The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In Qin's market, many merchants' goods were bought by Wei people. Even the slaves in the slave market had been sold out. The price of almost a male slave had soared to thirty cloth coins. The entire Qin market was disrupted by the Wei mission, and all prices were soaring crazily. Many people in Qin State have seen that prices have risen again. Even the most basic supplies of firewood, rice, oil and salt have increased a lot!

In the evening, Wei Shen asked:"How much did we buy in the Qin market today?" Pang Ying on the side replied:"We bought more than 3,000 slaves alone, 100,000 shi of grain, 10,000 shi of salt, and 10,000 shi of cloth." One hundred thousand horses, as well as strategic supplies for the army, and a total of 200 barrels of kerosene were purchased!" Wei Shen smiled and said,"Go on, eat up all the goods in Qin's market!"——yes!

A few days later, Ying Quliang was reviewing memorials in the study room of the Palace of Qin. Qianlong, the superior doctor, hurried in and said,"Your Majesty, it's not good. The people of Wei have bought up all the goods in the market."!" Ying Quliang stood up and said,"What did you say? The people of Wei have bought all the goods in the market!"

"Exactly, Your Majesty, now, the State of Wei has bought all the slaves in the slave markets in the major cities of the State of Qin. Even some nobles are selling slaves to the State of Wei in order to earn high prices. In the past few days, Many Wei merchants went to the slave market and bought more than 20,000 slaves. Moreover, the firewood, rice, oil, and salt in the market were sold out by Wei merchants, causing prices to skyrocket, and the people had no money to buy them!" Qianlong said.

When Ying Quliang heard this, he unconsciously dropped the pen in his hand. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing just after he took office as the king. He asked again:"Since the firewood, rice, oil and salt are gone in the market, what should we do? Open a warehouse to store grain!"

Qianlong replied bitterly:"The grains stored in your treasury are prepared to prevent famines. There are also some grains used for war needs, but they cannot be touched! Ying Quliang added:"Then buy grain from Ba and send Qin merchants to buy salt from Ba!" To solve the needs of the people!"

Qianlong said helplessly:"Your Majesty, you can't do it. Those Wei merchants have signed a contract with our Qin merchants. All grain and salt must be sold to them in advance as soon as they are shipped, because the price they offer is real. It's too high! Let’s talk about slaves. Now some of the nobles of Qin State have sold all their slaves to Wei State in order to make money! If this continues, there will be no slaves in those noble families to help them farm. If there are no slaves to farm, how can those nobles pay us land taxes! The land of Qin will be uncultivated!"

After Ying Quliang heard this, his anger soared into the sky. He directly grabbed a bamboo slip on the desk and threw it to the ground. Then he closed his eyes tightly, swallowed, slowly opened his eyes and said,"Doctor, sir, So what should Qin do? Qianlong thought for a while and said:"As far as I know, the Wei State's envoy seems to be leaving today. Their one hundred cars are full of goods bought from our Qin State, and they have bought enough More than five thousand slaves! Now I also know why they brought so many people here, just to escort these goods and those slaves!"

Suddenly Ying Qian also walked in in a hurry and said:"I'm sorry, dear brother. Many Wei merchants have bought up all the horses in Qin's horse market, including the pastures where some nobles of Qin raise war horses. All the war horses were bought by the Wei people, nearly 10,000 horses were bought! In order to make a small profit, those nobles sold their war horses to the people of Wei!"

After Ying Quliang heard Ying Qian's words, the descendants could hardly stand up. You must know that Qin is a country that mainly fights with chariots. If there are no horses to pull the chariots, then Qin's chariot troops will Just like furnishings, 10,000 war horses can form an army with thousands of chariots. Unexpectedly, 10,000 war horses were lost in just a few days! (During the Warring States Period, one chariot required four horses. Pull. At that time, the main method of fighting in the Qin State was to use chariots.) After hearing this, Ying Quliang was furious and said:"I ordered the people to close the market for me, and no nobles were allowed to sell slaves and horses! After hearing this ,

Qianlong said helplessly:"Your Majesty, you can't do this. If you do this, the nobles will rebel!" And if you close the market, the merchants in the market are colluding with the nobles. If you close the market, those nobles will not listen to your orders! You know, most of the pastures where Qin’s war horses are raised are controlled by these nobles! If you cut off their financial resources, they will definitely rebel! Ying Quliang said anxiously:"Isn't there a pasture that the state is responsible for managing?" Qianlong shook his head and said:"Your Majesty, when Duke Hui succeeded to the throne, in order to get the nobles to support him as king, he gave all the pastures in the country to those nobles for management!" And it also ensures that the war horses on the pasture can be handled freely by any nobles and are not subject to state control!"

Ying Quliang felt very powerless after hearing this. Why? Why did God treat him like this to Qin? Now he only wants to do one thing in his heart, and that is to change the law immediately. Only reform can control all the power!

No wonder he didn't say In the past, he persuaded his father-in-law to carry out reforms, but his father-in-law just shook his head and said:"You will know when you become the king."Now he also understands that if the Qin State wants to be strong, it can only suppress these nobles! And if it wants to suppress the nobles, it can only use reform! Ying Quliang calmed down and said:"Brother, hurry up Lead the troops and stop the Wei delegation! If the Wei delegation doesn't listen, kill them all!"——yes!

Wei Shen and others left Yongcheng and headed for Wei. Wei Shen laughed and said:"The general's plan is really good! In less than a few days, the state of Qin will be in chaos!" Pang Ying on the side said:"Your Highness, I feel that the state of Qin will definitely send someone to kill us. Stop! So His Royal Highness may have a fierce battle later!"

Wei Shen smiled and said:"Don't worry, brother Pang Ying, I have already ordered General Wei Cuo to lead the army to wait for us at the border! As long as he Qin State dares to stop our army and attack Qin State immediately! And the three thousand people we brought are not ordinary people, they are well-trained soldiers! If Qin State wants to eat us, it also needs a little Time! And didn’t we buy slaves? If Qin really wants to stop us, we can just ask these slaves to help us take the lead!" Pang Ying nodded after hearing this and said:"His Royal Highness is still thinking carefully!" Wei Shen murmured:"When we return to Wei, we can implement the second step of the plan!"

Pang Ying said with a smile:"Now, the land of Qin will become wasteland. Most of it is occupied by nobles, and the nobles cultivate it with slaves. If we buy all the slaves, then no one will cultivate the land of Qin! Then we will implement the second step of the plan, and the people of Qin will also They came to our Wei State one after another! Then, the land of Qin State will really fall into a situation where no one is cultivating it!" Wei Shen glanced out the window and found that there were more than a hundred chariots attacking them, and said quickly:"No! The Qin army is coming to kill us!"

Pang Ying hurriedly ran outside the carriage and shouted to everyone:"All soldiers line up!" Under Pang Ying's command, the followers in cloth all took weapons from the carriage. He took out a pair of armor, and then took out sharp swords and shields from under the carriage. Some people took out halberds from the back of the carriage, and instantly formed a defensive formation!

In the distance, Ying Qian was shocked when he saw that the Wei people had formed a defensive formation in such a short period of time and even put on armor! Qin's chariot troops stopped three hundred steps away from the Wei delegation. Ying Qian looked at the military formation formed by the Wei army and exclaimed:"I didn't expect that the Wei army's military formation was so strict! The Wei army on the opposite side General, I am not as good as me!"

Pang Ying sat in the middle of the military formation and looked at the Qin army. This time the Qin Army not only had a hundred tanks, but also nearly 10,000 Qin soldiers! Pang Ying said calmly:"The crossbowmen are forward, the shield soldiers are behind, and the halberd soldiers are in the middle!" Under the command of Pang Ying, the Wei army arranged their formation in an orderly manner!

Ying Qian took a look and murmured to himself:"I didn't expect that the Wei army would use crossbowmen to eliminate the chariot troops in front of our army. When my remaining chariot troops rushed to the front of the Wei army, the Wei army's halberds You can attack and kill our chariot troops, and their crossbowmen will retreat to the back. After that, the shield soldiers will immediately step forward to deal with the chariot troops together with the halberdiers. When our infantry When they rushed forward, the opponent's shield soldiers defended again! It seems that the generals of the Wei army also know the formation very well!" The deputy general on the side said:"General, do we want to attack?" Ying Qian shook his head and said:" We are not here to hunt them down, but to ask them to sign an agreement for us!" The deputy general asked in confusion:"General, what are we going to do next?" Ying Qian looked at Wei Jun, and then said:"I'll tell you later Go over and negotiate with the Wei army. If there is any movement from the Wei army, you will kill me!"——yes!

Ying Qian's chariot slowly approached the Wei army's formation, and stopped when the distance reached a hundred steps. Then he said loudly:"I am the envoy of the State of Wei, I am Ying Qian, the general of the State of Qin. I would like to talk to the envoy of Wei!" Pang Ying smiled and said loudly:"I am the envoy of the State of Wei, Pang Ying. Why did the State of Qin stop our envoy from the State of Wei, and what do you want to talk to me about, General?"

After hearing this, Ying Qian said loudly:"You merchants from the State of Wei have sold out all the markets of our State of Qin, so I want to discuss with you and tell your merchants not to buy too much! And the slaves and goods purchased by your mission must be returned to our Qin State!" Pang Ying laughed and said:"Those goods and slaves belong to us You bought it with money, and with just these few words you want us to return it to you, just a dream!"

After Ying Qian heard this, he became furious and cursed at Pang Ying:"Well, if you don't agree, then Don't blame me for using force!" He drove his chariot back to the Qin army's formation, and then ordered:"All the soldiers in the army are ready to attack!" The Qin army came towards Wei Shen and the others step by step, just as the Wei army was preparing to fire their crossbows.

Suddenly, a chariot came speeding over, and it turned out to be the senior official Ganglong. Qianlong shouted:"General, don't attack, don't attack!" When Ying Qian saw it was Qianlong, he ordered the army to stop advancing. Qianlong came down panting and said:"General, I ordered you not to attack the Wei mission, and there is no need to pursue the matters in the market!"

Ying Qian asked in confusion:"But Xian Brother, this is the order. I want to stop the Wei delegation. If they refuse to submit, he has also given an order, telling me to attack them at any time!"

Qianlong quickly dissuaded him:"On the general's border, Wei General Wei Cuo , there are fifty thousand troops stationed on the border, and they can attack our Qin State at any time. If we offend the Wei State, our Qin State will not be able to fight against the Wei State now! I am also following the order of the king, ordering the general to release Wei The Chinese delegation is coming!" After hearing this, Ying Qian could only pull out his sword and slash at the chariot. After he was tired of slashing, he said,"Yes!" In this way, Wei Shen and others escaped.

In the study room of Qin Palace, Ying Quliang felt very cold as he looked at the words written on the bamboo slips. Ganlong, the senior doctor on the side, came over and advised:"Don't be careful, sir. After our Qin country recovers, Wei will have to pay the price!" Ying Quliang looked out the window and said,"Sir, your Majesty, you said that I, Qin State, must pay the price!" How should the country develop in the future and how should we carry out reforms?"

Qianlong also sighed:"Your Majesty's reform is not something that ordinary people can do. It requires a very talented person to be able to carry out the reform. Back then, The Wei State had Li Kui. After the final reform, the Wei State became strong and prosperous! But there are no talented people like Li Kui in the Qin State! The most important thing is that the Wei State implemented the second reform. This shows that Wei Shen, the crown prince of Wei State, is also a very talented person! Our country of Qin is poor and can hardly cultivate a single talented person in the country. At that time, Baili Xi, the wise minister of Qin Mugong, was all talented people from other countries.!"

Ying Quliang murmured:"How wonderful it would be if Li Kui were a talented person in our Qin State! If our Qin State also has so many talented people like Wei State, how can our Qin State not be prosperous?!"

Then Ying Quliang said again:"Master, I have decided to listen to the recruitment list and recruit talents from all over the world!" After hearing this, Qianlong cupped his hands and said:"You, sir, please do your best! After all, Qin is too powerful. Since we are so poor, and we were defeated miserably by Wei in the Battle of Shaoliang, almost no talented person is willing to come to Qin!" Ying Quliang also sighed and said,"Then please ask the doctor to do your best. Why!"