Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 867
Looking at the crowd, Wang Xiaolie said: "Many people don't understand, why do you want to set up a Fengfengyuan? Including you, although you have been a wind-fighting official, you probably know what you want to do, but you still don't know why you did it."

As soon as this was said, there was chatter below.Apparently this is true, and many officials feel confused about their identities.

Wang Xiaolie waved his hand, motioning for everyone to calm down.He said: "The emperor is the son of heaven, relying on his ministers to govern the world. This line comes from heaven, and the emperor has power because he is the son of heaven. He also called this line an analogy to the father. Governing the people of the world is like a father disciplining his children. How does a father discipline his children? A strict father loves his mother. Of course, a father must be strict. If he says what he says, he will not change his words. Children must obey. Many people think that this will make the world peaceful. Will it be peaceful? ? At this time, a loving mother is needed."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "Actually, it is not completely correct to compare the world to a family. Although it is not completely correct, it can also explain a truth. We will compare it this way. A strict father must be matched with a loving mother, and the family is complete. If there is only a strict father, no matter how good the child is, the child has many flaws. There are some people who will not show such flaws, but the proportion is very small. Most of them will show various flaws, which is common."

Wang Xiaolie looked at the crowd, raised his hand, pointed at the crowd, and said, "You are playing the role of loving mother."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie's expression became serious.He said to everyone: "I have always told you that being an official is a performance, playing the role of an official. Are you an official? Yes, and no. Officials have a requirement, loyalty to the superior, integrity and fearlessness, love for the people, fairness and justice, etc. You may wish to ask yourself, can you do it? Maybe some people can do it, but most people can't do it. What if you can't do it? I don’t care. When there is no benefit, it’s none of my business, and I just push it away. People live in the world, and they have to play various roles all the time. Some actors, some hired workers, some scholars, and some farmers. This kind of role is often not what we like, and we have to play it. The so-called official is just one of them.”

"For the imperial court, the officials who pick up the wind play the role of a loving mother. Look at the attitude of the ordinary people towards the imperial court's administration. Whether they accept it happily, or swear at it, or are angry, or turn their heads and cover their mouths and laugh. You can't let the people speak on the one hand, or just say what you want to hear, and then say that you don't think the people have any opinions. Then when the people express their opinions, the earth will be shaken, and the court will not be guaranteed."

The officials below couldn't help being dumbfounded when they heard Wang Xiaolie speak so bluntly.You can think about this kind of thing, most small circles get together to talk about it, how can it be said so openly?If the court finds out, I don't know what to think.

Wang Xiaolie said: "When an official encounters a problem, he finds it difficult. There are three reasons. The superior's request is wrong, and his limited ability cannot solve it. There is really no way to solve this matter. Most of the time, it is because of his own limited ability that he cannot solve it. But most people don't think like this, and they always find various excuses for themselves. At this time, there are many unimaginable ways of governing. What will the common people think when they see it?"

Having said that, Wang Xiaolie took a sip of tea.Dao: "What we govern is people, real people. As an official, you can't be a fool or a bastard, at least you have to be a normal person in all aspects. Only in this way can you govern normally. When you can govern normally, various policies and measures will have various colors in the eyes of the people. Approval, ridicule, sarcasm, or fierce opposition have meaning. One person's opinion is not important, and even the opinions of many people may not be important, but whether it is a common will or not is very important."

"I have always said that officials must learn statistics and be able to use statistical methods to analyze the opinions of the people. The opinions of the people analyzed are very important. Lao Tzu said that people follow the land, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows the nature. What is the sky? What is the earth? The sky can be regarded as the administrative system of the government. What about the earth? The earth is these statistical tendencies shown by the people. Under the circumstances, we have to figure out how the government governs and how the people respond.”

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie felt a little confused by what he said just now.He stopped talking, looked at the flowers and trees next to him, and then looked at the sky.

The sky is very blue, with a few white clouds floating like cotton candy.The white clouds take on various shapes in the sky, sometimes they look like animals, sometimes they look like landscapes.

Wang Xiaolie remembers that when he was a child, he often lay by the river at the entrance of the village and looked at the white clouds in the sky.At that time, I was carefree and free.Now that I talk about these political and economic concepts, my mouth is dry, and I am a little annoyed when I talk about it.

But so what?This Fengfeng Academy is a system created by myself, and it must be explained thoroughly so that others can do things easily.This system has never existed before, and it will never exist in the future. It is a system created by myself, so how can I not be serious?
Regaining his spirit, Wang Xiaolie said: "You are officials collecting customs, not ordinary people, and you are not officials of the administrative system. You must clarify your identities. If you don't know your identity clearly, how can you do a good job? Collecting customs is not only the customs, but also the people's hearts, and the people's views on governance. You can't let the administrative officials interfere with your own views, and try to grasp human feelings. Of course, we can't rely on one person's views to influence governance."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie picked up the two books on the table and said: "Here are two books, one is called "Legend" and the other is called "World Affairs". It is organized by Caifengyuan, and I gave it to you to write. They are published on a monthly basis, and a variety of articles are combined together, so they are called magazines. "Legend" focuses on various ghosts and strange stories, and "World Affairs" mainly talks about market gossip. Pens. Retouching pens is not a small income, count it as your supplementary post."

When it comes to money, the officials below are visibly excited.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Be careful, the names of real people and places should not appear in these two books. The place names are all like Zixu Country and Wuyou Township. Readers will know that you made them up at a glance. The personnel are all made up on the spot, so as not to arouse the doubts of real people."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie picked up another book and said, "This book is for you to print internally, and it will not be distributed to the outside world. It must contain real people and real events, and false names of places and people are not allowed. It must be specially ordered, and only for qualified officials to read. Please read "People's Feelings."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie said in a more emphatic tone: "You should understand that your main job is to write "People's Feelings", and the rest are just part-time jobs. Everyone, if you do a good job, the official can know the people's situation, and you don't need to make wild guesses. If you don't do it well, let's talk about it at the Caifeng Institute."

Wang Xiaolie hoped to know the thoughts of the people by setting up this Fengfengyuan.If you can't do it, of course you have to think of other ways.All in all, Caifengyuan does not have to be set up, but the people's thoughts must be known.It is not possible for officials to be superior, to make policies out on their own, and to boast about them, as if they are so wise and powerful.In fact, as long as officials follow the rules, thank God.

(End of this chapter)