"Sometimes contradiction and unity are not opposites, but a complex mixture of me in you and you in me. You can think of the society that the Huazu Ling wants to establish as a hierarchical society, or you can think of it as an open one. a fair society!”
"The essence of the Huazu Ling is that the final result he wants is not to create a group of nobles to enjoy privileges and be superior to others! The title is just a result, and the process of pursuing the title is the real purpose of the Huazu Ling !”
“Throughout human history, all nations and civilizations have all admired various virtues, such as sacrifice, dedication, bravery, integrity, hard work, and perseverance… However, despite the admiration, none of the nations has an effective incentive system for virtue! "
"The current aristocratic system of mankind is still the kind of hierarchical privileges obtained in the Middle Ages based on blood or military merit. People work hard to obtain aristocratic status, and then they will do everything they can to firmly hold on to that status, even if they do evil for it. No matter what!"
"That kind of aristocratic system is decadent and rigid. On the surface, the existence of classes can inspire people at the lower levels to rise up, but the actual situation is completely opposite. The current aristocrats will definitely try their best to prevent the emergence of new aristocrats. The road to advancement seems to be smooth, but in fact it has already been Countless traps have been dug!”
"Why does the Chinese ethnic order enforce a three-generation reduction? And this is the fundamental constitution of the Chinese country that cannot be changed! You don't have the luxury of challenging this article. If you are unwilling to accept it, you can refuse to apply to become a member of the Chinese ethnic group, but as long as you If you have sworn an oath to the Chinese Order, then you can’t even think about playing tricks on it!"
"As I have always reiterated, noble privilege is only a reward for your merits as a person, not for your bloodline. People are not beasts and do not need precious bloodline!"
"Asia has been influenced by Confucian culture since ancient times. Society's classification of people is generally based on the traditional classification method of the farming civilization, which is the four common people: scholars, farmers, industry and merchants!"
"Please don't forget that this system is only applicable to farming civilization, and now human society has already entered an era of global wealth circulation and technological explosion. We Chinese must keep pace with the times!"
Xiao Letian looked at everyone and said sincerely, "I didn't list farmers as a separate profession. It doesn't mean that farmers are unimportant; I didn't classify scholars and officials separately, and it doesn't mean that we want to abolish the role of officials. No... …”
"The essence of the Chinese order is freedom! The so-called identities of scholars, farmers, businessmen, soldiers, and scientists are not locked, but flow freely. Today you are a farmer, but tomorrow you may be a soldier. After you retire, you may be able to become a soldier. Low-level government officials!”
"Then which council should you target? The Military Council or the Citizens' Council?"
"In fact, the fact that you raise such questions proves that your hearts are still stuck in the traditional hierarchical society of the past and cannot extricate yourself! Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, scholars are the first, farmers are second, and businessmen have the least status! You have not realized that , Everyone within the Chinese race is free, they can freely choose their own identity, as long as they work hard enough!"
The crowd began to whisper, and a hint of realization appeared on many people's faces.
Xiao Letian then began to expose the old background of feudal society, "Why do Confucians propose the concepts of farmers and workers? What is their purpose of creating four levels of people? In fact, in the final analysis, they hope to block people's free mobility!"
"The strict household registration system, in which scholars, farmers, industry and merchants each have their own responsibilities and rights, coupled with the closure of information, puts the entire society in a semi-rigid state... The son of a farmer will always be a farmer, and the son of a craftsman will always be a farmer." Craftsmen, people have very few opportunities to change their destiny!"
"This kind of rigid and closed social structure is conducive to the ruling class's management of the people! Because of the rigidity and because the population is locked in the land, the feudal dynasty's governance of the people is more like a game of imprisonment!"
"Actually, if you look at the current social structure of Ryukyu and Tanggu, you can understand why I don't set up a farmers' council or a workers' council! Do you think there are still real farmers in Tanggu and Ryukyu now?"
This sentence shocked everyone present, especially the distinguished guests who came from the Qing Dynasty to watch the ceremony. They looked like idiots and couldn't understand.
Xiao Letian spread his hands and shook his head, "There have been no real farmers in Liuqiu and Tanggu for a long time. Who do the farms outside the city belong to now?"
"There are yeoman farmers, there are landowners, there are family properties owned by high-ranking officials and dignitaries like you, and there are also estates established by the bosses of major business houses! Apart from yeoman farmers, can the rest of these people be considered farmers?"
"Luo Huo, tell me, do you have 100 acres of sugar cane fields in Beishan and 500 acres of marine fisheries? Do you also have two farms in Tanggu? So you are also a farmer?"
"And you... our rice boss, you are now the largest grain merchant in Ryukyu. You own thousands of acres of land outside the city, and you even have a large number of farms in Nanyang. Should I put you in the Chamber of Commerce? In the so-called Farmers' Assembly?"
Boss Mi didn't expect the Prime Minister to call his name, so he waved his hands excitedly, "I don't know...I am whatever the Prime Minister said I am!"
Hahaha... Everyone present laughed. At this moment, they all understood what Xiao Letian meant.
The past era is gone forever. In the new world, everyone is free, and no one can restrict the career flow of others. Today it is farmers, and tomorrow it may be soldiers, officials or even scientists.
More importantly, money capital has begun to annex land. The original farmers have disappeared in the tide of mercantilism. More and more of these giant businessmen and officials with wealth and resources have begun to annex land.
The farmers that people can see working in the fields now are actually not farmers in the past sense. Their actual identity is migrant workers. Today they help your family grow sugar cane, tomorrow they go to the fishing ground to catch abalone, and they can be there the day after tomorrow. I'll be transporting goods at the dock, and maybe I can take a night school literacy class or something like that at night.
The traditional profession of farmers has begun to gradually disappear!
But what surprised the Confucian scholars of the Qing Dynasty was that such a cruel land annexation of Ryukyu and Tanggu did not break out civil unrest or any dissatisfaction. The old principle of instability without farmers actually no longer works at this moment?
In fact, the analysis is very simple, because other industries have developed vigorously, and lower-class people can earn higher incomes through a variety of jobs.
Coupled with the continuous compulsory education and the emergence of technical jobs, the mentality of traditional farmers, mainly their descendants, has undergone major changes.
The children of the indigenous farmers are no longer attached to the land. What they yearn for is the uniforms of the new army, the uniforms of foreign schools, and the work clothes full of oil stains in factories!
Times have changed, and the old ideas no longer work!
Xiao Letian's explanation in simple terms made people suddenly realize that only those guests from the Qing Dynasty were still confused.
"This is the fundamental reason why I merged farmers and ordinary workers into the Citizens' Assembly, and the reason why I did not set up a Scholars' Assembly is actually the same..."
