Chapter 69 Section 8 "One size fits all" must be "one wind blows"

In traditional China, mathematics was an underdeveloped science.Concepts such as functions, variables, and probability are too complicated for the traditional Chinese brain.People are used to thinking about problems with addition and subtraction, that is, using analogies to expand local truths to infinity.Chinese thinkers therefore put forward the famous concept of governing the country: As long as a person can cultivate himself and manage his family, he will be able to govern the country and the world, because the country is nothing but the accumulation of families. Modern people can see the absurdity at a glance.When the quantity accumulates to a certain level, the law of the movement of things will undergo a qualitative change.This concept of governing the country is like the legend that if you look far away every day, you can eventually become clairvoyant. It is a myth that will never be reached.

The problem is, the Chinese have been thinking this way for thousands of years.Therefore, many complex social problems involving system theory are not a problem for us Chinese at all, and can be solved as easily as "scallions mixed with tofu" with the formula of "as long as..." For example, we once imagined that as long as each person plants a few tree, then the problem of forest coverage in our country will no longer be a problem; for example, as long as everyone saves a drop of water every day, how many people's drinking water problems will be solved in a year; for example, as long as everyone contributes a little love, the world will It will become a beautiful world.

In the same way, the great sages of our country suggested that if the common people are well educated and their thoughts are unified on the way of Confucius and Mencius, all the ministers will be resolutely obey the monarch, the sons will be resolutely obey the father, and the wives will be resolutely obey their husbands , the three cardinal guides and the five constant principles, then the world will be governed in order, and all problems will be solved, so as to achieve the ideal world of Yao and Shun. "People are united, and Mount Tai is moved." Starting from this formula, "unity of thought" is the key to governing the country.

Inspired by this simple and direct theorem, the talented rulers of all generations have struggled for "unity of thought".But unfortunately, although the sages pointed out the correct direction thousands of years ago, the world of Yao and Shun never appeared for thousands of years.This is because in every dynasty, there are some people who do not pay attention to self-reform, are stubborn, they will not go when there is a way to Yangguan, and they will find themselves if there is no way to hell. great situation. Although in the process of pursuing an ideal society for thousands of years, the Chinese people have never believed in evil.

The reason why the original intention of "ideological education is omnipotent" is not changed, on the other hand, is because this method is simple and practical, and the cost is the lowest.However, after all, this method is to control the blockage in the water. Although it can be harvested for a while, it will eventually prove to be a failure. The outcome of "one size fits all" must be "one wind blows".This is caused by the weakness of Chinese-style administration.Zhu Yuanzhang's campaign of "turning people into customs" achieved very limited results.Zhu Yuanzhang ran too many schools, and they were established entirely under the coercion of political power. Therefore, the prosperity of this kind of school education is a typical false prosperity, which is entirely the result of Zhu Yuanzhang's own will.When his attention is diverted, the school is mere form.

As far as sociology is concerned, in many places, at the beginning of its establishment, it was a mere formality. Only the school site was selected, money was spent, and kickbacks were collected. In the end, whether anyone came to learn it became the least important thing. He even used sociology to blackmail the people. Zhu Yuanzhang himself said: Those who are willing to study but have no money are not allowed by the magistrate to enroll.Those who have three or four but don't want to study love to sell their wealth, indulge their stupidity, and don't let them study.There are father and son, either farmers or merchants, who have no time to study but are forced to enroll.

Schools at all levels in prefectures, prefectures and counties are often in name only because of the weakening of government supervision.Later, in many schools, "students will no longer be studying, and they will not see them when they enter the court, just like a deserted temple."The momentary prosperity of Emperor Zhu's vigorous establishment of schools was a rootless tree during his lifetime, and disappeared soon after his death. The "Shenming Pavilion Learning System" also quickly became a formality.Just like any social movement promoted by administrative power, various drawbacks appeared shortly after the establishment of the Shenming Pavilion system.Its performance is that local officials neglected their duties, did not repair their pavilions, did not write about good and evil, and deprived the elderly like lowly slaves. Later, although there were magistrates who were loyal to their duties, such as Hai Rui, the magistrate of Chun'an County during the Jiajing period, and the magistrate of Hui'an County during the Wanli period of Longqing Ye Chunji and others once told the old man to rebuild Shenming and Jingshan two pavilions, but they died and the government died, and there was no remedy in the end.