Chapter 113 The First Soldier
The land of Shandong is a pot of raw rice, a semi-feudal system, and a semi-slave society, which is already full of many contradictions. Not to mention, the French style in Shandong is not perfect, the law is not followed, privileges are rampant, and the nobles do not care about the life and death of the people, the poverty and luxury are extremely desired, which causes more contradictions, but who has not been bullied by the people of Shandong? Who doesn't have hatred?
The blueprint drawn by Qin Yiren, they all dreamed of having it, everyone raised their voices and applauded loudly, and the sound went straight through the sky, and it was difficult for a long time.
After a long time, the cheering finally stopped, Le Yi raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Inhuman son, what is the meaning of the same text?" ”
The way proposed by Qin Yiren is too novel, unheard of, unheard of, and they can't do it if they are not curious, so they have to analyze them one by one.
"The seven major warring states, each with their own words, plus the small princes also have their own words, looking at the world, there are so many words!" Qin Yiren first came to a sentence of emotion, and then continued to analyze, and said: "A 'horse' word, there are nearly ten ways to write, a 'dare' word, there are as many as 20 ways to write, walking among the nations, just the time spent on writing is uncomfortable, if you can't write a word, is there any convenience at all?" ”
"Absolutely! Extremely! Xunzi and Gongsun Longzi clapped their hands lightly and praised loudly.
For ordinary Chinese people, they may not understand the inconvenience caused by too many words, but for everyone like Xunzi and Gongsun Longzi who have traveled the world, they are very clear.
It is precisely because each country has its own script, and there were dozens of scripts in the Warring States period, that the inconvenience caused by this can be imagined. After Qin Shi Huang unified China, he felt extremely inconvenienced. For example, in order for Qin Shi Huang to understand the situation of the Qi State, he must have read the pieces presented by the Qi State, and most of these pieces were written in the Qi language; He wanted to understand the situation of the Zhao State, and many of the passages were written in the Zhao State script.
Qin Shi Huang was determined to unify the written language, and only one script was allowed in a country, and everyone should use that script, so that everyone could use it. It's very convenient.
"Inhuman Son, which language do you think can be applied to the world? Is it the text of the Qin State? Le Yi then asked.
This issue was a matter of concern, and the people watching the battle all opened their eyes wide, staring at Qin Yiren.
"My son thinks that what kind of text is most applicable. It's not up to Ben Gongzi to decide. It is not up to Mr. Le Yi to have the final say, nor is it up to Xunzi and Gongsun Longzi to have the final say, and a group of people should be gathered for verification. Which script can best represent Chinese civilization, which script can be used all over the world. Qin Yiren said slowly.
"Good!" A cheer rang out.
Each of the seven warring states has its own script, which is not created out of thin air, but is based on the Chinese civilization, which script is most in line with the Chinese civilization. No one can dispute what kind of writing should be used in the world.
After Qin Shi Huang unified China, he promoted the Qin State's scriptures to the whole country, not Qin Shi Huang's own selfishness, but gathered a large number of scholars to conduct research, and found that the Qin State's scriptures were the most orthodox and could best represent the Chinese civilization, which was common to the world. Here's why. Guanzhong, where the Qin State is located, is the ancestral land of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Zhou Room was developed between Qifeng. After the Zhou destroyed the Shang, they inherited the writing of the Shang Dynasty. After King Ping of Zhou moved eastward, this script was inherited by the Qin state.
"I don't think I need to ask about the same track, as long as anyone who has left Handan knows. There are thousands of strange roads in the world, each with its own scale, and it is difficult for a car to pass through a country. Gongsun Longzi said loudly, "Those who can use one car to pass all over the country." Among the seven warring states, only the Qin State was the state. ”
The land of Shandong implements a sub-feudal system. Because of the relationship between layers of sealing, there are many levels. If you want to make the level most beneficial to you, it is best to build a path that is most in your own interests. In this way, there is no need to be surprised that the roads in a country are so strange. Let's just say that Zhao State, although there is a unified road standard for the whole country, but when it comes to the fiefdom of Pingyuan Jun, it is another matter, his path is in his hands, and the standard is different from that of Zhao State.
"Good! Pick! ”
The suffering of the road, as long as the people of the Warring States know it, there is no need to let Qin Yiren analyze it at all, and people applaud again.
"I don't think I need to ask anymore." Lian Po took over the conversation and said, "I am a general, and I know a lot about the mountains and rivers of Da Zhao. In the same way, I am deeply lamented by the inconvenience caused by different weights and measures. ”
Speaking of this, his eyes flashed, and he said: "The seven major warring states each have their own weights and measures, the princes' fiefs have their own weights and measures, and the powerful families have their own weights and measures. Don't talk about other places, just talk about Handan, there are no less than 20 kinds of weights and measures in Handan City, the weights and measures of the seven warring states are in use, and the weights and measures of the family are in use, which is really sighing. ”
"Good! Pick! A cheer rang out, and the crowd erupted in a terrifying roar.
A large part of the people who watched the battle were Handan people, who lived in Handan and knew how inconvenient it was to buy and sell things in Handan. If you want to do business with the people of Chu, you have to follow the weights and measures of Chu; If you want to do business with the people of Qi, you have to follow the weights and measures of Qi, and every time you do business with people of a country, you have to measure and measure according to them, how inconvenient is this?
What's worse is that even a country has more than one weights and measures, as few as a few and as many as a dozen. For example, if Qi is trading with the Tian family, it has to rely on the Tian's unique weights and measures, which is another inconvenience.
The only convenient way to do business is to do business with the Qin people, that is, to do business with the Qing lady, and only the weights and measures of the Qin state. Because, since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the Qin State has unified weights and measures, and the whole country has one system, and no one dares to make other weights and measures.
It is precisely because the weights and measures in the Warring States Period were not unified, and there were as many as cattle hairs, after Qin Shi Huang unified China, he decisively unified the weights and measures, which greatly facilitated the people, but it was ironclad evidence for future generations to list as a violent Qin, which is a pity.
"I don't think we need to analyze it anymore to abolish the barrier, but everyone understands how important this is." Xunzi took over the conversation.
"That's right!"
"Who in my generation doesn't understand?"
A roaring response sounded, straight through the sky.
"The inconvenience of the pass is well known to everyone in the world. From Chuzhi Chencheng to Handan, but a land of thousands of miles, there are nearly 50 passes, and every time you cross a pass, you have to collect a tax. Xun Zi talked eloquently and said: "Even big merchants such as Mrs. Qing and Yidun's family, from Chencheng to Handan, have to pay taxes nearly ten times. This is still their wealth. The little feudal lord didn't dare to provoke them, so he had to open the door of convenience. If it is a small trading company, it has to pay a fee every time it crosses a pass, who dares to go to the world to do business? ”
"Hey!" The harm of the pass, the great maladministration of the Warring States period. Who doesn't know about the spectators? Sigh in unison.
"I went from Chencheng to Handan. Lu met a family, three generations of ancestors, and never walked out of a radius of ten miles. Xunzi's mood was very heavy, and he said, "What's the reason?" Because the place where his house is located is surrounded by passes. If you go out of ten miles, you will have to pay a lot of taxes. ”
During the Warring States Period, it was not only merchants who had to pay taxes, but also those who crossed the road, and it was very heavy. This has greatly hindered the travel of Chinese people.
"Three generations of ancestors can only survive within a radius of ten miles, this is a circle, three generations of captivity!" Xunzi's voice turned high, he was very angry, and said loudly: "The waste of the pass is urgent!" ”
"Hey!" A long sigh came from the mouths of the spectators, who were in a heavy mood and did not applaud.
The damage of the pass is so heavy. After Qin Shi Huang unified China, he decisively ordered the destruction of these passes, which should be a benevolent government that won the hearts of the people. However, in the mouths of later generations, this is ironclad evidence of Qin Shi Huang's cruelty. It's speechless.
Xunzi, Gongsun Longzi, Le Yi and Lian Po glanced at each other, nodded to each other, and Xunzi said: "Dare to ask the son of Yiren, how to organize the rivers and mountains?" ”
This question doesn't really need to be asked. Because Huang Shigong and the others had already admitted defeat, Qin Yiren's claims were far beyond the reach of others. He could have become the number one.
However, this was a chance for Qin Yiren to elaborate on his claims again.
Of course, Qin Yiren would not miss this opportunity, and said: "It has been more than eight hundred years since the Zhou Room took the world. Eight hundred years, the mountains and rivers have changed dramatically, the sea can change mulberry fields, the high bank can be a valley, the deep valley can be a mausoleum, today's trend has long been not comparable to eight hundred years ago, and the consolidation of rivers and mountains has become a top priority. On a mountain, there are countless passes, and it is difficult to have a smooth road; Above a river, there are countless dikes, blocking the flow of the river, not releasing water, or leading to harm in other places, and so on. ”
During the Warring States Period, there were many things that harmed others and benefited oneself, and a river or a river could be harmful. Take the Eastern Zhou Gong and the Western Zhou Duke in Luoyang, the land of the two dukes is only dozens of miles, but they are fighting endlessly. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty wanted to plant rice, and the Western Zhou Dynasty, which was located in the upper reaches, built a dam and did not release water, which was the laughing stock of the world at that time.
This is still light, and there are more serious ones, damming is to harm you, and Wei is a typical example of this. Mencius accused the initiator of this incident in person, Bai Gui, the prime minister of Wei: "The son is too much! Yu's control of water, the way of water, to the four seas as a beggar. Jinzi beggars his neighbors, and the water is retrograde, which is called water. Those who are flooded, so are floods. ”
In a word, in the Warring States Period, battles were everywhere, not only fighting to the death on the battlefield, even a mountain and a river could be fought extremely fiercely, and the harm was endless, and it was urgent to consolidate the rivers and mountains.
"Good! Pick! There was another shocking cheer, and people recognized Qin Yiren's statement from the bottom of their hearts.
"The words of the inhuman son make people suddenly, like an initiation, however, the seven warring states are conscripted, and the war is endless, how to achieve the way of one? One is for virtue, or one is for strength? Le Yi's eyes shone with wisdom.
The meaning of this is to use force, or to use virtue to unify, which was also a topic of debate at that time.
"Of course, it's one to the best." Qin Yiren said Ang Ang.
"One of virtues?" Xunzi, Gongsun Longzi, Le Yi and Lian Po shook their heads slightly, with a look of regret.
Because "one is virtuous" is a pedantic saying that people disdain.
This is the idea of Confucianism, Gongsun Chou and Wan Zhang sneered: "Isn't it picking up our Confucian tooth wisdom? ”
"The virtue that this son said is not the virtue of a saint or the behavior of a saint as mentioned by Confucianism, but the heart of the people." Qin Yiren's voice turned higher and said, "The people's will is virtue!" Winning the hearts of the people is Jude! Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, if someone does not want to unify, they can control violence and dominate the world! ”
Taking the people's will as morality, this statement is fresh, but it is very reasonable, no one can deny it, even Gongsun Chou and Wan Zhang opened their mouths wide and had nothing to say.
"Good! Pick! The earth-shattering cheers rang out, and it was hard to stop for a long time.
"Who is the number one person in the world, I don't need to say more, right?" Xunzi smiled and scanned the crowd.
"Inhuman Childe!" An earth-shattering roar rang out.