Shangdang County, the people living in this Korean land, use the Qin language. This is the order of the Qin State. Since accepting the concept of one king and the world, the Qin State has implemented a gentle and tolerant policy in the newly occupied areas.
, including encouraging local people to learn Qin's style, wear Qin's clothes, speak Qin's language, and be rewarded for outstanding work, and give priority to those who are proficient in Qin's language to study in the school.
In order to eliminate the resistance of the local people, Qin ordered officials not to treat the people in the captured areas differently, and also selected a group of reliable young people to learn Qin's laws and serve as local officials.
The land of the nobles was taken, the slaves of the nobles were distributed to the meritorious soldiers, and the local land was redistributed to the lower-class people who had no farmland and depended on the nobles.
Ma Fujun once told the King of Qin that as long as the people in the captured areas can live a better life and more people can enjoy the benefits of the Qin State, the Qin State can truly become one king. The King of Qin can treat everyone equally, and he no longer forces as much as before
The local people migrated, and even high taxes were not levied on them. Their corvee and taxes were reduced for the first time. The people of Shangdang really lived a better life than the Koreans.
But this method is obviously a double-edged sword, with advantages and disadvantages. Qin’s original wars were accomplished by using supplies from conquered areas to reward fighting soldiers. Because of this method, Qin’s soldiers were brave.
They were good at fighting and eager to fight, because the King of Qin would reward them with the material wealth of the places they conquered, increase their titles, and give them matching slaves to farm for them.
But now, the Qin State wants to treat everyone equally, so the rewards are naturally not enough. Fan Ju's advice to the King of Qin is: use the property of the big nobles and wealthy households to reward the soldiers. If this is still not enough, then reduce the number of fighting soldiers.
Quantity, reclaiming more wasteland... The benefits are of course more. Since the Qin State implemented a soft policy, there have been no more rebellions in the newly conquered areas.
The Shangdang people were wearing Qin clothes. If it weren't for the poor Qin language, it would have been impossible to tell that they were originally Koreans. Qin's laws were also implemented very quickly here, and Qin directly put himself in horse uniforms.
He used the cloak to say that what he implemented was benevolent government and that his laws were used to protect the people... It can be said that the strategy of attacking the heart was not only reflected in war, but also in politics.
Not only in Shangdang, but also in the areas ceded by Chu and Wei, Qin also implemented such a policy... and even attracted many fleeing Chu and Wei people. This made all countries very frightened and hurriedly
Lower the tax rate and cover themselves with the cloak of benevolent government. Unfortunately, they do not have the same conditions as the Qin State. The grassroots official system of the Qin State is very complete. There are detailed laws for reference, and there are officials who know the laws to enforce them, and they have selfless officials.
supervision to supervise all this.
In other countries, the upper-level decision to reduce tax rates only makes the lower-level officials richer and has no other effect. The same system can be implemented in the Qin State. In other countries, even if it is implemented, it will
There was no harvest, but the country became poorer, the people became poorer, and only the officials in the middle became richer. So, the State of Wei and King Zhao began to establish a supervisory system.
Unfortunately, the role of this supervisory system is limited. Officials in the Qin State do not dare to bend the law for personal gain, let alone corruption... This is partly due to the laws of the Qin State, and on the other hand, it is due to the political aspects of the Qin State.
Perfect. For example, the Qin State’s taxation is calculated at all levels, reported truthfully, and constantly monitored and verified. Even the income and expenditure of officials are recorded in detail. If a Qin official suddenly spends money lavishly,
, but no legitimate income can be found... Haha, then let's wait for Qin Lu's sanctions.
But other countries don't have this, let alone record the expenditures of officials, the state's expenditures are all in a mess...it's impossible to check them clearly.
This is a kind of institutional crushing. This is not something that Bai Qi, Fan Ju, or Zhao Kuo can change. After a hundred years of reforms, the Qin State has already left the six countries behind, and it is difficult to catch up.
The state of Qi, which ranks second in terms of the number of officials, has more than 12,000 officials at the grassroots level. The state of Qin, which ranks first, has more than 100,000 officials at the grassroots level... This is very scary. It depends on Qin.
China's academic system and military merit system can continuously select useful talents from the grassroots, but other countries still need to recommend...
This is not the same level in terms of quantity and quality.
When the Qin people launch a war, these Qin officials will serve as officers... thus giving the Qin army a strong combat effectiveness.
Wang Ji, the governor of Shangdang County, has been very unhappy these days. Of course, the people of Qin are not too happy, but the people of Qin are because of the death of Lord Wu An, while Wang Ji is because of Zheng Anping. Wang Ji has always felt that he
His talents were not inferior to those of Zheng Anping, but after Fan Ju became the Prime Minister, he recommended him but forgot about himself. Wang Ji went to see him several times before he was recommended by Fan Ju. When Zheng Anping surrendered, Wang Ji really felt
Some gloat over misfortune.
Yinghou, aren't you eager to recommend him? See how he repays you?
However, before he had time to celebrate, he heard the news that Zheng Anping had become a prince in Zhao State. This made Wang Ji confused. He knew best what kind of person Zheng Anping was. Zheng Anping could be in Zhao State.
Served as a feudal lord? What about yourself? Wang Ji suffered a lot in Shangdang. Because of the importance of Shangdang, he had to deal with many things, and every time he did something slightly bad, something would happen.
King Qin’s reprimand.
Every year, various counties and counties in the Qin State conduct comparisons to see whose output is higher and whose household registration is increasing faster. Wang Ji has been at the bottom for two years. If Shangdang was not a newly occupied area and there was a war, he would have been
He had already boarded the prison car and rushed to Xianyang to be punished. Wang Ji was naturally very remorseful. He also discovered that no matter what he did, the party was still like this, and there would not be much progress at all. He was at the bottom twice.
It's enough to kill him.
Sitting in the house, Wang Ji took another sip of wine and then sighed.
There were not many of his disciples sitting around, only four of them. They all knew that Wang Ji was in a bad mood, so they just drank with him in silence. Wang Ji put down his wine cup, patted the case in front of him, and shouted
: "Please think of a way, second or third son. We are competing again this year. There are not many people in Shangdang, and the cultivated land is even more scarce. They are all highlands. If we are at the bottom again this year, I will really go back to Xianyang..."
Hearing his words, several diners lowered their heads.
One of them raised his head and said: "Master, why not... slightly increase the number of household registrations and the output of cultivated land..."
"Oh, how could this be faked? After all the statistics, can I still get everyone in the Shangdang to change their words? What will the governor do?" Wang Ji said helplessly.
The doorman had no choice but to lower his head and said: "This is not fair. How can a land like Shangdang compare to those wealthy places?"
"Oh, even a little political achievement, even a little bit, would be great! Zheng Anping has become a lord, but I can only sit here thinking about how to hold my head...", Wang
Ji was suddenly stunned. He thought of something. He squinted his eyes and was silent for a long time. Then he looked at his disciples and said seriously: "Second Son...I have an idea."
"Please give me your orders."
"How do I treat my second and third sons?"
"You treat us like brothers, and we are all willing to die for you."
"good..."
........
Zheng Anping looked at the bamboo slips in his hand, and then at the person in front of him, his face dark and angry. He took a deep breath, then asked the messenger to sit down and asked: "What do you mean by the head of the family?"
Woolen cloth?"
"The head of the family wants to abandon the dark side and join the bright side. He wants to follow King Zhao. He just wants you to consider his friendship with him and recommend him to King Zhao. If he can get the position of king, the head of the house is willing to dedicate his superiority to the state of Zhao...",
As the messenger spoke, he bowed to Zheng Anping and said, "You were very good friends with my family master back then. I hope you will not betray your friendship now and help complete this matter."
Zheng Anping frowned and thought for a long time, then put down the bamboo slips and said seriously: "Please go back and tell Wang Ji not to come to Zhao State... I am doing this for his sake, Zhao State is not a...
", he looked around, but still didn't say much. He just shook his head and said, "Just pretend you have never seen me. I will not leak this matter."
The doorman was obviously helpless and said: "You don't know about Shangdang, because the head of the family failed to manage Shangdang well. Yinghou wanted to punish him, but he had no choice, so he sent me to ask you for help. Please read
And the old friendship with the head of the family."
"If you don't want to stay in the Qin State, you can go to the Wei State, you can go to the Chu State, but you can't come to the Zhao State..." Zheng Anping tried hard to persuade, but no matter what he said, the retainer was not convinced. He just
He kept leaning towards Zheng Anping, hoping that Zheng Anping could help him. Seeing how determined he was, Zheng Anping had no choice but to stand up, agree to him, and take him to see King Zhao.
When Zheng Anping came to the palace with him, King Zhao was reading "Ma Fu Shu" with great interest. When he found that Zheng Anping came to see him, he was naturally even happier and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. Only then did Zheng Anping announce his arrival.
He told King Zhao of his purpose and asked the retainer to pay homage to King Zhao in person.
"Wang Ji wants to join Zhao?" When King Zhao heard this, he immediately laughed. He kindly helped the retainer up and asked about Wang Ji's situation. He acted even more eagerly than the retainer. He said: "Please, please
Tell the king that as long as he can serve me, I will never treat him badly, and I will give him three cities as his food!" Hearing King Zhao's words, the disciples breathed a sigh of relief, and the two of them
After chatting for a long time, the diners left.
King Zhao kept Zheng Anping, and King Zhao smiled very happily. Wang Ji's surrender proved that he was right to reward Zheng Anping so much. At first, Yu Qing persuaded him not to treat Lian Po badly, but now Lian Po
Shangdang, which had not been conquered by Podu, would once again become the land of Zhao State. Thinking of this, King Zhao smiled even more happily. King Zhao and Zheng Anping inquired about Wang Ji's situation, and then gave the order.
Banquet, entertain officials.
At night, King Zhao and his ministers were drinking wine, talking and laughing.
In Zheng Anping's house, a retainer sneaked into his study and copied the letter Wang Ji wrote to Zheng Anping...
....
"You mean...King Zhao, no, your Majesty wants to give me three cities to use as a food town??" Wang Ji's eyes widened, he looked at the dusty retainer in front of him, and asked in surprise, the retainer
He nodded and said: "King Zhao admires you very much. He was very happy when he heard that you wanted to go to Zhao State, and rewarded me with many things... He also hoped that you could go to Handan as soon as possible. He had prepared it in Handan.
Here’s the banquet..."
"Hahaha, okay!"
Wang Ji clapped his hands, then narrowed his eyes, and said: "I can't instigate rebellion among the Shangdang officials, but I can hold a banquet and kill them all. King Zhao will send people to respond, and Shangdang will
Can be captured..." He discussed with his disciples how to capture Shangdang and present it to King Zhao, and even how to develop in the Zhao Kingdom in the future and who to get close to. The more they talked about the topic, the more
The more.
Just when they were talking about their beautiful visions for the future, suddenly, there was a killing cry outside the door. Wang Ji was startled. His disciples hurriedly drew their swords and stood around him, shouting kill.
Getting closer and closer, he heard someone fighting outside the door. Wang Ji did not hesitate. Already frightened, he hurriedly led the people to escape towards the back door. When he walked out of the back door, he happened to see the Shangdang governor leading the army.
Soldiers, holding torches, surrounded the place.
The governor sneered and asked, "Where are you planning to go?"
"Heh, I just want to go out for a walk..."
"You want to go to Handan for a banquet... Zheng Anping told us everything about you... Do you have anything else to defend?"
Wang Ji's eyes widened and he stared at the governor in front of him. He roared angrily, pulled out his sword and rushed towards the governor. Immediately, the soldiers fought with his disciples, but after a moment, Wang Ji fell to the ground.
In a pool of blood, everyone was killed. In his mansion, the governor found evidence of his collaboration with the enemy and a plan to rebel. In the early morning of the next day, these information and Wang Ji's head were sent to
Xianyang.
...
"What did you say?" Fan Ju stared at the scout in front of him, his eyes full of bloodshot eyes, looking ferocious and terrifying.
The scout lowered his head. Anyone would feel scared in front of Ying Hou. He said again: "Wang Ji, the governor of Shangdang County, has been executed for collaborating with the enemy. The evidence is conclusive. Your Majesty is furious. Please go to the palace...
"
"Collaborating with the enemy...surrendering...collaborating with the enemy..." Fan Ju muttered in a dazed way.
"Pfft~", suddenly, Fan Ju suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
ps: It’s like this, brothers, Xinjiang is going to set up an Internet Writers Association. Lao Lang is going to Urumqi for a meeting on the 23rd, 24th and 25th. Now I am worried that I will not have time to update at that time, so I am thinking, is it the third update today?
Or should I save the manuscript and update it within those three days?
What do the second and third sons think we should do? Lao Lang has no manuscripts saved now.
