In some ways, life is supreme, and there is nothing in this world that can be compared to life, which is why the state will use the death penalty as the highest punishment.
And from another point of view, life is cheap, for a meal, for a bun, or just because of a word, a life will disappear from this world.
When Li Muyun was still a killer, he thought about this question, what life was like, whether it was priceless or cheap.
But in the end, he gave up on pursuing the question, because for a killer, the meaning of life is that it can be exchanged for wealth, and whether it is worth it is limited to the difficulty of the task, not the life itself.
Now that things have changed, things are wrong with people, and the question of what kind of life is is once again bothering Li Muyun.
Li Yuan's view on this issue is very simple, and there is only one sentence in the face of Li Muyun's confusion: "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs; The saints are unkind, and they use the people as dogs. ” Dogs, or dogs tied in grass, were often sacrificed in ancient times, and should have been similar to today's wreaths.
And the meaning of Li Yuan's words is also very simple, that is, heaven and earth are actually fair, and everything in the world is regarded as one, there is no distinction between high and low, and the saints are the same, they are also fair to the people, and there is no distinction between high and low.
Li Muyun learned this sentence, it was the content of the fifth chapter of Lao Tzu, and Yu Zhining once asked him to recite it.
So after listening to Li Yuan's words, he was a little entangled, and bared his teeth and cracked his mouth for a while before he said: "Dad, you are really far-sighted, and you don't have a backache when you stand and talk." ” "Then what do you want to hear" Li Yuan withdrew his gaze from afar and looked at Li Muyun.
"I just want to know, why I let those prisoners of war have enough to eat, it's wrong to pay them, aren't those people human, they should be starved to death" Li Muyun looked at the construction site in the distance, nearly hundreds of Xue Yantuo prisoners of war have learned how to use cement, and they are working with all their might, striving to build the Wujiao Great Xia within a month.
"For they are all of a different race, and those who are not of my race will have different hearts."
Li Yuan also turned his head and looked at the prisoners of war or slaves who were working hard and said.
These people have been bought by Li Muyun at a high price of 5,000 yuan, and they are theoretically his property, just like the pots and pans we bought at home.
But even when Old Li Yuan considered Li Muyun's approach with the thinking of the highest power in the Tang Dynasty, he also couldn't understand why he wanted to pay those slaves and give them enough food Li Muyun actually did not agree with Li Yuan's point of view, in the era of the global village in later generations, the boundaries of human race were no longer so obvious, and the statement that the hearts of those who were not of our race basically no longer existed.
There are fifty-six flowers of fifty-six nationalities in the land of China, and everyone blooms in one garden, and I don't see who is special.
And not only that, there are also many crooked fruit people working in Chinese enterprises, and they are also making contributions to China's economic construction, and they don't see which company starved these crooked fruit people to death, not only did not starve them to death, but also gave them a brain full of fat.
Therefore, in Li Muyun's view, if some nationalized things are excluded, non-governmental cooperation may not be impossible, and of course, this kind of cooperation must first exclude some people with ulterior motives.
Thinking of this, Li Muyun sighed: "Alas, the limitations of history."
No, as soon as Li Muyun finished speaking, Lao Li Yuan stopped doing it, glared and said: "If you speak in the tone of the smartest person in the world, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will whip you" Li Muyun blinked his eyes and said innocently: "Isn't it good to be smart?"
"Smart people often die quickly, Shang Ying, Dongfang Shuo, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, and Lao Tzu will give you a few more examples."
"No need."
Li Muyun smiled bitterly: "You can't expect me to order something good, such as making a fortune or something, don't always die, die." ” "Lao Tzu is loyal to the ear, I know that you kid always have some messy thoughts in his head, but Lao Tzu warns you that before you don't have a certain strength, all your thoughts are just a flash in the pan, if you want to live longer, it's better to hide it."
This is the first time that Lao Li Yuan has lectured on Li Muyun, and it is also the first time he and Li Muyun have discussed class.
In Li Yuan's opinion, Li Muyun was too good to those prisoners of war, and the prisoners of war should be treated like prisoners of war, and working to death is the only way out for them, if they don't want to work, then they will be executed directly.
Because he is a saint, those prisoners of war are dogs, and for him, they are sacrifices.
It is obviously not necessary for a saint to have respect for the sacrifice, whether he cares about the life or death of the sacrifice.
But Li Muyun has a different opinion on this, in his opinion, life is the same for everyone, all only once, you can't just kill someone because he has a prejudice.
Prisoners of war are just soldiers who have lost battles on the battlefield, as far as they are concerned, there is nothing wrong with them, they are just doing what they are told, you can't kill them all because they fought with you, that is called slaughter and not victory.
In other words, even if it is an ordinary cow or horse, if you let it work, you must always let him eat some forage, not to mention that those prisoners of war are human beings, the same kind with yellow skin and black eyes.
Of course, these are some high-sounding theories that can be said in front of the public on the surface.
Hidden underneath it is the exploitation of the surplus labor, it is easy to kill a person, and a life can be wiped out with a knife, but if this person is allowed to live and let him continue to work, the value he can create is far more cost-effective than dying.
Because of the historical limitations of Li Yuan and others, in their opinion, if these prisoners of war are used to farm, the food they eat is basically the same as the grain they grow through their labor, which is equivalent to feeding them in vain, which is completely meaningless, so it is better to directly treat them as slaves and die after using them up.
But Li Muyun is different, he has at least a hundred ways to make these prisoners of war create a hundred times more value than themselves, from this point of view, he doesn't want these prisoners of war to die immediately, so he will buy these people, and then give them food, clothing, and even pay them.
"I want to go to Chang'an."
After a long silence, Li Muyun suddenly spoke.
"What are you going to do and sell your cement," Li Yuan glanced at him.
"Take my wife back and sell cement by the way."
Li Muyun tried to correct the old Li Yuan's opinion.
"Is there a difference?"
"Of course there is, at least the words are different, the focus is different, and in addition," Li Muyun paused here and pointed to the prisoners of war who were under construction: "Don't you think I'm too good to them, and I plan to sell my construction team when I go to Chang'an this time." ” Although Li Yuan is old, he is not confused, as soon as Li Muyun said it, he immediately reacted to why Li Muyun had to buy these three thousand people, pointed at him and scolded with a smile: "It turns out that you kid actually has such a wishful thinking, and you are embarrassed to say what kind of life you just now." ” "It's different, my starting point is based on respect for life, and there is no way to do it."
Li Muyun shook his head, negated Old Li Yuan's judgment, and then stretched out his hand in front of the little old man.
"What are you doing" Li Yuan looked at Li Muyun suspiciously.
"The gold coin was borrowed and used."
"Fart, that's Lao Tzu's token."
"I know, or I wouldn't have borrowed it from you."
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Li Muyun said shamelessly: "If you want me to say that you don't hide it, the identity of the prince has already been exposed, what's the point of hiding it anymore, right?"
"Lord" Li Yuan asked with some tears and laughter.
"That's right, aren't you the uncle or uncle of His Majesty the Emperor today, it's okay, I have already seen it, in order not to embarrass you, so your money will be lent to me first, don't worry, I won't sell it."
Li Muyun said with a grin.
Li Yuan looked at Li Muyun and was a little speechless, since this kid has discovered money, he still thinks about who he is, should he say that he is ignorant or ignorant.
But then again, it seems that this money is only imprinted by some old people, and those who have only become officials in recent years really don't know that this thing exists, and they don't know what it represents.
The worst thing is that this kid still wants to sell this money, and he doesn't know what he has in his head, if it is in other remote places, maybe he can really sell it, but selling this thing in Chang'an City, who dares to buy it and doesn't want to live Thinking of this, Li Yuan shook his head and took out the jade pendant from his body: "Just this thing, you can take it if you want it, and if you don't want it, get out." ” "Yes, why don't you want it" Li Muyun's eyes quickly took the jade pendant in Li Yuan's hand.
This thing scared the warriors last time, obviously there is a big deal, and Li Muyun is not a fool, how can he not want it.
But then again, Li Muyun is still more interested in that money, if he can cheat that thing.
Li Muyun thought about it while hanging the pendant on his body, but when he saw Chen Mu's desperate gaze, he still gave up this idea.
Li Yuan saw that he had hung the pendant on his body, but he didn't say anything, just asked lightly, "When are you going to leave?"
"It's just a few days, the time agreed with that kid is coming up, and I'll be back before then."
Li Muyun twisted his waist and swung his hips to admire the pendant that had just been hung on his body, and replied casually: