The situation in Zhao continued to deteriorate the most, and it was the workers, the miners, who were in a very miserable situation, and this tragedy happened every day. Even some literary works began to step in and put it into fiction.

Novels such as "The Cry", "A Miner", and "The Cave" all depict the misery of the life of the miners in Zhao from the side, although these novels are not very popular. In the Qin state, the best-selling romances were romances about the wealthy class, or the middle class, but the emergence of these novels shows the prevalence of this phenomenon to varying degrees.

The intimidation of the mine owners is extremely inhumane. Cutting off their financial resources, or directly threatening the lives of their children, etc. Even directly breaking the law and committing crimes, the rich power of the mine owners and the power of the aristocratic government naturally walked together, and the two companies jointly forced the working class directly to the edge of the cliff. The lives of the workers are much worse than they once were.

Under threats and intimidation, some workers had to return to work, while others insisted on resisting. But these resistances seem to be somewhat weak, or vulnerable, in order to resist such resistance. The first workers' organization was born in the state of Zhao. Coal Miner's Union. The group actively contacts other miners to band together to form a general strike, or to take organized action against the wrongdoing of the miners. These actions have effectively curbed the illegal activities of mine owners. Because the miners themselves organized the armed forces. This balance of power has temporarily entered a balance in some areas.

The emergence of such workers' organizations soon began to widen, and a large number of workers' organizations began to appear in the Daidi areas, which were both primitive trade union organizations and the existence of a kind of private armed force. Whatever the circumstances, the two major strata in the Zhao State have basically been formed. And both strata began to seek their own armed forces for this. This poses a great hidden danger to public order.

This was also noted by Qin's intelligence services and journalists. Shang Wen, on the other hand, urgently convened a meeting dedicated to resolving the Zhao issue. The content of the meeting was how to make a reasonable proposal to interfere in Zhao's internal affairs. This was a demand for the Qin state to penetrate from the economic field to the political field.

"I think we should pay attention to these workers' organizations in Zhao and their opposites, the mine owners." Feng Zai attended the meeting as an intelligence adviser.

"Yes. Not bad, go on. Shangwen thinks this is a good starting point. He nodded and motioned for him to continue.

"I think that there are two major emerging classes in Zhao at present. That is, the miners, and the mine owners, the mine owners are attached to the aristocratic forces of the Zhao State, and the two use each other. They grasp the vast majority of the wealth of this Zhao State. Especially the mine owners, who have money, but no power. The status is very bad. The aristocracy looked down on those people. And the mine owners thought that the nobility was useless. Will only reach out and ask for money. There is a contradiction between the two, but it can be temporarily balanced. I think we might as well take advantage of this situation. Feng Zheng summed up his views and said.

"Yes." Shang Wen just nodded. Then use a pen to jot down this idea in your notebook.

"I guess that's all I think." After all, Feng Zao is not a professional politician, he is just an intelligence consultant. Although he has dabbled in politics, he has not yet fully grasped the political situation.

"Does anyone have anything to add?" Shangwen asked.

The participants did not speak.

"Okay, the time is about the same, since we don't have anything else to add, we might as well break up and think about it." Shangwen himself didn't have any good ideas. A simple meeting can last up to half an hour. The half-hour meeting Shang Wen thought it was the longest. Because human attention span is very limited. Medical scientists in the Qin State also suggested that a person's attention span should be able to concentrate on a higher level of attention within fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes later, the transfer began. Think of something else. Qin is a country that stresses efficiency. Since there was such medical advice in medicine, the general meeting time in the Qin State was usually within fifteen minutes. Some are as short as five minutes. Stock investors also have criteria for this. If a company's meeting lasts more than half an hour, they usually won't buy the stock. The reason is that their efficiency is too low, and they don't even value time when the competition in the Qin State is so fierce, then this company has no future.

However, at the end of the meeting, Fan Zeng proposed an unexpected plan.

"How about that. We can propose that Zhao hold a general election for prime minister. It's the same as the state of Qin. Fan Zeng said. Shang Wen looked at Fan Zeng in surprise. This is the first time this has been mentioned. Especially such democracies.

Here's what democracy can do. If a country is stable and has a solid foundation in the rule of law. The survival of democratic politics has deep roots. But if such a basis does not exist. On the contrary, if rashly introduced. will cause unnecessary trouble for yourself. Obviously, Fan Zeng, who is good at conspiracies and subversive methods, has already thought of this layer.

Shang Wen's idea is the opposite. He saw this as a powerful weapon to balance civil power and royal power. In particular, it is a good practice to promote the local democratic political tradition of Zhao State.

"Well, that's a good idea." Shang Wen affirmed Fan Zeng's proposal. Shang Wen himself probably doesn't know. In the future, democratic politics will become a favorable banner for Qin to interfere in the politics of other countries. In particular, the Qin state itself was the first to advertise itself as a democracy. And then use it to hype up democracy. In the name of democratic politics, we use various means to participate in the political activities of other countries. In particular, the state of Qin held part of the financial power, and the mainstream media was guided by public opinion. This advantage will allow the influence of the Qin State to further increase.

Subsequently, such documents began to be drafted within the Qin state. With the gathering of various soft powers of the Qin State. In particular, after the economic development of the six countries has been strengthened. The stronger Qin's desire to control the Six Kingdoms became. However, the actual situation is that the actual control of the Qin State is much less than before. In the past, the Qin state could rely on military means to achieve the goal of political control. But with the westward and northward advance of Qin's military power. This power of the Qin State declined again. As a result, Qin urgently needed a new way to replace that means of military force.

The emergence of democratic politics was exactly in line with this requirement of the Qin state. In particular, the Qin State was in an advantageous situation in all aspects. Democratic politics was the first step in Qin's political intervention. It is also a very important step. The state of Qin was more than just economic control. There is also political infiltration. This invisible trick is even more lethal.