Chapter Forty-Eight: The Legendary "Ida System"
Yan Yuan explained to Qin Yiren: "Zhou Gong is benevolent, he is well and field, the world is governed, and the people are happy. However, hundreds of years later, the vicissitudes of life, the mountains and rivers have changed dramatically, and the well field has long been unable to govern the world, and the changes in the Warring States Period are all based on the waste of the well fields, Li Kui's changes in the Wei State, and the changes of the Shang Jun in the Qin State, all of which are as good as the same. ”
The Warring States Period was an era of great change, and the main content of the reform was to abolish the Zhou Gong system, and the abolition of the Jingtian system was one of the important ones.
Of course, the abolition of the Ida system was only one part of the reform, and there were many abolitions of aristocratic privileges and the emancipation of slaves. Although there are Li Kui, Shen Buxian, and King Zhao Wuling, who are the promoters of the law change, they are not thorough in the matter of law change, and they are all limited law changes.
They were unanimous on the matter of abolishing the well field system, and the well field system in Shandong was completely abolished. However, their reform of aristocratic privileges was extremely limited, which was the reason for the rampant aristocracy and excessive privileges in Shandong.
The reform implemented by Shang Ying in the Qin State was very thorough, not only abolishing the Jingtian system, but also abolishing the privileges of the nobles, and fully emancipating the slaves, so that the Qin State "does not distinguish between high and low, one and the same law", "does not distinguish between relatives and relatives, and rewards one body". In the Qin State, there will be no more slaves except for the official slaves who commit crimes, and if they keep slaves, it is a crime.
It is precisely because Shang Ying's reform in the Qin State is very thorough, which is the main reason why the Qin State can dominate the world. However, the reform of the land of Shandong was not complete, and the privileges of the nobility were not abolished, resulting in the land of Shandong being a pot of raw rice, semi-feudal and semi-slavery.
"The abandonment of Jingtian has long been the consensus of the world, whether it is the Qin State or the land of Shandong. It has long been deprecated. Only the king of Luoyang still retains the well field system. is still using Zhou Gongcheng's method. Great Qin wants to govern Luoyang. Be sure to abolish Ida. Yan Yuan's tone was a little heavy, a little helpless, and a little sentimental.
The well field system used to be a symbol of the strength of the Zhou family, and it once greatly promoted the development of productive forces and social progress. However, with the passage of time, the well field system has long been unable to meet the needs of the times, and the countries are abandoning the well field. Even the small vassal states have abolished the well field, but the Zhou family still stubbornly believes that the ancestral law cannot be abolished, and is still implementing the well field system, and is still using the Zhou prince's set hundreds of years ago to govern Luoyang.
This is seriously out of touch with the times, so that it is impossible to make the Zhou room not weakened.
"Mr. is worthy of being a great talent, and he is very right, this is a waste of Jingtian." Qin Yiren immediately made a decision and said: "The Jingtian system was once popular for a while, and it was very prosperous. However, to this day, all the wells and fields are abandoned. Only Luoyang still has a well field. The well field system, we are like thunder, we have heard of it for a long time, but we have never seen it, so we will go to see and see. ”
"Good!" Huang Shigong, Wei Yi and Sima Terrier agreed in unison.
The Ida system is well-known and thunderous, but not many people have really seen it. At that time, if you wanted to see the Jingtian system, it was only possible to go to Luoyang, and even important ministers of the Qin State like Sima Terrier had never seen it. Qin Yiren's proposal made them agree with it from the bottom of their hearts.
Luoyang is the only place where the well field system is still preserved, and if you don't go to Luoyang to see the well field system, you will definitely regret it for life.
Once decided, Qin Yiren ordered Meng Zhao to prepare and lead a team of people to leave Luoyang to see the Jingtian system.
Out of Luoyang, I soon saw a piece of "well"-shaped well fields, only a few old, weak, sick and disabled people dragging their tired bodies to plow.
Looking around, he didn't see a young and strong person, Qin Yiren sighed with emotion, and said: "The dignified royal capital has fallen like this, it's a pity!" ”
"yes." Yan Yuan nodded heavily, greatly agreeing with this, and said: "I think that back then, when the Zhou family was strong, there were many Chinese people in Luoyang. Up to now, the vicissitudes of life, the mountains and rivers have changed dramatically, and the well field has become a cancer, and it cannot but be abandoned. ”
According to the Zhou ceremony, the surrounding area of the royal city was under the jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven, called Wangji, and the people of Wangji were called Guoren (in the Warring States Period, Guoren generally referred to the people of a country). The people of the country mainly lived in the royal city, and only those slaves who had no status would live in the "field houses" outside the city. Every time the farming season arrives, the Chinese people will come from the royal city to live in the fields outside the city, and until the end of the farming season, they will return to the city to live.
This is "the people of the country live in the capital".
In the Warring States Period, the wind was surging, and all the countries were changing the law, trying to be strong, and abolishing the Zhou Gong's set. Only the Zhou room is still stubbornly implementing the Zhou Gong's set, and is still implementing the well field system, which has seriously hit the enthusiasm of the people, in order to survive, in order to live a good life, the people of Luoyang have fled the country, as long as they can flee the country, the rest are the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Yes, Qin Yiren looked at it and saw a desolate atmosphere, which made people sigh.
The well field is a well-shaped field, with a water well in the middle, and in the open space of the field, dotted with dilapidated thatched huts, coupled with the weak old and weak sick and disabled working, how can it be "desolate".
"Instead of pinning his hopes on the matter of courting Qin, Ji Yan has not made up his mind to reform and abolish Jingtian." Sima Terrier saw it in his eyes, and he was very sorry, and he counted down King Zhou.
"The general doesn't know, Zhou Tianzi also wants to abolish Jingtian, but he can't do it." Yan Yuan sighed with a smile on his face and said: "When Zhou Tianzi first ascended the throne, he was ambitious and wanted to revitalize the Zhou family, imitate the land reform law in Shandong, abolish Jingtian, abolish privileges and slaves. However, before he could implement it, the ministers vigorously opposed it, saying that the law of the ancestors was immutable, that the Duke of Zhou was a saint, and that the way of the saint could not be abolished. ”
Speaking of this, Yan Yuan shook his head and said, "At the beginning, Zhou Tianzi was very tough and did not back down at all, which annoyed many ministers, and they all opposed it with dismissal. Zhou Tianzi accepted their dismissal, but it caused unprovoked trouble, as soon as the ministers dismissed, all affairs were stopped, no one dealt with them, and Luoyang was in chaos. In the end, Zhou Tianzi had to stop the idea of change. ”
Most of the officials of the Zhou family are hereditary, even Zhou Tianzi cannot be easily abolished, and King Zhou wants to follow the law of Shandong and abolish privileges, which is digging the ancestral graves of these ministers, can they not object?
"All generations of Zhou Tianzi wanted to change, but they were all strongly opposed, and in the end, the more they changed, the weaker the Zhou room became. Eventual perdition. Yan Yuan's face was full of emotion. Shake your head.
"Change is not that easy. The first priority is not to find a group of talents who can support their own change of law, although Zhou Tianzi has the heart to change the law, but he does not have the law, and his failure should also be! Qin Yiren saw the crux of the problem.
The reason why Qin's reform was successful was because Qin Xiaogong recruited Shang Ying, as well as a group of ministers who supported the reform, such as Jing Jian and Che Ying.
Although Zhou Tianzi had the heart to change the law, he did not get talents. If it can't be implemented, it is reasonable to fail.
While talking, Qin Yiren and his entourage followed the ridge and came to the field.
Those Chinese people who were working were very surprised when they saw Qin Yiren and his party.
When the peasants saw the black uniform, black armor, black flag, and the word "Qin" on the banner, they were all greatly surprised, and they surrounded them with a hula, and their eyes were full of hope.
"Dare to ask your lordship, are you the great officials of the Qin State?" An old farmer dangled a snow-white head. Staring at Qin Yiren, they asked.
"We are officials of the Qin State, what's the matter with the old man?" Qin Yiren had a kind smile on his face. Without the slightest shelf, he asked with a smile.
"I have heard for a long time that the officials of the Qin State have no shelf, and they will not bully others, if it is true, if it is true!" An exclamation rang out, and the peasants rejoiced even more.
"I want to ask, will the Qin State abandon the well field?" The old farmer's eyes were full of hope and expectation.
Those peasants all stared at Qin Yiren with round eyes, for fear of missing a detail.
Moreover, they are very nervous, very expectant, and full of hope.
"Old man, why do you ask this?" Qin Yiren didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.
"Don't you know, our ancestors have been bound to the well field for generations, and we are really fed up with suffering, and we all hope that the well field will be abolished." The old farmer hurriedly replied.
"Old man, your wish will come true, and Daqin will definitely abolish Jingtian." Qin Yiren had a smile on his face.
"Good! Pick! The peasants burst into shocking cheers and cheers, and they couldn't help but be happy.
Some people even cried with joy and began to cry.
"Ida is more harmful than Si!" Qin Yiren looked at the simple and excited faces, and sighed with emotion.
Hundreds of years later, the mountains and rivers have changed dramatically, and the well field system has been unable to meet the needs of the times, becoming a cancer, greatly limiting the progress of society. Just look at these excited faces, and you can see how serious the damage to Ida is.
"Now it's okay, the well field is abandoned, and my son can go home, and he doesn't have to flee the country anymore."
"Your family is not bad, you fled to the Qin country, the Qin country does not distinguish between high and low, one and the same law, regardless of relatives and relatives, one and the same reward, and you can live a good life. My family fled to South Korea, although it is slightly better than in Luoyang, it is not much better, and he has long been looking forward to going home. Now that it's okay, Daqin is going to abandon the well field, and without the shackles of the well field, we will live a good life. ”
After the peasants applauded, they missed their relatives who had fled the country and hoped that they would return to their homeland.
"Fathers and fellow villagers, rest assured, Daqin not only wants to abolish the well field, but also abolish the law of the Duke of Zhou, and the law that harms the people will no longer exist. You will be the people of Daqin in the future, there is no difference between the noble and the low, there is only whether you are diligent or not, and some are just whether you can make meritorious contributions. Qin Yiren listened to the farmers' discussions, and his heart was sour.
Luoyang's people fleeing the country have become a trend, perhaps the most serious escape in the world, the people who fled from Luoyang do not know how many, these old and weak, sick and disabled left behind do not miss their relatives all the time, their words are particularly sad.
"Long live Great Qin!" The peasants burst into shocking cheers and smiles.
Qin Yiren said goodbye to these peasants, took people, and went to understand the situation in Luoyang.
I don't know if I don't know, but once I understand it, I know that the situation in Luoyang is serious, and it can be said that the people of Luoyang are living in dire straits.
Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, Qin Yiren was ready to go back. At this moment, I saw a huge village in front of me.
"This is ......" Qin Yiren saw, most of them were dilapidated thatched houses, and it was the first time he had encountered such a huge village, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Wang Taisun doesn't know that this is Su Qin's former residence." Yan Yuan explained for Qin Yiren.
"Su Qin's former residence?" Qin Yiren was greatly surprised. (To be continued......)