.

The rest and recuperation of Zhenzong Dynasty made this gap more and more obvious.

The small peasant economy recovered in the north is the soil for nurturing traditional Confucianism, and the northern scholars and Taoists are a reflection of this phenomenon. The south relies on a good foundation to make full use of the formation of the national market after unification, and commerce is becoming more prosperous. A new mercantilist trend is slowly forming.

In parallel with this trend of thought, a large number of southern officials entered the central court, and new political ideas gradually formed a climate. The political force formed by this large number of officials from the south was the ultimate reliance on Wang Anshi's tide.

If the economic situation in the north cannot be changed and the small peasant economy is allowed to recover slowly, then the resistance to reform encountered by Wang Anshi in history will one day Xu Ping will encounter. This is determined by the current social reality and is not controlled by anyone's will. Behind reform and conservatism is the reality of the splitting of the economic status of the entire country. It is not a simple political stance, nor can it be simply and mechanically believed that small and medium-sized landlords who support the Qingli New Deal became bureaucratic landlords who opposed reform decades later. This plausible class theory is untenable in the face of facts.

Class contradictions have always been one of the main contradictions in human society, but not all political behaviors can be classified as class contradictions. Not to mention the class theory that divides landlords and peasants, and the small and medium-sized landlords and large landlords.

It is precisely because of this social reality that Xu Ping engaged in large-scale industry and commerce in Sansi, and among the people, he advocated the promotion of large manor agriculture. Only by breaking the current small peasant economy in the north can the subsequent reforms not become a sourceless water.

Political allies are unreliable, and the political stance of officials is not static. In fact, the formation of the political stance of many people is closely related to the social reality they encounter. Social reality has changed, and the political stance of many officials will change. Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were friends in history when they were young. As for conspiracy and tricks to seize power, it is even more undesirable. Playing with fire is likely to burn themselves to death. On the way back to Beijing, after meeting Ding Wei and Hu Dan, Xu Ping has always used these two as a warning.

Only when you are always at the forefront of the historical trend is the most stable step of advancement. You think you are smart and can win over officials to form your own power. If you have such signs, you will be slapped to death by the imperial power.

China is a unified country, which is fundamentally different from the small European countries in history. In terms of specific policies, Europe's development path does not have much reference.

The so-called fangs that raise capital are the first to tear up the beautiful Central Plains, and will not plunder the world like Europe in history. For capital, plundering within China is obviously much more cost-effective than going out to plunder. This is the most prosperous land in thousands of years. Once capital loses control, the first choice is to plunder internally.

This is also the reason why Xu Ping insisted on using the Three Departments as the fundamental development of industry and commerce. If it was just because of the instinct of the bureaucratic at the beginning, after thinking during this period, it was now a rational behavior. Even if Xu Ping himself suffered some personal losses in this process, he would not consider opening up the capital gates to bite the newly restored Central Plains.

When plundering internally has more comparative advantages than expansive expansion, capital must be bribed, and even if Xu Ping himself may become the largest capitalist, he cannot let go. When he comes to this world and stands in this position, Xu Ping must assume his historical responsibility. The more he thinks about this, the firmer his position is.

After leaving Wansheng Gate, Xu Ping pulled his horse and looked at the sunset in the sky, and did not speak for a long time.

After this year, Xu Ping has figured out what he should do and what he should not do, and how to move forward step by step. The debate with Ouyang Xiu and others is just a small wave in this process and has no substantial significance. In a few years, the economic pattern of the integration of agriculture, industry and commerce in Sansi will be formed, and the new social existence will inevitably give birth to new social consciousness, and Xu Ping will inevitably gather around him with a group of officials with the same political stance.

This is historical materialism. When such a political group is formed, it will promote this reform process. This is dialectical method.

There is no need for Xu Ping to win over anyone or form an interest alliance with him, and everything is unreliable. What he has formed is the whole world, the world of the Song Dynasty, and the people of the world who will never betray.
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