In the main hall.
The ministers took the secret manuals of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and all of them had strange expressions on their faces.
The originally obscure words now looked extremely smooth.
The small symbol between every half sentence and every sentence seemed to make the structure of the entire article much clearer in an instant.
"How magical. Who created this kind of punctuation?”
"It can actually increase the reading efficiency of the article.”
"This is a hundred ancient books. Could it be that Mo Ningshuang from the Mo family or Tian Ni from the farmer family created it?”、
A group of ministers read the article with punctuations, shaking their heads and wagging their tails. All of a sudden, they were immersed in the structure of the article that had already been divided.
Even the usually arrogant Meng Yi had to admit,
"Indeed, with such punctuations, whether it's writing or reading, it's much more convenient.”
"The person who created this symbol should be called a literary genius!”
"Lady in purple, do you know who marked this symbol and who created it?”
Purple Dress looked at the bunch of cynics with disdain,"
"I marked the symbol, but Young Master taught me.”
What the hell!
Was it created by the Thirteenth Young Master?
All the civil officials looked at Ying Che in shock.
It was him?
Wasn't he a playboy who had never studied before?
He could actually create such punctuations?
Even people like them who had studied the Five Classics for decades could not think of using it like this.
Meng Yi looked at Ying Che and asked curiously," When did the Thirteenth Young Master create such a symbol? Why didn't you announce it earlier so that scholars like us would suffer less?"”
Ying Che glanced at him and then at the civil officials who were waiting for his answer with their eyes wide open.
"It's just a punctuation mark, what's the big deal?"
Hurry up and look at the hundred classics in your hands. Let's finish the discussion in the morning. I still have something to do in the afternoon. Don't waste time on such a small matter.”
Ying Che and Purple Dress 'disdain made the civil officials feel pity.
As expected, it was created by luck. It actually didn't know the value of this kind of exclamation mark!
He decided to mark all his books with symbols after returning home.
Suppressing the wonder of this matter, the ministers began to carefully read the books in their hands.
After reading some of them, they could even exchange them.
About fifteen minutes passed.
Most of the civil officials already had an idea.
There weren't many words in the ancient books of this era. Even the most famous " The Art of War " only had nine chapters and thirteen chapters, which was only a few thousand words.
With the aid of the punctuations, the ministers read very quickly.
The Hundred Schools of Thought were famous and they had come into contact with them before. Now that they had a clear idea of what was going on, they all looked up at Ying Che.
"Since Thirteenth Young Master is talking about change, can you tell us which theory is more suitable for Great Qin?" Meng Yi asked again.”
Hearing this, the other officials became spirited and prepared various words.
No matter which school Ying Che supported, he would be torn apart!
Ying Che only smiled,"All the Hundred Schools are good, but none are good. I won't choose any of them."”
"Since you have read the classics for decades and have also read the works of hundreds of schools of thought, if you are not convinced, you can stand up and argue.”
"Today's debate is a debate between gentlemen. Regardless of right or wrong, I won't chop off your heads.”
Everyone became bolder when they heard that. In addition, scholars despised each other, so they were naturally unconvinced.
Someone immediately stood up and said,"Thirteenth Young Master, since you said that the various schools of thought are not good, then does that mean that the Legalism that Great Qin relies on is not good either?"”
"May I ask Young Master, Great Qin has strict laws that restrict people from stealing and robbing for profit, preventing people from killing and robbing, preventing people from growing up in a vicious manner, and allowing the people to live in peace. What's wrong with this method?"
Not only did the civil officials agree, even the generals nodded.
Law was the foundation of Great Qin's governance, and everyone agreed that this was a core concept.
Let's see how you, the Thirteenth Young Master, will defend yourself.
Ying Che smiled on the stage,"
"The laws are harsh, and in wartime, there are indeed more advantages than disadvantages. Unifying the six countries and suppressing the riots with heavy laws can quickly stabilize the world.”
"But…"
"Now that the world has been unified, continuing this harsh law will suppress the enthusiasm of the people to develop and create, and suppress the development of productivity.”
Everyone was confused. No one understood.
Meng Yi said," Young Master's words are confusing. How does the law restrict production? Please explain."”
Ying Che said," Then I'll give you a few simple examples. Those who throw trash on the road will have tattoos on their faces. Those who cut down trees at will will shall serve for thirty days. Any adult male who cries will be punished with a cane."
" These laws seem very small and can restrict the behavior of the people, but over time, they will turn the people into timid puppets without creativity or self-thought.”
"More importantly, the only way for commoners of Great Qin to become nobles is through military merits.
It was still fine during the war, but now that they were unified, there were very few wars, leaving the commoners with no hope of advancing.”
"The result of this situation is that in the ten years that Great Qin has unified the six countries, no civilians have been promoted to nobility. There has been no innovation in agricultural production, and the industries of labor, education, and commerce have been greatly suppressed.
Great Qin's overall strength was extremely weak.”
"How can this law support the development of a country?”
Ying Che's words were much clearer this time. Everyone in the court fell silent.
Even a vulgar warrior could understand.
As officials and generals, they did not experience the hardships of the commoners. They had been living well for the past ten years.
However, after ten years of oppression, the pressure they felt in recent years had increased.
Just like how it was getting harder and harder to collect the most basic grain tax, commoners were starving to death everywhere.
Sometimes, even corrupt officials could get less and less.
This was a sign that the country was regressing.
The civil officials were all silent when they heard this. They all understood what Ying Che was talking about.
It was just that they usually couldn't figure out what went wrong. Today, Ying Che revealed the root of the problem. It was the millions of people who had lost their motivation and had no way to advance, causing the entire country to be a pool of stagnant water.
"In that case," Meng Yi asked again,"may I ask, Thirteenth Young Master, how should I change it?" Among the various theories, which one could perfectly replace Great Qin's current laws?”
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