During the Warring States period, Korea, as one of the Three Jins, also ranked among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States. Among the Wei, Han, and Zhao and Jin states, especially South Korea was the weakest, although it was deep in the hinterland of the Central Plains, its own strength was very weak, what was the reason for this? Why has South Korea never risen?
There are certain reasons for the long-term decline of South Korea, not because the Korean monarchs are incompetent, but because South Korea itself is in a limited position. When Wei, Han, and Zhao divided their families, Korea, in particular, shared the least amount of land. When the Three Jin Dynasties split up, the State of Wei was assigned to the land of Hedong, which was rich in products, which itself was an important grain production base, and the State of Wei had it in its possession, and naturally had a basis for its rise. The State of Zhao, as opposed to controlling the Datong Basin, gained the benefits of the Jin Dynasty's instruments, and naturally rose to the world. In contrast, South Korea, on the other hand, did not have a fertile and fruitful land like the State of Wei, and secondly did not have the foot of the Zhao State's armor and equipment, so naturally it could not compete with other countries.
During the Warring States period, population was a measure of a country's strength, because it was a symbol of the military strength and agricultural strength of each country, and South Korea could not compare with Wei and Zhao in this regard. During the Warring States period, the total population of the areas controlled by Korea was less than half that of the Wei state, and even the equally barren Yan state was much more than that of Korea. This innate factor has determined that South Korea has never been able to rise to the world.
Although there was a shen non-harmful change law in the early days of Korea, it was only a drop in the ocean, and after a short rest, Korea went into decline. South Korea is sparsely populated and makes it difficult to fight a big war. Bai Qi had killed 240,000 Wei and Han troops in the Battle of Yique, and this battle alone had seriously damaged Korea's vitality, not to mention the confrontation with the Western Qin State. According to historical records, when South Korea was at its strongest, it had a population of 800,000, and even if there is such a saying, the old, weak, sick and disabled are removed, and the real combat strength is 300,000. In the Battle of Yique, the Qin army directly beheaded 240,000 Wei-Han troops, which made South Korea even more overwhelmed.
South Korea's position is doomed to its inability to rise, South Korea is in the land of four wars, and it is the biggest obstacle to the emergence of the Qin state in the east. The east of Korea is the State of Qi, the south is directly facing the State of Chu, and the West, there is a strong Qin Tiger Vision, even if the korean monarchs have the ambition to rise, I am afraid that these innate factors piled together, can not make Korea rise. In the hundred years of the Warring States, Korea suffered from the invasion of other countries almost every year, not only the State of Qi and the State of Chu, but even the State of Wei and the State of Zhao, which were also the states of the Three Jins, occasionally attacked Korea, such a barren country, coupled with the attrition of war, the natural strength declined.
Compared with other princely states, South Korea has no room for expansion, and the surrounding areas are strong enemies, and other countries will not allow South Korea to expand. Compared with Korea, the State of Zhao could expand northward, the State of Qi could expand southward, and the State of Qin could expand westward, while Korea alone could only stick to the same place. To put it bluntly, the Yan kingdom, which is as weak as South Korea, is probably stronger than South Korea. Spatial factors have also led to south Korea's inability to rise.
Throughout the Warring States period, Korea could only rely on other countries to survive. South Korea's land area is much smaller than that of other countries, and it is suppressed by other countries, and it can only try to protect itself. The original intention of shen bu harmful to change the law is for the rise of South Korea, but this kind of change is limited, Shen does not harm can only help Korea not be infringed by other countries, as for achieving the same east as the Qin state to unify the world, it is simply a fool's dream.
South Korea's innate factors determine that it cannot rise, and even if it had annexed Zheng Guo, it would have been nothing more than self-deception. Among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, South Korea should be regarded as the most meaningless country, not only its population is far less than that of other countries, but its land area is far lower than that of other countries. In the era of the dominance of the nations, a weak country like South Korea can only be a lamb to be slaughtered and will perish.