离娄上 · 第 14 / 28 章 · 孟子 4A.14
《孟子·离娄上》4A.14:不行仁政而富之,皆弃于孔子
孟子指出,若君主不行仁政,却只替他多收粮、多强兵,那些自称能臣的人并不值得称许;给错误方向加燃料,不是辅国,而是害国。
孟子曰:「求也,为季氏宰,无能改于其德,而赋粟倍他日。孔子曰:『求非我徒也,小子鸣鼓而攻之,可也。』由此观之,君不行仁政而富之,皆弃于孔子者也,况于为之强战?争地以战,杀人盈野;争城以战,杀人盈城,此所谓率土地而食人肉,罪不容于死。故善战者服上刑,连诸侯者次之,辟草莱、任土地者次之。」
英文参考译文
Mencius said, 'Qiu acted as chief officer to the head of the Ji family, whose evil ways he was unable to change, while he exacted from the people double the grain formerly paid. Confucius said, "He is no disciple of mine. Little children, beat the drum and assail him." Looking at the subject from this case, we perceive that when a prince was not practising benevolent government, all his ministers who enriched him were rejected by Confucius - how much more would he have rejected those who are vehement to fight for their prince! When contentions about territory are the ground on which they fight, they slaughter men till the fields are filled with them. When some struggle for a city is the ground on which they fight, they slaughter men till the city is filled with them. This is what is called "leading on the land to devour human flesh." Death is not enough for such a crime. Therefore, those who are skilful to fight should suffer the highest punishment. Next to them should be punished those who unite some princes in leagues against others; and next to them, those who take in grassy commons, imposing the cultivation of the ground on the people.'
重点修订页
人工补强的解释层
核心问题
为什么孟子说不行仁政而富之,连孔子都不会要?
直接回答
因为若君主方向错了,替他增产、聚敛、强战,并不是中性效率,而是在把更多资源送进错误机器里。孟子要打断的,是‘只要有效率就算有功’这套判断。
第一性原理
效率必须先回答它服务什么方向;为错方向提效,不是功劳,而是更高阶的破坏。
为什么重要
这章适合承接“富之 强战”“效率与方向”“Mencius on technocratic harm”这类搜索,是对技术主义忠诚很锋利的批评。
延伸阅读
这章在做什么
这章是《离娄上》第 14 / 28 章,最直接的进入线索是“求也,为季氏宰,无能改于其德,而赋粟…”。放回全卷,它讨论的是自反、乱世与守道,并可与四端、仁政互相印证。
更宽的搜索入口
如果你带着更宽的问题进入这一章,先从正确的 hub 页进入
全卷语境
《离娄上》经常从自反与守道的角度讨论乱世中的行动标准。
引用提示
不要把它读成反生产或反治理能力。孟子不是反效率,而是反把效率从仁政方向里抽离出来单独膜拜。