"Changsangjun is not only good at curing diseases, but also good at agriculture and improving crops, and has a lot of prestige among the people in the land of Jingchu, but he is not a scholar in the end, and there are not many scholars who will understand agricultural affairs, so in the eyes of the upper class of Chu, Changsangjun is just a doctor. ”

"yes...... In the end, he was regarded as an inconspicuous doctor. Ouyang said with emotion.

"yes...... No matter what, the state of Chu is still only the state of Chu of the nobility, not the state of Chu of the Chu people. ”

Fan Li let out a long sigh, and in his long breath, Ouyang could feel his helplessness.

The status of the craftsmen in ancient times was extremely low, and these technical producers, equivalent to proletarian workers, although they had the ability to change a country, were never taken seriously.

In fact, the concept of the people's division of industries in Shinong Industry and Commerce had been put forward by Guan Zhong as early as the early Spring and Autumn Period. Hundreds of years later, in the "Shang Dynasty Reform Law", the industrial class of "Shinong Industry and Commerce" was more formally established.

Although the classes have not yet been opposed, this concept has already gradually taken shape, and it can be said that it has become an unspoken rule of the industry, and it has become more and more ingrained in this ancient land, becoming a lingering cancer.

The class is constantly solidifying, and the "workers" and "merchants" who can most drive the vitality of the country have been labeled as "cheap industries" by the rulers and have been suppressed at the bottom of society.

Especially in a "primitive" country like Chu, which still uses backward slavery, the productive forces cannot be liberated, and people's subjective initiative is almost nonevitable, how can such a country become strong.

Presumably, it was precisely because he saw through the national nature of Chu that Fan Li decided to leave this homeland and go to Yue to show what he had learned.

And Wu Qi, who was also decades later, decided to start a vigorous change precisely because he saw through the weak nature of the Chu State.

His method is quite targeted, it can be said that it is simple and crude, and it goes straight to the root of the disease.

In response to the privileged behavior of the nobles, he made the laws public, and explained the laws to the commoners, taking away the right to interpret the laws from the nobles.

The previous law, which the commoners did not know, only the nobles could know, and all the people who often inexplicably committed capital crimes.

This is the prerogative of the nobility.

The first step of Wu Qi's reform was to take away the "right to interpret the law" of the nobles, and to achieve equality for everyone in official documents.

This first step is just a soft knife, and the next one is even more ruthless.

All the nobles who have been feudal kings have been abolished for three generations, and the regular supply of the alienated nobles has been stopped, and the domestic nobles have been enriched to the vast and sparsely populated remote places.

Here is the cut off supply, and the last transfer, the roots of the nobles are directly picked up at once, and then planted in the wasteland area, which can be called the bottom of the kettle.

After dealing with the aristocracy, the next step is to deal with the officialdom system of the Chu State that has rotted to the roots.

First of all, it is necessary to solve the problem of redundant officials and redundant expenses, eliminate and reduce some irrelevant officials, reduce the number of officials and officials, and use the saved wealth to strengthen the army.

smashed the jobs of several civil servants who were waiting to die in one go, and then cut the salaries of civil servants to strengthen military spending.

Then, Wu Qi corrected the bad atmosphere of Chu officialdom that harmed the public and private interests and slandered the loyal and good, and proposed that the ministers of Chu should serve the country wholeheartedly regardless of personal honor and disgrace.

Isn't it familiar? Isn't it similar to the company's brainwashing slogan?

Next, it is to unify the customs of Chu and prohibit private inquiries. This point stuck Chu State's talent selection right for a while, although it was not very effective, but at least it made efforts.

Let's calculate how many people our General Wu Qi has offended.

First of all, those small nobles, who cut down their lords and cut off their offerings. Then there were the great nobles, who were uprooted and planted in the backwoods.

Finally, there are officials, civil servants can no longer eat and wait for death, so what's the point of doing it?

Not only can't I eat and wait for death, but even my salary has decreased, how desperate I have to be, how desperate I am, shouting slogans all day long, and how much I have to talk about it.

But it really stopped the evil spirit in the officialdom of Chu State at that time, and carried out a large-scale blood exchange of the officialdom and aristocracy of Chu State, which made Chu Guoxiong rise for a while.

It's just a pity that Wu Qi's reform was not successful, and the reforms of the Legalists in the past dynasties all relied on the authority of the king, and they were only responsible to the king, so as long as the king died, these reformers would also die.

The original King of Chu mourned his death, and Wu Qi was liquidated by the nobles, and even fell to the tragic end of "people dying and resting".

However, the final ending of this almost invincible general is also very interesting.

When he was wounded by the nobles with arrows, Wu Qi rushed directly to the corpse of King Chu Mourning with his wounds, pulled out the arrow on his body and stuck it on the corpse of King Chu Mourning, shouting: "The ministers rebelled and plotted to kill my king." ”

In the end, while the nobles shot Wu Qi, they also shot the body of King Chu Mourning.

According to the law of the Chu State at that time, it was stipulated that harming the body of the king was a felony and would be exterminated.

Therefore, after King Chu Su succeeded to the throne, he took advantage of this incident to order Yin to execute all the people who shot Wu Qi and shot the body of King Chu at the same time, and more than 70 people were implicated and exterminated. Wu Qi's body was also dismembered.

However, when he died, he also brought such a wave of funeral companions, which was very cost-effective, and it also hit those nobles at that time.

It's just that the successor King of Chusu did not continue to carry out the reform to the end.

Ouyang thought about it for a while, only to find that Fan Li had put the carriage into a small courtyard, and then let the horses go.

"What are you...... This little courtyard is yours?" asked Ouyang aloud.

"Well, that's good. Fan Li took out a few straw mats from the house, covered the carriage, and laid a lot of straw, and Ouyang hurriedly followed to help.

"Wang Jia's appearance is still very famous in the Chu State, and if he rides directly into the city, he will definitely be discovered. However, I have bought my own small yard outside the big cities of various countries, which are usually cleaned by servants, and can be used as a post station if necessary, which is very convenient. ”

Fan Li patted the ash on his hand and explained for Ouyang.

Ouyang couldn't help but praise: "It's really ...... It's a visionary. ”

In the face of Ouyang's admiration, Fan Li just laughed at himself: "When I was down in the early years, I wandered around and had no fixed place, so now no matter where I go, I am afraid that I have no place to live." Everywhere you go, you must buy real estate, which is used to it. ”

During the Spring and Autumn Period, it was forbidden to buy and sell cultivated land, and it could only be distributed by the state, and the state had the final say on whether to reward or receive. However, land for housing can still be traded privately.

Tsk, this handsome old guy's personality is really charming.

Ouyang has to say that it is no wonder that Xi Shi, the number one beauty in the world, will like each other, just by virtue of this mature character of being prepared for danger in times of peace, as well as the concept of spending money on consumption, he will follow wherever he goes, and this sense of security is absolutely leveraged.

"Let's go, let's go into the city, first go find Chang Sangjun's apprentice, and see what kind of clues his apprentice can give. ”

Fan Li greeted the stunned Ouyang, said to the servant guarding the door, and walked to the gate of Shouchun.

"Okay, right away. ”

Ouyang was ready for the "flesh and blood connection" in his body, and began his first "entry into the city" in the true sense of the word in this world.

Shouchun City is huge, much larger than the towns that I passed by before.

The most intuitive feeling is that in Shouchun City, you can often see three-story houses.

This means that in a big city like Shouchun City, building a three-story "high-rise building" is no longer a technical difficulty that cannot be broken.

In ordinary towns, there are all one-story flat tile houses, and there are even many thatched houses, which are even more simple than Ouyang's house in Shennongjian.

Moreover, as a country so close to the deep mountains and old forests, the State of Chu can be said to be a country composed of many ethnic groups, and people in all kinds of clothes can often be seen on the street, which makes Ouyang eye-opener.

In addition, there seem to be a lot of entertainment places in Shouchun City, there are many obvious "gambling houses", as well as "green buildings", and the "lively" sounds from inside make Ouyang feel a little itchy.

It seems that the degree of construction of entertainment facilities has become an important yardstick to measure the prosperity of a city.

But fortunately, he has entered the realm of heaven and man, and he can control his emotions well.

It is naturally impossible to hand over such a thing as inquiring about the news to a "young brother" like Ouyang, and the old Jianghu Fan Li is naturally successful.

"I inquired clearly, in a small town not far from Shouchun City, there is an Ivy Spring Medical Center, and the doctor in it is Jiang Linsheng, a disciple of Changsang Jun. ”

Fan Li came back from a peddler, said to Ouyang, and then asked, "Ouyang, after you entered Shouchun City, did you perceive anything?"

"Uh...... No. Ouyang shook his head, "Did you feel anything?"

"No, there isn't. It seems that we still have to inquire about what has happened recently. Fan Li frowned, "Generally, these flat-headed people never know about this kind of thing." ”

Ouyang thought for a moment and proposed, "Otherwise, we will divide into two ways." You stay in Shouchun City to find out the news, and I will take the token to Jiang Linsheng to assist us, how about it?"

"Yes, that's it. Fan Li nodded, agreeing with Ouyang's idea, and then added, "That town is closer to the West City Gate, how about we meet at the teahouse at the West City Gate at noon every day?"

"Good. So how can I contact you if I'm in a hurry?"

"You just go directly to the general of the city guard and shout 'Fan Danzhu, get out'. ”

Who is Fan Danzhu? Wouldn't it be the name of the general of the city guard?

The corners of Ouyang's eyes twitched constantly: Are you sure that shouting like this will not be hacked to death by people with guards?

However, looking at Fan Li's serious appearance, Ouyang decided to believe him.

It's so difficult, why does the partner look so unreliable.

With a sigh in his heart, Ouyang said goodbye to Fan Li and embarked on the road to the Changchun Hospital.