Someone advised Shang Ying: "Cruelty to the people is to accumulate resentment and gather calamity." ”

"We should spread benevolence and righteousness, educate the people, and educate the people is more popular and effective than commanding the people."

"Actually, these words are very reasonable."

"And Shang Yang also paid the price."

"Although the Shang Dynasty reform made the Qin State rise, it also offended some people, those nobles."

"According to the situation at that time, Qin Xiangong should have been squeezed out by the old nobles."

"But after Qin Xiangong ascended to the throne, he used ingenious means to consolidate his position."

"Under the pretext of going to war with Wei, he directly moved the capital, and in this way got rid of the control of the old aristocracy."

"At the same time, he was able to take control of the military."

"In the next 20 years, Qin Xiangong continued to fight with Han and Wei, and achieved certain victories, benefiting the entire Qin state."

"As a result, Qin Xiangong succeeded in seizing real power and won the support of the old aristocracy."

"However, after Qin Xiaogong succeeded to the throne, in order to revive the Qin state, he issued a merit-seeking order to recruit talents from the outside to weaken the influence of the old aristocracy."

"Previously, all official positions in the Qin State were held by local nobles, and there were almost no foreign talents as officials."

"This is not only because the old aristocracy rejected foreign talents, but also because the Jin State prevented the Qin State from going east and the scholars of other countries from entering the Qin Dynasty as officials."

"And this also led to the entrenchment of the local aristocracy of the Qin State in the country."

"In the era of Qin Xiaogong, the old aristocracy no longer supported him because he could not convince the public, and once he reformed, it would touch the interests of the old nobility."

"However, it is fortunate that Qin Xiaogong collected enough military power during the Qin Xiangong period, which is the most reliable guarantee."

"Shang Ying is from the Wei State, and the Wei State made changes at the beginning of the founding of the country, without the obstruction of the old nobles, so Shang Ying may be very troubled when he sees the situation of the Qin State."

"In the Qin state, the Shang Dynasty faced historical baggage and resistance from the old aristocracy."

"If there are ignorant rulers in power, faced with this situation, they may take extreme measures."

"For example, the direct slaughter of the old noble group. However, this is not feasible in practice. ”

"Because the old aristocratic group is the basis of the rule of the Qin state."

"If Qin Xiaogong really slaughtered on a large scale, it could easily lead to the collapse of the country, and the nobles joined forces against him."

"This will also allow Wei to take the opportunity to invade, making Qin face the disaster of national destruction."

"At this time, we have to go back to the Shang Ying reform just now, if Shang Ying adopts the method of direct slaughter, then he will become a spy of the Wei State."

"In order to successfully implement the change, Shang Ying chose a clever strategy."

"It is the "Grass Reclamation Order" that Shang Ying, with the support of Qin Xiaogong, began to implement."

"This set of reclamation decrees encourages agricultural production, and at the same time requires the middle and lower classes of the aristocracy to participate in agricultural production."

"Shang Ying's strategy is very ingenious."

"The grass reclamation order is beneficial to the entire Qin State, which can increase grain production and increase war resources."

"At the same time, the reclamation order only slightly touched the interests of the middle and lower class aristocracy."

"These aristocrats only need to participate in actual labor, and they get more for their work."

"This result is also acceptable to the old aristocratic group as a whole."

"Because for most of the people in the old aristocratic group, the grass reclamation order is advantageous."

"However, with the implementation of the New Deal, these old aristocrats had to take matters into their own hands and start cultivating their own land, and they also had to pay taxes according to the regulations."

"This is undoubtedly a forced change for some lazy old aristocrats, who feel that their interests have been compromised."

"In addition, Shang Yang also introduced the practice of joint sitting, which means that if a person commits a crime, his family members will also be punished."

"This is also a blow to the old aristocracy, who are no longer able to do whatever they want, but are responsible for their own families."

"In addition, the reform measures of the Shang Dynasty also included the breaking of the traditional Shilu Shiqing system, which threatened the status of the old aristocracy."

"Under the Shilu Shiqing system, some old nobles could obtain high-ranking officials by virtue of their family background and status, while others could never transcend their own class."

"But under the New Deal, meritocracy became the standard, and the superiority of the old aristocracy was no longer the only criterion, which was a heavy blow to them."

"In general, a series of reform measures by Shang Ying brought unprecedented challenges to the old aristocratic group, and their interests were seriously damaged."

"Therefore, they opposed the New Deal and tried to block the reform of Shang Ying."

"But because the New Deal has begun to bear fruit and already has supporters and adherents, the opposition cannot resist the momentum of the New Deal."

"Under the impetus of the New Deal, Qin's farming and warfare system was gradually improved, laying a solid foundation for the later unification of the Six Kingdoms."

"After the reform of the law, the nobles who originally only enjoyed benefits were forced to farm and work, and could no longer live by inheriting their father's title and benefits."

"To obtain the title, now their sons need to go to the battlefield and achieve military merits."

"In addition to these changes, the changes brought with them a series of changes that eventually led to the uncomfortable life of the old aristocracy."

"They want the Qin State to be strong because it will give them more benefits."

"But if they were to sacrifice their interests to make the Qin State strong, they would oppose it."

"However, Shang Ying overcame this resistance because there was a stronger support force - the people of Qin."

"Shang's changes made the people of Qin gradually realize that these reforms were beneficial to them."

"They no longer have to pay a lot of labor for the nobility to provide, and their efforts can also make them nobles."

"Therefore, when the reform was actually implemented, the common people of Qin began to support the reform, and the aristocracy became a minority."

"But in 338 BC, Qin Xiaogong died, and his son Yingsi ascended the throne as King Huiwen of Qin."

"When Qin Xiaogong was alive, he was not only the best protector of Shang Ying, but also the judge of the entire Qin State to change the law."

"Although fundamentally speaking, Qin Xiaogong is the real promoter of the change, on the surface, he is more like the role of a referee, while Shang Ying is the one who really pushes for the change."

"Therefore, by this time, Shang Ying was in great danger, and almost all the high-ranking officials of the Qin State began to oppose him."

"The old nobles felt that the changes presided over by Shang Ying harmed their interests, so they hated him very much."

"Some extremists even believe that as long as Shang Ying dies, the changes will disappear and they will be able to return to their previous stage of life without work."

"For the newly ascended King Qin Huiwen, Shang Yang is also his biggest obstacle."