Chapter 24 The second key point of the reform: crack down every day

After the "Cultivation Grass Order" was implemented, a series of laws and regulations were promulgated one after another, and Wei Yang's reform was fully rolled out. What is certain is that the decrees promulgated by Wei Yang in Qin State were basically based on Li Kui's "Fa Jing", but added a lot of innovative content, which greatly surpassed Li Kui.In general, the control is wider and the control is stricter. As mentioned earlier, during the reign of Duke Xian of Qin, the State of Qin had already implemented the household registration law, and the national household registration was compiled according to the method of five families forming one army.On this basis, Wei Yang established a joint sitting system of mutual denunciation and joint sitting for the same crime.

In short, when one person breaks the law, the whole family is guilty, and the neighbors are implicated.Those who do not report the crime or who hide the criminal shall be punished by beheading and the property of the whole family shall be confiscated.But if someone reports a crime to the government, the person who informs will not only be exonerated, but also receive a heavy reward, which is equivalent to getting the enemy's head on the battlefield. Once the Lian Zuo Law was promulgated, everyone in Qin State felt insecure, their consciousness of learning the law was greatly improved, and their enthusiasm for fighting against illegal and criminal phenomena was unprecedentedly high.Wei Yang is undoubtedly the instigator of "mobilizing the people to fight against the people".For more than two thousand years since then, rulers of all dynasties have regarded Lianzao as the only way to rule the people.

In terms of sentencing, Wei Yang advocated heavy punishment for minor crimes, thinking that this would make the people of the country dare not commit even minor crimes, let alone serious crimes. For example, those who steal cattle and horses will be sentenced to death! (Because cows and horses are means of production) Those who step more than six feet will be punished heavily! (Crime for breaking weights and measures) Those who take out the trash in the street, get a tattoo! (Dumping rubbish affects others, and it is easy to cause fights, and "private fights" are absolutely forbidden in Qin State)

In short, under the governance of Wei Yang, the state of Qin cracked down hard every day, and everyone was cautious, thinking twice before even spitting. But the hard work has achieved remarkable results.After the implementation of the new law, Qin State became the country with the best law and order at that time. Needless to say, the hand of the reform has also extended to the army. Wei Yang made a drastic move and reformed the system of rank and title in Qin State, dividing the title into twenty grades, which are as follows from bottom to top: The first level is official, the second level is made up, the third level is wrapped in hairpins, and the fourth level is not changed. These four levels are equivalent to the original "scholar";

The fifth level is a doctor, the sixth level is an official official, the seventh level is a public official, the eighth level is a public vehicle, and the ninth level is a five-level doctor. These five levels are equivalent to the original "doctor"; The tenth level is left-handed, the eleventh-level is right-handed, the twelfth-level is left-handed, the thirteenth-level is middle-level, the fourteenth is right-handed, the fifteenth-level is small, and the sixteenth is high-level Zao (also known as Daliang Zao), the seventeenth rank of Siche Shuzhang, the eighteenth rank of Da Shuzhang, these nine ranks are equivalent to the original "Qing";

The nineteenth-level Guanneihou and the twentieth-level Liehou (or Chehou) were not there before, and they were equivalent to princes. Each level is linked to military merit, no matter noble or commoner, they are all on the same starting line, and enjoy the rank according to military merit. The calculation of military merit is very simple, it is determined by the number of enemy heads captured on the battlefield.Anyone who beheads a soldier of the enemy's country will be given a first-class title, an hectare of land, nine acres of homestead, and a servant; official.If the heads of five soldiers are beheaded, not only can they be promoted to nobles, but they can also be promoted to officials; if they work hard to become a doctor, they can become county magistrates, and the state will reward six slaves, which is quite comfortable.

Of course, the so-called soldiers are not ordinary enemies, at least they are soldiers of the level of Wei's soldiers.Even so, the reward set by Wei Yang is still very tempting, and it opens a door for promotion to commoners who dream of becoming a nobleman.As soon as this policy was implemented, the soldiers of Qin State suddenly became active on the battlefield as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. Not only did they want to fight, they dared to fight, but they also dared to fight tough battles. no regrets.The reputation of "ruthless" among Qin people was acquired from that time.

There are rewards and punishments, and even the way of sitting has been introduced into the army. In the army of the Qin State, five people form a team, which is led by a team leader; . If one member of a company escapes on the battlefield, the other four will be punished; but if anyone can behead the enemy, he himself can be exempted from punishment. Troops above the village have beheading indicators.Take Tun as an example, if you don’t get a single enemy’s head in a battle, the head of the Tun and the hundred generals will be killed; if you get more than 33 enemy heads, it is considered to have completed the state’s order. task, the head of the village can be promoted to a rank.When an army besieges an enemy's city and beheads more than 8,000 heads, or more than 2,000 heads in a field battle, the entire army will be rewarded, and all officers will be promoted to a rank.

Wei Yang also established a "short soldier" system. The short soldiers are the guards. Every five hundred masters have fifty short soldiers. Generals who lead thousands of people and county magistrates who enjoy a salary of a thousand stones have one hundred short soldiers. Four thousand people.If the general dies in battle, all short soldiers will be punished—of course, if a short soldier gets an enemy's head, he can also be exonerated. Compared with Sun Wu, Wu Qi and others, Wei Yang is obviously inferior in military affairs, but he made up for this shortcoming through system design.The core content of these systems is only two words, namely "reward" and "punishment".

Rewards should be rewarded to make people envious, and punishments should be punished to make people terrified. The wolf nature hidden in the people of Qin was aroused in this way.This kind of wolf nature created an extremely powerful Qin Empire, and also laid the groundwork for its extinction.