"Since the Zhou Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyi, the world has been at war. In the past hundred years, it has become more and more intense. Our Zhao country is also a place of four wars. How can we get rid of war?" Yu Xin shook his head.
War is not decided by any country. If you don't attack others, others will attack you.
The Qin State is so powerful. In recent decades, the world has been witnessing the history of Qin's invasion. There is no country bordering the Qin State that has not been attacked by the Qin State.
But further back, the Shandong Allied Forces once broke through Qin's Hangu Pass!
The State of Zhao is no exception. Once all countries perceive the threat posed by the State of Zhao, they will inevitably form a coalition to attack the State of Zhao.
Zhao State does not have Hangu Fortress.
A long line of defense is enough to bring down any country.
The only thing Zhao can do is to develop Zhao into a giant that the Six Nations cannot face before everyone reacts, and then take the initiative to attack them.
If the battlefield is placed on the enemy's territory, even if you lose, you will only lose some soldiers, money and food. If the battlefield is placed on your own territory, even if you win in the end, the losses in population, property, and materials will be far more than that.
During the more than two years of the Changping War, the entire Shangdang was emptied out of ten houses, and the population has not yet recovered to its pre-war population.
"It is unlikely that a war will break out in the past two years. All countries need to recuperate and recuperate." Zhou Zi said, now it is up to the Central Plains countries to see who recovers first and who can start the road to expansion first.
"Two years is enough time to sort out the internal affairs. Even if there is a war in the future, as long as it does not happen in the country, the country will be able to develop steadily." Kong Bin looked at the document in his hand and frowned, "I also received something about usury here.
Okay, there seems to be a lot of this kind of thing recently, don’t those people know how to restrain themselves?”
"Spring plowing, it's normal. There is always a group of people doing this at this time of year." Chulong waved his hand, he has long been used to this kind of thing.
He can guarantee that everyone here, except for Wei Wuji, Tian Dan and a few others, the families behind them are also lending money. At most, they have some conscience and are not loan sharks. This includes the Chu family behind him.
As for Wei Wuji, Tian Dan and others, it's not that they don't have this business, it's that they either have been in Zhao for a few years, or they were alone before, and they just moved their families here recently. Their foundation is not yet stable, so how can they bother to do such things.
Moreover, the loan itself has its own pros and cons. Although the aristocracy's lending sucked the people's support, it did help many people overcome difficulties. Therefore, Zhao State only suppressed usury and did not ban lending.
"In the face of sufficient interests, some people will inevitably take risks. Without blood, it is impossible to stop everyone's ambitions with just a notice." Tian Dan shook his head.
According to his idea, before this group of people took action, he would single out those who had committed more crimes in the past and committed the most heinous crimes, and behead them as a warning to the world.
But Xunzi said that everyone is likely to make mistakes. Since it is a reform and reform, then everything should be done anew. The past should be forgotten and everything will be judged by the future performance.
Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao also believed that this should be the case, and finally ignored it.
Tian Dan sneered at this. Could he not know that Xunzi was a kind-hearted person?
It's obvious that you're fishing for the big fish with a long line, and when everyone is hooked, it's time to set the net.
Brothers Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao didn't even know they were being used. They really thought Xunzi was on their side.
If you listen to him, you only need to kill a small number of people, and then most people will stop.
If we listen to Xunzi, I don’t know how many people will show up in the end. Even if we let some of the less serious ones go, the number of people who will die will be far more than before.
Judging from the current situation, it did not exceed his expectations. A mere notice has no binding force on those noble officials and gentry. Only blood can make people remember it.
Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao looked a little unhappy. Seeing Xunzi's calm face, they understood that they had fallen into Xunzi's trap, no matter how slow they reacted.
"Xunzi's previous actions are not in line with Confucian benevolence and etiquette." Zhao Sheng said in a deep voice.
"Why did Mr. Pingyuan speak like this? Is it wrong to let the past go? Then why didn't Mr. Pingyuan object in the first place?" Xunzi said in surprise, as if he didn't know why Zhao Sheng would ask this.
Zhao Sheng took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. Although he was also a small group of people at the top of the world pyramid, there was a gap between the top and the top. He was only at the bottom of the top. People like Wei Wuji and Xunzi, even
Among the group of people placed at the top, he is also at the forefront.
The main reason is that his strength is greatly affected by his reputation. The higher his reputation, the higher his intelligence. Originally, he was the only one in Zhao who had a wide range of followers. His reputation spread far and wide, and his intelligence was raised to near the limit.
Now most of his disciples have been expelled, leaving only a handful of those with real talent and knowledge.
The State of Zhao has added Wei Wuji, Xunzi, Kong Bin and others, as well as Confucian, Legalist, Mohist and other sages. Who would care about Zhao Sheng?
Zhao Sheng's reputation naturally fell to a low point, and similarly, his strength also declined.
If he were at his peak, even if he was not Xunzi's opponent, he would not be able to easily fall into his opponent's trap.
"Xunzi thinks what should be done now?" Zhao Bao asked calmly.
Sitting among this group of people, he was under great pressure because he was the only one among them who had no talent.
Although he had a high status in the past, he usually stayed in his own house and rarely dealt with things with everyone. When Zhao Wangdan summoned him, he usually summoned him alone, unlike Zhao Kuo, who summoned him together, so Zhao Bao did not have any
Feel.
But now I stay with a group of monsters every day, and each one is stronger than myself.
There is no harm without comparison.
Zhao Bao also wants to be proud, and he also wants to have talent. At least when the time comes, others will not say that he only relied on connections to get to this position.
Zhao Bao used to think about luxury, but now he has begun to take the initiative to learn.
However, he is still far from being born with a talent, but he has developed the habit of not changing his face no matter what happens.
"Confucius said: Repay virtue with kindness, repay hatred with straightness." Since Zhao Sheng used Confucian benevolence and etiquette to suppress Xunzi, Xunzi also used Confucianism to refute Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao did not continue to argue with Xunzi, because they would only lose if they continued to argue. They were not on the side of the loan sharks. They were just angry with Xunzi. There was obviously a way to bleed less, so why did they have to choose it?
The one that bleeds more.
"Only in this way can everyone dare not ignore the notice from now on." Xunzi seemed to understand the two people's thoughts and explained.
Zhao Guo has established enough prestige in the hearts of the people, and the notices issued can be quickly implemented among the people, but this is not yet achieved at the middle level, and many people ignore the notices of the imperial court.