My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 743 We don't accept it! (Please give me a monthly ticket and subscribe!)

Zhang Cang wandered the streets of Xianyang, criticizing everything he disliked.

The common people on the street leaned half of their bodies out of the gatehouse to see what was going on.

The rich and powerful also shrank their precious bodies back.

When Yin grows, Yang disappears; when Yang grows, Yin disappears.

As the power of the gentlemen gradually grows, the villains will naturally retreat, fearing their large numbers.

At this time, inside the Shaofu Temple, many large woodcuts and even paper notices with large characters had already been completed.

The yard was filled with a strong smell of ink and lacquer, and of course, the wood pulp also exuded a faint fragrance.

The sun is shining, the flowers are fragrant, and the birds are chirping loudly.

Now more than twenty civil servants have posted these large wooden notice boards and paper bulletins on the wall in stacks and piles.

Wooden notices would naturally be hung directly at the gates of various prefectures and temples in Xianyang.

In the past, this task was rather troublesome, as everyone would write on silk books or distribute documents, leaving it to each prefecture and temple to write and hang them up on their own.

Since more than ten years ago, the Qin State invested its energy and money in improving writing tools. After the characters were simplified, the transmission of documents became an extremely simple matter.

The work that used to take three people a day to complete can now be completed by one person in half a day.

However, the Qin State still insisted on training more officials to meet the needs of the central and local governments.

Since the quantity is so large, the Shaofusi will take care of it and send it out directly, which will save trouble.

These documents and woodcuts will soon be distributed to the surrounding areas of Xianyang and even to other places in order to complete the official announcement by Qin II to the world.

This is to tell the people of the world that the Qin Dynasty will never forcibly conscript soldiers again.

The Qin Dynasty returned some freedom to the people.

After experiencing such a chaotic era as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the common people living at the bottom of society, while watching the aristocracy decline and growing up themselves, broke the inherent concept of nobility and inferiority as the ritual and music culture was trampled upon.

But despite this, the power of the common people was once squeezed to the limit.

In the later stages of the war, countries used war to confront each other in an attempt to achieve some kind of victory and consolidate their own interests.

In this process, the living space of the people has been oppressed to the extreme, so that the people have completely become tools for those in power to realize their own interests.

Everyone's life belongs to him or her, and so does everyone's freedom. However, under power, they cannot even make their own decisions.

You can't decide your own life.

But now, Qin II has completely ended this absurd era.

Originally, this credit should have belonged to Qin Shihuang.

But unfortunately, he didn't know how to seize the opportunity given to him by God. He wanted to expand the territory, but he would also lose some things - such as people's hearts.

Soon, these notices were posted at the four gates of Xianyang City's walls, as well as at the gates of government offices and temples. When the common people heard the news, they naturally ran around to tell others.

The sunshine in April was just right, the willow trees had just lost their yellowish color, and tender green willow branches were sprouting, soft and slender.

A pair of oriole couple were chirping non-stop on the high crown of the willow tree, and there were a few bird eggs in the nest.

The shepherd boy was naughty. He climbed up a tall tree and lay on the trunk to look at the eggs in the bird's nest. The big bird was screaming anxiously high up in the tree.

The fields in April are an endless ocean of green, with occasional yellow, purple and pink flowers swaying and smiling in the fields.

On the vast fields, bunches of wheat seedlings are like drops of water, eventually converging into a vast blue ocean.

When the breeze blows across the hills, this vast field of wheat waves looks like water waves, surging freely under the strong sunlight, with layer after layer of waves advancing back and forth.

There are many paths connecting the square fields.

A pair of twin brothers were sitting on the edge of a field, thinking about what to do next.

These two people are the brothers Zuo and You who once followed Fusu to the battlefield.

Since the army withdrew from the north, the two of them have been idle at home.

Zuo sighed, chewed a date, and then spat out the pit, which fell into the ditch beside the field. In the ditch, two green snails crawled slowly along the stones, slowly crawling towards the half-buried date that had drilled into the mud at the bottom of the river.

"You said before that you would not fight a war. This time, Your Majesty has issued a notice, which means that you will not recruit soldiers anymore."

Although he knew that the current emperor really wanted to do good for the people and that the news of abolishing the conscription system itself was a major positive news, Zuo was still worried whenever he talked about it.

After all, the prince they used to make fun of has now become the emperor, but the grass and trees are still as green as before.

Deep in Zuo's heart, there is a sense that the world is impermanent and that he can only be a small grain of sand in the torrent of the times, rolling with the tide.

Because he didn't have much culture, he didn't even know how to describe his feelings. He just felt that he was like grass in the water. When the water flowed from the east, he could only float to the east; when the water flowed from the west, he could only float to the west.

When the emperor said that war should be fought, the two brothers were pulled out to fight.

The new emperor said there would be no war, so the two brothers were pulled back to farm.

Although I can't say which one is better, I always feel a little angry.

You also sighed, "Logically speaking, we don't have that much ambition. We don't want to fight for any titles when we go to the battlefield. As long as we can come back safely and soundly, that's enough."

"But a grown man can't stay in the same place all day long. This kind of land will take forever to cultivate. I think things like this will take a lifetime."

The right voiced the left's greater fear deep inside.

It is indeed a good thing to come back from the battlefield where you fought for your life and farm.

It's okay to farm for a while, maybe three to five years.

But if these young men full of vigor and ambition were to be forced to farm for their entire lives, there would be big trouble.

Zuo shouted, "If everyone in the world comes back to farm, doesn't that mean that the noble families will always be noble families, and the common people will always be common people."

Zuo raised his arm and shouted, "I don't accept it!"

You Ye shouted, "I don't accept it either!"

In the fields, the two roars could be heard in all directions. Even the neighbors who were tilling the fields in the distance just lowered their heads and chuckled twice, letting their sweat fall into the soil.

The child who was touching bird eggs on the big tree was also frightened by his strange father who had just returned.

He slid down the tree quickly, and the bird parents nearby rushed over and pounced on the eggs.

"Although the Second Emperor changed the title, it was just a nice way of saying it. He changed the common people to common people. But aren't common people still oppressed by others? They don't even have time to catch their breath."

"If this continues for a long time, it will be even more ruined. The foundation of the aristocratic family is more solid, and the titles of kings, princes, generals and ministers will always be behind the family tree of the nobles. But what about us common people?"

“We the people will never have a chance to rise.”

"If we really don't fight this war, how can we make a breakthrough?"

He opened his arms, waved his fists, and shouted loudly.

They discovered the problem as early as on the battlefield.

The world is upside down.

Those who work hard and diligently will get nothing; while those who are cunning and try to please their superiors will be promoted.

On the battlefield, honest people were driven out to take the blame.

If there were honest men who wanted to fight for the king and the country, they would rush forward and their entire family would be killed. Then another group of people would pick up the names and take credit for the military achievements. The wives and children at home would starve to death or be remarried.

Although such incidents are rare, they are common.

One or two such incidents are disheartening enough in themselves, but there are so many similar incidents.

What kind of world is this?

It is said that wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Clearly, wherever there are people, there are sins.

The left and the right were "educated" on the battlefield to become opportunists, just to save their lives. They believed that they could not get military merit anyway, but they had to save their lives, otherwise what would happen to their wives, children and mothers.

On the way home, they clapped their hands in celebration and cheered how great Qin II was, saying that from now on they would no longer have to suffer from homesickness, and would be able to return home to serve their parents and provide for their old age, without having to worry about their wives not being able to endure the hard times at home.

They no longer have to travel so far and endure the cold and sun all day long.

But after a month or so after returning and getting familiar with life at home, Zuo and You changed their minds.

They are all sunny and cheerful men. How painful it must be for them to guard an acre of unmoved land every day.

It’s not too late to guard it, you have to guard it until the end of spring to autumn.

People began to feel dissatisfied again.

Zuo and You are just a pair of young brothers. They are only about 25 or 26 years old, about the same age as Qin II. When Qin II wanted to make a career, the brothers did not want to waste the best time of their lives.

It's normal to have these grumbles and complaints.

However, there will soon be more people in the world who are about the same age as them, or will soon be about the same age as them.

Not only that, once the war is over, it will be a period of explosive population growth.

There are only 50 million people in the world now. Judging from the current situation in the world, it is estimated that there will be millions more children in the world in a short time.

Closer to home.

There were young brothers like Zuo and You in the suburbs of Xianyang, and there were uncles and nephews of the Xiang family in Kuaiji City.

"Triumph? Did you get my consent?" Fourteen-year-old Xiang Yu roared loudly while standing on the slope.

Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Yu and said, "I see you are itching to do something naughty again. You are talking big again."

"Hit me, uncle. I am no longer afraid of you. Besides, you dare not kill me."

"You..." A breath blocked Xiang Liang's chest. If it weren't for his strong physical strength, Xiang Liang might have been angry to death.

"Didn't you say that? Qin II is boiling a frog in warm water. In another ten years, no one will remember the Chu State, let alone the revenge of the country's demise."

At the age of fourteen, Xiang Yu was very tall and strong.

With bronze skin, the world's unique double pupils, and a red scarf tied on his chest, he looks so majestic and powerful standing on the hillside.

Xiang Yu was in a menacing manner, with his hands on his hips.

His eyes radiate dissatisfaction and disdain towards this world.

Xiang Liang has a headache.

It really hurts a lot.

He grabbed Xiang Yu by the collar and tried to lift him up, but Xiang Yu's lower body was solid, with his feet flat on the ground. Xiang Liang tried hard to lift him up, but Xiang Yu remained motionless.

Xiang Liang finally let go.

"I taught you to be humble and not to brag, but you didn't learn. I taught you to be easygoing, but you didn't learn. You insisted on being aggressive and aggressive with others, trying to show who's better than you. How come you remember so clearly just a few words I said casually?"

"You are a man full of hatred. Hatred will only make people lose their minds and fail to accomplish great things. Do you know that?"

Xiang Yu was being scolded. Coincidentally, several of Long Ju's "men" passed by and heard Xiang Liang's scolding. Xiang Yu's face turned pale immediately and he stood there stubbornly, not moving a muscle.

Seeing Xiang Yu like this, Xiang Liang could not help but say, "A real man should be able to bend and stretch. You are so stubborn, you will cause trouble sooner or later."

"I tell you, a real man knows when to back off, instead of being reckless and forceful when he shouldn't back off."

"Sooner or later, you will understand that it is harder to retreat than to advance. If you can understand the principle of retreat, then you can become a real man."

"Otherwise, you will always be a brave man."

Xiang Liang's criticisms were like small thorns, but unfortunately they only pierced his hedgehog shell and were pushed back by the 108 rebellious bones in Xiang Yu's body.

Xiang Yu did not take these harsh but honest advice to heart at all.

He could not resent his uncles and could only explain the misfortunes in his life as being inflicted on them by Qin Shi Huang and Qin Er Shi.

Xiang Yu lowered his head and silently resented the world.

I don’t know when his life will change and get better.

If someone doesn't let him live a happy life, then he won't let the other person live a happy life.

"Sooner or later, I will demolish the house of Qin II. Let him experience what it feels like to be homeless."

Xiang Yu said indignantly.

Long Ju knew that today's scolding was about to end. Every time, the sign that Xiang Liangshu's scolding of Xiang Yu was about to end was that Xiang Yu would definitely say this sentence.

Then, Xiang Liang touched Xiang Yu's shoulder as usual and said, "Well done! The men of our Xiang clan will never succumb to the Qin cavalry."

After that, the uncle and nephew began to talk and laugh again.

It was just the two of them who claimed to the outside world that they were from the Xu family.

The current public security in the Qin Dynasty is not the same as that in historical Qin Dynasty.

Qin Ershi's supporters were all over the world. They respected his ideals and even his philosophy of governing the country. They believed that what Qin Ershi described was the life they should live.

These people are now in their forties and fifties, and some are soldiers who have just retired from the battlefield.

After experiencing the brutal war, their thinking changed completely.

I don't want war anymore.

Qin II's decision to cease fire also touched many people who were able to subdue their inner desires, were willing to work in the fields, live a leisurely and peaceful life, and had no particular pursuits.

In the Wu and Yue areas, people fish and pick lotus, live with water, and lead a simple and peaceful life. Everyone can live the life they want with their own hands.

After Qin II ascended the throne, the news of tax reduction quickly spread throughout the world.

Farmers and fishermen naturally called him the Good Emperor.

There are fewer and fewer young men in Jiangdong who are willing to stand with down-and-out nobles like Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu.

The best way to resolve hatred is probably to slowly influence people through actions.

Fusu did everything he could, and now it seems that the effect is very good.

The influence of the nobles of the six fallen nations is being greatly reduced.

On the one hand, the reign of Qin II gave people unprecedented confidence; on the other hand, the princes came one after another, and King Xiong Qi of Jin was not an incompetent person.

On the contrary, he had some very different ideas.

He wanted to make Jin the strongest vassal state, so he had to make the people wealthy and improve the situation in Chu.

To this end, he recruited talented people from the State of Chu and revitalized the team.

A large number of scholars saw their chance again; they could become officials, generals, and high-ranking officials.

[I am discussing the matter of opening a new book with the editor. Do you think it is better to open this account after finishing this book, or to open another account directly? Don't worry, this novel will be written to the end. ]

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