The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 702: The world is unified! The emperor!

There are many Baiyue tribes with complicated relationships and countless contradictions among themselves. In addition, the Baiyue region today is a wild land, extremely backward and sparsely populated. It is meaningless to force such a place, and the cost of ruling is far greater than the benefits of ruling.

As for that broken place, we have to take it slow. The actual occupied land can only be developed gradually as the population increases and the wild environment is gradually developed. We have to do it step by step. There is no other way.

The vast majority of things in this world cannot be solved by force.

Even the State of Chu is now sparsely populated and far from developed enough, with large areas of wilderness.

All of this requires time to settle. There are too many things in this world that can only be left to time.

When the world is at peace and there is no war, the empire will flourish in its early stages and will inevitably usher in a large population explosion. At that time, we will use policies to attract gradual immigration and gradual development to truly occupy the country and reap the benefits of ruling.

But declaring sovereignty is necessary!

Let’s divide the administrative areas first!
The entire Chu State was divided a little more loosely, into twelve counties: Chen County, Sishui County, Jiujiang County, Changsha County, Zhang County, Kuaiji County, Hengshan County, Lujiang County, Danyang County, Jiangxia County, Yuzhang County, and Guiyang County. Qianzhong County was renamed Dongting County.

Jinling was renamed Yingtian, and a temporary general office was established in Yingtian. The nine ministers and various departments sent people to form an administrative center. Cai Ze temporarily served as the general manager, responsible for the integration of Chu into the Qin Dynasty.

The Baiyue region on the southeast coast was divided into Minzhong, Nanhai, Wentan, Xiang, and Guilin counties, and the Yunnan region was also divided into Yiming County. The tiny Yelang Kingdom was destroyed by Li Bing's eldest son Li Yu in the 14th year of Qin Wangzheng. Li Bing died of illness from overwork a few years ago, but he died with a smile on his face.

Ying Zheng appointed his eldest son as governor of Yiming County to continue developing Dian. As compensation, he let him inherit his father's title of Marquis of Chengdu.

Today, the territory of the Qin Dynasty has grown significantly, although most of the newly occupied places are now occupied by dogs, who are shaking their heads.

In addition, the Anbei Protectorate was divided into the Anbei Protectorate and the Andong Protectorate, which managed the Donghu and the Xiongnu in the east and west of the north.

Today, the Qin Dynasty governs 58 counties, plus the Protectorate of the Western Regions, the Protectorate of Anbei, and the Protectorate of Andong. Its territory has reached an alarming level.

It occupied Korea in the east, Baiyue in the south, Pamir Mountains in the west, and the desert in the north.

Looking around, as far as Ying Zheng can see, there are no more rivals and no one who refuses to submit.

In the eighth month of the twentieth year of the reign of Qin Wangzheng, the whole world...
Unification!
(PS: The original picture was produced by the History Museum.)
(The lighter the color, the weaker the rule and the more desolate it is. However, within the coverage area, there is no rival, and no one dares to jump.)
Xiong You, Fu Chu, Xiang Yan and others, along with all their clansmen, followed Wang Jian back to Xianyang.

Many feudal lords and nobles who voluntarily moved to Xianyang followed Meng Wu back to Xianyang a little later, after all the cities of Chu were captured.

In September of the 20th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang, at a court meeting, Xiong You was conferred the title of Ningyuan Marquis, with a fief of 5,000 households in Shouchun, which was hereditary.

Fu Chu was the Marquis of Anyuan, with a fief of 5,000 households in Jinling, which was hereditary.

All treasures and valuables in the palace treasury of the two men, except those that violated the rules, will remain their own. The concubines, female relatives and even maids in the palace will still belong to them.

He was given five thousand gold coins, a thousand pieces of silk, and hundreds of various treasures.

In addition, each of them was granted a marquisate and a manor in Xianyang, and from that day on, the entire royal family of Chu State would move to Xianyang and settle there.

In Danyang (the one in Hubei), the old capital of Ying, ten miles of land were reserved as a place for ancestral worship and fiefdom.

This was done intentionally by Ying Zheng. He gave Danyang, the capital of the Chu State, to Fu Chu, and the longest-serving capital, Old Yingdu, to Xiong You.

The marquisate mansions granted were all next to each other.

Ying Zheng’s bad taste.

As for Xiang Yan, Ying Zheng appointed him as Marquis of Pingyuan, and granted him a fief of two thousand households in Pengcheng.

He was given five thousand gold coins, a thousand pieces of silk, hundreds of various treasures, a mansion and a manor, and the entire family immediately moved to Xianyang and settled there.

Xiang Yan was originally feeling uneasy, but now he was overjoyed. He was actually given a title of nobility, which was something he had never expected. Their Xiang family had worked for the Xiong family for hundreds of years and had been generals of Chu for generations, but they had never been given a title of nobility.

Once he arrived in Qin, he would immediately become a marquis! Although it was not hereditary, his descendants were not useless. They could always develop in Xianyang. How many marquises were there in the entire Qin?

Xiang Yan no longer had any guilt in his heart. Since his own king had surrendered voluntarily, he could not blame his subordinates for surrendering. After all, he was not the only one who surrendered, and the King of Qin was really generous!
More than a dozen generations of people sacrificed their lives for the State of Chu, but they did not get the title of marquis. However, they just fought a losing battle and then surrendered to the Qin State, and they were directly made marquis. The reward was also very generous.

Xiang Yan thanked the emperor and accepted the reward with great respect and obedience.

Little did he know that Ying Zheng bestowed such a reward on him not only because of his merits, but more importantly because of his grandson who had just started school but did not study hard and was naughty and mischievous.

However, Ying Zheng doesn't have time to take care of them now. He has more important things to do.

The Analects of Confucius says: "If the name is not right, then the words will not flow; if the words are not flowing, then things will not be accomplished."

The Zuo Zhuan says: "Utensils and names cannot be lent to others."

To build a ruling order, stabilize the rule and reduce the cost of rule, it must be legitimate.

In the 51st year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the Qin army attacked the Western Zhou (Principality) State. King Nan of Zhou, who lived there, led his officials and clan members to surrender to Qin and offered all his 36 cities to Qin. The Western Zhou (Principality) State was destroyed. In the same year, King Nan of Zhou died.

After the death of King Nan of Zhou, King Zhaoxiang did not re-establish the King of Zhou, but instead acted as the Son of Heaven. Therefore, Ying Zheng always called himself the Son of Heaven. It was not only a matter of strength, but also barely legally acceptable. The only problem was that King Zhaoxiang did it too disgracefully.

In the first year of King Zhuangxiang of Qin, the Eastern Zhou (Principality) Kingdom was also destroyed, but at that time, under the advice of Ying Zheng, the Zhou family sacrifices were not stopped. Zhou Mu, the grandson of King Nan of Zhou, was enfeoffed as the King of Zhou and the land of Shiliyang people was used for Zhou sacrifices. The emperor has no clan name, but the Zhou family has no king, not the emperor, so Zhou is the clan name.

Although the Zhou Dynasty no longer had a king, its bloodline was not cut off. After Ying Zheng ascended the throne, he ordered King Zhou Mu and his entire family to move to Xianyang.

Now, he is needed.

The Mandate of Heaven circulates, the Five Virtues give rise to each other, the more prosperous the Mandate of Heaven becomes, the more prosperous humanity becomes.

Qin prospered because of farming. It started in Guanzhong, surrounded by mountains and rivers. It unified the world, stabilized the four seas, ruled the country by law, and promoted life with punishment. It educated the people and made life prosperous. It was the virtue of the saint that gave birth to the virtue of the wood!

The Qin Dynasty established its capital in Xianyang, which is the western frontier. Wood represents growth and expansion in all directions. It is the destiny of unification!
Wood is the nature of spring growth and the root of agriculture; water is the nature of winter storage and the beginning of punishment. The combination of the two is why the Qin Dynasty favors black.

King Zhou Mu of Zhou presented a memorial, saying that today the destiny is changing, a sage king is on the throne, the four seas are pacified, and the people are living in peace. The Zhou Dynasty requests to offer the Nine Cauldrons and abdicate the mandate of heaven to the Son of Heaven.

The words in the memorial are extremely sincere.

The Nine Cauldrons were brought to Zhou Mu's home overnight.

Zhou Mu submitted a memorial, and all civil and military officials, as well as many dignitaries, came together to plead with Ying Zheng to accept the throne.

Even Cai Ze and Zhang Tang, who were far away in Chu, were not afraid of hard work at an old age. They took the Suzaku machine and rushed back to Xianyang a few days ago. In the next period of time, they can't leave the center!
Ying Zheng rejected the advice of his ministers: I am of low moral character and dare not accept it.

The ministers submitted another petition and made suggestions, but Ying Zheng refused again.

It was not until all the ministers, concubines, children, civil and military officials, and many common people in Xianyang petitioned together that Ying Zheng reluctantly accepted it.

Lu Buwei had already prepared everything for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. On the bank of the Wei River, on the high platform for offering sacrifices to heaven, the Zhou royal family, represented by Zhou Mu, the king of Zhou, and the elderly relatives of the Zhou royal family, presented the Nine Cauldrons to Ying Zheng together.

Civil and military officials, many dignitaries, even older princes, and many soldiers and civilians in Xianyang all witnessed it all.

The dragon appeared again, bowed down before Ying Zheng, and once again confirmed his sanctity.

As destiny changes, things become more prosperous.

The Zhou Dynasty completely withdrew from the stage of history and the Qin Empire was established.

From now on it will be the era of the Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng conferred the title of Marquis of Changyi on Zhou Mu, with a fief of 2,000 households in Luoyang, which was to be hereditary and would remain unchanged for generations.

He was also granted 20 li of land in the former Haojing for offering sacrifices to the ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty.

Then the Marquis of Changyi offered three daughters of the Zhou clan as concubines to the emperor, one of his own daughters and one of his own cousins.

Ying Zheng married her and named the daughter of Marquis Changyi as a beauty and the daughter of his concubine as a good lady.

A dignified ending.

This is a good start. Even if the Qin Dynasty is destroyed in the future, as long as things are not too ugly, the whole clan will not be killed. Future generations can enjoy wealth and prosperity, and the sacrifices to them will continue. This is enough.

There is no such thing as an immortal dynasty in this world. I just hope that our descendants can leave the stage in a dignified manner.

If everyone tries to break the rules, it will hurt everyone in the end.

The world is in chaos, and rituals and music have been in disarray for too long. Ying Zheng is now re-establishing moral rules!
Moral education can best reduce the cost of governance.

The next day, the sun shone on the Xianyang Palace and the grand court meeting began.

Important civil and military officials, princes and nobles all attended the court. Everyone was excited and everyone was immersed in this joyous day.

They followed Ying Zheng to create an unprecedented great country. Those who have made contributions are destined to be recorded in history and be remembered forever!

Moreover, I have heard that once the world is unified, the king will reward people according to their merits!
The world is at peace! Everyone is going to enjoy wealth and prosperity! The king has long said that he wants to share peace and prosperity with everyone, and now is the time.

Your Majesty has always been clear about rewards and punishments, and has always been generous in giving rewards. I really don't know how Your Majesty should reward everyone?
Everyone was beaming with joy, their hearts filled with excitement that was beyond words.

All the ministers lined up in order, on the left and right. After Ying Zheng sat on the throne, all the civil and military officials pushed down the golden mountain and overturned the jade pillar, and bowed down in unison. The sound of their ceremony shook the sky and was deafening.

"Greetings, great king! May the king be blessed with good health! Long live the king!"

This time the shouting was unprecedentedly passionate and devout.

Today, even Ying Zheng was in a mood of irrepressible joy. He smiled and said majestically, "All the nobles, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Another round of cries of thanks echoed throughout the area.

After the ministers stood up, they did not sit down, but continued to bow and wait quietly in their places, with a respectful and pious attitude.

(End of this chapter)