Chapter 44 The people are weak and the country is strong (2)
Lan Ren held his breath and pricked up his ears to listen.
"You are full of food and lustful, but a country only has so many resources. If you have more, then I will inevitably have less. If everyone in the country has this kind of mentality, then the country will not be able to benefit from the uneven distribution of spoils. To meet the actual war.
"So, in order to prevent this kind of chaos from happening, we must "abuse the people" and "poor people".
Increase the tax burden, making their lives difficult, making their lives difficult, and they have no capital to compete with the monarch.
"At the same time, in order to survive, these people will work so hard that they don't have enough to eat. Naturally, they have no time to think about things. This is the meaning of the saying that people are poor but have short ambitions.
"Of course, in this process, you have to carefully control the "degree"~~my son."
Lan Ren looked puzzled and asked: "Du's control?"
Prince Huang Ren smiled and said: "Everything must be reversed when it reaches its extreme. Once the oppression becomes too severe, people will no longer feel the hope of living and will rebel, breaking the pot and breaking the pot. The long river of history has given enough bloody examples like this. lesson."
"There is a saying called boiling a frog in warm water. If you put a frog in boiling water, it will jump out. But if you put it in cold water and heat it slowly, it will not notice the danger and be boiled to death.
"To cook the frog "common people" well, we can't use boiling water, we have to use warm water. We must keep the food and clothing of these people at the hovering line. There is no food left at home and they can barely maintain their lives.
"As long as they are hungry, most people will choose to make do with it. Ordinary people will not choose to kill their heads if they can have enough to eat."
After hearing this, Lan Ren immediately said: "Listening to my father's words is like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun, and enlightenment suddenly."
Huang Ren smiled slightly: "Do you think it's over like this? It's not over yet."
Lan Ren is thirsty for knowledge: "I would like to hear the details."
Huang Ren nodded slightly and continued: "The above is only the preliminary stage. At best, it will prevent most people from thinking about rebellion, but will not have psychological respect for the monarch.
“Even some unscrupulous people will have a hatred of the rich, always thinking of murdering our nobles to seize money that does not belong to them.
“So in order to gain their heartfelt awe, it is particularly important to make these people feel insecure at this time. Only fear can produce awe.
"To create this kind of insecurity, launching a war is undoubtedly a very good way.
"Once the war fails, the fate of becoming a subjugated slave will be very miserable. At this time, the role of the monarch becomes prominent. They will "volunteer" to form an army to resist foreign invasion.
"In this process, these protected people will feel the "warmth" and "greatness" of the monarch, and then they will work for him wholeheartedly without any second thoughts, even to the point of foolish loyalty.
“This process has at least the following benefits.
“The first is: highlighting the legitimacy and rationality of the monarch.
"The second is: There is a man who justifiably takes the opportunity to collect a lot of money. After all, war costs a lot of money, and who does this money come from? Naturally, it is these people. They can't have any objections to this, otherwise they will deduct money from him. A hat that doesn’t want to contribute to the country and is unjust.
"This way we can also eliminate dissidents, and the cost we pay is just the lives of some untouchables. Why not?"
“Of course this is not enough, we also need to establish a set of theological theories and spread them widely.
"For example: when the daimyo was born, were there any colorful auspicious clouds in the sky, or were there any signs of an emperor? You can make whatever you want, the more mysterious the better. Anyway, you don't have to pay for the nonsense. Repeating the lie a thousand times will make it complete. truth.
"Then the idea that we were born extraordinary came into the minds of these ordinary people. We can become kings not only because of our contribution to resisting foreign aggression, but also because we are the chosen ones sent by God to manage the earth. King."
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Prince Huang Ren told his son all the details on how to rule the people. Lan Ren deeply admired his father's political wisdom, but at the same time, he felt a little chilly in his heart. Fortunately, he was born in a noble family. If he lived in an ordinary family, The mule and horse family will probably never get ahead in their lives, or even be cheated by others, so they still have to be grateful and praise the noble lord.
As for whether there will be any thoughts of sympathy for the people, that is just a joke.
His father made it very clear that there are only so many resources and status in this world. Without the hard work of these mud-legged people, where would the glory and wealth of their noble masters be?
He is a person who has benefited a lot. He can only have empathy after being kicked in the head by a donkey.
These common people are just cattle and horses for their nobles to enjoy themselves and scold them.
"Listening to my father's words, it was like seeing the sun through the clouds, and I had a sudden enlightenment." Lanren, who was very young but full of bad ideas, was puzzled: "With his father's political wisdom, how could he be willing to succumb to..."
He didn't say it clearly later, but it was already obvious. Why not just replace the name of the Fire Country? In his eyes, the name of the Fire Country is just a head who knows nothing and only eats and drinks all day long. A pig is less than one ten thousandth as smart as his father.
Huang Ren twitched the corner of his mouth, shook his head and smiled.
"Father, what are you laughing at?"
"You are so young, you think some things are too simple."
"???"
"Now I have all the power and power. My name is just a title, a false name.
"I won't get any actual benefits from it. On the contrary, it will completely expose me to the outside world. People have to assess the situation and have a clear mind. Lan Ren, let me tell you, I have taken care of this matter and will not add any more points, but if you don't handle it well, your points will be reduced.
"Sometimes, there is nothing wrong with being second. As the saying goes, if the sky falls, there will still be a tall man to hold it up. And who is this tall man, I don't need to say more."
After a pause, Prince Huang Ren asked his son with a smile on his face: "Why do you think I have to rush so far?"
"So that's it. He is indeed a father. He is thoughtful and insightful."
Lan Ren looked at his father with admiration, and at the same time felt a little sleepy: "Father, you just said that the sky is falling and there are tall people holding it up. What do you mean when you say the sky is falling? What else can threaten this world?" You?"
Prince Huang Ren sighed helplessly and said: "I just told you, if you want the country to be strong, the first prerequisite is that the people are weak, but there is such a group among the people that really makes it difficult for my father to sleep well."
"group?"
Prince Huang Ren looked solemn and mentioned the name "Ninja" again.
Hearing his father mention ninjas again, Lan Ren felt that his father was making too much fuss. After all, in his eyes, ninjas were just guys who worked for their nobles. Is it necessary to be so cautious?
Like a classroom where students are still not enlightened, Prince Huang Ren spoke in a more educational tone: "Lan Ren, in the conversation just now, I have emphasized to you countless times that if the country represented by the nobles wants to be strong, it must first be strong. Weak people, but the ninja group is not weak at all, on the contrary, they are very strong.
"They are a relatively wealthy group. Secondly, they have powerful power. Some ninjas do not take the daimyo nobles seriously at all. They are only loyal to the village. If that day, these ninjas would change their minds and want to We will not discuss the rebellion with you in advance, and when that time comes, we nobles will not be able to resist at all. The wealth accumulated over the years will be reduced to these useless things, are you willing to do so?"
Huang Ren was silent for a while, then slowly spoke: "So, we have to keep waging war and hiring these ninjas, nominally to protect our family and country, but in fact, let them plant the seeds of hatred and kill each other?"
