Xiao Letian had mixed feelings in his heart. He nodded and smiled at Matthew, "You Americans are really powerful. The most pointed questions about the Chinese order today were raised by you! You people like you who are not afraid of anything Qi is really worth learning from! In comparison, the atmosphere in Asia is much duller and dull..."
The Ryukyu officials present were a little blushing. They knew their own affairs. People who grew up with the Asian monarch-subordinate ideological system were born with a kind of obedience to power and less resistance to power. However, this is a cultural attribute and is by no means unique to Xiao Letian. It can be reversed with just a little force.
"Your question is very good, and I can give you an answer! Throughout the history of human civilization, all civilizations that are relatively fair and relatively decentralized have a very long lifespan. Who are the longevity stars? Of course they are these A nation!”
"The Han, Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties, including the ancient Roman Empire in Europe, although they were riddled with all kinds of diseases when they existed, their lifespans were much longer than those of the centralized barbarians!"
"This is a kind of helplessness caused by centralization! When a nation chooses the idea of centralization, then the concentrated social resources are like a large amount of potential energy stored in a reservoir, which must be released somewhere! Continuous wars, or incessant Investing in big projects and big technologies is the only way to ensure that the dam will not break!"
"It is a pity that the medieval world was affected by geography and technology. Wars will always come to an end. Even if Genghis Khan's Mongolian cavalry swept across Europe and Asia, there will always be a time when they cannot conquer. As for national investment, it is like Zheng He's voyages to the West in the Ming Dynasty. Europe The Age of Discovery can last for a while but cannot last a lifetime!"
"The truth is too simple. The history of mankind is a business experience! Investment must have a return. If there is no return on investment, then the final outcome of this kind of investment must be collapse!"
"The initial investment in Zheng He's voyages to the West was much greater than that of Europe's geographical discovery. Unfortunately, Zheng He's business ended up as a loss-making business. Although the European Age of Discovery had a low start and little investment, it was very successful. Only when Europeans see benefits and profits can they continue on, right?"
"In fact, isn't war a kind of investment? Why do the screaming soldiers fight? In fact, most of them are for profit. When the war becomes a loss-making business, then the war will naturally not be able to continue!"
"Centralization will always come to an end, because the resources and wealth gathered by centralization cannot always make money. When all that can be robbed around has been grabbed, and when all the good deals that can be invested are full, then the resources and wealth collected by continued centralization will Wealth resources can only be stored in the dam, and the accumulated potential energy will be a disaster in the future!"
"In the later stages of centralization, there will definitely be internal problems. Of course I know this. When centralization can no longer feed the people, the more wealth and resources are concentrated, the greater the hatred of the people will be. In the end, Collapse from the inside out is inevitable!”
Xiao Letian looked at Matthew calmly, "I know what you want to say, and I also know where you want to lead the topic. There are no aristocrats and no hierarchy in the United States. All people there are equal, at least the right to vote is equal! "
"And the American economy has been recovering really well after the war in the past few years. Isn't it comfortable to live a small life behind closed doors? So you think absolute democracy and freedom are the right path. I, Xiao Letian, have chosen the aristocracy The hierarchy of citizens and the model of meritocracy are backward!”
"Dear Matthew! Is that what you mean?"
Matthew smiled and shrugged nonchalantly, "That's right! That's what I think. Of course, Mike and I have the same opinion. We don't discriminate against monarchies in the world. After all, the mainstream in Europe is still monarchy. ! But I firmly believe that the trend of the future era is on our side, and this is understandable!"
"So I hope the Prime Minister can consider my question carefully. Why not choose a more advanced one?"
This great debate about the Chinese Order will surely go down in history. Everyone present forgot about time and space. People's spirits were all absorbed in it. They had no idea that the clock had already pointed to three o'clock in the afternoon. They even forgot to eat lunch. .
There are several stenographers in the corner of the hall recording all conversations. These are first-hand historical files. They will be placed in the archives for people to check at any time a hundred years later. There must be no mistakes or omissions.
Xiao Letian smiled and said, "I will answer your question in three points. Please listen carefully!"
"First, Ryukyu's elite rule is relatively centralized rather than absolute. The political model of separation of titles and titles has avoided the emergence of centralized kings. The situation in the Middle Ages where the king raised his arms and called for all the people to obey is no longer the case among the Chinese. It will appear!"
"Ryukyu implements a system of upper and lower parliaments. The Chinese parliament is the lower parliament, which can also be called the citizens' parliament. The seats are not fixed but are adjusted according to the Chinese population and the size of the ruled land. It is tentatively set at 200 people. The main task is to respond Various private issues were summarized, a preliminary bill was formulated, and submitted to the Upper House for approval.”
"And the Lower House also has the right to review ethnic Chinese, which means that anyone who wants to apply to become a Chinese must go through the final review of the Lower House!"
"The upper parliament, which I call the aristocratic parliament, is a small parliament. It has legislative power, financial allocation power, and the power to appoint and dismiss nobles...but the issues raised by the upper parliament are subject to the supervision of the lower parliament, which has the power to veto three times."
"The spiritual leader of the country is the king, but the actual ruler is the prime minister. The most important powers of the prime minister are internal affairs, military, diplomacy, and intelligence, and he has the power to launch war. But the Citizens' Assembly has a very important power, which is to deny the power of war. This is a unique power that only the lower parliament has, and it is a powerful check on centralization of power!”
"The centralization of power in the Chinese country is definitely not concentrated on one person, but on a group of people. Finding a relative balance between centralization and decentralization, taking into account the advantages of both, is the government I want. structure!"
There was another round of whispering in the crowd, especially those from the West who were very sensitive to this system. A three-dimensional government structure diagram quickly emerged in their minds, and Xiao Letian's power check and balance structure suddenly became clear. got up.
Xiao Letian suppressed the discussion with his hand, "Don't ask questions yet, wait until I finish speaking! What I just said is the first point, and the second point is very important..."
"My choice of relative centralization is this model of elite centralization, and it is also a decision based on my judgment of the future international situation!"
"I think that in the next hundred years, the earth where humans live will not become more peaceful. I think that war in the next hundred years is the destiny of mankind on earth!"
"Ah!" Everyone present exclaimed. Even Matthew was stunned. "What? You want to predict for hundreds of years? Do you think you are a god?"
