Chapter 3374
There's nothing new under the sun
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Everyone has their own personality, and when faced with different situations, they will make judgments that tend to reflect their own personality. Especially when there is no interference from others, one can infer the general outcome of a situation based on their personality.
This was not a difficult task for Sima Zhang, especially since he already knew the personalities of the people in advance through intelligence information. Calculating based on their personalities was really not a problem.
Kusroy is cautious and thoughtful in most situations, like someone walking on thin ice.
However, if things are linked to the Untouchables class, Kusroy enters a different state, or rather, he blindly leans towards the interests of the Untouchables class.
As for the Brahmins within the city of Wuheyan, that was not a difficult matter at all. During this period, Sima Zhang had made quite a few private contacts with them, especially the leaders of the Brahmin families, and had gained a direct understanding of them.
Among people of equal status, Brahmins will show humility, eagerness to learn, and respect when facing those who possess wisdom.
However, when facing people who are not of this class, the leaders of the Brahman family will show arrogance, or rather, a tendency to be more inclined towards the divine.
For a long time, they spoke on behalf of and explained the gods, and their words were filled with references to Brahma. Over time, many Brahmins actually began to regard themselves as gods.
Too many people try to intimidate others by pretending to be powerful, and end up actually thinking they are the tigers themselves.
However, Sima Zhang could understand this. After all, these Brahmins had been living peacefully for hundreds of years. Even when facing the Yuezhi, although it was not appropriate to say it openly, the Brahmins' attitude remained the same in private.
Too much stability, too much stability in a social class, can sometimes bury geniuses and give rise to incompetent people.
How could someone like Rahul, within the Brahmin class, have reached his current situation without external factors like the Yuezhi?
We provide manpower, supplies, and troops as needed, all for the sake of victory in the war.
In the past, Brahmins would always command others to do the work of the military forces, rather than personally participating in it.
Chess pieces are just chess pieces. How can they, as chess players, personally step onto the field and let the filth and blood of the world contaminate their hands?
In such an environment, even a Brahmin with exceptional talent would simply blend into the crowd.
No need for effort, no need for life-or-death struggles, just tell yourself your origins, rely on your social class, and you can live a life of privilege that others can only envy. When you finally return to Brahma, you will even have a good position. How fortunate!
When you can reap the benefits simply by lying down, how many people will genuinely be willing to take advantage of the situation?
In particular, the leaders of various Brahmin families also cultivated their members with this idea in order to better concentrate their power and exert the strength of the entire class.
The Brahman family that devised this system was able to ensure that their family's inclinations were consistent, and that their power output was consistent after making a choice.
In this system, the most important people within the entire Brahmin family are a few individuals: the family head and the core members he cultivates. As for others, they are, to some extent, merely tools to enjoy the benefits and prestige of the Brahmin class. When the Brahmin family needs to win over lower-ranking members, this specific group of family members is required to act.
Whether through marriage or so-called rewards, simply sending someone over and enabling them to achieve upward social mobility and become one of their own is an immense temptation, made possible by centuries of ideological education. It is incredibly easy to manipulate people's hearts.
However, the power possessed by each Brahmin family is actually insufficient to protect every Brahmin, especially when facing attacks from certain wild masters; they simply cannot do so.
However, if only the core members of the family are protected, then the Brahman family's internal strength is quite abundant.
Based on this operating system, Sima Zhang naturally guessed what Rahul wanted Kusroy to do, and the choices he would make afterward.
It is not necessary to persuade everyone; persuading only the core members of each family is enough to turn the power held by the southern Brahmin class toward Rahul.
If persuasion fails to resolve the issue, then with the army stationed there, ruthless measures can be taken to eliminate all the core members of each family, and then appoint unemployed members of each family as core members, thus achieving the same goal.
Most of these idle individuals have been spoiled and even if they were to return to core positions and be given some guidance, they would not be able to have any significant impact on Rahul and his group.
These idle individuals, who are themselves beneficiaries, would naturally want to protect the benefits and power they have gained after acquiring such enormous wealth and power. They would never reveal how they took over power, thereby affecting their own rights. Instead, they would help Kusroy conceal what happened during this period, thus consolidating his power.
This tactic was all too familiar to Sima Zhang.
Because of his familiarity with the subject, Sima Zhang made the same substitution and found that there was really nothing wrong with it.
After all, this kind of thing was pretty much the same within the Han Empire.
A family clan always has one main line and many branches. If one needs to control a family clan and make it follow one's lead without worrying about long-term hidden dangers, this is also a viable option.
Eliminate the disobedient direct lineage, then choose an obedient branch and make it the direct lineage. This way, the branch can inherit the family line and also maintain a respectable public image, ensuring that the family's power is used for your own purposes.
As for the drawbacks, the hatred itself exists and cannot be concealed.
In the short term, hatred is replaced by interests. As time goes on, in order to maintain the situation within the family, this hatred will eventually be brought to the forefront and evolve into further antagonism.
However, judging from the current situation, Rahul probably hasn't made any long-term plans. In the short term, it would be enough to get the other Brahmin families to obey.
"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring. Since we've decided to take action, we should do it thoroughly." Looking at the Brahman family's encampment in the distance, Cao He's expression remained calm as he quietly watched, waiting for the appointed time. (End of Chapter)