Xiao Letian said quietly, opening up the secrets in his heart to Princess Sissi little by little. Although not all of them, at least when it came to this part of Princess Sissi, he had no secrets!
Human history is composed of countless different dynasties, some are monarchies, some are constitutional systems, some are republics... But no matter what the appearance is, these dynasties are all organized by people.
So wherever there are people, there must be small groups. These are the so-called forces!
How is the power composed? In fact, there are only two points, one is the conflict of interests, and the other is ideological identity!
If there are common interests, a small power group will be formed. In other words, everyone has a common political belief and there is no money to be made for the time being, so a group of forces can actually be formed by the cohesion of ideas.
Of course, the most solid thing is interests plus ideological identity. The two come together to create a powerful group. This is the most powerful!
There is never a monolithic dynasty in the world. No matter how highly centralized you are, you cannot avoid this curse. Then there will be two situations in dynasties in history.
This is all due to the different birth conditions of each dynasty during the founding period!
Among the dynasties of the Central Plains, people have always respected the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty the most. These three dynasties are known as the real Zhengshuo. They have a very upright country, a very high cohesion of the people, and relatively strong monarchs!
Why is this happening? There are many reasons, but one thing is common, that is, when the People's Republic of China was founded, they were fought with real swords and guns, eliminating most of the forces at the same time, making their own family the sole leader.
Only in this way can power be concentrated. Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty not only fought against the Meng Yuan, but he was also ruthless when he finally suppressed the anti-Meng Yuan allies at the same time.
Eliminate a large number of other forces during the founding period to ensure that your own power is maximized. Only then can you have the strongest control over the country in the later period!
The same was true for the Han Dynasty. Many rebels resisted the brutal Qin Dynasty. In the end, Liu Bang destroyed Xiang Yu and other rebel allies at the same time. Only then did the Han Dynasty with the surname Liu come into being!
The same goes for the Tang Dynasty. They tried their best to destroy other forces in order to increase their control over the entire world!
The Song Dynasty was almost meaningless. The release of military power over a glass of wine was actually a peace negotiation with a group of military generals and a treaty of non-harm to each other!
Taizu even swore not to kill scholar-bureaucrats. This was actually a non-injury treaty with the civil service group!
After that, they annexed the Qian family in Qiantang through peace talks, and when they reached the southwest, they stopped fighting and sought diplomatic negotiations!
Such measures did ease the military pressure at the founding of the country, but it also caused serious consequences. There were too many factions within the Song Dynasty, but the Zhao family was not decisive enough in killing and had insufficient deterrence.
In the end, although the economy and culture of the Song Dynasty were extremely developed, its territory and military were far inferior to other dynasties!
This is the evil result caused by the founding of the country without eliminating a large number of forces!
Xiao Letian smiled when he said this, "It's a bit like the history of Europe. The establishment of the Holy Roman Empire did not effectively eliminate other forces and complete the concentration of power!"
"So, Europe can never be unified, it can only become more and more fragmented... Don't dislike it, your Austro-Hungarian Empire is very unstable, and the crisis is too serious!"
"Even Britain's empire on which the sun never sets is in crisis. It is currently at the peak of its prosperity, but who can guarantee that it will continue to prosper in the future?"
Princess Sissi frowned. He knew that Xiao Letian would not say useless words. Every word that came out of this man's mouth had a profound meaning!
Xiao Letian suddenly thought of the previous life he traveled through. In fact, the Jiang family's world has always been a loose political alliance, nothing more than a collection of large and small warlords!
On the surface, it is said to be unified, but internally it is fragmented. Government orders do not leave Nanjing. Who will implement them honestly when they get there?
This is also a very important factor in their failure!
"Sissi... I have always wanted to avoid this kind of situation since the beginning of the establishment of our Chinese clan. The rise of China cannot learn from the experience and lessons of the Song Dynasty!"
"We can't learn from the experience of European countries, otherwise it will be chaotic! So from the beginning to the end, I insist on building an interest group with highly unified interests and ideas!"
"That is, the main body of the Chinese race! The Hidden Dragon Project...the Six Lords and Eighteen Ranks are just the surface of this huge force, and there is a threshold inside!"
"Whether you can be included in the list of the Hidden Dragon Project? Only the groups on this list can point the way for the future of mankind!"
"I don't accept any political allies. My army must be trained and educated by myself!"
"I do have a powerful foreign legion in my hands, and there are many craziest Fuso warriors, but they can't even think of joining our Chinese clan as an official..."
"They have to be broken up from beginning to end, re-brainwashed, re-trained, and transformed according to my model! And these foreign legions are nothing more than knives..."
"The Chinese elite are the ones holding the knife!"
"I can control the army. It's not that I'm arrogant. As long as I'm here, no one in the army can pull them out!"
Xiao Letian thought of Xiang Ying, and a pleased smile appeared on his lips. "Without my secret promise, how could there be other forces within the military?"
"I deliberately left a slit inside my finger to screen out a group of daring children! Only the daring children are the real future elites!"
"There is an old Chinese saying that the country will not be destroyed if it has dissatisfied ministers, and the family will not be destroyed if the family has dissatisfied sons! Only rebellious children can accomplish great things!"
"I have firm control over the military, and I can also control the financial world. I have single-handedly supported all the Chinese conglomerates!"
"Niu Jinfu was the shopkeeper of a small business in Tanggu back then, and he made me deal with it so hard! Mi Fu was a small grain and oil owner, and I saved his life!"
"What did Liu Yuzhen first do? A beggar in the south of the Yangtze River, Liu Bingbug! Now he has become a famous God of Wealth in the financial circle!"
"Even for my father-in-law, the Fan family's business was actually in decline back then. Without me leading them to privately build Yingyang, how could they have started a business?"
"Haha...I have to teach you how to make fake money myself!"
"The Chinese knife is in my hand, the Chinese money bag is also in my hand, and even the Chinese brain...the ideological world is also in my hands!"
"What is my status? A master of Western learning, I earned my reputation through one book and then became prosperous! Of all the Chinese elders who follow me, who is not my disciple?"
"All universities in Asia are in my Chinese class. Excerpts from my Journey to the West and Notes on Daily Life are basic courses that all students must learn!"
"I also control the Chinese brains..."
"Sissi... Do you think I am strong or not?"
Princess Sissi looked at him without saying a word!
