The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Hou Du Shujie said to the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, the country of Tho is weak, and if you want to survive in this troubled era, you must change the law! Do you have any ideas?"

After all, the current Qin State is bent on annexing the Tho State, so all the nobles and ministers in the court agreed to this change! A minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, in order to make my Tho State strong, it is necessary to have a strong army, so the equipment of the new army trained this time, the minister thought that it should be purchased from South Korea, and the Korean crossbow is beneficial to the world's consensus, and South Korea's sword armor is also the sharpest in the world!"

After hearing this, Du Shujie looked at Ying Bao again: "Prime Minister, do you think it's good for us to buy our weapons from South Korea?"

Ying Bao got up and replied: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the bow and crossbow of the Wei State is the best, and the minister heard that the Wei State has a crossbow called the Divine Arm Crossbow, which can shoot up to 300 paces, which is much farther than the range of the Han crossbow! "

As soon as the words fell, Wei got up and said, "Your Majesty, this divine arm crossbow is not sold in my Wei country, so I thought it would be better to buy a Korean bow and crossbow! The main thing is that Korean bows and crossbows are cheaper. "

After hearing this, Du Shujie nodded and said: "Okay, just buy Korean bows and crossbows, and quickly send envoys to South Korea to buy 7,000 Korean crossbows and 5,000 pairs of leather armor, and build a powerful army!"

Ying Bao got up again and said: "In order to make my Tho country stronger, the king must implement the law change, and the minister thinks that if a country wants to be strong, it cannot do without farming, so the minister thinks that my Tho country must change the law according to the peasant thought." These are my seven theses on the development of the country: First, the implementation of the well-field system, eight households for one tun, eight tun for one li, six li for one township, each household to get one hectare of land, nine hectares for one well field system, do not miss the time for farming, this is to conform to the people's will; second, every township should set up a township school, allowing the people to speak freely in the township school, this is the will of loyalty to the people; all localities should set up a county system, with ten townships as one county, and each county should build a granary to ensure that there is still food to eat in the event of a famine or war, which is disaster relief; third, water conservancy should be built, and the cultivation of land cannot be separated from the construction of water conservancy, which is the repair of famine; fourth, at the end of agriculture and commerce, it is necessary to encourage cultivation and weaving, and reduce taxes, so that the people will not feel tired of farmingIn the same way, the needs of the country can also be obtained, and merchants are also indispensable to a country, but the main development of a country is the need for agriculture, so it is necessary to focus on agriculture and commerce as the last! Fifth, the capital city of Philadelphia should be rebuilt, and the weight of a country lies in the capital, so the defense of the capital must not be relaxed; Sixth, it is necessary to set up Sima, Sikong, Sikou, Sima is in charge of the country's military affairs, Sikong is in charge of the country's large and small water conservancy projects and other project construction, Si Kou is in charge of the country's large and small criminal laws, and Si Nong is in charge of the country's agricultural development; seventh, it is necessary to abolish bad habits, so that our country will be strong!" Du Shujie said very happily after hearing this: "Okay, just follow the words of the prime minister!"

Ying Bao said: "Your Majesty, since our country wants to govern the country according to the farmer's theory, then the minister recommends a person, this person's farmer's theory is very good, his name is Xu Xing." And the position of Sikong once recommended the son of the Mo family, Li Shuying, this person is still in the construction of the project, so this person must be able to serve as the position of Sikong!" Du Shujie hurriedly asked: "So, where are these two now?"

Ying Bao replied: "These two people are both from the Chu State, and these two people are also friends of the minister, and the minister can send someone to find the two!" After hearing this, Du Shujie said: "Okay, just follow the words of the prime minister!" - Jun Shang Shengming!

A few months later, the Qin dynasty was in court

After more than a year, the national strength of the Qin State gradually recovered under Wei Ying's changes, Ying Qu Liang looked at the ministers below, after the last mutiny, these nobles were finally much more honest, and they no longer made unreasonable demands like Ying Qu Liang, and now Wei Ying can be said to be a big red man around Qin Gong!

Ying Quliang said energetically: "Everyone, now that my Qin State has undergone the law change, the national strength has gradually recovered, I don't know if my Qin State can attack the Tho State?" The upper doctor below Gan Long got up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that now my Qin State can attack the Tho State, the Tho State is weak, although my Qin State was defeated by the Wei State in the Youth War, but my Qin State has recovered after a few years, so the minister thinks that he can attack the Tho State!"

As soon as the words fell, Gongsun Jia, the middle doctor, got up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that my Qin State cannot attack the Tho State now, as far as the minister knows, now the Tho State has also begun to change the law, and due to the desperate plan of the Wei State, the war horses of my Qin State have not yet recovered, and my Qin State is mainly based on chariots, so if you want to attack the Tho State, it must be a few more years!".

Ying Quliang didn't listen to what the three of them said, but turned his head to look at Wei Ying: "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Wei Ying got up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Doctor Zhong said is very true, now that my Qin State is being engaged by the Wei State, it can be a great reduction in national strength, so my Qin State should recuperate for a few more years and attack the Tho State again, so that the victory rate will be greater!" And the minister also learned that the Tho country is also beginning to change the law, and the person who changed the law in the Tho country is the escaped Zhongda doctor Yingbao, however, the change of the Tho country is really ridiculous, and it is ridiculous to think of using peasant thinking to change the law, so the monarch does not have to worry about the Tho country changing the law and becoming stronger, the minister believes that as long as my Qin State is cultivating for three years, my Qin State will definitely be able to annex the Tho State!" After listening to Wei Ying's words, Ying Quliang nodded and said: "Well, what the Prime Minister said is extremely true, so Gu decided that my Qin State will cultivate for a few more years and then annex the Tho State!" "—Your Majesty!

Tho State Court

Hou Du Shujie looked at Xu Xing and Li Shujie below, especially Xu Xing, who was actually wearing the preliminary clothes of ordinary people, and actually wore straw sandals on his feet, which can be described as a peasant, and he did not look like a scholar at all! Du Shujie felt very disgusted when he saw it, so he asked: "Xu Xing, I heard that the prime minister said that you are talented and very good at farming, I don't know what doctrine you have to teach Gu!"

Xu Xing got up and said: "Your Majesty, if a country wants to be strong, it can't do without farming, if a country wants to be strong, it must be agriculture-oriented, followed by industry and commerce, and to see whether a country is rich, you must observe the country's cultivation and weaving, so agriculture is very important to the country." In order for the country to become rich, it is necessary to sow crops according to the four seasons. During the budding season, we should do a good job in land planning and improvement and determine crops suitable for planting; we should step up the construction of water conservancy in farmland, renovate ditches, and ensure the use of water; protect young seedlings; in summer, when crops are growing, we should strengthen field management and expel wild beasts; we should hoe weeds and burn them when they are dry, and then we should fertilize the fields with rainwater; officials of all kinds should inspect agricultural production and persuade the people to work; autumn is the harvest season for crops, and we should carry out autumn harvest and do a good job in preparing for winter storage; we should strengthen water conservancy construction to prevent autumn flooding; officials should set agricultural taxes according to the state of the land; we should do a good job in collecting revenue from the state treasury; in winter, when we are slack in farming, we should collect grain and do a good job in keeping it; and make preparations for the coming yearThe king must restrain his own behavior, not to take advantage of the plunder, and not to exploit the people too heavily, that is, to reduce taxes and lightly punish the people; at the same time, he must pay attention to economy and not to be extravagant and extravagant. In the same way, it is also necessary to conform to the will of the people, and the prosperity of the government is in accordance with the will of the people, and the abolition of the government is against the will of the people. Moreover, a wise monarch should also be careful to prevent the five evils - floods, droughts, wind, fog, snow and frost, diseases, and insect plagues, and if you want to consolidate the rule of the king, the top priority is to sweep away the "five evils", and only when these disasters are solved and the suffering of the people is relieved, the people will obey the rule. "

When Xu Xing finished speaking, Du Shujie hurriedly got up and walked down the hall, held Xu Xing's hand and said, "Listening to Mr. 's words, it can be said that it is better than reading for ten years! Similarly, Mr. is also the national teacher of my Tho country!" Xu Xing also hurriedly bowed after hearing this: "The minister has seen the king!"

Later, Du Shujie said: "Lone has decided to appoint Li Shuying as the Sikong! From now on, my country will take the peasant family as the way to govern the country!"

Xu Xing said again: "Your Excellency, this time I came, and the minister also brought a total of 20 articles of the book "Shennong" written by the minister, which is specially dedicated to the king!" I saw two soldiers carrying a box of bamboo slips and carrying it up, Du Shujie hurriedly took out a book of bamboo slips, read it, and said with great joy after reading it: "It is worthy of being a national teacher! Tonight, please discuss the farmer's theory with Lone Zai!" Xu Xing arched his hand and said: "Respect the life of the king!"

In the evening, Du Shujie sat respectfully on the side, listening to Xu Xing's talk about the farmer, only to see Xu Xing say: "Your Excellency, I don't know what your lord wants to listen to the ministers?"

Du Shujie thought for a while and said, "You teach me how to make the country peaceful, how to prevent the country from perishing!"

I saw Xu Xing say slowly: "Land produces wealth, limited by the season, and the people will be tired when they spend labor, but the monarch's desire is endless. If there is no moderation and proportion, the upper and lower levels will resent each other if they support the ruler who is bound by the time and the people who are limited by strength. As a result, the phenomenon of courtiers killing kings and sons killing fathers arose. Therefore, if we take money from the people with moderation and restraint in the use of people's power, the country will be peaceful even if it is small; on the contrary, if we expropriate the people excessively and spend it without moderation, then the country will perish even if it is large. "

Du Shujie nodded after hearing this, and asked again, "Then how can you control your subjects?"

Xu Xing also said: "Land that has not been opened up cannot be counted as one's own land; if there are people but do not govern, it is equivalent to not one's own people." In the governance of the people, we must not take seriously the issue of rewarding people according to their achievements. Those who have more work will be paid more, those who have worked less will be less, and those who have no work will not be paid. If there is a lot of work but no reward, people will deviate from morality; if there is a lot of work and a small reward, people will not do their best; if there is little work and there is a lot of reward, people will deceive; if there is no reward for hard work, people will get lucky. With these circumstances, we will not succeed in doing things, and we will fail in fighting against the enemy. Therefore, the key to controlling the subjects is to confer official positions according to one's ability and to give rewards according to one's merits. In this way, Uncle Du listened with relish, until dawn, and he still felt that it was not enough!

Two months later, under the leadership of Sikong Li Shu Ying, the capital of the Tho Kingdom, Tu Philadelphia finally completed the city defense system of the capital, and directly built eight city gates from the original four city gates, and each city gate built an urn city, and also built a large number of watchtowers and corner towers for defense.

The land within a radius of 200 miles of the capital, under the leadership of Xu Xing, reclaimed a large number of well fields, and Xu Xing also personally led the people to the field to watch the growth of crops and dig water sources, and personally told how to control the problem of insect pests in the field, Xu Xing also taught the people not to live in those houses mixed with bamboo and soil, Xu Xingjiao made the people use rammed earth walls to build houses, and personally led the soldiers to plant mulberry trees outside the people's houses. It also passed on the advanced textile technology of the Central Plains to the women of the Tho country

The court of the Qin state

After reading the news from the Tho State, Ying Quliang said to the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Tho State has successfully changed the law, and the Tho State seems to have appointed a person named Xu Xing as the national teacher, and now the entire Tho State has begun to govern the country with the theory of a peasant family, and I am worried that once the Tho State becomes strong, then it will be difficult for my Qin State to annex

!"

Wei Ying below got up and said: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, the whole world has not used the farmer's theory to govern the country, so this Tho country is just a joke to govern the country with the farmer's theory, and now my Qin State has undergone a change, the army's combat effectiveness has increased greatly, and the Tho State is just a group of lambs to be slaughtered in front of my Qin State!" All the ministers in the court laughed after hearing this.

Ying Quliang also laughed and said: "Indeed, this Tho country is really ridiculous, the whole world, who uses the farmer's words!".

Suddenly, an old minister walked in on crutches and said loudly: "Your Excellency, don't take it lightly, your lordship, now the whole country of Tho is all bent on supporting the change of the law, and the minister has concluded that within a few years, the Tho State will definitely become strong, and then the Tho State will be a big trouble for my Qin State

When everyone heard this, they all looked out of the court, and even Yingquliang stood up! After the man walked into the court, he said: "Please send troops to attack the country of Tho immediately, otherwise, it will be too late to regret it at that time!"