Chapter 238: Rest assured, everything is under control!
In the late Spring and Autumn Period, various countries were already in various stages of seeking strength. Many countries were clearly on the verge of ruin, but they managed to survive and show signs of revival under the efforts of a single person to turn the tide.
The state of Zheng was saved due to various measures taken by Zichan.
Although Zichan's reforms strengthened the public clan and laid hidden dangers for the near future, it cannot be said that he was wrong at the time.
Zichan took many measures, including completing the "codified law" and broadening the scope of speech, and in civil affairs, he carried out "for Tianzhu" and "composing Qiu Fu".
Why is it said that Zichan's reforms laid the foundation for Zheng's disaster? In fact, he tried his best to crack down on nobles with different surnames, and then promoted common people who were not nobles.
Of course, the purpose of attacking nobles with different surnames is to let the public family take advantage of them. The problem is that the nobles with different surnames are alienated from their morals, and even caused the "Five Clan Rebellion" under the operation of Hou Jin. The "Hua" in the northwest of Zheng State returned to Jin State.
, after that, it was difficult for nobles with different surnames to have the determination to die for Zheng Guo.
Promoting common people is to fill the gaps in the middle and lower classes, but common people are destined to have no future.
Zichan probably never thought until his death that his series of measures would lead to something like the "Mu Clan". However, the "Mu Clan" was not as powerful as the Qing Clan of the Jin State. From the moment they appeared, they brought Zheng Guo with them.
Run towards the grave.
However, it is actually good to be able to save it for a while, but it is not something that contemporary people can control in the long run.
What's the saying? No matter how good the system is, it is implemented by people. When the same system is in the hands of different people, it will change in minutes.
It’s the truth!
In the Zhou Dynasty and Shang Dynasty, it was the Yin Shang Dynasty who said that the rules they created no longer apply; the reason why Ji Zhou Dynasty reached this point is that the rules they created were also eliminated by the times.
How do I put it? The times are always progressing, and each period has its own characteristics. What is called the change of the times will always be repeated.
Zhiyao knows that Legalism will become the protagonist in the next era, can she not follow the pace of the times?
As for Zhiyao coming up with a set of laws by himself? This is an idea that only non-professionals would have, and they have no idea how huge the amount of work involved will be.
"Yao, I have engaged the Chu army." Wei Ju was talking about the Jin army's counterattack against the Chu army's attempt to cut off its retreat.
How could Zhiyao not know about this? He gave the order himself.
It seems that Bai Gongsheng overreacted. When he learned that Zheng Junsheng personally sent Zhiyao and Zhong Wuli out of the city, he immediately sent the Chu army to cut off the Jin army's retreat without sending someone to at least ask them.
The Jin army could not just watch their retreat being cut off, so they had to take decisive measures and start a fight.
Wei Ju just said that if he wanted to leave, he should go faster. If he wanted to compete with the Chu army, he should make relevant arrangements early.
In his opinion, it was necessary to send an envoy immediately to "Xinzheng" to find Zheng Junsheng to complain.
What are you accusing? It's just that Zheng Junsheng has bad intentions, blah blah blah, etc.
Zhiyao asked: "Should our army compete with the Chu army?"
This time they went south, and they were robbing homes and houses almost the whole time. They didn't look like a regular army at all.
The Zhi family, the Wei family and the Han family have brought new troops. If they only do that kind of thing, not only will the school inspection not be completed, but it will most likely bring not so good consequences.
Practically speaking, the army should not do things that have nothing to do with fighting, especially looting. The reason is that it is very difficult to establish discipline in the army. If you relax a little, the discipline will collapse, and if you indulge once, you may lose all your achievements.
Abandoned.
Of course, Zhiyao never had the extravagant hope of building an army with strict military discipline. It was either that he didn't want to, or that he simply couldn't do it.
Let’s put it bluntly!
Zhiyao created the initial version of Military Merit Lords, the core of which was to drive soldiers to grow like wild beasts who only wanted to gain military merits. They were destined not to become a civilized division, but to become a tiger and wolf division.
At the same time, after Zhiyao came up with the initial version of the military merit system, he noticed that his subordinates were running wildly on the road of wild beasts. He was surprised and a little frightened at first. After careful consideration, he came to the conclusion that there were advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that it can naturally stimulate warlikeness, but the disadvantage is that all kinds of brave and ruthless imaginations will be very serious. And there is another disadvantage. One day, the Zhi family has no land for rewards, or the rewards and punishments are unfair, and there will be a backlash.
kind of inevitable.
Therefore, Zhiyao was more eager to create a set of laws and even went to Zheng Junsheng to see the punishment tripod made by Zichan and ask for the "bamboo punishment".
At present, Zhiyao can still change the strategy of building an army and not create an army of beasts. However, war is about unleashing all kinds of cruelty. If Zhiyao doesn't do that, will he wait for others to do it first and then be beaten in various ways?
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Master of civilization? Zhiyao feels that one day he has accomplished his goal and can show mercy to others by the strong.
In fact, you can play the white-skinned way, first do all the bad things, gain the right to speak, and then brainwash the weak in various ways to argue that you are actually a good person.
When the Jin and Chu armies fought, the people of Zheng were the happiest.
Of course Zhiyao can send someone to explain to Bai Gongsheng, but with everyone's status there, who would be willing to give in?
Most of the conflicts were due to conflicts of temperament. Needless to say, Zhiyao was still interested in fighting the Chu army.
"I have invited the Chu army to join the hunt." Zhiyao said at the new meeting.
Many people showed surprised expressions and felt that this was not necessary at all.
People who want to perform well, such as Zhong Wu, immediately become excited.
Wei Ju and Han Geng looked at each other and nodded to each other. They were the type who had long wanted to find a chance to test the new army. Zheng Guo did not give them a chance, so it would be good to face the Chu army.
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It can even be said that they thought it was more appropriate to use the Chu army to test their new army than other countries such as Zheng, Wei, Lu, Song, etc.
After all, the Chu State is an established power and a country that once aspired to the top. Only by competing with the Chu Army can it be a real test for the new army.
The Jin army attacked other princes? It was basically adults teaching children, but it could not test the quality of the new army.
Zhao Bolu immediately showed a sad face.
If there is no need to fight, Zhao Bolu really doesn't want to suffer any losses. In his opinion, it is a great thing to be able to go back with harvest, why bother to fight and kill!
Wei Ju said: "In this battle, I am 'Zuo Jie'."
The Zuojiu he was talking about was actually called Zuoji, and "Jiu" was the square array. Wei wanted to get a position on the left side of the battle array.
It's no surprise that Zhiyao is so positive about Wei Ju.
Wei Ju had just become the head of the family and obtained the title of minister, which was exactly the moment when he needed to show off the most.
The Wei family's new army needs to be tested. If they lose, they will have a group of friends to cover up. There is no chance of a huge defeat. This kind of beautiful thing does not happen often. If Wei Ju doesn't know how to catch it, it means he has a problem with his IQ.
"Please allow me to be the 'right reject'." Han Geng gritted his teeth and said.
Zhong Wu immediately said: "I am 'Feng Rui'."
Good guys, really good guys, Zhong Wu wants the forward, Wei and Han take over the left and right squares, are they so motivated?
Zhiyao looked at Hu You and Zhao Bolu who were silent.
Hu, who had just returned home, was looking for every opportunity to show off. Only now did Hu You realize how ignorant he had been. The more he understood, the stronger his awe became.
The fact is there, although the Fox family has the status of a Qing family, if the strength and status do not match, there will be disaster. If you don't keep a low profile and develop in a wretched way, and quickly match the strength with the status, you are simply seeking death.
Hu You looked over at Zhi Yao, his eyes dodging.
Zhao Bolu simply lowered his head and activated his thoughts: You didn't see me, you didn't see me, you didn't see me...
The Jin Dynasty would definitely put up the Fish Scale Formation in every battle. This was a formation divided into three large square formations, with two formations on the left and right in front, with the center in the farthest position.
Because of the inverted "pin" shape, the two square formations on the left and right in the front are extremely important. Once one square formation collapses, the Chinese army in the rear will have to recruit troops to supplement it. The left and right square formations have a tendency to collapse together.
, it’s basically time to withdraw our troops.
The Jin army generally arranges strong troops in the "left direction", using them as the main force in a fight, rushing forward and then cutting to the right like a sickle. As long as the "right direction" does not collapse, it will launch a sickle offensive to harvest the enemy to its heart's content.
lives of military soldiers.
Once the Wei family appears on the battlefield, they usually occupy the "Left Ju" position. In the past, Wei Qi often commanded the "Left Ju" military formations, and forcibly gained a reputation as the first general of the Jin Dynasty after Xian Zhen.
Wei Ju's request for "Zuo Ju" fully demonstrated his willingness to sacrifice himself for others. It was clear that he wanted to prove himself and then establish his authority.
Han Geng looked a little uneasy when he ordered "Youju".
The Han family is renowned throughout the world for being good at shooting, but they are usually divided up and given to other families to cooperate with each other, and rarely carry out frontal duties alone. This causes not only other families in the Jin State to have insufficient confidence in the Han family to carry out frontal duties, but also the Han family themselves who lack the ability to carry out frontal duties.
Positive confidence.
"Are Geng and I both the right judges?" Zhao Bolu said in a low voice.
Han Geng immediately looked at Zhao Bolu with a very complicated expression on his face.
In fact, everyone is not so surprised that Zhao Bolu made this choice.
The Zhao family and the Han family have been friendly for so long. During the National War, when was it not the Zhao family who was helping the Han family to take the lead?
Now, the Zhao family needs the protection of the Han family, but why is it that the Han family is stronger than the Zhao family in terms of political status and family soft power, but their military power is still untrustworthy?
Han Geng first thanked Zhao Bolu, and then said: "I am a man of my own, that's fine!"
It’s not that the Han clan doesn’t have close-combat troops. The current environment in Jin is far better than in other periods. If they don’t train quickly, will they have to wait until the situation becomes serious again one day?
Besides, after Han has been an assistant for so long, it’s time to take charge of his own business!
Han Geng saw Zhiyao looking at him and nodded heavily to express that he could do it.
This is a bit of a test of Zhiyao's deployment in the Chinese army.
"Wu went to the city to see Lord Zheng and asked for enough grain for three months," Zhiyao said.
Zhong Wu was stunned for a moment.
Zhiyao hasn't finished speaking yet.
Their fight with the Chu army was regarded as a relief for "Xin Zheng". How could Zheng Guo not say that just providing food and fodder was not enough. In terms of finance and silk, including in the political field, Zhiyao still had a lot to talk about with Zheng Guo's monarchs and ministers.
It's just that, they clearly bullied Zheng Guo so miserably, and suddenly turned into the guardians of "Xin Zheng", I guess many people will not be able to change their minds?