"Aristocrats?" Rudolph looked at his son suspiciously, "You just said that you oppose the division of honors and nobles, and now you want to implement the aristocratic system, isn't this a contradiction?" ”

Roland shook his head with a smile: "There are many kinds of aristocracy, the good ones can be implemented, and the bad ones must be discarded." ”

"Specifically, what kind of aristocracy is worth promoting and what kind of abandonment should be abandoned." Rudolph came interested.

"In my opinion, the aristocracy can be divided into hereditary nobility and lifelong aristocracy, and can also be divided into landed aristocracy and capital aristocracy, in principle, I tend to retain lifelong aristocracy and create capital aristocracy, on the contrary, try to minimize hereditary aristocracy and eliminate landed aristocracy." Roland first summarized his thoughts in a more abstract way, and then analyzed them to his father one by one.

"Hereditary nobility is the traditional feudal lord and royal family, this noble title can be inherited by blood, unless it is deposed or the country is subverted, otherwise the descendants of hereditary nobility are always nobles, and lifelong nobility is only a reward for someone, and the title of nobility is withdrawn after the death of a person, and cannot be passed on to future generations, I think that hereditary nobility should be reduced as much as possible, and lifelong nobility is not hesitant to canonize, because the former is difficult not to degenerate into a feudal lord, and the latter is mainly a symbol of honor, It is an affirmation of the personal achievements of the recipient. ”

In the history of the earth, there have been aristocratic systems in Eastern and Western countries, and there are similarities in the title system, but the specific differences in the system will lead to different consequences.

Roland put forward the idea of strictly controlling the hereditary aristocracy and relaxing the lifelong aristocracy, mainly referring to the British aristocracy. Until the 21st century, Britain still retained the ancient aristocracy, but the true hereditary aristocracy was too rare to be called a social class, and the lifetime aristocracy – such as knighthood, knighthood and the like – was not uncommon, such as intellectuals who made outstanding contributions to the fields of science, culture and the arts, and even cabinet secretaries who served the government diligently, had the opportunity to receive medals and knighthoods from the royal family.

Even Francis Drake, the most famous navigator, military strategist and statesman in England in the 16th century, was only awarded a lifetime title after plundering countless riches for Queen Elizabeth, defeating the Spanish Armada, and never receiving a hereditary title during his lifetime.

"A lifetime nobleman has neither fiefs nor privileges, but only an honorary title." Roland took a sip of water, and continued, "We do not hesitate to canonize lifelong nobles, but also divide lifelong nobles into different ranks, such as knights, knights, and lords, and different ranks are awarded different ribbons, medals, and dresses, creating a socially recognized standard of honor. ”

"What good use can be to promote those bells and whistles of nobility and empty titles to society as a standard of honor, except to make the recipients think that they are superior and satisfy their vanity?" Rudolph asked disapprovingly.

"It's so useful!" From the perspective of social psychology, Roland explained to his father the complex mystery behind the seemingly simple title of nobility: "What is a man working hard for? There are different answers in different situations, for example, people work to survive at the beginning, and the pursuit of a higher level is to realize self-worth, how to reflect the level of self-worth? Income is one indicator, fulfillment is another important indicator, how can people get fulfillment? Through the recognition of the world, through the appreciation of the public, through the eyes of others that contain reverence and envy, this sense of accomplishment is even more than the satisfaction that money brings. ”

"So you have to establish a lifelong aristocracy system, so that successful people from all walks of life can obtain the title of nobility granted by the royal family, strengthen their sense of honor, and motivate them to continue to work hard in their respective industries to achieve greater achievements, worthy of their titles." Rudolph finally understood his son's intentions, "At the same time, those who succeeded set high standards for the title of nobility for their extraordinary achievements, and only those who achieved something comparable to them had the opportunity to receive this noble honor, so that the traditional impression of the aristocracy, usually the negative image of luxury, corruption, depravity, cruelty, etc., was gradually eliminated, and the positive image of excellence, greatness, genius, excellence, and so on, was gradually eliminated. When this concept becomes a public consensus, when people from commoner backgrounds can also obtain the title of nobility through honest and excellent work, the 'aristocratic spirit', which originally symbolized corruption and degeneration, will be redefined as an enterprising spirit and a sense of honor that encourages people to strive for progress, which is perfectly in line with the teachings of the goddess of fate. ”

"Your interpretation is wonderful." Roland clapped his hands and gave his father a slap in the face," said the sages of antiquity. On the contrary, if there is no recognized value standard in the society, there is no positive moral atmosphere, people who are well fed and clothed will lose themselves in pleasure and find no motivation to continue to struggle......

"Save money." Rudolph smiled and said the subtext for his son, "You kid is getting more and more cunning!" But then again, the sense of honor is only a spiritual encouragement after all, just like drinking, the strength of the wine makes people feel high, but the strength of the wine will make people feel empty, if there is no actual benefit, the empty title of nobility still can't win people's hearts. ”

"You're right, spiritual encouragement can't replace material interests, so I have also prepared a second set of aristocracy for you, just to make up for this shortcoming." Roland said calmly.

"Huh? You have a lot of routines, tell me, what tricks are you going to play this time? Rudolph asked his son with a smile.

"As I just said, the aristocracy can also be divided into the landed aristocracy and the capital aristocracy, the traditional feudal lords are all landed aristocrats, these guys occupy a large area of fertile land and do not produce, force serfs to work in the fields all day long, and occupy most of the farmland for free, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are vampires!" Roland's face sank, "The Far East cannot tolerate feudal lords separating one side, so we must severely crack down on the landed aristocracy and completely eliminate these parasites." ”

"But have you thought about it, in the future you will also have children, your children will have more children, the Koras family will form a huge clan, can't the prince and princess get fiefs, can't they become landed nobles, and earn food with their own hands like commoners? Won't this ...... Too ruthless? Rudolph couldn't bear to say.