Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 360 The Rise of Qin

"Mr. Su, what do you mean by that?"

Zhu Xi was a little surprised, not quite understanding the meaning of Su Jing's words.

Now his eldest brother Zhu Biao is not married yet, so it is definitely impossible for him to get married earlier than Zhu Biao.

Su Jing said: "It's nothing, just to remind you that in the royal family, there are some things that you can't decide. Even if you don't want to, you must at least pass the face."

Because of his own intervention, Su Jing didn't know whether the future Zhu Xi would become the same as the Qin King in history, but it is always more appropriate to remind a few words.

"Yes, Mr. Su, the students have remembered."

Zhu Xi nodded, although he still couldn't fully understand the meaning of Su Jing's words, but Su Jing was always right.

Not long after, the two of them finished their meal and began to digest.

Taking advantage of the evening breeze, Su Jing began to teach Zhu Xi a lesson.

"King Qin, do you know the essence of war?"

Su Jing asked Zhu Xi.

Zhu Fang thought for a while and replied: "For money?"

Su Jing shook her head and said: "That's just an appearance. War is a continuation of politics, a violent struggle between classes, and an economic competition."

A continuation of politics?
class struggle?
Economic competition?
Su Jing's words confuse Zhu Xi one after another. He doesn't have a deep understanding of war. He just knows that war will kill many people.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand it now, just know it first, and you will gradually understand it in the future."

Su Jing looked at the bewildered Zhu Xi and said, "Our main content today is still the economic war between countries."

"Well, the students know."

Zhu Xi nodded.

It's not that Su Jing doesn't want to teach Zhu Xi about this aspect, but because of time constraints, he can only focus on the key points.

"The King of Qin must know something about Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms."

Su Jing asked Zhu Xi again.

Zhu Yu immediately replied: "Of course I know that Qin State defeated Zhao State in the Battle of Changping. So far, Qin State's sharpness and strength are unstoppable by the six kingdoms, and then Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms, and only then did the unified Qin come into being!"

Although I don't talk about the books I usually read, I don't take classes seriously in Dabentang.

But Zhu Xi still remembers the history of Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms.

Children, especially boys, always tend to remember such great things.

Su Jing nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that His Highness, King of Qin, was given the wrong title."

If you ask three questions and don't know, Su Jing thinks it's too much.

Zhu Xi scratched his head in embarrassment, knowing in his heart that the gap between himself and Qin Shihuang was too great.

Su Jing continued: "Then King Qin knows that apart from Qin's destruction of the six countries on the frontal battlefield, in terms of economy, Qin has already fought and defeated the six countries, and only then has the smooth unification later. "

"The First Queen of Qin came to sweep the six countries, which is actually a practical manifestation of Qin's victory in the economic war."

"Students don't know, please ask Mr. Su to clarify their doubts."

Zhu Xi immediately became curious, this is not an ordinary thing.

Qin destroyed the six countries, everyone, at least everyone around Zhu Xi, had a unified opinion.

That is Qin's military strength is the first, and it has unified the six countries with an incomparable posture.

Now Su Jing directly said that economic warfare is the key, which really overturned Zhu Xi's cognition.

Su Jing was not surprised by Zhu Xi's expression, and said calmly: "The economic war between Qin and the six countries actually started before Shang Yang's reform."

"It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period of that year, with the gradual decline of the Zhou royal family, several feudal vassal states in the Central Plains began to rise continuously. Among them, Qin, Jin, Qi, and Chu were the leaders, and they took the lead to stand out and become their own. The overlord of the region."

"After that, these big vassal states continued to stabilize their positions and clearly divided their spheres of influence. The next step is the history of the vassals' struggle for hegemony."

"Leaving aside the other countries, let's talk about the Qin State today. Around the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin State began to rise in the Guanzhong area. After hundreds of years of development and expansion, it gradually occupied the entire Guanzhong area and became a western country. the largest country in the world."

"However, as Qin State unified the Guanzhong area, Qin State discovered a problem. King Qin, do you know what this problem is?"

Zhu Xi, who was listening seriously, was stunned when Su Jing asked.

After thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "The student doesn't know."

Su Jing patiently said: "A country has unified its own region. After development and growth, internal problems have also been solved, and its strength continues to grow. Generally, what is the next thing to do?"

"expansion!"

Zhu Xi, who was reminded by Su Jing, reacted immediately.

Su Jing smiled and said: "That's right! At that time, the Qin State's rule in the Guanzhong area was already extremely stable, and its own strength was also growing a lot. At this time, there is only one choice for the next step, and that is to expand."

"The problem that Qin encountered was the problem of expansion. If he wanted to continue to develop eastward, he would have to deal with Jin. At that time, Jin's territory was located on the east side of Qin. As long as Qin If you want to enter the Central Plains, then Jin is a hurdle that you can't get around."

"In order to get a passage out of the Central Plains from the hands of the Jin State, Qin State at that time racked its brains and used all available means, including but not limited to marriage, direct war, etc., but tried After exhausting all means, Qin State sadly found that unless Qin State could completely destroy Jin State, there would be no chance to go east to the Central Plains." "So, from the later period of Qin Mugong's reign, Qin State temporarily gave up marching into the Central Plains As for the reason, the reason is also very simple. At that time, the soldiers of the Jin State were strong and powerful, not to mention destroying the Jin State, even defeating the Jin State would be like hitting a stone with an egg.”

"Qin Mugong's choice can be said to be forced to do so. As for the state of Jin, it is not stupid. It made good use of the advantages of its location and restricted Qin's development to the Central Plains."

"The State of Jin knows very well that if the State of Qin can really go deep into the Central Plains, it will definitely be a big trouble for the State of Jin. Because although the State of Jin is powerful, there are many powerful opponents, such as the State of Qi and the State of Chu, as well as the State of Qin. These countries may not be afraid to single out Jin as a potential opponent, but once united, even Jin cannot stop it. For its own safety, Jin must limit the development of Qin. In front of national security, everything is at stake. Just stand aside."

"So, throughout the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period, Jin State has been using its geographical advantage to restrict Qin State to the west of Hangu Pass, which is a geographical blockade. This blockade will last for Hundreds of years."

"And this blockade not only restricts Qin Guodong from going out, but also covers many aspects such as culture, economy, and military affairs. It can be said that it is a war without gunpowder."

"Don't talk about other things, let's just talk about the economy. Although Qin State unified the Guanzhong area, compared with the fertile soil and abundant real estate in the Central Plains area, it is still far behind. Trade with other countries is necessary for Qin State, but Jin is here, most of Qin's cross-border trade can only go through Jin, even if Jin can't directly trade with Qin, it can still participate in it and grab a lot of profits."

"For the state of Jin, if it wants to make money by itself, the state of Qin has to bleed. Qin state is angry but helpless about this unfair trade. If it can't beat the state of Jin, it can only bite its teeth and swallow it in its stomach."

"Not only that, the state of Jin is also spreading rumors in various surrounding countries, saying that the people of the state of Qin are barbarians, who are not polite, and intend to discredit the political image of the state of Qin. There are very few of them."

"In this way, for hundreds of years, Qin State has been in a state of continuous bloodletting. At this stage, Qin State continued to decline until the early Warring States Period."

"At this time, a major event happened, which directly gave Qin the opportunity. King Qin, do you know what is the major event?"

While walking and teaching, Su Jing was also quite thirsty, but fortunately, he was not far from his small courtyard, so he could persevere.

Zhu Xi immediately began to think about it. In the early Warring States period, Qin's chance?

Not long after, Zhu Xi's eyes lit up, and he replied: "Mr. Su, are the three families divided into Jins?"

Su Jing glanced at Zhu Xi, and said with a smile, "Have King Qin read a lot recently?"

According to Zhu Xi's previous urine behavior, he would definitely not know.

Obviously, Zhu Xi was secretly reading!

"Students feel that they are not enough, so they often read books in the Fuchu. The teacher who taught me told me that history books are the most important thing to read, so I read more."

Zhu Xing replied modestly.

Su Jing nodded and said: "That's right, your teacher is very insightful, you can learn more from him, Tang Taizong Li Shimin once said that with copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; with ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; Man is a mirror, and he can see his gains and losses."

"Mr. Su's teachings should be remembered by students."

Zhu Xi lowered his head and said.

Su Jing waved his hand and continued: "Back to the topic, I won't talk about the specific reasons and process of the three divisions into Jin. Time is precious. Let's say that the powerful Jin country has split into three countries, Han, Zhao and Wei. That's great news. Originally, Jin was powerful and had a vast territory, and it blocked Qin's way out of the Central Plains to the east. Now it's different. Han, Zhao and Wei are not monolithic anymore."

"Qin realized its opportunity. The powerful Jin was no match. What about one-third of the Jin? So Qin tentatively attacked Wei."

"The Wei State, as a country that split off from the Jin State, inherited the territory of the Jin State. It is relatively close to the Qin State and is just east of Hangu Pass."

"If you want to fight the closest one, it's only natural for Qin to choose Wei as its first target. However, the result of this war initiated by Qin is quite shocking."

"Qin State invested a full 50 troops in this war, but was defeated by Wei State's [-] new soldiers. This is the famous Battle of Yin and Jin in history."

"The reason why the Qin State suffered a disastrous defeat in the War of Yin and Jin is definitely complicated, but generally speaking, it can be divided into two aspects. One is the Wei State. At that time, the Wei State had already experienced reforms and its social system was leading. Not only The productivity is higher than that of the Qin State, and the army's combat effectiveness is also stronger. The other is simple. Before the Jin State was divided, the Qin State was always being bled. It continued to decline for a hundred years and could not develop at all. We are lagging far behind in every aspect.”

"This battle not only confuses Qin, but also confuses other countries, because in everyone's impression, although Qin is barbaric, it is very powerful. It was once one of the four great powers. , the only overlord in the Guanzhong region."

"But after the battle between Yin and Jin was over, other countries suddenly discovered that Qin was nothing more than that. When a country is weak, the surrounding countries will be eager to move and want to destroy Qin."

"The Qin State still has a lot of territory. If it can destroy the Qin State, its own strength will be much stronger. At that time, the Qin State was like an old beggar holding a gold ingot in his hand. Anyone passing by would have to look at it. Two eyes.”

"However, at that time, the only powerful countries that bordered Qin were Wei and Chu. At that time, Chu was also defeated by Wei. Wei was so powerful that Qin and Chu had to protect themselves. We can join forces."

"Relying on the alliance, the Qin State could barely protect itself. Of course, the Qin State still paid a heavy price, and the land it ceded was huge."

"Also, although the Wei State cannot directly swallow the Qin State for a while, as time goes by, the Qin State will be cannibalized bit by bit and will eventually perish."

"At this time, Qin State has come to the moment of life and death. If there is no change, then Qin State will only be annexed by Wei State and perish."

"Under such a severe background, Qin State began an economic war against other countries, seeking to survive in a desperate situation, and laying the foundation for Qin to destroy the six countries in the future."

After talking a lot, Su Jing and Zhu Xi also came to the small courtyard.

Not caring too much, Su Jing, who had a dry mouth, immediately ran into the room, poured himself a large glass of water, and took a breath.

Zhu Xi followed Su Jing all the way, and his mind was completely sucked in. Now he just wants to know what happened next.

"Mr. Su, what's next, how is Qin's economic war going?"

Zhu Xi couldn't wait to ask Su Jing.

Su Jing put down the teacup, looked at the eager Zhu Xi and said, "Okay, let's continue."

"First of all, what Qin wants to do is definitely not counterattack, but its own rise. During this process, Qin was beaten and retreated, and the country was about to perish. At this time, a key person appeared on the stage, and he is Shang Yang! "

"Shang Yang, I know! Mr. Su, Shang Yang presided over the reform of Qin State, which made Qin State quickly become stronger, right?"

Zhu Xi immediately said that he had only seen Shang Yang's reform not long ago.

Su Jing smiled and shook his head and said: "Don't worry, King Qin, Shang Yang hasn't presided over the reform of Qin State yet. He was an official in Wei State at the beginning, and his teacher was Uncle Cuo, the prime minister of Wei State. He is not a big official, but he can give suggestions to the high-level officials of Wei State, suggestions to completely destroy Qin!"

(End of this chapter)