Xianyang, Guanzhong, Qinhuang Palace.

After more than half a month of busyness, the situation in Guanzhong has finally stabilized, but as the monarch of a country, there are still many things to do in Fusu, just like now:

While reviewing the memorial, Fusu listened to Zhang Liang's report: "Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, Your Majesty asked me to sort out the criminal law of Qin and eliminate the part that was too cruel. I have considered it and made a decision.

Currently, there are about 200 types of crimes in the Qin Dynasty, most of which are still applicable, but some ministers think that it is necessary to abolish them, such as: the crime of throwing a letter (submitting anonymous letter). The people are being bullied by corrupt officials and bullied by powerful landlords, and are not allowed to be exposed anonymously. Wouldn't that make the people have no way to survive and can only be bullied by others? Therefore, I feel that it is necessary to abolish them.

In addition, there is also the crime of suing officials. Qin Law stipulates that even if the suing officials wins, they are guilty. This seems unreasonable. Could it be that the people who sued corrupt officials and obscured their history and eliminated the harm to the country, and instead received punishment!? Is this simply outrageous? I also think it should be abolished! I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

"Well——!" Fusu stopped writing and thought about it, "What the military advisor said is reasonable! Governing the country is like governing water: it is better to clear it up than blocking. If the people have grievances, they must vent it. If they are suppressed blindly, officials will force the people to rebel. Now the unrest in the country is largely controlled by these two crimes. Passing my decree, these two crimes will be abolished from then on to encourage the people to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, and dare to fight against corrupt officials and powerful bullies! Is there any?"

Seeing that he was so easy to speak, Zhang Liang was brave and laughed and said, "There are a few more things, namely, slander and evil words, which are crimes of slandering and whispering, which are not suitable for slandering. These four crimes are all those who suppress the people's words and prohibit the people from spreading dissatisfaction with the court. I personally think that the court must not ignore the people's speech, but it cannot be managed too leniently. However, these four articles do not allow the people to gather together, whisper, and even more so, which is too straightforward and harsh. I wonder if Your Majesty can simply follow it?"

Fusu thought for a while and said, "It's still the same old saying that it's better to be silenced than to block the people's words, but you should not ignore them. The people generally have no knowledge and follow the crowd and are easily instigated by cunning people, so some are still necessary to establish crimes and govern them. In this way, combine these four crimes into one crime of slander and evil words, and define them as: those who slander others without clear evidence are slandering, and those who slander the emperor are slandering; those who spread cult remarks and witches are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slandering, and those who slandering the court are slaughtering, and those who slandering, will be severely punished!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Liang saw Fusu so enlightened, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face: "There is also..." Zhang Liang was about to say, but Fusu stopped him: "Okay, let's get rid of the crime and reform. Everything should be done gradually. You can't reform too much at once, otherwise it will be easy to get out of control. Moreover, it is a chaotic world, and you also need to use heavy punishments. When the world is pacified in the future, some unreasonable crimes will be removed slowly. Let's talk about the criminal law!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Liang was very satisfied with the six most unreasonable charges, and did not dare to demand too much at once, so he continued: "As for criminal law, our current punishments in Qin are divided into death penalty, corporal punishment, prison, flogging, hair punishment, perseverance, relocation punishment, abolishing punishment, and slander punishment. Each punishment is divided into different levels. It is too cumbersome and too harsh. There are dozens of punishments in one type of death penalty, such as: the three tribes of Yi, the destruction of the clan, □, the chariot splitting, the body disintegration, the body disintegration, the truncated, the market, the slaughter, the caesarean section, the truncated, the truncated, the truncated, the ribs, the □, the slaughter, the truncated, the truncated, the ribs, the □ cooking, the slaughter, the death penalty, the slaughter, the death penalty, etc. It is really terrifying. I think, please abolish most of the death penalty."

Fusu thought for a while and said, "Let's do this, the general death penalty is only punished by beheading. If the crime is extremely serious and the circumstances are particularly bad, the beheading punishment is not enough to punish a slut, so the punishment is punished by corruption. If the royal relatives and nobles commit ordinary death penalty, they will be punished by poison. If the people commit corruption or disrespectfulness, it will not be enough to warn the world. The main culprit will be punished by corruption, and his wife and children will also be punished by beheading. The rest will not be investigated. If it is a state official, the generals and officials of the army commit corruption or disrespectfulness, the main culprit will be punished by beheading in half, but the three tribes must be barbed. If it is a royal relative and noble relatives, the main culprit will be punished by chariot splitting, the three tribes will be barbed, and the clan or noble family will be removed! All the other death penalty will be abolished!"

"Your Majesty is wise and abolishing most of the torture, the people will surely praise our emperor's benevolence. Even those who deserve to die will be moved by Your Majesty's benevolence!" Zhang Liang didn't mind flattering a few words.

"Okay, okay, I can't understand your little bit of beauty. The one who is most proud of is you. You have left the reputation of a loyal minister!" Fusu said with a smile.

Zhang Liang's face turned red and continued, "There are also many kinds of corporal punishments: tattoos, slaps, shangs, palaces, etc. These are also unreasonable. Some people commit crimes, but they are just accidental mistakes or forced love. However, once they suffer corporal punishment, whether they have cut their noses, broken hands and feet, or face tattoos, castration, and harm will last for a lifetime. If they cannot recover, they will be discriminated against others for the rest of their lives. Even if they are determined to correct their mistakes, they may not have a chance. The humbleness and pain are unimaginable to ordinary people. So I wonder if Your Majesty can abolish corporal punishment?"

Fusu thought for a while and said, "The corporal punishment is indeed too cruel. It deprives the prisoners of the opportunity to reform themselves, but it cannot be squandered. Otherwise, other light punishments that are not painful and not itchy will probably make many people, especially rich people who have healed their scars and forget to hurt. In this way, all corporal punishments are abolished and replaced by a board. I don't understand what I mean? It is a male criminal who takes off his pants and spans. Although his butt is soft, it will still hurt when he beats him. And after the torture, once he recovers, others can't see any abnormalities. This is much better than corporal punishment. As for female criminals, it is not easy to hit the board, so just change it to a whip. That kind of pain is not tolerated by ordinary people, and it can keep scars to alert, but there is nothing on the outside! What does the military advisor think?"

"It's wonderful!" Zhang Liang looked at the admiration of Xiao Xingxing: "I also think that one-size-fits-all approach to corporal punishment is not a good idea, but I can't think of a good alternative, so I suggest that Your Majesty abolish it all! I didn't expect that when Your Majesty thought about it, he would come up with two, and they are both good deeds that can both punish sluts and give them the opportunity to reform. I am really impressed! Your Majesty's wise and wise!"

Fusu secretly felt happy: "What's the difficulty? Aren't we all spanking in later generations? The idea of ​​abolishing corporal punishment and changing to making a decision seems to be the idea of ​​Emperor Wu of Han. Haha, sorry, I borrowed it!" But he said, "Okay, okay, stop flattering, is there any?"

Zhang Liang hurriedly said: "I think it is very appropriate to apply the principles of criminal law, and there is nothing else to do!"

Fusu thought for a while and said, "Let's do this, I will add a few laws here, you can record it. First, malicious damage to mountains and forests. From today on, if anyone in Qin needs to open up the land, if it involves destroying forests, grasslands, and lakes, he must apply to the local government. If anyone who opens the land without authorization is responsible for 30 boards, the land that has been opened will be taken back to the official position and ordered to restore the original state. If it is not for the need for reclaiming the land without authorization, he will be ordered to compensate at the price and be punished with 50 boards. In severe cases, he will be sentenced to three months to three years of prison.

The government should not be too relaxed in approving land reclamation matters. It must follow the principle of not causing serious damage to the local environment. Moreover, if there is no special court order, taxes equivalent to 100 kilograms of corn per mu of newly reclaimed land. In addition, the number of arable land in the county shall not exceed 30% of the total number of arable land in the county! Did you remember it?"

Zhang Liang was puzzled and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this crime afloat to the people's enthusiasm for land reclamation and farming?" Fusu shook his head and said, "No, no. At present, the northern part of our country is beautiful, and the land is fertile. It can be cultivated or grazed. However, if large-scale land reclamation is carried out in such unrestricted ways, it will sooner or later destroy the environment, and then my country will have no place to herd horses. Once our country no longer produces high-quality war horses, how can we compete with the elite cavalry from the vast desert grasslands in the north!? Have you seen that Guanzhong was originally a land of fish and rice, not only with lush forests, abundant water and grass, but also a famous granary in the world. But recently

Over the past few years, the construction of Mount Li, Afang Palace, Jimiao and other buildings have almost cut down all the nearby mountains and forests. If it is not stopped by severe punishment and allowed to flood, Guanzhong will no longer produce good horses within a hundred years; within five hundred years, Guanzhong will become a barbaric land with severe soil erosion and people's food and no food to be covered! Zifang, you cannot only look at the immediate interests in your work, nor can you keep your eyes on the people. Sometimes you have to look farther and take into account the needs of national defense! Otherwise, five hundred years later, not only Guanzhong will be destroyed, and even the Central Plains will no longer flourish. At that time, the descendants of future generations will scold us!"

Zhang Liang was silent after hearing this, nodded for a long time and said, "Your Majesty has a deep understanding for a long time, Zhang Liang is not as good as possible! Following what Your Majesty said just now, are you planning to vigorously promote the Magistrate in Guanzhong and the Central Plains?" "Yes!" Fusu nodded: "A country cannot be biased in literary and military affairs. It is only necessary to capture both hands and be strong in both hands. It is certain that within at least a thousand years, our country's main enemies will come from the grasslands in the north. To compete with the grassland cavalry, we must require our country to establish a powerful cavalry. Therefore, protecting the environment and promoting the Magistrate will become the unshakable national policy of our Qin Dynasty in the future!"

Zhang Liang nodded, but hesitated: "But, Your Majesty, the court strictly controls the pioneering land. What should the people do if there is insufficient arable land?" Fusu shook his head and said: "There will not be insufficient arable land within at least fifty years. Now after wars, the country's population will definitely not exceed 20 million. The existing arable land in such a large country can fully support these people. But in the future, life will stabilize and the population will increase, and it will inevitably be insufficient arable land. But that doesn't matter. In the future, I will establish a new law to severely crack down on powerful landlords and prohibit malicious annexation of land. And the legislation stipulates that every Chinese person has two acres of private property. If this private property is not violated, it cannot be deprived for any reason, and individuals cannot sell it privately for any reason, otherwise it will be severely punished. In this way, the problem of tight arable land can be alleviated to a certain extent, and at least the people can have a meal!"

Zhang Liang's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Your Majesty's plan is very good, why didn't you implement it earlier?" Fusu smiled and said: "No! This land is the lifeblood of those powerful landlords. Now that I am conquering the country, do you still need the support of those powerful landlords? If you offend them early, it will be detrimental to my country. Just slowly plan it to avoid sudden changes!"

Fusu thought about it and said, "Also, the second law is to abolish the untouchable system and allow intermarriage between good and bad. Our Great Qin stipulates that all prisoners of war, fugitives, criminals, criminals, family members of the criminals, concubines of private families (male slaves and female servants), subordinates of the country, prisoners, exiled people, migrants, son-in-law, descendants, fathers, and poor people who work in the last business (merchants) and are poor, all belong to "untouchables". But from now on, there will be no distinction between civilians and untouchables in our Great Qin territory, and all sentient beings are equal: those who are guilty in the original "untouchables" are called "criminals", and their status will be restored when they are sentenced to death; the rest of the original "untouchables" are restored to civilians.

Identity. In the future, if someone dares to be called a villain again, whether the royal family or nobles, or officials and historians, they will be fined a load of corn and kept ten points of mouth. In addition, all classes in my country can intermarry, and they cannot be good or lowly, and they cannot hinder the marriage of men and women. This article can also be extended, such as: those who marry into the family have a very low status in our country and are often bullied, but these people are also my people, and they must be loved by them. In addition, private officials, concubines, descendants, merchants, prostitutes, etc., all have the right to be the same as civilians. If there is any malicious insult, those who beat them will be severely punished for the crime of thieves and injuries."

Zhang Liang smiled: "Your Majesty thinks about the people everywhere, and you will receive grace everywhere. In the future, you will definitely become a saint king!" Fusu smiled and said: "I have auspicious words! Zifang, I, Qin State, seem to have a crime of inaction. You can read the specific content to me." "Here!"

Zhang Liang flipped over the mountain of codes around him, and rushed to find out the clause of the crime of inaction, coughed and said, "The civic obligations and official duties required by the law, which are called "abolition orders" and punished by law. If public and private property is picked up on the road, it must be submitted or reported within the prescribed time limit, otherwise the "quasi-theft theory" will be used as a crime of deducting theft. For example, neighbors have caught fire and robbery, and the neighbors have

Those who know but do not report or rescue will be punished (those who do not know will not be punished); Li Dian, Mr. Wu is responsible for his duties, and even if he does not know, he will be punished. Also, those who meet officials who pursue fugitives but do not assist will be punished; "There are thieves who kill and injure people, and they will not help others. They are in the wild in a hundred steps, and they will be given two armors." When they meet thieves who kill and injure people on the street but do not rescue them, they will be punished. Compared with the price of traitors who are injured in the wild, they will be punished, and so on!"

Fusu nodded after hearing this and said, "Zifang, this law is very good. China is known as the country of China and a country of etiquette. If you don't help me when you die and don't bow to you when you see a thief, isn't it the world's winds are going down and the country will not be a country. Zifang, this law will be implemented in the future to encourage everyone in the Qin Dynasty to punish the sluts and return the bright world of China. However, this law is not perfect. It only punishes those who do not act, and does not reward those who act bravely. This is not very beneficial to the enthusiasm of the people. In this way, Zifang will be brave to act righteously.

To add third-class rewards: First-class: public rewards means that the government will announce the rewards of those who are righteous. If the public rewards are ten times, the court will reward the title one level; second-class, money reward means that the officials will give certain financial rewards to those who are brave and brave. If the money is rewarded five times, the title one level one level; third-class: rank rewards means that those who are brave and brave and reward the title one to two levels directly. As for the specific standards, the Zifang will be handed over to the court yamen to carefully consider it and then report it to me!" "Yes, Your Majesty! This is the way of benevolent, I will do my best!" Zhang Liang hurriedly recorded.

Speaking of now, Fusu was a little irritated and said to Zhang Liang: "Okay, Zifang, let's stop here today! These decrees will be promulgated first, and there are still shortcomings. I will slowly plan for it in the future!" "Yes, Your Majesty, that's the minister who has surrendered!"

Zhang Liang stepped down. Fusu looked at the memorial in front of him and smiled bitterly: "Emperor everyone wants to be a good emperor, but it may not be a good thing to be a real person. Of course, it would be quite good to be a dizzy person, but it would be a pity that I can't do it!" Just as Fusu was feeling very much, Wuxin rushed over excitedly and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are very happy, very happy!" Fusu was surprised and said: "Wuxin, you are so panicked, why are you happy??"

Wuxin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Empress, Empress, Concubine, Prince, Lord Xiao, and others have all rushed back from Shu, and they are almost at the palace gate!" "Ah! Is that right?" Fusu was filled with mixed feelings: It has been seven or eight years, but he has not been able to meet his family, and now he can finally reunite. He quickly stood up and said, "Hurry up, come out to greet me!"

When Fusu walked steadily to the palace gate, he happened to meet a group of imperial guards from his family. "Your Majesty!" The guards at the palace gate fell.

The car that was walking "still" suddenly stopped. The curtain of the tent was opened. The Empress Dowager Zheng Concubine, Empress Wang Xia, Empress Qi Hong, Xiao Chunfeng and others all poked their faces with joy and sorrow. In addition, two little heads of love were poked out in the corner of the tent: it was Fusu's son and daughter: Ying Ze, Ying Xiang.

"The emperor, husband, brother..." Amid the calls of relatives, there were two timid calls: "Father!"

"Well, I'm very good, I'm very good, I miss you so much!" Fusu immediately burst into tears and cried with joy. He didn't care about the emperor's face, so he became intimate with his relatives...
Chapter completed!