The current attitude of the Duke of Luo to Qi is very complicated. The Ji Jiang Alliance formed by Qi and Luo has protected Bangzhou through hundreds of years of ups and downs.
How important is a strong alliance?
The previous Ji Jiang Alliance was even willing to give up short-term interests for the sake of mutual friendship. The political trust between the two parties was extremely high, which was completely different from the current alliance among the countries that betrayed them at every turn.
But now the Qi State has gradually drifted away from the Zhou Dynasty, because although the Jiang surnamed Lu is still the king and has great influence, the real power that can affect the national policy of the Qi State is not in the hands of the official.
The Ji Jiang alliance did not break up, but simply disappeared.
The Wei State initiated the reform, and its strength quickly grew. It defeated the Qin State in the west and the Chu State in the south, and then woke up all the princes in the world. It turns out that the reform is so important. As other countries reformed, the Wei State The institutional advantages gradually disappeared.
However, relying on the military soldiers of Wei, the State of Wei was still very tyrannical. Then, just like the State of Chu was weakened before, the three kingdoms of Qi, Qin and Chu unanimously chose to weaken the State of Wei.
But before, the Wei State had the Three Jin Alliance, which was not easy to take action. Now that the Wei State has dismantled the Three Jin Alliance, it is simply suicidal.
The most exciting one is the Qin State. The country with the weakest reforms in recent years is the Qin State. Because the Qin State is too remote, it attracts the fewest talents. Most of the talents have gone to the Qi State, as well as to South Korea and Zhao State. of.
Although the wars between Qin and Wei in recent years were not as tragic as those during Wei Houqing's period, they were equally difficult. Then Qin learned from the pain and decided to carry out a thorough reform to change the current situation.
Wei Yang, who was favored by destiny and destined for the rise of the Qin State, surveyed the world in the Luo Kingdom Academy and finally came to the Qin State, a piece of white paper-like land, which was the battlefield for him to gallop freely.
Then Wei Yang entered Qin and told Uncle Qin about his plan to strengthen the country, starting from the most fundamental changes in the political system, to the distinction between farmers and merchants, to military restructuring, to the organizational form of the most basic people in Qin, one by one. , the Wei State's reform in the past was the foundation, and then it was strengthened to the point where it could not be improved.
Wei Yang explained the necessity of the policy to Uncle Qin in detail: "My lord, among all the Xia kingdoms, only the Luo Kingdom has always been strong.
If the Luo Kingdom wants to dominate the world, will it fail?
The reason is that the Luo Kingdom's official office can completely mobilize almost all the adult men in the entire Luo Kingdom, and can also make these people devote themselves to death.
The approach of Luo Guogong's office cannot be imitated.
Therefore, we can only force recruitment. This is the importance of household registration. It is impossible to serve with all our heart, so we have to impose light crimes and heavy punishments and add military merit and nobility, forcing the Qin people to have to die, otherwise they will really die.
Although the process is different, the end result is the same.
As long as Qin implements these laws, it will prosper within ten years. "
First, all the people of Qin were broken up into individual people through various systems, and then they were controlled through harsh punishments, especially the joint sitting system, which was simply the only way to control the human body.
The people of Qin were born guilty, and they had to serve and perform military exploits in order to be exempted from guilt. Coupled with the military merit system, all Qin people were tied to the chariot.
Wei Yang was worried that Uncle Qin thought more than ten years was too long, so he analyzed the situation of the world for Uncle Qin, "Your Majesty, Wei is strong. Don't all other countries except Qin feel worried?
If this were true, Han and Zhao would not have attacked and killed the Marquis of Wei in the past.
Now the three Jin Dynasties are in civil strife and attacking each other. Although South Korea is weak, it is not vulnerable. Even if Wei can win, its strength will definitely be weakened, especially the elites in the world like Wei Wuzu.
Once there is too much loss, it will not be able to be trained in a short period of time. By then, will Wei still have the power it has now?
The Qi State is powerful and has always wanted to take back the enclave of Huaisi. It will definitely be hostile to the Wei State. I also ask you not to affect the relationship with the Qi State because of Huaisi's gains and losses.
The Qin State's enclave in Huaisi was to contain the Chu State and collect taxes and grain. It has received enough benefits in recent years.
If the relationship with Qi can be maintained, even giving up is not a big deal.
Qin can use the land of Huaisi to guide the war between Wei and Qi.
The war between the two powerful countries will not end in a short time. As long as Wei State devotes all its energy to the war with Qi State, it will definitely relax its suppression of Qin State.
Qin can buy precious time for the reform.
When the reform is completed, no matter who wins or loses between Wei and Qi, Wei's strength will definitely be greatly reduced. By then, Qin, which has greatly increased its strength, can directly take back the land in Hexi.
Then we will try to seize the land east of Hedong. By then, Hangu Pass, which cannot be opened by ten thousand people, will be destroyed without attack. "
Uncle Qin was very excited, thinking that Wei Yang was a genius in the world, and directly appointed him as Zuo Shuchang, the de facto prime minister, to preside over all reforms in Qin.
In the palace of Luo Kingdom, Luo Ce and Luo Li had serious expressions on their faces, and the temperature of the whole room even dropped a few points. They looked at the bamboo slips in their hands as if they were looking at a savage beast.
The reform strategy formulated by Wei Yang for the Qin State had just fallen into the hands of the Luo State Office as soon as it was implemented in the Qin State.
In fact, the Luo Kingdom has always been paying attention to the reforms in various countries. What these Legalists distributed among the countries are doing are large-scale experiments.
Over the years, the Luo Kingdom has gained a lot of experience from the reforms of various countries, but there has never been a reform that can make the palaces of the Luo Kingdom so serious.
Luo Li said in a deep voice: "Although the reforms in various countries in recent years have all been carried out to implement hegemony, Qi's reforms were born out of Guanzi.
Guan Zi originally advocated strengthening the country and enriching the people, so Qi's reforms were relatively light on the people.
The Wei State's reforms had relatively strong control over people, but at least they still left a glimmer of hope, especially with the death of Wei Houqing, Wei State's punishments gradually became looser.
The Qin State...
I really doubt that this Zuo Shu Chang Wei Yang has read the book "Domineering" written by his ancestor Ming Gong. He is too cruel. Apart from not being able to kill at will, what is the difference between this and the slaves of the past?
You are not allowed to move around at will, you are forced to serve, and you have to atone for your sins when you are born, from your teens to your sixties. This is really not treating people as human beings. "
The core of Wei Yang's reform is not the so-called military merit system. A reward system does not have that much power to change a country.
There are only two fundamental purposes of all reforms. The first is to enhance the strength of the entire country, and the second is to enhance the strength that the country can mobilize.
The reason why reforms in various countries can change the balance of power between countries in a short period of time is because the new system allows the central government to draw more power from the country and invest it in the country's arms war.
The Qin State's reform and control over the country has almost reached the highest peak that can be achieved in this era.
Luo Li had some doubts on his face. He was holding another slip in his hand, which was what Wei Yang had said when he was debating with everyone in the academy.
This is the power of the Luo Kingdom Academy. Basically, famous people from all over the world have studied in the Luo Kingdom Academy. Their opinions on governing and their personalities can be understood from their daily words and deeds. .
But Wei Yang has changed too much. "Judging from his previous debates with everyone in the academy, among the Legalists, he is not a person who punishes so severely. Compared with other Legalist disciples, he even There are some who agree with the king’s way, which is rare.”
Luo Cezai carefully watched Wei Yang's words and deeds, and said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because he understands the king's way and is proficient in domineering that he can create such a law. He and the reforms of Wei and Korea They are all different, he really wants to put the law above the monarch and above all people."
As he spoke, Luo Ce pointed to a place among the bamboo slips and said, "Li'er, look here.
Wei Yang said: "Confucian scholars always believe that the Luo Kingdom has not changed for more than 800 years, but it is still prosperous, so there is no need to change the current system."
But what is the truth?
Luo State directly skipped the nobles in the middle and spread its blessings to the people of the country. This was no different from the effect achieved by the reform.
Therefore, if you want to make the country strong, you must learn from the Luo Kingdom. The more people at the bottom you can control, the stronger the country will be. '
You see, Wei Yang understands the royal way of the Luo Kingdom very well.
But Luo Guo cannot be copied, so he chose to use domineering methods to achieve the same goal. "
Luo Li said coldly: "The King of Luo's values of life and death are subtle, and in the end everyone will regard the country as their home.
But Wei Yang's path is evil, and everyone from nobles to common people will hate him.
Especially the common people, I am afraid they wish for the death of the Qin State. If one day, these Qin people see the environment in which the Luo people live, they may immediately turn around and destroy the Qin State.
However, in the cycle of heaven and earth, such a radical reform by Wei Yangming will definitely not end well. Chu State's mere military reform caused such a big disturbance, and few people who reform will end well.
Wei Yang almost changed the entire system of the Qin State. When this generation of kings passes away, Wei Yang will die, which can be regarded as repaying the debt for the sins he committed.
He may be the most successful disciple of Legalism, but there will be no place for him in the temples of the saints. "
Luo Li made no secret of his dislike for Wei Yang.
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Drawing on the experience and lessons of the reforms of Wei and Chu, Wei Yang's reform in Qin was the most thorough and successful in the entire Warring States period. It quickly enhanced Qin's national power and armed Qin for war. Behemoth.
However, Wei Yang's reforms were too extreme in using the power of punishment, advocating heavy punishment for light crimes, heavy exploitation and oppression of the Qin people, which resulted in the phenomenon of "the people did not know the country". In the end, the Qin system prospered and the Qin Dynasty was also buried. ——"Collection of the Warring States Reform"
Shang Yang, this person, alas, forget it, let’s not talk about it anymore.
Let's talk about "The Book of Shang Jun". I don't know if this thing was written by Shang Yang. Anyway, you will be damned if you use this thing.
(End of chapter)
