However, once this was done, the authority of the Golden River Empire's government would drop to an all-time low. The army is state, but there is no difference between the common people and the army. They also have weapons in their hands, and they are no worse than those of the army, because they are the army. If there is some kind of civil strife or something, whoever suppresses it will have to say something else. Even if there is no civil war, these officials usually have to be afraid when they walk on the street, God knows when he offended someone, he will come up and give you a shot, one life for another, who can stand it?

"If you can keep the people fed, clothed warmly, redress grievances, and solve difficulties, and everyone will have enough to support and rebel? If you can't do this, even if you don't have guns and swords, the people won't be able to overthrow you? You can't think about things from the perspective of being an official just because you're an official. I ask you, if we were still in a row of boats on the seashore at this time, and we were still the Tan people who had to pull aside to enter the city, would you wish you had a gun in your hand? ”

Hong Tao's set of things is not original, and he basically has nothing original, except for plagiarizing future generations, he is borrowing from future generations. The reason why he chose the Swiss military service system as a template is mainly because the Jinhe Empire is relatively close to Switzerland in some places. Both have a small population and a rich country, the only difference is that the Golden River Empire has a navy, while Switzerland does not.

As for why the conscription system commonly adopted in European and American countries was not adopted, because Hong Tao felt that in that case, the future soldiers would definitely be the middle and lower class people of the country, and the children of the ruling class and the children of the rich would not be willing to serve the country and would not need this salary. This is not good for the development of the country.

If you call on the people to love the country and shed your blood for the country all day long, you will be fanciful and impassioned. But none of his children are willing to go to the battlefield to defend his family and country, what is the taste of saying this? As a person who fools the talent and specialization. Hong Tao is still very dedicated, and he has to make up nonsense as much as possible, he looks down on pure mouth cannons, and he doesn't want to be like that.

With the national compulsory military system, the children of the princes, grandchildren, officials and tycoons have to go to the army, and they have to take the lead, and if they don't go, it is a serious violation of the law. Don't say anything about criticism, education, or examples, there are no such words in Hong Tao and the laws of the empire, and breaking the law is the end of dismissal from office and going to the mine to mine.

And there are no idle branches in the Empire's arms. There are no literary and artistic soldiers, and it is impossible to serve in the military by blowing, playing, singing, and messing around, and it is even more impossible to rely on this to become a general. All units are likely to be on the front line at any time, as the Empire needs to expand its overseas territories and suppress overseas territories at any time.

The biennial service system has made it more difficult to take care of one's children through the back door. Once you can fool around. You can't use your relationship to go through the back door when you serve in the military every year, right? Even if this matter is put on Hong Tao, he can't think of how to hide it, and whoever dares to do this will be tantamount to ruining his political future and the prestige of his family. Over time, this becomes a habit.

When the children of the emperor and officials were all soldiers and could rush to the front at any time, everyone's attitude towards war would naturally be more cautious and rational. When the prince, the second generation of officials, and the second generation of wealth sacrifice on the battlefield for the interests of the country, not only will the people love the country more, but the emperor and officials will also involuntarily feel this emotion. Because they themselves did pay for the country, and the price was still great. They will appreciate the life in front of them more. I love my country even more, and when I have selfish thoughts, I will think about the children who sacrificed my life on the front line. Do you do it yourself, are you worthy of them?

As for the issue of guns and weapons, Hong Tao can't be sure that he is right, whether guns should be banned or guns, and it is also a topic of endless debate in later generations. Proponents of gun bans say that guns lead to violent crime, and this is true. But there are also many violent crimes in countries that ban guns, even more than in countries that don't ban guns.

Hong Tao personally supports the prohibition of guns, and he believes that this is a basic issue of trust between the government of a country and its citizens. Only by daring to allow the people to retain the right and ability to resist the government does this government basically qualify. If the people had guns in their homes, would there still be so many officials who acted recklessly? Will there still be policies that the government will pat at its head indiscriminately and bring disaster to the country and the people? Once it comes to their own life and death, politicians are not even as good as the gangsters on the street, and these people are the ones who are most afraid of death.

Some people say that once everyone has a gun, it will turn the city into a battlefield, but Hong Tao doesn't think so. Everyone has a gun, and they don't want to hit whom, on the contrary, they will control their emotions more. No one is a fool, there were conflicts before, at most they punched each other a few times, and now they have to eat guns if they don't do well, whether it is important to lose their temper or to lose their lives, except for a small number of people with brain problems, most people will figure it out.

At this time, the gun has become a deterrent force for everyone to think calmly, like a nuclear weapon. If there were no nuclear weapons, countries might have to fight each other at some point because of some minor frictions. But with this thing, no one dares to do it casually, because once you do it, there is no final winner.

Since you believe that it is right, then try it, Hong Tao is very open to this. There are many things that even a traveler can't find the right answer, or some things have no right or wrong at all, and what the result will be depends entirely on human consciousness.

“…… If you are still fishing in Zhenzhou and have a weapon in your hand, you will really feel more down-to-earth...... But can the court be happy? Bo Jiao's brain made Hong Tao confused, he didn't have the experience of Hong Tao III as a person, from a commoner to the richest man in the world, and then to a commoner. As an official for a while, and as a civilian for a while, the position has to change with the identity, which is a bit difficult.

"Aren't you the imperial court now, if you don't plan to bully the people of the empire, and create some benefits for them from time to time, does it matter to you whether they have guns in their hands or not?" Hong Tao still thought that Bo Jiao's brain was not messy enough, so he pulled him back from the status of Tan Min, and put him in the position of the prime minister of the country and continued to think.

"There's a big difference, if they don't have guns, it doesn't matter if I do a good job or not. If they had guns, I wouldn't have been able to sleep all day, and I wouldn't even dare to go to the street, for fear they would shoot me to death! "Bo Jiao's brain is quite smart, and he quickly got around and found the key to the problem.

"That's right, why are you an official leading others? Do you have an extra head than anyone else? It is because you can bear heavier responsibilities than others, including the risk of being beaten to death by others if you don't do well, so that it is reasonable and in line with the principle of fairness. The higher the profit, the greater the risk, and in the same way, the greater the power, the heavier the responsibility, so heavy that it costs one's own life. Only a relatively balanced system will have the motivation for self-improvement, and a system like the Great Song Dynasty can only get worse and worse, and eventually be overthrown by the next court, and then waste hundreds of years to go through it again, and in the end it will be the same ending. It is all the people who toss back and forth, and the cost and pain are all borne by the people, which is meaningless. Seeing that Bo Jiao understood what he meant, Hong Tao began to make a concluding speech.

“…… But can the council approve your proposal? Who wants to put their head under someone else's gun all day long! Bo Jiao was habitually persuaded by Hong Tao, and he couldn't accept it, he said that he couldn't beat Hong Tao, and he couldn't beat it, and the consequences of disagreeing were very serious. Bo Jiao is convinced of this, because there have been countless precedents before. But now he is no longer the little child who followed Hong Tao on the boat and was abused to death by Hong Tao, he is the Prime Minister of the Empire, and he will naturally think more, such as the feasibility of something.

"It's not my proposal, it's yours! All I can do is finally sign the parliamentary resolution to approve or reject it. Don't look at you as a new Prime Minister, but you have exceeded my ability in some ways. For example, your last name is more useful than mine. If you are surnamed Bo, your brother, your father, your uncle, your aunt, your grandfather, your brother's relatives and friends, your father's relatives and friends, your uncle and aunt's relatives and friends, your grandfather's relatives and friends, will spare no effort to support you. And these people currently have a lot of energy within the empire, and if you convince your brother, your father, your uncle, and your grandfather, you will almost convince half of the council. But don't beat your aunt's idea, she is the queen first, and then your aunt, and she has to avoid suspicion on this issue. ”

"In addition, Compassion, Kong Pei, and your disciples and grandchildren in the Royal Navy will also be your supporters, and the ordinary people of the empire will also support the compulsory military system. As long as you make it clear to them, it is human nature that they wish that when they charge on the battlefield, I can let my son stand in front of them and block the sword. ”

"Now that you're prime minister, learn to use the rules. In the absence of explicit opposition to the rules, you can use everything that is in your favor to pave the way for your own claims, which is called political maneuvering. My uncle is not very neat in this regard, you go to the Minister of Culture and Cixi, they play this set of things a hundred times stronger than the uncle. ”

"In a word, in the future, you should not support any of your ideas and proposals by yourself, because it is against the spirit of the rules of the empire and will inevitably not be understood by everyone. You have to pull the big guy to do it together, and whoever doesn't agree with you will find a way to get him to agree without violating the law, or use reasonable and legal means to force him to agree. In the end, you will reach the consensus of the majority, and you will succeed, and you will be respected by your colleagues and the people of the Empire. ”

In order to realize his concept of governing the country, Hong Tao also worked hard, and told Bo Jiao all the methods and experiences he could think of in his head, wanting him to directly become his stand-in.

(To be continued.) )

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