Zhen Ming said bitterly: "The pluralism of thought is not the source of chaos, the defects of the system and culture, is the cause of decay, this root has been buried from the beginning, once the disease is terminal, chaos is a process of self-correction, defects lead to inevitable mistakes, more mistakes, the people are tired, so the chaos also began, since the rise and fall of ancient dynasties, it is inseparable from official corruption, excessive taxes, class solidification, power separation, redundant institutions, government decrees and many other millennium stubborn diseases, these stubborn diseases can not be eliminated, It is because the common people who have the most right to speak have no right to participate in supervision and correction, and those in power are divorced from reality, empty-minded, obstinately going their own way, and are not grounded. ”

"What is Earth Qi?"

"The earth is the ups and downs of the poor people, if the people at the bottom can settle down, no one wants to throw their heads and spill blood to rebel with the careerists, the country is like an iron bucket, once the foreign enemy invades, the people will spontaneously organize to resist the invaders, instead of throwing their brains into the enemy camp, the so-called flies do not bite the seamless egg, the egg of the Great Sui, has been torn apart, stubbornly resisting, lingering, in the end it is the princess you are a delicate beauty."

"Flies don't bite seamless egg ......" Zhang carefully chewed the meaning of this sentence, covered his mouth and smiled, his beautiful eyes flashed with a moving light of speculation, and murmured: "The general's speech is fresh and interesting, thought-provoking, but it is a little rebellious, which makes people dare not agree, so according to the general's opinion, how to control the chaos?" What are the institutional and cultural deficiencies? Isn't valuing commerce over agriculture opportunistic and farming barren for everyone? ”

Zhen Mingku did not have a trace of impatience, and patiently explained: "The princess doesn't know something, the free market has the ability to self-regulate, doesn't the princess know that Taishi Gong has a bustling world, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit?" Whether it is a businessman or an ordinary person, for selfish interests, will become very smart, agriculture is the foundation of everything, grain is scarce and expensive, the people will naturally return to the farmland, food is sufficient and the price is cheap, although the people are not profitable, but they can ensure food and clothing, turn to others, and also make the social wealth more and more abundant day by day, what the government needs to do is to have less control, less taxation, less war, let the people recuperate, the people recuperate, all industries are prosperous, thin taxes are overcharged, and the government revenue is not only not reduced but increased. It will also be supported by the people. ”

Zhen Ming paused bitterly, "As for the defects of the system and culture, I can't say it clearly for a while, I have the opportunity to talk to you about the princess, in short, it is to change the top-down appointment system of the government institutions, and turn it into a bottom-up competition for posts, and merit-based admission, so as not to solidify the class and lead to a pool of stagnant water, but this system needs to be based on the cultural consensus of equality and freedom, fairness and the legal system, which is not realistic at present, but it is a direction of efforts......"

Feng Lun listened to the two of them's questions and answers, and sat in the carriage and sneered: "Let's not talk about your so-called bottom-up people's recommendation, just talking about this light tax, it is already whimsical, the government has huge expenses, military salaries, urban construction, disaster prevention, water conservancy, repairs, which one does not need to cost silver, not to mention that everyone is an official for wealth, no taxes, where does the silver come from?" ”

Zhen Ming said with a wry smile: "This is the use of the old man's policy of streamlining the administration of the elite soldiers, a clean government institution is the guarantee of long-term stability of the society, the elite soldiers return to the field in order to return the soldiers, and the government is simplified in order to reduce the cost of the government. ”

Feng Lun snorted coldly and fell silent.

Zhang lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then raised his head and asked: "Having said that, which emperor has always wanted his officials to be honest and set up harsh officials, but how many emperors can really stop the corruption of his subordinates?" ”

"So you can't rely on one person, no one is perfect, a king has too much power, no one can stop mistakes, and there may be tens of thousands of people who die, so it is necessary to rely on the system and the law to restrain this inflated power, let the law be higher than the imperial power, abolish the privileges, and enforce the law by a third-party independent law enforcement agency, so that the law is effective, and everyone's natural rights are guaranteed, rather than suppressing oppression, everything is based on the law as a guideline, not a moral constraint, strictly enforced, law enforcement is independent of the administration, and violations must be punished, regardless of nobles and commonersThis third-party force is the so-called people's supervision. ”

Zhang asked curiously, "What is a natural right?" ”

"Liberty, equality and the right to exist."

"What is freedom and equality?"

Zhang's questions continued one after another, and in the question and answer with Zhen Mingku, the team moved forward slowly, and every time Zhen Mingku answered, there would be thinking and fresh words that did not exist in this era slipping out of his mouth, and Zhang listened to it with relish and tirelessly.

Zhen Mingku's words are the essence of democratic constitutionalism in the 21st century, which is too advanced for her, but it makes her jump out of the limitations of the times and vision, and it is refreshing.

She had roughly understood what Zhen Mingku said to Liang Shidu, her beautiful eyes flowed, and she sighed softly: "Although the general's idea is desirable, it is too idealistic. ”

Feng Lun took the opportunity to ridicule and said: "It's not just an ideal, it's just a fantasy, let the general govern the country, I'm afraid that the king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, the outline is often chaotic, there are no rules and no rules, the general's idea can only destroy and not make any achievements, and the pretentiousness will only make the people around him reject and ridicule and bring about his own destruction." ”

"The rules are set by people, and they can be changed, and now the biggest flaw is that the people who set the rules are also the people who implement the rules, and the people who are ruled will also enshrine these rules as golden rules, and they can't get out of the limitations of thinking, old-fashioned and old-fashioned, this is the biggest crisis, the so-called broken and then standing, in the old man's view, there is no program, rebuilding order, maybe it is the opportunity to create a better future, education determines the quality of the people, and the quality of the people determines the quality of the system, the fundamental is still in education, except for the education of fools, This is also the reason why Lord Liang opened a private school in Shuofang, funded by the government, and recruited the children of ordinary people, which is a long-term idea, starting to change from this generation, and I believe that after a few generations, there will be a real Shuofang Spring. ”

Speaking of Shuofang Spring, Feng Lun was irrefutable, and was dumbfounded for a while, but just said contemptuously, "Just a small achievement, you dare to talk about change", and no longer spoke.

Feng Lun didn't notice that Zhang's beautiful eyes at this time were like water waves, secretly looking at Zhen Mingku, who had refuted Feng Lun speechlessly, if it weren't for the fact that there were friendly guards around her, she was afraid that she would have flown into Ailang's arms like a bird at this time.