"These terms are really hard to pronounce." Princess Jeanne lamented: "To be honest, I still don't quite understand them."
"Because the concept of 'Germany' is something unique to our country." Zhu Wenkui thought for a while and said, "At least when I was here, I didn't hear many Europeans talking about similar concepts."
"Does it mean the same thing as piety?" Little Jeanne analyzed: "Any ruler, whether it is a monarchy or a republic, needs theological support to provide legitimacy. Whether it is Catholicism or God-worshipping Christianity, Regardless of whether it’s the Eastern belief in ‘heaven’, they probably all have the same idea.”
"Yes. If you want to convince different people and organize everyone, you must rely on these." Guo Kang ate a Roman dumpling that was just served, nodded, and said simply.
"Master Guo, what do you think is the difference between these organizational methods?" Monk Dao Yan, who was drinking soup next to him, suddenly raised his head and asked.
He had been silent before and suddenly spoke, which surprised Guo Kang.
He was not sure whether the other party wanted to test his knowledge, or whether he wanted to understand the European side, or the Purple Horde Khanate's understanding of this concept.
However, Theodora told him before that if he encounters any problems this time, he should try his best to answer them well and show off. So Guo Kang didn't hesitate much and said directly: "I think the main difference lies in the slogans put forward when calling others, and the difference in logic behind them."
"Logic..." Monk Daoyan murmured: "Ever since the poor monk disturbed your place and discussed the meaning of the scriptures with the masters, I have often heard this word, but unfortunately I still can't understand it. How did Mr. Guo understand it?"
Guo Kang thought for a while and replied: "In my opinion, logic is the knowledge of analyzing and clarifying the relationship between 'cause and effect'. All Haixi scholars like to delve into this theory, trying to understand the world through it, and also recognize that Know yourself.”
"So, Mr. Guo, what is the final purpose of cognition?" Monk Daoyan continued to ask.
"It's close to God." Guo Kang said without hesitation this time.
"What is God?" Daoyan continued to ask without pause.
Princess Jeanne frowned, and little Jeanne and Theodora looked at each other and then at Guo Kang. Princess Ma and the Grand Lama Wang remained silent and just kept their normal smiles. Zhu Wenkui continued to eat dumplings.
"God is an indescribable spirit. He is the Father, the One, and the personality of Tao. We don't know how to call Him, so we take the liberty of calling Him God and respecting Him as Heavenly Father," Guo Kang said.
"The Taiyi created water, so God also walked on the water. The water assisted Taiyi, and thus the sky was born; the sky assisted Taiyi, and the earth was born; the heaven and the earth jointly assisted the Taiyi, and then gods were born, that is, many angels called 'gods'. Therefore, all things in the heavens and the earth all originate from the One, and this is why there is a saying that there is one, two, three, and three, all things.”
"It seems that worshiping God is close to Taoism." Monk Daoyan did not express agreement or objection, but just made a straightforward comment. Then, he asked: "Excuse me, where is God?"
Guo Kang patted his chest: "In you, in me, in the hearts of everyone."
Little Jeanne looked a little surprised, while Theodora looked at him calmly. Monk Dao Yan also did not express his opinion, and just laughed a few times.
"In this way, the poor monk understands a little bit." He said: "Just now the princess said that each court needs the support of theological theory, and Mr. Guo also agreed. So, how did Mr. Guo consider this issue?"
"That's how I understand it." Guo Kang organized his words and said: "If you want to organize people, you have to provide a reason. This reason can have many aspects, such as following me and ensuring your prosperity and wealth in the future; or not If you follow me, we will be killed by others, and so on. But no matter what, there must be someone who can convince others."
"The simplest way is, of course, the most direct reward. But there are two main problems here: First, many times, the reward does not exist before the action is taken, and it can only be obtained after the action is taken. And the action itself , may be risky and even life-threatening. How can people fight for something that doesn’t exist yet? This is an unavoidable question.”
"The second point is equally important: After receiving the rewards, how do you ensure that you still have power and distribute them? If you do not distribute them according to the pre-agreed and relatively fair principles, the organization may directly collapse and cease to exist. . But on the other hand, why should anyone else follow this rule?"
"The first point is the common problem of mercenaries in Italy now. After understanding their deeds, I believe everyone can understand the consequences of this." He gave an example: "The second point is that there are actually examples."
"At that time, Duke Zhuang of Wei climbed up the city wall and saw the city where Rong people lived together. He said, 'I am the king of the country with the surname Ji. How come there are Rong people in the country?', so he ordered the city to be demolished. The wife of the Ji family in Rongzhou had beautiful hair. , Duke Zhuang ordered her hair to be cut and to make a wig for his wife."
"Gong Zhuang also liked to use the craftsmen, ordering them to work for a long time and not allowing them to rest. The craftsmen resented Duke Zhuang, so Shi Pu, the doctor who had a conflict with Duke Zhuang, used the craftsmen to launch a rebellion, and the Rong people also came to help them. Duke Zhuang Unable to resist, I quickly asked the craftsmen for reconciliation, but no one agreed."
"Zhuang Gong hurriedly climbed over the wall and escaped, hid in Ji's territory, showed him the jade he carried, and said, 'Help me survive, and this jade will be given to you.'" Ji's reply: "Kill you, and this jade will be given to you." Where can the jade go?' So he killed Duke Zhuang and got his jade."
"Wei Zhuanggong has the power to command others, but this power is not born, but relies on his authority. When this authority ceased to exist, he did not realize it, thinking that he still had the power to reward and punish. That’s why he was killed in such a ridiculous way in the end.”
"The meaning of this story is that the monarch owns property and can reward it, but the power to protect property and protect and distribute property requires strength to support it," said little Jeanne.
"Yes, the question we need to discuss is where does this power come from." Guo Kang nodded.
"When there are few people and the organization is very simple, personal force is enough. If you have the ability to fight one against a hundred, and can drive away groups of enemies with a few followers, then of course you can be a leader and have These powers. There is indeed no shortage of such people in history."
"But the problem is, firstly, there are not many such people. It is impossible for every organization to have such people to lead, and these warriors are not necessarily good at management. Secondly, this kind of organization will not be very big, because one person can manage The number of people who can live there is very limited. When the scale of this kind of organization reaches a certain level, it will tend to collapse. The upper limit of the scope that its order can cover is also very low. "
"So, organizations that are maintained by rewards and personal force are actually the most primitive. In reality, there are very few organizations that rely purely on it because it is too weak. Even street gangs have to come up with some 'fellows' 'Concepts' such as 'mutual aid' and 'brotherhood' help maintain it. I think that's the reason."
(End of chapter)
