Seeing that the people below were a little confused, Wang Xiaolie also felt helpless. When talking to Chen Qiudao and others, they were also like this. They had no idea why Wang Xiaolie was talking about this, why he was talking about it, and what was the use of talking about it.
Wang Xiaolie originally thought that this was a simple problem of understanding. Realize that it is not difficult to change your thoughts and practices. But this is not the case. It is already extremely difficult to get people to recognize you and change your mind.
any idea? There is no way. The only thing you can do is to speak clearly, and then through practice, let them slowly recognize it.
After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "Or you can say it this way. From top to bottom, the government is like the sky, majestic and strict, and must not be offended. What the government has to do comes from the people. The people's hearts are like the ground, from the bottom up. When you go up, you are kind and tolerant, and you observe everything. Heaven and earth merge, and what is born in the middle is the imperial court, which is the government. The imperial court faces heaven above and the people below, and is born with the characteristics of God. Our court and government are not just The place that manages secular affairs is still the temple. In the temple, God should live. Sometimes, I really hope that this world is governed by gods and there won't be so many messy things. But we are not gods, we are just ordinary people We are just human beings. My feeling is that under the law of heaven, we cannot see the shadow of God. There is no way, we can only put on a suit of clothes and pretend that we are gods. Just like children, without adults, part of their human beings We have to put on adult clothes, learn to look like adults, and do adult things. But most of the time, children are very simple. When they put on adult clothes, they really think that they are adults and study hard. And We so-called adults, when we put on official uniforms, we think that we are really officials, and we act arrogant and domineering."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie shook his head helplessly.
In fact, children are not necessarily innocent. If the conditions are right, they will be like adults. Wang Xiaolie remembered a piece of news. There was a child in school who was appreciated by his teacher. He committed corruption and suppressed others for several years. His methods were no worse than those of adults. It's just that children have less knowledge, which makes people think they are simple.
Looking at everyone, Wang Xiaolie said: "No one wants to be so tired as an official. They all want to work easily, and if something happens, the responsibility will not fall on them. How is this possible? Being an official is just pretending You are a god, how can it not be tiring for a mortal to pretend to be a god? So, you come up with all kinds of ways to make it easy to be an official without having to bear responsibility. This is not possible. "
"Being an official is not easy. Not only do you have to do things well, but you also have to have good conduct and not let others find fault with you. There are only a few such people in the world, and it is even more difficult to select them to be an official. In fact, it is even more difficult. As for the officials, although there are some with high moral character, most of them are mediocre and incompetent people. They receive salary but do not do what officials should do. I have thought about it for a long time and there is basically no way to prevent this situation from happening. The only way to do it is to What we do is that it is very difficult to be an official, but if you make a mistake, it is very easy to be dismissed.”
In ancient and modern times, incompetence of officials has been a big problem at home and abroad. In order to solve this problem, many people have thought of many ways. But in the end, no one could solve it. As long as the power of appointing officials remains in the hands of officials, this problem cannot be solved.
Some people always say that a good system can ensure that officials are competent. There is even a popular saying for a while that if the system is good enough, it would be just as good if we let a dog become an official. how can that be possible? This statement is nothing more than a lie.
To solve official problems, there must be effective supervision by the people. Without the supervision of the people, everything is just empty talk.
Wang Xiaolie said: "What kind of person can be an official? Needless to say, Jinshi, you can be an official before, and you can be an official in the future. Moreover, the Jinshi exam is not easy. You should be a bigger official and be promoted faster than others. But It is not enough to have a Jinshi. In addition to Jinshi, the previous method was to be an official. If you have a father, a brother, a relative, or even someone who just has a high-ranking official as your master, you can be an official. This is not possible. It is so indiscriminate. , how can we ensure that they are good officials? From now on, no favors will be allowed. Except for Jinshi, you must enter the school and become an official after completing your studies. You are the first batch of people to enter such a school. After you study, you will be official."
At this point, the people below finally said "hmm" in unison. No wonder everyone feels that it is not difficult to enter this school. Not only officials from the south are allowed, but also rural tribute scholars are allowed, and some other personnel will not refuse as long as they are literate.
Wang Xiaolie said: "It is not too difficult to recruit people for such a school. However, it is not easy to study. If you waste your time, it will only be a few years in school. If you fail to study, you can find another way out or become an official. . If you can’t be an official, you can still be a clerk if you can read.”
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie looked around at everyone. Caidao: "To ensure that officials are competent, the most critical point is people's supervision. Without people's supervision, no system is useful. How to let people supervise, how to make people's supervision effective, and how to avoid interference is another big problem .I have said before that officials are mortals who put on official uniforms and do the things of gods. How do mortals be gods? They can only play a god according to their own understanding. Officials must clearly understand that they are playing a god. The person who looks like a god is not a god. Don't act like it, and take it for real. Therefore, when the people supervise an official, he wears the official uniform and acts like a god. After taking off the official uniform, he is still an ordinary person. An ordinary person, You don’t have to be watched for everything. This should be gradually formed into a habit through practice.”
Seeing that the people below were a little confused, Wang Xiaolie did not explain. At this time, no matter how you explain it, others can’t understand it. Said: "How can the people supervise officials? To be honest, I have thought about it over and over, but I haven't come up with a solution. Officials can't do something, and if someone says it's wrong, it can be regarded as supervision, right? We can't let the people break into the government office without any problems. , saying that your method is not working, that method is not working, how about teaching officials a lesson? Not to mention that officials themselves have two basic responsibilities, to be responsible to superiors and to the people. The people can supervise, so why are officials needed? Let the people take turns to be officials. Okay. So, there needs to be a specialized agency to supervise things for the people."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but sigh. Said: "When I talk about supervision for the people, I shudder when I think about it. In the end, people's supervision returns to officials, or is it still people's supervision? After thinking about it for a long time, the people really cannot directly supervise, and can only be supervised by officials or Who else can do it? In comparison, officials are more reliable. Then, we can only set up officials to supervise for the people."
In later generations, people thought of many ways to supervise officials. There are censorship agencies, journalists who are known as the "uncrowned kings", and various private institutions, but in the end they are of little use. If you can't control even the best officials, it's just a dream to think that the others are useful.
"If officials wearing official uniforms play the role of gods in the government, then these officials who replace the supervision of the people are really pure people. They look at the gods they play with human eyes. Look at them Whether the acting is good or not, whether the acting is real or not, use human eyes to evaluate God. Their evaluation determines whether the official will stay or go."
"It's like we are watching a play in the theater. If the actors on the stage perform well, we clap our hands and shout "good job". If the performance is not good, everyone will leave the stage and let him go. But on this big stage in the world, there is no way So direct, we can only use such an indirect method. Let these officials respond on behalf of the people. These are special officials, officials outside the administrative system. It is even more difficult for such officials to be accurate. To represent the people, it is not enough to have good intentions, but also to have enough skills." Mobile phone users please browse the Kingdom of Tianhan for a better user experience.
