I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

[In addition to the physical disasters mentioned above. ]

[Shang Yang believed that there were also abstract disasters in society. ]

[Rituals and music, poetry and books, cultivating virtues and filial piety, honesty and integrity, benevolence and righteousness, and not being afraid of war, these most basic human civilizations, in Shang Yang's eyes, are the existence of disasters to the country and the people, the so-called "six lice". ]

[He believed that for a poor country like Qin, it would be beneficial to go out to fight more and rob more, which could ensure that Qin would not have six lice. ]

[If there is no war and the country is rich, the people will live a comfortable life. ]

[Once they are comfortable, they will pay attention to poetry and books, rituals and music, filial piety and honesty, and then these six lice will come out to harm the country again. ]

……

Seeing this.

Many Confucianists in the pre-Qin period could not help it.

"A vicious and evil person!"

"Tyrant and unjust!"

"This person is the real scourge of the country and the people!"

Many pre-Qin Confucians spoke out to denounce Shang Yang.

In fact, it is no wonder that these pre-Qin Confucians were so angry.

After all, Shang Yang's remarks can be said to be a direct attack on Confucianism.

This is also an important reason why criticizing Shang Yang became politically correct in the ancient Chinese dynasties after "abolishing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone".

Of course.

Verbal criticism is verbal criticism.

Shang Yang's ideas actually run through the entire ancient Chinese dynasty.

When it is time to use them, the emperors are not ambiguous at all.

……

[What is the logic behind it? ]

[Take filial piety as an example. The issue of elderly care is related to the stability of the entire society. The Qin system is only interested in extracting people's strength. 】

【There were many soldiers and farmers who lived to old age, and they should have enjoyed the title according to reason, but the Qin State did not want to take responsibility. 】

【The "Shuihudi Qin Bamboo Slips" show that there were many elderly people who had no one to rely on and sued their children for pension. 】

【A society or a family that does not emphasize filial piety is anti-human. 】

【Therefore, the Qin State did not adopt Shang Yang's unfilial idea. 】

【On the contrary, it was "governing filial piety according to law". 】

【Filial piety became an obligation in the Qin State, with the purpose of making children bear the burden of pension from the legal point of view. 】

【People have survived many deaths to obtain the title, and even if they are old, you Qin State must fulfill it. 】

【But it did not. 】

【After transferring the contradiction through legislation, the obligation of pension money does not need to be paid by the Qin State, which is the ultimate bone-sucking. 】

The barrage flew out:

"This seems to be wrong. The Qin State did not deny the title to the elderly. On the contrary, it stipulated that people with titles over the age of 56 could be exempted from the punishment of demotion and their salaries would remain unchanged."

"Reply - Yes, those without titles are called exempted from old age when they reach the age of 60, and no longer have to bear military service, corvée labor, and various taxes."

"Reply - But forcing children to take care of their parents in their old age also exists, not providing for the elderly is unfilial, and unfilial behavior is a capital crime. ”

“Reply——It can’t be said to be forced, isn’t it the obligation of children to provide for their parents in their old age? It’s still like this now.”

“Reply——It’s true that children provide for their parents in their old age, but the Qin law is a bit too radical. It punishes whatever crime is charged, even if it’s a capital crime.”

“Reply——It’s a feudal society, after all, it’s a patriarchal society. ”

“…”

Many ancient people in the past dynasties did not think that there was anything wrong with Qin’s practice.

It is filial piety for children to support their parents.

In ancient Chinese dynasties, this was strongly advocated.

…

[In fact, this idea is also implemented in the bureaucratic system of Qin.]

[They do not value so-called loyalty. They believe that ministers make achievements in order to receive rewards.]

[Seeing this, you must think that the Qin people are living a life worse than death and must rebel.]

[No.]

[In the words of Sima Qian, the society at that time was “ After ten years of implementation, the people of Qin were very happy. No one picked up lost items on the road, no thieves in the mountains, and every household had enough food. The people were brave in public wars but timid in private fights, and the villages were well governed."]

[Don't think the people live a hard life, but they have a goal.]

...

The plane of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang nodded first, then shook his head slightly.

He knew very well what the so-called "people have a goal" meant.

In the words of later generations, it means that the Qin State provides a clear and definite upward channel for the people of Qin.

Specifically, it is the Qin State's twenty-level military merit system.

Fight, establish military merit, obtain a title, and enjoy wealth and glory.

This path to rise is extremely clear, and it is the only channel for Qin to rise.

Liu Bang recognized the role and value of this system.

Qin was able to unify the world in the end, and this system of military merit and rank played an indispensable role.

But the problem is.

You can do this in troubled times.

But after unifying the world, there are not so many wars to fight, and there are not so many resources to share, so you can't do this.

In short.

In Liu Bang's view, this system of military merit and rank can be used to conquer the world, but it cannot be used as the only system to rule the world.

It must be done while retaining the advantages of the military merit and rank system. On this basis, some adjustments were made.

……

[Because of these moves, the Qin State was led to a single direction: war. ]

[Combined with the previous land reform and the accompanying military reform, the Qin State became a bloodthirsty killer. ]

[He clearly granted titles according to the size of military merit, which is the famous twenty-level military merit title system. ]

[And there is only one way to obtain it: killing the enemy. ]

[And the statistical method is to count by the number of heads, which is the origin of the term "head class". ]

[At the same time, he made a groundbreaking rule: nobles must also go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. ]

[Because whether it is a house or a field, slaves and servantsWell, it can't be bought with money, it must be exchanged for a title, that is, military merit. 】

[That is to say, there is only one way for Qin people to rise: fighting. 】

Barrage flew out:

"Isn't this an early militaristic country? The whole country is a war machine."

"So, it is not unreasonable that Qin became the final winner."

"..."

Many ancient people in the past dynasties nodded.

Although they had mixed opinions on Shang Yang.

But they acknowledged the role of Shang Yang's reform.

The reform did make Qin strong and laid the foundation for Qin to unify the world.

……

[If military merit is used to grant land for a long time, won't there be a powerful class? 】

[Don't worry, they have a plan. 】

[It stipulates that the title cannot be inherited, which effectively prevents the emergence of the powerful class and makes the combat effectiveness of the Qin army very stable. 】

[This leads to the fact that there are no eternal nobles in the Qin State. If you want eternity, you have to pick up a knife and kill people. 】

The barrage flew out:

"To be honest, this is relatively fair."

"Reply-Indeed, everyone is the same standard. If you want to get a title, you can only go to the battlefield and kill the enemy."

"Reply-The combat effectiveness of the Qin army is bursting, far surpassing the other six countries, and there is a reason."

"..."

See here.

Many civilians in all dynasties agreed.

Everyone becomes a noble based on their ability and military merit, which is fair.

However,

A very small number of ancient people who were more radical in their thinking and had been baptized by all kinds of modern knowledge on the sky screen, thought in their hearts at this time:

"What about the emperor?"

"Why is the emperor's family the eternal emperor?"

If the emperors of all dynasties knew this, they would definitely be shocked and angry.

Since various contents denying the imperial power began to appear on the sky screen, the emperors were most worried about this situation.

...

[But what if someone doesn't want to fight the enemy? ]

[They have a plan. ]

[In order to make this system circulate, Shang Yang put a patch. ]

[If you die on the battlefield, it's okay, your son will take your title, and you can get a piece of land and a servant for killing one person. 】

[Kill two soldiers, and your parents who committed crimes will be released from prison, and your wife, if she is a slave, can also become a civilian. 】

[If you kill five at most, you can get servants of five families. 】

[In other words, he made your family members slaves through legislation, and then let you fight to rescue them. 】

The barrage flew out:

"Too cruel, future capitalists will cry when they see Shang Yang's actions."

"If this is true, then we can only say that Shang Yang's final tragic end was also his own fault. He offended everyone in the Qin State..”

“…”

Many civilians in all dynasties were shocked.

They had never read Shang Yang’s book before, and they didn’t know that Shang Yang’s reform was actually done in this way.

After being shocked, many civilians became angry.

This is not treating the common people as human beings.

…

[Shang Yang imitated Wu Qi and others’ reform, which resulted in the common people having only two ways to survive: farming or fighting.]

[Then, Qin State completely became a classical militarist country.] (To read the violent novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

[In essence, military expansion is to make the cake bigger, and the twenty-level nobility system is to divide the cake.]

[But in fact, killing enemies and surviving on the battlefield is not a good thing. It is a low probability event, most people, at most, are centurions. 】

[It's like putting a carrot in front of a donkey that can never get it. 】

[But even so, for the common people at that time, this is still the best way to break the class barriers. 】

...

Looking at the huge screen in the sky.

Many generals who were born in poverty and made their fortunes through military exploits in the past dynasties sighed in their hearts.

A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers.

They know the bloody cruelty of the battlefield best.

How easy is it to fight for a title?

However.

Speaking of which.

For ordinary people born in poverty, this is indeed a clear and feasible way to go. road.

And, under the Qin system, at least everyone can fight relatively fairly.

No matter what your identity is, to obtain a title, you have to fight on the battlefield and make meritorious deeds.

This is better than the system that the powerful class is inherently superior.

……

[However, it should be pointed out that militarism will eventually be a dead end. ]

[Because this system where the whole country serves the war needs to be maintained by plunder, once expansion is blocked, it is only a matter of time before it is destroyed. ]

……[]

Many dynasties after the Qin Dynasty.

Many emperors nodded slightly.

They all understand this truth.

Expansion is blocked, which means that There will not be enough resources to share, and this militaristic system will not be able to operate smoothly, and various contradictions will be triggered.

……

[In addition to this bloody way of making the cake bigger, there is also a way of making the cake bigger that kills people. ]

[Unlike the rich Three Jins, the western part of Qin was quite barren at that time. ]

[Shang Yang immediately changed the law and announced the development of the western part of Qin. ]

[Whoever goes faster will get the land. ]

[In addition to calling on the people of Qin, he also called on the people of the Three Jins on the opposite side to sneak across. The land of the original Jin was developed early, and there were already few people and a lot of people, and the contradiction between people and land was quite large. ]

[All those who came from the vassal states were exempted from corvée for three generations and did not have to pay taxes for ten years. ]

[It was not enough to just deceive them, they had to acceptSend troops to fight his mother, eat his mother, and rob his mother in autumn. 】

[Rely on force to seize their land, rely on cultural assimilation of their immigrants, and finally send their people to fight them. 】

[Perfect. 】

……

Looking at the giant screen in the sky.

Many ancient people in the past dynasties thought about Shang Yang's operations and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

It is really as people in later generations said, this is really a murder for Wei, Zhao, and Han!

……

[At the same time, Shang Yang attached great importance to the gap between the rich and the poor. 】

[Generally speaking, if there are many slaves in the homes of nobles, the surplus value generated can make the nobles become the powerful class from generation to generation. 】

[But the reform requires the nobles to pay taxes per head, which makes it difficult for the nobles of Qin to establish a strong and deep root. 】

【But he also understood that even so, there would be people who would widen the gap between the rich and the poor. 】

【So, in Qin, people could exchange corresponding amounts of money and grain for official titles, so that people could not become rich. 】

【Why not use the word "buy"? 】

【Because Shang Yang abolished the currency and required barter. 】

Barrage flew out:

"To be honest, I really admire Shang Yang. In a sense, except for the monarch, he really treats everyone equally."

"Reply-Except for the monarch, the rest of the Qin people are consumables, haha."

"Reply-Shang Yang is equally squeezing everyone except the monarch."

"Reply-If everyone is poor, there will be no gap between the rich and the poor."

"..."

The plane of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che shook his head.

When he read history books in the past, he felt that Shang Yang was bound to be liquidated after the death of Qin Xiaogong.

Because Shang Yang damaged the interests of almost all the powerful and wealthy classes.

When Qin Xiaogong was in power, he could support and protect Shang Yang.

After the death of Qin Xiaogong, the new king came to power and needed more support from the powerful and wealthy. Shang Yang would become a tool for the new king to win over the powerful and wealthy.

However.

From the emperor's standpoint, he actually admired ministers like Shang Yang in his heart.

He was able to do practical things, not afraid of offending people, and could be used to take the blame in the end.

……

[Now, you can clearly see what Shang Yang's reforms did. ]

[What he upgraded was the ability of Qin to exploit the people. ]

[And his reforms were quite successful. Qin rose from then on, and the other six countries had to unite to resist it. 】

[One more thing, in history, the forces that were able to unify the warlords were not necessarily all great talents, but they might just be more capable of exploiting the people. 】

……

"What nonsense!"

In the Hongwu plane of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

He didn't like what was said on the giant screen at the moment.

Well, as long as this statement gave him a feeling of "matching the name".

……

[Shang Yang'sThis kind of sustainable way of fishing out the pond, are the people suffering? Really. 】

【But, do the people have hope? Really. 】

【Because Shang Yang gave the people a path to rise for the first time, and there was nothing else, just relying on ability to kill people to become a noble. 】

……

Many ancient people in the past dynasties nodded.

Even those who hate Shang Yang can't help but admit this.

……

【Later generations, whether Sima Qian or the rulers of this dynasty, will criticize Shang Yang. 】

【The reason is very simple, mainly because Shang Yang was too direct, and his reforms were not mature. 】

【A mature system should say one thing and do another. The greater the gap between words and deeds, the more mature the system is. 】

【They all scold Shang Yang, but everyone is Shang Yang. 】

【Why? 】

[Assume that Shang Yang's reaction is 100, then let's criticize Shang Yang together. 】

[Then. 】

[I quietly lower the reaction level to 90, and then the people will think that I am a wise and benevolent monarch. 】

The barrage flew out:

"Good guy, is this something that can be said publicly?"

"The so-called wise and benevolent monarchs are nothing more than skilled pretenders."

"When the country prospers, the people suffer; when the country perishes, the people suffer."

"No matter how benevolent a monarch is, no matter how wise a monarch is, he is still a monarch, and he has a natural class opposition with the people. He is also reactionary in nature, but his reactionary degree is just a little less."

"Haha, the people are arrogant when they have nothing to do, and they are easy to use when they are forced to work. Guess who said this Said? A recognized wise ruler in ancient times. ”

“Reply——I know, this is what Li Er said.”

“Reply——No, to be more precise, the history books say: Wei Zheng said Li Er said it.”

“Reply——According to the "Zizhi Tongjian", this theory was first said by Wei Zheng himself to Li Shimin. People who have been at peace for a long time are arrogant and unrestrained, and arrogant and unrestrained are difficult to teach. So it is hard to say whether this was said by Li Er or Wei Zheng himself.”

“…”

Looking at the huge screen in the sky.

The emperors of all dynasties were instantly shocked and furious!.