"These terms are really awkward." Princess Jeanne sighed, "To be honest, I still don't quite understand this. ”

"Because the concept of 'virtue' is something unique to us." Zhu Wenkui thought for a while and said, "At least during the time I've been here, I haven't heard much of a similar concept from Europeans. ”

"Isn't it the same as piety?" Jeanne Jr. analyzed: "Any ruler, whether a monarchy or a republic, needs theological support to provide legitimacy. Whether it is Catholicism, God worship, or the 'heaven' belief in the East, they are probably all the same ideas. ”

"Yes. If you want to convince different people and organize everyone, you must rely on these. Guo Kang ate a Roman dumpling that had just been served, nodded, and said simply.

"Then what does Guo Gongzi think, what is the difference between these organizational methods?" Next to him, the Daoyan monk who was drinking soup suddenly raised his head and asked.

He hadn't spoken before, and he suddenly spoke, which surprised Guo Kang a little.

He wasn't sure if the other party wanted to examine his own knowledge, or if he wanted to understand the concept on the European side, or in the Purple Horde.

However, Theodora had told him before that if he encountered any questions this time, he would try to answer them well and behave well. So Guo Kang didn't hesitate much, but still said directly: "I think the main difference is the slogan put forward when calling on others, and the logical difference behind it." ”

"Logical ......" Monk Daoyan muttered: "Ever since the poor monks harassed your land and talked about the scriptures and righteousness with the masters, I have often heard this word, but unfortunately it still has not been able to understand it. How does Guo Gongzi understand it? ”

Guo Kang thought for a moment and replied: "In my opinion, logic is the study of analyzing and clarifying the relationship between 'cause and effect'. The sons of Hercynian liked to delve into this doctrine and tried to understand the world and themselves through it. ”

"So, what does Guo Gongzi think, what is the ultimate purpose of cognition?" Monk Daoyan continued to ask.

"It's close to God." Guo Kang said without thinking this time.

"What is God?" Dao Yan didn't pause and continued to ask.

Princess Jeanne frowned, and little Jeanne and Theodora looked at each other, and then at Guo Kang. Princess Ma and Wang Da Lama did not make a sound, but just kept a normal smile. And Zhu Wenkui continued to eat dumplings.

"God is an unspeakable spirit. He is the Father, the One, and the Word's personal image. We don't know what to call Him, so we take the liberty of calling Him God and honoring Him as Father. Guo Kang said.

"Too much lives on water, so God walks on the surface of water. Water is anti-auxiliary Taiyi, so the sky is born; The heavens are anti-Taiyi, so the earth is born; Heaven and earth together oppose the Taiyi, and then give birth to gods, that is, many angels called 'gods'. Therefore, all things in heaven and earth come from the One, and it is said that there are two in one life, two in three, and three in life. ”

"In this way, the worship of God is almost Taoism." Monk Daoyan did not express his approval or disapproval, but only commented bluntly. Then he asked, "Excuse me, where is God?" ”

Guo Kang patted his chest: "In you, in me, in the hearts of everyone." ”

Jeanne looked a little surprised, and Theodora looked at him quietly. Monk Daoyan also did not express his opinion, but just laughed a few times.

"In this way, the poor monk understands a little." He said: "Just now the county lord said that all imperial courts need the support of theological theories, and Guo Gongzi also agreed. So, how did Guo Gongzi think about this issue? ”

"That's how I understand it." Guo Kang organized the language and said, "If you want to organize people, you have to provide a reason. There can be many reasons for this, such as following me to ensure your prosperity and wealth in the future; Or if you don't do it with me, we'll be killed by somebody else, and so on. But in any case, there must be one to convince others. ”

"The easiest way, of course, is the most direct reward. But there are two main problems here: one is that a lot of times, the reward doesn't exist before the action, and it has to wait until the action is done to get it. And the action itself can be risky, even life-threatening. How do you get people to fight for something that doesn't exist yet? This is an unavoidable question. ”

"The second point is also important: after receiving the reward, if you make sure that you still have the power to distribute it? If the distribution is not carried out according to the principle of relative fairness agreed in advance, the organization may simply collapse and cease to exist. But on the other hand, why should other people follow this rule? ”

"The first point is the general problem of Italian mercenaries now, after everyone understands their deeds, I believe they can understand what the consequences of this will be." "The second point," he said, "is that there are examples. ”

"In that year, Duke Wei Zhuang climbed the city wall, saw the city where the Rong people lived, and said, 'I am the king of the country surnamed Ji, how can there be Rong people in the country', so he ordered the city to be demolished. Rongzhou Ji's wife had beautiful hair, so Zhuang Gong ordered her hair to be cut and made a wig for his wife. ”

"Zhuang Gong also liked to serve the craftsmen, ordering them to work for a long time, and not allowing them to rest. The craftsman resented Zhuang Gong, so the doctor Shi Pu, who had a conflict with Zhuang Gong, launched a rebellion with the help of the craftsman, and the Rong people also came to help them. Zhuang Gong couldn't resist it, and hurriedly asked the craftsman, hoping to reconcile. But no one agreed. ”

"Zhuang Gong hurriedly escaped over the wall, hid in his own territory, showed him the jade he carried, and said, 'Help me survive, this jade will be given to you'. Ji replied: 'If you kill Ling, where can this jade bi go?' So he killed Zhuang Gong and got his jade. ”

"Wei Zhuang Gong has the power to command others, but this power is not born, but relies on his authority. When this authority ceased to exist, he himself did not realize that he still had the power to reward and punish. So, in the end, he was killed in such an absurd way. ”

"The meaning of this story is that the monarch has property and can be rewarded, but the power to protect property and protect the distribution of property needs to be supported by power." Jeanne Jr. said.

"Yes, the question we need to discuss is, where does this power come from?" Guo Kang nodded.

"When there are few people and the organization is simple, individual force is enough. If you have the ability to be a hundred, you can run with a few followers and run with hordes of enemies, then of course you can be the leader and have these powers. There is indeed no shortage of such people in history. ”

"But the problem is that there aren't many of them, and it's impossible for every organization to have such people to lead them, and these warriors aren't necessarily good at management. Second, this kind of organization will not be very large, because the number of people that one person can manage is very limited, and the scale of this kind of organization will tend to collapse when it reaches a certain level. The upper limit of the range that its order can cover is very low. ”

"Thus, the organization, which is maintained by bounty and personal force, is in fact the most primitive. In reality, there are also very few organizations that rely purely on it because it is too weak. Even the street gangs have to come up with some 'concepts' such as 'mutual help among fellow villagers' and 'brotherly righteousness' to help maintain them. I think here's why. ”

(End of chapter)