"Chang Sangjun is not only good at treating diseases, he is also good at agriculture and improving crops. He is quite prestigious among the people in Jingchu. However, he is not a scholar after all, and there are not many scholar-officials who understand farming. Therefore, in Chu State,

In the eyes of the upper class, Lord Chang Sang is just a doctor."

"Yeah...after all, he was regarded as an inconspicuous doctor." Ouyang said with emotion.

"Yes... no matter what happens, the Chu State is still just the Chu State of the nobles, not the Chu State of the Chu people."

Fan Li let out a long sigh, and Ouyang could feel his helplessness in the long breath.

The status of ancient craftsmen was extremely low. These technical producers were equivalent to proletarian workers. Although they had the ability to change a country, they were never taken seriously.

The concept of people's separation of industries between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce was actually proposed by Guan Zhong as early as the early Spring and Autumn Period. In the "Shang Yang Reform" hundreds of years later, the industrial class of "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce" was more formally established.

Although classes have not yet become antagonized, this concept has already gradually taken shape. It can be said that it has become an unspoken rule of the industry, and it has become more and more deeply rooted in this ancient land, becoming a lingering cancer.

Classes are constantly solidifying, but the "workers" and "business" that can best drive the vitality of the country have been labeled as "insignificant industries" by the rulers and have been suppressed at the bottom of society.

Especially in a "primitive" country like Chu State that still uses backward slavery, productivity cannot be liberated, and people have almost no subjective initiative. How can such a country become strong and prosperous?

Presumably it was because Fan Li saw through the nature of Chu State that he decided to leave his homeland and go to Yue State to put what he had learned into practice.

And Wu Qi, also decades later, decided to start a vigorous reform precisely because he saw through the weak nature of Chu State.

His reforms were quite targeted, it could be said to be simple and crude, and went straight to the root of the disease.

In response to the privileged behavior of the nobles, he made the laws made public and interpreted the laws for the common people, taking away the right to interpret the laws from the nobles.

In the past, common people did not know the laws, only nobles could know them, so people often committed capital crimes inexplicably.

This is the privilege of the nobility.

The first step of Wu Qi's reform was to take away the "right to interpret the law" from the nobles and make everyone equal in official documents.

This first step is just a soft knife, and the next one will be more ruthless.

All nobles who have been crowned kings for three generations will have their titles and titles revoked; routine supplies to alienated nobles will be stopped, and the domestic nobles will be enriched into remote places with vast territory and sparsely populated areas.

Here again, the nobility was cut off, and the nobility was reduced. The last transfer directly uprooted the roots of the nobility, and then planted them in the reclaimed areas.

After dealing with the nobles, the next step is to deal with the officialdom system of Chu State that has been rotten to the root.

The first is to solve the problem of redundant officials and redundant expenses, eliminate and lay off some irrelevant officials, reduce official salaries, and use the saved wealth to strengthen the army.

In one fell swoop, they destroyed the jobs of several civil servants who were just waiting to die, and then cut their salaries to increase military spending.

Then, Wu Qi corrected the bad habits of the Chu state's officialdom that harmed the public, enriched private interests, and slandered loyal and good people, and proposed that the Chu state officials should serve the country wholeheartedly regardless of personal honor or disgrace.

Does it sound familiar? Does it sound similar to the company’s brainwashing slogans?

The next step is to unify the customs of the Chu State and prohibit private requests. This will hinder the talent selection of the Chu State. Although it is not very effective, at least an effort has been made.

Let's count how many people our General Wu Qi has offended.

First, the small nobles had their titles cut off and their families were cut off. Then the big nobles were uprooted and sent to remote areas.

Finally, there are officials. Civil servants can no longer just hang around and wait to die, so what’s the point of doing it?

Not only can I not just eat and wait for death, but my salary has also been reduced. I want to be as desperate as I want. I shout slogans all day long and talk as much as I want.

But it did put an end to the evil spirit in the Chu State's officialdom at that time, and carried out a large-scale blood change in the Chu State's officialdom and aristocratic class, which made Chu Guoxiong a little bit better.

It's a pity that Wu Qi's reforms were not successful. Legalist reforms in the past dynasties all relied on the authority of the king. They were only responsible to the king, so as long as the king died, these reformers would also die.

When King Chu Mourning died, Wu Qi was liquidated by the nobles, and even fell to the tragic end of "the people died and the government ceased".

But the final ending of this almost invincible general is also very interesting.

When he was shot by nobles with arrows, Wu Qi rushed directly to the body of King Chu Mourning with the injury, pulled out the arrow from his body and inserted it into the body of King Chu Mourning, shouting: "The ministers rebelled and plotted to kill our king.

"

In the end, when the nobles shot Wu Qi, they also shot the body of King Chu Mourning.

According to the laws of the Chu State at that time, harming the king's body was a serious crime and the three clans would be exterminated.

Therefore, after King Chu Su succeeded to the throne, he took advantage of this incident and ordered Yin to execute all those who shot Wu Qi and also shot King Chu Mourning's body. More than seventy people were implicated and were exterminated. Wu Qi's body was also punished with chariots.

The punishment of dismemberment.

However, when he died, he also brought such a group of people to be buried with him, which was very cost-effective no matter what, and it also dealt a blow to the nobles at that time.

However, the successor King Chu Su did not have the courage to continue the reform to the end.

Ouyang thought wildly for a while and then realized that Fan Li had put the carriage into a small yard and let the horses go.

"You are...this small courtyard belongs to you?" Ouyang asked aloud.

"Yeah, not bad." Fan Li took out a few straw mats from the house, covered the carriage, and spread a lot of straw. Ouyang also hurriedly followed to help.

"Wang Jia's appearance is still very famous in Chu State. If you ride directly into the city, you will definitely be discovered. However, I have bought my own small yard outside the big cities in various countries. There are usually servants to clean it, and I can do it when necessary.

It’s an inn, very convenient.”

Fan Li patted the dust on his hands and explained to Ouyang.

Ouyang couldn't help but praise: "It's really... far-sighted."

Faced with Ouyang's admiration, Fan Li just laughed at himself: "When I was down in the early years, I wandered around without a fixed place to live, so now no matter where I go, I am afraid that I will have no place to live. Wherever I go, I must buy real estate.

I’m used to this.”

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the buying and selling of cultivated land was prohibited and could only be distributed by the state. Whether to reward or collect land was decided by the state. However, land for housing could still be traded privately.

Gee, this old handsome guy has such a charming personality.

Ouyang has to say, no wonder Xi Shi, the most beautiful woman in the world, fell in love with him. With this kind of ability to be prepared for danger in times of peace,

With a mature personality and a spending spree, he follows you wherever you go. This sense of security is definitely a plus.

"Let's go into the city and first look for Chang Sangjun's apprentice to see what clues his apprentice can give."

Fan Li greeted Ouyang who was in a daze, said something to the servant guarding the gate, and walked towards the city gate of Shouchun.

"Okay, right away."

Ouyang prepared the "bond of flesh and blood" in his body and began his first real "entering the city" in this world.

Shouchun City is very big, much larger than the small towns we passed before.

The most intuitive feeling is that in Shouchun City, you can often see three-story houses.

This means that in a big city like Shouchun City, building a three-story "tall building" is no longer an insurmountable technical difficulty.

In ordinary small towns, there are all one-story flat-tiled houses, and even many thatched houses, which are even simpler than Ouyang's house in Shennongjian.

Moreover, as a country so close to the deep mountains and old forests, the Chu State can be said to be a multi-ethnic country. People wearing all kinds of clothes can often be seen on the street, which is an eye-opener for Ouyang.

In addition, Shouchun City seems to have a lot of entertainment places, including many obvious "gambling houses" and "brothels". The "lively" sounds coming from inside made Ouyang feel a little itchy.

It seems that the degree of construction of entertainment facilities has become an important yardstick for measuring the prosperity of a city.

But fortunately, he has entered the realm of heaven and man and can control his emotions well.

Naturally, it is impossible to leave the matter of gathering information to a "young brother" like Ouyang. Fan Li, an old Jianghu man, took action and was naturally successful.

"I have inquired clearly. In a small town not far from Shouchun City, there is a Changchun Medical House. The doctor inside is Jiang Linsheng, a disciple of Chang Sangjun."

Fan Li came back from a hawker, said to Ouyang, and then asked: "Ouyang, did you sense anything after entering Shouchun City?"

"Uh... no." Ouyang shook his head, "Did you feel anything?"

"No. It seems that we still need to find out clearly what big things happened recently." Fan Li frowned, "Normally, ordinary people like this have absolutely no idea about this kind of thing."

Ouyang thought for a moment and suggested: "How about this, we divide the army into two groups. You stay in Shouchun City to find out the news, and I take the token to find Jiang Linsheng to assist us?"

"Okay, let's do it like this." Fan Li nodded, approved of Ouyang's idea, and then added, "That town is closer to Xicheng Gate. How about we meet at the teahouse at Xicheng Gate every day at noon?"

"Okay. If there's something urgent, how can I contact you?"

"Just go directly to the city guard general and shout, 'Fan Danzhu, get out'."

Who is Fan Danzhu? Isn't it the name of the city guard general?

Ouyang's eyes kept twitching: Are you sure you won't be hacked to death by guards and guards for shouting like this?

But looking at Fan Li's serious look, Ouyang decided to believe him.

It’s so difficult, why does my partner look so unreliable?
Chapter completed!