An inventory of the sinners who have subjugated the country in the past dynasties, Lao Zhu’s number

Chapter 44



【Fifth, harsh punishments and harsh laws aroused widespread resentment among the people】

【Ying Zheng advocated Legalism, and the Qin State also relied on Legalism to become a strong country. The Qin armies of all dynasties have unswervingly implemented Shang Yang's reforms, which also made the Qin Dynasty more powerful than the princes and finally unified the world.】

【However, Qin's laws were strict. Shang Yang traveled to many places in Qin and formulated a set of strict laws.】

【The fundamental purpose of this set of laws is to make Qin strong. In other words, the laws formulated by Shang Yang were applicable to the Qin State, or in other words, to the Qin State at that time.】

【This set of laws not only avoided the internal fighting of the Qin State and reduced the casualties of the Qin State, but also proposed to enrich the country through farming and strengthen the country through war. It opened a door to the aristocratic class for the people at the bottom, thus mobilizing The enthusiasm of the people and soldiers quickly made the Qin army's combat effectiveness stronger.】

【After Shang Yang's reform, the Qin State grew rapidly, and after the efforts of seven generations of emperors, by the time of Ying Zheng, it finally wiped out the six kingdoms and unified the world.】

【But at this moment, Qin's situation has still undergone fundamental changes, and Shang Yang's set of laws is no longer enough to meet Qin's needs.】

【The Qin Dynasty needed to establish a new set of laws to govern the entire world】

【Ying Zheng unified the country and ended the troubled times, naturally so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment, and live a happy and stable life.】

【But when the laws of the Qin State came into effect, the people of the Six Kingdoms found that not only did their lives not get better, but because of the strict laws, they had to live cautiously every day for fear that they would be violated if they were not careful. Law, leading to amputated hands and feet or gouging out eyes and noses】

【The people in the six countries have different living habits. Using the strict Qin laws to manage them will inevitably lead to panic and disunity among the people.】

【Coupled with the heavy corvee and the tyranny of Qin II, the people did not have a good life. They naturally hated the unification of the Qin Dynasty.】

【As an emperor, Ying Zheng unified the world, which was naturally his achievement and his achievements lasted forever. However, Ying Zheng ignored the feelings of the people at the bottom, which was also the main reason for the peasant uprising in the late Qin Dynasty.】

【The people who will benefit most from the unification of the six countries should be the people. When the people find that their lives are not as good as before, how can they sincerely support the unification of the world?】

【The people's will is what the general trend is, and the general trend of the world is the people's heart. When the people think that the Qin Dynasty should perish, then the Qin Dynasty has really come to an end. 】

Da Qin,

"What the people want is what the general trend is, and the general trend of the world is what the people want."

Ying Zheng looked at the subtitles above the light and shadow, murmuring incessantly, and thoughts in his heart.

Just as he thought just now, isn't his original intention to unify the world to end a hundred years of war and return a peaceful and healthy world to the people of the world? ?

Why now, have I forgotten my original intention?

"Li Si, do you think our current laws are too strict?"

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si. Today's Qin Law has been continuously improved by several generations before it reached its current scale.

But no matter how perfect it is, the foundation of Qin Law is still formulated by Shang Yang's reforms.

As a legalist, Li Si can best understand Shang Yang's thoughts, so Ying Zheng wanted to hear Li Si's opinion.

After thinking for a moment, Li Si replied:

"Your Majesty, I don’t think Qin’s laws are harsh."

"Our Qin Law has been implemented in Da Qin for hundreds of years without any mistakes. It even helped our Da Qin become strong and prosperous. In the end, it far surpassed the six countries in national power, making it impossible for the six countries to unite to defeat us."

"These are all derived from Shang Jun's reforms, which are fundamentally Qin laws."

"Since Qin's laws can be enforced in Da Qin, they can also be enforced in the world."

"In my opinion, the people of the Six Kingdoms are dissatisfied because they have not adapted for the time being, and they need to pave the way with blood. Just like when Lord Shang used iron and blood to deal with private conflicts during the reform, he finally succeeded in completing the great cause of reform in Daqin."

"I request your Majesty to send more Qin officials to the local areas to strictly investigate the people. Anyone who dares to violate Qin's laws will be severely punished."

As a legalist, Li Si naturally supports governing the country according to law. The Qin Law has been implemented for many years and has long proved the feasibility of the Qin Law. Now it cannot be implemented in the Six Kingdoms. It is obvious that the people of the Six Kingdoms are slack and do not know the power of the Qin Law. Only then did complaints abound.

In this case, the Qin Law should be sacrificed with blood and the imperial court forcibly promote the Qin Law. A hundred years later, the Qin Law will surely be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Li Si's voice was ruthless, but Ying Zheng frowned slightly.

If the high-pressure policy continues Ying Zheng was worried that civil unrest would break out before too long, and the world would fall into war again. This was not what Ying Zheng wanted to see. Ying Zheng then looked at Feng Quji, hoping to hear from this old man Feng Quji felt Ying Zheng’s gaze, slowly stepped out of the queue, and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, the old minister cannot agree with what the young concubine said."

"I think what Heaven said is extremely correct. The Law of Qin is to make Qin stand out from the seven kingdoms. The whole purpose is to strengthen Qin and turn Qin into a tool that only knows war, so as to fulfill its great wish to unify the world."

"Now that the world has been unified, the historical mission of Qin Law has been completed. If we continue to use the old laws to restrain the people, I am afraid it will be counterproductive."

"The old minister feels that our country, the Qin Dynasty, may need to reform its laws and replace the old laws with new laws to balance the emotions of the people of the six countries, so that the world will be stable and the people will be loyal."

"Since then, our great Qin general has been impregnable"

"political reform? Replacing old laws with new ones?"

Ying Zheng was a little hesitant. Qin's laws have been implemented for hundreds of years. Once the law is changed, the outcome is unpredictable.

But when he raised his head and saw the complaints of the people of the six countries in the light and shadow, he slowly made up his mind.

"Feng Quji, I have appointed you as the Minister of Reform, assisted by Li Si. You two will allocate manpower to rethink our Great Qin’s new law."

"I want a reform!!"

Now that the troubled times have been calmed down and Qin's laws no longer satisfy the current national conditions, it will be reformed again.

Ying Zheng's courage is no less than that of Ying Quliang. He wants the Qin Dynasty to be reborn in his hands....Dividing line...

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