With tears in his eyes, Ji Fa says, “I never wanted to make the country powerful. I never wanted to be a wise ruler or virtuous king. I only wanted to ruin the country. You might not understand, but if I don’t ruin it, I can’t cure my illness and I’ll die. By vigorously developing the people’s resources, finding new sources of revenue while cutting costs, fostering creativity, advancing productive forces, promoting technological innovation, and purging the villains who poison the lives of the people, everyone can be just like me.”
“Excellent! This is the bearing of a great and virtuous king: so far-sighted, so unconventional. Without the things the wise King Wu of Zhou did, there would be no powerful country. Friends, let’s all work hard together for the great dream of a strong nation.”
