I will make Qin Shi Huang immortal in the Great Qin Dynasty.

The light in the main hall gradually faded, and the vast starry sky, the rotating galaxies, and the sprawling superclusters dissipated into the void, one layer after another, like a magnificent dream.

Ying Zheng stood in the center of the hall, his hands behind his back, his gaze still fixed on the direction where the starry river had disappeared.

Those numbers still echoed in his mind, like a huge bronze bell being repeatedly struck deep within his soul, its sound long and lingering.

Facing Ying Zheng, Qin Tian's expression returned to its usual relaxed and gentle demeanor.

"Brother Zheng, I've shown you all this because I want to tell you something."

Ying Zheng tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling on his face.

"The world is vast. Much, much larger than you could ever have imagined."

Ying Zheng remained silent.

"But with the Yuan Power Guiding Technique, anything is possible."

Qin Tian continued.

"Those stars and galaxies, so far away that even light takes billions or tens of billions of years to reach them, will one day be covered with the flags of our Great Qin."

The hall was quiet for a moment.

Ying Zheng looked into Qin Tian's calm eyes and slowly nodded.

The Imperial Advisor is the same kind of person as him.

The Grand Preceptor's desired action and the action he desired were the same thing.

The Imperial Advisor, however, saw further, knew more, and started earlier than him.

But the goal and direction are the same.

"The Grand Preceptor is right. The world is vast, and the Qin Empire cannot stop at just one corner. I will go to those stars, and one day, the Qin flag will be planted in every place the Grand Preceptor has spoken of."

Qin Tian nodded slightly, but did not reply, because he knew that Ying Zheng had not finished speaking.

Ying Zheng was the kind of person who would rehearse his entire statement three times in his mind before speaking. The fact that he could say something like "The banner of Qin will be planted everywhere" shows that he had thought about this issue very deeply.

As expected, Ying Zheng remained silent for a moment before changing the subject.

"Grand Preceptor, it's because the world is so vast that the current population of Qin is far from sufficient."

His tone shifted from a grand vision for the future to a pragmatic reflection.

"The current population of Great Qin is twenty million, less than thirty million. In the universe that the Grand Preceptor mentioned, which is nine hundred and thirty billion light-years away, it is not even a speck of dust."

Ying Zheng slowly paced around the main hall, his hands clasped behind his back.

"Without people, nothing can be accomplished. No matter how ambitious you are, without people, it's all for nothing."

He stopped, turned around, and stared intently at Qin Tian.

"Therefore, we must encourage childbirth."

"Have more children. Have as many as you can. Five, six, seven, eight, ten or eight children a family doesn't seem like too many."

Ying Zheng spoke in a commanding tone, "Whoever has the most children will be rewarded by me. They will be exempt from taxes, have their corvée labor reduced, and be given land, oxen, and grain. The more children they have, the greater the reward."

"The children born will be raised by Great Qin. If Great Qin cannot afford to raise them, I will seize them. The world is so vast, there is plenty of food, plenty of land, and plenty of ways to feed even more people."

Qin Tian stood aside, listening quietly without interrupting.

It wasn't that he was ignorant of these things; on the contrary, he possessed a far more systematic, scientific, and efficient theory of population growth and resource allocation than Qin Shi Huang, thanks to the knowledge he brought from later generations.

But he doesn't intend to say it at this moment.

Ying Zheng was a person who needed to think things through first, then make decisions based on them, and only then would he go all out to execute them.

If he is only doing something passively under Qin Tian's influence, rather than genuinely wanting to do it himself, then he will definitely not do it well.

"Besides people, you also need geniuses."

Ying Zheng's tone became more solemn.

"An endless stream of geniuses are needed to cultivate the Yuan Power Guidance Technique. Ordinary people also need to cultivate it, of course, but geniuses are more important."

"The Qin Dynasty's footsteps will traverse the stars, and we cannot rely on the Grand Preceptor alone, nor can we rely on myself alone. We need millions upon millions of cultivators, millions upon millions of powerful individuals who can fly through the sky and escape into the earth, release their Yuan energy, and survive in space."

"They have enemies who are also expanding on the other side of the stars. The Great Qin will defeat them, surpass them, and make them submit to the banner of the Great Qin."

"Let's establish a dedicated agency."

"It's called Qiyuan Hall."

This name was not chosen on a whim.

Ying Zheng's decision to utter this name was made after careful consideration.

Qi means to start, to enlighten, to set sail. Yuan means primordial power, the beginning of time, the origin of things.

Qiyuan Hall is the hall that opens the gate to Yuan Power, the cradle for cultivating cultivators, and the starting point for the Great Qin to conquer the stars and the sea in the future.

"Imperial Preceptor Qin Tian will serve as the Hall Master of Qiyuan Hall. The Imperial Preceptor can handle all matters as he sees fit."

These words were spoken with such generosity that Meng Yi's eyelids twitched.

The phrase "all matters" is too broad.

Who to select, what teaching methods to use, to what extent to teach, how to assess them after they have completed their studies, and how to appoint them after they pass the assessment.

All these matters are to be entrusted to the Imperial Advisor. His Majesty will not inquire, interfere, or set any restrictions.

This kind of trust was unprecedented in the Qin Dynasty court.

Ying Zheng turned around, looked at Qin Tian, ​​and his gaze was firm.

"The art of guiding Yuan energy will be taught to loyal individuals. Who will learn, what will they learn, how will they learn it, and to what extent will they learn it? The Grand Preceptor has full authority to decide all of this; there is no need for him to consult me ​​on every matter."

He did not say "I trust the Imperial Advisor" because trust is not something that can be expressed with words, but rather something that can be proven with actions.

With the phrase "The Grand Preceptor can handle everything," he laid bare his complete trust in Qin Tian.

Standing on one side of the hall, Meng Yi's heart suddenly raced.

Qiyuan Hall.

His Majesty intends to establish the Qiyuan Palace, with the Imperial Preceptor serving as its head, to impart the art of guiding Yuan energy to loyal individuals.

He was one of His Majesty's most trusted close advisors, and he was the Grand Minister of Qin.

Is he loyal enough? Is he qualified enough? Can he also become a member of the Qiyuan Hall?

Meng Yi felt a burning emotion surging within him.

He knew what cultivating the Yuan Power Guiding Technique meant. Not only could he assist His Majesty in this life, but he could also continue to assist His Majesty in the next ten, a hundred, or a thousand lifetimes, continue to expand the territory of Great Qin, and continue to watch the flag of Great Qin be planted in every place the Grand Preceptor had spoken of.

Meng Yi's fingers curled slightly, then relaxed again.

He did not speak, did not step forward, and did not interrupt the conversation between His Majesty and the Grand Preceptor.

He silently and resolutely told himself one sentence: I must enter Qiyuan Palace.

The conversation in the main hall stopped on this topic.

Ying Zheng did not say anything more about Qiyuan Palace, and Qin Tian did not ask any further questions.

Both of them knew that the establishment of Qiyuan Hall was a major event, and that not all the details could be finalized in a few words tonight.

Let's set up the framework today, establish the general direction and principles, and then we can discuss the rest later.