August, the thirty-fourth year of the First Emperor.
The main force of the Xiongnu wanted to retreat but was always held back by the wolf guards. Finally, Wang Bi caught up with him, using crossbows and thunder to wash the ground. In less than half a day, the Xiongnu Shanyu Touman abandoned his weapons and surrendered.
In fact, he also wanted to lead his elite troops to rush out. As long as he had soldiers and snatched some women, he would soon be able to build another tribe. But after living in comfort for many years, he really did not have the courage to face those giant wolves alone.
The horse was killed with one paw! Where did these giant wolves get such strength?
In September, the war ended. The Qin army pursued them non-stop for more than 700 miles, and basically wiped out all the tribes outside the fortress. Those who surrendered were not killed, and their military power was unparalleled.
After this battle, those grassland tribes did not even dare to go south to herd horses and sheep, and some herders did not even have the courage to bend their bows against the south.
In December, in addition to the three cities of Gaoque (Jilan Pass in the middle of Langshan Mountain in Inner Mongolia), Yangshan (Langshan Mountain and Yinshan Mountain in the north of Wuga River in Inner Mongolia), Beijia (the area with mountains and rivers south of Wuga River), and Daqin
The city walls, other residences, markets, and official residences have been built.
The Qin Dynasty required that the wives and children of the remaining Xiongnu tribal leaders must live in the city.
At the same time, these three cities are like a trident piercing deeply into the northern land, directly separating the remaining two major tribes, Donghu and Qiang. As long as the trident does not fall, these grassland tribes will be attacked at any time as long as they attack the Qin border defenses.
The threat of outflanking.
At the junction of desert and grassland, Yi Xiaochuan is leading a group of prisoners to use wheat straw, straw, reed and other materials to weave grass squares and tie them into wind walls on the flowing sand dunes to weaken the wind's erosion of the grassland. At the same time, the grass squares have
The function of intercepting rainfall can increase the water content of the sand layer, which is beneficial to the growth of sand plants.
Originally, Ying Zheng was too lazy to deal with this loser for Meng Tian's sake, but instead, he repeatedly used the identity of the Meng family to contact Gao Yao, Fu Su, and Li Si's important court officials in an attempt to enter the palace.
After receiving the news, Ying Zheng was furious.
In the end, Meng Tian used his title to plead for mercy, and Ying Zheng suppressed his anger. However, death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided. Yi Xiaochuan and his family will be sent to the mine to mine.
When the young children were picked up by the sergeants, Yi Xiaochuan suddenly came to his senses and asked Meng Tian to submit a memorial to the First Emperor.
The memorial explains the locations of giant mines around the world, as well as a clear map of the world drawn from memory. It also explains that the desert is invading the grassland, and he is willing to lead the prisoners to stay in the desert for the rest of their lives, manage the grassland, and never set foot in Xianyang again.
Only after seeing the map did Ying Zheng let his family go, as he wished.
Looking at the sky, Yi Xiaochuan was overjoyed: Brothers, it's going to rain. Prepare the clay that was sent to us. We need to take advantage of the rain to make clay and sand barriers!
The prisoners looked at Yi Xiaochuan as if they were mentally retarded. If you get sick in the rain in the vast desert, it's not a dead end. If you don't want to live, why would you take them to die with you?
Also, I heard from the guarding sergeant that they were originally mining, but ended up being implicated by Yi Xiaochuan and came here to atone for their sins.
Although it is said that each person can be exempted from crime if he advances the grassland thirty miles, but looking at the progress, who knows how long it will take.
If I had known better, I wouldn’t have stolen Tian Qi’s property. Why was the fine so severe for just stealing something? And it was for stealing a field mouse!
Is my Da Qin still the world of my Qin people?
…
In Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng looked at the huge sand table of the entire earth in front of him and fell into deep thought.
Da Qin is too young!
Meng Tian walked in. As a general, he would naturally hand over his military power after the war. Now he was at home, and when he saw this huge sand table, his heart surged.
It turns out that the earth is so big and Da Qin only occupies such a small area. He still has many, many battles to fight in his life.
The greatest honor for a soldier is to die on the battlefield!
There is also Yi Xiaochuan, who thinks that he has always treated him as his biological brother, thinks of him all the time, and is willing to sacrifice his title and life to plead for him when he makes a mistake, but he always hides it.
Why? Are there really people in this world who are born unfaithful, filial, benevolent and unjust?
"Meng Aiqing, are you here?" Ying Zheng had no expression on his face.
"Your Majesty, after verification, this map is accurate. Several of the iron mines, coal mines, and gold mines have large reserves. You can dig out the rough stones with a little digging."
"With these things, and further expansion of the armament, our great Qin army will strike with thunderbolts, and your majesty will open up a foundation that will never be easy to change!"
"I am willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty without any hesitation!"
Ying Zheng smiled: "There's no rush!"
In fact, Da Qin's current territory can already do a lot of things, including infrastructure construction, population development, technology, and maritime transportation. If the front is stretched too long rashly, due to lack of timely communication, it will lead to a disastrous defeat, and the national power may be greatly damaged, which is extremely undesirable.
wisdom.
"Then I will take my leave." Meng Tian wisely left.
He knew that with the birth of Yi Xiaochuan from the Meng family, he would most likely not have the chance to lead an army in the future. Hey, that was fine, as he could just be free to cultivate his descendants.
"Xuan Lisi."
"promise!"
When Li Si came over in a hurry, Ying Zheng asked the eunuch to hand him a booklet. Li Si took it doubtfully, opened it, and was shocked.
"Why, can't it be done?" Ying Zheng asked.
Li Si hesitated for a moment. In today's world, most officials are from aristocratic families, and their knowledge and wealth are in their hands. It is very difficult for ordinary people to cross social classes.
Even in the army, it is actually not easy to improve your military rank. If it were so easy to kill the enemy, there wouldn't be so many people dying in battle.
But if His Majesty wants to open the imperial examination and select the world's talents, isn't that just to dig out the roots of those academic elites and big families? The world's cake is so big, if those stupid people come up, they will get rid of it.
After thinking for a moment, Li Si was still convinced: "Yes!"
The current territory and army of the Qin Dynasty are the largest and strongest in history, and the reputation of the First Emperor is unprecedented. As long as it is the emperor's will, as long as the emperor is still there, Li Si is convinced that the Qin Dynasty can do anything.
"How many years will it take?"
"Three years, one year for each county to establish academies and select teachers, two years for each county's primary exam, and three years for Xianyang's major exam," Li Si replied.
Today's Daqin is supervised by Eagle and Dog Lieutenants. Apart from other things, the officials from all over the country are still capable of doing things well. It is not difficult to run this academy. The main thing is to look at the teachers and students.
Li Si hesitated for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, those who have the ability, time, and money to study are still from poor families. There are many aristocratic families, and the children of ordinary people may not have a chance."
"Children of sergeants with titles will be admitted to school for free, and monthly subsidies will be given. There will be a major exam in March. Those who fail will be dismissed." Ying Zheng ordered.
The Qin Dynasty established its country with military merits, so it was natural that the emotions of these meritorious sergeants should be given priority.
"promise!"
"Your Majesty, what subjects does this college mainly teach?" Li Si suddenly thought.
Because he remembered that His Majesty had founded a college in Xianyang City a few years ago, which taught not only Legalism and Taoism, but also farming, Taoist medicine, and even physics and chemistry.
"Don't worry about it, the teacher and teaching books will be taken care of by someone else."
"promise!"
…
In Shu County, a remote mountain valley, the remnants of the six kingdoms gathered together again, but only three kingdoms came. The other three kingdoms were either gone or already obedient citizens of the Qin Dynasty.
Chu, Qi, Yan.
"Old man Xiang, didn't you say that Ying Zheng's son can only live for five years at most? Why do I think he is still in good health? According to the news from the palace, he often makes Mrs. Wang cry!"
Mr. Xiang was also confused. According to ancestral records, emperors and kings who had taken lead and mercury elixirs since ancient times had never lived long. Could it be that this Yingzheng had a special constitution?
"Don't worry, Ying Zheng's child may get better with the care of Cui Wenzi, a famous Taoist, but as long as he insists on taking the elixir, I am sure that he will never survive five years from now!" Mr. Xiang vowed.
"That's good!" The Yandi survivors finally felt relieved.
Nowadays, the power of Da Qin is something they never dared to imagine before. Within three years, they have conquered six counties. The key is that these six counties are larger than their entire country before.
And Ying Zheng also relied on this achievement to create the only superpower in ancient times, with unparalleled prestige. As long as he lives for a day, no one in the world dares to rebel. Even the Donghu and Qiang in the grasslands turned pale when they heard about Da Qin.
.
But when they thought that once Ying Zheng died, they would rise up and inherit such a powerful country, they suddenly became excited.
They have even begun to figure out how they will allocate the territory when Ying Zheng is killed.
Baby Ying Zheng, let me live happily for another five years!
…
In the thirty-fifth year of the First Emperor's reign, the Qin Dynasty moved 30,000 households to the north and settled in the north. They were granted titles and lands. Students from all over the country were admitted to the academy and studied new subjects. There were four subjects: literature, mathematics, history, and miscellaneous subjects. If you excel in a single subject, you will be considered as passing the exam.
In the thirty-sixth year of the First Emperor's reign, there was no war for two years. Due to the practice of Chidao and water conservancy, there was no major drought or disaster in the Qin Dynasty. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the world was at peace.
Small nearby countries bowed their heads and paid tribute, and businessmen from more remote places in the Western Regions came to pay their respects. It can be said that all nations came to court, and the people of Qin regarded the country as their glory.
On that day, a falling star fell to Dongjun, and the ground was turned into a stone. Guizhou Province may have carved the stone saying: "The First Emperor died and the ground was divided."
Xianyang Palace, study room.
Ying Zheng held the official letter and remained silent for a long time.
"Weak minister Handan, I have diarrhea today, so I didn't go to court early. Please forgive me."
Since these subordinates reported memorials through multiple channels, he felt that the memorials he received were becoming more and more outrageous, and now there were even people who had diarrhea and came to ask for leave from him.
Even if this thing wastes his time, the most important thing is that it affects his appetite.
"Master Fusu, please see me."
"Xuan."
"Father, I will arrest everyone within twenty miles of Tianxing and ask again and again. No one knows who carved the words on the stone." Fusu reported as soon as he came in.
Ying Zheng nodded: "Let everyone go?"
Fusu was stunned: "No!"
At this moment, he didn't even recognize his father. With his father's previous temperament, shouldn't he rather miss it than let it go?
"What? Are you wondering why I did this?" Ying Zheng asked with a smile.
"I don't know." Fusu lowered his head. For some reason, he felt that his father's eyes were getting more and more scary, and he didn't even dare to look at him.
Faced with Fusu's performance, Ying Zheng was a little disappointed, but he still said: "Although Chu has three households, Chu will definitely destroy Qin! Hu will destroy Qin! And the First Emperor will be divided after his death. Do you think these words are prophecies?"
Fusu thought for a moment: "Someone must be deliberately provoking it, or they want to increase their momentum, or they even want to provoke those civilians who don't understand anything."
"That's it. Those people have been silent for too long. If they didn't show up again, the people of Qin would have forgotten them long ago. Since they can't wait to come out, it means they are panicking."
"Let Lieutenant Eagle and Dog investigate, no one can resist talking about the great things they have done."
"promise!"
After a moment of silence, Fusu hesitated and said: "Father, that star seems different from the fallen stars in the past. There are guests around me. Cui Wenzi, the Taoist heir to the medical sage, said that it has the effect of prolonging life, and can even refine the elixir of immortality."
Ying Zheng smiled and asked, "Oh? My son Fusu is quite filial."
Fusu was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Father, forgive me. Although I am dissatisfied with my father's long-term use of elixirs, Cui Wenzi can cure plague and has some medical skills. I am afraid it will have miraculous effects."
Ying Zheng stepped forward, helped him up, and carefully observed the son in front of him who was almost as tall as himself and was also the eldest son.
grown up!
"Aren't you worried about being a prince your whole life?"
Fusu met his father's eyes and was startled. He had not seen such loving eyes for a long time since he was a little older.
Father's love, what a long memory!
In an instant, Fusu choked up a little: "Father, my son... I know that I am not capable enough and cannot bear the big responsibility. I only hope that... my father will live forever."
Ying Zheng patted Fu Su on the shoulder, turned around, and instantly he was still the supreme being, looking down at the world.
"Bring Tianxing to the front hall of Xianyang Palace, and ask Gao Yao to bring Tmall to the front hall. I want to see if there is really immortality in this world."
"No!" Fusu bowed, feeling disappointed.
Tianjia is ruthless!
…
Outside Xianyang City, outing in the suburbs.
Gao Yao stood with his hands behind his hands and wandered around on the street. Miao Le lay on his shoulder and waggled his tail in boredom. Suddenly, he seemed to see something good and quickly waved his paw.
"Meow~"
Gao Yao looked in the direction where Le Ye's paw was pointing and saw that it was a flower boat. With the various restructurings in the Qin Dynasty and the increase in the status and wealth of merchants, various demands inevitably increased, and flower boats were one of them.
"Le Ye, do you want to go up and play?"
Miao Le nodded excitedly. He has grown so big, and by casual calculation, he seems to have never been to such a place.
Gao Yaozhi shook his head: "We can't get on the flower boat for two reasons: First: you have eaten up all our family's money, we have no money and are poor!
Second: This matter is an insult to politeness."
Miao Le fell into deep thought, can he eat so much? It's impossible, he feels like he doesn't eat much! He's not even half full every time!
After saying that, Gao Yao quickened his pace, entered the library on the roadside as quickly as possible, picked up a book, and there were five words written on it: The poor and the lowly cannot be prostitutes! His face instantly turned ugly.
Miao Le Yile, I learned a new word today.
"Si Gaodu, Your Majesty has an order to take Tmall to visit the Star." A eunuch hurried over to deliver the order.
As a close official of the Emperor, Gao had to explain where he was going when he went out, just in case His Majesty was unable to find him temporarily.
Star?
Miao Le was lost in thought, can I eat? I'm so hungry! This chapter has been completed!
