Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

"Fan Li, in your opinion, can Zheng Guo's Yangziju Reform be successful?"

Qingji asked with great interest.

Now, the Three Kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei have almost completely imitated the early Wu State to carry out reforms. If they let nature take its course, they will surely succeed in the end.

Qingji is well aware of this.

Because the princes of the Six Jin Dynasty were just established at the beginning, the power of the aristocracy was not too strong, and they were forced by the power of the overlord Wu, so they strictly implemented reforms.

If there is a strong lord, and a suitable reform method is encountered, as well as a relatively safe external environment, and a relatively weak noble force, how can such a reform be unsuccessful?
Compared with the three Jins who are undergoing political reforms, Zheng Guo is a bit different.

After all, the state of Zheng has been established for hundreds of years, and it has always been "Qing clan politics" before, and the power of the old clan is extremely powerful.

This is also the reason why Ji Shengren tried to imitate Wu's reform and failed in the beginning.

As a last resort, now Zheng Boji Sheng is finding another way.

"It can be successful, but it will not be completely successful."

"Why?"

"The Yangziju reform of Zheng State relies on the strong lord to maintain it. If Zheng Bo's courage is not enough and the reform fails halfway, or Zheng Bo's middle way collapses, then the law will disappear..."

Fan Li chuckled lightly and said, "Your Majesty, you have dealt with Zheng Bo a few times, so you should know him well."

"..."

Qing Ji nodded slightly, and said: "Zheng Bosheng, this person has great ambitions and talents, he forgets righteousness when he sees small gains, cherishes his life when he does great things, and is radical, eager for success in everything..."

"If he can have the courage of a strong man to cut his wrists, like the three countries of Han, Zhao, and Wei, and fully follow the reforms of our Wu State, and get rid of Zheng State's "stubborn disease", it may make Zheng State a truly rich country and strong army, and people die. The law is here."

Hearing this, Fan Li had a look of approval on his face, and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

"What Zheng Bo lacks is precisely the courage to live against death. The reform is like a strong medicine. If there is a little carelessness, Zheng's country and society may fall apart!"

"good."

Qingji's thoughts coincided with Fan Li's.

Zheng Guo's Yangziju reform is almost the same as Shen Buhai's reform in Korea in history.

A key indicator of whether the reform is successful is whether there is an interest group that benefits from the reform.

Just like the reform of Wu State, it completely transformed Wu State and integrated Wu State's land, population, army, nobles and geography.

Moreover, during the reform process, Wu Guo used the method of granting land and military merits to benefit countless farmers and soldiers, and cultivated an interest group that shared weal and woe with the reform.

No matter what time it is, it is impossible for these people to oppose the reform, otherwise they will have to spit out the benefits they get.

This is the key to the success of the reform!

For example, Zheng Guo's Yangziju Reform now emphasizes strengthening the centralization of the monarchy, the monarch using power tactics to control the officials, and rectifying the officials with laws and regulations. Cleaning up the nobles is the proper meaning.

This set of methods has quick results and strong firepower, but if you think about it carefully, all laws and decrees are beneficial to the monarch, and none of them benefit the ministers, let alone open up a channel for the common people to rise.

All the benefits are taken by the monarch, all the scapegoats are taken by the ministers, and the common people are forced to become silent spectators. Who will support the reform when their brains are flooded?

This kind of reform is going on an evil path!
Politics that relies on the strongman will inevitably end with the death of the strongman.

Qing Ji said with a faint smile: "Those who have gained the Tao will help more, and those who have lost the Way will have little help. If there is little help, relatives will be there. If there is a lot of help, the world will follow!"

"Yangziju's reform, the final result, is very likely to lead to the betrayal of Zheng Bo's relatives, and there is a danger of self-destruction."

After a pause, Qingji looked around again, looked at Fan Li, Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and other ministers present, and said slowly: "Second and three sons, today the following countries are all reforming, or reforming, and implementing new policies."

"If the political reforms of Han, Zhao, and Wei are successful, then all the princes of the Six Jin Dynasties will be wiped out."

"Qin, Qi, Song, Wei and other countries are also implementing new policies, and the national power is getting stronger."

"I can't wait!"

"The widow wants to annex the land of Shu, and then destroy Qin in the north. Annex Shu and destroy Qin, this is the only battle!"

Qingji was not discussing with the officials, but had already made up his mind.

So, after saying these words, Qingji turned his attention to Sun Wu, the captain of the state, and asked, "Sun Wu, if you launch a war to swallow Shu and destroy Qin, how much troops do you need?"

"20."

"..."

Sun Wu's reply was enough to make everyone, including Qingji, click their tongues.

20 troops?
I'm afraid Sun Wu is not entertaining the celebration of Ji, entertaining the state of Wu!
Throughout the ages, how could there be a war of this scale in China?

At least, the power of one country unilaterally, and 20 soldiers and horses at every turn, is unique!
Prince Heng couldn't help swallowing, glanced at Sun Wu, and said, "Guo Wei, is this 20 troops too many?"

"not much."

Sun Wu shook his head and said: "Prince, the old minister is still conservative."

"If our country of Wu wants to swallow Shu and destroy Qin, we need at least 20 troops, and we must add [-] or [-] troops in the future, just in case."

"It's easy to swallow Shu, but it's hard to destroy Qin. If the Qin people are prepared and rely on the land of Qin to mediate with our Wu army, I'm afraid the war will be protracted and it will be impossible to destroy Qin in one battle."

"absurd!"

Uncle Yushi Zhongcheng stared and said, "Guo Wei, you are not afraid to amuse the king!"

"How big is the land of Qin? There is no such thing as the vast territory of the Chu State in the past! It is as powerful as the Chu State, and it was also annexed by our Wu State, let alone a mere Qin State that lives in the west corner?"

"In the battle to destroy Chu, our country of Wu only had 30 troops at every turn. Why did we need [-] to [-] troops to destroy Qin?"

"In terms of steepness, Qin has more than one flat river, so how many places are there?"

"In terms of national power, Qin is far behind my Great Wu."

"In terms of warfare, after Qin Boning's reforms, the armor of Qin's army has indeed improved, but compared with Wu Guorui's soldiers, it is still insignificant."

"Guowei destroyed Qin with 10 people, why not?"

Bo Tong's words seemed to make some sense.

However, how can destroying Qin be the same as destroying Chu?
Back then, when Wu State destroyed Chu, it adopted a strategy of nibbling away step by step.

Wu Guo sent troops to attack Chu, sometimes 3, sometimes 5, sometimes 8, and finally 10,000, [-]+ people!

After years of encroachment, Wu State was finally able to annex Chu State and replace it in one fell swoop, becoming the dominant power in the south.

Now that Wu State is destroying Qin, it is going to adopt the strategy of swallowing a whale.

As the saying goes, if you beat a snake, you will not die but you will be bitten by it.

If the state of Wu cannot destroy Qin in one battle, it is doomed to be unable to gain a foothold in Qin, and there is a danger of being dragged into the quagmire of war and unable to extricate itself...

Sun Wu thought for a while, then said: "With 10 people, we can only destroy Shu, and it is absolutely impossible to destroy Qin."