The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In the post station

Wei Shen said boredly: "Mr. Gongsun, do you think Qin will agree?"

Gongsun Yue joked: "Your Highness, you have destroyed tens of thousands of Qin troops. I feel that the King of Qin will not agree."

Geng Ying on the side said fiercely: "If he dares not agree, then send troops to make him agree!"

"It doesn't matter if he disagrees. Anyway, my Wei Iron Army will make him agree. If he doesn't agree, we will destroy Qin!" Wei Shen said with sharp eyes.

At this time, the minister of Qin came in and bowed: "My Lord, I am very sorry. My king is a little unwell today. Can I summon him tomorrow?"

Gongsun Yue stood up and said: "Since the King of Qin is unwell, we will go out tomorrow."

After the minister of Qin left, Wei Shen stood up and said: "Why don't we go to Xianyang for a walk? See how the Qin State is developing?"

"Yes." The two obeyed.

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Wei Shen and others came to the neighborhood. Wei Shen took a look and found that there were basically no other commodities in the neighborhood except for grain, oil and salt, which were daily necessities for the people.

Wei Shen looked and said, "How come Qin State has no other daily necessities except grain, oil and salt?"

Gongsun Yue on the side said, "Prince..."

Before he finished speaking, Wei Shen interrupted and said, "Mr. Gongsun, just call me Master outside."

Gongsun Yue hurriedly said, "Yes, Master, Master, the commodities used by the nobles of Qin State are in their West Square."

Wei Shen pointed in the direction of West Square and said, "Then let's see what they sell in West Square."

"Yes."

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West Square

Many Qin nobles were drinking and having fun in the West Square restaurant. The dancers on the upper floor were dancing, as if the reform still had no effect on them. Seeing this scene, Wei Shen sighed: "Although Qin has reformed, the nobles are still enjoying themselves, and the common people are still farming. How much change can there be?"

Wei Shen said to Gongsun Yue and Geng Ying on the side: "There are a lot of people in that restaurant. Let's go and take a look."

Wei Shen pointed to the restaurant not far away. People were coming and going in the restaurant. There were three big characters "Tianxiang Pavilion" written on the main entrance of the restaurant.

Wei Shen and his companions walked into the wine shop, which was full of people. A maid saw Wei Shen and his companions coming in and stepped forward and said, "Sir, please come this way. There are seats here. Follow me."

After Wei Shen and his companions sat down, the maid asked, "Sir, what would you like to drink?"

Wei Shen thought for a moment and said, "Bring a pot of Qin wine and stew it with fat sheep."

"Okay, sir, please wait."

After the maid left, Wei Shen looked around and found that most of the people who came here to drink were scholars. He said, "Mr. Gongsun, isn't there no scholar from the six states of Shandong coming to Qin?"

Gongsun Yue replied, "Originally, a poor country like Qin did not have many scholars willing to come to Qin, but Qin issued a decree to seek talents two years ago. This decree sought talents.The words were very sincere.

Then he recited the order to seek talents: "In the past, Duke Mu of Qi and Yong cultivated virtue and practiced martial arts. He pacified the rebellion of Jin in the east, took the river as the boundary, dominated the Rongdi in the west, expanded the territory by a thousand miles, and was awarded the title of Earl by the emperor and congratulated by all the princes. He opened up a glorious and beautiful business for future generations. At that time, Duke Li, Duke Zao, Duke Jian and Duke Chu were in turmoil, and the country was in internal trouble and had no time to deal with foreign affairs. The Three Jins attacked and seized the Hexi land of my ancestors, which was the greatest disgrace. Duke Xian ascended the throne, pacified the border, moved the capital to Liyang, and wanted to attack the east to recover Duke Mu's former land and implement Duke Mu's policies. I miss my ancestors and am always sad. If there are guests and ministers who can come up with a brilliant plan to strengthen Qin, I will give them a high position and share the land with them.

After listening, Gengying said: "It seems that the king of Qin is a man of great talent and strategy. My lord, it seems that this person will be the biggest threat to my Wei! ”

Wei Shen smiled and said, “This order to seek talents is indeed good, but it’s a pity to seek talents. I think this Duke of Qin is just like the King of Yue Goujian in the past. He can share adversity but not wealth!”

Gongsun Yue was puzzled and said, “Sir, how can you tell that this Duke of Qin is only a person who can share adversity but not wealth?”

Wei Shen explained, “A monarch is willing to share land with talents in order to seek talents, but Qin has experienced four generations of chaos before, which is the interference of powerful ministers in the monarch. The reform that this monarch hopes for is to concentrate power in his own hands, and the reform is to solve the problem of powerful ministers. But if he is really willing to share land with talents, why should he solve the problem of powerful ministers?”

Gongsun Yue and others nodded, but a person at the next table slammed the table.

The man said, “I think what you said is wrong!”

Wei Shen turned his head and asked with a smile, “What’s wrong? ”

The man replied: "The Duke of Qin sought talents and got Wei Yang, Shi Jiao and others. Even some ordinary scholars were appointed as county magistrates. I heard that the Duke of Qin treated Wei Yang like a brother and gave him the sword of Duke Mu to carry out reforms. In order to support Wei Yang's reforms, he even cut off the hand of his relative Ying Yao and exiled him to the border. Every time I ride with him, how can I say that I only share adversity but not wealth!"

Wei Shen laughed and said: "Back then, King Goujian of Yue was defeated by King Fuchai of Wu and was surrounded by the Wu army in Fujiao Mountain. King Goujian of Yue swore on the mountain that whoever could save him would share the Kingdom of Yue with him! In the end, Fan Li and Wen Zhong helped King Goujian of Yue to destroy the Kingdom of Wu. Did they get wealth? One was forced into seclusion and the other was sentenced to death. The king of Qin was most worried about powerful officials. If he shared Qin with talented people, wouldn't it be equivalent to another powerful official in power? If the current Duke of Qin died and the prince ascended the throne, who could guarantee that the powerful official would not have any ideas? What was the purpose of Qin's reform? Wasn't it to firmly grasp the power in the hands of the nobles in the hands of the king? If the land was given to another person, wouldn't it be equivalent to digging a hole for himself? " The man was speechless, Wei Shen said: "Qin's reform can only seek temporary strength, not continuous strength, and the people have not benefited from this reform, which is like a pie in the sky, which is unattainable!" Another person stood up and said: "This young man,Now the Qin State is carrying out the reform to enrich the people and strengthen the country. The people are brave in public wars but afraid of private fights. The enthusiasm of the people has also increased a lot. It is no longer the Qin State of the past. Why hasn't it benefited the people! "Wei Shen replied: "As far as I know, the Qin State reformed the land and those who cultivated more land can be exempted from taxes and can also obtain titles, but those who cultivated less land not only cannot be exempted from taxes but will even be captured as slaves by the government. If natural disasters and man-made disasters occur and the land is barren, it is equivalent to a large area of ​​​​people being slaves! And it is said that the Qin State's monarchical system can be upgraded to a higher rank by beheading one level, but there is also a sentence in the Qin State's military system, that is, if one person in the team is killed, one head will be offset. For example, a team has 20 people, and seven of these 20 people are killed, but only three levels of beheadings are beheaded. This team will have to pay four heads! On the battlefield, if you fight in a frontal battle, even if you win, you will kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 of your own. How can you guarantee that so many people can be promoted? ”

As soon as the words fell, a woman stood up and shouted: "Sir, I don't agree with what you said!"

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