Chapter Ninety-Eight: Changing the Law
The Wise Men were soon invited out of the Shogunate. Xiong Jing explained the premise of changing the law, and also explained the procedure for making a statement: if you want to change the law, you need to write a detailed political program first, and submit it to the national Yi doctors for public discussion, and the Chu people will not interfere during this period. This displeased many doctors. For example, law, magic, and power, these power techniques to control the courtiers and the common people, can only be sued by the king, but cannot be said to the courtiers, and can only be sued by the officials, and cannot be appealed to the common people.
The doctor's reaction Xiong Jing didn't care, and when these retreated, he left Chun Yuyue alone.
"Sit." It is no longer in the middle court, but in the Western Horde. Xiong Jing asked Chun Yuyue to sit and invited him to tea.
Of course, Chun Yuyue knew Xiong Jing's intention to leave him, which was to bet on him. He drank tea shallowly, waiting for Xiong Jing to speak. It's just that Xiong Jing didn't speak, so he had no choice but to say: "Dare to ask the king Qi Guo what law he wants to change, and what kind of government he wants to do?" ”
"Qi Guo," Xiong Jing thought about him just now, and listened to Chun Yuyue's words. "The country of Qi is a country of merchants, and there are many merchants, and there are more people who are dependent on merchants, does Chunzi think so?"
"Yes." Chun Yuyue nodded naturally. The many merchants of Qi are determined by the geography of Qi State, and the government of Guan Zhong has laid the foundation of Qi State's political system, and this point must not be ignored to change the law.
"That being the case," Xiong Jing repeated. "It is necessary to change the law to preserve the interests and rights of merchants, and the important techniques must not be carried out again."
"Dare to ask the king, how can the court benefit if you don't do the art of severity? If there is no real profit, how to deal with Qin equipment? Chun Yuyue asked rhetorically.
"Doctors and businessmen can just pay taxes. Merchants can pay taxes and enter foreign courts. Xiong Jing's answer made Chun Yuyue stunned, and he not only answered, but also made an analogy with the tea in the cup. The cup of tea is the benefit of the Qi country, and the light and heavy art will pour the benefits of the merchants and the common people to the imperial court. What did the imperial court do? The gold of the Qi country is just an extravagant expense for the nobles. Therefore, when Qi changed the law, it was the first thing to change taxes. ”
"Changing taxes?!" Chun Yu is more than a Confucian, and Confucianism has always been light on wealth and virtue.
"Yes." Xiong Jing Road. "The system of salt and iron must be abolished; The corn monopoly must be abolished; The rotation of acres must be abolished. ”
"In this way, the poor get poorer, and the rich get richer." Chun Yuyue was taken aback, and the first reaction in his mind was this.
"The state uses the royal court and the imperial court are divided into each other, and the royal court and the court are all paid by the rich." Xiong Jing added. "If the Chu State is in the Zheng Dynasty and the Foreign Dynasty are in the two systems, the Zheng Dynasty is the Tian family, and the Foreign Dynasty is the Shang Jia."
"No, no." Chun Yuyue couldn't listen to it anymore, "How can a businessman be a lowly businessman?" ”
"Half of the people in the Qi country are businessmen, how to govern the country if they don't let businessmen enter the foreign court?" Xiong Jing looked at Chun Yuyue a few times again, "No, how does Chunzi think to change the law?" What will be done? ”
Xiong Jing took a step back, and also wanted to see if Chun Yuyue was worth cooperating in this matter. If he is pedantic, then he can only change someone. He pushed the problem to Chun Yuyue, and Chun Yuyue said: "Qi changed the law, and he should be polite and benevolent first." The king is only able to ask whether the courtesy is important or the benefit, and the self-courtesy is also important. ”
"In this case, do you need to use the light and heavy technique?" Xiong Jing asked with a smile.
"How can you kill the benefits of the businessmen and benefit the farmers?" Chun Yuyue's answer disappointed Xiong Jing. Even though Qi Ru gradually praised the political system of the Chu State, once they gained the initiative, they still wanted to do benevolent government.
"Where does the profit come from if you take advantage of businessmen with the skill of lightness and weight?" Xiong Jing sighed. "The clothes and shoes of the Qi country in the world, and the goods in all countries, are all the merits of businessmen. If there are no merchants, how can the people be rich in the land of Qi country's 'land and grains'? ”
"Businessmen make profits and lose morality, and their people are not uprooted, if they are political, how can they be polite? Why is it benevolent? Chun Yuyue also sighed.
"Alas......" Xiong Jing smiled bitterly. He began to feel that it was a mistake to choose Chun Yuyue as his collaborator, and that he had always pursued the ideals of Confucianism and ignored the reality of Qi. It is certain to suppress business, and it is absolutely impossible for businessmen to engage in politics. Maybe this also has his selfish intentions, since the businessman can be in politics, what else do Confucian people do.
"In that case, Junko, please go back." Xiong Jing said with a wry smile. "Chunzi's political program can be handed over to Tian Leave at the right time."
After Hou Sheng's death, Tian Jia is already the acting prime minister, and he will be in charge of changing the law. Chun Yuyue was also a little disappointed when he heard this, because the political platforms of other doctors were also handed over to Tian Jiao. After handing it in, it will be a public discussion, and it has nothing to do with him what kind of political program will be implemented.
"The state of Chu has already implemented the state of Zhou, why doesn't the king want the state of Qi to also govern the state of Zhou?" Chun Yuyue moved his buttocks, wanting to get Xiong Jing's support.
"Chu State has done Zhou Zheng?" Xiong Jing was a little surprised. "The state of Chu is just a system of a righteous dynasty and a foreign dynasty. Nearly half of the civil businessmen of Qi State, nearly half of the non-farming people, do not pay attention to commercial politics but to Zhou government, how can he resist Qin in the future? If I am a businessman, Qin Guoyu said to me, if you descend to Qin, you will pay attention to businessmen, does Chunzi think that I will surrender to Qin? ”
"Businessmen value profit but have no virtue, and they are not credible." Chun Yuyue did not answer Xiong Jing's question, only emphasizing the conduct of the businessman.
"It is the nature of businessmen to value profits, how to do business without profits?" Xiong Jing Road. "Only by valuing profits can we hire workers to work, and only then can we turn fish, salt, mulberry and hemp into corn, what is wrong? If a businessman is not virtuous, is a scholar virtuous? Chunzi can go to other places if he wants to do Zhou politics, and half of the Ding Kou in Qi is a businessman and a businessman. ”
Xiong Jing didn't want to talk to Chun Yu anymore, he and Xun were only fifty steps and a hundred steps apart, the difference was that Xunzi gradually realized that morality alone could not achieve Jingtian Zhouzheng, and it was only possible to achieve it by force and law coercion, otherwise the common people with evil sex would never become simple and obedient ancient people.
Xiong Jing wanted to send off the guests, and Chun Yuyue, who knew that he couldn't miss this opportunity, didn't want to leave. He seemed to take a step back and said, "Dare to ask the king, if all the foreign dynasties are merchants, and the Qi country is all merchants, what will the generals be?" ”
"Business can enrich the people, even if they are poor, they may also be rich in other countries." Xiong Jing Road. "The sea boat of Chu will pass through the world, and the world of Qi will be so rich, if the world of clothes and shoes should be rich?"
"Rannong is the foundation of the country, if the whole country is business......" Chun Yuyue began to shake his head again, he couldn't imagine a country where the whole country was business.
"Since they are all merchants, why can't they buy grain with the profits they get?" Xiong Jing Road. "Nowadays, Qi buys as much as 20 million stones of millet every year, and it is open to the world, and it can buy grain and straw in the world......"
Xiong Jing is already light, and a few words will make the maid send off. It was already dark about this matter, and the Qi people on the battlefield were already collecting the bones of their families. In this battle, the Chu army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, the Qi people suffered more than 30,000 casualties, and about 6,000 or 7,000 people were killed in direct battle. This is, of course, the result of the Chu army not rushing to kill everything, according to the normal situation, the casualties of the defeated side will exceed 30%, and if the terrain is favorable or deliberately beheaded, it is not uncommon for the entire army to be annihilated.
The cry of the Qi people could be faintly heard in the north wind, and thinking of the diplomatic relations between Chu and Qi, Xiong Jing said to Zhuang Wudi: "Order the medical tent to start collecting the Qi soldiers and soldiers, and try to save them as much as possible." ”
More than 20 percent of the wounded die within three hours from their injuries or blood loss. It's been three hours, and the damned ones are dead, and the next ones to die are wound infections: tetanus, gangrene, sepsis, and broken bones. Tetanus and sepsis have no cure, and they can only rely on the wounded soldiers' own physique to contend with them, and the death of the Chu army's wounded soldiers is due to this.
Gangrene treatment requires repeated cleaning and removal of necrotic tissue, and if the wound is infected, maggot treatment is used, and death can be basically eliminated. Alcohol is used for cleaning, and the wounded and wounded of the Qi army cannot have alcohol, and they do not know how to clean the wounds, so the mortality rate is more than 30%.
Xiong Jing's treatment of the wounded soldiers of the Qi people did not surprise Zhuang Wudi, in the past few hours, the wounded soldiers of the Chu army have been treated, since it is not a battle to destroy the country and wants to reconcile with the Qi country again, it is natural to treat the wounded and injured.
Zhuang Wudi notified the medical tent to start treating the wounded soldiers of the Qi army, and at this time, Nao Xin rushed over and said urgently: "Tell the king, General Zhuang has woken up." ”
"Good, great good!" Xiong Jing was about to go to the medical tent, but Zhuang Wudi immediately pulled him back, "King, the palace is already preparing for a feast, if you go late......"
The king of Qi has descended, Xiong Jing will not destroy his country and forgive his sins, as the landlord of the king of Qi naturally has to set up a banquet to thank him. In addition to the king of Qi, the ministers of the court and the central government should also attend. Because to promote the reform of the law, the two sides must also have a formal communication, and how and how much the law will be changed, regardless of whether it is in favor or against, must first be handed over.
Zhuang Wudi persuaded, and Right Shi also persuaded. Thinking that Zhuang Qujian has woken up, it shouldn't be a big deal, if the king of Qi and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are made to wait too long, it will not be good for the relationship between Chu and Qi. Under the persuasion of the two, Xiong Jing gave up his plan to visit Zhuang Quji, and drove to Wangcheng in the southwest of Linzi.
At this time, the royal city is full of fires, the main gate of the south gate is wide open, and when it reaches the Gao gate, Xiong Jing does not go straight into the car, but gets off the car and walks. Qi Wang Tian Jian, who had been waiting in Gaomen, wanted to give Xiong Jing a horse, but when he saw him come down and walk, his heart was moved.
"The king of Chu loves and cares, and Tian Jian is difficult to repay in case." Tian Jian bowed deeply.
"The king of Qi is the lord of the Qi country, and if he doesn't have a gift, he will not be the lord of the guest." Xiong Jing has generally been able to grasp Tian Jian. Tian Jian's emotion was indeed from the bottom of his heart, but he was immature and cowardly. His gratitude is only useful for a while, and once a courtier bewitches him, his emotion disappears.
"King Chu, please." Tian Jian had already lost the king's benefit, so Daxing Tian Ji had to speak on his behalf and invite Xiong Jing into the palace.
"King Qi first, please." Xiong Jing was still polite, but when he arrived in the Yan Dynasty, when he talked about changing the law after three meals, he was no longer polite. After saying the premise of the change of the law that he had told the doctors, he continued: "In my opinion, the royal court should be separated from the imperial court, and the royal court should be the royal court, and the imperial court should not interfere. The king of Qi is still the king of Qi, and the government is led by the prime minister of Qi and discussed by the ministers. Qi Xiang has his own courtiers to elect, and the courtiers should have the doctors of each city to appoint or elect. When the court is outside the court, the people of the foreign dynasty are appointed by the amount of their taxes. ”