"When I read "Five Thousand Words" today, although I am already familiar with it, every time I read it, I am deeply moved." Crane Guanzi ignored Zhao Yong's doubts, and said to himself, "There is just a word, I have deep feelings, you might as well taste and taste together." ”

"Sir, please." Zhao Yong suppressed the doubts in his heart and asked patiently.

"'Governing a big country, if you cook a small fresh. Coming to the world with the Tao, its ghosts are not gods; It is not a ghost or a god, and its god does not hurt people; If it is not a god, it does not hurt people, and a saint does not hurt people. The husband and wife do not hurt each other, so virtue is returned. "Today we will talk about how this big country cooks small and fresh." ”

Zhao Yong nodded, he had heard this sentence more than once, and the so-called many people in later generations also tried their best to understand the subtle words of their ancestors, and they didn't know how Que Guanzi understood this sentence.

"I don't know how you understand this sentence?"

Zhao Yong thought for a while, in fact, he had often said this sentence on some websites and pulpits before, because of the meaning of this sentence, he could also say a few nonsense: "I think that this sentence should be, governing the country should be like cooking river fresh, because river fresh is fragile, and it is easy to spread out when it reaches the pot, so when cooking river fresh, you should not toss, don't move, just wait slowly." ”

"Hehe, is there anything else?" Crane asked with a smile.

"And? Does it mean anything else? ”

Que Guanzi nodded and said slowly: "Actually, I don't understand what this sentence means, but I reread it today, and I seem to have caught some ideas, so I might as well discuss it with you." ”

"Don't dare, sir, please speak." Zhao Yong knew that this was the point.

"Just now, the king said that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh, and the key is not to toss. In this way, isn't what the king is doing now the so-called toss? Does the gentleman think that there is a problem with this sentence? ”

"This...?" Zhao Yong felt very embarrassed, of course he wouldn't say that there was a problem with this sentence, or that he didn't have the courage to say so. But according to this logic, it seems that what Crane Guanzi said is not unreasonable.

"In a certain opinion, this sentence may be simple, but in each eye, the understanding is different." He paused and said, "As the king said, the so-called non-tossing is what it means. ”

"Nowadays, the troubled times are rampant, and the heroes are rising together, but the hardest people are also the people. It is this little fresh food that is cooked, and it is the people. Cooking Xiaoxian can't be tossed, and the people can't be tossed either. To broaden the people's strength and attract the population to serve the country, it is necessary not to toss them, but to protect them through various means. The law of the reform before the monarch can be said to be right in the heart of the people's leniency. Only by creating such an environment in which the people's strength is relaxed can the country's national strength be enhanced, which is a relationship of cause and effect. ”

Zhao Yong nodded, indeed, as Que Guanzi said, this is also the level of Zhao Yong's understanding, and it is based on this understanding that Zhao Yong put forward the decree on land in the three strategies of the Restoration.

This layer is actually not difficult to understand, and it is also the first basic understanding of those who govern the country. But the second layer is indeed a level that politicians need to understand. ”

When Zhao Yong heard that there was really something to say, he cheered up and listened to the crane crown to continue preaching.

Chan'er gathered the cloak on her body, there was a fire in the side room, but the night was heavy and she was still a little uncomfortable. The boy who opened the door just now brought her a cup of tea, then sat respectfully by the fire, picked up a book and read it.

Chan'er felt bored, so she picked up a book and opened it to see that it was still a seal character, and she was suddenly interested. In fact, Korea has its own unique script, which is similar to seal characters but different. However, as a child of the Korean Gong family, she has some knowledge of various languages, so it doesn't seem to be difficult.

The conversation in the main hall continued, and Zhao Yong got up and poured another cup of tea to Que Guanzi and listened to him continue to preach.

"What the so-called politicians should know is not Xiaoxian, but the word 'cooking'."

"Cooking?"

"Not bad." Crane nodded. "The ruler is the one who holds the spoon, the one who cooks. The key to the country is how the cooks regulate. The river has a fishy smell, and a clever cook will use a variety of spices to prepare it to obtain a delicious taste. In the same way, politicians are to achieve the purpose of cooking all kinds of delicious foods through various kinds of conditioning and various relationships. ”

"But no matter what, it's still going to be a toss?" Zhao Yong said suspiciously, what Que Guanzi said seemed to be a bit contradictory.

"No, no, no. Cooking is a technical requirement, for example, if you want to grill fish, then you have to use a fire to get this grilled fish anyway. However, the average cooker will add different spices to make it less boring; But a clever cook will make the fish not only tasty, but also very attractive. ”

"The purpose of politicians is to reconcile all kinds of contradictions so that the established national policy can be carried out, rather than-for-tat and contrary to what is right and what is wrong. This will only make the fish you cook not only not taste delicious, but will also be prone to spoilage. To put it simply, the fish still has to be grilled, but the person who grills it has to know how to make it more delicious. ”

In essence, many people can see these two explanations, but they have different perspectives and different identities, which lead to different results. For example, today's Zhao State, Fei Yi and others hope that Zhao State can develop cavalry power to expand their own power, while Zhao Cheng and others hope that you can trust the natives of Zhao State and trust less foreigners, and Zhao Bao should have been a good mediator, but obviously, he is not good in this regard, or rather, it is because of your strength that this identity of the mediator has changed from a problem between ministers to a problem between you and the ministers. ”

"Of course, this is not bad, at least under the chaotic forces of the Zhao State now, the strength of the monarch is a good thing, which can make the whole country more efficient. Achieving a balance through decentralization is also a form of political wisdom. ”

When Que Guanzi analyzed this, Zhao Yong suddenly felt that his vision had risen to a higher level. In fact, my previous vision was still too low, either because of the contradiction between my vision and reality, or because of my own timidity, etc., all of which are limitations that restrict me.

"In addition to the above two, there is another realm that is most suitable for you." Crane continued.

"Please sir." This time, Zhao Yong was very serious.

"Do you know who said that first?" Crane asked.

Zhao Yong shook his head, he always thought it was Lao Tzu who said it, but looking at the meaning of the crane crown, it was not so.

"It's Shang Tang's famous minister Yi Yin."

"It is said that the Shang King Tang took Yi Yin as his prime minister and prepared to attack Xia Wang Ji. Yi Yin advised the king of Shang that it was better to test it first before deciding, so Tang decided not to pay tribute to the Xia Dynasty. When he found out, he was furious and summoned the division of Jiuyi to crusade against Tang; Yi Yin saw that Xia Ji could still summon the princes and King Qin, and knew that the Xia Dynasty was not exhausted, so he persuaded Tang to enter the court to ask for guilt and pay tribute again; In the following years, Xia Wei killed the minister without guilt, and the people rebelled and left, so he once again persuaded Tang to stop paying tribute, and Xia Wei gathered soldiers and horses again, but no one listened to him, and some even openly objected. Yi Yin finally saw that the time was ripe, so he persuaded Tang to raise an army to defeat Xia, thus establishing the foundation of Shang Tang. ”

From this, it can be seen that Yi Yin's rule of the great country is like cooking a small fresh, in fact, he is telling the monarch of the future that everything in the world has its own laws, not that you want to do what you want, but that you must respond to changes at any time. Those who govern the country can have their own thoughts and goals, but they must not forget what reality is. And a good ruler should be able to converge the goals of the individual with the changes in the country, so as to make the country strong. ”

If the two previous explanations of the Crane Guanzi made Zhao Yong suddenly enlightened, then this last explanation made Zhao Yong's entire thinking and understanding undergo earth-shaking changes, in this kind of ideological understanding, the Crane Guanzi emphasizes more that the rule of man and the cycle of heaven should be harmonious, and put it in the present, that is, when the king makes decisions, he must meet the conditions of the moment, rather than taking his own purpose as the purpose of the country.

"Judging from this matter, why does no one in the DPRK dare to support the king? As the king often says, the world is at peace with the people, not the world is governed by the people. The king's severance pay for the disabled will definitely receive the people's submission, but it also indirectly elevates their status, imagine this kind of thing, how can Zhao Cheng and others not object? With one more Fei Yi and Pang Cong, the DPRK and China are already fighting happily, if the status of these civilians is raised again, how can Zhao Cheng and the others sit idly by? ”

"I see." Zhao Yong then understood what was going on, it seems that this matter, firstly, because he underestimated the rebellious mood of Zhao Cheng and others, and secondly, he overestimated his prestige and reputation, which made this trivial matter so complicated.

Just like what Que Guanzi said at the beginning, honesty and honesty are the way, corruption is also the way, and the conservative forces in the court are strong and the Tao is also the way. I thought that trying to change this situation with a small prestige was definitely immeasurable and contrary to the way of heaven.

As for killing Zhao Cheng, it can't change this situation, because this is a force, not a person, Zhao Cheng is easy to kill, but the conservative forces can't be eliminated, they will only let these people hibernate, maybe they will give themselves a lore at any time.

"Furthermore, the so-called professionalization of the military should be delayed rather than urgent. The benefits of a professional military are obvious, but so are the burdens facing the country. With the national strength of Zhao, it is impossible to build a completely professional army. Otherwise, Zhao Guo would not have been bullied by Zhongshan for many years. In a certain opinion, with the current scale of the 100-gold battalion configuration, at least in the contest with Zhongshan, he will not fall behind, and even if Zhongshan is destroyed, he can expand some of his troops to dominate Zhuxiong; As for the so-called unified universe, it is not something that can be predicted. ”

Zhao Yong nodded, this was consistent with what Crane Guanzi had said before. There is nothing wrong with the direction of a professional army, the only thing that is wrong is that you overestimate your own strength. With the current level of Zhao Guo, there is no problem in maintaining the development of Baijin Camp.

In fact, Zhao Yong's idea is really unreasonable, from the perspective of the history of the whole world, the war between the East and the West is based on a small number of professional troops and temporary conscription soldiers, a division of soldiers who have left the cultivation to become a professional army, when facing a larger war, temporary conscription soldiers.

The reason why it is said that the professional army is a military trend is probably because at the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty and in the troubled times, a good external environment is needed to establish a professional army, but the continuous conquest has made it difficult to supplement the professional army, and the expenditure is large.

But after the middle of the dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the conscription system is not flattering, after all, it has been peaceful for a long time, and all the recruits who want to fight are recruits, and they cannot form combat effectiveness at all. It is necessary for the troops to be completely out of production, to form a professional army, and to continuously train soldiers to become the main force of war.

However, the problem of professional troops is also very prominent, that is, it is easy to form a situation of warlord separatism, which poses a threat to the country.

Therefore, blindly conscription makes the country easy to become weak, and blindly conscription, the country is prone to chaos.