At dawn, all the officials dressed in formal attire walked towards the palace.
Today is the big day for the canonization of the crown prince, and the courtiers do not dare to neglect it.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the gate had not yet been opened, so everyone was waiting outside.
On such a big day, you can wait for the palace to open, but you can't let the palace open for you. This etiquette must not be wrong.
Of course, if you are a big shot like Exiled Immortal, that is a different matter.
While waiting, the courtiers began chatting in twos and threes.
"Prime Minister, how are you these days?" someone asked Wang Wan.
Wang Wan nodded: "My health has been pretty good recently. I seem to be much stronger than usual. The dizziness I had before is almost gone."
The surrounding courtiers burst into congratulations.
Only Wang Wan smiled bitterly in his heart. He naturally knew why his body had improved.
Poor.
In the past, when my family was rich, I ate and drank so much that I wanted to be carried to the toilet.
But what about now? Owing the money that was banished to the immortal, I had no choice but to live frugally, otherwise, I would not be able to pay the monthly interest.
Therefore, Wang Wan no longer overeat every day, and saves as much food and wine as possible.
However, this was still not enough. For a few months, it seemed that there was no money left, and several servants were sold.
With fewer servants, Wang Wan had to do some things by himself.
For example, we can no longer let others feed us when we eat. For example, no one needs to make the bed when sleeping. For example, when drinking water, pour yourself a glass instead of having someone else pour it for you.
When Wang Wan first started doing these tasks, he felt aggrieved and irritable.
But after working for a long time, I got used to it, and my body gradually got better.
Now...sometimes I don't need to drink herbal tea, and I can actually have it with passion.
"Well, it's a blessing to lose a horse." Wang Wan sighed in his heart, and then wondered whether he should sell a few more servants in a few days... Who would it be better to sell?
Wang Wan suddenly thought: By selling it back and forth like this, wouldn’t I become an upright official?
Just when he was thinking wildly, someone next to him said: "Everyone, have you seen Li Jian's autobiography?"
This topic attracted everyone's attention. Everyone nodded, and the discussion started heatedly: "Look, look. I can't believe that Li Jian is so shameless."
Another person said: "I think there are some thick-skinned people in Xianyang City, so I'm afraid it's going to change hands."
Someone next to me asked: "What does it mean to be thick-skinned?"
The man from before said: "He is the thickest-skinned person. In the past, Exiled Immortal and General Li were competing for the first place. Exiled Immortal was slightly better."
"As soon as Li Jian came out, he was so powerful that he was so impressive. I estimate that no one will be able to catch up with him in five hundred years."
Many courtiers nodded.
Someone else said: "However, I heard that Li Jian was looking for life and death in the house all day long, and he seemed to feel a little ashamed."
The man from before sneered: "Everyone, don't be fooled again. I heard that Li Jian has made a lot of money by selling his autobiography."
"Why is he seeking death and survival? Do you think he really wants to die? If he really knew how to be ashamed, why would he write this book?"
"He is looking for death and survival. He just wants to make some noise and let everyone remember him as a person so that he can make another sum of money."
Everyone suddenly understood, nodded repeatedly, and said: "That's it, that's it."
Zhou Qingchen and others knew the inside story.
They sighed in their hearts: "Relegated to immortal, he is really a god. Now... Li Jian has been deprived of his right to seek death. Want to die to express your ambition? It seems that you can't do it."
Everyone discussed Li Jian for a while, and then the topic shifted to Master Fu Yao.
After all, today is the big day for the canonization of the prince, and everyone is here for this event.
Someone said: "A few days ago, I proposed to banish an immortal and set up a golden box. I ordered people to guard it for twelve hours. The candidate for the prince will be sealed in the golden box. It will not be opened to others until His Majesty becomes an immortal."
"Why has it suddenly changed again and you don't need this gold box anymore?"
A well-informed person next to him said: "Because Mr. Fu Yao is too outstanding, it doesn't matter whether he uses this golden box or not. However, His Majesty has issued an edict. From now on, future generations will still use the golden box." .”
Everyone nodded: "That's it."
At this time, the palace door opened, and the officials lined up according to their rank and entered the palace.
The palace is as majestic as ever.
It's just that there are too many officials here today, and even the vast government hall cannot accommodate so many people.
So, all the officials stood in the square in front of the main hall.
And Ying Zheng stood on the steps, looking at them with a majestic expression.
When the time came, a young eunuch came out and read Ying Zheng's decree loudly.
Fu Yao should be canonized as the prince, and Poppy should be canonized as the queen.
The courtiers were stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: Mother is more valuable than her son, this is really because mother is more valuable than her son.
After the edict was read out, a group of people slowly walked towards Ying Zheng.
It's Fu Yao.
At this time, the rising sun was rising, and the sunlight shone on Fu Yao.
His young face was full of vitality.
The courtiers looked at Fu Yao with reverence. They suddenly felt that Master Fu Yao was just like the current Great Qin.
Very young, very energetic, full of infinite possibilities and infinite hopes.
When these old ministers looked at Mr. Fu Yao and then at their own old bodies, they couldn't help but feel sad and shed tears.
Da Qin, you are moving too fast. Their old arms and legs are a bit unable to keep up.
Fu Yao walked up to Ying Zheng and saluted respectfully.
Ying Zheng looked at him with a majestic look. After a long time, he said calmly: "I'm sorry."
Fu Yao nodded resolutely.
The young eunuch brought the prince's seal ribbon to him. Fu Yao took it and stood beside Ying Zheng.
Afterwards, the young eunuch continued to read out the edict, this time regarding the arrangement of the prince's residence, subordinate officials and responsibilities.
Li Shui was originally Fu Yao's master, but this time he had a formal status and was given the title of Grand Tutor.
From then on, Young Master Fu Yao was not only the Young Master, but also the Crown Prince of Qin. His status is only below Ying Zheng. In the past, those young masters who were interested in competing for the position of prince gave up completely on this day and became dim.
Li Shui looked at Fu Yao and felt a little confused: So, Fu Yao will be the future Qin II? This gives people a really weird feeling.
After the complex ceremony, there is a feast.
In the past, banquets were a large group of people, each with a small table, drinking bland wine, eating tasteless dishes, and watching the Tai Chi-like dance of the elderly.
But since Li Shui arrived, the form of the banquet has changed.
Wine, very mellow. The food is very fragrant.
The singing and dancing became lively. And there are more forms. Especially the drama, people who listen to it are even more mesmerized.
The feast lasted for three days in total.
Three days later, Ying Zheng granted amnesty to the world.
Except for those criminals who have committed the most heinous crimes and are hated by everyone, everyone else can have their crimes reduced by one level.
This standard of "the crime is so heinous that everyone hates it" is a bit confusing.
But soon, the court gave specific details.
For those under the age of seventy, murder, arson, theft, and robbery are considered heinous crimes.
Those who are sentenced to more than ten years of hard labor are considered heinous crimes.
By this set of criteria, very few people would qualify for pardon. And it’s not a complete forgiveness, just a reduction of sin.
After the edict was issued, many courtiers were worried that this would not reflect His Majesty's kindness.
However, judging from the reaction of the people, the worries of these courtiers were unnecessary. The people were delighted and shouted long live.
After all, honest and responsible people are the majority.
If those who do evil can be exempted from punishment, then the people will feel that they are at a disadvantage.
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Xianyang City, on the city wall.
Li Shui and Fu Yao stood side by side, looking outside the city.
Just a few years ago, before Li Shui entered Xianyang, there was still a wilderness outside the city.
Now the outside of the city has become prosperous rapidly.
Many people have built simple houses here. He sleeps inside at night and sets up a stall outside the house to do business during the day.
Nowadays, the excitement outside the city is almost the same as that in the city.
However, the businesses in the city are more upscale and are reserved for wealthy people.
The business outside the city is cheaper and is for the poor.
The Daqin Central Station, five miles away from Xianyang City, was even more lively.
Trains were coming and going all the time, and the outside of the station was filled with small traders, workers carrying goods, and passengers looking for shops.
In just a few months, there was a trend of forming a village there.
In fact, this kind of thing also happened in other places in Daqin.
Any place where trains were connected and finally formed a station, eventually developed rapidly.
No matter how remote this place was before, it is now in full swing.
Back then, Chun Yuyue spent all his wealth and wanted to save the people, so he bought a lot of land in many remote train stations and built hotels and shops...
Now, the land that was originally purchased for cabbage prices has become more expensive than gold. Moreover, those hotels and shops brought a steady stream of wealth to Chun Yuyue.
Chunyu Yue was also a little confused: Why...the family property has increased again?
Li Shui and Fu Yao were silent for a long time.
Fu Yao suddenly sighed and said, "Master, Great Qin has changed so fast."
Li Shui hummed: "It's really fast."
Fu Yao said: "Da Qin is becoming more and more like a fairyland on earth, but I am very scared."
Li Shui turned to look at Fu Yao and said in confusion: "Afraid? Why are you afraid?"
Fu Yao sighed: "Yao, Shun, and Yu, these are ancient sages. When emperors of ancient and modern times wanted to govern their country, they all followed the lessons of the three generations. But now...their experience does not seem to apply."
"I became the prince and will be the emperor in the future. But...how do I govern the country? Can the Qin Dynasty really be passed down to all generations? Has there been an immortal country from ancient times to the present?"
Li Shui patted Fu Yao on the shoulder: "If you can think of this, you are already a wise king."
Fu Yao laughed dryly: "Is it so easy to be a wise king?"
Li Shui said: "What do you think?"
"Actually, a country's demise depends on a few things. The first thing is climate."
Fu Yao looked at Li Shui in confusion: "Climate?"
Li Shui snorted: "This climate is divided into a cold period and a warm period. During the warm period, the vegetation reproduces and the people have enough food and clothing. It can easily become a prosperous age."
"But during the cold season, the climate was cold, food production was reduced, and the people were hungry. Without food and clothing, they thought of rising up in rebellion. Many dynasties perished in this way."
Fu Yao snorted and said, "But it seems we don't have to worry about the cold season, right?"
Li Shui smiled: "Yes, now there are chemical fertilizers and new farming methods. Shangjun Courtyard is trying new high-yielding species again. From now on, the people will not be short of food."
Li Shui continued: "But climate is only one of the reasons for the demise of dynasties. There is another reason, which is land annexation."
Fu Yao looked at Li Shui doubtfully.
Li Shui said: "Land is privately owned, which means it can be bought and sold. If there is a disaster, the poor will go bankrupt, but the rich can survive for a while because they have money."
"At this time, the poor will be forced to sell their fields. The rich will take the opportunity to buy farmland. When the year is good, the poor will still be poor, and the rich will become richer."
"Therefore, what the poor fear most is the year of disaster, while what the rich like most is the year of disaster. Whenever there is a disaster, the rich can take the opportunity to annex land and make themselves stronger."
"And some people hold high positions in the court and still have countless fields in their families. Those poor people who have lost their farmland will become his vassals and farm for him. They may even come to his home in order to avoid taxes and servitude."
"If the imperial court is strong and the emperor is wise, it doesn't matter. If the emperor is mediocre, these people will want money and people, and they will have over 10,000 servants and vassals at home, and they will become an independent country within a country in an instant."
"They will develop into princes and nobles for generations. Once the world changes, they will become kings in various places. The central court will become a decoration. Even the emperor may depend on them."
Fu Yao was shocked: "Isn't that repeating the mistakes of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty?"
Li Shui nodded: "Yes, that's exactly it."
Fu Yao asked again: "Then how should we solve it?"
Li Shui said: "It's very simple, the land is publicly owned."
"In the whole world, there is nothing but royal land, and on the shores of the land, there is nothing but royal ministers. The land must belong to the court. The common people only have the right to cultivate, not to buy or sell."
"Land cannot be transferred or inherited. Every thirty years, the land is redistributed according to the size of the family. In this way, the problem of land annexation does not exist. Those wealthy nobles who want to annex land will not It’s possible.”
Fu Yao nodded.
Li Shui continued: "In addition, there are two disadvantages: the power of powerful officials, and the emphasis on external affairs and the neglect of internal affairs."
"Court officials who are masters of power will control the affairs of the state and evade the emperor. If the external affairs are emphasized and the internal affairs are neglected, the local authorities have too much power and do not listen to the central government's orders."
"These things require the design of some systems. But the core point is actually very simple, which is to control the military."
"The soldiers of the world must obey the emperor's orders. As long as they have soldiers and horses in their hands, what can they do, whether they are court officials or local officials?"
Fu Yao nodded vigorously.
Li Shui looked at the bustling business people outside the city and said quietly: "As for the future, there may still be an economic crisis, but that will happen a long time ago. There is no need to worry now."
