Qin Dynasty: Becoming a peerless master through the Golden Light Mantra

He asked Zhang Liang and Wei Zhuang this question repeatedly not because he wanted to cause trouble.

Rather, it was Han Fei's works that were too lethal.

That was a masterpiece of Legalism that could win over Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng.

In Han Fei's "Five Vermin," five types of people were listed as national pests.

Confucian scholars, strategists, swordsmen (wandering knights), those who are troubled by military service, and merchants and artisans.

The entire country only needs two types of people: farmers and soldiers.

Farmers cultivate the land during busy farming seasons, perform labor service during slack seasons, and enlist in the army during wartime.

Of course, similar records can be found in the earlier book of Lord Shang.

Han Fei further refined these ideas based on Shang Yang's work.

Putting everything else aside, Han Che considered business and industry to be very important.

South Korea's current foundation is industry and commerce.

Allowing Han Fei to restrict industry and commerce would be tantamount to undermining the very foundation of South Korea's current situation.

If its foundation is damaged, South Korea will be finished.

While industry and commerce do have some drawbacks, they bring far more benefits.

For South Korea, what its industries need is guidance and control, not suppression.

At the same time, this is also to facilitate future connections with farmers.

Although farmers value agriculture, they do not look down on industry and commerce.

They themselves also engage in industry and commerce.

They simply believed that excessive development of industry and commerce would lead people to despise agriculture, so the development of industry and commerce needed to be controlled so as not to hinder the normal development of agriculture.

Only agriculture can produce food, which in turn leads to population growth.

Only by having enough food and a large enough population can a country become stronger and more prosperous.

In addition, Han Fei proposed to fully implement the prefecture-county system, abolish the enfeoffment system, reclaim the fiefdoms and titles of the nobles, and weaken local power.

While this could strengthen centralized power, those familiar with history know that such a thing is unrealistic in this era.

The system of parallel prefectures and kingdoms is more in line with the current productivity and social needs. The states of Qin, Han, and Chu, which have reformed their laws, are now implementing the system of parallel prefectures and kingdoms.

Moreover, the feudal system could also be centralized by finding ways to do so.

In fact, the Zhou Dynasty was already a country with the beginnings of a unified state.

All vassal states were required to follow the Zhou rites. If they did not, they were not considered Chinese and would be attacked by everyone.

In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou royal family had a strong control over the feudal lords and could directly interfere in their military, political, and personnel appointments.

The vassal states were also required to pay tribute regularly and submit a portion of their taxes.

It was only later, when the Zhou royal family declined, that it lost control over the local areas.

This was also true for dynasties that implemented the prefecture-county system.

Once the imperial court weakens, local separatist regimes will also emerge.

Besides, if you're leading a group of people to conquer the world, you can't be the only one enjoying the spoils while others can't even have a little soup.

In conclusion, although Han Fei's works are very powerful and have helped people see many things clearly, he also had his own historical limitations.

Wei Zhuang did not answer Han Che's question.

He looked at Han Che in front of him and said, "It seems you don't agree with Han Fei's laws."

Seeing that Wei Zhuang did not intend to reply, Han Che directly expressed his thoughts: "Ninth Brother's magic is very powerful, but I disagree with many aspects of it."

He divides everything too clearly.

In fact, there are many things in the world that are neither right nor wrong; they are highly contradictory.

If we were to completely discard something and deny its existence because of a single mistake, the functioning of society would be severely disrupted.

Wei Zhuang: "But often it is precisely because of making such choices that some things gradually grow stronger and eventually become uncontrollable."

Listening to Wei Zhuang's words, Han Che gently shook his head: "Systems are rigid, but people are flexible."

Even the best system can be exploited.

However, with human guidance and control, this process can be slowed down, if not completely eliminated.

For example, the existence of the knight-errant.

Although those idle wandering knights mostly engage in petty theft and disrupt social order in the countryside, the truly great knights can also serve their country and its people.

At this point, Han Che smiled slightly and continued, "Actually, Brother Wei Zhuang is playing the role of a great hero right now."

Wei Zhuang frowned slightly: "It seems you are even more eloquent than Han Fei."

"Ninth Brother is much more capable than me; I just prefer to look at things dialectically."

Like this coin, many things we do have two sides: advantages and disadvantages.

Wei Zhuang nodded slightly as he watched Han Che take out the gold coins from his sleeve.

He can understand that.

Han Che's smile deepened upon seeing this: "It seems that Brother Wei Zhuang agrees with my point of view."

Wei Zhuang remained silent without speaking.

Han Che did not provoke Wei Zhuang any further.

Unlike Zhang Liang, Wei Zhuang's level of dialogue was sufficient.

"Brother Wei Zhuang, we had a very pleasant conversation today, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, Han Che stood up and walked outside.

Our gaze falls upon Zi Nu.

Looking at the slightly flustered woman in yellow before her, Zi Nu smiled kindly: "Don't be nervous, the sisters of Zi Lan Xuan are all very friendly."

In her eyes, the woman in front of her was another pitiful person.

In this chaotic world, many wealthy young ladies had to show their faces in public and make a living for various reasons.

Upon hearing this, Jingni relaxed a little and asked:

"Excuse me, ma'am, may I enter the Purple Orchid Pavilion?"

"With my sister's beauty, it's certainly possible; her appearance can be described as stunningly beautiful."

However, I'd like to know if my sister has any special talents.

Having good looks alone would likely require paying a heavy price to survive in a place like Zilan Pavilion.

"Of course, if my younger sister wants to learn a skill, our Zilan Pavilion can help."

At this point, Zi Nu stopped talking.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, her meaning was quite clear.

If Jingni has talent, she can choose to sell her skills instead of her body, so she doesn't have to deliberately degrade herself.

If I meet a good family in the future, I can live a good life with them.

Zilanxuan can provide her with assurances in this regard.

Jingni breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Sister, I know a little bit of music and dance. I learned some at home before."

Zi Nu smiled and said, "If that's the case, then things will be much easier for you, little sister."

However, I still need to assess my sister's talents.

"How will my sister test me?"

"Little sister, why don't you do an impromptu dance first?"

"good!"

Jingni nodded gently.

Then she stood up and went to the side to begin her performance for Zi Nu.

Watching Jingni perform various graceful dance moves, Zi Nu nodded in approval.

She has a very good foundation in dance.

However, when Zi Nu caught a glimpse of the calluses on Jing Ni's right hand, a glint of light appeared in her eyes.

This is a hand that has practiced swordsmanship for many years.