The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1107 Contradiction [Please subscribe*Please vote]

"Is Bingzhou targeting the Maurya Dynasty?"

Wang Jian didn't believe that Yan Yan was just looking for new strategic goals for Qin.

It is very difficult for Bingzhou to continue expanding. The far north is an extremely cold place, to the south is Daqin, and to the east is the sea. The only direction of expansion is to the west, further west to the Western Regions, and then south.

The collapse of military merit titles is not just a crisis facing Qin. Bingzhou is following Qin's template, so Bingzhou will face the same crisis as Qin.

“Not really!” Yan Yan smiled.

Qin and Bingzhou now have too many problems, and it is not easy to continue expanding.

Because Yelang and Dian Kingdoms were close to Western Shu, the Qin State was able to free up its hands and turn its guns after conquering the Baiyue.

But it is a bit far to go to the Maurya Empire.

There are two ways to go to the Maurya Empire. One is through the Western Regions, and the other is through the Kingdom of Dian.

"I always feel that your Majesty is too anxious!" Wang Jian said with a frown.

He was not the first one to think so, and he also felt that not only Yan Yan was anxious, but Ying Zheng was also anxious.

They always want to accomplish everything in their generation, but if they take too big a step, they will get into trouble.

"I know that you and His Majesty want to achieve success in one fell swoop, but you also have to consider whether the people and the world can follow your steps!"

Wang Jian reminded seriously.

He knew what Yan Yan and Ying Zheng were thinking, and what they were worried about, but the only people in the world who could keep up with them were each other.

To give the simplest example, when the Qin State unified the world, it had to unify people's thoughts and let them step out of the shadow of the demise of their respective princes and recognize that they are Qin people and the Chinese nation.

The people can also recognize this, but it takes more than one generation to establish this kind of thinking.

At least three generations will be needed, otherwise the Qin state will still be unstable.

At this time, what the world needed most was recuperation and time to recognize the Qin State, rather than starting large-scale construction projects as soon as the world was unified.

It will take time for the people of the world to accept the Qin State.

It is impossible to use the entire world as the Qin people.

As conquered people, they were more worried about whether they could integrate into the Qin State and whether they would be accepted by the Qin State.

Similarly, as the victorious party, the Qin people also needed to adapt.

Yan Yan was silent, also wondering if he and Ying Zheng were moving too fast.

He originally thought that as a later comer, he would be able to understand Ying Zheng and persuade him to slow down.

As a result, he became another Ying Zheng.

They are so similar, and their vision is beyond everyone else at the moment.

Yan Yan finally understood why emperors always claimed to be alone.

The scenery they see is different, and they want to leave a better world, so they can't wait to put their ideas into practice, but they forget that this world is the world of ordinary people, and not everyone can understand them or keep up with them.

"Bingzhou is ruled by you, the Emperor. Even if your decision is problematic, no one dares to stand up and oppose it."

"Even because your prestige in Bingzhou is so high, even if you are wrong, the people of Bingzhou will blindly follow you."

"They won't doubt that you are wrong, Emperor. They will only think that they can't keep up with you."

"So, the people of Bingzhou are actually more tired than anyone else in the world!"

"Bingzhou has a territory that is no less than that of the unified Qin Dynasty, but its population is less than one-tenth of that of the Qin Dynasty. Yet, it is trying to do things that even the Qin Dynasty dared not do."

Wang Jian continued speaking when he saw that Yan Yan was not angry and did not speak to stop him.

Sometimes he was really curious about what supported Bingzhou with only a few million people, how it could support such a vast territory and such a huge finances.

With less than one-tenth of the population of Qin, its tax revenue is almost comparable to that of Qin. Although Bingzhou confidently told the world that Bingzhou does not support idle people.

But on the other hand, they are too tired.

"General Wang, are you saying that I've put too much pressure on Bingzhou?" Yan Yan looked up at Wang Jian and asked.

It is more like asking Wang Jian about his true heart rather than asking him about his intention.

Wang Jian did not answer, he knew he didn't need to answer.

Yan Yan's intelligence is recognized by the world. He doesn't need to say anything about these things, Yan Yan can see them himself.

Just a fan of the authorities.

"Bingzhou used to be extremely poor, so we had to work very hard to create our own wealth."

"But now, there is no war in the north, and Bingzhou's strength is known to the world."

"The people of Bingzhou should also settle down, enjoy life, and enjoy the prosperity they have created."

Wang Jian continued speaking.

"Thank you for your advice!" Yan Yan bowed respectfully, stood up blankly, and left the Wang family.

Wang Jian returned the greeting and watched Yan Yan's desolate figure disappear from his sight.

"Father!" Wang Ben also appeared beside Wang Jian.

"Are you wondering why I didn't tell Your Majesty about this?" Wang Jian knew what Wang Ben wanted to say.

"Yeah!" Wang Ben nodded.

They saw it very clearly, so they chose to protect themselves.

This was also the Wang family's choice, but no one knew why Wang Jian told Yan Yan this.

"Because Emperor Xuanwu is willing to listen to advice, but Your Majesty is not. Qin and Bingzhou are also different!" Wang Jian sighed.

Ying Zheng's pride was beyond everyone's expectations, and no one could persuade him to stop doing what he wanted to do.

And as he said, Qin and Bingzhou are also different.

The people of Bingzhou obey Yan Yan's orders. No matter what Yan Yan wants to do, the whole country will blindly follow him.

This is not the case with the Qin State. The current Qin State is a brand new one consisting of seven states, and there are too many internal contradictions. Although Ying Zheng has taken power back to the central government, can the orders from Xianyang really reach the countryside without fail?
If anyone maliciously misinterprets the order during its delivery, it will only lead to increased public resentment.

And there is no doubt that when the order from Xianyang is passed on, various problems will inevitably arise.

Even if Xianyang's policies were originally intended to benefit the people, they might not be implemented as planned when they reached the lower levels.

The most important thing is that since King Xiaogong, the State of Qin has been holding its breath to complete the unification of the world.

But as the victor, what did the Qin people get?

Is it what the Qin people want to be on an equal footing with the people of the six states?

As the victorious party, they did not get the status and treatment they deserved, and were even worse than the people on the defeated side.

Therefore, the Qin people lost their previous trust in the royal family and began to feel dissatisfied.

The people of the defeated six kingdoms were worried that Xianyang would not treat them equally and would turn them into slaves, so they were trembling with fear.

This led to the Qin State giving the greatest possible preferential treatment to the six states.

This caused the Qin people to become alienated from the royal court and fell into a vicious circle.

Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality!

But the Qin people had gone through six generations of hard work, and as the winners, they deserved better.

(End of this chapter)