A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 184
Chu State, Yingdu.

The king of Chu looked at the slip in his hand, and couldn't put it down for a long time. The slip was only a few hundred words, but it weighed a thousand catties in his hands.He knew that this was an opportunity that Xiang Meng bought with his life.

The King of Chu's face was heavy, and his hand holding the bamboo slips trembled slightly. He understood Xiang Meng's meaning: "Xiang Qing! Xiang Qing!."

"Qu Qing, take a look!" King Chu suppressed the grief in his heart, and handed the bamboo slips to Qu Qing.

After reading it, Qu Qing saluted and said: "Your Majesty, this is an opportunity that Ling Yin has won for you. If your Majesty wants to change the law, the old minister will do his best to carry it out!"

"Qu Qing, please get up quickly." The King of Chu helped him up and said, "If the current situation of Chu State does not change, it will be left far behind by several other countries."

The king of Chu said with firm expression: "This is the opportunity that Xiang Qing won for the widow, and it is also the opportunity of Chu State. Reform!"

"If the law does not change this time, Chu will perish, and this reform cannot be delayed!"

"Who is your Majesty planning to use for this reform?" Qu Qing asked.

The king of Chu asked, "Do you have someone to recommend?"

"The minister recommended Jing Mu, who is a member of the public clan. He studied Legalism in the Huai State Academy in his early years, and later traveled around the world. He just came back not long ago. If you use it, you will definitely be able to strengthen the Chu State!"

The king of Chu immediately said: "Then order him to see him."

After the king of Chu had a talk with Jing Mu, he was immediately impressed by his talent, and appointed him as the prime minister on the spot to preside over the reform.

With the support of the king of Chu, Jing Mu began to reform. Jing Mu traveled to various countries and stayed in Wei for a long time. He knew the reason why Wei's reform was so powerful, so he wanted to carry out the hegemonic reform in Chu.

Hegemony is the best way to make Chu State stronger in a short period of time. As for learning from Huai State Reform, Jing Mu is not optimistic. At this time, the world is chaotic and wars are raging. .

Although the Huai country's reforms are good and more moderate, they are out of date in this world of great strife.If you want to fight for world hegemony, you should use domineering methods.

If you want to reform, you need not only the support of the monarch, but also the control of force.Otherwise, what about those rebellious monarchs who refused to reform?So the first thing to do is military reform.

The Chu State was defeated this time, and the king suffered heavy losses, and the army of the King of Chu suffered a lot less casualties.Jing Mu asked the king of Chu to issue an order to prohibit the people from liking leisure and loathing work, to encourage farming, to strengthen training, and to improve the treatment of the army, and to distribute salaries to soldiers.

At the same time, recruit soldiers from the common people and give tax benefits to the soldiers' families.

Jing Mu also wanted to learn from Wei Wuzu, but Wei State could seize the land of Xihe to train Wei Wuxu, while Chu State did not have so much land.

If the king of Chu dared to confiscate the land of the nobles and distribute it to the soldiers, it is estimated that the nobles of Chu would rebel immediately.

At the same time, the rewards and punishments are clearly defined, and those who have made great contributions can be awarded titles.The command in the army only uses one flag, and the command is carried out in a unified manner.

Although this is not as high as the reward of Wei Wuzu, it still makes the people of Chu State flock to it. More importantly, this method of training can produce more troops.

The military reform was forced by the king of Chu because of the heavy losses of the private soldiers of the lords.

Immediately afterwards, Jing Mu formulated a set of decrees of Chu State based on the decrees of Huai State and Wei State. This set of decrees was used to restrain the people and nobles, and at the same time clearly stipulated the mandatory and authoritative nature of the reform.

In order to prevent others from using rumors and public opinion to influence the authority of the reform, Jing Mu promulgated a law prohibiting lobbyists from lobbying.

At the same time, in order to reduce the financial burden of the country, the Chu State implemented the imperial edict of reducing nobles and nobles and abolishing the system of nobles and nobles. That is to say, the sons of nobles can no longer be the same as before. Official positions will be awarded, and only those who pass the assessment can take up official positions.

Abolish the hereditary system of noble titles, and stipulate that if the title has no merit, it can only last for three generations, and after three generations, the title will be removed.

The third step is to rectify the administration of officials, supervise all officials, and require them to abide by the law, be fair and just, and not bend the law for personal gain.

The fourth step is to relocate the nobles to the frontier and let them open up the barbarian land.

Although the four reforms may not seem like many, they are almost deadly. With the implementation of the new laws, the strength of the Chu army is rapidly increasing.

With the guarantee of force, the new law began to be implemented.

Sure enough, when the new law was implemented, many nobles and nobles immediately blocked it, and even private soldiers of the nobles rebelled.After seeing this situation, Jing Mu made a decisive attack and dispatched a large army to wipe out all these rebel lords, seize their titles, kill the chief culprit, and move the rest to the border to expand their land.

Seeing Jing Mu's fierce methods, the other lords did not dare to speak out to object, but these people did not give in, they just hibernated temporarily.

With Jing Mu killing the chickens to warn the monkeys, the princes and nobles dared not oppose the reform anymore. With the support of the King of Chu, the reform of the Chu State advanced rapidly.

Chu State soon emerged from the shadow of defeat and began to improve rapidly.

Jing Mu's reform gave grassroots people a room for advancement and gave them a chance to become nobles.A large number of people bravely joined the army, and the army became stronger and stronger.

Huai State was also very concerned about Chu State's reform, and it didn't take long for Huai State's hidden guards buried in Chu State to send back the decree of Chu State's reform law.

After Wang Pu saw the content of the Chu State Change, he nodded slightly, and then shook his head slightly.

Chu's reforms this time are very strong, but they are still incomplete. It has not formed a new grassroots interest to replace those lords.

If this kind of reform can last for two generations and three to 40 years, it may be stable. Once there is a change in the middle, those lords will immediately backlash.Just like the current state of Wei, there have been some problems, but they are all covered by its strong national power.

Wang Pu looked at the information coming from all over the country, and the countries of Bangzhou and Zhou were all seeking reform and strengthening.The strength of Bangzhou and other countries is improving.

If the states in this state and Zhou join forces to attack the Huaihe River again, Wang Pu will also feel a lot of pressure.

"Fan Qing, Wen Qing, can the cultivation of people in various places be effective?"

"Your Majesty, the promotion of Iron Plow has basically been completed! The taxation of people everywhere is also normal."

"Looks like it's time to expand the army!" Wang Pu said with a smile: "Increase the number of the Rattan Armor Army and expand the Rattan Armor Army by [-]!"

"Order the craftsman to be the supervisor, and double the production of weapons!"

"No!" In the hall, many officials responded in unison.

With the issuance of the imperial edict, Huai country began to undergo rapid changes.As soon as the edict to recruit the Tengjia Army was issued, the people of Huai State immediately enlisted to join the army.

The treatment of the Tengjia Army in the Huai State is even worse than that of the Wei State, and its requirements are so strict that it is astounding.It is not an easy task to become a rattan armor army.

Huai State's military system has preferential treatment for the Tengjia Army in terms of honor, land, taxation, and official positions, and Huai State, which is rich and powerful, has such strength.

(End of this chapter)