Everyone wants to be a benevolent and righteous person, and everyone wants to be praised by the people of the land instead of condemned.
This is correct.
However, benevolence and righteousness are the qualities of a person, not a means of governance.
Facts have proved that abusing benevolence and righteousness, especially from the beginning when the Liu family and his son had just taken control of the chaotic fiefdom of Yinzhou, was extremely dangerous.
There is a difference between benevolence and righteousness for a part of the world and benevolence and righteousness for the entire fiefdom.
Therefore, since ancient times, the wise kings who were decisive in killing were not necessarily benevolent and righteous from the beginning. They would choose to be cruel first after conquest, and then they could ensure long-term benevolence and righteousness.
Liu Zheng suddenly remembered something.
"The severe situation and the new home have made me fortify myself and guard the entire country."
of course.
Yinzhou is not yet a country, but in today's world where there are many vassal kings, the military and government are relatively independent. Therefore, the county magistrate is equivalent to the ruler.
Rulers must be careful when trusting others or taking actions.
so.
Regarding kindness and cruelty, such a real issue is now before Liu Zheng.
Because of his time travel, Liu Zheng has always had an extraordinary fondness for the peasants who were oppressed by the noble families, so he deliberately suppressed the noble families and supported the peasants in any government order. This is how he gained a reputation of "benevolence and righteousness" in Yinzhou.
But now it seems that he was really wrong.
Benevolence and righteousness make these farmers feel swollen and no longer fear the county magistrate. In this way, the binding force of the county magistrate will be in vain. There will even be a more terrifying and bloody reality hidden behind. Today you let these farmers
If you eat well, they will be grateful to you, but tomorrow, if you let them starve, they will overthrow you. Because they will think that offending a benevolent ruler is less scrupulous than offending a ruler who makes them fear.
so.
Liu Zheng suddenly realized it.
In terms of single-round dominance, fear is actually more useful than kindness. However, this kind of fear cannot be too excessive and turns into hatred. Let the people fear but not hate, this is a qualified ruler
.This is not that difficult to implement.
This goal can be achieved as long as the rulers do not plunder and occupy the people's property, wives and daughters.
This principle can be verified by Genghis Khan and Hanbany in ancient times.
Both of them commanded a large army, so they didn't care about their reputation for cruelty. It was their reputation for cruelty that made their armies carry out orders and bans, and attack cities and territories.
This makes them both respected and feared in the hearts of soldiers.
Simply put.
The question of whether to be loved or feared by others. It can be seen that people's love for the ruler depends on the people's own wishes. But fear of the ruler depends on the will of the ruler!
Since ancient times, a wise ruler must be based on his own will, rather than being kidnapped by these people!
This is why Zheng Yueru said.
"The kinder you are, the more arrogant they will be!"
"Brother Liu, Brother Liu..."
Liu Zheng was deep in thought when Zheng Yueru's voice rang out again, which woke him up. He gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Zheng, please go back to the county lord's mansion and lead Qin Changfeng to bring a hundred soldiers here!"
"good!"
Zheng Yueru didn't hesitate, ran to the temple, and galloped back to the county houfu on horseback.
At this time, the situation over there had already made Liu Zheng feel angry again.
A group of big men tore the woman's clothes, and also punched and kicked the landlord named Tao Cui. Many villagers heard the sound and watched, but they did not dare to express their anger.
Some people took pity on him, some people kicked him along with him, some people just watched the fun, and some people were trying to please Captain Wu.
The boy who slayed the dragon eventually became an evil dragon!
Liu Zheng saw a very funny and very sad history of the evolution of human nature today.
"Okay, let's all disperse! Bring her back to me!"
Captain Wu looked impatient when he saw so many people.