"To give a simple example, in 'Political History', the democracy-based government originated from Athens, but there were essentially three classes: nobles, citizens, and commoners. The citizens obtained power through war and personal efforts, but they treated the commoners like slaves, just like the nobles. It was actually a fake democracy-based country. The country's sage, Aristotle, and others strongly opposed the commoners being in power. They believed that the nobles and even the tyrants were better than the commoners. The creator of the democracy-based Athens was the famous sage, Pericles. He treated women as goods and treated them as lowly goods. I don't admit that this kind of person has a true democracy-based heart. "
"After Athens, there was a sage named Rousseau. If his achievements in the Saint Origin World were to be placed in the Saint Origin World, he would definitely be canonized as a saint. However, he said something that I didn't like but had to agree with. He said that strictly speaking, the democracy-based system only exists in ideals and is unrealistic. The majority rule while the minority is ruled is against the laws of nature. We can't imagine the people holding endless meetings to discuss public affairs. "
"At first, I was quite uncomfortable with the sage's words, but when I thought about the history of the human race and the races of the myriad worlds, I had to admit that his words were irrefutable. Moreover, when I saw his words, I thought of Kong Sheng's words. The people can be made to follow, but they can't be made to know. Of course, later on, we found that these words were passed down incorrectly. The original words were that the people can be made to follow the Dao, but they can't be made to follow the wisdom. No matter which version it was, there was no essential difference. They all said that Kong Sheng thought that the officials only needed to tell the commoners what to do, and not why to do it. "
"Back then, before Kong Sheng was canonized as a saint, some people said that he was a fool and looked down on the commoners. Even after he was canonized as a saint, there were still some scholars who criticized Kong Sheng. However, if we seriously think about it and abandon all prejudices, with the education level of the Spring and Autumn Period, if we want to implement a government decree, should we directly tell the commoners to do it, or spend a lot of time educating them about the ins and outs of the decree and all the relevant details? "
None of the officials spoke, because the answer was affirmative. At that time, most of the commoners couldn't even recognize a few words. If they were really forced to learn about government decrees, they might revolt.
Fang Yundao: "So, from a practical point of view, this sentence is correct. Let me ask all of you, if every citizen of Saint Origin World had the right to decide every government decree, what would happen to the world? "
Wei Xu answered without hesitation, "The world is in chaos."
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Yes. I share the same opinion with Kong Sheng. It's not that Kong Sheng and I think that ordinary people are stupid. We think that under the current education level, human beings don't have those theoretically perfect qualities such as justice, equality, nobility, rationality and so on. Our actions, thoughts and judgments don't depend on rationality; instead, they are influenced by our personal emotions. Bear Peter, the sage of the other races, also said something similar. "
This time, almost all the officials nodded.
Even the officials who opposed Fang Yun were convinced, because what Fang Yun said was true.
Moreover, when Fang Yun said "we", he didn't mean "commoners". Everyone, including Fang Yun and the officials, knew that even if their positions were high, even if they were far superior to the commoners in all aspects, they still didn't have the perfect moral character. Their decisions were often influenced by their emotions.
Fang Yun said, "Therefore, on the surface, the people give their power to the 'bureaucratic group'. It looks like the power is still with the people, but in fact, the moment the bureaucrats obtain power, they become creatures that protect the interests of themselves and the bureaucratic class. For power, instead of saying that they please the commoners, it's better to say that they use their talents and wisdom to cheat power from the commoners for their own benefit. Then, they consolidate their power, and finally, the commoners can't really strip them of their power. Throughout history, which king or ruler of a country was truly overthrown by the commoners? Never! When the ruler of a race is defeated, the victor is either an elite from the same race or a ruler from another race. "
All the officials started to recall the history and the famous historical figures.
Cao Dean sighed: "Although the fall of the Qin Dynasty started with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the final victor was Emperor Taizu of Han. Emperor Taizu of Han had an ordinary background and was an ordinary farmer. However, before he started the rebellion, he was already a village constable. He was completely different from Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. "
Fang Yun looked at Wei Xu and asked, "I only have one question. In the current Jing Country, or even in the next two hundred years, is there any soil that can give birth to a population-based and population-elected system?"
Wei Xu was stunned for a long time before he slowly said: "No, and it's impossible."
Fang Yundao: "Based on the works of many sages and history, I've summarized three methods of reform. One is gradual compromise, one is conservative improvement, and the last is radical revolution. For Jingguo, commoners' election and commoners' foundation are undoubtedly radical reforms. Then, what is the result of radical reforms when the country is full of internal conflicts and the demons and barbarians are eyeing it covetously? "
Wei Xu answered honestly: "The country will be in chaos, and the country might even be destroyed."
Fang Yundao: "Therefore, Jingguo officials like us should work together to gradually improve Jingguo. Jingguo can't withstand such a huge setback."
In the throne room, sighs could be heard.
This wasn't the perfect choice, but it was definitely the best choice.
However, these words couldn't be announced to the public because they would be accused of being foolish.
Fang Yundao: "I will discuss the way of governance in a while. Now, what we need to do is to improve Jingguo. The Ministry of Personnel is the head of all the departments. Today, we will start with the Ministry of Personnel! "
Huang Zongyu, the Minister of Personnel, said: "Minister Fang, how do we start with the first step of improving the Ministry of Personnel?"
Fang Yundao: "Jingguo's evaluation follows the four virtues and twenty-seven virtues. The four virtues are known for being virtuous and righteous, conscientious and upright, fair, and diligent. This kind of evaluation is too general, especially considering virtuous and righteous as the first choice for evaluating officials. However, it can't really test an official's ability. Since we want to benefit from it, we should use our achievements to speak for us. Twenty-seven virtues are the most important, and we should use them as the foundation to make better changes. "
The so-called 27 Best was judged based on different official positions and talents. For example, if the officials in charge of evaluating and recommending the Ministry of Appointments did well, they would receive the evaluation of Quan Heng and the promotion of outstanding talents.
Huang Zongyu looked troubled: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement if we let officials benefit from it."
Fang Yundao: "I have a question. If we want to benefit the people, the country, and the human race, is this considered benefit?"
Huang Zongyu: "This is called benevolence and righteousness."
Fang Yundao: "Good! To act for the benefit of the people and for the benefit of the country is to act for both benefit and benevolence. For example, if a county magistrate can make the people rich, every family has food and money, the livestock is flourishing, the workshops are multiplied, trade is smooth, and tax revenue is increased. This is a capable official. Compared to those county magistrates who are virtuous and righteous but can't make the people rich, they should be promoted! "
"Benefiting the people and the country is the core of Jingguo's reform!"
Fang Yundao's tone was resolute and decisive.
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