Chapter 10 Amendments to the Qin Law
"The second thing is how to deal with the old ancestors of the six countries and the powerful families in various places." Qin Yiren's eyes flashed in his eyes and said in a deep voice: "The old nobles of the six countries have lost their homeland and are no longer nobles. Without the privilege of oppressing the common people of the country, they will definitely not be willing to be enemies with the Qin Dynasty. However, I have the virtue of living a life and cannot bear to be killed. I think about it and move them to Guanzhong."
As Qin Yiren said, the old nobles of the six countries lost their power and no longer had the privilege of being arrogant and blessings. They would definitely not be willing to be enemies with Qin.
If there were more than ten, or hundreds, or thousands, Qin Yiren really didn't care about them, and could kill them all. However, there were not a few of these people. The old nobles of the six countries added up to the sum of the old numbers of the old nobles, and it wouldn't be too far away if there was a hundred thousand.
It was a bit terrifying to kill 100,000 people in one fell swoop, even though they all deserved to die.
Besides, they are now enduring and have not yet emerged. They can't kill them without a lie, right? Even if they deserve ten thousand of them, they need a reason to take action, otherwise they will be criticized and call Qin Yiren a tyrant.
Therefore, Qin Yiren thought about it and moved these nobles to Guanzhong to move the best way to deal with it.
Their powers were mainly local. If they were moved to Guanzhong, they would be rootless and would be powerless if they wanted to do bad things.
More importantly, Guanzhong is the fundamental important place of Qin State. All the Qin people in Guanzhong follow the lead of Qin Yi, and can monitor them well, and they will not dare to do anything randomly.
"Your Majesty is wise." The people in the palace would not know how powerful the old nobles of the six countries were. If they were not moved away and allowed to be in the local area, it would be difficult for Qin law to be implemented and difficult to govern.
"In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the law was corrupted, which was a good opportunity for the powerful families in various places to act as a blessing. They could kill officials or even raise troops, which was very harmful. The way to deal with them was the same as the old nobles of the six countries." Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows, like a sharp sword unsheathed, and said: "If one person violates the law, all his clans will be killed!"
Qin Yiren wanted to kill all of these powerful families, and would never be lenient.
During the Qin and Qiu Warring States Period, the golden period of the powerful families and powerful people doing evil. Because the law did not exist, they were the local emperors, and they had the final say in the local affairs. Colluding with the government to do bad things is already so good that it cannot be better. Killing officials is endless. This is still good. Even worse, if you raise troops to rebel and do it against the government.
Therefore, the powerful forces of the aristocratic families must not be underestimated and must be eliminated quickly.
In history, after Qin Shihuang unified the world, he did this. Although he had achieved good results, he failed to eradicate this great problem. Until the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han once again took heavy measures against these powerful and powerful forces and wanted to move them to Guanzhong to take care of them. The most famous one was Guo Jie, who was named a knight, which caused a series of things.
It has been hundreds of years since Qin Shihuang to Emperor Wu of Han. Both Qin and Han dynasties were unable to eradicate the powerful forces, which shows how huge the powerful forces are.
"Your Majesty, the Lord is the wise!" Most of the people in the hall were born in civilians, without power or power, and were bullied by local powerful forces. They agreed with this move from their hearts and praised it with the word "sage," and "sage".
"The third thing is that the ancestral temples of the Six Kingdoms and the royal tombs were destroyed." Qin Yiren said in a deep voice.
"This..." A sound of astonishment sounded, and many people were shocked and stunned.
"Your Majesty, such a cruel thing is not possible." Chunyu Yue took a step forward and hurriedly persuaded him, saying, "Digging people's ancestral graves and destroying people's ancestral temples is a cruel and unkind act. You should think twice."
"Chunyu Yue's words are wrong!" Han Fei's eyes flashed and he retorted, "Chunyu Yue, you have a lot of poetry and books. You should know that royal ancestral temples and royal tombs are not private objects, but are actually public instruments. If it is private objects, the emperor's actions are cruel. However, this is a public instrument, and it is useless to keep it, but it is harmful. Public instruments must be remembered by those who are unwilling to lose the privileges of the nobles. They will think of them, and they will make trouble. It is imperative to destroy the ancestral temples and royal tombs of the six kingdoms."
"This..." Chunyu Yue wanted to refute, but he couldn't find the words.
Han Fei is right, the ancestral temples of the Six Kingdoms and the tombs of the royal tombs are not private objects, but public objects, and they must be destroyed.
"What Han Fei said is what I want to say." Qin Yiren's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said, "If someone wants to scold me for being cruel and unkind, I don't care. As long as I can restore peace to the world and let the people of the country live and work in peace, I will bear the blame for more infamy."
"Your Majesty is kind." Fan Sui and the others praised it in unison.
"Your Majesty, Chunyu Yue understands that it is appropriate to destroy the ancestral temples and tombs of the Six Kingdoms." Chunyu Yue is a well-educated man, and it took him little time to turn this corner.
Many people have turned around and figured out the interests and no longer stopped them.
"The fourth thing is to practice Qin's method." Qin Yiren said amazingly.
"Cultivate Qin Method?" A scream rang out.
"Your Majesty, the world has just been settled, and the Qin law has not yet come to be revised." Fan Sui said hurriedly.
Qin Yiren did not discuss this matter with them, and Fan Sui would not be able to do anything if he was anxious.
"What the Prime Minister said is very reasonable. The world has just settled. It is not yet time to practice Qin's law. However, there is one thing that must be cultivated." Qin Yiren's eyes flashed and he asked at Fan Sui: "Prime Minister Pan Pan Da Talent, which one do you think must be cultivated?"
As soon as this question came out, all the people in the palace were curious, especially those who were familiar with Qin's rules, who were even more flirting with their hearts and wanted to figure out which one should be modified.!
"I understand that the corvee service law is compulsory." Fan Sui was Fan Sui, with extraordinary talent and wisdom. After pondering for a while, he immediately thought of it.
"Pa!" Qin Yiren hit each other with his hands, exclaimed, "The Prime Minister is worthy of being a wise man with great wisdom and eternal wisdom. He thought of it so quickly, which is rare."
After Fan Sui reminded him, all those who were thinking immediately woke up and agreed with him, saying: "The corvee service law is indeed time to be revised."
Qin's law was criticized by later generations. Among them, it was the slander of people with ulterior motives. It was not completely unreasonable. Qin's law was indeed harsh and violent. Although Qin Yiren had already unified the world, this was just a preliminary decision, which only wiped out the six kingdoms in Shandong. The remaining forces had not been eradicated and the powerful families had not yet been resolved, so it was not appropriate to modify Qin's law.
However, the amendment to the corvee service law is imminent and must be repaired.
"You must be surprised why the world has decided to amend the corvee law?" Qin Yiren glanced at him, and many people didn't understand and said in a confused look on his face: "At the time of Shang Jun, the Qin Dynasty was about to perish. The land he owned was only half of Guanzhong, and even Hangu Pass was seized by the Wei State. At that time, the land of Qin was small, and ten days and half a month, and he could walk back and forth, even if there was a mountain torrent and difficult weather, there would be no problem."
During Shang Yang's reforms, Qin was the weakest among the seven major warring countries. Even the conservative and pedantic Yan State was stronger than Qin State. Therefore, Shandong was "lowering Qin" and despised Qin State. He did not regard Qin State as a Warring States State, and did not allow Qin State to join forces, and Qin State regarded it as a shame.
At that time, Qin was on the verge of destruction. The land of Hexi was occupied by Wei. There was still a large part of Guanzhong occupied by Wei. Hangu Pass was occupied by Wei. Wei could destroy Qin at any time. It was under such a difficult situation that Shang Yang's reforms in Qin were successful, making Qin become a first-class Warring States from the weakest Warring States in one fell swoop. This was a miracle.
"Now the territory of the Qin Dynasty is extremely vast. Not to mention the land of thousands of miles, seven or eight thousand miles is not a problem. In such a vast territory, it is too harsh to implement the corvee service law, allowing the people and common people in one place to go to another place to perform labor service. "Qin Yiren continued to explain, "For example, it takes 30,000 miles from Jiangdong to Guanzhong. It takes 30,400 days to reach Guanzhong in one day and a hundred miles. After serving the labor service, it takes another 30,400 days. This round trip will take 30,400 days in total. If the common people in the country are farming at home and taking care of the crops, they will harvest a lot of food, right?"
"That's certain." Qin Yiren's algorithm was very pertinent, and everyone had to convince him.
"Not to mention, if a mountain torrent breaks out and roads breaks, the journey will be longer, and it is possible for half a year or even a year. How much is it not worth the loss." Qin Yiren's words were even more amazing.
It took half a year to get from Jiangdong to Guanzhong, which was a bit exaggerated, but it was not impossible. Why was Liu Bang forced to rebel? It was because the road was inconvenient and he did not arrive as scheduled. He had to rebel and could only run to Mangdang Mountain to hide.
Why did Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rise up in Daze Township? The road blocking and delaying the deadline.
"Now, the world has decided to build agriculture and water conservancy, facilitate transportation and road construction, benefit merchants and abolish passes, and I don't know how much work is required. If the corvee service law is not revised in time, it will inevitably lead to the call of people and common people thousands of miles away, which will mislead people and work, and even the country." Qin Yiren's tone turned high, a little sharp and high-pitched.
The reason why the Qin Dynasty fell so quickly was related to the corvee law. Later generations accused Qin Shihuang of not caring about the people's strength and charging them in large quantities. This made sense, but I don't know why Qin Shihuang wanted to charity.
After the great struggle between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the accumulated problems were as big as mountains, and there were still accumulated problems for thousands of years. To eliminate these accumulated problems, decisive measures must be taken. Among them, a lot of people's strength is needed. Not to mention other things, just building straight roads and developing water conservancy, there are quite a few people's strength.
Not repaired?
The road is inconvenient and the goods cannot be circulated. Not to mention anything else, just one salt is transported from all over the country, so how much manpower and material resources will be spent. The people of the Chinese cannot afford salt, so how can they live this life?
If you don’t build farmland water conservancy and don’t even have to eat, how can you say that you live and work in peace and contentment?
Therefore, it is imperative to collect corvee labor.
In this regard, Qin Shihuang was not wrong. His mistake was that he did not modify the corvee law and transferred the civil servants thousands of miles away to another place. Not to mention the suffering of the civil servants, he wasted a lot of time on the road alone, which was not worth the loss.
If Qin Shihuang decisively revised the corvee law, there might not have been a peasant uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang could not have risen in Daze Township, Liu Bang would not have been forced to go to Mangdang Mountain, and there would have been no chaos in the world at the end of the Qin Dynasty.
It was precisely because of the terrible consequence that Qin Yiren decided to amend the corvee law.
"Your Majesty, how do you modify this?" After Qin Yiren's analysis, no one had any objections anymore, Fan Sui asked.
"I mean, the person who serves shall not exceed one hundred miles from his home. Those who exceed their home will be filled with money and grain." Qin Yiren said.
In the Han Dynasty, Xiao He formulated the Han laws according to Qin's laws, and this was how he revised it. Since then, there has been no problem with the corvee law.
Chapter completed!