Martial arts crossing begins with the story of looking for Qin

Chapter 31 Cultural Monopoly
Xiang Shaolong sighed, and said: "My lord, I already regret this idea. The investment is so huge that I can't even recoup the cost. But Qing'er is very enthusiastic and doesn't think about making money at all. I'm afraid that I will become a pauper in the end. "

The King of Qin laughed loudly, and said: "Shaolong was so proud when he gave the secret recipe of paper and salt to the widow, why is he so stingy now?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "Your Majesty, give the paper and salt to your Majesty. Although I, Xiang Shaolong, have not made any money, this technology does, but no one can make money from this printing technique. The development of technology can To promote the progress of the times, but if you want people to delve into technology, you must make technology profitable. Interest is the driving force for technological progress. Technologies that are not profitable will be eliminated. Printing is of epoch-making significance for the spread of civilization, but reading now There are too few people who can read and write, if everyone in the world can read and write, not only will I not lose money, but I will also make money every day.”

Xiang Shaolong secretly took a look at King Qin, popularizing culture, related to national policy and the bottom line of the nobility, he didn't dare to mention it blatantly, he could only point it out.

People in this era don't know how big the world is, and there are people of different races in the West. When they develop, it will be a disaster for us.As the ruling class, they believe that the policy of ignoring the people can stabilize the regime. If the people are smarter than the nobles, how can such a small number of nobles manage the country? Wouldn't the world be in chaos?As for national development, it is not within their scope of consideration at all, and the concept of nation has not yet been formed.

Qin Wang smiled and said: "Everyone in the world can read and write, how can it be possible. Let Master Qin to toss about, if you really lose too much, you will be shut down. With the wealth of Shaolong and Master Qin, you can't go hungry." He is knowledgeable How can monopoly vested interests easily open up knowledge to the common people.

Xiang Shaolong really wanted to propose compulsory education, opened schools, and had paper and printing, which provided convenience for universal education.If the king of Qin can agree, it is best to take over the printing factory. It is the responsibility of the government to popularize education and inherit civilization.It can be seen that the king of Qin is not even willing to talk in depth. It can be seen that there is a long way to go to change this era of nobles and aristocratic families fooling the people.

Lu Buwei heard about the printing factory and also came to Xiang Shaolong to publish his "Lushi Chunqiu".Of course, he knew that Xiang Shaolong was losing money, so he didn't have the nerve to ask Xiang Shaolong to contribute more money for him. The labor and costs were all paid by himself, and he was not short of money, all he wanted was fame.

Although Xiang Shaolong had a disagreement with Lu Buwei, he didn't refuse either.

Although the views of "Lu Shi Chunqiu" are incompatible with the current state of Qin governing the country by law, it is still a classic handed down from generation to generation. The current world is uncertain, and the legal system makes Qin strong.But after the day is unified, no matter how strict the law is, it may be the way to subjugate the country.

The Qin State became stronger because of the reform, and it can be said that it has adapted to the times.Shang Yang is a man of great talents, rich in learning, and talented in the world, but after talking with Qin Xiaogong, he found that barbarians like Qin are not suitable for "the way of emperor" and "king", but only for "tyranny", so in order to cater to Qin He made harsh laws and ruled good people with traitors. In the end, even he himself died by the laws he made, and he committed suicide by following the law.

However, the Qin State developed rapidly with this, achieved overtaking in curves, and became the overlord of the world. On the road of unification, it passed all the way and was invincible.But after the reunification, the situation in the world has changed, but the Great Qin Empire still sticks to the cool law.This mighty empire that defeated Li Mu, Lian Po, Le Yi, Tian Dan, Sun Bin, Wu Qi, and the four gentlemen of the Warring States period was shaken by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. Du Mu's "A Fang Gong Fu" said "Qin, who belongs to Qin, is not the world."

Just like the Soviet Union, it practiced "war communism" during the war, which enabled it to win the war.But after the war was over, it continued to do this. It took only half a century for this unprecedentedly powerful country to collapse into nothingness. "Lu's Spring and Autumn" also said: "Times change and the world changes, and reforms are appropriate."

Xiang Shaolong does admire the legal system, but opposes the cruel law. Although benevolence, righteousness and morality are only ideals, they are also the basic spirit behind the legal system.He has always wanted to exert influence on the Crown Prince and change his brutality. So far, it seems that the effect is mediocre. Qin Jun's cruelty seems to be brought about by his genes, and these nobles don't treat ordinary people as human beings at all.

Han Feizi was born in a royal family, studied under the great Confucian Xunzi, was proficient in Taoist thought, and integrated Shang Yang's "law", Shen Buhai's "skill" and Shen Dao's "power", and became a famous man in the world.He mentioned in "Han Feizi Five Beetles" that five kinds of people should be killed if they are innocent: scholars (Confucianism and literature disrupt the law), talkers (strategists), sword bearers (chivalry and martial arts), and those who suffer from imperialism (nobles). Menke), industrial and commercial people (merchants, handicraftsmen).These five kinds of people are useless to farming and warfare, and are moths of society. If they are all killed and only illiterate farmers are left to cultivate the land and illiterate soldiers to fight, the world will be peaceful.Such an article was regarded as a classic by Qin Shihuang.

Xiang Shaolong comes from the 21st century. He doesn't think he is a good man or woman, but he can't disregard human life. He knows what is "human rights" and what is "humanity".The original intention of the law should be to protect the lives and property of the people, but the law of this era is to maintain the rule and oppress the people. They clearly distinguish between "officials" and "people", which is why Ji Yanran is so devoted to the legal system. Have doubts.

This is not a world that can be changed by one person, after all, Xiang Shaolong still doesn't have the courage to directly challenge the entire noble class.Then let it be subtle, and whatever step you can do is counted as any step.

Not only did Qin Qing have Ji Yanran as her assistant, she also brought Wu Tingfang and Shu Er to help.Maybe it was because they hadn't done anything before and were tired of playing, but Wu Tingfang and Shu'er also fell in love with this kind of fulfilling life and put great enthusiasm into it. In the end, Xiang Shaolong was left alone in the General's Mansion.The general's mansion in broad daylight looks deserted, no longer the Yingying Yanyan before, laughing and laughing,

Xiang Shaolong felt like he was eating soft food, the women were busy with their careers, and the men were idle all day long.In desperation, Xiang Shaolong began to care about his work.During the day, I would also go to Li Si to learn how he works, and to teach the prince. When I had time, I would take the prince to exchange ideas with Li Si and Han Fei, and occasionally go to the military camp to care about the training of soldiers.Since returning to Xianyang, he hasn't had such a serious business.

Both Qin Qing and Ji Yanran are top-notch talented women. They have systematically sorted out the pre-Qin literature that can be collected, and with their strong financial resources, they have both been published, and the power of capital has been fully demonstrated.

Xiang Shaolong looked at this prodigal woman, she didn't regard money as money, although Qin Qing was spending his own family's money, not his, but he had long regarded Qin Qing's property as his own, seeing It made him feel distressed.Afraid of hurting himself to death, he repeatedly explained to Qin Qing the profit model of the publishing industry. Seeing that they still couldn't understand how to turn knowledge into money, he showed up and copied a copy of "Fengshen Yanyi" for them to publish and take it out. sell money.

As soon as this book came out, I was immediately amazed as a celestial being. It turns out that there are such fascinating reading materials.The feeling of being admired by beauties is so good, Xiang Shaolong was so excited that he almost wanted to publish a book of Qiong Yao's works, but he wouldn't be praised by the beauties.

After Xiang Shaolong had a deep understanding of Li Si's work, he found that his work was not easy and there were many constraints.

Li Sidao: "The powers of the left and right prime ministers overlap, it is difficult to distinguish. I am also exercising the power of the left prime minister on behalf of Brother Xiang, so I will naturally be made things difficult by Lu Buwei."

Xiang Shaolong asked: "How should these two prime ministers work?"

Li Sidao: "This starts with Shang Yang's reforms during the time of Duke Xiao. At that time, the monarch set up a general and a great leader. As far as King Huiwen, at that time Shang Yang's great leader and a general were both military and political leaders. His meritorious service shocked the master. King Huiwen avoided it." Therefore, Shang Yang's chariot was split in the city. From then on, the power was centralized in the monarch, and then the prime minister was replaced by the Da Shu Chang system, and the general was replaced by the Daliang system. The government and the army were separated. The prime minister was the head of the officials. And because the prime minister's duties are too heavy, it is divided into the right prime minister and the left prime minister. Generally speaking, the right prime minister governs the government and the left prime minister manages the army. Therefore, the former is like the former chief, while the latter is made by Daliang. It is difficult to separate the military and government. , since the left and right prime ministers are directly assisting the monarch, it is natural to consult their opinions on matters that are decided by the monarch. The left and right prime ministers govern the country through the four courts, which are military administration, justice, taxation and public works. Four ministers, Sima, Sikou, Situ, and Sikong, are in charge. At present, the left prime minister is in charge of military administration and public works, and the right prime minister is in charge of justice and taxation."

Xiang Shaolong: "That is, even if I exercise the right to be the left minister, I will inevitably compete with Lu Buwei for power. Orders come out of many schools, the source of disaster. Is there any way to change this situation?"

Li Sidao: "Change is imperative."

Xiang Shaolong asked, "Brother Li, what are your thoughts?"

Li Sidao: "I have been studying Shang Yang's reforms for the past six months, and found that there are still many loopholes and loopholes in the official system, so I have worked hard to draft a more ideal system. If it can be implemented, it will surely achieve great governance. Even if the world is unified in the future, it can be handled. My method is simple and easy, which is to establish a system of three lords and nine lords. The so-called "three lords" means that only one prime minister is left as the head of a hundred officials to take charge of government affairs. Then change the left prime minister As a Taiwei, he is in charge of military affairs, and besides these two positions, he will set up a censor to be in charge of documents and supervisors for the king. .”

Li Si continued: "The so-called Jiuqing are mostly the original official positions of our Daqin, but the division of powers is more clear. The three princes are only responsible for assisting the political king in governing the country, and the specific work in various aspects is shared by the various ministers. For example Rewards are in charge of the etiquette of the ancestral temple. Below are officials such as Taile, Taizhu, Dazai, Taishi, Taipu, Taiyi, Tailingcheng; other Langzhongling, Weiwei, Taipu, Tingwei, Dianke, Zongzheng The same is true of the Eight Ministers, Zhisu Neishi, Shaofu, etc. Like the current three systems of Imperial Guard, Duwei, and Duqi, after the restructuring, they will all be under the command of the Wei Wei Commander, so as to avoid the current conflict between the various systems gone."

(End of this chapter)