Chapter 31 Discussion on Institutional Reform

"Maybe that's true, but have you ever thought about it? The current chief has not made any mistakes, so what are you going to do to restrain him, or even remove him altogether? ”

As soon as the preface fell, the worried witch doctor did not wait for him to answer, and then asked again,

"Besides, it seems that you want to take all the power of the tribe into the hands of the witch doctor, right?"

Blade Tooth nodded without thinking, he thought it was the way it should be, and the decision came from wisdom, was there any problem?

"Have you thought about the feelings of other people? Now, as the de facto ruler, the 'Chief' at least acts as the representative of all non-casters, even if not in that name, but traditionally, the 'Chief' does qualify. ”

"But when you explicitly return power to the witch doctor and make the 'chief' the 'doer' under us, will the people feel divided? Think that 'warriors' have become a marginal group in decision-making, and thus detached from morality? ”

"If we continue to maintain the tradition, we can still have a great voice, and the warriors will also maintain a centripetal force towards the tribe."

"For example, you and I have always suggested that the chief has unreasonably vetoed it? How did the warriors slack off when they carried it out? ”

"So, can't you maintain the status quo?"

Just as Blade Fang was in a state of thought, and most of the other trolls were also thoughtful, the Chinese witch doctor answered.

"Rough teeth, I think you are too conservative, opening and closing your mouth is 'tradition', is this 'tradition' set by us? Are others willing to maintain this 'tradition' with you? I just said that 'power is a breeding ground for ambition and blindness', and I think it makes sense, what if the 'chiefs' don't want to follow us in the tradition one day? ”

"You.. This is just a hypothesis, and the chief has always been wise. ”

"Hehe, why are you pretending to be confused? Knowing that what we are talking about has never been limited to a certain chieftain, but refers to the countless chieftains that will be produced in the future, referring to that position. ”

"Now the chief is wise? True, I don't deny it, but so what? Does this prove that future 'chiefs' are wise? Will there come a time when a certain chief will finally get fed up with the chatter of our witch doctors and want to take all the power in fact, in name? ”

"What about us? Will you become his caster's guard, counselor, or take up arms to resist? ”

"Now that the opportunity to eradicate this possibility is at hand, do you have to wait until the day when the matter is approaching, when both sides have gained enough power to destroy the entire tribe, that you are willing to change that damn 'tradition'?"

"Therefore, I support Bladefang's proposal to clarify and limit the power of the 'chiefs', and completely bring the source of power into the hands of our witch doctors."

"And you, think about it for me, too.... It's not easy to make a change. ”

"Fangs! You can't back up your point with something that didn't happen at all! What's more, if you will be blinded by power, can't it be our witch doctor? ”

"Come on, 'wisdom', even if it is blinded, is far better than blind 'barbarism'. You are weak, and if you don't completely determine the source of power and responsibility now, while the 'unified will' of the fighters has not yet germinated, when will you wait? Wait until the spear is against our throat? ”

"Okay, why are the two witch doctors still talking about anger?"

Seeing that the conversation became more and more-for-tat, Blade Tooth hurriedly persuaded the two.

"Reason becomes clearer and clearer, and if the discussion turns into accusations, then there is no point."

Seeing that the two sides did not speak again, Blade Tooth stood up and spoke again,

"After the speeches of the two witch doctors, I was able to better sort out my own opinions. First of all, I want to make it clear that any change we make to the tribe should be motivated by the pursuit of 'civilization'. ”

"So, on the issue of 'chiefs,' we should ask whether the current system is contrary to 'civilization'."

"I think there is."

“em.... What should we call the current system? 'Bloody gladiatorial system', 'unlimited responsibility system'? ”

"No matter how good a chief is, if a warrior surpasses him in force, he will be challenged; Death and beheading seem to have become the feats or tombstones of every chief. ”

"It's ridiculous and barbaric, and it has to be changed; The standard of a chieftain should not be force, but wisdom and ability. ”

"That's one of them."

"Second, the chief's powers are vague and broad, and the position seems to be in charge of everything, but it is as if nothing should be managed."

"As I said before, this is a hidden danger, and it is necessary to reach a broad and unanimous understanding of the whole tribe in its sphere of competence and to fix it in some form."

"Third, the relationship between power and ambition and blindness, I have emphasized this several times, and the position of 'chief' is the best linkage point between them."

"Therefore, the 'Chieftain' must be mobile, and cannot be allowed to achieve each other out of ambition with any one of the trolls;"

"But at the same time, for the sake of the continuity of tribal governance, to ensure that what is going on does not passively stagnate every once in a while."

"Therefore, the stability of the position of 'chief' should also be considered."

"So, I think we can introduce a 'term system'. For example, a troll can only be a chief for a long time; In addition, it is necessary to set limits on the number of re-elected and the total number of appointments. ”

"What do you think?"

As soon as Blade Tooth's voice fell, the Chinese witch doctor raised a question,

"Not by force, but by wisdom... I think it's doable... But how do you do that? In the past, if you wanted to be a chief, it would be good to win a gladiatorial battle, but by what means should this 'wisdom' be embodied? And how should the 'wise' chieftain take office? And how to ensure the decision-making power of our witch doctors? ”

"I only have a preliminary idea in this regard, and I need everyone to work together."

"First of all, it is necessary to let the people of the tribe have the understanding that 'wisdom is the best driving force to lead the tribe forward'."

"And this, we need to start with education, through the comparison of ancient and modern, values education, to change the cognition of the people, especially the little trolls."

"Changing their vision of the future from 'I want to be a brave warrior' to 'I want to be a wise witch doctor' will not only change the people's expectations of the 'chiefs', but also give us a certain base of public opinion."

"When the people have such expectations for the 'chief', it is natural to make a rigid requirement for the position of 'chief' in terms of 'wisdom' and determine it in the form of 'rules'."

"And when 'Wisdom' has a similar base of public opinion, it becomes possible to establish a permanent deliberative body that can determine the direction of the tribe's development."

"In my vision, this institution will be formed and controlled by the witch doctor, is it called... It can be called the 'Rune Council', the 'Wisdom Council', or whatever, and is mainly responsible for controlling the future direction of the tribe. ”

"The chief, on the other hand, is the executor of specific matters."

"The old witch doctor, the fanged witch doctor, the roughtooth witch doctor, and everyone, what do you think of this idea?"

"Hmm.... I think it's good... Sheik.... Parliament...."

The Chinese witch doctor thought for a while, and then said,

"In your imagination, this Rausch 'chief' and 'council' are still separated after all, right?"

"Uh.... Yes. ”

"Then you don't think this will be possible, so simply merge the two into one, and the 'chief' will be renamed the 'speaker', and the powers and responsibilities will be set as 'the head and representative of the parliament', and the 'members of the parliament' will be born, and the ruling power will also be indirectly obtained by the parliament..... EM, wouldn't that be safer? ”