Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 17 The expansion of interest groups [First update, please collect and read]

The entire Yueyang City felt the wind and rain coming towards us. Everything seemed to come suddenly without any warning.

In October of the sixth year of Duke Xiao of Qin, it rained heavily.

Four of Shang Yang's tribesmen have been sent in. These four were sentenced to punishments of [-], [-], [-], and [-] fines according to the severity of their crimes. No matter which tribesman was punished, Shang Yang would be punished. None of them came.

As for Chen Ye, Shang Yang's disciple spread in the rumors, he did not violate any rules. He was like a cold and emotionless robot, punishing these people according to Qin's laws.

In such a violent storm, all the people of Qin understood one thing.

That means the new law is truly unbreakable.

If the new law is violated, even the enforcers of the new law and the people who implement the new law will not be able to escape punishment.

Of course, everyone knew not only Shang Yang, but also another well-known figure in this turmoil, the newly appointed Sikou Chen Ye.

All of a sudden, the people of Qin were discussing this almost inhumane Sikou.

Under his influence, fewer and fewer people dared to violate the new law, and the implementation of the new law became smoother and smoother.

In this context, the achievements of the reform are getting bigger and bigger, and they are becoming more and more known. People have seen the benefits that the new law can bring to Da Qin. Of course, they have also seen another thing at the same time.

A whole new interest group began to emerge.

Zuosu Changfu
  Shang Yang was sitting in the palace with a dull expression. What he represented in this reform was the new landlord class.

After the emergence and slow development of iron farm tools and cattle farming, the progress of productivity allowed this class to gradually emerge and are taking control of their rights.

But people are greedy, and they began to be dissatisfied with their meager interests, so under the demands of new class interests, Shang Yang and his new law appeared.

But the problem is that this is not what Shang Yang wants.

He was sitting alone in the courtyard, turning his head and looking at the empty futon beside him, with a little loss on his face.

So he said to himself a little: "Is all this really inevitable?"

"What I want is not for a certain group of people or a certain person. I just want to make Qin strong and win the final victory in this battle for hegemony."

"But the changes in the new law seem to inevitably lead to the decline of old classes and the emergence and expansion of new interest groups."

Shang Yang lowered his head and sighed faintly: "There is really a new way to achieve success and a new way to fail -"

The emotions in his heart were extremely entangled, and he just looked in the distance, trying to find the firm belief and the energy in his heart when he wanted to reform in the blue sky.

But where is that tone now?
  Shang Yang didn't know.

Sikou Mansion

Chen Ye was also sitting in the courtyard at this time. He also held a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, but he didn't look at it at all. He just sat there blankly.

The situation inevitably caused by the reform has already appeared, but the current situation seems to be very favorable to him. He should not have any sentimental thoughts at this time, but he can't help it.

The law seems to have always been intolerant of mercy.

Sometimes, Chen Ye would also worry that if he continued on the path he chose, would he conflict with his cheap teacher?
  Sometimes he also thinks, can the teacher really understand him if he does this? Rather than like Heijia, Slug and others thought, the rift between them is getting bigger and bigger?

After a long silence, Chen Ye stood up and dusted off the leaves from his body.

"Late autumn is a good season."

"Falling red is always a merciless thing, but it always falls on people with complicated thoughts." The wind outside the house gradually became stronger, and it would be cold to sit outside.

Qin Palace

Qin Xiaogong's expression remained unchanged. Before Shang Yang proposed the reform, he had anticipated the current result. This was inevitable.

And his purpose was not only to make the Qin State stronger through reforms, but also to restrict the growing number of old nobles in the country.

As a king, he is always able to catch the people who pose the greatest threat to him at the most critical moment, and then find a suitable [sword] to slaughter all of this group of people with the knife, turning it into the nourishment for the country to continue to grow strong.

This is the biggest purpose of his reform.

"Encourage those people, let them put forward new demands, and let the fire of reform burn brighter."

Qin Xiaogong's voice was very plain, without any emotion in it.

He wanted to make this fire called the New Law burn even more vigorously, and at the same time, he also wanted to make the old nobles in the country more anxious, nervous, and even afraid.

"Only when the hungry wolves are pushed to the last corner will they launch an attack without hesitation."

"And all their minions will be exposed in this attack, and they will have nowhere to hide."

Qin Xiaogong had a smile on his lips, looking like the gentlest flower in spring.

"If you block the way of Qin, then you can't blame me."

Wei State, Daliang

King Wei Hui looked at his favorite ministers around him with a cold look on his face: "First it was Shang Yang, then Chen Ye. Does the Qin State only have so many talents?"

"Don't we, the Wei State, have talents who can carry out reforms and make the country continue to be strong?"

There was dissatisfaction on his face: "Or are those people unwilling to serve as officials in our country of Wei?"

The favorite minister next to him lowered his head, and his voice was flattering but not annoying at all: "Your Majesty, those people are just rotten wood, how can they be reused by the monarch?"

"Although Shang Yang has carried out reforms, aren't the conflicts within the Qin State becoming increasingly fierce now?"

There was some temptation in Jinglu's voice: "When the conflict reaches its peak, who is the most nervous person? At that time, can the king of Qin really trust Shang Yang as always?"

"When the country begins to split, he will inevitably choose to sacrifice Shang Yang."

"As for Chen Ye, it's even simpler. He imposed criminal laws on Shang Yang's tribe, and because it was a new law, Shang Yang couldn't say a word. Doesn't Shang Yang have any complaints in his heart?"

"The monarch only needs a little provocation, and there will definitely be a fight between him and Shang Yang, plus the old nobles in Qin."

He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.

King Wei Hui's eyes lit up immediately: "That's right! This is really a brilliant plan!"

When King Wei Hui decided to take action, all other countries in the world also learned about it through spies, and they had always been happy to see the outcome of the battle between Wei and Qin.

It's none of your business, right?
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Gong

King Ji Bian of Zhou Xian sat in his palace, silently staring at the magnificent chimes in a daze.

Like a lost dog.

(End of this chapter)