Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 386 380. Trap
This is a trap of the so-called one-person-one-vote system. It seems that the minority obeys the majority, but what does "majority" mean?
If it is a simple yes or no issue, it is easy to say, if you agree, you agree, if you disagree, you disagree. But how can there be so many things in the world that can only be agreed or disagreed?
For example, if Nanzhong were asked to build a road and allocate manpower, the Nanzhong Parliament would probably argue about it for ten days or half a month, and there might not be any result.

This is also a big problem with parliamentary systems: power is too evenly distributed.

Feng Xi had specifically explained that all caves, regardless of size, would be considered as one vote, and that they were very equal. The result was naturally excessive equality, which meant that no one could overpower others.

If Meng Huo were there, he could rely on his prestige and power to have the final say. What he said must be done, and those small cave dwellings would have to do as he was told even if they were unwilling to do so.

But now that Feng and Xi have made them equal in name, will they still be as submissive as before? Maybe at first, but when they find that their power has increased, they will change accordingly.

This is the bad nature of the common people. Once they find that they have power, they will try every means to let everyone know their power.

Feng Xi could imagine what the situation would be like in the South Central Parliament. There would definitely be a vote that opposed just for the sake of opposing, no matter what the topic was.

Deng Ai thought this was an efficiency-enhancing measure, but in fact it was just the opposite. The reason why Feng Xi did this was because he knew the shortcomings of this system, and Feng Xi also specifically set up many rules to magnify the defects of this system.

The Speaker has no real power. In addition, the person chosen as the Speaker is Meng Jie, who has a good reputation but cannot control the situation. Feng Xi had expected that the Nanzhong Parliament would eventually become a place for wrangling like a vegetable market.

There was only one reason why Feng Xi did this, which was to divide the people in Nanzhong and then let them slowly integrate into the Han people.

But the food must be eaten one bite at a time. Now the South China still has a lot of distrust and resistance towards the Han people. If Feng Xi immediately demands the integration of the South China, it will inevitably set off a second round of turmoil. Without Meng Huo, those cave masters whose interests are involved will also violently resist and cause trouble for the Han army.

Therefore, Feng Xi first set up a Nanzhong Parliament for them, letting them slowly sort things out among themselves and placing the Han army in a high position. This was actually similar to what Jiaozhou did.

In Jiaozhou, the Han people played the role of a "highest institution" and would not give up easily. Only when the internal fighting among the Zhan people reached the final stage would they make a decision according to the law. In some senses, this role is similar to "heavenly law" because there are almost no variables, which makes it easy for people to get used to it and regard it as an objective law of operation.

This is actually the case. After nearly two years of bloody infighting among the Zhan people in Jiaozhou, the Zhan people have become accustomed to the rule of the Han people. Whether they want to murder others or seek protection, they will think of the Han people first.

After all, who would hate natural phenomena like sunrise and sunset for no reason? For the Cham people, the Han people are almost the same as natural phenomena. What they hate even more is those Cham people who report and criticize each other.

As for Nanzhong, the Han people will play the role of "mediator" and "guide". They are only responsible for defining how the Nanzhong Parliament should act. The Han people are not responsible for what issues they discuss and how they are implemented.

It seems that a high degree of freedom is given to Nanzhong, but in fact it is just to make them think they have freedom.

In Feng Xi's vision, the subsequent development of the South Central Parliament will definitely be like this: At the beginning, because no one has ever been exposed to this system, everyone must be cautious and explore on their own, and vote a few times for the subsequent development of South Central. And slowly, some people will realize that their power seems to be very large, and their votes can be exchanged for various benefits. The small caves will begin to lean towards the big caves, seeking to use their voice to exchange for actual benefits.

Then, the South Central Parliament will actually be divided into several small groups, which will gather the votes of various factions and then exchange interests or attack each other.

Sound familiar? After all, there is nothing new under the sun, and it is not uncommon for the same steps to produce the same results.

But what Feng Xi wants to do is to take away these losers in the political arena of South China. After they have fought hard for some crooked things in South China, some people will be tempted if they are shown the wider world of the Han people.

When all the opposition in the south is gone, the surviving groups will certainly fight among themselves. In the absence of outsiders, internal fighting is the only way out for this system, so in the end, all Feng Xi has to do is find an excuse to interfere.

By that time, how could Nanzhong still have so much resistance? There are more people leaving Nanzhong than those staying here. Tell me, who is the orthodox one among us?

To put it bluntly, it was the same as Jiaozhou, all of which were raising Gu, but Jiaozhou had too many people and was too widespread, so it was not easy to use similar methods. In Nanzhong, the power was centralized by the cave masters, unlike Jiaozhou, which was dominated by civilians, so Feng Xi naturally needed to adapt to local conditions.

Feng Xi gave Deng Ai a long and eloquent speech. Although Deng Ai did not quite understand it due to the limitations of the times, he still had a relatively good understanding of human nature. He followed Feng Xi's thoughts and carefully deduced it, and immediately understood the mystery.

The core of the so-called democratic voting system is that it can never satisfy everyone, not even the majority. If there is a strong dictator, these dissatisfactions can be suppressed and the contradictions can be transferred to a specific individual.

But if power is decentralized and everyone has one vote, then hatred will be evenly distributed to everyone and every group. Conservatives hate progressives, and those who hate Han hate those who are pro-Han. Under such circumstances, there will always be people who will extend an olive branch to the Han people.

Once they are trapped, it will be difficult for them to get out.

Deng Ai understood the key points thoroughly and sighed secretly, saying that the commander-in-chief was not only good at commanding troops, but also a master at using these political tactics.

Deng Ai secretly vowed to observe more, learn more, and strive to be like the Grand Commander in the future, who would not only be able to go to the battlefield but also be able to handle those post-war matters that seemed to Deng Ai such a headache.

"By the way, Grand Commander, the people you requested to be sent back to Jingzhou have all been sent back."

Deng Ai slapped his forehead and remembered what Feng Xi had instructed him to do before, which was to secretly escort King Mulu and some of his men back to Jingzhou.

(End of this chapter)