Traveling through the Qin Dynasty, I seized the throne of Ying Zheng's father

So Fusu once again wrote the word "system" on the bamboo slips...

The system certainly cannot continue to implement this system.

Harsh punishments are used in times of chaos, but if we continue to use them after that stage, the disadvantages will outweigh the advantages.

Heavy penalties can only be used temporarily and are not a long-term solution....

The Qin Dynasty’s demise was largely due to its system.

Since it was the first unified dynasty, although it was determined to rule the country according to law and promote Legalist thought, it was used excessively, which resulted in the people rebelling against the officials.

Take the system of collective responsibility for example. If one person commits a crime, all are implicated. The Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising and Liu Bang's rebellion were largely related to this if we trace the root of the problem.

It may be that the leader has ambitions himself, but why do so many people respond as soon as he raises the flag?

Not having enough food is certainly one of the reasons, but the system of collective responsibility is also the most important reason!

If someone rebels, you as one of the people around them will no longer be able to survive, because you will be implicated and will be killed either way. It is better to rebel as well, as there may be a way out!

Institutional reform is imperative!

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Fusu looked at the bamboo slips, thought carefully for a while, and then wrote two more words on the bamboo slips - law!

Since Shang Yang, the Qin Dynasty has always respected the Legalist thought in governing the country.

I have to say that the Qin Dynasty was really far-sighted.

Whether it was building the Great Wall or standardizing writing and wheel gauges, these things would benefit future generations, and the same is true for ruling the country by law. The Qin Dynasty directly found the most correct direction, but unfortunately... the Qin Dynasty was not suitable for this era, and its application was rather crude. There was no thousands of years of Chinese history as a reference like later generations.

Learning from history can help us understand our gains and losses. The reason why the Chinese nation has been indomitable and has risen again and again has an extremely close relationship with its long history.

When other countries encounter problems, it is very likely that this is the first time they have encountered such problems since their birth. They need to think carefully and find their own way.

But China is different. China only needs to open history books to find similar situations, and then give the historical coping methods new implementation methods, which can be perfectly integrated into the current national conditions.

Even if no solution is found, a record of failure will inevitably be left in history, so that future generations will know that this method does not work, at least it will not work if it is copied, and a new method is needed, and this new method will be recorded at the same time...

This is what is called inheritance!

As for why other countries cannot use China’s historical past?

Of course that is impossible.

Different national conditions, different local customs, different cultures, these differences in the root cause lead to the lack of reference significance of these histories to a great extent. If they are really used, they may be counterproductive...

The Qin Dynasty has been using laws since Shang Yang, so there is no problem with that. There was also no problem with using the laws set by Shang Yang at that time.

But now, a hundred years have passed, the laws are outdated, and the national conditions of the Qin Dynasty are completely different. If the laws do not keep up, it will inevitably have a counterproductive effect...

For example, when Shang Yang carried out reforms, the Qin Dynasty was weak. At that time, the Qin Dynasty was only one of the Seven Kingdoms of the Warring States Period, and a relatively weak one at that.

But now, all six kingdoms have been destroyed by the Qin Dynasty, and the world is unified. The changes are so great that they cannot be described in a few words...

One is a time of chaos, the other is a time of peace and prosperity;

One is a small corner of the country, the other is the shore of the four seas;

The difference between them cannot be summarized in a few words...

Therefore, legal reform is imperative. This is not just a problem, but a major problem at the root!

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Fusu looked at the bamboo slips and unraveled the mystery.

Food, economy, system, law...

Looking at the problems of the Qin Dynasty that he had written down, Fusu felt overwhelmed...

These are not the main points, but just the beginning...

After a moment, Fusu picked up the pen again and wrote two words on the blank space on the bamboo slip - technology!

That’s right, Daqin...technology is also a problem!

This question may seem small, but it is actually very big!

The Qin Dynasty was a centralized dynasty, but such a centralized system was extremely difficult to manage. Why?

Because it is not technically allowed!

The issuance of government orders and the people's understanding of the policies and orders are all problems;

Even the Han Dynasty initially solved this problem temporarily by enfeoffing kings. Although it later implemented the Enfeoffment Order to consolidate power, it never reached the level of centralization seen in later generations.

The roads are too rough to travel on, and the people are too ignorant to understand the policies;

Let alone the Qin Dynasty, even in the later era with extremely developed Internet, it takes a lot of effort to correctly interpret the policies. This shows the difficulty of conveying government orders!

Sometimes a policy is fine when it is issued, and it even fits the national conditions very well. In theory, it is completely fine, but problems arise during the implementation process...

This is the difference between theory and practice;

This is like a legal point. If Zhang San violates the law, in theory, he can completely avoid the crime as the law says. However, if he really commits the crime in this way, he will most likely fail, because one is a theory and the other is a practice.

For example, some crimes can indeed be punished according to the law, but when it comes to actual punishment, it is even difficult to file a case;

Governing a country cannot remain in ideal theory, but must be put into practice;

Practice is the only criterion for testing truth!

This is also the reason why the First Emperor always looked down on Fusu and was disappointed with him!

Because Fusu is too idealistic, and idealism cannot govern a country! Governing a country with idealism will cause big problems!

There are countless examples of idealistic governance leading to a country's decline in strength. This has happened in every dynasty, but every dynasty has repeated the same mistakes. People who have never hit a wall will never know how hard it is. They always think they are different from ordinary people when they see something that others cannot do...

Obviously, Fusu is not prepared to be an iron-headed kid......

Fusu wrote the word "technology" on the bamboo slips...

Technology can solve a series of problems such as policy dissemination and food production increase;

The territory of the Qin Dynasty today is not large, but it is not easy to convey a policy completely. Sometimes it is not even the officials' problem. Local officials also want to do their job and follow the policies, but unfortunately they cannot understand the policies well!

Officials can only ask officials nearby, and nearby officials can only ask each other. As this information is passed from person to person, misunderstandings of policies naturally occur.

The first emperor made many tours to the east, one of which was to find the elixir of life, but another key purpose was to explain the policies to the people and officials, so that the people under his rule could see their monarch with their own eyes and know the correct interpretation of the various policies of the court;

From this perspective, the Eastern Tour was not something that was unique to the First Emperor, but was a practice that had existed in all dynasties.

The First Emperor's Eastern Tour and Yang Guang's trip to the south of the Yangtze River are completely different and cannot be mentioned in the same breath...