The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 102: Accumulating national strength, cultivating both internal and external

Ying Zheng thought of a way. Now he gave them a little hope. The laws of the Qin Dynasty were strict. For those with military merit titles, they were not allowed to enjoy a life unequal to their titles based on their treatment. However, the surrendered nobles would not be deprived of their existing treatment and wealth.

However, if they wanted to have more, including equal treatment for their descendants, they could only follow Qin law and obtain titles by making meritorious contributions. This gave them psychological comfort for surrendering and made them willing to surrender.

As long as they surrender and lay down their guns, they will have no control over what happens next. Of course, they will not be killed directly, because the Qin Dynasty abides by the law.

The past three years were also a trap for them. No matter how relaxed the Qin law was, it was still intolerable for this group of nobles. The higher the nobles, the more unbearable it was. I knew these nobles too well. It was harder to make them behave themselves than to let them die. But if you break the law and are punished, don't complain. After all, if you can really be a good person, you will really be given a chance.

The main focus is on governing the country by law and fairness!

Ying Zheng set the standard, that in the future only the most brutal officials and tough characters would be sent to the new lands, and they would be heavily garrisoned. He would also be lenient with the common people and strict with the nobles, and he would relax the standards for the common people as long as it was not a matter of principle.

As for the nobles, you kill them all to death. If they break the law, you kill them all. If this group of people don't give up their resources, how can you distribute them to win over people's hearts? Anyway, if you kill all the nobles of this era, there will definitely be some innocent people. If you kill nine out of ten, there will still be some left out.

It's not really that ruthless. It mainly targets large and medium-sized nobles, as well as notorious nobles. After all, if they have a bad reputation, killing them will only gain a good reputation. There is no need to hold on to small nobles.

He also adopted a unique trick invented by Liu Che, referring to the Gao Min Order. When local nobles committed crimes, anyone who reported them would be rewarded heavily. Regardless of the identity of the reporter, they could be promoted and rewarded, whether they were nobles or slaves. The temptation of becoming a free man with money and a title was something that ordinary people could resist.

As for those who wanted revenge, it can be said that this trick was really effective. And it once again shows that the reward was extremely generous. Anyway, they didn't feel bad about taking the nobles' property. After all, for a country, as long as the rule was stable and the people honestly paid taxes and performed corvee labor, it was the greatest wealth.

This move caused the locals to fight each other, while the Qin army could be the good guys and act according to the law. No one could say anything, and the butcher's knife would not be aimed at the common people, as ordinary people were the majority.

There is no need to worry about the local nobles inciting public opinion. As long as the killing is fast enough and in large enough numbers, the dead cannot speak. Moreover, it is a minority group that die, and the common people are the majority. The common people also benefit, so they will naturally support it. In this era, the awareness of the country and the nation was very low. Moreover, it is impossible for ordinary civilians and even slaves to be in the same mind as the nobles. How could that be possible?

How despicable it is for ordinary people and even slaves to feel sorry for the nobles. Not so many people are so despicable that they feel uncomfortable.

People are always very united in the matter of disunity.

This move can quickly disintegrate the power of local nobles and powerful people, and under intentional or unintentional guidance, it will not damage the reputation of the Qin Dynasty. At least it is much better than direct killing. Besides, human nature always hates betrayers more than enemies. In the eyes of the nobles of the six countries, the people of the six countries who reported the incident are traitors and are more hateful than the Qin army.

After the people did these things, they had no other choice but to follow the Qin Dynasty to the end. After this series of moves, they would basically not rebel again and could be completely brought under the Qin Dynasty's rule. This move was very stable.

Since the invention of paper and books, the number of ordinary grassroots managers has increased rapidly. The grassroots work itself can be done as long as they are trained. It is enough to be able to read and write. In a few years, there will be no shortage of middle and low-level management officials. There is no need to worry about killing some aristocratic intellectuals now and leaving no one to do the work. The greatest use of aristocrats is that they have management capabilities. As long as there is no shortage of management talents, they can be killed at will!

The original Ying Zheng could only use this group of people. He was too lenient. He killed too few nobles, but that was because there were not enough intellectuals. He had no choice but to compromise. Now he doesn't need to spoil them. He should kill those who should be killed. There are so many people who want to be nobles and officials. Finally, the laws for officials should be relaxed appropriately. Being too strict will only make officials find ways to exploit loopholes, which is not worth the loss. Being an official is to live a good life, not to die for a small matter. Since you will die anyway, you don't have to be afraid. It is better to let go of profit. Maybe you can buy a way out with enough money.

Of course, this does not mean letting officials go, but rather relaxing it a little. The Qin law was too strict, and there are now serious signs of corruption and various violations of laws and regulations. We have to change it.

Being too harsh on officials will only force them to deceive their superiors and subordinates, and even become unscrupulous in order to escape punishment.

However, being too lenient is not good either, as it will lead to rampant corruption and collusion between the upper and lower levels, causing the people to live in misery.

This degree can only be adjusted slowly, as each stage of national development is different.

The performance appraisal system for officials was also planned in advance. Based on the actual situation, the Qin Performance Appraisal System was developed and gradually implemented throughout the country. Qin laws have always been clear and straightforward, and in fact, this makes people feel at ease because they have laws to follow.

The most important thing now is to accumulate national strength. War is a battle of national strength. With the Qin system and its terrible mobilization capabilities, it can squeeze out every bit of national strength to supply the war. Therefore, the most important thing is to accumulate national strength. Conquering with grand momentum is the long-term way.

As for some other specific implementation aspects, internally, let the Mohists and Gongshujia start to produce successful equipment. Defense? No need.

Encouraging production and farming is what the Qin Dynasty has always been doing. After all, in an agricultural society, food is the most important thing for the people. Of course, this is always the case. With the help of farmers, you can get twice the result with half the effort. Tian Guang and several elders are now full of energy. They can be regarded as ministers of the palace. Now that the prince has become the king, as long as they can make achievements, they will have a bright future.

At the same time, we will vigorously cultivate management talents, take the Xianyang Academy as the highest institution of learning, and set up official schools in various counties. But they can only be set up at the county level. It is not possible to set up schools at the county level, but it is enough for now. The management foundation must be laid in this life!
With paper and printing, cultivating talents is no longer so difficult. It also provides a new opportunity for the middle and lower classes to move up in class and effectively eases social conflicts. As long as the empire has enough grassroots managers and grassroots officials who truly belong to the empire, it will not perish in the second generation.

There is a shortage of intellectuals now, so there is no need for such a standardized imperial examination for the time being. We just need to lay a solid foundation first and pass certain tests and examinations to enter the officialdom, which is a temporary preparation for the future imperial examination system.

Externally, not only Zhao, but other countries also sent envoys to sign peace treaties to relax their vigilance. They also sent a large number of lobbyists with huge sums of money to instigate conflicts among the countries. Now is a good opportunity to instigate an attack on Wei. The hatred and conflicts of interest among the countries would have led to a fight if they were not provoked, let alone deliberately instigated.

Ying Zheng secretly made up his mind to wait and take action against South Korea next year.

The Qiang people in the Western Rong have not forgotten that they are just a minor problem. Now this group of people still submit to the Qin Dynasty and are no different from a group of savages. The six kingdoms are still the most important. They dare not make any trouble. Now the main focus is on economic control, which is Lu Buwei's forte. To deal with this group of savages, he can fool them with his eyes closed.

On the one hand, they instigated conflicts among the Qiang people, the Hu people, and the Xiongnu in the West, and on the other hand, they adopted economic control, using a two-pronged approach. If they were honest, the Qiang people could only rely on the Qin Dynasty, otherwise they would be doomed immediately by attacks from all sides. Now these messy barbarians are nothing to be afraid of, they can be easily dealt with by the hammer. They will only be a serious threat after the Xiongnu is completely unified. By that time, the world would have been unified long ago, and they could be easily dealt with by the hammer.

(End of this chapter)