Chapter 742: One Country, Two Systems
Bloodline inheritance is the core of the feudal imperial system, and the people of the world also agree with this, so once this kind of public opinion foundation is completely abolished, it will not bring stability, but turmoil and confusion.
Although the county system has been successful, it is also a historical necessity.
But for a huge earth, the adoption of the county system is definitely a false proposition, and the hand is not long enough to manage that far.
However, the use of the feudal system can solve this problem, and the sons and grandsons of Qin Shi Huang are divided into places outside the Great Qin, which not only complies with the will of the people, but also strengthens the sense of belonging to the Great Qin in those extremely distant places.
Chen Xu actually thought about this question for a long time.
Qin Shi Huang's bunch of sons and grandsons have nothing but the identity of a royal prince at the moment, the identity is equivalent to the common people, there is neither fief nor power, and they have a group of staff members around them who have nothing to do, from the perspective of inheritance, only Gongzi Fusu has the greatest hope of inheriting the emperor's unification, but the emperor has not set up the queen and the crown prince for a long time, which makes all the princes can only wait for the emperor to die, and then wait for the emperor to appoint an heir before his death.
And after Qin Shi Huang died, it turned out to be Hu Hai, the most unlikely person to be the emperor, who ascended the throne, and the princes were unarmed and could only be killed one by one, and Fusu had no sufficient reason to resist Hu Hai because he was not the emperor's designated heir, and could only be forced to commit suicide.
If all the princes are divided into feudal feuds, even if they are border wastelands such as Korea and the Western Regions, with their own fiefdoms and weak power, they will not let the royal family die completely, and the surname Zhao will be completely removed from Chinese history.
And there is also a very important point, that is, the division can solve the problem of the refuge of hundreds of disciples.
At present, the reason why the disciples of the hundred schools of Great Qin are making a lot of noise, the most important thing is that they lack the opportunity to make progress and give full play to their abilities, once they are divided, a large number of disciples who can't stay in the Central Plains can also take refuge in the princes of the division to get the opportunity to advance and realize their ideals and ambitions, and at the same time, they can quickly spread the culture of the Central Plains.
"Your Majesty, Fang Caichen said that you can use the matter of dividing the feudal to solve the governance problem of the Western Regions, this method Your Majesty feels that there are hidden dangers, and the domestic use of the county system, there are also hidden dangers, this hidden danger is that the cohesion of the people of the county system is not enough, but after all, my Great Qin only occupies a small part of the Central Plains, as long as a sufficiently perfect management system is established, the transfer and assessment and supervision of officials are strengthened, and the economy is developed so that the people have enough food and clothing, and it will naturally be well controlled over time. However, for the Western Regions and even the Western countries, the canonization of foreign princes is not enough to control, and the county system is even more impossible. Chen Xu organized his own language in his mind, trying his best to make what he said below acceptable to Qin Shi Huang.
"Aiqing, please speak clearly!" Qin Shi Huang didn't quite understand what Chen Xu meant.
"Right now, all the sons are in Xianyang, their identities are equivalent to the common people, they are all idle, and Your Majesty has never set up a prince, which is not in line with the ancient rites of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but also makes the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers and even the people of the world are at a loss, the minister said before, there are no immortals in the world, Your Majesty has ever thought about the inheritance of Great Qin in a hundred and ten years?"
The emperor's face was solemn in an instant, and he looked at Chen Xu directly.
"The minister doesn't want to support which prince will inherit His Majesty's unification in the future, but if you don't set up a prince, it will always be a huge hidden danger.
Chen Xu's expression was very indifferent, this matter was not dared to be said by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, but he dared to say it and dared to ask, and there were only two people at the moment, he and the emperor, and the emperor would not turn his face to him.
Qin Shi Huang was silent for a long time and then shook his head slightly.
"I haven't thought about it yet, I don't know what Aiqing suddenly asked about this matter, what does it have to do with the division of princes in the Western Regions?"
"Your sons are the blood of the Heavenly Family, and naturally they will not be able to become commoners in the future, they must have the corresponding identity and status, otherwise where is the prestige of the Heavenly Family? But now that all the sons are slowly coming of age, they are not even as good as ordinary officials, if this matter is not arranged as soon as possible, once Your Majesty dies, how will you deal with yourself in the future? And if you don't set up a crown prince, the struggle for power and succession will inevitably happen, and Daqin will probably be in chaos in an instant, and the eternal country that Your Majesty has worked so hard to build is in danger of falling apart......"
Although Chen Xu's words are a bit rebellious, they are true.
Qin Shi Huang's face twitched slightly, he held the teacup tightly, and only after a long time did he slowly speak: "Does Aiqing want to persuade me to set up a crown prince, and then divide the princes?" ”
"The establishment of the crown prince is a family matter for His Majesty, and the minister will not put his beak in the matter, but he just wants to remind His Majesty that this matter should be planned in advance, and the matter of dividing the seal is now a good time, and it will be in the Western Regions!"
Qin Shi Huang's eyebrows twitched, and he looked at Chen Xu with an extremely surprised expression on his face: "Aiqing is saying that I will divide the princes into the Western Regions?" ”
"Not bad!" Chen Xu nodded, "Your Majesty has more than ten princes, Gongzi Fusu, Gongzi Gao, Gongzi Kun, and Gongzi Jianglu are all adults, they are all His Majesty's closest relatives and flesh and blood, and their status is noble, how can they become commoners in the future and beg for food and between Tianmu and merchants?" Divide them into the Western Regions and Donghu and even Lingnan, these barbaric places, canonized as the country of princes, not only can respect the king and defend the Great Qin, but also can monitor the spread of foreign races, which is a double benefit, and the princes have also obtained the identity and status of the royal family, although those places are bitter cold and barren places, but my Great Qin also started between the West and the Dog Rong, several generations of the first kings worked hard to completely integrate the Great Qin into the Central Plains, so that His Majesty can unify China today! And the princes will be divided into feudal areas, and they will inevitably work hard to govern and subjugate the alien races in those border wastelands, which is much more stable than directly canonizing the foreign princes, and will also get the support of all beings in the world, and many of the hundred disciples who are clamoring in the Central Plains may also be willing to go away and assist the princes in educating the people, one hundred years later, these foreign races all speak the language of the Central Plains, write the words of my Central Plains, read the book of my Central Plains, wear the clothes of my Central Plains, take pride in my Central Plains, and respect my Great Qin as the kingdom, When the time comes, all the four continents will have the same track, the same book, and the same text, and the eight directions will come to congratulate all countries on the coming of the dynasty, and achieve the way of the emperor who will conquer the four seas and eight wildernesses......"
Qin Shi Huang Huo Ran stood up, his eyes flashed with a wonderful light that was rarely seen on weekdays, and he walked back and forth on the main hall with his hands behind his back excitedly.
"Aiqing's strategy is very good, when Li Xiang proposed the use of the county system, I was young and vigorous at the time, so I felt that the county system could indeed reduce the princes' fighting, but after the unification of the six countries, I did feel the disadvantages of the county system, although the appointment and selection of county officials came from the court, but it was still constrained everywhere, and the implementation of the decree was not smooth, many county officials still held the defects and did not obey the court order, and there were people who violated the yang and yin everywhere, until Aiqing came to Xianyang and reformed the court, and implemented the system of three provinces, six ministries and nine official positions. This situation has changed, and now the government decree is much smoother than before, but the Western Regions and even the Western countries, after the future conquest, the court will inevitably be beyond the reach of the whip, and the government decree will come and go for months or even years at a time, which will inevitably bury many hidden dangers...... Yes, yes, instead of dividing the princes with different surnames, it is better to divide the princes, and the brothers will go out on the wall to resist their insults, which is a good policy! ”
Seeing the muttering of walking around with Qin Shi Huang, Chen Xu's heart also relaxed.
The division of the princes can be said to be a huge step to calm the hidden dangers of Great Qin in the future, and Chen Xu has not thought about it in the country, after all, the county system is indeed a huge improvement compared to the division of princes.
Europe at the same time as the Great Qin, Rome unified the European continent at its peak, but it was precisely because of the feudal system that Europe soon fell apart, and there was an advanced political system such as parliament, but it still did not develop into the pattern of thousands of years of great unification in China, so it was chaotic for thousands of years, during which many excellent civilized races were annihilated in the chaotic war, and China was thus able to be passed down and became the only ancient country where the inheritance of civilization was not broken.
But if it is not divided, the strength of the Great Qin Imperial Family will be like a single seedling that cannot be supported, all relying on the control of the emperor and the assistance of the courtiers, the emperor is domineering, but if the emperor is weak, the civil and military ministers will have bad intentions, and the rebellion will be stormy in an instant.
And letting Qin Shi Huang divide all his sons is not only to save their lives, but also to strengthen the close connection between the conquered land and Great Qin.
Once there is any rebellion in the country, at least these feudal princes and kings will not sit idly by and watch their nests being occupied by foreign surnames, and they will inevitably attack them en masse.
The general trend of the world will be divided for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time, and the gods can't stop this kind of thing.
As for how long Daqin can hold out?
Chen Xu doesn't think about it, and he can't think about it that far, everything has its own law of development
But for now, one country, two systems is the best approach.
"It's best to divide the scourge of Hu Hai and divide it to Hainan Island or Java Island, and bring Li Si, the anti-bone boy, with them, and let the two of them work on the isolated island." Chen Xu muttered silently in his heart.
"Aiqing, if I start conquering the Western Regions now, is there a good plan?"
Understanding the benefits of Chen Xu's separation, Qin Shi Huang suddenly couldn't hold back the tiger in his heart, and seemed to be eager to arrange his group of sons properly.
After all, Chen Xu is right, as the emperor, a group of sons are powerless and powerless, and they are not even as good as a county official, which is detrimental to the majesty of the heavenly family, and it cannot be arranged at home, and arranging it abroad is the only way, which also makes the block that has been blocked in his heart for a long time suddenly begin to melt.
"Your Majesty, I don't know much about the conquest ministers, Qiang Rong is more powerful than Hun Hu, and the terrain is barren and vast, if you want to use the method of elite horse pawn raids, it may be difficult to work, once you go deep into it, the terrain is not familiar with the supply difficulties, and the Qiang Rong Zhuhu attack may lead to a large number of casualties, the most important thing is that at the moment we don't know anything about the situation where Qiang Rong lives, and the military law cloud knows that he will not be defeated in a hundred battles, so the minister suggests that Your Majesty should not be in a hurry, you can first secretly send people to follow some caravans to and from the Western Regions to inquire about the situation in the Western RegionsAt the same time, you can also secretly publicize that my Great Qin is about to send a large army to conquer the Western Regions, Your Majesty has conquered Hun Hu twice, and now the bravery of the Great Qin horse pawn must have been known to the whole world, and some small tribes must be afraid to send envoys to Xianyang to beg for submission, as for a big tribe like the Yue clan, you can use Ji Xian to find out the movements in its clan! ”
"How to find out?"
"Your Majesty, go to Suiyin Mountain Marquis to break through the Xiongnu royal court, behead Mandanyu, and capture his wife, but the Xiongnu are squeezed by Yueshi, Donghu and my Daqin on three sides, in order to find a place to survive, they will inevitably hostage their son Yuyue, this is a good excuse, Your Majesty only needs to send an envoy to Yueshi with an edict in hand, asking the king of Yueshi to hand over the Xiongnu prince and the Xiongnu nobles who fled and fled......"
"If the Yue's people are handed, it means that the Yue's is afraid of my Great Qin, and they can coerce and induce them to submit, if they don't pay, then they can plan an opportunity to conquer, so as to win a blow and beat them, and then forcibly take their land, canonize a prince to control, and then form slave soldiers to supplement the army to conquer from all sides, and the Western Regions will inevitably be included in His Majesty's pocket in a few years......"
At present, the Great Qin State is strong and the people are weak, and the people's livelihood is suffering and suffering, which is not the best time to conquer.
But Qin Shi Huang knew that there was another world beyond the Western Regions, and he would not ignore it, and he needed to continue to forge ahead if he wanted to realize the way of the emperor that Chen Xu said.
However, in the face of the Western Regions and the Western countries, Great Qin had more than enough heart but not enough strength, and it was not a good policy to forcibly adopt the county system, so Chen Xu's proposal to divide the princes could just solve this problem, so Qin Shi Huang was particularly concerned and pulled Chen Xu to chat in Zichen Hall for an hour, and drank two large pots of tea.
At the end of the day, Chen Xu came out of the palace.
While walking, I kept touching my belly and burping tea.
He felt his belly sway.
But today's results are remarkable, as long as Daqin slowly develops according to his plan, more than ten years later, Daqin will naturally be another prosperous era no less than the prosperous Tang Dynasty.