Chapter 1110: Success in the East and Success in the West (One Hundred and Three)
Qin destroyed South Korea and established three counties. When King Wulie of Qin launched a campaign against the Han Dynasty, he sent the three counties of South Korea to the Chu State in exchange for Chu's troops. After the Chu State took the three counties of South Korea, it didn't even sit on its butt. , the Han army won consecutive victories on several battlefields, and the situation on the battlefield was reversed. Xu Yuan, the Northern Field Army of the Han Kingdom, led an army of tens of thousands to attack the three counties of Han Dynasty, driving the unsteady Chu people out of Han Dynasty in one fell swoop. , Han land was returned to the Han Kingdom.
After the Qin State sent away the three counties of Han, the only thing retained was Yingchuan, an important place on the border between Qin and Han. After Xu Yuan took over Han, he finally hit a wall at Yingchuan, where he fought with the Qin army. The remaining troops fought fiercely for several times but still failed to capture Yingchuan. After that, the Qin and Han Dynasties signed a peace agreement and the war ended. Xu Yuan led his troops to retreat and stationed at Yingshui opposite Yingchuan to confront the Qin army at a distance.
At the end of September in the second year of the Han Dynasty, the new king of Qin Ying Ying appointed Tan Feng, a former Yan native, as the general and stationed in Yingchuan.
The New Year's bell has rang, but Tan Feng's room is still lit by candlelight, and the shadows reflected on the window paper show that he is still looking intently at each file.
Tan Kang carried a tray, opened the door and walked in. The room was very large, but there was only a brazier in the middle. The heat emitted was not enough to change the temperature inside the room. It was almost the same cold inside and outside. Tan Kang placed the tray on the square table and walked to Tan Feng's side.
"Master, the New Year has arrived. I wish you all the best in the new year." Tan Kang said with a genuine smile.
Tan Feng raised his head and looked at the other party, "Ah, has the New Year already arrived?" Listening to the melodious bells coming from the city, he suddenly realized, "Ah, the New Year is really here. Tan Kang, thank you very much, but I But I didn’t prepare any red envelopes!”
Tan Kang said with a smile: "The young man is in good health and everything goes well. That is the biggest red envelope for Tan Kang! Young Master, you should add a few more pots of fire in the house, it is too cold."
"No, the cold can keep my mind clear." Tan Feng shook his head.
"Young Master!" Tan Kang whispered: "Tan Kang knows the young master's thoughts, but the young master has to make himself more comfortable. Defeating Gao Yuan is not something that can be done in a short time. .”
Tan Feng chuckled and patted Tan Kang on the shoulder, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I have to do something to feel at ease. Every drop of water will penetrate the stone. As long as I keep doing it, there will always be a harvest. Okay, now that I have It's the first day of the New Year, so I'm going to take a break and come, Tankang, have a few drinks with me."
Tan Feng glanced at the dishes on the tray and said with a smile: "Why is there no wine? Since it is the New Year, of course we have to drink."
"Master, it's already early in the morning and it's too late. Please drink some porridge, eat some side dishes, and then rest!"
"No, no, no, go get some wine. I'm in a good mood today. Come have a few drinks with me." Tan Feng said enthusiastically.
"Okay, young master, please wait, I will come right away." Tan Kang turned and left.
Tan Feng stretched, exhaled a long breath, walked to the window, opened the window, and let the cold air outside pour in. He walked to the table and picked up another file.
It has been several months since he arrived in Yingchuan. During these few months, what Tan Feng has done most is to collect all information about the Han Dynasty for research. What he has piled on his case is only a small part of it. The entire In the room, there are thousands of such files, all of which contain policy information and implementation status released by the Han State in the past year.
In one year, the Han Kingdom has spread the parliamentary system to all counties and counties across the country. Counties have county councils, counties have county councils, and in Jicheng, there is a large assembly. These members are elected by the most ordinary people with one vote. Each member has a term of three years. These members usually have nothing special to do. They only come together when they encounter some major issues that require voting, such as the appointment of magistrates in various counties.
This seems extremely funny to Tan Feng. This method seems to be a system that only existed thousands of years ago. Is it retro? Tan Feng disagrees. Although the county magistrate has a small official position, he is a part of the local government under the jurisdiction of the central government. Government offices are the most important places. If the central government does not have the power to appoint and remove these county officials, how can it urge these county officials to work for the court? Just like tax collection, it is the lifeblood of a government. These county officials are The future is in the hands of these people who are elected by the people. How dare you offend these people when collecting and destroying taxes? Once you offend them, they will definitely pack up and leave after three years. Let’s look at what those congressmen are. In Tan Feng's hand, there is a list of the members of the opposite Yingshui. Although there are scholars and gentlemen in it, there are more so-called respected old farmers and famous craftsmen. Among them are actually some A pig butcher. It is said that the reason why this person was elected is because he often gives the remains after killing pigs and selling them to poor people who cannot afford meat. What can these people do?
Tan Feng snorted.
At the county level, the chief of a county is finally nominated by the central government, but it must be approved by the county assembly. If the county assembly cannot vote by more than half, the chief of the county nominated by the central government will have no choice but to leave in despair. , the central government will again propose candidates.
"What a farce!" Tan Feng shook his head. If God wants to destroy him, he must first make him crazy. It seems that the great success of the past ten years has made Gao Yuan dizzy with victory, and he is so arrogant that he thinks he has no power. Nothing can be done. If this continues, the Han Dynasty will inevitably lose control of the place in a few years.
This judgment makes Tan Feng full of confidence in defeating Gao Yuan, defeating and destroying his Great Han Kingdom in the future.
The *Court, allowing the entire legal system to be separated from the jurisdiction of the Political Affairs Hall and become an independent system, and the *officials are appointed for life. This also makes Tan Feng disagree. The law has always served politics. If the law is separated from the jurisdiction of the Political Affairs Hall, how can it effectively deter the people? From the cases judged by the courts at all levels of the Great Han Kingdom on his hands, there are several cases that Tan Feng believes have damaged the interests of the government and helped those unruly people. It is simply nonsense. However, Gao Yuan still *The nomination right of the official is in his hands, it seems that he still has some tricks up his sleeve and is not completely confused.
The only new law of the Great Han Kingdom that interests Tan Feng is their patent protection law. After fighting with Gao Yuan for many years, what makes Tan Feng most headache is that Gao Yuan's subordinates always have endless new equipment. These new things are not only in the military, but almost cover all aspects, from the initial improvement of various weapons in the military, to the final improvement of iron smelting and steelmaking technology, to the current various new weapons, the continuous application of new civilian technologies, the Great Han Kingdom is always far ahead in all aspects. It was ahead of other countries, which also allowed him to leave other countries behind in military and civil affairs.
The introduction of this bill is obviously to protect talents who invent new technologies. From the content, it can be seen that anyone who invents a new technology only needs to apply for a patent in the newly established patent office of the Han State. Anyone who uses the technology in the future must pay a certain fee to the inventor. In other words, as long as you come up with a new technology that can be used, you can become a millionaire sitting at home, which will inevitably stimulate more people to invest in invention and innovation.
The emergence of more new technologies will make the Han State stronger. This made Tan Feng horrified. Regarding the role of the patent law of the Han State, Tan Feng has written a report to the King of Qin, hoping that the Qin State can also implement this clause, but Tan Feng also knows that this is probably just wishful thinking.
The Qin State is different from the Han State. The Qin State implements a completely centralized system. Almost all the famous craftsmen in the country are concentrated in the craftsman camp in Xianyang. According to Tan Feng's understanding, even if you come up with a new technology, all the profits belong to the state, and it has nothing to do with the craftsman. At most, you can get a If the official who manages the craftsman camp is a black-hearted person, the reward will not fall on the craftsman.
There is another issue that makes Tan Feng more worried. Will the introduction of the patent protection law of the Han Dynasty cause the Qin craftsmen to flee? Especially those who secretly developed new technologies. If they flee to the Han Dynasty with these new technologies, it will not only be the loss of a technology, but also the rise and fall of the power of both sides!
He also wrote this worry in the array, hoping to attract the attention of the King of Qin, but now the court is in charge of The one who holds the right to speak is still the Li Ru School, and the person Tan Feng trusts the most is still the general Lu Chao.
Although they are both generals, Tan Feng knows very well that he and Lu Chao are not on the same level. Lu Chao is not only Li Ru's last disciple, but also has a strong influence in Qin State and has complicated relationships. More importantly, the current King of Qin has worked with Lu Chao for a long time and has fought under Lu Chao for many years. The trust relationship between the two sides is not comparable to what he can compare with.
I hope Li Ru and Lu Chao can see the crisis. Tan Feng sighed silently.
"Master, the wine is here!" Tan Kang pushed the door open and brought another bottle of wine in his hand. A tray, "Young Master wants to drink, so I asked the kitchen to prepare a few more good dishes."
"Okay, come on, Tan Kang, let's drink a few glasses together. Hey, this is the best wine of Wu family in Han State. Where did you get it from?" Looking at the exquisite wine pot on the tray, Tan Feng was surprised. Although the Qin and Han countries have ceased fighting, in Yingchuan, where the two armies are facing each other, this kind of high-end wine has basically no market, and no merchants will come here to sell this kind of good wine for more than ten taels of silver per pot.
"Young Master has been studying in the study for the past few months. There are still great changes outside. This It was obtained by a merchant in Yingchuan, which is located in Yingshui across the street. I heard that Wu’s Winery opened a specialty store in Yingshui across the street, and the price was 20% lower than the market price. This merchant went to Yingshui to wholesale a batch of Wu’s wine. You know, Wu’s wine is much better than our domestic wine. Except for these high-end products, the price is not higher than ours. Now everyone buys Wu’s wine. I saw it somewhere by chance two days ago, so I bought a few pots and brought them back. I was going to bring them to the young master tomorrow. "
"Is that so!" Tan Feng took a deep breath. (To be continued)