The most valuable thing about people is self-awareness.
And Fusu seems to be missing now.
Fusu stood up, bowed respectfully to Ji Heng, and said, "This boy has too much eyesight but too little skill. Please forgive me, sir."
"You don't need to apologize to me." Ji Heng said in a low and clear voice: "You asked me about the governance of the country. I really can't answer it. But in your current state, there is no need to continue to ask for advice. If I remember correctly, I am here In prison, I left you with a question."
"I wonder if you have the answer?"
The house was silent.
Fusu lowered his head, but did not answer.
He remembered the question.
Government-civilian relations.
But he didn't come up with the answer.
I don’t know how to answer either.
Ji Heng's expression was as usual, he didn't care, and said calmly: "With the current system of Da Qin, it is not appropriate to talk about the relationship between the government and the people. To be precise, it should be the relationship between the king and the people."
"Under the king, all are the people!"
"Officials are subjects, the people in the city are citizens, and the local people are villagers."
""Book of Xia": The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and the country is in peace."
"Mencius once put forward a point of view: 'The people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important'."
"Xunzi is different from this. Xunzi believed that 'Heaven established the people not for the sake of the king; Heaven established the king for the sake of the people.'"
"Hundreds of schools of thought have discussed the subject of the ruler and the people."
"I won't go into details one by one."
"Where the relationship between the king and the people of Great Qin will go is something that the Dukes of Great Qin need to consider."
"I don't care about that either."
"However, in my opinion, there are prerequisites for the 'people' of the hundreds of schools of thought. Under the Qin system, all people under the emperor are people, so the division of the hundreds of schools of thought only uses the word 'min'. , may be a little out of date, in my opinion, today’s people should have five points.”
"Scholars, peasants, industrialists, merchants and soldiers!"
Hear the words.
Fusu sat upright and solemnly.
He has now completely calmed down and knows that everything should be done down to earth.
What Ji Heng said is fundamental.
Ji Heng said: "This classification is not completely accurate."
"Shi, in Guandong, has always been regarded as a class of nobles, while in Da Qin, they are actually 'officials' who serve as officials. But as far as I am concerned, the Qin system of corporals is officials, officials, or a group in the stage of 'trying to be officials'. In this regard Let’s not do too much research.”
"The remaining farmers, workers, merchants and soldiers are also clearly visible."
"And in my opinion, under the Qin system, the people will naturally be divided into five groups."
"The so-called governing the world is actually governing the people."
"Government of scholars, farmers, industry, merchants and soldiers."
Ji Heng looked at Fusu and asked: "Fusu, since you intend to 'rule the world', let me ask you, if you want to break the situation, where should you start?"
Fusu's face darkened.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then finally shook his head.
Shit, it can't be solved.
The officials in Kwantung are just waiting and watching. If the imperial court takes action, the officials in Kwantung will definitely switch sides. Once the officials in Kwantung switch sides, Great Qin will instantly fall into turmoil.
It will be hard to say what will happen to the world then.
Farmer.
Not likely either.
In the past, he would have suggested "benevolent governance" and letting the people rest.
But after understanding the situation in Da Qin, he already had some doubts about Shi Renzheng, and now Da Qin could not look back.
The First Emperor would never allow it.
Integration of industry and commerce.
Great Qin already had extremely heavy business taxes, and its industry and commerce were not developed.
In the past few years, Guanzhong Dasuo even made a fuss about "1,600 yuan for Mija stone", so industry and commerce should not act rashly.
Make a little rash move.
It is feared that it will repeat the mistakes of the Guanzhong Dashuo in the past.
And soldiers...
Fusu didn't even think about it.
All the military power of the Qin Dynasty was in the hands of the First Emperor.
No one can touch it.
He couldn't, let alone dare.
Seeing Fusu's sad face, Ji Heng chuckled and asked, "Now do you understand the difficulty?"
Fusu smiled bitterly and nodded.
Ji Heng said: "The first priority of Great Qin now is not to rule the world, but to survive."
"Everything in the world is changing rapidly, and no one can predict what the future will bring."
"Therefore, only strengthening oneself is fundamental."
"That's it!"
"Let me ask you, what is Da Qin?"
Fusu's heart moved slightly, and he tentatively replied: "Military merit system?"
Ji Heng sneered and said coldly: "This statement is too general and too formal. The reason why Great Qin won the hearts of the people is for one reason. By following Great Qin, even ministers can stand out and rise to great heights. As long as they can obtain military honors, any People can obtain land and houses, and even become officials."
"Although Da Qin deliberately downplayed or even weakened the claims of the old Qin people."
"But you have to admit, or at least understand in your heart, that the people of Old Qin are the foundation of Great Qin."
"What strengthens the foundation is the people's support of the old Qin people!"
Fusu's heart trembled.
My whole mind suddenly became clear.
No matter how turbulent the world is, as long as Guanzhong is in hand, Da Qin will have a glimmer of hope.
Guanzhong is the foundation of Great Qin!
What Da Qin wants to do now is not to "ruly the world" or to "pacify the people and recuperate", but to consolidate the foundation.
As long as Guanzhong is stable, even if there is chaos in Guandong, Da Qin will not be afraid at all.
Fusu's spirit suddenly cheered up.
See this.
Ji Heng sneered coldly and said: "After the unification of the world, Great Qin's military meritocracy has been almost completely abolished, and there is no room for improvement at the bottom."
"In addition, with the continuous construction projects in various places, the people in Guanzhong are also suffering unspeakably. The people in Guanzhong are no longer the same as before. If Da Qin does not make changes, the world will be in chaos in the future, and the people in Guanzhong may welcome the 'rebels' with joy."
Hear the words.
Fusu's expression suddenly changed, and he said in disbelief: "How is this possible?"
Ji Heng poured all the wine in the pot into Tong Jue and said calmly: "Nothing is impossible. Everything in the world has a price clearly marked."
"Loyalty too!"
"For example, Guo Kai was the prime minister of the Zhao State, but after several inducements from the Qin Dynasty, why didn't he choose to abandon the Zhao State?"
"The principle is the same."
"The reason why the old Qin people haven't betrayed yet is because the 'price' offered by the outside world is not enough."
"Old Qin people, old Qin people."
"First of all, they are human beings, and secondly, they are Qin people."
"People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."
"This is human nature!"
"Nowadays, the value of Da Qin in the hearts of the old Qin people is getting lower and lower. When it reaches a certain level, the old Qin people may not continue to stick to Da Qin."
"Because it's not worth it."
After hearing Ji Heng's words, Fusu's expression changed again and again.
He wanted to retort, saying that Ji Heng was an alarmist, but he couldn't.
Because everything about Ji Heng is based on human nature.
"Please teach me, sir." Fusu said with a long bow.
Ji Heng's face remained as usual, he took a sip of wine and said: "If you want to consolidate the people's hearts, you must increase the price of Da Qin in the hearts of the people. Therefore, the method to consolidate the foundation is actually very simple. Just continue what you did in the past."
Fusu looked troubled and said, "I'm afraid this can't be done."
"The Qin Dynasty used to follow the military merit system. Now that the war has stopped, where can the old Qin people go to achieve military merit?"
"And after the conquest of the Xiongnu and southern Xinjiang, the imperial court couldn't even provide land rewards, otherwise it wouldn't have thought of moving the old Qin people out."
"The court may not be able to do anything."
Ji Heng glanced at Fusu lightly, knowing this well, and said: "Since the land cannot be given, then there is only the last resort."
"What can we do?" Fusu and Hu Hai both looked over.
“Give me money!!!”
