Chapter 10 Revision of the Qin Law
"The second thing is how to deal with the remnants of the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms and the powerful families in various places." Qin Yiren's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "The old nobles of the Six Kingdoms have lost their homeland, they are no longer nobles, and they have no privilege of oppressing the people of the country, they will definitely not be willing to be enemies of Great Qin." However, the widows have the virtue of a good life, and they can't bear to be destroyed, so after thinking about it, it is better to move them to Guanzhong. ”
As Qin Yiren said, the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms are old, they have lost power, and they no longer have the privilege of being powerful, they will definitely not be reconciled and want to be enemies of the Qin State.
If there were a dozen, or a hundred, or thousand, Qin Yiren really didn't care about them, and he could completely kill them. However, these people are not a few, and the remnants of the old nobles of the six countries combined, if there are not 100,000, they will not be too far behind.
Killing 100,000 people in one fell swoop is a bit too terrifying, even though they all deserve to die.
Besides, they are forbearance right now, and they haven't come up yet, so they can't kill them without an excuse, right? Even if they are ten thousand damned, they need a reason to do it, otherwise, they will be blamed and scolded Qin Yiren as a tyrant.
Therefore, Qin Yiren thought about it, and it was the best way to deal with these noble relics to Guanzhong.
These aristocratic relics, their power is mainly in the local area, if they are moved to Guanzhong, they are rootless, and they are powerless to do bad things.
More importantly, Guanzhong is the fundamental place of the Qin State, and the Qin people in Guanzhong all look forward to Qin Yiren, and can monitor them well, and they dare not mess around.
"Your Excellency is wise." The people in the palace will not know how huge the power of the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms is, if they are not moved. Let them say locally. The Qin law is difficult to do. Difficult to govern.
"The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the world of great disputes, and the corruption of the law, it is a good opportunity for the powerful families everywhere to be powerful, they can kill officials, and even raise troops, which is very harmful, and the way to deal with them is the same as that of the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms." Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows. Like a sharp sword out of the sheath, he said: "If one person violates the law, the whole clan will be punished!" ”
For these powerful families, Qin Yiren is eager to kill them all, and he will never be soft.
The world of the Warring States War in Qin and Autumn was the golden age when the powerful and powerful of the family did evil, because the law did not exist, they were the emperors of the soil, and they had the final say in local affairs. Collusion with the government to do bad things is already too good to be better. Killings of officials are endless. That's good, even more. Raise troops to rebel and confront the government.
Therefore, the powerful forces of the family must not be underestimated, and must be quickly eradicated.
Historically, after Qin Shi Huang ruled the world, he was doing this, and although the results were good, he failed to eradicate this major disaster. Until the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once again dealt a heavy hand to these powerful forces, and wanted to move them to Guanzhong to take care of them. The most famous is Guo Jie, who has the title of chivalry, which has caused a series of things.
From Qin Shi Huang to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it has been hundreds of years, and the Qin and Han dynasties have failed to eradicate the powerful forces, which shows how huge the powerful forces are.
"Your Majesty!" Among the people in the palace, most of them were born in cloth, had no power or power, and were oppressed by local powerful forces, and they agreed with this move from the bottom of their hearts, and praised it with the word "Shengming".
"The third thing is that the temples and tombs of the Six Kingdoms will be destroyed." Qin Yiren said in a deep voice.
"This ......" A sound of astonishment sounded, and many people were shocked and dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty, such a brutal thing can't be done." Chun Yu took a step forward, hurriedly dissuaded, and said: "Digging up people's ancestral graves and destroying people's temples is a cruel and unkind act, you should think twice." ”
"Chun Yu Yue's words are also bad!" Han Fei's eyes flashed, and he retorted, "Chun Yuyue, you are full of poetry and books, and you should know that the royal family temple and royal tomb are not private weapons, but they are actually public weapons." If it is a private weapon, the king's move is a cruel act, however, this is a public weapon, and it is useless to keep it, but it is harmful. Those who are public will be remembered by those who are not willing to lose their noble privileges, and they will think of them, and they will stir up trouble. It is imperative to destroy the temples and tombs of the kings of the Six Kingdoms. ”
"This ......" Chun Yuyue wanted to refute, but he couldn't find the words.
Han Fei is right, the temples of the Six Kingdoms and the tombs of the kings are not private weapons, they are public weapons, and they must be destroyed.
"What Han Fei said is what the widow wants to say." Qin Yiren's eyes flashed, and he said: "If someone wants to scold the widow for being cruel and unkind, the widow doesn't care, as long as he can restore peace in the world, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, no matter how much infamy there is, the widow will carry it." ”
"Your Majesty is merciful." Fan Sui and they sang in unison.
"Your Majesty, Chun Yuyue understands that it is appropriate to destroy the tombs of the temples and kings of the Six Kingdoms." Chun Yuyue is a well-educated person, and it didn't take much time to turn this corner.
There are many people who have turned the corner, figured out what is at stake, and no longer stopped it.
"The fourth thing is to cultivate the Qin Law." Qin Yiren's words were amazing.
"Cultivating the Qin Law?" An exclamation rang out.
"Your Majesty, the world has been decided, and the Qin Law has not yet been revised." Fan Sui said busily.
Qin Yiren didn't discuss this matter with them, and Fan Sui couldn't do it if he wasn't in a hurry.
"What the prime minister said is very reasonable, the world has been decided, and it is not yet time to overhaul the Qin Law, however, there is one that must be repaired." Qin Yiren's eyes flashed, and he asked Fan Sui: "Prime Minister Panpan is a great talent, which one do you think must be cultivated?" ”
As soon as this question came out, everyone in the palace was curious, especially those who were familiar with Qin Law, and they searched their stomachs to figure out which one should be modified.
"The minister understands, the law of conscription must be revised." Fan Sui is Fan Sui, with extraordinary intelligence, he groaned for a while, and immediately thought of it.
"Smack!" Qin Yiren struck each other with both hands, greatly admired, and said: "The prime minister is worthy of being a wise man with high wisdom through the ages, and it is rare to think of it so quickly." ”
After being reminded by Fan Suiyi, those who were contemplating all immediately woke up and agreed, saying, "The Conscription Law is indeed time to be revised. ”
The Qin law is harsh and violent, and it is criticized by future generations, and it is not all unreasonable for people with ulterior motives, and the Qin law is indeed harsh. Although Qin Yiren has already ruled the world, however, this is only a preliminary decision. Just swept away the six countries of Shandong. Its remnants have not yet been eradicated. The family has not yet been resolved, and it is not suitable to revise the Qin Law.
However, the revision of the forced labor law is imminent, and it must be amended.
"You must be surprised, why did the widow have to revise the forced labor law when the world was first decided?" Qin Yiren glanced at it, and there were still many people who didn't understand, and their faces were confused. Said: "At the time of Shang Jun, the Great Qin was about to die, and the land and city he owned were only half of the pass, and even the Hangu Pass was taken by the Wei State. At that time, the land of Daqin was small, and it took ten days and a half to walk back and forth, even if there was a flash flood and the road was difficult to navigate, there would be no problem. ”
On the occasion of the Shang Dynasty reform. The Qin State was the weakest of the Seven Warring States, and even the conservative and pedantic Yan State was stronger than the Qin State. It is to "humble Qin" in Shandong, despise Qin, do not regard Qin as a warring state, do not let Qin state alliance, and Qin state as a shame.
At that time, the Qin State was on the verge of extinction, the land west of the river was occupied by the Wei State, a large part of Guanzhong was occupied by the Wei State, and the Hangu Pass was occupied by the Wei State, and the Wei State could destroy the Qin State at any time. It was in such a difficult situation that Shang Ying changed the law in the Qin State and succeeded, making the Qin State from the weakest Warring States to a first-class Warring States in one fell swoop, which is a miracle.
"Nowadays, the territory of Great Qin is extremely vast, not to mention the land of thousands of miles, seven or eight thousand miles is not a problem. In such a vast territory, it is too harsh to impose a law of conscription, allowing the people of one place to go to another place to serve as conscription. Qin Yiren then explained, "For example, from Jiangdong to Guanzhong, there is a journey of three or four thousand miles, and in terms of one day and one hundred miles, it will take thirty or forty days just to reach Guanzhong. After serving the conscription, it will take another thirty or forty days, and this one and the other will be three or four months. For such a long time, if the people of the country farm the land and tend to the crops at home, they will collect a lot of extra grain, right? ”
"That's for sure." Qin Yiren's algorithm is very pertinent, and everyone has to be convinced.
"Not to mention, if there is a flash flood and the road is blocked, the time to travel will be longer, and it may be half a year or even a year, which is more than worth the loss." Qin Yiren's words were even more amazing.
It took half a year to rush from the land of Jiangdong to Guanzhong, which is a bit exaggerated, but it is not impossible. Why was Liu Bang forced to rebel? It was because of the inconvenience of the road that he did not arrive as scheduled, so he had to rebel and could only run to Mangdang Mountain to hide.
Why did Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rise up in Daze Township? The road blocking delay is also.
"Now, the world has decided that if we want to build agriculture and water conservancy, we will build roads for transportation, and we will be able to abolish the passes for businessmen, and I don't know how much labor is required. If the law is not amended in a timely manner, there will inevitably be a matter of transferring people from thousands of miles away, or even thousands of miles away, to the people of the country, and this will mislead the people and work, and even more so, the country. Qin Yiren's voice turned high, some sharp and high-pitched.
The reason why the Qin Dynasty died so quickly had a lot to do with the law of forced labor. Later generations accused Qin Shi Huang of not caring for the people's power and levying on a large scale, which is reasonable, however, I don't know why Qin Shi Huang wanted to levy it on a large scale.
After the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were many mountains of evils, and there were still thousands of years of accumulated evils, and in order to get rid of these accumulated evils, it was necessary to take resolute measures. Among them, a lot of people's power is needed, not to mention anything else, just to build straight roads and build water conservancy, there are not a few people's power needed.
Don't fix it?
The road is inconvenient, the goods can not be circulated, not to mention anything else, just a salt, from Qi to all parts of the country, how much more manpower and material resources will be spent, the people of the country can not afford to eat salt, how can this day be born?
If you don't build farmland and water conservancy, you won't even have to eat, how can you live and work in peace and contentment?
Therefore, it is imperative to levy and issue conscription.
On this point, Qin Shi Huang was not wrong. His mistake was that he did not revise the law on forced labor, and transferred the people thousands of miles away to another place, not to mention the suffering of the people, and wasted a lot of time on the road alone, which was more than worth the loss.
If Qin Shi Huang had decisively revised the conscription law, perhaps there would have been no peasant uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang would not have been able to rise up in Daze Township, Liu Bang would not have been forced to go to Mangdang Mountain, and there would have been no chaos in the world at the end of Qin.
It was precisely because he was aware of this terrible consequence that Qin Yiren decided to revise the forced labor law.
"Your Majesty, how do you want to modify this?" After Qin Yiren's analysis, no one had any objections, Fan Sui asked.
"In the will of the widow, those who serve shall not exceed 100 miles from the place where their homes are located, and those who exceed them shall be filled with money and food." Qin Yidao.
In the Han Dynasty, Xiao He made the Han law according to the Qin law, which was revised in this way, and since then, there has been no problem with the conscription law. (To be continued......)