Andreev was very familiar with the law of continuous sitting. In the serfdom of Tsarist Russia, this kind of law existed in society for a long time. Even now, the law of continuous sitting is still prevalent in some remote areas.
If one person is guilty and a group of others is punished, this will cause everyone in the group to be in danger, and all eyes will be under surveillance, and the individual's sense of security will be greatly reduced.
This is an ancient and backward system. Even Andreev, who grew up in Tsarist Russia, was very disgusted. He did not expect that such a wealthy and polite city would retain such a backward and barbaric system.
The translators who accompanied Andreev looked at him with disdain, "Overbearing? Of course the Prime Minister is overbearing. If the Prime Minister is not overbearing, can Ryukyu be independent? If the Prime Minister is not overbearing, how can he frighten the Manchus? If the Prime Minister is not overbearing, can he defeat you Rakshasa ghosts?" ?”
"If this kind of tyranny is what you slander and abandon, then we want it! Don't look at how tyrannical the process is, you have to look at whether the result is good or bad..."
"Your doubt has been raised a long time ago, and the Prime Minister has also given a reasonable explanation... The so-called education of all people is like building the branches of trees. Wanting to have fun without pain? That is a delusion..."
"Any kind of good national quality will be painful before it forms a kind of inertia, just like a carriage that has been driving to the left and generated huge inertia. If you want it to change direction, you need to expend huge strength to resist the old inertia. …”
"Change is always painful. If you want to make Naha the happiest place in Asia, it is impossible without paying the price!"
"A large part of human happiness comes from the impact of the environment... The subtle force is powerful. Most people in the world have various bad habits of littering and spitting, but if you carefully Observe, bad habits actually change with changes in the environment..."
"In the dirty back alleys of taverns, people throw rubbish everywhere and defecate casually. But if you put this man in the Golden Palace of the Forbidden City, do you think he would still do this?"
Andreev shook his head subconsciously.
"That's right! Even if there are no signs erected on the Jinluan Palace not to allow littering, spitting, or open defecation, people still don't dare. This is the invisible influence of the environment on a single person!"
"Perhaps you will say that the Jinluan Palace is a special example, so let me give another example. For example, in the lobby of Lotte Yang Company, the marble floor is as smooth as a mirror. Do people spit, throw garbage, or defecate here?"
"Even in some beautifully decorated shops, people will subconsciously control their behavior and make their words and deeds as close to the environment as possible. This is the process of a person's heart improving..."
"In the same way, if you throw a highly educated person into a virgin forest, into a desert grassland, or into a dirty slum, these harsh environments will also have a negative impact on him. This creates a gradual process of people's hearts moving downward..."
The good translator curled his lips, "Can you understand such profound principles of governing the country? The prime minister is using the environment to influence people's hearts. This is an extremely clever strategy for governing the country!"
Seeing Andreev's face turn red, another older translator waved his hands and smiled to smooth things over, "Okay, okay, everything is a habit. Even if you think you can't even sit well, in fact, you have already developed it as a Ryukyu Chinese." Without hygienic habits, the so-called sitting method will be in vain..."
"In my impression, after the health bill was promulgated, more than a dozen people were punished. When the people saw that the prime minister was serious, they didn't dare to neglect... As a result, after a few months and a half, cleanliness actually turned into A habit!”
"There is such a little story, which is widely spread in Ryukyu. It tells of a household whose side courtyard wall happens to be next to a T-shaped alley, which is commonly known as Dingzi Alley by the locals."
"The side courtyard wall of this family is right at the intersection of three roads. Maybe the location is more convenient. There are always some drunkards who come home late and choose this secluded place to relieve themselves. You also know, what do drunkards care about after drinking too much? , they all subconsciously find a secluded corner to solve the problem..."
"At first there were just a few people here and there, but when this corner became more and more dirty, the residents found that more people came here to relieve themselves and even people threw garbage here. What's even more annoying is that within a month, Those drunkards have developed a habit of coming here whenever they get home after drinking too much..."
"It's like a vicious cycle. The dirtier it is, the more attractive it is to throw away garbage. Then, the more irritating it is, other people will subconsciously regard this place as a garbage station, and they can do whatever they want..."
"The resident in charge definitely won't do it! The courtyard wall of his house was stinky, and that's not bad! The men and women in the family would go and watch, and they would rush up and quarrel with anyone who threw garbage here, and there were even cases where they started fighting... …”
"But who can watch the flow of water for twelve hours a day? This is not a prison. When no one is watching, the drunkards and unconscious neighbors still go their own way. Even wild cats and dogs think this is a place where they can defecate at will. The place, the courtyard wall ended up getting more and more dirty..."
"The family was so miserable that they had no choice but to write various warning slogans on the wall, such as 'It is forbidden to urinate in private courtyard walls and it is forbidden to litter,' or 'Those who urinate casually will have their tools confiscated,' or even 'Throw them everywhere. The whole army of garbage collectors will die' and other angry slogans..."
"But farts have no effect. Everyone just goes their own way. As long as no one is watching, they will do whatever they want... Mr. Andreev, how do you think this kind of thing should be solved?"
Andreev scratched his scalp, "Is it even legal to sit down? Make all the residents in Stator Lane sit up and punish everyone for throwing garbage once? Well, it must be so. Your Prime Minister can do such a cruel thing. Behavior!"
Hahaha... The translator and the guard both laughed. "I knew you would say that. We did this in the beginning. The police and community chiefs joined forces to formulate a joint sitting bill, and one person committed a crime and punished the entire residents of Dingzi Lane..."
"But it's useless. The so-called continuous sitting bill only curbs the situation and prevents the garbage dump from expanding. The continuous sitting law can deter the residents of Dingzi Lane, but can it also deter the people in other neighborhoods? Those passers-by take advantage of others. Can you handle it if you don’t prepare to secretly urinate and throw away the garbage?”
"The side wall had not been clean for three days before it became stained again. It was just that the dirtiness was worse than before..."
Andreev came to his senses and asked, "Is there no way to solve this problem?"
