Diqin Designer

Chapter 275 Pressure Xiou
Tu Sui knew what the leader meant and wanted to see whether His Majesty would bear a grudge about this matter and whether he could resolve this hurdle. If the Emperor Qin was still thinking about him, his future life would definitely be difficult.

But before this happened, His Majesty and Master Li Nian had not explained how to deal with it, so Tu Sui could only make his own decision. He smiled and said, "I didn't know it before, it was not your fault. Your Majesty is magnanimous and will not take it personally. But now that you know..."

The King of Xiou and the other leaders immediately understood Tu Sui's intention. He wanted them to make up for the gift of congratulations to the Emperor of Qin on his enthronement so that the matter could be covered up.

The leader who asked the question did not speak, because his status was not enough to respond to this matter, and the response should be made by King Xiou.

King Xiou seemed to have just come to his senses and sighed, "In fact, we prepared gifts for congratulations after we learned that His Majesty the Emperor of Qin was crowned emperor, but it was too late to offer congratulations, so we did not go. Now that I have heard what the envoy said, I know that we have made another mistake. Congratulations are not about the timing, but whether the heart is sincere."

"Thank you for your reminder, Ambassador. We will send an envoy to deliver the gift to Xianyang as soon as possible and present it to His Majesty the Emperor Qin."

After hearing what King Xiou said, some leaders felt secretly distressed. They could not send cheap gifts to Emperor Qin. They had to choose rare and fine items. Now they would have to cut their flesh and bleed again.

But it is better to spend money than to suffer disaster. As long as the Emperor Qin accepted their gifts, the fact that they did not send envoys to congratulate him when he became emperor would be exposed, and they would feel much more at ease.

This is why Tu Sui did not coldly rebuke and humiliate the King of Xiou and these leaders, but instead reminded them to make up for the gift:

It is not appropriate to force Xiou, the strongest force among the Baiyue tribes, to the opposite side of the Qin Dynasty at this time. We must make them feel at ease, deal with the Qin Dynasty with peace of mind, and be the dogs of the Qin Dynasty with peace of mind.

Moreover, the Qin Dynasty can pick up the gifts sent by the Xiou people for free. Why not take advantage of the situation?

After this exchange, another leader asked: "The envoy once said that the men of our tribe should go to Xianyang to learn the language and writing of the Great Qin. May I ask the envoy, in addition to learning these, can we learn anything else?"

Although the music from the hall was still coming and the beauties from Xiou were still dancing, the King of Xiou and the leaders focused their attention on Tu Sui.

Tu Sui looked at the leader and saw that he was an old man. He understood why he asked this question. After seeing the gap between them and the Qin Dynasty, King Xiou and these leaders were unwilling to give up. They wanted to learn from the advanced aspects of the Qin Dynasty in smelting, medicine and other aspects to narrow the gap between the two.

It is not easy to answer this question directly: you can only read and write, but you cannot learn the advanced technology of Daqin, because it is obvious that Daqin is on guard against them, but it is even harder to promise that they can learn. Fortunately, Li Nian had taught them how to answer this question before they came.

Tu Sui shook his head and smiled, "I don't know the answer to this question! This matter is in the charge of Master Li Nian, who is the Minister of Education of the Great Qin. What the young men of the clan can learn after arriving in Xianyang is up to the Master to decide."

This was obviously an attempt to evade them. King Xiou and the leaders did not want to get this answer, but they did not know what to say about it.

But when they heard Tu Sui mention Master Li Nian again, the King of Xiou and the leaders, who were already very curious about Li Nian, became even more curious.

King Xiou said: "May I ask your Excellency, Master Li Nian is..."

Tu Sui explained: "Although we call Master Li Nian 'Master', Master Li Nian is not your Majesty's son. He was granted the title of Master by your Majesty because of his merits!"

This is what the Qin Dynasty is saying to the outside world. Li Nian was given the title of Prince by the First Emperor for his meritorious service, in order to appease people's curiosity. "The Prince is a scholar of heaven and earth, and knows everything about astronomy and geography. He is well-versed in history and the present, and has made many things to benefit the people. The microscope that the king and the others saw before was made by the Prince, and the medicine for curing malaria is also because of the Prince."

King Xiou and the other leaders were shocked to hear this. The microscope and the anti-malaria medicine were all made by Master Li Nian? That's incredible!

At this time, Tu Sui continued: "It was Master Li Nian who proposed the idea of ​​tiny things. It was also Master Li Nian who discovered that boiling water can kill tiny things in the water. Master Li Nian also discovered some interesting things, which have spread throughout Daqin..."

Tu Sui mentioned this deliberately to arouse the interest of the King of Xiou and the leaders. When Ren Xiong and Zhao Tuo heard Tu Sui's words, they knew what Tu Sui wanted to do. He didn't want to do anything big, but just to dig a small hole for the Xiou people.

Feeling the gazes falling on him, Tu Sui smiled and said, "These are that close relatives cannot marry, and the best age for men and women to have children is around 20."

An interested leader asked, "Why is that?"

Tu Sui explained it to them. After listening to it, many leaders looked a little strange, obviously thinking that Tu Sui was right about close relatives not being allowed to marry.

Close relatives cannot marry, and the childbearing age for men and women should be around 20 years old. Although these are all good things, if the King of Xiou and these leaders believe them, it will have a certain impact on their society. And because their country is too small, the impact will be greater than in the Qin Dynasty.

A country with a large population has a stronger ability to withstand risks than a small country with a small population!

Seeing that the King of Xiou and the other leaders fell silent, Tu Sui continued, "Master Li Nian is still your Majesty's son-in-law. Your Majesty has already granted Princess Shunying to him in marriage."

It turns out that he is the son-in-law of the Emperor of Qin. This person must be highly valued by the Emperor of Qin. Not only should they not offend him rashly, but they should also try to make friends with him. However, this Master Li Nian is probably the Qin bastard they guessed, the one who used those despicable means to deal with them.

The old leader who asked the question earlier asked, "Excuse me, Your Excellency, what is this Ministry of Religion?"

Tu Sui smiled and said, "The Ministry of Education is headed by Master Li Nian. It is responsible for the education of the Qin Empire and the literacy of the people. The Master is currently creating new characters, compiling textbooks and dictionaries, and setting up a school. In the future, all students in the Qin Empire will follow the rules set by the Master."

He didn't know that an opening ceremony had been held in Xianyang and the first batch of students had officially enrolled.

Although they did not understand what "textbooks" and "dictionaries" meant, King Xiou and others knew that these were absolutely extraordinary things. Once they were made by Master Li Nian, the strength of the Qin Dynasty would probably be enhanced.

King Xiou and others felt the heavy pressure. The current Qin Dynasty was already strong enough. If they were to become even stronger, would they still have a chance to survive?
At that time, facing such a powerful Qin, can the mountains and forests where their ancestors have lived for generations really stop the Qin people?

Mountains and forests can be familiarized. Once the Qin people are familiar with mountain warfare, relying on their numerical superiority and weapon superiority to conquer them, there is almost only one outcome...

On the contrary, it was very difficult for them to learn the Qin people's skills. Even if they did learn them, their land was not as vast as the Qin people's, and their population was not as large as the Qin people's. How could they compete with the Qin people?
"So, when you arrive in Xianyang, you must abide by the Master's rules. What you can learn will also be decided by the Master!"

(End of this chapter)