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| THE BOOK OF LORD SHANG (商君书) 4: Translator’s Introduction: The Life of Shang Yang (2) |
By Anonymous 2008-12-13
When Lord Shang governed Ch'in the laws were greatly practised; they were in the public interest and equitable, without favouritism, the punishments not sparing the strong and great, nor the rewards being exclusively bestowed on relatives and friends. ...After a year, things dropped on the road were not picked up, and the people did not take things improperly. His military equipment, both for defence and attack, was very strong....
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| THE BOOK OF LORD SHANG (商君书) 2: Translator’s Introduction: Shang Yang and the Rise of Ch’in |
By Anonymous 2008-12-08
The name of Shang Yang is connected with the phenomenal rise of the state of Ch’in. In little more than a century, that state, from being an insignificant and backward country on the far western borders of China, rose to such a commanding position, that it swallowed up the various feudal states and founded the Ch’in dynasty, which made a deep and lasting mark on Chinese history. |
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