"What's next... get an emperor?"
The setting sun was about to go down. On the grassy slope, Qin Shaoqian opened his mouth. The words seemed casual, but naturally they also had unusual meanings. No matter who it is, being able to talk about the emperor in an understated tone has an unusual meaning in it.
Ning Yi looked at the barracks ahead, not at him. After a while, he spoke: "Do you know... when is the most perfect state in this world?"
"Um?"
"When I was young, I especially liked the feeling after finishing one thing. For example, after reading a book, you know you can rest after reading it, wash the dishes, and then you don't have to do anything, you are satisfied The expectations of the world, and my whole body is empty. When I grew up, I also pursued this feeling. I pursued a rest when everything was done. But slowly, you will find that things can’t be done no matter what…”
Ning Yi sighed, Qin Shaoqian frowned, and then said, "But... you were married at first..."
Ning Yi was silent for a moment: "... an analogy."
Qin Shaoqian nodded: "Oh."
"... From the first time the Jurchen went south to the present, it has been more than ten years, and we have finally won a battle. We have made huge sacrifices, and it is even more admirable to connect with the sacrifices over the past ten years. Moving forward from here, There will be countless things and countless troubles, but at least this moment in front of us is perfect. We believe that the sacrifices in the past have their meaning, and we believe that there will be infinite hope in the future. This kind of pure touching will probably last a lifetime. It can only be a few times, you watch the sun go down... When did you defeat Zong Han, Second Youngest Qin?"
Noticing Ning Yi's turned eyes, Qin Shaoqian touched his chin and didn't look at him: "Twenty-four..."
"Twenty-four... Today is twenty-nine..." Ning Yi nodded, "It's been five days, Qin Lao Er, you celebrated your victory, bid farewell to your comrades in arms, it's time to laugh, it's time to cry, you're still full All the people in the world are pretending to be coercive, and I’ve been stunned for a while... I just arrived today, I saw the wounded, and I had a meeting all day, my brain was still broken, I sat here and watched the sun go down... I have thought about it many times, I have to sing, Even the billowing Yangtze River is full of water, remember..."
"Well, the one you told people to sing when my father died."
"That's right." Ning Yi raised his hand towards the setting sun, "Burning the Yangtze River to the east, the waves wash away the heroes... Right and wrong... Success or failure... Turning around and buzzing... The green hills are still there, the sunset is red for a few times..."
He looked at Qin Shaoqian, Qin Shaoqian turned his eyes to one side, and after a while, he reached out and applauded, Ning Yi grabbed the lump on the ground and threw it on his head.
The original serious scene turned into two big men holding clods tossing each other, and the guards accompanying not far away were a little helpless, not knowing whether they should go up and help. In the third throw, because Ning Yi accidentally grabbed the mud on the ground and threw it on Qin Shaoqian's face, the two had to walk to the side of the stream to wash their hands. Qin Shaoqian patted the dust on his coat: "Okay, let's talk in two days."
Ning Yi shook his head: "No need, it's time to chat..." Then he added, "You ruined the atmosphere anyway."
"Hypocritical."
"Straight man."
The two said casually and walked slowly towards the side of the hillside. Ning Yi thought for a moment, but this time he was the first to speak.
"Our problem is very serious from the beginning, the manpower is scarce, and the reserve is insufficient. After the battle in the southwest, the reserve force has bottomed out, and Hanzhong has gone half way, which can carry the political concept of Huaxia and release officials for use. There are very few talents such as staff and teachers, and you accidentally knocked down Hanzhong on your side, and you have a thousand miles to the south.
Qin Shaoqian smiled: "Based on the record of the Huaxia Army today, if you climb up and call, the Quartet will follow, and the talents will come."
Ning Yi shook his head: "The problem is that it's too fast, the Huaxia Army is the poor and the rich, and the poor relatives around here will come to the door. Most of them are speculators, and a small number of people who are really knowledgeable and have political ideas are all Confucianists. Their ideas are also based on the Confucian monarchy in the past. In the past, in the Huaxia Army, I could discuss slowly and gradually influence it, but now I can't. In such a big place, there are vacancies everywhere, it is impossible not to use it. People, as soon as you use it now, it will be someone else's person... It's going to be frustrating for a while... "
"What we were talking about just now was about being the emperor." Qin Shaoqian reminded with a slight frown.
"Look at my meeting to kill them..." Ning Yi muttered, then waved his hand, "Being emperor is not important, such a big place, such a big change, the people's ability to distinguish has not come up, a few In a period of ten to a hundred years, no matter how you play, you will have to centralize power. Being a family is just being a family. It is nothing more than changing your name, the president, prime minister, speaker, chairman... We have talked before, the key to determining the appearance of a system is often not the boss. What is it called, but how to choose the successor."
"...Ning Xi's crown prince position is gone..." Qin Shaoqian sighed.
Ning Yi smiled and said, "Brother, if you like it, you can be the first emperor."
Climbing up the hill, Qin Shaoqian frowned, glanced at Ning Yi, and after a while, he said, "It's scary for you to chat like this."
"If you can work hard for a few years and then retire, it will be a good example. In fact, from hereditary back to Zen, and opening a new situation that has not been seen in a thousand years, there are not many people I can trust." Ning Yi said here , laughed, "Of course if someone doesn't get down, they may have to see the watermelon's knife, and I may not be able to hold her down."
Ning and Qin have been together for more than ten years since they cooperated to kill the king. During this period, they have talked many times about various concepts, ideas, and the future, and some words do not need to be repeated. Qin Shaoqian remembered the radicalness of watermelon in these concepts, and laughed at this moment, and then said solemnly: "In the end, what are you going to call it?"
Ning Yi was silent for a moment: "...In terms of politics, what do you think of going the way of the People's Congress?"
"You have the final say on this, I have no opinion... However, after talking about it a few years ago, I also mentioned a few of your ideas to some other people. Most of them felt that if the emperor hadn't been killed, the constitutional monarchy and virtual monarch you mentioned originally would have been With governance, it will be more stable.”
"On the contrary." Ning Yi's words sank, "In terms of the system, most of the original rules are applied to let the emperor step back, and from now on let the real power be in the position of the capable. It sounds beautiful, but it is actually too idealistic. , there is not much possibility of operation. The reason is that the thinking of monarchy in our place is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but after more than ten years of war, we said that the emperor will not be in power in the future. Huh, it's restoration right away, after all, most of our masses are looking forward to Ming Jun."
"Yeah." Qin Shaoqian nodded, "Then what about the two-party or even multi-party rule that you mentioned before? In fact, more than ten years ago, when you just murdered the monarch and rebelled, you could hear it a little bit. I like it, this system can ensure the smooth transition of the regime, and maybe it can really realize a great empire for thousands of generations. Today is… Are you sure you don’t need it?”
"... Conditions in all aspects are not enough." Ning Yi shook his head, "Multi-party gameplay can best reflect an essential law of human rights throughout the ages, that is, rights are equal to responsibilities, and responsibilities are the premise of rights, from slaves to slaves. From society to feudalism, in the final analysis, it is people who are more and more responsible. They take responsibility on their shoulders, and then they gain a little more power. If we set up a system today, privileges will also be born. In the final analysis, you only need The more responsibilities you have to resist, the greater your rights.”
"...Once multi-party gameplay is implemented and power is decentralised to the greatest extent, it will require the people to have the quality to play by participating in politics. In the past, it was the emperor's decision to make, but today it is all made for everyone, so there are several necessary systems, all To be established. First, a healthy news system must exist. What happened in the country, the people must know. Not only must they know, but also the timeliness must be guaranteed. In such a large country, the dissemination of information must be decisive. Breakthrough, what happened thousands of miles away, this side must know immediately..."
The two walked slowly. When Ning Yi said this, Qin Shaoqian glanced over here: "The one you asked people to study in the Institute of Gewu..."
"That's still early." Ning Yi smiled: "...Even if the news and information problems are solved, the people's measurement of things is a rigid requirement. What happens thousands of miles away, how do we view and deal with it, you have to There is a serious attitude, and there is a relatively correct method. The core of our society's thinking is based on the law of reason and reason. Many people applaud when they see a beheading, then they will definitely not be able to play. Even if the system is set up, it will not take long. It will collapse. These things have probably been discussed before."
"You said many years ago that when the system is set up, some people will start to think about things."
"There will be promotion." Ning Yi nodded, "But in our society, if we want to meet that standard, what we need is a revolution... a complete revolution."
The two of them stood on the top of the small hill, watching the sky in the distance was dyed red by the setting sun, like a fire. Ning Yi said: "In the next six months, there will be a meeting in the Southwest, and these are all things to discuss. I will tell you in advance here. If you have any ideas, feel free to tell me."
Qin Shaoqian looked at the sunset: "More than ten years ago, after killing the emperor, on the way to Xiaocanghe, it was the first time that you told me and Chen Fan about these things. In the past ten years, there have been many Speaking of it this time, there is one thing I am deeply impressed by... When you first talked about this more than ten years ago, you were most impassioned. Chen Fan and I were also the most excited to hear it, but then again and again , you are frowning, worrying about these things, and worrying more and more..."
"But also because of this, I told Chen Fan that you are real and want to make this thing happen..." He smiled and paused, "After killing the king for more than ten years, everyone has followed you all the way. Here. Honestly, your thoughts, sometimes people can't keep up, but in general, you are right until today. What's next... I can't tell you, you told us more than ten years ago When I said it, I said, that's really a good thing, let people read, let people understand, and let people control their own life... But you have a lot of concerns, and sometimes, in fact, we are not able to. I can see these concerns, but I don’t know where your concerns come from. The old bull-headed Chen Shanjun, you let them go out. Some ideas of watermelon, you suppress and don’t let her move. For the concept of equality for everyone, We thought you were going to roll it out on a large scale, and you seemed to have said at first that you would push them through a few big moves, but we haven't yet... We're actually somewhat optimistic. Of course, the important thing is that you know what to do , Next, it's still up to you."
Qin Shaoqian's remarks were both a statement and an encouragement. In fact, although he followed the military commander's route, the Qin family has been a writer for generations. Qin Shaoqian naturally read poetry and books when he was a child, and was personally taught by Qin Siyuan. He can understand many things that Ning Yi said. The clouds in the distance burned more and more red, Ning Yi nodded and was silent for a long time.
"Actually, to put it differently, this turmoil lasted too short..."
"Huh?" Qin Shaoqian frowned.
Ning Yi's eyes are complicated: "The turmoil for more than ten years and the death of tens of millions of people is a very important thing, but from a macro perspective, it is difficult to prove that the monarchy system is backward and unnecessary in the past ten years. , because in fact, it is indeed the only way that is highly mature and has been demonstrated. Thousands of people in the world can accept changing a few emperors, but it is difficult to imagine a state without emperors. Once the regime changes, The careerists will still come out."
"Then... how many years will it take?"
"Perhaps it was a turmoil that lasted hundreds of years. Everyone kept finding ways and bumping into the wall. Only when the past road was proven to be unreasonable with countless blood facts would there be a new road to come out..."
Qin Shaoqian's one eye was slightly confused. After a while, he stretched out his fingers and rubbed the position next to the blindfold, squinting his eyes: "... After all, we haven't had the turbulence of the past hundred years. You say it as if you have seen it before... You again I have never seen what it looks like in a hundred years of chaos."
Ning Yi laughed: "Yes, I haven't seen it before."
"It's only been ten years, it's been very bitter, you don't know what you're thinking about..."
Qin Shaoqian laughed. At this time, the wind was blowing from the top of the mountain, and the two found a nearby big rock and sat down. For more than ten years, Qin Shaoqian couldn't understand some of the thoughts that Ning Yi occasionally came up with. This is the current situation. After a hundred years of turmoil, we continue to find ways and continue to encounter obstacles. The system of kings is no longer available, and then everyone in the world agrees with some new ideas. What kind of turmoil would it be? In the history of the Han family, there were also several major turmoils, but in the end, they were all resolved by the monarchy.
He heard Ning Yi's voice ringing: "There is no turmoil for hundreds of years to prove that it is a bad thing, and of course it is a good thing... So today, I plan to take a different path to force some ideas to appear. This is ten The other path, which was buried many years ago, seems a little clearer now."
He said: "Quality and capital are the most powerful axis. On the one hand, we should develop qualifies, promote the emergence of various new things, crush the old business system with a new business system and capital system, and protect capital with the spirit of contract. expansion, and at the same time impact the framework of the law of reason with the spirit of the contract…”
Qin Shaoqian blinked, a little confused.
Ning Yi continued: "Capital is not a good thing. When we let it expand unrestrictedly under the contract framework, slowly, in order to expand the workshop and increase profits, the merchant system will begin to impact the old land system. When the workers in the workshop are full, they will use various methods to bankrupt the farmers. In order to increase profits, they will use various methods to make the workers work overtime, pay less wages, and exploit them. At that time, everyone will start fighting. stand up."
Ning Yi's words were unusually cold and seemed to be talking about the future prospects, so that Qin Shaoqian frowned at this moment. The words continued.
"We told everyone today that everyone is equal. They don't know what equality is, and they don't know how to use it. When capital starts to eat people, they will remember that there are human rights and the knife of equality, and they will start shouting. Such slogans will begin to take to the streets, marches, and riots. Only when they truly stand up for this benefit will they truly understand what human rights are. At that time, we protect them, we promote them, equality and rights, It will really take root in their hearts.”
"… "
"We don't have a hundred years of turmoil and an irresistible enemy, so we have to use the tyranny of capital to demonstrate the warmth of democracy. You don't know why I didn't push those ideas out. First, I have been affected by events for more than ten years. There is no good time to push and go. Second, it is useless to push out. The right to be handed out is not a right. If you want to defend your rights, they must stand in line, express their position, and cherish... Then we promote business and capital in the early stage. Development, we will guide their demands in the later stage, and we may complete this in the next few decades, and that will be enough.”
"...that's the only possible way I can think of to make democracy and rights take root in people's hearts..."
"... As for the rest, even including who will be the boss and how to play, it's all a matter of waiting... "
The two figures were sitting on the stone, and the tone of the chat was not high. The mountain swept the clouds, and the red clouds rolled over, sweeping towards the land.
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The two were on the top of the mountain, and then chatted for a long time, until the sky was finally swallowed by the mountains to the west, and the stars floated in the night sky. The two returned to the barracks for dinner, and they continued to chat and discuss. They lit candles in the dining room, and after talking like this for a long time, when Qin Shaoqian came back from the toilet, he just got a piece of information about Dai Mengwei, but then it was another thing that Ning Yi said. startled.
At the end of April, when the war was about to begin, and the atmosphere of summer gradually became clear, just as Ning Yi and Qin Shaoqian were chatting about plans and ideas for the next tens or even hundreds of years, countless existences had already stirred up against this background...