Chapter 622: The Foundation of Hegemony
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Yang Hao is a special envoy with a transcendent position under the command of the head of state, who is young and able to take on great responsibilities, and has made outstanding contributions in the recent international diplomacy.
Jurdian, Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the British Empire, represents the dignity of the largest power today. It goes without saying how heavy the weight of the two together is.
When the two of them got together, they immediately attracted the attention of many people, seeing that they were chatting so "hot" together, they were quickly crowded by the crowd that quietly moved over, and they pricked up their ears one by one to listen to the two of them.
Yang Hao's lofty remarks and disparaging the Western powers surprised many people.
In the past, public opinion in China has been propagating such statements as "our system is superior", "our culture is more advanced", "we are no worse than Westerners, except for scientific literacy", and so on, which is common sense to boost the morale of the people.
However, to talk about China's hegemony and the merits of civilization, this topic is a bit big, and it is beyond the scope of ordinary people's concepts. Yang Hao was so "arrogant" to talk about it, Zhu Erdian actually took the trouble to debate with him, and he had to be secretly surprised, what are they doing?
It wasn't until Yang Hao said that China itself also had "fundamental problems" that the observers, who were unimpressed, were suddenly shocked and immediately concentrated for fear of missing a word.
Yang Hao is the "person next to him" of the Great Führer, and his views may represent the true thoughts of the Great Führer, knowing it in advance is of great significance!
Zhu Erdian didn't expect Yang Hao to admit it so simply, he was taken aback, and his face was silent. even waited for the other party to fool around with a teasing expression: "Oh? Can you tell me a little bit about me as an outsider? ”
Yang Hao seemed to spread his hands calmly and said, "Although the ugliness of the family should not be publicized. However, I think that this kind of problem should be known to the whole people as soon as possible. The sooner it is possible to solve it, so as not to cause trouble. Of course, this is not a unique discovery for me or that person, in fact, everyone present knows it very well in their hearts. It's just that they don't say it. ”
Zhu Erdian became more and more curious, he was confident that he was also familiar with Chinese culture, but he couldn't think of for a moment what kind of big problem might affect a nation, which could be said in one mouth, and it was widely known.
The people around who were listening to the small talk also showed attentive expressions. They privately. It is also to pass on what Yang Hao said as the head of state, which must be something that is not convenient to say to everyone, and use his mouth to tell everyone, so as not to look good on his face.
Yang Hao's eyes swept away everyone, with a meaningful smile on his face, and said calmly: "Since ancient times, China's bureaucrats and aristocrats have a common problem, they just want to be officials, they don't want to do things. If you don't do it yourself, you won't let others do it. Those who think it is pragmatic are all lowly behaviors, and those who engage in research are all denounced as strange tricks and tricks. ”
The bureaucrats present were stunned for a moment. There was a hint of consternation on his face, and then he sank down unhappily, his eyes flashing but not so kind.
Zhu Erdian's old devil's level of observation and observation is first-class, and when he sees this situation, he knows that Yang Hao's words are like knives, and they are poking into their hearts.
Don't look at the people present who seem to be loyal to New China, diligent in their work, and can't find anything wrong with them in general, but in their bones, almost every one of them still has the arrogance and self-righteousness of traditional civil officials. The arrogance of a scholar unconsciously overrides everyone else.
Since Yang Hao and others crossed over, there are really not too many revolutionaries among them. In essence, the mentality of the vast majority of high-ranking bureaucrats is almost the same as that of officials who have passed the imperial examinations in previous dynasties.
In fact, this is not a special case, it is simply that the influence of cultural ideas formed over thousands of years is too great, and it is by no means something that can be changed casually.
In this world, for example, there are undoubtedly enough staunch revolutionaries in the generation of revolutionaries who founded the country, and most of the beliefs they uphold should not have been in their lifetimes. And Taizu also tried to pass on this spirit, forming a new national spiritual core from generation to generation.
However, the result was very disappointing, and while their generation was still in power, the traditional feudal bureaucracy tried to be restored, which led to a long period of strife and turmoil.
By the end of the 20th century, the new generation of bureaucrats had almost returned to the old concept of the previous dynasties, such as the idea of parents and officials, the importance of officials over the law, the power over the law, the privileged class, and the integration of officials and businessmen. What's more, it has to further evolve with the land annexation, resource plundering, and wealth division routines of each dynasty, so that since the second decade of the 21st century, there have been countless "results" in the anti-corruption storm that have made the majority of people jaw-dropping. It is no wonder that many pessimistic people say "Chinese pills" at every turn.
The problems of traditional literati and bureaucrats, starting from the Jin Dynasty on their origins and talents, and the fact that fools can be emperors can be emperors, bureaucrats from big families dance and write every day, and they still talk empty talk but not practical work, and reached a peak in the Song Dynasty. The great writers and bureaucrats of the Northern Song Dynasty were able to conduct some academic research and produce many achievements that were admired by future generations.
But in the Ming Dynasty, it was really a mess, and the gentlemen and villains were all over the place, and the big guys worked together to empty the imperial power and control the authority of the state, but they seriously lacked the ability to do things, or they didn't bother to do things at all, so what the country became and what the culture distorted into later, everyone knew very well.
The new dynasty spent more than 10 years reorganizing its culture, criticized and analyzed the pros and cons of each dynasty, and pointed out many of the problems, which were widely distributed throughout the world through newspapers and publications, so that every high school student could see them in the textbooks.
However, these people who have become officials know that the huge inertia of tradition is not so easy to eliminate.
It's only been ten years, and there have been a lot of rhetoric that the government has done well enough for ordinary people, and that it is almost okay, and that they cannot be spoiled. Although they are actively carrying out literacy education, they still have too poor a foundation and are still not sensible, and they need officials to educate and herd.
In fact, it is to restore the old concept of the division of officials and the monopoly of power by officials at all levels.
There are examples of this world out there. Can Yang Hao not know the problem with this trend? China's traditional bureaucrats. I want to do it whenever I have the opportunity. In order to completely control the place. Isolate the center, don't you see that they have nothing to do and make the head of state leave the capital?
It's just that you don't see the situation below, so that everyone can worry about it.
For a long time in this world, local governments and the central government have competed with each other, and the saying that "government decrees do not come out of such and such a place" is not groundless.
It is necessary to resolve this contradiction. Political struggle alone is not feasible, and even if you kill all these bureaucrats, those who come up behind you will still do the same. The only feasible solution at the moment is to sustain the external pressure of crisis, that is, war.
Of course, the head of state himself will not tell everyone directly, but Yang Hao can criticize him directly and unceremoniously, his status is detached, and it is impossible for the bureaucrats to do anything to him.
When the people around heard this, they refused to grit their teeth and admit it. It's like interjecting to argue with him.
Yang Hao didn't give them a chance, and then said: "Because of history and traditional culture. Since ancient times, the Chinese gentry have wanted to produce a sage emperor in order to highlight their achievements in civil affairs and leave their name in the annals of history. Of course, this is on the surface, but in private it is an ulterior intention, but it can be used as a shield and a substitute for the dead ghost in the name of 'saint'. ”“
These officials can do nothing, and if something goes wrong, they can immediately push it on the emperor's head. Of course, you have to understand everything and be able to do anything, even if it is the complaints of tens of thousands of people in a country, you have to hear and answer them in time. Otherwise, it would be contrary to the dignity of the saints. ”
"Once the emperor is in the trap, don't think about living a stable life anymore, even if you are tired and a dead dog, you should be, who made you a saint? Who made you the sole ruler of the world? Who made you the true dragon emperor? It's just that you should be able to do anything. Just like Yahweh in the West, since you made the world, you should be omnipotent, you should bear all the sins of the world, and you should be a trash can for millions of billions of people to dump nonsense. ”
The more Yang Hao spoke, the more Zhu Erdian and the surrounding audience couldn't look at it. This refers to Sang scolding Huai, who has involved everyone in one go!
Isn't that the case? Now, these officials of the new dynasty are doing what they are doing openly and secretly, that is, they want to put the great head of state on the altar and worship him as a saint, and then naturally, use a standard that must not be flawed. If you can't reach it, it's because you're not conscious enough to be a saint, and if something goes wrong below, it will eventually catch up with your great head.
Zhu Erdian was confused by Yang Hao's metaphor of "garbage can", for thousands of years, no one seemed to dare to criticize their supreme lord like this. And to describe the whole day of repentance among the believers as pouring trash and nonsense on the Lord they revere, this is a great blasphemy!
But on second thought, it seems to be the case. Countless billions of people go to confession every now and then, aren't they all messy things? You are done dumping, and you go back in a good mood to continue to do evil, and all that trash talk is concentrated in the ears of the "Lord", and his old man is busy with these bullshit all day long, is it annoying? Tired or not? Don't you regret making such a bunch of bastard stuff at the beginning?
The crowd coughed when they heard it, this is simply unpleasant, how can it be said so bluntly and bluntly, it is unacceptable!
Yang Hao didn't care about the hostile eyes of the people around him at all, and looked at Zhu Erdian and said: "So you see, our trouble is by no means ordinary, it can even push us to a modern civilized country and nation in just a few years, and drag us back to the old appearance of mediocrity and decay." And what's worse is that this kind of problem has accumulated over thousands of years, and it has become a rhythm of hundreds of years over and over again, and no one has a good way to solve it. What we need to do today is to try to prevent problems from occurring, weaken them as much as possible, and eliminate external threats as much as possible, so as to create a relatively safe environment and try to solve them. Do you understand what I say? ”
Zhu Erdian frowned and thought for a long time, and finally nodded slowly: "I think I probably understand." In fact, you or the Führer want to transfer some of the internal contradictions, and at the same time, in order to solve the problem, first push for a war in Europe to eliminate concerns. Is that right? ”
Yang Hao nodded with relief, it's really not easy, it took so much spittle, and finally made it clear.
Zhu Erdian suddenly leaned over, lowered his voice and said coldly: "I also know that the great head of state actually wants to keep the external crisis alive and never give the domestic civilian class an excuse to weaken the military power. As long as there is a constant threat of war outside, he can at any time exercise indisputable decisiveness against the national bureaucracy. In this way, many national policies representing his will can be carried out in a stable and long-term manner, and satisfactory results can be obtained in the end. In the end, even if he is gone, the bureaucrats will return to the old historical appearance you mentioned, and no foreign race will be able to invade or enslave China again. ”
This time, it was Yang Hao's turn to be surprised.
He couldn't help but applaud lightly and praised from the bottom of his heart: "What amazing wisdom! Mr. Minister, you are definitely a rare wise man in the world, admire and admire! ”
Zhu Erdian was not happy at all, he finally understood China's purpose, and at the same time he was worried about the plight that the British Empire would face in the future.
As long as China's head of state is alive, and as long as he himself feels that the Chinese revolution has not been completed and that the internal rectification has not been done well, he will inevitably maintain the pressure of external military struggle, and no matter how big or small, he will always maintain uninterrupted military action, so that those civilian officials who are trying to create a "peaceful and prosperous era" will not find an excuse to engage in corruption.
This is in line with the wise saying of the ancient Chinese: "Although the country is big, it will die if it is warlike, and it will be dangerous if it forgets to fight." ”
Keeping wars small in size can keep the country's institutions healthy all the time.
That's what the British Empire did for the last two hundred years. Later in this world, the United States did the same. Now, Yang Hao is just learning from the same thing, relying on a natural good foundation, and actively carrying out such a grand strategy.
The question is, how bad will this approach be for others?
Zhu Erdian didn't have any bottom in his heart. However, he could imagine that China would continue to toss him with this kind of national policy for twenty or thirty years, and when the head of state was seventy or eighty, the two generations who had been influenced by him for half a century would become a murderous existence.
China's hegemony will be unshakable!
He is even more worried that if China continues to do this, I am afraid that the scale and intensity of the war in Europe will be uncontrollable, how long it can be fought, and who will win the final victory, will carry out everything in the way that China needs. And probably more than once. As long as the contradictions between European countries cannot be completely eliminated one day, China will have to instigate the continuation of the war sooner or later
Isn't this what Britain has been doing all these years? The Chinese want to cut off the beard! (To be continued.) )