After returning to Xianyang Palace, I asked Qi Juan to bring the entire set of "Qin Law", although I used to have "Qin Law" in my study, and I often read it, but it was still a lot of work to discuss them one by one.

Qi Wan started to read the first article, and if I had no objection after reading, I would proceed to the next article, and if there was any objection, I would discuss it with Li Si, Feng Quji, Feng Zheng, and Meng Yi on the spot.

Remember: "Whoever speaks unpleasantly and slanders will be flogged; Whoever slanders the officials will abandon the market; Whoever slanders the country, the clan. ”

I motioned for Qi Wan to stop, frowned, and said, "Slanderers are whipped, no problem." If you slander an official, you will abandon the city, and if you slander the country, you will punish the clan, is it too harsh? And this sin is too broad, what if someone deliberately uses it to harm his people? ”

Li Si had the most say in the criminal law, and replied: "Your Majesty, this law should be used together for crimes such as private fighting, treason, and witchcraft, and cannot be judged separately. ”

"Take a private fight in Longxi this spring as an example, a prisoner sued another prisoner for slander and poisoning. After the investigation is confirmed, the defendant and the offender are guilty of the crime of private fighting, and the rest of the people are only guilty of the crime of private fighting. ”

It dawned on me that in history, Hu Hai's bastard directly convicted Confucianism of this crime was an abuse of punishment.

I replied, "That being the case, it is better to be clear, in case the judge takes it out of context." ”

Then he read: "The imperial army is on the march, and there is no way to do it, and it is a second class." ”

I asked Li Si again: "Was this article revised together after the last revision of the law?" "Because there are too many things, and what I told Li Si is relatively clear, I only took a general look at the revised law and didn't read each one carefully.

Li Si replied: "Your Majesty, this law has not been revised since the "Qin Law" was written. ”

I secretly said in my heart: 'It seems that the history books about Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising when they 'lost the deadline should be killed' are fooling people. Thinking that those soldiers often served as conscripts, it was impossible to be unclear about the law, and they were originally punished with two pairs of armor, but they still did not object, and rebelled with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. ’

The first is to show that the "Qin Law" at this time may have been a dead letter at the implementation level, and the second is to show that the people's grievances have reached the limit, and they have chosen to go down the slope even though what Chen and Wu said is false. ’

I motioned for Ki Wan to continue.

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It took three days to go through all the "Qin Laws".

However, to my surprise, after listening to Lis's explanation, I found that except for the previous reforms, there was no one that needed to be modified.

Either it is the law that has been used by the feudal dynasty for 2,000 years, or it is the law that is most suitable for the current Qin Dynasty.

Moreover, the scenarios involved are also relatively comprehensive, and even how to carry out statistical reports, statistical procedures, and management systems have detailed regulations. In addition to the lack of commerce, after all, it is not suitable to vigorously develop commerce at this time, and the people can't even fill their stomachs, how can commerce prosper.

I couldn't help but ponder, it seems that it is true, as soon as later generations say that the Qin law is strict, they will give examples of conscription, and the problem of conscription is also the greatest.

Now that the law has been changed, judging from the current situation, it is best not to touch the "Qin Law".

I have the intention of changing the military merit system that has been in place since the Shang Dynasty Reform to the agricultural system and the like. At this time, there was no large-scale conquest in the Qin State, and if it was carried out continuously, it would inevitably cause class solidification, and the common people would have no way to rise.

It's just that I have greatly offended the nobles by the matter of the inventory of the acres of land, and if the military merit system is changed at this time, I am afraid that it will provoke a rebellion.

The ancients had a saying: Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh. If people change their ways, they will die if they are not sick, and this is especially true of the country, and drastic reforms have always had extremely high risks, such as the recent South Korean reforms, and the far ones have Wang Mang's new policies.

Helplessly, I said to Li Si: "It's that I thought too complicated, I thought that "Qin Law" was more severe, but I didn't expect it...... really let my father say it, not in his position, not in his politics, where can I understand the truth before. ”

Feng Zheng responded: "Your Majesty does not need to be arrogant. Some people slander me that Great Qin is a harsh government, but in fact, sometimes the head of Qiantou does not know much about the "Qin Law" and leads to violating the law. ”

"For example, the article 'Punishment is abandoned in the road', it is impossible for people who have lived in the city for a long time not to know about it, and they will not deliberately violate it. But if you are a country man, you may have sinned unintentionally or habitually. Therefore, it is not that "Qin Law" is strict, but that the head of the Qiantou does not know it. ”

I exclaimed, "That's true. "Even in the later generations when information is so developed, there are many cases of unknowingly breaking the law, and sometimes you think that you have done a reasonable and legal job, but you don't know that you are already hovering on the verge of committing a crime.

Thinking of this, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Yes, many times people commit crimes without knowing because they don't know the Qin Law, and the root cause is that it is impossible for officials to pull everyone's ears and explain every law to them.

If the "Qin Law" were to be published on a large scale and required readers in every place to regularly explain the law to the people, it would naturally reduce the number of prisoners.

I told everyone what I thought, and Meng Yi said: "Your Majesty's idea is good, but there are as many as 100 bamboo slips to record the "Qin Law", and I am afraid that such a heavy bamboo slip is not popular. ”

I laughed and said, "Your concerns are not unreasonable. ”

Turning his head to Lan'er and Xingzhong, he commanded: "During the sentence, you go and ask the public to come in and ask him to bring paper and movable type printing." Lan'er, get some snacks for a few adults to rest. ”

The two were ordered to go out.

Everyone was a little strange, how to talk about the law, why did you call the people who were going to be in charge of the government to come over? And isn't it too extravagant to use paper to promote "Qin Law"? What is movable type printing? In the Qin Dynasty, there was already the word "paper", but it was used to represent the cloth used for writing.

In the face of everyone's questions, I said mysteriously: "You will know when the public loses in." ”

Half an hour later, Gong Yi walked in, bowed down and said, "I have seen Your Majesty and your lords." ”

I replied, "No courtesy." Can paper be brought? ”

Gong Yu said: "Your Majesty, I brought it, the first batch of paper has been made two days ago, and it has just been dried. ”

With that, he presented me with a stack of papers in his hand.

I took out one, picked up a brush from the table, and wrote two big characters on the paper, "Daqin".

Then he lifted the paper in his hand and showed it to several people: "Look at it, how is this paper written?" ”

I motioned for each person to hand out one and take a closer look.

Li Si gasped and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, what is this?" Not only can you write, but how can you be so thin? ”

Feng Qujian looked at the paper in his hand and guessed: "Looking at the color and texture, could it be peeled off little by little with the bark?" ”

I laughed and said, "If you peel the bark to such an extent, it will be difficult to gather just the complete paper in front of you without a year and a half." ”

"This thing is a paper that I came up with for writing, using sawdust, straw, silk and linen, etc., through the process of frustration, pounding, copying, baking, etc., so it is a bit wood-colored."

"I won't go into detail about the detailed production method, if you are interested, you can go to the Shosaku to find out. However, you are not allowed to spread this thing to the outside world or make profits, and I have already handed it over to the general government to manage. ”

Later, I showed everyone the wonderful use of movable type printing, which attracted several people's praise.

The next day, I announced the matter of paper and movable type printing, and used this to spread the "Qin Law" throughout the world.

Everyone was overjoyed. Dealing with government affairs every day is not only a mental job, but also a small Jane who is often a few catties and a big Jane who is more than ten catties also makes this a physical work.

One of them, however, was particularly fanatical.