The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

In July, the fire is flowing, the big Mars is heading west, and the weather has gradually turned cooler.

The experienced farmers in Yewang City have already started to prepare for the upcoming autumn harvest. During this time, you can see the scenes of farmers carrying farm tools walking on the street everywhere.

The penetration rate of iron farm tools in Qin State is much higher than that of other countries, but as long as it is iron, it is inevitable to be troubled by rust. Small rust can be solved by yourself, but if it is rusted in a large area, you must find a professional. The blacksmith dealt with it.

Therefore, the fire in the blacksmith's shop has not been extinguished in the past few days, and the sound of ping-pong-pong is even more endless.

This scene has gradually become the norm in recent years, but it seems very strange to outsiders.

"I didn't expect Yewang City to develop to such an extent in just three years." A few young people chatted at a street corner where they avoided crowds.

"Yu Chu calculated, about a dozen farmers have already passed by carrying iron tools." Another person said in a deep voice, "Many of them carried two or three, and they should be brought into the city with others. of."

Several people were silent, and they all felt a little powerless in their hearts.

In the early pre-Qin period, copper was an important strategic resource of a country. Therefore, the size and weight of ritual vessels made of precious copper became the embodiment of a country's comprehensive strength.

In the past, when King Zhuang of Chu aspired to become King of Zhou, he showed off that if the long halberds in the hands of Chu soldiers were removed, they could cast a tripod larger than the nine tripods held by the emperor of Zhou, so as to demonstrate the huge strategic reserves of Chu.

But today, if any prince says something similar, its deterrent effect will be greatly reduced.

Now, the use of iron has gradually replaced the former status of bronze.Although it has not been completely replaced, anyone with wisdom seems to know that this is an inevitable trend.

The age of copper has entered its twilight, and the age of iron will follow.

A country that can master the excellent iron forging process and has excellent craftsmen will become the leader of the next era.So now, when they see that the people of Qin State can use iron farm tools for field work, it is not a big blow to them.

Whether it is from the fact that Qin’s iron wares are so abundant that they can be used by the people in addition to equipping the army, or that Qin’s emphasis on farming is such that they are willing to give up a certain amount of military force and choose to give priority to the development of agriculture, for these young people from other countries Not good news.

That's right, none of these young people are from Qin.They come from different countries. Although they came to Yewang City because of their study tour, they may not have no plans to explore.

Yewang City is a city that was captured by the Qin State in a recent period. A country's various actions in such a city shortly after it was conquered are of great reference value, and you can get a glimpse of its political system.And the management here is not yet perfect, so it is easier for them to inquire about the news.

But since arriving in Yewang City, the hearts of these young people have fallen to the bottom of the valley little by little.

The Qin army's governance of the local area is extremely delicate and gentle, but its efficiency is extremely high, which is completely different from the rumored image of Qin's tyranny.

Now is the time to prepare for the autumn harvest. More than once, they have seen officials of the Qin State carrying slips to and fro between the city walls. They are conveying the best time for this year's autumn harvest and the new directive issued by the Central Committee of the Qin State.

If the crops are exposed to rain when they are harvested, they are prone to mold and deterioration, which is not conducive to storage, and it takes a lot of energy to re-turn them in the sun.

Therefore, the first priority of autumn harvest is to avoid the rainy season.

For a farming nation, all time periods related to farmland are the most important days of the year.If it is in the hometown of the young people, such matters are discussed and decided by the elders in the village, but Qin State is different.

One of the responsibilities of Qin's Taishi Ling is to monitor the astronomical phenomena to calculate the best harvest time according to the calendar and seasons, and then promulgate it layer by layer.

As for the offline people, they only need to follow the propaganda steps of the county magistrate and the head of the county to carry out corresponding operations.

Taishi ordered to monitor the climate, farmers were responsible for farming and harvesting, and ensured that they could complete the tasks within the specified time frame, and officials were responsible for publicizing orders and monitoring.

Everyone does not need to do work outside the scope of their duties, and the most professional people in the country are engaged in professional work.As long as people perform their own duties, one thing can be done satisfactorily, and it is precisely because they do not have to do other things that they can concentrate on making no mistakes. At the same time, if any link goes wrong, it is easier to track down the person in charge.

Through such a system, it can almost be guaranteed that the farmers of the entire Qin State are like one person, sowing at the right time and harvesting at the right time, and no one will be left behind.

And using this mode of agricultural operation, Qin clearly occupied the barren land of Kansai, but in just a few decades it was able to supply an army of several 10 people.

A system like Qin's is naturally worth emulating, but it's a pity that such a change requires Qin's prefectures and counties as the cornerstone.

Unlike most of the vassal states of the time, the management of the Qin State is a network-like linear structure, from the center to the smallest unit pavilion in the local area, which can keep the government orders unimpeded.

Moreover, the state of Qin has already implemented full document management, so all grassroots cadres who take office are required to be literate, and can perform simple document processing and management reporting.

Don't underestimate this step. The accuracy of document transmission is not a star and a half higher than word of mouth, and it can also greatly avoid misunderstandings and bad consequences caused by someone spreading false wills, and effectively curb those who pretend to be powerful and avoid Local people feel disgusted and rebellious against the central government.

When other countries were still carrying out the aristocratic hereditary system, and local officials held iron rice bowls and did not think about making progress, Qin had already established a very strong local management.At the same time, because everyone can be held accountable, the grassroots management of Qin under such conditions can be said to be the most responsible and efficient among all the vassal states.

If you want to learn such a system, the first thing is to overthrow the old system, but this is almost impossible for other countries.

Whether it is the system of conferring military merits or the system of counties and counties, it is essentially to deprive the power of the old nobles and concentrate all rights on the king alone.

But don't forget, in the final analysis, these princes and kings who are beating each other to seize power are nothing more than courtiers of the Zhou royal family.

These princes and kings held the rights granted by the Zhou royal family, but in the end they each took advantage of the Zhou royal family's weakness to seize benefits, and gradually became equal to the Zhou royal family.

Its essence is "rebellion".

It's just that the weakened Zhou royal family was unable to send troops to crusade, so it could only admit the legal status of these princes and kings under the last layer of fig leaf.

Since they can be called "king" by "gong", don't the nobles under them have the same idea?If not, the state of Jin would not be divided by the three families of Han, Wei, and Zhao, and the state of Qi would not be replaced by the Tian family.

What goes up, what goes down must be effective, nothing more than that.

So, what are these domestic nobles most afraid of?One is to cut power.The two are to cut off the future inheritance of descendants.

If the inheritance is broken, how can there be any hope of becoming the next "king" like those princes and kings today?If a family wants to take root in one place, it cannot be accomplished by relying on the lifespan of one generation. It must be passed on to all descendants, but the system of the Qin State is interrupting this possibility.

The title can only be obtained from the battlefield. Who can guarantee that every generation of a family can produce a person who can come back alive from the battlefield?In addition to strength, the battlefield is the place where luck is the most important.Even if you are skilled in martial arts and use your soldiers like a god, a stray arrow blown by the wind may take your life.

There are only one or two families in the Qin Kingdom that can rely on military achievements for three generations in a hundred years. Even today's famous general Bai Qi, didn't his heirs also die on the battlefield?

The system of conferring military merits is too accidental, it is simply a shredder passed down from generation to generation by the family, and it is simply unacceptable to nobles.

If any of them suggested that the monarch learn from Qin, then the day when the monarch agreed was the day when those nobles rebelled.

And even if the monarch had made full preparations and suppressed the resistance of the nobles, Wu Qi's end would be a lesson for these counselors.

And the most important thing is that they dare to recommend with their own heads, but the monarch... Can An dare to listen?

Among the six strongest countries today, none of the kings dare to dare, because the world of the six countries is not so much ruled by kings, as it is ruled by kings and nobles.

A hundred years ago, they missed that opportunity, and now they can only watch Qin Guo run away with ease under the protection of Shang Junzhi's policy, while their ailments are getting heavier and heavier.

"Don't be discouraged." A young man took a deep breath and comforted his friends who left their hometown for the same ideal, "Everyone, don't forget why we started to study abroad? Even if the Qin Zhizhi is good, it is not suitable for you. It’s just not suitable. But we can find a way to take its essence and transform it into a policy acceptable to the people of the country.”

"Listen more, watch more, think carefully, and act earnestly." He smiled, "One day, we will find a way to go."

——I only hope that at that time... there will be enough time for us to go on this road.

The young man thought so as he looked at his comrades who had been encouraged and regained their spirits.He turned his head to look at the bustling market and sighed silently in his heart, feeling the heaviness in his heart deepening.

The matter of the autumn harvest had nothing to do with the Lu family, but after Mrs. Lu exchanged it for a land deed in order to avoid the trouble caused by a large amount of grain staying around... the autumn harvest had something to do with the Lu family.

Mrs. Lu didn't buy much land, and the land was not a whole field, so it was more troublesome to manage.But it is precisely because of this that Mrs. Lu can buy these at a relatively cheap price.

Different from the well field system in other countries, Qin State has guaranteed the rights and interests of farmers to hold private land since Shang Yang's reform. Therefore, Qin State is the first country on the land of China to enter the small-scale peasant economy.

The greatest advantage of the small-scale peasant economy lies in its stability. For the common people, as long as there is a piece of land that allows them to take root, they will not easily have the idea of ​​​​rebellion.In order to ensure this, a whole set of land transfer management mechanisms and guarantee methods that can be called advanced among the Warring States countries were born, including the survey methods of the actual value of the land, the calculation of the output, and the transfer of land. Sometimes it is necessary to go to a place similar to the "notary office" of later generations to be authenticated by a third party.

The reason why there are such strict transfer regulations is actually because of the decree of Qin State that if the production of land decreases, it must be held accountable. Therefore, for the buyer, it is a loss for future generations to buy a piece of inferior land. If it is not good, it will be punished.

When Mrs. Lu bought the land, there was still grain in the land. During the transaction, there was also a record stating the ownership of this batch of grain. [-]% belonged to the original owner, and [-]% belonged to Mrs. Lu. Walk the fields and see what to do with them.

According to the planting habits of the Qin State, the land is basically empty after the autumn harvest, and even if it is to be planted, it is only to grow vegetables. This is to allow the land to have enough time to recuperate and avoid delaying the spring plowing in the coming year.

Madam Lu completely believed in Lu An's judgment on farming. After walking around the ground a few times, Lu Xiaoan decided not to do anything this year, just plant some vegetables like everyone else.This decision surprised Mrs. Lu a little.

"Don't you grow rice?" Mrs. Lu asked her son.In Weiguo, the Lu family planted a lot of rice, and according to the previous news, the yield of rice planted in Weiguo’s fertile fields is basically equal to the original corn yield, but the price of rice and the price of corn are not the same. on a horizontal line.

Although the output is similar, the income is several times higher.In terms of profit, it is more cost-effective to grow rice.

But Lu An refused, the reason was very embarrassing to Lu An, "Mum, I think it's better to keep a low profile."

Lu Xiaoan wrote several kinds of regular vegetables on the bamboo slips, and his tender little face was full of vicissitudes of life, "Too high-profile, you will be entangled."

Mrs. Lu took a look at her son's listless appearance, and couldn't help reaching out to touch his son's bun.The son's journey to find a source of milk for his younger brother was unsuccessful. So far, he has not found a kind of animal milk that Zheng'er likes to drink, and he has been entangled by several young people.

but……

Mrs. Lu thinks this is very good. Although there is a big age difference, my son really needs to expand his social circle.It's not a problem for a gentleman to stay at home all day.

Young people, you should go out and make more friends.

Just at this time, Lu An and Mrs. Lu suddenly heard a call, "Mr. An Xiaolang, come and have a look, we have brought a buffalo here!"

Lu An: "..."

real!yes!enough!up!

But before the young men walked up to them with the cows, they heard shouts: "The troops are dispatched again!"

The author has something to say:

Xia Miao: Angry! ! ! !

Zheng'er: Tsk.

The author: hide behind the table and look around quietly.

No Responsibility Small Theater:

Regarding the several famous princes who clearly belonged to different countries but had mysterious contacts at the end of the Warring States period, people in later generations often discussed and wondered how they got together.

And about this point, in the historical records, there is no any, any, record, record.

Only in Han Feizi's works, there is a vague mention that they met because of the Qin Gongzi Zhengsuo at that time, which is extremely puzzling.