Chapter 36 Sanliu International

The place we live in is both big and small, all by comparison, for example, it is too big compared to the inside of our house, and too big compared to the universe (whether there is anything beyond the universe, we don’t know). Insignificant.But even though it is small, its connotation is still too complicated. Just talking about big people, if you look at it with the eyes of nature, there are several oceans and continents, and if you look at it with the eyes of human affairs, there are several countries, large and small.As mentioned earlier, there are many problems. Our ancestors were born in a closed-door era. The world in their minds was a piece of land in the center surrounded by water.I also know that there are Siyi outside of Juzhong, but I look down on them in my mood. If there is something that I have to pay attention to, I will build the Great Wall to keep those who are called Yidi out, and then sit on the throne and think arrogantly.It is very different now. As we often hear, we have to be transformed even if we don’t want to.In other words, on this large or small sphere, many countries coexist.And not only that, it's too easy to come and go, and it takes as little as a few hours to get on the plane.It can take more than ten hours, and you can set foot on another piece of land; if you have a face-to-face interview, you can save time, take off some kind of telephone, and just dial it, you can talk about major issues or daily routines with the other party.In short, the relationship between countries is getting closer, which will inevitably lead to more problems.How to deal with it?The reality is that Wen leads to negotiations (in fact, Wu is also hidden behind it), and Wu leads to war.Ideally, of course, this cannot be the case.Incompatibility between ideal and reality is another problem.There are many problems, and I just want to talk about a little bit of generalization here.

The most prominent manifestation of the problem is competition.There are also different forms of competition, such as being elegant, you can use the economy to strive for more exports, less imports, more finished products, more imported raw materials, etc.; It is seeking profit.As a result, either one party will lose, or both will suffer.For example, expanding the military and preparing for war is also a lose-lose, because neither can use a large amount of wealth that could have been used to improve life to create lethal tools.In this way, the ideal way to solve the problem, or the principle, becomes "indisputable".

But the ideal is an ideal after all, when it collides with reality, as the saying goes, when an egg hits a rock, it will be broken immediately.It is difficult to avoid disputes because there are many causes of disputes, and we have not been able to eliminate them.The reasons for this are almost infinite.As an example, it can be divided into two categories.One is the conflict of material interests.For example, during the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Xiongnu always went south, because the living conditions south of the Great Wall were good, the climate was warm, and the production was abundant. If they got it, life would be much more comfortable.Their Nanbu was regarded as an invasion by the people of the Qin and Han Dynasties.But the Xiongnu can say that they are also the people of heaven, why do you monopolize the fertile land?We should share the blessings and share the sins.On such issues, there must be reasons that cannot be explained clearly.So I had no choice but to go against the way of a gentleman, not to speak.This is the case in ancient times, and it is the same in modern times. Conflicts of interest, talks, refusing to give in, tolerance, and restlessness, have no choice but to mobilize, fight, and fight. If it does not come from a conflict of actual interests, if it may be some ambitious person who wants to expand, neighboring countries have to resist , and had to raise the gun.Also, as satirized in "Gulliver's Travels", it's just emotional discomfort. One side eats eggs first, but the other party feels uncomfortable, and the other party first kowtows. Also fight.Although this is fabricated for the sake of satire, it cannot be said to be entirely out of thin air, because today, many so-called ethnic issues, at least some of them, are more closely related to emotional incompatibility than material conflicts.

The opposite of fighting is not fighting.As analyzed above, the cause of contention must first be eliminated, that is, there will no longer be conflicts of interest, and there will no longer be various other incongruities.This is not impossible in theory, but in practice it can be said that at least in a short period of time, it will be difficult to achieve.The reason, in addition to the ethnic issues mentioned above, can also be said to be a general cultural difference.This can be divided into two aspects of quality and quantity.The essence is that many ways of life (such as political systems, religions, etc., as small as clothing, food, etc.) are different, and if they are different, they will be what they are, and thus become uncoordinated.There is a difference in quantity.Those who rank high and low will feel uncomfortable, but this is a fact, so I have to admit it.There are highs and lows. For example, if someone proposes a marriage, it is presumed that not only the high ones are unwilling, but the low ones may not be willing to accept it, because it is difficult to change the lifestyle and admit that one is not as good as others.Coordination is a condition for cooperation, especially cooperation is an indisputable condition.Now we can see with our eyes that some areas are still united for a long time or divided soon, which shows how the incongruity has become prominent.

The ideal of Great Harmony (going to all realms) in the "Book of Rites? Li Yun" and later carried forward by Kang Youwei in "The Book of Great Harmony" is ultimately a fantasy as far as it is concerned.The fact is that nations stand side by side, all convinced that they have a reason to be independent.Therefore, when talking about problems and solutions, we must talk about it on the premise of this iron fact, and a dead horse should be treated like a living horse. Still can only talk about principles.The principle is that coordination is better than disharmony, so we should try our best to change disharmony into coordination, that is, reduce conflicts of interest and emotional disharmony.Where does the power to seek come from?As far as a country is concerned, it is the virtue rooted in wisdom. For example, if there is such a virtue, it will pay attention to mutual benefit and not want to expand towards neighboring countries; If it is unreasonable, or even uses force to seek expansion, this international wind will blow to it, starting from light public opinion condemnation, to sanctions and the use of force.This wind is very important, but its formation and growth must have a condition, that is, the vast majority of countries are reasonable.It is best to have an open and common place for reasoning. The current United Nations is an organization of this nature. Even if it needs to blow wind sometimes, its wind power is not strong enough.But little is better than nothing, and the young shoots can grow and gradually grow taller.This power can only be obtained mainly by the wisdom, willingness and habit of reasoning of nations.

Technology has reduced the distance between countries.This will have a big impact, which can be seen, such as going abroad, going to the morning and arriving at noon, shopping in the street, seeing more foreigners, and many necessities such as food and clothing are imported or joint ventures, etc.What is not visible is the change of the old so-called ideas and the new so-called ideology. The content is too complicated. I will only give one of the most illustrative of the situation. It is seeing young men and women hugging each other. Even the old ladies think it can be tolerated. .This is the exchange of cultures, which is inevitable at any time. The result of exchanges (mostly the infiltration from higher to lower) is to approach, or go forward, to merge.Will the country and Congress do the same?The trend is like this, but it is not easy.There are general reasons, it is born as a human being, and unless it is absolutely necessary, he will not willingly change his surname from Xu to Li.Another difference is that those who govern others are not used to great changes, and those who govern others are unwilling to give up their official positions.So as it is at present, the situation has become that between countries, there are ghosts and eyebrows. This is like the situation of the Warring States Period. The wars continue, so the people's hardship is a major disadvantage, but there are also advantages, and a hundred schools of thought can really argue.If it becomes a great unification, and if there is no constitution that allows freedom of thought and speech and truly abides by it, the contention of a hundred schools of thought will inevitably turn into a cake.

Different countries have different national conditions, and there must be a limit to cultural exchanges after all. That is to say, some of the ways of life, such as the two countries, are indeed divided into superior and inferior, and the inferior may not allow the superior one to infiltrate.right?or good?The problem is also very complicated.Such as non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries and the incompatibility of humanitarianism is a typical example.Which side is biased depends on who looks at it and how to look at it. For example, Mencius, who was later called the sub-sage, looked at it this way:

Tang Yizheng, since the beginning of Ge, the world believes in it.Conquer from the east, the western barbarians resent, and levy from the south, the north di resent, saying: "Xi is my successor?"Those who return to the market will not stop, but those who cultivate will remain the same.If the king is punished and the people are hanged, if the rain falls, the people will be happy. ("Mencius? Under King Hui of Liang") If the people are really happy, can Mencius' proposition be passed?The problem is that Xia Jie will never agree, and he will give reasons, saying that Xia's future should be chosen by Xia's people, and he represents Xia's people.In short, this is another muddled account, and it is difficult to settle it; if it must be settled, I am afraid that it cannot be resolved by resorting to reason, and it must be resorted to force.

Looking at ancient times, until now, human society, especially the problems between countries, always thinks that too much depends on the size of the force, and too little depends on the amount of reason.Of course, this does not mean that those who win must be unreasonable.But even so, this is ultimately caused by a large number of killings and destruction, so it is sad.The opposite of sad is gratifying, at least not sad, how can one be shortsighted, or feasible, that is, the body is still divided, and the culture is close, so as to reduce the uncoordinated elements; occasionally incongruity, its treatment, It is necessary to increase the element of wisdom, pay more attention to mutual benefit and less consideration to venting anger.Naturally, there must be a basis for this. The common one is the cultural upbringing of the people; the special but extremely important one is that there must be a stable system that does not allow a certain ambitious person to have the power to go crazy at will.It's a pity that today, the national conditions are different, and they are different, and it is not easy to do this.

To be gratifying, there is also a kind of farsightedness, or ideal, which is the complete unity of the body, the federation or simply called the Great Harmony world.In such a Datong world, there are affairs, which are managed by large and small related units; there are also problems, which are handled by large and small consultation units;Forces such as nuclear weapons and stealth aircraft are no longer needed, because there is no longer any confrontation between countries; do you go outside the earth, mobilize the world, to attack the moon, brothers and sisters, planets such as gold, wood, water, and fire, and even Going to attack Junfu Taiyang is always too mythical.Some people will say that such a great harmony world is also a myth, is it so?It depends on the length of time, and it cannot be done in the short term, as mentioned above; if there are no miracles of astronomical nature, such as the chaos of the Milky Way, or if the earth still orbits the sun as usual, human civilization (including technology) will accelerate. , the distance between each part shrinks again and again, and the combination must be inevitable.But that is far and far away. As far as we are talking about now, we will inevitably sigh for the clearness of the river and the geometry of life.