Chapter 29 Zhao Dan Li Si calculates the situation

The Warring States period is a world of great contention, and it is also the unpredictable wind of the times, and agriculture and other aspects have changed in the troubled times? From the previous Spring and Autumn Period to the hegemony, the five hegemons have changed to the seven heroes, and it is also the beginning of the full system. What about the war that has degraded people's hearts?

Is it changing over time, both in the economy and in every aspect? In terms of politics, economy, culture, and class relations, it gradually changed from a slave society to a feudal society.

Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period (770 BC - 221 BC). During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the kings of the Zhou Dynasty maintained the authority of the suzerainty of the world. After King Ping moved eastward, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty began, and the Zhou royal family began to decline, only retaining the name of the co-lord of the world, but without actual control ability. At the same time, some of the ethnic groups known as the barbarian Rongdi quickly caught up on the basis of the influence of the Central Plains culture or ethnic integration. Due to the different social and economic conditions of the Central Plains countries, the situation of competition for hegemony between major powers has emerged, and the merger and hegemony of various countries have contributed to the unification of various regions. Therefore, the great social upheaval of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty prepared the conditions for national unification.

Changes in thinking: The last three centuries of the Zhou dynasty, beginning with Confucius (551-479 BC), emerged with a systematic system of speculative thought: (1) a tendency to abandon the old supernatural and mythological explanations of the workings of heaven and earth in favor of impersonal forces and tendencies (e.g., Tao, Yin and Yang, (2) Emphasizing at least theoretically the prerequisite that a ruler must have, i.e., noble birth, supplemented by qualified intelligence and morality, so that he can deserve to undertake the very important task of rule.(3) But since the right to rule is hereditary under normal circumstances, there is a corresponding emphasis on the training of an educated, non-hereditary class of officials to act as advisers to the ruler.This emphasis marks a radical departure from the traditional view that appointment depends only on good birth, and at the same time moves in the direction of the imperial Chinese civil service system, in which officials were recruited according to competitive examinations.(4) The ideal of social harmony is emphasizedAlthough this harmony is based on inequality. In other words, this emphasis is based on the readiness of each individual to accept his or her particular position in a hierarchical structure and to do his best to fulfill the social duties associated with that status.(5) The emphasis on great unity, which includes not only political unity, but also ideological and cultural unity, and at the same time provides an indispensable basis for peace, good government, and social welfare. The various implications of the last theme can be traced back to the early Zhou period, which is politically manifested in the idea that there can be no two masters under the whole world.

Economy: During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the use of iron tools and the promotion of cattle ploughing marked a significant increase in social productivity. China's feudal economy has been further developed, especially in the north. The leap in the productive forces caused a revolution in the relations of production. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Jingtian system (Gongtian) was gradually replaced by feudal private ownership of land, and was finally established through the reform of laws in various countries.

Politics: During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the wars of princes for hegemony destroyed the old order of slavery and brought disaster and suffering to the people. But the results of the war accelerated the process of unification, promoted national integration, and accelerated the pace of change. With the growth of the power of the new landlord class, they successively carried out reform movements in various vassal states, and the new feudal system was finally established. The Qin State, which had the most thorough reform, became the most powerful of the vassal states, and later developed into a unified core force.

Culturally: Culture is a reflection of the politics and economy of a certain period. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, economic development promoted the progress of science and technology; The transformation of society has contributed to the unprecedented vitality of thought and the prosperity of literature and art.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the old system and the old ruling order were destroyed, the new system and the new ruling order were established, and the new class forces were growing. Hidden in this process and constituting this social change is the revolution of the productive forces characterized by iron. The development of the productive forces eventually led to the reform movements of various countries and the establishment of the feudal system, and also led to the prosperity of ideology and culture.

To get back to the point, this time Zhao Dan also won so many things without wasting any troops, and he himself also understood a truth, that is, sometimes wars do not break out at all, and the results are so easy to change? Zhao Dan is not stupid, he knows that if he sends troops, it is very likely that he will not get any benefits from South Korea?

At this moment, Zhao Dan also smiled and said to Li Si: "Li Si's widow is now taking advantage of South Korea, not only that, but the widow also plans to start withdrawing troops from Korea, do you know why the widow suddenly decided to withdraw at this time?" But it doesn't hurt to say anything! ”

Li Si also said to Zhao Dan with a smile: "The king thinks that with the current strength of our Da Zhao, we can easily win more South Korea, but this will inevitably offend this group of people in South Korea, so the king suddenly chose to do this at this time?" When the time comes, your name of benevolence and righteousness will be greatly affected, and if you offend the Koreans, it will inevitably give the Qin people a chance, and this is your own cleverness, the king. ”

Zhao Dan also said to Li Si with a smile: "Now is the world of great contention, and the widow also has to seize the opportunity, Mr. Li Si, you are only half right, because with my Da Zhao's strength, I can suddenly take the benefits from South Korea." But this is also the greatest degree of offense to him South Korea, and although we are not afraid of him South Korea to a certain extent, but for some reason let other countries, like Qin, calculate our country, which will be greatly affected by our country, which is not necessarily a good thing for us?

Secondly, South Korea is close to Qin and Wei, and it is by no means adjacent to our country, so we don't need to offend South Korea because of some necessary territorial disputes, and even if we want to offend, we don't get the land west of the river, and the things we consider are not comprehensive. Although we want Hexi, the most important thing is that we need South Korea to sit back and watch the success or failure, and we must draw in the relationship between the two sides, which is the most important thing for us at present, and it is also the most important thing.

The most important thing is that the most important enemy of the widow now is the Wei State, the widow of the Hexi land of the Wei State is determined to win, and he has always wanted the land of Hexi before, so it is impossible for the widow to offend the Wei State in the future, and he will offend him South Korea, this is the reason why the widow did that, sir, you should understand now, right? ”

Zhao Dan's words at this moment also made Li Si admire, and Li Si also said with a smile: "If the king observes the fire, he is very impressed, but it is very easy for the king to deal with the Wei State, but the king cannot take it lightly for the king of Qin, especially Fan Ju is an old fox who is rare in a hundred years, we must be careful against him, Yingji will never sit back and watch the situation change, the minister estimates that he will watch us fight with other countries, and then calculate us, with the current strength, Our Zhao State is still his most dangerous opponent. ”

At this moment, Zhao Dan also said with a smile: "For Yingji, you naturally know what to do?" Yingji, this person is sinister, I can see it better than anyone, and I know more than anyone, Mr. There are some things, we must see it thoroughly, Yingji's current goal is to go to the party, he can't take care of us, and we have accumulated strength here, and when the time changes, we will take the land west of the river. ”

At this time, Li Si also said with a smile: "King Shengming." ”

At this moment, his analysis is also very reasonable, Yingji is a very dangerous opponent? But Zhao Dan is not afraid, why? Because he can see the problem through the essence, Zhao Dan at this moment can be said to be quite terrifying and quite powerful for countless opponents such as South Korea and Wei State.