But Chen Zhou knew that this seemingly beautiful scene would not last long. Once he left, the island would return to its old ways.
"What else can be done?"
Chen Zhou often thought so.
Even in more developed modern times, expecting everyone to be selfless is a fantasy, let alone in the 17th century.
He could repeatedly remove those parasites, correct the island's course, or establish strict supervisory institutions to cleanse internal corruption.
The problem is, he would leave.
Even if he didn't leave, he would eventually die.
Corruption would continue to breed, and the direction would still deviate from the right path. Strict supervisory institutions would be infiltrated and corrupted. Ultimately, the island's fate could only be decided by its residents.
Chen Zhou ultimately and helplessly discovered that those seemingly changeable things, in the end, could not be changed.
In his final years, he could only do his best to maintain the island in an "ideal" state.
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