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Li Wu, a famous reformer in the Warring States period, was also a representative figure of legal thought. He once served as the prime minister in the State of Wei, and as a reformer, he naturally changed the national atmosphere through reform and became the hegemon of the world. Under his vigorous struggle, Wei Guo finally began to change the law, and this was naturally dominated by Li Wu.
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Economically, he innovatively proposed the policy of "doing our best" and "doing our best" to encourage the people to farm as a way to increase food production and sell it to the government. In this way, the government was able to stabilize the price of grain in a timely manner and also stimulated the people's enthusiasm for production. In addition, he encouraged the people to sow a variety of food crops to prevent disasters. Politically, as a representative figure of the Legalists, he advocated the implementation of the legal system, and abolished the Shiqing Shilu system headed by the interests of the nobility, rewarding those soldiers who really made military merits on the battlefield, thus improving the combat effectiveness of the army to a certain extent. Under his reforms, the State of Wei soon became one of the great powers of the early Warring States period.
Reform politics and abolish hereditary lineage
For the development of the country, Li Wu quickly realized the importance of talent, and wanted to recruit a large number of talents for the country, so as to invest in various fields, so that it could stabilize the country in the fastest time and develop the country at the same time. He then proposed to the monarch the abolition of aristocratic privileges and the division of power among those who had real merit on the battlefield or elsewhere.
It was also the first time in Chinese history that someone had begun to challenge the entrenched hereditary system. It was precisely because of the abolition of the hereditary system that a group of moths, which had no effect on the country, were driven out of the political arena. Those who came from humble backgrounds but had real talents and practical learning began to enter the political arena, and for a while, the Wei Dynasty was full of talents.
To a certain extent, this move was also a declaration of war by the landlord class against the slave-owning class, laying the foundation for the feudal system to abolish slavery. In my opinion, this Li Wu did have quite a means, and was able to propose to the emperor the abolition of the hereditary system in the context of the intricate aristocratic power at that time, which was a matter of courage, and if it did not succeed, then what awaited Li Wu was obviously the demise.
We should practice "doing our best to make the most of our efforts" and vigorously develop the economy
Li Wu's reforms were carried out from several different aspects, and economically he proposed the implementation of "all the land" and the "Pingyi Law". To do its best means that after the state has counted the amount of land, it uniformly distributes it to the peasants for farming, and also urges the people to cultivate seriously at a specific period of time, so as to increase the production of grain.
The Pingzheng method means that the state buys grain from the people at the market price during the harvest season and stores it for storage. In the event of famine, it was sold to the people at a flat price, so as to achieve the purpose of stabilizing the market and people's livelihood.
The implementation of this policy has greatly promoted the production and development of Weiguo's agriculture, stimulated the people's enthusiasm for production, and enabled the people to have grain in the year of famine. In addition, Li Wu also vigorously promoted the teaching of doing his best, but in fact it was also a kind of heavy peasant policy, and Li Wu was also the founder of advocating heavy peasantism. At that time, this policy was widely used by many countries and vigorously promoted.
Strengthen laws and attach importance to agriculture
As a representative figure of the legal family, Li Wu naturally advocated the adoption of laws to regulate people's behavior. At that time, the State of Wei was faced with a situation of imperfect laws, so Li Wu's primary goal was to organize materials and revise laws. Eventually, under his efforts, he compiled the book "Book of Laws", which according to historical records is also the earliest book on law that appeared in ancient China.
With the permission of the King of Wei, the Fa Jing was promulgated to the whole society so that the "Book of Laws" became law and was protected by the state. In this way, it is in stark contrast to the ritual advocated by Confucianism. In Li Wu's view, only through legal means can we achieve the situation of restricting the monopoly of the aristocracy in political and economic development, and the etiquette will only be ignorant of the protection of the rights of the nobility is backward. It can be seen from this that as a slave-owning nobleman, this Li Wu not only did not resolutely safeguard the interests of the old nobles, but on the contrary persuaded the king to take some measures to limit the privileges of the nobles, thereby rewarding military merit and bringing a new situation to the development of the country.
Sima Qian, a famous historian of the Western Han Dynasty, recorded in the "Records of History": "Wei used Li Wu to exert all his strength to be a strong king. ”
Historical
In fact, under Li Wu's reforms, the State of Wei not only developed agricultural production, but also improved its military aspects to a certain extent. The change of law carried out by Li Wu in the State of Wei was also the first change of law in China, and it had a very important influence on the history of China. In addition to the State of Wei, it also has a great influence on other countries, just as the so-called one shot affects the whole body, with the reform of the State of Wei, the strength of the State of Wei, the State of Qin, the State of Jin and other countries have begun to follow suit and reform the country, which also laid the foundation for the transition from slavery to feudalism.
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