商鞅 Shang Yang
商君書
Shangjunshu
The Book of Lord Shang — twenty-six chapters on Legalist reform by the architect of Qin's rise to power. Agriculture and warfare as the twin pillars of state strength, military merit over aristocratic birth, and the systematic weakening of all institutions that compete with the sovereign.
By Augustin Chan with AI · Published March 2026
Chapters 篇
1更法Reforming the Law2墾令The Order to Cultivate Waste Lands3農戰Agriculture and Warfare4去強Eliminating the Strong5說民Persuading the People6算地Calculating the Land7開塞Opening and Blocking8壹言Unifying Speech9錯法Establishing the Law10戰法Methods of Warfare11立本Establishing Fundamentals12兵守Military Defense13靳令Making Orders Strict14修權Cultivating Authority15徠民Attracting the People16刑約Penal Compacts (lost)17賞刑Reward and Punishment18畫策Charting Policies19境內Within the Borders20弱民Weakening the People21御盜Controlling Theft (lost)22外內External and Internal Affairs23君臣Ruler and Minister24禁使Prohibitions and Mandates25慎法Being Cautious with the Law26定分Fixing the Standards