Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 429 Theory and Practice

The sun is high in the sky, casting warm rays of light.A clump of roses beside the flower bed has opened, attracting various butterflies to fly.

Unknowingly, summer has come quietly.The chill has faded, the warm wind is blowing, and it is getting hotter every day.

Wang Xiaolie felt a little boring.I think a lot, but very little is understood by others.Sometimes, it feels like a lonely traveler in this world.There is only one direction to travel, no friends, no partners.

This time is dangerous.People who are not firm in their thinking will slowly wear away their beliefs and become as light as dust.People say that this is because the edges and corners have been worn away by life, and it becomes smoother day by day, and it matures.Some people become irritable and feel that there is no confidant in the world.The whole world is turbid and I am alone clear, the whole world is drunk and I am alone sober, An Neng can cover the dust of the world with the bright whiteness!
For Wang Xiaolie, as the leader of a team, he must not lose his belief and become tactful.He must always maintain his sharp edges and corners, and he must not be annoying.You can't think of yourself as noble and independent of the world.No matter whether the world is clear or turbid, no matter whether the world is drunk or awake, he must float and sink in the world of mortals, and always maintain a clear understanding.

After a long time, Wang Xiao said: "In the past two or three years, the army has been reorganized, and the civil affairs have important work to do. At this time, the golden captives are like wolves and tigers, committing crimes southward at any time, and everything must be centered on war. To be clear Some, the economy has developed and the society has advanced, so it is necessary to be able to provide more money and food for the war, and to provide more soldiers. I call this an increase in the potential for war, and the ability to mobilize for war must also keep up.”

Chen Qiudao looked at Chen Yuyi and said, "Restraint, forgive me. All of this has its own way. As long as we work hard and don't disturb the people, everything will be fine. If there is a war, of course there will be more money and food. More soldiers. If there are frequent incidents, so that the people cannot get a rest, how will it be better?"

Looking at Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi, Wang Xiaolie said: "Don't cause trouble, rest with the people, that's right. However, this rest with the people, is it to let the people rest, or the officials to rest? Not to cause trouble, it's not not to do things, but more It’s not lazy politics! Participate in the council, it can’t be the same as before. Look at the rivers and mountains, half of them are ruined; look at the world, the people are expelled like chickens and dogs! In less than ten years, the household registration in the Central Plains has been halved, and there are no people in thousands of miles! As a ruler, how do you face it? To the common people in the world! If we can’t rise up, expel the Jin captives from outside, raise the people from inside, and stabilize the world, will this official do well?”

Seeing Chen Qiudao bowing their heads together with Chen Yuyi, there was a look of shame on their faces.Wang Xiaolie suddenly laughed: "In the affairs of the world, the public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the woman is right. They all have their own reasons. It is not clear which reason is right. As officials, we must understand that from Tang Ji to In the Five Dynasties, the world has changed. Zhu Wen and Bai Mayi killed more than [-] ministers in the court, and the world was wiped out from then on. The world is no longer dominated by the powerful and aristocratic. The world has changed, and the method of governing the world is of course Changes have to be made. In the past, many things were ignored by the imperial court, and they were managed by powerful nobles. Now that the imperial court ignores them, they can only feed the big local tyrants. Do we expect the local tyrants to contribute money and food to support the imperial court in the war against gold?"

Chen Qiudao said: "The governor's words are reasonable. It's just that most officials are at a loss as to what to do."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I'll talk about a few big principles, and you can consider the details. One is officials. I have two requirements for officials. One is to give them generous salaries so that they can live a prosperous life. In any case, whether they are officials or officials, they are all excellent talents selected from the people, and excellent talents should not be poor. Second, supervision must be strict, and it must not be a mere formality, allowing them to have a hand in political affairs."

In the previous life, there was a saying called high salary and honesty.Wang Xiaolie's current request is somewhat similar to this, but it is not.Strictly speaking, high salaries cannot support cheap people.Whether an official is honest or not has something to do with income, but it does not depend on income.Just like the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, the income was high enough, and there were many corruptions.To keep officials clean, the most important thing is supervision.The supervision is not strict, or the crime is not punished, and the high salary cannot support Lian.

Wang Xiaolie emphasized that the income of officials should be high, not to maintain integrity, but to ensure that officials are all excellent talents.After all, excellent talents should have higher income and better life.Let them have no worries about food and clothing, so that they can work with peace of mind.To keep officials clean, the main means is supervision.Stricter and wider supervision than before, officials will be punished once problems are found.

There is a saying in the previous life.The systems in European and American countries are good. If you choose any person, even a dog to be an official, the country can be governed in an orderly manner.History has shown that such claims are nonsense.If it is not possible to select outstanding talents to govern the country, the whole country will sink.An excellent system is firstly reflected in the selection of officials, followed by the supervision of officials.If the selection and supervision are not done well, it is impossible for the country's politics to go wrong.How can the country be in order when there are political problems?

Similar to this, there is another saying.A country should be ruled by law, not by man.The more the rule of law and the less the rule of man, the more progressive the country will be.Politics is human politics, which requires both the rule of law and the rule of man.If the rule of law excludes the rule of man, it is nothing more than transferring part of the state power from the hands of officials to the hands of another part of the people.In fact, a country needs both the rule of law and the rule of man, and neither can be neglected.

Normal national politics should first use various means, including high salaries and generous treatment, to attract outstanding talents to become officials.Second, there must be strong and strict supervision to supervise officials.Both are indispensable.Normal politics requires the rule of law to restrain officials.There must also be rule of man, where officials make correct judgments and are not bound by the system.Both are indispensable.

Wang Xiaolie said: "With excellent officials, we must do things correctly. Only by following the correct method can outstanding talents handle things well. What is the correct method? Frankly speaking, clearly list one, two, three, and this is the only way Doing and not being allowed to do that is definitely not the right way. For doing things, there is no one-size-fits-all truth. Instead, theory should be used as a guide in practice, making plans, and guiding how to do it. In the actual process of doing things In practice, the theory must not be completely correct, and the plan cannot be fully implemented. At this time, based on the experience in practice, revise the plan and revise the theory. Only by repeating this way can one thing be truly completed. When it is completed, after the revision The theory may be completely different from the theory at the time of the plan. It doesn’t matter, the difference is different, the theory is originally used for revision.”

Having said that, Wang Xiaolie secretly sighed.My statement, in the eyes of some people, becomes revisionism.This doctrine and that doctrine, this theory and that theory, have been extremely lively for a certain period of time.It is not surprising that human civilization is exploring its own path.These theories are a summary of history and a prospect for the future.There are more or less correct places in every theory, and there are also deficient places.For different civilizations, perhaps this theory is more true for this civilization, and more of that theory is true for another civilization.

As a civilization, we must understand one thing.Theories borrowed from other civilizations must be combined with their own practice, critically absorbing their beneficial elements and discarding their inappropriate parts in practice.

Human development is a practice, not a reproduction of theory.The role of theory is to choose a suitable entry point in practice and provide certain guidance to practice.Different civilizations, different groups of people, even different places, different times, the process of practice is not the same.The theory revised by practice may also be different.

In his previous life, Wang Xiaolie didn't realize this.At that time, I thought like a child who graduated from primary school and left the village.I feel that I have knowledge and can enter a higher school to study. What else in this world can hinder me?Up to now, Wang Xiaolie just wants to say, I was full of pride at that time, but I came back with an empty suitcase.

When the cannons of the great powers of the Opium War opened the door to China, the Chinese eagerly learned from the West while being at a loss.Not only study their natural sciences, but also social sciences.Both natural science and social science have achieved great results.However, over the past 100 years, whether it is natural science or social science, while achieving great results, it always lacks cutting-edge results.Even if there are Chinese who have made great contributions, they were made when they were foreigners.

Why?There are many sayings, and Wang Xiaolie feels that none of them are right.But let yourself say it, and feel that you can’t say it.

Now I understand that it is not right to say.What can be said clearly is wrong.

Why is China lagging behind the West?This question is not just about national self-esteem. In fact, it is of great significance to civilization, not just Chinese civilization, but to all civilizations in the world.Because China's history is too long and too glorious.All other civilizations in the world are inferior to China in history.How could such a splendid civilization fall behind to such an extent?
This backwardness cannot be caused by a single cause.There are many reasons, intertwined together, forming a systematic backwardness.If you want to trace the source, you must start from the Song Dynasty.Why doesn't it work militarily?Why did the foreign war fail?Why be ruled by aliens?

Being ruled by a foreign race is by no means insignificant as some people think, but it will drag down the progress of the entire civilization.The Song Dynasty was destroyed once, and the Ming Dynasty was destroyed again. The damage caused to Chinese civilization was still greatly underestimated by later generations.

The steam engine was not invented by the Chinese, so what does it matter if the industrial revolution did not happen in China first?As long as you like learning and are good at learning, how much can you fall behind?The core issue of China's backwardness is when will China stop learning.

Chinese people have always been good at learning and are never afraid to change themselves.In the earliest days, the Chinese sat on the ground with long robes and long sleeves.Since King Wuling of Zhao, he has been riding and shooting in Hu clothes.In the Song Dynasty, the habit of sitting on the ground was rare, and arrow sleeve clothing was very common.How did the impression that Chinese civilization is backward and conservative come into being?When and which reason played a major role?
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie looked up at the sun in the sky and narrowed his eyes slightly.This question is actually not clear.

(End of this chapter)