God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"Yes, that's right. This doesn't solve the fundamental problem, but it could significantly extend this period, and if handled properly, it might even solve the problem once and for all. However, I don't really believe in the wisdom of future generations." Yuan Shao didn't care much about this likely predetermined outcome, or rather, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Even a family with a thousand-year history cannot guarantee its infallibility, and even a powerful empire cannot guarantee its eternal existence.

Planning and strategizing for the next century is already a remarkable achievement for someone from a prominent family.

The world hundreds of years from now is not a world they can imagine, nor is it a world they should experience. Therefore, they only need to consider the next hundred years. However, the means to truly consider the next hundred years are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"I see. Thank you for your guidance, Father. I understand now," Yuan Tan nodded to show that he had remembered.

“Using the power of the common people to suppress and restrict the powerful families, while at the same time using the power of the powerful families to control the common people, if handled well, can indeed maintain a balance. However, this balance is too special, making it very difficult to accomplish. But as someone who also has power, from the perspective of a monarch, it is natural to help the weak and maintain the balance that the empire needs.” Yuan Shao didn’t care at all about suppressing other powerful families.

Which aristocratic family that dared to choose to expand their territory was not psychologically prepared and ideologically conscious?

Everything is mine now, and it belongs to my family, but the future is uncertain.

How to govern a region? How to manage subordinates? These tasks, which may seem unimportant, are now receiving significantly more attention.

Only by improving the system and reserve forces in this area can we be more composed in the face of such unexpected events and conflicts.

Of course, besides these internal methods to maintain balance, there are many other ways to do so. But people aren't fools; if relative fairness cannot be achieved, no matter how much envy and jealousy they feel, they will eventually revert to the past.

“People are inherently biased. When powerful families control speech and knowledge, even if someone is truly a monarch, they can easily be misled, and thus fail to play their proper role.” Yuan Tan immediately thought of some common practices within his own family and then pointed out these issues.

If this method can be used, there must be a corresponding solution. Otherwise, if this is not handled properly in the imperial court, it could really lead to someone losing their head.

Since helping the powerful families is not an option, nor is helping the common people, and there are many other things on one's mind, there probably isn't enough time to perform precise calibration and adjustments.

"That's why I said she gave a standard answer, which, at least in my opinion, was an excellent one." Yuan Shao recalled Liu Tong from his memory, nodded with satisfaction, and expressed his respect for Liu Tong.

Subsequently, Yuan Shao reintroduced management skills and methods to Yuan Tan, explaining the system established by Liu Tong.

"Within that system, there are many ways and spaces for promotion. Even if you only have brute strength, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will eventually be promoted..." Yuan Shao then threw out a series of terms such as national credibility, which gave Yuan Tan a very deep impression and a profound learning experience in terms of ideology.

"Whether it's to suppress the powerful clans or to expand our power to fight against them, to give the common people a way to compete and advance in a way that is generally fair and visible, to greatly stabilize society, and at the same time accelerate the flow of people within the powerful clan circles and slow down the speed of their encroachment..." As Yuan Shao spoke these words, the figures he had once witnessed involuntarily came to mind.

As a family that had held high office for four generations, the Yuan family could easily attract disciples and former officials from all over the land with just a word. Whether for promotion or other reasons, as long as they were willing to obey Yuan Shao, their chances of success, if not wealth and promotion, would be greatly increased. However, this method of gathering people on a large scale did not increase the mobility of the aristocratic group; on the contrary, it made them more proactive and united.

Turning tacit unspoken rules into open confrontation is not a good thing for anyone.

“But there are always some people who are unwilling to submit to the powerful families, so they will not interfere or interact with them too much, and thus maintain a good balance.” Yuan Tan then proposed another possibility.

However, Yuan Shao simply shook his head.

Human nature is complex, but it is also very simple. People, or officials, who can truly stay true to their principles and have a passionate heart for the country and its people are very, very few.

The probability of being affected is even greater when the environment changes rapidly.

"How many people have you seen over the years who still refuse to agree even with that kind of help?" Yuan Shao directly stated the current situation of Yuan family's protégés and former officials over the years.

As long as Yuan Shao was willing to win people over, plenty of people would come to him personally. Those who were truly capable and refused his attempts to win them over were very, very few.

"So, relying on powerful families is ultimately a wrong choice?" Yuan Tan rubbed his forehead, feeling that this statement was somewhat counterintuitive.

“There’s nothing wrong with relying on powerful families, but the key to right and wrong lies in the extent to which one does so.” Yuan Shao turned to look east and said with emotion, “I originally thought she was just a little girl, but I didn’t expect her to be so insightful in this regard, leaving more than one fair path to advancement. If Chen Zichuan is a saint in the eyes of powerful families, a once-in-a-millennium talent, then her existence will bring more fairness to the common people.”

"Lord Chen, that's right. His abilities are so strong and so outstanding that it wouldn't be unreasonable to call him a saint." Yuan Tan didn't have a single doubt about Chen Xi's abilities and directly praised and acknowledged them.

"Is it really just because he is capable enough that he can gain the support of the powerful families?" Yuan Shao smiled slightly and then explained the reasons and circumstances.

From the perspective of the nation, with Chen Xi's help, the nation's power has expanded and improved rapidly, and the people's quality of life has also improved significantly, but this is only the surface.

The most crucial point is the rapid expansion of the power of aristocratic families. Even though the power of aristocratic families in the overall power structure of the country has decreased significantly, it does not change the fact that aristocratic families are developing rapidly.

When people's lives improve and the country becomes stronger, it can actually cover up many things.

The knowledge of a noble family, its achievements in expanding its territory and acquiring land, its inherited talents and observations will only make the noble family stronger and stronger, and this strength can be passed down.

(End of this chapter)