The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In the morning, Wei Yang and his entourage went to Yueyang Township to investigate. Along the way, they passed several villages. What Wei Yang heard was that the land was in the hands of a few people, the laws did not go to the countryside, the Qin people did not trust the government, and private land was common. The rivers, mountains and forests were occupied by the local powerful. Along the way, Wei Yangmao found that the Qin land was terrible because there were so many problems. He thought to himself: There are too many problems in the Qin land. At this time, not far ahead, several people were fighting a war. People, that person was hung on the tree, and three people took turns beating the person on the tree with whips. After Wei Yang took a look, he shouted:"What are you doing? Is there any criminal law?" Those people Looking at Wei Yang, one of them said arrogantly:"You'd better not care about this matter, otherwise our master……"Wow, those three people didn't take Wei Yang seriously at all. Weiyang said sternly: What you are doing is against the criminal law. What crime should you be punished for? The three people laughed and said:"In terms of criminal law, we only listen to our Mr. Zhang's words here.""The entourage behind you came immediately. Are you looking for death? This is the magistrate of Yueyang County." As soon as the three people heard the words"Magistrate of Yueyang County", they immediately behaved. One of them hurriedly came over and said,"I don't know if it's the county magistrate, but I have poor eyesight." Wei Yang snorted and said,"Arrest these three people!" - Yes.

Returning to the county magistrate's house, Wei Yang thought about what happened this morning. He knew that there must be many such cases in Luoyang. If he wanted to manage the entire county well, he must make the people trust the government. When Wei Yang was meditating, he suddenly thought of a good idea. This method would make the people believe in the government. As long as the people believed in the government, the decree could be issued to all villages. In the evening, he wrote a letter to the county governor, Prince Ang. Then, he picked up a scroll of bamboo slips and read it.

In Zhang's Mansion, Zhang Xiao was furious when he learned that one of his people had been arrested by the county magistrate. He planned to take his people to the county to ask for him, but his housekeeper stopped him and said,"Master, the Qin State is no longer in charge of us." This is the State of Wei, and the State of Wei is powerful now. If we go against him, we will be killed by the Wei State army." After listening to the housekeeper's persuasion, Zhang Xiao lost his anger and asked :"Then what do you think we should do?"——bide your time. Zhang Xiao asked:"Waiting for the opportunity, waiting for what opportunity?" The steward smiled evilly and said:"When the people can't stand Wei's rule, we can……"——Okay, okay!

In the early morning

, Wei Yang asked several people to place a piece of wood at the south gate. He stood on the high platform and said,"Whoever can move this piece of wood from the south gate to the north gate will be rewarded with ten taels of gold." When the people who were watching heard this, they pretended not to see it and went about their own business. One of the people said:"You can get ten taels of gold for moving a piece of wood. Money can be earned so easily. The official government of the Wei State is just like the Qin State. But there is no faith." Another commoner said:"The Wei government should not play tricks on us too much. It costs ten taels of gold to move a piece of wood. The sun is rising in the west." Shang Yang stood on the high platform and saw it. For several hours, no common people came, and then they said that they could move the wood from the south gate to the north gate and get 50 taels of gold."Now when all the people heard that they could get 50 taels of gold, finally some people came to watch, and only one person said:"Isn't this government trying to trick us?"Another commoner said:"I'm going to help, but I want to see if the Wei government knows how to do it? The commoner stepped forward and said,"Is it true that if you move this piece of wood from the south gate to the north gate, you can get 50 taels of gold?" Wei Yang saw this man's tall stature and said,"Of course, I, the official of the State of Wei, do what they say.""So, the common man picked up the wood and walked towards the north gate. Along the way, many people followed the man who moved the wood. After a while, the wood was moved from the south gate to the north gate. Wei Yang Without saying a word, he gave 50 taels of gold to the man who moved the wood.

After everyone saw that the Wang Mansion gave the money, they understood that the Wei State Government was much better than the Qin State Government. Then Wei Yang said:"Give it a try." The decree is hung up."When the people saw the decree above, Wei Yang said:"Fellow folks, this is the decree issued by the Wei State. From now on, all affairs will be handled in accordance with the decree. I, Wei Yang, will act in accordance with this decree. No matter who violates the law, he will be punished."After everyone saw the decree above, the people applauded. This decree is simply good news to everyone. An old man said:"We will act according to the decree."Tumu Lixin, it's done. The servants of

the Zhang Mansion hurried in and said,"Master, it's not good.

"Zhang Xiao saw him so panicked and said angrily:"Why are you panicking? What happened!"The servant quickly said:"Sir, that Wei Martingale is so trustworthy that the people now believe in the Wei government, and one of Wei's laws is to confiscate private land and distribute it to the people! After Zhang Xiao heard this, he was furious,"Does Wei Yang think that we have no power? He dares to take over my land and is seeking death.""The butler on the side advised:"Master, don't act on impulse. The Wei State has an army of 50,000 in this pass, so don't be reckless. After hearing this, Zhang Xiao said:"Then what do you think we should do?" The steward thought for a moment and said,"Sir, why don't you invite all the powerful men in Yueyang to come and discuss the matter together." After hearing this, Zhang Xiao thought it was okay and said,"You are asking them to discuss the matter together.""——yes.

In the county magistrate's house, Wei Yang was in a good mood. Because Tumu had established his trust, the Qin people had already trusted the Wei government, and the next step was to measure the land.

The next morning, a group of Wei officials took measuring sticks to measure the land in each township. Because Tu Tumu was trustworthy, the people of Qin believed in the Wei officials, and all the people helped the Wei officials measure the land, because they knew that as long as the land was measured, After they were done, they could be allocated a hundred acres of land given to them by the government. The people were smiling. Some officials did not know how much private land there was in the area. Many people reported to the government and personally brought people from the government there. Those private lands and some of the local powerful mountains, forests, rivers and ponds were also confiscated by the government officials. A few powerful people wanted to resist, and were eventually beheaded by Wei soldiers in public. A large number of people in the Qin State were very happy because the gentlemen who had been riding on their heads were finally punished! An old man said:"The government of the State of Wei is really good. It not only does things for our people, but also arrests those who do evil things. I think when the State of Qin was in charge, these people often bullied us, and the government of the State of Wei But the officials arrested them and executed them. Now I am looking forward to the hundred acres of land that Wei State will give us." After receiving the reports from various townships, Wei Yangmao in the county magistrate's office was very happy, because when the government measured the land , the people also actively helped the government measure the land, which was a good sign. It fully shows that the people strongly support the government. A group of Yueyang powerful men gathered together in the Zhang Mansion. One powerful man stood up and said angrily:"This Wei Yang killed my son. Didn't he just occupy those lands? Isn't it necessary to behead him again!" Another strong man said:"Yes, my son just beat a commoner, and ended up being locked up and imprisoned by these Wei officials." Another strong man said:"I want to rule in Qin back then. How glorious were we back then? I didn’t expect that the Wei people would oppress us like this when they arrived." Everyone expressed their dissatisfaction with Wei. Zhang Xiao also came in at this time and said to everyone:"Everyone, Zhang invited you here this time to discuss countermeasures. I wonder what countermeasures you have?"