Hear the words.
Fusu suddenly became enlightened.
Da Qin used to pursue farming and warfare.
The foundation should be consolidated from 'farming war', and 'farming' involves too many people, and the court cannot 'consolidate' it. Moreover, the deterrent power of the Qin Dynasty is mainly reflected in 'war' at the moment, so the Great Qin Dynasty first What needs to be stabilized is the 'military morale'.
Fusu cupped his hands and said, "Fusu understands."
"Whether it is the local head of Guizhou or the grassroots officials, although they are all painful, the army is the foundation."
"As long as the Qin army remains in chaos, even if there is a riot in Guandong, Da Qin will still have room for maneuver."
"Once something happens to the army, Great Qin will be in real danger."
"The 'money grabbing' that Mr. mentioned before will eventually be used in the army. As long as the military's morale remains intact and the soldiers are willing to believe in Da Qin, Da Qin can stabilize its figure in the undercurrent."
"Moreover, most of the money the soldiers received would be sent home, which invisibly reduced the pressure on the local area."
"Mr. resourceful."
Ji Heng nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "There are three things to respect for a person."
"The army that protects the country, the teacher that educates people, and the doctor that saves people."
"The military is the cornerstone of the country's stability."
"As long as there are no problems with the army, Da Qin will always have a glimmer of hope."
"However, it is not enough to rely on salt and iron to collect money and food. Da Qin should vigorously encourage iron ore mining and use the excess iron ore to mint money. Da Qin currently has a huge demand for money. Every additional Qin half liang will be used for money. The tense situation in Da Qin will be relieved by a penny."
Fusu nodded and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court has issued an order to reward ironworkers who improve iron ore mining and pig iron production. They also sent many Mohist disciples to go. It will not take long before the local pig iron production will increase." There has been an increase, but it may take some time before production can really increase."
Ji Heng didn't say any more, just said: "It's getting late, it's time to go back and rest."
"I will meet Qin Shifu's descendants tomorrow."
Fusu hesitated to speak.
He actually had some more questions to ask.
But seeing that Ji Heng was not interested, he didn't bother him anymore. He cupped his hands, stood up and left Ji Heng's room.
Ji Heng yawned.
After traveling for a long time, he was already tired.
Covering himself with a quilt made of withered grass, he fell into a deep sleep with his clothes on.
The next day.
After Ji Heng and others had their meal, they followed Shi Yue to the pavilion chief's room.
The pavilion chief's room is not big. In addition to the three plans, there are two extra large bamboo bookshelves, which are piled with bamboo slips. The bamboo slips record the specific situation of Qin Ting over the years.
Shi Yue was very enthusiastic and generous.
When Fusu and others entered the main room, they immediately ordered Qin soldiers to pour hot soup, and then personally went to urge the descendants of "Qin Shifu".
For a while.
There are only five Fusu people left in the pavilion chief's room.
Ji Heng sat at the end.
It didn't take long.
Shi Yue brought Zhai You, a descendant of 'Qin Shifu', into the house.
Zhai You is a middle-aged man of medium height.
Shi Yue introduced: "Zhai You is a capable person in our pavilion. He is rated the best in the county every year for raising cattle."
"You guys chat, I have something to do in the pavilion."
After saying a few words, Shi Yue wisely left the scene.
Zhai You looked inside the room, bowed to Fusu, and said, "Master Qin Ting Zhai You has seen the superior."
Fusu looked this man up and down, slightly cupped his hands and said: "There is no need to be so polite. I am here to record and verify the relevant Qin history under the order of the imperial court. After I heard that you are the father of the Qin Dynasty, I took the liberty to invite you." Come, please don’t hesitate to speak.”
Zhai You's eyes revealed a strange color.
When he heard Shi Yue say that the government came to record the history of Qin, he was actually very surprised. Qin had been established for hundreds of years, and the Zhai family had taken root in Qinting for hundreds of years. In the past, he had never heard that the imperial court would send special personnel to record and verify the history of Qin. history.
He quickly said: "I know everything I know without saying anything."
"But my Zhai family has long since declined, and many historical materials are passed down orally, so they are not necessarily accurate."
"Please forgive me, sir."
Fusu said: "It doesn't matter, it's just for supporting evidence."
Zhai You pondered for a moment and then began to speak, saying: "Back then, the ancestor of Feizi was rewarded by King Mu of Zhou and was granted the title of Qin Pavilion. The Qin Pavilion at that time was different from what it is now. It was surrounded by Rong and Di. It was passed down by word of mouth from my Zhai family. At that time, the Rongdi in the world were mainly Red Di, Baidi, and Changdi, while the Rongdi were Shanrong, Beirong, and Xirong."
"But it's different from what the world knows."
"Rong and Di are actually close relatives of China, and they are also descendants of Yan and Huang."
"There are also many Rong people with the surname Ji among them."
"The reason why they are called Rongdi is mainly because both the Shang and Zhou dynasties settled in the Central Plains. These tribes were culturally backward due to their location on the edge, and their language and customs were also different from those of the Zhou royal family. In addition, they were unwilling to submit to the Zhou royal family. rule, so they were regarded by the Zhou people who occupied the Central Plains as barbarians who refused to submit to kingship."
"In the Shang Dynasty, these barbarians were called Fang."
"In the Zhou Dynasty, he was a Rongdi."
"And during the reign of King Xiao of Zhou, Feizi's ancestor was sealed to Qin Ting."
"It enjoys the status of a prince, but does not have the name of a prince."
"However, the status of the Qin people was low at that time. Even though they worked diligently for the Zhou royal family, they were never taken seriously by the Zhou royal family. On some occasions, they would even call Qin people 'Qin Yi'."
"And at that time, there were always people from Qin who were captured by the nobles of the Western Zhou Dynasty and served as slaves."
"In the next period of time, the Qin people struggled to survive in the pinch between the Zhou people and Rong Di. However, during the period of King Li of Zhou Dynasty, the Qin people gradually gained respect."
Zhai You said it simply.
He also knew a lot about a lot of things.
After listening for a while, Ji Heng opened a bamboo slip and added: "After King Zhou Li succeeded to the throne, he did not follow the old calendar and use the old nobles who had been ministers for a long time. Instead, he appointed people with outstanding economic and military achievements. Duke Rongyi and Duke Guo were both experts. At that time, the power of the Zhou royal family was gradually weakening. In order to save the economy of the Zhou royal family, Duke Rongyi took measures such as mountains, forests and lakes that were patented by the royal family."
"In the end, this law caused public dissatisfaction."
"King Zhou Li also adopted a high-pressure policy in terms of public opinion."
"Anyone who slanders the emperor will be punished and killed, and the famous saying 'to defend the people's mouth is better than to defend the river' comes from this incident."
Zhai You nodded and said, "That's true."
"A few years after this order was issued, the people of Zhou besieged the palace with sticks in hand, clamoring to attack King Zhou Li."
Speaking of which.
Zhai You couldn't help but smile and said: "The paradox is that at this time, King Zhou Li also ordered his subordinates to lead troops to protect him, but the generals directly responded, 'Your Majesty, we are deploying troops among the people of the country. The people of the country are the soldiers, and the soldiers are the soldiers. The people of the country are in riot, who can the king mobilize?'"
"So King Zhou Li could only flee the capital with his cronies."
"Finally died in a foreign country."
Ji Heng closed a bamboo slip, shook his head and said: "King Zhou Li may have some evil ways, but judging from what I said and the records on some bamboo slips, I think this is how to identify King Zhou Li. It’s the foolish king who is a little biased.”
"Historical books at that time were mostly recorded by full-time nobles."
"What King Zhou Li did was obviously contrary to the old nobility and harmed the interests of the old nobility, so the historical records cannot be fully believed."
"Some of King Zhou Li's actions are worthy of recognition."
"Maybe he was a monarch who wanted to do something, and he even did something. Otherwise, Xiong Qu, the powerful king of Chu at that time, would never have given up his title because he was afraid of King Zhou Li's conquest."
"Therefore, the evaluation of King Zhou Li should not only be based on the history books of the Central Plains, but should also be combined with the views of the barbarians, Rong and Di."
Zhai You frowned slightly.
But he didn't expect that Ji Heng would speak for Hun Jun.
However, he did not refute. He just sat quietly and let Ji Heng write down these words. But after thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have thought of something and muttered: "This official said something." To some extent, the 'official mountains and seas' implemented by the Qin Dynasty today and the 'burning books and entrapping alchemists' some time ago are somewhat similar to what King Zhou Li did."
Zhai You's voice was not loud.
But in the silent pavilion chief's room, it was clearly audible.
The faces of Fusu and other young masters changed slightly.
Ji Heng raised his head, glanced at Zhai You slowly, then glanced at the livid young masters a few times, and said calmly: "To a certain extent, the two are indeed similar, but King Zhou Li's actions are more He was so fierce that he offended almost all the old nobles and Zhou people, so he was destined to fail."
"We came here this time to record these things."
"So that future generations can take history as a warning."
After hearing Ji Heng's words, Fusu and others' expressions softened slightly.
But his face was still cold.
Only Fusu looked at Ji Heng deeply.
He thought of what Ji Heng had said before, that all history is contemporary history, just elaborations of the same thing from different angles. Comparing the reforms of King Zhou Li and the related reforms of Da Qin, it might not prove that this sentence is correct.
But Ji Heng learned from experience.
This prevented Da Qin from making the same mistakes as King Zhou Li.
Ji Heng said slowly: "Judging from relevant historical books, the Qin people declined due to the rise of Zhou Dynasty, and also prospered due to the decline of Zhou Dynasty."
"No matter what the historical truth is, the Zhou royal family was indeed declining at that time. This is indisputable."
Zhai You nodded and said, "That's true."
"It is recorded in some books in the clan that the Rong Di led by 烃狁 (xiǎn yǔn) at that time also strengthened their resistance to the Zhou royal family. Just when the Zhou royal family's building was about to collapse, the Zhou royal family began to carry out massacres in order to protect themselves. Mobilize all forces that can be mobilized on a large scale, including the people of Qin."
"It's also from this time on."
"The arrogant Zhou people finally bowed their noble heads to the Qin people they had long despised."
Zhai You's eyes were very excited.
It was as if I was in the current world, watching the Zhou people ask for help from the Qin people. The Zhou people who had been arrogant in the past could no longer be arrogant towards the Qin people.
Ji Heng shook his head.
He was not interested in the love-hate entanglement between Qin people and Zhou people.
What interests him is the unsolved case of King Zhou You.
In the past few days, he has been reading the history books he brought. The more he read, the more he felt that the affairs of King You of Zhou were complicated and confusing. However, after Shenhou Quanrong attacked Haojing, he burned a large number of Zhou histories, and many historical truths were also revealed. buried.
He already had some vague guesses in his mind.
But it's not enough.
It’s just that the more you understand, the more you recognize the winners and losers.
Zhai You said: "It was also at this time that the people of Qin were completely reborn from the ashes."
It’s not me who overturned the verdict for King Zhou Li.
This is the view held by the archaeological and historical circles in recent years, and I am just borrowing it.
Does not represent personal views.
(End of chapter)
