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What kind of person is Shang Yang who is almost crazy about political reform in history?
There are both positive and negative views on Shang Yang in history. The positive view is that he is a talent who knows criminal law. Negative views are ruthless and dictatorial people.

First of all, talk about the positive image of Shang Yang. First, it promoted the economic development of Qin State and laid the foundation for the unification of the six countries. He has his own views on farming, encouraging farmers to cultivate men and weave women, and women spinning at home, opening up a large number of wasteland, to a certain extent, ensuring that the people will not go hungry. Secondly, he has his own attitude in the reward and punishment system of conferring official titles and increasing knighthood, which greatly promotes social fairness. Shang Yang believes that princes and nobles can't be promoted for no reason and enjoy prosperity, but must make achievements on the battlefield, otherwise they are no different from ordinary people. Although this law aroused the dissatisfaction of many nobles, it did attract a lot of talents from all walks of life for Qin State and enhanced its military strength.

From these two aspects, Shang Yang was indeed a rare talent in Qin State, which promoted the development of history. However, in Shang Yang's political reform, education was seriously inadequate, but all crimes were dealt with according to severe punishment.

It is recorded in the history books that Shang Yang once disposed of prisoners by a river. No matter what crimes everyone committed, he chose the death penalty, 700 people were executed and the river was red with blood. Although ordinary people can survive because of the political reform, their lives are not so comfortable and they are in danger of death at any time, which is also the main reason why Shang Yang is unpopular. At the same time, Shang Yang didn't pay attention to traditional culture, and burned a lot of books to bury Confucianism, destroying many excellent cultural treasures. Finally, attaching importance to agriculture and restraining business has been fully exerted in Shang Yang. Businessmen face torture if they can't do their jobs well, which inhibits the development of capitalism and hinders the progress of society to some extent.