Chapter 2: A Different Qin State (2)

When people think of the state of Qin, they think of Qin Shi Huang. When you think of Qin Shi Huang, you think of unifying the Six Kingdoms, and then the word "tyrant".

People will accuse Qin Shi Huang of being the biggest tyrant in Chinese history, he was cruel and unkind, raised the army of tigers and wolves, swept away the six countries, destroyed people's temples, dug people's ancestral graves, built the Great Wall, Afang Palace, burned books and pit Confucianism, and did not care for the people's power......

This kind of infamy has been scolded since the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, and there are still many people who are scolding, even our history textbooks also classify Qin Shi Huang as a tyrant.

Qin Yiren has lived in Handan for several years, and his invective words against the people of Shandong could not be clearer, in the eyes of the people of Shandong, the Qin State is a tiger and wolf, a symbol of cruelty...... Be as vicious as you are.

However, when Qin Yiren set foot on the land of Qin and returned to Qin, he saw Qin with his own eyes, only then did he know how ridiculous the scolding of the people of Shandong was, and only then did he know how ignorant it was for later generations to scold Qin as a tiger and wolf and be cruel and unkind.

If nothing else, just talking about Hanguguan is refreshing. The streets are neat and orderly, without the slightest disorder. Look around, at regular intervals, there are places where the garbage is dumped, and there are obvious signs there.

In the eyes of Shandong people, taking out garbage is a small thing that can't be smaller, and it can't even be trivial, so they won't pay attention to it at all. Even Handan, the core city of Shandong, was famous for its dirty smell in the beginning, and cow and horse dung could be seen everywhere on the streets, until King Zhao Wuling innovated and implemented new laws, and the appearance of Handan changed. Even so, because of the vulgarity of the Shandong people, they do not pay attention to these things. There are still people littering.

Not in Qin. The dumping pile was also included in the Qin Law. Failure to take out the garbage in the designated place is a crime and punishable by having your nose cut off. The land of Shandong accused Qin of being harsh and cruel because of this, which is a clear proof of Qin's cruelty and unkindness.

However, as Qin Yiren can see, Hangu Pass is unusually tidy, and if a Qin person wants to take out the garbage, he will go to the designated place. No one dares to mess around, unless he doesn't want his nose anymore.

"That person, that person......" Just as Qin Yiren was groaning, he only heard Zhao Ji's exclamation.

It turned out that Zhao Ji had not been to the Qin State yet, and she was very curious, as soon as she heard that she had arrived at Hangu Pass, she lifted the curtains and looked around, only to see a man without a nose coming quickly, she was very surprised.

Qin Yiren looked at it. A well-known phrase comes to mind: the ugly without a nose!

The nose doesn't look important, but. If you don't have a nose, it's really ugly. This man's nose was cut off, and his facial features were incomplete, which was very ugly.

"Young man, just look at your outfit, you know that you are not from Qin, but a scholar from Shandong, right?" The middle-aged man was angry, but he had a smile on his face.

"Yes. I am a scholar in Shandong, and I heard that the Qin State is virtuous and capable, so I came to defect to the Qin State. Qin Yiren followed his words and said a few words of Handan dialect, which was even more like.

"Huh." This person let out a burst of laughter, but it was not very pleasant because he didn't have a nose, like a buzzing bee: "Young man, you have come to the right country in Qin." When you become an official in the Qin State, you don't have to look at Shangguan's face, you don't have to please Shangguan, you just need to be down-to-earth and willing to do things well. ”

"Your nose is a violation of the Qin Law, right? How can you speak for the Qin State? Zhao Ji was a little curious, and asked with a wink.

"Me? Madame, don't laugh, it's all my own. The man shook his head heavily and said: "Qin Fa writes clearly, we can all memorize it, and everyone can understand it, but I wanted to be lazy, and I didn't go there when I poured ashes, this is a violation of Qin Fa and my nose was cut." ”

The land of Shandong accused the Qin law of being harsh, saying that it was not a law that people could abide by, but the Qin people were convenient, why?

Because the Qin law is not written on the article, but printed in the minds of the Qin people, everyone can understand it. To this end, the Qin State specially set up corresponding "judges" to explain the law to the Qin people.

In the Qin State, the law cannot be talked about indiscriminately, if it is said wrongly, and the person commits a crime, then the "judge" is suffering the consequences, what crime the prisoner committed, and what kind of crime the "judge" will bear. But the one who sins is not responsible.

You can think about it, if those modern lawyers who talk about it, if they live in the Qin State, they will not be able to cut off ten or eight heads.

It is precisely because of such strict regulations that the officials of the Qin State from top to bottom do not dare to take it lightly, and have to explain to the Qin people honestly. After a long period of hard work, the Qin law has been engraved in the minds of the Qin people, and everyone understands it, who dares to know the law and break the law?

"Don't you hate?" Qin Yiren asked.

"Hate? Young man, you must think I hate, don't you? If you think so, you think wrong, I don't hate, I don't hate at all. It's right to think about it, others can obey the Qin law and go there to pour ashes, and I want to be lazy, this is not right, I deserve it. The middle-aged man shook his head and blamed himself vigorously.

Qin Yiren's eyes widened, and he looked at the middle-aged man well, and saw that he didn't seem to be lying, so he had to believe that he really didn't hate.

"Qin's law is fair, the six relatives do not recognize it, regardless of the prince and grandson, they are one and the same law, they must be punished if they have mistakes, and they will be rewarded for their merits. Don't you see that I don't have a nose, but I have a knighthood. I went into battle to kill the enemy, beheaded for meritorious service, and won the knighthood. When he returned home, he planted crops and donated grain to the government, and he was rewarded with a knighthood. The middle-aged man was very proud, puffed up his chest and raised his head.

As soon as we mention the Qin Law, we think of the word "harsh" and think that the Qin Law is brutal. However, although the core of the Qin law is "heavy punishment for minor crimes", it is just and impartial. It can be imagined that no matter whether it is a prince or a grandson, there is no privilege, and they all have to obey the same law, who can not be convinced?

If someone dares to say "My dad is Li Gang" in the Qin State, he will try it and prove that his family will be punished.

According to the Qin law, everyone can be knighted, as long as you make meritorious service. This meritorious service is divided into two ways, one is to go into battle to kill the enemy, behead the meritorious service, the more people killed, the higher the knighthood. The other way is to donate grain, donate the food you can't eat to the government, and you can get knighthood.

Of course, there is a limit to this, and the maximum amount of food donation can only be obtained as an eighth class.

Despite this limitation. It still makes the Qin people flock to it. He is willing to donate the food he can't eat to the government. Why? Because it's glorious! Each person gets a knighthood, depending on the size of their title, there will be corresponding officials to come to confer the knighthood, which is very grand, can it not be glorious?

"It turned out to be a lord, disrespectful and disrespectful." Qin Yiren saw this person's proud appearance in his eyes, and said a word of flattery.

"Lord" is an honorific title that refers to a person with a knighthood.

"Haha." These words reached the heart of the middle-aged man. Let out a burst of laughter, and said: "Young man, when you come to the Qin State, you are abandoning the darkness and turning to the light, and when you come to the Qin State, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely get the knighthood." Your title will surpass mine. ”

As soon as this person's chatterbox was opened, he couldn't hold it back, and pointed to the house in Hanguguan, very proud: "Young man." Did you see that? Hangu Pass is full of vashes. I didn't tell you, I went out with the army. I have been to the land of Shandong many times, and my knowledge is okay, but I only saw that the land of Shandong is called a city? It's called a pigsty and a cowpen, it's dirty, smelly, messy! ”

With the knowledge of Qin Yi hostage Zhao for several years, I have to admit that this person is right, the land of Shandong is really dirty, smelly, messy, littering, littering, there is no order in the building, you can build it as you want, and some places are not even convenient to walk.

"It's like our Qin country, the streets are neat and tidy, the tiles are in patches, and there are not even many thatched houses." The middle-aged man's voice was a little high, and he said: "Hanguguan is like this, you may not believe it, if you go to the outskirts of the city to take a look, you will know that what I said is true." Between a village, the tile house is seven or eighty, the room is spacious, and the hall is bright. ”

Later, he raised his voice and sang: "The people of Shandong are jealous of the wealth of our Qin people, so they call us tigers and wolves, saying that we are cruel and unkind, which is their incompetent words." Our Qin people are rich, that is what our Qin people earned with their sweat, they didn't steal or rob, they were upright. ”

The land of Shandong can't beat the Qin State, and there are many excuses, such as the fact that the Qin State is rich and the best in the world. The land of Shandong did not ask itself: although the land of Guanzhong is rich, is the Central Plains bad?

The Central Plains is the core of China, the land of the situation, and the fertile soil everywhere, but the six countries of Shandong are guarding Baoshan and crying poor, and they deserve it!

Under the guidance of this middle-aged man, Qin Yiren looked around with wide eyes, and as he said, all that came into his eyes was Vashe, and there was no grass house.

Washe, a house built with tiles, is drier and cleaner than a thatched house. Thatched huts are always dark and damp because of water leaks, and when it rains, it's no different from a pigsty. In Shandong, thatched huts can be seen everywhere, and tile houses are rare. Even in the city, there are many thatched houses. Even in a place like Handan, there are many thatched houses.

Like Hanguguan, there are no thatched houses, and there are all cities of Washe, which are rare in Shandong, but they are everywhere in Qin.

"We live in a bright and dignified Vashe, eat delicious meat, eat enough, Shandong can't eat enough, can't wear warm, can we beat Daqin? You can see it from here! "This middle-aged man is especially proud, Aung Aung said.

This is very reasonable, the strength of a country can be witnessed from the subtleties. Vashe, food, and warm clothing, it seems to be a very ordinary thing, but it can't be more ordinary, but it is a great truth, which can witness the prosperity and strength of a country.

Qin Yiren nodded heavily, approvingly.

"Young man, if you want to ask for an official, I won't miss your time. Good luck. This middle-aged man was polite, hugged his fists and saluted, saying goodbye to Qin Yiren.

"Qin State is really different, it's really different." Zhao Ji was very excited and curious, and looked around with a pair of wonderful eyes, and said, "It would be nice if I could go and take a look elsewhere." ”

"I think so, too." Although the predecessor was the grandson of the king of Qin, he didn't know much about the national conditions of Qin, and Qin Yiren didn't know much about the situation of Qin, so it was necessary to walk around and take a look.

As soon as Qin Yiren said this, Meng Fu and Huan Qi glanced at each other, and they were very happy.

"Childe, do you know why Shang Jun succeeded in governing Qin?" Huan Qi smiled and asked Qin Yiren.

"Shang Jun's intelligence is peerless, he governs Qin, and Qin is of course strong." Qin Yiren knows the power of Shang Jun.

"That's true, but it's not entirely true." Huan Qi shook his head and said: "After Shang Jun entered Qin, he spent three months walking through the mountains and rivers of Qin State, visiting the people all over the country, and knowing the disadvantages of Qin State. If the son wants to visit the people, he should be! ”

"Our Qin State, starting from Xiaogong, has gone through King Huiwen, King Wu, and Junshang, a total of four generations of monarchs, all of whom know the people well. If Gongzi wants to inspect the people's situation, he really should, so I will ask Meng Wu to go with you. Meng Fu also agreed. (To be continued.) )