Hsun Tzu·Enhancing State Capacity discusses politics and military affairs,showing certain principles of governance and enhancing military capacity.Hsun Tzu advocates governing the country with the power of morality,which promotes the causal relationship between governance and enhancing military capacity:the country will naturally achieve the effect of strong army and solid city by governing with rites and righteousness as the basis.The State of Qin governed with force and pursued"convenience".Although it achieved power,it ultimately missed the opportunity to become a hegemon because it lacked the original system of rites and righteousness.The remedy is to restrain power and oppose culture,implement Confucian politics,and promote beautiful political and religious customs.It is clear that the foundation of enhancing state capacity lies in righteousness,that is,it should be based on the accumulation of small details to achieve a safe and strong governance.
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