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"Since the Qin State Shangjun changed the law. The Qin State has always pursued the policy of strengthening the country and the poor people. Zhang Liang explained. Shang Junshu is already known to Koreans. Some of Shang Jun's political views are not favorable. But Korean university students understand. These policies of the Qin State did put the Qin State on the road to strength.

Shang Jun's view was that the state and the people were opposed and could not be united. If the country is strong, then the people must be poor. Only the people are poor. Only then can the country become rich and strong. Zhang Liang explained.

"And once the people get rich. Then the strength of the country will be weakened. This is why when the people are strong, the country is weak. And the truth that if the country is strong, the people will be poor. Zhang Liang said slowly. The college students below nodded. They still know that.

"The strength of the Qin state is based on the self-sacrifice of the people of the Qin state. Take the Qin people fighting a war as an example. Why did the people of Qin fight so fiercely. As soon as they heard of the war, they would be bareheaded and shirtless, and they would move forward bravely, without fear, without any regard for life or death. Why? Zhang Liang asked.

"It's because the people are poor. If the people are poor, the people will be motivated, and they will work hard. Zhang Liang said. And the college students below nodded in approval.

"And this time. The national policy of rewarding cultivation and warfare by the Shang monarch allowed these poor people to see a way out. Either farming and producing more grain. Or go to the battlefield and fight bravely. ”

"You have to choose one of the two paths. Grain, which solved the problem of military rations for the Qin State. The soldiers went to the battlefield to kill the enemy bravely, solving the morale and bravery of the Qin State on the battlefield. How can such a country not be strong. How could the armies of the six nations fight against such an army? At this time, Zhang Liang used the form of rhetorical questions to question the college students in the audience.

Can college students nod their heads in agreement when they hear such a question? The laws of the Qin State were compiled and printed in Korea as a book. The legal profession of the State of Qin took the name of this study. The same was done with Korean university students.

When these college students saw that the legal documents of the Qin State were formulated in great detail and rigorously. They had to exclaim the crazy actions of the Qin people. These laws were given to Koreans. Koreans simply can't accept it. Because, it's too rigorous. It is so strict that what kind of shoes must be worn by anyone, otherwise, it is a crime. Then according to different legal rules, the punishment is different. Such a rigorous law is compared with the legal instruments of the six countries. It's a world of difference. Koreans admired the rigorous style of the Qin people. They are also thinking about such questions. The law is tightened. Is it good or not.

The answer is yes. The benefits of being strict with the law outweigh the disadvantages. If things are more specific. Although within the scope of South Korea's understanding, they believe that such a detailed law must be cumbersome, but the Qin people, who pay attention to practical results, make the law so practical. This is also a big surprise to Koreans.

Take, for example, the military law of the Qin State. Soldiers are divided into twenty levels, from low to high. Each level eats different meals. There is a clear number of heads decapitated by soldiers on the battlefield and the heads captured by a hundred-man team of Qin State. These laws made the soldiers of the Qin State efficient. At the same time, it also made the Qin army truly become a division of tigers and wolves. The Koreans thoroughly studied the laws of the Qin state. If you follow the set of the Qin State. Then it is quite possible that Korea will become the second Qin state.

"If it is according to the set of laws of the Qin State. Our Korea may also become the second Qin state. But this kind of national policy is strong despite the country. But the power of the people will inevitably weaken. The nobles of the Six Kingdoms would certainly not see it like this. Because the aristocracy did not want to see the rise of new forces. The rise of new forces will inevitably affect the interests of the nobles of the six countries. Zhang Liang really hit the nail on the head at this time.

Right. The core of Qin's set of cultivation warfare was to promote the rise of new aristocratic forces. Reward farming. Ordinary Qin people can get knighthoods. What does a knighthood mean to Chinese who value family traditions? Titles can be passed on. Father's death in battle can be passed on to his son. The son can have a knighthood later. can achieve equal status in society. Even the high-ranking people must not.

In those days. Wealth and status were distributed according to bloodline. It is simply impossible for ordinary people to get a knighthood. In the previous Qin State, so did the Six Kingdoms. Why did the Qin State change succeed? However, the Six Kingdoms failed to change the law more. In other words, there is a generation of changes. And the next generation is gradually weakened. Finally beaten. For example, the country of Qi is. This is because of the obstruction of the aristocratic forces. The old aristocracy did everything possible to thwart the injection of fresh power. The injection of fresh power will inevitably change the original pattern. The state of Qin unified the world. The potential target is the existence of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms. Shang Wen was unaware of the potential existence of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms. However, it is inadvertently promoting this change of power between the old and the new. This change comes from the change within the six countries themselves.

The nobles of the Six Kingdoms have vested interests, and they do not want to change the current situation. Nor do they want to change the benefits they have already received. The Qin state, on the other hand, was a top-down reform. This reform came from the will of the king, and to a large extent, the self-motivation of the Qin king. Make Qin the most powerful of the Six Kingdoms. The same is true in other countries, but it is not fixed in the form of law. And the state of Qin was fixed.

It has to be said that this is the luckiest place in the Qin State. However, the change of law is a kind of compromise between the interests of the upper and lower strata, and between the new forces. Although the Qin State succeeded in changing the law, the change itself was a compromise. This compromise is a compromise between the nobility and the fresh forces. The interests of the nobility were broken. The aristocracy had to move up. As a price for the damage to their interests, they persecuted those who made the rules. Shang Jun lost his life to a large extent because of this. And it was a tragic death at the hands of others. But the state of Qin was exchanged for the injection of fresh power.

The next state of Qin. Every time there is an injection of fresh power, for example, Zhang Yi, Fan Sui, LΓΌ Buwei and so on. These are fresh representatives of the new aristocracy. As a representative of the fresh forces. In order to strike at their opponents, they would strike at the old nobility at the very beginning. In order to crack down on these nobles, they must adopt some new policies to establish meritorious service for the Qin state. Because the rule is to make a great contribution to the strength of the Qin State. With contributions, everything is naturally easy to say.

Zhang Yi's contradiction has been resolved before. The old nobles killed Shang Ying, and the contradictions between Fan Sui largely came from the competition with the military generals. The consequence of these alternations of the old and the new is that the political changes in the Qin state are far more wonderful than the political struggles of the six countries.

That's the downside. The old and the new are constantly changing. The old ones can't protect vested interests. And the new ones are forging ahead. Although the state of Qin is strong. But the political struggle at the top was quite "wonderful." This also explains why it was time for Lees. For his own interests, Li Si persecuted the crown prince Fusu and the general Meng Tian. Push the pillars of the Qin State to this. Because Lees wants to put an end to such a development. He wanted to keep the glory and wealth of the Li family. For the sake of this, he had to do it.

The sorrow of the Qin State is here. When Shang Jun formulated the country's legal system, he would never have imagined that an irreconcilable contradiction appeared in his system at the beginning. This contradiction turned the Qin State into a kind of hard wound.

According to the original historical development. The Qin army's strong will to fight has never collapsed for more than a hundred years, and at the last moment, it was completely disintegrated due to the serious political struggle at the top. This result is so frustrating. At this point, I'm afraid Shang Jun feels a little helpless when he is alive.

Looking at the nobility of the Six Kingdoms. The nobles of the Six Kingdoms did not threaten to do so, because the state did not have such a system. And slaves, civilians did not have such a chance of promotion. There is no such intersection of fresh blood up and down. The interests of the nobility were maintained, and the commoners did not have the opportunity to enter the upper echelons. That's why the whole Six looks so lifeless, they only fight hard to protect their vested interests. But how can the individual forces of the nobles be the opponents of the overall strength of a country in the Qin State. Under the crush of the huge war machine of the Qin State. The interests of the nobility will also not be guaranteed for a long time. After the loss of interest. These nobles, especially after the collapse of the Six Kingdoms. These aristocrats became the backbone of the anti-Qin movement. This also explains the huge hidden dangers exposed after the death of Qin Shi Huang.

The nobility of the Six Nations is an invisible and untouchable force. But these forces can't but be ignored, Shang Wen didn't know that there was such a force at first. But Zhang Liang was potentially aware of the huge threat to the development of South Korea due to the existence of such an aristocratic force. Because, such a power also exists in South Korea.

But Shangwen's national policy is slowly digesting this power. Let the Six Nations generate new forces to destroy the nobility on their own. This power is the civilian power that is rising. The power of the commoners will form a kind of confrontation with the nobles of the Six Kingdoms. This antagonism can be called a new capitalist force.

Behind the rapid development of the Qin State is the rapid rise of this power, and several measures of Shang Wen have inadvertently resolved the internal flaws of the Qin State.

Officials, or those who are motivated by the new forces, are divided into powers, first of all, officials have a second career, that is, before they become officials, or after they become officials, they must have a career in which they can earn a living. No matter what profession it is, it is all equal in the Qin State. This allows those who are motivated to see hope and opportunities. At the same time, everyone is on an equal footing. It also dissolves the situation of fighting each other because of a large increase in status. Because the emergence of such a situation can undermine the internal instability of a country. It is an important issue that needs to be addressed in a strong country.

Careers are free to choose. In this way, there is more right to choose than Shang Jun's cultivation and warfare. Moreover, the status is still equal. In this way, this part of the upward force is channeled.

Secondly. The state of Qin opened up the road of commerce. Shangwen's commercial operation allowed the Qin State to taste the benefits, and at the same time cultivated a large number of Qin entrepreneurs, who became supporters of Shangwen's New Deal. Although they do not have power, they have wealth, and more people enter the circle of business operations in large numbers in order to pursue wealth. The efficient talents needed in this circle are far greater than Qin Guo's own imagination. All kinds of technical talents, all kinds of management talents, as well as all kinds of marketing talents and so on. These talent needs have attracted all the Shandong scholars who have become officials. Not only that, but through these operations, the Qin State also cultivated its own talents.

Among the new civil bureaucracy of the Qin State. Most of them came from business management, and their management experience created new impetus and plans for Qin's governance of the country. Many of these solutions are based on the scope of commercial operations. In this way, the efficiency of the use of social resources has been greatly improved. The efficiency of the Qin State was as high as the previous one. It has to be said that it is a miracle.

There is another important reason behind this miracle. The reason for this is that the new group composed of these various talents is the new "aristocratic" group of the capitalist road of the Qin state. The emergence of the power of this group has gradually replaced the destructive pattern of over-motivation and pursuit of politics. New power got rich. The forces of the old power gained power. This seems to be balanced. But actually. Shangwen is slowly changing this balance.

At the same time that the Qin State was vigorously expanding its territory. The state of Qin attracted a large number of immigrants. Territorial expansion. Population growth. However, the Qin State was unable to absorb so much territory and resources at once. Especially administratively. The Qin State had never managed such a large territory.

If the county system is implemented. Oh, my God. The Qin State suddenly had more than fifty more counties. Nearly 1,000 county seats. Qin Guo's helplessness made Shang Wen see an opportunity. It has always been an opportunity for the new forces to share the power. This is an opportunity to establish a parliamentary system in remote areas. This system would satisfy the balance of power of the new aristocracy of the Qin State.

The parliamentary system was originally created to achieve a balance of power. Although Shang Wen is not good at reading history, he can only say one or two things about the process of the big thing in the year name, but he can't accurately match the number, which is certainly a disadvantage of Shang Wen, but it is also Shang Wen's advantage, and it is this shortcoming that makes Shang Wen have a new perspective that is difficult for others to have. China's balance of power is too poor, and the slightest change in power will have more influence on Chinese politics. This imbalance of power, especially when one side of the power is too strong, then it quickly collapses, and then the other force slowly becomes too large. This imbalance of power has almost always become a common problem in ancient Chinese history, in order to change this common problem. Shang Wen can be said to have put a lot of effort into it.

In his view, only the use of such a parliamentary system could solve all problems. Because parliament is where power is concentrated. But the forces were balanced in Parliament. Businessmen, military personnel, politicians, and everyone else in all shapes and sizes are involved. The advantage of being involved is that the power is balanced. And no one can get dominance. In this way, a certain amount of fairness is guaranteed. Then there is the balance of power.

This. Such a system was established in the newly established states of the Qin state. The advent of parliaments has given new power groups the opportunity to enter the center of power, and they can express their opinions. At the same time, they can also negotiate and agree on a problem. In particular, the issue of the direction of the people concerned was resolved.

So. The new force is no longer an individual or a small team, that is, the oligarchy that Shangwen resent the most. Shangwen's current situation is such a situation. Because he and anyone can talk about the past, but with no one can continue to sustain the reason. Because he supported a large group, and this group was the new capitalist force of the Qin state. These forces were slowly taking root and growing in the newly established states of the Qin State.

There is a potential change in the oligarchy landscape. Although the current political structure of the Qin State is still like this. However, after all, the Qin State had new hope to develop.

On top of that, the Qin state temporarily maintained this vast territorial control. If the Qin State had the power to control it, it would be impossible for Shang Wen's ideas to be implemented. The parliamentary system of the Qin State would not have been implemented.

Although, the king of Qin initially accepted Shangwen because the local power was empty and unbalanced, and in order to ensure the power of the central government. But after all, Shangwen solved a potential hidden danger in the Qin state, that is, the balance of local and central power. The pattern of Chinese politics in which a long time is divided and a long time is bound to be divided has also been curbed to a certain extent.

These are all places where Shangwen has consciously carried out reforms. The conditions for the rise of the new forces were met. So, how can the power of those old forces be dissolved? Shang Wen's solution was to let those nobles participate in the various commercial activities of the Qin State. Because commercial activities can bring a lot of wealth, at the same time, it also changes the monolithic development model of the Qin state.

Affected by this. There was a large investment boom in the Qin state. Especially stocks. bonds, as well as the emergence of various futures commodity markets. So that the funds and wealth in the hands of the nobility were protected and increased.

A large amount of private wealth of the Qin king entered commercial activities. These funds went into various industries, the banks of the Qin State, the military production of the Qin State, the railways, the road transportation network, and the exploitation and use of various resources. These have the shadow of royal funds. And that's not all. Some aristocrats also participated in the entry. For example, Wang Jian and Yingyu's approach are all in this way of working. In this way, it was beneficial to channel the funds in the hands of the nobles of the Qin State. The power of the Qin nobles was protected and their wealth increased. Both sides reaped the benefits.

Shang Wen's actions are actually transforming the nobles of the Qin State in disguise. The greatest disadvantage of the aristocracy was that it hindered the entry of new forces in order to protect vested interests. It is easy for society to become stable when it develops in this way. This stability leads to equality, especially a serious change in that equality. This kind of thing will happen similar to the atmosphere of the Two Jin Dynasty. The aristocracy did not have any ambition. This will also make society less enterprising. This is in itself a disaster for a country, a nation.

However, after entering the commercial competition. This will change. First of all, in order to get wealth, in order to increase wealth. Those aristocrats would do whatever it took to conduct commerce. These activities led to the elitism of the aristocracy, who deliberately chose how to adapt their talents to business activities. In this way, the aristocracy is elitized in disguise. At the same time, it also maintains the enterprising spirit of the aristocracy.

These are a series of achievements obtained by the Shangwen reform.

Compared with these achievements of the Qin State. The Six Nations approach is much more old-fashioned.

The nobles of the Six Kingdoms are not enterprising. They tend to be content with their own interests. He never cared about the opportunities of the lower classes, and pursued the pursuit of wealth. They will only blindly suppress and suppress, and this suppression will lead to the emergence of many perverted behaviors. In order to gain power and wealth, they will kill their sons as the king's delicacies. Even in order to obtain these powers and wealth, one can give one's wife away. Or become a clown-like figure yourself.

This loss of nature and lack of moral standards is truly reflective.

And the people in the lower classes live the same life as if they were not coming out. There is no hope in them. There is no chance at all, they are born slaves. Civilian lives, then their descendants will not do anything about it. These are all important reasons why the Six Kingdoms cannot be compared with the Qin State. This is an important reason why the Six Nations are not strong.

People are keen to have such an opportunity. But the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, who controlled the distribution of power and wealth, would not give commoners and slaves such opportunities. This is an important reason why the Six Kingdoms can't defeat the Qin State. Because the State of Qin also gave such an opportunity. And the nobles of the Six Kingdoms will not even give such an opportunity. This monopoly of power and wealth has led to the development of people's excessive superstition and deformed mentality about power and wealth. This is also a major source of the deformed psychology of the Chinese for thousands of years. Each dynasty had a monopoly on this distribution, and the commoners did not have the opportunity to advance in one way or another. They have no hope, no chance. Even if there is, it will only be done according to the will of the people above. This also leads to the more perverted mentality of this deformed mentality.

But now, Shangwen's approach to peaceful diplomacy is influencing how this happens. Like what. This is the case in South Korea. The queen of Korea wants to get the throne, which is a self-demand. But it's also changing.

In order to get on the throne, the queen of Korea turned on a large number of commoners, and slaves. Because the nobles could not give her help and support, on the contrary, some were still on the opposite side of him. In order to get the throne, she needs the help of the Qin State, and the consequence of the help of the Qin State is that the slaves and commoners have such an opportunity. After they helped the queen get the throne. In order to protect their interests, they will have to fight their opponents by all means. At this time, the opposing forces of an aristocracy appeared. The "new aristocracy" among the nobles of the Six Kingdoms.