The end of each large-scale war often means a major or minor social change, a redrawing of land and a redivision of classes.

For the people in the Liberation Zone, as well as the soldiers, this change has already begun.

Shinong Industry and Commerce, the Four People's Society, the traditional social form characteristics, have unconsciously become Shinong Bing Industry and Commerce. Moreover, in official rhetoric, these five social groups are not ranked, that is, they are not divided into classes.

The status of soldiers, the treatment of soldiers, and the continuous promotion, from the chaos of "being a soldier to eat food", has long become a profession.

One is enough to support one's family, one is enough to glorify one's ancestors, and one is enough to hold one's head high.

This is not a temporary use of the current situation, but a long-term improvement and change.

If you have a military member in your family, you can enjoy special discounts. Not only did they get land and money, but even the local government had to take proper care of them.

When these concepts and behaviors form habits, Meng Jiucheng's goal will be achieved.

"A good man is not a soldier, and a good iron is not a nail", what kind of is this? Without soldiers, how can we defend our homeland and country, how can we resist foreign aggression, and how can we expand our territory?

If the soldiers are not fed without worry, how can they achieve the strategy of exploding troops? The most important thing is not to make people happy to be soldiers, to join the army, and not to feel inferior as soldiers.

Of course, recruiting soldiers inevitably encountered the problem of whether to marry, whether it was a bachelor or a detailed rule, which was also a problem that Meng Jiucheng needed to solve.

Eating and drinking, men and women, people's great desires. After all, it is impersonal and inhumane to separate men and women and strictly prohibit marriage, and it is more likely to breed many perverted behaviors in the military.

Of course, the marriage of a man and a woman and the association with the opposite sex are indeed the private affairs of children. For the military, there are also advantages and disadvantages, and the key lies in how to master and operate.

If, as in the case of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the relevant laws and regulations are not only congenitally defective, but also not meticulous and perfect. At the same time, if you are too paranoid and too bigoted, then marriage and sexual relations will become a thorny issue.

But the so-called "Qi family rules the country and equals the world", this family is in the first place. With a home comes greater responsibility, and with a family member to protect to the death. It can be seen that starting a family is not necessarily a complete resistance, but also has its advantages.

"Those who have reached the age of 22, or who have served for more than three years, or who have made meritorious service of the first class once, merit of the second class three times, or meritorious service of the third class five times, may be married; Military personnel who already have families and who visit their wives and children are given leave twice a year for 10 days; Soldiers who do not have a family and who visit their parents are granted leave twice a year for 16 days; Those who have reached the age of 25 or have served for more than six years may choose to retire and transfer to the garrison system according to their physical condition......"

This was already a relatively humane regulation formulated by Meng Jiucheng with his best efforts, which not only took into account the needs of the war, but also took into account the average life expectancy of people at that time.

And the start date of his service was set at the time when he first occupied Juzhou. First, it is easy to calculate, and secondly, it also extends the number of years of service of soldiers in disguise.

The same is true for the age of retirement, and the garrison is a reserve, and it can also be mobilized in an emergency, so it is not really far away from knives and guns, which can be regarded as a selfish motive of Meng Jiucheng.

Regardless of whether there are loopholes in the newly formulated rules and what problems they will encounter after they are implemented, this ultimately gives the soldiers a hope, and they will no longer be lifelong coolies who work until they die.

Moreover, the rule stipulates that officers and soldiers in China are equal, and the dissatisfaction and resentment caused by "only state officials are allowed to set fires, and ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps."

In fact, before the implementation of these new regulations, the Red Turban Army already had relatively fair and just rules and regulations, which were different from other rebels. It radiates a spiritual outlook that is different from that of the feudal army, as well as a vigorous and upward momentum.

The same is true in terms of government affairs, which seems to be going very smoothly now.

After the war of the Mongol army, the rebel army, and the Jin army, the original social class was almost completely destroyed.

The power of the landlords and the rich can no longer stop Meng Jiucheng's means of change. The people's mentality of seeking peace and governance has also provided conditions for social stability as soon as possible.

The ancients said: "With copper as a mirror, you can dress properly; With people as a mirror, you can distinguish gains and losses; With history as a mirror, you can rise and fall. ”

In his spare time, Meng Jiucheng is constantly thinking, learning from the successes and failures of the past and the present, and the words and deeds of famous ministers, which have a huge impact on him. Of course, it is not obvious at present, but many of his changes can be felt from his words and deeds since then.

Of course, in teaching, teaching, learning, and absorbing, Meng Jiucheng did not dare to underestimate the ancients, let alone think that he could play with the ancients with some knowledge from later generations.

Therefore, he took the road of reform, but he was not in a hurry to achieve results, and his steps were steady, striving to make people gradually adapt to it imperceptibly.

Military reform is the most obvious, but it is also forced by the situation, and there will be no opposition to victory.

In government affairs, it is necessary to be cautious, some of the original policies are already very good, and Meng Jiucheng can be copied and implemented or slightly modified, so there is no need to express himself by being unconventional.

"Honest officials, in addition to being greedy and cruel, from time to time sending people to change their clothes, secretly visiting, those who are honest will be rewarded and promoted, and those who are greedy will be punished immediately. Convey to all prefectures, prefectures and counties".

"If the government is inconvenient for the people, people are allowed to sue and immediately remove it; There are people who can be convenient for the people. Do it now".

"Local. Regardless of gentlemen, military and civilians, for the sake of the locality. Even if you get the foolishness, you are allowed to speak, and you are not allowed to hinder it. Even if it is a delusional statement, it will not be delved into. Reward festival filial piety, return to the hometown to drink, dredge the sea, save farming and save money, and all those who are beneficial to the people are all prepared".

"Whoever sends troops to fight, the road crossed, the chickens and dogs are not surprised. The people were selling wine, meat, and vegetables, and there were constant roadsides. Whoever robs the people of anything without their own permission shall be beheaded immediately; If the Lord is not the head, sit together; The supervisor was punished with eighty strokes for negligence. If the legislation is so strict. Therefore the people will rest in peace and be rich."

All of the above are the measures taken by some famous ministers and generals in history, and they have been proven to be effective in practice. No matter who Meng Jiucheng has carried out, as long as it is effective, he will order it to be implemented.

As for some other new policies, Meng Jiucheng also tried his best to change their appearance to make them fit the times and the traditional psychology of the people, and try to make the people less surprised and suspicious.

Historically, many policies have not been bad, but have been problematic in their implementation.

After all, for a normal government, it is vital to introduce policies to maintain and maintain social stability, and no one will deliberately cause social unrest.

However, if it is beneficial to the people, it may clash with the interests of the bureaucrats and the powerful, and good policies will be contrary to the yin and yang, and will be revised in a distorted manner, thus becoming a government that harms the people.

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of governance. And this involves the rule of man and the rule of law.

As a matter of fact, the goals of the rule of man and the rule of law are basically the same, and they both hope for social stability, economic prosperity, and the people living and working in peace and contentment.

Even if the rule of man actually leads to social unrest, this does not mean that the rule of man wants to mess up the country, or that he necessarily wants to put the common people to death.

Therefore, in law and political science, the rule of law is the two basic methods of governing the country alongside the rule of man.

Since it is a tie, it is impossible to be so simple and clear that the pros and cons are pros and cons. It is only in a contest that is difficult to distinguish between the superior and inferior that the merits of the rule of law over the rule of man are worth pursuing.

Moreover, since it is a means of governance, the rule of man cannot be merely to maintain the power of the ruler himself.

Even for the sake of a legacy in history, for the sake of a strong and influential country, a leader would not choose between such obvious choices a statecraft that would be so detrimental to the realization of his political ambitions.

In the final analysis, the root cause of the argument on the rule of man and the legal system should start with the theory of "good nature" and "evil nature" of human beings.

From a theoretical point of view, the rule of law is more in line with the theory of movement, and can restrain the behavior made due to changes in people's thinking, so the advantage of a strong state relying on the rule of law is still obvious.

Even if Meng Jiucheng is a traverser, he is not so arrogant as to think that his plagiarized policies and measures will definitely be able to adapt to this era.

The social structure is different, the productive forces are different, the people's ideological level is different, and the moral concept is different......

These are all areas that must be taken into account when formulating and rolling out policies. In other words, whether the policy is advanced or not is closely related to the characteristics of the times, and it is not wisdom but stupidity to use it.

Therefore, after the situation stabilized a little, Meng Jiucheng has always behaved very modest and cautious, and tried his best to consult with think tanks or subordinates before making a decision.

In doing so, on the one hand, it emphasizes collective wisdom, and on the other hand, it combines his thinking with the characteristics of others' times. At the same time, it is also gradually getting rid of the disadvantages of human governance.

Those who "rule by man" believe that the rule of the country is not in the law, but in the meritocracy of the ruler.

"The rule of civil and military affairs, cloth and clothing, its people exist, its political actions, its people die, then its political rest", "its body is upright, if it is not ordered, it will be done, and its body is not right, although it is not obeyed".

Confucianism's doctrine of "rule by man" attaches too much importance to the specialization of human beings, the height of ideology and morality, and their consciousness, and the conditions and basis for the politics of "virtuous men" are obviously too idealistic.

Whether human nature is good or human nature is evil, for Meng Jiucheng in later generations, it does not seem to be a tangled question.

After all, in a materialistic society, he has seen too many ugly things. Rather than believing in people's moral cultivation, it is better to use the letter of the law to restrain it.

Meng Jiucheng put away his churning thoughts and wrote: "The law is not for the death of the people, nor for short-term measures, at the beginning and after, they should be followed and implemented, because there is a law to follow, and there is a law to follow." As for the degree of leniency, it can be seriously studied before the law is promulgated, but after it is promulgated, there will be absolutely no leniency, and although the offender is close to him, there will be no amnesty, because the law must be strictly enforced and the law will be prosecuted......

Legislation is different from the implementation of policies, and policies can be abolished and amended according to different circumstances, while legal provisions are serious and long-term, and must not be changed overnight.

As for the future, when Chrysostom and Exit Chengxian are on top, Meng Jiucheng is not ready to trample on them at will.

It's not noble, it's that he thinks far-reaching, both for the country, for himself, and for his children and grandchildren.

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Meng Jiucheng is not a complete weaponist, because the era of the "spiritual atomic bomb" has lost its effect at the peak of the development of science and technology is far from coming.

But if he can have better and more shocking weapons and equipment, he will not let it go.

At this time, in the open space of the courtyard, a large round thing was slowly floating, already a foot or two away from the ground.

There is still something wrong with this coal stove! Meng Jiucheng estimated the speed of heating, and looked at the guy who was squatting in the narrow hanging basket as a coolie, vigorously blowing the wind into the furnace, and then spraying the hot air into the air bag through the air outlet.

Bamboo strips and ropes are tied into a skeleton, rubberized silk cloth is used as airbags, and hanging baskets are woven with tough rattan, and a hot air balloon is made in this way.

Meng Jiucheng had such an idea for a long time, so he deliberately drew drawings and handed them over to the following for research and production.

Just as many inventions are not limited by technology, but by ideas, the hot air balloon, an evolutionary variant of Kong Ming lanterns, has finally been drummed up.

"Good." Meng Jiucheng was not very satisfied in his heart, but nodded his head again and again.

Although the invention of the hot air balloon was a matter of thinking, the gap in technology still limited its performance.

There are no fuel-injected heaters, no power propulsion, and the materials of the skin and skeleton are not advanced enough, so it is already gratifying to be able to fly. Of course, with the prototype, improvements are necessary.

As long as it can be several tens of meters above the ground, with the help of a telescope, it will be a reconnaissance balloon, and the reconnaissance range will be vast.

Of course, after the improvement of the future can control the flight, the hot air balloon will also have unexpected effects.

"Ascension, ascension."

Meng Jiucheng was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to look, but it was City Lord Hu who was muttering with trembling lips.

"Fly to the sky, can you see the gods?"

Meng Jiucheng turned his head to the other side, and saw Rong'er holding Yang Miaozhen's arm, leaning up her neck, staring at the hot air balloon without blinking, muttering in her mouth, and shining in her eyes.

Sure enough, this is the kind of reaction that is to be done. Meng Jiucheng was not amused by the gaffes of the people around him, but was more determined to continue to improve the hot air balloon so that it could have a terrifying and inexplicable effect in front of the enemy.

It's just that this heating tool is not very easy to get. Liquefied gas is a thought, and it is unlikely that it will be burned with oil, so a furnace fueled by oil is possible, right? What about this oil—it seems to be able to solve it.

If you can fly higher, you don't have to load any bombs or other weapons, this aerial vehicle just needs to throw down a piece of paper, it is enough for the people of this era to worship, right?

That's right, Meng Jiucheng thought very realistically, and didn't use this hot fire weapon as a bomber. At most, it is a kind of mental deterrence. Intimidation of people who don't yet know what science is.

"Brother, brother." Rong'er screamed sweetly, and ran over and said, "Rong'er can sit on it, Rong'er wants to fly to the sky to take a look." ”

Meng Jiucheng shook his head with a smile and said, "Not yet." This is just an experiment, and it needs to be improved before it is safe. If you get it right, of course Rong'er can go up and try the feeling of being in the air. ”