The traditional talent policy of the Qin Dynasty is nothing new for countries in the war years. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, with the eastward movement of Zhou Ping, the authority of Heaven Emperor was completely lost. After countries entered the hegemony mode, the demand for talents became more and more urgent. However, many successful scholars, for their own personal future and ambition, do not refuse to work in other countries when their own promotion channels are blocked. For most scholars, this is a very common thing, and there is no moral problem of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism. At that time, there was a saying that "although Chu has materials, Jin is practical." Although it is a satire on the barbarians in Chu, it also reflects the grand occasion of this talent flow from the side. In this sense, although the official name or title of Ke Qing was not officially recorded until the Warring States Period in 333 BC (Qin Yi, the Warring States Policy, "Be kind to our country, make vassals, please make Ke Qing Zhang Yi"), in essence, Ke Qing culture has long been widely circulated in various countries. What people didn't expect was that Qin, a remote and backward small western country, finally developed this Hakka culture to the extreme, making it serve itself and become an important capital for hegemony. In the eyes of the Central Plains countries, Qin is just a ridiculous wild country from the perspective of legal system, history and culture. By the time he ascended the throne (about 36 BC1year), this naked discrimination from the Central Plains finally reached its peak, and the six-nation group headed by Chu Xuan, Wei Hui, Yan Ai, Han Ai and Zhao Chenghou had publicly stopped fighting with Qin. Even more than a dozen small countries in the Huaihe River and Sihe River basins have the opportunity to participate in the "China vassal alliance" led by them, while Qin, a big country located in Yongzhou, was labeled as "Zhai" and abandoned in the "civilized world". There is no doubt that this kind of discrimination that "princes are inferior to Qin" deeply stimulated Qin Xiaogong who just ascended the throne. He is determined to carry out reform, catch up with advanced countries in the Central Plains and lead Qin to prosperity. On behalf of the official of Qin State, Qin Xiaogong put forward a far-reaching national policy of recruiting talents and talents: A guest minister can surprise Qin State, and I will respect him and share the land with him. It is this national policy of constantly attracting guests that has enabled Qin, which was backward in culture and economy, to obtain a steady stream of talent resources and realize its dream of becoming a strong country. Qin's diligent policy is steady and pragmatic. From the fourth year of Qin Huiwen (334 BC), when Qin established the post of Prime Minister, to more than 100 years of national subjugation, 24 people served as Prime Ministers of Qin, of which 16 were Ke Qingshi! During the period from Qin Mugong to Qin Shihuang's unification of the six countries, the total number of Qin Jun's foreign wars was about 130. Except for the fact that the monarch personally led the troops, there is no record. In 80 wars that left the name of the commander-in-chief, Keqing was appointed as many as 56 times! From the unprecedented data of the six eastern countries, people can see that Qin's use of Keqing has formed an institutionalized and large-scale effect. What is even more surprising is that this remote and small country's advanced and enlightened attitude of letting go of its appointment and trust has long been beyond the reach of the six countries. Why is there such a contrast?

In fact, under the pressure of catching up with the countries in the Central Plains, there is only one criterion for employing people in the State of Qin, and that is whether it is possible to "surprise Qin" as mentioned in Qin Xiaogong's order. As long as you can "Qiang Qin", you can do it whether you are a guest or a local. Why did the elites go to Qin? In the later period of the competition for talents in other countries, a very strange phenomenon appeared, that is, the eastern countries despised and hated Qin, and spared no effort to discredit and publicize Qin. However, the scholars in their country are constantly voting with their feet, leaving their own country and running all the way to Qin in the western regions. Why is this happening?

Perhaps Reese's experience answers this question. This talented prime minister can help the king of Qin destroy Liuhe and establish the Qin empire, and he can only be a petty official guarding his hometown warehouse. This is not because he suddenly realized when he arrived in the state of Qin, but because he had no chance to rise in a place like Chu. The traditional practice of appointing officials in Chu is "the surname is chosen from relatives, and the foreign surname is chosen from the old surname."