Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 341 Time Flies

"To Qin people, I am from Qi, to Qi people, I am from Linzi, and to Linzi people, I am from Wangxian." Zou Feng smiled and patted Zhao Si on the shoulder.

Zhao Si heard the sound and looked at Zou Feng thoughtfully.

"Don't you want to stay a little longer?" Zhao Si asked.

"No, no, I'm old and eager to return home..." Zou Feng waved his hand to see the guest off.

The next day, Zou Feng, who was a lot of age, was rushing to perfect the Great Kyushu Theory and the future of the Yin and Yang family, and set out on his way home.

Zhao Si didn't even have time to say goodbye, Zou Feng left quietly, and even specifically told his disciples not to make any noise.

This old man who taught Zhao Si many things stayed in Xianyang for more than two years and finally returned to his hometown.

Zhao Si chased after him on horseback, but he didn't even see a shadow. He could only stand on the official road and look up.

Zou Fengli's instructions before leaving made Zhao Si realize something.

For an elderly and prestigious person like Zou Feng, he is from Qi. Even though Qi has been destroyed, he still has the shadow of his homeland in his heart.

But for the kind of Guizhou people whose lifelong activities are limited to the countryside, or even village communities, where they hear the sounds of chickens and dogs, and never interact with each other till death, this may not be the case.

In a sense, it was Qin's excessive oppression that forced them to recognize the same identity.

Zhao Si touched his chin thoughtfully and rode back.

The short separation did not affect Zhao Si's mood. He still had many things to do.

The naval battle between Da Qin's fleet and Ye Diao has made some progress, and Ye Diao has begun to take the initiative to send envoys for negotiations.

Although Da Qin was unable to land and conduct operations due to insufficient numbers of people and insufficient ships, it inflicted heavy losses on Ye Tiao. However, circling the sea and blocking the main roads still caused Ye Tiao a great deal of trouble. The longer the delay, the more Ye Tiao suffered. Of course, Great Qin's losses Quite a few, even for this naval battle alone, Da Qin suffered more losses than Ye Tiaoguo due to the logistical reasons of ultra-long distance.

But there is no way, thousands of miles apart, Ye Tiaoguo will not get any benefits even if he wins, and Ye Tiaoguo does not want to continue the stalemate even if he loses both ways.

Who knows how much logistical losses Da Qin, which is thousands of miles away, can bear?
Who knows if the country called Da Qin will increase its troops?

"The victory of Ye Tiao is equivalent to opening the door to Indonesia. At present, except for Ye Tiao, Indonesia is just a bunch of rotten fish and shrimps. Having established exchanges with Indonesia, we can also naturally establish contact with India. Speaking of India now what do you say that is?"

Zhao Si scratched his head and got into busy work.

Time passes like a white horse passing by, fleeting.

There have been two or three light snowfalls, and the grains planted in the ground have already sprouted.

In more than a month, the animal garden has been completely constructed, and animals are currently being put in, waiting for Zhao Si's visit at any time.

The long winter has finally passed, spring has arrived, and it is the season of growth and reproduction of all things.

Zhao Si lived a busy but peaceful life.

However, as local governments posted notices one after another, announcing that Da Qin's tax rate would be changed from [-] to [-], Da Qin was completely in a state of crazy shock.

Another year of spring plowing...

It’s just that this year’s spring plowing seems different from usual.

Taxes are down!
Taxes are reduced this year!
In Guanzhong, the always dull faces of the old Qin people also became more smiling.

In the past, Guanzhong had always been filled with an inexplicable dull atmosphere, and the people of Lao Qin had always been unsmiling. They did things in an orderly manner, without fighting or too much gossip.

Zhao Si knew that this was the result of hundreds of years of domestication.

Perhaps the word domestication is not appropriate, but this is the fact.

Since Shang Yang's reform, the people of Old Qin have been being domesticated.

Their fierceness was polished, their nature was suppressed, and they lived a cautious and orderly life within the circle defined by the Qin Law, for fear of violating the Qin Law and causing the death of their families.Yes, the family was destroyed!
Qin's laws have always been known for their cruelty, and corporal punishments abound.

Taxes and corvees were heavy, and life was bleak.

The dullness and dullness of the people of Lao Qin were not formed in a day or two. Shang Yang was a smart man and knew that blindly applying pressure would be fruitless.

Old Qin people have outlets to vent their anger.

That is the battlefield!
Victory is honor, merit is everything.

This also created the tiger and wolf Qin that frightened the six kingdoms of Guandong.

Tiger and wolf are sometimes not derogatory, but adjectives.

During this year's spring plowing, there seem to be more smiles on people's faces in Lao Qin, and they are no longer so dull and dull.

"It's very different now!"

On the ridge of the field, Zhao Si turned back to look at the First Emperor with a smile on his face.

Spring plowing plays a very important role in the Qin State, but Zhao Si is so busy that he is not in the mood to inspect the place no matter how important it is.

Zhao Si has been busy these days and has not been in or out of the palace for a long time. Today, for some unknown reason, the First Emperor suddenly summoned him to inspect the spring plowing.

Zhao Si became famous all over the world because of the First Emperor's deliberate actions, but it does not mean that the First Emperor was a negative role in it.

Because the final decision was made by the First Emperor.

No matter how great and upright Zhao Si was, he could not change the First Emperor's personal order to reduce corvees and taxes.

The reputation of the First Emperor has indeed undergone a huge turnaround.

It is a true reversal of the situation.

It’s hard to say that the Six Kingdoms are under special circumstances. In short, due to the promotion of thoughtful people and some stereotypes, Zhao Si usurped some of the reputation that should belong to the First Emperor.

In the Guanzhong area where the old Qin people gathered, the First Emperor's reputation truly reached its peak.

The moment his figure stood here, when the old Qin people working in the fields noticed the Emperor's drive.

All the old Qin people put down their work in unison and spontaneously fell to the ground with cheers.

The movements were not neat, and the slogans were not regular, and even a little bit fragmented.

But the scene is still spectacular.

In the moist mud of the fields and under the lush green wilderness, scattered old Qin people knelt to pay their truest respect to the First Emperor.

Zhao Si was already used to it, because this was the first time the First Emperor had left the palace.

"What is the difference?"

The First Emperor didn't take it seriously, looked at Zhao Si and asked.

Zhao Si pointed at the old Qin people who were prostrating themselves in the fields and said: "In the past, when His Majesty went on patrol, the people on the left and right along the way would definitely kneel down and salute, but that was because they were afraid of Your Majesty, but it is different now. They knelt down because they loved and respected you. Respect."

Not to mention other regions for now, the First Emperor is now regarded as a holy king within the pass.

Unifying the world fulfilled the long-cherished wish of the Qin royal family.

However, the reduction of corvees and taxes has truly loosened the noose around the necks of the old Qin people.

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