Sima Guang and Mr. Bai Yang have different views on this passage. Sima Guang believes that Monk and Kong Ji have the same view, but different selfish people have different understandings of it. Mr. Bai Yang appreciated Kong Ji's view that the highest interest is the highest benevolence and righteousness, and opposed the opposition between Mencius' interest and benevolence and righteousness, which he thought was a pure opposition of intellectuals.

About this passage, the discussion between them is very representative. I want to look at it from another angle: the bud of ownership.

That is, to cultivate people to pursue interests, we must first make it clear that the interests we pursue belong to ourselves, which needs to be confirmed; Secondly, training the people is a guiding mechanism, which at least represents the upper class to respect personal interests; Finally, adding a "first" is to regard this as a basic work.

If this development continues, it will certainly develop an economic system that spans the times.

Monk's dichotomy of benevolence, righteousness and benefit is more easily recognized by the ruling class, and rule can be realized by emphasizing righteousness, which is more in line with the material life foundation that was not abundant at that time.

This indirectly led to the fact that ancient literati did not dare to fight for rights loudly, but had to learn skills and imperial skills.

The infiltration of culture is profound and long, including that at present, few people talk about remuneration with confidence, while saying that spiritual rewards are very important, while secretly pursuing interests. Simple dichotomy has far-reaching influence.