Liu Muzhi frowned slightly: "But the Qin people were good at fighting, like wolves and tigers. It was five or six hundred years ago. It was only Shang Yang's reform at that time, which stimulated the Qin people with the military merit system, that they had such power. Later, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system. Just as we discussed the title issue before, it was still in the Guanzhong area. It followed the Qin Dynasty's twenty-level title system. The good families in Guanzhong were used as the basis for the Han Dynasty's northern and southern armies. The troops in Guanzhong are powerful throughout the world. They can pacify the Guan internally and conquer the barbarians externally. They have displayed the great power of the Han Dynasty. It is really an era that increases the ambition of the Han people."
At this point, Liu Muzhi's words changed: "It's just that since Xin Mang usurped the throne and Guangwu restored the country, the capital was moved to Luoyang, and the system of twenty ranks of nobility was gradually abolished. The center of the world is no longer Guanzhong. , it has been more than 400 years since today. In the past 400 years, there have been several great chaos and dynasty changes. As a Qin people in Guanzhong, they did not play a very big role. Until after the Yongjia Rebellion, the Huns, Han and Zhao still The Sima regime in Guanzhong could be easily put down. Later, the former Qin and later Qin were established in Guanzhong one after another, but their combat effectiveness was not the same as that of the old Qin period when they could sweep the world. Even today's Yao family and later Qin gave Hu Xia The fight resulted in a bruised nose and swollen face, and the state of embarrassment, and the countries in Liangzhou did not achieve the results that a big country should have. You still hold on to the understanding of the people of Guanzhong in the old Qin and the Han Dynasty. Is it a bit outdated? "
Liu Yu shook his head confidently and said: "I'm pretty sure that Lao Qin in Guanzhong is still the Lao Qin of the Qin Dynasty and the good family son of the former Han Dynasty. This has not changed. It's just that they haven't found anyone worth working for. Monarchs who fight to the death, or rather, don’t have a mechanism that allows them to play their best role.”
Liu Muzhi said thoughtfully: "You mean, the military merit stimulation system of the 20th level knight is the source of Lao Qin's combat effectiveness?"
Liu Yu said seriously: "The folk customs of the nine states in the world are different. Since ancient times, we in the Wu region have broken hair and tattoos, and are brave and fierce people of Wu and Yue. They have also merged with the northern refugees who traveled from the north to the south and fought bloody battles with Huru horse bandits. This has created a unique place in Jingkou. Every May 5th, there are martial arts conferences and fighting competitions, which are the most direct reflection of our folk customs. Therefore, more elite soldiers in the world come out of Jingkou."
"The same is true for Guanzhong. Since Ying Qin served King Mu of Zhou and put down the rebellion of King Xu Yan, the old Western Zhou land in Guanzhong was sealed. At that time, Quan Rong had just conquered Hao Jing, and the entire Guanzhong was full of Rong, Di, Qiang, and barbarians. , no one originally thought that the Ying Qin family could survive in such an environment, but relying on the Qin people's bloody spirit and spirit of disregarding death, and relying on the indomitable will of the four generations of Qin kings who died on the battlefield, the Qin people finally won the victory in Guanzhong After establishing a firm foothold, over hundreds of years, it slowly conquered and integrated the Rongdi tribes in the Guanlong area and established the Qin State."
"Before Shang Yang's reform, Qin was already a country with strong military force. It not only had the bravery of the Qin people, but also absorbed a large number of Hu people who were conquered. They were strong in character and good at riding horses and carriages. The land in Guanzhong was fertile. The mountains and rivers are strong and solid, and it is a natural place for kings and hegemons. However, the people of Qin are aggressive. They often fight privately over trivial matters, and even injure people. After generations of enemies, they will kill each other for generations. Their strength is used for internal conflicts rather than external affairs. This is During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin State repeatedly wanted to go eastward but was defeated by the Jin State. It was always firmly sealed in the Guanzhong and was not allowed to go eastward."
"Even when the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty and the Warring States Period began, the Wei State took the lead in reforming and appointed Li Kui and Wu Qi to lead the army. They quickly became stronger and became the overlord in the early Warring States Period. They even captured the land of Xihe from the Qin State. It can directly threaten the hinterland of Guanzhong. It can be said that the Qin State at that time was under huge pressure to survive. If one is not careful, the country may be destroyed."
"But at this time Shang Yang came to the Qin State. His reforms made the Qin people brave in public wars and timid in private fights. They relied on a strong organizational model and broke up the original tribal model. Township officials appointed and controlled by the state, Directly controlling every household, the Qin people have been twisted into a rope since then, and the rewards of titles brought by foreign campaigns will soon turn into practical benefits such as land, slaves, and tax-free privileges. This makes Qin People enjoy war when they hear it. Even when they are not fighting, they will practice various war and killing techniques all day long, becoming elite soldiers who will come when called and fight when called. The slaves plundered from foreign wars will become He became the main force of Qin's production, so the country was prosperous and strong, and its soldiers were elite, becoming a true country of tigers and wolves."
Liu Muzhi sighed: "But Qin's laws are strict, and it is very difficult for civilians to be promoted to knights. If you cannot be promoted to knights, everything you have during your lifetime will be wiped out after death and will not benefit your descendants. This model must rely on Only by constantly fighting and expanding, and constantly winning, can we have enough military achievements to judge the nobility. The reason why later generations called Qin a tyrant, and the reason why all the countries in the Central Plains at that time regarded Qin as a country of tigers and wolves, and even looked at them It’s not unreasonable that they are foreign barbarians.”
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, the Qin State is cruel to the enemy and even more cruel to its own people. There is no benevolence and righteousness at all. The people may not be able to win continuously for a long time, and internal conflicts will break out. Qin Shihuang In order to unify the world, the Qin law was broken and the benefits of conquering the six countries were not given to the old Qin people, so they turned to Liu Bang. Although Liu Bang also focused on Guanzhong and Qin people, because the old Qin people in Guanzhong were brave and good at fighting, they were born kings people, but he allowed the people of Qin to use him in the way of a good family, and there were not so many harsh penalties and serious crimes. Economically, the grain tax from Guandong was used to support the hundreds of thousands of northern and southern troops in Guanzhong for many years. Control the whole country. Over the past few hundred years, Guanzhong has already formed many families who have practiced martial arts for generations, are good at bowing and horses, and are proficient in combat skills. Even ordinary households know a lot about battles. This folk tradition requires The accumulation of hundreds of thousands of years is just like ours in Jingkou."
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "I know that the martial arts culture of the Qin and Han Dynasties existed in Guanzhong, but after the Eastern Han Dynasty, almost four hundred years have passed. Are you sure people in Guanzhong still have this culture today? If there is this culture, Why can’t Yao Xing even beat Liu Bobo?”
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Because of the Yao clan in the Later Qin Dynasty, they only used their own Qiang tribe and did not make good use of the local Han people. The Yao clan was not a Xianbei tribe with strong fighting ability, but in this troubled times , outsiders with foreign surnames cannot be trusted, so the Yao family has always used the Yao family and clan members as generals, with the Yao family Qiang soldiers as the backbone. Most of the old Qin people from Guanzhong recruited were auxiliaries, and naturally they would not have military honors or titles for farming and fighting. System, the stimulating model of Liangjiazi, if you can't gain wealth through war, then why do you have to bleed desperately? It's not that the Qin people can't fight, but they don't want to fight. I believe that as long as there are suitable people and systems in Guanzhong, , then they will soon turn back into the tiger and wolf warriors that swept the world!"
