Chapter 6 Prosperity in Wealth (Part 2)
"Sir, has this shopkeeper beat someone up?" Wei Liao asked slowly.
Wei Liao's politeness was so common that he could not easily hit people. The few profiteers just now, Wei Liao did not add a finger. The official was stunned for a moment and said, "No."
Wei Liao continued to ask, "According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, this shopkeeper has no crime of private fighting. I dare to ask, sir, where is the crime of this shopkeeper?" It seems that he, the shopkeeper, is very good at doing it, and he speaks very casually.
It was obvious that after receiving the report, the official rushed over and didn't understand the case. He opened his mouth a few times, clasped his fists and said, "The shopkeeper is too concerned. I want the shopkeeper to go back and testify."
"Strike while the iron is hot." Wei Liao knew that the time was ripe and said, "Since that's the case, I dare not do my best. Sir, what I saw is someone fighting, but that's not considered a private fight."
The official raised his eyebrows and looked at Wei Liao, asking in confusion: "Those people have been beaten like that, aren't they private fights?" With a move, several soldiers escorted the profiteers up, and the official said: "Look, everyone has become like this, what else do you have to say?"
As for the case, Wei Liaoyi's ability is a good thing. When the official asked this, he agreed to his preference and said with a smile: "I, sir, what is a private fight?"
The official frowned. It was obvious that he did not want to answer this question. Due to the situation, he had to answer, saying: "Private fight is a fight between two people or more than two people."
"Mr. Xie explained the doubts for this shopkeeper." Wei Liaozi clasped his fists and said, "These people were beaten by me. It was true that this shopkeeper saw them with his own eyes."
After hearing his words, those who participated in beating several profiteers changed their faces. They didn't know how many national scolds they had dumped to Wei Liao.
Wei Liao seemed not to see their bad faces, and then said, "The people who beat them were from this street. As far as the shopkeeper knows, the fighters were all because both sides refused to give in to each other and thought they were reasonable. Lord, is this the reason?"
The official nodded and said, "I didn't realize that you, the shopkeeper, have such a smart mind. Yes, as long as one party doesn't fight, it won't work." This is the same as what we are saying now, "One slap can't be slap."
Wei Liao slapped lightly and said, "My wise man. What is the reason why people beat them in the street? They have all been angry with the public. Please see, this is the rule of our store. Any paper and pen purchased in our store shall not be used for profit. They buy paper and pen from our store at a low price and sell it to envoys from various countries at that corner for ten times the profit, so as to make huge profits. These scholars are waiting hard, but they cannot buy it. How can such a business as a brutal business not attract popularity?"
The official nodded without saying a word.
Wei Liao said, "These traitors know that they are short of anger and are unable to escape. If so many people really beat them, they will have to pay ten lives. This is what the shopkeeper said, please make a decision."
The official waved his hand and said, "Let them go down, take them down, take good care of them, and wait for the official to deal with it." He turned around and clasped his fists at Wei Liao, and said, "Shopkeeper, you have such talent and knowledge, but you are so talented and crouched in the market. If the shopkeeper does not abandon him, please follow him and be his aide to be his staff. When the official sees the king, he will recommend him to the king. The king is eager to be virtuous and with the talent of the shopkeeper, the king will use it more."
The key to the prosperity of Qin is that all the talents of Qin are large numbers of people. Most of these talents are not from Qin, but from the six countries in Shandong. Many of them are not valued and have been insulted. When they arrived at Qin, they immediately became gentlemen and held high positions.
Needless to say, Shang Yang, the key figure in Qin's becoming stronger. Zhang Yi traveled to various countries and wanted to use it for the country in Shandong. When he was in Chu, he falsely accused him of stealing Baoyu and beat him to death. His wife complained that he knew that lobbying was humiliated by himself. He pointed at his tongue and asked his wife if his tongue was there. His wife didn't know what he meant and replied that he was there. He said that as long as he had three inches of tongue, he would not worry about wealth or honor.
Zhang Yi's experience was pretty good. He just beat him up and had no worries about his life. Fan Sui was much more miserable and made contributions to the State of Wei. Not only did he not receive any reward, he was framed and beaten. His ribs were broken, his teeth were knocked out, and he fainted, almost losing his life. This is not all, but what is even more hateful is that he actually gave the nobles countless urine while he fainted.
Han Xin was humiliated by the crotch and passed down through the ages. How many people are there like Fan Sui? It can be said that being humiliated in life is so great! Not to mention that Fan Sui is a very high-spirited person, even if anyone with self-esteem would swear to die. Later, in order to avenge Fan Sui, King Zhao of Qin personally led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Wei State and forced Fan Sui to death.
Later generations praised King Wen for Li Taigong, Han Gao worshipped Han Xin, and how many people praised the Qin king for his kindness to treat his subordinates? King Zhao of Qin avenged Fan Sui and sent hundreds of thousands of troops. Can King Wen Han Gao do it? If the descendants don’t pass on it, they will be cherished!
"I heard for a long time that people in Qin, whether they are kings or subordinates, are known for discovering talents, and it is true. No wonder Fan Sui was able to hold a high position as a humiliated person. Recruiting talents may be the reason why Qin can become stronger." Wei Liao sighed in his heart that the Qin State's network of recruiting talents was wide, and he said: "This shopkeeper is just telling the truth and dare not be praised by the adults."
The reason why Fan Sui was able to go to Qin was that Wang Ji, the envoy sent by Qin to Wei, hid him in a car and escaped from Wei. A sentence Wang Ji said in Wei is worth thinking about. When he saw Zheng Anping, the man who saved Fan Sui, he asked Zheng Anping the first sentence: "Can there be talented people in Wei travel to the West?" Zheng Anping saw that Wang Ji's purpose was to take Fan Sui to Qin. He hit it off and Fan Sui was able to ascend to the sky in one step.
Even an envoy knew that if he recruited talents, could Qin not be strong? He should not be able to praise King Wen of Zhou in the Book of Songs, "All the talents are gathered, and he will achieve great success!" Later generations, especially Confucians, criticized the Qin people, but ignored the uniqueness of the Qin people in the use of talents. It is a pity!
When he met the King of Qin, he showed what he learned and showed his ambitions, which was exactly what Wei Liao wanted, but he didn't want to go back with an Inner Historian from Xianyang, and he was even more unwilling to be his aide. There are two main reasons. One is that although the Inner Historian was the highest official in charge of Xianyang, he didn't have much time to meet the King of Qin, so he had to wait for a long time. Another reason is that Wei Liao likes freedom and is unwilling to be restrained. Instead of being an aide and being restrained by trivial matters, it is better to be a shopkeeper free.
This official's surname is Cao and his name is Bo. Xianyang is the capital. The central government implemented direct management by Qin State is equivalent to the current municipality. The highest official is the inner-level official. He said sincerely: "It's a pity for the gentleman to be so talented and learned. Now the king is very talented and has a general idea. He is trying to have something to do in the East. With his talent, why worry about not being able to show his ambitions?"
"Thank you for your kindness, and the people love landscapes. You have no intention of becoming an official, so you also ask yourselves to help the people." Wei Liao said his intention again.
Chapter completed!