The sun is high in the sky, casting warm rays of light. A rose bush beside the flower bed has opened, attracting all kinds of butterflies to fly.

Before you know it, summer has come quietly. The chill has gone away, the warm wind is blowing, and it's getting hotter every day.

Wang Xiaolie feels a little boring. He thinks a lot, but is rarely understood by others. Sometimes, he feels that he is a lonely traveler in this world. There is only one direction of travel, no friends, and no partners.

This is a dangerous time. People who are not firm in their thinking will slowly lose their faith and become the same as the light. People say that this is because life has worn away the edges and corners, and they have become smoother day by day, and they have matured. Others

People become irritable and feel that there is no confidant in the world. The whole world is turbid and I am alone pure. The whole world is drunk and I am alone sober. An Neng can be white and covered with the dust of the world!

For Wang Xiaolie, as the leader of a team, he must not lose his faith or become smooth. He must always maintain his sharp edges and corners, and must not be annoying. He must not think of himself as aloof and independent of the world.

Externally, no matter whether the world is pure or turbid, no matter whether people are drunk or sober, he has to float in the world of mortals and always maintain a clear understanding.

After a long time, Wang Xiaoxian said: "In the past two or three years, the army has been reorganized, and the civil affairs have also had important work to do. At this time, the Jinlu are like wolves and tigers, and they can invade the south at any time. Everything must be centered on war. That makes it clear.

As the economy develops and society advances, more money, food, and soldiers must be provided for the war. I describe these as an increase in war potential, and war mobilization capabilities must also keep up."

Chen Qiudao looked at Chen Yuyi and said, "Excuse me, Zhenfu. All of this has its own laws. As long as we do things seriously and do not disturb the people, everything will be fine. If there is a war, of course there will be more money and food.

If more soldiers often cause trouble and prevent the people from getting a rest, how can they get better?"

Looking at Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi, Wang Xiaoye said: "It is indeed right to not cause trouble and rest with the people. However, does this rest with the people mean that the people have a rest, or does it mean that the officials have a rest? Not causing trouble does not mean not doing things, which is more important.

It’s not lazy politics! Councilors, we can’t be the same as before. Look at this country, half of it is ruined; look at this world, people are driven out like chickens and dogs! In less than ten years, the registered permanent residence in the Central Plains has been reduced by half, leaving thousands of miles without people! As a ruler, how do you face this?

To all the people in the world! If we cannot rise up, drive out the golden captives externally, nurture the people internally, and stabilize the world, will this official be able to do well?"

Seeing Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi lowering their heads together, with a look of shame on their faces. Wang Xiaolie suddenly laughed: "In the affairs of the world, public opinion is right, mother-in-law is right, mother-in-law is right, they all have their own reasons. Which truth is right, say no?

Clearly. As officials, we must understand that from the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, the world has changed. Zhu Wen’s Baimayi killed more than thirty ministers in the court, and the world’s powerful families have been wiped out. Today’s world is no longer a family.

The world belongs to the nobles. The world has changed, and of course the methods of governing the world must also change. In the past, the court did not care about many things, and the nobles took care of them. Now that the court does not care, it can only feed the local tyrants. Do we expect the local tyrants to come out?

Money provides food to support the imperial court's war against Jin?"

Chen Qiudao said: "What Zhenfu said makes sense. But most officials are at a loss as to what to do."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I will tell you a few general principles, and you can consider the details. The first is officials. I have two requirements for officials. First, the salary given to them must be generous and enable them to live a prosperous life.

In any case, both officials and officials are outstanding talents selected from the people. Excellent talents should not live in poverty. Secondly, supervision must be strict and must not be a formality and let them have their hands in political affairs."

There was a saying in the past life that high salary can support integrity. Wang Xiaolie’s current request is somewhat similar to this, but it is not the same. Strictly speaking, high salary cannot support integrity. Whether an official is honest or not has something to do with income, but it does not depend on it.

Income. Just like the prime minister in the Song Dynasty, his income was high enough, but there was a lot of corruption. To keep officials honest, the most important thing is supervision. If supervision is not strict, or if the guilty are not punished, high salary cannot support integrity.

Wang Xiaolie emphasized that the income of officials should be high, not to maintain integrity, but to ensure that officials are all excellent talents. In the final analysis, excellent talents should have higher incomes and a better life, so that they can have no worries about food and clothing.

, can we work with peace of mind. To keep officials honest, the main method is supervision. Supervision is stricter and broader than before. Once problems are found, officials will be punished.

There is a saying in the past life. The systems in European and American countries are good. If you choose any person, or even a dog, to be an official, the country can be governed in an orderly manner. History has shown that this statement is nonsense. It is impossible to select outstanding talents to govern the country.

When officials are in charge of politics, the whole country will sink. An excellent system is first reflected in the selection of officials, and secondly in the supervision of officials. If the selection and supervision are not done well, the country's politics will inevitably have problems. If politics has problems, the country will suffer.

How is it possible to be organized?

Similar to this, there is another saying: The country needs the rule of law, not the rule of men. The more rule of law and the less rule of men, the more progressive the country will be. Politics is the politics of people, and it requires both rule of law and rule of men. To rule by law and to exclude rule by men is nothing more than

Transfer part of the state power from the hands of officials to the hands of another part of the people. In fact, a country needs both rule of law and rule of men, and the two cannot be neglected.

Normal national politics should first use various means, including high salaries and generous treatment, to attract outstanding talents to serve as officials. Secondly, there should be strong and strict supervision to supervise officials. Both are indispensable. Normal politics is both

There must be rule of law to restrain officials. There must also be rule of law so that officials make correct judgments and are not bound by the system. Both are equally indispensable.

Wang Xiaolie said: "If you have excellent officials, you must do things correctly. Only excellent talents can do things well by following the correct method. What is the correct method? Frankly speaking, clearly list one, two, and three, and this is the only way to do it.

Do it, don't do it that way, it is definitely not the right way. There is no universal truth for doing things. Instead, you should use theory as a guide in practice, make plans, and guide you to do it. In the process of actually doing things

In the process, the theory must not be completely correct, and the plan cannot be fully executed. At this time, based on the experience in practice, the plan is revised and the theory is revised. Only by repeated repetition can a thing be truly completed. When it is completed, after revision

The theory may be completely different from the theory when the plan was drawn up. It doesn’t matter. Different is different. The theory is meant to be revised.”

Having said this, Wang Xiaolie sighed secretly. In the eyes of some people, his statement became revisionism. This doctrine, that doctrine, this theory and that theory were very lively at a certain period of time. This

It is not uncommon for human civilization to explore its own path. These theories are a summary of history and a prospect for the future. Each theory has more or less correct parts and shortcomings. For different civilizations,

Perhaps this theory is more correct for this civilization, while that theory is more correct for another civilization.

As a civilization, we must understand one thing. The theories borrowed from other civilizations must be combined with our own practice. In practice, we must critically absorb its beneficial elements and discard the unsuitable parts.

Human development is a practice, not a representation of theory. The role of theory is to choose an appropriate entry point in practice and provide certain guidance for practice. Different civilizations, different groups of people, and even different places,

At different times, the practical process is different. The theory revised after practice may also be different.

In his previous life, Wang Xiaolie could not realize this. At that time, he was like a child who left the village after graduating from elementary school. He felt that he had knowledge and could study in a more advanced school. What else could be difficult for him in this world?

?Now, Wang Xiaolie just wants to say, I was full of pride at that time, but I came back with an empty suitcase.

When the big guns of the Opium War opened the door to China, the Chinese people were at a loss, but they also eagerly learned from the West. Not only their natural sciences, but also their social sciences. Both natural sciences and social sciences have made great achievements.

Big results. But more than a hundred years have passed, whether it is natural science or social science, although great results have been achieved, there is always a lack of cutting-edge results. Even if there are Chinese who have made great contributions, they are as foreigners.

obtained at the time.

Why? There are many explanations, and Wang Xiaolie thinks they are all wrong. But when he asks himself to say it, he feels that he can’t say it right.

But now I understand that what cannot be said is right. What can be said clearly is wrong.

Why does China lag behind the West? This question is not just about national self-esteem. In fact, it is of great significance to civilization, not just Chinese civilization, but all civilizations in the world. Because China’s history is too long and too glorious.

. All other civilizations in the world are inferior to China in history. How could such a splendid civilization lag behind to that extent?

This backwardness cannot be caused by one reason. It is caused by many reasons, intertwined together, forming a systematic backwardness. If we want to trace the source, we must start from the Song Dynasty. Why did it fail militarily? Why did the foreign war fail? Why

Under alien rule?

Being ruled by foreigners is by no means inconsequential as some people think, but will drag down the process of the entire civilization. The Song Dynasty was destroyed once, and the Ming Dynasty was destroyed again. The damage caused to Chinese civilization has been greatly underestimated by later generations.

The steam engine was not invented by the Chinese, so what does it matter if the industrial revolution didn't happen in China first? As long as you like to learn and are good at learning, how far behind can you be? The core problem of China's backwardness is when did China stop learning?

Chinese people have always been good at learning and have never been afraid to change themselves. In the earliest days, Chinese people sat on the ground and wore wide robes with long sleeves. Starting from King Wuling of Zhao, they rode and shot in barbarian clothes. By the Song Dynasty, the habit of sitting on the ground was no longer common, and the costumes with arrow sleeves were very

Generally speaking, how did the impression of Chinese civilization being backward and conservative come to be? At what time and what reason played a major role?
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