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170. Six Kingdoms Coming

This time, the six countries made up their minds to come to Qin for a 'visit'. The envoys of the various countries set off after sending the greeting card.

Therefore, within ten days after Tang Yu received the greeting card, the envoys from the six countries had already arrived in Wangcheng at the same time. It could be seen that this was definitely an agreement.

Tang Yu and Yin Yu knew it well and despised the gangster behavior of this group of people in their hearts. On the surface, they still sent people to entertain them, and set up a banquet that night to welcome the envoys of the six countries. The attitude was neither too enthusiastic nor cold. Walk normally, people can't make mistakes.

Although the enthusiasm was not as expected, Qin's reception was not rude, and the envoys from various countries had no objections. They ate and drank with peace of mind, and did not tell the intention of sweet potatoes until the next day when they met.

Inside and outside the words are all about verifying that the yield per mu of sweet potatoes and potatoes can really exceed a thousand catties?This is really incredible!You Qin cannot monopolize this kind of good thing, you must share such a good thing, otherwise our six countries will shamelessly besiege you!

Of course, this is Tang Yu's summary. Everyone is a politician who wants to save face, so he has to be tactful, but the meaning is translated as such a robber.

But it is related to the food and clothing of the people in the whole country. At this time, everyone can’t talk so much about it. They can’t let the Qin State monopolize it. Once the Qin State solves the food problem, but the six countries do not, then there is no need to fight the battle of the Seven Kingdoms. , the people below are afraid that they moved their families to become Qin people.

This is not a joke, the reality is like this, the world is not as big as eating.

So when they planned to plant sweet potatoes all over the country, Tang Yu and Yin Yu didn't think about monopolizing them. There was no way to hide this matter. Don't think that countries with backward communication in ancient times were closed. It is the most basic daily routine to inquire about the situation of enemy countries.

"The yield per mu of sweet potatoes is indeed very high, and they are resistant to cold and drought. As long as they are planted properly, the harvest will not be small, and they can be combined with other grains to satisfy the people's food and clothing. Feel free to promote..."

"We also know the purpose of everyone's visit, and Qin Guo is willing to share with you, but we have just promoted nationwide planting, and now there is no surplus grain. If you want it, you can only wait until the harvest comes out this season."

Yin Yu looked indifferent, but what he said made the envoys of various countries feel relieved.

It doesn't matter if there are no seeds now, as long as Qin Guo is willing to share, there are only a few months left before the harvest season, and this time can still be waited.But why did Qin Guo, who was never easy to get along with, suddenly become so kind this time?Or Yin Yu, the legendary violent guy?

"Then I don't know what conditions the King of Qin has for this matter? It is really kind and righteous for the King of Qin to share such things that benefit the people with us regardless of previous suspicions."

The envoys from all over the world asked with a smile, and blew a rainbow fart without embarrassment.

"Of course there is a request. We can provide you with sweet potato seeds, but in return, each of your countries will borrow 10 of our civilian labor."

"Borrow? 10 civilian husbands?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering what Qin State would do with so much labor. This is no small matter.

"We want civilian coolies to be used for road building, land reclamation, canal repair, etc..."

The envoys from various countries were silent, and they didn't quite understand why Yin Yu wanted to tell them and other people about Qin's political affairs. Shouldn't these be secrets?

Yin Yu was unmoved and continued, "Although it is said that our Qin State is strong and prosperous, you should also see what kind of life the people of our Qin State live when you come all the way. After many years of fighting for our Qin State to reach the current territory, it is enough. The biggest wish in my heart is to let us Qin people live a better life."

"No matter how you six countries plan, in short, our Qin country does not want to fight again in the next few decades, and the main force is to solve the people's livelihood. But this is easy to say, but it is indeed difficult to do. The biggest problem is not the ability of our Qin people. , but in sitting here.”

The envoys of various countries seem to understand but do not understand.

Yin Yu didn't show his face, and pointed out directly, "I just want to ask you a question, if all the people of my Qin country go to build roads, open up wasteland and solve water conservancy problems, and the frontier guards are insufficient and the national power is empty, will you fight us or not? "

... Isn't that nonsense, of course it's a fight!

Therefore, the fact that the Qin State borrowed the coolies from the peasants was not because of the shortage of labor force in the Qin State, but to prevent Qin State from focusing on the lives of the people, and the six countries took advantage of it.

This makes sense, if it were them, they would do the same, but does Qin really have no idea about continuing to expand its territory?No matter how I think about it, I don't believe it.

Qin's ambition is as well-known as its reputation for being brave and good at fighting. Otherwise, how could Qin have developed into an existence that stood side by side with Jiang in just a few decades?

Anyway, the small eyes of the envoys staring at the tyrant were suspicious.

Yin Yu ignored all the skills that activated the expressionless face, and continued,

"So folks, you don't have to send young men over to Gu Quanquan. Older ones are fine. In short, you can do rough work. The deadline is three years. During this period, we will take care of the board and lodging of these folks..."

"If everyone thinks it is feasible, we will send 30 catties of seeds to each country after the harvest of this season is over. If not, there is a second way."

"what?"

"One catty of seeds costs 10 taels of silver, plus two cities, you can buy them."

Although 10 taels of silver for a catty of seeds is a sky-high price, it is not unaffordable for the country to sell, and sweet potatoes are easy to grow, and it is easy to double the yield per mu. Basically, they only need to buy it once, and then they can be self-sufficient.Although expensive, but also acceptable.

It's just that there are two more cities to be added, which is a bit hesitant, because it involves territorial issues.

"In short, regarding sweet potatoes and potatoes, our Qin State only accepts these two choices, and we don't bargain. It doesn't matter if you are unsure for a while, you all come from afar, and we are the host of Qin State, so everyone will stay here first, and have a good look at our Qin State. The country's customs and customs, and then go back... I'm busy with things, so I can't greet you in person, if you need anything, just talk to my brother."

After Yin Yu finished speaking, he got up and left, waving his sleeves neatly without a cloud, looking extremely cold.

But Zhong Shi didn't feel dissatisfied at all, instead they thought it was normal, if Yin Yu was too kind, they would feel chills behind them!

This cannot be blamed for the attitude of the people of the Six Kingdoms towards Yin Yu, who had just ascended the throne, because the deeds of the tyrant who single-handedly fled from the country of Yan when he was a hostage were too impressive.

When the six countries knew that the new king of Qin was Yin Yu, they were shocked for a long time, and then immediately strengthened the defense of the frontiers, especially the country of Yan, for fear that this person would go crazy.

It is not difficult to agree to Qin's conditions, but everyone will never let go easily, because it is strange that Qin suddenly gave up his ambition.

Therefore, Yin Yu proposed to appreciate the local customs and customs, and the envoys of all countries thought it was acceptable.

Anyway, it was not bad for such a delay of ten days or eight days. The envoys lived in the posthouse with peace of mind and asked Jiang Hanyi to accompany them to greet them.

Here, Jiang Hanyi was also ready to go, and when he got the news, he immediately took his Zhanhu team to take office, and happily greeted the envoys of the six countries.

In fact, the so-called team consisted of him, Zhou Shiren, and Qiao Yuchun.The reason why there are so few personnel is not because the "Zhanhu Bureau" is special, but it is really hard to find talents who can come to Zhanhu in a short time.

Of course, Zhou Shiren didn't know that he had entered the war and neglected the situation. The child's advantage lies in his "ignorance", so he only knew that he was sent to the honorable job of receiving foreign envoys, and his life had been given full play. Don't let him come out to meet people!It really smothered his extroversion.

So the envoys of the six countries followed two playwrights and a fool to get to know Qin's customs and customs.

Jiang Hanyi is a master of showmanship, although he is beckoning to be the host, but he will never open his mouth to take the initiative to bring people, but let the envoys of various countries propose it.Otherwise, no matter whether they deliberately conceal it or not, the envoys of various countries will definitely feel that they have done something wrong.

If you want people to believe, the best way is to let the other person discover it by themselves.

Their move made the envoys of the six countries very satisfied, and they felt very sincere, so they were impolite. On the face of it, they were called here every day to wander around aimlessly, and they even sent people to investigate in private. See the most authentic state of Qin.

Is Yin Yu really a king who cares about the people?No matter how you think about it, it feels incredible.

And Tang Yu and Yin Yu are not afraid of them watching. The tyrant has only recently ascended the throne, and is still in the stage of rectifying the officialdom and system. What is exposed is nothing special except sweet potatoes and private school education. There is no need to hide the national conditions at all, because now Except for the military strength of Qin, the other situations are indeed like this.

So after the envoys walked around, they found that what they saw was consistent with what they heard, but they always felt that there was something tricky in this normality.

At this time, the role of the Bureau of War and Ignorance came out.

Jiang Hanyi was the first to perform, showing off the latest development of Qin to the envoys.

Why is our Qin State strong and powerful with millions of soldiers, we will solve the food problem next year by planting potatoes and sweet potatoes, we also have private schools to educate the people for free, our corrupt officials have all died, and there will be a people's congress...

All the envoys nodded in agreement and understanding by showing off their military strength and food. This kind of showing off is also shocking to a certain extent. When they heard that Qin’s military strength was more than 300 million, almost all the people were soldiers. Everyone was shocked. Consequences of the war.

It's just that the private school education, the punishment of corrupt officials, the people's meeting, etc., were heard by the envoys, and they felt extremely absurd.

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171. Zhanhu trio

Why do the envoys find it absurd?That is of course because of the hierarchy of the era.

Although the imperial examination system has evolved in this era, which represents the beginning of the low-level people's turnaround, but in fact this is just a cover for the gentry to appease the people below. on the head.

So Yin Yu set up free private schools, purged the imperial court, and even held a general meeting of the people, all of which were suppressing the gentry and improving the status of the common people. In the eyes of the power holders in this time and space, they are really a special kind of idiot. the behavior of.

Not all the kings of every country are as courageous and ambitious as the old Qin king, so obsessed with the dream of unifying the six countries, even if he can use himself as a stepping stone.

This requires not only sophisticated wisdom, but also strong courage, because a little carelessness will end the royal family's downfall, and few people have such courage to take risks.

What the old king of Qin did was to make a gamble, a gamble that if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent.

Fortunately, in the end, the old king of Qin won the bet and chose Yin Yu. The power of Qin was completely controlled by the royal family, and he no longer had to be restrained by the gentry.

If the kings of various countries were here, they might still be moved by Qin's changes and think about whether to follow suit. After all, for the kings, the support of the people is indeed a good thing.

But almost all the envoys here are from the gentry. How can they agree with Qin's practice of suppressing the gentry and improving the status of the common people?

Therefore, for Jiang Hanyi's showing off, everyone felt like a fool in their hearts, and they were determined not to tell their own kings about it when they went back. If the king followed suit, wouldn't their gentry also suffer like the Qin gentry.

But everyone is still very curious, why Yin Yu suddenly cares so much about people's livelihood.In their view, it is enough to let the people have enough to eat and drink, and it is superfluous to improve the quality of life.

"Hey, actually, I also don't think it's necessary to be too kind to those common people. It's enough to eat and drink enough. However, my sister-in-law Wang was born in the common people and has a benevolent heart. My brother Wang also loves the house and the black, and please do something good to care about the common people. I'm happy...and I also think it's better not to fight, but to enjoy it comfortably."

Jiang Hanyi showed no ambition and sighed.

The envoys all knew that he was the only prince who survived the competition for the heir apparent in the upper realm besides Yin Yu. It is normal for him to have no ambition and desire to enjoy himself. Otherwise, with Yin Yu’s temper, how could he keep this brother, and all the other brothers were killed. Well, the attitude is normal now.

Everyone nodded calmly, "It seems that King Qin and Queen really have a deep love for each other."

"Of course, although my sister-in-law Wang is a man, she is full of knowledge. He proposed and planned the private school education and the people's meeting. It is wonderful to taste it carefully!" My sister-in-law is still presiding over the compilation of the legal code, which is something that even the great Confucians may not be able to complete."

"Code?" The envoys pricked up their ears. They didn't expect that the Queen of Qin would participate in many government affairs, and Yin Yu would favor her so much?

"Yes, but I don't understand this very well. Let Lord Zhou talk to you. He is also one of the chief editors of the code. Lord Zhou, these are ministers with high morals and high esteem from the six countries. The laws of our countries are different. You can also ask them Refer to the laws of the country."

Jiang Han Yi quickly pushed Zhou Shiren into battle.

Zhou Shiren, who didn't have a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, was immediately refreshed when he heard the topic about his own field, and then he opened the conversation, "This is fine! All envoys, come, come, let's go to Chaolai restaurant to sit and chat while eating. I have always been right. I am very interested in the laws of other countries, but I have never had the opportunity to travel..."

So, the envoys who were just listening to Jiang Hanyi's show off were inexplicably pushed into the restaurant, and then began to swim with Zhou Shiren in the ocean of knowledge of the law.

Although the topic has changed inexplicably, it is also a good place to learn about Qin's new laws.From the laws, they can see many hidden things about Qin, because the essence of the various laws set by the court is to serve the ambitions of the people above.

But the envoys obviously made a mistake.

"You mean the core of the code? This is simple. In a word, the emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty."

The envoys shook their hands, "What do you mean by that?"

"It means that the king was dragged out and shot to death just like the gentry broke the law! The meaning of shooting to death is to poke [-] holes in a person's body with a long gun, and then drown him in water!"

The envoys' legs were weak and their hearts trembled: ...

Zhou Shiren was in high spirits, "I can't finish the specifics. In short, the core of our new law code of Qin State is to start from the people. You may think that this code is too strict, but only strict laws can discipline people and prevent corrupt officials from harming people." The common people... Anyway, the new code has many benefits, and once it is compiled and put into use, the common people will definitely applaud it."

Everyone laughed dryly, "Hehe, your king really loves the people and benevolent."...You idiot!Qin's new law code is simply weakening the rights of the superiors.

But Zhou Shiren couldn't understand the irony in it, and was very happy to find a friend, "Hey, you think it's right too! I also think that our king is definitely the best king in history. By the way, if you are interested, you can stay and participate in the competition." Our People's Congress will go again."

"No, no, no need." The envoys quickly waved their hands.

Zhou Shiren was very positive, "Come on, come on, don't be shy, I will show you the scene of hundreds of corrupt officials and bully gentry being beheaded, it will be very satisfying!"

As the envoys of the gentry: ...

Facing the hospitality of 'Zhou Qingtian', after a brief silence, the envoys decisively changed the subject and looked at another accompanying reception official, Qiao Yuchun.

"This lord looks really young and handsome. I don't know if your lord is the descendant of that big clan in the Qin Kingdom?"

Everyone struck up a conversation with kind smiles on their faces, ignoring the bloody and violent Zhou Shiren next to him.

Hearing this, Qiao Yuchun showed shyness, raised her orchid finger to cover her lips, her voice was sweet and soft, and she was born like a man and a woman, "All envoys are highly praised, I am not an adult, I am the queen's personal manager, Qiao Gonggong. The queen Worried that the prince and Mr. Zhou would be careless and entertain them poorly, they specially asked me to come with them."

A sissy of the eunuch standard.

The envoys smiled stiffly, "So that's the case, the queen really has a heart."

"It's natural. All the envoys came to Qin from thousands of miles away. Wouldn't it be impolite for us to entertain poorly? Our queen originally wanted to entertain us personally, but we have different identities. It's inconvenient to be a member of the harem, so we sent me here. Please don't blame your envoys... our king is very jealous."

Qiao Yuchun continued to cover up her mother's smile, and cast a wink by the way, "Shhh, let's have fun talking about this later, adults, please don't say it."

Everyone got goosebumps.

Jiang Hanyi's face turned black instantly, and he put down his chopsticks heavily, with the expression of a green hat on his head.

Seeing this, Qiao Yuchun restrained her charming smile immediately, then poured wine, and scolded him coquettishly, "Okay, okay, I'm just joking, drink and drink."

"Humph."

Only then did Jiang Hanyi's complexion turn better, and he picked up the wine bottle to drink. There was an ambiguity between the two that anyone with a discerning eye could see.

The envoys had strange expressions.

After Qiao Yuchun comforted her man, she turned her head and continued to smile shyly at them, "If you adults don't mind, you can also call my father-in-law Seventh Princess..."

Jiang Han Yi was serious, and nodded emphatically, "This is the king's concubine, and like my sister-in-law, she is on the royal family's jade certificate."

Envoys: ...we don't need to hear these things, thank you!