The Relationship Between Qin Mo And Legalism

After Mozi’s death,the Mohist School was divided into several factions,and the one that operated in the Qin state was called Qin Mo.Mohism was introduced to the Qin state during the reign of Qin Xiangong and was valued by the monarch of the Qin state.The doctrine of jurisprudence was also introduced to the Qin State during the Period of Dedication,and was the core force that promoted the Qin State to change from weak to strong,and the various systems it created in the Qin State also had an impact on Qin Mo.Comparing the various texts of the "Mozi" with the documents related to the Legalism and excavated,it can be seen that the influence of the Legalism on Qin Mo is mainly concentrated in the political system and the military system.The establishment of the Military Meritorious Title System and the County System of the Qin Dynasty was influenced by the Legalists,and the city defense chapters of Mozi were the same as the knighthood rewards recorded in the Shang Junshu,and the functions of the county officials were the same.Sanjin Warring Military Science was also brought into the Qin State by Shang Yang,and its systems in army formation,army symbols,and camp management were borrowed by Qin Mo and applied to the practice of defending the city.The Mohist School’s thoughts on the city guard and the idea of righteous government had an impact on Qin.Qin has always attached great importance to the Mohist School city guard technology,which played a certain role in the process of Qin and Wei contention and the rise of Qin.Before Lv Buwei came to power,Qin did not attach importance to the Mohist School ’s righteous political ideology,and after the unification of the Six Kingdoms,Qin Shi Huang’s inscriptions reflecting the mohism ’s righteous government ideology appeared in large numbers,with the purpose of using the righteous government ideology to prove the justice of the Qin annexation war and consolidate the rule over the world.However,in general,from the Warring States to the Qin Dynasty,the ideas of the Legalists were dominant in Qin,and qin mo’s ideas and technologies were in a subordinate position.