The guards prepared food and drinks, and after the service, Bai Gui and Shang Ying sat down in front of the desk, drinking and talking.

The two of them sit in front of a desk, not like in movies and TV series: one person has the same case, and they sit in the position of guest and host.

Drinking and eating food are secondary, just props, foils, conventions, and talking is the main thing.

Although Baekyu is not Baekyu, he is a college student who graduated from a third-rate university through the past in modern society. But in the eyes of Shang Ying, he is Bai Gui's predecessor, his own father-in-law, and the world's giant businessman, and he is also a wise man.

But! Bai Gui is not completely passive and inferior, he also has a certain IQ. Although he is a college student who graduated from a third-rate university, his academic qualifications are not a measure of a person's IQ. At that time, because of different hobbies, I delayed my studies and was not able to be admitted to a prestigious university.

Bai Gui's hobby is martial arts and free fighting. And also! He was very interested in stick arts. If it weren't for this reason, he would have been able to go to a prestigious university if he devoted himself to studying. Not to mention the entrance examination to Peking University Tsinghua University, at least the key famous brands can be examined.

So! Academic qualifications are not necessarily a measure of a person. Even if you are admitted to a prestigious university, a world-renowned university, and a doctorate, what is the use of having a problem with your character? Isn't it?

Bai Gui not only has an IQ, but also inherits all the memories and thinking patterns of Bai Gui's predecessors.

The current Bai Gui has basically fused his memories with Bai Gui's predecessors and transformed into the real Bai Gui. He also agrees with this and tries to think of himself as a Baekyu-senpai.

But! In the conversation with Shang Ying, Bai Gui still clearly felt that if he hadn't fused the memory and thinking patterns of Bai Gui's predecessors, in front of Shang Ying, his IQ would not be a little low.

Shang! Sure enough, it was a wise man of ancient times!

To know! I am a modern man thousands of years later, well educated. And Shang Ying! He was an ancient man thousands of years ago, where there was no formal teaching model, no formal education, and he relied entirely on his own education. He can have such knowledge, it will only make you have to obey!

Shang Ying first told his father-in-law about his life experience, that is, his family situation. He is a patriot, the general situation of his parents' ancestors. And then! It was his study and self-study experience, and how he came to Qin.

The process of his acquaintance and love with Bai Mei was omitted. There is no need to talk nonsense, Bai Mei must have talked about it, and the old man must have asked about it.

Next! Shang Ying said that after he came to Qin, he received the "pass" and money issued by Qin Xiaogong, and then made a general visit to Qin. After coming back! Accept Qin Xiaogong's individual questioning.

He told Qin Xiaogong his reform proposals, which was valued by Qin Xiaogong. The more they talked, the more speculative they became, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister suddenly developed into the relationship between mentor and friend.

After introducing the basic situation, Shang Ying told his father-in-law about the current situation of the Qin State.

It's a general situation, not a specific situation. After all! Some things involve state secrets, and they can't be told to the old man. Not only can't you tell your father-in-law, but you can't even talk about your parents, wife and children.

For example! The reform of the army of the Qin State cannot be told to outsiders.

In the face of state secrets, all relatives and trusted people such as the father-in-law are outsiders.

State secrets have the confidentiality limit of state secrets, which are different from company secrets, group secrets, business secrets, and personal privacy.

The current Qin State is undergoing military reform, and the soldiers are looking forward to a big war. Soldiers can only make meritorious contributions if they go to the battlefield. Only by making meritorious contributions can you earn a piece of land for your family. With land, the family can live well.

If your family can own land, you can live well, and even if you die, it's worth it.

This is the general thinking of the soldiers of the Qin State at present.

As you can imagine! With such an army, can you not win the war?

The later Qin army was known as the "Division of Tigers and Wolves". Describe them as tigers and wolves, killing enemies when they see them, and they have no humanity at all.

On the battlefield! Even if it's a long-lost friend, it's an enemy when they meet. You think it's a friend and you can't bear to kill him, and he can't bear to kill you. But! Others don't talk about this, and they kill you and him together.

So! On the battlefield! It is the state against the country, the army against the army, and there is no personal feeling. If you have personal feelings, you can't go to the battlefield. If you have compassion, you can't be a soldier......

Bai Gui listened to the introduction of his son-in-law Shang Ying and nodded from time to time. When he passed through the territory of Qin, he saw the changes in Qin. So! He believed that what Shang Ying said was true.

Under the reforms of the Shang Dynasty, everything changed in the Qin state.

Since Shang Ying entered the Qin State and gained the trust of Qin Xiaogong, the Qin State has changed. At the beginning, it was Shang Ying and Qin Xiaogong who discussed how to reform. After the opinions of the two reached an agreement, they carried out a pilot project in the name of Qin Xiaogong.

First of all! Carry out land reform!

If you don't come up with land as a prize, you don't have a "bonus" to reward. And the land! Idle is also idle, and taking it out as a prize can still play a role. So! Qin Xiaogong himself and the magnates of the Qin State did not think of the consequences for a while, and they all agreed.

In the past, the taxes were too heavy and the war caused the population to drop sharply, and there were many disabled people after the war, so! People don't want to farm. Because of the heavy taxes, almost all the taxes were paid for farming. Who wants to farm in vain?

So! At that time, the Qin State had countless idle lands.

Under the encouragement of Shang Ying, Qin Xiaogong persuaded the following magnates to take out these idle lands as prizes, and the first reward was the soldiers, and the army was reformed.

There was no fighting, was there? You can start with a big training competition. As long as you are qualified in military ability and meet any standards, you will be rewarded with a piece of land.

Outcome! Soldiers who meet a certain standard, their families succeed in getting their own land. Under their leading demonstration, other soldiers who did not believe also believed and began to actively train.

Outcome! The strength of Qin's army has skyrocketed invisibly.

The Qin army also instituted a system of rewards on the battlefield: how much reward was given for killing an enemy, how much reward was given for killing an enemy officer, and so on.

Now the situation is! The army of the Qin State was looking forward to war. Only by fighting a war can they have the opportunity to make great contributions.

Along with the reform of the armed forces, a series of reforms are also being carried out. Some reforms are collateral. You have made reforms on your side, and you must do the same in the relevant areas. Only in this way can there be consistency and no confusion.

Reform that takes into account one at the expense of the other, and reform in a singular way, is a failure and is also unscientific. Only by proceeding from the perspective of the overall situation and carrying out comprehensive reform can we succeed.

At the same time! A more important reform is to establish "integrity" and national integrity. The country has no integrity, policies go back on their word, and your reforms are also failures. Because! No one believes you.

(End of chapter)