The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 50: System, or system!
Ying Zheng had long thought about how to completely break the rule of aristocratic dictatorship.

In view of the current social situation and historical development, and in light of the actual situation and seeking truth from facts, only by changing the aristocratic dictatorship to the rule of professional bureaucrats can it be more conducive to the emperor's centralization of power.

It’s time to find a way to change the national policy of military merit titles.

Similarly, now is also the best opportunity.

Because the vested interest groups of the Qin Dynasty today are not the old aristocrats who inherited the throne, but the new aristocrats who rose to power through military merit. The aristocrats of the Qin Dynasty no longer have a say.

These newly emerging landlord classes are easy to control at present. After all, they still have a long way to go before they can become the complete combination of landlords, gentry and bureaucrats in later generations.

Under the rule of Shang Yang's Qin Law, the king of Qin had unlimited power.

Although the current official system is far less perfect than that of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the extremely perfect Qin law has laid a foundation for pushing the administrative system downwards that is far superior to that of later generations. At this time in the Qin Dynasty, not to mention the imperial power going down to the countryside, it has already been delegated to individuals, and the organizational capabilities are terrifying.

The war among the vassal states can be described as a big car racing without rules. The other six states all have cars, some big and some small. The strongest one is just an off-road vehicle, and the smallest one is not even a car, but a motorcycle. No need to look at others, I'm talking about you, South Korea!

But today's Daqin is a mud truck that can reach a speed of 180 km/h. Anyone who stands in its way will die.

The embarrassing thing is that Shang Jun was the reason for both his success and failure. This dump truck only has an accelerator but no brake, and it will explode if it runs out of fuel.

However, this system is too perfect, and it is difficult to reform it. Moreover, it has not yet been unified, so it cannot be reformed on a major scale. The enemies have not yet been completely wiped out, so how can we destroy our weapons?

However, the difficulty of transformation after unification will increase, which is also a headache now. We can only grasp the degree and slowly carry out the transformation in the process of unifying the world.

In the process of unifying the world, the cake is getting bigger and bigger, and only when the reform is made in the process of the cake getting bigger will there be a chance of success.

After unifying the world, his prestige will be enough, and given the national conditions of the Qin Dynasty, the King of Qin has all the power. As long as he doesn't take big steps, but just takes small steps and runs fast, the problem can be solved.

Ying Zheng had already made plans for prestige.

The change must protect their interests without depriving them of them, and at the same time separate aristocratic status from official status, changing management from aristocratic to official.

In the future, noble titles will only be used to guarantee honor and treatment to ensure their enjoyment. The military merit system can be seamlessly connected and changed to military honors to defend imperial power.

Specific matters should be handed over to professional bureaucrats, and there should be a separation of civil and military affairs.

Nobles can also command troops or hold civil service positions, but they must also hold official positions. Nobles have names but no power, so they must hold official positions.

This will not be hindered too much, the people are still the same group of people, only the system has changed, the cake is not passive, so there is no need to worry about risking your life.

Moreover, the more people have, the less likely they are to fight for it even if some of their cake is taken away. This is the weakness of the aristocracy.

As long as the King of Qin does not declare a complete and rapid war against all people of all classes and levels, and reforms them slowly, he can succeed. Ying Zheng is not that stupid.

Similarly, the same group of people can still be doing the work now, but the system must be improved first. As the poor rise up, things will naturally become what they want.

History has proven that aristocratic rule is far inferior to official rule.

At least that's the case for the emperor.

Ruling requires the assistance of a large number of knowledgeable people.

This led to the fact that monarchs of this era sometimes had to compromise with intellectuals because they needed people to do things.

An illiterate person cannot become an official.

History has proven that the more intellectuals there are, the less bargaining power they have before the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang could kill so many people because there were so many people who could be officials, so he was not afraid of no one doing the work. The most important issue now is to increase the number of intellectuals and governance talents.

Ying Zheng is not willing to compromise. If you don't obey, I will kill you.

Knowledge is too expensive in this era, and the biggest problem limiting knowledge is the carrier.

Paper.

What was most needed now was paper and movable type.

And this is what Ying Zheng needs the Mohists to do, the most important thing at the moment.

If these two things are handled well, they can greatly increase your reputation.

Only when paper is widely popularized and combined with movable type printing can we effectively promote the development of education and the dissemination of knowledge.

Only when ordinary people can receive education and their education level is improved can basic productivity develop rapidly.

Similarly, when knowledge starts to become relatively cheap, large groups of intellectuals will naturally emerge, and these intellectuals can in turn promote social development.

The Qin State's system of selecting talents and military merit system were slightly modified, and then the imperial examination system was added. In the early stage, the imperial examination, recommendation, military merit, and patronage could be carried out in parallel.

Moreover, only in this way can we adjust the national policy after unifying the country, gradually reform the system of military merit and title, and tighten the out-of-control mud truck of military merit and title.

Of course, a new set of Qin laws is also needed, and these can be done slowly.

To achieve all this, we need a large number of scholars from humble backgrounds. As long as they are given the opportunity to advance, the humble backgrounds will become the emperor's loyal supporters.

As time goes by, the small number of nobles will inevitably be replaced by the larger number of poor families. Given the current national conditions of the Qin Dynasty, this stable change can be achieved.

Nowadays, the majority of officials and the army of the Qin Dynasty come from poor backgrounds. For everyone, this has not changed much.

The invention of new technology takes time, its popularization takes time, and it takes even more time for a person to grow into a talent. It will be too late to do it after the world is unified. It is just the right time to do it now.

There is no need to worry about what will happen if the other vassal states have too many scholars. With their current promotion mechanism and ruling system, it is better to have fewer knowledgeable people than too many!
Only Daqin.

The pie of Daqin has been getting bigger and bigger, and the majority of its people come from the lower classes, so Daqin is not afraid.

Besides, the Qin people alone cannot rule the world because they do not have enough people.

They also need the assistance of scholars from other countries. In this case, if the Qin Dynasty gives them a chance, it will naturally be a clear choice for them to pledge allegiance to.

Actively promote knowledge and cultivate more people born in poor families and the lower classes. It is much better to absorb the rule of the poor than to absorb the rule of the remnants of the six kingdoms and the great nobles.

After all, the great nobles of the six nations were constantly being lost, and their loyalty could not be gained no matter what.

But it is different for the poor. They are the new vested interests and will naturally be absolutely loyal to the Qin that has given them everything.

Therefore, the most important thing is to first develop paper and movable type printing, and spread knowledge as quickly as possible.

After that, just go out of the country. After going out of the country, as long as you give opportunities to the middle and lower-class people, countless people will emerge to debate the scriptures for the Qin army.

The aristocratic feudal system must be changed to a centralized system and imperial dictatorship.

Otherwise, wouldn’t this trip be in vain?

(End of this chapter)