Chapter 7 Chapter Two

When Guan Zhong shot an arrow, he didn't expect that the person facing him would become the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. The man himself, of course, did not expect it. Fortunately, the shot was a belt hook. The person who was shot on the hook was called Xiaobai, who was later Duke Huan of Qi. He was the son of Qi State at that time and the younger brother of Duke Xiang of Qi.Qi, like Lu and Wei, was also the earliest feudal state in the Zhou Dynasty. The surname was Jiang, and the first king was Jiang Taigong.From Jiang Taigong to Qi Xianggong, it has been Spring and Autumn.Xianggong is an absurd guy.He and his sister probably had a sexual relationship very early.Later, the younger sister married to the State of Lu, known as Wen Jiang in history, and her husband was Duke Huan of Lu.Fifteen years later, when Duke Huan visited Qi with Wen Jiang, the two brothers and sisters went to bed again.The unbearable Duke Huan scolded Wen Jiang severely, and Wen Jiang sued her brother and lover Qi Xianggong.The handling of Duke Xiang was to disregard ethics and international relations, and sent someone to murder Duke Huan, who was both his brother-in-law and the head of a friendly country, and then killed the suspect.

The absurdity of this matter is self-evident.Qi's dominance and Lu's embarrassment are self-evident.In fact, after Duke Huan was killed, the diplomatic appeal made by the State of Lu to the State of Qi was only to punish the murderer, and did not dare to hold Duke Xiang of Qi accountable.On the contrary, without the obstacle of Duke Huan of Lu, the incest between Duke Xiang of Qi and Lu Wenjiang became even more unscrupulous.There are six times their trysts have been recorded in the annals of history.Even before Duke Huan's body was cold, Wen Jiang ran back to Qi State to have sex with his lover's brother not long after Zhuang Gong ascended the throne, regardless of Lu State's decency.It can be seen that Qi State was quite strong at that time.Apart from swallowing his anger, the State of Lu could not make any claims.

Qi, originally dominated one side in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.But it is thanks to Guan Zhong that he truly became a superpower. Guan Zhong was the first great statesman in the Spring and Autumn Period. Guan Zhong, who later served as Prime Minister of Qi, was originally the master of Qi Xianggong's younger brother, Prince Jiu.Zijiu's master is Zhaohu, and Xiaobai's master is Bao Shuya.Zijiao and Xiaobai are brothers, Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya are friends.Bao Shuya saw early on that Duke Xiang was acting absurdly, and there must be civil strife in Qi, so he escorted Xiaobai to Ju in advance, and Jiu fled to Lu after the civil strife.On November 7, the eighth year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (686 BC), Duke Xiang of Qi was murdered by his cousin Gongsun Wuzhi.In the spring of the next year, Gongsun Wuzhi, who had usurped the throne, was also killed by the people of the country, and a power vacuum appeared in Qi.So Bao Shuya accompanied Xiaobai, Zhaohu and Guan Zhong protected Zijiu, and returned home to fight for the throne.Guan Zhong's arrow was shot when he and Xiaobai met on a narrow road.

As a result of the battle for the throne, Zijiu failed and was killed, and Zhaohu committed suicide by martyrdom, all of which became victims of political struggle.Xiaobai won the victory and returned home to ascend the throne. Qi entered the era of Duke Huan. Duke Huan of Qi is not like his brother-in-law Duke Huan of Lu.Duke Huan of Lu is weak, Duke Huan of Qi is domineering.Not only did he not remember Guan Zhong's revenge, but he entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.Guan Zhong lived up to his high expectations, and implemented reforms in the four aspects of politics, economy, military affairs, and diplomacy, which finally led to the rise of the great state of Qi and achieved the hegemony of Duke Huan in one fell swoop.

So, what is Guan Zhong's hegemony? Military and political integration. Guan Zhong's political strategy is to settle the country first and then fight against the outside world, and to establish the country first and then seek hegemony.The strategy of governing the country is a game of chess across the country, first distinguishing between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and then distinguishing between the capital and the countryside.Residents and businessmen in the capital, and farmers in the countryside.However, whether they are scholars, farmers, businessmen, or businessmen, they must live in strict accordance with their industry and status. They cannot live together, and they cannot move or change occupations.This may be the earliest household registration system in China, and it is also the most stringent and unreasonable.

Thirty farmers living in the countryside make up an eup, and each eup has a division.Ten cities are one pawn, and each pawn has a pawn commander.Ten soldiers form a township, and each township has a township commander.The three townships are one county, and each county has a county commander.The ten counties belong to one genus, each of which belongs to a doctor, and one belongs to Zheng.The lower level of the subordinate is the county, the lower level of the county is the township, the lower level of the township is the soldier, and the lower level of the soldier is the city.Yi is the most basic level of government.The township is managed by the department and is responsible to the commander; the soldier is managed by the commander and is responsible to the township commander; the township is managed by the township commander and is responsible to the county commander; the county is managed by the county commander and is responsible to the subordinate doctor.The genus is managed by the doctor, and the genus is the supervisor, who is directly responsible to the monarch.There are five genus in the whole country, five belong to Zheng, and five belong to doctors, who are the accountability objects of the monarch.The county is in charge of the county, the county is in charge of the township, the township is in charge of the soldiers, and the soldiers are in charge of the city. A pyramid management system with centralized authority and accountability is established.

The capital is divided into twenty-one townships.Six of them housed workers and businessmen, called "The Township of Industry and Commerce".The other fifteen resident scholars are called "Scholar Township".Shi Township has five families as one track, ten tracks as one mile, four miles as a company, and ten companies as a township.Of these fifteen scholar townships, the monarch and two senior ministers (Guozi and Gaozi) are in charge of five townships each.The object of their accountability is the township doctor.One for each township, a total of fifteen. The fifteen townships managed by the monarch, Guozi, and Gaozi are all townships of scholars, so each family must send one person to serve as a soldier.Serving as a soldier in the Spring and Autumn Period was the duty of scholars, as well as their right, and even their privilege.Therefore, the administrative system of Shixiang can easily be transformed into a military establishment: five families are the rails, and five fighters are the Wu, and the Wu leader is the rail leader.Ten tracks make up one mile, and there are fifty fighters. This is Xiao Rong (combat team), and Rong Chang (captain) is Li Yousi.Four miles is a company, two hundred soldiers, this is the pawn, and the commander of the pawn is the company commander.Ten companies form a township, with two thousand soldiers, this is the brigade, and the brigade commander is the township doctor.There are 10,000 soldiers in the five townships, this is the army.Fifteen townships with 30,000 soldiers, this is the three armies.The commanders of the three armies are the monarch, the son of the country, and the son of Gao.The monarch will be in the middle army, the son of the country will be in the army, and Gaozi will be in the army.The monarch and the two ministers are not only the chief executives of the fifteen townships, but also the chief military officers of the three armies from these fifteen townships.

This is called "sending military orders for internal affairs", which is Guan Zhong's most important policy.According to this system of military and political integration, small units at the soldier level can be trained in residential areas, and large units at the military level can be assembled outside the suburbs.What's more, Guan Zhong also stipulated that once scholars delimit their living area, they are not allowed to move.Neighbors must guard each other, share the blessings, and share the difficulties.Guan Zhong believes that if people stay with each other and families depend on each other, when fighting, not only will the army not be disordered, but also the same enemy will be guaranteed.No wonder Guan Zhong said to Duke Huan proudly: "Your Majesty, with 30,000 elite troops, are running rampant in the world. May I ask who can stop it?"

Obviously, this is a kind of Baojia system, and it is also a kind of militarism, which is out-and-out domineering.In particular, prohibiting people from moving freely and changing jobs is clearly a violation of human rights.But since Huan Gong wanted to achieve hegemony, of course he could only talk about hegemony.Whether humane or kingly, they can only be shelved.As for how to develop the economy, enrich war preparations, and conduct diplomacy, it is nothing more than a technical issue.

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