For a country, how to resolve internal chaos and how to keep different forces stable is a big problem.
There are three forces in this small city-state, and they are also fighting for power internally. It can be said that there are many demons in the temple, and there are many bastards in the lake.
But this is a problem that really needs to be solved. If it cannot be solved, the city-state will not be able to develop. There are plains, coast, and mountain factions in ancient Greece. There are Latins, Sabines, and Etruscans in ancient Rome.
In the beginning, they were just small city-states. Ancient Rome was only built on a hillside. The two brothers were kicked out of the original tribe, and then they discussed where to build a new tribe. Finally, the two brothers decided to count birds to see which hillside
Where there are many vultures, build a city-state.
So the vulture became one of the symbols of ancient Rome.
After establishing the city-state, they went out to rob money and rob women, and robbed the women of the Sabines. The Sabines definitely couldn't bear it, so they came to attack Rome. The two sides fought fiercely. At this time, the women who had been robbed came out and shouted: No
They fought again. This ended the fight between the two parties. After that, the Sabines also joined Rome established by the Latins. After that, they continued to expand and the Etruscans also joined.
These three tribes with grievances and grievances formed the original ancient Rome. They also had kings at the beginning, but the Latins successively produced several kings and suppressed the other two tribes. As a result, the relationship between the three tribes was in danger, and in the end only
Able to abandon the king and form a Senate system, that is, representatives of the three tribes speak for the interests of their tribes in parliament.
In ancient Greece, the situation in the city-state of Athens was similar. From the beginning, there were various fights among the three tribes, and a parliament was convened to divide the profits.
The parliament is a place where all races compete for interests. What if the interests are not enough? Expand and rob other people's interests.
What should I do if I can't get it? Try to monopolize the profits through blood. People without blood are not qualified to share the profits.
Ancient Rome was captured, while ancient Greece was not captured. If it was captured, its territory became larger and larger, and finally entered the imperial system. If it was not captured, it continued to strengthen its bloodline, and finally perished.
It is a pity that the imperial system of ancient Rome did not have the maintenance of imperial examinations. In the end, it still relied on the nobility, and the nobility must be inclined to the Senate and could divide money among the Senate. If it were the emperor, the emperor would definitely collect taxes from the nobility.
Therefore, after ancient Rome conquered all the profitable land, it had no profit at all from the barbarian lands outside and could only be divided. The purpose of parliament was not to discuss how to build a country, but to discuss how to build a country for its own region.
They are definitely not willing to use their own interests to build wild lands.
Therefore, the final result of snatching benefits is that everything that can be snatched is taken away. Conquer the world immediately, but you cannot rule the world immediately. The reason is very simple, but it is difficult to achieve.
As for what the nobles should do when faced with conflicts within their territory after the separation? Of course, they should continue to fight and rob others. Anyway, if they are divided, they will be surrounded by enemies. If they rob them, they will make money. If nothing happens, they can go on a crusade. In short
After the separation, there were many enemies.
A big country considering development, developing water conservancy, building new roads and bridges, and resisting foreign enemies cannot rely on parliament.
Now there is a question. Every country has multiple forces within it. If it does not expand, how can it maintain stability and avoid falling into civil war?
Tribute, as long as you pay tribute to a big country, you can gain legitimacy, and you can also control superior resources through trade and suppress internal conflicts. It is better to pay tribute than to fight.
The purpose of fighting is to expand and distribute other people's interests to internal tribes. The enemy will definitely not be willing to do so and will definitely fight to the end.
Why does the Empire of the Sun Never Set, which has such a large territory, become smaller and smaller, and even its original allies can't be dealt with? It's because they can't win over new forces and can only give priority to the old forces. Of course, everyone is unwilling, so there are
The Boston Tea Party.
The American emperor said that I should pay the taxes, but I don't get fair treatment? Why not rebel against Great Britain and do business with the Qing Dynasty myself?
Daying didn't care, he prioritized himself anyway, otherwise the tribes within him would be divided and there would be no way to suppress them.
In fact, the same is true for the former Soviet Union. Once the parliamentary system is changed, each member country will speak for its own interests. Then everyone will have to separate. Who cares about you barbarian lands?
Of course it is right to pursue your own interests, but once you only consider yourself, then you cannot borrow the advantages of others. You can only fight and expand yourself. Unfortunately, which country can always win wars? If a country invented a sure-win war
way, then he would have ruled the world long ago.
No one can win all the time, so external expansion will always fail one day, and the parliament will consider separation.
So some stupid and naive people think that when the US imperialism encounters problems, it just needs to unite as one and fight a war. But they never thought that people in the Congress were considering separation, because the Congress was not considering separation from the beginning.
Instead of how to lead the country out of the predicament, we should consider how to maximize the interests of our own region.
If it is not beneficial to your own tribe, you will not support it. Even if you divide the tribe, it does not matter. If you divide the tribe just right, everyone around you will become enemies. When the time comes, you will be done with it.
One advantage of paying tribute is that you can gain benefits without going to war. As long as you can suppress the country, you can become the boss of the country. The Tokugawa shogunate said that as long as it controls trade with the Qing Dynasty, it will be the only one in the country. Until the arrival of the black ships, other
The feudal lord also began to engage in foreign trade, and gradually gained the ability to fight against the Tokugawa shogunate.
As for the Celestial Kingdom, the big countries that maintain the tributary system do not need to consider anything else, they only need to consider completing trade. By reforming the land and returning it to the locals, we will try our best to break the situation of the fellow villagers' association, constantly optimize the distribution relationship, and allow more people to participate in the construction of the country.
Medium, strong internal.
Forming a positive cycle between big countries and small countries, small countries will not need to expand, and big countries will not need to engage in foreign wars. Everyone will be harmonious and make money. Of course, as long as small countries cannot solve parliamentary issues internally, there will definitely be opportunities for foreign wars, but within small countries,
There are also different forces, some want to expand, and some want to pay tribute. After all, there are different choices, which are much better than blind expansion.
Dulan said that tribute is a good thing, and internal control is also a good thing. Because people always prioritize themselves, and there are only a few people who can restrain themselves, while most people need to be managed.
As an old saying goes, there are three types of people: those who don’t care, those who take care of themselves, and those who don’t. Most people fall into the second category, regardless of whether they are adults or not. Only a few
of people, regardless of adults.
There are definitely people who oppose internal control and support prioritizing the interests of their own tribe. Such people will not disappear. However, if you want to gain everyone's support, you cannot give priority to your own tribe and must consider the overall situation.
Tribute is the second way out besides expansion and bloodline. Tribute does not depend on bloodline, as long as you abide by the tribute rules, it is the same whether it is Yamatai or the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Some people must be wondering why marriages suddenly stopped during the Ming Dynasty. Obviously marriages were a very common phenomenon before, but in fact, marriages were replaced by larger-scale tributes.
Peace cannot help a small country maintain internal stability at all, but interests can.
After the commercial trade in the Song Dynasty, international trade has become very mature, so in the Yuan Dynasty it was still possible to get married, but in the Ming Dynasty it didn't matter.
It is all due to the development of the system and the elimination of backward behaviors. In the past, marriage was needed to ensure the relationship, but now it is enough to negotiate a good cooperation, and there is no need for more messy things.
From the beginning of Dayu, the tribute system is still in operation. It has been improved many times during this period, and it will continue to exist in the future. This is not because big countries are so great, but because small countries need to pay tribute. Therefore, it is the responsibility of a big country to become the ballast of tribute.