Question

Among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, Qin State was far behind the Central Plains vassal states in terms of politics, economy, and culture. The neighboring Wei State was stronger than Qin State, and took a large area of ​​Hexi from Qin State. In 361 BC, Qin Xiaogong, the new king of Qin, came to the throne. He made up his mind to work hard, and first searched for talents. He issued an order, saying: "Whether it is a person from Qin or a foreign guest, whoever can find a way to make Qin prosperous and strong, he will be appointed as an official.

Answer 1

Qin Xiaogong was determined to make Qin State a strong and prosperous nation.

He knew that he could not achieve this alone, so he issued an order that anyone, regardless of whether they were from Qin or not, could be appointed as an official if they found a way to make the state strong and prosperous.

He was willing to look outside of the state for help in order to improve the politics, economy, and culture of Qin State, which was far behind the other vassal states at the time.

He believed that by finding talented people from outside of Qin State, he could bring new ideas and strategies to make Qin State strong and prosperous.