Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 257 Prisoner
"Corvée labor and rotational garrison are a system established by our ancestors."

"Besides, our Great Qin was founded on farming and warfare. How can we relax control in this regard?"

At the end of summer in the first year, when the storm was still brewing,
In the court of Qin Ying,
Another official made suggestions to the Second Emperor.

Because Fusu intended to change the policy of "garrison troops" to make it equal to the punishment of corvée labor -

According to the law,

If a laborer was late for labor service, he would be punished to varying degrees, such as by fines or corporal punishment, depending on the number of days he was late.

But if you are a soldier, conscripted to serve in the army and guard a certain place, the punishment for being late will be very severe.

"Those who fail to meet the deadline shall be beheaded!"

When Fusu was in Shangjun,
I have encountered such a thing.

He even asked Meng Tian why he treated these soldiers who were conscripted from distant places to serve in the army so harshly.

Meng Tian told him, "Governing the army and governing the people cannot be mixed together."

"Many unexpected things often happen in people's lives, so when dealing with these things, you need to consider a lot and learn to make compromises."

"After all, some common accidents won't cause much impact."

“But the military is different.”

"The purpose of training soldiers is to fight."

"If management is lax and accidents happen on the battlefield, the problems it causes will be huge!"

The principle of "military orders are as heavy as mountains"

But it was summed up by countless ancestors with their blood and tears.

After hearing this, Fusu thought that there was some truth in it, but he still felt that it was too harsh.

He said, "Now that the country is unified, wars are not as frequent as before. We can reduce the number of soldiers we need to recruit and relax the requirements on them."

"The people have fought for too many years and endured too much hardship. Now is the time when they need to take a break. How can we still treat them strictly according to the requirements during wartime?"

Meng Tian wanted to say:
Civil peace and military playfulness begin with trivial matters. How can we relax military preparations and training just because the world is stable?
How could the eldest son, who was studying Confucian wisdom, not read "Mencius" and not know the truth that "one is born in sorrow and dies in comfort"?
But in the end, he did not say these words, but only told Fusu, "This is the system of the court. As a soldier, I am just obeying orders."

then,

After Fusu succeeded to the throne,
He then proposed to change the rule of "those who miss the deadline should be beheaded".

But in the eyes of the nobles in the court, this was a violation of the foundation of the Qin Dynasty.

The Qin State was able to unify the world.
The first thing is that the military is stronger than the six countries, so it can sweep across.

Moreover, the military merit system had been in place for more than a hundred years, and countless people had benefited from it.
How can we abandon this system just because the world is unified?
The Huns in the north,
Baiyue in the south,
Even the remnants of Qi State who crossed the sea to the east and have not been found to this day,

They are all enemies of the Qin elite soldiers, and they can all bring new military merits!

But Fusu's attitude was firm, and Heizhuang returned to the court and expressed great support for the new emperor.

Hei Zhuang is much more mature in the way he does things than his disappointing son.

After his comeback, he quickly contacted those officials who were on good terms with the Hei family, and used bribes and reason to convince them to support the Second Emperor.

So in the end,
Both sides made concessions:
Border defense is a major national issue.
The Great Wall has not been repaired yet, and the Huns are showing signs of making a comeback. We cannot be careless.

Therefore, the garrison in Shangjun must follow the old system.

However, the garrison in the inland and northeastern regions can be relaxed and a more relaxed system can be adopted.

The Yan area located in the northeast is even farther away from the center of the Qin Dynasty. The main force of the Xiongnu is not there. There are more Donghu who have been attacked by the gentlemen of the Xia Dynasty hundreds of times.

These barbarians have lost the power to invade the Central Plains.

Therefore, the nobles in Xianyang believed that there was no need to worry too much about the defense there.

This is good news for many people.

But the message is delivered,
It takes time.

After the death of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, local bureaucrats quickly became lazy.

Fusu was a benevolent gentleman.
People always fear a gentleman less than a tyrant.

What's more, the nobles of the six countries have already contacted their subordinates in the local area and are ready to restore their country!

After they learned that Fusu had succeeded to the throne, they gathered together to discuss:
"Fusu's reputation is known to many people in the world."

"If he becomes the second emperor, he will implement some benevolent policies and win the hearts of some people."

"And the reason why we can still hide in various places and prepare for the great cause of restoring our country is because people still miss the rule of their homeland and believe that they are not Qin people."

"If he really were to secure his position and gain the gratitude and respect of the people of the world, there would be no possibility for our country to be revived!"

"We can't let his decrees spread to the local areas!"

then,

The nobles of the six countries then contacted local officials and powerful people they knew, and tried to find ways to prevent the central government's orders from being implemented.

Although laws and policies are good,

Then it has to be implemented!

It is impossible to pretend that you have not received any orders.

Because when the First Emperor was in power, a complete document delivery system had already been established across the country.

But they can easily delay or raise objections, saying that "the local conditions are special and it is difficult to implement, so please think twice."

By the time the documents had been sent back and forth between the local and central governments several times, what they wanted to do would have been done long ago!

Therefore,

Fusu's policies of reducing taxes and levies,

It was implemented in places such as the Three Jins that were conquered earlier and had stronger control.

But the farther away from Guanzhong the place was, the more they were fooled and obstructed.

Kuaiji County, from top to bottom, became the base camp for the restoration of the Chu State!

For this,

In Xianyang, Hei Zhuang has also proposed that some transfers be made to transfer Meng Tian from Shangjun back to Guanzhong:
If there is no unrest in the world and Fusu is unwilling to allow the Hei family to strengthen their authority through a coup, then use the power of the Meng family to intimidate the disrespectful officials in the court.

If the thing we are most worried about really happens, then we will need Meng Tian even more!

When such quarrels are over,
After entering the stormy autumn,
Chen Sheng, unaware that the government decree had been changed, packed his bags, left his hometown, and escorted 900 civilians who were conscripted to garrison Yuyang.

They walked on the muddy road, starting from Yangcheng, which originally belonged to the State of Chu, and headed for Yuyang County, which was located in the old State of Yan.

Chen Sheng heard many people complaining:
"Why should we, the Chu people, go to guard the Yan territory?"

His good brother Wu Guang asked him, "Should we stop them from talking about this?"

"We've just started our journey and there are complaints like this. I'm afraid it will be more difficult to manage along the way."

Chen Sheng waved his hand indifferently and said, "Guarding the frontier is a very painful thing."

"We are going to such a far place, and we must be filled with resentment. Why do we have to sew up people's mouths and stop them from speaking?"

"Let everyone vent their feelings with words, don't stop them."

In Mangdang Mountain,

Liu Ji looked at the fewer and fewer civilians in front of him, with a sullen face and stamping his feet continuously.

"Oh my god, you are kidding me!"

"This person is almost gone, and you still let Naigong escort him?"

Waiting for the place,
A little number of people,
Nai Gong was the first to be "executed on the spot"!

After all, how could the rated number of people be so different from the actual number of people?
Liu Ji became more and more annoyed the more he thought about it, pulling out the wine flask he was carrying and taking a few big gulps. His face showed a murderous rage.

Dear dad,
This is a major event that will really affect his career!
The remaining civilians looked at him in fear, worried that the Qin official who was escorting them would take the opportunity to vent his anger.

then,

They did see Qin Li draw the sword from his waist, his beard still stained with wine, and walk towards them step by step.

"Don't, don't kill me!"

Someone knelt down in fear.

Because there were too many people fleeing, the civilians were all tied up with ropes and unable to move.

In addition, after walking for many days, I was hungry and tired.

Faced with the freezing sword edge, they no longer had the ability to resist.

Or,

I was able to follow him all the way to Mangdang Mountain instead of looking for an opportunity to escape.

It has been proven that this group of people does not have enough courage.

They are the most typical civilians in this land who are submissive and endure humiliation.

But in the face of their pleas for mercy, Qin Li did not stop.

then,

Those who faced the enemy closed their eyes in shock and sorrow, leaned together, and waited for the most painful moment to come.

"Cha-"

The sword rose and fell, then returned to its sheath.

The broken rope fell to the ground.

The body that had been bound for so long suddenly became free again.

Those people opened their eyes in surprise and looked at the middle-aged Qin Li.

"What a fart!"

"Get out of here!"

Liu Ji felt annoyed when he saw their tearful faces.

He is a man who likes beauty.
Seeing a bunch of dusty old men looking at him with such "longing for love" eyes really made Liu Ji feel uncomfortable.

If you don’t look good, don’t come here!
Saying this,

He used his sword to cut the ropes of the others.

Liu Ji said to the miserable-looking civilians, "That's enough, you can all run for your lives!"

"Anyway, we can't gather enough people to do the corvée labor. Instead of going to die together, it's better for each of us to find a way to survive!"

"Well, what about you?" someone asked him worriedly.

"I?"

"Hi!"

Liu Ji waved his hand indifferently, picked up the wine jug and took a sip.

He said casually, "I will just hide in this Mangdang Mountain and be a wild man!"

"Everyone, save your own lives!"

then,

Some of the civilians left here trembling with fear.

Some remained.

They said, "We are grateful for your kindness and we are avoiding corvée labor, which is against the law and should be punished."

"Rather than running back home and bringing trouble to my family, I'd rather live with you in Mangdang Mountain. That way, we can tell the outside world that I died on the way, and I won't be implicated by the court."

"That's good, otherwise it would be boring for you to stay in this mountain!"

Liu Ji did not refuse and accepted it directly, and soon adapted to his new identity.

If he releases laborers without permission, he will certainly not be able to be the head of the village.

Fortunately, Mangdang Mountain is not far from Fengyi.
He can totally rely on his connections in Peifeng and be a happy mountain king here!
(End of this chapter)