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Since ancient times, no one can make a 70-year-old man wear good clothes and eat meat, so that ordinary people will not be hungry and cold, but they cannot unify the world and be king.

From pre-Qin Mencius "I Go to Serve the Country". There is also a chapter on My Country in Mencius Hui Liang Wang Shang, which is one of the articles that show Mencius' thought of "benevolent government". This paper discusses how to implement "benevolent government" and unify the world with "kingly way". Only by implementing benevolent policies can we win the hearts of the people; Only by winning the hearts of the people can we win the world. This idea of "protecting the people is king" is actually the embodiment of Mencius' people-oriented thought.

Writing background:

During the Warring States period, countries competed for hegemony, and frequent wars led to a large number of population migration and casualties. At that time, there was neither a nationality system nor immigration restrictions, and people were free to find their own paradise. Which country is more stable, more prosperous and happier, move to that country as the subject. The population of a country is also one of the signs of a country's stability and prosperity.

So every vassal is a hero and wants to increase the population of his country. Liang is no exception. My Motherland is also selected from Mencius Liang Wang Hui, which is the third chapter in the upper part of this paper. According to Records of the Historian Wei Family, in the thirty-five years of Liang, Mencius, one of several sages, came to Liang for thousands of miles.

As soon as they met, Liang wanted a good plan to benefit the country and the people, while Mencius pointed out the serious harm of making profits alone and the important significance of practicing benevolence and righteousness. Another meeting between them was at the edge of a pond where animals were swimming.

King Wen cares about the people, and the people love him, so Wang Wen can enjoy it; Xia Jie has no sympathy for the people, and the people hate him, so Xia Jie can't enjoy himself. It was in the process of contact and conversation that Mencius and Liang deepened their understanding, so there was a political question and answer that was told through the ages.