When Zhao Jun drank a sip of hot tea, he instantly felt much more awake.
It was also Ying Zheng's first time drinking tea, and he thought it tasted quite good.
"Okay, I'm satisfied. Now I have time to talk to the king about what just happened."
Ying Zheng put down his teacup and looked at her while leaning on his arm.
He wanted to know if Zhao Jun would have any different opinions.
"Your Majesty just asked whether the feudal system is better than the county system."
"Then my answer is of course no. How could it be possible?"
After all, she understood history, and the Qin Dynasty's county system ushered in an era.
The prototypes of modern provinces and counties also began here.
"Hasn't the drawbacks of the feudal system been apparent from this century-long war? The Zhou Dynasty rose to power through feudalism, and it also fell through feudalism."
"A hundred years from now, when the feudal families no longer have awe for the emperor, won't it all turn into the current situation of endless wars and struggles among several families for supremacy?"
Zhao Jun felt that what she said was very objective. Why are there still many people who think that the feudal system is good? She thinks those people are mentally ill.
Of course, this is a bit too extreme.
"I think so too."
Ying Zheng agreed wholeheartedly.
What Zhao Jun just said was what he was thinking.
In his mind, the county system was the system that the Qin State would eventually implement.
However, the debates in the court during this period still made him somewhat confused.
He didn't know what those who encouraged feudalization were thinking, but he was determined that the county system would not change.
What Zhao Jun said now touched his heart.
As expected, she is the one who understands my heart best in this world.
Ying Zheng smiled with satisfaction.
But Zhao Jun hadn't finished speaking yet.
Now that she has started talking about this issue, she will also talk about some of the things she had prepared before.
"In my opinion, the feudal system is not feasible. Let's talk about the advantages of the county system."
"Its greatest advantage is that it centralizes power and achieves effective control over local areas. This was a conclusion drawn from the unrest caused by the feudal system."
"However, there are also disadvantages to implementing a single county system."
Mr. Zhao was well-versed in history and of course knew the shortcomings of the county system.
Ying Zheng was very interested in this and listened to her talk in detail.
"In my opinion, there is a most important shortcoming, which is also the biggest problem for you, Your Majesty, in implementing the county system after unifying the six kingdoms."
"That's because there aren't enough officials and clerks."
Ying Zheng frowned. He had also thought about this problem, but was it as serious as she said?
"Let's discuss this in detail. First, after unifying the six kingdoms, there will likely be many counties and prefectures to be divided. Furthermore, various issues may arise in the early stages of a nation, and the need for manpower will be enormous."
"Although our population is quite large, how many of us can actually read and write?"
"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about this?"
Ying Zheng was silent.
As for his understanding of the Qin State, it was not much, or even relatively little.
Zhao Jun continued.
"That's one point. Another thing is that we in Qin use the Qin script, but the writing languages used by the other countries are completely different from ours. Therefore, the officials used in these counties must be Qin people, which will make us even more short of manpower."
Ying Zheng had completely understood what she meant and also knew the difficulty involved.
"If that's the case, then is there no one in other countries who understands Qin language?"
Ying Zheng thought that shouldn’t be the case.
"Of course there are. These people are from the aristocratic families of those countries. Only people like them have the opportunity to study, right?"
"Now, back to your question, what would happen if all officials under the county system were controlled by the aristocratic families left over from the original state?"
Speaking of this, Zhao Jun couldn't help but think of a joke he saw on the Internet in modern times.
What this probably means is that Qin Shi Huang spent a lot of effort to unify the six kingdoms, but in the end, the people who held power were still the aristocratic families of the six kingdoms. Was he unifying the six kingdoms for Qin?
Now King Zhao is looking at this sentence from the perspective of Ying Zheng and the Qin State, and he is extremely angry.
Who says he isn't? Qin Shi Huang was a complete loser who made things difficult for others.
Zhao Jun was so angry that he slammed the table and took a sip of hot tea.
Ying Zheng was not startled by the sound of her slamming the table, but was immersed in what she had just said.
Ying Zheng was a very smart person, otherwise he would not have achieved what he has today. He could understand the consequences of this matter with just a little thought.
but……
"If that happens, they may not necessarily obey my rule in their hearts, and corruption may emerge."
"But I believe that even if they have resentment in their hearts, they dare not show it."
"And if we don't use these people, who else will be available?"
The first sentence expresses his confidence in his rule, while the second sentence is a very realistic issue.
"Well, Your Majesty, you are right. These people may not dare to do anything when facing Your Majesty's rule, but it may not be the same when it comes to others."
Zhao Jun's words were a bit obscure, but in history, these people did jump out all of a sudden after the death of Qin Shi Huang.
"Not only that, these people really don't dare to show it, but it's certain that they don't care. They probably hate you to death in their hearts, so of course they won't sincerely help you with your work, and then the lives of the people below will be even more chaotic."
She felt that what she said was very pertinent.
"If this is the case, the county system's role in strengthening central power will be greatly reduced."
"So I think the feudal system must not be implemented. What's more important is how to implement and improve the county system."
After such a long string of words, this was her answer.
The more Ying Zheng thought about it, the more he felt that what she said made sense.
It is certain that she supports the county system, but I didn't expect that she has gone from a simple choice to how to improve the county system.
At least the dispute between the two parties in the court has been concluded.
"I understand what you mean. You are right."
Ying Zheng sighed, feeling that it was absolutely right to start this conversation tonight.
Zhao Jun did give me a lot of ideas.
"So how do you think it should be improved?"
He wondered how many other surprising thoughts she had.
Zhao Jun looked up at him and took another sip of the tea, which was a little cold.
"I do have some ideas, but I can't say they're a perfect way to improve the county system. I just think it's something that must be done."
"Just like the king asked before, if we don't use those people left by the aristocratic families, it seems that we will have no one to use."
She had already answered Ying Zheng's question about the division of counties.
The talent issue that was ultimately brought up was what she wanted to discuss with Ying Zheng.
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