Chapter 697: The Law Gathers People’s Hearts for Consensus
When Su Shu walked off the train station, he saw that Wei Guo Railway Station was very prosperous.
The railway station is connected in all directions, and the railway should be the main city connecting Wei State.
When Su Shu stepped off the train, a pungent smell of soot floated in the air.
Simply relying on a steam train to burn coal would not produce such a strong smell of soot.
The industrial level here in Daliang City is definitely not low, and a large number of steam engines are used.
When Su Shu saw the railways extending in all directions, he knew that Wei's steel production would not be too low.
If Wei was willing to make railway tracks, he must use self-produced steel.
Otherwise, with the size of Wei State, it would be impossible to build a railway network relying on expensive imported steel.
Sun Huosheng stepped off the train and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is hosting a banquet for you all in the palace.
Please come with me to the palace."
Sun Huosheng told Su Shu and others, he shouted in the direction of the train station platform.
"Line up and set off."
There was an army of more than 200 people, wearing bright red military uniforms and carrying breech-loading guns produced in Wei.
Escort the carriage to the platform.
Su Shu and others, accompanied by Sun Huosheng, entered the palace in a carriage.
Along the way, he observed the lives of the people in Daliang City through the carriage.
The fireworks here are fuller, and they look like ordinary life, with no traces of special performances.
The people of Wei State were more free than the people of Cao State, but there seemed to be an invisible hand controlling their actions.
In their daily lives, the people of Wei State seemed to be very well-behaved.
The carriage quickly entered the palace, and King Su Hu of Wei was at the gate of the palace, leading all the civil and military officials of Wei to greet him personally.
When Su Shu got off the carriage, he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "My nephew pays homage to Uncle Su Hu."
Su Hu said happily: "I haven't seen my nephew for a long time. The little boy before has now grown up."
When he spoke, he showed a look of reminiscence, thinking of the beautiful life in the Great China Empire.
King Su Hu of Wei invited everyone into the banquet hall.
Everyone took their seats one by one, with Su Shu sitting on the left hand side of Wei Wang Su Hu.
King Su Hu of Wei pointed to the banquet on the table and said: "Our dishes should be in line with my nephew's taste."
Su Shu looked at the traditional Chinese delicacies on the table that were constantly exuding fragrance.
He nodded and said, "Uncle, thank you for your trouble. These are my nephew's favorite dishes."
During the banquet, Su Shu wanted to discuss state affairs with Wei King Su Hu many times.
They were all politely rejected by King Su Hu of Wei. King Su Hu of Wei asked everyone to have a good meal first and then talk about the matter in detail after they were full.
Su Shu had something on his mind. No matter how delicious the food was, he would only take a few bites.
He even postponed the toasts of Wei Wang Su Hu and others on the grounds of being younger.
The banquet ended soon, and King Su Hu of Wei dismissed the civil and military officials of Wei State, and he formally met with the envoys of the Great China Empire.
Su Shu stood up and saluted again, and handed the letter written by his father Su He to King Su Hu of Wei.
He took out another envelope and said: "Uncle Su Hu, this is when I was passing through the State of Zhao, and Uncle Su Xiong learned that I was going to pass through the State of Wei.
He wrote a personal letter and asked my nephew to bring it to Uncle Su Hu."
King Su Hu of Wei took the letter and read the small letter.
He lamented: "It is very rare for us brothers to have the opportunity to meet again in this life.
Everyone still thinks about each other. Although the distance is far, the true love will not be erased.
Brother Su He allows his nephew to go abroad for training because he wants you to learn real things.
Uncle and I have been accompanying my nephew to visit the Kingdom of Wei these days. If you have anything you don’t understand, you can ask uncle at any time."
Su Shu officially completed the exchange with King Su Hu of Wei. Under the leadership of the palace attendant, he went to stay at the VIP Hotel of the Ministry of Rites.
Su Shu felt that Wei was different from other vassal states, and King Wei was more confident.
King Wei's various methods were full of grandeur, unlike King Cao Li Dazhuang who was petty and petty.
Not even like King Qi Sushan, who obviously wanted to teach him and tell him the secrets of conspiracy.
But Qi King Sushan was secretive in his words, and only told a little bit about many things, hoping to make Su Shu guess.
Su Shu guessed wrong and did the wrong thing, which had nothing to do with King Qi.
He lay on the bed, thinking about these things, and soon fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Wei King Su Hu led Suhe to the Dali Temple of Wei State.
Su Shu asked doubtfully: "Uncle, we don't look at farmland or factories.
You didn’t even look at the Cabinet Office and went directly to Dali Temple. Why is that?”
Su Hu did not answer, but asked a question.
"Nephew, do you know how complicated the population composition of our country of Wei is?"
Su Shu shook his head and said he didn't know.
Because Wei State is located on the east coast of South America, it is very inconvenient to travel to and from the Great China Empire.
There is very little information circulated about Wei State, and most people don't know much about Wei State.
Su Hu said: "The population of Wei State is very mixed, with Han people occupying a dominant position.
A large number of officials and important positions were all occupied by Han people.
But the current population of the Han people does not hold an advantage.
Our country of Wei is located in a remote area, and for every additional hundred kilometers of voyage, the injury and illness rate of transported immigrants will increase significantly.
The immigrants dislike Wei because it is too far away. Except for some obvious purposes, some immigrants who just want to go overseas to make a living will not choose Wei.
Wei State is still very large in area and is in urgent need of population development.
If the Han population cannot be raised in a short period of time, other people will have to be absorbed.
The indigenous people here are a mixture of original indigenous people and Spanish and indigenous people.
When the empire developed overseas provinces, a large number of local indigenous people were unwilling to integrate into the empire, and they were forced to immigrate.
These immigrants basically belong to whoever pays for the immigration fees.
In our country of Wei, there are as many as 800,000 immigrants from the Japanese province alone.
Another source of population is people from various European countries who cannot survive and come to Wei to seek a living. We accept all who come.
For example, pirates who wanted to go ashore and bankrupt farmers in Europe sold themselves directly to slave traders and immigrated to Wei."
Su Shu's eyes widened as he listened to Wei King Su Hu's account of the complex composition of Wei's population.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The indigenous composition of most vassal states is very homogeneous, and the population composition of the vassal states is only Han Chinese and local indigenous people.
The composition of the population of Wei State is so chaotic that it is simply a hodgepodge.
King Su Hu of Wei saw his nephew's shocked expression.
He laughed and said: "When I encountered this situation, I was a little confused.
Those civil servants wanted to use the inclusiveness of Chinese civilization to continuously assimilate the indigenous and foreign races.
When I heard about this policy, I immediately wanted to give these civil servants a big slap in the face.
What kind of crazy idea did they come up with.
Only when the Han people make up the majority can we use civilization to assimilate the other side.
Now that the other side has a larger population, it wants to rely on assimilation to solve the problem.
It will take at least two or three generations and hundreds of years to complete.
This is Wei's long-term policy and is not suitable for short-term immediate problem solving.
But I soon realized that in order to bring everyone together, a consensus recognized by all ethnic groups is essential.
Our consensus is cultural identity, and some areas rely on religious beliefs, but they are too slow.
I immediately thought that after the indigenous people joined the army, they would quickly integrate into the army and become an outstanding soldier.
The army relies on strict discipline and military law to manage it.
When I thought about this, I immediately realized that the only way to reach consensus in the short term was through strict laws.
Relying on the same law, all citizens realize that they are all Wei people.
The law gathered people's hearts as a consensus, and then used the powerful assimilation ability of Chinese civilization to increase the size of the Han people.
Now this method has begun to bear fruit, and the efficient operation of Wei State is inseparable from the laws that permeate every aspect of life."
Su Shu heard that King Su Hu of Wei imparted experience in governing the country.
The law unites people's hearts for consensus. This is a novel approach, but it is also old wine in new bottles. The essence is legalism in governing the country.
Since the Han Dynasty, the land of China has been governed by a system of external Confucianism and internal law.
Use Confucianism to stabilize the scholars, and use the law to govern the lower-class civilians.
His father overturned the status of Confucianism and at the same time improved the status of Legalism.
The Dahua Empire relied on written laws to judge cases, rather than officials' Spring and Autumn Period judgments.
Legalism also became a prominent school, and a large number of scholars studied Legalism.
What is even more unusual here is the Wei State, which directly uses Legalism to govern the country.
The management of the entire country was integrated into the Legalist system.
Su Shu felt the carriage stop, and he thought he had reached his destination.
But I found that there was a red light ahead, and the carriage was waiting for the red light.
Su Hu, King of Wei, smiled and said: "The law must be fair and just in order to convince everyone.
If there are multiple sentencing results for a crime, it is impossible for everyone to reach a consensus on the law.
In order to maintain the fairness of the law, even as the King of Wei, I must maintain the dignity of the law.
All laws are approved and implemented by me, and I have the power to abolish and enact laws. If you don't respect the law, it will be a joke."
Su Shu looked forward to it. He was now very curious about the trial situation at Dali Temple in Wei State.
The carriage traveled very quickly, and they arrived at the largest building in Daliang City, which was converted from a church built by the Spanish.
Su Shu followed Wei King Su Hu to Dali Temple, and they listened to the case.
"Uncle, will you intervene in the case and modify the punishment of Dali Temple officials?" Su Shu asked curiously.
He wanted to know to what extent the legalist governance of Wei State was implemented?
Su Hu, King of Wei, smiled and said: "Unless the Dali Temple officials pervert the law, I will not get involved no matter how bizarre the case is.
Maintaining the dignity of the law is not just talk.
The people must be made to feel that the law is fair and impartial."
King Su Hu of Wei changed his style and said: "The state of Wei advocates law, and this is just a means of governing the country.
If a case really affects the stability of the country, Dali Temple officials will ask me, the King of Wei, for instructions before the trial.
They will judge the case only after they receive my will."
When Su Shu heard this, he suddenly realized.
The most critical point of legalist governance is to make the people believe in the fairness of the law. This is the core.
The bell of Dali Temple rang and the trial began.
Their uncle and nephew began to observe the cases in Dali Temple.
The cases that can cause trouble in Dali Temple are extremely complex cases.
The first case they heard about was a conflict between Wei's imperial decree and local laws.
In order to open up more farmland, local laws encourage people to burn forests to open up wasteland, own land, and plant more crops.
The decree enacted by the Wei court allowed people to reclaim forests according to plans, but they could not obtain land ownership.
Dali Temple officials clashed with court laws and local laws.
They quickly ruled that the imperial decree conflicted with the local decree and that the local decree was invalid.
The cases in Dali Temple of Wei State were either simple or complex, which opened Su Shu's eyes.
Su Shu followed Wei King Su Hu to visit Dali Temple.
He stayed at Dali Temple for several days to observe the Wei State, which respected legalist governance. How did they judge cases?
Is legalism in governing the country as those Confucian scholars deny?
The harshness of Legalism will definitely lead to people revolting.
Su Shu himself experienced the situation. Under the strict laws of Wei State, the people's lives were actually more stable.
But he found that there were almost no powerful people in Wei.
The aristocratic families and some military aristocrats behaved very kindly and were no longer the arrogant and domineering people in his impression.
Su Shu traveled through the Wei Kingdom, and he had realized the harsh laws.
As long as the provisions of this law are not too outrageous, the actual situation will not be considered.
People can live in an orderly manner under the management of the law.
The only ones who feel uncomfortable are the nobles and powerful people, who have to behave with their tail between their legs.
Su Shu understood clearly the situation of Legalist governance.
He proposed to Wei King Su Hu to visit Wei's factories.
King Su Hu of Wei agreed immediately, but asked them to wait as Wei still had some preparations to make.
While Su Shu was waiting for news from King Su Hu of Wei, he hid his identity and accompanied the logistics officers of the Imperial Navy fleet to purchase supplies needed by the army.
He lived in seclusion and only understood the situation in Wei and did not directly negotiate with businessmen to expose his identity.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Su Shu is protected by his guards, and there is no problem with his safety. He is just using this to understand some of the situation in Wei.
By observing the situation among the people, he found that the people of Wei State got along harmoniously with each other.
Those who can do business in Daliang City must be proficient in Chinese.
But from the accents of these people, it can be vaguely discerned that many of them are not Han Chinese.
Su Shu discovered that under the control of strict laws, there was no discrimination between Han people and other people.
This is the situation on the surface. No one knows whether it is discrimination in private.
But this has already demonstrated the importance of strict law. As long as there is no open and continued discrimination, conflicts will naturally continue to be eliminated.
As all parties get to know each other and intermarry, it only takes a few generations for these populations to blend together.
The Wei State established its official language and writing, and Chinese civilization had a strong ability to assimilate.
The Wei State was finally able to achieve the goal of Wei King Su Hu, using a small number of Han people to assimilate the complex domestic population.
While Su Shu was waiting anxiously, he finally got a response from Wei King Su Hu, allowing them to visit the Wei Industrial Zone, including the steel plant, tomorrow morning.
The secret of Wei's power has finally been revealed.
Su Shu immediately informed the accompanying personnel to finish their work and come back to wait for a visit to the industrial zone.
He followed Wei King Su Hu to Dali Temple to learn about the legalist governance of Wei State.
Chief of Staff Cao Zhengyuan and other accompanying personnel, they have different businesses.
Some people are responsible for purchasing logistics supplies, some are responsible for observing Wei's military strength, and some are responsible for understanding Wei's grain and steel production.
Everyone performs their duties and collects intelligence information about Wei.
Not only the Wei State, but also information about the Western colonial forces on the east coast of America were also included in their collection.
Su Shu went to the industrial area. He didn't understand many things about industry.
He must bring along professionals to see the true details of Wei State.