"What is the goal of the Civilization Party? We are Chinese, so let's start with China's problems. The continuation and development of Chinese civilization have undergone many dynastic changes. Regarding the effects produced by these dynastic changes on China, is the promoting effect greater, or the destructive effect?"

After throwing out this question, He Rui scanned the faces of the hesitant young men. Seeing that no one dared to make an immediate judgment, He Rui simply asked for a vote.

The results were quite interesting. Those who believed the promoting effect was greater, those who believed the destructive effect was greater, and those who believed both were equally significant, each accounted for one-third.

He Rui then said, "Comrades, you have all participated in land reform. You should know that in every dynasty, except for the Yuan and Qing, from Liu Bang to Zhu Yuanzhang, every dynasty implemented a nationwide land distribution policy at its inception. Tell me, why is that?"

The young officers had received a lot of education and read study materials in recent days. But they hadn't had time to gather and exchange ideas before, so various answers emerged. Most argued it was to reorganize the means of production and learn from the lessons of the previous dynasty's collapse; some also suggested it was to gain the support of the people.

He Rui said, "The fundamental reason is that too many people died during the dynastic changes, leaving a large amount of land empty. Distributing land can quickly restore production and obtain tax revenue. In the few times when wars were extremely fierce during dynastic changes, the death toll in China could reach one-third of the population."

The young men were shocked into silence by the statistic. After the shock, their expressions turned to compassion.

Xu Chengfeng sighed. "The Ten Days of Yangzhou, the Three Massacres of Jiading..."

He Rui interrupted him. "Such tragedies are inevitable during periods when social order is completely lost. The collapse of dynasties stems from unprecedentedly intense social contradictions. A dynasty lasts two or three hundred years. After a long period of population growth and land annexation, social contradictions reach a level that the state system cannot mediate. When contradictions reach this stage, they can only be eliminated through the complete destruction of all parties involved. The 'people yearning for peace' mentioned in history books is because those at the core of the conflicts are all dead. The social status quo of anarchy and disorder harms the interests of all the living, so the people's desire for peace and order completely overwhelms social contradictions. If we cannot solve this fundamental problem, such tragedies will recur."

Xu Chengfeng fell silent, only sighing slightly. The other comrades felt much the same. Seeing everyone's mood affected, Statistics Section Chief Xu Jia asked, "Does the Governor think the destructive effect of dynastic change is greater?"

"We can't view the problem from the perspective of the people at that time; we can only view it from the perspective of later generations. Every dynastic change failed to solve the fundamental problem that generated social contradictions. Moreover, in every transition, the vast majority of those who died were ordinary people. Attempts at developing Chinese civilization were interrupted, and accumulation in many fields was wiped out, forcing a fresh start. So from the perspective of later generations, the destructive effect is greater. The goal of the Civilization Party in China at the current stage is to solve this problem."

The young comrades remained silent, looking at He Rui expectantly. He Rui continued, "The productivity level of a small-peasant society is low. In comparison, the productivity of an industrialized country is almost infinite. And technological development can greatly promote the process of productivity development. Only by developing China into an industrial country can we break out of the cycle of order and chaos that has lasted for thousands of years and enter a new stage of civilization."

"The core composition of civilization is survival and development. The realization of survival and development manifests as production and distribution. In practical application, this manifests as the insolvable conflict between efficiency and fairness. This dilemma was not discovered recently. Two thousand five hundred years ago, the Chinese sage Laozi said in the *Tao Te Ching*: 'The Way of Heaven reduces the surplus to supplement the deficiency. The Way of Man is different; it takes from those who have too little to give to those who have too much.' This conflict lies in human greed, but at the same time, the driving force for improving productivity also lies in human greed."

Seeing some young comrades frown slightly at the word "greed," He Rui smiled. "But comrades need to note that the manifestation of greed is not exactly the same. Some people are greedy for money, some for fame, and some are filled with endless longing for the unknown. Tell me, what are you greedy for?"

Hearing this, the young men laughed. Xu Chengfeng asked, "Governor, we definitely have greed, but I think greed cannot develop without limit. For example, if landlords have infinite greed, they would wish to own all the land under heaven. Thinking about it is one thing, but if they really acted on it, it would inevitably lead to countless tragedies. So it is solved by the state system. But how should fairness be practiced?"

"Absolute fairness does not exist because the standard of fairness is very subjective. So the field of application for fairness should lie in guaranteeing a baseline. For example, equality before the law is a bottom line that must be ensured. But have you noticed something? The more it is a time when fairness should be discussed, the more the vast majority of people do not want fairness. This is also why fairness should not be abused."

The young men nodded one after another. After their recent study and work, everyone felt the reality that fairness was hard to come by more clearly.

"The process of developing productivity is a process of change. No change will satisfy everyone completely. One of the government's jobs is to formulate policies based on the status quo, restrict destructive sectors, and adjust for social injustice. But one point is very important: comrades must never think that productivity development and social development will create an entirely fair world. On the contrary, the more rapid the development, the larger the gap in fairness. Solving injustice relies on social management, on the adjustment of production and distribution. Not on the restriction of development."

"Will development really bring unfairness?" Chen Deli was curious.

"I'll use education as a case study. It also serves as preparation for discussing technology, education, and industrial development. Some people have low interest in studying, while some are exceptionally excellent at it. If everyone only receives primary school education, the difference between the two sides is actually limited. But we must vigorously develop education; university education will be universal in the future. At that time, everyone will find that some people only master the knowledge provided by schools, while others can bring forth new ideas and become academic leaders. This is the injustice brought by development."

Chen Deli suddenly realized. "Development indeed brings unfairness, but I can accept the unfairness in this example."

"This is reality; of course, we must accept it. So in the education system, we must ensure that everyone has the opportunity to receive fair education, and the exams themselves must be fair. China's development certainly cannot do without the universal development of science, technology, and industry. Scientific development is built on the foundation of a large educated population. But apart from a large number of basic scientific workers, breakthroughs in science often rely on talented researchers. To put it extremely, every leader in the field of science and technology is not taught, but self-taught through study. So wanting to surpass the Great Powers comprehensively in the scientific field in the short term is unrealistic."

After speaking, He Rui stood up. "But technology and industry are not as difficult as imagined. Both are engineering fields. Engineering requires execution and self-correction. If we execute according to the laws of engineering, the larger the industrial labor population, the faster the development speed. China has a large population; the people are intelligent, diligent, and hardworking. As long as the direction is correct and the system is reasonable, our development speed in education and industry will be much faster than other countries."

Facing the smiles of the young men, He Rui continued, "The government must create a social environment suitable for developing productivity by providing social services, ensure a good production environment by combating crime, and inject power into productivity development by providing funds and infrastructure. It must also establish a good distribution system so that the entire society can enjoy the dividends brought by development, solving the social injustice triggered by development. All this is the Civilization Party's goal in China at the current stage."

Since China was mentioned, foreign countries were naturally implied. But most of the youths felt foreign countries were somewhat distant.

But Cheng Ruofan asked, "Governor, what kind of injustice do we want to sweep away in the world in the future?"

"Dominating the current world order is a predatory system established by Europe and America. Europe and America rely on the advantages of being first-mover industrial countries to plunder benefits from weak countries. They transport these benefits back to their countries and distribute a small part of the plunder to their nationals to improve their lives and alleviate domestic contradictions. When China completes the domestic nationalist revolution, we must break the existing international order. We must help weak countries and even the exploited people within the Great Powers to obtain liberation. The international order we want to establish involves completing the fiscal transfer from strong countries to backward countries through a brand-new system, helping backward countries develop productivity. For us Chinese, it is very easy to understand and accept an international order where 'it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish,' rather than adopting the European and American model that 'drains the pond to catch the fish' and artificially creates gaps to facilitate plunder. Our Civilization Party wants to bring liberation to China domestically. In the world, we want to bring liberation to the people of the world. This is the goal of our Civilization Party in the country and the world."

Hearing this, the young men were all delighted and expressed their approval.

He Rui, however, told everyone not to get excited yet. "The philosophy of the Civilization Party is actually not hard to understand. I believe comrades will understand it more deeply during the work process. But the purpose of establishing a political party is not simply to hold meetings and study, but to complete the Party's work more effectively. In our work, we must pay attention to politics. Our understanding of politics is based on our common desire to change the current world. The people may consider politics, or they may not. But what they will definitely consider is how to live well in this world. The people will support any government that allows them to live well and gives them hope. The support of the people is the legitimacy of the regime. Regime legitimacy is a political issue concerning our life and death. Paying attention to politics largely refers to this issue of regime legitimacy."