Zhao Kuo accompanied his family and spent some time in Changping.
The King of Qin did not send anyone to disturb him, and Zhao Kuo's disciples and guests were all arranged in the surrounding courtyards. The daily meals were also very rich. Seven or eight days passed in this way, and the King of Qin finally led his people again
Come and visit.
This time, King Qin did not bring many soldiers, but only a young man and two scribes. Zhao Kuo knew that the young man was Zhao Zheng's biological father, Ying Yiren, and the two scribes
One of the elders inside was Lu Buwei. Zhao Yiren looked a little excited. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he hurriedly bowed to Zhao Kuo and saluted. Zhao Kuo helplessly helped him up.
"Thank you for helping me take care of my wife. I heard that you treat Zheng as your own son. I am very grateful for your kindness." He said and was about to salute again. Zhao Kuo helplessly helped him up. At this time
, Zhao Yiren just saw the little guy running back and forth in the courtyard. The little guy was not afraid of strangers at all. He was riding his toy chariot and waving the wooden sword in his hand, running back and forth in the courtyard.
"He is", Zhao Yiren said excitedly, Zhao Kuo nodded.
Zhao Yiren then walked up to the little guy. Zhao Zheng stopped, frowned, and looked at the stranger in front of him. Zhao Yiren looked at this familiar face and was speechless for a moment. His eyes were red and deep.
Taking a breath, he asked with a smile: "What are you doing?" Zhao Zheng looked at the strange person in front of him and felt very confused. Ever since he left the horse uniform and came to this place, he met
There are more and more weirdos.
He asked with some displeasure: "I'm playing, can't you see?"
Zhao Yiren laughed. He nodded and said, "Okay, just play. Do you know, I am your father?"
"Huh? I'm still your eldest father!"
Zhao Yiren was stunned. He just looked at Zhao Kuo in the distance, hoping that Zhao Kuo could say something, but Zhao Kuo was also a little hesitant. He looked at Zhao Zheng and fell silent. King Qin laughed loudly, took Zhao Kuo's hand and said
"I forgot to tell you that this is Cai Ze, the Prime Minister of the State of Qin." He introduced the people around him. After Cai Ze and Zhao Kuo met, he said, "I was in Zhao State earlier and wanted to visit you.
I heard that you have been digging for channels several times but I haven’t been able to see you.”
Zhao Yiren stared blankly at them chatting. Then he looked at his son, and he asked with some surprise: "Don't you really know? Ma Fujun didn't tell you?" Zhao Zheng was very angry? He was serious.
Said: "I am Ma Fuzi! My father is Ma Fujun! I respect you because you are my father's friend? This is not because I am afraid of you. If you talk nonsense again, I will let Mr. Di beat you!"
"So he really didn't say it." Zhao Yiren didn't know what to say for a moment. He thought for a moment, then looked at the happy boy in front of him, and then he was relieved. He was still young, so what if he didn't know the truth?
?When he is older, he will know. Anyway, he lives a happy life here, which is enough. Zhao Yiren didn't say anything more. He changed his approach and asked: "Do you like tanks very much?"
"Yes, I like the chariot very much, but I am too small and can't reach the chariot. This is what Du Gong did for me. But he left the horse uniform. I don't know why he left." said Duke Di.
I can’t see him anymore. I saw him crying, but he wouldn’t let me tell others about Duke Du. He told me that when I grow up, I can avenge Duke Du.”
"Oh?" Zhao Yiren seemed to understand something. He nodded and said, "When you grow up, you can indeed avenge him. Do you want a real chariot?"
"Yes I do!"
"I can give you one."
"Then what do I need to do for you?"
"Nothing to do."
"Forget it, my father said: There is no free lunch in the world, and what you get without paying for it often comes at a higher price."
Zhao Yiren looked at the little guy in front of him in surprise, and asked again: "Do you know how to read?" Zhao Zheng looked at him with some disdain and said proudly: "Of course, except for the Chinese characters of Chu, I can write
To put my own name, the words and characters of Chu State are too difficult to learn. Every time I can’t learn well, the teacher will beat me. I hate the words and characters of Chu State.”
"Hahaha, me too, me too."
"Who is your teacher? Mr. Ma Fu?"
"I have many teachers. First, Senior Brother Han was my teacher and taught me how to read. My father taught me mathematics, astronomy, and geography. Di Gong taught me how to stab the sword and told me stories. Ge Gong didn't teach me, but he liked to guide me.
Let’s go and play. There is also Mr. Li. He teaches me poetry, but I can’t learn it. Recently, another Mr. Xun came. He also talked very interestingly. There were also Gongsun Gong, Zou Gong, Zhan Gong, Wei Gong and me.
If you don’t know anything, you can ask them, but I don’t like Mr. Wei, he smells very bad.”
"Hiss", Zhao Yiren took another breath of air and widened his eyes.
"Don't you feel tired?"
"Don't be tired. The horse server is very fun. There is a group of people called Mo Zhe. They can make a lot of fun things. I like to play with them. There is a university room in the horse server. There are many interesting people there.
They also taught me wrestling, and I was able to beat many kids older than me in the equestrian uniform, but they didn’t give in to me!”
The father and son started chatting like this, without even noticing that King Qin and Zhao Kuo had left the courtyard.
The King of Qin took Zhao Kuo's hand and walked out of the mansion. He happened to see Xunzi, Gongsun Long, Zheng Guo, and Han Fei chatting. Zhan had something to do and went back. They were the only ones left here. Zhao Kuo and
When everyone came to pay their respects, Lu Buwei did not dare to speak at all. He stood at the end with his head lowered. Cai Ze was okay. Cai Ze enthusiastically chatted with these people about Qin's affairs. Only then did King Qin reveal his purpose. Please invite everyone.
Let’s take a look at Qin’s national conditions.
Zhao Kuo originally thought that the King of Qin was going to take him to visit the Qin government, or to see the officials' administration. But what he didn't expect was that the King of Qin just took him to wander around the city. They didn't even take a carriage, they just got two carriages.
One of the ox carts was driven by Han Feilai, and seated were King Qin, Xunzi, Zhao Kuo, and Gongsun Long. The other was driven by Li Si, and seated were Gongsun Long, Zheng Guo, Cai Ze, Lu Buwei, and others.
Two bullock carts were driving slowly on the road, one behind the other.
The King of Qin began to tell, "This is the newly acquired land of the Qin State. Many years ago, this land belonged to South Korea." He glanced at Han Fei and found that Han Fei was not angry, so he continued: "At that time,
There is very little cultivated land in Shangdang. Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang, is a man worthy of respect, but his political ability is not very good."
Zhao Kuo looked around carefully, and he discovered the difference between this place and Zhao State.
He has been to Changping before and knows what Changping City looks like.
In Changping today, the roads are spacious and clean. This is a place completely different from other countries. The houses on both sides of the road are also very neat. People can often be seen busy passing by the streets. King Qin said with a smile: "The whole
The road to Shangdang has been renovated several times and connects the surrounding areas. Wu Chengjun once said: Keeping it clean can avoid diseases. Therefore, I ordered that all places should keep the city clean and tidy."
"No open defecation and no dumping of garbage."
"The few people set up monasteries in various places to solve the problem of filth in the city, and ordered the ministers to build drainage facilities in the city to drain the sewage in the city."
Zhao Kuo's eyes widened, but Gongsun Long said with a smile: "In order to achieve this, Qin must have a lot of corvee work, right?"
"Hahaha, Qin's corvee will not force the people to death, all the criminals who are responsible for the construction work", the King of Qin said seriously, and he added: "Unfortunately, the original prefect Wang Ji was also an incompetent person
, he even wanted to surrender to the State of Zhao." He shook his head and continued to explain. There were not many pedestrians on the road, and when passing through some streets, officials stopped them and asked them about their identities.
When they left the city, they also had to make records. Zhao Kuo saw the thick bamboo slips they had piled up, detailing the identity and purpose of the people leaving the city. Outside the city, there was a lot of cultivated land, and it could be found everywhere.
Seeing that the people were working and there were officials accompanying them, but these officials did not come to pay homage to these "noble people", the King of Qin told Zhao Kuo that these officials would be held accountable if they failed to achieve decent political achievements, so they
Work very seriously.
When the King of Qin called the officials who came here to ask him about the situation of the cultivated land, the officials first asked about his identity. After learning the identity of the King of Qin, the officials were also very excited and bowed to him one after another. Then they took out the bamboo slips.
, the bamboo slips recorded in detail the amount of cultivated land, production, and annual harvest, from the distribution of cattle to the replacement of farm tools, nothing was missed.
Zhao Kuo found that they were even using Arabic numerals. He looked at the King of Qin in surprise. The King of Qin smiled and said: "Because your numbers are very convenient, I popularized your numbers in the Qin State. This is very important to the Qin State."
It’s very helpful, because there are a lot of things to record and check. This is Lord Wu Cheng!” When King Qin pointed at Zhao Kuo and spoke to the officials, the officials’ eyes widened.
The excitement was no less than the excitement when seeing King Qin.
Zhao Kuo's understanding of the Qin State has deepened, and the Qin State is also rigorous to the core. This may have something to do with Shang Yang. Zhao Kuo feels that Shang Yang may have obsessive-compulsive disorder. In terms of the neat and symmetrical architectural style, it may be
Most of the people in Qin have obsessive-compulsive disorder. They walk in an array, and their cultivated land is neat and tidy. They calculate to the extreme and do things very cautiously without any slack.
They have written and detailed laws, criminal laws, procedural laws, and civil judges and officials. The system is very clear. It can be said that the officials in other countries are outrageously crude, but the officials in Qin are outrageously detailed. Just a village.
The official system has already taken on its later appearance. It can be said that this system has been in use for thousands of years, not to mention the system of counties and counties.
The people of Qin State were not happy because Qin State's laws were harsh, and they had no entertainment activities and no time. Everything in Qin State was farming and war, and everything else had to serve the war. From then on,
From officials to craftsmen, there are no exceptions. However, the people of Qin live very safely. On the basis that the laws of Qin have not been seriously damaged, no one can take away the lives of people at will.
Not to mention ordinary officials, even princes and grandsons cannot do it. If people like Chang'an Lord lived in the Qin State, they would have been sent to build the Great Wall for murder long ago. When the people were arrested by the officials, they could even
To appeal, to express one's unfairness in the judgment, such appeals can always be brought to the King of Qin. This frightened Zhao Kuo. China has no spirit of rule of law? Don't be kidding.
All the people of Qin are acting in accordance with the provisions of the law. No one can violate it. Officials cannot raise taxes at will. Everyone is required to only do their own duties and not do more, even if it is a good thing. Moreover, in Qin
In this country, it is against the law not to act bravely, but it is also against the law to meddle in one's own business. For example, if your neighbor suffers a disaster and you go to help him or provide him with help, this is not allowed by the law.
If you encounter bandits and murderers on the road and you fail to help, this is also against the law.
If a common person suffers a disaster, such as farmland being destroyed by animals, he can appeal to the local government, and the government will provide him with subsidies based on his ability to cope with the disaster, but other people are not allowed to help.
Because of the existence of the military merit system, war and farming have become the best ways to upgrade your title. The first is to kill enemies on the battlefield, and you can change your title and improve the treatment you receive. The other is farming, weaving, and through hard work.
If your hard work increases the output of grain and cloth, the farmer can also get a title. The promotion of the title represents everything, land, retainers, honor, and status.
This made the Qin people wholeheartedly strive for the title.
Craftsmen continue to make better tools, farmers work hard, and soldiers fight bravely.
Shang Yang set up a game server in Qin State, with twenty levels. All players can defeat monsters and upgrade in their own way, and live a better life. Zhao Kuo had to sigh: Shang Yang's talent is really...
Unparalleled. Another more important point is that the military merit system provides a way to the upper class. In other countries, the people at the bottom will always be at the bottom and have no chance to improve their status.
Unless he is suddenly valued by the king and soars into the sky.
In the Qin State, everyone has a path to climb up. This has given the Qin State many outstanding talents.
Qin's strength is not because of its generals and soldiers, but because of its system, which has long surpassed other countries.
Zhao Kuo followed the King of Qin and observed the situation in various places, from farming, to water conservancy, to road construction, economic system, and officials. Those officials who had a straight face and conscientiously fulfilled the laws of Qin, from their crowns,
Zhao Kuo was dazzled by the fact that he could see the rank of each of these people, and could not distinguish their specific titles. The crown worn by King Qin seemed to be of a high rank, because the officials first bowed to pay homage and then asked.
his identity.
Here, you can't see the idle rangers, the farmers carrying farm tools singing loudly, or the small merchants carrying goods to sell along the road. No one stops to enjoy the scenery.
People here live a fast-paced life, running back and forth in a hurry, with straight faces and lowered heads. No one can see a happy face or hear any laughter.
"What do you think of Qin?"
"It's very powerful, but I can't hear the laughter."
"Nowadays, it is rare to hear the sound of breathing, and it is even more rare to hear laughter, don't you think?"