What Ying Chengjiao had to do was to enlighten the people and promote their all-round development, so as to advance the Qin State as a whole by one or even two eras.
There is a gap of more than 2,000 years between the Qin Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty, but the leap in technological level was not that great.
For example, guns.
If they were to build a Dongfeng Express, that would definitely be a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for Ying Chengjiao.
But for the Qin State alone, making a musket and a cannon was not as difficult as imagined.
First of all, gunpowder had been developed by that group of alchemists, and then the steel for casting gun barrels had also been developed through the continuous research and development of Mohist and Gongshujia over the years. Basically, most of the work had been completed.
Don't underestimate the wisdom . The wooden ox and flowing horse have not been cracked yet.
To be more picky, you may want to require a certain error in the depth of the rifling and a certain diameter for each bullet.
In modern times, there are machines that can perform deep processing, so this is not difficult.
In the Qin Dynasty, there were no machines and everything had to be rubbed by hand. Was that difficult?
It’s not difficult.
The Qin Dynasty was a deformed country, so deformed that every brick used to cast the Great Wall had a name written on it, and if there was a problem with any brick, the caster could be directly identified.
For the Qin State's craftsmen, precision is a requirement, right? No problem.
Bring me a mold. If I don’t make you an identical one, I’ll just give you the head.
Due to the lack of machines for deep processing and the extremely long time required for hand rubbing, epoch-making weapons such as guns and cannons cannot be mass-produced.
But if you want to make it, then it's basically not a big problem.
Ying Chengjiao talked about the physical form, simple principles, required materials and the theories of Mohists and Gongshujia.
The rest is a process of trial and error, and that’s how cement is made.
The invention process is difficult, but the most difficult part is the idea. Imagination is very important.
There is also hybrid rice, which, to put it simply, is the result of continuously hybridizing two types of rice, such as high-yield rice and weed-resistant rice, to cultivate a new generation of rice.
Without modern equipment, it is difficult to accurately measure temperature and humidity, so let's not measure them for now.
Let’s crossbreed first. If we don’t have a butcher knife, won’t we eat the pigs?
The reason why there has been no results for so long is that this project requires a large number of samples, manpower, and seed plants.
New China has been in reform and opening up for so long, with the full support of the country, but it took Mr. Yuan a long time to ensure that the Chinese people have enough food.
It would have been impossible for Ying Chengjiao, a younger brother of the emperor, to produce hybrid rice in the illiterate and warlike Qin Dynasty, unless he changed his name to Liu Xiu.
Otherwise, even if we bring Old Yuan here, he will be helpless since he has no one and nothing.
Without the support of the First Emperor, there is no point in even thinking about promoting the development and progress of the times.
If Ying Chengjiao had done it independently from the First Emperor, he would have done it long ago.
Glass, cement, curved plow, drum cart, manure fertilizer, paper, movable type printing...
Ying Chengjiao completed all the things that were limited by technology and ideas.
Some of them are already in practical use, such as the curved plow, water wheel, textile machine, etc.
Some of them were suppressed by the First Emperor or not put into practical use after careful consideration by Ying Chengjiao, such as movable type printing and paper.
Before the Qin Dynasty unified the world, Ying Chengjiao gave the throne to the First Emperor and lived a hands-off life, enjoying himself.
Because manpower is limited, unification requires war, and war requires soldiers.
Since these soldiers are going to fight, there is no way for them to develop.
Ying Chengjiao also thought about developing first, but finally gave up.
I have to say that the military merit title is truly a unprecedented mechanism.
To quickly build up combat power in a short period of time, nothing can be more impressive than the title of military merit.
If Ying Chengjiao were to develop his business through farming in twenty years, he would have enough confidence to defeat the military merit system, which is a way of increasing the number of troops.
But in the end the world will be unified through military means anyway, so why delay if it can be unified ten years earlier?
Moreover, in the same ten years, Ying Chengjiao had no confidence that he could conquer the world by relying on farming. There were too many problems.
The farming movement would require reforms, which would affect the interests of the vast majority of people in Qin.
Even though Ying Chengjiao was called the Little King of Qin back then, he was the popular choice and all factions in the Qin State supported Ying Chengjiao.
That’s because most of these factions believed that Ying Chengjiao would lead them to sweep across the six kingdoms and bring them huge benefits.
If Ying Chengjiao wanted to carry out reforms to change their existing interests, those people would immediately pretend to obey but actually resist openly or covertly. The precedent of Shang Yang's reforms was too obvious.
Even King Zhuangxiang of Qin, who loved Ying Chengjiao, would not agree with Ying Chengjiao's reforms.
The Qin State rose from obscurity by relying on military merit and titles. Now that it is thriving, it still wants to reform its laws and institutions. Are they suffering from madness?
Even if King Zhuangxiang of Qin had an extraordinary vision, he did not have the ability to suppress the entire Qin State.
There is only one Zheng Ge in history.
With these overt and covert reasons, Ying Chengjiao resolutely decided to help his cheap big brother to conquer the six kingdoms first to avoid any more trouble.
When the six kingdoms came down, according to what Ying Chengjiao wanted, they should reform the system and focus on farming.
Because there is little point in expanding further.
If the technology tree is not developed to a certain level, you will not be able to conquer the territories of the Xiongnu, Donghu, and Qiang.
This is due to the difference between agricultural people and nomadic people.
Agricultural people built city walls and cultivated land, generally following the positional approach.
Nomadic people come and go like the wind, live wherever there is water and grass, and can move around with their large tents, following a guerrilla approach.
With the current level of Daqin technology, unless a city can be built on the grassland, it will be useless to take it down.
It is not enough to build just one, you have to build a bunch of them, forming a system.
Otherwise, if the city is isolated, the nomadic people will surround it for a period of time and the city will be destroyed.
The general development of the world is following the route set by Ying Chengjiao.
When it came to the reform, Ying Chengjiao got stuck because he did not expect that the First Emperor would disagree.
Perhaps it was because he had been in the Qin Dynasty for too long, even he, a time traveler, regarded the First Emperor as a god with foresight.
And there is more than one variable.
Ying Chengjiao didn't expect this.
Without convincing the First Emperor, he convinced his eldest nephew, Ying Fusu, to go to Shangjun for a pilot project.
Shangjun is now Yulin, Shaanxi.
It was known as the first border county of Qin State and had jurisdiction over 19 counties.
To the northwest of Shangjun are Jiuyuan and Yunzhong, which border the Xiongnu.
To the southwest of Shangjun is Beidi, and further southwest is Longxi, which borders the Qiang clan.
The troops in Shangjun played an important role in reinforcing the border troops in the northwest and southwest, providing great protection for the border troops in the two places.
Once the Xiongnu and Qiang clan became powerful, the border troops were defeated.
The Qin troops in Jiuyuan, Yunzhong, Longxi and other places can all retreat to Shangjun for rest and wait for an opportunity to regain lost territory.
Now that the Great Wall has not been completed, Shangjun is the largest barrier in the northwest corner of Qin State.
If Shangjun is not lost, Qin will have depth on its northwest border.
Neither the Huns nor the Qiang could burn, kill and loot in the Qin inland area without restraint.
Unless, they wanted to try to encircle and suppress the Shangjun defenders, and wanted to give the Shangjun defenders heads and military merits.
Of course, no matter how important Shangjun is to the Qin State.
In essence, this is still a bitter and cold place.
As an important frontier county, its attributes determine that it has nothing to do with singing and dancing.
There is vast snow there, stretching for thousands of miles.
The howling cold wind caused many Qin soldiers to catch colds, and their knees suffered severe pain when it was cloudy and rainy.
Some time ago, in order to cultivate Ying Fusu's prestige and get rid of his pedantry, the First Emperor specially ordered Meng Tian to accompany him to Shangjun for training.
Now that Ying Fusu has come out of the Da Zheng Palace and has been reborn, it stands to reason that he only needs to follow the First Emperor and learn how to govern the country from him to successfully become the Second Emperor of Qin.
The development path arranged for the First Emperor by Ying Chengjiao did not include the task of expanding territory.
Maintain stability, govern with benevolence, and win the hearts of the people.
Not to mention Ying Chengjiao didn't expect it, even the First Emperor didn't expect it.
Under such circumstances, their eldest nephew, the eldest son, took the initiative to go to Shangjun.
"My nephew is thoughtful."
Ying Chengjiao squatted down and sat next to his eldest nephew, speaking gently.
The First Emperor did not turn around, but his motionless body showed that he was also listening, listening attentively.
"Uncle's way is to develop in a prosperous place to show power. If you want to implement it in one city, Shangjun is fine, but would Linzi in Qi or Langya be better?"
Ying Chengjiao did not have much hope for Ying Fusu. These words were meant to teach Ying Fusu and make him consider the problem more comprehensively.
It would be meaningless if the pilot project is only carried out in one city.
All the people he and Ying Chengjiao have in the world combined would be enough to fill at least one city.
Without the permission of the First Emperor, who suppressed and reformed the entire territory, one or two cities would have little significance.
But it is a good thing that Ying Fusu has this intention, and Ying Chengjiao will not discourage his nephew's enthusiasm.
Education is not just about criticizing others or saying things like “you can’t do it, you are wrong, it’s better to do it this way”.
Instead, we should give people confidence and grasp the child's strengths. We should first give the child affirmation and then provide a better solution.
You are right. Do you think it would be better to do this?
When it comes to developing farming, Shangjun is better than Linzi, because there is no military affairs in Linzi.
Without military harassment, the entire Linzi County can be encouraged to focus on development.
"No, uncle, Shangjun is better. Shangjun is connected to Jiuyuan and Yunzhong counties in the northwest, and Longxi in the southwest. Fusu can be in charge of military affairs in Shangjun. The military affairs are in my hands, and the Meng family and the Li family are standing behind Fusu. Fusu can spread your uncle's message to the whole country in the future."
Ying Chengjiao narrowed his eyes. He underestimated his eldest nephew.
What Ying Fusu wanted was not a city, but the military power of the Qin Dynasty and the guns.
In the court today, the Wang family, with two marquises in one family, is the backbone of the military force, and Wang Jian and his son Wang Ben are the most capable fighters.
But there is another main branch, which is the Meng family.
If the three generations of the Meng family fought against the father and son of the Wang family, each leading 200,000 soldiers and horses, the Meng family would most likely be defeated.
But combat effectiveness is not the same as influence. The Meng family’s influence in the Qin army far exceeds that of the Wang family.
The young Qin general Li Xin is actually not worthy of the title of Li family, but Li Xin is young.
When Wang Jian grew old, the new generation of generals of the Qin Dynasty was obviously led by Wang Ben, Meng Tian, ​​and Li Xin.
Li Xin was also very grateful to Meng Tian because of the war against Chu.
From Ying Fusu to Meng Tian and Li Xin, it is almost equivalent to controlling most of the future military power of the Qin Dynasty.
With this huge power, Ying Fusu had the capital to become a tyrant.
Ying Fusu experienced the massacre in the Zheng Palace, where the Confucian scholars were almost deceived and his teacher nearly died.
He did not want to follow the path of benevolent rule and preservation of the status quo arranged for him by the First Emperor, Ying Chengjiao. He wanted to be the second First Emperor.
Qin II could make the whole world obey him with just one word.
"I am not dead yet, and you want to seize power."
The First Emperor turned his back to Ying Fusu and spoke in a cold voice, his words like a chilly wind that seemed to freeze into ice.
"Is the emperor unhappy?"
Ying Fusu sat up straight and stared at the back of the First Emperor with burning eyes.
Holding the Qin Sword in his hand, the First Emperor turned around and faced his eldest son's staring eyes.
He saw fighting spirit and ambition in Ying Fusu's eyes, and saw that he was ready to make a move.
"You taught me this?"
The First Emperor shifted his gaze to Ying Chengjiao who was sitting next to Ying Fusu.
"Laugh if you want to. Who are you trying to scare with a stern face?"
Ying Chengjiao curled his lips and said unhappily.
“Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!”
The first emperor's mouth widened wider and wider, and his laughter was so clear that the glazed tiles on the top of the Zhangtai Palace shook continuously.
Gai Nie, who was on the roof of Zhangtai Palace, was startled. The venison in his hand fell onto the roof tiles. He slapped the glazed tiles on the roof in dissatisfaction.
He lowered his head again and said to Zhao Gao, who was waiting outside the palace gate, "Is there any food left?"
Zhao Gao looked confused and dazed for a moment, and did not answer Gai Nie's question.
The officials waiting outside the door stood straight and did not show any doubt in their hearts.
What makes Your Majesty so happy?
This curiosity overwhelmed the resentment towards Gai Nie eating meat and drinking.
After making a sword flower, the First Emperor held the Qin King's Sword horizontally in front of Ying Fusu.
"It's yours."
The Sword of Qin, the sword symbolizing the Qin state power, is right before your eyes.
Getting this sword means taking over the Qin State and the world.
Ying Fusu was breathing heavily and did not reach out to take it immediately.
This was the first time that the First Emperor established his position in front of him as the crown prince, not the eldest son.
"I don't dare."
The First Emperor had a smile on his face and narrowed his eyes, his movements exactly the same as Ying Chengjiao next to him.
"I dare you!"
Ying Fusu growled and almost snatched the Qin Sword from the First Emperor's hand.
Today in the Xuanniao Palace, he and the First Emperor confronted each other and clashed with each other, which greatly eliminated his awe of the First Emperor.
"The crown prince has been appointed, Cheng Jiao. You will never have the chance to be king again in the future. Do you regret it?"
"What do you think, brother?"
"Lazy fellow, if you have ambition, I will grant you half of the country to practice your way, so what!"
The First Emperor was very disappointed with his talent.
"You said a lot of your own ideas about development, reform and change, but they are not as good as Fusu's words. Why don't you dare to do what Fusu did and take control of the military power to achieve it?"
Oh, are you crazy?
I will first take care of myself and then help the world.
Why do you want me to review memorials until one or two in the morning every day like you do, hold general staff meetings in the Xianyang Palace from time to time, and work non-stop even though 24 hours a day are not enough?
Ying Chengjiao was too lazy to pay attention to the First Emperor and rolled his eyes at him.
He has no regrets at all.
To him, the throne was not an honor but a burden.
To put it more clearly, he only wanted to enjoy the wealth and glory of being an emperor, but did not want to assume the responsibilities of an emperor.
He can talk, but he can never run errands.
The First Emperor was helpless about Ying Chengjiao's behavior.
In the mind of the First Emperor, Ying Chengjiao was more suitable to be the ruler of the world than Ying Fusu.
The increased grain production and the money in the national treasury all demonstrated Ying Chengjiao's strong Qin power.
But Ying Chengjiao, who has such ability, has no ambition.
As a man without ambition, the First Emperor was really afraid that halfway through the reform, Ying Chengjiao would find it boring and meaningless and stop changing.
Just like the throne of Qin back then, the two brothers talked about future development trends, and Ying Chengjiao immediately gave up the throne that was within his grasp.
To this end, she even pretended to be stupid and deceived King Zhuangxiang of Qin into thinking that it was Ying Zheng who was cast by Zhao Ji on Ying Chengjiao through some kind of witchcraft.
"I don't understand your uncle's way. The power of a country cannot be tested, and the power of a city is useless. I promise you seven counties: Jiuyuan, Yunzhong, Taiyuan, Longxi, Beidi, Yanmen, and Shangjun."
"From today on, the seven counties will implement wartime strategies, and you will be in charge of temporary laws. The northwest border of the Qin Empire is under your control, so don't let me down."
When it came to educating his children, the First Emperor was serious and willing to spend a lot of money.
In the entire northwest of the Qin Dynasty, Jiuyuan was the fief of Meng Tian, ​​Yunzhong was the fief of Meng Yi and Meng Wu, Yanmen was the fief of Meng Ao, Longxi was the fief of Li Xin, and Beidi was the fief of Wei Zhuang.
Taiyuan and Shangjun were not divided out and were reserved for the Qin State.
In terms of civil affairs, there is the former left prime minister Wei Zhuang; in terms of military affairs, there are Meng Jia and Li Xin.
The First Emperor initially built a backbone team for Ying Fusu.
"Fusu will never let my father down!"
Ying Fusu held the Qin King's Sword in one hand and made a promise to the First Emperor in a deep voice.
"You want to realize your way. Do you want to go to Shangjun with Fusu?"
"I won't go to Shangjun, a bitter and cold place. If I have to do everything myself, won't I be exhausted to death?"
Ying Chengjiao touched his chin and thought briefly.
"I'll send a few people to you. I think you're going to take Chunyu Yue, the corrupt scholar, with you this time. I'm really afraid you'll be kidnapped again."
"Who are you going to send?" Before Ying Fusu could say anything, the First Emperor couldn't hold back any longer.
The great emperor had a premonition that the person his younger brother wanted to send would definitely not be an unknown person.
"Han Fei and Li Mu must go, one to enforce the law and the other to attack the Hu. Our nephew's safety is also a problem. Outside of Xianyang, there will always be people who like to assassinate. Send the group of secret guards around me, and I will go back to the mansion to see who is suitable for the rest."
The First Emperor: ...
Li Mu, I have been asking for Han Fei for so long but you didn't give it to him. You sent him away as soon as Fusu went to Shangjun.
When did you have a group of secret guards around you? I don't even know.
Are you willing to take it out for Fusu's safety?
What? You think your eldest nephew is your biological brother. I am so good to you, so I am not your biological brother...
"...Didn't you say you couldn't command Li Mu, Han Fei?"
"Yes, I can't command, but I can give suggestions. We have a good relationship, and they usually listen to my suggestions, so it's not a big problem. Take half of the armored gates with you, because it's easy to dodge an open attack but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. I can't give you the maids, because they are all my harem reserve group."
Ying Fusu didn’t understand what the secret guards and the Armored Gate were.
But he understood the names Han Fei and Li Mu.
The Crown Prince of Daqin was stunned for a moment.
Han Fei, a giant in French football and the idol of his father, was early on given the nickname Han Feizi. He was a powerful man who integrated the trinity of Legalism, tactics and power and wrote the masterpiece "Han Feizi".
Li Mu, Lord Wu'an of Zhao, defeated the Qin god of war Wang Jian and blocked the Qin cavalry for many years, preventing the Xiongnu from moving south to graze their horses for ten years. He was a fierce man who never was defeated in his life.
Weren’t these two tough guys killed by my father?
Why are you at your uncle's place?
Is this the team that I, Ying Fusu, can have?
Looking at the emperor's expression, he seems to be very greedy...
"Fusu, please go out. I want to talk to your uncle about some private matters..."
This boy has sent half of his armor away! Is Fusu your biological son?
At the beginning, I wanted a single disciple of the Armored Sect to be a palace attendant, but I was not given one!
"only."
Ying Fusu responded.
"Wrong."
Ying Chengjiao hit Ying Fusu on the head, causing it to burst.
"Say yes."
Ying Fusu's eyes changed, he nodded, and spoke in a deep voice.
"promise."
Picking up the scabbard of the King of Qin's sword, Ying Fusu, wearing a plain long robe and wearing the King of Qin's sword on his waist, left the Zhangtai Palace.
Zhao Gao, who had been waiting outside the gate of Zhangtai Palace, saw the Qin King's sword worn on Ying Fusu's waist. His pupils shrank instantly to the size of a needle tip.
That night.
Zhao Gao returned to his residence in the palace and released a white dove.
The white dove had nothing tied to its feet, and it flapped its wings and flew into the sky.
Three hundred miles in the direction of it is Yongdi.
The gates of Zhangtai Palace were closed, trapping the two brothers in secret.
"Fusu is your son?"
"Hey, brother, don't joke about ethics."
"Give it to Li Mu, give it to Han Fei, give it to the secret guards, give it to half of the armored gates, why don't you give it to me?"
"What can I do for you? You have so many talented people in the court, Wang Wan, Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Wei Liao. We have Zhao Gao, Xia Wuqie, Zhang Han, secret guards, and countless palace officials for protection. What can I do for you? Besides, I'll give you a Gai Nie. Don't be so greedy."
"I have so many people under my command in the whole country. Fusu only controls half of the Qin Dynasty, but he has the help of Meng Jia, Li Xin, Li Mu, and Han Fei. Is this appropriate?"
"It's perfect. It couldn't be more perfect. My nephew is a young boy now and needs careful care. He has finally grown into a qualified heir. My royal brother, you don't want to see Fusu die prematurely, do you?"
"...You give Li Mu and Han Fei to me, and I will open the Six Palaces to you. How about that?"
"No, I can't shoot, so what am I going to do there? You should solve the Yellow Emperor problem for me sooner, then this proposal will be attractive to me."
"You bastard! You bastard! I will chop you to pieces!"
"Heh, the Qin King's Sword was taken away by Fusu, what are you looking for?"
Crackling~
Ping pong~
"You deliberately let Dr. Lu Xu's two sons escape from Xianyang. You gave them hope and then made them despair. You are not a human being if you play with human nature."
"Don't say such harsh words. He was the one who tried to touch my woman first. I will let Qingmei get her revenge on her own."
"How are you going to deal with those noble families that privately sell scrapped weapons?"
"To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation."
"Why didn't you think so earlier?"
"They haven't messed with my woman yet. My brother is not anxious, so why should I be anxious?"
"...You brat!"
Dang County, Shanfu County.
Now Shan County, Heze City, Shandong Province.
A courtyard.
At the Xianyang Tower, he witnessed Ying Chengjiao ordering Zhang Han to kill three foreign guests in public.
The guest from outside the city was named Lu Wen, with the courtesy name Shuping.
He led the sinister young men who had been in Xianyang and the brother of Tingwei Zuojian to force the manager of the tower to come down to the courtyard to entertain more than 40 people with sex.
"master."
A steward came forward with three servants to greet them and took the package from Lu Wen's hand.
There is a green stone mill in the yard, as well as a stable with three horses, two tall poplar trees, and the yellow soil is firmly trampled, showing that people walk here all year round.
Only wealthy families can have such a yard.
"The master is back."
A woman dressed as a woman came out of the house to greet them, leading a girl of about eleven or twelve years old.
Seeing that the clothes worn by the sinister young man beside her husband were very different from those in Shanfu County, the woman said with a smile: "Whose family is this young talent from? He has a noble bearing, totally different from the people in our small place."
Lü Wen smiled very reluctantly and introduced his wife, "This is Brother Lü Xu's son, Lü Shu. I only found out after arriving in Xianyang that Brother Lü Xu is extremely talented and has already become a doctor in the Xianyang Doctoral Office."
Lu Wenzhen introduced himself, and the sinister young man looked at the girl of about eleven or twelve years old that the woman was leading, with evil intent in his eyes.
The girl is beautiful. Although she is young, she has already grown into a beauty.
Her big eyes were like two small lakes, and her round face, perhaps because she was brought up in a pampered environment, was as smooth as a peeled egg .
The little lotus leaves on her chest were just beginning to show their pointed tips, causing her clothes to bulge slightly.
Being looked at so brazenly by the sinister young man, the girl frowned her beautiful willow-shaped eyebrows.
What was revealed in her eyes was not the coquettishness of an ordinary woman, but a natural murderous aura.
"Uncle, is this my sister? I don't know her name."
The sinister young man saw the murderous look in the girl's eyes and his evil intentions became even stronger.
"My surname is Lü, my given name is Zhi, and my courtesy name is E'ou."
The girl spoke without waiting for her father Lu Wen to introduce her. Her voice was neither crisp nor loud, but slightly hoarse and slightly magnetic.
Modern people call this kind of voice "smoky voice".