Chapter 127: The First Emperor had merits and demerits
When Ying Zheng heard this, he sighed in his heart, Qin An is really my confidant.
Fusu said: "Sir, since the First Emperor knew that successive years of war would lead to an increase in the people's excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and more and more families would be separated, why would he still launch a war?"
Qin An looked at Ying Zheng and asked, "Village chief, why don't you tell me."
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "Let the village chief speak. I have said enough, but Zhao Su still doesn't understand."
Qin An nodded and said: "Okay. Zhao Su, do you know how peace in the world comes?"
Zhao Su replied directly without thinking: "Of course it depends on the benevolent government of the court. As long as the First Emperor implements benevolent government, then the people of the world will be able to live a good life, and the world will be peaceful."
"Wrong." Qin An said, "Peace in the world has always been achieved with swords and guns! Without the bloody soldiers on the front line to kill the enemy, where would our peaceful days be?
To implement benevolent government, it can only be implemented when there is no war.
Just take Da Qin, there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, and there are a group of young people from the Six Kingdoms at home. If you implement benevolent governance, Da Qin, which was originally a tiger and wolf, will become a gentle sheep.
Da Qin will be cannibalized and divided by the Xiongnu, Rongdi, South Vietnam, and even the resurgent Six Kingdoms. "
"Da Qin has millions of troops, why should we be afraid of them?" Fusu immediately retorted.
"A million-strong army?" Qin An sneered, "After you implement benevolent governance, does the court still have extra food for a million-strong army?
Can the imperial court still have enough money to pay the army and the antenna officials? "
"This..." Fusu was speechless.
Qin An continued: "War ends war with war. This is the truth from ancient times to the present. If you want benevolent government, you must choose peace in the world and no war around."
"Is the First Emperor not wrong at all?" Fusu asked.
He always felt that the court's laws were too harsh, so his father must be at fault.
"Yes." Qin An said, "In order to live forever, the First Emperor imposed excessive taxes and levies, which caused the people to complain and killed the ministers who spoke out. As a result, the court officials no longer dared to accuse the First Emperor of his mistakes. In the end, Zhao Gao falsely conveyed the decree, which ultimately led to the demise of the Qin Dynasty.
However, even if the First Emperor made mistakes, his intention was to ensure the long-term peace and stability of China! Let the people of Great Qin stay away from the flames of war.
Although things went against expectations and the Qin Dynasty perished, today's China still has the same writing, the same text, the same track, and the same movement! "
The vast territory of China today is the result of the First Emperor. At the same time, it is also the credit of the border guards. They refused to give up an inch of territory and fought for every inch to protect the 1.6 billion Chinese people who lived in peace and contentment.
I can tell you very responsibly that without the First Emperor, today’s China would definitely be torn apart. No, it would not even be called China.
Today, China's land is intact, its national power is strong, and there is only one China in the hearts of the people. These are all the achievements of the First Emperor. "
"Well said." Ying Zheng said excitedly, "If the First Emperor listens to what you say, he will probably regard you as a confidant."
After hearing Qin An's words, others couldn't help but raise the image of the First Emperor to an infinite level.
Fusu was dissatisfied and said: "Even if the First Emperor has great merits, it is a fact that the people of Great Qin are living in unspeakable misery."
Qin An breathed again and said: "But it is so. From ancient times to the present, this has been a dilemma. You can only choose one.
Zhao Su, you are the First Emperor, how will you choose? Facing the Xiongnu, Rongdi, and South Vietnam, what would you do? "
"What would you do if the remnants of the Six Kingdoms could reappear at any time?"
"I..." Fusu was suddenly speechless.
He really didn't think about these things. He only saw that the people lived in hardship, the court laws were too strict, and there were many wars, which resulted in very few people in many places.
Now that Qin An mentioned it, he really didn't know how to answer.
Young Master Gao, General Lu and Gong Shuyang realized at this time that Ying Zheng's heavy methods were used to frighten Xiaoxiao in the Qin Dynasty.
The purpose of resorting to violence was to deter the surrounding tigers and wolves and give the people of Qin a peaceful and stable environment.
If it were him, would he be like the First Emperor and use heavy methods to read in silence?
Qin An said: "Only the First Emperor in the world dared to do this. The only thing he did wrong was that he was too conceited. He thought that as long as he could live forever, the Qin Dynasty would last forever."
Ying Zheng said: "Isn't it possible? I dare to believe that as long as the First Emperor is alive, the Qin Dynasty will last forever."
Qin An shook his head and said: "Wrong, very wrong, one person's longevity cannot make the country last forever. Because the country and the country do not depend on the emperor, but on the people, the common people!
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty once said that the king is the boat and the people are the water. Whoever can carry the boat can also capsize it. Only when the people can live and work in peace and contentment will they identify with Da Qin and love Da Qin. "
Ying Zheng's heart was like a turbulent sea. He found that everything Qin An said was reasonable. His own contributions, his painstaking efforts, and his own faults were all made clear.
Fusu said: "Sir, since you said that the First Emperor cannot implement benevolent government, why do you still tell the First Emperor to implement benevolent government? Isn't this contradictory?"
Qin An nodded and said: "It is indeed a contradiction. However, this does not mean that benevolent policies cannot be implemented. For example, in the criminal law, those who delay the construction period or work time will be killed. Do you think it is reasonable?"
Fusu immediately responded: "Unreasonable, very unreasonable."
Ying Zheng's face darkened and he said, "If I'm not mistaken, the First Emperor just didn't want to let the laborers in various places deliberately delay the time."
"Maybe, but this just shows the arrogance of the First Emperor."
Qin An's words made Ying Zheng fall into deep thought, and also made Fusu and others fall into deep thought.
Especially Fusu, he always thought that Ying Zheng was too cruel, but now Qin An said that this was forced by the environment.
Qin An even told him that peaceful and stable days can only be achieved by ending wars with war. He had never considered this question.
"Sir, since you said that benevolent government is needed to maintain long-term peace and stability in the Qin Dynasty, can the Lishan prisoners and Great Wall workers let them go home?" Fusu asked.
"You can't let it go," Ying Zheng said.
"You can let them go home." Qin An said instead.
"Sir?" Ying Zheng, Fu Su and others all looked at Qin An in shock.
Qin An immediately explained: "Don't be anxious, everyone, listen to my explanation.
Zhao Su just raised this question, and now I ask Zhao Su, can you guarantee that these prisoners will never commit crimes again after they return home? In other words, it brings disaster to the people.
The most important thing is to be recruited as soldiers by the remnants of the Six Kingdoms to resist the Qin Dynasty. Can you guarantee all this? "
"I can use my name as a guarantee." Fusu said.
"Your life." Qin An said with a smile, "Don't say your life is worthless. Even if you are Fusu, you can't guarantee it. Why should everyone in the world take this risk for your life?" Qin An said.
