The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 543: Taking Over Hetao
In the early spring of the twelfth year of King Zheng of Qin, Zhao Daochang, King Qian of Zhao, and all the royal family of Zhao finally arrived in Xianyang.

This was the first time that Queen Zhao Daochang and King Zhaoqian came to Xianyang, the largest and most magnificent city in the world today.

It is also the most majestic and magnificent city.

The expansion of Xianyang City has never stopped because the population has never stopped increasing.

Xianyang City was planned from the beginning when it was built. It was not built randomly. Even all the mansions and houses in the city were regulated.

Since Shang Yang's reform, the construction of all cities in Da Qin has become more regular. There is no other way, because after the reform, the whole Da Qin was most concerned with rules.

The biggest advantage of Xianyang City being without city walls is that it is easy to expand.

It saved a lot of effort. After all, every time a country was annexed, all the public offices of that country had to move to Xianyang, plus many high-ranking nobles and high-ranking officials, the number of additional people was not a small number. You know, each of these high-ranking nobles had a family and countless servants.

Even if he were to be reappointed as a high-ranking official in the Qin Dynasty and sent to a remote area, he would go alone to take up the post, and at most he would bring some concubines and servants with him, while his wife, children and the elderly would all have to stay in Xianyang.

Of course, this is not aimed at new officials of the Qin Dynasty. All high-ranking officials above the county level and officials in important positions must have their families in Xianyang.

Unless they are absolutely reliable officials or nobles, or are sent to work in some remote areas, they can bring their families with them, but not all family members.

This also led to the continuous expansion of the size of Xianyang City. Fortunately, the population of the world is relatively small now, and the damage to the natural environment is not a big deal. Guanzhong is now the world's first-class fertile land, a good place to live. Especially after the construction of Zhengguo Canal, coupled with the adjacent Bashu region, it can be said to be the most suitable place for survival.

Ying Zheng has also made up his mind that he should not be careless about the environment. After unification, he must pay attention to protecting the environment. At the very least, he must pay attention to soil and water conservation and must plant more trees.

You know, people in this era have no awareness of protecting the environment. They just migrate to places that are not suitable for survival. However, as the population grows and the city size becomes larger, migration is no longer a simple matter.

This is especially true for the capital, as if the environment is damaged and it is not suitable for farming, big problems may arise just with food.

If it is not suitable for survival and it is difficult to relocate the capital, it can only suck blood from the surrounding areas, wasting resources and causing big problems sooner or later. For example, Chang'an in the future.

Among the necessities of life, firewood comes first. Firewood is fire, and human society cannot live without fire. However, nowadays, only wood can start a fire.

It takes ten years for a sapling to grow, only one hour to cut it down, and an average family only needs ten days to half a month to use up all of it. If it is winter, it will be even faster.

As the population grows, natural growth is far slower than deforestation. Apart from ornamental purposes, no one plants trees these days.

After unification, large-scale artificial planting must be carried out. Only in this way can soil erosion be slowed down. This matter may seem insignificant, but it actually concerns the people's livelihood of the country.

Of course, there is no rush now, this will take time.

When Zhao's convoy approached Xianyang, everyone who saw the city for the first time was shocked.

After seeing the dangers of Mount Xiao and Hangu Pass, Zhao Daochang knew why other countries had been unable to invade Guanzhong. Even if they formed an alliance, they would withdraw their troops and return to the capital when they reached Hangu Pass, instead of trying hard to invade Guanzhong and destroy Qin, because they could not invade.

The dangers of heaven and earth are beyond human control.

However, when Queen Zhao Daochang and Zhao Qian saw Xianyang City, they were still shocked. Xianyang City was different from Handan City.

There was no city wall to protect it! There were only eight avenues running through the entire city and leading to all directions.

Queen Zhao bit her lower lip and thought to herself, "Qin is too confident. Aren't they really afraid that someone can attack Xianyang? This is too arrogant."

But in the end he sighed, the Qin State had the capital to be arrogant, and it was impossible for anyone in the world to reach Xianyang anymore.

Even a woman like her could see this clearly.

Although Xianyang City has no city walls, it still has "gates". There are eight archways serving as gates on the eight main roads in and out of the city.

The eight archways are extremely broad and majestic, reflecting the traditional style of the Qin Dynasty, and their main feature is grandeur and majesty.

In the second year of the reign of Qin Wangzheng, Ying Zheng renamed them as Zichen Gate, Weiyang Gate, Xingwu Gate, Wenyuan Gate, Jisheng Gate, Yonghe Gate, Tongyuan Gate, and Anding Gate.

These archways have been rebuilt and moved several times. There is no other way. Xianyang has been expanding. Every time the residential area reached the archway, it had to be moved away. Moving a few miles each time was far enough, but it would expand to within a few years. If it is moved again now, it will have to start from ten miles.

There is no need to demolish the original one, just take down the plaque, and build a new one when moving it out.

To the east is the Zichen Gate, where Zhong Cang was personally waiting to welcome Queen Zhao Daochang.

The king cannot be humiliated. Even though the King of Zhao has been demoted to a marquis, he was once the king of Zhao after all. Insulting the King of Zhao is an injury to the king's dignity, and it is also an injury to the King of Qin.

Similarly, the King of Zhao represents the entire State of Zhao and all its people. The King of Zhao has already surrendered to the state. If we humiliate the King of Zhao, it would be equivalent to humiliating all the people of Zhao. It would not be conducive to integration because the rabbit would die and the fox would mourn.

Sending Zhong Cang to welcome him personally shows respect for the State of Zhao and the King of Zhao.

Zhong Cang's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he fully expressed his respect for Queen Zhao Diaochang and Zhao Qian. He invited Queen Zhao Diaochang and Zhao Qian to live in the mansion that had been prepared long ago. All the arrangements had been made long ago, and all the people coming to Xianyang were arranged in an orderly and proper manner, which put everyone at ease.

After resting for five days to relieve the fatigue of the journey, Ying Zheng received Queen Zhao Daochang and Zhao Qian, as well as many important direct officials of the Zhao State.

He summoned important civil and military officials and high-ranking officials and nobles to receive him. He held banquets for three consecutive days and gave many rewards. Everyone was having a great time and the atmosphere was peaceful.

Ying Zheng guessed that Queen Zhao Daochang would be very beautiful, but he never expected that she would be so beautiful. She was worthy of being the woman who could bewitch King Zhao Daoxiang so much. Her appearance was no worse than any of the beauties in his harem.

Queen Zhao Daochang heard King Zhao Daoxiang say that the King of Qin was mighty and strong and not very old. After meeting him, she found that what he said was true and also very handsome.

More importantly, the King of Qin is the most powerful person in the world.

Queen Zhao Daochang was even more amazed. The King of Qin was about the same age as Qian'er when he succeeded to the throne, but he could play with the whole world in the palm of his hand. What a terrible person.

During the banquets these days, Ying Zheng also let Ying Xin come out and sit on the right side next to him, which is the seat that only the queen can sit on. His attitude has been made extremely obvious.

This made everyone in Zhao State feel completely relieved.

They have completely become a family. The reputation of the King of Qin for his benevolence and generosity has spread throughout the country. Now the Princess of Zhao is going to become the Queen of Qin, and no one has to worry about any settlement afterwards.

I believe that after this news reaches the ears of Zhao officials and nobles, they will be more motivated and will completely integrate into the Qin Dynasty without any resistance.

Ying Xin felt very close to her relatives when she saw them again in her hometown after more than ten years. The last time she saw her brother was in the sixth year of Qin Shi Huangdi's reign, and that was the only time.

That time, King Zhao Daoxiang brought Chunpingjun to Qin to pay homage. Since that separation, the two brothers, King Zhao Daoxiang has been buried, Chunpingjun has become haggard, his temples have been dyed with white hair, and his spirit has been completely decadent. When the brother and sister met, they looked at each other in silence, but their eyes were red. However, at this banquet, Chunpingjun could only force a smile, and finally said only one sentence, Xiner has grown up.

Ying Xin had a lot more to say but couldn't say it in the end. She just nodded slightly, and even the happiness she felt from sitting in the back seat disappeared a lot.

The State of Zhao was finally destroyed.

In March of the twelfth year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang, Wang Ben led 10,000 elite Qin cavalrymen and more than 10,000 Xiongnu warriors who had defected to Qin and marched towards Hetao in a mighty force.

First, they easily captured Henan and Xituo, leaving only those Huns who were willing to obey, and then they marched non-stop towards the Houtuo area. Yang Duanhe also sent troops from Qiantuo.

With the cooperation of Yang Duanhe, they easily captured Houtao. At this point, the Qin Dynasty's defense was completely flawless and the entire Hetao area had been completely captured.

The Xiongnu did not even consider resistance and fled very neatly. It can only be said that their approach was correct. The Great Yuezhi had only been gone for a few years, and the lessons of the past were in front of them. There was no room for resistance at all. The news that the Qin Dynasty was going to send troops had already been heard, and those who could escape had already escaped.

Those who did not run away were either dogs supported by the Qin Dynasty, or tribes that had already had contact with the Qin Dynasty and were prepared to be dogs.

This time, Ying Zheng did not kill them all. After all, he wanted to build a city, and it was not enough to just relocate the Qin people. He also needed to absorb the Huns. As long as they were willing to be Qin people, Ying Zheng was willing to give them some glory.

In the Hetao area, pure farming is unrealistic now, and Ying Zheng also plans to build this land with abundant water and grass into the main pasture and horse farm of the Qin Dynasty, which cannot be separated from the construction of the Huns.

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Fortunately, the Hu people are easy to tame, and as long as they are trained well, they will be the most loyal dogs.

Ying Zheng redivided Yunzhong County and Yanmen County, added Dingbian County in the middle, added Jiuyuan County and Shuofang County in the Houtao area, and added Hechuan County in the Xitao area.

Now the entire Hetao area and the entire Hexi Corridor have been taken over. Coupled with the management of the Western Regions, the entire Western Regions are under real control and there is no more external threat.

Not to mention that the Xiongnu and Donghu are still in disarray and are constantly fighting. Even if the Xiongnu were truly unified, they would still be pinned down in the north and unable to move.

Moreover, it was impossible for the Huns to be unified. Who would be willing to live in fear of being slaughtered all the time if they could become dogs of the Qin Dynasty and integrate into the Qin Dynasty?
Ying Zheng took in more than a dozen Hun tribes, large and small, and adopted economic control. If the Huns could still become a major threat, Lu Buwei would have no face to live on.

As for building the city, the experience gained in building the city in the Hexi Corridor is now useful.

The newly built county city also requires a large number of officials. Fortunately, there is no shortage of people who can be officials in Daqin now.

Many officials also greatly promoted some scholars from poor backgrounds, as well as some officials from Zhao and Han.

After all, the people of Zhao are more familiar with the northern border. This can also serve as an example to give the people of Zhao encouragement and hope, killing two birds with one stone.

The same logic applies to employing Korean officials.

The Qin Empire has always treated everyone equally. There is no need to worry about being treated differently. As long as you are loyal to the Qin Empire, you don't have to worry about your future.

This is the benefit of making the pie bigger. In the face of rapidly increasing huge profits, all contradictions can be handled calmly.

Even for people of poor backgrounds, it becomes so easy to make a name for themselves, as there is less targeting. By the time those people of poor backgrounds grow up, the nobles with complicated bloodlines will no longer be a concern.

In addition, Ying Zheng also rewarded those who had helped his family in Zhao State.

Among them, the prefect of Dingbian County was the son of a great noble of the State of Zhao who helped hide Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng.

Twenty years have passed, and the nobleman has passed away, but now his investment is still paying off.

The new head of the family, his son, became the governor of Dingbian County in Daqin.

Even though the State of Zhao was destroyed, the family's wealth remained unchanged, and even increased to a higher level. The county magistrate was undoubtedly an absolutely high-ranking official.

As for Zhao Wu, who let Yi Ren go, he was lucky enough not to die, but he had been idle at home for many years. Now he has become the county lieutenant of Yunzhong County.

Even the steward who had served diligently back then was promoted to become a county magistrate.

Although what these people do cannot be made public, it is naturally known to everyone in the officialdom privately.

Everyone envies it. It is true that one should invest early and invest more. No one knows which cloud will bring rain.

Ying Zheng's actions also made many ministers feel at ease. Such a monarch is worth serving!

The king remembers everything you do, so nothing is in vain!

There is a reward for every effort! And he is definitely not the kind of monarch who will cook the dogs after the rabbit dies.

After all, as the pace of Qin's unification became faster and faster, there were also people who were good at protecting themselves and began to think about the future, and the story of putting away the bow after the birds were killed was not uncommon.

If you really have made great contributions, there is no reward for you.
At least Wei Liao had thought about this problem, and so had Lu Buwei.

But now everyone feels more at ease. The king is truly a holy ruler! A respectable man!

The King of Qin was such a man! He would reward meritorious deeds, repay favors, and of course, punish mistakes.

However, Lu Buwei still planned to do something.

Wei Liao is lucky enough that he has no son, so he just needs to protect himself.

But Lu Buwei really felt uneasy in his heart. His family was wealthy, his two sons also held high positions with high salaries, and he was second only to the emperor. It was mainly because of his own treatment that he was a little scared of it.

Han Anju surrendered to the emperor, but was only granted a title of nobility and a fief of 10,000 households, and Zhao Qian was about the same.

But what virtue and ability did I have to deserve the fief of 100,000 households in Luoyang?

Could he be as good as ten kings of Han? Of course not.

Lü Buwei still had this in mind, and his retainers also tried to persuade him indirectly.

What's more, the person who told him the truth that the moon waxes and wanes was by his side every day, and it was impossible for Lu Buwei not to think about this problem.

(End of this chapter)