"Mencius" everyone has food to eat, is the most core thing

Teng Wengong asked, "For the country." Mencius: Civility cannot be postponed.

Shi Yun: "Day er in Mao, Xiao Er Suo [táo]; urgently need its ride house, its beginning sows a hundred grains." ”

Chen Changwen's interpretation:

Teng Wengong succeeded to the throne, and he wanted to make a difference, so he immediately invited Mencius to come over as a teacher and asked, How do I govern the teng kingdom?

Mencius said that the most important thing is the peasant's business.

Farmers, ordinary people, what is their most important thing? It's the problem of eating, dressing, and housing, and of course there's the problem of creating great wealth and education, but the first problem is the problem of eating.

And cite verses from the Book of Verses.

Hurry to take thatch during the day, and at night quickly weave and twist into ropes, repair the roof of the house, first of all, there must be a stable living environment, ready to plough the field and sow grain in the spring, otherwise the spring of the next year will be busy, and there will be no time to repair the house.

What problems do farmers want to solve?

It's the problem of eating, it's a big thing.

What the monarch wants to solve is the problem of everyone's eating,

To supervise, supervise, help everyone have food to eat, clothes to wear, and places to live,

It is the right thing for everyone to live and work in peace and contentment.

Everyone is busy with their own wealth issues, and time is tight.

Other things, not as important as this,

The people took food as heaven, and asked the king to solve this problem quickly.