There wns a man named Chin Seang, who did not like the prince of that country, Decause the prince did not work in the fields to supply food for himself and his family, but he was supported by the people while he only worked in his office, studying how to govern his subjects. Ch'in Sang would not have disliked the prince if he had not listened to the words of his teacher, Hen Hing; but as Hen Hing found fault with the prince, Ch'in Sexng did too.
Ch'in Seang spoke to Mencius about the matter, saying: The prince is a very good man, but he does not know how the ancient kings used to dv. He ought to plough his own fields and cook his own meals while he rules the country. Instead of that, he hus store-houses and granaries, which are filled from the crops which his subjects raise.
mencius said: ' You do not like the way the prince acts, but you think that Hen HingHlives in a right way, do you not Ch'in Seang answered Yes,"
"Does he weave the cloth for his own clothes "Does he weave the cloth for his cap "No, he gets his cap from another man and pays for it with grain."
"Why does he not weave it himself?"
He has not the time to spare from his fields."
"T suppose he makes his own iron cooking utensils, and his own ploughs "No, he exchanges grain for ther "In doing this, he is oppressing the blacksmiths, 1s he not Seaug, © he is not able 1g himself "Phon," answered Mneius, "how can you expect the prince to do everything for himself? You must see now that a prines can only attend to the affairs of his kingdom."
Men, III, Pt. I, Chap. 4
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