Chapter 113 The First Sergeant
The land of Shandong is a pot of raw rice, a semi-feudal system, and a semi-slave society. This is full of many contradictions. Not to mention, the land of Shandong is not sound, the law is not followed, privileges are rampant, the aristocrats ignore the lives and death of the people and are extravagant and have great desires, which causes more contradictions. Who has never been bullied? Who has no hatred?
They dreamed of having the blueprints drawn by Qin Yiren, and everyone shouted loudly, and the sounds were running straight through the sky, which took a long time to last.
After a long time, the cheers finally stopped. Le Yi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Young Master Yi, how can I explain the same text of the book?"
The one-way proposed by Qin Yiren is too novel, and it has never been heard or heard. If Le Yi and others are not curious, they have to analyze it one by one.
"The seven major warring countries each had their own words, and the small princes also had their own words. Looking at the world, there were so many words!" Qin Yiren first gave a sentimental sentence, and then continued to analyze it, saying: "There are nearly ten ways to write the word "Ma"; the word "Da" has more than twenty ways to write it. Walking among the countries, the time spent on words is uncomfortable. If you can't write a word, is there any convenience?"
"Extremely! Extremely!" Xunzi and Gongsun Longzi slapped their high-highlights and praised them loudly.
For ordinary people, perhaps they do not understand the inconvenience caused by excessive writing, but for everyone like Xunzi and Gongsun Longzi who are studying in the world, they know it better.
It is precisely because various countries have written characters, and there were dozens of them in the Warring States Period, which can be imagined. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he felt extremely inconvenient. For example, if Qin Shihuang wanted to understand the situation of Qi, he must look at the memorials presented by Qi, and most of these memorials were written in Qi. He wanted to understand the situation of Zhao, and many memorials were written in Zhao.
Qin Shihuang was determined to unify the text. A country was allowed to have only one text, and everyone used this text. This was very convenient.
"Young Master Yi Ren, which country's writings do you think can be applied to the world? Is it the Zhuanwen of Qin?" Le Yi continued to ask.
This issue is a concern, and the people watching the game all opened their eyes wide and stared at Qin Yiren.
"I think that what kind of words is most suitable is not decided by me, nor is it up to Mr. Le Yi, nor is it up to Xunzi and Gongsun Longzi. We should gather a group of people to conduct research and verify which words best represent Chinese civilization and which words can spread throughout the world." Qin Yiren said slowly.
"Okay!" A cheering sounded.
The seven major warring countries each had their own words, and they were not created out of thin air, but were based on Chinese civilization. Which words are most in line with Chinese civilization and which words should be passed on the world. No one can object to this statement.
After Qin Shihuang unified China, he promoted the Qin Dynasty's Zhuwen to the whole country. It was not Qin Shihuang's own selfishness, but to concentrate a large number of scholars on research. He found that the Qin Dynasty's Zhuwen was the most orthodox and best represented the Chinese civilization, so he spread to the world. The reason is that Guanzhong where Qin was located was the ancestral place of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Zhou Dynasty was developed between Qifeng. After Zhou destroyed Shang, he inherited the Shang Dynasty's writings. After King Ping of Zhou moved east, this writing was inherited by Qin.
"I don't think there is any need to ask about the same tracks of the car. As long as people who have left Handan know that the roads in the world are strange and have their own standards. It is difficult for a car to pass through a country." Gongsun Longzi said loudly, "One of the seven major warring countries can pass through Qin."
Shandong implements a feudal system, because of the layers of feudal relationships, there are many levels. If you want the level to be the most beneficial to yourself, it is best to build a path that is most in line with your own interests. In this way, there is no need to be surprised that the roads in a country are strange. Just say that Zhao State has a unified national road standard, it is another matter when it comes to Pingyuanjun's fiefdom. He has the final say in his path, which is different from the standards of Zhao State.
"Okay! Pick!"
As long as the people of the Warring States Period know the suffering of the road, there is no need to let Qin Yiren analyze it anymore. People cheered again.
"I don't think I have to ask about Du Tongheng anymore." Lian Po took the conversation and said, "I am a general, and I have a good understanding of the mountains, mountains, rivers and waters of Da Zhao. Similarly, I feel deeply moved by the inconvenience caused by different weights and measures."
Speaking of this, a glimmer flashed in his eyes and said, "The seven Warring States have their own weights and measures, the princes have their own weights and measures, and the powerful families have their own weights and measures. They are layer by layer, and there are no thousand weights and measures in the world, and there are eight hundred. Not to mention other places, just talk about Handan. There are no less than twenty weights and measures in Handan City. The seven Warring States are used, and the weights and measures of the aristocratic families are used, which is really amazing."
"Okay! Pick!" A cheer sounded, and the crowd of spectators burst into shocking roars.
A large part of the people who watched the battle were from Handan. They lived in Handan and knew very well how inconvenient it was to buy and sell things in Handan. If you want to do business with the Chu people, you have to follow the weights and measures of Chu; if you want to do business with the Qi people, you have to follow the weights and measures of Qi. Whenever you do business with the people of a country, you have to follow the weights and measures of it. How inconvenient is this?
What's even more serious is that even if there is more than one weight and measure in a country, at least several types, and at most dozens of them. For example, if Qi is engaged in business with the Tian family, it has to rely on the Tian family's unique weight and measure, which is another inconvenience.
The only convenient thing is to do business with the Qin people, or with the Qing Madam, and there is only the weights and measures of Qin. Because, since Shang Yang's reform, Qin has unified the weights and measures, and the whole country is one system, and no one dares to create another weights and measures.
It is precisely because the weights and measures were not unified in the Warring States Period, and there were as many as a cow's hair. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he decisively unified the weights and measures, which greatly facilitated the people, but gave later generations the ironclad evidence of the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, which is really a pity.
"I don't think there is any need to analyze it anymore, everyone understands how important this is." Xunzi took over the conversation.
"That's right!"
"Who doesn't understand?"
A loud response sound rang out and ran through the sky.
"The inconvenience of passes is known to everyone in the world. From Chencheng of Chu to Handan, there are only a thousand miles away, and there are nearly fifty passes. Every time you pass, you have to pay taxes once." Xunzi talked jokingly and said, "Even if you are a big businessman like Mrs. Qing and Yidun, from Chencheng to Handan, you have to pay nearly ten taxes. This is because they are rich and powerful. The little master dares not provoke them and has to open the door of convenience. If it is a small business club, you have to pay taxes once every pass, who dares to go to the world to go to business?"
"Oh!" The harm of the pass, the great bad policies of the Warring States Period, who don't know about the battle? Sighing in unison.
"I once met a family from Chencheng to Handan on the way, and I had three generations of ancestors, but I had never walked out of a radius of ten miles." Xunzi was in a heavy mood and said, "What's the reason? Because the place where his family is located is surrounded by passes, if he walks out of ten miles, he will have to pay a lot of taxes."
In the Warring States Period, not only did merchants pay taxes, but even crossing, but it was also very heavy, which greatly hindered the travel of Chinese people.
"The ancestors can only survive within a radius of ten miles. This is a circle, and they have raised three generations of people!" Xunzi's tone turned high, and he was very angry and said loudly: "The destruction of the pass is urgent!"
"Ah!" A long sigh came from the mouths of the people watching the battle. They were in a heavy mood and did not applaud.
The harm of passes is so heavy. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he decisively ordered the destruction of these passes. This should be a benevolent policy that is very popular with the people. However, in the mouths of later generations, this is another ironclad evidence of Qin Shihuang's cruelty, which is speechless.
Xunzi, Gongsun Longzi, Le Yi and Lian Po looked at each other and nodded. Xunzi said, "Dare you ask the young master Yi Ren, how to consolidate the country?"
There is actually no need to ask this question, because Huang Shigong and the others have already admitted defeat, and Qin Yiren’s proposals are far beyond the reach of others, so he can become the number one scholar.
However, this is a chance to give Qin Yiren to explain his opinion again.
Of course, Qin Yiren would not miss this opportunity, saying: "It has been more than 800 years since the Zhou Dynasty won the world. Eight hundred years have passed, mountains and rivers have undergone great changes, the vast sea can change mulberry fields, high banks can be valleys, and deep valleys can be tombs. Today's momentum is no longer comparable to eight hundred years ago, and consolidating rivers and mountains has become the top priority. There are countless passes above a mountain, and it is difficult to have a smooth road; there are countless embankments above a river, blocking rivers and blocking rivers, not releasing water, or leading others to harm. There are countless such things."
During the Warring States Period, there were many things that harmed others and benefited oneself. One river or one river could cause harm. Take the Eastern Zhou Duke and Western Zhou Duke in Luoyang for example. The two Dukes were only a few dozen miles away, but they were fighting endlessly. The Eastern Zhou Duke wanted to plant rice, but the Western Zhou Duke, located in the upper reaches, built a dam and did not release water. This was the laughing stock that was spread throughout the world at that time.
This is still light, and there are even more serious things. The purpose of building a dam is to harm you. Wei State is a typical example. Mencius criticized the initiator of this incident in person, Bai Gui, the Prime Minister of Wei State: "I have been wrong! Yu's water control is the way to harm the world. Now I am harming neighboring countries and the water flows in retrograde, which is called 水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水水�
In a word, in the Warring States Period, struggles were everywhere, not only fighting to the death on the battlefield, but even a mountain and a river could fight extremely fiercely, causing endless harm, and it was urgent to consolidate the country.
"Okay! Cai!" Another shocking cheer, and people recognized Qin Yiren's statement from the bottom of their hearts.
"The words of the strange young master made people suddenly enlightened, as if they were enlightened. However, the seven major wars of national strength were endless, how can one achieve the way of one? One is to virtue or one is to strength?" Le Yi's eyes shone with a wise light.
The meaning of this is to use force or to unify virtue, which was also a topic of debate at that time.
"Of course it's one with virtue." Qin Yiren Ang'an said.
"One is true?" Xunzi, Gongsun Longzi, Le Yi and Lian Po shook their heads slightly, with regret on their faces.
Because "one in virtue" is a pedantic statement, it is disdainful to others.
This is the opinion of Confucian scholars. Gongsun Chou and Wan Zhang sneered: "Isn't it just to pick up our Confucian tactile wisdom?"
"The virtues mentioned by this young master are not the virtues of saints or the actions of saints as Confucians, but the hearts of the people." Qin Yiren's tone turned higher and said, "The hearts of the people are virtues! Winning the hearts of the people is gathering virtues! Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. If someone does not want to unify, virtue can control violence and unify the world!"
The statement of taking the hearts of the people as virtue is fresh, but it makes sense. No one can deny it. Even Gongsun Chou and Wan Zhang opened their mouths wide and had nothing to say.
"Okay! Pick!" The loud shouts sounded, and it was hard to stop after a long time.
"Who is the number one scholar in the world? I don't need to say much, right?" Xunzi smiled and glanced at the crowd.
Chapter completed!