Chapter 232 The Era Dependent on One Person

Chu: Xiang Liang, Xiang Shaoyu, Fan Zeng

Wei State: Wei Bao

South Korea: Han Cheng

Zhao State: Zhao Xie

Qi: Tian Dan, Tian Rong, Tian Heng

At this moment, the people who appeared in the cave were all representatives of the remaining forces of the six eastern countries that were destroyed by the Qin State. As for the Chu State, because all the children of Chu King Fu Chu fell into the hands of the Qin army, the two daughters of Chu King Xiong Qi, Mi Lian and Mi Xin, were women, so they could only be represented by Xiang Liang, uncle and nephew.

In addition, he has another identity: Yan Dan, the last prince of Yan State and a giant of Mohism. The remnants of the six kingdoms have gathered together.

"Although the world is unified, we must never surrender to Ying Zheng!"

After a long period of silent confrontation, Yan Dan, the landlord, spoke, his calm voice filled with unquestionable determination.

Xiang Liang, who was described as rough and rugged, agreed and said, "That's right, we must recover our motherland."

Wei Bao, the prince of Wei, was playing with a piece of beautiful jade left by Queen Mother Le Ling. "Restoring our country? How easy is that! Qin destroyed our country, but it couldn't kill all our people. With the popularity accumulated over hundreds of years, I can always raise tens of thousands of troops. But what's the use?"

"As long as the tyrant Ying Zheng gives the order, no matter how many troops we gather, we will just die in vain." Zhao Xie, the prince of Zhao State, revealed the key point with a bitter look on his face.

Although Wei Bao and Zhao Xie's words might seem to boost others' morale and undermine their own prestige, everyone present knew that they were absolutely right.

It is true that Zhengge did not personally fight in the battlefield during the war that lasted for nearly ten years, but no one dared to deny his strength. Hundreds of thousands of troops annihilated one country after another under Zhengge's command. He was the real commander of the Qin army. Even Wang Jian, the first general, was far from being comparable to Zhengge in status in the Qin army.

Thinking of Zheng Ge's terrifying power, the senior officials of the six countries present all had an illusion. There was a huge figure in front of them, covering the whole world. They were just ants in the hands of this figure. No matter how hard they struggled, they could not jump out of his Five Finger Mountain.

The name of this figure is - Ying Zheng!
"That's right. If Ying Zheng is alive, we really can't succeed." After a long silence, Yan Dan, Zheng Ge's childhood friend, spoke up again. "But, he can't live forever. The scary thing is Qin King Ying Zheng, not the dead Ying Zheng!"

"good."

"The tyrant Ying Zheng is pursuing immortality, but how is immortality possible in this world?"

"I don't believe he can live a hundred years!"

……

Yan Dan's words were like a shot of adrenaline, freeing everyone from the endless pressure. As soon as the words fell, everyone began to echo them, with fighting spirit rising in their eyes.

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Somewhere in the world.

A barren mountain stands on the ground. There are several thatched houses on the top of the mountain, and several acres of fields are opened up in front of the houses. However, what is planted in the fields is not grains and vegetables, but various rare medicinal herbs. The breeze blows gently, rolling up the faint fragrance of medicine, which makes an old man in gray standing in front of the thatched house, with a thin and haggard face, look intoxicated from the bottom of his heart.

Then, the gray-clothed old man waved his arms, as if to embrace the vast world. "The world is unified, and a new era has begun." The old man closed his eyes and said leisurely, "What position will my Zongheng faction occupy in this new era? Can this era created by Qin King Ying Zheng be maintained?" At the end of his words, the old man showed an emotion that should not appear on the face of an old man of his age:
curious!

"Instead of worrying about your two good disciples, why don't you go down the mountain to buy some rice, flour, oil and salt. There is not much at home." Suddenly, a cold female voice came from the thatched hut behind the old man. It was so cold that it seemed to be comparable to the northwest wind in the cold winter, waking the old man up.

"I understand, ma'am." The old man came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly.

call out!
As soon as he finished speaking, the seemingly ordinary old man used his superb Qinggong skills. After a few jumps, he disappeared from the top of the mountain and went down the mountain to buy daily necessities.

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Xianyang.

To formulate new characters, wheel tracks, weights and measures, and even to strengthen control over all parts of the world.

The civil and military officials of the Qin Dynasty discussed and debated in the Sihai Guiyi Hall for more than half a month before they finally decided on the standard.

Standardize the track for all vehicles: Zheng Ge ordered that starting from the next year, three highways would be built with Xianyang as the center: one would go straight east through the Yan and Qi regions; one would go straight south to the Wu and Chu regions; and another would be built to strengthen the defense against the Xiongnu, a straight road from Xianyang to Jiuyuan, with a total length of more than 1800 miles, a width of 50 steps, and a track width of 6 feet.

Common writing system: Zheng Ge ordered the left prime minister Wang Wan, the right prime minister Feng Quji, the court judge Li Si, the imperial censor Han Fei and others to organize the Chinese characters based on the Qin characters and with reference to the characters of the six kingdoms.

Currency: After the six states’ tortoise shells, oyster shells, and precious stones were destroyed, the currency was unified into two types: upper currency and lower currency, which were circulated throughout the country. The upper currency was gold, with 20 liang as one liang; the lower currency was a round copper coin with a square hole, with half a liang as the unit.

Weights and Measures: The weights and measures system and measuring instruments formulated during Shang Yang's reform were used as standards and promoted throughout the country.

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call!
Although arguing about the most basic things that maintain a unified country is not a bloodbath, it is more exhausting in terms of mental and physical exhaustion. When the initial plan was decided, none of the ministers had any objections. Tianxuan felt that his tense heartstrings finally relaxed during this period of time. He exhaled heavily and then wiped the sweat from his forehead with his wide sleeves.

Tianxuan's exhalation seemed to be contagious. The ministers in the hall exhaled almost one after another, creating a whistling wind in the hall, swaying the furnishings in the hall.

"It seems that all of you are very tired." The strong wind created by the breath of everyone rushed straight towards Zheng Ge, causing the crown hanging in front of Zheng Ge to tremble. However, Zheng Ge's face was indifferent, with a rare smile on the corner of his mouth, and he said jokingly.

"In this case, I should also reward all my beloved ministers."

[Reward?]

When all the ministers heard this, they all became excited.

"Twelve golden men, I have decided to use seven of the ministers who have helped my Great Qin become strong, namely, Lord Yan Chuliji, Lord Shang Weiyang, Sima Cuo, Bai Qi, Lü Buwei, Zhang Yi, and Fan Ju, as well as Wang Jian, Wang Wan, Wei Liao, and Wang Ben of this dynasty..."

The seven people, Yan Jun Chuliji, Shang Jun Wei Yang, Sima Cuo, Bai Qi, Lü Buwei, Zhang Yi, and Fan Ju, all made great contributions to the prosperity of Qin. Although Bai Qi and Lü Buwei were killed because of their great achievements, everyone knew that they would never rebel. Zhang Yi left Qin because of a conflict with the previous king, but he eventually made great contributions to Qin.

Zheng Ge wanted to portray these three controversial ministers as Jin people, which was also to reverse their verdicts and ease the knots of the ministers in the court who had connections with these three people or even received their favors.

(End of this chapter)