The so-called Hundred Schools of Thought during the Pre-Qin period was the collective name of the various schools of thought during the Pre-Qin period.
The philosophers referred to the representative figures of academic thought such as Laozi, Confucius, Guan Zi, Mencius, Mozi, Sun Tzu, and Guigu 'zi.
The Hundred Schools referred to schools of thought such as Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, Mohism, and militarism.
Because there were many schools of thought in the pre-Qin period, the content of the theories was rich and colorful. It could be said to be a grand occasion of a hundred schools of thought contending. Even the later period was not as good. According to the records, there were 189 schools of thought at that time, so they were called the Hundred Schools of Thought.
The prosperity of the Hundred Schools of Thought at that time also laid a good foundation for the development of Chinese culture in the future.
Qilin Palace.
Xiao He's words about using paper and printing to lure the Hundred Schools of Philosophy into Great Qin's hands were indeed effective. However, there might also be ingrates. Moreover, although the effect was there, it was not fast enough and not big enough. Therefore, Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, did not intend to use such a soft method.
After all, this emperor was known for his iron blood and tyranny!!
Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, shook his head slightly and said,""No, compared to tactful promises, I prefer direct threats.”
Coercion?
What did His Majesty mean by this?
After Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng's voice fell, everyone present was puzzled. What exactly was the threat His Majesty mentioned?
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by threatening me?" Meng Tian asked first.!”
Meng Tian's question had finally voiced out the thoughts of everyone present. The others also looked at Qin Shihuang, who was sitting at the head of the table, and wanted to know what Qin Shihuang was planning to do.!
With a subtle expression, Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng said,""Do you know what the Hundred Schools of Philosophy value the most?!”
"Knowledge," replied Meng Tian.
Li Si: " It's a legacy. The Hundred Schools of Philosophy value the legacy of their own schools the most.”
"That's right." Qin Shihuang nodded. The legacy of a sect was the most important to the Hundred Schools of Philosophy. In fact, to them, the so-called legacy was even more important than their own lives.”
"And what does the inheritance of a sect require?!”
"Books!" Everyone said in unison.
"That's right." Qin Shi Huang nodded. If I control the printing of books, it would be the same as controlling the lifeline of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy. If that's the case, would I still be afraid that those guys would disobey me?!”
After Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng finished speaking, everyone reacted.
That's right, after mastering the art of paper and printing, wouldn't he be able to print as many books as he wanted?! Print whichever book you want?!
Controlling the initiative to print books was equivalent to controlling the lifeline of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy!!
Moreover, although the Confucians and Mohism were the two most prominent schools of learning in the world and were known by the public, some schools were extremely small and very few people knew about them. However, this was not only because of the theory itself, but also because of the external material strength.
After all, you have no money, no people, and no books. How can you promote your own theory?! One had to know that Confucius was able to travel around the world without the financial support of his student, Duan Muci!!
If it weren't for Duan Mu Ci's financial aid, Confucius would have probably starved while traveling!!
Also, if you want others to know about your theories, then you must have books! Without books, how could others learn?，Right?
And Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, held the right to print books. It could be said that whichever school he wanted to let rise could rise! Whichever sect he wanted to weaken would definitely weaken!!
Just imagine, if Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, decided which theory he wanted to prioritize, he would order hundreds of thousands or even millions of books related to that theory to be printed, and then forcefully promote it to the entire world.
This way, all of Great Qin's descendants would only know about this theory. Then, when they grew up, the only thing that awaited the other sects was their decline!!
Those schools without the support of printing could not spread their own schools on a large scale. How long could they last?!
One year, two years, five years, or ten years?! Anyway, it wouldn't last long!
These books and theories could be said to be the foundation of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy. If their foundations were destroyed, then they would become rootless duckweed and could disappear at any time!!
In this way, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy only had two paths to take: One was to submit to Great Qin and be used by Great Qin. Secondly, it would decline and disappear in the long river of history!!
Under such circumstances, as long as they spread the word, they didn't believe that the Hundred Schools of Philosophy would be able to resist such temptation!!
He would first split them up and then make use of them. At that time, those Hundred Schools of Thought that did not submit to Great Qin would fall!!
Unconvinced? Even if he was not convinced, he had to hold it in!
Ruthless! Too ruthless!
As expected of the First Emperor! This method could be said to have solved the problem of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy from the root!!
This was equivalent to controlling the meat in the wolf's mouth. One day, even wolves would be domesticated into dogs!!
As expected, His Majesty was still ruthless. They could not compare to him!!
"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Si spoke first. In this way, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy would be completely controlled by His Majesty!”
"Your Majesty's plan can be said to be a drastic measure!"”
"Hahaha, Your Majesty is still the best!" Wang Jian laughed. This way, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy would no longer be able to cause any trouble!!”
He was indeed worthy of being recognized as the "one emperor of the ages" by the later generations!!
Xiao He, Chen Ping, and the others admired Qin Shihuang more and more, and felt that following him was the right choice!!
The First Emperor's plan was indeed ruthless. Once it was implemented, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy would never have a chance to make a comeback!! No matter how dissatisfied they were, they could only hold it in and serve Great Qin!!
They could already imagine the depressed faces of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy in the future.
Hahahaha, this is really satisfying!!
Who asked those guys to always have their eyes on top of their heads, looking down on this and that. Especially since he was always in cahoots with the remnants of the Six Nations. It was truly annoying!!
It was great to have the opportunity to teach those guys a lesson!!
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