The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 676 Congratulations
Ying Zheng said in a clear voice: "Today, Hou Sheng shall be enfeoffed as the Marquis of Chongyi, with a fief of 3,000 households in Jimo, and shall be hereditary for generations."

"I will give you a mansion in Xianyang, three thousand pieces of gold, one thousand pieces of silk, one hundred pieces of various treasures, one hundred jars of fine wine, twenty beauties of all kinds in the world, and twenty slaves and maids."

When Hou Sheng heard this, his face, which was already full of joy and expectation, suddenly blossomed with uncontrollable ecstasy, his eyes widened and his mouth almost stretched to his ears. This time he really landed safely and was given a title of nobility! And it was a hereditary title!
I have been in Qi State for more than 40 years, but I have not been granted a title of nobility yet!
The King of Qin is really generous! He really works so hard to sell Qi!
If a relative by marriage like Hou Sheng did not have this opportunity, it would never be his turn to be granted a title of nobility, not to mention that the title is hereditary, so his descendants will have no worries about wealth and honor.

Hou Sheng was so excited that his body trembled slightly. He quickly fell to the ground and kowtowed to the ground with his head. His movements were extremely urgent, and he kept shouting: "I thank the king for his kindness. Long live the king."

Ying Zheng laughed heartily, his laughter echoing in the hall: "All the ministers, please stand up. Today is a happy day, and it is the right time to hold a banquet."

"Come here, start over, and don't stop until you're drunk."

"In addition, all the ministers who come to the banquet today will be given 100 gold coins."

Upon hearing this, all the ministers of Qi and Qin fell to the ground in unison and bowed down to express their gratitude once again. For a moment, the hall was filled with a sea of ​​figures, and everyone's voices gathered together and echoed throughout the hall.

Ying Zheng turned his head slightly, his eyes slowly swept over the ministers of Qi, with a meaningful smile on his face: "You were all loyal ministers of Marquis Deyi in the past, assisting Marquis Deyi in stabilizing Qi. Now that all of you belong to the Qin Dynasty, you are my ministers. I only hope that you will think of the country and the people, and assist me to make the world more prosperous."

"The Great Qin has its own rules, which are slightly different from the old ones. I hope that you will follow the Qin laws and rebuild our country. The laws of the Great Qin are that those who have made contributions must be rewarded. I will never forget your merits and will keep them all in my heart. I will never be stingy in rewarding those who have made contributions and will never let my subjects down. I hope that we can share peace and prosperity for a long time."

Ying Zheng paused slightly and scanned everyone's faces one by one.

"Everyone please stand up and enjoy your meal."

The ministers in Qi naturally knew what Ying Zheng meant by this. This was a warning. There would be rewards for merit. This was true.

But what about the other way around?

Qin laws were strict, and anyone who committed a crime would be punished, and that was no joke.

If we go against the Qin Dynasty, the outcome will not be good.

Qi had just joined the Qin Empire, so it definitely needed to make an example of someone. If it didn't obey, it would become the chicken that was killed.

Everyone shouted in unison: "We are grateful for the king's love. We will abide by the king's orders and the laws of Qin as our guidelines. We will work hard day and night and dare not slack off. We are willing to help the king solve his problems and sacrifice our lives for him."

Ying Zheng laughed heartily, very satisfied. No matter whether it was sincere or false, today's face was all in it. What happened today was worthy of being written in history books, and it would not damage his holy name.

As for those who are disobedient in the future, they will be dealt with accordingly and there will be no impact.

There won't be many of these people who really want to cause trouble. As they become high-ranking officials and receive high titles, they often don't have much courage.

Neither righteousness nor loyalty is taken into consideration, so what else is there to say?

Fighting against the Qin Dynasty just for the sake of his own family's selfish interests, this...
This is really not what a smart person should do.

After all, the King of Qin still has the Mandate of Heaven.

You can't go against the King of Qin.

The banquet continued and the atmosphere became even more lively and excited. Of course, it was mainly the atmosphere on the Qin side. All the civil and military officials were overjoyed. It was indeed a good thing that they could take over Qi without bloodshed.

It is totally unexpected that just this year, both Wei and Qi were taken over by Qin.

There are only Qin and Chu left in the world today.

The Qin State had become so powerful, while the Chu State was still in internal strife.

The overall situation in the world has been determined, and it won’t be long before the world is unified.

Being able to assist the king in unifying the world, pacifying China, grazing on the grasslands in the north, pacifying the Baiyue in the south, and annexing the various countries in the west, and creating such a prosperous era, will surely go down in history for generations to come!
How can I not be happy!

As for the people of Qi, King Jian of Qi sat on the right hand side of Ying Zheng. The two of them were smiling and talking to each other constantly. They were very close and had a lot of fun.

Housheng couldn't stop laughing, with a smug look on his face. He was surrounded by his confidants and officials who changed their stance in time and tried to build relationships with Housheng. He was surrounded by the crowd.

However, there are also a few ministers who are truly loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Now they have sad faces, their food tastes like wax, and they drink like water, with endless sadness in their hearts.

Since the Tian family was granted the title of princes by King An of Zhou, it has been eight generations and more than 150 years, but it is gone today.

The State of Qi was completely destroyed.

Of course, most of the ministers who were bored with food were great nobles in Qi. On weekdays, they were more powerful than the King of Qi in their own little piece of land and could be said to do whatever they wanted.

But these good days will soon be gone.

A nobleman who could shake three earthquakes with just a stomp of his feet in Qi State, what was he in Qin State?
In Qi, I could compete with the king, but now the whole Qi has become Qin territory. If I want to compete with the King of Qin,

Isn't that courting death? The whole clan will be killed!
There is nothing wrong with the King of Qin being benevolent, but the prerequisite is absolute loyalty.

The King of Qin is not a womanizer.

No one has forgotten when the King of Qin ascended the throne.

He also did not forget that when he first ascended the throne, he thought there was an opportunity and wanted to rebel against Jinyang, which had returned to Zhao. What happened to those rebels?
Almost all the people with some status in Jinyang were killed.

Kindness does not mean cowardice.

The benevolence of a king is definitely not the benevolence of a woman.

Let’s not talk about the distant past, let’s just talk about the recent past. In the incident of heaven’s punishment in Zhao, those who conspired to rebel against Qin were subsequently executed. No one knows how many people died, let alone how many people were exiled. It can be said that the number of people killed was huge.

But all this happened silently.

This shows that the King of Qin is not lenient!
The Qin King's sword is very sharp! His hand is also very steady!
Faced with such a situation, these great nobles really couldn't be happy. The delicious food tasted like chewing wax and the fine wine tasted bland when it went down their throats.

Today's banquet shocked all the princes and princesses who attended the banquet. At a banquet, a country with ten thousand chariots was taken into the pocket of their father, and the unification of the world was just around the corner.

Fusu and Tianming Yude looked at their father with wonderful lights in their eyes. At this moment, their admiration for their father reached its peak.

Zi Du, the child, smiled innocently and looked inconspicuous sitting next to his brothers.

Ying Yi, Ying Hua, Ying Jing and the others looked at their father with stars in their eyes, their eyes full of admiration and worship.

After the banquet, Ying Zheng stayed overnight in Chang'an Palace and rewarded several beauties and children with many treasures.

The next day, a grand court meeting was held and the annexation of Qi into Qin was officially announced.

The next step was to hand over all matters concerning the State of Qi. I have to say that King Jian of Qi was really well prepared. With his and Hou Sheng's active cooperation, the entire State of Qi was transparent.

After all, he had been the king of Qi for more than 30 years, and Hou Sheng had been the prime minister for so many years. There were many problems they could not solve, but that did not mean they did not know about them.

Especially those who caused the problems, they knew clearly what they could not solve, and now they were very proactive in explaining everything clearly to Lu Buwei.

It is worth celebrating that the powerful external enemies were destroyed by Qin, but it is worth celebrating that the internal pests were destroyed by Qin.
That’s even more reason to celebrate!
It's a happy thing no matter how you think about it to be able to kill these bastards.

Just as the news of the destruction of Wei State spread throughout the world, the news of Qi State's submission to Qin State spread throughout the world, causing a huge storm.

The ministers and people of Qi were especially shocked. Their king was going to pay homage to Qin, but how come after this trip, the entire Qi state became a part of Qin?
But the people were fine. They were quite happy after the shock. After becoming Qin people, they were no longer afraid of being bullied, and they didn't have to worry about being accepted by Qin all day long.

Given the character of the King of Qin, he generally would not treat the people harshly. The Qin State was so powerful, and being able to integrate into the Qin State would be a good thing for all aspects.

If nothing else, at least business will be smoother, right? Now the entire Daqin, the market of Wanli River and Mountain is open, as long as there is no discrimination, everything will be better.

Only the big nobles, big landowners, and monopoly businessmen are unhappy.

The neighboring Qin State has state-owned enterprises, and many of the industries that are now monopolized by the state will become exclusive to Qin State.

Although according to the rules of the Qin Dynasty, these are also redemption, but the price is...
What will we do if the highly profitable industries such as salt, iron, copper and wine are gone?

As for land, the Qin Dynasty's land system could not be preserved by the next generation.

Many people are worried, but resistance is certainly impossible, forever impossible.

Now that our own king has surrendered, we have neither the title nor the strength. If we were to resist the Qin Dynasty, we would definitely be delighted.

By then, confiscating all property and exterminating the entire clan would be much more economical than trying to appease and settle everyone.

For ordinary people and those with small assets, grassroots officials and small nobles, their treatment is relatively simple, and they can benefit from the Qin system.

As for the great nobles, Ying Zheng mainly adopted a gentle approach.

Moreover, Qi State has a strong commercial atmosphere, which has been the case for hundreds of years. It is not easy to simply dismiss it, as business also has its positive aspects.

The Qin Dynasty's official business also needs someone to run it, and part of it can continue to be handed over to them, so that the country can still maintain its wealth and prosperity.

Although merchants are lowly, king merchants are different.

After all, taking over Qi peacefully would save a lot of trouble, and those who cooperated would remain rich and powerful. There would be plenty of jobs for them, and there would be no need to make drastic changes immediately.

It is better for those who do not cooperate. They will be put to death if they seek death. Confiscating their property, exterminating their clan and exiling them will serve as a warning to others. It can also eliminate unstable factors and make them rich, which is more conducive to ruling.

(End of this chapter)