Chapter 174: Changes in the World, but Human Heart
"People's hearts?"
In the desolate ancient temple, the flames continued to burn, and the changes in light and shadow illuminated Zhang Zhiping's uncertain face.
He heard the words carefully, frowned, and pondered for a moment before saying, "The bustling world is all for profit, and the bustle in the world is all for profit, so how can there be such a thing as the human heart?"
"What the old man said is wrong." Lin Chen shook his head and said directly, "Although we have different opinions, from my point of view, many changes in the world do not depend on interests, but on people's hearts."
"Why does this little friend have such an opinion?" Zhang Zhiping's face became serious when he heard this.
"For a thing or a phenomenon, we can first hypothesize, infer, and draw results, and then use past historical facts as verification." Lin Chen said lightly.
Hypothetical reasoning and result verification are also the methods he has persisted in since time travel.
"Then let's look at it from a profit perspective. Assuming that the old man's reform can be implemented smoothly, then the excess land will be redivided, and those barren and uncultivated lands will be turned into fertile rice fields under cultivation."
"With fertile rice fields and basic survival guarantees, the consumption of the entire society will increase again, and the dynasty, landlords, and government will collect more taxes and gain more benefits."
"In the late years of the former Chu Dynasty, a generation of prime ministers promoted changes similar to this method and obtained a lot of benefits. The upper class benefited and the lower class survived. This delayed the decline of Chu in one fell swoop and increased the country's rule for thirty years."
"From the above inferences and the results verified by historical facts, it is not difficult to see that as long as social wealth flows from the top to the bottom and channels are opened, the lifespan of the entire dynasty will be greatly increased, and those high-ranking officials will also You will make more money.”
"You only need to drink one less drink and spend less money buying a so-called arty cultural relic, and you can earn more. This truth has been verified by history. Doesn't anyone understand it?"
"The variable method is still blocked, and the winners are still unwilling to give up the small profits in front of them. It's not that I don't understand, I just don't want to do it."
"So I think the key lies not in interests, but in people's hearts. Otherwise, no matter how good your reforms are and no matter how much benefits you gain, there will be no reasonable distribution."
"...My little friend seems to have some truth to what he said."
Zhang Zhiping pondered for a moment, thoughtfully, and then asked about another thing.
"First assume that the thing is successful, deduce the results, and then use historical facts as verification, and finally draw a conclusion to analyze the reasons... My friend, this statement of yours has never been heard of in history books."
"Haha, that is a set of methodology created by some ancient sages in our hometown. I just used it to apply it." Lin Chen said with a slight smile on his face.
"I really want to read the words of these sages to find a way to save the world." Zhang Zhiping sighed softly, as if he had thought of something, and said coldly, "But after all, they are not a group of profit-seeking people." People of the heart?”
"It's not so much about profit, but rather the desire of the human heart."
Lin Chen said calmly with no expression on his face.
"First, they want food and clothing, then they want a wife, and then they want to be a high official. After they get the right to dominate the world, they want to live forever. After they get immortality, they want..."
Immediately, Lin Chen said with some emotion: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with thinking like this. Everyone has the right to yearn for a better life, and they all have what they want to pursue, and what they get through their own efforts is nothing."
“But some people like to get something for nothing, take advantage of opportunities, and enjoy the pleasure of being domineering over others.”
"To put it simply, it means that you can't see the good life of others, and think that the good life of others is worse than killing yourself, so you exploit them at any cost."
"You know clearly that it is wrong to do this, and you know that it will ultimately harm your own interests, but you do it anyway. Why?"
"In the final analysis, they don't enjoy the pleasure of conquering others to satisfy the dark side of their hearts. That's why I say that interests are not the factor that affects them. People's hearts are the key to world change."
Zhang Zhiping thought carefully, and then continued: "But they seem to be trying to protect their own interests and status, which seems to have nothing to do with people's hearts."
"Since the old gentleman doesn't believe it, we can give a counterexample. If all transactions in the world are based on profit, then why does the old gentleman want to promote reforms and plead for the people?" Lin Chen asked with a smile.
"This...I am doing it for the common people in the world." Zhang Zhiping was stunned for a moment, and then said.
"Then what benefits can the old gentleman get?" Lin Chen continued to ask.
"I..." Zhang Zhiping was stunned by the question.
Because he did it simply because he wanted to do it, without considering any benefits at all.
"No matter where it is, no matter what nation's history, there are people who work hard, people who work hard, people who pray for the people, people who sacrifice their lives to seek justice... Even the vast history of history often has its own problems. Their brilliance cannot be obscured, they are the backbone of civilization.”
"Old sir, do you think such people do this for profit?"
Zhang Zhiping opened his mouth slightly and was stunned for a long time. After a while, he sighed softly: "No."
"Then these have nothing to do with interests, and are not even related to life and death. They are just done for the passion in the heart. So is the reason for this change lies in the people's hearts being good?"
Lin Chen smiled slightly when he saw this, and continued:
"So, the myriad changes in this world are closely related to the human heart."
"People who are cunning, treacherous, vicious, and have a ruthless heart are evil by nature, while those who are bright, noble, concerned about the world, and loyal are kind by nature."
"Of course, there are more ordinary people mixed in between these two sides. Because of different times and circumstances, they are both good and evil, and both right and wrong."
"The good and evil of the human heart, as well as the wavering between the two, have led to the emergence of sages who abandoned everything for the country and the people, treacherous ministers who harmed others and themselves and brought about their own destruction, and villains who dared to fight against fate at critical moments... All of this has constituted a magnificent history."
"That's why I say that the changes throughout the ages are nothing but the human heart!"
"Hypothesis and inference, find counterexamples, and prove that the changes in the world are in the human heart..." Thinking about it, Zhang Zhiping couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Seeing this scene, Lin Chen's eyes moved, and the already chaotic thoughts in his mind gradually became clear.
Lin Chen showed up and said these words, naturally not unintentionally, nor casually.
But after observing for this period of time, and in the constant conversation just now, Lin Chen gradually discovered that whether it was the decadent and backward mortal dynasty or the immortal cultivation underworld he traveled through.
In essence, they have become rigid.
Let alone ten years, I am afraid that there will be no changes in thousands of years, but the life span of cultivators is long, so they can't see clearly for a while.
The law of the jungle and the imitation of the ancients made them unable to get out of their inherent thinking and keep standing still.
When encountering danger, they will more often stand still, be self-contained, and finally self-destruct, rather than find a way out.
Just like a person, a person with agile thinking and innovative ability will explode under high pressure.
And a person with rigid thinking and only greed for pleasure will only perish in silence.
This is also the reason why Lin Chen has been unwilling to suppress the world and set off a catastrophe after experimenting for so long.
Because there is no internal driving force, only external pressure, innovation is almost impossible, it will only lead to the destruction of people.
So Lin Chen must inject new vitality into the thoughts of the heroes of this dynasty.
With this thought, Lin Chen suddenly recalled his previous life. In the five thousand years of history, when the nation was in the most dangerous moment, it was countless predecessors who risked their lives and crossed the ocean to bring back the seeds of new ideas, so that they could start a new world from then on, otherwise they would only sink.
And now, with this idea, I have traveled through this world and developed something that has never existed in the Lingnan Xiuxian world. Is this a kind of dissemination and inheritance?
‘The thinking caused by this idea is the most essential thing for us travelers! ”
“In the past, I was weak and had to change myself to adapt to this cruel world. Now I am slowly becoming stronger. While practicing the golden elixir path, will I also affect this world? ’
Lin Chen vaguely felt that to spread the inner alchemy martial arts, one must not only have the skills, but also the ideas that can be improved and innovated. Only in this way can one truly spread the teachings to the world and find a way to the heavens!