The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 704: Civil and Legal Governance
As soon as Nian Duan finished speaking, Sang Ruoyu hurriedly fetched the volume containing the general catalogue of the Four Books and presented it respectfully.

Ying Zheng hurriedly took it, flipped through it briefly, clapped his hands and praised it loudly, saying: "Good!"

Ying Zheng sighed and said, "All the people in the world are suffering from hunger, cold and disease, and disease is the most life-threatening and painful thing."

"The greatest merit is to save lives, the most important thing is to cure diseases, curing diseases is saving lives."

"You have toiled for more than 20 years, devoted your heart and soul, and devoted all your energy to creating this work that has saved countless lives and will benefit future generations. Your contribution is inestimable."

Upon hearing this, Nian Duan bowed gracefully and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Without your strong support, without your great fortune, and without your destiny to give us the technology of papermaking and printing, we would never have been able to accomplish this. This is all your Majesty's destiny, not ours. We have done a small job and dare not take credit for the work of God."

"Ah——" Ying Zheng shook his head slightly.

"Even if it is destiny that helps us, it is still up to human effort. Without the hard work of you and the others, there would be no such book that can save the world."

"Your Excellency's contribution is invaluable. I will certainly reward you generously. Please quickly determine the merits of each person and I will reward them generously. I will also print these four books today and distribute them throughout the world. I only hope that the people of the world will no longer suffer from hunger, cold and disease."

Upon hearing this, Nian Duan immediately prostrated himself with his long black hair falling to the ground: "Your Majesty is so holy! We thank Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

"My dear minister, please get well soon. In the future, I will need you and others to work harder on medical matters and train more kind-hearted doctors so that there will be no more suffering from illness in our Great Qin!"

Nian Duan said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise and wise. We, your subjects, will serve you with all our hearts and souls until our death."

Nian stood up and saluted. After returning to the line, Tian Guang stepped forward and said in a loud voice with some excitement: "Your Majesty, I, Tian Guang, have a memorial to submit."

"Tian Qing, please speak."

Tian Guang bowed, his posture respectful, and said: "I am fortunate to have the grace of your majesty to recognize and recognize me. You value me and have entrusted me with an important task. I was ordered to lead the farmers, doctors, yin and yang scholars, Taoists, Gongshu scholars, and Mohists to compile a book on agriculture for the people. Now I have lived up to your majesty's trust and have completed the book. Now I congratulate your majesty and specially present the "Essential Techniques for the People"."

"This book is based on yin and yang, and focuses on the three talents. It covers the fields of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline production, and fishery. It includes the three talents of time, place, and people. Each of them has its own duties. They follow the time, the place, and do their best, including all kinds of industrial and agricultural matters."

"Whether in the north or south, whether in industry or agriculture, all people in the country can rely on this book to enrich the farmers and keep the people safe."

"This is the general catalogue of the Qi Min Yao Shu. Please have a look, Your Majesty."

After Tian Guang finished speaking, he raised the catalog booklet of "Qimin Yaoshu" even higher.

After reading it, Ying Zheng praised it highly: "Good, this book by Mr. Tian is also a great meritorious deed. To govern the world and educate the people, the most important thing is to keep them well fed and warm. Only when the granaries are full can they know etiquette. Moreover, food is the first necessity of the people. The world has been through wars for a long time, and the people are in hardship and ignorant. Now there is a way to learn, and it is a great good to act according to the way."

"Mr. Tian has spent more than ten years working hard and forgetting to eat and sleep to write this book. This is a great achievement. Please quickly determine the contributions of the authors and submit them to me. I will reward them generously."

Since the seventh year of King Qin's reign, Ying Zheng ordered Tian Guang to lead the farmers to compile "Qimin Yaoshu", which means to give people if needed and money if needed.

Because this thing is too important. Nowadays, information is difficult to spread. No matter workers or civilians, they all rely on the experience passed down from generation to generation, and it is a rather narrow experience to painstakingly explore and make progress. There are too many things that no one knows about even if they are only a few dozen miles away.

Moreover, there are too many small tricks, and too many people rely on these small tricks to support their families, which greatly hinders social progress. If it weren't for Ying Zheng's efforts and giving enough fame and fortune, the various schools of thought would hardly be willing to work hard.

The progress of productivity does not just mean the transition from agricultural society to industrial society, and it does not mean progress from 10 to 100 points. In between, every point counts.

There are so many farm tools, so many tools, food, clothing, housing and transportation, every bit of progress is progress. The reason why humans have become the masters of all things is that humans can use tools, create tools, and improve tools.

Just because you are full after eating the fifth steamed bun, you can’t think that the previous four steamed buns were ineffective.

If the yield of each acre of land can be increased by 30 to 50 kilograms, tens of millions of lives can be saved. With the same time and energy, more acres of land can be cultivated, which can also save lives and make life better.

Many advances may seem insignificant, but when we look back we will find that countless people in the entire human race are making slow but subtle progress, and these advances together have become the brilliant glory of human civilization.

With this book "Qimin Yaoshu", people all over the world can be systematically taught about construction and farming, which can greatly promote social development and reduce the number of people who starve to death or freeze to death, making Ying Zheng's rule more stable.

Of course, with increased productivity, you can also enjoy greater comfort in all aspects of life.

The prerequisite is that it does not reach the point of revolution.

However, judging from the current development, it is impossible to overthrow the Qin Dynasty, unless the Qin Dynasty can really survive for another 1,800 years.

After Tian Guang received this task from Ying Zheng and got Ying Zheng's strong support, he almost died of joy.

This time, your name will really go down in history! And it will be a good name that will last forever. Future generations will have no worries just relying on your name.

But of course this good thing cannot be kept secret, and of course it is impossible for him to have it all to himself.

Before and after, medical experts, Gongshu school, Mohist school, Yin-Yang school, and Taoist school also came to take part and jointly compiled this book.

Tian Guang was extremely reluctant, but farming was complicated, involving the right time, place and people, plus all kinds of tools, which were really needed. Tian Guang couldn't afford to offend so many people, so he could only grit his teeth and agree. After all, Ying Zheng also advised him.

After more than ten years, "Qimin Yaoshu" was finally compiled. This book was published later than expected, but it is a good thing.

Because there are so many masters and forces joining in, this book is more comprehensive and detailed. Naturally, the greater the achievements, the better. Anyway, Tian Guang is the leader, so he will not lose out in any way.

Of course, this book was not completed in the past few days. It was completed last year. However, Tian Guang was not in a hurry. Or rather, although he was in a hurry, he managed to keep his composure and waited until the most appropriate time to present it.

That is now!
There could be no one more suitable than Ying Zheng to unify the world, accept the emperor's mandate, and be honored with the title of emperor!
Of course, Tian Guang was not the only one who thought so. After Tian Guang thanked him and returned to his position, Zou Shi stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I, Zou Shi, have a memorial to submit."

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Please speak, Mr. Zou."

Zou Shi bowed, full of energy and his voice was as loud as a bell.

"Your Majesty, the emperor has granted time and time, and I have been ordered to compile a calendar with the farmers. Your Majesty has been blessed by heaven, and the calendar has been finally calibrated a few days ago. I would like to present the Great Qin Calendar to Your Majesty."

"This calendar covers the north and south, encompasses the sun and the moon, defines the twenty-four solar terms, and the seventy-two zodiac signs. It follows the weather, measures the terrain, explains the four seasons, knows the farming season, understands the yin and yang, and distinguishes good and bad luck. Your Majesty, please take a look."

Ying Zheng took it, looked at it briefly, and praised: "Good!"

"Today, the world has been changed, and the destiny has changed. It is time to make it right! You have done a great deed, and I will reward you handsomely. Please keep it in mind for now, and I will reward you together soon."

Zou Shi said in a clear voice: "Thank you very much for your grace, Your Majesty. We all rely on your great fortune."

There is no need to say much about the importance of the calendar. It has been said too many times. Whenever there is a need to establish order or change the world, the calendar must be revised.

The way of a sage king is to achieve both civil and military success. Civil success comes first. As for military success, Qin Shi Huang was unparalleled in the world and had no predecessors.

So the most important thing now is civil governance. The most difficult thing in ruling a country is also civil governance.

The people will not rebel unless they starve to death. The difficult part is how to keep the people from starving to death.

We can only take a two-pronged approach: on the one hand, manage officials well and reduce exploitation, and on the other hand, increase productivity and make the pie bigger.

All these years of hard work are just for today!

Hunger, cold and illness cause suffering. It is because of hunger, cold and illness that we suffer!

Now the Daqin variety has been cultivated and is being actively promoted. It has now been spread from Guanzhong to the Central Plains.

Add to that the classics that are most relevant to people's livelihood, and the cake will be big enough to stabilize the world!

At this time, many officials who did not know the inside story were shocked and speechless. What is a sage monarch? This is a sage monarch! In the past, monarchs thought about how to conquer the country, but not many people thought about these.

There is no need for the masters to worry about how the peasants survive. Those unruly people will always find a way to survive on their own.

Even those who care about the people want to make sure that there is no more war in the world and that the people can live in peace, but what should they do after there is no war? These things are too luxurious for everyone and they don't have time to think about them.

But Your Majesty had actually thought of it in advance. He only needs to wait until the world is at peace before he can start educating the people and saving the common people. You are truly worthy of being the Holy Lord of Destiny!

Now, whether one cares about the common good or only pursues personal gain, everyone knows that this is a great thing!

If the common people live well, the people at the top will naturally live better. Besides, medical skills are what everyone needs.

No matter how high a noble is, he or she will still get sick. The more people who know medicine, the greater the probability of producing an excellent doctor, which is a good thing for everyone.

Ying Zheng looked at the officials, his mouth curled up: This time, I will be a true sage king of all ages! The first emperor of Qin! My civil and military achievements must be unparalleled throughout the ages!

But it's not over yet.

Ying Zheng continued, "Now that the new year has begun, the world has been renewed. The Qin calendar has been published, and we should follow the new calendar."

"The new calendar takes January as the beginning of the year, and after the new year, it is the first year of the first emperor."

When the ministers heard this, they immediately responded with a loud voice, and their voices echoed in the hall for a long time.

At this time, Lü Buwei came out and said, "Your Majesty, I, Lü Buwei, have a report to make."

"Please speak, Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for violating this taboo. There is a saying among the people that the first month is the first month. This is a taboo against your Majesty's holy name. You should make it known to the world so that your subjects will not violate this taboo."

Ying Zheng smiled slightly and said, "I was just about to talk about this matter. My name can be avoided in normal times, but it does not need to be avoided in this calendar."

"I am also born in the first month of the lunar calendar. This is the will of heaven. I want the people to know that the new year begins, the heaven and earth are renewed, and everything is changing with each passing day. All the people are following my will."

"From now on, January will be the first month of the year! January 1st will be the first day of the year. This is a very good thing, there is no need to avoid it!"

Lu Buwei bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise! I am ignorant and short-sighted. Your Majesty's mind encompasses the world. I admire you very much!"

All the ministers shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Ying Zheng went on to say: "The emperor is selfless and impartial. There is no need to avoid talking about government affairs and political matters. The political affairs of the world are all under my control, so there is nothing that cannot be said!"

The ministers shouted loudly for the emperor's wisdom, and their voices almost reached the sky.

(End of this chapter)