Looking at china's ancient history, we can understand that the prosperity of many dynasties is inseparable from the reform activities in line with the national conditions, social changes, so that the productive forces of the dynasties that are in ruins and waiting to be revitalized gradually return to the normal track and open the curtain of prosperity.
Social change is actually a battle without smoke, and this battle also needs outstanding leaders to make progress, so there are many famous reform figures in Chinese history, quietly promoting the direction of Chinese history.
At a time when society was in urgent need of change, Shang Martin held up the banner of change and gave a helping hand when the Qin Dynasty was in turmoil, Shang Martin was a representative of the famous legalist thought during the Warring States period, and his pragmatic spirit and some ideas that helped the country to centralize power were valued by the King of Qin.
Therefore, with the support of Qin Xiaogong, Shang Martin began to vigorously promote the reform of the law in the country, which made the comprehensive national strength of the Qin state on the periphery rise rapidly, and laid the initial foundation for Qin Shi Huang to unify the six and sweep the world.
Shangmartin has made changes in many aspects of society, but mainly with legalist thought as the main line, the first is to carry out the reform of the legal system in the social aspect, and legal thinkers believe that the legal system is stable for the country.
The stability of the social order is paramount, and it is a sharp weapon for the monarch to maintain his rule, so he advocates that the law be strict and easy to understand, and strive to make the whole country aware of the law and abide by the law.
Shang Martin added a lot of torture to the decree in an attempt to use torture to frighten the people, so as to ensure the deterrent power of the law, the implementation of the law, or the monarch is in charge, so he advocates that the monarch concentrate his power.
That is to say, the law will not interfere with the emperor's regime, and the monarchy's centralization of power has a great necessity, in fact, this is also the core idea of why the legalist thought can gain the heart of the army.
Moreover, in order to further centralize power, Shang Martin advocated that the emperor deprive the old nobles of their rights, and that the criminal law had no hierarchy, and that anyone who committed a crime would be severely punished by the law.
Economically, Shang Martin advocated the abolition of the well field system, which had been used in the previous dynasty, and special decrees were enacted to encourage farming and weaving, the land was further reclaimed, and the level of productivity was greatly improved. The Shang martingale abolished the boundaries of the land owned by the nobility and then allowed the land to be bought and sold freely, allowing the feudal economy to further develop.
Shangmartin also had a policy of change that had a great impact on future generations, that is, the policy of "heavy agriculture and suppression of commerce", at that time, people who worked hard and produced a lot of grain and textile fabrics could be exempted from taxes and labor, which greatly promoted the people at that time to take agriculture as the foundation.
And in order to further expand the scale of agricultural production, it is strictly stipulated that after adulthood, the family will be separated immediately, the father and son brothers in the family are forbidden to live together, the population is growing rapidly, and the increase in labor force has further developed the social productive forces, but the restrictions on commerce and so on have inhibited the vitality of society to a certain extent.
In terms of politics, the legalists represented by the Shang martingale advocated the centralization of power by the monarch, so the Qin Dynasty implemented the county system under the Shang martingale transformation law and abolished the sub-feudal system, which was in line with the land policy.
As a result, the central government has continuously centralized power, facilitated the management of the localities, and registered the people into the household register, and adopted the law of sitting together with the serious criminal law, so as to deter the people and stabilize social order.
On the whole, the Shang martingale transformation method made the strength of the Qin State continue to flourish, from a border country to a respectable big country, and a series of means in the political and economic aspects promoted the development of the productive forces of the Qin State and laid the foundation for the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin Shi Huang.
However, in the Shang Martingale Transformation Law, the law that is too strict, although conducive to the stability of social order, is not conducive to the production and life of the people, and is for the demise of the Qin state.
Therefore, we should look at the reform movement dialectically, understand the advantages and disadvantages of it, and judge it with historical truth in order to learn something.