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Chapter 143: Qin Ling Spreads Far and Wide (2.0)

The villagers understood and agreed in their hearts: Indeed, their king is too powerful and has made too many contributions, how can he be worthy of the title of "king"?

The monarchs of the six countries are also kings. How can the king have the same title as these kings?
Nao continued, "The county magistrate said that after the king proclaimed himself emperor, we can no longer call him 'the king', but 'Your Majesty', 'Your Majesty', 'Your Majesty'..."

These titles sound very powerful, far above the king and monarch. The villagers felt that they had learned something new and wrote them down.

In fact, even if the villagers were not told today, on the first day of next month, after Ying Zheng was crowned emperor, the title would be popularized throughout the world.

After this was over, another villager asked Nao, "Nao, you just said, 'The king appreciates the contributions of the Qin people and will reduce corvée and taxes for the next ten years.' Is it only the Qin people who will be exempted from this, and not the people of the six countries?"

As soon as this question was asked, the other villagers were immediately attracted and looked at Nao.

The villagers also have vanity, and naturally like the feeling of being treated specially because "I have something you don't".

And being treated like this proves that in the king's heart, they are more important than those people from the six countries. They are the people the king trusts and is closest to!

Just thinking about it, the villagers felt inexplicably happy, thinking that they were different from the people of the six countries in Ying Zheng's place.

As a Qin person, Nao also had this idea and nodded, "Yes, this is the reward that the king has given to us Qin people. The people of the six countries have not received it. However, this reward is only for ten years. After ten years, the people of the six countries will be the same as us."

A villager asked, "How can it only be ten years? The people of the six countries are just a bunch of defeated generals. How can they be equal to us Qin people?"

An old villager refuted the villager: "Ten years is not enough, how long do you want? The king is not only the king of our Qin people, but also the king of those Han, Yan, Qi... people, so you should treat them equally. If you follow your idea, the king will only be the king of our Qin people, what will the people of the six countries think?"

If Li Nian were here, he would definitely give a thumbs up and praise the old villagers for their high level of awareness!
There were villagers who had the same idea as that villager. After hearing the old villager's words, they all began to think about it but did not speak. Seeing that no one spoke up to support him, the villager stopped talking.

Another villager said, "Nao, you said, 'The king wants to select smart children. If they are selected, their whole family can go to Xianyang.' My son Tu is very smart. Can he be selected?"

Nao shook his head and said, "I don't even know how to select, how can I know whether Tu can be selected?"

Another villager asked curiously, "Why did the king choose the smartest child to enter Xianyang City?"

Nao still shook his head and said he didn't know, but some villagers speculated: "It must be a good thing, maybe it is to let them learn to read and become officials in the future."

This statement attracted the approval of many villagers and also aroused the thoughts of many villagers. If their children could be selected to enter Xianyang, wouldn't their family be able to rise to fame overnight?
As for the fact that the king selected the smart children to enter Xianyang in order to harm them, although some people thought so in their hearts, most of the villagers believed that the king should not intend to harm anyone.

There was no other reason. At that time, Ying Zheng had too high prestige in the hearts of the Qin people and was extremely trusted by them!
A villager said enthusiastically, "Nao, you two must be hungry after traveling so long. Why don't you come to my house and have a meal before you go?"

Other villagers also reacted and warmly invited the noisy man to their homes.

It's not that Nao and the man are so shameless, but because he and Ya are messengers who came to inform them of the king's decree.

The villagers’ thoughts were simple: How honorable it would be if they could invite the messenger who delivered the king’s message to their home?
In fact, it was because of the prestige of Ying Zheng in their minds! Nao hurriedly refused and said, "Everyone is kind, Nao knows, but there are still two villagers in Jinlang and Xianxiang who need me and Ya to inform them. If there is any delay, I am afraid I can't go home today."

"...On the first day of next month, if you are free, you must come to the county. That day will be the day when the king will be crowned emperor. Not only will he explain the new laws in detail, but he will also tell you how much taxes and labor service will be reduced. There will also be rare items from Xianyang for everyone to see."

All the villagers nodded and agreed to go to the county on the first day of next month.

Just after hearing Nao's words, another villager became curious and asked, "Nao, what is this strange thing from Xianyang?"

"I don't know the details. These days, the county magistrate has been sending people to make something. I heard there is a food that is good for farming. It is a gift from the king to us."

This made the villagers even more curious!
Nao and the man left the village and headed for the next village. Although they refused the villagers' invitation to dinner, they still received a lot of gifts from them. If they had not said that they were in a hurry and could not carry the gifts, they would have given them even more.

Ya looked at Nao and finally understood why Nao said before setting off that he didn't need to bring any food and should bring less things. It turned out that for this reason, his bag was now filled with jerky, eggs and other things.

Seeing Ya looking at him, he said with a smile: "This is not because of you and me, but because we are passing on the king's order!"

Yes, they received such warm hospitality from the villagers just because they conveyed the king's decree. What they received was the king's grace.

In the evening, after a whole day of running around, Ya returned home. While washing his feet, he excitedly told his family about his experiences during the day.

The township where Yai lived had not been notified yet. After hearing Yai's decrees, the old men, old women, and women were also extremely excited. The old man was especially excited, his eyes filled with tears, and he shouted three times, "Long live the king!"

This is the good day that the old Qin people have been looking forward to. Isn't it just for this that they have been willing to follow the King of Qin and fight for so many years?
If you didn't think that after the unification of the world under the leadership of the King of Qin, people would live better than the people of other countries, would the harsh and cruel Qin laws be able to subdue everyone?

Of course, this will probably never be verified again in this world, but from what Li Nian knows about history, the Qin people have already given the answer:
If the harsh and cruel Qin laws cannot suppress them, if they are not allowed to live a good life and are not treated as human beings, then they will not consider themselves Qin people!

Now, the king has not only revised the Qin laws, but also reduced their corvée and taxes. The days to come will only get better and better.

The old man said to the man seriously: "Ya, if you become an official in the future, you must do your best to serve the king. If I find out that you are not doing your best, I will not let you off easily!"

The man answered the old man with the same seriousness: "Father, please rest assured. I will do my best to serve the king and will never dare to let him down!"

Where can I find such a good king?

I can only do my best to serve the king!
This is the most real thought of the old Qin people at the moment, and in fact it is also the thought of many people on this land. No matter which era, as long as the rulers can give a little kindness, they will repay it with sincerity. Unfortunately, many rulers are unwilling to give even a little kindness.

What happened to Nanrenya also happened in other places. Many Qin soldiers returned to their hometowns, and political decrees were spread from Xianyang to the world.

(End of this chapter)