Diqin Designer

Chapter 288: Laying Mines for the Huns (Two in One)

The next place that Zhao Gao took the Xiongnu students to visit was the school building. The dormitories accommodated twelve people. The reason for this arrangement was that each Xiongnu student brought two servants, so there was just enough space for four teams of Xiongnu masters and servants to live together.

This seemed to be done with good intentions, to make it easier for Xiongnu masters and servants to live together, but in fact it was intentional.

This can exacerbate the conflict between the master and servant of the Xiongnu students, and make them alienated. When the master and servant live together, what will the Xiongnu students think: How can a lowly person live in the same room with me? How can he sleep on the same bed as me? Go to sleep on the floor!
Moreover, they would definitely send servants to make my bed, get me water to wash my feet, and empty my toilet...

As servants and slaves, they were originally sent to Xianyang to serve them, so they would not think there was anything wrong with it, but the servants might not think so.

Living in the same room, being constantly ridiculed and humiliated, and being ordered around to do things, how could anyone with a normal mind not have complaints? Especially when compared with the Qin's attitude of treating them equally, it would only deepen their desire to get closer to the Qin.

The Huns treat us unfairly and like livestock. Our masters order us around like cattle and horses. We might as well rebel against them and join the Qin Empire!
Another advantage is that dormitories are not allocated according to their identities, and masters and servants live together, which helps prevent the Huns from joining forces to cause trouble.

Pointing at the wooden bunk beds, Zhao Gao said, "This is where you will rest from now on. The dormitories have been allocated. Of course, if you don't want to live here, you can apply for a change..."

Zhao Gao paused, thinking about what words would be more appropriate. He thought of some words that Li Nian had said, "A higher-standard residence, but it costs more!"

Daqin did not provide free study abroad services to the Huns. Studying and living here cost money, and the price was very high. There were no special treatments for international students.

After leaving the school building, Zhao Gao took the international students to another stop - the school cafeteria.

Taking into consideration that more people would come to study abroad in the future, there might be a lot of people, so several canteens were built. The one Zhao Gao was looking at was only one that was temporarily open.

At this time, the cafeteria was already open. The aroma of food wafting through the window made some Xiongnu students swallow their saliva. They had not eaten for several hours since they set out early this morning, and they were really hungry.

Zhao Gao introduced: "This is where you will eat in the future. You need to buy food. You must use the student coupons that are only valid in the academy. If you don't want to eat the food at the window, you can also order it. The chef will make it specially for you."

This was also a deliberate arrangement, and the main purpose was still to exacerbate the conflict between the master and the servant of the Xiongnu students: As a master, how could you eat with a bunch of servants and slaves? They were eating the same food, and they might even use the same tableware used by the servants and slaves.

Let's turn this place into a canteen for servants. Of course, we who are of noble birth must eat food specially prepared by the Qin chefs to be in line with our status.

Doing so can also bring income to the college. Although these Xiongnu students are not very welcome in Xiongnu, their parents still give them sufficient support when they come to study abroad, so they are financially guaranteed.

After all, this group of people went abroad to study on their behalf. If they lost face in front of the Qin people, it would be equivalent to losing face for themselves.

By the way, we can also experiment with the use of paper money on a small scale within the Daqin International College.

Zhao Gao smiled and said, "Since you have come from afar, you do not need to buy today's food. You can enjoy it as much as you want."

After saying that, Zhao Gao took a set of tableware and pretended to demonstrate to the Xiongnu students.

After hearing what the translator said, the Huns understood that the food here was free for them today.
But the Xiongnu students did not feel much joy, because according to what this man, who should be an important official of the Qin Dynasty said, they would have to eat here with their followers.

But they had no way to resist the intention of this important Qin official. First, they did not dare to do so, and second, the important Qin official must have had good intentions.

It's not good to say we don't want to eat with a bunch of servants and then reject the good intentions of this important Qin official, right? That would be a step too far!

There was no other choice, the Xiongnu students could only follow Zhao Gao's example, take their tableware, and go to the cafeteria window to get their meals.

Zhao Gao and several Qin officials who were accompanying him observed a very interesting phenomenon: when serving food, the Xiongnu teenagers and children who were obviously of good family backgrounds lined up in the front, and far behind them were the attendants who should be Xiongnu civilians or even slaves. The two were as clearly distinguished as the Jing River and the Wei River.

The same was true during meals. The Hun young men and children of good family backgrounds sat together, while the servants who were commoners or slaves sat in one place. They only dared to bury their heads and eat their meals tremblingly, not daring to say much or look too much.

Zhao Gao didn't pay much attention to this phenomenon, but in the hearts of these Hun followers, they were full of gratitude towards the Qin Dynasty.

The Qin people really didn't treat them as servants or slaves, but as equals. They were willing to give them student cards and let them eat such delicious food here, the same as their masters, and eat together.

Even the powerful Qin people treated them like this, let alone the master who should be closer to them... People will die if they are compared with others, and goods will be thrown away if they are compared with others!

After finishing their meal in the cafeteria, Zhao Gao took the Xiongnu students to visit some facilities of the International College. Then Zhao Gao left, and the teachers of the college explained the rules and class divisions to the Xiongnu students...

After dinner, the Xiongnu students returned to the school buildings assigned to them. Some Xiongnu students had applied to change dormitories, but it would definitely not be possible today, so they could only spend one night in the dormitories assigned to them.

He Ye's dormitory was Dormitory 3, Class 2, Year 1. As soon as they entered the dormitory, the door was closed. Eight servants immediately knelt down in front of He Ye and his three companions. They were all smart people and knew that if they didn't kneel down now, it would be too late later.

Even though they had done nothing wrong and it was all forced upon them by the Qin people, that definitely annoyed the young masters, especially since the young masters could not vent their anger on the Qin people, so they could only vent their anger on them.

Look, there are sounds of beating and scolding coming from the dormitory next door. Ma Ba and Niu Jiu can hear the scolding: Do you think you are so powerful now that you have someone backing you up? Do you think you are so great that you can ignore us and treat us as your equal?
There was no sound of curses coming back, only dull groans of pain, but it was not difficult to imagine that someone was being beaten next door, and it was obvious who was beating and who was being beaten.

These servants and slaves are their personal property. Even the Qin people cannot be so lenient in disposing of their own belongings, right?

It was just as they thought. The Qin Empire would not care too much about how they dealt with and punished their servants, because the Qin Empire needed them to punish their servants so that the Xiongnu servants could feel the kindness of the Qin Empire.

The kindness of the Qin Dynasty to them contrasts with the evil that the young masters treated them. It is not difficult to choose which side to side.

Ma Ba and Niu Jiu were not insulted or beaten by He Ye, but the other six were miserable. They were beaten severely by the young master they served. When they heard the scolding and groaning of pain, they felt it. At night, although there were enough beds in the dormitory, Ma Ba, Niu Jiu and other servants were not able to sleep on the beds and were asked to sleep on the floor.

Ma Ba, Niu Jiu and many Xiongnu servants could not sleep well. Firstly, they had to deal with the servants who might come at any time, and secondly, they were also thinking about everything that happened today.

The Qin people were really nice to them and issued them student cards, which meant that here, they were actually equal to the young masters. Although the young masters would certainly not agree and they dared not say it out loud, it did not stop them from thinking about it in their hearts.

What if one day, they can really be on equal footing with the young masters, and no longer have to serve the young masters, be bullied and beaten by the young masters, but instead the young masters serve them instead?
By the way, the young master and his friends came here to learn things from the Qin people. The Qin people gave them student cards. Does that mean that the Qin people also allow them to learn?

The Qin people were so strong, so what they taught must be good and useful. If they could learn it, it might change their fate.

It would be great if they could become Qin people directly. Then the young masters would not dare to bully them, but would be afraid of them instead. Unfortunately, they are servants and slaves, and the Qin people probably would not let them become Qin people.

The two meals I had today were delicious. The best thing was that not only were they delicious, but I ate the same food as the young masters. I ate with them. It would be great if I could eat such delicious food every day in the future. It would be even better if I didn’t get beaten.

Hehe, I made the young masters so angry today...

Even though many people were beaten, they still felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in their hearts. Of course, it was not because they felt good after being beaten, but because it was the first time they were treated like that, and it made them feel good to be humiliated.

A seed has been planted in their hearts by the Qin Dynasty that they were not born to be slaves to the young masters, and they can also be treated the same as the young masters.

Once they have such thoughts, it is like people in the darkness seeing the dawn. Even if the dawn disappears into the darkness, after seeing it, they will no longer be willing to be buried in the darkness.

Inside Liuying Palace, Li Nian was reading news about Daqin International College. Although he did not attend the opening ceremony of Daqin International College, he still had to pay attention to the news of the college so as to adjust his strategy towards these international students.

Seeing that the Xiongnu students were divided into two distinct groups, Li Nian nodded with satisfaction. The united Xiongnu students were not needed by Daqin. Only when they were divided and unable to unite would it be in the interests of Daqin.

Li Nian said: "Tell the people in the academy to lend a helping hand to those students who were born as Xiongnu civilians or even slaves, and show some goodwill, but don't do too much."

"We need to give them the feeling that 'we want to help you, but we are helpless. After all, this is your internal affairs, and we can't interfere too much.'"

In this way, the hatred of the Xiongnu people will be focused on their masters and the Xiongnu, and they will be grateful to the Qin Dynasty.

The next day, at Daqin International College, a group of Hun students with bruised faces and wounds were seen. The class teachers looked at those Hun students who were intact.

In order to manage these international students, Daqin has equipped each international class with a class teacher and two deputy class teachers, who are not responsible for teaching but only for management.

One of the class teachers said, "Although this is your internal matter, I still have to remind you that the academy prohibits causing death, and violators will be punished. In addition, you paid for them to be here. If something happens to them, you will have no one to use them."

The reason these Xiongnu servants were able to stay in the academy was that the Xiongnu had paid money. Their food, accommodation, and real Xiongnu students all had to pay for it.

"Before you hit them, think twice before you decide. This is just a suggestion. If you don't want to follow it, you can ignore it. There is a school infirmary in the academy. I think you'd better let them treat the injuries on your body in case their lives are in danger."

The Xiongnu international students knew what the "school clinic" was. It was the place where they could go to receive treatment when they were sick, and it cost money just like dormitories and canteens.

After a moment of silence, the Xiongnu students accepted the suggestion and sent the injured servant to the school clinic for treatment at their own expense.

After all, what the class teacher said was very true, they still needed these servants.

If they were in the Xiongnu, the worst that could happen would be to simply replace a group of servants. But now they are in Daqin and there is no one to replace them. Even if they send more people from the Xiongnu, it will take several months. Without these servants, some things will have to be done by themselves.

Compared to doing those things yourself, it is definitely better to heal the servants' injuries and let them do it.

The servants who had received permission from the young masters to go to the school infirmary to treat their injuries immediately knelt on the ground and expressed their gratitude to the young masters repeatedly.

This is the case on the surface, but in their hearts, most of them are not grateful to the young masters, because the injuries were caused by the young masters in the first place, but are grateful to the Qin people.

If Qin Ren had not spoken for them and made the young masters aware of the pros and cons, how could they have been allowed to go to the school infirmary?

But the Qin people could not help them much. After all, they were the young masters' followers and servants, livestock like cattle and horses, and the young masters' private property. This inequality was still reflected everywhere in this academy, and the Qin people had no way to deal with it.

For example, during classes, the young masters did not allow them to study together in the classroom, and only allowed them to wait outside the classroom: We are the ones who are truly studying abroad, and you are the ones who are paid by us to come here to serve us. Are you worthy enough to study and learn to read with us in the classroom?
Every day, the young masters eat customized meals, while they can only pick up the leftovers of the young masters and are not even allowed to take food from the cafeteria window.

Of course, even if they wanted to fight, they couldn't because they had no money. They came in to serve their masters, and their food, drink and accommodation in the college had to be paid by their masters.

If their masters are unwilling to pay to feed them and provide them with good food and drink, and only want them to eat leftovers and sleep on the floor, Daqin can't say anything.

After all, these are other people's cattle and horses, and they can do whatever they want to them. As long as they don't violate the rules of your Great Qin and don't bother your Great Qin, there is no reason for you to be anxious.

Excessive help would make the Huns alert: Could it be that the Qin Dynasty wants to win over the hearts of these people and then do something bad to us?

Moreover, it would be more beneficial to the Qin Dynasty to let these Xiongnu civilians and slaves, who served as servants, be in trouble and feel bullied and humiliated.

(End of this chapter)