Wang He and Li Ming glanced at each other, and both of them shook their heads and smiled bitterly. Wang He patted Song Tao on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "What do you say about Chongzhen, it is difficult for us as descendants to make an objective evaluation. However, for thousands of years, the monarchs of the Chinese feudal dynasties have emphasized the imperial technique of the middle and balance, but Chongzhen just did not do this.

In fact, the centralized power and management system of the Ming Dynasty has been very perfect, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the power of the cabinet reached its peak, and the master of ceremonies and supervisors together to control the government, as long as the cabinet ministers do things according to the rules to maintain the stability of the country. The most typical is Zhang Juzheng, who joined forces with Feng Bao of the inner court, and even if Wanli did not go to court for thirty years, the Ming court was still able to maintain normal operation.

No matter what kind of regime, it will not be stable forever, it can only be a temporary balance formed by the game of forces of all parties, and do not let the contradictions erupt in a concentrated manner, this is the so-called politics. And Chongzhen wears many positions without separating power, and the degree of centralization is comparable to that of previous emperors, which is tantamount to putting himself to death. For example, some large modern companies often employ a group of advanced managers to manage, and the chairman only needs to grasp the company's development direction, and there is no need to cover everything at all.

Killing Wei Zhongxian is not wrong in itself, but there is no need to kill them all, at least to support a eunuch to control the inner court. In fact, handing over the power of finance and taxation to eunuchs is the most in line with the interests of the imperial power, without eunuchs, the bureaucrats lose supervision, and the bureaucrats will naturally maximize their interests. The government of Chongzhen's dynasty was actually controlled by the civilian group represented by the Donglin Party, and it was Chongzhen himself who broke the restraint and balance mechanism since the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Chongzhen has not received systematic education in the art of the emperor, and he is too sudden as an emperor. For a young man in his teens, he suddenly took over a mess, and there was no famous minister like Zhang Juzheng to assist him, in the face of the stubborn diseases accumulated over the years such as party strife in the late Ming Dynasty, corruption, border troubles, and rogueism, what else could we ask of him. ”

Song Tao listened to Wang He's words and said unconvinced: "Who said that there were no famous ministers at that time, then who ...... And who else...... Aren't they all celebrities? ”

He couldn't remember any famous minister at the end of the Ming Dynasty for a while, but he said something nonsense in a hurry. made Li Ming and Wang He laugh.

Li Ming patted Song Tao on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Brother, I usually have nothing to do and read more, so I don't have to be embarrassed." ”

Song Tao's face was flushed by what he said, and his face couldn't be hung up, but Li Ming didn't care about Song Tao, who was about to blow up, and continued: "Although Chongzhen is diligent and thrifty, these advantages are not necessary conditions to become an excellent emperor. In addition, he is young, his mind is not yet mature, and his ability is mediocre, so he can only have a weak heart.

Although he did not hasten the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he did not play a positive role either. In fact, when it comes to home, the Ming Dynasty has run out of energy, even if there is a talent, if it is not fundamentally changed, it can only make the Ming Dynasty survive. However, after more than 200 years of operation, the Ming Dynasty has long been a source of disadvantages, how can it be said that it will change, which is also the unchanging fate of the Chinese dynasties for thousands of years. ”

Wang He also nodded sympathetically, and then said: "Let's not feel sorry for the Zhu family's dynasty, let's do our own thing." Now when I think about the mess of managing the Central Plains, I feel pressured, and I can't even sleep well every day. ”

Song Tao frowned and said: "Lao Wang, a large number of grassroots management cadres we have cultivated over the years, as long as we pay close attention to grassroots management, with our current strength in the Far East, are we still worried about not being able to govern the Central Plains?" ”

Li Ming shook his head and said with a heavy face: "In fact, the company's current management mechanism is also an expedient measure of last resort. The main purpose is to break the feudal political structure of the Central Plains for thousands of years, but to change all this, the cost is also very large, after all, the rise and fall of chaos is often accompanied by great chaos in social order.

The purpose of strengthening management at the grassroots level is to win the support of the broad masses of the people at the bottom and maintain social stability to the greatest extent. However, in this way, it is still impossible to escape the management structure of a society ruled by man. There is no distinction between a society governed by man and a society governed by the rule of law, and specific policies can only be chosen according to the different times and the compulsion of the situation.

Now the Central Plains is a time when all industries are waiting to be developed, everyone hopes for peace, there is no laziness and greed, and the government of man in the Far East has the advantage of high efficiency, can avoid complicated and unnecessary procedures and all kinds of interference, concentrate all resources and forces, and engage in large-scale construction, which is conducive to the rapid development of the country and society.

Moreover, the rule of man society is also a high-return political system, the advantage lies in its flexibility, not subject to all kinds of constraints, the leadership has absolute power, can fully tap the subjective initiative of the people. Especially in the early stage of our development, under the leadership of our Far East Company, the whole society will show a positive new atmosphere in a short period of time.

Most of our grassroots management cadres in the Far East are from displaced backgrounds, and their general ideas are simple and simple, just to seek peace and tranquility, to be fed and clothed. If we let the poor people at the bottom of the Central Plains live a good life, we will also get their support and work hard to develop production.

When our generation gradually dies, society will gradually stabilize, people's clothing, food, housing and transportation have made great progress, and people's ideas and concepts are bound to change imperceptibly. However, the prosperity and wealth of the upper class is what anyone can dream of, and after decades of development and stability, a long-term society ruled by man will inevitably lead to the corruption of the ruling class.

Therefore, once the world has been peaceful for a long time, the people live a comfortable life, pursue spiritual well-being, and enjoy extravagance and indulgence, they should be transferred to the system of a state ruled by law, so that the unlimited rights of the bureaucracy can be restricted, and human feelings cannot be arrogant, so as to put an end to corrupt and degenerate behavior. However, it is not easy to move from a society ruled by man to a society ruled by law, but if we do not change, our generation will surely die without turning a blind eye. ”

Song Tao listened to Li Ming's words, and his face couldn't help but become solemn. Of course, he is not stupid, and he knows this truth, after all, everyone comes from modern society and knows the truth well.

Modern society in China is at the stage of national development, because the speed of development is too fast, all kinds of drawbacks have naturally emerged, and even money has replaced ideals and has become the standard for society to measure a person's value.

While people are pursuing profits, their morality and conscience are also undergoing unprecedented suffering, and they are bleakly retained in the hearts of people with conscience, and corruption finally has room for survival and hotbed of development. People do things for the sake of money. But if the state wants to tell development, it will have to bear these costs. (To be continued.) )