What does the text illustrate by using 50 steps to laugh at a hundred steps?

Answer: It shows that there is no qualitative difference between King Hui of Liang's "immigration and millet" method of governing the country and the insatiable governance of neighboring countries. Analysis: King Hui of Liang thought that he was more dedicated to his country than other kings, and his policies were better than those of neighboring countries, so the people of neighboring countries would automatically come to him. However, the number of people in neighboring countries does not decrease, and the number of our own citizens does not increase. Because his purpose is to increase the number of troops, if the people see through him, how can they come to die? Mencius used the analogy of escaping from battle: "You may stop after a hundred steps, or you may stop after fifty steps. If you take fifty steps to laugh at a hundred steps, what will happen?" He humorously explained that the policies of Wei State are not much different from those of neighboring countries. In essence, They are all tyrannical regimes that abuse the people, so there is no need to hope that the people will be more numerous than those of neighboring countries. The appropriateness of ontology and metaphor makes Mencius' metaphor full of logical power.