The newly married King of Qin was more stable than before.
This is probably a change that every man will experience. Lao Ai has been executed according to the law, the rebellion has ended, and the power of the country has been officially transferred to the hands of King Qin. In the first court meeting after King Qin took office, Lu Buwei has already
Sitting among the ministers, the three princes led the ministers to pay homage to the King of Qin at the same time. Lu Buwei was no longer the one taking the lead, but Lu Buwei didn't care about this.
His own power level is not very great, and he has never thought of rebellion. Although some conflicts have broken out during the power transition, the final result is still acceptable, and the officials of Lu Buwei's faction have also survived.
.In history, after Lu Buwei was forced to commit suicide by the King of Qin, the King of Qin was still worried and wanted to clean up Lu Buwei's influence, and even expelled the talented people Lu Buwei recruited from various countries.
Among them were Li Si and others. King Qin’s reason at that time was that Zheng was building channels in Qin and wasting national power. These people were not trustworthy, so he wanted to expel all Qin’s guests from the country. Li Si, who was also expelled, was on the way.
He wrote the "Book of Remonstrance and Expulsion of Guests", which allowed the King of Qin to take back his decision and stop the loss in time. Now, with Zheng Guo Canal completed ahead of schedule and Lu Buwei continuing to serve as the Prime Minister, the King of Qin naturally did not think about expelling the guests.
Zhao Kuo was also standing among the ministers, just opposite Lu Buwei. Zhao Kuo didn't want to stand so far forward, but no minister dared to stand in front of him, so he stood here helplessly. King Qin's
In the first court meeting, the first thing that was mentioned was domestic issues. The first was the fundamental issue of the Qin State, the law. Ever since Han Fei came to the Qin State, he had been at odds with the Qin State's laws.
Over the years, Han Fei has been constantly revising the law. He is obviously a disciple of the benevolent and righteous gentleman Ma Fujun, but Han Fei's legal spirit is cold. There are strict regulations on everything, from road travel to thieves, from civil disputes to marriage.
Han Fei's purpose seems to be to establish a rigorous society where everything has a legal basis. Han Fei spent ten years completing the compilation of the Qin Code.
Han Fei first abolished those laws that were too cruel and harsh, including crimes such as digging out kneecaps and cutting off fingers, which directly turned criminals into disabled people. Probably because of Zhao Kuo's influence, Han Fei's law spirit changed from punishment to punishment.
It became persuasion, and also added some humanitarianism. Of course, Han Fei did not admit this. The reason why he abolished these cruel laws was not because they were cruel, but because it would create many people who did not contribute to the country.
disabled people.
Therefore, wouldn't it be good to reduce such harsh crimes and extend their sentences instead, so that they can retain useful bodies to contribute to the Qin Dynasty, build roads, or build cities?
Of course, not everyone supports Han Fei's new law.
Several veterans opposed Han Fei's changes. They believed that the reason why people did not dare to break the laws was because these cruel laws would make them afraid. If these were abolished, the people in the future would lose their respect for the laws.
In awe. Han Fei asked angrily: Which is more terrifying, being killed or having the kneecaps dug out? After being disabled, spending the rest of his life in a hidden official or serving a life sentence, who is more feared?
Han Fei's words left the veterans speechless.
Just when the King of Qin was full of praise for Han Fei's new law and decided to implement it, Zhao Kuo slowly walked out. Han Fei looked at the teacher in surprise, but bowed before him, and everyone fell silent.
Zhao Kuo looked at Han Fei and asked, "You know, your laws are only suitable for use in wartime, right?" Han Fei frowned, and then said, "I have revised this set of laws for ten years.
Naturally, it is designed to be applicable to any period.”
"Then this law cannot be enforced..." Zhao Kuo said, standing next to Han Fei. Han Fei really didn't expect that the teacher would actually oppose him. Han Fei continued: "You are
My teacher, I respect you very much, but I ask for your forgiveness in this matter... I don't know what shortcomings there are in my law. I have corrected the original cruel punishment and added what is lacking.
The entire content...can you correct me on what’s wrong?”
"It's not wrong, nor is it defective... Your laws are very detailed. You even stipulate the amount of food that the people can eat every day. Even thousands of years later, there will be no laws as revised as yours."
To be more detailed... Obviously, you have your own ideas about the rule of law that I mentioned at the beginning, but don't you think that such a law is too harsh?"
"How can it be harsh? I have reduced those cruel laws, and the punishments of the new laws are not serious."
"That's not what I'm talking about... I once said that the essence of the law is that the law is the tool used by rulers to rule... The law should tell the people what they cannot do and what they can do, but your
This tool is too detailed... The law is like a shackle. It can bind the entire society, let people live in the right way, and make everything proceed in the most appropriate way... But you
There are too many shackles.”
"Your laws have placed too many shackles on the people. From farming to eating, even the textiles at home must be carried out according to the laws..."
"But this is what is most beneficial to the country. Do not waste food when eating, do not waste flax when weaving... Feed livestock on time, give birth to children reasonably... I have made careful calculations and explorations, and through the provisions of the law, I can
Let the country become strong quickly, make the whole country become one, and maximize the national strength..." Han Fei said seriously, since he heard many legal principles from Zhao Kuo, his thoughts seemed to
Becoming more and more extreme.
Use the law to govern society and make everything operate according to the law.
However, Zhao Kuo saw the harm of this move at a glance. If Qin's laws restricted all aspects, in the future someone would rush into Hangu Pass and loudly tell the people that all restrictions would be abolished, and murderers would be executed.
He is guilty. The people in Hangu Pass will immediately respond to his call and line the streets to welcome Master Wang... The law is intended to punish crimes, not to interfere in all aspects of people's lives.
Zhao Kuo shook his head and said: "Your laws are not to punish sins, but to allow people to live according to the order you want to see. This is wrong. Laws are used to protect, not
It is used to oppress. It is right that you can reduce those cruel laws. The harshness of the law is not only reflected in the cruelty of the punishment methods, but more importantly, it is reflected in the authority of the law."
"Today's Qin State attaches great importance to the law, so it continues to increase the content restricted by the law, and forcibly adds shackles to the people. Xunzi once said that water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn a boat...
.You ignore the thoughts of the people and focus on the national interests. Have you ever thought that if a large-scale popular uprising is triggered and the country does not exist, what else will be beneficial to Qin?
"
"As long as the law is complete enough, we can rely on the system to prevent civil unrest..."
"No, what your system restricts is everyone, not just the people, but also the defenders of the system, officials and soldiers, are also among the restricted ranks... The maintenance of the system requires people, if
Even the defenders of the system have begun to hate the system they maintain. How can you maintain your system... Qin's system is to restrict the people and enhance the country's strength through all aspects..."
"This is of course the best system in a war, but after one king has ruled the world, if such a strict system is still adopted, there will definitely be problems... You have to know that the Qin State is not an army. Qin State is not an army.
A country is a country. The strength of a country lies not only in its food and army, but also in its people... Only when the people are wealthy enough, live a healthy enough life, and have force to protect them, then this is a strong country.
..”
"Your laws only aim to allow the country to produce more grain and equip the country with more weapons. Is this correct?"
"Food and weapons are dead, people are alive, and all the dead must serve the living!"
The more Zhao Kuo talked about it, the more excited he became. In his opinion, this was the biggest drawback of the Qin State. The people of the Qin State lived too repressed, with almost no chance to breathe. They lived in a hurry every day, and every move was
They were all cautious, for fear of violating the law... After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty inherited the laws of the Qin State, and at the same time abolished many restrictions, giving the people the opportunity to cultivate and live, and giving the people a relatively relaxed life.
Living environment, thus establishing a rule that lasted for more than 400 years.
The current war is still going on. If you want Qin to maintain its current strong military force and maintain its current prosperity, naturally you cannot rush to change the current situation. However, Zhao Kuo had already planned in his heart. After ending the consecutive years of war,
, just to change the current situation, to allow the people of Qin State to come out of the water to breathe, and to end the war, it is necessary to destroy the seven kingdoms, and the last one to be destroyed is Qin State.
Qin must also perish. Only when all the countries in the world perish and a country with a new system is born from their bones can the wars in the world stop.
Han Fei's current behavior is to continue moving in this wrong direction. Zhao Kuo cannot blame him, because they can't see the future. Even if Han Fei can vaguely see what it will look like in the future, he probably can't see it like Zhao Kuo.
For a long time, Han Fei wanted to make the Qin State more powerful, to replace the king through laws, and to make society operate in strict order. Well, excessive order will form a force to strengthen the country's power and constantly seek expansion.
disastrous system.
When Zhao Kuo finished speaking, Han Fei fell silent. He frowned and began to think seriously again. He heard a lot of knowledge from Zhao Kuo, but he was a little eager for success. He wanted to
From the early transition from today's society to the rule of law society that Zhao Kuo often mentioned, it was obvious that Han Fei, who had never seen a society ruled by law, went astray for a while and almost created something terrible in advance.
But Han Fei also has many ideas of his own. His system is not only beneficial to the country, but also beneficial to the people. The starting point of everything is the people. He ensures that according to such a system, the people can be avoided.
Starving to death and freezing to death. However, he did not continue to argue with Zhao Kuo. The ministers listened to their words and had many thoughts in their hearts. Lu Buwei looked at Zhao Kuo deeply.
Zhao Kuo's ideas are the same as Lu Buwei's in some respects. Lu Buwei is trying to think of ways to weaken the farming and warfare system. Qin cannot only understand farming and warfare, but must gradually transform Qin from a war-focused to a farming-focused one... Just like in the game
Li changed the emphasis on military affairs to the emphasis on internal affairs. Such a move is very difficult to complete in reality, especially in this Spartan feudal military gist Qin State.
Ying Zheng watched the argument between Han Fei and Zhao Kuo, thought for a moment, and decided to postpone the issuance of Han Fei's new law.
Next, Ying Zheng just talked about water canals, cultivated land and other aspects. It can be seen that the new king is very ambitious and wants to do something big. Unfortunately, the construction of Zheng Guo Canal is really expensive and it is difficult to think about it in the short term.
It was unrealistic to continue such a project, and Lu Buwei did not want to dampen the enthusiasm of King Qin, so he proposed the method of using prisoners to build several small water conservancy projects.
Zheng Guo, who had been resting for more than a year, was also very happy to accept this request.
The next step is the issue of farming. The King of Qin directly issued the "Land Reclamation Order". It can be seen that the King of Qin has prepared these for a long time. The so-called Reclamation Order was negotiated between Ying Zheng and his confidants.
This is the decree that enacted official large-scale farming in the areas currently controlled by the Qin State. Today's land development rate is not high, and the large-scale farming organized by the government is of course an attempt.
In the end, the strategies for each country are revealed.
The Three Jin strategy was formulated as early as Fan Ju's period, and Ying Zheng did not intend to change this.
Continuing to encroach on Wei's remaining land and continue to attack and harass Zhao have become Qin's current battle plan against the three Jins.
After walking out of the palace, Han Fei called Zhao Kuo, and the two got on the carriage together. Han Fei seemed to be thinking about Zhao Kuo's words, and Zhao Kuo said: "I have never told you since you came to me.
What is right and what is wrong, because I don't want to influence you too much, and I don't want to hinder your own development... But now your ideas are too extreme, and the law is just a tool to govern the country."
"Just as the famous scholars in the past were mired in the tool of debate, today's legalists are also mired in the compilation of laws. This is wrong."
"Your purpose is to govern the country well, not to revise the best law. You yourself know that the law must keep pace with the times, and there will never be a perfect law..."
ps: Brothers, I am in a very bad mood. My marriage is not going well. My father-in-law thinks that I have no job. Alas, I never thought that two young people who really love each other and want to have their own home would encounter such a situation.