Wang Ben was slightly silent, the fishing rod in his hand floating unsteadily.
"Feng Chang should be able to do it. I have heard some news before that Feng Chang is not planning to leave anything to his descendants."
"What Fengchang hates the most is probably the kind of people who rely on their fathers to do whatever they want."
"So, Feng Chang's determination to change this tradition must be firm, but..."
Wang Ben stopped talking before he finished what he said, and Li Xin also sighed. Both of them knew what it meant.
Although Chen Ke wants to change and has the ability to insist on change, the problem is that there are many people hidden in Da Qin who do not want such change.
The road ahead is very long.
At this time, circles of ripples rippled on the lake, and a fish swam in the lake. The next moment, Wang Ben suddenly lifted the fishing rod in his hand.
A fish was hanging on the hook. Wang Ben pointed at the fish and said, "Look, the fish is hooked."
.........
Beihai Prefecture, Wangdu County, Qingcao County
The eyes of the Guizhou leaders in the audience were numb and tired. They stood on the grassland and looked at the people standing in front of them on the grassland.
It's just another person oppressing them.
They never had hope in these people.
The man standing on the stage looked at the numbness in the eyes of these Guizhou leaders and sighed in his heart. In fact, he could understand the mood of these people.
On the grassland, these may not be called "people".
Slavery has not yet been abolished in the grasslands and some places in the Western Regions, and their country is still a slave country.
It is different from today’s Da Qin.
There are no more "slaves" in Da Qin now, but of course there are still "servants" and "servants". These are two different things.
Although the Khans of the Xiongnu grasslands call themselves "Khans" and "Wolf Kings", they are not so-called "kings", but "slave owners", or at most larger slave owners.
These slaves who are attached to the tribe may not be as important as a cow in their eyes.
Meng Wendong looked at the insensitive group and knew what he needed to do first.
"This place is already the territory of Great Qin, and you are also citizens of Great Qin."
Meng Wendong's voice was cold and serious, and the first sentence determined the nature of the matter.
He did not establish his dignity, nor did he declare his identity as a Nazi.
The first thing Meng Wendong did was to appreciate, commend, and give rewards from the court to some people.
"Bazar Banner and others come out."
A few middle-aged people in the audience who were wearing relatively clean clothes, but whose aura showed that they were not rich people, stood up.
When this group of people stood up, the rest were at a loss.
What is this for?
Meng Wendong was heard to say: "You made some achievements when you exterminated the Xiongnu tribe, and you proactively welcomed the arrival of the Qin Dynasty."
"Therefore, Great Qin would like to commend you."
Hearing this, the numb people in the crowd became a little jealous, and they looked at Bazar and others.
Commendation?
They were all calm in their hearts.
First of all, this process is very familiar, and secondly, the reward for recognition is "them". As slaves, they will be rewarded to the new slave owner.
It's just a different owner.
Why do they have mood swings?
However, what they said next made them a little confused and at a loss.
Only to hear Meng Wendong continue to say: "Your Majesty has decreed to grant Daqin household registration to some of you. I will give you one thousand yuan and ten silver coins. You will have ten acres of pasture in Qingcao County and five cattle and sheep each."
Bazar and others immediately kowtowed and said, "People, thank you for your grace."
After Meng Wendong gave the things to these people, Bazar and others returned
Arrived in the team.
This made those people a little confused. What does this mean?
Some people even snickered in their hearts, is helping Da Qin just such a small reward?
Meng Wendong looked at the people with different expressions and just smiled and said: "Everyone, I know what kind of life you lived when the Huns were here."
"But in Great Qin, we do not allow slave owners to exist."
He said with a smile: "Slave owners can burn, kill, loot and even kidnap you without any responsibility. You also need to worry about your own lives and your family every day."
"But the leaders of Da Qin and people with Da Qin household registration do not need to worry about this."
"The Qin Law Society will protect everyone with Da Qin household registration impartially."
"Any provocation against people with Da Qin household registration will be regarded as a provocation against Da Qin and the laws of Qin."
"And His Majesty the First Emperor will definitely use the laws of Qin to punish him."
Meng Wendong said such a sentence casually, which made a very deep impression on these people later.
Of course, people at this time still don’t know the true weight of this sentence.
Meng Wendong just continued: "According to the laws of Qin, all people in Da Qin will get some land. Since Qingcao County is a grazing county, we will turn "land" into "grassland" and continue to distribute it. "
He took out a booklet and said slowly: "Now in Qingcao County, except for the people from Bazar Banner who have Daqin household registration, most of the others have Daqin temporary household registration."
"Although Da Qin's temporary household registration cannot directly allocate you grassland, it does allow you to exchange labor for grassland."
Meng Wendong's eyes were cold: "As for the people of the Three Banners such as Lamu Tuo'er, Kula Duku, and Tan Degao, they cannot have any kind of household registration because they colluded with the Huns."
He looked at the people below and carefully explained to them the role of Daqin household registration, what temporary household registration could do, and what people without household registration or temporary household registration should do.
Everyone standing on the grass subconsciously pinched their foreheads after listening to Meng Wendong's introduction.
People with household registration can be allocated land, and can even take selection examinations to work in the court as a minor official?
Can you even serve as an official in each banner or district?
People with temporary household registration can get money through labor and can even own their own grassland, but they need to buy it with their own money.
Instead of treating yourself as a slave, can you even own your own property?
Are they dreaming?
Even people who do not have household registration can ensure their own life safety...
At least they won't be killed by people who don't know where they come from, snatched away as slaves, or even tortured to death...
Their children, their relatives, and their wives no longer belong to others and may no longer be abused at any time...
At this time, even those who had resisted Da Qin before felt a little moved in their hearts...
If you can be a good human being, no one will want to be a slave.
This is human nature.
Meng Wendong's eyes quickly captured the thoughts of these people, and a smile slowly appeared in his heart.
He knew what these people were thinking, but pretended not to know and continued to introduce in detail the "rights" and "obligations" of people with household registration, temporary household registration, and those without household registration.
The numb slaves were kneeling down in front of the stage, sincerely, as if they were in front of Changshengtian.
[In view of the general environment,
This is not Meng Wendong's request, but they feel the excitement and joy from the heart, unable to express their emotions, and can only use such primitive means to feel their numb hearts.
It is not an exaggeration to say that I was in tears.
Meng Wendong looked at
The people in front of me, these people may only be considered real "people" now.
Before, they were not even as valuable as livestock.
Meng Wendong's originally somewhat cold heart softened for a moment, but in an instant he became cold again.
Even though these people are now Da Qin people and belong to Da Qin, he still knows how to treat them.
He is also one of the colleges in Baijia Palace and has attended many lectures before.
What impressed him most was Chen Ke's attitude towards these "naturalized" people.
To sum it up, just a few words.
"It can't be too good, it can't be bad, it can't be better than the people of Qin and the Central Plains, and it can't be much worse than the people of the Central Plains and Qin."
The degree of this needs to be figured out by oneself.
Meng Wendong felt that he should be able to understand Prime Minister Chen's thoughts.
After all, he also felt that what would happen to these people even if they were naturalized? If they are very friendly to them because their race is different from the Central Plains people and the Qin people, even more than the original Qin people, then what does the Qin people's previous efforts count?
Therefore, in Meng Wendong's view, these people must not be allowed to live better than the Qin people.
They must always know that there is some gap between them and the Qin people, but they must not be made to feel that the gap is too big.
Meng Wendong's heart continued to harden, but his tone unconsciously softened.
The attitude of these border people towards him is really much better than that of some Qin people now. At least these people are still simple and honest now.
...........
This kind of thing not only happened in Beihai Prefecture, but also happened in Tianshan Prefecture.
These two territories that originally belonged to the Xiongnu were inhabited by some indigenous people. These people may have been the efforts of the Huns who did not have time to take them away, or they may be some original ethnic groups who originally lived here and did not belong to the Xiongnu.
Thanks to the propaganda of those county magistrates, the entire border area now knew the benefits of becoming a Qin citizen and having a Daqin household registration.
What's more, after hearing the news, some people secretly went to the local county magistrate's office and began to inquire about how to earn "points" to convert their temporary household registration into household registration.
Those who did not even have temporary household registration no longer rejected Da Qin at this time, and began to actively seek their own jobs, hoping to obtain Da Qin household registration.
...........
Zhangtai Palace
Ying Zheng listened to his subordinates constantly reporting news from all over the country, with a smile on his face unconsciously.
For him, it was certainly a good thing to be able to conquer these two places without any bloodshed, but at the same time, it was his son who came up with this plan, which made him even happier.
It’s the kind of pride that comes with having a grown-up son in my family.
He put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Han Tan, what do you think of Fusu?"
Han Tan bent over slightly. He knew that sometimes when the emperor asked you, he didn't really want to ask you, but wanted to praise you.
Dang even smiled and said: "Your Majesty, how can I know what is good and bad? After all, I don't know many words."
"But, I can tell from His Majesty and Prime Minister Chen's expression that Mr. Fusu's plan must be the best."
"If I were a slave, I would probably also want to fight for Da Qin's household registration."
"What does this look like?"
Han Tan had a wry smile on his face: "I heard Prime Minister Chen say before, this is a carrot dangled in front of someone."
Ying Zheng sneered: "Dang the carrot in front of the donkey?"
"That's why Chen Ke would say such vulgar words."
He touched his chin and said, "But, what Chen Ke said is quite appropriate."
"I heard from Hei Bingtai below that some forces in the border areas that originally resisted the Qin Dynasty have begun to give up their resistance and started discussing naturalization after hearing about some of the benefits of the Qin Dynasty.
. "
Ying Zheng sighed: "I prefer to be open and close, but Fusu probably prefers to make everything his own in silence."
Han Tan just lowered his head and listened to the gossip belonging to His Majesty the First Emperor. At this time, he did not dare to say a word.
After all, this is not a time to talk.
Ying Zheng shook his head slightly, with a calm expression on his face: "Okay, what is that boy Chen Ke doing recently?"
"I haven't seen him for several days, and I even miss him a little."
Han Tan glanced at Ying Zheng's expression with the corner of his eyes, thought about it a few times before saying, "It's nothing."
There was a hint of ridicule in his tone: "I heard that Prime Minister Chen has been busy recently with the issue of new currency, but I don't know how this matter is going."
New currency?
Ying Zheng was a little curious: "Isn't the matter of the new currency already settled? Why are you still struggling with that matter?"
"Is there any problem?"
Han Tan shook his head: "I don't know this."
Although Ying Zheng was curious, he also knew that this was a big deal. Since it was a big deal, it was better not to bother him for the time being and wait until Chen Ke had finished it.
...........
Manufacturing Department
Li Si, Fusu, and Chen Ke stood in front of the mold. Lin Fang and Zuo Ge on the side also looked at the coins in front of them helplessly.
Chen Ke did have some ideas of his own, also for currency, but this idea was indeed a bit difficult for Lin Fang, Zuo Ge and the other craftsmen.
But...
These craftsmen were actually a little moved by Chen Ke's proposal, otherwise they wouldn't be thinking together now.
When the group of craftsmen were discussing together, Lin Fang turned to look at Chen Ke and said with curiosity: "Uncle, how did you come up with this?"
"There has been nothing like this since ancient times, right? Whether it was the Zhou Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty earlier, the Xia Dynasty, the Six Kingdoms before, or the Qin Dynasty today."
"How did you come up with this?"
