40 The standard of "righteousness."
In the Chu colonel...... Under the encouragement of Political Commissar Chu, this team of the "Echigo People's Liberation Army" threw themselves into strict training even more enthusiastically.
Perhaps because of the fact that the great leader Kenshin-chan and Kenshin-chan's relatives and close comrade-in-arms Ayagozen - and of course, the revered political commissar Chu Xuan were watching from the side, these young men who were destined to be only miscellaneous soldiers showed a high morale that Ah Guo had never seen before, under the leadership of a military general with a female surname.
"Mr. Chu Xuan, may I ask what exactly does this 'People's Liberation Army' mean?"
While it's unclear why these men have changed in this way, Izumo has a hunch that it must have something to do with the new term "People's Liberation Army."
Chu Xuan raised his hand and pushed down his reflective glasses, then looked at the Qian Xin-chan of the loyal guards who were staring at her with a majestic face, and then replied:
"Kenshin has said that her wish is to make the Uesugi family the mainstay in this chaotic situation, so that the light of 'righteousness' can shine again in the sky above Samoto, so that the four people can have their own place, live and work in peace and contentment, and never suffer from war again,' and we have since had an in-depth discussion on this issue.
What kind of height do you want to reach to make the Uesugi family the mainstay?
It is to become a force to be reckoned with in the country, so that other daimyo dare not act rashly; Or will he become a 'son of Zhou' who can command the princes of the world, so that other daimyo have to obey orders, or even completely eliminate other daimyo with relatively reading surnames and establish a centralized state like China?
Let the light of 'righteousness' shine again in the sky above the book, so what is the standard of 'righteousness' that she adheres to?
Fundamentally speaking, the 'daimyo' and 'aristocracy' are actually a class that oppresses and exploits others by force, and because of this, farmers who work hard to grow rice in the fields year after year may never taste rice in their entire lives.
-- Sixty to eighty percent of their harvest had to be taken by the aristocracy, who were not producing but had knives and guns in their hands, and even if they had a little rice left, they had to exchange this precious rice for all kinds of cheap grains to fill their stomachs so that they would not starve to death.
This is unjust from any point of view.
Even though the actual tax revenue of the Uesugi family was only 50% or even lower, the quality of their surname did not change because of this, except for the part of the output that had to be collected to feed and protect the peaceful life of the Echigo people, the rest of the part became the wealth of the Uesugi family, but compared to other daimyos, the Uesugi family left a little more for the people.
But if a robber comes to rob him with a knife, will you be grateful to Dade for merely robbing him of most of your savings, but leaving behind your life and enough food to live on so that he can come back to rob again at this time next year?
Let the four people get their own place and live and work in peace and contentment, so what is the original 'place' of the four people? What is the standard of living to be considered to live and work in peace and contentment?
If according to the logic of the aristocratic class, the four people have their own place, that is, the scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants are at ease with their duties, and the scholars will concentrate on ruling the people of the world, and the peasants will concentrate on farming, and honestly accept the exploitation of the scholars; The craftsmen concentrate on production and honestly accept the exploitation of the scholars; The merchant concentrated on his business and honestly accepted the exploitation of the scholars......
This kind of getting what each has is only unilaterally beneficial to the scholars, because without the 'lower and higher', there is no mobile surname between the classes, and the 'birth' determines everything, which is undoubtedly unfair to everyone outside the aristocratic class, and is in conflict with the 'righteousness'.
In this way, for the aristocracy and the big merchants, the fine clothes and food are to live and work in peace and contentment; For farmers and craftsmen, it is already a good life to be able to eat a full stomach every day, occasionally drink some bad wine, and get a little meat and fish.
-- But is this kind of double standard that is very different from each other in line with 'righteousness'?
As for not being free from the chaos of war again...... Even when there is no war, the people must bear heavy taxes, and in times of war, they must not only bear even heavier taxes, but also always worry about being captured by their own side as strong men, or robbed and killed by the enemy.
Without war, the people would have only been a little better, and if they had done so simply because they had fulfilled their obligations to the people, and could continue to exploit the people under their rule with a sword, then this kind of 'righteousness' would be nothing more than that. ”
"This ...... But ......"
Listening to Chu Xuan's words, Ah Guo's face showed a very dazed expression, she seemed to have a lot of things to say in her heart, but even she didn't know what to say to Chu Xuan.
Chu Xuan pointed out the fundamental contradiction of class society very sharply - although Ah Guo was not clear about the concept of "class society", "class" was undoubtedly deeply engraved in her mind.
Isn't it natural for those "nobles" to enjoy the offerings of the people?
Because they are descendants of the gods, or people who serve the gods...... Later, there were more people who served the "descendants of the gods", and in short, these people who had the power to collect taxes from the people were all "nobles".
And the people live on the land that belongs to the nobles and receive the protection of the nobles, so what they get from the nobles, whether it is the output of the land or anything else, or even their lives, is not it natural that they must give it unconditionally when the nobles need it?
-- Because they had nothing in the first place, it was only because of the "kindness" of the nobles that they had a place to live, so that they were able to continue their lives from generation to generation.
"I know what you want to say, what you are thinking, is the 'righteousness' formulated by the aristocratic class.
All this time, you haven't really thought deeply about its correct last name, because this is how the world is, so those actions are taken for granted by everyone.
However, after I finished speaking, for you, who have come into contact with a lot of knowledge, this 'righteousness' has come into conflict with the 'righteousness' in your heart, and many things that seemed to be 'taken for granted' have become no longer taken for granted. ”
Chu Xuan saw Ah Guo's look full of thoughts but didn't know what to say, so he pointed out the key points for her, Ah Guo immediately nodded desperately, it seemed that Chu Xuan was completely in her state of mind at this time. (To be continued.) )