In order to completely solve the problem of foreign invasion, his father had recruited 200,000 commoners to build the Great Wall. This calculation meant that nearly 800,000 people were tied down outside the border.
After all, in order to take care of these 200,000 civilians and 300,000 soldiers, 300,000 people were responsible for transporting supplies and supporting these people all year round.
Apart from that, although the world had settled down, there were still some places where natural disasters that could not be resolved every year that required a large amount of manpower and material resources.
The most important thing was that in order to build the unprecedented Imperial Mausoleum, nearly 500,000 people were enslaved there. Nearly half of the labor force in the world was restricted.
The other half of the labor force needed to use all their labor to grow food to feed the other half's limited brain power, which could easily cause a civil revolt.
The situation in the Qin Dynasty had not been good for the past few years. If it was not for the deterrence of his father unifying the world, he really did not know if there would be another turmoil in the world.
Sometimes, Fu Su also wondered if his father could not see these things.
There was a young man beside Qin Shihuang who looked like a replica of Qin Shihuang. This young man was Huhai. Huhai looked at the phoenix and sighed,"Imperial Father, this phoenix is really mighty!”
"In ancient times, Emperor Xuanyuan rode a Qilin to conquer the four directions.”
"Now, Imperial Father is riding a phoenix to intimidate the world!”
Qin Shi Huang liked Huhai very much, but he knew that Huhai could not be an emperor. As an emperor, he had to be domineering and fight for the world.
The other was to be kind and merciful. Tyranny was suitable for expanding territory, and kindness was suitable for protecting territory. The Qin Dynasty was already huge enough.
They didn't need to fight now. They needed to rest and recuperate, but the foreign tribes wouldn't give them that time, and the remnants of the Six Nations wouldn't give them that chance either.
Therefore, Fu Su was the first choice in Qin Shihuang's heart to become the emperor. This was also why Qin Shihuang let Fu Su take over the government after he knew that the immortal pill could be formed and that longevity could be expected.
Qin Shihuang was starting to nurture Fu Su, and Fu Su knew it too. Therefore, he felt the pressure multiply recently and knew how difficult it was to govern the world.
Fu Su came to Qin Shi Huang's side.”
Qin Shi Huang was very gentle." Get up. What is it that you can't decide? Tell me."”
Fu Su quickly picked up the document written on the bamboo slips.""Father, the Yellow River burst its banks, and nearly 200,000 people became homeless.”
"The Imperial Court needs to take out a large amount of grain to help these people.”
"But now the treasury is empty and unable to save so many people.”
Qin Shi Huang did not directly express his opinion.”
" I beg you!" Fu Su immediately knelt down." I beg you to let the 500,000 people cultivating the Imperial Mausoleum go back to the fields."”
"We will need to feed 500,000 people to save the people.”
Qin Shi Huang said sternly to the kneeling Fu Su,""Stand up."
"As an emperor, you don't kneel to heaven and earth. You only kneel to your parents.”
"You are now the person I appointed to act as the representative of the government. Your current identity is the emperor.”
"I can't accept you kneeling to me as the emperor.”
Fu Su stood up in a daze after hearing Qin Shihuang's words. Qin Shihuang saw that Fu Su had improved a little. If he had asked him to stand up before, this guy would not have stood up.
Qin Shi Huang was not afraid that his prince would not have the courage or ambition, but he was afraid that he would be cowardly."The construction of the Imperial Mausoleum can be canceled."
"You can also send the 500,000 people back to farm.”
"The world needs to recuperate.”
The current Qin Shihuang had completely different thoughts from the previous Qin Shihuang. After all, he knew that it was possible to cultivate the Elixir of Immortality. Even if he could not cultivate it, increasing his lifespan by 100 years was still an increase.
There was no need to worry about death at all. Previously, Qin Shihuang's body had suffered serious injuries due to his many years of ruling and fighting. The doctors had once said that if he did not take good care of himself, he would not live for more than ten years.
That was why Qin Shihuang wanted to build the imperial mausoleum, and he wanted to build the most luxurious one. After all, he had unprecedented achievements and could not be compared to those kings and emperors.
However, it was impossible for him to die easily now. Why would he build an imperial tomb to curse himself to death?
When Fu Su heard that his father had agreed, he was completely dumbfounded. He had suggested stopping the cultivation of the Imperial Tombs many times. He had even suggested that they only needed simple construction and not waste money and manpower.
However, Qin Shihuang would always scold him angrily. This time, he wanted to try again with the disaster. Even if it didn't work, he would release 200,000 to 300,000 people. Then, there would be food to help the victims.
He had never thought that his Imperial Father would agree to not cultivate it and let everyone go in one go. This was simply unbelievable!
Qin Shi Huang looked at Fu Su's surprised expression and smiled.""To tell the truth, I originally had many different ailments and could not live for more than a few years.”
"That's why he's so anxious to build the Imperial Mausoleum. But now that he has the pills refined from the phoenix blood, Father's health is very good.”
"Your father won't die even if it's another hundred years, so it doesn't matter if the Imperial Mausoleum is built or not.”
The corner of Fu Su's mouth twitched. F * ck, aren't these cultivators all scammers? Do they really have the ability to refine pills that can increase one's lifespan by a hundred years?
" Come," Qin Shi Huang said to Huhai," go and feed the phoenix. Father and your brother will go out and have a talk."”
As he spoke, Qin Shi Huang brought Fu Su to the door."What are you going to do with the 500,000 people?”
"Give them some rations and money, and let them go home," said Fu Su hurriedly.”
Qin Shihuang shook his head.”
"After these people go home, will they have any fields to farm?”
"Are there seeds that can be used?"
"Can I use the tools I need?"
"Moreover, when they return home, their families have already allocated the fields to their brothers.”
"If they return to their hometown, they will have no land to grow and no means of survival.”
"Then what will they become?"
"And the most important question is that you don't know at all. These people are the remnants of the Six Nations. Have you ever thought that they would be instigated by those with ulterior motives to rebel?”
Fu Su instantly sweated profusely. He had always wanted these people to go back and increase the labor force of the Qin Dynasty, but he hadn't considered the problem so comprehensively.
Yes, these people had already worked in the Imperial Mausoleum for almost ten years. When they returned to their hometown, it could be said that the world had changed. Were the old people at home still around?
Are your family still around?
Is the house still there?
Is the land still there?
Would his brother give him the land that he had planted for ten years?
If they did not have land, how could they support themselves?
What if he couldn't support himself?
Rebellion?
Become a bandit?
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