Wang Pu was very happy about Wu Qi's arrival, and when he was about to give him a mansion close to the Huaiguo Palace, he asked Wu Qi about how to govern the country.

Wu Qi asked, "Dare to ask what your ambitions are." ”

Wang Pu asked: "The world is full of disputes, the Zhou family is weak, the princes are fighting each other, the people are displaced, they are lonely, they want to calm the chaos in the world, but the wisdom is short-sighted, only the Huai country is safe, and the will is still not stopped, and the king will be safe?" ”

Wu Qi paused slightly, and then worshipped: "The monarch has the ambition to conquer the world, and the opportunity to swallow the heavens and the earth, and his subordinates admire it, and he is willing to serve the work of dogs and horses." ”

"Sir, please get up!" Wang Pu hurriedly helped Wu Qi up, and then asked, "If you want to achieve it, does Mr. have a good plan?" ”

Wu Qi replied: "Since the Zhou family moved eastward and the princes merged, the world has been in dispute for nearly three hundred years. If you can cross Jinghuai, the west and Qinrong, the south Fu Yiyue, the north Yan Zhao, the internal cultivation of political principles, the world has changed, then out of the Huaibei army, to Qi country. ”

"If the state of Qi goes down, you can go north to Wei and Han with the army of Jingzhou, and you can go out of Qi to respond."

"Han Wei is invincible, when the Central Plains is occupied, it is true, Yan Zhao Qin is at his fingertips, so the world can be peaceful."

Wang Pu said: "Good! Mr.'s strategy won my heart! ”

Wang Pu then worshiped Wu Qi as the secretary of state and served as the minister of Huaiguo.

After Wu Qi came out, he began to be familiar with the government affairs and system of Huaiguo, and after half a month of reading a large number of Huaiguo decrees, Wu Qi had a clearer understanding of Huaiguo.

In the past, the impression of the Central Plains countries on the Huai State was that the relics of the Yin Shang Dynasty, the barbarians, the sharp armor, the innovation of the Legalists, the land of smoke miasma, and so on.

But after learning about Huaiguo, I found that those impressions were too one-sided, Huai has a land of thousands of miles, a population of more than 7 million, a fertile field of thousands of miles, 300,000 armor, and the peak of national strength, only the three Jin Dynasty combined can match.

Moreover, although the changes implemented by Huai and Wei are of the same origin, they are completely different. The reform of the law of the Wei State advocated the full use of the people's strength, the abolition of aristocratic privileges, the selection of talents and abilities, and the clear distinction between rewards and punishments.

The law of change of Huai State is to live with the small people, everything must not exhaust the people's power, and the nobility is also strictly restricted, their privileges are abolished, and the talents are selected and promoted, and the rewards and punishments are clear.

The Huaiguo Office did not forcibly abolish the fiefs of the nobles and the rights of the nobles, but made strict restrictions, and at the same time inspected the imperial history system to ensure that the Huaiguo officials were clean and clear, and more importantly, the system of the Huaiguo was constantly improving, which made Wu Qi breathtaking.

There have been Ming monarchs in all dynasties, and Huai should have such prosperity.

Wei's change cannot be said to be wrong, in fact, Wu Qi is very clear about the drawbacks of Wei's change, but Wei's change has to be done. Wei is located in the land of the four wars, the territory is small, and there are enclaves, the surrounding countries are eyeing each other, if this change is not implemented, Wei will soon be annexed.

Li Kui's change of law was to burst out the potential of Wei with 200% of his strength, and then use this burst of potential to seize the land of the West River. Immediately afterwards, Wu Qi used the land of the West River to train Wei Wushu.

Then go east and west to open up the situation for Wei, if Wei Hou does not suspect Wu Qi, continue to appoint him as a general. When the time comes, the west will destroy the Qin state, and the Wei state will have room for strategic maneuver, and the land of the western Qin can be the foundation of the hegemony of the Wei state.

According to the idea of Li Kui, Wei Wenhou and Wu Qi to change the law, it is necessary to first unite the Three Jins, block Qi Chu, and then annex the land of Hexi and destroy the Qin State.

Only by annexing Qin could Wei have room for strategic maneuver, and at the same time, Li Kui's reforms could be continued. Otherwise, just relying on the original land of Wei, it would not be able to support the continuous expansion of Wei Wushu.

Wei's changes were extremely aggressive and aggressive, and the emerging interest classes would constantly push Wei forward, wage war, and gain land wealth.

After obtaining the land, develop Wei Wushu again, and then continue the campaign to obtain the land. In this way, a cycle is formed, and if this cycle can be stabilized, the strength of the Wei State will be like a snowball, rolling bigger and bigger.

Originally, this plan had been implemented very well during the Wei Wenhou period, if Wei Wenhou lived for another ten years, after Wei annexed Qin, Wei would really soar into the sky.

It's a pity that Wei Wenhou died, and his son Wei Zhen did not seriously implement Wei's line, and drove away Wu Qi, the most critical person in Wei's system.

Without Wu Qi, Wei would basically be dreaming if he wanted to annex Qin again.

Wei and Qin will then be locked in a rivalry, and the two sides will fight for the land west of the river for the next few decades.

Wei is in the land of four wars, if Wei is smart, take advantage of the current to continue to unite and unite the three Jins, don't compete with Qi Chuhuai and other countries in the Central Plains, and even give up some benefits to Zhao State, and then take advantage of the peak of national strength to destroy Qin State, just look at Wei Hou It is the kind of master who is so happy that he can take advantage and never suffer losses, how can he give up his interests to Zhao State?

This Marquis of Wei inherited the military talent of Marquis Wen, but politically he only passed.

Wei's changes were strong, and as long as Qin was annexed, Wei would have a future. But if it fails, it will be a complete failure, and there is no possibility of turning over.

The reason for the reform of the Wei State is that the Wei State is congenitally defective, and as long as it fails several times in a row, it will basically collapse.

In contrast, Huai's reform was more modest, and Huai's reform was mainly to suppress the nobility and grow strong. The growth of aristocrats, scholars, and heroes will squeeze the living space of small people. The successive generations of Huai have been in power very well that the small people are the cornerstone of the country.

The small people pay taxes, serve in conscription, conscript, and contribute to the country, and it is precisely because of these thousands of small people that Huaiguo has such a strong national strength.

If the nobles were allowed to grow strong, they would hide the population, the fields, and turn the small people into their tenants, domestic servants, and so on. These people do not have to serve conscription, do not pay taxes, and do not perform military service, which is equivalent to digging into the corners of the country and strengthening themselves.

But you said that if you kill all these nobles and heroes, won't you be able to ensure that the interests of the small people are not infringed upon?

Such a practice will only cause chaos in the country, and the governance of the country needs these people, and Wang Pu alone cannot directly manage thousands of people, so he can only promote talented people to manage in his place.

What's more, if all these nobles and heroes are eliminated, it will block the upward channel of the low-level personnel, which will only bring greater chaos.

He had to use these people.

Wu Qi spent half a month figuring out the system of Huaiguo, and was very keen to find the core of Huaiguo's reform.

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Wu Zi asked, "What is the ambition of the king?" ”

Huai Gong said: "Peace chaos in the world!" ”

Wu Zi bowed and said: "You have the ambition to conquer the universe, the opportunity to swallow heaven and earth, and I am willing to serve the work of dogs and horses." ”

Huai Gong said: Will the gentleman be safe?

Wu Zi said: When the hero is in charge, thinking of the virtuous is thirsty, if he can cross Jinghuai, Xihe and Qinrong, Fu Yiyue in the south, Yan Zhao in the north, and repair the political affairs inside, and there are changes in the world, then the army of Huaibei will be sent to the Qi country. If the state of Qi is down, then the army of Jingzhou can go north to Wei and Han, and the other way can go out of Qi to respond. Han Wei is invincible, and he should occupy the Central Plains, as it is, Yan Zhao Qin can get it at his fingertips, so the world can be peaceful.

Huai Gong said: Good! ——"Historical Records, Huai Shijia, Huai Wucheng Biography"

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