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

"Fake defeat...?" Yiren has never heard of this term, but he knows about false surrender and false death, and he has never heard of false defeat.

He knew that in the process of leading the army, in order to lure the enemy deep, he would send soldiers to pretend to be defeated and flee. Could it be that?

No.

Lu Buwei said: "Defeat is the overall defeat of a battle."

As soon as he said this, the room immediately became quiet, and strangers attacked the crime. He stepped quickly in the room, but he held back when he wanted to lose his temper.He kept silent and just polished the floor back and forth in the room. Lu Buwei didn't explain, until finally the Yiren sat back again and frowned and said, "It's the Yiren who lost his composure, sir, please tell me."

"Although the six countries have become united, they don't have a second Su Qin." Lu Buwei smiled, "The six countries united in a hurry, and I am afraid that even a goal charter has not been set. They only attack Qin for the sake of attacking Qin. How can it last for a long time? What's more, the Qin Kingdom of the Great King is completely different from the previous Qin Kingdom."

The stranger heard the meaning in Lu Buwei's words, and his anger gradually dissipated. He lowered his voice: "Sir, do you mean...?"

"I think that the alliance of the six kingdoms can be resolved with the word "drag".If they want to attack Qin, we will let them attack; if they want the results of the battle, we will give them the results of the battle.After tasting the sweetness and eating the fruit, and discovering that the Qin State has been hollowed out by water conservancy for many years and is not as invincible as in the past, the heart of the Six Kingdoms will change. "

Lu Buwei spread out the parchment in his hand and asked others to watch, "Yanzhao two countries have fought another battle before, and each other's national power has been consumed enormously, and they are mutual enemies. Even if they send troops, they must be careful that the other party will not dare to use their full strength."

"My Qin State attacked the Eastern Zhou State. What does it have to do with the Qi State in the far east? Qin and Qi have a good relationship, and Qi State may be forced to join the army of the Six Kingdoms."

"The relationship between Qin and Chu is good, and the Queen Mother is also the daughter of Chu, so I can ask her to help me out. There is no need for her to withdraw troops, and she can do her work without any effort."

In this way, only Han and Wei are left in the six-nation coalition, and these two countries are actually the leaders of this battle.Lu Buwei didn't care about this either, "The state of Wei is indeed on the rise now. The King of Wei drove away Lord Xinling and led the reform, which can show his intentions, but..."

The man hooked the corners of his mouth, and exchanged a tacit smile with the different person. Wei Wang's reform has been carried out for several years, and the initial effect was quite large, providing Wei Wang with a large amount of money.

And just as Lu Buwei analyzed to Zhao Zheng before, Wei's army was fed with money.

In order to maintain the strength of the army, the King of Wei kept feeding various welfare measures. If it was still the Wei State, the hero of the Seven Kingdoms, but in fact, the land area of ​​Wei State is getting smaller and smaller, and he does not have so much land. It can be rewarded to those people again, and because of tax exemption, the state's fiscal revenue is getting less and less.

After a long time, the army is aging. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness, new recruits must be recruited. To recruit recruits, you have to spend money, and the money can't be collected, so the king of Wei came up with the idea of ​​collecting wool from domestic businessmen.

The method is good, but it’s nothing more than pulling wool. Wei Wang’s method is that even the sheepskins of others are peeled off.

If the sheep's skin is stripped, can the sheep survive?

All the well-connected sheep ran away from Wei State with real money, and those who stayed were not powerful enough. At first glance, the money for the inspection was indeed a very impressive figure, but it was just a drop in the bucket when put on the whole country. .

Because of the relationship with the Wei State, Lu Buwei is very concerned about the situation of the Wei State. Of course, another reason why he pays attention to the Wei State is to see what will happen to a country that goes to business in the end?

The facts were not beyond his expectations. King Wei did feel comfortable for a few years, but immediately after that his wealth continued to grow at a negative rate.

Even worse than it used to be.

The state of Wei itself is a transportation hub, and the merchants who come and go can revitalize the whole country, so that the state of Wei does not need to rely too much on local agriculture.

His idea of ​​abolishing commerce and focusing on agriculture is not wrong. Of course, nothing is more precious than food in wartime. The problem is that he strode too far, and even tore the loincloth.

A large amount of farmland was given to warriors, and the tax revenue could not be collected. Most of the land would not enter the national treasury even if it had a good harvest. In addition, there was a lack of merchants who were big taxpayers. In order to ensure the food and grass for the army, Wei had to rely on imports.Without the help of merchants, they can only negotiate with merchants from other countries.

Even though there was a lot of intrigue in the court, but the merchants had business principles, facing the merchants from other countries who had a bad opinion of them, the Wei State had lost a lot of money, and it would continue to lose money.

With all these situations superimposed, isn't Wei's treasury always growing negatively?Of course, King Wei also realized that the situation was wrong, and he tried to increase his income.

However, it is impossible to take back the benefits that have been sent out, especially the recipients of the benefits are still the military of their own country, and many of the most influential people are the handles of the military. If he dares to take back the benefits, the army will mutiny.

There are not many merchants left, and the oil and water can no longer be suppressed. Of course, the only ones left are farmers who are still in the hands of King Wei.

In this way, he has only one way to go by raising taxes.There is also a limit to the people's tax burden, and frequent tax increases will soon force farmers to move their families.

In the pre-Qin period, the concept of family and country did not exist in the hearts of the people.

Because to put it bluntly, these big countries that are now beating lives and beating their lives are all usurping ministers. They are all ministers entrusted by the emperor of Zhou. Moving from one province to another is the same, where is the sense of belonging?

As for the nation, at this time everyone did not have the concept of a nation. If we insist, the difference between people is limited to the East and the West, the educated area and the barbarian land.

But the fact now is that Qin, a barbaric land, treats the people better than these countries of ritual and music, and even gives land and farm tools to the people who come to seek refuge.For ordinary people, they only care about which country they can live in, and because Qin State invited Xunzi to open a school, this also changed many people's views on Qin State.

...Although they really don't understand, how did Qin, who didn't like Confucianism and even opposed Confucianism, stay in the same place as Confucian Xunzi and didn't fight?

This is also why many people with lofty ideals are interested in today's Qin State. Once they are interested, they will naturally have the desire to go and have a look.

After eating the Eastern Zhou Kingdom and the Western Zhou Kingdom, Qin's current national border has reached the Luoyang area of ​​the Central Plains, which also provides a channel for information exchange and mutual understanding between people of various countries.

And once they get a deeper understanding, these people will soon find that this Qin State is completely different from the Qin State they know.

The old Qin people who put down their weapons don't mention how simple and friendly they are to outsiders, and the security in the cities of Qin is also very good, there is no such thing as those "rangers" in other countries who are unhappy and splattered blood three feet, let alone There are those "righteous men" who don't care about the lives of the people around them when they fight.

Although there are indeed too many legal provisions, Qin State will explain to you clearly what it cannot do, unlike many countries that have "hidden rules".

——It still seems to be very good?

After a long period of investigation and thinking, a large number of foreigners finally chose to settle in Qin State. Much of Lu Buwei's information about countries comes from these people who have traveled thousands of miles to defect to Qin State.

More and more people pouring into the Qin State can clearly show the current situation of the Qin State under the governance of several generations of Qin Kings. In stark contrast to it, the large-scale population loss has even issued a document prohibiting people from going abroad. country.

It is clear how Wei State is compared to Qin State, so Lu Buwei doesn't pay attention to Wei State today.

But this is not the case for the Wei State after Lord Xinling returned to the country.

In fact, quite a few people have sincerely lamented that if Mr. Xinling were the king of Wei, then the state of Wei would certainly not be what it is today.

Although Mr. Xinling's handling of many issues is too naive, he is superior to King Wei from every angle.

However, the king of Wei has an advantage that he will suddenly wake up at critical moments, even if he wakes up for a while, he will soon become unconscious again, but Wei Guo often does things that make the eyes of all countries shine. It is one thing for the king to send someone to respectfully invite Lord Xinling.

What about Lord Xinling, whom everyone in the Six Kingdoms considers to be a life-saving straw?

"It's not as far away as Marquis Wu'an." Lu Buwei had a relationship with this man, he chuckled and said, "I'm afraid it's not as good as Zhao Kuo, a gentleman, he can't fight."

A prince and grandson who grew up in a prince's family has never climbed out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. He has never traveled to other countries to take a look. What about the book of war?

Isn't something like the Art of War still a secret?Who hasn't been able to read it?Fighting a war is not about who has read more military books or who has good rehearsals.

War is a arena for human hearts and human nature.

War is fought with weapons and equipment, with numbers and national strength, and it is also a wise calculation between generals and generals.

Which step you want to take, I will see you clearly in advance; which step you dare not take, I will also see you clearly, then unless there is help from heaven and earth, the probability of your defeat is not small.

Everyone may not know which step Lord Xinling dared to take, but everyone knew very well which step he dared not take.

The young master Wei Wuji, since ancient times, no sage has been as good as the young master.

The words sage and gentleman are the shackles on him.

And to restrain these gentlemen, Qin has too many methods.Therefore, Lu Buwei didn't take him seriously at all, but when a stranger asked: "Since that's the case, how can Qin lose this battle?", Lu Buwei laughed, "We know he can't win, but the Six Kingdoms don't know." .”

"So as long as we say he has won, then he has won." Lu Buwei curled his lips slightly, "When he really "wins", we will spread the word, as long as there is Lord Xinling in the world, we can stop him My Qin army has thousands of troops. "

"It must be to help everyone in the world know Lord Xinling."

"If it's still not enough..." Yiren had already understood Lu Buwei's meaning at this moment, he took up the teacup with a slight smile, drank it in one gulp, and said, "The widow will send a big gift to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne of King Wei."

Lu Buwei also picked up the teacup, respected the stranger, and then drank it up.The monarch and his ministers put down the teacups together, and the stranger attacked the case fiercely, but at this time his mood was completely different from before, he only felt a ball of true energy stirring in his chest, extremely refreshing.

But Lu Buwei's face was not happy, he asked the stranger with a serious face: "My lord, but which general will we lose to Lord Xinling?"

The stranger paused, and he turned his head slowly, his eyes seemed gentle, but with a hidden sharpness.Lu Buwei didn't raise his head, nor did he make eye contact with him. He lowered his head and said, "Marquis Wu'an is not allowed. If Marquis Wu'an loses, Qin people's hearts will be disturbed. Generals who are too young are also not allowed, and young people who are not well-known People are not convincing, so..."

"Sir, just say what you want to say, between you and me, it won't be like this." The other man sat down slowly, he sat up with his sleeves folded, and then he heard the expected name, "I thought, Meng General Ao, yes."

"Meng Ao..." When Lu An heard this name from his father, Lu An felt a little depressed. Seeing this, Lu Buwei patted his head, "General Meng is the most suitable."

Meng Ao, among the many generals of the Qin State, can be called the leader among the middle-aged generals. It can even be said that he is the most trusted general after Lord Wu An.

Compared with Bai Qi, Meng Ao's name is like a star on the side of the morning star, which is clearly shining but is tightly covered. This is mainly because most of the tasks he received were not the final battle of annihilation, so it was easy to It seems that the results are a little less.In fact, Meng Ao's war style tended to be steady and steady, but he did not undertake the task of expanding the results of the battle.

Ordinary people don't know, but the generals of other countries are aware of his importance.

And compared to the scheming Bai Qi, Meng Ao is relatively "honest". Winning means winning, and losing means losing. If he loses, his credibility is higher.

To play this scene well, actors and venues are very important.

The opponent's main general is Lord Xinling, so they must send a general who is in the opponent's heart with the same status as Lord Xinling, and Meng Ao is indeed the best choice.

So when Lu Buwei proposed, Yiren also agreed.

Lu An looked sideways at Lu Buwei's writing down Meng Ao's name in this top-secret memorial, but he still hesitated, "But father, will General Meng Ao agree?"

"He will." As a guest, Lu Buwei also knows a little about Meng Ao, he put his pen aside and looked at his son and said, "When I was in Handan, I once talked with the king about Qin's [Military Achievement Award] Zhi. A discussion."

"At that time, I thought that the biggest advantage of Qin's military merit conferment was that it abolished the blessing of parents for children, and everyone was equal. But the biggest weakness was also the same."

Seeing his son's puzzled face, Lu Buwei smiled and said, "My son is still young, and he is not yet a parent. You don't know what parents think in their hearts. As a parent, you can't wait to leave all the best things to your children. Even if I know these things, and my kids can get the same on their own."

Lu An was taken aback, a blush appeared on his face, and seeing his son was shy and awkward, Lu Buwei changed the subject with a smile, "Parents know very well that leaving too much good things for their children will teach them badly, but if they can't leave them for them, then What's the point of struggling? So I propose to the king—"

He slowly spit out four words - "Degraded to the rank of nobility."

It dawned on Lu An that this is indeed a good way to have the best of both worlds, allowing parents to pass on family property to their children, but it will not make the children completely spoiled.

But the only thing that was lost was the country.

As far as the country is concerned, the title was originally abolished, and now even if it is downgraded, it still has to pay a certain amount of extra expenses.

On this point, Lu Buwei also made a suggestion.

"The heir should be the legitimate son, or be passed on to all children equally." That is to allow parents to carry out [division of nobility] when passing on.

"Father really wants to tell the king about the division of titles?" Lu An was stunned and looked at Lu Buwei who picked up a pen and bamboo slips to write. "But didn't father say that this method is not applicable now?"

That's right, Lu An and Lu Buwei actually brought up the matter of dividing the nobility while chatting, but Lu Buwei dismissed it at the time.Because once such a system came out, it would be good for the royal family, but it would be the beginning of chaos for the people.

Shang Yang set the foundation for the Qin State to confer titles for military merit back then. However, Qin State did not have a King of Qin at that time, and the cap was a duke. The seal and the king can grant the seal are not the same level.

The title system of the Qin State has been changed a lot over the years, but it is not a regular change after all, so some of them are more or less.

But benefits are easy to add up, but hard to subtract.Lu Buwei has already seen the problem, but it is not easy to deal with it. After all, it will touch the interests of those with vested interests.These people have enjoyed it for several generations, and the network of relationships has already been spread out. It is not so easy for him, the King of Qin, who has just been in office for a year, to move.

But what if it breaks from within?

At that time, Lu An explained to Lu Buwei in this way, "Those meritorious families are huge in size, even if they are downgraded to the rank of nobility, the rate of decline will not be much slower, but it will be different if they are entrusted."

The emperor Zhou who is rich in the world can make himself poor because of a enfeoffment, not to mention such a title of Qin, but at that time Lu Buwei directly dismissed his idea, because this method is to rule the country with evil, so in one fell swoop, There is never peace in the house.

The concubine and concubine are not on an equal footing, all property belongs to the concubine, and the concubine can only get a small part of the property after his father dies, so the concubine must either please the prostitute, or go out to earn a share of the family business.And because of Qin's special political situation, more people choose the latter.

But if the property can be divided, then the concubine will definitely try to trick his father into choosing the latter, so that he can get more property and titles.

They will have to spend more time fighting on the battlefield in the inner courtyard, which is definitely not beneficial to Qin.

Lu An was convinced by his father's point of view at the time, and felt that he was indeed not thinking carefully.But I didn't expect my father to make this suggestion to the stranger now.

Lu Buwei did not stop writing, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "At this moment, at this moment, being a father is just a mention to the king, and it is not to be implemented now."

As for when to use this method... Naturally, it is when the Qin State's title group is too rich and becomes a burden, and when will the Qin State's title become a burden?That was naturally a peaceful era, without the beginning of the system of controlling the number of titles by defeating the title.

According to the laws of the Qin State, if the war is not won, the general will be punished, and the punishment can naturally be punished by the duke. This is also a way for the Qin State to control the number of titles.

In fact, not only the generals were punished, but all the achievements of the soldiers could not be fulfilled.Therefore, Lu Buwei will now propose the downgrading system to give Meng Ao and the soldiers who are fighting on the battlefield a reassurance.

After he finished the last stroke, he put the bamboo slips aside to dry, and with the light on, Lu Buwei's face was flickering. He looked at his only son and said, "An'er, you have to remember that there is no such thing as a bad policy. It depends on when it is used and what purpose it is proposed for.”

"As long as you know his disadvantages in your heart and are prepared, then this strategy can be used-as long as you withdraw it after your goal is achieved."

He showed a slightly sly smile, "Changing orders from day to day can also be a means."

"It's not the policy itself that determines what the policy is, but the people behind it."

"The same strategy, when used by different people, will lead to different results. Policy is dead, but people are alive."

Lu An took a deep breath, only feeling the turmoil in his chest for a long time.

In the second year of King Qin's calendar, Meng Ao, a foreigner faction, attacked Han, and Han offered Cheng Gao and Gong.Attack Zhao and set Taiyuan.Attack Wei, get Gaodu and Ji.Attack Zhao Yuci, Xincheng, Langmeng, and take 37 cities.In April, Wang Yan attacked Shangdang, won, and set up Taiyuan County.

The frenzied attack of the Qin army soon attracted the resistance of the six countries. Except for Qi who did not send troops, Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, led the allied forces of Wei, Zhao, Han, Chu, and Yan to attack Qin westward, and fought outside the river. The army was hard to resist, and the general Meng Ao led his troops to the west, but refused to come out.

The king of Qin sent envoys to travel among the various countries with heavy gifts and money. After a few months, due to the huge military expenditure, all the countries regained their lost land and left with satisfaction.

In recognition of Lord Xinling's contribution to defeating Qin and recovering the lost land in the Kanto region, the king of Wei worshiped him as the prime minister and enfeoffed five cities.

The name of Mr. Xinling spread throughout the world.

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The nobles of the Qin State praised the Six Nations.

As long as policy is used by shameless people, it can achieve results.

Don't talk about old Qin people, just look at Trump.He can change the order from day to day, but there is nothing you can do about it, as long as you let go of your old face, his goal will be achieved.

This is business thinking.

Well, yes, Lu Buwei is a businessman.

The title of the Qin State can be passed down in the end, but it's not first class, it's... a cliff-jumping succession.

In fact, even a lower-class biography would do great damage to the family. Take Dream of the Red Chamber as an example. The fact that many novels point to the Rongguo Mansion is that they should be the General’s Mansion, but they still have the sign of the Rongguo Mansion. This is ironclad proof.

When you change brands, you will feel very shame.

Rongguo Mansion is still the first generation, and they can't stand it, let alone the later N generations.

And changing the brand is one thing, but reducing the quality of life is another.

It is not easy to reduce the ostentation, and most of them are swollen faces to pretend to be fat.

It's okay to think about it, but if you can't think about it... If you can't lower it to the lowest level, he will naturally go bankrupt.