Despite his busy schedule, Zhao Kuo finally found time to attend this grand ceremony. The ceremony was held in Xianyang to celebrate the unification of the world, to celebrate the emperor's accession to the throne, and to congratulate all the ministers on their political achievements.
Prefects and magistrates from all over the country came to Xianyang one after another. They could not miss such a grand ceremony. However, no one expected that after these people came to Xianyang, the first person to visit was not Li Si or the other three ministers, but
He was the Marquis of Wucheng of the Great Qin Dynasty.
Marquis Wu Cheng was gentle and kind to others. Sometimes he would cook too much food at home and give it to his neighbors. Sometimes, people in Xianyang hesitated at the door of his house and did not dare to go in. If Zhao Kuo saw it, he would
Zhao Kuo would drag them in as guests, and Zhao Kuo treated these lower-class people more kindly than he treated the nobles. There was an old farmer's son in Huaili outside Xianyang who disappeared during the war and was declared a deserter.
If you would do such a thing, just come to Zhao Kuo.
After Zhao Kuo sent people to inquire, he finally found out that his son was killed by his own people when others were trying to snatch military honors... Zhao Kuo was furious and directly found Li Xin, because this happened under Li Xin's command.
Zhao Kuo waved the cane in front of Li Xin and almost hit him on the head. Li Xin lowered his head and allowed Zhao Kuo to scold him. Then, the King of Qin dealt with a large number of officers who concealed the truth.
Li Xin was implicated and deprived of two levels of title.
Since then, the people of Xianyang have understood that if they encounter unfair treatment, there will be people who will support them. Zhao Kuo even directly announced to the outside world: Anyone who dares to embarrass the people who come to complain to him will be killed without mercy.
! As soon as these words came out, officials everywhere were shocked and became cautious in doing things, for fear that some unruly people would find Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo helped a lot of ordinary people, and of course also helped a lot of official students.
Some people came all the way from Qilu just to hear his explanation of Ma Fushu. Some officials wrote letters because they didn't know how to deal with the matters at hand. There were even some old men from Liaodong who came from Liaodong.
He came here on foot with crutches, not to ask for help, but just to say thank you to Zhao Kuo in person. Zhao Kuo's prestige has reached its peak, and everyone in the world looks up to him.
Zhao Kuo treated everyone equally, and even after he got his current status, there was no change. Of course, among the people who came to visit him, there would inevitably be a few bad guys. There was an old man who didn't want to pay back the money, so he just
He found Zhao Kuo and lied to him that he had never borrowed money, and wanted Zhao Kuo to help him. However, when Zhao Kuo asked about his family situation, expressed sympathy, and was even willing to spend money to help him, the old man burst into tears.
Tears.
He directly told his crime and was about to draw his sword and commit suicide. Zhao Kuo stopped him and asked him to sell his property to repay the money. He was also willing to lend him some money to tide him over and let him work hard in farming.
Pay it back again.
Zhao Kuo's home was never short of guests, but because he was old and had nothing important to do, others did not dare to disturb him for fear of disturbing his rest. Zhao Kuo finally started to use crutches. When he was young, he always led the way.
Taking the lead in the charge, he suffered from ailments all over his body. Every time the weather was cold, he suffered unbearable pain all over his body, especially his knees. One day, he was walking on the road and felt that his legs were sore and he could not move forward.
When a child saw it, he immediately ran home and asked his family to break the mulberry wood at home and make a very simple crutch. He sent it to Zhao Kuo and called him the principal. Zhao Kuo took it with a smile and kissed the child.
From then on, he used crutches and began to travel around Xianyang. The primary school was opened relatively smoothly. The first batch of enlightened children in Da Qin was cultivated here, numbering about 12,000.
Zhao Kuo would like to stay here most of the time, listening to the teachers teaching his children.
The King of Qin wanted to search for rare and rare trees in the world and make Zhao Kuo a red cane, inlaid with jewels and exuding a faint fragrance. However, Zhao Kuo did not accept it. In his opinion, it was not as good as the one in his hand.
Where is the mulberry tree!
Zhao Kuo always wears the clothes that have been mended many times. It's not that he is pretending to be noble, it's just that these clothes were made for him by his late wife, and he is reluctant to change them... Zhao Kuo seems to have lost everything, and again
It seemed that he had gotten everything. As officials from all over the country came one after another, Zhao Kuo's mansion became lively again, and many old friends came to visit him, such as Dong Chengzi.
Dong Chengzi is also very old, but he looks much healthier than Zhao Kuo. He has now published several books on Fa. Although he is not as good as Han Fei, he is still a well-known figure in the Fa family. He is in his own school.
, known as the Handan School of Legalism, his disciples are exquisite pragmatists, who emphasize that the law must be practical and constantly change with the times. They focus on the loopholes in the law and then mend the loopholes.
They became the mortal enemies of the Legalist disciples of Han Fei's school. After all, there is a school that dares not do anything but just finds fault with you all day long, and no one will be happy. However, Han Fei is very happy, and he doesn't mind. On the contrary
, he wrote many times to thank Dong Chengzi, believing that his theory and school were the most indispensable part of Legalism. When Dong Chengzi arrived, Han Feizi, who learned the news, also came immediately.
Dong Chengzi first talked about the situation in various parts of the old Zhao State. After the combination of the three elders system and the filial piety system, it had a great impact on Zhao State and reduced the resistance of the people of Zhao State. Especially after the last expedition against Yan State, many people
The Zhao people have all received titles, and many farmers have received rewards for their active farming. All of this has made the Zhao people gradually let go of their prejudices and begin to look forward to the next year's farming.
The arrival of Qin changed their lives. Although life was less fun, no one would starve to death anymore.
The biggest problem at present is the currency issue. Previously, the currency system of Zhao State collapsed. When Qin was promoting its own currency, it recycled the original Zhao State currency at a low price, which caused economic instability. People did not trust Qin State currency and kept it.
There was a habit of bartering, and some people even secretly used Zhao's currency...Although Qin had clear regulations on market prices, it still encountered a lot of troubles in its implementation.
After saying this, Han Fei couldn't help but talk to him about economic law... When it came to the economy, Han Fei and Dong Chengzi both had their own views, but Zhao Kuo obviously had a more advanced view.
Zhao Kuo thought for a long time and suddenly said: "Economy is actually the creation of value... transformation and realization. Human economic activities are activities that create, transform, and realize value to meet the needs of human material and cultural life."
Han Fei subconsciously picked up the paper and pen. Dong Chengzi lowered his head and asked for advice seriously. Zhao Kuo talked about the concept of economics and then started to talk about the concept of currency. What he said might be a little too advanced. If someone else were sitting here,
You probably wouldn't understand it here. Fortunately, the person sitting in front of him is not an ordinary person. Han Fei can always turn Zhao Kuo's words into words that contemporary people can understand. This is a future and modern translation machine.
.
Zhao Kuo also realized that after he arrived, he didn't seem to talk much about the economy. Zhao Kuo didn't know much about the economy, but he still knew about simple things such as inflation and currency issuance. When talking about currency, he subconsciously
He talked about the relationship between money and the market, expansion and contraction, etc., "The amount of currency issuance should follow these, the amount of money required in circulation, the average price of commodities...the quantity of commodities, the velocity of currency circulation...
."
Han Fei quickly recorded the teacher's words. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to decades ago.
In addition to people of the same generation like Dong Chengzi, there are also juniors like Xin Wu and Chen Xiao, disciples like Uncle Le, and even several disciples who claim to be the United Sect of Qi State and come to pay homage to their ancestor... Zhao Kuo
I am very curious about these people. They have already developed the initial democratic consciousness and want to elect officials at the upper and lower levels through popular elections. This is of course unrealistic.
In a Qin State that has nominally abolished slavery, and in a Qin State with a terrible literacy rate, it is too difficult to establish such a system. However, Zhao Kuo still likes these juniors very much, and Zhao Kuo is even willing to give
They told more things to supplement their simple ideas. Zhao Kuo told them in detail several democratic systems of later generations, from the separation of powers to the people being the masters of the country.
Zhao Kuo told them: Don't be discouraged. Others say you are stupid just because you are too smart and your ideas are too advanced. After many, many years, you will definitely get the respect you deserve.
These disciples of Zhao Kuo were originally prepared to be reprimanded. After all, no one recognized their ideas and even thought they were crazy. They were suppressed everywhere and they were very afraid that Zhao Kuo would reprimand them. In that case, they would end up
They did not expect that Zhao Kuo would take the initiative to help them enrich their theory. Zhao Kuo said a lot of things. When he talked about the government should serve the people, he was so excited.
Zhao Kuo found that he still had many disciples who served as officials in various places. Although he did not know them, a book of horse service established a connection between the two parties. These people came from Chu, Yue, Qi, Yan, Ba, and Shu.
They waited for a place to pay homage to Zhao Kuo. They paid homage to Zhao Kuo in the same manner as a teacher, and named their teacher, or their teacher's teacher. Zhao Kuo remembered the names they mentioned.
It's a pity that not many of his disciples are alive anymore. They have taken root in various places... Some died in the war, some were killed by the king, some were imprisoned, and some died on hunger strike... Zhao
Kuo's eyes always sparkled with tears when he looked at the young new generation in front of him. He could always see himself still sitting in the horse uniform, surrounded by noisy disciples, who were debating, exploring, and unyielding.
No wonder some people put the Zajia family in a prominent position. Sure enough, Zhao Kuo had a lot of disciples.
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Especially when they gathered around Zhao Kuo and listened to his teachings, the faces of scholars from other schools turned pale with fright. They seemed to see Confucius sitting there, surrounded by three thousand disciples...
.After officials from all over the country arrived one after another, the enthronement hall was officially held.
The soldiers stood neatly inside and outside the palace, and the ministers stood under the main hall in order according to the positions of the three princes and nine ministers. Zhao Kuo stood at the front with a cane. He had been preparing for a long time, changed into a new set of clothes, and leaned on a crutch.
The mulberry stick stood at the front, waiting for the official in charge of etiquette to announce the emperor's accession to the throne... blown by the wind, Zhao Kuo's clothes were flying, his hair and beard were dancing lightly, and his temperament... was like a god.
Qin re-established a set of etiquette systems for himself, which was inseparable from the help of Confucian scholars. The ceremony was a bit cumbersome. Surrounded by warriors, the emperor strode out of the hall. He was fully dressed in crown clothes and crown, and raised his head.
, extremely mighty, he walked not slowly, but not too fast either. He looked ahead with a solemn expression. The moment he walked out, the soldiers surrounding the high platform began to shout.
Suddenly, shouts of long live resounded throughout the world, and ministers all bowed and saluted, including Zhao Kuo. This was a sign of respect for the supreme emperor. In this way, the First Emperor walked step by step among the ministers, who were shouting loudly on both sides.
Bye, Ying Zheng stopped and looked at the gray-haired Zhao Kuo beside him. He was stunned for a moment. Without thinking, he suddenly turned around and walked to Zhao Kuo's side. He grabbed Zhao Kuo's hand and asked him to stand up.
Zhao Kuo was a little surprised and looked at the emperor in front of him.
A smile flashed across the emperor's solemn face, and then he turned around and continued to move forward. The Confucian scholars who saw this scene pondered for a moment. This was not in line with etiquette. They looked at the fanatical disciples of the Mafu School around them,
Suddenly, I felt: The emperor respected his adoptive father who raised him so much that he did not dare to accept his visit even after he became the emperor. This is a huge act of filial piety!
In the cheers of the crowd, the emperor walked step by step to the high altar. Here, the emperor wanted to declare to heaven that he had accomplished an unprecedented great task. He wanted to officially become the emperor, govern the world, and take charge of the world. The emperor did not have to do anything more, everything was done.
Confucian officials came to help, and the same was true for Zhao Kuo. He only needed to watch quietly. The only thing he needed to play was that an older clan member was needed to place the jade seal symbolizing the emperor in the emperor's hand.
, and persuaded him as an elder.
There are many clans in the Qin State, but because of Zhao Kuo, no one dares to grab this position.
Growing up, Zhao Kuo hated such complicated rituals, but today, he did not feel impatient. He watched the officials cheering, saw the excited soldiers, and heard the sound coming from the palace.
With a roar, his face was full of smiles. He watched the tall eldest son put on the sword and announced to everyone that the old era was completely over. From today on, there will be no more civil wars among the princes. Everyone will
It's a family!
Zhao Kuo felt so peaceful in his heart that he smiled and handed the Imperial Seal to Ying Zheng.
Immediately, Ying Zheng sat in the emperor's chariot and accepted the audience of the people in Xianyang. He wanted to go all the way to the tomb of the ancestors of Qin and worship his ancestors there. Zhao Kuo sat on the carriage at the back and looked at the people on both sides of the road.
The people were ecstatic... Ying Zheng looked at his ancestors and said seriously in his heart: "So that the ancestors will know that the great cause of several generations has finally been realized in my hands...
.The ancestors can feel at ease."
"There are also those who devote their lives to one king of the world..."