Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 316 Innovation Chapter Zhou Chong Discusses Politics ([-])

Zhou Chong thought about it, even if the king of Qin was unhappy, it was impossible for him to have an attack right now, so he would have time to resolve it, so there is no rush for this matter, and he didn't want to entangle this issue any more, and then he continued: "Your Majesty Zhou Chong believes that the real unification is not just the unification of the territory, but to make the people of the world agree with China and the Great Qin, and to make the people of the world proud of being Chinese and the people of Great Qin. "

Nei Shiteng is a pure general, with limited understanding of political affairs, and he was a little confused: "Mr. Zhou, what do you mean by this? Could it be that the people are not Chinese when the world is unified? Are they not from Daqin? You Why do you talk around so much that I can't even understand it."

Zhou Chong smiled slightly, wanting to explain, the king of Qin had already expressed his position, struck each other with his hands, and praised: "Mr. Zhou's words have reached the heart of the widow, and the widow also thinks so. How big is the world owned by Daqin? Han Zhaoyan The lands of Wei, Qi, Chu, and the original six countries are all owned by Daqin, not to mention the land of Hetao in the north and Baiyue in the south. These places have their own governments, some for hundreds of years, some for thousands of years, or even longer , Each has its own writing and language customs. This is a big obstacle on the road to the unification of the Great Qin Dynasty and must be removed.

"I think that conquering the territory is only the first step in the great cause of unification. Next, we should take measures to remove these obstacles, so that the world will have a unified writing, a unified language, and a unified customs. If this cannot be done, time will In the long run, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents in these places, because they have something in common, so I firmly cannot allow these obstacles to exist."

King Qin's words can be summed up in one sentence: let the whole of China have a common civilization!A common civilization, this is the real reason why China has survived for thousands of years.In the history of China, China has experienced two periods of great division, one was the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the other was the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

The Northern and Southern Dynasties were divided for centuries, and after wars, they were finally unified. The reason is that China has a common civilization, and we all recognize Chinese culture.It can be assumed that if there is no Chinese civilization, then the unification of China will be more tortuous, and the instigator is Qin Shihuang!

It was Qin Shihuang who adopted a series of measures conducive to unification and closely linked all Chinese people. No matter how many winds and rains, China will always be China. Although there are divisions and wars, they will eventually come together.

Zhou Chong was very appreciative of King Qin's words. He clapped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is far-sighted, Zhou Chong admires you!" "To get such approval from Mr. Zhou, it seems that I am right."

It can be said that the completion of the great cause of reunification was promoted by Qin Shihuang, and those unification measures were Qin Shihuang's masterpiece. At that time, there was a lot of opposition, including Wei Liao. , still having scruples in his heart, he said: "My lord, how should I do this?"

He didn't say whether he agrees or not, but asked about the method. Obviously, he was asking for advice, but in essence, he hadn't realized what the real unification would be like.

It was impossible for Han Fei, Li Si, and Wang Jian to understand the far-reaching impact of the unification measures in a short while, and they were also as thoughtful as Wei Liao, and said, "Yes, please show me the king."

"Don't ask me about this, but Mr. Zhou." King Qin looked at Zhou Chong and said, "Mr. Zhou has a plan in his mind, please explain it in detail."

Zhou Chong originally wanted to take this opportunity to propose the abolition of enfeoffments and the establishment of prefectures and counties, but seeing that the situation was not right, Wei Liao, who had always been in collusion with the King of Qin, did not agree with the King of Qin, let alone Li Si, who was extremely utilitarian. Oppose, because if the enfeoffment is abolished, it will be impossible for him to be enfeoffed.In history, Li Si's famous "Book of Remonstrance and Distribution" was written after going through a lot of twists and turns. Now he still wants to get a place to be the emperor of the land.

As for Han Fei, since he died before the reunification, his attitude is hard to understand. According to Zhou Chong's observation, it is unlikely that he will agree.If Zhou Chong proposes it now, it will definitely add to the chaos. A good solution needs a good timing, otherwise it is likely to be discarded.Abolishing the division and establishing prefectures and counties is the core of Qin Shihuang's unified measures. If it is abolished, maybe Chinese history will go in another direction. Therefore, Zhou Chong is extra cautious and cannot release it without absolute certainty.

With a certain idea, Zhou Chong avoided the important and said lightly: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thinks that the characters of the Great Qin Dynasty should be promoted in the world, so that the world can use the characters of the Great Qin Dynasty."

If, as Zhou Chong expected, there was no objection to this proposal, Li Si immediately said: "Your Majesty, the characters created by the ministers are almost ready, and after a while, they can be implemented all over the world." In Handan, the creation of characters was confirmed. , Li Si was in charge, Han Fei and Zhao Gao participated.

"Okay, that's very good!" King Qin agreed very much.

Zhou Chong knew that the current writing is the continuation and development of the Qin Dynasty's writing. Generally speaking, the ancient writing is far less extensive and not as deep as the later ones. , I want to ask the king for an errand."

In King Qin's memory, Zhou Chong never took the initiative to ask for anything, and asked with great interest, "What kind of errand does Mr. Zhou want?"

Zhou Chong said bluntly: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong has read some books, but he is not proficient in characters. He has a little understanding, and wants to contribute a little bit to the creation of characters. Please allow him to do so."

If you want to engage in art and become a calligrapher, then traditional characters are a good choice, because traditional characters are more beautiful than simplified characters.But from the perspective of timeliness, simplified characters are still recommended. For example, traditional characters, simplified characters are "body", but simplified characters are "body". There are many more strokes, and it is really time-consuming to write.If simplified characters were brought into the Qin Dynasty, it would save a lot of energy in communication and greatly improve the timeliness. This was Zhou Chong's idea.

The King of Qin didn't know Zhou Chong's intentions, but he knew that Zhou Chong was an extraordinary person. He must be very sure that he took the initiative to invite Ying, and said happily: "It's very good."

Li Si bowed to Zhou Chong and said, "If you can't reach it, please ask Mr. Zhou for advice."

Zhou Chong said modestly: "Master Li is serious. Zhou Chong is very excited to be able to participate in the grand event of China with Master Li."

Words are the crystallization of a nation's civilization, which can be passed on for a long time and benefit countless people.Of course Zhou Chong was excited to be able to participate in this event. He was not excited about working with Li Si, but because later generations would say that Zhou Chong invented characters, not Cangjie.

(End of this chapter)