Emperor Qin

Yuci is located in the east of Jinyang. Zhitu mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk. From morning to afternoon, you can gradually see the farmland in the valley rising along the tributaries of the Fen River. The weather in the mountainous area is cooler and lower than that in the plain, and it is also in April and May. During the season of corn sowing, farmers can be seen busy in the fields from time to time.

Yan Jiang even saw that the Quyuanli and Niu Geng that he had improved had already been used here.

For a moment, he had to marvel at the executive power of the Qin State. This was in ancient times, the kind of ancient times when news spread from south to north for several months, and the plow had already been promoted?

Just as I was thinking, I saw a group of yellow cattle being driven by seven or eight farmers and walking towards a small town in the distance.

"Brother, where are you driving the cow?" Yan Jiang hugged Fusu curiously, and greeted the middle-aged man who was leading the cow.

This man was in his 30s, thin and hunchbacked. Hearing this, he just glanced at him and said "race cow", and then ignored him.

On the contrary, a kind old man who was driving a cow next to him explained gently: "This is for the Yuci cattle race."

Then he carefully explained the ins and outs. It turned out that in order to promote cattle farming, the State of Qin formulated the "Stable Law" for cattle herding, which stipulated that all cattle farmers in the county should evaluate their cattle every three months, and No. 1 cattle can be exempted once. The shifter will get one month's salary more, and the last one will have two months' salary deducted. If the waistline of the cow is thinner than that of the last selection, it will receive ten lashes for every inch it loses.

This matter is directly related to the evaluation of the field officials in each Lizhong. The field officials who ignored Yan Jiang before are the field officials in their village.

Yan Jiang finally understands why this field official looks like he owes money. Look at the cows in this village, they are a bit thin...

So I chatted with the old man about the harvest in recent years and the law here.

The old man was also very talkative, and we talked about the old things with him. When he was young, he also liked to wander around. Later, when he was old, he returned to his hometown to live in peace. Although he made a lot of money outside, it was a pity that it was spent quickly. Disliked by his wife, his hands and feet are not quick.

After it was taken down by the Qin State ten years ago, they were still very worried, but later found that the Qin officials were like that. I'm afraid of being beaten. Although Jinyang is the front line, there is no war. Although the land tax is heavy, life will still be able to live on.

Then I praised the good plows distributed this time. One ox can be plowed, which is very labor-saving. There is also a cone house built at the entrance of the village, where the wives and daughters are now pounding rice, but the queue time is a bit longer, and I plan to save some money, and build one in your backyard.

Both Yan Jiang and Fu Su nodded and were very satisfied. The former felt that it was right to come to Qin. Looking at the efficiency, it was like taking drugs. On the contrary, the other six countries still had the system of feudal monarchs, and the feudal monarchs had the ability to manage fiefdoms. Authority, even the prime minister can't go beyond the fiefdom and directly fief the land to find troubles with the people below, and ask them to spread technology, in the next life.

Finally arrived in the city, when they were about to separate, Yan Jiang thanked the old man kindly: "Thank you for your guidance, old man, dare I ask for your name?"

"Genie."

"..."

"But I don't think so," the old man smiled leisurely, his wrinkled face looked very kind, "I saw that you didn't come here with a sword in your hand, and you probably didn't come here to discuss swords with me. Otherwise, I won't tell you more."

Warring States epee, don't like saber.Knives are mainly used for chopping utensils and slaughtering cattle and sheep.When he saw that the opponent was wearing a sword, he didn't feel that he came here for the purpose of sparring.

"Mr. is famous, others will naturally want to see it." Yan Jiang came back to his senses, and said with a light smile, "Mr. has a calm temperament, so I don't have a sword in my hand, but I have a sword in my heart. I take it for granted first."

"That's interesting. You scholars and literati can say it," the old man said with a smile on his face. "Then today, are you satisfied?"

"If you say you are dissatisfied, will you show your sword in the meeting?" Yan Jiang joked.

"Then why, I'm a guest from afar..." Before the old man finished speaking, he interrupted with a slanting sound.

Seeing two rangers with swords coming from a distance, they drew their swords angrily and pointed at them: "That old man, I asked you where Gai Nie lived, and you gave us directions indiscriminately, Nai Gong wants you to look good today!"

After saying that, he drew his sword and stepped forward angrily. The peculiar smell hadn't been washed for a long time, and Yan Jiang was first smoked aside.

But the old man just raised his eyes and glanced over.

That was real murderous intent.

Yan Jiang raised his eyebrows slightly. A real swordsman, anyone who has seen blood, can distinguish the strength from the opponent's subtle traces, demeanor, and momentum. Just like now, when he glanced at it, the daring cow branch in the opponent's hand There is no flaw in the way of holding and the movement of the wrist, and his own offensive can be blocked, so he can naturally appreciate his strength.

But the two on the opposite side - they are really stunned, this kind of newborn calf is similar to Li Zuoche, they know the opponent is strong, but they can't know how strong it is, just like ordinary employees when they see the boss talking about business, they will There is an illusion that "although I am a little weaker, I can't do it with hard work".

This kind of person doesn't understand the danger and murderous intent, but only knows how to rush forward impulsively, so the old man just picked up the branch used to drive the cattle, skillfully dodged the incoming long sword, and cut the sword between the two swords like a butcher cutting a bull. Passing through, the sharp branches took advantage of the situation to scrape a bloody wound on the wrist of one person holding the sword, and then pried open the arm of the other person like a lever, and tied it on the neck.

It is a kind of art that is wonderful to the pinnacle, like a picture scroll, ingenious and clumsy, it doesn't take much effort, if you can't make two moves, you just knock them to the ground.

The two of them didn't give up as soon as they saw it. Instead, they blushed and got up and continued to attack. The swordsmanship really hurt the eyes, and there was no trick at all. Yan Jiang felt that if he wanted to kill, Gai Nie and himself could do it in three seconds.

But Gai Nie did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but hid in the corner of the wall and shouted: "Killer!"

The voice was full of anger, and immediately, more than a dozen passers-by around picked up chairs and sticks, and beat the two of them indiscriminately. After a few breaths, they couldn't get up at all.

Yan Jiang praised the simplicity of the people of Qin, and the courageous actions of passers-by, which is simply a model for the six countries.

Soon You Yan came over to inquire. Seeing Ge Nie standing aside with a smile, he rolled his eyes and asked a few passers-by what happened. He skillfully ordered the two criminals to be tied up, and then took out their money bags. , counted in public and distributed to all present.

When Yan Jiang got some money inexplicably, he heard a person next to him say: "It's your mistake. This person just watched and didn't catch the prisoner. He didn't capture the bandit, so he shouldn't share the stolen money."

As soon as the words came out, the smiling You Gong changed his face on the spot, and said in a deep voice: "A thief kills and injures someone, within a hundred steps, if others don't hold back their help, they will be punished as second-class, don't you know?"

It was only then that Yan Jiang came to his senses. No wonder the passers-by reacted so quickly just now. It turns out that being brave is an obligation in Qin State. Being brave can share the money from the criminals. If you don’t act bravely, you will be fined...

What can I say, let me punish you.

Yan Jiang didn't have armor, so he had to convert it into half taels of Qin's money, and the price of two armors was as high as four gold, which was a farmer's annual income.

But Gai Nie persuaded him: "This scholar thinks he came from the six countries to study, so he shouldn't be punished according to the Qin law."

"People from a foreign country?" You Yu frowned and said, "Do you have a legend?"

Yan Jiang smiled wryly and said, "I'm from Qin, so I'd better give it to Jin."

"The people of Qin don't understand the laws of Qin!" You Yu said seriously, "There are many spies from the state of Zhao in the Northern Jin Dynasty, so hand them in for inspection as soon as possible, otherwise you will be interrogated."

Yan Jiang can only give it to him.

After confirming his identity, the other party looked at him with weird eyes like a fugitive, and muttered: "Your official is a high official, but you don't understand Qin law. How did you pass the legal examination? Could it be that you bribed the examiner..."

His Majesty Mao, who was just waking up, couldn't hold back a chuckle, then restrained his smile, raised his head proudly, and continued to maintain his dignity on Yan Shangqing's shoulder.

Yan Jiang blushed a little, but saw that the passers-by had already thanked Gai Nie for generating income for them again, so that they would collect more people next time, and then they left separately, with such skillful looks, I don't know how many times this has happened.

So I asked Gai Nie again: "Your swordsmanship is so outstanding, you will surely be a noble in the army, you have meat, wine, house and land, why don't you join?"

"I'm over sixty, past the age of conscription," Gai Nie said with a smile, "When I was young, I went to the Six Kingdoms and killed countless people. When I get old, I can no longer be called the number one. A chivalrous man hurts people for no reason, he is easily blamed, no matter how good his swordsmanship is, it is just a way for nobles to steal. I was arrogant when I was young, and I didn’t want to be used by others. After traveling for decades, I have achieved nothing except swords. It’s better to go back to my hometown.”

"You are too modest, with this swordsmanship, how can you achieve nothing," Yan Jiang praised, "The previous two moves, I also want to compete with you."

Gai Nie gave him a deep look: "That's all, I'm old, and you can't stop it."

Yan Jiang paused.

"You have a strong murderous aura, and you have the intention to go forward, but you have no tendency to turn back." This swordsman saw through the key point at a glance, "You really killed the boss, and you can't control yourself. If you do this, it will be very difficult to end."

"I'm just kidding, Qin law prohibits private fights, so how could I know the law and break the law." Yan Jiang changed the subject.

"It's not a joke," the old man said meaningfully, "Your heart is too high, you don't want to stop, you don't want to worry about it. Naturally, there is nothing left to do, but the trend is inexhaustible, and it cannot last long. The world is big, and you will always have it." Break that day."

"Sir, you are already talking to me about the principles of life." Yan Jiang felt a little helpless.

"You are the material for martial arts, I just don't want you to break it." The old man looked at him, as if he was looking at someone else, and sighed, "When I was young, I always felt that the days were long and I could squander them. But for a lifetime like that, How many have been missed."

"According to what you said, do you want me to settle down?" Yan Jiang wanted to laugh a little, "Then, do I want to marry a wife and have children?"

"It's up to you to do it yourself." The old man smiled. "You can walk the road by yourself. It's a new attempt to change the way once in a while. There is a restaurant in front of it. I went there first."

"I'm bothering you today!" Yan Jiang bowed his hands to say goodbye, seeing him go away, he couldn't help touching His Majesty again.

His Majesty frowned wildly when he heard "marry a wife and have children", but now looking at Yan Jiang who seemed to be thinking about it, he almost twisted the bird's face into a ball.

"He has nowhere to go, let him see it," Yan Jiang chuckled, and sighed in Ai Chong's ear, "But the world is so big, where is my home?"

After 2000 years, how can he, a mere mortal, get past it.

His Majesty cupped his face, lost in thought.

Home - A Jiang likes spectacle and strangers the most.

Perhaps, to build a bigger palace?Or is it some other spectacle, such as building some Dajin men to demonstrate the military power of the Great Qin?

Or maybe, move all capable people from the six countries to Xianyang?

Leading the cow, the field official suddenly turned around and said, "What do you mean by talking so much?"

"It's not very interesting," the old man shook his beard and said leisurely, "If I don't make these young people faint, how can I have a quiet life?"