The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 603: The Fourteenth Year of Qin Wangzheng
The status of slavery was despised. Many managers of wealthy families needed to have certain abilities and loyalty, and they could only be hired. It was extremely difficult to turn them into slaves.

Just like the steward that Wang Jian arranged for Wushuang Gui, he also had a title. Although it was not high, he was a respectable family.

If he had not been a personal guard under Wushuang Gui, Wushuang Gui had saved his life on the battlefield, and he was loyal to Wushuang Gui, he would never have been a small steward. This man was called a steward beside Wushuang Gui, but in fact he was a subordinate and confidant, a comrade-in-arms who would follow him through thick and thin.

Of course, the money for the family's taxes and labor service was covered by Wushuang Gui, which made people feel at ease to help him manage the affairs of the mansion.

The system designed by Ying Zheng is closely linked.

Land, household registration, titles, officials, treatment, corvée, taxes, etc. are all closely linked to each other, fully highlighting the art of balance.

Without deep enough "internal strength", you can't perform this series of moves.

However, there are also troubles if the war of annexation goes too smoothly. Now the foreign wars are giving Ying Zheng a headache. He has to select the soldiers, especially for the war of annexation, and everyone is enthusiastic.

Ying Zheng's main concern was the region.

Now that Qin has annexed Han, Zhao and Yan, the people of Yan are not yet eligible to join the army, but Han and Zhao are already eligible. And it's not that they can't fight. Han soldiers and Zhao cavalry are both well-known elites. The incompetence of the upper class does not mean that the lower class is incompetent.

Give them a fair chance, they are no worse than the Qin people. In the vast land of China, there are no bad people anywhere, the main thing is that they don't have the chance!

Still a platform!

Although Ying Zheng gave priority to the old Qin people, he could not ignore the people from other regions. After all, they were all citizens of the Qin Dynasty now. If they were treated differently, it would be detrimental to their complete integration and would be extremely detrimental.

People always instinctively stick together, and geography is one of the key factors. Folks are no joke.

The Qin people have a sense of superiority. You know, our ancestors followed Feizi westward, and generation after generation, they have made contributions and shed blood for the Qin Dynasty!

They are all old Qin people with the Zhengxuanniao flag!
We can endure any hardship and have gone through it all, so we should be given priority when it comes to making achievements!
These words are not for nothing.

Life has been getting better and better over the years, Daqin has become stronger and stronger, and the Qin people's sense of superiority has become stronger and stronger.

Although the old Qin people did shed blood and sweat for the old Ying family, the same thing still applies: they cannot become arrogant because of their favor. It is not okay for them to be disobedient, and it is even worse for them to affect their rule.

Many people in Guanzhong did not want to move outside the Great Wall. Although they felt it was hard to leave their hometown, more of them did not want to be far away from Xianyang.

The closer you are to Xianyang, the better your life will be, the better the administration will be, the more opportunities you will have to make achievements, and you will receive more rewards from Ying Zheng during festivals and holidays, in addition to the natural advantages of being a conqueror.

Given the situation, if we don’t give people in other places a chance, they will be doomed.

In the world, the problem is not the lack of water but the inequality of water. Now we are a family, no one can hold a bowl of water as smooth as a mirror, but we can't tilt it so that one side spills water while the other side doesn't get any water.

The most important thing now is to build a sense of identity among the new citizens. We cannot let them feel that they are second-class people, otherwise big trouble will arise sooner or later.

Besides, to be honest, I don't want to leave.

The new places were not so bad, as there were few people who were given titles and the titles were not high, so rewards could be given and land could be divided. However, there was really no place to divide the land in Guanzhong. If it were not for the excavation of the Zhengguo Canal, it would have been insufficient. But even so, it was still not enough.

Nearly half of the families in this place have titles, and quite a few have high titles, so they all have to be divided up.

Ying Zheng gradually arranged the old Qin people with titles, especially those with the third rank and above, to serve as grassroots officials and local elders in various places. This was also to stabilize the rule. The local areas still needed their own people who had been tested for a long time to help the local people actively integrate into the Qin Dynasty.

There is nothing we can do if they are unwilling, we can only persuade them and give them more rewards and compensation.

In addition to these, we also have to consider the cost of the expedition. It is naturally better to recruit soldiers nearby than to recruit them from Guanzhong thousands of miles away.

However, in order to balance the issue, sometimes we have to pay more costs.

For example, when we were fighting against Zhao, we did not use Han soldiers. Seeing that the Qin people were gaining so much merit, the Han people were already very excited. We are also Qin people now, so why shouldn’t we go to the battlefield?

It is not a good idea to discourage the enterprising spirit of the Koreans who have surrendered to the country, as this will be detrimental to their integration.

When we attacked Yan, 60% of the troops were old Qin people and 40% were people from outside the Great Wall. Even so, they were still not satisfied. It was too easy to defeat Yan, and we had too few military achievements!
Even so, the people of Zhao were still not satisfied! Because Zhao was not stable at that time, the people of Zhao were not qualified to join the army.

By the time the time came to attack Wei, the people of Zhao were qualified enough and could only be divided equally.

Not only the lower-level soldiers, but even the generals in the court were very competitive and had to fight many times.

You should know that after defeating Yan, Ying Zheng broke the restriction that military merit could not be conferred the title of nobility, and promised to give Wang Jian the title of nobility, waiting for the unification of the world to officially confer the title.

This matter has not been concealed and everyone knows about it. In such a crushing situation, naturally everyone is fighting for it.

Become a marquis! Bring honor to your family and honor your wife and children! Live a life of wealth and glory and leave your name in history! It's worth dying for!
Now, there is no fool who can get along in the court. Who can't see the situation of the world clearly? The unification of China is inevitable, and no one can stop it. If you don't take advantage of the opportunity to gain more credit, it will be difficult in the future. After the unification, the world will be peaceful, and the weapons will be put into storage and the horses will be released to the mountains. At that time, it will be difficult to be a marquis, whether civil or military.

By the time the Qin Empire was unified, it was simply too big, and even if it wanted to expand further, it did not have enough population.

The most important thing for Ying Zheng now is to divide the interests within the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty today can no longer be destroyed from the outside, but only from within.

It won't be long before China is unified, and this beauty created by the vast mountains and rivers can be embraced in my arms soon.

This truly graceful lady embodies the spirit and tenderness of mountains and rivers in every frown and smile.

The Tianshan Mountains are her backbone, standing proudly up to the sky; the Qinling Mountains are her waist, showing the beauty's chest; the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are her blood vessels, bringing her endless vitality.

Qinghai Lake is her eyes, so beautiful that it makes people intoxicated; the numerous rivers and lakes are the pearls on her cheeks, adding endless charm to her; the desert of the Western Regions is her veil, adding to her allure; the grasslands of the northern border are her beautiful hair, adding to her tenderness.

The Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea together form the skirt of a beauty. The gorgeous skirt of the beauty flutters in the wind and sparkles under the sun and moon. Such a beauty lies in the world, and countless heroes throughout the ages have bowed their heads for her, fought desperately for her, and never regretted it until death.

Ying Zheng stood in front of the tall Zhangtai Palace, looking into the distance at the horizon. The beauty was dancing passionately, tempting him with her infinite charm.

No one in the world can resist the temptation of this beauty.

For this, even at all costs.

Thirteen years passed in the reign of King Zheng of Qin.

The fourteenth year of King Zheng of Qin arrived.

In the past year, Ying Zheng had several more children.

Zi Nu gave birth to the twenty-fourth princess, Ying Yi, and she also had a son and a daughter.

Princess Gui Xuan of Qi gave birth to the 31st son Tongtai. She finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had finally surpassed her stinky sister. Now she had a daughter and a son, which was better than her sister who only had a son!
After many years, the useless Li Wu finally got pregnant. Li Wu ate a lot, but... not much. And this time it was a son, the Thirty-Second Young Master Xun Xiang, which made her very happy.

There was someone who was even more excited than her, and that was poor Mingzhu. Mingzhu finally, finally, gave birth to a son.

The thirty-three princes gathered together.

She almost fainted with joy. This year had been so difficult, but finally she had her reward and could feel proud of herself. Life would finally be better from now on.

Ying Zheng also promoted her to the eighth son, which greatly boosted Mingzhu's spirits.

It was worth it for her to try her best to eat more, finally her hard work was not in vain!

This made Mingzhu more determined. She was really fed up with being bullied! Now she had to keep fighting not only for herself but also for her children!

Mingzhu never gives up!

Especially her sister, Lady Hu, who remained silent, which made Mingzhu even more proud.

My dear sister, you can run around as you please, but if you don’t live up to expectations, you are just a bunch of crap.

There is also the beloved Meixueji, the Snow Girl, who gave birth to the twenty-fifth princess, Yinglu, for Ying Zheng. She was not disappointed, because she liked both boys and girls. And there was plenty of time, so she was not afraid of not having a son. As long as she gave birth more times, she would have one anyway.

In addition, the beauties from the Xiongnu and Qiang tribes each gave birth to a princess, the 26th Princess Ying Xiu and the 27th Princess Ying Wen.

The management of these Hu people, including those from the Western Regions, has been quite smooth over the years. After all, it is an open-book exam.

Moreover, the Qin Dynasty at that time was indeed a beacon of the world, and it was not difficult to raise loyal lackeys.

All the tribes and small countries that obeyed the Qin Dynasty, their clan leaders, chiefs, kings and other leaders' direct descendants were required to come to the Qin Dynasty to study, and their sons had to stay by Ying Zheng's side as hostages and serve as personal guards.

These foreigners had no acquaintances in the Qin Dynasty and had no political ties to the country. As hostages, they could only be loyal to Ying Zheng and were extremely reliable guards.

And they also have to go through strict selection and training. Not everyone can do it. Only those who have a reliable background, are friendly to Daqin, and have certain abilities and qualities will be chosen as hostages.

After being selected, they will also receive special military training and loyalty education to make them familiar with the court rules and etiquette system of the Qin Dynasty and cultivate their loyalty and awe of Ying Zheng.

There is also a strict monitoring system for this. There are special officials in the palace who are responsible for supervising the words, deeds and daily activities of the guards. Once any suspicious behavior or misconduct is found, it will be investigated and dealt with immediately.

(End of this chapter)