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"Someone advised Shang Yang: "To torture the people with cruel methods is to accumulate resentment and gather disaster. "

"We should spread benevolence and righteousness and educate the people. Educating the people is more popular and more effective than ordering them."

"Actually, these words are very reasonable."

"And Shang Yang also paid the price."

"Although Shang Yang's reforms allowed the Qin State to rise, it also offended some people, the nobles."

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

"But after Qin Xiangong came to power, he used clever means to consolidate his position."

"He moved the capital directly under the pretext of going to war with Wei, and thereby got rid of the control of the old nobles."

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

"In the next 20 years, Qin Xiangong continued to fight with South Korea and Wei, and achieved certain victories, which benefited the entire Qin state."

"Thus, Duke Xiang of Qin succeeded in taking real power and won the support of the old nobles."

"However, after Qin Xiaogong succeeded to the throne, in order to revitalize the Qin State, he issued an order to recruit talents from 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 outside talents as officials."

"This is not only because the old aristocracy rejects foreign talents, but also because the Jin State prevents Qin from going east and allowing scholars from other countries to become officials in Qin."

"And this also led to the local aristocrats of Qin becoming deeply entrenched in the country."

"During Qin Xiaogong's time, the old nobles no longer supported him because he could not convince the public, and once he was reformed, the interests of the old nobles would be affected."

"However, thankfully, Duke Xiao of Qin collected enough military power during the period of Duke Xiang of Qin. This is the most reliable guarantee."

"Shang Yang comes from the state of Wei. The state of Wei carried out reforms at the beginning of the founding of the country without the obstruction of the old nobles, so Shang Yang may be very troubled when he sees the situation in the state of Qin."

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

"If some ignorant rulers face this situation, they may take extreme measures."

"For example, directly massacre the old aristocratic group. However, this approach is not feasible in practice."

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

"If Qin Xiaogong really went on a massacre, it would easily lead to the collapse of the country, and the nobles would join forces to oppose him."

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

"At this time, we have to go back to Shang Yang's reform just now. If Shang Yang adopts the method of direct massacre, then he will become a spy of Wei State."

"In order to successfully implement the reform, Shang Yang chose a smart strategy."

"It was the "Grass Reclamation Order" that Shang Yang started to implement with the support of Qin Xiaogong."

"This set of grass reclamation orders encourages agricultural production and requires the middle and lower nobles to also participate in agricultural production."

"Shang Yang's strategy is very clever."

"The grass reclamation order is beneficial to the entire Qin State. It can increase food production and increase war resources."

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

"These nobles only need to participate in actual labor, and the more they work, the more they will get."    "This result is also acceptable to the old aristocratic group as a whole."

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

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

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

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

"This is also a blow to the old nobles. They can no longer do whatever they want, but have to be responsible for their families."

"In addition, Shang Yang's reform measures also included breaking the traditional Shilu Shiqing system, which threatened the status of the old nobles."

"Under the Shilu Shiqing system, some old nobles can obtain high-ranking officials and generous salaries based on their family background and status, while others will never be able to transcend their own class."

"But under the New Deal, meritocracy became the standard, and the superior status of the old aristocrats was no longer the only criterion. This was a heavy blow to them."

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

"Therefore, they all opposed the New Deal and tried to prevent Shang Yang's reforms."

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

"With the promotion of the New Deal, Qin's farming and warfare system gradually improved, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent unification of the six countries."

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

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

"In addition to these changes, the reform also brought about a series of changes that ultimately made life uncomfortable for the old aristocracy."

"They want Qin to be strong because it will bring them more benefits."

"But if their interests are to be sacrificed to make Qin strong, they will oppose it."

"However, Shang Yang overcame this resistance because he had a stronger supporting force - the people of Qin."

"Shang Yang's reforms made the people of Qin gradually realize that these reforms were good for them."

"They no longer need to put in a lot of labor to support the nobility, and their efforts can also make them nobility."

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

"But in 338 BC, Duke Xiao of Qin passed away, and his son Ying Si ascended the throne and became King Huiwen of Qin."

"When Qin Xiaogong was alive, he was not only Shang Yang's best protector, but also the referee of the entire Qin State's reforms."

"Although fundamentally speaking, Qin Xiaogong is the real promoter of the reform, on the surface, he is more like a referee, while Shang Yang is the person who really promotes the reform."

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

"The old nobles believed that the reforms presided over by Shang Yang harmed their interests, so they hated him very much."

"Some extremists even believe that as long as Shang Yang dies, the reform will disappear and they can return to the previous stage of life where they got something for nothing."

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