"skewer these pieces of meat into these iron skewers. Each skewer has five pieces of meat, three pieces of lean meat, and two pieces of fat meat.”
Jian Heng was showing them how to put on the skewers while demonstrating to them at the same time. This task was very simple and not difficult, but Ying Zheng and the other two quickly got the hang of it.
As for Zhao Yun, she placed the charcoal into the oven and lit it up. Then, she sat on the stool and started to fan it.
"By the way, Village Chief Jian Heng, what do you think of Great Qin's current governance?”
While putting on the skewers, Ying Zheng asked the question that had been buried in his heart for a long time.
After working for the past few days, Ying Zheng knew that this Village Chief in front of him indeed had a world-shaking talent, which was why he wanted to ask.
"What does Great Qin think? I say, Old Zhao, you are just a businessman. Why don't you ask me how to do business? Why do you ask me this all day? Do you want to be an official?"
Jian Heng looked at Ying Zheng with a strange expression. As a businessman, shouldn't he be asking about what kind of business he was doing to earn money?
There was a specialized business class in the school. When Ying Zheng said that he wanted to study here, Jian Heng thought that he was going to learn how to do business, but in the end, this guy actually signed up for a political class.
"This is... Village Chief, you also know that merchants like us have to look at the officials 'faces when doing business, so we want to understand more about this.”
"I see. The status of merchants in the Qin Dynasty is indeed quite low.”
Jian Heng nodded his head in understanding. As far as he knew, in this era, apart from a few people, the status of the merchants was only slightly higher than the prisoners who built the Great Wall. It was similar to the status of the corvee.
"Alright, then I'll tell you about it. I've said before that Great Qin still has ten or so years of National Fate. Apart from the six countries 'nobles, it also has a lot to do with Great Qin's own system.”
"Great Qin's system? Didn't the Village Chief praise Great Qin's system? How…"
"This has to be considered from both a macro and micro perspective. From a macro perspective, Brother Zheng destroying the six dynasties and establishing a unified dynasty is a great contribution to the entire Chinese nation.”
Jian Heng's words made Ying Zheng feel very comfortable.
"But... Brother Zheng made a big mistake when he unified the country! A mistake that could shake the foundation of the Qin country.”
Ying Zheng, who had been smiling, suddenly had a gloomy look in his eyes. He was not dissatisfied with Jian Heng's words, but was thinking carefully about what mistake he had made.
"Mistake? Village Chief, can you tell me?"
Li Si carefully glanced at Ying Zheng and asked.
After the six dynasties were destroyed, many policies were implemented by him. Since Jian Heng said that Ying Zheng's policies were problematic, it meant that his suggestions were problematic. How could he not panic?
"Law."
"Law? "However, the reason why Great Qin was able to destroy the six countries was because of the strict laws.。。。”
"That's right, this cannot be denied. The reason why the Qin State was able to unify the six states was because it had always carried out the policy of reform. However, you have to know that conquering the world and ruling the world are two different things.”
"Fight the world? Conquer the world?" Ying Zheng and the other two had thoughtful looks on their faces at the same time. Was there anything different about this?
"Although the Qin Dynasty's unification was not unprecedented, it was unprecedented. Whether it was the Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, or Zhou Dynasty, China had never been truly unified. The Qin Dynasty did it, and so did Brother Zheng. In other words, the current Qin Dynasty has reached a new era, but the current laws of the Qin Dynasty are still established according to the system of the old era. Do you think this will really succeed?”
"I see. Although there are precedents for the laws established based on the system of the old era, they are not suitable for the current form.”
Jian Heng's words enlightened Li Si. Through the past few days of learning, he had more or less understood the new terms Jian Heng spoke of, so he quickly understood what Jian Heng meant.
"Village Chief, you have a point. In your opinion, how should Great Qin develop?”
"It's very simple. Change the law, reduce corvee, and support commerce. If they could do these three things, Great Qin's prosperity would last for at least 200 years.”
"Village Chief, you actually have some knowledge of the law?”
Li Si looked at Jian Heng in disbelief. Peach Blossom Village was simple and honest, and every family was very rich. There was no need for laws to restrict them. He had always thought that there were no laws in Peach Blossom Village.
"I only know a little about the laws. Ever since Shang Yang's reform, the Qin country has been seeking severe punishments and laws to strengthen the country's strength for six generations. As the saying goes, heavy laws were used in troubled times. It was understandable that the seven kingdoms stood together in the past, but now that the world had been unified, there was a need for a suitable law. If they blindly implemented high-pressure policies, they would eventually hit the bottom and rebound.”
"The severity is appropriate, but without the deterrence of the law, some unruly people will rebel.”
"What crime? You said that there are some unruly people, not everyone. Moreover, I didn't say that I don't want the law at all. I just want you to perfect the law.”
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