Chapter 67 This is the highest realm of governing by doing nothing!

Ji Yan's undisguised coldness immediately felt like a bucket of cold water splashed on Xu Kangkai's heart.

Even he, as foolish as he was, realized something was wrong and stopped, somewhat awkwardly.

"Does Mr. Ji think there's something wrong?" Xu Kangkai said, stiffening his neck, "My idea might be idealistic, but it's a suggestion I've come up with based on long-term research combined with sociology and law. I hope you can accept my suggestion."

"Sorry, I don't like suggestions that are all talk and no action," Ji Yan said impolitely, "When it comes to how to manage the base, I don't think I need your guidance."

"You?"

Xu Kangkai didn't expect to be subjected to such humiliation.

His face instantly flushed red: "Mr. Ji, I'm not just talking on paper. You need to respect science, respect the social experience countless people have summarized. I'm a dual Ph.D. in sociology and law. The knowledge I possess is enough to give you sufficient inspiration."

"Inspiration? Alright!" Ji Yan said irritably, "I just want to ask you, do you know that reselling supplies is an act harmful to the base and to others?"

"Uh? This, this!" Xu Kangkai seemed a bit hesitant.

"Can't you speak? You obviously know!" Ji Yan angrily accused, "Even a fool knows the importance of supplies to everyone in the apocalypse. It's a welfare from the base that residents can exchange for various supplies, not for them to take out and sell indiscriminately to profit from the price difference."

"If I really wanted to buy supplies, couldn't I sell them myself? Is it their turn to profit from the price difference here? Even a three-year-old child knows this principle. This will cause chaos in base management and compress the living space of base residents. Don't tell me you don't know!"

"What do you mean by 'punishing without teaching is the greatest crime'? Do I still have to teach you how to eat and sleep? Such a simple truth, and they harbor ill intentions and blame me for punishing without teaching? Do you have a brain?"

Ji Yan's barrage of words instantly left Xu Kangkai dumbfounded.

Song Qingqing and Meng Xiaoduo were also filled with apprehension.

When Ji Yan got angry, he was like a fierce tiger ready to devour people; ordinary people truly couldn't bear such pressure.

"And!" Ji Yan continued to scold, "Your first suggestion is to select a group of highly intelligent and knowledgeable talents to form a base management committee to assist me in managing the base, right?"

"Don't think that just because you speak grandly, I don't understand what you mean. The role of you highly educated people in the apocalypse has been greatly weakened. You are unwilling, you don't want to fade into obscurity among the masses, you wish you could immediately climb over others' heads to lord over them!"

"You think that just because you've read a few more books, you can become management, you can gain without working, and even seize power from me!"

"I didn't, I didn't!" Xu Kangkai said agitatedly, "This is absolutely slander!"

"Is that so? Do you dare say you didn't?" Ji Yan scoffed, "Is there anything in the base that needs you to manage? And forming a management committee? What's next, forming a parliament and implementing a one-person, one-vote democratic system?"

"Don't I understand what you like to play at? Each of you raises the banner 'for the people,' manipulating hearts and the populace to achieve your own selfish interests!"

"But don't forget, this isn't a peaceful and prosperous era; there's no room for your games! This is a chaotic time; a slight mistake and zombies will break in, and everyone will die completely!"

"Do you mean that for any matter, we first hold a meeting in the committee, argue for a while, and then act? By the time you finish your meeting, everything will be too late! Do you understand?"

"Now, the entire base can only allow one voice. I absolutely will not allow anyone to form factions, nor will I allow your ambitions to swell!"

"This? This?"

Xu Kangkai was drenched in cold sweat, his heart trembling!

Because Ji Yan had spoken his mind.

When he made his first suggestion, he indeed had the subtle intention of using the opportunity to rise to power.

Although he was a bookworm, he wasn't stupid.

Since ancient times, scholars have always learned martial arts and literature to serve the emperor!

The subtle desire for power and gain was deeply ingrained in their bones, so how could Ji Yan not see it?

"Nothing to say, right?" Ji Yan sneered repeatedly, "Let's talk about your second suggestion: we should formulate professional laws and regulations to manage the numerous residents, establish various charters for everyone, and use advanced rule of law to eliminate backward rule by man!"

"This statement looks flawless and sounds very grand, but this precisely exposes your true nature as a useless person who only talks on paper!"

"You!" Xu Kangkai said, unconvinced, "Why do you say that?"

"Why? Because you don't understand the times, you don't understand what's appropriate!" Ji Yan angrily rebuked, "What time is it now? It's a chaotic time when people are panicking. Everyone has only one thought in their minds: how to survive."

"Who has the time to study your cumbersome and complex legal provisions? Who has the time to abide by them? The survival pressure on the 100,000 residents of the base is already great enough. You're still creating rules and restrictions to bind everyone. Do you think everyone's pressure isn't great enough?"

"Establishing and improving laws and regulations is necessary, but not now. Right now, within the base, as long as people don't commit murder, arson, or theft, don't intentionally damage public property, and don't cross the moral bottom line of the populace, I can tolerate any behavior. Do you understand?"

Xu Kangkai was once again dumbfounded.

But Song Qingqing and Meng Xiaoduo's eyes lit up.

Although they didn't quite understand law, they understood Ji Yan's meaning.

In chaotic times, everyone's nerves are taut; even a slight disturbance can scare people to death. Therefore, enacting strict laws would only have a counterproductive effect.

Instead, doing nothing is the best law!

Because everyone will constantly self-regulate in order to survive.

Having legal provisions means there are loopholes to exploit.

But without legal provisions? How do you exploit loopholes?

This is the highest realm of governing by non-action!

"But, but the third point must be correct, right?" Xu Kangkai said, still unwilling to give up, "We should reasonably allocate social resources, build a perfect humanistic environment, treat women favorably, establish our base's moral system, and comprehensively improve our residents' sense of well-being!"

"Is there anything wrong with this? Is there? You wouldn't even reject this one, would you?"