Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was a little embarrassed.
He had been chatting with Liu Weichao a little too much. For a moment, he didn't know what Liu Weichao was referring to.
Fortunately, Liu Weichao just asked him casually and did not really ask him to answer. He continued to say to him directly: "The emperor should represent the interests of the majority of the people. If you act according to this principle, you can use it."
The power of the overwhelming majority of the people. In this case, do you still have to worry about this or that?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen remembered that Liu Weichao had indeed mentioned it to him several times. However, he could not connect it with the matter of the imperial examination, so he asked humbly: "I don't quite understand this.
mean!"
Liu Weichao was patient and explained to him: "The great man who created my era once said that to fully mobilize the masses, rely on the masses and launch people's war, all enemies will be paper tigers!"
"Great man?" Emperor Chongzhen asked incomprehensibly after hearing this.
Liu Weichao thought for a moment, gave him a metaphor and said: "Yes, he is a much more powerful man than Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Zong of Tang, Song Zu, and your Taizu Chengzu. In my era, everything is happening now.
All thanks to his achievements!”
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but open his mouth slightly. It was a bit hard to imagine that there was such a person in the world?
But when he came back to his senses, he suddenly understood. After all, what he saw in the future was simply a world of gods. It could even be said that it was a world more powerful than the world of gods!
At this time, he wanted to ask about the life story of this great man, but thinking of his own purpose and the problem he wanted to solve, he finally suppressed his curiosity and solved his own problem first: "People's War? What is the specific meaning of this statement?
?”
"Let's talk about the imperial examination system!" Liu Weichao said to him immediately, "The reason why things like the restoration of society happened is because at that time, the official families controlled the local power. They used the power in their hands to collude with each other, right?
?”
"That's the reason!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded in agreement after hearing this.
The scholars in Fushe were all from official families, their fathers or ancestors were officials, and they colluded with each other to form a huge force in the officialdom.
"Originally, you have the Metropolitan Procuratorate and local patrols over there. If something like this happens, they will investigate it strictly, right?" Liu Weichao asked again.
"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen replied, and then he realized Liu Weichao's intention and confirmed, "What you mean is that the patrol inspectors may also be bribed by them, or simply join them. In this way, the supervisors will
Failure?"
"Yes!" After hearing this, Liu Weichao admired Emperor Chongzhen's cleverness, and immediately nodded and affirmed, "But do you think that no matter how they collude and deceive others, they can't hide it from the masses, right? For example, the imperial examination
If it goes online, ordinary scholars will surely know about their collusion, right?"
"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded quickly after hearing this, "That's for sure!"
"Isn't that enough!" Liu Weichao said immediately, "If you have channels for them to give feedback on local people's sentiments, don't you still have to worry about being kept in the dark by your officials?"
Emperor Chongzhen was very excited after hearing this. If this was the case, he would not be kept in the dark. But then, he was a little confused and asked Liu Weichao: "Then what should I do?"
"Believe in the power of the masses and make full use of the power of the masses!" Liu Weichao told him, "First of all, you have to give the masses confidence that you will make the decision for them! You are standing behind them and are their biggest pillar.
!If they are disappointed with you and feel that you will not make decisions for them, even if they see injustice or something that harms the court, they will not respond to the problem."
After a pause, he hit Emperor Chongzhen and said: "As far as your case is concerned, the reason why the society manipulates the imperial examinations so unscrupulously and even directly affects the appointment and dismissal of the chief minister is because you have lost the trust of the people below and think you are a fool.
What if they report this to you, and you don’t believe them at all, but let them be retaliated against..."
These words made Emperor Chongzhen blush a little. However, Liu Weichao pretended not to see it and continued: "So you must first rebuild your prestige and win the trust of the masses. Then, mobilize the masses and rely on the masses, and you will be able to achieve success."
Only in this way can there be a virtuous cycle.”
This understanding was something that Emperor Chongzhen had never thought of before. He said seriously: "I will consider this matter carefully!"
Liu Weichao listened and said with a smile: "I tell you, the power of the masses is infinite. It can be reflected in all aspects except the imperial examination."
Seeing Emperor Chongzhen looking at him curiously, Liu Weichao gave an example: "In your time, only a small number of wealthy people could afford to read, so knowledge was monopolized by them and power was divided among them. They had to collude. Of course
It would be much easier. However, if everyone studied like I did in my time, then with such a huge population, there will always be nobles from poor families, and it will be difficult for power to remain concentrated in the hands of a few people."
"Also, if you rely on a few people, how much power can they contribute? But if you can rely on the masses, then the power you rely on will be too great!"
At this point, he found that Emperor Chongzhen showed doubts again, and knew that this theory of later generations was too profound for Emperor Chongzhen. Because no one had thought of this theory in ancient times.
Therefore, Liu Weichao gave another example: "You see, if the craftsmen are literate, they will record and pass it on, and they will have the level of knowledge to study and advance the technology to a higher level. The craftsman here is a pronoun, and it can be said that various
All kinds of craftsmen, including farmers, etc. In other words, people with 365 professions can promote technological innovation in their own industries!"
Having said this, he smiled and then said: "The reason why my era is so different from your era, that we humans can fly to the sky and escape from the earth, go up to the sky, and go down to the sea, is that we have given full play to the power of everyone and promoted
The innovation of craftsmen and their enthusiasm have enabled science to fully develop."
Emperor Chongzhen's eyes widened when he heard this, and it could be seen that his face was full of envy.
High-rise buildings, airplanes, cars, etc., all of which I envy!
With these things flashing through his mind, he quickly asked Liu Weichao: "Then what should I do? Can this scientific thing be fully developed here?"