Chapter 586: China’s first prime minister is born!
The thoughts in Guanzi involve the viewpoints of Confucianism, Legalism, Yin-Yang School, Nominalism, Military Science and Agriculture. Among them, Huang-Lao Taoism contains the most content, followed by 18 works of Legalism. Therefore, Guanzhong is also a pioneer of Legalist thought.

The content of "Guan Zi·Xin Shu" reflects the thoughts of Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism.

Guan Zhong said that the empty and invisible is called "Tao", that which can change and nurture all things is called "virtue"; that which makes the relationship between ruler and minister, father and son, etc., each get what it deserves is called "righteousness"; that which makes people distinguish between host and guest, noble and humble, close and distant is called "ritual"; and to make all affairs follow unified norms, we need to use "law".

"Tao, Li, and Fa" are the core of Taoism, Confucianism, and Legalism respectively.

Guan Zhong's Legalist thought is mainly reflected in his governance of the country.

Rather than saying that he was a pioneer of Legalist thought, it can also be said that Guan Zhong was a practitioner of Legalist thought.

In governing the country, Guan Zhong assisted Duke Huan of Qi in becoming the leader of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

He set many precedents in state governance, making Qi one of the richest and most dominant states at the time.

He even assisted Duke Huan of Qi in raising the banner of "respecting the king and expelling the barbarians" at the right time, and as the leader of the princes, he used the emperor to attack those who disobeyed him.

In 651 BC, at the Kuiqiu League, the Zhou royal family officially appointed Duke Huan of Qi as the leader of the princes.

At the same time, Duke Huan of Qi also resisted the invasion of the Central Plains princes by the Rong and Di nomads outside the Great Wall and the Chu State in the south, thus protecting the Central Plains countries.

The reason why his thoughts were said to be countless years ahead of their time was that many of his ideas were groundbreaking at the time.

Guan Zhong attached great importance to agriculture and economy and pioneered vocational skills education. He abolished public fields, distributed land fairly to farmers, and reformed the tax system.

The famous "Salt and Iron Monopoly" policy was also proposed, which allowed private individuals to produce important national defense resources such as salt and iron, but the distribution and sales channels were controlled by the state.

The purpose of Guan Zhong's various economic reforms was to enrich the country and strengthen the military, and he put forward the famous slogan: "When a country has abundant wealth, people from afar will come; when land is developed, people will stay; when granaries are full, people will know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they will know honor and disgrace."

We realize that for a country to be stable and long-term, we must have a solid material foundation, and the economic base determines the superstructure.

He was born into a noble family, but by the time of Guan Zhong's generation, his family had fallen into poverty and was no different from a commoner.

However, Guan Zhong successfully changed his own destiny with his talent, the support of his friends and the trust of the monarch.

His ideas on governing the country were groundbreaking and innovative at the time and had a profound impact on later generations.

Before Guan Zhong, no one had ever done this!
"Ding! Top attributes summon the third person, Bao Si, Command 36, Military Strength 54, Politics 61, Intelligence 81, Charisma 103."

Gan!
Su Ye's face turned dark.

Damn, it’s so exciting to watch!

The God of Death Bai Qi and China's No. 1 Prime Minister Guan Zhong had already made Su Ye's blood boil, but this third one turned out to be something like this?

As one of the protagonists of the ancient story of lighting beacons to trick the princes.

Bao Si's birth background is full of mystery. It is said that in the late Xia Dynasty, two divine dragons landed in Bao State and left dragon saliva, which was collected by King Li of Zhou.

Later, during the reign of King Xuan of Zhou, the son of King Li of Zhou, the state of Bao was attacked by King You of Zhou for failing to pay taxes to the Zhou Dynasty. In order to seek peace, the state of Bao offered Bao Si.

After King You of Zhou got Bao Si, he doted on her extremely. In order to win her favor, he even deposed the original Queen Shen and Crown Prince Yijiu, and made Bao Si the queen and Bao Si's son Ji Bofu the crown prince.

However, after entering the palace, Bao Si was depressed all day long and never smiled, which made King You of Zhou extremely distressed.

In order to win her smile, King You of Zhou followed the advice of his ministers and lit the beacon tower to tease the princes.

Although this action made Bao Si smile, she also lost the trust of the princes.

Later, when the real foreign enemy invaded, the princes were unwilling to send troops to rescue because of the previous teasing, which led to the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the killing of King You of Zhou, and the whereabouts of Bao Si. But the problem is, if we don't talk about her own reputation as a "beauty that brings disaster", just talk about her charm.

Does Su Ye need this thing?

He is now surrounded by one of the four great beauties, Xi Shi, who is as beautiful as a fairy and Wei Zifu, the sage of all time.

Who wouldn’t want to beat up this seductive woman who seduces the country?
Although it was a bit too much to put the blame for King You of Zhou's stupidity on a woman, she herself was not a rare thing to Su Ye.

"Ding! Top attributes summon the fourth person, Wu Qi, the second sage of military strategy, with command 104, force 81, intelligence 100, and politics 101."

The second sage, Wu Qi, has appeared before.

A luxurious panel with dual saint-level attributes plus a peak god-level intelligence is rare throughout history.

It’s a pity that I missed it the last time I was summoned.

I don’t know what the result will be this time.

Su Ye glanced at Wu Qi's panel expectantly, if nothing unexpected happened.

Among the next three people, Wu Qi, who has such luxurious panel attributes, will definitely be one of them.

"Ding! Top attributes summon the fifth person, the cabinet chief Zhang Juzheng, command 58, force 49, intelligence 96, politics 103"

Well, my boss Bai Gui has appeared three times tirelessly.

It can be seen that the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty really wanted to come out.

But... took a look at the three big guys in front of the Prime Minister.

This third time, Su Ye could only say sorry to him!

"System, remove Baosi and Zhang Juzheng, and summon the remaining three."

Su Ye did not hesitate, as there was basically no suspense about the summoning quota this time.

Zhang Juzheng was a saint-level politician, and his ability in governing the country was among the best in the entire history.

But unfortunately, each of the three big guys competing with him has almost reached the top in their respective fields.

Do everything you can to the extreme!
"Ding! After removing Bao Si and Zhang Juzheng, the system will summon the host from the remaining three people: Bai Qi, Guan Zhong, and Wu Qi. Please wait."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining China's first prime minister - Guan Zhong, command 88, military strength 82, politics 105, intelligence 101.

Characters brought along: Bao Shuya, Duke Huan of Qi (Xiaobai), Prince Jiu, Duke Xiang of Qi, Duke Zhuang of Lu, King Cheng of Chu, Duke Xiang of Song, Duke Wen of Jin, Shi Bo, Yan Ying, Xi Peng, Zhao Hu, Yi Ya, Kai Fang, Shu Diao, Chang Zhi Wu
The implanted identity is a famous teacher that the host visited during his travels. He is proficient in the various schools of thought such as law, Confucianism, Taoism, etc., and has a very high status among the various schools of thought. Not long ago, the host invited him back to Cangzhou in the name of meeting his old friend Zhen Yuanzi. He is currently living in seclusion in Cangling City, the capital of Cangzhou. The host can visit him at any time. "

you can!

Su Ye raised his eyebrows, even though he didn't draw Wu Qi and Bai Qi, the two great military strategists.

However, Guan Zhong's political attributes are maximized, and the alternative political "ceiling god general" is also good.

Anyway, Su Ye didn’t know whether there was anyone like Guan Zhong who was a political tycoon with a maximum score of 105.

But there is definitely no one with higher political attributes than the First Prime Minister of China!
(End of this chapter)