Chapter 51 Section 5 Glacier thawing New Deal pushes away leisurely

In the middle of winter, the Prime Minister's Mansion in the middle of Zhengyang Road opened quietly. According to the wishes of the new Qin King Ying Yiren and Meng Ao and other senior ministers, the prime minister should hold a grand ceremony to open the mansion, and the grand ceremony of the new dynasty and new policies will be displayed when Meng Chunyue and the commencement ceremony are held together.Lu Buwei didn't take it seriously, and wrote a letter to the new king, advocating that "do not show vain power, but do practical things, plan for the three winter months, and govern in the Mengchun moon." All agreed.According to the monthly decree, the months of three winters are November, December and January, November is Mengdong, December is midwinter, January is Jidong, and it is three winters.These three winter months coincided with the heavy snowfall and the cold season, and the period when Xiang Weidong was closed for storage. The government did not make major policies, and the government did not do major affairs. In Lu Buwei's view, it was a good time to make solid preparations.

Starting from the middle of the year, in more than two months, Lu Buwei carefully did two things: one by one, he investigated the subordinate officials left by Cai Ze one by one. , and the rest were all moved to the county officials, and the officials of Chu and Yan who were unwilling to go to the counties and counties were given money to return to their homeland.Lu Buwei specifically told Cai Ze that these noble children who have never been in politics are not suitable for practical officials, and that they should start training as county officials is the right way, and staying in the prime minister's house will actually harm them.Cai Ze was very grateful, and even said that Lu Buwei had cleaned up this mess too leniently, and he was careful to attract unwarranted criticism.Lu Buwei just smiled.In the second case, Lu Buwei personally led a group of newly appointed officials to clean up all the government affairs volumes in the classics library, sorting out nearly a thousand unresolved matters left over from the 80-odd years since King Qin Hui, of which more than 600 were actually from various counties. The "injustice" from the county newspaper requested Yu Zhaoxue's lawsuit.Most of these pending matters occurred in the fifty-sixth year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin Dynasty, especially in the early period of King Zhaoxiang, who was the empress dowager and regent Wei Xie led the country's "four nobles".What's more, more than 130 typos were found in the originals and copies of the decrees of various government offices. Lu Buwei couldn't help being surprised!

By the beginning of spring, Lu Buwei had already made up his mind about the strategy of the New Deal. Ji Dong is about to stop and the earth is getting warmer, and a volume of Lu Buwei's letter unfolds on Ying Yiren's desk—— Minister Lu Buwei nodded: I am the new dynasty, and it is absolutely necessary to implement the new policy.I have repeatedly speculated that I should stick to the twenty-four-character strategy: first deal with serious illnesses, and then plan new ones, not to be tired of difficulties, not to abandon trivial details, but to seek solidity and strengthen my foundation.In the month of three winters, the ministers and officials thoroughly investigated the government affairs, and the accumulated malpractices were shocking!Both the government and the public respect Qin law, so there is no practice in the five generations, and there is no investigation for a hundred years, so that the accumulated accumulation is hard to return, and no one dares to correct mistakes and revise the law!If this is put on hold for a long time, the levee will collapse in the ant's nest, and the hills will collapse in the dark crevice. Even if there is a plan for dominance, it will be empty talk!But this is the case, the minister wants to start with the small things first: rectify unjust lawsuits, amnesty unjust offenders; clarify laws and regulations, purge legal officials; exonerate false words, revise heroes of former kings; open gardens, honor relatives, and calm palace grievances.If this is the case, the New Deal can be planned!Although everything is small, it is difficult to do.Because the laws of the Qin Dynasty are strict, there has never been a lenient government. This is the first of its kind. My king must uphold perseverance and not be disturbed by winds from all sides, so as to achieve success.During the period, there were mistakes, and I am willing to bear them with all my strength, so as not to cause chaos in the country!

"Prepare the car! Prime Minister's Mansion!" Ying Yiren gave an order, and stepped out of the warm Dongpian Hall. Lu Buwei and a group of new senior officials are counting and listing the first issues and discussing them one by one. There are mountains of bamboo slips, some people search, some record, some recite and some argue. .Ying Yiren came in alone, but he couldn't see where Lu Buwei was?All the officials in the hall were busy, but no one noticed that someone was patrolling inside the door.After searching for a while, Ying Yiren finally found a leaflet in the corner of the house in front of the mountain. Lu Buwei was reading and discussing with several officials each, and from time to time wiped the sweat from his temples with his big sleeves.

Suddenly, Ying Yiren saw Lu Buwei's gray hair on his temples, and his eyes suddenly became moist.From the bottom of his heart, Ying Yiren is grateful to Lu Buwei, but also from the bottom of his heart, he is jealous of this businessman who is always happy and always angry; he is calm and sophisticated and so young that people can never tell his age. Free and easy, think so much, do so well, let him take up all the good things in the world!Because of this kind of jealousy, Ying Yiren didn't feel apologetic at all for "robbing" his beloved woman, and Hexi Fortress didn't feel really sad when he saw Lu Buwei's sudden madness and aging; yes, only in this way, God is fair .However, when today's Ying Yiren saw Lu Buwei's mottled temples, his heart was inexplicably sour and shocked...

Ying Yiren left silently without saying a word. At the second watch of the night, the elder Shi Huanli arrived at the prime minister's mansion and handed out a volume of Qin Wang's special edict.It was a three-foot-square piece of jade-white Shu brocade, and on it were eight fist-sized blood characters——Weijun’s New Deal, my heart is like a mountain!Lu Buwei was silent for a long time, tears streaming from his eyes.Unexpectedly, Lao Huanli waved his hand, and the old servant outside the hall brought another rusty bronze dagger.Lao Huanli sighed with emotion: "This is Qin Jian, the Lord Mugong! For a hundred years, only Shang Jun and the Duke have led it. The Duke is in charge, and the King of Qin entrusts him with the whole country. The government and the people will wait and see, and the Lord cherishes it!" Lu Buwei solemnly Worshiping the sword, there were no tears in his eyes, and when Huan Li left, he stood still in the empty hall intently.

At the beginning of spring in February, Lu Buwei's New Deal was quietly launched during the grand start-up ceremony. The first step of the New Deal starts with the least controversial law correction. Those who correct the law correct the mistakes in the text of the law.To understand the importance of rectifying the law, we must first talk about the evolution of the promulgation and dissemination of pre-Qin decrees.The decrees of the ancient Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were only preserved in the government, and the content of the decrees was not disclosed to the common people.In terms of preservation form, whether it is the royal family, the princes, or the government offices under their jurisdiction, the codes are preserved together with other volumes, and there are no special officials and special treasuries.At that time, the society was still largely regulated by traditional customs and morals. There were few laws and regulations, and the provisions were extremely simple, so officials could easily memorize and preserve them; No way of knowing.In such a situation, whether the officials are wise and fair is of vital significance to law enforcement.Practically speaking, officials completely determine the content of laws and the results of law enforcement.This is the so-called "rule of man".The deep-rooted reason why the ancient people highly respected kingly sages lies in the reality of this rule of man.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the common people surged and customs changed greatly, and people's seeking knowledge and methods became a new trend.Some vassal states trying to conform to the sky and people began to try to announce the laws to the people.In 536 B.C., which was the ninth year of King Jing of Zhou according to the chronology at that time, Zi Chan, who was "in power" of Zheng Guo (roughly equivalent to the later prime minister), was the first to compile Zheng Guo's decrees into "Punishment Book", which was cast and engraved on Dalai Lama. On top of the tripod, it stands in the square of the capital city, thinking that the "normal law" of Zheng State.At that time, the world called it "casting punishment book".Over the next thirty years, Zheng Guo came out with a famous practitioner named Deng Xi.Keeping pace with the times, this person made some amendments to the laws promulgated by Zichan, and engraved them into a large number of leaflets and distributed them in the state of Zheng.At that time, the world called it "Bamboo Punishment".Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yang, the ruling minister of the largest vassal state of Jin, cast the full text of the "Book of Punishment" compiled by Fan Xuanzi, the official in charge of the law of Jin, on a large tripod that was much larger than Zheng Guo's punishment tripod, and stood in the public square. All over the world, the world calls it "casting punishment tripod", which is the biggest event of promulgating laws and regulations in the Spring and Autumn Period.

After entering the Warring States period, under the vigorous advocacy and practice of legalists, promulgating laws has become the consensus of the world.The Wei State Reform was the first climax of the Warring States Reform. Not only was Li Kui's "Fa Jing" engraved and handed down, but the Wei State's new law was spread widely by the government to attract people to migrate to Wei.The subsequent reforms in various countries all focused on "clearing the law" as the top priority. The decree was not only promulgated openly, but also tried its best to make the people aware of the law, so as to ensure the smooth implementation of the new law.That is to say, the wave of political reforms that emerged during the Warring States Period is actually gradually breaking away from the long-standing tradition of rule of man, and is gradually approaching a country ruled by law.

Even so, due to various restrictions such as communication methods and path blockages, it is really difficult and difficult to ensure that the decrees remain as the original text after repeated copying and streaming!To be honest, it doesn't matter if the decree is corrupted in the public dissemination, after all, the public has neither the right to interpret the decree nor the right to enforce it.The key point here is that if there are mistakes in the text of the government's decree, no matter whether the official made an accidental mistake, neglected to forget, or misunderstood it, correcting the mistake to the people or spreading rumors, it is difficult to guarantee that various malpractices will not occur, leading to law enforcement chaos, and the effect of the law will inevitably be great. discount!Because of this practically unavoidable disadvantage, the "clear law" in the reforms of various countries has become the most complicated and trivial government affairs.Seen from practice of law reform, various countries have come up with many methods for precise laws and regulations, but none of them have been institutionalized. Over time, good methods have become full of loopholes and useless.For example, several big countries at that time followed the ancient law of "slandering wood" as a means of clarifying the law: erect a planed log every one or two miles on both sides of the avenue. This is the ancient "slander" system; officials regularly transcribe the slanderous words on the slander wood for the government to deal with one by one.However, slander is too dependent on the impartiality and sageness of officials, and there is no system or law to specify the details of its operation. In addition, frequent wars are still hard work, and there are very few people who are literate. symbolic things.Passed down to later generations, this kind of slander stands taller and taller, and the more magnificent it becomes, so that it becomes a "beautiful watch" carved from jade. The kaleidoscope of history is really ridiculous!

Only Qin's reform and only Shang Yang completely solved this problem. With a meticulous system, Shang Yang focused on solving the three key problems in the process of clarifying the law: first, to ensure that the source text of the law is accurate enough to be a model for calibration forever; Officials, and have to build a special library to keep the approved and calibrated decree texts; third, severely punish judges and officials who cause errors in decree texts.These systems were recorded in the "Book of Shang Jun" in the name of "Shang Jun Zhi Wen" by Shang Yang's loyal followers, which can be called the only "Legal Text Law" in ancient China. Let's take a look at the amazing system of legal texts from more than 2,000 years ago! First, the establishment of judges and legal officials.The central government has three judges and three law officials: one judge and one law official in the royal family, one judge and one law official in the prime minister's mansion, one judge and one law official in the Yushi mansion; one judge and one law official in the county office, and one judge and one law official in the county office.Judges and law officials at all levels only obey the orders of the royal judge, and are not under the jurisdiction of the official office. This is what later generations call "vertical leadership"!Judges and legal officials have three major responsibilities: keeping laws and regulations, checking laws and regulations, and informing and explaining laws and regulations to administrative officials and the public. Second, set up a "forbidden room" specially to preserve the text of the decree.Whether it is the forbidden room of the royal palace, or the forbidden room of the central government office and county government office, it is under the jurisdiction of the judge of the official office, and no other officials are allowed to interfere; the forbidden room must be equipped with a secret agency-style "collar key" and put it in the box of the law A seal with the seal of the royal family or the official office must be affixed; except for the routine checks stipulated by the system, or the ministers are ordered to check the law, no one is allowed to enter privately at any time! Third, the law is calibrated once a year.Every year in the beginning of autumn, judges at all levels open the forbidden chambers to calibrate copies of decrees of all government offices in the jurisdiction; the copies of decrees in the forbidden chambers of judges at all levels must also be calibrated with the originals kept in the forbidden chambers of royal judges. Fourth, a clear and unmistakable text query system.Judges and legal officials must be on duty every day, accepting inquiries from administrative officials or ordinary people about the text of laws and regulations.Whether it is administrative officials who have doubts about their own copies of decrees, or ordinary people who are involved in the law or need to verify the exact provisions of decrees, judges and legal officials should answer truthfully.Every inquiry has strict records: the inquirer must first receive a one-foot-six-inch-long "Dharma Talisman" (a piece of wood or bamboo with a pre-engraved pattern or mark on the center line, cut it open from the middle, and the left piece is a left note. , the right piece is the right coupon), and then asked to inquire about the name of the decree, and the judge or legal official answered on the spot; the clerk next to him wrote the year, month, day, time, the title of the decree and the judge's answer on the left and right coupons of the legal talisman After the approval of both parties, the legal talisman is cut open, the inquirer holds the left note as evidence, and the judge holds the right note as evidence; the judge's right note must be specially packed and sealed with the official seal. Even after death, the government still maintains the accuracy of the talisman. Whether to assess the judge's merits and demerits! Fifth, there are mistakes in the text of the decree, and the responsible judge is severely punished.Penalties are as follows: ·The judge entered the forbidden room and unsealed it, and said to the text of the decree that "the word profit or loss is more than one word, and the crime is unforgivable!" ·Judges should be proficient in laws and regulations. If they forget the provisions of the laws and affect the law enforcement, they will be punished with the provisions they forgot! ·Officials and people inquire about laws and regulations. If the judges and officials refuse to tell the law, causing the officials and people to commit crimes due to ignorance of the law, the judges will be punished according to the provisions of the laws and regulations that the officials and people have inquired about! Regarding the above system, Shang Yang clearly stated the reason for the legislation: "The law is the life of the people, and it is the foundation of governance, so the people are also prepared... The people do not know everything, and the people do not have enough virtuousness. Therefore, the sage must make it clear for the law. It is easy to know. Set up judges and officials as the masters of the world, so that the people will not be in danger. Therefore, if a sage is established, the world will not punish the dead. It is not without punishment and killing! The law is clear and easy to understand, and the judges and officials are set to guide the people. All people know what to avoid, so they can govern themselves!" The core here is that all systems are for the people to know the law!The greatest responsibility of judges and officials is to clearly and accurately inform the people of the law! To Lu Buwei's surprise, after a thorough search of the official documents, in the more than 20 years that Shang Yang led the coup, he did not find a single unresolved political matter, let alone a lawsuit appealing for grievances!It can be seen that in the age of Shang Jun, the new law of Qin State has been vigorously and thoroughly implemented, and the accuracy of the decree text is as accurate as the weights and measures calibrator standing majestically in the state! However, the system is so meticulous and the punishment is so severe. Nearly a hundred years after Shang Yang, the text of Qin's decrees has gradually made mistakes. So far, there have been more than 130 mistakes, which is really unbelievable! As the first correction of the New Deal, Lu Buwei's practical management consists of three steps: the first step is to comprehensively calibrate the text of Qin's laws and regulations; the second step is to punish judges and officials who neglect their duties according to law; Officials, punish the guilty, weed out the incompetent, make up for the absent, and rebuild the effective system of judges and officials under the leadership of the upper and lower levels.Lu Buwei has been tempered by the business operation for a long time, and he has always handled the complicated and multi-headed affairs well. Although the rectification of the law involves the entire Qin State, it is arranged in an orderly manner. For the first time, Lu Buwei used the authority of the Zhenqin Sword to appoint the old censor as the special envoy for rectifying the law, accompanied by thirty-six capable officials who are proficient in laws and three hundred armored knights to guard the law; Years, to end the rectification of the entire Qin State!At that time, the state of Qin was already the largest warring state in the world, and its territory had reached five "square thousand miles". One square thousand li was one million square miles, and five square thousand miles was five million square miles. It is 2.5 million square kilometers!That is to say, in the late Warring States Period, the land area of ​​Qin State was roughly a quarter of that of China today!In such a vast country, if we do not rely on the cooperation of all parties and must do everything by ourselves, the New Deal will be nothing if we want to push it away.Lu Buwei was well aware of the reason, and only personally participated in the supervision of the calibration of the decree texts of the forbidden chambers under the jurisdiction of the three major judges of the capital (royal judges, prime minister's judges, and Yushifu judges), and immediately pulled out to arrange other matters.As soon as the chariots and horses of the special envoy for rectifying the law left Xianyang, Lu Buwei began to implement another major policy-rectifying injustice and pardoning criminals. This is the crux of the New Deal that really shocked the people of Qin!When the news came out, the heartstrings of the government and the public immediately tensed, but everyone was anxious in silence.The reason for this is that this new policy will directly touch the foundation of Qin's new law - punishment without pardon! One of the basic propositions of Shang Yang's reform is: "If you don't forgive your mistakes, if you don't forgive your punishment, you can't commit adultery."Not pardoning punishment is not pardoning punishment, criminals will always be criminals!That is to say, if a person wants to commit a crime, the lowest price is the status of a criminal with eternal life. Even if the due punishment has been suffered and the sentence has expired, the status of a criminal will remain forever!The punishment being received will never be changed, the prisoner will never be pardoned, and the punishment already received will never be corrected and rehabilitated!This is one of the footholds of Shang Yang's proposition of severe punishment, and it has always been the basic system of Qin's law enforcement. It has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people after a hundred years of practice.It's not easy for Lu Buwei to correct wrongdoing and forgive criminals!Among the court ministers, the one who felt the most uneasy was the iron-faced old Ting Wei. When Lu Buwei made a special trip to the door, there was no light or incense in the study of Tingwei Mansion. Mosquitoes and flies were buzzing in the dark room, and an old figure stood motionless in front of the big case. .Lu Buwei knocked on the door frame, but the old dead wood remained silent.Lu Buwei coughed twice, but the old dead wood still remained silent. "Thirty years of trekking in the sea, a little wind and waves are like this!" Lu Buwei is not lacking in encouragement. "Wind and waves have nothing to fear, and those who fear, the river will change its course!" The old dead tree sighed lightly. "Water power dictates it, change it when you change it, so why not be afraid of it!" "Man has no fear, but can hydraulic workers have no fear?" "Yu has a public heart. Although he guides hundreds of rivers without fear, why should the public be afraid!" "Yu guides hundreds of rivers, and there is no way in the world, so there is no fear. The ancestors built rivers and made them roads, and people did not feel silted up. Only hydraulic engineers insist on dredging. It is not difficult!" "Such a plumber is unbearable!" "May the Lord teach me." "The common people have their own jobs, and the officials have their own positions. The silting of the river can only be checked by the hydraulic engineering! The country seeks dredging, but the hydraulic engineering is the only one! What the public calls "people" is the mediocre discussion of the common people and officials! Such arguments Disturbing oneself, always giving birth to fear, is like a craftsman building a cart and listening to fishermen, isn't it ridiculous!" "Isn't it funny that the old man handles the case and the old man corrects the grievance?" The old dead wood was finally excited. "This is the public's concern, let's talk about it earlier!" Lu Buwei burst out laughing. "You just tell me a way, and the old man will be your special envoy for rectifying the law, otherwise I dare not accept orders." "Old Ting Wei is too worried!" Lu Buwei said seriously, "If it is in the six countries of Shandong, this matter will be even more difficult. But this is Qin State, so there is no fundamental obstacle to this matter. The root cause is only how to handle it. " "The prime minister is out of order!" the old Ting Wei said with great emotion, "On the contrary, the legal system of the six countries has a shallow foundation, and there is nothing wrong with rectifying injustices! Qin's rectification of injustices and pardoning criminals is a departure from the legal system, which is tantamount to taking risks!" "The old Ting Wei only knows one thing, but not the other!" Lu Buwei smiled heartily, "The legal system of the six countries is shallow, but the royal family's privileges and officialdom corruption have a long way to go! Law enforcement in the six countries has always been lenient to the royal family and nobles, and unjust lawsuits Nine out of ten of them are ordinary people. If the unjust prison is punished, it will inevitably lead to the loss of the nobles and fiefdoms. There are high and low litigants. Lu Buwei once carefully divided the cases: In the injustice cases of the Qin State, 30% of the royal family, 30% of the officials, and 40% of the common people! The reason for this is that the Qin law governs officials very strictly. It is not true to say that governing officials is stricter than governing the people. Ex. For example, there are more than 230 judges in the whole country. Over the years, there have been more than 60 criminal convictions due to errors in the text of laws and regulations. Jinjue, lawbreakers are unavoidable. Over the past hundred years, the Qin State has punished the children of the royal family for more than 200 cases of breaking the law, and at least ten wrong cases! And so on, the old Ting Wei can figure it out: Where is it? The royal family? The officials? The common people? According to the critics, Lu Buwei would openly criticize the Qin law in the court and advocate a lenient regime to benefit Qin! Although the government and the public are full of uproar, there is no manpower to take charge of Lu Buwei's crime! What is the reason? With this heart, with the same reason, I am looking forward to justice and amnesty in my heart!" After a long silence, the old Ting Wei sighed: "Lu Gong is sensible, what can I say!" "Thank you, old Ting Wei, for accepting the order!" Lu Buwei bowed solemnly, "I see: Please send out the old Si Che Shuzhang, Yangquan Jun Michen, old Shangqing Li Bing, and old Tai Shi Ling as deputy envoys. What does the old Ting Wei think? " "Grand Lu has good intentions!" The old Ting Wei finally laughed, "The royal family, relatives, high-ranking officials in the court and Qing Dynasty are all big families involved in wrongdoing. However, the titles of these four people are all superior. If there is any disagreement, Where should the old man be?" "In terms of power, the decision should have been made by the old Tingwei." Lu Buwei thought, "However, the first time to avenge a grievance, you should be extremely cautious. All cases where the five people disagreed will be shelved. In the end, the court will discuss it publicly and the King of Qin will make a decision." "This old man has nothing to worry about!" The old Ting Wei jumped up, "Tomorrow, this old man will make four envoys!" It was already three o'clock when Lu Buwei left Tingwei's mansion, and as soon as the carriage and horses turned around, they arrived at Gang Chengjun's mansion. Cai Ze was sipping tea leisurely under the thatched pavilion on the back mountain. When he saw Lu Buwei hurried up the mountain, he couldn't help laughing: "The bright moon shines on the path, and you are walking fast, isn't it a disastrous sight!" Lu Buwei said: "You have the scenery, but I don't have the scenery. " Cai Ze teased: "It's a pleasure to be in a high position!" Lu Buwei laughed angrily: "It's too early for Mo Fengliang! It's a pleasure to have you!" It's fun!" Cai Ze smirked, "How about fighting the old man for three rounds?" "No time!" Lu Buwei picked up the big pottery bowl in front of Cai Ze for herbal tea and took a sip and gasped. "Gang Chengjun, you are the only one to do this big event." "What is it? I do big things?" Cai Ze laughed exaggeratedly, "Who else is going to have a big funeral? This old man is good at funerals!" Lu Buwei He couldn't help laughing out loud for a while, but finally suppressed his smile and made some remarks, Cai Ze was stunned and didn't speak. The big event that Lu Buwei asked Cai Ze to come forward was the third of the New Deal-Mingxiu hero, praise the flesh and blood! This seemingly good deed can only be liked by others, but it is extremely difficult to do it properly, and the ending is often unpredictable.The so-called meritorious officials of Mingxiu are to re-emphasize the praise of the heroes who suffered unfair punishment in the past.The so-called complimenting the flesh and blood is to make appropriate comfort and settlement for the legacy of the royal family's relatives.As far as the content is concerned, these two events are actually clearing up the wrong and suspicious cases at the highest level, so as to reunite the royal family and the tribes descended from powerful officials.Cai Ze has been in Qin for a long time and has long been aware of secrets. In addition to the self-protection tactics of the Jiran School, he is very careful about the subtle strategies of the relationship between the monarchs and ministers of the past dynasties and various emotional endings. It is clear to the chest.The most upright old lady, Shi Ling, shunned Cai Ze when she saw him, and said in private: "Mr. Gang Cheng is in charge of the old secrets, and he will end up with unofficial history, which is not enough!" However, Lu Buwei urged Cai Ze to take on this important task. I agree with Cai Ze's erudition and strong memory and familiarity with national history, but I value Cai Ze's two major strengths: extremely special temperament and extremely specific talent! The basic characteristic of Cai Ze's nature is the Jiran school's wise and self-protection, which is the highest state of being in the officialdom of power.But in this way, when doing things and being a person, he seeks to be "in the middle" and thinks that "excessiveness is too late". Ze blatantly fights for power, and even more so, seeing Cai Ze unexpectedly and inexplicably quiet down.If there is a dispute among colleagues, as long as Cai Ze is not involved in the matter but is on the spot, Cai Ze will always handle the two parties to their satisfaction.Since King Zhao of Qin was in his later years, Cai Ze served as the special envoy of the king to solve almost all the strange and difficult major events, and the results were generally happy.The two kings were buried together, and Cai Ze continued to be the minister of the funeral, and solved many problems one by one, which was well-known.So to be able to do this, the foundation lies in temperament, but the method lies in talent.Cai Ze's talent lies in being flexible and resourceful, especially when it comes to matters related to knowledge, etiquette, traditional world conditions, and many difficult issues. Cai Ze always wins by surprise, and it is always surprising! "Gun Chengjun, please." Lu Buwei bowed solemnly. "Lu Buwei, it has been abandoned for a hundred years, do you think this land is easy to cultivate!" "If it's easy to plow, how dare you ask for a refined iron plowshare?" "Okay! You're making me happy! Tell me, what's the deadline?" "There is no end in sight. Mr. Gang Cheng decides for himself." "Since it is a new deal, how can it be indefinite? One year! How?" "Thank you Gang Cheng-jun!" "Don't worry! I still have three questions." "Buwei always answers all questions." "First, how much power does this old man have in the case? Do I have to report everything to you?" "Gun Chengjun is the special envoy of the king's order, and every case can be reported to the king of Qin for approval. The prime minister's office only solves the difficulties of affairs, and has no right to be involved in the case!" "Secondly, what is the upper limit of investigation?" "Go back to the time of Duke Xiao, and go down to the present King of Qin." "Thirdly, does this old man have the right to select officials?" "One should be an official who can be chosen by the king himself, and it can be reported to the royal family and Yushifu for future reference." "Hey, in that case, you, the prime minister, don't care about it?" "If Mr. Gang Cheng condescends to discuss it, Lu Buwei will accompany him immediately!" "Don't sue and ignore! Properly. Have fun! I will be the judge of his one-day case!" Cai Ze laughed loudly. The river ice melted, and the New Deal presided over by Lu Buwei gradually spread in the vast Qin State.As teams of special envoys rumbled towards the counties, mountains and villages, Kuan Zhengli Qin was finally recognized by the government and the public, groundless criticisms gradually disappeared, and inexplicable fears faded away.Cases of unjust prisons are being rectified, unjust prisoners are returning to their hometowns one after another, and accumulated and suspicious cases are being solved one after another. Although it is not as vigorous as the Great Reform, the people in the ruling and opposition groups really feel the nourishment of the spring breeze and rain. The prime minister also unexpectedly gave birth to sincere admiration. At the beginning of the New Deal, Lu Buwei immediately started another big move-to purge Qin's military-related government affairs. After a long talk, Meng Ao was very surprised by Lu Buwei's military and political purge strategy!The root cause of his surprise was that this strategy was too grand and detailed, so that Meng Ao could not imagine the consequences of its implementation.The military administration of the Qin State (military-related government affairs) has always been the special department of the Guowei Mansion. The recruitment of soldiers, the construction of fortresses, the manufacture of weapons, the planning of clothing and armor, and the provision of food and supplies are all returned to the Guowei Mansion.The general's mansion is only in charge of commanding troops to fight.Since military-related government affairs are actually a special kind of government affairs, the Guowei Mansion has always been under the dual jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion.Due to the frequent wars in the Warring States Period, an unwritten tradition has actually been formed: the General’s Mansion actually governs the Guowei’s Mansion, and the Prime Minister’s Mansion just tries its best to fulfill its request according to the “signature” of the Guowei’s Mansion approved by the General’s Mansion.After Xiaogong, the generals of the Qin Dynasty are all famous generals in the world, among which Bai Qi and Sima Cuo are even more shining in the annals of history. In this way, the Guowei, who often follows the army, has in fact become the subordinate of the powerful general, and even more so. cemented this tradition.Although Meng Ao is not as powerful as Bai Qi Sima Cuo, he is also a famous general of the three dynasties after all, and naturally he never let go of the Guowei Mansion.What's more special is that the current old Guowei Sima Geng is the grandson of the famous general Sima Cuo. The tacit understanding is perfect.In such a situation, Lu Buwei brought this volume of general strategy before him without discussing it with the old Guowei. No matter how much he admired and supported Lu Buwei, Meng Ao felt an unconcealable displeasure. The strategy proposed by Lu Buwei is: within three years, the entire military and political system will be rebuilt, roughly ten items: ·The recruitment of soldiers is institutionalized, and the number is determined by decree according to the population of counties and counties. ·The construction and repair of the fortress city defense shall be assigned to the county and county, and the address specification shall be determined by the general minister. ·Weapons are manufactured with a unified part size, so that the parts of battlefield weapons can be replaced with each other. ·There are various ways to make armor, and many skilled craftsmen in the folk make armor to support corvees. ·Military horses are mainly bought, supplemented by horse breeding.Guanzhong banned the opening of horse farms to ensure farming in the hinterland of Qin. ·Choose stable counties and counties outside the customs to build warehouses in other counties, so as to facilitate the nearby grain collection during the war. · The demobilized supply battalion always has chariots and horses, and the chariots and horses are expropriated. If there is no war, the chariots and horses will return to folk farming. · All military supplies can be ordered from merchants at the same time to make up for the shortage of Guowei's workshop. ·The rewards of military merit and the consolation of the bereaved families of the martyrs shall be handed over to the county government offices for implementation, and the Guowei Mansion will only search according to the book. ·The mansion of General Gaojue in the capital city is regarded as an official office, and all of them are under the jurisdiction of Xianyang Neishifu. Three large sheets of parchment were densely written, each with its own implementation rules. Seeing that Meng Ao frowned and groaned for a long time, he finally couldn't hold back his anger: "Xiangguo's plan like this will turn the world upside down! Let alone three years, I'm afraid it won't be smooth in ten years, and it will miss a major event!" Lu Buwei couldn't help laughing: "The general has been in the battle for a long time, and I'm afraid he is unfamiliar with government affairs. In Buwei's opinion, this matter is more important than managing a big business company. There are not many difficulties, as long as you have a group of capable officials, you will surely succeed in three years!" "What's the matter? You are so breathless!" Meng Ao sneered, "Just say, does the old Guowei agree?" Lu Buwei shook Shaking his head: "I'll discuss with the old general first." Meng Ao said angrily: "But why? Is this old man so easy to fool?" Lu Buwei smiled frankly: "The national captain is old and weak, and his mental strength is not good. If you look at it first, you must be afraid It is not good to be stalemate. First discuss with the old general, because I want to ask the old general for the truth: If such a system can be implemented successfully, is it beneficial or harmful to the Qin army?" "You really put your heart into it." Meng Ao's face softened slightly, "But I'm afraid it won't work." "That is to say, if it can be implemented, it will benefit the Qin army?" After a moment of silence, Meng Ao finally nodded in understanding: "From my heart, it should be so." "Since this is the case, the old general can just rest assured that after three years, you will have enough food for your soldiers!" "Don't worry! Who will handle this matter?" "Guowei's Mansion is in charge. Lu Buwei is the only supervisor." "Didn't Xiangguo say that the old Guowei was exhausted?" Lu Buwei pondered for a while and said: "Does the general think that the old Guowei is not a high-ranking noble and has become an official?" "So, you want to depose old Sima!" "It's not about dismissal, it's about being appointed as a senior minister, just not doing practical work." "Sima Geng is old!" Meng Ao sighed, "But for the sake of state affairs, the old Lieutenant will never complain, I just can't bear it! But to make old Sima join the army to evaluate the plan, this old wish is enough!" "Why did the general say that?" "After Sima Geng, a famous general, he loved military affairs very much. He wanted to be a general in his life but failed. It's really sad!" "Remember." Lu Buwei nodded heavily, "I will definitely try to realize the dream of the old Guowei!" "Xiangguo is really a benevolent government!" Meng Ao couldn't help laughing, "I still don't forget the dream of a hero, let alone my army!" The laughter stopped abruptly, and he suddenly fell in love with the case, "You haven't said yet, who will be the captain of the country! People do not call, the old national captain will not retreat!" "Meng Wu." Lu Buwei smiled faintly. "..." Meng Ao was stunned. Lu Buwei couldn't help laughing for a while, got up and bowed, and then walked away leisurely, but Meng Ao was still in a daze. Ten days later, Meng Wu formally assumed the post of Captain of the State, thinking about Lu Buwei's purge strategy, he couldn't help but feel the weight of the matter, and immediately became busy physically and mentally.Compared with the six kingdoms of Shandong, Qin's military-related government affairs should be said to be practical and effective, and it has become a tradition after a hundred years of practice.However, when compared with the strategy proposed by Lu Buwei, the defects of the original method were immediately felt.For example, soldiers, the Qin State has always recruited soldiers under three situations: one is before the war, the other is when the army is reduced by more than 100,000, and the other is when the government is taking revenge after the defeat of the army.This kind of conscription, because the soldiers entered the camp for a long time to train, they could not be integrated with the battle division immediately; in order to form combat power as quickly as possible, the old Qin tribes with a tradition of fighting often all adult men joined the army, and remote The fishing, hunting and nomadic groups in the mountain villages often did not conscript one soldier; over time, the male population in Guanzhong and Laoqin was always in short supply, forming a situation of "the fields are not strong, the families are old and young, there are many women in the city, and there are many workers and weak crowns". Emptiness!If Lu Buwei's method is used, the counties and counties customize the conscription every year according to the population. Not only will the population of the army be greatly expanded to continuously replenish the army, but each time the amount is not large, so that the training of recruits can be carried out calmly by making full use of the non-war time.The biggest advantage is that the population of the old Qin tribe in Guanzhong can gradually recover, and the local vitality is gradually filled.Another example is the manufacture of weapons. The Qin State has always been completed by government workshops and military camp workshops. The specifications of various weapons are completely determined by the tradition of engineers.There are always various differences in the length, weight and materials of knight swords.The length and contradictory cards of the pawns are also different. They are all wooden poles, the wood selection is different, and there is no uniform standard for length and thickness.Especially large-scale weapons such as cockroaches, door knives, trolleys, large ladders, etc., although the parts are roughly the same, due to small differences, it is impossible to use them in common.Among them, the arrowhead shafts used by the machine consume the most. However, the dozens of workshops that make arrowheads belong to ironworkers, and the workshops that make arrow shafts belong to carpentry. They also have different sizes. At first glance, there is not much difference, but they are assembled into whole arrows. It is often not possible to match bursts when the machine is on the machine.Whenever there is a big war, the military camp needs to be busy screening and carefully selecting, and put back the supporting pilots and arrows one by one, otherwise it will lead to defeat in a critical moment.以吕不韦之法，将所有兵器部件的规格尺寸及用料标准等等一律以制度颁行所有作坊，且在兵器部件上镌刻主管官吏与工师姓名，但有尺寸不合，便可立即查处！如此统一尺寸材料的兵器部件制度若得施行，秦军的战力无疑将会有一个巨大的跨越！如此等等，蒙骜一班大将自然理会得清楚，他们所担心者，便是此中繁难琐细太多，实在是难以归置得整齐。蒙骜尤其没有想到的是，吕不韦竟然选择了蒙武做国尉！ 蒙武秉承乃父缜密之风，处事周严，为人端方，作为军中大将，胆略勇迈却是稍显不足，做前将军已经是稍显力软，要成大器名将显是差强人意。吕不韦独具慧眼，几次接触便觉蒙武理事之能长于战阵，通军而能理事，不亦国尉乎！更有微妙处在于，蒙武对各方皆宜：与秦王嬴异人有总角之交，与大军统帅及军中大将个个笃厚，与国尉府吏员素来相熟，与吕不韦本人也很是相得。整肃军政多涉机密忌讳事，虽有法度可循，然若无上下左右各方深信不疑，便会生处诸多难以预料的周折。一个蒙武，便使这宗异乎寻常的繁难新政变成了一片生机勃勃的活棋！ 当年立秋时节，吕不韦的新政已经是初见成效了。纠法与平冤两事进展大体通畅，只有数十例疑难案要在朝会公议了。令吕不韦大感意外的是，纲成君蔡泽竟在半年之中大体了结了最棘手的功臣王族案，与各方商议后上书秦王，竟是无人不满。其中最为朝野称道者，有六件事： 其一，重修商於郡之商君府，建商君祠，许民祭祀。 其二，昭雪武安君白起“抗命”之罪，建白起祠，行国祭。 其三，许甘茂遗族回归秦国，特许甘茂之孙甘罗入丞相府为属吏。 其四，王命正式尊奉华阳太后，不预国政，永享太后爵位。 其五，尊奉秦王生母夏姬为太后，改故太子府为太后宫，永为居所。 其六，阳泉君芈宸爵位如故，不拜实职，临机领事。 如此一来，吕不韦自觉紧绷绷的心大是舒缓。目下丞相府官署属吏已经整顺，处置寻常政务几乎不用吕不韦过问，惟一的大事便是不时与蒙武商议整肃军政的诸般难题。这一日刚从国尉府回来，西门老总事便颇为神秘地匆匆禀报，说国君特命相国与家老立即进宫，说是一饮老酒。吕不韦思忖道：“不消说得，定然是邯郸赵酒也。”西门老总事惶惑道：“老朽何许人也，如何进得王城？还是不去为好。”吕不韦笑道：“王命见召，能不去么？只怕老总事要做一回特使了。”西门老总事恍然醒悟，连忙便道：“这却如何使得！此事只怕非丞相亲自出马莫属！”吕不韦便是一叹：“老疾在心，难亦哉！进宫回来再说了。” 果然不出吕不韦所料，两人进宫礼数寒暄方罢，嬴异人便直截了当地说他要在元年之期接回赵姬母子，想请西门家老实际操持，征询吕不韦如何接法最好？至于接人本身可行与否，嬴异人显然不想商议。吕不韦思忖片刻便说，接人有两法，其一通过邦交途径以国礼接之，其二以商旅之名隐秘接之；以目下情势，若派特使恢复与赵国邦交，赵国很可能欣然隆重送人回秦。嬴异人并无成算，只要吕不韦谋划接人回来便是。吕不韦道：“秦赵邦交已经断绝十余年。据臣所知，赵国正在图谋与我复交。容臣谋划妥善之策，若能以王后母子归秦为契机，与赵平息恩怨，对秦未尝不是好事也。”嬴异人连连点头，心绪大是舒畅。 一番侃侃，倏忽已是三更，吕不韦正要告辞，蒙骜却风风火火大步进来，一拱手便黑着脸愤愤然道：“禀报君上：斥候密报，小东周联兵诸侯，图谋夺我关外两郡！老臣请兵二十万，一举灭了这个老朽！”吕不韦心下一惊却摇摇手道：“小东周奄奄一息，如此蠢动必有隐情！我等须议定对策，不出兵则已，一旦出兵便要根除后患！”嬴异人霍然起身：“走！立即去东偏殿商议！” 五更时分，将相两车飞驶出宫，没进了淡淡地初霜薄雾之中。