The capital of the Liu Kingdom, Jingzhou. The name of Jingzhou comes from the abbreviation of "opening up a new state from scratch in a place full of thorns". This is a testimony to the early days of the Legalist thought.
Today, under the governance of the Legalist ideology, the huge Liu State is stronger than ever before and seems to have an unlimited future.
When Chang Lin's three ironclad ships arrived at the coast of Liu State, a discussion was going on in the court of Liu State. Gongsun Wushang, the representative of the young people of Liu State and a recognized genius, was speaking eloquently.
"Your Majesty, the current Liu Kingdom may seem powerful, but in fact, disaster is already lurking within it."
Liu Guo Tai Shi immediately objected, "The current Liu State is doing well, there is no problem. We have been governing the country this way for more than 3,000 years. If there was a problem, would we have waited until now?"
The words of the Grand Master immediately received a lot of support. Yes, if there was a problem, how could the Liu Kingdom develop peacefully for more than 3,000 years? Since there has been no problem for more than 3,000 years, it only means one result—there is no problem at all!
What does it mean to stand the test of time? This is it!
Gongsun Wushang spoke forcefully, "Your Majesty, perhaps there was no problem in the past, but there is a problem now. That is, the idea of rejuvenating the country through industry and commerce that came from the north has brought us new changes. If we cannot absorb and utilize this new idea..."
"Shut up!" Before Gongsun Wushang finished speaking, the Liu Kingdom's general spoke up, "You are speaking for those merchants. Do you know the fundamental strategy of our Liu Kingdom? If you don't know, let me tell you: Take the law as the guideline, firmly unite the entire country, and concentrate the fate of the entire country on your Majesty. You said you want to develop the country through industry and commerce, but this is going to tear the Liu Kingdom apart."
Gongsun Wushang turned to look at the general angrily: "Your Excellency, there is something wrong with what you said. Is it possible that there are no merchants in our country now? Moreover, although we have strictly governed the country in the past, there are many complaints in the country. Now the undercurrent is turbulent, the people are complaining, and more and more people want to escape from labor. After more than 3,000 years of accumulation, the people..."
"Are you speaking for the people?" the prime minister also spoke up. In this way, the three ministers in the court of Liu State collectively opposed Gongsun Wushang's remarks, and this conclusion could be almost made up.
Gongsun Wushang looked around and suddenly raised his head to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, the time has come for the Liu Kingdom to change, otherwise the country will be in danger!"
"You are just making alarmist remarks!" The prime minister said sternly, "What can some common people do? In terms of cultivation, they are not as good as soldiers. Even if 100,000 common people rebel, we can send a thousand foundation-building masters to slaughter them all! We don't need to care about these lowly people at all. Kill those who dare to make trouble! If we kill enough, there will naturally be no more rebels."
The Grand Master also agreed immediately: "That's right! Those who dare to rebel must be suppressed. Those who rebel seriously will have their entire clan or even their entire nine clans executed. We don't need to care about the lives of the common people. The masters of cultivation are the foundation. As long as we win over all the masters of cultivation and arrange official positions for them, we can firmly control the Liu Kingdom. The common people are not worth a sneer!"
The general also sneered, "My Liu Kingdom has a million troops and 100,000 foundation-building masters. Who dares to rebel!"
Gongsun Wushang was also furious, "May I ask, Grand Commandant, do you govern your army according to the law?"