Where is my rice?

At this moment, Jun Wu Xiao was marching along with Chu Wu's army. Suddenly, he thought of a question he did not understand and said:

"Chu Wu, can I ask you something?" 

Initially, their relationship was a bit odd, but now that they were truly friends, Jun Wu Xiao felt quite comfortable speaking his mind.

Chu Wu, curious, didn't know what Jun Wu Xiao was about to ask. He said:

"What do you want to ask?"

"Why does mankind go to war?" asked Jun Wu Xiao.

Chu Wu was momentarily taken aback by the question, genuinely unsure of the answer. However, he knew how to respond when asked why he led his troops to invade another kingdom. 

"Why mankind goes to war, I do not know. But I know why I myself lead armies to conquer other kingdoms. I see that the world, through thousands of years of history, is filled with endless strife, and I want to do something to stop this because I feel that such struggles are truly meaningless. Moreover, our current emperor is a very good person, which is why I participate in this. As I've said before, I wish for a unified world, without separate kingdoms, so there would be no reason to wage wars and invade other countries." Chu Wu explained.

Jun Wu Xiao nodded, feeling that Chu Wu's ideals were not wrong. However, he still had another question, though not as related, he asked:

"Do you think having money means you have everything?"

Chu Wu immediately answered:

"Not exactly. There are many things you cannot directly buy with money, like luck, longevity, health... But, you can buy many things that you need for living with money."

Jun Wu Xiao felt this was not sufficient and added:

"That's not true. Money cannot easily buy rice."

Chu Wu was momentarily puzzled, not understanding why money could not buy rice. He said:

"Are you sick? If money can't buy rice, then what can it buy?"

Immediately, Jun Wu Xiao retorted:

"Then I ask you, where is my rice?"

Hearing this question, Chu Wu was suddenly enlightened, finally understanding what Jun Wu Xiao was getting at. He said:

"You are not wrong, you clearly have money but still cannot buy rice. But what you're getting at, I don't think you're just talking about buying rice."

Jun Wu Xiao smiled upon hearing this, clearly not having engaged in a conversation about buying rice just for the sake of it. He said:

"Ha ha, of course, it's not just about buying rice. What I mean is that humans, in their existence on this earth, always need the help of many others. The things you use, and the things you need to buy, are fundamentally created from the collective effort of many people. Yet, people think that with money, they can easily acquire these things. But if that's the case, why can't I buy rice? Humans always have their own selfishness, they want to live for their own benefit. It's not entirely bad because, without it, they wouldn't have any reason to develop. However, they forget one thing that seems simple: their lives are always aided by many others, and those helping don't even know they are assisting. If a person truly want to benefit themselves, to have their interests greatly increased, they must live for everyone in the world. It sounds contradictory, doesn't it? But it's not wrong. If each person lives for everyone else, it means everyone is living for one person; the whole world is living for you. Isn't this exchange greatly profitable for you?"

Chu Wu listened attentively, not missing a word. After hearing it, he felt it was very true. However, he still had a question, he asked:

"If you say everyone should live for everyone else, wouldn't that make everyone the same? I mean, then people wouldn't be any different from mass-produced tools."

Jun Wu Xiao shook his head and then explained:

"You've misunderstood me. I never said that everyone should do the same job. People can do the work they like best, what they are best at. But the ultimate purpose of these different jobs is to help the world, to assist humanity."

Chu Wu nodded, feeling that if it were truly so, it would be excellent. If that were the case, there would be no wars, only everlasting peace and prosperity. Moreover, if the world were to develop in such a way, the benefits for everyone would increase.

But he felt there was still an issue and said:

"But what if there are those who refuse to do anything?"

Jun Wu Xiao thought for a moment and then said:

"If what you're referring to are those who do nothing but want to receive help and pity from others, then just eradicate them. In my eyes, they are a disgrace to humanity. Like parasites, exterminating them directly is the only option, for their mere existence is an eyesore. As for those who refuse to do anything but can rely on their own strength to survive, that's not a problem, just ignore them."

Chu Wu was surprised upon hearing this, not expecting his seemingly foolish friend to express such resolute words.

"Good, what you've said isn't wrong. If the world is unified in the future, I will cleanse humanity, and it's best to eliminate the rubbish. Ah, but I forgot about another group, the thieves and criminals, what should I do with them? Surely, they shouldn't be killed off like the vermin you mentioned earlier." said Chu Wu.

Jun Wu Xiao thought for a moment, then came up with a punishment: 

"There's no need to kill them, killing would be too easy for them. If they dare to disturb the peace of humanity, death would be too lenient. I have a type of punishment, if they want to go against humanity, then let them experience extreme loneliness, tastelessness, and silence."

Chu Wu found this reasonable, but he was also curious about what this punishment entailed. He asked:

"That sounds quite fitting, but what is this punishment?"

"It's to place them in an extremely narrow black box, just big enough for the criminal to sit in. They would sit over an area where they can directly defecate and urinate without being allowed to leave the box, and the waste disposal area must be designed so that waste can be removed without leaving any smell, as any smell would break the nothing. The box will have ventilation holes for them to breathe, but it must be completely silent, not allowing any sound from outside to enter. As for their food, it would be prepared the same every day, a tasteless mixture, which must not be bad but also not good, as they must experience tastelessness and loneliness. Moreover, delivering the food must also minimize noise. Just a few years for each one should suffice, to see if they dare to commit crimes again." Jun Wu Xiao said coldly.

Chu Wu was astonished by the response, but he saw that this method could indeed be implemented. Moreover, it eliminated the need to kill, as after all, normal people don't like killing, doing so would only cause psychological burdens.

"Wouldn't that be inhumane?" Chu Wu asked.

"Inhumane? They are stupid animals, not humans." Jun Wu Xiao replied coldly.

"Good, good, good. In the future, I will definitely make Your Majesty implement this. If Your Majesty disagrees, then I will take you with me to make him agree. But if Your Majesty is the person I know, he would naturally agree." Chu Wu said with a laugh, showing his disdain for such people.

Jun Wu Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth upon hearing this, thinking to himself:

"You, if the emperor doesn't agree, you'd think of ways to force him. You are truly loyal, the emperor would be moved to tears if he knew."

"Good, if you need it in the future, I'll come to help." Although he thought this way, he still said it.