Emperor Qin

As soon as these words came out, Yan Jiang not only dared to move, but even wanted to hit someone.

But it is possible but not necessary, the bird cannot be hit hard, and the hit is too far away, so he was actually in a dilemma for a while.

This Ah Zheng really wants to make a big deal if he can't stand it!

Yan Jiang was even a little sad.

What was the level of refinement during the Warring States period? These weapons have only been produced for many years. Is it easy for people to fight so many weapons?

Besides, how much charcoal does it take to melt all the weapons in the world? Did you just become emperor and then drift away like that?

However, even though there were ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping in his heart, Yan Jiang endured and endured, and finally restrained the desire to shake the owl, but said kindly: "Although I am moved, I think this plan is not good."

His Majesty was instantly displeased, and asked what was wrong?

"Iron is expensive, and the common people can ask for it but can't get it. If you put this golden man in front of the palace, the common people will see it, and they will feel resentful. Moreover, the golden man is easy to rust, and it will be exposed to wind and rain. Is it not ominous to be decayed and collapsed?" Yan Jiang shook his head, and said calmly, "Now that the Six Kingdoms have been established and the people's hearts are uneasy, Your Majesty might as well take the soldiers of the Six Kingdoms, cast them into agricultural tools, and sell them at a low price to the common people, so as to win the hearts of the people of the world."

Why is material a symbol of civilization? It is because bronze made people out of ignorance, and iron made human civilization a big step forward. These two things greatly improved the productivity of farming civilization and the ability to reclaim wasteland. During the Bronze Age, Xia, Shang and Zhou We can only pinch the soft land by the river, and when the iron tools appeared, the farming area began to expand to other places that were not easy to mess with.

Holding his head on his wings, His Majesty had to admit that what A Jiang said was reasonable, but it was a pity to think of the big figure in his mind.

"Ploughs, rakes, and sickles are all needed by farmers to reassure the people, and hatchets are essential for life," Yan Jiang said to him about the benefits. The love bird who is reluctant to give up is very cute, "If you really want to build a spectacle, I will build you one when I get home."

His Majesty tilted his head and asked what the spectacle was.

Yan Jiang was perfunctory and deceitful, but under the big eyes of the owl's Kazilan, he quickly defeated and said: "You can dig mountains and cut rocks and stand on the banks of the Weishui River for people to look up to. Wouldn't it be better than copper and iron for a hundred years?"

His Majesty was instantly refreshed when he heard the words, and felt that A Jiang's plan had poked his itchy spot in his heart, expressing his support for this matter, and as for the matter of the Jinren, he would do as you said.

Yan Jiang was annoyed at first, but then he comforted himself that the amount of excavation work on the mountain wall would be much smaller, and Ah Zheng could be "temporarily" suspended for various reasons. It is not a problem to lay a stone statue of this height in one or two months, and it can also avoid major economic losses to the country. It can be done.

The two watched the stars and the moon together by the river, and chatted about the affairs of the world. His Majesty said that because of the discomfort caused by the road conditions when traveling to Longxi, he had already decided to rule the roads. He wanted to use avenues to connect the big cities in the north, south, east, and west. , the road should be fifty steps wide, for him to inspect and rule in the future, and let the world know the power of Great Qin.

Of course Yan Jiang knew that Chidao was a good thing, but Ah Zheng was good at everything, but he was too impatient, didn't know how to proceed step by step, let alone sympathize with the power of the people. On the grass, quietly listening to the rush of the river.

As the night wind blew, His Majesty listened to A Jiang's heartbeat, and carefully explained to A Jiang: If the territory is too wide today, it will take time to send news from the border areas, and death will not work. This is the key to governing the country.

Yan Jiang whispered: "You know I never worry about people like this."

His Majesty is very calm: Didn't he die for the second generation? I will pay attention to it. This time, only two million people were conscripted. It is not as good as the number of people who attacked Chu. You don't have to worry.

Yan Jiang stroked the feathers of the bird with his hand, and smiled: "My lord, look at this big river, it flows endlessly, the world is small, life is short, there are many worlds, and it takes generations to work hard, and one person can't finish it. "

His Majesty turned his head 180 degrees, looked at the big river, thought for a while, and said that A Jiang, you are right. If it is almost winter today, the matter of water control of the big river should also be raised.

Yan Jiang realized how different thoughts can be when looking at the same thing, so he couldn't help laughing: "It's the same way of looking at the river, I look at the world, and you look at the common people. Ah Zheng really cares about the world first." Worry, joy and joy in the world after tomorrow."

His Majesty snorted softly, indicating that he has been suffering from this headache for a long time. You don’t know that since the river broke its embankment for the first time 300 years ago, there have been catastrophes in every generation. Well, now that he rules the world, all these dikes and dams have to be demolished and rebuilt, and the cost is no less than that of Chidao.

Yan Jiang's smile faded, and he hugged the bird and kissed him: "Ah Zheng is really the wisest emperor in the world."

Your majesty is beautiful: that is nature.

So one person and one bird kissed me by the river, and talked for a while about the recent autumn harvest. When the moon was in the sky, Yan Jiang let His Majesty go to play by himself, and he went back to his tent to rest.

At the pressed time, Yan Jiang and his two companions plowed the entire grassland once from west to east, and visited more than a dozen small tribes of Hunyi, Qushe, Dingling, Gekun, and Xinli in the north, and went to the Going to Yilou in the east, almost the whole of Inner and Inner Mongolia.

But it didn't take too long, because this place is too vast and sparsely populated, most of the time, they were on horseback. In the past six months, Li Xin and Meng Tian could speak fluent Hun dialect, and they understood more clearly. The fixed pastures and conflict areas of each tribe, the flow of each river and the direction of nomadic migration.

Just the map Yan Jiang drew five volumes, and also recorded part of the history and customs of these small tribes for future generations to study, which is very satisfying.

The only more troublesome thing is watching him go farther and farther, Maotouying's temper is getting worse and worse, Yan Jiang was planning to go for a walk around the Korean Peninsula, to see if he can find a strong man from Cang Haijun on the Korean Peninsula , Take a boat to Dongying to see what the island country is like today.

But as soon as the words came out, Maotou won a fuss!

In the end, it even threatened to say that if you want to go, go, as soon as you go out to sea, I will carve the big cliffs of Huashan into your and me.

This frightened Yan Jiang. He knew that this person could do what he said, so he immediately changed his travel plan and promised to go home immediately.

His Majesty just gave up.

So Yan Jiang returned to Qin from the land of Yan, and found that the king of Qin was really fast. In just half a year, he had cast the confiscated weapons of the six countries into agricultural tools and sold them to the common people of the countries, and they were all based on their household registration. Forget it, those who have household registration are allowed to buy agricultural tools at a discount of [-]% below the market price. If there is no household registration, they must be bought and sold at the original market price.

He couldn't help applauding the King of Qin, and poured in a big basket of good words—this boss has always done things one step at a time, and never missed any small opportunity. With this rule, the common people will neither dare to buy more nor want to buy less purchase.

After all, if you overreport the number of household registrations, you will have to perform hard labor and pay taxes. If you underreport or fail to report, it will be a felony in the Qin law, and you will lose the opportunity to buy cheap farm tools this time——Li Xin is away from home. After half a year, I have already understood how important a piece of farm tool is to the common people. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a matter of life and death. To buy one at the original price, you need to save money for three to five years.

The common people in this era are still struggling with starvation, and those who can eat enough are already considered well-off families, let alone surplus food.

This is of course indispensable. Some people fill their pockets and raise prices to resell them, but they are generally under control. Although there are illegal things, they are only a small amount. At the same time, it is equivalent to doing a large-scale household registration check. gratitude.

The strictness of the Qin law reflects its superiority. After the king of Qin ordered to strictly investigate the smuggling of weapons, he caught several big businessmen who sold weapons from the six countries into the grassland. They were all over the four countries of Zhao, Yan, Qi and Chu. This big case involved The number reached nearly [-], and the main culprits were all punished by the clan, while the others were dragged away to repair Chi Dao.

This major case effectively deterred the remaining evils of the six countries, and for a while, even the implementation of the Qin Law in various places became much smoother.

This way of governing the country with equal emphasis on kindness and power caused King Qin to think, and began to discuss with A Jiang whether this kind of kindness should be given more.

A Jiang felt that he had to be kind to the people so that he could be loved by everyone. Threats alone cannot rule the world. You are the king of Qin and not a gangster.

The king of Qin felt that it should not be too much, because if there is too much kindness, it will not be precious. If it is more powerful but less kind, he will feel his benevolence even more when he is kind.

This discussion also implicated Li Xin and Meng Tian. Meng Tian supported it and felt that kindness should be more important than prestige. Li Xin felt that prestige was more important than kindness. Of course Li Xin did not have the keen intellect and experience in governing the country as King Qin, so Meng Tian was almost pushed by Meng Tian during the debate. Rub on the ground.

In this happy atmosphere, they returned to Xianyang in the summer of the 18th year of King Qin.

When passing by Longshouyuan in the east of Xianyang, Yan Jiang saw a huge palace group that was about to be completed. Under the setting sun, it was majestic and majestic, shining like a fairyland.

Countless folk craftsmen are still busy on it, painting or painting on the brackets. From a distance, it looks like ants moving.

And condescending, looking at Xianyang in the distance, it is even bigger than before, feeling relieved for a while, and galloping home.

Just as soon as he entered the city, Yan Jiang felt something was wrong.

In Xianyang City, scholars dressed as alchemists can be seen everywhere - some even opened a special museum to divination and divination for people, saying that it was very effective, and was praised by the King of Qin.

Before Yan Jiang even entered the palace, he was stopped by a thirty-year-old young alchemist.

"Lu Sheng from Yan, I have seen Zhengqing." The face of the visitor was handsome and clear, and his eyes were clear, just standing there, as if he would fall up at any time and ride the wind away.

"What's the matter?" Yan Jiang raised his eyebrows slightly.

"It's nothing, I just admire Zhengqing for a long time, and I want to see you." Lu Sheng spoke respectfully, and his posture was free and easy, without the slightest appearance of bowing down for wealth and power.

Yan Jiang laughed lightly: "It's just right, I passed by Yandi, and I have heard of the alchemist Lu Sheng's name, since that's the case, it's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. You and I talk at night by candlelight, and we know each other through skills, how about it?"

Is there such a good thing?

Lu Sheng, who was prepared to be rejected, was a little surprised for a moment, but he immediately hit the snake with the stick: "I will stick to my wish, I dare not invite you."

Yan Jiang smiled slightly, and said in Li Xin's ear: "You and Meng Tian went to see His Majesty, just said that I have something tonight, and I will go to him tomorrow."