LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 49
At this moment, Li Si and Feng Quji had turned into a school dispute. Li Si put on a debate stance and said loudly:
"People are inherently evil people. They are selfish and only care about their own interests. They do not have the fearless spirit of dedication."
"If we don't make these people afraid, it will be difficult to manage in the future, let alone collect taxes from these people."
"Taxation is the foundation of a country. If our Daqin even has problems with taxation, then the entire country will not be able to function, and it will be a disaster."
"The so-called six skills of controlling the people are just to manage the people better. When the people are ignorant, they will not feel the pain."
"Because for them, the whole world is like this. People don’t worry about scarcity but inequality. When people see that other people are also so poor, they will not feel their own poverty."
"The Qin State has been practicing the six arts of controlling the people for more than a hundred years, and there has been no mistakes. The people have also stayed in their own right. The people of the old Qin Dynasty are still simple. This is the biggest testimony."
Legalists are treacherous, and Li Si is even more so.
Although Li Si is a figure in the Legalist school, his teacher is Xunzi, and Xunzi is a master of Confucianism.
However, the Confucianism that Xunzi believed in is very different from the Tao of Confucius and Mencius. What Xunzi admired was human beings. At the beginning, his nature was inherently evil!!
Li Si also had a fellow disciple, Han Feizi, a true figure of the Legalist school. Unfortunately, he was later sentenced to death by Ying Zheng.
Both of them were disciples of Xunzi, but they But they are all important figures in Legalism.
Although they are from different schools of thought from Xunzi, their thoughts are deeply influenced by Xunzi. The idea that human nature is originally evil has always been firmly believed by the two.
This is also the reason why the two The reason for insisting on using the law to govern the people.
After Feng Quji heard Li Si's words, he was not afraid. He also refuted:
"What the young concubine said has some truth, but not much"
"It has been a hundred years since the Qin Dynasty implemented the Six Arts of Controlling the People. The Qin State has become stronger, but what about the old Qin people?"
"The people of Old Qin were still impoverished. Although they did not cause rebellion, their thoughts were completely imprisoned and their actions were restricted by Qin laws."
"The Qin people at that time had a common goal, which was to unify the world. For this goal, the old Qin people could endure for a hundred years just to avoid being destroyed by the six kingdoms."
"But what about now? The six kingdoms that the old Qin people wanted to destroy have been destroyed. They thought they could live a good life from now on, but their lives have not changed in any way, and even the corvee continues to increase."
"Not only the people of Lao Qin, but the people of the other six countries will only be exploited even more harshly."
"These are Shang Jun's six skills of controlling the people. He constantly puts pressure on the people. At the moment when the turmoil has just subsided, it will only cause greater riots in the end."
Li Si is doomed to fail in this debate, because the outcome has been decided. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up, and the Qin Dynasty collapsed in an instant.
Deducing the reasons from the results will naturally be unfavorable, but Li Si forcefully whitewashed the Legalists, and the result can only be humiliation for himself..
In the end, Ying Zheng stopped the debate,"You two, stop arguing."
"The Six Skills of Controlling the People are strategies for governing the people. As long as it is a policy, there will be appropriate and inappropriate ones."
"Obviously, today's Great Qin is no longer suitable for the so-called six skills of controlling the people. Our Great Qin has just pacified the world, and it is time to show kindness to the world."
"From today on, we will suspend the construction of Chidao and the Great Wall, reduce taxes on the people, reduce the number of corvees on the border, and all civilians who have served in corvee for more than three years will be released home to reunite with their families."
"Your majesty is wise."
Big man
"What are the six skills of controlling the people? Why has Nai Gong never heard of it? It seems that it is another thing that the old Qin people are trying to bluff."
Liu Bang looked disdainful. As an emperor, he has never heard of these six tricks of controlling the people.
"Xiao He, when you seized the Qin Dynasty's treasury, did you ever see this book?"
Xiao He shook his head.
When they entered Guanzhong, Liu Bang and others swarmed in, marveling at the luxury of the Qin Palace. Everyone was thinking about the gold and silver treasures, but Xiao He went to the treasury. He handed over the most important treasury documents of Qin. , and found them all. This is why Liu Bang's wars in the future will be like having a clairvoyant plug-in activated. The more he fights, the stronger he becomes.
After all, there is Xiao He, a humanoid plug-in. When he found these household registration documents, Xiao He knew the world very well.
Which ones can collect more taxes? , which cities have large populations and can be recruited for military service, Xiao He keeps these in mind.
With Xiao He's help, Liu Bang can fight repeatedly and rise quickly after defeat.
Xiao He has basically read all the documents in the treasury, but this Xiao He had no impression of the so-called Shang Junshu.
"Your Majesty, there should be no such book in the treasury. I have never seen it."
"However, according to the laws of Qin, the six arts of controlling the people have been turned into laws and penetrated deep into the corners of the Qin Dynasty. Hearing this, Liu
Bang stroked his beard and asked:
"So as you said, the laws of our Han Dynasty also use the six skills of controlling the people?"
The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the laws of the Qin Dynasty used the six skills of controlling the people, so the laws of the Han Dynasty were naturally the same.
Xiao He nodded, then shook his head, and then said:
"Mostly the same, but not exactly the same"
"Although our Han laws also apply the six skills of controlling the people, because of Your Majesty's benevolence, the people of the Han Dynasty live a more comfortable life than the people of the Qin Dynasty."
"There are no heavy corvees, and there are not so many taxes. The taxes of the Han Dynasty combined are only half of those of the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, although the Han Dynasty also uses the six skills of controlling the people, the people at the bottom are not aware of it."
"They only know how to work at sunrise and rest at sunset. After farming and harvesting every year, they can feed the whole family and still have food leftover at home. This is enough."
"Kindness? What kindness do I have? I didn’t say I would reduce taxes!"
Liu Bang stared with big confused eyes, somewhat in disbelief.
Since he became emperor, he seems to have had no benevolent policies. He only went on fewer patrols, built fewer things, and fought fewer wars. He didn't do much else?
Why does this have anything to do with benevolence? Is Liu Bang a benevolent person?
Xiao He raised his hands and said:
"Your Majesty did not carry out any large-scale construction projects. This is a sign of kindness to the people of the world."
"The First Emperor Yingzheng went on six tours to build the Qin King's Mausoleum, Epang Palace, the Great Wall, Chidao and Lingqu. Which of these did not require a lot of money and people's power?"
"Your Majesty has terminated these projects, so the people can work at home and farm without worries. There will be no war, and the Han Dynasty will not need to bear heavy war taxes. Naturally, it will be greatly reduced."
"The saved taxes and corvees naturally fell into the hands of the people. The people were grateful to His Majesty and did not consider the six skills of controlling the people at all."
Liu Bang was a little speechless. The so-called benevolence and virtue are just ruling by doing nothing. If the emperor does nothing, the world can live well.
"Oh, I, the emperor, am really just a decoration."
Liu Bang felt that he was somewhat dispensable. Without him, perhaps the people of the world would be happier.
Xiao He was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly explained:
"Your Majesty is very important. If it weren’t for Your Majesty’s plan to recuperate and recuperate, the world would never be so stable. All of this is your Majesty’s credit."
"Without Your Majesty, this world would be in chaos. Your Majesty’s achievements will shine through the ages...."
"Okay, okay!!"
Liu Bang stretched out his hand to interrupt Xiao He's words, and said with some loss of interest:
"I already know all this, so I don’t need you to stress it again."
"Let's continue reading. I just hope that we will take stock of our big guys next. Nai Gong wants to see, what is the future of our big guys?"...
【After the inventory of all the sinners responsible for the destruction of the Qin Dynasty has been completed, the rewards and punishments for the sinners responsible for the destruction of the Qin Dynasty will begin.】
【Those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. 】