In a moment, Lu Shizhi understood what the queen meant. He patted his thigh and said happily,
"Compete with the kingdom for talents by the method of inspection and promotion.
Then use the method of relocating the people to enrich them and compete with the kingdom for wealth.
This is your way of pulling out the source of the source of the blockage. If things go on like this, you will have no talent or wealth, and the princes and kings will just sit back and wait for death! "
Lu Pheasant also smiled and nodded, and said again,
“However, we must not act too hastily, especially when it comes to migrating to a wealthy family, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
Haven’t we learned enough lessons from the past? "
The measure of migrating nobles and wealthy people was a common practice of the Qin people. In the process of annexing the six kingdoms and gradually moving eastward, they often "surprised" the newly conquered areas.
The so-called removal of their people means to uproot the people of Xindi who are unwilling to join, cut off their roots, cut off their sources, break them up and move them to areas that are easier to manage and control.
For the population vacancies created after "recruiting people" from newly occupied areas, Qin often filled them with its own residents, or recruited people and criminals.
This is an immigration method that is very consistent with Qin's tiger and wolf style, but the violent and violent advancement is destined to cause extreme hatred between the residents of the newly occupied areas and the Qin people.
"Yes, Qin Zhice cannot be said to be wrong, but he pushed it too hastily and suffered the consequences in the end.
There is a distant precedent of Qin's move to Shangdang County, and more recently... the lesson of the First Emperor's move to Xianyang. "
Lu Shizhi nodded deeply, fully agreeing with Lu Pheasant's assessment of "acting too hastily".
Even if it is a strategy that benefits the country and the people, it must be prioritized when implemented and cannot be implemented overnight.
Qin's misstep in Shangdang County was a thing of the past sixty years ago, and the painful lesson of the First Emperor's move to Xianyang was only twenty years ago. The bones are still cold and clearly visible, which is still lamentable.
***
In the forty-seventh year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Qin Yuan made close attacks and sent troops eastward to attack South Korea.
The Qin army was unstoppable and soon conquered ten cities and captured Yewang. They blocked the Taihang Road and cut Shangdang County, the military powerhouse of South Korea, into an isolated land isolated from the capital.
Shangdang County is located between the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei. It is the gateway to the Taihang Mountains. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. If Qin wants to advance eastward, it must capture Shangdang.
South Korea knew that it was outmatched, so it wanted to offer seventeen cities in Dangjun to Qin, in an attempt to drink poison to quench its thirst, in exchange for temporary peace.
However, Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang County, and the people in the county were unwilling to surrender. After deliberation with the entire county, they decided to defect to the neighboring state of Zhao.
This is a vicious plan to bring trouble into Zhao.
Feng Ting knew very well that Qin was determined to win the Shangdang.
If the Shangdang voted for Zhao, the Qin army would immediately turn to attack Zhao, and Zhao would no longer be able to stay out of the matter and would have to unite with South Korea to fight against Qin.
Sure enough, as he expected, King Qin Zhaoxiang, the leader of a generation of pioneers, only saw the Shangdang. As for its ownership, he didn't care -
Shangdang belonged to Han, so he went to attack South Korea; Shangdang belonged to Zhao, so he snatched it from Zhao.
So he sent Wang Lu (hé), the chief of the left concubine, to capture Shangdang at all costs.
The residents of Shangdang were unwilling to comply with Qin's cruel immigration policy. Almost all of them fled into Zhao and gathered in an important town called Changping to continue their confrontation with the Qin army.
The ensuing Battle of Changping became an indelible pain in Zhao people's hearts.
The Qin army was victorious. The surrendered troops of the Zhao State in Changping Town and the fleeing people from Shangdang County, a total of more than 400,000 people, were all killed under the command of Qin General Bai Qi.
Shangdang's bloody massacre shocked the six eastern countries, and also planted countless seeds of hatred for Qin's conquest of the east.
However, this killing and surrender is certainly Bai Qi's revenge, but it also implies various helplessness:
The residents of Shangdang were not willing to be uprooted by the Qin rulers and moved to other places. The resistance of the people was deep in their bones and blood.
In times of crisis, apart from killing all these worries, in the eyes of King Qin Zhaoxiang and Bai Qi, there was really no better way to slowly subdue them.
Twenty years ago, another hero from Guanzhong, Qin Shihuang, also practiced the Qin tradition of "outstanding" after unifying the six kingdoms.
The original intention of the First Emperor was very reasonable. He moved all the rich, wealthy families, and old nobles from the six eastern countries, a total of 120,000 households, to the capital Xianyang.
This kills two birds with one stone and achieves two purposes -
Firstly, it is convenient for nearby supervision and control. These powerful families are separated from the soil and resources of the motherland and are like trees without roots, unable to make any big waves;
Secondly, it is also to enrich Xianyang with the wealth carried by the rich.
Unfortunately, as Lu Pheasant said, weeds still have roots, and Guizhou heads are also people. The First Emperor was really too hasty.
During the Great Migration, the government's control was lax and full of mistakes. In addition, it was simple and crude and unpopular with the people. Many old nobles took advantage of the chaos to flee, such as Tianjia of the old Qi State, Gongzi Jiu of the old Wei State, and Xiang of the old Chu State. Liang and Xiang Yu, and Zhang Liang in old Korea.
"If the First Emperor hadn't been so eager to become rich and powerful in the world, Zhang Liang and Xiang Liang probably wouldn't have fled to various places and become the sparks that could start a prairie fire!"
Lu Shizhi sighed with emotion when he thought of this.
***
"Yes." Lu Pheasant also sighed,
"The king is a boat; the common man is water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.
It is because of Yin Jian that the emigration of wealthy people that I envision must make the rich and powerful from various countries emigrate willingly. "
"If they are willing, then the court may have to give in some benefits."
“Second brother’s words are extremely true.
I am thinking that after this census, all wealthy households with more than three million yuan in each prince's country will be mobilized to move to the new capital Chang'an within a few years.
What the court could offer was to give them some compensation in terms of status and status, such as giving each household a title, or sponsoring a child to become a minister in the court. "
Past experience guide for the future.
If wealthy families are allowed to move away from their homeland without any reason, it will definitely arouse dissatisfaction among the people, but it must be done.
In this case, it must be done peacefully and logically, and the court will reluctantly give up some immediate benefits in exchange for long-term peace and stability.
These wealthy households sold their land in their hometowns and moved to the future capital of Chang'an with a large amount of money, which will definitely bring about population development and economic prosperity in Guanzhong.
And if their descendants enter the imperial court and serve as officials, they will be firmly tied to the interests of the Han Dynasty, so as to avoid two minds and avoid future troubles.
“It is not enough for the rich and powerful of the kingdom to come to the capital.
It also needs to be supplemented by the method of investigation and examination, which can be used to compete with various kingdoms for people. "
Chaju, as the name suggests, inspects first and then promotes. Every year, officials from various counties and countries inspect and recommend talents, and the central court evaluates them and awards them positions.
These talents who were inspected were of various types. They were either local sages, officials who were good at handling government affairs, or people from poor families who hoped to go to the capital to gain a position.
This is a small step for Lu Pheasant to fulfill his ambition, but it is a big step for the central court and kingdoms with different surnames to compete openly and covertly.
"These are all your ideas?"
Lu Shizhi was surprised and looked at his sister in astonishment.
"I haven't discussed it with His Majesty yet, but I think he has no reason not to agree."
She seemed extremely patient,
"Let me play it by ear, step by step, take my time."
"——Although the strategy of making friends is a good one, it must be done slowly."
Zhang Cang's leisurely comments brought Lu Shizhi's thoughts back to the banquet of Zhao State.
He nodded, yes, heroes see the same thing, and things will work out if things are slow. The lesson of Qin's violent death is still vivid in his mind.
He picked up another small piece of feta cheese and suddenly thought,
"I wonder if Liu Jing wants to eat this every day right now?"
What he didn't know was that at this moment, Liu Jing was experiencing the first grassland wind in his life outside Yanmen County.
