Chapter 177: Old Qin
Hearing Xiao Han's words, Remnant Jian suddenly looked up at Xiao Han, frowning and thinking.
"The Qin State was originally just an ordinary small vassal state in the west, but when Mu Gong destroyed the 12 countries established by the Rong people in the west, he opened up more than 1,000 miles of territory, which gave him the foundation for a strong country.
However, in the early days, the Wei State attacked the Qin State for many years and seized the land west of the Hexi, and the Qin State was forced to retreat to the west of Luoshui.
By the time of Qin Xiaogong, Shang Jun was appointed to change the law, and the Qin State became stronger day by day, so that it had its current hegemony. ”
Xiao Han told the story.
Xiao Han was a history buff in his previous life, and he had also read some documents from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, combined with the information he had obtained from Gan Zhouna, the leader of the Zhao army's guards, he almost had a certain understanding of the history of this world.
At least, enough for him to pretend.
"The changes of the Shang monarch mainly include the waste of wells and fields, the opening of Qianmo, the implementation of the county system, the unification of weights and measures, the reward of cultivation and weaving and fighting, the emphasis on agriculture and the suppression of business, the implementation of the law of joint sitting, the use of heavy punishment for minor crimes, the burning of Confucian classics, the prohibition of the people of the eunuchs, and the prohibition of fathers, sons, and brothers living in the same room."
It has been more than 100 years since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, and with the growing power of the Qin State, in fact, it has long been known by people from all over the world.
Shang Jun also set up a 20-level military merit title system, no matter what the background, as long as you make military merits, you can get a reward, so the Qin people are happy when they hear the war, so that the Qin country has become a terrifying war machine.
But since it seems that the Qin State is so strong and so good, why are the people of the Six Kingdoms unwilling to enter Qin? ”
Xiao Han asked everyone with this, and everyone had inexplicable expressions on their faces, but no one replied for a while.
"King Qin is tyrannical, and Qin law is strict!"
Zhao Guoshi had a stroke, his body was a little weak before, and Gan Zhou, who had been supported and rested by others, spoke out.
The other sergeants beside him also nodded in agreement.
Xiao Han smiled and didn't answer, but turned his head to look at the remnant sword to see what he was going to say.
Remnant Jian thought for a while and replied: "King Qin is not tyrannical, and Qin's law is not strict, as long as he abides by his duty, the life of the people of Qin is actually better than that of the people of the Six Kingdoms, at least basic food and clothing can be guaranteed." ”
The remnant sword's answer caused Zhao Guo's soldiers to exchange their heads and discuss for a while.
Remnant Jian continued: "But the people of the Six Kingdoms have become accustomed to the loose and hedonistic style of the Six Kingdoms, and these are exactly what the Qin State prohibits.
The Qin people only did two things every day, that is, ploughing the fields and training, and abstaining from wine and pleasure, which was too boring for the people of the Six Kingdoms to live like this. ”
This is true, under the training of Shang Jun and the Qin kings of previous dynasties, the Qin people have become more and more rigid, and only know how to plow the fields and fight.
In the Shang Dynasty reform, in order to prevent the people from rebelling because of the open-mindedness, almost all entertainment activities were banned, and the Qin people lived like robots every day, where was there any fun to talk about?
The only amusement is to kill.
The remnant sword then said: "Again, the Qin State implements the law of joint sitting, one person violates the law, five families, or even ten families sit together, and then they are punished, and those who have sued are exempted from punishment and rewarded, and those who have committed adultery will be punished continuously."
In this way, everyone is in danger, and every household protects itself, this kind of life, if the people of the six countries are not desperate, they will not turn to Qin. ”
Offenders must not be shielded! Even between parents and wives, they should be reported in time, because once they are found, it is not one person who will be punished, but the whole family.
This is the State of Qin.
So much so that in the Qin State, everyone is in danger, and every household is self-protecting.
Neighbors, fathers and sons, husbands and wives should have been close to each other and supported each other, but it has become like a spy rule.
Ordinary people are wary of each other, and suspicion is rife.
The suffering of skin and flesh is secondary, and the psychological pressure that has been prevented and endured for a long time will torment people go crazy.
Especially in the Qin Law, the slightest mistake may be to cut off your hands and feet, scrape your ears and nose, or even die directly.
The Qin people can be said to be trembling and trembling.
Old Qin, go to the national disaster together! Old Qin, restore my rivers and mountains! Blood will not be shed, death will not be truce! There is Daqin in the west, like the sun rising! A hundred years of national hatred, the vicissitudes of life! The world is in turmoil, how can Kangning, Qin has sharp soldiers, who competes!
This oath of the old Qin people seems to be able to make people feel the atmosphere of the Qin country being the same body, the monarchs and ministers being the same morality, working together and the whole country advancing together.
It's a pity that behind this majesty, it is stained with the blood and tears of the old Qin people.
The Qin people could only work in the fields day and night like big animals, and they were not allowed to do business, buy or sell grain, or study poetry and books......
In short, when you need to fight, you can fight with your life, and when you don't need you, you can work hard to farm.
And so hard-working, most of them are only allowed to maintain food and clothing!
Everything is subject to the interests of the Qin Empire and the Ying clan, and the rest are not considered much, including the universal people who make up the Qin State.
The country is strong and the people are weak, this is the purpose of Shang Ying, because the people are weak to rule and drive.
"Mr. Remnant Sword, now, do you think that letting Qin annex the Six Kingdoms and dominate the world is really good for all the people in the world?"
Xiao Han looked at the remnant sword that became more and more tangled the more he spoke, and asked this question again.
Hearing this, the remnant sword shook his head gloomily.
"Today, Qin is the best in the world, and those who can dominate the world are none other than Qin, the six countries are all weak, and each of them is mediocre, where can they shoulder the heavy responsibility of dominating the world?"
The remnant sword looked up at the sky and said with a blank expression.
Originally, he pinned his hopes on the Qin State, if Qin could annex the countries and unify the world, he would be able to return the world to peace as soon as possible.
Then, the people of the world will no longer have to suffer from war, and they will be able to live and work in peace and contentment.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to let go of the hatred of the country and the family, and at the last moment of the assassination of Qin, he spared the life of the king of Qin.
In order to ensure that the king of Qin does not die, the Qin country is not chaotic, Qin can continue to dominate the hegemony of the world, and the world is peaceful in the early days.
But now, he felt a little hopeless.
His original wish, in the present place, was punctured by Xiao Han.
He had traveled around the world before, and he had traveled through the national customs and systems of various countries, and in contrast, he felt that the one who could unify the world was none other than Qin.
He didn't think much about that before, after Qin unified the world, it was good or bad for the world.
Only because of this time, Qin is the only one who can unify the world, and the countries have been fighting for a long time, and the people have long been overwhelmed by the burden of war.
It is the most important thing to end the troubled times as soon as possible and restore peace to the world.
And now, the six countries are weak and Qin is strong, and the six countries are so weak that they can't resist the Qin state when they are united.
The unification of the world is at this time.
Therefore, Qin can't be chaotic, King Qin can't die, now is the right time, only Qin can shoulder this heavy responsibility.
As a Zhao person who has a deep blood feud with Qin, Remnant Jian is also unwilling to destroy the current situation.
It's just that now, under Xiao Han's reminder, Remnant Sword has to start thinking about it, if Qin is allowed to rule the world, can he really restore peace to the world and give the people a peaceful place to live and work?
With the remnant sword's understanding of the Qin State, the answer is obviously obvious, no!
But if Qin is not suitable, who should be able to restore peace in the world?
"Mr. Xiao, you say, what should happen today?"