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Zhao She was a Chinese
China

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 bureaucrat
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 and general
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 in the third century BC.

Zhao She was one of the sons of Zhao He, King Huiwen of the State of Zhao. He was employed as a land tax collector. Although he was not holding a high or powerful position, Zhao She carried out his duties according to the law.

At this time there was a very powerful aristocrat by the name of Zhao Sheng, who refused to pay any land tax.






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Zhao She was a Chinese
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 bureaucrat
Bureaucrat

A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can comprise the administration of any organization of any size, though the term usually connotes someone within an institution of a government....
 and general
General

A General officer is an Officer of high military rank. The term or equivalent is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is just called general....
 in the third century BC.

Zhao She was one of the sons of Zhao He, King Huiwen of the State of Zhao. He was employed as a land tax collector. Although he was not holding a high or powerful position, Zhao She carried out his duties according to the law.

At this time there was a very powerful aristocrat by the name of Zhao Sheng, who refused to pay any land tax. In order to avoid punishing Zhao Sheng personally, Zhao She arrested the nine administrators who kept accounts for Zhao Sheng's family. Zhao Sheng became very angry and wanted to kill Zhao She.

However, Zhao She scolded Zhao Sheng for not upholding the law of the State. Zhao She also reminded Zhao Sheng that as an aristocrat he should be an example in abiding by the law and not infringing on it lest the State would perish. Zhao Sheng realized that he was wrong and he not only apologized to Zhao She but also recommended him to the ruler for promotion. Zhao She subsequently was promoted as the land tax collector of the whole State.

In 271 BC the State of Qin (??, in present day Fengxiang county, Shaanxi
Shaanxi

is a north-central political divisions of China of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of the province....
 province) sent a large army to attack Zhao. The Zhao army was no match with the powerful Qin, who captured a large part of the Zhao territory. The Qin forces were approaching E Yu (??, in present day Heshun county, Shanxi province), which was very far from the Zhao capital of Handan
Handan

Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwestern part of Hebei Province of China....
. At that time the commander-in-chief of the Zhao forces, Lian Po
Lian Po

Lian Po was a prominent military General of Zhao during the Warring States period of China. Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Li Mu and he were commonly known as the Four Greatest Generals in Warring States....
 recommended abandoning E Yu as it was too far away to reinforce. Also, the road to E Yu was narrow and winding. Zhao She told the ruler and the commander-in-chief that when two armies were fighting in a narrow and winding road it was like two rats fighting in a little hold with not much room to manoeuver. The brave and stronger one would win.

Zhao He, the ruler of Zhao, then appointed Zhao She to lead a reinforcing army to rescue E Yu. With determination and bravery Zhao She defeated the Qin forces. The ruler of Zhao rewarded Zhao She by making him the administrator of a district called Ma Fu (?? in present day north of Handan
Handan

Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwestern part of Hebei Province of China....
 city in Hebei
Hebei

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 province).

Eventually in 228 BC the State of Zhao was subjugated by the State of Qin.

The offspring of Zhao She adopted "Ma
Ma (surname)

Ma is one of the most common Chinese family names. As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most common Chinese surname in Mainland China and the most common surname within the Chinese Muslim community....
", the first word of the district Ma Fu, as their surname.