Time flies, dusk goes and morning comes.
The years have passed by like a fleeting horse, and in a blink of an eye, it has been the sixth year of Wude.
After unifying the world, Xiao Yuan successively adopted the strategies of Prime Minister Liu Yuzhi to recruit refugees, relocate the population, encourage farmers to teach farming, build water conservancy projects, and compile household registrations, etc., which had already restored vitality to the entire world.
In terms of agriculture, national policies have always been to support farmers in farming and improve the legality of acres of land.
In terms of water conservancy, it connects rivers and canals, ranging from lakes to small reservoirs and weirs in villages, completely solving irrigation problems across the country.
In terms of cultural education, it has also been improved. Tuition fees for literacy have been reduced for some children. Primary schools can be found in the center of each village. In terms of disciplines, there is no longer just a collection of poems and books, but medicine, industry, miscellaneous studies, etc. have also been established in several major counties, which are equivalent to public security universities.
This has further improved the overall quality of the officers and soldiers. They are no longer the kind of police officers who could be hired by any scoundrel. The current Wuwei Mansion is not formal, and the entry requirements have become more and more strict. After all, it is related to the stability of the place. It is an important department of the country.
In terms of military affairs, the number of national-level regular troops that the Qin State could use for combat was finally estimated at 1.2 million, making it the strongest military force in the world.
And what is Xiao Yuan's national policy in the past few years, which is to recuperate and recuperate.
It is conceivable that when the world is at home, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and everything is stable, Qin's huge empire is operating, and the scene of vigorous development is achieved.
In just six years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, from the initial war to the end, the whole world has been in great order, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the population has gradually recovered, the social economy has developed rapidly, and the national strength has increased day by day.
At the end of the fifth year of Wude, Chen Huaiming, the Minister of Household Affairs, made a report in the court: the country's fiscal revenue this year was 69.41 million taels of silver, and the total expenditures were 45 million taels. , half of which was spent on military, leaving a balance of 24,410,000 taels in the national treasury.
You must know that this is without any exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. It is six or seven times more than the forced taxes imposed in the previous war era.
It can be seen how the people's livelihood in Daqin is. Every household is no longer hungry, but has a surplus of food.
The prosperous age has quietly arrived.
In Xiao Yuan's philosophy, it is not enough for a country to have money alone, otherwise it will only be treated as a pig and slaughtered by others.
Military is the top priority. Only with the support of strong national power and the absolute force of the Qin army can the empire become truly prosperous.
The sixth year of Wude is an extraordinary year.
Not only was it the beginning of a prosperous age, but there was also a grand occasion when more than a dozen small countries around the Qin Dynasty paid tribute and became vassals at the same time.
These are foreign lands that are not suitable for occupation and are useless and unprofitable.
For example, there are Xifan Kingdom, Bhikkhu Kingdom, and some distant small kingdoms such as Bailuo and Xinxi, which are thousands of miles west of Xinjiang.
They admired the etiquette and culture of the Qin Dynasty, and were impressed by the military power of the Qin Dynasty. In view of the prosperity of Chang'an, they made many requests, hoping to do business and trade here and obtain some residence rights.
In this regard, the chief official of Chang'an City Fangsi also asked to see Xiao Yuan once and reported some foreign trade matters. Xiao Yuan's meaning was also very clear. It was okay to do business in Chang'an, but the Qin Law clearly stipulated that no matter whether nobles or merchants from other countries, they could not do business in Qin. No one has any privileges, and any illegal behavior will be punished in accordance with the law.
Xiao Yuan also dispatched naval troops and sent people out to sea, crossing the Yellow Sea eastward and finding an island. However, it was a barren land with harsh environment, frequent tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, and no trace of human habitation.
After updating the map, Xiao Yuan named it Yingdao.
The court meeting hall on this day.
"Xuan, the envoys of Bailuo and Xinxi are here to see you~~~~"
The voices reached the bottom of the hundred steps one after another.
After a while, the two envoys entered the main hall and knelt down to salute: "See His Majesty the Emperor of Qin——"
"Messengers are exempt from courtesy." Xiao Yuan raised his hand slightly and spoke calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty——"
The two said in unison, their appearance was not very different, they both had black hair, but unlike Da Qin, the five
The official should be more profound.
After standing up, Bai Luo's envoy spoke first: "Dear His Majesty the Qin Emperor, as a vassal of the Qin Dynasty, our country has been severely violated. Please make the decision for us, Bai Luo."
Before Xiao Yuan could ask, the envoy of Xinxi immediately said: "Dear His Majesty the Qin Emperor, we Xinxi have always regarded you as our Holy Lord. This time, you must uphold justice."
Well, it seems that there is some conflict between these two small countries.
Xiao Yuan glanced at the two of them: "Please let the envoy explain the situation here in detail. Let Bai Luo speak first."
"Yes." The Bailuo envoy said with joy on his face, "Your Majesty the Qin Emperor, we Bailuo people uphold peace and have always had no conflicts with our neighboring countries. Who would have thought that in February this year, Xinxi suddenly mobilized three troops? Thousands of people are aggressively invading our borders."
Under the narration of Bailuo Messenger, Xiao Yuan understood what happened.
It's like two younger brothers fighting and coming to seek justice from the older brother.
The territories of Bailuo and Xinku are connected together, not left and right, but up and down, with Bailuo in the south and Xinku in the north.
There is no doubt that these two small countries will fight sooner or later.
Xiao Yuan didn't really want to get involved in this kind of thing, but Bailuo and Xinxi had already pledged themselves to the Qin Dynasty, and they were both sincerely convinced. Both of them were dominated by the Emperor of Qin, and they even paid tribute to many good things last year.
No matter what, it’s a bit unjustifiable.
The new envoy was afraid that Xiao Yuan would side with Bai Luo, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Qin, you must not listen to the villain's slander. This matter was entirely caused by their rudeness. When we sent troops, we only used Take back what belongs to you.”
"You are the villain! What do you mean by what belongs to you!" Bailuo Messenger immediately shouted.
"You are a villain!" The other party was naturally unwilling to be outdone.
The two quarreled in the court.
The minister of Qin suddenly found it interesting, and Jiang Yi stood up and said, "Since the two envoys want to ask our emperor to uphold justice, then it's okay to do so. Why do this?"
When the two envoys heard this, they quickly shut up and lowered their bodies at the same time. Envoy Bailuo said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Qin, please calm down. It's just that the Xinxi Kingdom went too far, so I couldn't help but argue with him."
"Okay, I already know about the matter." Xiao Yuan said. In fact, he was already looking at the map while they were arguing.
So he said: "Let me give you an idea. Let Hanmu River be the boundary. The north of the boundary river will be the Xinxi territory, and the south of the boundary river will be the Bailuo territory. In this way, neither of you will suffer a loss and you will both get it. The land you want, as for the previous conflicts, you two can resolve them diplomatically."
This opinion is actually very fair and completely acceptable to both countries.
