Chapter 30: Issue an imperial edict to regain the people's support
And Bai Zhan, with the help of the army chief, has also completed counting all the numbers.
In this battle, more than 100,000 troops were collected, and almost all of the generals were former Qin soldiers. After Zhang Han committed suicide by committing suicide, they all voluntarily joined the Qin Dynasty and vowed to avenge their colleagues who died in vain.
Li Feng inspected it in person, and as soon as he finished his ideological work, he immediately vowed to fight for His Majesty the Emperor's disloyal subjects and subjugate the world.
Now, Li Feng has more than 200,000 soldiers and horses under his command. After leaving corresponding garrison troops in various counties and counties, he immediately set off for Xianyang, where he planned to unify the world again.
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After meeting up with Su Du, there was a group of prison cars in the mighty team, imprisoning King Zhai Dong Yi and his family. To them, Li Feng was not kind to Zhang Han's family.
In view of Zhang Han's brilliant moments before his death, Li Feng did not let his female relatives join the Jiaofangsi, but instead gave the meritorious soldiers as wives, which was considered a good reward.
As for the king of Zhai, Dong Yi, it was only because of his bad luck that he died on the spot without even a chance to make amends. Li Feng could only take his family and his body back to Xianyang to give an explanation to the people of Qin and to the people of the world.
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After entering Xianyang, the people's enthusiasm for the Qin soldiers was far less than that of the subjects in Shu.
It's no wonder that Hu Hai's rat shit really brought disaster to the entire Qin Dynasty.
This is how people are, if you do 1,000 good deeds, others may not remember you as a favor, but as long as you do one bad thing, others may remember you as a grudge.
The same is true for a dynasty. As long as there is one faint king, it is enough to destroy the popular reputation established by several wise kings.
The world has been suffering from Qin for a long time, this is not a lie.
Especially after Liu Bang made a three-chapter agreement, the people in Guanzhong now hope that Liu Bang, the sage, will be their emperor, rather than Ziying, the monarch who should have perished.
"It's a long way to go to regain the hearts and minds of the people," Li Feng sighed secretly.
Popular reputation is the most important thing for a king. In the medieval dungeon, a very important reason why he could become the conquering emperor was that he naturally gained the support of most of the people at the bottom.
Now...hehe.
However, compared to Xiang Yu, Da Qin is still more popular.
That muscular man really has a problem in his head and has already become a rage in the hearts of the Qin people. No wonder he lost in the end.
After retaking Xianyang and setting up government offices with officials at all levels, the first thing Li Feng did was to execute Dong Yi, a devil in the eyes of the Qin people.
After Dong Yi whipped the body, he hung it on the city wall to expose it to the sun for three days, and then threw it into the wilderness to be eaten by wild dogs.
All the men of Dong Yi's family were beheaded in public, and the women were brought into the Jiaofang Department and made slaves.
And Sima Xin, one of the three rebel generals, was stripped of his title and military power by Li Feng because he knew his mistakes, was able to correct them, and made great contributions.
On the contrary, Teng Xin and Jiang Ye, who yearned for the Qin Dynasty, promptly defected. The former was sent to Su Du as a general, and the latter was sent to Mengrui's Situ Yamen as an official.
After handling these matters, Li Feng announced the edict he had prepared to the world.
First, the edict to sin against oneself
"Since I came to the throne, I have been immoral and unruly. I have favored traitors and sycophants. I have been greedy for pleasure. I have not listened to loyal advice. I have imposed severe punishments. I have been heavy on corvées and have forgotten the livelihood of the people. As a result, the administration of officials has been corrupted. Tens of thousands of people have lost their homes. The survivors of the six countries have taken advantage of the chaos to restore themselves. Now the war has broken out again.
Thousands of people were exposed to water and fire, and it was my fault, so God punished me for my sin, bringing shame to my ancestors and the country...;
"I ignored political affairs, used villains to imprison loyal people, and almost destroyed the Great Wall myself. This is my crime;"
"Now, fortunately, the spirit of the First Emperor in heaven has awakened me and made me repent. From now on, I am willing to work hard to save the people from fire and water, and strive for the welfare of all people and the foundation of the Qin Dynasty for all generations."
"I will take myself eighty lashes and punish them in front of the imperial city. From now on, my expenses will be reduced by half to punish my crime. This crime has been punished by the emperor. Tomorrow, everyone in Xianyang can come to watch me be punished.
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Li Feng felt a little helpless when he looked at the crimes he listed. Many of them were actually not the fault of Ziying, the unlucky man, but most of them were caused by Hu Hai, the prodigal son.
But the people don't care, as long as you are the winner's emperor, then the suffering we suffer is caused by you.
Therefore, bravely carrying these bad things on your own body can actually reduce the anger of the people.
After issuing the edict to blame oneself, Li Feng began to issue his own edict on new policies.
"I am hereby ordered to immediately issue my three imperial edicts in Shuzhong. From now on, all cities and lands in the Qin Dynasty will implement these edicts without any mistakes. Anyone who violates them will be severely punished."
"In addition, on top of these three edicts, two more edicts will be added."
"The edict says that I value skilled craftsmen and have specially set up twenty-four levels of scientific research awards. Anyone who can invent various instruments that are beneficial to the country will be awarded based on their practicality. They can also be admitted to the Ministry of Work and included among the officials of the Qin Dynasty."
"The edict said that I am grateful for God's kindness and that everyone has the ability to read and digit, so I set up schools in various states, counties, and counties. The court sent scribes to teach children three major courses: loyalty, trustworthiness, etiquette, court policy, and loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.
I only hope that all the children in our country in Qin will be literate and understand things, so that they can serve the country in the future.
Moreover, the imperial court established government-run medical clinics in each county to provide free medical treatment for families with a stone or less of three stone.
"In addition, in addition to the three chapters of the covenant, add another article. From today on, in addition to the crime of treason, the "Shiwulian Judgment Law" will be abolished, and the "tribe punishment" (the penalty for one person's crime to kill the nine tribes) will be abolished. One person will be responsible for the crime.
Never harm your family."
As soon as the edict came out, the world was in an uproar. The advanced concept of governance made the people of this era who were accustomed to being enslaved and suppressed by class cheer for joy.
Everyone's dissatisfaction with Qin gradually disappeared, and many people who were depressed and frustrated even secretly fled to the land of Sanqin.
The number of people joining the army in Qin's hometown increased greatly, and patriotism naturally grew in the hearts of the people.
As a result, the number of Qin troops increased rapidly, and now it has skyrocketed to more than 300,000.
In the eyes of other princes, this is naturally a good thing that they are ecstatic about.
But what Li Feng pursued was different. He wanted elite soldiers, passionate men who could fight and dare to fight, so the army of 300,000 people went through a careful selection process.
The bravest, most elite, and smartest people will naturally be classified as the Falcon Dragon Guards of Bai Zhan, and let them be trained to become the real emperor's personal army, and then they will be assigned to the various armies.
Who does Li Feng want in the end?
In fact, they are strong warriors with little hard work, simple minds, and well-developed limbs.
They were selected and mixed with the veterans from Shuzhong. While learning combat skills, they also learned the political program and military beliefs of the third emperor from Wang Chong's ideological instructors.