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Chapter 133 Qin, Wei, and Han Reunite
The Qin army moved quickly and deployed its troops on the borders between Qin and Wei and Han and Wei. King Jia of Wei and Lord Xinling began to jump up and down in fear.

Then he thought of the various harsh conditions that Yao Jia had put forward to Wei on behalf of the Qin State, and wanted to ask for help from Chu and Zhao. However, after being repeatedly rejected, King Wei finally gave in. After all, the Qin army on the borders of Chu and Zhao were not just for show.

Seeing that King Jia of Wei agreed to the conditions of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin army on the border immediately deployed troops to Daliang, the Wei-Qi border and the Wei-Chu border.

In particular, the 20,000 Qin troops who arrived at Daliang City kept their promise and stayed in the camp assigned to them, with no intention of attacking Daliang City.

Seeing the Qin army's situation, King Jia of Wei and Lord Xinling both breathed a sigh of relief. "General Wang Jian, the army is stationed in Daliang. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Your Majesty, there's no need to be so polite! Our Great Qin only wishes to recruit troops in Daliang. We hope Your Majesty and Lord Xinling will support us!"

"Haha, of course! The food and supplies needed for recruiting soldiers are also ready!"

"In that case, I would like to thank the King of Wei and Lord Xinling!"

"General Wang Jian is very polite. This is what we should do!"

Looking at the King of Wei and Lord Xinling before him, Wang Jian always had an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. "King of Wei, Lord Xinling, I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I should say it or not."

"Oh? Please speak, General Wang Jian!" King Jia of Wei and Lord Xinling looked at each other in confusion, then said with a forced smile.

"Now the trend of the Great Qin unifying the world is irreversible! My King of Qin clearly stated how to treat the six states in Guandong. He was willing to enfeoff the rulers of the six states as kings, and the throne would be passed down through the generations to come, sharing the fate of the country."

"Huh?" King Jia of Wei and Lord Xinling both had complicated expressions.

"The King of Qin also explicitly stated that except for the princes in Guandong who were enfeoffed as kings by the Zhou Dynasty, no other surnames could be enfeoffed as kings."

"Ah? Do you really need to take this seriously?"

"Of course. So it's meaningless for you, the Wei State, to hold on here. It would be better for you to accept the Qin King's enfeoffment as soon as possible, like the Han royal family did, and then inherit the throne without interruption and live with the country."

"But weren't the Han royal family and dignitaries all captured and taken to Xianyang? We don't want to endure that kind of humiliation!" Xinling Jun, who was standing by, saw that King Wei was a little tempted, so he quickly spoke out to stop him.

As expected, after hearing what Xinling Jun said, King Wei's fake excited expression turned cold again.

"Haha, King Wei, Lord Xinling, are there any misunderstandings?"

"The royal family and nobles of Han were not captives. Instead, they were brought to Xianyang to learn the official script, the unified Chinese language, and receive training. Those who excel will be assigned to serve as officials in various regions! King Ran of Han is in poor health, and this is a well-known fact. Our King of Qin is already preparing to enthronize Prince An of Han back in Xinzheng to inherit the throne!"

"And what's more! Prince Feizai of Han was appointed by our king as the chief editor of Qin's new laws."

"Ah? General Wang Jian didn't lie to us?"

"How can such a thing be a lie? King Wei, you can rest assured! However, this is only my humble opinion. The final decision of the State of Wei is not something I can influence!"

"However, if we can have the protection of the powerful Qin State and its army, the Wei royal family will surely stand together with the Qin State."

Seeing that King Jia of Wei and Lord Xinling were completely moved, Wang Jian knew that he should not be too impatient. He did not say anything else, but took the food and grass provided by Wei and began to recruit soldiers in Daliang.

Many years ago, the State of Wei was still a hegemon and once crushed the State of Qin. At that time, Shang Yang had not yet carried out reforms in the State of Qin, and the State of Qin was facing the danger of national destruction at any time.

The Wei Wuzu, the ace of the Wei State at that time, were also the strongest soldiers in the world, so the quality of the soldiers in Daliang was very strong. It may be that the natural conditions of that era were harsh, and those who could survive were all strong and healthy.

Pick any ordinary person and they'd be no match for the poached chickens of later generations playing football. Faced with the tangible promise of food and fodder, the people of Daliang were thrilled and eager to sign up for the army. This grand spectacle made the fake King of Wei envious. He looked at Xinling Jun beside him with a puzzled expression, "Uncle, why didn't this happen when we recruited the troops ourselves?"

"Hey! General Wang Jian is right! The trend is irreversible! Your Majesty, we in Wei should make a decision soon!"

"Could it be that my uncle also agrees to submit to the Qin State?"

"Your Majesty, back then, our State of Wei also accepted the title bestowed by the Great Zhou Emperor, and only then did we become one of the vassal states of the Nine Provinces. Now that the Qin State has risen to replace the Zhou, and King Ying Zheng of Qin wants to be the Son of Heaven, he is still willing to bestow titles upon us. What's so different about that? Furthermore, we also enjoy hereditary succession and the same prosperity as the state. It's truly a great boon!"

“And I’m a little worried.”

"What are you worried about, uncle?"

"The Qin army has now entered Wei territory and has deployed its forces on the borders of Wei and Qi, and Han and Qi. Based on my understanding of King Jian of Qi, Qi will surrender to Qin before we, Wei, do!"

"Ah? No way? Are you rushing to do something that would be detrimental to our country's sovereignty and humiliating to our nation?" King Wei pretended to be puzzled.

"Hey! You don't understand! There's a huge difference between being proactive and being forced! King Ying Zheng of Qin will become the future emperor, but he's also a human being, with preferences and likes! So, Your Majesty, do you understand?"

"Uncle, I pretend to understand!"

Ying Zheng remained calm when King Fake of Wei took the initiative to request to be enthroned, because the power of the Qin Dynasty had become overwhelming.

Unlike the Qin King Ying Zheng's natural attitude, this situation of conquering two countries without bloodshed shocked the Qin court. Even the usually arrogant Lu Buwei had to face up to the young Qin King.

Because there was already the example of South Korea, dealing with Wei seemed easy and the Qin court quickly figured out the situation.

The royal family of Wei was summoned to Xianyang to learn official script and receive training, the most important of which was ideological training. For the so-called outstanding ones, that is, the nobles of Wei who could truly accept Qin, Qin would arrange for them to serve as officials.

The State of Wei disbanded all its troops and submitted them all to the control of the Qin army, while the King of Wei only left behind a palace guard of 2,000 men.

Wang Jian took over the Wei army and began to screen them in an orderly manner, picking out generals with good physical fitness and certain knowledge to be disbanded and added to the Qin army.

The soldiers who are selected will be hired to build the straight road between the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei and Han. In order to promote social progress rather than regression, and to make the new Qin people feel a sense of belonging to the Great Qin, the workers who build the straight road will be paid.

In order to reduce their rebellious psychology, the Qin Dynasty did not use Qin's knife coins but instead used real objects, such as the most precious grains, cloth and pottery for daily use as wages.

Every time food and wages were distributed to the workers who were building the straight road and the Qin army guarding the border, they would spontaneously shout like thunderous applause.

Ying Zheng knew that his series of operations had successfully captured the hearts of the three peoples, but he was not happy at all, because the most urgent thing before him was to mint new coins.

Ying Zheng thought about following Xiao Guicao's example and adopting the Wuzhu coins of the Western Han Dynasty or the Banliang coins of the Qin Dynasty, but he did not like these copper coins that represented the roundness of the earth and the squareness of the sky.

But sometimes things don't change according to one's preferences, and Ying Zheng could only passively accept this copper coin that represents the roundness of the earth and the squareness of the sky.

However, in addition to the copper coins, silver coins and gold coins in the style of one-yuan coins in later generations were also made to facilitate the circulation of goods.

Ying Zheng did not intend to suppress commercial operations too much, but intended to encourage private commercial activities as much as possible, but would be more strict in control and taxation.

In this way, King Ying Zheng of Qin issued an order that private coins were not allowed to be minted by the people. All coins had to be manufactured by the Qin Dynasty's Jiangzujian. Anyone found minting coins privately would have their property confiscated and their family exterminated.

(End of this chapter)