The two reforms are very similar. After the death of the monarch who supported his reform, the new monarch no longer supported their reform, so he executed them all.

Protagonist of the Reform:

Wu Qi, a native of Wei, worshiped Zeng Zi, a student of Confucius, as his teacher. Historical records record that he killed his wife to seek generalship, his mother died and never returned, he was greedy for money and lustful, and he was cruel to the young man.

Shang Yang, a native of Wei, liked the art of criminal law. Historical records record him as mean and ungrateful.

Getting to Know the King:

When Wu Qi was in Chu State, King Chu Miao knew of Wu Qi's wisdom, so he worshiped him as his prime minister.

Shang Yang heard that Duke Xiao of Qin was seeking talents in the country, so he came to Qin and spoke of Duke Xiao of Qin in terms of the emperor's way, the king's way, and the domineering way. Resistance encountered in the early stage of the reform:

When Wu Qi carried out the reform in Chu State, there were not only objections from many old aristocrats, but also opposition from Taoists in the ideological field. However, Wu Qi was not intimidated by the opponents and resolutely implemented the reform.

In the early stage of Shang Yang's reform, Shang Yang was afraid of making rash reforms and the people of the world would discuss it. Therefore, he adopted the policy of obscuring the people, and quarreled with the Confucian scholars, saying that "if there is no way to govern the world, the country will not follow the ancient laws." Qin Xiaogong decided to reform.

Content of the reform:

Wu Qi's reform - first, when the title of a monarch is passed to the third generation, his title and salary will be recovered; the special treatment of alienated people in the clan will be abolished and Some of the old nobles moved to desolate areas. This weakened the power of the old aristocracy politically and economically. Second, streamline insignificant official positions, cut excessive official salaries, and use the saved funds to train soldiers. Third, rectify the administration of officials and require officials to "do no harm to public affairs for their own private purposes", to serve the landlord's regime wholeheartedly, regardless of reputation or reputation.

Shang Yang's Reform - Politically, it completely abolished the old "Shiqing Shilu" system, established a centralized feudal absolutist system, and implemented the county system. Economically, private ownership of land was implemented, the well-field system was abandoned, and agriculture was emphasized while business was suppressed. Culturally, weights and measures are unified.

Duration of the reform:

Wu Qi’s reform was carried out in 408 BC, only one year;

Shang Yang’s reform was carried out in two parts. The first time began in 359 BC, and the second time began in 350 BC. Shang Yang served as the prime minister of Qin for more than ten years.

Influence:

Historical records record that Chu State "pacified Baiyue in the south; merged with Chen and Cai in the north, but defeated the three Jin Dynasties; attacked Qin in the west. The princes suffered from Chu's strength." This made Chu State become the Warring States Period. One of the seven heroes.

Qin defeated Wei and forced Wei to move its capital. More importantly, it laid the foundation for Qin to become the first of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.

Protagonist ending:

Wu Qi was shot dead by nobles;

Shang Yang failed to escape and was torn apart by a chariot.

Evaluation:

Both of them are defenders, and both are mean and ruthless people. This may be a factor that contributed to the success of their reform. Perhaps it laid the groundwork for their deaths; before the reform, Wu Qi was already famous all over the world, and it was the king who invited him to be the prime minister, while Shang Yang wanted to achieve something in his career. The third mention of Duke Ai of Qin showed that Shang Yang was already prepared for the reform. ; Before the reform, Shang Yang tried his best to eliminate resistance and increase people's confidence in the reform. The methods were relatively more sophisticated than Wu Qi's tough tactics; most importantly, in terms of content, Shang Yang's reform was politically more thorough than Wu Qi's reform and completely abolished The title is hereditary. Economically, the private ownership of land implemented by Shang Yang's reform was unique to the heroes of the Warring States Period. This was the real feudal reform. Wu Qi's reform focused on military and politics, while Shang Yang's reform covered many fields. In addition, Shang Yang's reform included rewards and punishments, such as rewards for military merit, while Wu Qi's reform involved less. As for time, Wu Qi’s reform lasted too short, while Shang Yang’s reform lasted for at least ten years. The time was short, and some policies were not yet mature. Han Fei once said: "Chu did not use Wu Qi to eliminate chaos, and Qin went to Shangjun And Fuqiang." Because Wu Qi's reform period in Chu State was short, many plans and policies were immature, and overall, the results were not very great.

Regarding the ending of the two of them: I feel that Wu Qi is still the smarter one, as stable as a mountain, and doesn’t want to run away.