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

Chapter 31 Echoes of the Reform [Please collect and read]

There was an incredible look on Gongzi Qian's face. He never thought that everyone would come up with this method in order to delay time.

He shook his head and sighed, then looked to his side: "Since that's the case, let's continue to postpone the matter."

Heijia nodded slightly, his expression equally complicated.

[-] BC.

Spring has arrived inexplicably. With the arrival of spring, the ice in the gurgling water has completely thawed, and everything seems to have entered a time of recovery together.

After the alliance meeting in Zhongmou ended successfully, the news of King Wei and King Qi proclaiming themselves king spread throughout the world, and other countries in the world also wanted to follow suit, but in the end not many people had the courage and ability to follow suit.

This is not to say that the Zhou royal family still maintains its aloof status, but at this time, most people feel that it is not a good choice to jump out and let people look at themselves.

Time always flies by, like running water at the door, flowing in a certain direction and once it slips away, it will never look back.

In April of the same year, after experiencing a brief period of peace, King Wei, who had just become king, launched a campaign against the small countries around him. The reason was that they did not respect the Zhou royal family. His words were conclusive, as if he was a member of the Zhou royal family. Same as the Guardians.

The war ended in a short time. Of course, those small countries were no match for Wei, so they quickly chose to surrender after experiencing the war.

Wei is not the only country doing this.

There is no powerful country in the world that does not do this, especially the Yan Kingdom on the border.

In just two months, the Yan State launched a total of eight wars against the barbarian tribes on the frontier, and these eight wars also brought the icy coldness of Yishui to those frontier barbarians.

It was not only the Yan State that launched attacks on the border barbarians, but also the Zhao State.

The land of Yan and Zhao has always been close to the barbarians and is the last line of defense in the Central Plains. Perhaps it was inspired by the Yan State's attack on the barbarians. After the Yan State looted the surrounding barbarians, the Zhao State purged it again.

Only two months have passed, and the barbarians who previously dared to take advantage of the Central Plains countries to be arrogant have now become very docile and obedient, like small animals raised at home.

Gradually, when launching wars, people paid more and more attention to their own interests, and ignored the slogan they shouted before [respect the king and reject the barbarians].

With the strength of the country, even without such symbolic slogans, people have begun to get used to the arrival and departure of war.

Human thinking inertia is gradually developing.

Sikou Mansion

Chen Ye sat cross-legged in his mansion, holding a roll of bamboo slips in one hand and looking at it leisurely.

But he was thinking about the contents of Shang Yang's reform in his mind.

Speaking of Shang Yang's reforms, some people may think that Shang Yang only carried out one reform from beginning to end, but this is not the case.

Although Shang Yang's reforms in Qin were implemented throughout, they were obviously divided into two stages.

The first stage is now.

Shang Yang's reforms during this period mainly targeted some laws, especially the "Grass Reclamation Order" promulgated with the support of Qin Xiaogong.

Its content is mainly to stimulate agricultural production, inhibit commercial development, reshape social values, improve the social awareness of agriculture, weaken the privileges of aristocrats and officials, allow domestic aristocrats to join agricultural production, implement a unified tax and rent system, etc.

This was a test of the country's attitude towards reform, and it was also the reason why the old nobles did not directly fall out.

Because there is still some room left.

Can.
  After that, Shang Yang carried out the deepening of the reform and never left any room or favor for anyone. It was also the most severe reform. Reform the household registration system, implement Shiwulian sitting law and clear military law, reward military merit, abolish the system of senior ministers and senior officials, establish a twenty-level military merit system, reward farming and weaving, focus on agriculture and suppress business, severely punish private feuds, change laws into laws, and formulate Qin Luhe promoted the small family system.

These were all implemented during the first reform phase.

Chen Ye put his hand on the table and tapped it gently, listening to the sound coming from the table.

Regardless of whether these laws are being implemented now or new laws, although the people of Qin follow them, they are somewhat resistant to them.

However, because of the military merit system, the civilians at the lowest level are actually a little excited, because they have discovered the way up, and that is military merit!

This is also the reason why Qin later became timid about private fights and fond of public fights. War can bring them benefits, but private fights cannot.

"call--"

Chen Ye breathed out, put down the bamboo slips in his hands, and then picked up a roll of silk on the table.

This was sent by someone from the palace today.

The things on it are very simple, they are portraits one by one. When he was about to be crowned, both Qin Xiaogong and his teacher Shang Yang finally couldn't help it and began to look for a suitable wife for him.

In this era, it is generally believed that men start a family and start a career in order. Only when the family is established can the subsequent careers be established smoothly.

Chen Ye didn't have any objections to this, and he also wanted to establish a family.

Whether it was silk or people sent from the palace, or silk and candidates sent by Shang Yang through the palace, he would read it over first as usual, and select the ones he thought were acceptable to Shang Yang and the palace. Send it.

秦宫
  While Qin Xiaogong was handling government affairs, he listened to his subordinates' reports on the new laws in recent days.

Because Chen Ye is in charge and has personally dealt with several members of the Shang Yang clan, there are now very few people who are short-sighted who deliberately violate the new law. Even those who do violate it do so accidentally.

He put down the government affairs in his hands and couldn't help but sigh: "Today's Qin State is really getting better and better every day."

This is indeed true. The changes in Qin State are obvious to the whole world.

With the implementation of the Grass Reclamation Order and the first reform, Qin's domestic production and other aspects were making rapid progress, and Qin Xiaogong could clearly feel that the atmosphere was different.

The people of Qin in the past, like the rangers of Yan and Zhao, were good at fighting and had bad tempers.

But under the influence of the new law, more people are willing to join the military camp and release the accumulated anger in their hearts through war instead of fighting privately on the streets.

The deprivation of the hereditary privileges of the nobles also allowed a lot of fresh blood to flow into the Qin court.

Talents who came through various means supported the Qin State, which had only one skin before.

These are the [bones] of Qin in the future.

Wei Guo
  King Wei Hui looked a little strange. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? You mean that the King of Zhao sent someone to visit? That he has something important to see me?"

PS: I'm taking a chapter off today. I'm so tired that I can't open my eyes. I'll try to make up for it tomorrow.

Let’s take a good rest and sort out the outline, hoping to give everyone the best impression.

muah.

(End of this chapter)