My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1222: When there are men, we will capture the king and sweep the country! Grasp both the rule of law and the rule of virtue, and both hands must be strong!
Lü Buwei rolled up his sleeves again and prepared to fire, but Ying Chengjiao had already asked back, "Why did Lord Feng say that?"

Feng Quji said in a deep voice: "When the people are humiliated, they are given noble titles; when they are weak, they are given high positions; when they are poor, they are given heavy rewards. If you rule the people with punishments, they will be happy to work; if you reward the people for fighting, they will not care about death..."

Ying Chengjiao waved his hand, interrupting Feng Quji and saying, "I have read Lord Shang's works, so there is no need for Lord Feng to add more."

"But Shang Jun does not know how powerful and prosperous the Qin Dynasty is today, nor does he know how wealthy the Qin Dynasty is today. Shang Jun's admonition is for a time of great contention, not for a time of peace."

"Shang Jun's strategy of weakening the people certainly helped our Great Qin conquer the world, but I do not think that this strategy is the only and best strategy for controlling the people and governing the country."

"I am not familiar with government affairs, but I know a little about military strategy."

"There is no perfect strategy in the world, let alone perfect tactics. All tactics should be based on strategy and the battle situation. All strategies should be based on the right time, right place, and right people. If the right time, right place, and right people change, the strategy must change accordingly. Otherwise, any strategy may suffer a great defeat!"

"The strategy of weakening the people is conducive to external conquests, but now that the Great Qin War is over, it is time to improve the foundation internally. All the people in the world are also longing for a peaceful life."

"If the Great Qin continues to rule the country with harsh laws and use methods to weaken the people, the people will surely resent it!"

In Ying Chengjiao's view, there is nothing wrong with the policy of weakening the people. Instead, it is a powerful means to seize national strength in order to survive in times of crisis.

But the policy of weakening the people itself belongs to a wartime system!
This is a phased tactic that is not suitable for long-term operation and requires external pressure for the people to accept it.

Strict laws and punishments should be suitable for troubled times, not for all eternity.

The current Great Qin is about to move from a chaotic era to a prosperous one. The top priority in the future is rest and development rather than external wars. Therefore, harsh laws and the tactics of weakening the people are naturally no longer suitable for the Great Qin!

Feng Quji frowned and asked, "If the people are resentful, so what?!"

"Even if the people are resentful, they will help our Great Qin prosper!"

"And the people's hearts are easy to change. The longer our Great Qin uses the policy of weakening the people, the less resentful the Qin people will be!"

Ying Chengjiao looked directly at Feng Quji and said solemnly, "If the people become resentful, people from all over the Qin will rise up in rebellion!"

"Let us die without a burial place!"

When these words were spoken, all the ministers were stunned.

After a few breaths, Li Si forced a smile and said, "What Chang'an Jun said is a bit shocking."

"The Great Qin was given the jade by the Emperor of Heaven, and the King was given the mandate by Heaven. How can the people's resentment overthrow the Great Qin?"

Lu Buwei rolled up his sleeves and prepared to talk with Li Si about what it means that he who wins the hearts of the people will win the world.

Unfortunately, before Lü Buwei could even open his mouth, he was interrupted by the Minister of Rites Zhuangchou: "Is it appalling? I don't think so."

Zhuang Qiu said coldly: "The King of Chu is unfair. One man can do nothing about it. A hundred men will flee to neighboring countries, a thousand will become bandits, and ten thousand will raise the banner of rebellion. When we have a hundred thousand men, we will capture the king and destroy the country!"

"The King of Chu is now a captive in Qin. Li Shangqing can ask the King of Chu this question."

"I think the King of Chu will tell Li Shangqing what is appalling and what is the wrath of ten thousand men!"

Lu Buwei silently put down his sleeves and clapped his hands in praise: "Brilliant!"

Lu Buwei could only talk about theory, but Zhuang Chou talked about practical operations!
Even though Li Si was an eloquent man, he could not defeat the King of Chu who was a prisoner in Qin!

Ying Chengjiao and Zhuang Chou looked at each other, smiled, and then said: "The reason why I can repeatedly get righteous men from the enemy's territory to join me is because everyone in the world knows that the king is kind and righteous, and knows that I can give them a good life!"

"If the Great Qin continues to use harsh laws and draconian punishments to control the people, it will not only disappoint the righteous people of the world, but will also shake the trust of the people of the world in the Great Qin and in me!"

“By then, there will be more than a hundred thousand people who are resentful?!”

Ying Chengjiao's words completely killed the game.

As long as the benefits are great enough, ministers like Feng Quji can persuade the Qin Dynasty to betray its promise and destroy the trust established by moving the trees in the past.

But no one dared to advise the Qin Dynasty to betray Ying Chengjiao's promise, otherwise Ying Zheng and Ying Chengjiao would definitely join forces to tear him apart!
As expected by the ministers, Ying Zheng nodded and said, "My brother, what you said is very true!"

"However, I think that leniency and leniency should be limited, and not allow people to act recklessly." "Does your brother have any good advice on this?"

Ying Chengjiao immediately raised his hands and said: "At this time of great change in the Great Qin, I think that the Great Qin should combine the rule of law with the rule of virtue, and grasp both the rule of law and the rule of virtue, and both hands must be strong!"

"In the rule of law of our Great Qin, there should be laws to follow, laws must be followed, law enforcement must be strict, and violations must be punished. This will make the people respect the law more than harsh laws and punishments."

"In our Great Qin, we should govern with virtue, select officials with virtue, administer the government with virtue, assist the law with virtue, and care for the people with virtue. Only in this way can we lead our subjects to be good and govern themselves with virtue."

“We should attach importance to both the normative role of law and the educational role of morality, so that law and morality can complement each other and rule of law and rule of virtue can bring out the best in each other.”

Ying Zheng listened carefully to Ying Chengjiao's words, and a look of relief and appreciation appeared in his eyes.

It is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to keep it!
Everything in the future of the Qin Dynasty will be new, and everything in the world will be new. In addition, the large amount of craftsmanship and farming techniques contributed by Ying Chengjiao have disrupted the world. For a while, Ying Zheng had no idea how to rule the world.

In the original history, Ying Zheng was feeling his way across the river until his death, but he never found a path that was truly suitable for the Qin Dynasty. He could only spend the rest of his life touring the world and using his personal skills to make repairs.

But now, Ying Chengjiao's programmatic speech has illuminated the way forward for Ying Zheng!
Lu Buwei couldn't help but clap his hands again and exclaimed: "Wonderful! Great prize!"

"Hearing what Lord Chang'an said, I feel as if I were drinking sweet rain, and I feel refreshed and happy!"

"Chang'an Jun has such a deep understanding of state governance, I think he must have a good way to govern the country!"

The filial piety-based governance advocated by Lü Buwei is a form of moral governance, but Lü Buwei also supports the Qin Dynasty’s rule of law. It’s just that the Qin Dynasty today values ​​law more than morality, so Lü Buwei had to emphasize the importance of moral governance.

Ying Chengjiao's words really hit the mark for Lu Buwei!

Facing the expectant gazes of the Qin monarch and his ministers, Ying Chengjiao spread his hands and said, "Nothing."

The ruler and ministers of the Qin Dynasty: ???
Ying Chengjiao smiled shyly and said, "As you all know, I am not familiar with government affairs."

"It's rare to have such thoughts!"

The rest of the knowledge I have never learned in my previous life!

The Qin emperor and his ministers were slightly startled, and then all smiled.

To this day, everyone in the Qin court and the country knows that Ying Chengjiao has many good strategies, but most of his strategies are just general outlines but difficult to weave a network.

Ying Zheng smiled and glared at Ying Chengjiao, then continued, "We should focus on both rule of law and rule of virtue. I think what my brother said is very good."

"Do you have any good advice on this?"

This time, Lü Buwei did not roll up his sleeves, but stepped forward and saluted, saying: "I think it is easy to have laws to abide by, but it is difficult to abide by the laws, enforce them strictly, and punish those who violate them!"

"The stricter the law, the more law enforcers there will be to enforce it, until our Great Qin will be unable to bear it. If there are not enough law enforcers, it will be difficult to enforce the law strictly, and the subjects will not respect the law."

"I advise you to suspend the sentence!"

"Those who commit serious crimes should be punished severely, while those who commit minor crimes should not be punished. A proper balance between strictness and leniency, and the punishment of all lawbreakers will make the subjects know the severity of the law and what they cannot do!"

Once Lu Buwei stood up, he didn't sit down again.

Seeing Lu Buwei arguing with his ministers, Ying Chengjiao yawned, walked up to Ying Zheng as if no one was around, opened Ying Zheng's cabinet and took out two persimmon cakes.

He threw a persimmon to Ying Zheng while Ying Zheng looked like he wanted to scold him. Ying Chengjiao took the persimmon cake and strolled back to his seat, where he sat down to watch the show.

But before he could put the persimmon cake into his mouth, Ying Chengjiao heard a low voice coming from outside the main hall: "Your Majesty!"

"Master Craftsman Fuqiong wishes to see Lord Chang'an!"

"After I tried to stop him, the master carpenter Fuqiong said that he had something urgent to report. I dare not act on my own, so I ask the king to make the decision!"

(End of this chapter)