[Simulation evaluation: Failure. As a retainer, you offered ingenious strategies, alienated Shanyu, and made great contributions. But this did not reverse the fact of Qin's decline, and Qin still went to ruin.]
[Simulation reward: Cleanse the tendons and cut the marrow.]
As the reward display ended, Zhang Beichen found that there seemed to be a trace of cool air entering his body, making his limbs feel extremely relaxed. The body that had been worn out by long-term overtime and staying up late seemed to have become stronger.
The whole person feels refreshed and conscious, as if he has been reborn!
"Damn it, are the rewards in this game real?" Zhang Beichen was shocked and confused.
At this time, the game interface changed.
[The novice tutorial has ended.]
【Do you want to start the official simulation?】
[In the official simulation, the rewards will be more abundant, but they can only be opened once in a period of time.]
"Let's go, after two rounds, let alone raising an empress, King Qin didn't win!" Zhang Beichen made up his mind, "In this simulation, even if King Qin can't raise an empress, we still have to win her!"
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"Formal simulation?" Ying Yin also held his breath in his heart, "I must make a comeback this time!"
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【Official simulation has started!】
Zhang Beichen gained his own identity and changed from [Commoner: Zhang Beichen] to [Commoner: Zhang Beichen].
His character attributes have been improved due to the previous simulation rewards. Therefore, his character card has also changed from a white card to a blue card.
"Not bad, at least the start is better than the previous two games." Zhang Beichen began to think about how he should play this game.
Needless to say, the first round was a complete failure. In the second round, although I helped to pacify Longxi, other countries had not yet done so.
"The key lies in King Qin. I can't do anything alone. If I can meet King Qin in advance and ask her to change her strategy, it will be easier to deal with later." Zhang Beichen was thinking about it when he suddenly saw a prompt pop up in the game.
[You were walking on the street, and suddenly you met a clerk who interrogated you. He learned that your name was Zhang Beichen, and the clerk took you away. 】
"???" Zhang Beichen said with a greeting, "Why does this game not follow the rules? Why does the plot of each game start with a different one?"
This time I was captured directly. Could it be that I was going to be exiled to the army again? That would be too unlucky!
[The clerk brought you to the Palace of Qin. You met the King of Qin. The King of Qin asked you why you didn’t come to the palace to serve her? 】
"???" Zhang Beichen was stunned. What was going on? Does King Qin know him?
Is it just because I changed from a white card to a blue card that I am so popular? Obviously, my reputation will be reset in every game, but my reputation now is zero.
Besides, wasn't she turned away when she sought refuge with King Qin before?
[You responded that when you first arrived in Qin, you had no connections. The King of Qin did not make things difficult for you, but kept you and appointed you as a public servant.]
Gongshi is the lowest title and official position in the Qin State. Zhang Beichen was directly appointed as a Gongshi without any merit, which is already a very high salary.
[In the first year, you worked diligently in the Qin Palace and your abilities improved.]
[You were taught martial arts by King Qin’s guard chief, successfully practiced, and reached the first level of cultivation.]
"Sure enough! The minister's ability can be improved." Ying Yin saw Zhang Beichen's attributes and quickly sent a few more teachers to teach him.
Zhang Beichen was dumbfounded. He was obviously here to do something. As a result, King Qin sent people over every two days to teach horse riding, archery, and various schools of thought.
He studies all day long.
"I didn't expect that after more than ten years of studying in reality, I still have to study in the game!" Zhang Beichen was speechless, thinking that his attributes were improving, so he had to concentrate on studying.
There were no surprises in the first year. The King of Qin and his people rested and restored their national strength.
The next year, the problem recurred.
[Old Shanyu of the Rongdi tribe in Longxi saw that Qin’s national power was weakening, so he was instigated by Yan and Zhao to launch a rebellion. 】
When encountering a rebellion, Zhang Beichen naturally offered his advice again.
[You have proposed to the King of Qin that you want to send secret envoys to use alienation tactics to mislead the old Shanyu. The King of Qin admires your strategy very much, accepted your suggestion, and sent you as an envoy to Longxi.]
The next process was similar to the last time. When the King of Qin pacified Longxi, various countries sent troops to carve up the Qin State.
"We've reached this point again!" Ying Yin began to think about how he was going to break the situation this time.
This time, she did not rush to make a choice, but summoned the ministers to discuss it together.
For now, the Qin Kingdom is still there, and even the old clan is on the same front as her and will not betray easily.
[The ministers suggested that we should cede territory and pay compensation to drive a wedge between the countries.]
Ying Yin was still worried, so she consulted with Zhang Beichen. This time, she was worried that Zhang Beichen would be trapped in Rongdi again, so she asked him to finish his work and come back early.
[Zhang Beichen has a suggestion for you. He believes that the six-nation alliance appears to share the same hatred, but in fact they all have their own agendas. It is better to promise one of the countries a huge profit to persuade it to retreat, and at the same time send a secret envoy to Wei to delay the king of Wei. The six-nation alliance can not attack itself.
break.】
"This is still a estrangement, but compared to spreading the benefits to six countries, it may be a way to convince one of the countries." Ying Yin accepted Zhang Beichen's suggestion.
[Zhang Beichen went to the State of Wei as a secret envoy. He bribed the prime minister of the State of Wei with a large sum of money, delaying the time for the State of Wei to send troops. 】
[Jing Ping sent an envoy to the State of Yan, promising huge profits, and the State of Yan withdrew its troops in advance. Upon seeing this, the State of Zhao also retreated. 】
[Seeing that Longxi was pacified and that the two countries had withdrawn their troops, and with the persuasion of Wei's prime minister, the King of Wei decided to accept Qin's cession of territory and sue for peace. Qin's crisis was resolved.]
"I finally got through it!" Ying Yin breathed a sigh of relief. In this simulation, she finally made it to the third year!
But even so, Qin became even weaker after ceding territory and paying indemnities. After a few years, other countries still couldn't sit still and wanted to attack Qin.
"It seems that we must work hard and find talents to help govern Qin." Ying Yin began to issue new orders.
[The treasury is empty, so you decide to start from yourself, live frugally, and take the lead in donating money. Officials and nobles donated money one after another, and you got a lot of money. 】
[You issue imperial decrees to recruit talented people from all over the world to serve the Qin State, and all of them can be granted official titles or titles.]
"By the way, there is Zhang Beichen." Ying Yin has not forgotten Zhang Beichen. In the first two simulations, this minister showed loyalty, and it was also because of Zhang Beichen that he was able to resolve the crisis this time.
[You decree that Zhang Beichen is made a public official and is in charge of seeking talents and governing the country.]
"The Duke is here! Haha." Zhang Beichen saw that his title was suddenly raised by six levels. There are twenty levels of titles in the Qin State, from lowest to highest, and the Duke is the seventh level.
After becoming a public official, Zhang Beichen had more room for maneuver. He first specified the contents of Ying Yin's recruitment order.
All scholars must first pass the examination before they can enter the recruitment hall and be responsible for food and drink. If they become officials, they will have a probation period of one to three years. If they fail the probation period, they will get out and will not be given a title.
If the probation period is sufficient, official positions and titles will be granted. In this way, many people who fish in troubled waters will be eliminated, and the King of Qin will also save money.
[In two years, the recruitment order has initially achieved results, and Qin has recovered some of its strength. But compared to other countries, it is still weak. Countries are eyeing Qin covetously, so you have to send a large amount of gold and silver to each country every year.] Ying Yin felt that
It's so difficult for me. I have been frugal in recent years. Even my favorite wine has changed from three meals a day to once every three days. Moreover, it is a grain wine brewed in my own house.
In this way, the Qin State still looks half-dead. Money can't buy peace for a few years. In the past few years, the appetites of the surrounding countries have become bigger and bigger, and money has been difficult to satisfy them. It is estimated that it will not take a few years. King Wei,
The women of Chu State and King Zhao couldn't help it anymore, and the coalition forces came to attack her!
Ying Yin decided to hold a court meeting to discuss the matter with his ministers.
[The ministers and generals agreed that Qin was weak because it had lost a large area of territory. It should reorganize its military and regain its lost territory.]
People in Qin Yin also saw it this way. In fact, before her, her father-in-law also fought continuously in battles. And the old clans, generals and nobles all relied on war to obtain their fields, population and titles.
So once the Qin State gained strength, they would push for war, but they would lose more and win less, causing Qin to become poorer and weaker as they fought.
Zhang Beichen looked at it and wondered why he wanted to fight again? The Qin State had finally recovered a little strength, and these courtiers were inciting the King of Qin to start a war again. If there was a war, it might be destroyed again.
So, he quickly gave advice.
[Gongguo Zhang Beichen advised that Qin’s national strength was not enough to support the war, and its military strength was not as good as that of Wei and other countries. He believed that Qin should implement reforms and implement new policies, and only after reforms to become stronger could it consider war. 】
[The ministers accused Zhang Beichen, thinking that Zhang Beichen was bloodless and afraid of other countries. Prime Minister Meng Yuan proposed that Zhang Beichen be dismissed from his post. 】
When Ying Yin saw it, he said, "Good guy, you old man, you still want to dismiss my beloved? In the last simulation, it was you who led people to rebel, or Zhang Beichen endured the humiliation and took the heavy burden to avenge me!"
[You decided to adopt Zhang Beichen’s suggestion and reform to strengthen the country. You also appointed Zhang Beichen as Zuo Shuchang to preside over the reform.]
Zuo Shuzhang's title was raised three levels more than that of Gong Dafu, and Zhang Beichen was promoted again.
[You promoted Zhang Beichen and presided over the reform, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the courtiers and old clans, and they began to obstruct Zhang Beichen's reform, both overtly and covertly. ]
"Finally we can get down to business." Zhang Beichen was not idle during this period. He investigated all aspects of the Qin State's information and discovered the problem of Qin's weakness.
That is, the old clans represented by Meng Yuan and others occupied a large amount of land and population, and the Qin State was warlike. Every war made the people poorer, and the wealth was further occupied by the old clans.
Therefore, Qin is getting poorer and weaker.
If you want to make Qin strong, you must change the law. Return the land to the farmers, liberate slaves, increase productivity, and increase the population.
In addition, we must find ways to weaken the power of the old clans. This will inevitably touch their interests and attract their counterattack.
[You tried to implement the new law, but because the implementation of the new law failed several times before, the people did not trust the new law, and the implementation of the new law was difficult to implement. ]