Chapter 3: A Guest Comes to Xianyang (2)

After entering Michi City, it was not too late, so Wei Ran walked to the most lively place in the city. The prosperity of Michi exceeded Wei Ran's expectations, and the things sold in the West Market were covered with grain, cloth, paper, incense and candles. This just shows the abundance of goods, and Wei Ran was surprised by the clothes of the passers-by. If the people are poor, or they are not covered or patched, the clothes of the Korean people are not up-to-date, but they are not old. His face is not vegetable, and his face is ruddy, which is enough to show that his family is well-off.

Going any further, Wei Ran suddenly heard that someone was arguing. It is also the nature of Chinese people to watch the excitement, regardless of ancient and modern. Soon, more than ten steps ahead gathered a group of people who were pressed by the black. Wei Ran is also very curious, South Korea learns from the Qin State, governing the country by law, and if the law is not strict, there is no authority. If it is in the Qin State, if you encounter such a thing, you will be thrown into prison, each with twenty lashes, and the wealth will be confiscated. The reason is very simple, these commoners have too much energy, and they don't want to expand the territory for the Qin State, but they use it for internal friction, and the country advocates energy enhancement? ! Wei Ran wanted to see what would happen to those who gathered to make trouble in South Korea.

Wei Ran listened for a while, not only a little surprised. The cause of the incident is simple, beyond my imagination. Two young men parade through the streets, and one of them steps on the other's shoe. The person who was stepped on the shoe naturally asked for an apology, but the person who stepped on the shoe thought that the other party suddenly stopped, so he couldn't dodge and stepped on the other party's shoe, which was naturally not his own fault. The two sides insisted on their own words, and then argued on the street, which attracted so many passers-by to watch.

Such a sesame trivial matter, in Wei Ran's opinion, both sides took a step back and smiled at each other. But both sides were in the presence of their companions, and there was a dispute over the matter, which was already a matter of face, so no one was willing to budge. Seeing that there were more and more onlookers, there was a risk of blocking the streets, and Wei Ran was also clear. Next, I'm afraid that the officials will come out and play 30 boards each.

But the next development of things was beyond Wei Ran's expectations. Seeing that neither of them could convince each other, the two actually waved to each other, and then waved their hands, looking like "please". However, the defiant expressions and disdainful looks on their faces. There is no shadow of humility on the body at all. The crowd of onlookers probably knew that the matter would end soon, and they all dispersed all at once. Leaving only a few idle pedestrians, they followed the two sides forward with great interest.

"What's going on?" Wei Ran wondered to himself in extreme confusion. The two sides made a gesture together, and then walked side by side towards the center of the city. And that's how it was settled? Are they going to meet the prefectural magistrate for this trivial matter? It shouldn't be! At any time, the people should not be willing to see officials! They were not dressed as scholars, but as farmers.

"Forget it! Keep up and take a look! I want to see what kind of fame South Korea is doing! ”

Soon, Wei Ran followed the two sides of the trouble into a place that looked like a school field. It's just that there is no point here. There are no various instruments, and some are just one arrow target after another. Strangely, in addition to the red heart in the center, the circle around the target is marked with inexplicable symbols. Moreover, there are many people here, some of whom show off their wanton smiles, and some of whom are dejected as if they were mourning. There are those who are angry, and there are those who are ashamed. There are those who get carried away, and there are those who are respectful and humble.

Seeing that the two of them paid several cloth coins. Two men who looked like servants gave them an ordinary bow and a pot of arrows. The two of them each checked each other's bows and arrows, and after confirming that there was no problem, they stood dozens of steps away from the arrow target and bent their bows to shoot them. Ten arrows shoot at a fixed target, ten arrows shoot at a moving target, within a quarter of an hour. A pot of arrows was shot all.

Someone has counted their results and told them. A person who was obviously in charge of the arbitration spoke: "Zhang Yong, fix the target in eight out of ten, seventy rings; Moving targets are five out of ten, thirty rings. A total of 100 rings. Su Yue, nine out of ten fixed targets, ninety rings, two out of ten moving targets, ten rings, a total of one hundred rings. However, Su Yue's target eleven was not as good as Zhang Yong's target thirteen, so he lost! ”

"I'm not convinced!" Su Yue, who was stepped on in her shoes, shouted aggrieved and said, "I want to test my swordsmanship with him!" ”

Korean law has stipulated that if the two sides in dispute compete in archery, the number of rings obtained is the same, and the one with the largest number of targets will be given priority, the one with the largest number of moving targets will be given priority, and the one with the largest number of rings will be given priority to the number of moving targets. Or compare swordsmanship, provided that the other person agrees. If the other person does not agree, unless you have a higher title than him.

The person in charge of the arbitration said expressionlessly: "Zhang Yong, Su Yue is willing to compare swordsmanship with you." If you wish, you can accept two cloth coins from the other party, and the result of this competition will be invalid. ”

"I don't want to!" Zhang Yong, who stepped on people, replied very neatly. He himself knew very well that what he was good at was archery. Although I didn't play well today, I didn't expect the other party to be a straw bag, so I won. I haven't been learning swordsmanship for long, and if I lose and get injured, I won't lose more than I gain.

Although I also know that the swords are wrapped in several layers of cloth, the probability of injury is not large. However, why should you give the other party a chance?! I just want to be angry with the other party! Of course, because he has not yet obtained a knighthood, if the other party has a knighthood, he cannot refuse. But at present, those who have titles in South Korea like to wear the ornaments formulated by the king of Han, unless the other party is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, it is impossible to be a nobleman!

Su Yueqi gritted his teeth, and he was about to kill two enemies, and he could be knighted, although it was the lowest one. But at the moment, he is still a civilian, and he can't oppress the other party. What I'm good at is swordsmanship, and archery is just rough. After all, when they go into battle, most of them are hand-to-hand, and the results of those archers are not easy to count. On the contrary, a swordsman like himself has a robe to testify, and killing one is a result. That's why I spent a lot of time practicing swordsmanship, but I didn't expect that today I had a heel.

"I'll give you ten cloth coins, do you dare to fight me?" After thinking about it, Su Yue endured the pain and asked. Since you can't force the other party with a title, you can only be tempted to relieve yourself.

Zhang Yong waved his hand again and again, the other party was so determined and willing to put such a big chip, so he naturally felt that he had won. But I just didn't give him this chance!

"Forget it! I have something important to do today! Tell me when you're done with archery! If you say you can't afford to lose, apologize to me. It's not going to be arbitrated here, is it?! ”

The arbitrator, who got Zhang Yong's clear reply, opened his mouth and said: "Since Zhang Yong is unwilling to compete with you, and you are a person without a lord, then today is Su Yue, you lose." According to Korean law, you need to pay 5 cloth coins or 30 lashes. Su Yue. Which do you choose? ”

"Pay five cloth coins." Su Yue said angrily.

"Good! Su Yue of Shanyang Town paid five cloth coins. The arbitrator took the cloth coin handed over by Su Yue, recorded it with a brush, and kindly reminded: "The king has an order, and the private fighter will be whipped eighty, fined half of the property, and guarded the frontier for three years." Youngster. Don't be impulsive! ”

Su Yue's expression froze, and Zhengse replied: "I save it, thank you for the reminder!" ”

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Wei Ran was a little dumbfounded when he looked at this Mu, South Korea actually resolved civil disputes in this way. First of all, strict laws prohibit private fights, and it seems that as long as there is no bleeding of the head, broken hands and legs, some small conflicts of pushing and shoving do not belong to private fights. You can't fight privately, just push and shove. It certainly can't satisfy both sides and relieve their anger. This is also simple, if the two sides are not convinced, they will pay a fee to compare archery first, whoever is better is right, and the loser not only loses some money, but more importantly, loses face.

The two groups of people who were not convinced by each other dispersed after accepting the arbitration result, and Wei Ran vaguely heard Su Yue's companion laughing that he should have practiced his archery skills earlier, otherwise he would not suffer a secret loss. Predictably, in order to save face. Su Yue must have trained hard in archery after he returned. Even swordsmanship is practiced just in case. What if there are thousands of people like Su Yue! Thousands of people who have practiced archery hard after failure! How could South Korea not have cultivated a martial spirit from this?! When martial arts are linked to real interests such as military merit and knighthood. Who wouldn't support it?!

The martial arts are prevalent in South Korea, and the benefits are real. Once there is a war in South Korea, South Korea can recruit people to serve in the army at will, and South Korea can be said to be a soldier in the whole country. After all, everyone knows how to shoot arrows, and if they are good at archery, they can use swords. Good at using the sword. This is Zhao Guo's copy of Hufu riding and shooting!

Thinking of this, Wei Ran couldn't help but secretly worry, if this continues, which country can stop the strength of South Korea! Shandong is afraid that it will all belong to South Korea!

In Wei Ran's view, one of the biggest flaws in South Korea's reform is about the resumption of land and the restoration of the well-field system. This is completely perverse! How could it be as good as it could be! At the beginning, the Qin State relied on a clause to allow land to be bought and sold. Won the support of the superior class! For the sake of more land and more wealth, the upper echelons of the Qin State naturally spared no effort to ask for the expansion of land, so as to obtain huge benefits! South Korea wants to release the blood of the landlord class and the elite class, and in the past few years, why haven't we heard much news of civil strife in South Korea?!

Wei Ran, who was very puzzled, went to the village on the outskirts of the city early the next morning to inquire about the truth. In Wei Ran's opinion, farmers don't lie. They can best portray the reality of a country, after all, the world knows that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and if the peasants are resentful, the country is very likely to have great turmoil.

Wei Ran asked: "South Korea restores the Zhou ceremony and implements Jingtian, do you have no complaints in your hearts?" ”

The farmer replied: "The old gentleman doesn't know, this well field is not another well field." First, we do not need to cultivate special land for the king, but divide the land according to the population and turn it over to the treasury according to the proportion of the harvest to three-tenths. We can use the surplus food for our own use, and the state will collect it with money. In both cases, the king ordered us to live in villages, set up study halls, teach our children to read and write, build canals, and irrigate farmland. This is very different from the previous Ida Field. Third, although the state does not allow land to be bought and sold, it can be leased, and the lease period of more than 100 years can also be, as long as it is filed with the government, the government will recognize it. Although this land belongs to the state, as long as we do not rebel, our children and grandchildren will belong to our family, and this will naturally have no impact on us. Besides, we in South Korea have repeatedly obtained large tracts of land, but we are worried that no one wants the land, so how can we worry that the land is not enough! If we have military merit, we can also get extra land! Those who produce the most grain and mulberry in each village can also be exempted from taxes! How nice is that! ”

Wei Ran silently, South Korea is kidnapping the people, as long as they are always loyal to South Korea, the country will naturally let them dispose of their land. What's the difference between this and allowing land to be bought and sold?! For the Hao, it's just a matter of signing a lease agreement. In addition, the owner of the land he leased rebelled, and the state wanted to take back the land. But it is precisely because of this that the local wealthy families are still trying their best to help King Han stabilize the local situation! In addition, much of the newly occupied land in South Korea was left unowned, and South Korea sacrificed some immediate interests and leased it to local wealthy families at a very low price. Wait for five years to take it back. It can be described as a million profits! It also eased the relationship with local wealthy families, especially those who did not have titles!

"The one who grows the most grain and mulberry trees must be the richest landowner in your village! Isn't South Korea's new law a change of law to exempt local wealthy families from taxation and forced labor? Wei Ran was unwilling and asked rhetorically.

The farmer explained with a smile: "The old gentleman doesn't know anything! There are restrictions on this, first of all, there are less than 10 people, and secondly, the land cannot exceed 100 acres. The population of those wealthy families who are really rich and landed is probably more than ten people, right?! land in its name. Including the lease, it is far more than 100 acres! This regulation is clearly aimed at ordinary people. However, according to the old man, those old men also encourage us to have more lives! ”

"Why do you say that?" Wei Ran said with some puzzlement.

"You think! The new law already regulates the amount of State subsidies that can be received for each family having an additional man. Now let's talk about the exemption from taxation and forced labor. If you want to become the one with the most mulberry cultivation in each village, you must need a lot of manpower! There is a lot of power in numbers! If people are not prosperous, what can you compare with others! Do you think that's the truth, sir? The farmer said as a matter of course.

"Hehe, that's the truth! The old man is really well-informed! Wei Ran said with some embarrassment. Rao is full of poetry and books by himself. I forgot such a simple truth.

The peasant laughed twice and said, "I can't figure out these truths, but the gentleman who teaches in the village understands!" The old man also took note of it when he listened to his idle talk. ”

However, looking at his expression, it is obvious that he can impress the humble and polite old "scholar" in front of him, and the peasants are still a little proud in their hearts. The farmer has made up his mind that when he returns home, he must work hard for his own baby. Become a reader as soon as possible.

Wei Ran was silent, and motioned to his subordinates to reward the "honest" farmer in front of him. However, the farmers were excited. Don't look at the other party's clothes are very ordinary, but the shot is very generous! A piece of gold that he casually dropped was worth half a year's harvest for his whole family.

After visiting several nearby villages in a row, Wei Ran came to the same conclusion. There are countless people who say that South Korea is a new Frenchman, and the few who complain are actually because after South Korea received Bashu, many scholars who taught there were transferred to take up their posts. There is no one to teach the guide zhì's own baby! So it's very dissatisfied.

Wei Ran was also fortunate enough to meet a scholar who was teaching in one of the villages, and had a conversation. Through the conversation, Wei Ran found that the other party was a miscellaneous overlord, that is, advocating the simultaneous use of Legalism and Confucianism. He said that he could not have great talents, but he sharpened them a little. It is more than enough for a county order.

Wei Ran asked curiously: "My Mr. Guan has great talents, so why should he settle here and become a calligrapher?" The people who come and go are all white people, and I am afraid that I will not be able to advance an inch in learning, and I will not be able to stretch my talents! ”

Shizi replied: "The dean (of Yingchuan College) once said that if you want to govern the people, you must first get close to the people. If you are not close to the people, you don't know how the people can govern the people. And the husband is an official, and he cares about educating the people in the king! Now that the wisdom of the people has not yet opened, Confucius said, 'The people can make it, and it can be done; Don't make it, know it', our generation should start with children. And if you are a threesome, you must have my teacher. Don't underestimate the wisdom of the common people, old gentleman! It must be known that if the official is a boat, the people are like water, and the water can carry the boat and also capsize the boat. ”

Wei Ran couldn't help but be stunned by this truth, was the other party brainwashed? Obviously, South Korea used their scholars to educate the people, how did they take the initiative to train themselves! What kind of boat and water theory, the Xia Shang period can still be said to be. But now it is the king who holds the power of the world, and the common people are gentle lambs! The officials govern the people on behalf of the king, who dares not to listen?! Have you ever seen a herd of lambs overthrow a tiger?!

"I heard that now the king of Qin is humble and courteous and virtuous, not good at dictatorship, and likes to admonish. The generations of Shang Yang joined Qin from the Shandong countries, and there was an endless stream. Mr. instead of being trapped in Si, why not go west to Daqin and Shu Pingsheng's ambition as soon as possible! Wei Ran tempted.

At this moment, Wei Ran had already made a decision, as long as the other party was willing to take refuge in Great Qin, he would definitely implore King Qin to grant him a title that was not low. South Korea is so demagogic, what a boat and water, it's a paradox!

Shizi seemed to hear a big joke and replied: "Qin State? Don't go, don't go! ”

"Why did you say that, sir?" Wei Ran was puzzled. The Qin State is not bad! Although the wind and rain have been blowing in the past few years, the days are a little miserable. But after all, the foundation of a strong country is there! What's more, the more this situation is, the more Qin State needs talents. Once a talent comes to invest, the easier it is to be reused and the easier it is to get ahead.

"The people of Qin, the state of tigers and wolves, are capricious! If a virtuous person is a merchant martingale, he will help filial piety to become stronger, but as a result, Qin Guoqiang and Shang Ying's head is different, and he will not die well. King Huai of Chu believed the words of King Qin, entered the Wuguan and joined the alliance, and the Qin State detained him, causing King Huai to die of depression. My generation is ashamed to be in the company of the Qin State! And the husband Qin State was repeatedly defeated by Korea, and only the land of Guanzhong remained. South Korea is a country in the Central Plains, and it is famous for its faith and righteousness, and it is getting stronger and stronger the more it fights. What's more, the Hangu is closed today, even if those who are in a hurry want to enter Qin, they can't enter it! ”

Wei Ran was furious! (To be continued......)

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