Leuthen's Books

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So I'm writing many of my ideas down for books. Maybe the Union will have pity and publish some of them. Here goes.




Combined Cultural Evolution

   Title: The Combined Cultural Evolution

The prosperous Han dynasty persisted in China from 202 BC to 220 CE, or Common Era. Nearly four hundred years of solidarity, cohesion, unity. These words came to symbolize the strength of China’s second empire after the Warring States Period.

The combined efforts of the people of Han achieved countless feats. It was learned through advanced astronomy that the sun reflected off of the moon and that the earth, moon, and sun were spherical. It was recognized that the human body was subject to the forces of nature. The Pythagorean Theorem was developed in a culture that had never encountered Ancient Greece.

But, like all human civilizations, it could not last forever. Greed and corruption became rampant, civil servants were rewarded based on whom they were, not what they were. Merit was punished. Bloated, sluggish, inefficient aristocracy reigned. Eventually, the empire collapsed under the weight of incompetent human rule.

China was plunged into nearly one hundred years of warfare. Cannibalization occurred; towns were burned to ashes, technology decayed along with academic institutions, and the potential of mankind became ever bleaker.

It was not until Cao Cao, the great visionary, set out to unite China. Creating the kingdom of Wei through his shrewd intelligence and incredible talent as a leader, he built the most prosperous and most populated of the states. Cao Cao was not liked by his enemies. Many accused him of treacherous acts towards the child emperor. But just as the Universal Union, and Cao Cao knew, the fate of China’s people could not be left to the hands of an incompetent with no ability to discern what leadership was.

Cao Cao suffered a seething setback when he was defeated by Wu in the battle of Red Cliffs. His men were sick from the alien environment of the southern swampland, being accustomed to the plains of Northern China. He chained his ships together. This would prove to be a terrible mistake. Wu attacked with fire and in a miraculous turn of events, the wind blew in their favor. Cao Cao would never live to see a fully united China.

If it were not for his opposition by the kingdoms of Wu and Shu, China would have been united much faster, and they may not have fallen to the nomads roughly forty years after finally climbing out of the war of the three kingdoms. The new Jin dynasty, which was created by a successful coup launched by one of Cao Cao's generals after the former's death, came to dominate and finally unite China.

The illustrious Cao Cao took hard steps to unite the desolate and war-torn world. Dissidents had to be executed. Lords from all corners of the land aspired to be ruler. But Cao Cao was the one to stay. He was the one that captured the hearts and minds of the people through merit. He established farming systems to re-locate peasants onto abandoned farmland. He was a poet and a general. His military was devotedly loyal to him. He was a genius. And once again, when he perished from a brain tumor, his empire crumbled on the weight of his incompetent sons, like many empires throughout history.

To my wine I sing
of the times of peace,
when officers shall not make calls at the door.
The ruler is bright and virtuous,
His ministers loyal and trustworthy.
Abiding by propriety and courtesy,
The people have no cause for lawsuits.

From three years of farming, nine years of stores,
The granaries overflow with grains –
While the elderly have no need to labour.
Rainfall is abundant and of proper time,
The myriad of crops a great harvest yields.
From the highways are pulled back mighty steeds,
Their manure used to fertilize the fields.

From dukes down to viscounts,
all love the common people,
demoting the unworthy, raising up the good –
As fathers and brothers they nurture the people.
Those who defy the law
are punished according to the severity;
though none is so selfish as to take roadside property.
The jails are all empty,
and on Solstice day no sentences are pronounced

All live to eighty or ninety,
and pass away only of old age.
The ruler’s compassion touches all creatures equally

- Cao Cao
This was Cao Cao's vision, and this is the vision of the Union.



The Combined races of the Universal Union managed to unify earth after seven hours. This is an incredible achievement worthy of more praise than any human leader throughout history. This is the next step, the evolution of human society. Seven hours to unite and bring us into the fold of the greatest civilization known throughout the universe.

Hard steps are taken because they must be. Rations must be distributed carefully as the planned economy is carefully assembled. If we are going to be a civilization that lasts, then we must trust the Union’s plans, for they have won their merit.  No more squabbles over petty nationality. No more technological stagnation. This the dawning of a new age.