Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

"Tomorrow, according to my order, publish a notice to recruit farmers. One day of work will provide two days of food. There is no limit on who can sign up. Not only Qin people can sign up, but people from Nanyue can also sign up."

"My Lord, the people of Nanyue, isn't this a bit..."

"It doesn't matter. The reason why the southern border is difficult to govern is because it cannot be assimilated. If you want to assimilate, you must first make the people of Nanyue feel that they are treated the same as the Qin people. Blindly suppressing them is definitely not advisable."

"Here"

"Starting tomorrow, we will start building the city. The entire city must be built within three months."

"My lord, this is absolutely unacceptable. You have just arrived and should try to appease the people. This will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the people."

As soon as Xiao He heard Gao Yao's idea, he stopped him immediately.

"Oh, then Lao Xiao, what do you think we should do first?"

"Appeasing the people in the city and cultivating good farmland is the only long-term solution."

"Then how many people are there in Nanyue and Qin in this southern border?"

"According to the records, there should be 500,000 Qin people, but in reality there may be less than 450,000. As for the people of Nanyue, excluding those who died in the war, there are at least one million, and this also includes the Ou Luo area that has not yet been recovered."

“This is why I want to build the city first.”

"what?"

After hearing what Gao Yao said, Xiao He became even more confused. Even Cao Shen, who was standing beside him, had a confused look on his face. Cao Shen himself was a man of both civil and military talents, so naturally he could not understand Gao Yao's actions.

“This is the so-called benchmarking effect.”

“Benchmark effect?”

"In my opinion, there are only two ways to govern the southern border: to govern the interior from the outside, and to govern the outside from the inside."

"My Lord, what is meant by the inside outside? To govern the outside with the inside?"

"It's very simple. We can guide the people of Nanyue to coexist and prosper with the people of Daqin, respect and imitate the traditions of Nanyue, so as to gain the recognition of the people of Nanyue. We can use this method to rule the entire southern border. In this way, we can quickly win the hearts of the people of Nanyue. We can also learn from some of the previous management methods of Nanyue to increase the sense of identity. In this way, the Nanyue people can quickly settle down."

After hearing Gao Yao's method, Xiao He and Cao Shen's eyes lit up. They had never thought that Gao Yao had already figured out a way to govern Nanyue so early. In fact, this was not Gao Yao's method for governing Nanyue, but the method used by Zhao Tuo, and it was also the reason why Zhao Tuo established the Nanyue Kingdom in the later period.

"As for the other method, it is to govern Nanyue by governing the outside world with the Qin Dynasty's method. Although the initial investment of time, manpower and material resources is relatively high, after 20 years, there will be no difference between the Nanyue people and the Huaxia people. After a hundred years, who will still remember Nanyue in this vast territory?"

"hiss......"

"Return the people to their homeland and win their hearts. My lord is truly farsighted. Xiao He is far inferior to me."

At this moment, Xiao He looked at Gao Yao with a look of shock. If he was conquered by Gao Yao before, it was because of Gao Yao's foresight and scheming. But now, he was completely impressed by Gao Yao's ambition, political vision, and foresight.

"So the lord is determined to use the latter, but what does this have to do with the lord's decision to repair the city first?"

Although Cao Shen was also moved, he still did not understand Gao Yao's purpose of building the city, but Xiao He on the side already understood.

"My lord, the purpose of building the city first is very simple, which is to set the tone, that is, everything is based on our etiquette and laws. The purpose of building the city is for this. Ask the people of Nanyue to work and give them the same treatment as the Qin people. This is what my lord is expressing, that is, there is no difference between the people of Nanyue and the people of Qin. Once the city is built, I think the next step, my lord, should be to let the people of Nanyue live in the city and live with the Qin people."

Listening to Xiao He's words, Gao Yao nodded with satisfaction. He was indeed worthy of being the first meritorious official of the Western Han Dynasty. He could immediately understand the meaning of such simple words.

“But I have another suggestion.”

"Oh?"

"My Lord, you can invite some of the more prestigious people from the Nanyue tribe to live in the city and promise them benefits. This will encourage the people of Nanyue to join the pace of integration into China."

"Yeah, not bad, it's really good."

Listening to Xiao He's words, Gao Yao nodded with satisfaction. This was indeed a very effective method.

"This is also inspired by the benchmark effect of the lord. I came up with this idea. But lord, whether it is building a city or recruiting people, it is not possible to build a city in three months. And do we really have so much food?"

At this time, Xiao He expressed his concerns. To realize Gao Yao's ideas, the most important issue was the food problem. The gap was not ordinary, at least about 500,000 stones.

"Don't worry, I will naturally solve this problem, so don't worry. But before doing this, there is another thing I need to do."

"My Lord, please give me your orders."

"One more thing will be posted in tomorrow's notice. The salaries of all officials, including me, will be clearly marked. At the same time, the tax exemptions for His Majesty will also be clearly posted."

"Lord, what is this?"

"Let everyone know that these grains are hard to come by. Do you understand?"

"Here"

In terms of food, Gao Yao had indeed accumulated a lot of food. With the existence of a portable farm, Gao Yao had stored at least 6000 shi of food. When he was in Xianyang, the price of food was the most evenly distributed. Naturally, people who had made contributions could receive rewards. Before leaving, Gao Yao had exchanged all the food and all the rewards for food. In addition, the food production in the space could be doubled now. Now, he had accumulated nearly shi of food in the space, of which shi were reserved as seeds, and the rest of the food was used as food. It was enough to support him for a while, and the doubled system space could produce at least shi of food per month. This was all capital.

Gao Yao still had other ways to start working, but he still had to eat his meal mouthful by mouthful, and it was not suitable to take big steps. As night fell, after letting Xiao He and Cao Shen go back to rest, Gao Yao looked at the somewhat dilapidated house. Although it had been cleaned up, he still felt a little embarrassed when he saw Lu Zhi and Lu Su gathered together.

"Husband, it's getting late today, you should go to bed early."

"Well, you've worked hard today. By the way, where's Yu Shu?"

"The house is being demolished. Don't worry, my husband is living well and is much more obedient now."

After hearing Gao Yao's question, Lu Zhi spoke with a hint of meaning. After hearing Lu Zhi's words, Gao Yao nodded with satisfaction.