I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

[First of all. ]

[Gu Yanwu pointed out sharply that the separate county system, the so-called "Qin system", has been proven to be a failure countless times in history. ]

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The Great Qin Plane.

Qin Shihuang was unhappy.

He felt that this person was simply talking nonsense.

These dynasties in later generations, even if they changed their names, basically continued to use the "Qin system".

Although there were problems, it was not the problem of the "Qin system".

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[So a new model should be used, that is, the mixed system of fiefdoms and counties. ]

[At the county level, the fiefdoms are hereditary; at the county level, the central government appoints and removes. ]

[Gu Yanwu's logic is: Zhou Dynasty was a feudal system, why did it collapse? Isn't it because the central government was too weak? ]

[And Song Dynasty has upgraded to the county system 3.0 version, why did it also die? Isn't it because the local governments are too weak? 】

[So, why not just put the two together? ]

[At the county level, I will use fiefdom to ensure local vitality. ]

[This means that Gu Yanwu wants to divide the entire country into 1,300 small vassal states, and all the power of the country is in the hands of these 1,300 vassal kings. ]

[And the counties must be appointed and removed by the central government to maintain the great unity. ]

[A prefect is appointed in each county, and the prefect is appointed for three years. This prefect only has the power of supervision and no other power. ]

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The Great Qin Plane.

When Qin Shihuang heard this, he shook his head, and a look of disdain flashed in his eyes.

He thought this person had some brilliant ideas.

It turned out to be just empty talk like a Confucian scholar.

As for this so-called "feudal-county mixed system", he could find many problems with it just by thinking about it.

For example, how to ensure that these more than 1,300 hereditary county magistrates do not act recklessly?

Even if there are governors to supervise, how to ensure that the governors do not collude with the county magistrates under their command?

And the family power accumulated over the years by these hereditary county magistrates can be predicted to be far more powerful than the local tyrants without official positions.

Whether the central government's orders can be effectively implemented in the local area depends entirely on whether the county magistrates cooperate.

If this continues, the people will only know the county magistrates and not the central government. In the long run, the country will surely be in ruins.

In short.

From the perspective of Qin Shihuang, whether it is a large or small enfeoffment, it is an extremely wrong approach.

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[Then you say that the power of supervision is not a power? ]

[If I see a county magistrate that I am not happy with, I will report him to the emperor and deprive him of his hereditary rights. Can't I? ]

[In Gu Yanwu 31, it is not possible. 】

【Because if you want to overthrow the county magistrate, you can't just listen to the prefect's one-sided words, you must also have the county residents' "impeachment". 】

【It is equivalent to a "two-level" supervision mechanism. The emperor can comprehensively judge whether the county magistrate is competent from two directions. 】

【Gu Yanwu thinks this system is invincible. 】

【Because it can not only solveIt solves the problem of "weak central government" of the traditional feudal system, and also solves the problem of "weak local government" of the traditional county system, forming a community of interests with the county residents, "sharing prosperity and adversity". 】

[What do you think of Gu Yanwu's plan? ]

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The plane of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di thinks this plan is not very good, it is purely a scholar's fantasy.

As the central government continues to strengthen its centralization, the local gentry and landlord groups are still trying to find ways to confront the central government.

If the feudal system is implemented in the local area and the county magistrate is allowed to be autonomous, wouldn't it give the gentry and landlord groups a larger and better development space?

Since the Song Dynasty, China has seen the situation of "imperial power not going down to the county", which has seriously affected the centralization of power.

Another county-level hereditary autonomy, isn't that putting the cart before the horse?

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[UP host talks about his feelings, this plan is very bad. 】

[Because Gu Yanwu's argument has three cornerstone-level flaws. 】

[First, why do you think that if the county magistrate is hereditary, he will definitely become a parent official representing the interests of the county people, instead of taking advantage of local relationships and power advantages to further exploit the people? 】

Barrage flew out:

"I think in the case of hereditary, maybe the county magistrate will consider the long-term, will not exhaust the pond to catch fish, and will appropriately consider the interests of the people in the territory."

"Reply-that's not necessarily true, not everyone will consider rationally, and there are emperors who have lost their country."

"..."

Many ancients in the past dynasties nodded.

This is indeed a problem.

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[Second, why do you think that the governor will definitely perform his duties and fulfill his supervisory duties, instead of colluding with the county magistrates to fool the emperor? 】

[Third, how can this two-way supervision mechanism ensure that the emperor stands on the side of the county people, rather than the side of the governor? 】

[These three flaws are actually one thing, that is, in a "rule by man" society, Gu Yanwu's system design does not cover "evil nature". 】

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The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin shook his head.

He also felt that the system proposed by Gu Yanwu was not feasible.

With such fragmented hereditary autonomy, the central court cannot achieve strong control over the local areas with just a so-called supervisory power.

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[The reason, I think, is because great intellectuals like Gu Yanwu have too high a level of thinking. 】

[They always say "the saints use it" and "the greatest thing is that the people are happy at work". This kind of argument is really naive. 】

[To be honest, I feel like a college student who has not yet graduated. I take it for granted. 】

[In "County Theory IV", someone asked Gu Yanwu: What if the prefect takes his hereditary county magistrate to rebel? 】

[Gu Yanwu's answer was: "If the prefect wants to rebel, five or six counties will be willing to give up.Can he pass on his official position to his sons and follow the rebellion? ", meaning, will the county magistrate give up his hereditary position and take the risk of rebellion?】

[Isn't that funny? Why won't he give up?]

[I don't want to be a hereditary county magistrate, I want to follow the governor to rebel, and give up the hereditary prime minister, is that okay?]

[In the past 2,000 years, has there been any time when the leader of a rebellion did not incite his followers in this way?]

The barrage flew out:

"Well, I think it depends on the situation. If the possibility of success is high, there will definitely be people willing to take a gamble. If the possibility of success is low, no one may do it."

"No one will do it in a prosperous era, but it's hard to say in a chaotic era. ”

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Many ancient people in the past dynasties held similar views to the bullet screen.

Whether they would rebel or not is not certain.

Gu Yanwu’s answer cannot be said to be completely unreasonable.

But Gu Yanwu’s assertion is indeed too absolute.

Under the right conditions, such as the collapse of the dynasty and the end of the chaotic times, these hereditary local county magistrates are likely to have ambitions?

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[One more point.]

[Gu Yanwu probably forgot that 300 years ago, someone had already fully implemented his "ideal country", that is, the Yuan Dynasty.]

【As we all know, the succession of the throne in the Yuan Dynasty has always been very unstable. Frequent palace fighting has often required the replacement of the bureaucracy in the local areas. 】

【Most of the provincial prime ministers or the Darughachi of various routes and states were the Qiexue of the previous emperor. 】

【As a result, after four or five years, the new emperor came to power and removed all the old Qiexue, and the local chief officials changed. 】

【In other words, according to Gu Yanwu's model, the administrative bureaucracy at the level of the prefect was replaced every three years, which was basically sufficient in the Yuan Dynasty. 】

【Even during the reign of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty, people like Tuotuo, Berqibuhua, and Hama also roughly met the 4 The term of office is changed every 5 years. 】

[Their followers at the provincial level must also comply with the principle of "joint entry and exit". 】

[And the grassroots level of the Yuan Dynasty, that is, Gu Yanwu's obsession, wanted to restore the "county" level of the feudal system. 】

[Because in the Yuan Dynasty, due to the Mongolian lazy politics, in fact, the gentry and powerful people were self-governing. 】

[We have seen the result. 】

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The Hongwu plane of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

How did the Yuan Dynasty govern the country He knows it best.

It can be said to be a mess.

In fact, people in later generations do not need to cite the example of the Yuan Dynasty. They also think that the system proposed by Gu Yanwu is very bad.

It is purely a paper talk.

In fact.

As an emperor with a strong desire for power and control, Zhu Yuanzhang would not like this plan regardless of whether it is reasonable or not.

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It is just a joke.

Who in the Ming Dynasty dares to compete with Zhu Yuanzhang?Zhang mentioned this, the only outcome is the Nine Clans Elimination Game.

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[If the governor in the County Theory is replaced by the Mongolian Darughachi, and the county magistrate in the County Theory is replaced by the big landlord at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. ]

[Then, how can Gu Yanwu ensure that Zhu Yuanzhang's father does not starve to death? ][]

[Gu Yanwu wanted the hereditary enfeoffment of local bureaucrats, the village sages' political consultation, the powerful people's self-government, and the small nobles' republic. He thought that he could eventually achieve the "shared prosperity and adversity" of local bureaucrats and the people. ]

[But I'm afraid that there is a high probability that there will be another flood at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. ]

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After the final conclusion.

The video is played.

Different ancients in different dynasties also had different views on Gu Yanwu's plan.

Needless to say, the emperors had no reason to approve it from any angle.

But for some groups in the past dynasties, they think this system is too good.

It would be great if it could be implemented in their respective dynasties.

In the different thoughts of different ancient people.

The video on the high-altitude giant screen is refreshed.

A new video appears.

[The most expensive way to die! ——How do the rich burn money and die? ]

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After this line of headlines.

When many ancient people in the past dynasties were still puzzled by this headline.

The main video begins.

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[Usually, everyone will go to take shelter after a tornado warning is issued. ]

[But some travel companies think that the magnificent spectacle of a tornado is worth seeing. ]

[So, they launched a sightseeing project that takes tourists close to a tornado, with a price of about 28,000 dragon coins per person. 】

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Accompanied by narration subtitles.

The video image of the raging tornado was played on the giant screen in the sky.

Watching the tornado roaring like a huge evil dragon, sweeping across the wilderness, uprooting trees, and overturning houses...

Many ancient people from all dynasties were directly shocked.

Such destructive power is really too terrifying.

Then.

The video image on the giant screen changed.

A sightseeing bus carrying some tourists drove to a place very close to the tornado, and all these tourists were excited to watch the violent tornado.

When the ancients saw this scene, they were stunned.

"Are these people crazy?"

"Don't want to die? How dare you get close?"

Many ancient people felt that the behavior of these tourists was really unreasonable.

But the following video content quickly let the ancients know that this was just child's play.

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[Some time ago, there was a news that shocked the world. ]

[A sightseeing submarine used to visit the wreckage of the Titanic lost contact after diving underwater. ]

[There were 5 passengers on the submarine, including the sightseeingThe CEO of the company, a billionaire from the British Empire, a Gallic diving archaeologist, and a Pakistani billionaire father and son, can be said to be either rich or noble. 】

[A few days later, the search and rescue team found the wreckage of the submarine at a depth of four thousand meters underwater, 488 meters from the Titanic shipwreck, and speculated that it had a "catastrophic implosion." 】

[In plain words, it was crushed by the huge pressure on the seabed. The five people on the submarine obviously had no chance of survival. 】

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A demonstration video of a submarine being crushed by the pressure of seawater was played on the giant screen in the sky.

After watching it, many ancient people from all dynasties were shocked:

"This is too tragic."

In this case, let alone surviving, these five people may not even have their bodies left.

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[After the accident, the sightseeing company that manufactured and operated the submarine was severely criticized by the media around the world. ]

[The reason is simple. Their submarine was a piece of crude fabric, and it was not reliable at all. ]

[When interviewed by reporters before, the sightseeing company proudly showed off how they made a submarine with a bunch of cheap goods. ]

[The operation was done with a game console handle, the pipes were made of building materials, and the parts were simply the same as those of RVs. ]

[In the key hull design, the company claimed to use innovative carbon fiber materials to withstand the huge water pressure in the deep sea. Boyin and Washington University participated in the research and development and testing, but these two institutions issued a statement a few years ago saying that they were not involved. ]

[Internal employees of the company also reported to senior executives that carbon fiber materials are not suitable for deep diving. Each use will weaken the hull strength. The existing inspection process is difficult to detect hidden damage, and then the company fired this person. 】

【After this tourist submarine was manufactured, it started commercial operation directly without any third-party testing or certification by an authoritative organization. 】

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"What a ruthless businessman! He took human life lightly!"

Many ancient people from all dynasties shouted angrily.

In their view, the death of the five people above was a complete man-made disaster.

They knew how difficult it was to build a submarine.

Because in a previous video, they saw that Longguo had spent countless efforts to develop a submarine.

And the process of this tourist company manufacturing a submarine was simply a joke.

It would be strange if a submarine put together like this didn't have any accidents.

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【The Marine Technology Association wrote to the company as early as 2018, warning them that a serious accident might occur. 】

【But the company turned a deaf ear to it, and the CEO even mocked it, saying that if you want absolute safety, just don't get up and don't drive when you go out. 】

The comments flew out:

"To be honest, this CEO is indeed confident in his own products."

"He really dared to sit on it."

"..."

Many ancient people in the past dynasties thought that among the five people who died on it, there was also this CEO, and they didn't know what to say.

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[Everyone look at the origin of this submarine, and then think about the harsh environment under the sea. ]

[At a depth of 3,200 meters, each square inch bears 2.7 tons of pressure. If the structure has a slight defect, it will be crushed instantly. ]

[Even military submarines that spare no expense and gather cutting-edge technology are not absolutely safe. Accidents often happen, not to mention this homemade submarine. ]

[I guess ordinary people will think it is a living coffin. Even if the tourism company kneels down and begs you, you dare not sit on it. ]

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Many ancient people in the past dynasties deeply agreed with this.

This thing is so dangerous, who dares to sit on it?

Oh, no, the five people on it dared to sit on it.

In this regard, the ancients could only think that the five people were really not afraid of death.

Of course, they really died.

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[On the contrary, the rich people from all over the world are very interested in this and are willing to pay huge sums of money to get on board. ]

[According to the information provided by the tourism company, the ticket price for the Turkish submarine is 250,000 US dollars per person. According to the current exchange rate, it is 1.8 million dragon coins, which can buy several houses in a small city. ]

[But the rich people use this money to exchange for a life-threatening experience that may be buried at the bottom of the sea at any time. ]

[Since the first dive in 2021, although the Turkish submarine has encountered minor problems, customers are still coming in an endless stream. ]

[So far, a total of 80 people have been carried, and each dive is almost full. ]

[It can only be said that people's joys and sorrows are not the same. ]

[However, from the perspective of the rich, this is not completely incomprehensible. 】

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Hearing this.

Many ancient people in all dynasties were full of doubts:

"How do you understand this kind of thing of spending a lot of money to die? Is there another mystery?".