It's easy now. In the heyday of Xia, Yin and Zhou dynasties, the territory was only a thousand miles, and now Qi has such a big place.

Excerpt from the original:

Qi people have a saying: although there is wisdom, it is better to follow the trend; Although there is a base, it is better to wait. It's easy now. There has never been more than 1000 pieces of land. And qi has its place. Cocks crow and dogs bark, spreading all over the country.

And there is a man. The land remains the same, and people remain the same; King of Benevolence, don't be royal! And Wang didn't do it, and there was no negligence at this time; The people's haggard is even worse than at this time. Hungry people eat easily, and thirsty people drink easily.

Vernacular translation:

"Qi people have a saying:' Although there is wisdom, it is better to follow the trend; Although there are hoes, let's wait for the busy farming season. "It's easy now. In the heyday of Xia, Yin and Zhou Dynasties, the territory was less than 1,000 Li, and now Qi has such a big place. Cocks crow and dogs bark, and they hear each other all the way to the surrounding boundaries. There are so many people in Qi.

There is no need to expand the land and the people do not need to gather again. No one can stop benevolent government from ruling the world. Besides, there is no longer interval than now, and the kind king does not appear; There is nothing worse than the people suffering from tyranny. Hungry people choose nothing, and thirsty people choose nothing.

Source: From Mencius' On Mencius' Gongsun Chou in the Warring States Period.

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Creative background:

Gong Sunchou recorded many words in Mencius, including two chapters and more than 6,000 words. On the Ugly Chapter of Mencius Gongsun

The famous "climate is inferior to geographical location, and geographical location is inferior to human harmony" and "those who gain the Tao will help more, and those who lose it will help less", that is, the dialogue between Gong Sunchou and Mencius, is recorded in the chapter of Gong Sunchou. These famous sayings are still in use today, which shows that Gongsun Chou is a very learned man.

Gong Sunchou, like his teacher Mencius, never worked as an official in his life, because at that time, he had entered the Warring States period, and all major countries adopted legalist ideas and began to reform and enrich Qiang Bing. However, Confucianism has long fallen out of favor in this big environment. What's more, Mencius also said that "the people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light." In addition to empty talk, which vassal is willing to use his own faction?

This article is also an article written by Mencius and his disciples against the background of Gongsun Chou's understanding of Confucian benevolence. Judging from Gong Sunchou's view of Qi, it is easy to be king now. In the heyday of Xia, Yin and Zhou dynasties, the territory was only a thousand miles, and now Qi has such a big place.