Diqin Designer

Chapter 166: Ying Zheng's Ambition, a Country Without a King
Of course, Ying Zheng knew about the world outside the Qin Dynasty that Li Nian talked about today before all the other ministers, and naturally understood what Li Nian meant by "special".

This country has no king, and the Senate is in power. When the ministers learn about this, will they have some inappropriate thoughts that affect his rule?

When Li Nian was reporting to Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng was wondering whether he should tell these to the ministers. After some thought and consideration, Ying Zheng decided to tell them.

This kind of thing can certainly be blocked and concealed, but the prerequisite is that the Qin Dynasty no longer wants to look outward, no longer wants to make a name for itself in the world and become the empire on which the sun never sets.

Because if you want to show your power abroad and make all nations come to pay tribute and submit, you have to let all the ministers know what the situation is like in the foreign countries outside the Qin Dynasty.

Today, I can persuade Li Nian not to mention Carthage, but when Li Nian mentions Rome, can I still persuade him not to mention it?
Of course it can, but what will Qin do when it encounters these countries in the future? Sooner or later, won't it know that these countries have no monarchy?
Unless the Qin Dynasty is forced to close its doors to the outside world, it will be confined to this piece of land and no longer have any contact with the outside world. It can only play with a few surrounding countries on this land, or simply play by itself.

However, even if it can be blocked temporarily, it cannot be blocked forever. Preventing the people of today's Qin from knowing how big the outside world is will only harm the people of future Qin.

Because the outside world will not change just because Daqin covers its eyes and plugs its ears. Daqin is ahead of the entire outside world now, but what about a hundred years later, or several hundred years later?
Of course, the future of a hundred or several hundred years is too far away, and he will consider some long-term issues, but he will consider the current rule more.

In the end, it was Qin's great ambition to become the empire on which the sun never sets and his own ambition to become the emperor of the world that made Ying Zheng make the decisive decision.

In order to achieve his unprecedented ambition, he must rely on the help of his ministers and must deal with countries outside the Qin Dynasty.

If you want kings to do something, it is sometimes not feasible to talk to them about the interests of the country and the nation. You must let them know that these things are beneficial to them and can help them realize their ambitions.

Ying Zheng's current ambition has evolved from swallowing up the six kingdoms and unifying the world to realizing the Qin Empire and becoming the emperor of the world.

In fact, after conquering the six kingdoms, Ying Zheng became a "bored" person, and his governance of the world was not as wise and intelligent as before he conquered the six kingdoms. Li Nian felt that this was also because Ying Zheng had lost his goal.

After all, he had already destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, achieving unprecedented achievements. So what other goals could he pursue?
Without a goal to motivate him, he turned to building palaces, repairing tombs, praying to the gods, and traveling around.

The same seemed to be true for a certain unknown half-emperor throughout history. He was wise and brave in the first half of his life, and the Tang Dynasty reached its heyday under his leadership. However, his life took a sharp turn for the worse in the second half, and he was like a completely different person.

That person probably had the same idea as Ying Zheng after he became emperor: My achievements are already the best in the world, there is nothing higher, and I should enjoy myself in due time.

After informing his ministers that the systems of foreign countries are different from those of Qin, he wondered whether it would affect his rule and the eternal foundation of Qin.

Ying Zheng thought about it seriously and believed that it would definitely have an impact, but it would not have much impact while he was alive, as for the impact on the Qin royal family and foundation.

Ever since he heard Li Nian talk about the demise of the Second Emperor of Qin and the song about the dynasty, Ying Zheng understood one thing: it was just a beautiful idea to make the Qin Empire last forever, and the Qin Empire would eventually fall.

Rather than letting the Qin Dynasty be trapped in China and destroyed, it would be better to spread the seeds of the Qin Dynasty throughout the world. For example, the princes could be enfeoffed overseas to establish kingdoms. Even if the main Qin Dynasty leader in China died and lost power, these Qin countries enfeoffed overseas might still be able to stand.

Moreover, the Qin royal family has spread all over the world. Even if the Qin states that were sealed overseas were destroyed, the bloodline of the Qin royal family would definitely continue and would not be extinct. Considering these and the huge temptation of the British Empire and the Emperor of the World, Ying Zheng made a decisive decision.

This is actually a multiple-choice question: Ying Zheng chose the side that was more beneficial to him rather than the later kings and royal family of the Qin Dynasty, but he also compensated by granting fiefdoms overseas.

Ying Zheng said: "It's okay, just go ahead and tell me!"

Seeing the conversation between Ying Zheng and Li Nian, the ministers became even more curious about what was so special about Carthage that allowed His Majesty to have such a conversation with this person.

After getting Ying Zheng's consent, Li Nian said, "The special thing about Carthage is that it has no king. It has two supreme administrators called 'Suffites'. The two Sufits are elected every year, but they have no military power. The power is mainly held by the nobles."

"Like Rome, Carthage also had a Senate consisting of 300 people. The Senate had legislative and decision-making powers, and its members served for life as long as they were alive. It also had a Citizens' Assembly and a Hundred-Man Council, which were responsible for supervision and making judgments."

What are aristocrats? They are just clans. However, clan politics also exists in modern society.

Hearing these words, all the princes and ministers of the Great Qin in the hall were shocked. What? This country actually has no king, and the main power of the country is in the hands of a group of ministers?
Although there are two supreme administrators who are like kings, these two people still have to be elected, so they are nothing but kings.

This brought great shock to all the ministers. It was more shocking than the gold mine, silver mine, or the longest river before. If Li Nian's words had not been agreed by Ying Zheng, some ministers even wanted to slam the table and denounce Li Nian for his intentions and for misleading the people with his lies.

Thinking about it more carefully, the ministers were even more surprised that under such a monarchless system, this country could stand for 600 years...

The person who suffered the greatest impact was Chunyu Yue. Most of his Confucianists admired Zhou rituals and believed in Confucius's teachings. They thought that Zhou was the most perfect dynasty model in history because it lasted for more than 700 years, almost 800 years.

But now, from the mouth of Minister Li, Carthage popped up. Although its reign was not as long as Zhou Chang's, it had also existed for 600 years. Doesn't this mean that without using their Confucianism, the reign of the country could also be long-lasting if it were governed in other ways? How is this possible?

Chunyu Yue immediately asked three questions in succession: "Can this country be a country of gentlemen? Are the three hundred elders who govern this country all gentlemen? Can they implement benevolent policies?"

He was eager to know the answer from Li Nian, because the existence of Carthage might shake their Confucianism, but if Carthage implemented benevolent government and gentlemanly rule, that would be different. Instead, it could prove the correctness of their Confucian philosophy of governing the country.

Under Chunyu Yue's expectant gaze, Li Nian shook his head and said, "This country is not a country of gentlemen, and the elders of this country are not gentlemen, and they are not benevolent."

After receiving Li Nian's reply, Chunyu Yue asked, "How did Minister Li know about this country? Has he ever been there?"

This is a direct suspicion from Li Nian's sources.

(End of this chapter)