LOL: Summoner of Goddess Jana

Chapter 452
Li Wei sternly rejected Nasus' request.

Because this proposal to protect the independence of the Shurima region is in serious conflict with the underlying logic of the existence of the Alliance of Janna Lords in Runeterra.

The Runeterra Janna Lordship Alliance aims to break down the barriers between various ethnic groups and regions in the past with the belief of Janna Lordship, and realize the great unity of the people of the world.

How could it recognize a Shurima region established under the logic of nationalism and regionalism?
Nationalism, whether it is good or bad, is bad.

When countries all over the world are doing this, you'd better do it a little too.

Moreover, many times you can't do it if you don't want to.Just like facing the butcher knife of the Noxus, it is impossible for the Demacians not to shout "For Demacia", and it is impossible for the Ionians not to shout "Ionia is immortal".

However, times have changed.

In the future, all of Runeterra will have Janna sovereignty and the great unity of the people of the world. You Shurima is still here to promote national independence and regional protection. Isn't this purely turning back the wheel of history?

To put it bluntly:
Everyone is opening the door to contribute to the construction of Runeterra, but Shurima has closed the door to engage in regional protection. Does this mean that you just want to eat and not work, and want the whole world to benefit you?
"No, absolutely not." So Li Wei sternly refused: "The branch must obey the leadership of the general assembly, and the local government must obey the command of the central council. This is our discipline."

"Mr. Nasus, I can understand your thoughts."

Ascenders are all of feudal ruler origin.They can leap forward to modern nationalism in one step, and they can put aside their noble figures and treat Shurima compatriots equally, which is considered very progressive.

It is also unrealistic to expect them to quickly accept the leader's spiritual philosophy of striving for the happiness of all mankind.

but.
"This is our belief and our bottom line. It is impossible for us to compromise." Li Wei's tone was very serious.

Ascenders' thinking must be improved a bit.

Otherwise, if you don’t change your thinking, you will have to change people sooner or later.

"You?!" Azir heard the sharpness in Li Wei's words.He felt that his self-esteem was hurt, but it was not easy to attack.

So he held back for a long time before he sarcastically said: "Mr. Li Wei. Even the Shurima Empire, which was at its peak back then, did not control Icacia and other vassal regions like the leaders attempted to control Shurima. "

"You leaders say that the nation must perish."

"But you have built an unprecedented powerful state machine that can cover the entire Runeterra, is even more majestic than the ancient Shurima Empire—isn't this very contradictory?"

Azir spoke less politely.

But Li Wei replied calmly: "First, I must repeat and correct one point. The leader is not any kind of old ruler."

"What you did to Icacia should be called colonial plunder. This is completely different from the control of the place by the alliance center."

The Shurima people made Icacia pay tribute to slaves every day, but they refused to let the Icacia people enter the ruling class of the empire and obtain the qualification for ascension, and finally forced Icacia to turn against him.

This means that from the very beginning, they did not regard the Icacias as their own people, but only regarded these conquered people as slaves for the blood-sucking of the empire.

But will the leaders have such selfishness of harming others and benefiting themselves?of course not.

"Secondly, your grasp of Janna's theory is not very good." Li Wei retorted tit-for-tat.

"We leaders believe that 'country' is the product of irreconcilable class conflicts."

"So when the Datong society of distribution according to needs arrives, class conflicts will be completely resolved, and the state apparatus in the traditional sense will disappear."

"This does not mean that the state apparatus has to disappear now."

"Because distribution according to needs has not been realized at all, and class conflicts have not been eliminated."

"You use this sentence to accuse us, as if you are asking a person who is eating, since he can put down the bowl when he is full, why do he still hold the bowl?"

"Hmm" Azir was speechless after being refuted.

But Nasus seemed to be inspired by Azir's words.

He no longer started from the perspective of nationalism and regionalism, but took another approach and discussed institutional issues with Li Wei:
"Mr. Li Wei, you seem to admire the leader's current centralization system very much."

"The general public must obey the leadership of the association, the branches must obey the orders of the general assembly, and the localities must obey the central command—"

"I admit that such a system is very efficient. It can concentrate on major tasks, coordinate the overall situation and develop scientifically."

"I also know that Janna's faith measurement guarantees the purity of the leaders' team, allowing you to avoid all kinds of disadvantages brought about by the concentration of power."

"But there is one drawback that you cannot avoid—that is, saints also make mistakes, and mistakes are inevitable."

"And the current centralized system of the leader will only magnify mistakes infinitely."

Concentrating strength can accomplish great things, but if things go wrong, it will definitely cause greater losses.

And with unlimited power comes unlimited responsibility.As long as something goes wrong, the public's grievances will definitely only be directed at you.

Therefore, it is better to divide power and responsibility together, and let each region develop freely under the laws of the market.Nasus suggested so.

"This..." Li Wei was a little surprised.

A bachelor is indeed a bachelor.He hadn't expected Nasus to ask such profound questions.

This is no longer simply discussing the decentralization of local and central powers, but the rationality of the leader's entire centralized system.

"Actually, similar issues have also sparked discussions in the public opinion circles of the Shuangcheng." Li Wei said.

"Oh?" Nasus raised his brows in surprise: "In Shuangcheng, where the leader is the strongest, does anyone dare to question you?"

"Haha." Levi heard Nasus's veiled accusation.

He smiled and replied: "Because we are the strongest, we have absolute freedom of speech."

"." Nasus was taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing: "Indeed."

Will the Shurima Empire be afraid of criticism?Won't.Because they have hundreds of ascenders.

The leader is too strong to be shaken.

And the thread of faith is there.No matter how many objections everyone usually has, they know very well who they should go with and who they should trust in the end.

"So I respect the opposition. Those who can still stand up to oppose at this time are people with true faith."

"The opinions they put forward may not be correct, but they can also be used as jade from other mountains, allowing us to examine and reflect on ourselves."

Li Wei said sincerely.Nor did he pretend to be generous.

He really respects those who are true opponents who have their own insistence, no matter how outrageous their opinions are.

And what he hates are only those pseudo-oppositionists who follow the trend.

For example, the literati of the Piltover Daily.

Before the leader got rich, this group of people wrote articles every day to scold the leader, describing the leader as a group of psychopaths who hated the rich, and the bottom scum of Zaun who wanted to get something for nothing.

But when the leader gained power, this group of people turned their attitude 180 degrees and praised the leader every day in the newspapers, not even daring to write a little bit of negative content.
"This kind of talent is a real pest." Li Wei commented very bluntly: "These people were full of free spirit before, and then they were full of Jana's dominance.

He criticized this phenomenon in the Twin Cities.

Therefore, under the guidance of Levi, everyone found that the leaders did not physically eliminate dissidents like Noxus;

Nor is it like Piltover, who respects freedom of speech on the surface, but secretly sends family spies to physically eliminate opponents.

So, they dared to stand up and give their opinions.

"Mr. Nasus, the opinion you just raised is the focus of our discussion."

"That is, the current centralized system of leaders is unreasonable. Is the theory that leaders are 'pioneers' correct?"

In the Twin Cities, and even within the leaders, there are a few voices against this.

Some radical leaders believe that since the state apparatus will eventually die, they, as believers in the Lord of Janna, should artificially speed up this process.

As long as everyone becomes a leader and has a high degree of ideological consciousness, then the existence of the state apparatus is unnecessary.

"Do you think this is right?" Levi asked.

"This" Nasus mused.The proposals of these people seem to be more radical than his idea of ​​decentralization.

In the end, he chose not to stand with these radicals: "No, I don't completely agree."

"Because matter determines consciousness, and social existence determines social consciousness." Nasus thought of the Ionian proverb Taliyah once mentioned: "The warehouse knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing know the honor and disgrace."

"The high level of ideological consciousness that everyone can possess cannot exist independently of the highly developed productive forces."

"As long as the Datong society has not been realized and private ownership has not disappeared, there will be no situation where 'everyone is a leader'."

"That's right." Li Wei nodded.

He knew the owner of a Zaun snack bar who sold Manfen Frog meat.

That guy's theoretical foundation is extremely solid, and he is even more of a leader than a leader.

But he is just a wind chaser with shallow beliefs, not a real leader at all.

There is no other reason.Just because he cares more about making money than sacrificing for the leader's belief.

And this kind of value, before the Datong society is realized, cannot be eliminated and will exist widely.

Therefore, at this stage, it is almost impossible to have a social system that does not require the rule of the state apparatus and relies entirely on the self-consciousness of citizens.

"I understand what you mean, Mr. Levi." Nasus did not stop retorting: "You want to tell me that the state machine still needs to exist."

"But you seem to have misinterpreted my question. I don't want to question the existence of the state machine—I just want to say that maybe we don't need a state machine with such a powerful center."

Nasus questioned again.

He didn't think what Li Wei said just now could persuade him to recognize the "father" of the leader.

"No hurry, let's analyze step by step." Li Wei replied calmly.

Now, Nasus has recognized the necessity of the state apparatus.Then does its center need to be so powerful?

"Need, and must."

"The leader must be the vanguard of the struggle and the core of the leadership of the great cause."

"Why?" Nasus frowned.

"First of all." Li Wei replied preparedly: "You have to know that the vast majority of areas in Runeterra are still in an extremely backward state."

The current main enemies of Leaders are not even advanced people like the Ziben family, but warlords, nobles, landlords, and masters of all walks of life.
Without strong administrative capabilities, scattered workers and peasants cannot organize to eliminate the old forces, and backward areas cannot quickly break free from the shackles and move towards industrialization and modernization.

"Yes, the industrialization process of Runeterra still needs strong leadership from leaders." Nasus agreed with this point.

"But it doesn't have to be. A strong center is needed, right? An independent Shurima branch is also capable of completing the transformation of Shurima society and subsequent industrialization."

Nasus said confidently.Isn't it just to clean up those tribal warlords and integrate resources to start industries?

They can do it on their own without a central command.

This time, Li Wei didn't answer directly.

He looked to the distance, the Ionian wood weavers who were working to restore Shurima's greenery.

"Mr. Nasus, do you know?"

"When the leader decided to organize 1000 wood weavers to support Shurima, some people in Ionia even said that the leader is no different from Noxus, they are all bandits who came to plunder Ionia .”

"This" Nasus was silent.

Li Wei also said: "When the leaders decided to start long-term industrialization assistance for Shurima, some workers in Zaun also had opinions."

"They think that the leader is ruthlessly depriving them of their blood and sweat to pay a 'tribute' to a feudal empire."

At first glance, what these Zaun workers say seems to make sense.

How can the profits generated by their hard work be used to subsidize a group of Gentiles?

But just put it another way: "Zuan refuses to transfer payments to backward areas."

"Zu'an's father is the father, don't come here to beg for food."

"Do you still agree with what you say?" Li Wei asked again.

"." Nasus was even more speechless.

He understood what Li Wei meant.

"If there is no strong leadership from the leader center, and the power is delegated to the local chapters, then..."

The branch will definitely give priority to being responsible to the residents of its own jurisdiction, and will give priority to catering to the public opinion of the residents under its rule.

"And the consciousness of Master Jana cannot be awakened spontaneously in the hearts of the public, and needs to be instilled from the outside by leaders."

This is not to say that without a leader, everyone will lose the spirit of resistance and will not engage in struggle.

Resisting oppression and exploitation, and fighting for one's own rights are human instincts, and they don't need to be taught by leaders.

But this is just "fighting for your own rights"——

What about others?

Do they care about the suffering happening in other places around the world outside of Zaun?

Some progressives will.But overall, absolutely not.

Like Zaun now:
If the public opinion is completely followed, the second-line construction plan led by the leader can be stopped now.

The wall that prevents immigration from abroad can be rebuilt the next day by the overthrown Zaunites.

It's not that they are bad.

But it is still a private ownership society, and money is still very important.

This is doomed that the average person will give priority to their own interests, rather than others.

"If we devolve power and let regionalism take the lead, then there's bound to be this weirdness:"

"The people of Zaun who have been nurtured by the master of Janna will be very rebellious."

"You can see their various struggles for their own rights in the news every day, and then shout in your heart, 'It is worthy of being an old revolutionary base'."

"But at the same time, these Zaun people will enjoy the rubber transported from the Shurima slave plantations, the parts provided by the Noxus sweatshops, and the grain smuggled from the noble manors of Demacia with peace of mind."

"They may talk about equality for everyone, but they don't actually do much."

"Because the chapters of Zaun are only responsible to the people of Zaun, and the people of Zaun are only responsible to their own good life."

If this is the case, then the leader will build a few in Runeterra at most, similar to the so-called developed areas of Piltover.

The vast majority of areas in Runeterra will still sink forever in poverty and backwardness.

As for the Datong society in Janna's theory, it is even more impossible to realize.

"Without leaders who serve as the leadership core of Janna's cause, it is impossible to achieve great unity across Runeterra, and it is impossible to build a truly harmonious society."

"At least at this stage of society, the public still needs the leadership of the pioneers."

"Mr. Nasus, do you understand that?"

"." Nasus mused.

At this time, Li Wei got up calmly: "Mr. Nasus, the 'business' is over, and I should go."

"I hope that next time we meet, you can think about the problem from the perspective of a leader, not a Shurima leader—"

"Then we are truly comrades."

With that said, Levi extended his hand to Nasus in a friendly manner.

Nasus looked at Azir aside.I saw that Azir was also lost in thought for a while because of the debate between the two just now.

"Yeah." Nasus sighed.

He held Li Wei's "little hand" with his big jackal paws, and then said in a serious tone: "I will think about this issue you mentioned."

"Comrade Li Wei."

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