"The guilty minister Wang Shouyi pays homage to your majesty. I wish your majesty to dominate the world and dominate the world. The sun and moon of the Qin Dynasty will shine together and live forever." Wang Shouyi saluted Ying Zheng with a respectful and humble look on his face.
Ying Zheng just looked at Wang Shouyi and said nothing. His expression was as calm as ever, and no one knew what he was thinking at this moment. Wang Shouyi was kneeling on the ground, feeling uneasy in his heart.
"Do you hate me?" After a while, Ying Zheng said something intriguing. He looked at Wang Shouyi very calmly and said.
"I dare not, your majesty, please tell me clearly." Wang Shouyi was stunned at first, then he was shocked, and he immediately shouted respectfully.
"Are you afraid or don't want to?" Ying Zheng said vaguely, looking at Wang Shouyi with sharp eyes.
"The guilty minister has absolutely no complaints in his heart. The heaven and the earth can serve as a reference, and the sun and the moon can show it." Wang Shouyi continued to express his loyalty, "If your majesty does not believe it, the guilty minister is willing to die to prove it."
"Whether you have resentment or not, I don't care at all. As long as you sincerely work for the Qin Dynasty and make contributions to the country. No matter who it is, I will reward you for your merits and punish you for your mistakes." Ying Zheng glanced down meaningfully.
The cultural relics official's eyes sparkled.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." All the cultural relic officials were shocked in their hearts, and then they shouted in unison.
"Wang Shouyi." Ying Zheng suddenly shouted.
"The guilty minister is here." Wang Shouyi responded immediately, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
"I remember that you have made great achievements in battle and made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty. I will make an exception and allow you to restore your surname. Your merits and demerits will be equalized, and you will be innocent from now on. I hope you can continue your efforts. Next time you make contributions to the Qin Dynasty, you can be promoted to an official position.
If you are promoted to a noble title, your name will go down in history."
"I thank you for your Majesty's grace. I will fight for the Qin Dynasty in all directions in this life." Wang Shouyi was overjoyed when he learned that his name could be restored, and he burst into tears of gratitude.
"Stand back!" Ying Zheng waved his hand and signaled.
"I retire." Wang Shouyi immediately retreated, feeling extremely excited in his heart. Li Xu, the unworthy descendant, could finally return to the ancestral hall and be protected by his ancestors.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Li Changqing came out and bowed to Ying Zheng.
"Li Aiqing just said it doesn't matter." Ying Zheng sat down in his seat and looked at Li Changqing with a calm expression.
"Your Majesty, please indicate how to deal with those overseas barbarians?" Li Changqing asked with deep humility on his face.
Ying Zheng glanced at him. Looking at this guy's expression, he knew that he had already made up his mind. He was just here to let himself decide. The emperor only needed to make the final decision. If he had to do everything personally, there would be so many things in the world.
Even if I don't sleep, I will be exhausted and still can't finish it.
"The result of the discussion between the nine ministers." Ying Zheng just asked lightly. He had already guessed something in his mind, so he calmly spoke calmly.
"The ministers and others have jointly made the following decision. As an urgent matter, the imperial court should send out officials to conduct a census of the population in various places, and then demote all these overseas barbarians into slaves. They can be divided into three categories: upper class and lower class. They will serve the Qin Dynasty as slaves and slaves, and the war will consume the enemy's army.
They are capable. Low-class slaves can be promoted to middle-class slaves if they perform meritorious service. Middle-class slaves can be promoted to high-class slaves if they perform meritorious service. Only upper-class slaves can be promoted to civilians and enjoy the rights that the people of Qin should have." Li Changqing reported, waiting for His Majesty's decision.
"Accurate." Ying Zheng didn't think too much and directly approved the decree. Only under a strict social hierarchy system can he better drive the Qin Dynasty. He was not prepared to abolish slavery, nor was he disgusted with it. Regardless of the twenty-first century,
How glamorous it sounds, but the separation between people at the bottom of society and the powerful cannot be avoided in ancient and modern times.
Wherever there are people, there are struggles, and wherever there are people, there are status symbols. This has been true in ancient and modern times. Who can violate this iron-clad law? It's just a catchy slogan. Without competition for status differences, there would be no struggle in human nature.
, society will also stagnate.
Therefore, the struggle for fame and wealth is the iron law that drives social progress. Poor people from humble backgrounds dream of gaining countless amounts of money and becoming rich. In order to get rid of their humble status, they spend their entire lives striving for this goal.
With.
The pursuits of rich people and poor people are different, but in general they are the same. They all want to obtain a higher status. Power is what the rich want to obtain, because after having money,
, you will find that money is actually no different from paper, it is just paper with rights stamped on it.
Human nature is never satisfied. Everyone is chasing fame and fortune. Everyone has a goal in their heart. From emperors and generals to traffickers and soldiers, they all work hard for what they want in their hearts. Emperors want to be famous in history and conquer more.
A lot of land. Or you can enjoy all the glory and wealth, get drunk in the lap of a beautiful woman, and wake up to take over the world.
Ying Zheng understood that the Qin Dynasty was in a troubled time, and this method of exciting people was undoubtedly the most suitable. In the future, as the Qin Dynasty conquered more and more lands, the role of slaves would undoubtedly be highlighted. However, he also made significant changes to slavery.
As ruthless as the previous slavery system was, without any human rights, slaves did not have the welfare benefits of normal people in the Qin Dynasty and were treated differently.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty." All civil and military officials showed joy on their faces and shouted in unison. After all, there are a large number of slaves, and they are the group of people who have made the most profits in Da Qin. The slaves they are allocated are undoubtedly the best.
Ying Zheng and hundreds of officials and people enjoyed the performances on the school stage, drank and chatted together, and the grand banquet continued until dark, and lasted until late at night before it ended.
At this time, stars were twinkling in the middle of the night, and a bright moon hung high in the sky. Ying Zheng stood in the pavilion of the Main Hall of Xianyang Palace, standing with his hands behind his hands, looking at the sky with deep eyes.
"Your Majesty." Li Changqing said with some uneasiness in his heart, not knowing why His Majesty summoned him late at night.
"Do you have any clues about what I asked you to investigate?" Ying Zheng frowned, and his mind couldn't help but think of Mrs. Chu's stunning appearance. The two brothers and sisters unexpectedly broke the three-month appointment they made.
This made Ying Zheng extremely depressed. After unifying the world half a year ago and eliminating the threat of the Thirteen Stars, he asked Li Changqing to find the two brothers and sisters. He has always been thinking about Miss Chu.
Li Changqing's face was a little ugly, and he was in a state of confusion, but he did not dare not to answer, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, Chu Yunyu, the most beautiful woman in China, disappeared from the world of mortals two years ago, and I have already disappeared.
I sent people to investigate the clues given by Your Majesty, but there is still no news so far. The Chu brothers and sisters seem to have disappeared from the world. Please give me some more time, Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng did not look back. He looked at the sky with a look of disappointment on his face, and then said, "I will give you another three months. No matter what means you use, even if you dig three feet into the ground and turn over mountains and seas, you will still have to do it."
Bring Chu** to me to Xianyang."
"Your Majesty, three months is too hasty, sir..." Li Changqing was immediately shocked. The Chu brothers and sisters might be hiding in the deep mountains and old forests. Even if they mobilized the entire power of the world, they might not have a clue.
But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Ying Zheng.
"I only look at the results and don't ask about the process. If we can't bring Chu ** to Xianyang in three months, we will go wherever we came from!" Ying Zheng looked at the bright moon and seemed to be in a trance.
"Here." Li Changqing couldn't express the pain in his heart. He also understood that this was a test for himself by His Majesty. His Majesty only looked at the ministers' ability to do things and never asked about the process. His words made it clear that if he could not find Chu again,
The brothers and sisters may really have to return to their hometown in Liaodong to take care of themselves.
"Back off!" Ying Zheng's voice reached Li Changqing's ears. From the beginning to the end, he stood with his hands behind his hands and looked at the night sky, his figure looking very lonely and lonely.
[The update has been resumed, but I am still feeling a little unwell. I believe everyone should know the feeling of recovering from a serious illness. I am still very weak and weak. I insisted on coding one chapter. I will continue my efforts tomorrow. I hope I can write more! Alas!]