Chapter 5370 Han inherits the unification system of Qin
Bai Hu frowned and said: "The chaos in the world is not necessarily related to the model of military merit. On the contrary, it is because Emperor Qin won the government and in order to quickly unify the world, he gave up the original military merit system and conquered the six kingdoms.
The meritorious officers and soldiers of the Qin Army did not receive their due rewards according to the original rules. The land, wealth, and population of the Six Kingdoms were not distributed to them as rewards, but because the lower-class nobles and landlords of the Six Kingdoms surrendered directly.
He surrendered and was able to continue to retain these interests and became the actual ruler of the six kingdoms' homeland."
"The old Qin soldiers who were mainly in Guanzhong were happy when they heard about the battle and went out to fight for the country. However, after they succeeded, they did not get the rewards stipulated in the previous decree of Shang Yang, and they did not get the titles and land rewards they deserved. Then they felt resentful.
After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, it abused national power and imposed heavy servitude. In the past, Qin people could be exempted from taxes as soldiers. Now that the world is unified, there is no tax exemption. On the contrary, they are the survivors of the Six Kingdoms and have relatively light taxes. So when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang started to rebel,
During the rebellion, Qin had no troops to send, and the Qin people no longer wanted to work to win the Qin regime. Later, Liu Bang quickly pacified Guanzhong, made three chapters, restored the Qin system, and continued to use the military merit and title system, and obtained
With the support of the Qin people, it was with this support that Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, conquered the world, and started the Han Dynasty."
Having said this, Bai Hu looked at Xuanwu and said in a deep voice: "It is said that Qin inherited the Han system. In fact, the Han Dynasty can be said to be a dynasty that changed the emperor from the Ying family to the Liu family, and the main body remained unchanged. Qin and Han can be regarded as one.
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Zhuque shook his head: "It's very different, Mr. Baihu. The Han Dynasty was based on Confucianism, not Legalism like the Qin Dynasty. This is a fundamental difference. The Han Dynasty regarded filial piety as the rule of the world, and it is not too emphasized.
The country and the will of the emperor are still different from the system of the Qin Dynasty where the monarch was supreme and controlled everything."
Bai Hu nodded: "What Master Zhuque said makes sense, but it is still not accurate enough. Strictly speaking, Liu Bang rebelled and seized the world as an official of the Qin Dynasty. Although it can be said that the Qin State was cruel and unkind, he was always guilty of the following
, just like Zhou destroyed Shang, so the word "loyalty" cannot be promoted too much. Of course, if Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were easier to do and destroyed the Ying Qin regime first, Liu Bang would seize the world at this time instead of attacking by himself.
It might be much better to enter Xianyang to destroy Qin, but Liu Bang has joined the anti-Qin rebels from the beginning. Unless he moves due to the times and finally comes out to clean up the mess, he will never be associated with the word loyalty."
Zhuque said calmly: "Loyalty or disloyalty comes next. The biggest problem is that Liu Bang ruled the world with Confucianism instead of Qin's magic. This is a change in the country's basic values, so Qin and Han are not one."
Bai Hu laughed: "That Confucian in the Han Dynasty was just a Confucian scholar. The reason for the demise of the Qin State was his cruelty. It was because the Qin State's previous rule of law was too harsh, so Liu Bang and the others rebelled.
Qin used the name of raising troops to eliminate violence to cover up the fact that it committed regicide by its ministers. But these still need a theoretical explanation. Moreover, the Qin Dynasty created a great unification. With the emperor, it completely ended the previous feudalism.
Model, the emperor, as the supreme ruler, can decide the life and death of everyone in the world. The model of the county system makes local officials directly appointed by the emperor and can be replaced at any time. They are no longer the hard-earned kings of the past.
The princes, that is to say, as the emperor, can directly bypass the princes' supervision and promote their own consciousness to every county, every county, every village, and every person."
Qinglong said coldly: "This is only done in theory. In fact, Qin Shihuang used a large number of old people and young people from the six countries, and those lower-level nobles to manage the local grassroots. If Qin can be like after Shang Yang's reform, Qin's law will prevail
How can every household respond to the great chaos in Guandong? On the surface, it is said that the world has been suffering from Qin for a long time, but in fact, the officials in these places have long been prepared for rebellion, just waiting for someone to start, just waiting
When the time comes, people will respond."
Bai Hu nodded: "That can only mean that Qin Shihuang improperly hired people. He did not have people who were truly loyal to the country and willing to serve the country to manage the grassroots. It cannot be said that there are problems with the county system, the military merit system, and the Qin official system itself. Otherwise, it would not be possible.
Explain that for more than 200 years, the Qin Dynasty has been able to firmly control the grassroots since the sixth generation. Of course, the feudal system ended. Even in the Han Dynasty, the feudal state was still retained nominally as the clan of the Liu family, but
The feudal states had a prime minister and were under the supervision of the central court. The chaos of the Seven Kingdoms during the reign of Emperor Jing and the centralization of power during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even eliminated most of the feudal princes. From then on, the world has completely entered a unified and centralized country. Qin Shihuang
The desired emperor's will must be implemented into every ordinary citizen before it can truly be realized."
Zhuque said solemnly: "This is not a good thing. Unification is to infinitely strengthen and concentrate the power of the king. He can make one person, one family, or even one county thousands of people without going through any legal procedures."
Tens of thousands of people are going to die. Our propaganda to the common people says that the emperor is the emperor, chosen by God to take charge of the world, and he must be obeyed. But in fact, we all know that he is just an ordinary person. Who gave it to him?
Does he have such great power to decide the life and death of everyone, including us? Who can guarantee that this person and his descendants will always be correct and will not make mistakes? The establishment of our Black Hand Universe is to restrict and restrict the king.
power to avoid the emergence of a single-minded thief."
Bai Hu smiled slightly: "Sir Suzaku, please don't worry. I'm not talking about Liu Yu now, nor about our mafia world. I'm talking about Legalism and Confucianism. Legalism has strict legislation and rules the country with magic. It places too much emphasis on the king's power."
Will and the interests of the government, the common people are like ants in the legalist system. In the era of strife, the world is constantly in war, and the people need the protection of a strong state. This may be bearable, but after the world is unified, there is no benefit return from war.
, and being too harsh on the people, it will turn Qin into a tyrannical Qin and be a pillar of shame in history. At this time, Confucianism and law will come out. On the surface, Confucianism, which talks about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, is not as strict as Qin law.
It is harsh, and there are not so many punishment regulations to restrict the freedom of the people, and heavy punishments are imposed for minor mistakes. Such a comparison will soon be accepted by the people of the world who have been suffering from Qin for a long time at that time." (End of this chapter)