When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

In the winter of the seventh year of Yan, the king of Shang's palace was in Yan.

Zixun and many other nobles were looking at divination.

The witch is dancing.

The firelight reflected on everyone's face.

Each with its own expression.

Calm, expectant, sad.

Everyone seemed to be waiting for a result.

A result that everyone can accept.

"The divination says: Yes!"

As the great wizards brought up the oracle bones, the expressions of some nobles became gloomy.

Of course, I was more relieved.

This also includes Zi Xun.

He took it, looked at it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he said, "The divination result for moving the capital to Shangqiu has come out. Do you have any objections?"

Zixun put down the oracle bones, and with a serious expression, he looked at everyone. To see if anyone among them was really going to stand up, Zixun's tone became a little colder: "Even if the monarch is ill, he can still defend against the enemy. If anyone dares to be unlucky, disobedient, or treacherous, I will cut off his nose and kill him. No one will be left alive, and no one will be allowed to grow in this new city."

The noble who was about to stand up was stunned. You were really asked to say both good and bad things.

What else can we say?
Zixun said this coldly, which could be said to be extremely domineering.

The meaning of this statement is very clear. Although the King of Shang is ill, he is still at the front line to fight the enemy. If there are still treacherous, evil and disobedient people, I will kill them all and not let these cowards stay in Xinyi and spread and grow.

This is the final warning to everyone. If you still can't see the situation clearly at this time, then there is no need to say anything, just kill first as a respect.

Helplessly, those nobles who had rebellious intentions could only bow and accept the request.

Zixun's expression eased a little and he said, "The Peng clan is in turmoil, and Huai and Si are still in need of manpower. We can appoint four dukes to guard between Teng, Ju, Shu, and Xu.

Then you can go back and make your report, and then offer sacrifices and divine the future."

"Yes." The expressions of these nobles finally looked a little better.

That’s not bad. I don’t have to abandon my entire family business and follow Zixun and the others to the front line.

After saying this, Zixun no longer had the heart to continue acting, and after the show ended he returned to his side hall.

Soon, a figure came over and handed over a notice.

"Bei Bo Qu still chose not to come to pay tribute in person."

After the letter was presented, Zixun heard the messenger complaining.

Zixun paused while grinding, put down the ink block, and said after a moment's silence, "It's expected that he won't come. But, have you found out the news from him? How strong is the state?"

"Article 1 of the Laws of the Feudal Order: All under heaven is the king's land; all the people on earth are his subjects. All five kinds of creatures in the mountains, forests, lakes, marshes, and seas must obey.

Article 2: All those who have titles can be granted titles. Those with fewer titles can be landlords, and those with more titles can be state lords.

……

Article 6: All states established by those above the rank of earl are called states. They are lower than county magistrates, have no salary, but have land benefits. They have the right to levy taxes and profits within their fiefdoms. However, states are established by the court and follow laws and orders, so they are the shields, the comforters, and the agents of the king's orders. The state lord is the king's minister. The state people are the king's subjects.

Article 7: All fiefs are established based on merit and there are three rules for doing so.

The actual method is: the man's square is ten li, the son's square is thirty li, the earl's square is one hundred li, the marquis' square is three hundred li, the duke's square is five hundred li, and the king's square is one thousand li.

The law of food fiefdoms says: a man gets ten households, a son gets fifty households, an earl gets two hundred households, a marquis gets five hundred households, a duke gets one thousand households, and a king gets two thousand households. The law of annual salary says: a man gets ten dan, a son gets fifty dan, an earl gets two hundred dan, a marquis gets five hundred dan, a duke gets one thousand dan, and a king gets two thousand dan.

......"

Zixun already had a wine cup in his hand, but as he listened to the chanting, his expression changed several times, and finally he sighed deeply: "Xin Qu really dared to dream! One family and one surname rule the world? Can he do it? He's not afraid of being hated!"

In addition to sighs, these words also express yearning and desire.

If Zixun had the same prestige as Xinqu, he would not have to take a detour to Shangqiu when he announced the relocation of the capital today.

Just move the capital to Yin and the problem will be solved.

What is involved here is the whole story of the struggle between the nobles in Henan and Hebei.

More importantly, the level of development in Yindi is not high.

If they forcibly moved the capital to Yin, not only would they have to start from scratch, but more importantly, there might not be enough food.

Of course, it is definitely a good thing for Zixun, because in this way the interest chain of the nobles can be cleaned up again, but for the nobles near Yan Shang, it is a huge blow, and they will definitely not be willing to go there directly.

And I can't abandon them either.

Because their core interests are entirely dependent on the noble power in Shandong and Henan.

After the capital was moved to Yin, these people lost their local interests and went to Hebei. They could not rely on anyone else except themselves. Only with their own prestige and power could they occupy the majority in the court.

Only by occupying the majority can he promote the reform of Dayi Shang.

You can't just do nothing.

In the northern Yan State, Xin Qu had used laws to clarify the ownership of the world, the rights and responsibilities of the nobles, and the life direction of the people and slaves.

The laws of the State of Yan are not only the laws for governance, but also the written laws for the entire State of Yan.

It is an institutional reform of the "advanced county-state feudal ideology".

Compared with Dayu Shang, which was still in a slave society, Yan's governance system had extended to the county.

And the most important thing is that Xin Qu thoughtfully divided the feudal plan into three types: the real estate method, the fief method, and the annual salary method.

Adjustments and arrangements are made based on merit, ability, and character.

For example, the nomadic tribal nobles who have recently defected here are usually based on the annual salary system. They are directly arranged near Youzhou and given salaries to support themselves.

As for the actual law and the fief law, it depends on the place where it is granted.

For good places, the fiefdom system is definitely more beneficial to the imperial court. As for wastelands and places coveted by barbarians, the field system can accelerate local development, form resource allocation as soon as possible, and enable the nobles to have combat effectiveness so as to form an impact on the barbarians.

Therefore, the essence of the three laws is that the monarch needs to adapt to local conditions.

Zixun sipped his wine for a while before saying, "Keep watching the movements of Yan State. Since Xin Qu has formally adjusted the feudal laws, it means that he is ready to take back power.

There must be dissenting voices within the State of Yan. Find them and bribe them.

And tell them that as long as they are willing to come to the South, I can treat them twice as much as Xin Qu gave them, or even more."

"Yes." The eunuch responded.

Zixun put down the wine cup, returned to the table, ground the ink on the inkstone, and then picked up the brush to write on the bamboo slips: "The Draft of the Edict of Moving Bo:
The former kings had their own way and were careful to follow the will of Heaven, but we are still not at peace; our city is not stable, and the five states are not stable. We do not follow the ancients, and do not know the will of Heaven, let alone follow the fierceness of the former kings. Just as a tree that has been raised by a tree sprouts, Heaven will keep our life in this new city forever, and we will continue the great cause of the former kings and pacify the four directions..."

Zixun revised the bamboo slips in his hand several times. This was the speech he was going to use to move the capital to Shangqiu, now known as Boyi.

Next we have to prepare for the relocation of the capital, and there are many things to do, like the speech in front of me, it is better to prepare it in advance if possible.

Moving the capital is imperative! (End of this chapter)