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If King Hui of Wei reused the Shang martingale, could the situation in the Warring States be rewritten?

From the perspective of this score of two levels, for the State of Wei, the situation will not change too much, but for the Warring States as a whole, the change will be earth-shaking. For the State of Wei, the situation will not improve at all, mainly because the State of Wei has no soil for deep changes, and because it is in the land of the Four Wars, the space for outward expansion is really limited. For the entire Warring States, the impact will be extremely great, because the Qin State will lose an opportunity to completely reverse the decline, and it is not impossible to collapse at this point, then the direction of the entire Warring States will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes.

For The State of Wei, the change would not be too great

I think that if Shang Martin stayed in the State of Wei, he might only become a generation of famous courtiers, not a pioneer of the reform of the law, because the State of Wei did not have the soil for a thorough approach. On the other hand, the geographical situation of the State of Wei determined that it could only be strong for a while, not forever.

If King Hui of Wei reused the Shang martingale, could the situation in the Warring States be rewritten?

1. The State of Wei has no soil for changing the law. There are two reasons, one is that there is no need for the State of Wei to change the law. After the Transformation of Li Slang, the wei state was thriving, and the Wei state at this time was a major hegemon in the early Warring States period, and the Wei state itself was extremely powerful, and the main energy during this period was focused on maintaining the hegemonic position and expanding outwards, and there was no need to change the law. Second, the situation between the Six Kingdoms of Shandong and the Qin State is different. The aristocratic power of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong is relatively stable, and the culture and management are much more meticulous than those of the Qin State, and the Qin State has a rough management and culture due to its long-term dealings with nomadic peoples, which is also an important reason why other established princely states regard the Qin State as an alien. In this case, it is much more difficult for Shang Martin to change the law in the State of Wei than in the State of Qin, and the resistance will be much greater, which is also the reason why the six kingdoms of Shandong have been ruled by officials, and there is no way to completely change it from the root. Third, the State of Wei used troops all year round, and there were no conditions for changing the law. Changing the law requires a relatively stable environment, otherwise the change of law under the internal and external difficulties cannot be steadily advanced, and the State of Wei, because it is located in the land of four wars and frequent wars, it is simply unable to provide relatively stable conditions for changing the law.

If King Hui of Wei reused the Shang martingale, could the situation in the Warring States be rewritten?

2. The geographical location of the State of Wei led to limited expansion space. As shown in the figure above, the State of Wei is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, bordered by the State of Qin in the west, the Han and Chu States in the south, the State of Qi and the State of Song in the east, and the State of Zhao in the north. This geographical location greatly limited the State of Wei, and even in its heyday, the space for outward expansion was extremely limited, which is why there were many enclaves in the State of Wei. This geographical environment led to the inevitable use of troops by the State of Wei all year round, and it was possible to maintain its hegemonic position in the short term, but it was extremely difficult to maintain its prosperity for a long time, which was also the reason for the rapid decline of the State of Wei. The State of Qi had the same problems, and the space for expansion was also extremely limited, and after the annexation of the northern part of the Yue State and the Lu and Song States, its ruling area reached its peak and could not go further.

Therefore, even if the State of Wei had a martingale, the situation could not be fundamentally improved. Of course, if Shang Martin could say that the King of Wei could attack the Qin state with all his might, the situation would be different, and after occupying the land of Guanzhong, the situation in the State of Wei would be greatly improved, and even replace the Qin State to unify the world.

For the Warring States situation, the changes will be earth-shaking

In fact, this change is mainly in the Qin State, if Shang Martin remains in the State of Wei, then the State of Qin will inevitably miss the best time to rise. Perhaps Qin Xiaogong still has the belief of exerting great efforts to govern, and may still attract a considerable number of talents from the Six Kingdoms of Shandong to serve in the Qin State, but the Qin State will certainly no longer have the original "Shang Martingale Transformation Method", then even if the Qin State changes, it will not achieve the original achievements.

If King Hui of Wei reused the Shang martingale, could the situation in the Warring States be rewritten?

Of course, the advantage of the Qin state lies in its successive generations of Ming jun, but once there is no change brought about by the "Shang Martingale Transformation Law", even if there is the governance of successive Ming Jun, the Qin State may become a powerful Warring States prince, but the time required will undoubtedly be longer, and the height of the rise will inevitably be affected.

At the same time, the State of Qin, which lost the Shang martingale, will also face a disastrous result, that is, with the assistance of the Shang Martingale, will the State of Wei still miss the best opportunity to destroy Qin as it did in history? No one can guarantee this.

If King Hui of Wei reused the Shang martingale, could the situation in the Warring States be rewritten?

In addition, there is the issue of the ownership of the land of Bashu, we know that the role of Bashu in the process of qin hegemony is great, and the Qin state will still be occupied by the Qin state if it misses the best time to rise? I think this is a great variable, if Bashu falls into the hands of the Chu state, it will be another disastrous result for the Qin state, because the role of Hangu Pass will be greatly reduced, and the Chu state occupying Bashu can completely enter the hinterland of Guanzhong directly from the south.

In short, once the Qin state perfectly missed the martingale, then the perfect rise of the Qin state will no longer exist, and this will lead to the direction of the Warring States being completely unpredictable.

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