China.

Although it is old, it is a very familiar and pleasant word.

This word represents silk, porcelain, pandas, and the poems that Fan Xian plagiarized time and time again, the wealth condensed by civilization. This is what he did, and this is how Ye Qingmei worked towards the ideal utopia in her heart.

But those who walk a hundred are only halfway there.

It is precisely because Ye Qingmei and Fan Xian have the ability to change the world, but only do half of the thing, that they have caused the greatest harm to the world!

"Originally, without Ye Qingmei and you, this world would still have its own development trajectory."

"Your mother made Northern Qi and Southern Qing rich. Therefore, many people in these two countries remember her. Although half of them hate her, isn't there another half who is grateful?"

"Weapons have become more sophisticated, and logistics have become more secure."

"All this will not change because of the corruption in the country. As the two countries become stronger, this war will become more protracted!"

"Have you ever thought that if Ye Qingmei had not appeared, there would be no Grand Masters in this world! There would be no Si Gu Jian and no Dongyi City! Perhaps, this world would have been unified by the ambitious Emperor Qing long ago!"

"He may be fierce but he is not cruel! Do you think he doesn't know how to love the people?"

"The enemy country has not been destroyed yet, so we can only use our military strength to win. Everything else must be compromised for this. He wants to unify the world."

"In fact, you understand all this. Perhaps after Emperor Qing unified the world, there will be less corruption in the world? Will the people live a better life?" Li An summoned the magic sword from space and held it in his hand. "For the so-called democracy, freedom, and human rights, you have always ignored the general trend and acted according to your own temper. If it weren't for the protection of your elders, you would have died a thousand times!"

"Have you ever considered a possibility?"

"Without my presence, perhaps you could succeed and restore peace to several countries. But what happens after you die? It's just reincarnation. Think about the Warring States and the Three Kingdoms period. Did more people die in the wars between countries, or did more people die due to the brutality of the emperor after the unification of the countries?"

"For your ideals and slogans, you let the majority of people survive and live better, while at the same time letting more people die and keeping this meat grinder running. Who is more important?"

Fan Xian had to face a fact. His face was filled with misery, a distortion caused by the huge impact on his own beliefs. He murmured, "You mean to say that all my mother did was to constantly upgrade this meat grinder and increase its power, but she never thought of making it disappear?"

“You have the answer in your heart.”

The carriage stopped.

Li An withdrew his gaze from Si Gu Jian and looked at Fan Xian quietly. After looking at him until he felt a little scared, he said slowly, "Let me ask you one last question. What is wealth?"

Fan Xian closed his eyes and thought. If you asked him to explain what wealth was, he could talk about it for three days and three nights without stopping.

But he knew that what Ang Lee asked was not something that was well known, and that asking that question was not in line with the current topic.
What Ang Lee asked is: Why can't democracy be practiced in a feudal society?
This era is one of private ownership and autocracy, and the two are interdependent.

Under such a premise, the answer to the former question is: it cannot be implemented!
Yes, democracy cannot be practiced!
Because the cost is too high, everyone has starved to death in the process of achieving this goal.

Democracy is something that many people only started to think about after they could barely survive starvation. In an era of extremely backward productivity, the emperor's orders had absolute authority. The source of this authority was not the army or the system, but simply that everyone could survive by following him.

If the busy farming season and production were delayed due to various excuses or wrangling, we would all be starving to death.

Now, in Fan Xian's opinion, Emperor Qing is no longer suitable to lead everyone to continue to generate "wealth" for survival. It is understandable to change someone to lead everyone. Then the several countries can only be unified, and then improve productivity, so as to ensure that everyone can survive and then have higher pursuits!
Then, this method also has an enemy that cannot be avoided no matter what.
"Temple?" Fan Xian asked softly.

"It seems that you understand. Perhaps your mother has also worked towards this goal and realized that this world does not need the participation of the temple."

Li An nodded, admitting that this was exactly what he was thinking. Fan Xian's expression became very heavy, and in the end, even his lips began to tremble: "Can you guess that in her last days, she guessed that she would be destroyed by the temple?"

This is a rhetorical question.

Rather than a question.

After glancing at Fan Xian who looked like a child, Li An did not reply.

"Mother has been moving wealth around instead of increasing productivity to create wealth. But if you want to increase productivity, then this will inevitably lead to the destruction of the temple."

He laughed out loud, his voice sad and tears welling up in his eyes, "Is this the truth about this world? It turns out that the temple is the biggest cancer in this world!"

It was late at night and extremely quiet.

Fan Xian's laughter seemed so harsh and abrupt.

Outside the carriage.

Wang Qinian had long since stopped listening. Although he did not understand most of what was said, he also knew that the more he listened to, the less life he would suffer.

Even if I survive in the end, I'm afraid I'll drive myself crazy.

He apologized and disappeared in the carriage.

Yan Xiaoyi stood up, raised and lowered the black gold bow in his hand again and again, ignoring the swordsmen around him. His eyes were always on Si Gu Jian, and his eyes were filled with crazy fighting spirit and a desire to "hear the truth"!

Li An sighed silently, and had no intention of driving Fan Xian crazy.

Ye Qingmei was considered the most perfect person by the owner of Qing Yu Tang. This was not only because of her means and wisdom, but also because of his kindness.

She loved all things alive.

Is this a case of "good intentions leading to bad consequences"? It depends on how people view her.

Originally, a big tribe was using sticks to suppress the other tribes. Then, when she came, one of the tribes named Nanqing became rich, upgraded their equipment and expanded their population. Then, the two tribes beat each other's brains out with knives, and even more people died!

By now, everyone is crazy about expanding their territory.

Little did they know that the food they had fought for in the beginning never grew bigger. Perhaps it was because the people in other small tribes were living in even greater misery (such as the Western Hu and Northern Man). Although Fan Xian had never seen it, he could guess.

Then, he also became crazy!

"After this is done, come with me to the temple!"

After saying this, Li An turned around and prepared to get off the car, leaving Fan Xian with a dark back view. Unexpectedly, just as he made a move, Fan Xian grabbed Li An's sleeve and said in a deep voice: "Li An, you should leave Dongyi City first."

"I will convince Si Gu Jian. At the very least, I will find an opportunity."

"Kill him!" (End of this chapter)