Chapter 3402
: The Inherently Flawed System
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"A unified visual goal?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Ren immediately frowned.
In the past, Zhang Ren would not have thought this was a difficult thing. After all, it was just a matter of visualizing the goal being unified. How difficult could it be?
With proper promotion and planning, this can be achieved reliably, and the conditions will naturally be met.
A stable and sustainable production of elite troops, especially those from Brahmins, is ideal for use as auxiliary forces.
Although such soldiers are easily subdued by Brahmins, they can only be subdued by Brahmins.
Throughout the entire Southern Brahmanic system, Rahul was the only Brahman who would actually go to war.
Rahul, who was able to go to the battlefield, could not possibly run up to these soldiers, explain the differences, and then strip them of their fighting ability.
Rahul might be able to do that, but Zhang Ren would be happier if Rahul actually did it.
If elite troops on the battlefield lose their combat effectiveness, it means the enemy has adopted such a method. In that case, there is no need to hesitate; just launch a sweeping attack.
If we're lucky, we might be able to take Rahul away, and that would be a huge profit.
However, after truly understanding the visualization process, Zhang Ren discovered that it was very difficult, in a practical sense.
Under the Brahmanical system, people were free to contemplate deities; this right was possessed by all classes except those that were deemed unacceptable.
However, having this right does not mean that ordinary people can visualize the corresponding gods and Buddhas.
Because the truly named and powerful gods and Buddhas are basically in temples, where they are worshipped or guarded by the Brahmin class.
The gods and Buddhas outside the temple were truly diverse, with all sorts of duties and types of deities and Buddhas.
There are humanoid and non-humanoid beings, concrete and abstract beings. It's practically impossible for anything to be a god, and everything can be a god. It's just outrageous!
Given these realities, coupled with an overly strong belief in gods and Buddhas, forcing people to choose a single god or Buddha to worship is tantamount to distorting their beliefs.
Can a distorted belief still be called a belief?
Having little experience with this method, Zhang Ren briefly considered his own army's situation and ultimately shook his head.
A distorted will cannot replace a distorted will; such a situation makes it difficult to achieve transformation and success.
“That’s right. A unified belief in gods and Buddhas, and Brahmin people who believe in the same gods and Buddhas, is the foundation of the Brahmin elite army.” Lu Qi nodded slightly, explaining the foundation upon which the Brahmin elite army was established.
A foundation that looks simple, but is actually not simple at all.
The simplicity lies in the fact that as long as these people contemplate the same deity or Buddha, acknowledge the same deity or Buddha, and receive feedback from the corresponding deity or Buddha, they will not only strengthen their physical qualities but also obey the commands of the deity or Buddha.
High level of teamwork, strong organizational skills, excellent physical fitness, and a fervent and fearless dedication to the gods make them remarkably well-rounded.
The difficulty lies in how to get these people to believe in the same god or Buddha.
"This is a world constructed under the Brahmanical system, where all people are divided into classes, living in a class prison built by the Brahmins. Within this prison..." Lu Qi described the current state of the Brahmanical world based on everything he knew. In this world, achieving a unified conception of gods and Buddhas is essentially impossible, because it's fundamentally impossible.
Although people in the Brahmanical system believe in and obey gods and Buddhas under their teachings, very few of them actually know anything about them, which is itself a limitation.
Only the noble Brahmins knew the names of many gods and Buddhas; ordinary people knew very few, so much so that the gods they worshipped were often completely unfounded.
Based on this, if we want to unify the gods and Buddhas that the people believe in, we must teach all the people in the area, at least let them know which god or Buddha they are, what their name is, what their abilities are, what great achievements they have made, and so on, and even have their portraits.
This means that a certain level of basic education, as well as the broadening and expansion of one's thinking, are required.
After all, the great achievements of gods and Buddhas are often accompanied by the participation of other gods and Buddhas.
Only with a more complete system of gods and Buddhas can people better feel the special nature of gods and Buddhas within it.
The more deities and Buddhas explained, the more complete the information becomes, and the higher the possibility of unifying the visualization of the corresponding deity and Buddha. However, the possibility of freely choosing other deities and Buddhas also increases.
However, these are not the problem. The problem is that it is simply impossible to achieve these things in a short period of time.
"Is it similar to the expansion of thinking and literacy campaigns in China?" Zhang Ren felt his lips twitch as he thought about what had happened in China.
Within the Han Empire, especially in the military, even in the Yizhou troops, a certain degree of literacy education began to be carried out to enable soldiers to have a certain level of literacy, even the regular soldiers.
Within the system for ordinary citizens, the elderly are somewhat better off, often participating in literacy classes, and the government does not mandate it.
However, for children and teenagers, the government directly formulates relevant documents and policies to ensure the corresponding knowledge and education.
Regarding this aspect, the people of the Han Empire, who had already solved their food and clothing problems, were quite satisfied with this policy.
As for how the aristocratic families agree with this policy, that's beyond Zhang Ren's comprehension.
In Zhang Ren's view, the fact that such a policy could be implemented only meant that the empire had indeed become better, and at least the lives of the lowest-ranking people would be easier and better.
At least when reading and understanding the policies promulgated by the empire, the possibility of being perfunctory or obscured will be greatly reduced. In addition, with the convenience of transportation brought about by the construction of a large number of basic roads, the future golden age is almost already in sight.
"To implement a policy like the one in China, how much effort and time would it take? And that would be implementing a flawed system." Zhang Ren sighed softly, without any regret.
Lu Qi couldn't deny this, and when he recalled the scene in China, he couldn't help but smile.
If the people possess basic knowledge and understand government policies, and are not deceived, then the empire already has the foundation for long-term stability and prosperity.
However, there is a prerequisite: the empire's supreme ruler must not have betrayed the empire, the source of the empire's power, or the people of the empire.
The longevity of an imperial system often depends on the emperor himself. (End of Chapter)