"But since your plan has bypassed the old path of the past, then I have nothing to worry about. The Chinese ethnic group is a branch that relies on China but has branched out..."
"What we have to do is to make this branch more powerful and eventually replace the original system. The old habit of emphasizing civility and suppressing military affairs in the past will of course die along with the old system!"
"The Chinese nation can implement a universal compulsory military system. All men over the age of 18 are obliged to receive military training and serve in the army!"
“I don’t think this system will cause opposition within the Chinese community, because the Chinese code has established an iron law, that is, people who have never served in the military can only enjoy the political rights of civilians throughout their lives, but cannot enjoy the political rights of citizens. !”
"To put it bluntly, you have never sacrificed your life for the country, so you are not qualified to be a high-ranking official, let alone enter the sixth or eighteenth rank!"
"Although the Chinese code mentioned the universal compulsory military system in the past, unfortunately it was not enforced... It seems that the head of state has made up his mind now?"
Xiao Letian nodded, "I have never enforced it. To put it bluntly, I am still afraid of the public's opposition! The Chinese race was founded, and the people who make up the Chinese race are still the ones who grew up in the old traditions of the past... I do doubt it. Can they accept the new system?"
"Haha, the head of state is worrying too much! In fact, since you linked service with becoming a knight and being an official, which is the most favorite thing for *people, those objections have been self-defeating!"
"In the past, people said that good men should not be soldiers. That was because being a soldier was such a despicable profession. It was impossible to support a family and gain respect from society!"
"And now you have turned everything around. Serving as a soldier is a necessary condition for becoming an official and joining the nobility. Do you think those people will still abide by the old rules? Absolutely impossible. The Chinese people are very smart and know how to settle accounts. of!"
"What's more important is that the door to the Chinese community is open, and we have formulated the rules. Those who are willing to accept it can stay, and those who are not willing to accept it can leave immediately!"
"You want to take advantage of us Chinese people and enjoy all the benefits of the Chinese people, but you don't want to pay for anything? Damn it, we are not fools and we have no time to support them!"
Xiao Letian laughed after hearing this, "That makes sense. Our money is not brought by strong winds. It is earned by the hard work of all Chinese people. We do not support lazy people or idlers!"
The two laughed for a while, and Xiao Letian put down the curtains and stopped looking at the scenery on the street. At this time, Sima Yun returned to his usual serious demeanor.
"But I really have to remind the head of state that once the fortress plan is implemented, you will really offend all the Confucian scholars in the world. You are going to cut off the official career of all those who read the Four Books and Five Classics in the world!"
"When the time comes, these people will have no choice but to fight with the Manchus! Then it will be much more difficult to change the world!"
"You have to do it even if it's difficult!" Xiao Letian said categorically, "We should not just look at the immediate problem, but look at the national destiny a hundred years from now!"
"To establish a new order, you must transform the old order. The cleaner you remove the obsolete things, the fewer hidden dangers of the new order in the future!"
"You are right. If we are pushing too hard now, it will indeed make our plan to change the situation more difficult. But if our generation suffers a little more, what we will get in the end is the development of future generations without hidden dangers!"
"If China's thousands-year-old bureaucratic culture and this official-oriented mentality are not completely eradicated, sooner or later it will counterattack in our new country!"
"It's better to kill him from now on! Why should I delay the time? Why should I go all out to carry out compulsory education? After all, I need more and more intellectuals belonging to us!"
"When we really want to conquer the world, we will be able to come up with a huge official management system without relying on those rotten scholars. From top to bottom, from state-level officials to officials in the villages below, our direct lineage can be used !”
"Only such a management system can not be polluted by traditional ideas, and can it lead more people to abandon the darkness and turn to the light!"
"This is the benefit of universal education, and the universal compulsory military system actually has deep political considerations!"
"Do you really think that I am just for the country's sufficient supply of soldiers? This is only one of the purposes. My deeper consideration is that I hope to reverse the shortcomings in our national character through this universal compulsory military system!"
"China! It has been a big agricultural country since ancient times. It is undeniable that the farmers are simple and kind, stick to the country well, have strong clan ideas, and are orderly in their elders and young ones... But the farmers also have one biggest weakness, which is that they have extremely poor organization and discipline!"
"In the final analysis, it's just too loose! It depends on the weather. I can do whatever I want today. If it doesn't matter, I'll just rest. There are no constraints or an accurate sense of time. I'm greedy for small profits and like to make a profit!"
"This kind of character can only adapt to agricultural society. When China enters industrial civilization in the future, this kind of characteristic will not work! The industrial era requires human organization and discipline, and all the people must know to abide by the rules!"
"This is a long process, and if we want to change thousands of years of outdated customs, Prussia's experience is worth learning from!"
"That means all the people become soldiers! Use the harshest military training to forcibly change the people's laziness and contentment, and force them to learn to understand rules, abide by the law, and accept organization!"
"There's nothing I can do. I know this process is painful and mandatory! But it's impossible not to do this. Otherwise, our nation will not be able to enter the new century, and we will not be able to jump on the express train of the industrial age!"
Xiao Letian's worries were recognized by Sima Yun. The silent king frowned and sighed, "Yes, during this period I have contacted many Prussian scholars and discussed the reforms in Prussian history with them. I have to Acknowledge that the absence of universal conscription has changed the character of this nation!”
"After Napoleon III defeated Prussia in Jena, Prussian King William III was forced to sign the humiliating Treaty of Tilsit, and two-thirds of the territory was taken away by the French!"
"But can you imagine that when Napoleon III's army entered Berlin, the people of Berlin actually took to the streets to welcome the French Emperor!"
"That incident really stimulated William III too much, especially when Napoleon humiliated himself and took away the Statue of Victory on the Brandenburg Gate!"
"That is, from that time on, he single-handedly planned and implemented the military reform program, and finally vigorously promoted the universal conscription system, which is the Prussian universal compulsory military system that we are now familiar with!"
"This system of all-people soldiers not only gave Prussia the confidence to fight back, but also changed the character of this nation. In the past, the Prussians were no different from the Bavarians, French, and Italians..."
"They also like a comfortable life, enjoyment, and all kinds of leisurely and comfortable freedom! But half a century after the implementation of the universal conscription system, the Prussians have changed!"
"All the people have received the most rigorous military training, all freedom and looseness have been beaten to ashes with sticks, order has become the character of the Prussians, and it has also been brought into family education!"
"This nation is so terrible! If you dare to be so cruel to yourself, what else can't you do?"
