"Legalist thought was applicable in the early Qin Dynasty."

"In other words, in the history of China from ancient times to the present, Legalism has always occupied a relatively large proportion."

Hu Kang, a researcher at the Institute of Social Research, helped answer the question, because it involves more than just historical issues.

"In the final analysis, Confucianism is to make people understand etiquette, know shame, and restrain themselves."

"And the Legalists, that is, I set a rule for you, you must abide by it, or you will be punished."

"People have many facets, and there is no way to grasp the degree of restraining everyone with a sense of morality."

"The Legalists have given a bottom line. As long as you don't cross this bottom line, everyone will be happy."

"That's right, that's what I think." Qin Shihuang agreed with a full face, "Governing the country with virtue is simply a policy of chaos!"

"Your words...I don't quite agree." Hu Kang looked at Qin Shihuang.

"Appreciate further details."

“Good governance requires both.”

"On the premise that everyone can restrain themselves with morality, setting a bottom line for everyone is the best strategy."

"Isn't this superfluous?" Qin Shihuang didn't understand.

"Sometimes, the binding force of morality is much stronger than the law." Hu Kang said with a smile. Just don’t get caught.”

"But when I have a moral bottom line and a sense of shame, no matter whether the theft will be punished or not, I will not do it, because I can't get over the hurdle in my heart."

"According to your strategy now, you just told the people that this matter cannot be done, but did not tell them why it cannot be done."

Qin Shihuang was thoughtful, with a confused expression on his face.

"Aren't you going back to Confucianism again?" Qin Shihuang thought for a long time before patting his thigh.

“In my opinion, Confucianism and Legalism are not actually opposites.”

"You think hereditary privilege is unfair, and everyone's income needs to be distributed according to their respective merits, right?"

"That's right." Qin Shihuang nodded in agreement.

"Then what did your children do, and why did they inherit your throne?"

"Isn't there supposed to be a fair competition, where the able ones live?"

Qin Shihuang choked on Hu Kang's words, opened his mouth for a long time but didn't say a word.

"Let's go back to the Legalists. I'll set a bottom line for you. You can't cross it, or you will be punished."

"And Confucianism has set an invisible bottom line for everyone to abide by?"

"Why are there so many rebels after Hu Hai succeeded to the throne? Is it just because of Zhao Gao's troubles and Hu Hai's inaction?"

"We don't talk about the descendants of those princes, but the people. Why do they rebel?"

"Because they are oppressed beyond endurance! They have no food or clothing, and a knife hangs over their heads at any time."

"If you go against it, you will die with a high probability, and if you don't go against it, you will definitely die. How do you say they will choose?"

"In the uprising, there is a [-]% chance that you will die, and a [-]% chance that you will succeed, and if you succeed, you will be able to soar into the sky!"

"You, as a monarch, are right to want to concentrate power in your own hands."

"But this matter has nothing to do with ordinary people. Whether they have wealth or knowledge, it really doesn't matter to you."

"Because you have given me a better life, so I am willing to support you."

"It's a completely different concept than if I don't obey and I have to die."

"If you let them have enough food, clothing, clothing and food, they will naturally listen to you."

"And the people who really have the opportunity to stab you are never the common people, but the group of people closest to you."

Qin Shihuang was taken aback for a moment, as if thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case.

Ordinary people, when they can live comfortably, why should they rebel?

Although it is not ruled out that there will be one or two careerists, they are very few.

"A person's power is limited after all. It is stupid to look at the weak people and the strong country with our current thinking."

“Only when the people are strong can the country be strong, and only when the people are rich can the country be rich.”

"Isn't the emperor useless?" Qin Shihuang listened for a long time, always feeling that he was superfluous.

"You are extreme, aren't you? How could the emperor be useless?"

"Whether it's a country or a small team, there's always a decision maker."

"Whether the Qin Dynasty will diversify or train more troops this year, build the Great Wall or fight the Huns, this is up to you to decide."

Qin Shihuang thought about it, and both Legalism and Confucianism have mixed advantages and disadvantages.

As Hu Kang said, there are actually many similarities between Confucianism and Legalism.

Therefore, the correct approach is to enforce benevolent government on the people, and at the same time to hold the bottom line firmly.

"Can you tell me what the Hua Kingdom is like today?"

"What would you like to hear about?"

"Governance, the people, foreign policy."

Hu Kang nodded, and began to explain from the highest level of Huaguo, including the current official system, laws and so on.

Seeing Qin Shihuang listening seriously, Chuno quietly left the reception room.

I don't know where Guan Yin took Fusu, don't really fool the child.

Thinking of the immortality elixir that Qin Shihuang longed for, Chun Nuo wondered if there was any way for Qin Shihuang to have a chance to eat it once.

"An Huai, An Huai, come here, let's discuss."

"you say!"

Chuno had a preliminary idea, and wanted to discuss the feasibility with An Huai, after all, An Huai had a better brain.

"I thought of a way so that Qin Shihuang could eat elixir or elixir from the world of cultivating immortals."

"What way?" An Huai was taken aback, "Didn't it mean that items in different worlds cannot be traded with each other?"

When the passage to the immortal world was opened last time, Chun Nuo gave Laojun the elixir from the world of cultivating immortals.

At that time, everyone thought that eating directly in the store should not be regarded as a transaction, but in fact it is.

After Laojun ate it, he said he didn't feel anything at all.

I don't know if it's a system limitation, or because Laojun is a god, and the pills in the world of cultivating immortals have no effect on him.

"I'm thinking, what the system says is that things in different worlds cannot be traded with each other."

"Then if we reprocess items from another world, will they become our own?"

An Huai:?

"For example, pills, we take them and process them into many capsules, so the final product should be regarded as our own product?"

"Theoretically, it seems possible!" An Huai thought for a while, sticking his chin, "Try it and you'll know."

"The point is that I don't know how to try it now." Chuno sighed, "And I want to try it again, let them eat it in the store to see if it works."

"I have a solution!" An Huai slapped the table suddenly, "You wait for me here for a while, I have a solution."

With only 20 minutes left until the channel was closed, An Huai finally returned to the trading center out of breath.

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