My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 780 For the Second Life
"avoid!"

"The commander is here to investigate. What do you have to do with it?"

"Keep your heads down."

The superiors were worried that these guys would talk nonsense or do something inappropriate and offend Xiang Li Che, a big shot in front of the emperor, so they hurriedly tried to make these people shut up.

In fact, since Qin II ascended the throne, the high pressure in the court has eased a lot, especially the three things of killing Zhao Gao, forcing Yao Jia to death, and asking Li Si to leave, and the reuse of Xiao He and Zhang Cang, which were very inspiring.

Fusu's reputation and benevolence not only permeated the hearts of the people, but also had a great impact on grassroots management.

At least after Qin II ascended the throne, all middle and lower-level officials began to be cautious.

Here, let me make an unseemly analogy: some people live like dogs in the world, and they choose to laugh arrogantly and mock the suffering of those who are lower than themselves.
However, they observe every move and every smile of those who are higher in status than themselves almost day and night. Once they see that the situation is not right, they will run away immediately.

The empire has a brand new leader. Those guys at the bottom who are used to bullying others on a daily basis, as soon as they see that the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, they immediately start wagging their tails at the people.

No matter whether they are really willing to respect the people in their hearts, they dare not act recklessly for the sake of face.

So since Qin II ascended the throne, not only did ordinary people throughout the world feel that the interpersonal relationships around them had changed for the better; even the prisoners, who had the lowest social status in the Qin Empire, were no longer bullied by their superiors as they had done in the past.

After Qin II ascended the throne, in less than a year, the lives of the prisoners changed a lot.

The treatment of meals in the morning and evening has also improved. Now the meals include vegetables and rice, and occasionally a bowl of meat soup.

Even if the project is tight and the task is at risk of not being completed, the superiors who supervise the execution of the project will not become angry and forcibly beat the prisoners to vent their anger.

Anyway, that kind of thing gradually disappeared.

Last winter, some prisoners in the graves even wore winter clothes sent by their families.

In fact, prisoners also had families, but they were drafted into the army because they had committed a crime. Most of them would have people send them clothes, but before Qin II ascended the throne, they could not receive clothes. Anyway, the clothes were sent to them, but no one distributed them.

For human beings, the most important thing is life, which cannot be separated from the five necessities of life: food, clothing, housing and transportation.

As soon as Qin II ascended the throne, all aspects of their lives began to improve.

Gradually, I no longer felt inferior.

The superiors and the soldiers of Lao Qin also collectively spoke to these foreigners in a friendly manner.

In the past, those Qin people seemed to be in collusion. They spoke harshly and shouted at the prisoners, and they never looked in a good mood.

I can see smiling faces all year round.

Although Qin II had not made any arrangements yet, all the prisoners were privately discussing that they would be able to return home during their lifetime.

In the past, when the prisoners saw dignitaries coming, they dared not raise their heads.

The distinction between nobles and common people was like a mountain, weighing on the people for thousands of years.

Qin Shi Huang gave the common people the title of "Qian Shou" (black head), which doesn't sound like a name for a person, but rather a description of an animal.

It was not until Qin II ascended the throne that he immediately abolished the term "Qianshou" and started calling it the common people.

The people have their own judgment.

In the past, these prisoners would not dare to ask officials questions with their backs straight like this.

But today, they just straightened up and asked questions.

Everyone felt a little surprised, but... they didn't think there was anything wrong.

It should be like this. We are all human beings. Why should you be more noble and I be lowly and humble? ? ?

Huh? Why?
The prisoners looked at Xiang Li Che, and when they saw that Xiang Li Che didn't say anything, they turned around in disappointment and were about to go down into the deep pit.

"Yes!"

Xiang Liche put his hands behind his back and said this with confidence.

Although he asked himself, he was not as noble as his ancestors and grandparents, but he was highly regarded by the current emperor.

Your Majesty does not want to treat the people harshly, and hopes that officials across the country can be tolerant, educate, and protect the people who have handed over their power to officials, just like parents take care of their children. Xiang Licha was deeply grateful to the Second Emperor, so he did what Your Majesty thought an official should do.

He knew very well that he was not as noble and pure as his predecessors, nor did he have the breadth of mind and ambition of the current emperor, but he was a man who knew how to repay kindness.

He treated the people well, not for the people, but for the current emperor, Qin II.

As expected, the prisoners ignored their superiors and gathered around from all directions.

The soldiers holding long swords began to sweat, as if they had done something shameful in the past and were about to be exposed.

The soldiers also looked over with the prisoners and looked at Xiangliche.

Xiang Liche had a kind face and raised his head to the crowd and said:
"Your Majesty has rebuilt the Mohist School, and we are the new Mohists. In the future, Your Majesty will use the ideas of the Mohist School as the ideology for governing the country, and the Legalist school's method of fooling the people and enslaving them will become a thing of the past!"

As soon as Xiang Liche finished speaking, he felt a little scared because suddenly everyone present stopped talking.

The mine fell into a deathly silence; even the sound of leaves falling to the ground could be heard clearly.

After the silence, there was a roar.

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

"You two are mighty!"

"Long live the second generation!"

"..."

"..."

"Long live the Second Emperor!"

The prisoners raised their pickaxes, shovels and measuring poles and shouted loudly.

This is the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang!

The endless praises came like waves, one after another.

Xiang Li Che and the Mohist students following behind him had never seen such a scene before, and their ears were almost deafened.

The young students felt that their hats were about to fall off their heads because of the loud noises.

The young Mohists could only stare blankly at the prisoners.

How should I put it? They originally thought that the prisoners were all bad people, of the lowest class. But today's scene was completely different from what they imagined. They were too strong to believe that these 200,000 people would rebel one day.

The students were not stupid. They were immediately shocked by the grand scene of nearly 20,000 people in front of them, and their hearts were in their throats.

I didn't even dare to look at these prisoners sideways.

The prisoners were already in a semi-starved state. Even if they were treated better when Qin II came to power, they would never be able to have enough food. If they really had enough food, something terrible would happen.

Those who hold pickaxes will always be a minority, and the Qin people who hold swords are the majority.

Benevolent governance also has a bottom line.

In short, logically, they did not have such great strength, but with the faith they had just gained, they naturally shouted out these words, which caused a thunderous sound.

But it’s different for people in the mine. They can only look up from below.

The generals were trembling with fear and walked around giving orders, asking people not to make any noise to avoid causing a landslide.

Yes, if two hundred thousand people collectively say "no", it can cause a landslide, let alone if they keep shouting like that.

Soon, Zhang Han's officials came over to remind Xiang Li Che that this was a mausoleum and the underground was hollowed out, so no loud noise could be made.

(End of this chapter)