Zhao Kuo got up from the familiar yet unfamiliar bed, but couldn't help being stunned. Walking out of the courtyard and looking at the place where he grew up, Zhao Kuo had mixed feelings in his heart. He remembered every corner of this courtyard. He was here.
Born and raised, all the beautiful memories in his mind are inseparable from this place. Zhao Kuo walked in the courtyard and gently touched the walls here. He seemed to be able to see his childhood figure here.
Zhao Kuo settled down in Mafu and stayed with the villagers every day. Listening to their stories about these days, Zhao Kuo would also tell them stories about his children, and even his grandchildren. Everyone
They couldn't help laughing. They really didn't expect that Ma Fuzi had already got married and even had his own grandson. However, Zhao Kuo didn't look like a big father, whether it was his burly physique or his grandson.
Looks.
Time has taken away a lot from him, but it has not been able to take away too much.
After staying in Mafu for a few days, Zhao Kuo decided to rush to Handan. He still had a lot of things to do. The Qin State had just ended the war with Zhao State, and the turmoil in various places had not yet subsided. There were many things that needed to be done.
More. And this is the time for Zhao Kuo to play his role. No matter what, the Zhao people still love him very much. Among all the Qin people, Zhao Kuo is probably the only one who can persuade these people to accept all this.
Zhao Kuo did not want to deceive them, he just wanted to tell the truth. The Qin State was not as violent as the rumors said, and you will definitely live a good life. When Zhao Kuo came to Handan, Handan had been under martial law for some time. Of course,
Seeing Zhao Kuo coming, the soldiers guarding the city hurriedly opened the city gate and brought him to meet Meng Wu who was in Handan. The streets of Handan were empty and all the gates were tightly closed.
No one dared to come out, and the restaurants along the road were not open. It was like an empty city.
Of course Meng Wu was very happy to see Zhao Kuo. He hurriedly asked Zhao Kuo to sit down and said helplessly: "You don't know, the people of Zhao State are really difficult to govern. Up to now, no one is willing to go out. There is no way."
Even if the market reopens, they are unwilling to go out to work. Do they want to stay at home and starve to death?" Meng Wu was particularly depressed. Qin had never conquered South Korea and Wei before, but this situation had never happened before.
Most of the people of Zhao State did not dare to take up arms against the officials and soldiers of Qin State. However, they were extremely uncooperative. When the officials went to inquire about the situation, they remained silent and let them farm. They also treated Meng negatively...
Sometimes Wu really wanted to let these people know what Qin's laws were, but Zhao Kuo was still in Zhao State, so he didn't dare to do this, and he didn't want to offend Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo finally came to Handan, and Meng Wu began to complain. He complained about everything in Zhao Kuo. The implication was that he hoped that Zhao Kuo could find a solution. Zhao Kuo chuckled and said: "Zhao Kuo
Different from Han and Wei... the lives of Korean people were not rich to begin with, and later they experienced serious disasters, but South Korea could not rescue them. Therefore, when the Qin State destroyed South Korea and rescued the local people, they soon forgot about their homeland.
I am willing to become a citizen of Qin."
"They have always been bullied. Under Qin's governance, they are no longer bullied, so it is easiest to conquer South Korea."
"The situation in Wei is different. The king of Wei usually did no evil. Therefore, after the fall of Wei, the people hated Qin very much, but Qin exempted them from taxes and corvees for a year...
He also sent a large number of officials to persuade the people at the bottom, popularize laws and rule the world... Until now, the Wei State has basically become a part of the Qin State. The Wei people may miss their country, but they also cherish their current life.
."
"The State of Zhao has been fighting against the State of Qin for a long time, and most of the soldiers who died in the battle died in the hands of the State of Qin. The people here have grown up hearing bad things about the State of Qin. They are very hostile to the State of Qin, even if the country
Even if Qin is destroyed, they are unwilling to surrender to the Qin State. This is partly because of the ideas they have accepted since childhood, and the second point is that they do not know what they are facing, whether it is life or death."
"If you want Zhao to become a part of Qin, you can only place your hope on time. Wait for time to smooth away the current hatred, wait until a large number of Zhao people become officials of Qin... wait until they accept
The idea of one king of the world allows them to enjoy unified benefits." Zhao Kuo said, Meng Wu listened carefully, and then asked: "What do you mean, just wait? Do nothing?"
"Conquering the State of Zhao is our business, but the one king of the world is the business of King Qin. You don't have to worry about it. The king himself knows what to do." Zhao Kuo said, he stood up again and said, "But, I
He is from Zhao... I still have to do something to reduce some hatred." Meng Wu didn't know what Zhao Kuo wanted to do, and he didn't ask any more questions. It was time for Xianyang to send officials to take over.
Nowadays, most of the officials in Zhao State are soldiers from Qin State, who temporarily serve as officials in various places according to their titles.
Zhao Kuo first went to visit Yi's mother. He came to Xu Gong's house. It looked very shabby. Zhao Kuo knocked on the door. Soon, Yi's mother opened the door tremblingly and looked at the strange stranger outside.
She asked: "Who are you looking for?" Zhao Kuo's lips trembled and he said slowly: "Mother, it's me, Zhao Kuo." Yi's mother was stunned. She looked at it for a long time and finally
I recognized my son-in-law.
She started crying. Zhao Kuo supported her and walked into the courtyard. Xu Li had passed away long ago, and Yimu was alone, living numbly here. The reason why she persisted was to wait for her daughter.
His grandson... Zhao Kuo asked her to sit down, and then he talked about Yi's situation and Ying Zheng's son... Yi's mother shed tears and nodded from time to time. Zhao Kuo promised her that she would definitely let her
Yi came to visit her earlier.
After paying a visit to his mother-in-law, Zhao Kuo did not leave Handan. He started from outside the palace of Handan, looking for the temporary officials in charge of the local area, and asked these officials to call out the people under their rule. When the soldiers brought these reluctant people to Zhao Kuo
When Zhao Kuo was next to Zhao Kuo, he stood on the street, looked at these people, and began to speak.
"I'm Zhao Kuo...Is it okay for the second and third sons?"
"Since the separation of the feudal lords, wars and wars that have lasted for hundreds of years have killed too many people. Some died in battle, and some were forced to death. Today, many people still starve to death and freeze to death. This
Why? This is all because of the war. The war is still going on, and the second and third sons cannot farm with peace of mind and cannot be with their families... What Qin wants to do now is to end the war."
"When there is one king in the world, there will be no more wars. Everyone can feel at ease in their own homes and do what they want to do... There will no longer be heavy gifts, and there will no longer be the need to build the Great Wall and palaces.
No more paying for the entire year's harvest... No more sending your family to the battlefield..."
Zhao Kuo spoke seriously. He didn't know how many people he had convinced. After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, he asked the officials to take the people away and continued to the next place. In this way, six days passed.
, Zhao Kuo finally visited all the streets in Handan and told them his thoughts over and over again.
Seeing all this, Meng Wu felt a little distressed.
During this period, Zhao Kuo received blessings, curses, gratitude, and insults. But Zhao Kuo persisted. After he completed the affairs in Handan, he moved towards the next place, the direction of Lieren.
Meng Wu stood in front of his carriage and said: "Wu Chenghou, there are millions of people in Zhao State. If you want to persuade all the way like this, how long will it take? Or wait until all the officials have arrived?
, let them speak." Zhao Kuo shook his head, and he told Meng Wu that Zhao State was not actually that big.
In this way, Zhao Kuo left Handan and went to various cities in Zhao State. Every time he arrived at a city, he always asked local officials to summon the people, and then told them their misunderstandings about Qin and the world of one king.
At this moment, Meng Wu was surprised to find that traders once again appeared in the city in Handan, and there were also people carrying farm tools and going to cultivate the fields.
Meng Wu couldn't help but sigh, Zhao Kuo's influence in Zhao State was really terrible.
But Meng Wu was not surprised, because he knew that Zhao Kuo fully deserved such respect.
After the fall of the State of Zhao, the King of Qin discussed with his ministers how to govern the State of Zhao. Of course, they still followed the same old methods. They exempted the corvee tax for one year, sent officials to carry out legal education, and the most important thing was the migrating nobles and the lower class.
The common people do not have much sense of identity with their country, but those who do have a sense of identity and are willing to die are mostly nobles and professionals who are dissatisfied with the rule of Qin.
Lu Buwei divided the Zhao State into Taiyuan County, Yunzhong County, Yanmen County, Dai County, Handan County, and Julu County... At this time, the officials of the Qin State were really seriously deficient, and even the county level could not make up for it.
The whole country, let alone those positions at the most basic level, and the Qin State has always attached great importance to the grassroots level. The King of Qin was a little angry. How could the Qin State, which was originally famous for its large number of officials, have such a big vacancy today?
When the King of Qin put Li Si in charge of the school, he set up schools in more than 80 counties in Han, Wei, and Zhao, and recruited more local people to enter the schools, learn laws, and then send them to local officials to hold official positions.
The upper-level official positions can only be obtained by people from the old Qin Dynasty. It is not because of distrust. The middle- and upper-level positions require corresponding titles. This title is not something you can get by entering a school. You must also establish a
Only merit in battle will do.
Most of the Qin officials who went on this expedition were able to obtain local official positions... King Qin originally wanted to build roads, but under Lu Buwei's suggestion, King Qin temporarily gave up the idea. In the short term, Qin State
It is estimated that there is no way to send troops to other countries again. The gains this time are too great, and it will be very difficult for Qin to digest them. King Qin is not in a hurry, and has discussed with the ministers the affairs of Zhao State, as well as the affairs of several counties.
After selecting the officials, King Qin returned to the apse tiredly.
He took out the letter written by Zhao Kuo and read it carefully.
While reading the letter, suddenly, Ying Zheng felt someone scratching the back of his neck. When Ying Zheng turned around, he saw Fusu's little hand. At some point, Ming came here holding the little guy, and the little guy was stretching out his hand.
She came and threw herself in the direction of Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng laughed and took the little guy from her hand. The little guy lay comfortably in his father's arms and made some unexplained babbling noises.
"See you smiling so happily? Is there any good news?"
"It's a letter from my father. My father said he went to Mafu once. He also said that the people in Mafu miss me very much... He wanted Kang to take his aunt and mother to Mafu...", Ying
Zheng said, recalling the past, and said: "I still have many friends in the horse server... I also want to go to the horse server..." Ming smiled and said: "Kang just got married.
I'm afraid you don't want to leave Xianyang... How about you pretend to be Kang and take Da Mu and the others to the horse service?"
Ying Zheng was a little moved. He thought for a moment and then said with a smile: "I want to go to the horse uniform, why do I need to pretend? Who dares to say that it can't be done?" He paused and then said: "We just recovered Zhao.
There are still many things to do in the country... If I leave..." Ying Zheng hesitated for a long time, then suddenly stood up and said: "Forget it, Xianyang is not far from Handan, let's leave the government affairs to the prime minister for the time being.
."
He picked up the little guy, kissed him on the face, and said: "We are going to the horse service! Are you happy with the place where your father was born?!"
The little guy just smiled and waved his hands, looking at his father curiously.
The next day, Ying Zheng left Xianyang in the name of inspecting Zhao State. He was riding in a large carriage. Lu Buwei was worried about his safety and specially arranged four thousand soldiers to protect Ying Zheng's safety. Ying Zheng took his mother with him
, Mother, Shan, what he didn't expect was that Zhao Kang actually asked to go with him. Surrounded by the soldiers, the carriage headed toward Handan in a mighty manner. Ying Zheng prohibited the officials on the road from receiving him.
He didn't want to delay the local affairs. If he made the chickens and dogs restless along the way, he was afraid that his father would scold him in person when he arrived in Handan.
Zhao's mother was very excited. When Ying Zheng told her that he was going to take her to the horse service, she was stunned for a long time, and then nodded happily and laughed. The same was true for Yi, because her parents also
In Handan, she had not seen her mother for many years. Shan jumped and followed her mother. She grew up listening to stories about horse clothes, and she was also somewhat curious about horse clothes.
Ying Zheng sat on the carriage, looked at the queen beside him, and couldn't help but tell the story of his childhood.
Ying Zheng had a very happy childhood. Like Zhao Kuo, the happiest years he could think of all happened in Mafu. Ying Zheng talked about the armor his mother had made for him when he was a child, and about the armor Du made for himself.
The chariot, talking about Ge and Ping Gong's love for him... He happily said to Ming: "Ma Fuzi is going home!"