Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me to corrupt

Chapter 105 If you want to get rich, build roads first!

In the early morning of the next day, the team set off again in a mighty manner.

According to Wu Chang, a Yue native, the Baozhu tribe is about ten days away from the territory of the Tieshan tribe.

However, this is the final result of estimating the marching speed of the large army.

Because the team carries a lot of food, grass and armor, it still needs to detour when encountering steep and dense forests, and it still needs to detour when encountering turbulent and wide rivers...

In the Central Plains, one day's rapid march can cover the entire distance, but in this Baiyue land, which is densely covered with mountains, forests and water networks, it takes more than ten days!

"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. It really is an unbreakable truth."

Qin Mo looked at the rushing team, carrying their shoulders on their backs and slowly crossing a small river, but there was a barren hill full of bushes blocking the way, and he couldn't help expressing such emotion.

In addition to reclaiming acres of land and building soldiers, paving roads and building bridges is also a top priority!
Fusu seemed to have heard his emotion, and asked aloud, "President Qin wants to build roads?"

Qin Mo nodded: "At least, we must first build a road from the Tieshan tribe's territory directly to the seaside. It is best to march in a hurry for a day's journey, and the straighter the better."

"In this way, when it is convenient to communicate with the Yujia stationed in the territory of the Baozhu tribe, His Majesty can often follow this road to patrol and return to the Yue people, or send a large army of Yujia to quickly support the Yue people in the battle."

"Even the rich fish and sea salt in the sea can be quickly transported to the inland by this road, so that Yue people can eat more and increase their strength..."

"In short, as long as the road is repaired, there will be no harm at all!"

Fusu naturally agreed: "Then let's build it, build a straight concrete road, and I will write to the emperor later, asking for more gunpowder to be used to blast rocks and open mountains to straighten the road."

When the civil servants heard the conversation between the two, they were surprisingly active, especially Feng Jie and Li Si, who could not wait to raise their hands and feet in favor: "We are willing to jointly write a letter with His Royal Highness, and quickly promote the construction of this road."

"It's best to let the [-] accompanying troops participate in the construction of this road while guarding His Majesty's training battle formation."

"Of course, the detection and planning of the route, start construction at both ends at the same time, and finally converge at one place, so that it can be repaired faster and put into use!"

As Qin Mo said, as long as the straight road is repaired, Ying Zheng will definitely patrol along the road from time to time given his restless temperament.

At that time, the important central ministers assigned to them can often show their presence in front of Yingzheng, and they can also show the results of governance to Yingzheng.

Not far away from the central power, but also earning a share of the credit for expanding the territory, can be said to have both fish and bear's paw, where can such a good thing be found?

Therefore, the road must be repaired, and it must be repaired firmly, smooth, and straight. Let Ying Zheng walk once and think twice, and walk twice and think ten times. If he does not walk every day, he will feel empty...

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Nine Yue people and [-] prisoners of war traveled through mountains and rivers for more than eight days, and finally arrived at the territory of the Tieshan tribe ahead of schedule, and settled down at the Magnetite Mine.

The only reason why they arrived two or three days earlier was mainly due to the [-] prisoners of war. After eating and drinking enough every day, they burst out with great enthusiasm and hard-working qualities, and took the initiative to undertake the task of food transportation.

"God damn Prince Panyu... and you all deserve to die..."

Qin Mogang and Gongsunye had finished setting up two tents, but Yue people suddenly howled and cried angrily in the distance.

It just so happened that Yu Ji and Lu Zhi came back from fetching water from that direction, and Qin Mo asked, "Why are the Yue people roaring and crying?"

Lu Zhi's face turned ugly and said: "The anti-rebellion army led by the Prince of Panyu came here and burned all the bamboo huts of the Tieshan tribe, and trampled all the seedlings cultivated in the fields, making a mess."

"Those [-] prisoners of war were all involved at that time. The Iron Mountain Clan members are looking for them to settle accounts. I can't stop them!"

Qin Mo frowned immediately, mounted the white horse that the two children were feeding, and quickly galloped towards the place where the sound came from.

Fusu, who was setting up his luggage nearby, as well as the civil servants and interpreters, saw this and quickly mounted their horses to follow.

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When the people arrived, all the Tieshan tribe, regardless of gender, age or age, were going into battle to beat up the five thousand prisoners.

And the prisoners of war also knew that they were wronged, so they dared to hold their heads and beg for mercy.

Fortunately, the Tieshan tribe didn't use any weapons, not even sticks.

"Meet the god~!"

Seeing Qin Mo and his party coming, the other eight clans who were onlookers hurriedly bowed their hands in salute.

When the Tieshan tribe heard the movement, they immediately stopped to vent their anger, and bowed to Qin Mo with some fear: "Greetings to the gods..."

Fighting was fun for a while, but thinking of the Great Qin law that Qin Mo instilled in them in the name of the god's law, there was nothing left but regret.

When more than a thousand Yue people were young and strong, they were trained. Those who performed well were rewarded with food and clothing, while those who were unruly were whipped and served.

In the same way, old and weak women and children who made leather armor and rattan shields, those who kept the quality and quantity were rewarded with food and clothing, and those who were idle were also whipped.

As long as you are whipped a few times, no matter how wild or slippery you are, you will still burst into tears of pain!
Qin Mo coldly glanced at the Tieshan clan, and shouted, "Those who take the lead in causing trouble, stand up and be punished, otherwise, when the deity finds out, they will be killed immediately!"

The Tieshan clan looked at each other, and finally the Tieshan clan shaman and a few young men came out out of the crowd to plead guilty to Qin Mo.

"Ten lashes for those who lead the trouble, five lashes for those who follow the trouble, and immediate execution!"

Qin Mo ordered coldly.

Ten people including Zhang Liang and Kui immediately stepped forward with whips in their hands, and knelt on the ground with the witch chief of the Tieshan tribe and several Yue people.

Swah——

Snapped--

The whip whizzed and hit the back, and the eyes of the young and strong Yue people burst out from the pain.

The other eight tribes who were watching couldn't help being silent, and the rest of the Tieshan tribe who were waiting to be whipped trembled like chaff amidst the crackling of the whips.

Including the five thousand prisoners who were taken away, they were too frightened to cry out, for fear of attracting Qin Mo's attention.

After all, they deserved the beatings, even light ones!

In the past, the houses in other clan's territory were burned down, the crops in other clan's territory were destroyed, and in the end, one party was usually slaughtered by the other to resolve mutual grievances...

But Youdao is afraid of what will happen. The five thousand prisoners of war do not want to attract Qin Mo's attention, but Qin Mo just turned his attention to them. Amidst the crackling of whips and unbearable cries of pain, he said coldly: "In three days, When rebuilding a bamboo building for the Tieshan people, it must be stronger and wider than the original one, or else they will all be punished with ten lashes!"

"Here."

Five thousand prisoners of war bowed their heads to take orders, not daring to have the slightest objection.

Qin Mo calmed down a little, and said loudly: "In the past, I didn't care about what happened to you, and I can't care."

"In the future, it will be under the command of the deity. Even if we break through the Panyu King City, we must not wantonly destroy the people's property, and those who violate it will be executed immediately."

"This deity leads you to resist the King of Panyu. The ultimate goal is to let you build your homeland and let you have enough food and clothing, not let you destroy everything and let you oppress another group of Yue people!"

Five thousand prisoners of war bowed reverently: "I would like to obey the teachings of the gods."

The Yue people of the eight ethnic groups also worshiped: "I will follow the teachings of the gods."

Qin Mo turned to look at the troublemakers who had already received ten lashes, and the rest of the Yue people who were tremblingly waiting to be whipped, and asked, "Do you know why I flog you?"

"I... hiss, we beat the Yue people who have already joined us, and we should be punished!"

The chief shaman of the Tieshan clan, taking a breath, replied, pleading guilty.

Qin Mo shook his head: "No, they burned the homes you worked so hard to build, and trampled the crops you sowed so hard. Even if they are comrades, they are guilty, and their crimes are unforgivable!"

The head witch of the Tieshan tribe's eyes lit up when he heard it, and the rest of the Tieshan tribe also nodded frequently.

Revenge when there is a grudge, revenge when there is a grudge, this is the way of Yue people!
However, when they reacted, they were collectively confused. Since the prisoners of war are unforgivable crimes, is it wrong to beat them?
Why should we be whipped and punished?

Fusu, Feng Jie, Li Si and others, listening to the interpreter beside them, suddenly understood why Qin Mo wanted to flog these Tieshan people.

"This deity has a law in advance, and private fighting and lynching are prohibited. If there is any conflict of hatred, please sue and resolve it with this deity."

"However, you and the others took it as a deaf ear and vented their anger in private fights. Where did you put the decree of the deity?"

"If you don't want to obey the decree of the deity, why do you need the deity to lead you? Going to fight the King of Panyu with anger, wouldn't you be happy with your hatred!"

Qin Mo scolded with a straight face.

The Tieshan people finally understood why they had to be whipped, and they were a little panicked: "I know I was wrong, I let the anger go to my head for a while, and I will remember the decree of the gods in the future..."

"Remember the pain of whipping today, and remember it long."

Qin Mo didn't spare the Tieshan people from whipping just because they admitted their mistakes, but got off his horse and personally supervised the execution of Zhang Liang and others.

At the same time, let the eight tribes and five thousand prisoners of war watch with wide eyes. If they dare not obey the law, the Tieshan tribe will be an example!

The power of role models is powerful, especially seeing the half-grown children in the Tieshan tribe, being whipped and screaming, covering their buttocks.

The children of the eight ethnic groups who watched were all pale with fright. The inviolability of the law will be imprinted in their hearts forever!
In fact, Qin Mo, who supervised the execution, also grinned secretly, and lowered his voice to Zhang Liang, Kui and the other ten people: "Gua, why are you so honest? Don't kill the child!"

Zhang Liang hesitantly said, "Take it easy, only beat but not whip, only hurt but not hurt."

Qin Mo nodded and said no more, this is the experience of beating the whip, and it is similar to the Dameng factory guards' beating the court stick.

The half-children who participated in the beating were flogged, and the execution finally came to an end.

Qin Mo took the opportunity to bring Prince Panyu's grandfather, who was the whistleblower witch chief of the Black Bull Clan, to a public trial.

"We must unite all comrades who can be united, but we must also deal resolute and destructive blows to stubborn class enemies."

"What is a stubborn class enemy? For example, the head of the Black Bull Clan, the grandfather of Prince Panyu!"

"He offered the beautiful woman of the Black Bull tribe to the King of Panyu in exchange for his own food and clothing. The woman of the Black Bull tribe gave birth to a prince for the King of Panyu. He even regarded himself as the head of the country."

"But he has food, clothing and enjoyment, but he doesn't care about the life and death of his people. On the contrary, he is more harsh than the king of Panyu and oppresses his people. If the king of Panyu wants to collect taxes for ten cows, he takes fifteen cows and keeps them for himself. The next five..."

"In the end, he already regards himself as a superior class of slave owners. In his eyes, the Black Cows are no longer their own race, but lowly slaves who can be oppressed!"

Qin Mo's words made cold sweat break out from the back of the nine clan witch chiefs who were listening.

In fact, the person who oppressed his own family was more than just the head witch of the Black Bull Clan.

Those witch chiefs who claim to be able to communicate with gods, who haven't squeezed their own family members to enrich their selfish desires?
Power leads to corruption, absolute power leads to absolute corruption, the difference is only in the amount of conscience and how hard it is squeezed!

Criticizing the Hei Niu Clan witch chief with this crime is equivalent to criticizing them, and the eyes of the surrounding clansmen looking at them have already begun to look wrong...

The nine witch chiefs were covered in hairs, and the complaining eyes of eight of them fell on the iron mountain tribe's witch chief who had just been whipped.

[Why do you say you are making troubles, you dare to go beyond the gods and goddesses and direct the clansmen to cause trouble! 】

[Now that the gods are angry and tear off our last fig leaf, how can we gain a foothold in front of the tribe in the future? 】

[Isn't it good to enjoy your old age honestly? 】

The witch chief of the Tieshan clan was attacked by eight old buddies with their hot eyes. He could only look at Qin Mo imploringly, begging him to show mercy.

But Qin Mo didn't even look at him, and solemnly shouted at the thousands of Yue people who were listening: "How should we deal with such stubborn class enemies?"

"Kill! Kill! Kill~!!!"

More than ten thousand Yue people, regardless of age, immediately roared in unison.

Qin Mo nodded in satisfaction, and casually threw the frightened and paralyzed Black Bull Clan witch chief to the human body, and let the excited Yue people deal with it by themselves.

Then, amidst the screams of the Black Bull Clan witch chiefs, he looked at the nine sweating chief witches, bared his teeth and said: "In the future, the Yue people will no longer have witch chiefs, only officials, and you can enjoy it in peace." How are you in your old age?"

"Hmm."

The nine shamans nodded hurriedly.

"Very good. I will ask His Majesty to confer titles on your behalf. If you can persuade the surrounding tribes to vote, the titles will increase and you will be able to enjoy the rich food and fine dining."

Qin Mo pursed his lips and put away his big white teeth. After saying a few words, he rode on the white horse and returned to his camp.

Fusu, Feng Jie, Li Si and other civil servants, as well as the interpreters, had finished watching the excitement, but they were still not satisfied.

The interpreters don't feel anything, they should eat and sleep.

But the crown prince and the civil servants were thinking back to Qin Mo's criticism of the Black Bull Clan's witch chief, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt sleepless and sweaty.

Those words were placed in Baiyue, and they were the witch chiefs who criticized the tribes of Yue people.

If it is passed to Daqin, it will be to criticize all officials, even all noble classes.

It's so murderous!
"Men, do you think what Qin Xiang said is too deviant?"

Fusu couldn't fall asleep on the left and right, so she went to find her teacher Chun Yuyue, and wanted the old man to tell her something.

Chunyu Yue was writing something on the bamboo slips, when he heard this, he stopped writing to dry the ink, and handed the bamboo slips to Fusu to look at.

Fusu took it with both hands and read it. The more he looked at it, the weirder his expression became. Finally, he put away the bamboo slips and said, "I know that my mentor and Prime Minister Qin have different opinions. Why are you bragging so much this time...for Prime Minister Qin?"

Chun Yuyue is a diehard Confucian who advocates the restoration of Zhou rituals and the system of enfeoffing feudal vassals, even at the expense of his life.

In other words, it was because Qin Mo was born to pee in the same pot, but the strange thing is that this time he summed up Qin Mo's criticism and blew rainbow farts, as if he regarded it as a quotation from Confucius!
(End of this chapter)