Chapter 132 Wei Yang
The current attitude of the Luo royal family towards Qi is very complicated. The Ji-Jiang alliance formed by Qi and Luo has protected Bang Zhou through hundreds of years of ups and downs.
How important is a solid alliance?
In the previous Ji-Jiang alliance, people were even willing to give up their short-term interests for the sake of mutual friendship. The political trust between the two sides was extremely high, which was completely different from the alliances among countries today where people often betray each other.
But now the State of Qi has gradually drifted away from the Zhou Dynasty, because although the Lu family with the surname Jiang is still the monarch and has great influence, the real power to influence the national policy of Qi is not in the hands of the royal family.
The Ji-Jiang alliance did not break up, but simply disappeared.
The State of Wei was the first to initiate reform and its strength grew rapidly. It defeated the State of Qin to the west and the State of Chu to the south, and then awakened all the vassal states in the world. They realized that reform was so important. As other countries carried out reforms, the institutional advantages of the State of Wei gradually disappeared.
However, relying on the Wei Wuzu, the Wei State was still very powerful. Then, just like weakening the Chu State before, the three states of Qi, Qin and Chu all chose to weaken the Wei State.
But before, Wei State had the Three Jin Alliance, so it was difficult to take action. Now Wei State is dismantling the Three Jin Alliance on its own, which is simply courting its own destruction.
The most excited state was Qin. In recent years, Qin was the weakest in reform because it was too remote and attracted the least talents. Most of the talents went to Qi, Han and Zhao.
Although the wars between Qin and Wei in recent years were not as severe as those during the reign of Wei Houqing, they were equally difficult. Qin learned from its mistakes and decided to carry out a thorough reform to change the current situation.
Wei Yang, the man who was destined to rise to power with the help of destiny, looked over the world in Luoyang Academy and finally took a fancy to the blank sheet of land of Qin, which was exactly the battlefield for him to roam freely.
Then Wei Yang entered Qin and told the King of Qin about his plan to make the country strong. He started by changing the most fundamental political system, to the distinction between agriculture and commerce, to military reform, to the organizational form of the most basic common people in Qin. One by one, he took the reforms of the State of Wei as the foundation and then strengthened them to an unprecedented level.
Wei Yang explained in detail to the Duke of Qin the necessity of the policy: "My Lord, among all the states in the Xia Dynasty, only Luo has always been strong.
If the Luo royal family wanted to dominate the world, would they fail?
The reason for this is that the Luo royal family can fully mobilize almost all the adult men in the entire Luo country and can make these people serve the country wholeheartedly and until death.
The practice of the Luo royal family cannot be imitated.
Therefore, compulsory conscription is the only option, which shows the importance of household registration.
Although the process is different, the final effect is the same.
As long as the Qin State implements these laws, it will prosper within a dozen years."
Wei Yang was worried that the Duke of Qin would think that more than ten years was too long, so he analyzed the situation in the world for the Duke of Qin, "Your Majesty, Wei is strong. Aside from Qin, aren't other countries worried?
If this were true, the states of Han and Zhao would not have attacked and killed the Marquis of Wei in the past.
Now the Three Jins are in civil strife and attacking each other. Although Han is weak, it is not vulnerable. Even if Wei can win, its strength will certainly be weakened, especially the Wei Wuzu, the elite troops in the world.
Once the losses are too great, it will be impossible to train them in a short period of time. By then, will the State of Wei still have the power it has now?
Qi is a powerful state and has always wanted to take back the enclave of Huai and Si. It will certainly be hostile to Wei. I also ask you not to let the gains and losses of Huai and Si affect the relationship between you and Qi.
The Qin State's enclave in Huai and Si was intended to contain the Chu State and collect taxes and grain, and it has gained enough benefits over the years.
If we can maintain the relationship with Qi, it would not be a big deal even if we give it up.
The Qin State could use the land of Huai and Si to guide the war between the Wei State and the Qi State.
The war between the two powerful countries cannot be ended in a short time. As long as Wei State devotes all its efforts to the war with Qi State, it will definitely relax its suppression of Qin State.
The Qin State could then buy precious time for reform.
When the reform is completed, no matter who wins or loses between Wei and Qi, Wei's strength will certainly be greatly damaged. At that time, the greatly strengthened Qin will be able to directly take back the land west of the Yellow River.
Then we can seize the land east of the Yellow River. By then, the Hangu Pass, which has been impenetrable to thousands of men, will fall by itself.”
King Qin was very excited and thought that Wei Yang was a rare talent in the world. He directly appointed him as Zuo Shuchang, the de facto prime minister, to preside over all the reform affairs of Qin.
Inside the palace of the Luo Kingdom, Luo Ce and Luo Li had serious expressions on their faces, and even the temperature of the entire room dropped a few degrees. The two looked at the bamboo slips in their hands as if they were looking at a flood or a beast.
The reform strategy formulated by Wei Yang for the State of Qin had just been implemented in Qin when it fell into the hands of the royal family of the State of Luo.
In fact, Luo State has always been paying attention to the reforms in various countries. The actions of these legalists distributed in various countries are all large-scale experiments.
Over the years, Luo State has gained a lot of experience from the reforms of various countries, but no reform has ever made the Luo State Palace so solemn.
Luo Li said in a deep voice: "Although the reforms of various countries in recent years have all been carried out in a hegemonic way, the reforms of Qi State were derived from Guanzi.
Guanzi originally advocated strengthening the country and enriching the people, so the reforms in Qi were relatively light in oppressing the people.
The Wei State's reforms had stronger control over people, but at least there was still a glimmer of hope, especially with the death of Wei Houqing, the punishments in Wei State gradually became more relaxed.
The Qin State...
I really doubt whether this Zuo Shuzhang Wei Yang has read the book "Badao" written by our ancestor Ming Gong. It is too cruel. "
The core of Wei Yang's reform was not the so-called military merit system. A reward system does not have that much power to change a country.
There are only two fundamental purposes of all reforms. The first is to enhance the strength of the entire country, and the second is to enhance the strength that the country can mobilize.
The reason why the reforms of various countries were able to change the balance of power between countries in a short period of time was because the new system allowed the central government to draw more power from the country and invest it in the country's arms war.
The Qin State's reforms almost brought its control over the country to the highest peak that could be achieved in that era.
Luo Li had a puzzled look on his face. He held another scroll in his hand, which contained the words that Wei Yang had once said when he was debating with everyone in the academy.
This is the strength of the Luo State Academy. Basically, all the famous people in various countries have studied in the Luo State Academy. Their governing principles and personalities can be learned from their daily words and deeds.
But Wei Yang had changed too much. "From his previous debate with the crowd in the academy, he was not such a heavy-handed person among the Legalists. Compared with other Legalists, he even agreed with the kingly way, which was rare."
Luo Ce carefully watched Wei Yang's every word and action, and said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because he understands both the kingly way and the hegemonic way that he was able to create such a law. His reforms are different from those of Wei and Han."
As he spoke, Luo Ce pointed to a place in the bamboo slips and said, "Li'er, look here.
Wei Yang said: "Confucian scholars always believe that Luo State has not changed for more than 800 years, but it is still prosperous, so there is no need to change the current system.
But what is the truth?
The State of Luo directly skipped the nobles in the middle and bestowed its grace upon the people, which was no different from the effect achieved by the political reform.
Therefore, if you want to strengthen your country, you must learn from Luo State. The more grassroots you can control, the stronger your country will be.'
You see, Wei Yang understood the kingly way of Luo State very well.
But Luoguo cannot be copied, so he chose to use a domineering approach to achieve the same goal. "
Luo Li said coldly: "The king of Luo State attaches great importance to the life and death of the people. This is subtle and everyone will regard the country as their home in the end.
But Wei Yang's path was evil, and everyone, from nobles to common people, hated him.
However, fate has its own laws. Wei Yang's radical reforms were bound to have no good end. The Chu State caused such a big stir just by undergoing military changes. Few people who carry out reforms have a good ending.
Wei Yang almost changed the entire system of the Qin State. When this generation of monarch passed away, Wei Yang would also have to die, which could be regarded as paying for the sins he had committed.
He may be the most successful disciple of the Legalist school, but there is no place for him in the Temple of the Thousand Saints."
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Having learned from the experience and lessons of the reforms in Wei and Chu, the reforms implemented by Wei Yang in Qin were the most thorough and successful in the entire Warring States period, which rapidly strengthened the national strength of Qin and armed Qin into a war behemoth. ——"Warring States Reform Collection"
Shang Yang, this man, ah, forget it, I won’t say anything about him.
Let’s talk about "The Book of Shang Yang". I don’t know if this thing was written by Shang Yang, but anyone who uses it should be damned.
(End of this chapter)
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