Chapter 13: Taking a big step
Ying Zheng was puzzled and said, "Sir, I can't make the Qin Dynasty continue to prosper even if I am alive? And, what does it mean to be a little bitch?"
"Your Majesty, let me answer your second question first!"
Chen Qilin said seriously, "The so-called being a little bitch means that a man's legs are too big, so that..."
Ying Zheng was stunned.
However, he was not angry.
In the whole Qin Dynasty, only Chen Qilin said that Ying Zheng was not angry. If it was someone else, Ying Zheng would have been furious and asked Wang Ben to chop the other person into meat paste and feed it to the dogs!
Dare to make such a joke to me, it is simply a great rebellion!
Chen Qilin continued:
"Now let me answer your first question.
The seven kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period experienced hundreds of years of war and chaos, and the people were already living in poverty. But your majesty, you just launched a series of historical masterpieces after unifying the country.
Building the Great Wall, building the Afang Palace, building the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, and mobilizing 500,000 troops to conquer the Baiyue in the south to expand the territory... This series of things are all major events that consume a lot of national strength.
Among them, Tu Sui's southern expedition to the Baiyue was doomed to be fruitless and suffered heavy losses.
The newly unified Qin Dynasty can't stand your tossing and turning. It's a waste of money and labor. The foundation of the Qin Dynasty has been hollowed out. Sooner or later, the people will be forced to rebel by you!
So, even if your majesty lives a hundred years, if you continue to play like this, the Qin Dynasty will be finished by you."
Chen Qilin's blunt words made Ying Zheng sweat.
Wang Ben is not stupid. He knows that what the gentleman said makes sense.
Ying Zheng was unwilling to give up and said, "Sir, I exhausted the people of the six kingdoms and made them powerless to resist the Qin Dynasty. Was it wrong? I conquered the Baiyue in the south and expanded the territory for the Qin Dynasty. Was it wrong for me to do that?"
Qin Shihuang used swords to sweep across the six kingdoms and seized the world. He believed that the people of the six kingdoms all had the heart to resist the Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, Qin Shihuang moved 120,000 wealthy families and clans of the six kingdoms to Xianyang for unified surveillance, and collected iron from the world and smelted it.
The subsequent construction of the Afang Palace, the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, and the Great Wall were all meant to exhaust the people of the six kingdoms and make them powerless to resist the Qin Dynasty.
Of course, the construction of the Great Wall also had another main function, which was to defend against the Huns in the north.
As for Qin Shihuang's conquest of the Baiyue in the south and the expansion of territory, it was also meant to show his majesty and strength and make the people of the six kingdoms submit.
"What the hell are you talking about the people of the six kingdoms?"
Chen Qilin said angrily: "Aren't the people of the six kingdoms the people of your Qin Shi Huang? You have unified the world, but you still divide the people of the old Qin and the people of the six kingdoms? You are going too far!"
"Your Majesty, the people who really want to rebel against Qin and restore the six kingdoms are not the ordinary people, but the nobles of the six kingdoms and the remnants of the royal family.
You have to deal with these people, not the people of the six kingdoms.
As long as the poor common people have enough food and clothes, and a wife and children to sleep with, it doesn't matter who is the emperor.
Before the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the seven kingdoms had been fighting for hundreds of years, and the people had been suffering.
If the Qin Dynasty unified the world, they would not rebel against the Qin Dynasty even if they were beaten to death. They would have forgotten all about the six kingdoms.
Your Majesty, you put the cart before the horse, forcing the good people of the six kingdoms who did not want to rebel to rebel, and letting the nobles and the remnants of the royal family of the six kingdoms find an opportunity to use the poor people to overthrow the rule of the Qin Dynasty!
You say, are you stupid? !
Ying Zheng was scolded by Chen Qilin.
Wang Ben, who was standing aside, was sweating in his palms. Although the gentleman's words were reasonable, he scolded Qin Shihuang like this, but he was not afraid of being exterminated by the nine clans? !
And what if Qin Shihuang asked him to chop the gentleman with a knife?
The key is that he felt that he could not beat the gentleman!
Chen Qilin has the Tiandao Tower, so he doesn't care whether you are the emperor or not.
As long as it makes sense, you can say whatever you want.
Even Qin Shihuang couldn't do anything to him.
If Ying Zheng was really narrow-minded and got angry after being scolded, Chen Qilin would just stay in Tiandao Tower and not go out. Anyway, he would have food and drink and would not starve to death.
When the ten-year deadline was up, Tiandao Tower would take him away from Daqin.
Ying Zheng took a deep breath and clasped his fists to Chen Qilin: "Sir, you are right. I am stupid! I don't know how I can resolve the current dilemma?"
Wang Ben was surprised to see this.
Qin Shihuang was scolded so much, but he didn't get angry?
Rare, too rare!
It wasn't easy for Qin Shihuang either. He spent money to be scolded and had to bear it obediently!
Chen Qilin looked at Ying Zheng and admired him. He was worthy of being the first emperor in Chinese history to establish a unified empire. He was broad-minded.
Chen Qilin said: "Your Majesty, you should immediately stop building major projects such as the Afang Palace and the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, and reduce taxes for the people.
In addition, some criminal laws that are outdated and too harsh for ordinary people can also be appropriately reformed.
In short, do more work on people's livelihood, so that ordinary people in the world feel that following you, Qin Shihuang, is a good way to go!
In this way, the small group of nobles of the six countries and the remnants of the royal family will not be able to jump up without the response of the people!"
Ying Zheng and Wang Ben were thoughtful after hearing this.
Chen Qilin continued: "By the way, you can also call back the 500,000 troops led by Tu Sui to fight against Baiyue.
The 500,000 troops were dispatched and thousands of miles away. The food, grass, weapons, etc. used were astronomical figures, and the number of civilians mobilized was countless. It was too laborious and costly!
Your main enemy now is the Huns in the north, not the small group of mountain people in Baiyue.
The Baiyue has a large area of ravines and forests, with a total of less than 50,000 soldiers who can fight. They will not pose any great threat to the Qin Dynasty.
On the contrary, the Xiongnu poses a huge threat.
In addition, the Qin army went to the Baiyue and was not adapted to the climate there.
There are many mountains and forests in the Baiyue, with poisonous insects, snakes and ants rampant, and miasma everywhere. It is estimated that at least half of Tu Sui's 500,000 troops will fall ill if they go there, and this battle cannot be resolved in a short time.
Even if Tu Sui is lucky enough to win, it is estimated that most of the 500,000 troops will die, and the national strength of the Qin Dynasty will be hollowed out.
Therefore, I suggest that Your Majesty recall the troops that fought against the Baiyue, first destroy the Xiongnu, the biggest threat to the heart! Then, go to the Baiyue! "
Ying Zheng and Wang Ben looked at each other and nodded.
Ying Zheng sighed and said, "Sir, all the Xiongnu are soldiers. They have lived on horseback since childhood. Almost everyone is good at riding and shooting, and they come and go like the wind. The Huns plundered a place, and when the Qin army arrived, they had already fled far away. How easy is it for me to destroy the Huns?
Besides, didn't you just advise me not to waste money and manpower on war and let the people recuperate? To deal with the Huns, hundreds of thousands of troops and huge resources must be mobilized! "
Chen Qilin looked at Ying Zheng and said firmly: "Your Majesty, if you don't fight the Baiyue, the Baiyue will not come to disturb the Qin Dynasty. They basically hide in the mountains and forests.
However, if you don't destroy the Huns, the Huns will go south and continue to plunder and cause trouble to the Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, the Baiyue can be left alone, but if the Qin Dynasty wants to develop and want long-term peace, the Huns must be destroyed! "
Hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded secretly and felt that it made sense.
He continued to ask: "Sir, how should I destroy the Huns? Do you have a good plan? "
Chen Qilin did not answer immediately, but secretly asked the system.
[Ding! The strategy to eliminate the Huns requires 15 Tiandao points.]
When Chen Qilin learned about this, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the money you just paid is insufficient. If you want to know more, please continue to recharge!"
