Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 362

As the saying goes, knowing a son is like knowing a father.At least, the righteous father's understanding of his children should be worthy of this sentence.After he finished speaking, Guo Ponu also fell silent.

She probably also knew that her behavior was against the order, and it was really useless, so she didn't feel noisy for a while.

The foster father continued to reason with Guo Kang.

"You are also a child with a sense of justice, which is a good thing." He said: "Your grandfather told me at the beginning that being able to understand the sufferings of ordinary people and feel sad and angry for them is a great gift for the rulers. It is a precious quality, and it is more precious to the nobles than to the common people."

"I see here that many Europeans believe that nobles have their own set of morals, but this is not the case. Mencius said that people have four basic virtues. Among them, sympathy and pity for the disasters encountered by others are called "compassion." ’, which is also the beginning of ‘ren’.”

"If there is no such character, it will be impossible to govern well. Because the ruler and the common people are in different environments, they have different perspectives on many things, hold different preconceived views, and finally have different understandings If you don’t even have the most basic sympathy for the people, then there is no way to communicate at all.”

"In this way, no matter what you do, you will definitely fail in the end, because the ruler can no longer understand the intentions of the people. Resentment will accumulate, and dissatisfaction will eventually erupt, and the dynasty will end at that time."

"Tang Taizong said that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. Who on our side is Taizong good at fighting? He has to be vigilant at all times, so how can we be careless." The adoptive father shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, many You just don't realize this, and you don't have self-knowledge. Your grandfather told me this to remind me not to forget these basic principles. "

"On our side, in some countries, the people are weak and ignorant, so the army is also weak. If they want to keep the people weak and bully, they will be wiped out by the enemy; if they want to become strong, they will be overthrown by the people who become powerful. It's going to be fucked."

"We want to make the country rich and the army strong, that's the same. Are our citizens fools?" He reminded, "I dare say that many of them actually have the mentality of Cao Gui. We are the ones in their eyes. Stupid meat eater."

"Besides, it's not the time of Spring and Autumn. If they really get dissatisfied, the poor among them will become Chen She, but our Roman military force is not as powerful as Qiang Qin; the priests among them will become Zhang Jiao, But the prestige of our Rome is not as prominent as that of the big men; the scholars among them will become yellow nests, but the strength of our Rome is not as strong as that of the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

"These three dynasties were the most powerful in the Central Plains, but they were all burned to death because of the anger of ordinary people. Is there any country on our side that is stronger than them? If not, what else? Where is the confidence to be bolder than their rulers?"

"So, I am very happy to be a father if you have this kind of thought." He told Guo Kang: "Many noble people will get carried away after a long time, thinking that the family fortunes that their ancestors have acquired through hard work are taken for granted. Such a family is also It is not far from decay. Therefore, it is a blessing for the family to have such a sober child."

"Well said." Guo Ponu interrupted directly: "Father, your literary talent has improved so fast! Mother also said that you don't read books..."

"No, no." The adoptive father quickly waved his hand: "This is what your grandfather said, I just learned it from others..."

"That's not bad." Guo Ponu was very happy.

Guo Kang was a little embarrassed by what he said.Moreover, the words of the adoptive father—or Mr. Huang Lao are actually not correct.

In the Central Plains, there may be nothing wrong with this analysis, but it is hard to say in Europe.Those European nobles are not arrogant for no reason-there are many places over there, water, it just can't overwhelm the boat...

Moreover, the place where the water can't overwhelm the boat will become the most powerful country in the world in later generations.They prove with facts that even if the people are cowardly and ignorant, the country can be strong.

And the political philosophy inherited from the Central Plains for more than 2000 years was finally defeated in the competition with these people.

What Mr. Huang Lao quoted is a typical Confucian theory, and the core idea of ​​Confucianism is "benevolence".If in the end, it is defeated by another more benevolent civilization, it can be explained instead. It can be said that the original intention of the sages of Confucius and Mencius was correct, but the later people did not learn it well, and their implementation was not as good as that of outsiders.

But the problem is that what defeated them was one of the most brutal forces at that time, the kind that even the Ottomans would be amazed by, let alone the Central Plains.But people are the most powerful, so how to explain it?The more brutal the more powerful, the more people like to kill the more they can establish world order?
Therefore, at the time of Guo Kang, it was obvious that the world learned from either English or Russian.As for the great principles of Confucianism, they have been abandoned along with the "Confucian shop", and they belong to the existence that people will scold if they mention it.The problem here, when you think about it, always makes people feel weird.I can only suspect that the gap between different civilizations is so big that it doesn't look like it is in the same world...

Of course, he can only think about this idea by himself.If you really question it like this, it's not a big deal on the foster father's side. Grandpa will definitely be so angry that he will slap him...

But the foster father said this mainly to explain the truth to him.

"Based on my many years of experience, what everyone needs most is not someone to help fight." He told Guo Kang: "What they really want is a fair order. After being beaten, someone will help them beat the bully. It’s better for the government to maintain order so that bullies don’t dare to openly beat people in the first place.”

"But order and rules are sometimes a shelter for the wicked."

"Do you think those gangs involved in crimes are simply mindless fools? According to my observation, that's not the case." He shook his head: "On the contrary, many gangs are very knowledgeable and familiar with the government's structure and disposal process. ——In other words, there must be people who know how to do it, and they are giving them guidance."

"They did commit crimes, but the process is too long to investigate according to the procedures. Those people have various methods, and they have to do it in every link, step by step to turn a big matter into a small matter, or even nothing. The important people in the country have personally come forward to exert pressure, and the most they can do is to hand over a few scapegoats and come out to be knifed."

"Compared to those villains who are only fierce and have no means, this kind of person is more difficult to deal with. They will take advantage of the social order and your sense of justice. This is why I remind you to be careful."

(End of this chapter)