Afterwards, Yi Ren died early and Ying Zheng ascended the throne at a young age, also supported by Lu Buwei.
It is true that Wei Ran and Lu Buwei were powerful ministers, and it is true that they had done things that benefited themselves at the expense of others, but when these two guys were in power, Qin's national power was on the rise.
What about the Eastern countries?
There are many Zhao monarchs who succeeded to the throne at a young age, but what about those powerful ministers? You can't even see the taillights of Wei Ran and Lu Buwei's cars.
Not to mention six generations of Mingjuns in a row. Three generations in a row would be smoke coming out of the ancestral graves. There is absolutely no problem in being the overlord of the world.
If the State of Zhao did not issue a recruitment order, use academies and write books to attract talents, and expand the business and expand its positions, many of these talents would inevitably go to the State of Qin.
When Qin and Yan issued recruitment orders, domestic talents were scarce and there were many positions left for everyone, so talents from all over the world flocked to them. However, Zhao's own talents were not scarce. Although there were positions, there were not many.
Why do so many people come? It is because of the academy and book writing that no other country can provide.
In this era, most people who can afford to study are not short of money, and all they pursue is fame and power. Power may not be obtained in any country, but fame can be obtained in Zhao State.
Do you still have to choose? Definitely choose what you can get.
If there is no famous thing to attract everyone, when they come to Zhao State, they will see that there are many places. Even if I try my best, I can’t climb up, so why not climb up with a hammer and go to other countries? I heard that Qin State is good.
"It stands to reason that Qin should have cultivated its own talents a long time ago, right? Why hasn't it been done?" Lu Zhonglian was a little confused.
He didn't believe that Qin had not thought of this. Whether it was Confucius's private school, Wei's Xihe School or Qi's Jixia Academy, they were all examples. Qin was not blind, so he could just copy them.
Moreover, the Qin State itself was not xenophobic. Shang Yang's reform included many policies that copied the policies of Wei and Zhao. Logically speaking, such good things should not be let go.
However, Qin State has never built a college for so many years. It was not until last year that it began to build a library.
"The State of Qin has a mechanism for cultivating talents, and it is the most complete among all countries. As long as there is enough to eat, everyone has the opportunity to get access to education. However... because of the existence of the military merit system, most of the people trained are killer talents, but they are enough to fill the gap. There is a vacancy in the middle level of Qin State. What Qin State lacks is only top civil servants, not ordinary civil servants."
"The reason why the Qin State cannot cultivate top civil servants is the military merit system, and there is another reason. In the middle level, or even in the middle and upper levels, it doesn't matter if there are more or less in each country. But for the top people, there are only a few in each era. If there is one more in Qin, the countries in Guandong will have one less. So Qin specially set aside a place to attract talents from all over the world, in order to achieve the purpose of weakening all countries. "
"The Qin State is ruthless. When these people lose their use value, they will be expelled. Gan Mao, Zhang Yi, Tian Wen, and Wei Ran were all expelled by the Qin State, and Shang Yang was even torn apart by a chariot." Han Fei snorted coldly, Said disdainfully.
Qin is South Korea's great enemy, and Han Fei has studied Qin a lot over the years. Being strong is really strong, and being ruthless is also really ruthless. Except for the chess player at the top, everyone else is like a chess piece, discarded when they lose their use value.
Although other countries have done this kind of thing, no country has done it every time like Qin, and it has almost formed a system.
After hearing this, everyone looked at Zhao Kuo in unison, feeling a little happy in their hearts.
At least for now, Zhao Kuo is not a ruthless person, otherwise he would never change the minister's fiefdom to the Hetao.
Seemingly far away from the prosperity of the Central Plains, it is not a kind of protection for the ministers.
Let's stay away from each other. You don't have to be wary of me, and I don't have to be wary of you. Everyone can rest assured. Besides, the land I gave you is not bad. If you develop it well, it will develop in one generation.
For ordinary people, one generation may be a long time. But to aristocratic families, one generation is nothing.
As for whether ambition will arise, that is a matter for the future. Ambition grows with the growth of strength. As long as Zhao is strong, these fiefdoms will have to recognize him as the suzerain state.
If the State of Zhao is weak... these people will still rebel even if they don't have a fiefdom.
At least 800 in Zhou Dynasty, but none of those later exceeded 300, right?
As for the eternal dynasty, Zhao Kuo no longer thinks about it.
As time changes, no matter how good the system is, it becomes useless. The only thing that can continue is people. It does not need to be a wise king from generation to generation. Even if there is a wise king every other generation, the dynasty can continue.
But how is it possible? Even if your ancestral grave is burned, nothing bad will happen to you.
So Zhao Kuo was very open-minded.
Now, if we take care of the foundation more, we can survive for a few more days when our children and grandchildren are unfilial, but we won't be able to deal with other things as much.
"I am lucky." Xunzi said with a smile.
He said this with two meanings. One is that Zhao Kuo is not that ruthless, and the other is that he is much older than Zhao Kuo. Under normal circumstances, he will definitely die in front of Zhao Kuo. No matter how ruthless the monarchs behind him are, they will not be as ruthless as him. It’s irrelevant.
"Yes, we are lucky." Lu Zhonglian nodded.
"Is it possible for General Lian Po to kill Bai Qi?" Gongsun Long brought the topic back to the battlefield.
Lian Po was merciless. He was crushed against Bai Qi before, but now he finally tasted the feeling of crushing Bai Qi. It was really satisfying. Bai Qi's hair crown had fallen somewhere. His hair was a little messy and his body was covered in blood. He looked very embarrassed, which was in sharp contrast to the high-spirited Lian Po.
"It's difficult." Xunzi shook his head. Although Bai Qi was severely injured, if Lian Po couldn't kill him in a short time, the longer the time, the smaller the possibility of killing him.
Although the Qin army was defeated, it did not collapse. Even if it lost command, it was still retreating in an orderly manner.
"Hey, if you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to kill Bai Qi again." Gongsun Long sighed.
More than half of the families in Sanjin and Chu have had relatives die at Bai Qi's hands. It can be said that there are few people who don't look forward to Bai Qi's death.
That is to say, there are no firecrackers in this era, otherwise we will die in vain. Even if we are hungry and have no money to eat, we still have to save money to buy two firecrackers to celebrate.
"We are relatively good, but the people of Han, Wei and Chu hate Bai Qi to the core." Xunzi said.
What he didn't know was that after Bai Qi massacred Zhao's 400,000 troops in history, Zhao was much more hated than other countries.
Han Fei remained silent. Before Qin occupied Hedong, although he and Zhao continued to fight, they mainly fought for the land above the river. It was far away from the centers of Qin and Zhao, so the struggle was not fierce. It was not until after the occupation of Hedong that the two sides The country has launched a real competition.
But South Korea is different. Over the years, South Korea has been suppressed by Qin every day. In the past, it could still rely on Zhao Wei. Later, the relationship between the three Jin Dynasties broke down. Not only did these two guys not help South Korea, they also added insult to injury and turned against South Korea.
In desperation, South Korea could only rely on Qin, and then Qin took the opportunity to ask for land. After asking for land, it would beat South Korea again.
It can be said that apart from destroying Zheng, South Korea was either beaten or on the way to being beaten.
