Chapter 168: Who Can Rule the World
Before I knew it, it was already dawn, and Zhuangzi and Bai Gui talked for a whole night. The other businessmen couldn't stand the drowsiness for a long time and went to sleep.
After talking about the incident of Zhuangzi recognizing the thief as his father, the two talked about it from the Qin State to the various vassal states of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Shang Sheng Baigui believes that the world may return to Chu or Qi in the future, especially Chu.
Although the Qin State has become strong under Wei Ying's changes, it may be chaotic at any time. Once the reform failed or was abandoned halfway, the Qin state was in danger of retreating or perishing. So! The future of the Qin state is still unknown.
And the state of Chu! The land area is large, the population is large, the people are mild, and the people are industrious and steadfast. But? He was also worried about the future of the state of Chu. King Xuan of Chu opened up his territory and expanded his territory, which was good for the autonomous country. But in terms of heirs, Bai Gui is very worried about whether he can have a good successor. If the next generation of Chu monarchs is incompetent, everything that King Chu Xuan has done will be in vain.
For Wei Guo, Bai Gui shook his head and sighed.
The current king of Wei, that is, the historical King Hui of Wei, although he is very good at expanding his territory. However, the land area of Wei is small, the population is not large, and the king of Wei does not listen to advice, does not know how to recuperate, and fights again and again, sooner or later the Wei State will collapse.
Bai Gui was originally an important minister of Wei, and it was because the King of Wei could not listen to the advice of his courtiers that he gave up politics and business. So! He didn't dare to mention too much about Wei, lest the wall have ears and spread to the king of Wei, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Wei.
For Qi State, Bai Gui is optimistic. The King of Qi of Qi is also the later King of Qi Wei, that is, the king who "made a splash" and "soared into the sky" recorded in history, is a very young and good Ming monarch. Not to mention anything else, even Chun Yuji, who had a foul mouth, was reused by him. Visible! King Qi attaches great importance to talents. As long as you are talented, everyone dares to use it! Bai Du billion hey, Yan, brother free of charge without bullet window to watch the next chapter
"And! I have to mention the 'Jixia School Palace' of Qi State. Jixia School Palace is a gathering place for talents! Just like the Mojia branch altar in Song Guomeng County back then, there were tens of thousands of talented people from the Great Zhou world......"
"Jixia Academy?" Zhuangzi asked.
For the major events in the world, he, a person who has just come out of the mountain, knows very little. Especially in front of Bai Gui, a merchant who wanders among the various vassal states of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhuangzi is even more idiot-level.
"The Jixia School Palace is a university hall! It was opened during the reign of Duke Qi Huan, and in the year after you left with your master, Duke Qi Huan did a very far-sighted event for the Qi State in his later years, opening the Jixia School Palace.
In order to recruit talents to go to their Qi country, anyone who goes to the Jixia School Palace to give a lecture will give you a certain reward according to the number of disciples who listen to the class! The more students who listen to your lectures, the more Mr. will be paid.
And also! All students who go to the Jixia School Palace to listen to classes, as long as the husband signs for you, you can live in the husband's house, and all the expenses are paid by the Qi State Treasury!
Under such circumstances, all the talented people of the world went there, and as long as they found a gentleman to worship under the door, they would have no worries about food and clothing. So! Attracting talents from all over the world, only if you have travel expenses, you can go to Qi country, you can not only study for free with Mr., but also have no worries about food and clothing.
The world's cold people who do not want to go. If it emerges there and is reused by the Qi State, what a good thing it would be!
The point is! You must have a certain amount of land before you can learn, and when you arrive at the Jixia School Palace, you must have a gentleman to accept you as a student......"
Zhuangzi thought to himself: Jixia School Palace is a good place, when I get there, I can preach my Taoism, and spread Taoism through Jixia School Palace, so that I can travel around the world. Well! When I returned to the Song Kingdom and inquired about the situation of Rong'er and Qing'er, I went to the Jixia School Palace in the Qi Kingdom.
But? That person named Chun Yuji is in Qi State, will he embarrass me?
No matter how much it is, let's try our luck first!
Regarding the unification of the world, Zhuangzi is still optimistic about the Qin State. But! Out of respect for Baekyu-senpai, he did not argue with him. As for the future of the Qin State, no one can predict what it will look like. No one can predict the future of the major vassal states of the Great Zhou Dynasty! Succession is a big question! It's really a father's life, and there are too many variables.
The reasons why Zhuangzi is optimistic about the Qin State are: one! There is currently a Ming Jun in the Qin State! Qin Xiaogong is a wise monarch who serves the country and the people. With this alone, it can ensure that the Qin State will not have much change for decades.
Two! There is a capable minister in the Qin State! Wei Ying not only has a genius, he also devotes himself to the people! This man has no selfish intentions! Caring for the people of the world, hard work and resentment!
Third! Qin's policy of governing the country is correct! Qin Xiaogong and Wei Ying and others agreed on a hundred-year plan, as long as future generations continue to implement this plan, it is only a matter of time before the world is unified.
Fourth! The people of Qin had been living with the hardships caused by the war, and they hoped to live in peace as soon as possible. So! Lao Qin people dare to fight! As long as we maintain this spirit of hard work, we can dominate the world in one go.
You're always bullying me, aren't you? When I have the strength, I will knock you all down and make you surrender!
The hearts of the kings, the hearts of the ministers, and the hearts of the people are the same, so why worry that the Qin State cannot be strong? Why worry that the world can't be unified?
For Yan Guo, Zhao Guo and South Korea, Bai Gui is not optimistic. The main reason for this is that these countries have a small land area and a small population, and the kings of these countries are not Ming monarchs, and the courtiers who are reused are all fame and fortune and traitors.
The incompetent ministers under the faint king!
Mingzhe protects himself, and being an official under the faint monarch not only cannot display his talents, but also may be framed by fame and fortune and traitorous villains. So! The faint monarch is incompetent. Even if there are capable ministers, capable ministers have not done anything.
In addition to these seven major vassal countries, the fate of those small vassal states is finally perdition. Just like the Great Zhou Tianzi, sooner or later he will be served, and the Zhou Dynasty will cease to exist. The last bit of territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty can't be saved, and the Son of Heaven of the Great Zhou Dynasty will no longer exist, not to mention! What about the small vassal states?
For example! Zhuangzi's mother country, Song Kingdom! Its demise is only a matter of time!
The current Song State, in terms of strength, whether it is national strength or military strength, cannot compete with the surrounding countries. You can't develop at all, if you want to dominate and unify the surrounding small vassal states, in terms of strength, you can do it. For example, to deal with Weiguo, to deal with a small country like Lu. There is also South Korea, and the Song Kingdom and South Korea can also fight. But? As long as you use force against any country, other countries will use this as an excuse to unite to destroy your Song Kingdom and divide your land.
You want to use force against the state of Chu, it's impossible! You want to use force against the Qi country, it can't be! You want to use force against Wei, it's impossible! You want to use force against Zhao Guo, it's impossible! These countries don't need to unite, and they will pick you alone.
The only way for you to refrain from hegemony for the time being, to develop the country's overall strength, and to maintain diplomatic neutrality, not to offend anyone. Such! It's barely enough to last for decades.
But? Once your overall national strength is strong, the surrounding vassal states will have a sense of threat! It is possible that several countries will unite against you and weaken your overall national strength!
In a word! It's not a mix!
In the Warring States period, it was like this, you didn't provoke other countries, but other countries saw that you were strong, he was afraid, and he always felt potentially dangerous! If they don't knock you down, they don't worry! Your country is strong, and the other vassal states are even more afraid. On the surface, they take the initiative to seek peace with you, but in their hearts they always want to weaken your comprehensive national strength.
During the Warring States period, international relations were the same as in modern society! It's impossible to be alone! If you openly develop your military strength, people will not be worried about you. If you don't develop your military strength, people will bully you again! That's it!
Speaking of the mother country of Song, Zhuangzi's heart is very uncomfortable!
To be honest, he didn't know what to do. He is a native of the Song Kingdom, and as a citizen of the Song Kingdom, he should think about his home country. But? What can the current Song State do in such an international situation?