"To give a very simple example, in "Political History", the people-based government system originated in foreign Athens, but it was essentially divided into three classes: nobles, citizens and civilians. Citizens gained power through war and personal efforts, but Like the nobles, they treated the common people as slaves. It was actually a country of pseudo-people. The great sages of that country, Aristotle and others, tried their best to oppose the power of the common people. They believed that even the nobles and even tyrants were better than the common people. . The founder of the so-called civilized Athens is the famous sage Pericles. He treats women as commodities and regards women as extremely humble. I don’t admit that he has a true civilized heart. "
"After Athens, there was another sage named Rousseau. If his achievements in foreign races were transferred to the Holy Yuan Continent, he would definitely be canonized, and his holy status would be extremely high. But he said something that I didn't like but had to agree with. He said "In the strict sense, people-oriented principles only exist in ideals and are unrealistic. The majority rules and the minority is ruled, which is against the laws of nature. We cannot imagine people holding endless meetings to discuss public affairs."
"When I first read the sage's remarks, I felt quite uncomfortable, but when I think of the history of the human race and the history of ethnic groups in all realms, I have to admit that his words are irrefutable. Moreover, when I saw his words, I thought of a sentence by Kong Sheng Of course, after searching through ancient times, we discovered that this saying was inherited incorrectly by later generations. The original saying is that people can follow it, but cannot understand it. No matter which version, it has no essence. The difference is that Kong Sheng believes that officials only need to tell civilians what to do, but not why.”
"Before Confucius was canonized, some people said that he was a fool and looked down on the people. Even after he was canonized, some scholars from various schools criticized Confucius for this. However, if we think seriously, we must first abandon all prejudices and regard the Spring and Autumn Period Regarding the level of education, when we want to implement a decree, should we directly tell the people to do it well, or should we 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 in the affirmative. Most of the people at that time could not even read a few characters. If they were really forced to learn government decrees, they might rebel.
Fang Yun said: "So, from a practical point of view, this sentence is correct. Let's look at this sentence now. Let me ask you, if every citizen of Shengyuan Continent now has the right to decide every political order, then What will happen to the world?"
Wei Xu said almost without thinking: "The world is in chaos."
Fang Yun nodded and said: "Yes. Kong Sheng and I have the same view. It's not that Kong Sheng and I think the people are ignorant. We believe that with the current level of education and the current level of the human race's mind and body, we do not have the For those theoretically perfect characters, such as justice, equality, nobility, reason, etc., our actions, thinking, and judgments are often influenced not by reason, but by personal emotions. The alien sage Schumpeter also said something similar."
This time, almost all officials nodded.
Including those officials who had been opposing Fang Yun, they were convinced because what Fang Yun said was true.
Moreover, when Fang Yun said "we", he did not mean "the people". Fang Yun and all officials knew that even if he had a very high position, even if he was far superior to ordinary people in all aspects, he still did not possess those perfect morals. Character and emotions often affect one's decisions.
Fang Yun said: "So, in a people-based country, on the surface, the people hand over power to the 'bureaucratic group'. It seems that the power still belongs to the people, but in fact, the moment the bureaucrats get the power, they become the ones who protect themselves and the bureaucrats." For the sake of power, rather than pleasing the people, it is better to say that they use their talents and wisdom to defraud power from the people, and then consolidate their power, so that the people cannot truly deprive them of their power. Looking at history, which king or leader of a country has never been overthrown by the people? When the leader of an ethnic group is defeated, the winner is either the elite of the same ethnic group or the leader of a foreign ethnic group."
All the officials began to try their best to recall history and those famous historical figures.
Cao De'an sighed: "Although the fall of Qin began with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the final winner was Taizu of the Han Dynasty. Taizu of the Han Dynasty had a mediocre life, a boy from an ordinary peasant family, but before he started the rebellion, he had already become a pavilion official. Chang, completely different from Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.”
Fang Yun looked at Wei Xu and asked, "I just want to ask, does the current Jingguo, or even the Jingguo in the next two hundred years, have the soil for the birth of a people-oriented and democratically elected system?"
Wei Xu was stunned for a long time, then slowly said: "No, it can't be."
Fang Yundao: "Based on the works of many sages and history, I have summarized three methods of innovation. One is gradual compromise, one is conservative reform, and the other is radical revolution. Democracy, people-based, for Jingguo, There is no doubt that it is a radical innovation. So, what is the result of radical innovation when there are many internal conflicts in the country and there are demons and barbarians from outside?”
Wei Xu answered honestly: "The country is in chaos, and the country may even be destroyed and the family may be destroyed."
Fang Yun said: "Therefore, we and other Jingguo officials should work together to improve Jingguo through gradual methods. Jingguo cannot withstand the big troubles."
In the Jinluan Palace, there were sighs.
It's not the perfect choice, but it's definitely the best choice.
However, these words cannot be published to the public, because this will inevitably be accused of ignorance.
Fang Yun said: "The true nature of government will be fully discussed in the near future. But now, what we have to do is to improve Jingguo. The Ministry of Personnel is the head of each department. Today, we will start with the Ministry of Personnel!"
Huang Zongyu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said: "I would like to ask Prime Minister Fang, how to take the first step to improve the Ministry of Personnel?"
Fang Yun said: "Our Jingguo evaluation follows the Four Good Twenty-seven Most Goods, among which the Four Good Things are moral integrity, prudent writing, fairness and diligence, and diligence. Such an evaluation is too general, especially the Deyi is regarded as the first choice for evaluating officials, but it cannot truly verify an official's ability. Since it is necessary to make profits, it is natural to use political performance to speak, and it should be based on the twenty-seven best, and on the basis of the twenty-seven best. Make changes for the better.”
The so-called twenty-seven most are judged based on different official positions or talents. For example, the Ministry of Personnel is responsible for evaluating and recommending officials. If they do well, they will be praised as being a great figure and promoting talented people.
Huang Zongyu looked troubled and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement it if we let officials make profits."
Fang Yun said: "I have a question, if it benefits the people, the country, and the human race, is it a benefit?"
Huang Zongyu said: "This is benevolence and righteousness."
Fang Yun said: "Good! Doing good for the people and the country is not only doing good, but also doing benevolence. For example, if the county magistrate of a place can make the people rich, every family will have surplus food, everyone will have extra money, the livestock will be prosperous, and the workers will The number of squares will increase, trade will flow smoothly, and tax revenue will increase. These are capable ministers and officials, and they should be promoted more than those county magistrates who are virtuous, knowledgeable and diligent but fail to make the people rich! "
"Seeking benefits for the people and the country is the core of Jingguo's reform!"
Fang Yun's tone was decisive.
The officials breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, they were afraid that Fang Yun's so-called profit-making and respecting etiquette would be as extreme as before. Now it seems that they have just changed the focus of the evaluation, which is completely acceptable.