Chapter 636 Together

Xianyang Palace.

Qin unified the world, but it is unrealistic to say that just after the world was unified, people from all countries in the past became subjects of Qin, so they should be treated the same as the people of Qin.

The people of Qin would not think so, nor would the people of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong.

In fact, after Qin unified the world, a series of policies were aimed at guarding against the power of the six countries in Shandong. Make considerations from the most realistic level.

Qin dominated the world for a long time. But this was only when the Central Plains had not been integrated, and Qin had overwhelming power over the six countries.

To a certain extent, if the forces in the Central Plains are unified into one, they cannot be suppressed by the power of the Guanzhong Land alone.

Therefore, at the beginning, Qin made corresponding arrangements in terms of economy, law, and military. The State of Qin was very careful about the people in Shandong.

Economically, 120,000 wealthy households from all over the world migrated to Xianyang. This is a way to weaken the economic power of the six countries in Shandong.

In terms of military affairs, the weapons hidden by the heads of Guizhou in the Six Kingdoms of Guandong were forcibly collected, concentrated in Xianyang, destroyed one by one, and cast into twelve golden men, thereby suppressing the armed forces of the six peoples of Shandong.

In terms of culture, we expanded the doctoral system, recruited knowledgeable people from the six countries in Shandong, and gathered them in Xianyang. However, the Academy of Qin was different from the Jixia Academy of Qi in the past. It was basically not a place for cultural exchanges or a place for ideological collision. The purpose of its establishment is to win over people's hearts with its superior status and noble treatment.

Qin's purpose at the beginning was to weaken the power of all levels in the Kanto region and strengthen the weak branches, thereby laying the foundation for the unification and prosperity of the empire.

The books are written in the same text, the carriages are in the same track, the degrees are in the same system, the deeds are in the same trend, and the place is in the same region.

The Qin Emperor's ambition was to make his home in Guanzhong, with the mountains and rivers as a fortress. He wanted to make great contributions to the world and leave the legacy of the world to future generations.

But the prerequisite for all this is abundant financial, material and human resources.

After the unification of the world, the empire's fiscal revenue and the manpower and material resources it used increased by more than ten times compared to before. The material basis already exists.

But to do all this, financial, material and human resources alone are not enough.

Emperor Qin needed the most loyal army, capable ministers, a large bureaucracy that could implement his will, and a unified warehousing and logistics system deployed throughout the country.

To achieve this, the enfeoffment system cannot achieve this.

The enfeoffment system is stable, but it is equivalent to establishing cultural, economic, and military centers within the empire, and the cycle can be completed within them.

The simplest example is that if the Great Wall is to be built, the empire needs to mobilize manpower, material and financial resources from various places. However, under the feudal system, the system of Qi and Chu is different from the county system. The local people did not think that the Great Wall to be built by the empire had anything to do with them, and they were not willing to divert local materials and send them all the way to the border, which was a waste of manpower and material resources.

Although the Great Wall can defend the border from barbarians, on the whole, it is beneficial to the entire country. If the Huns' disaster spreads to the interior, it will be difficult for everyone.

But the land is far and near, and for a long time, Qi and Chu did not need to share the pressure on the northern border. But after the empire was unified, the situation was different, and this pressure fell on them.

Behind this pressure, a large amount of local materials were transferred, and the market was depressed; Guizhou heads were sent to the north as corvees, and their wives and children were separated; each household was transferred from a large amount of increased taxes, making life difficult.

But all this is just a microcosm of the large and small contradictions within the empire!

Therefore, even in the end, even if the noble families within the Qin State have given up, the doctors who were born in the land of Qi and Chu will still have to compete in the main hall and implement the enfeoffment system in the land of Qi and Chu.

Those who can become doctors are naturally not just those who can brag and flatter others. Their visual knowledge is among the best in the world. They are very clear about the interests behind it, and they also understand the impact that the system that the empire is about to implement will have on the land of Qi Chu.

Even now the empire is just connecting the Great Wall to the land of Yan and Zhao, and has not yet started any major construction projects. This is not only for the Qin clan and princes, but also for the local interests.

In the final analysis, it doesn't matter who is the king of Qi or Chu. The important thing is that having such a king brings internal stability to the land of Qi Chu. What the county system cannot provide, the enfeoffment system can.

But all this is exactly what Emperor Qin cannot give at this time.

Therefore, no matter whether these doctors quoted scriptures, spoke eloquently, or refuted the shortcomings of the county system, the reaction in the court was very dull.

Zhao Shuang, who was in the court column, covered his mouth with his hands and slapped him.

He had just returned from Taiyi Mountain and had not rested for a few days when he was called here.

Zhao Shuang was really lacking in interest and wished that all this would end soon so that he could take leave and travel around.

But for some reason, at the end, the courtiers from the land of Qi Chu suddenly pointed their finger at him.

"Just now, Master Li Si said that the regions are different, but they should be unified. But as far as I know, the fiefdom under the command of Lord Hanyang is so vast that it is almost a country. Since the system of enfeoffment is feasible with Lord Hanyang, why can't it be done in other places? Okay? Where does this unification come from?"

Perhaps he was really angry, so the courtier began to attack Zhao Shuang, who was supposed to be an ally. He did not care about his face, and his words were very sharp, revealing the deepest contradiction within the empire today.

For a moment, the Legalist courtiers who had been arguing with this group of doctors just now were silent.

Theoretically speaking, the interests of ministers from Qin's aristocratic clans and those of Qi and Chu should be consistent, and they both favored the enfeoffment system.

But now, all the ministers from Qin's aristocratic families have been dealt with. Legalist courtiers made corresponding compromises with these families, allowing them to retain their economic interests and reasonable arms.

After all, the fiefdoms of these aristocratic families are scattered and small, and the only one who really needs a headache is Zhao Shuang.

However, this family is the most difficult to deal with.

These courtiers who came from Legalism found that they could not find a way to substantively reduce Zhao Shuang's fiefdom, whether legally or from other aspects.

It was almost like a nightmare. The Legalists looked at such a behemoth with displeasure, but there was nothing they could do about it.

As soon as these words fell, among the court, there were courtiers from Legalism who wanted to step out and take advantage of this wind to see if they could deal with this behemoth.

But a stern look from Tingwei Li Si made those who were eager to try back.

Above the court, a bizarre scene occurred.

Legalists headed by Li Si began to demonstrate the rationality of Zhao Shuang's fiefdom. And those who were still defending the enfeoffment system just now began to criticize Zhao Shuang.

The emperor stood above him, looking at the chaotic court, and glanced at Zhao Shuang, only to find that in the midst of the argument, Zhao Shuang, who was in front of the court column, made a bored gesture and raised his hand slightly.

For a while, the court was quiet.

"Master Hanyang, what do you think?"