The Great Qin Imperial Palace.
The First Emperor, Ying Zheng, who had used the help for the first time, moved very quickly.
As soon as he landed, he glanced at the officials in the hall and shouted,"Where is the Black Ice Platform?"
"Yes!"
A Black Armored Guard immediately appeared.
"Gather thirty soldiers of the Black Ice Platform. I have questions for them.”
"Yes, sir!"
The leader of the Black Ice Platform didn't hesitate and quickly went down.
"Father."
"Your Majesty."
At this moment, after the First Emperor finished giving his orders, Fu Su and the civil and military officials immediately knelt down.
"There's no need to be so polite. I want an answer now…Li Si, tell me first, how are my subjects living?”
The First Emperor asked Li Si directly.
"Your Majesty, the people of Great Qin do not have to worry about food and clothing, and their lives are much better than the previous Emperor's.”Li Si did not dare to delay and directly voiced his judgment.
"How do you know?" The First Emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, take me as an example. Ten years ago, my butler was alone. Now that ten years have passed, he has married three people and has ten sons.”
"This subject still remembers that ten years ago, 20 to 30 percent of Great Qin's children died because they did not have enough to eat. As such, this subject can conclude that under Your Majesty's governance, Great Qin's people are better off than before.”
Although Li Si did not have the authority to investigate, he still took advantage of a loophole and used his butler as an example.
"Meng Yi, what do you think of the lives of Great Qin's soldiers?”
The First Emperor didn't express any opinion. Instead, he seized the time to look at Meng Yi.
"Your Majesty, the lives of Great Qin's soldiers are much better than before! The food in the army was also better than when the late emperor was alive.”Meng Yi replied.
"Ministry of Revenue."
Qin Shi Huang still did not comment and continued to ask the ministers.
The officials knew the importance of the matter, so they did not dare to answer. Instead, they learned from Li Si and used examples from the things around them.
Even though they did not know how the people of Great Qin were doing, after the First Emperor unified the country, the lives of the people of Xianyang had become much better.
Furthermore, out of all the options, this was the only one that could be confirmed.
"Your Majesty, the soldiers of the Black Ice Platform have arrived."
Five minutes later, the leader of the Black Ice Platform arrived.""Thirty Black Ice Platform soldiers, fifteen of them have recently arrived in the old Yan, old Chu, old Zhao and other countries.”
"Step forward!"
"Yes, sir!"
The 15 Black Ice Platform soldiers stepped forward and shouted in unison,""Greetings, Your Majesty."
The First Emperor glanced at the leader of the Black Ice Platform. This guy wasn't bad. He had his own initiative.
"Time is of the essence. Start from the left and tell me the living conditions of the people you saw and the true situation. If there is any falsehood, I will definitely kill you when I return.”
"First, speak.”
"Your Majesty, the lives of the people of the old Zhao are not as good as the previous dynasty because the remnants of the old Zhao occupied the land!”
"Your Majesty, the lives of the people in Chu are not as good as the previous dynasty…"
The soldiers of the Black Ice Platform also gave a brief account of the situation. They were the eyes of the First Emperor and would never lie to him, especially under such circumstances.
However, as the soldiers reported the truth, the civil and military officials present still had a bad look on their faces.
Qin Shihuang listened calmly.
Following this, he heard about the 15 soldiers who had been scouting around Great Qin.
The effect was the opposite.
The lives of the people of Qin country were getting better day by day. In a unified and stable country, this was inevitable.
The people of Great Qin had their own pride, and the people of the other six countries did not agree with Great Qin's system. It was inevitable that their lives were not as good as they wanted, and they could not help but complain.
Great Qin's laws were too harsh, and many of the six countries 'residents were not used to it.
At the same time, since Qin Shihuang ascended the throne, he had focused more on unifying weights and measures, writing laws, and so on. This kind of strict system was very effective during wartime.
However, in a peaceful era, there would be many incongruities.
However, overall, Great Qin's residents 'lives had improved.
However…
This was the first time he had heard of such a thing. The First Emperor had thought that the people under his rule had become better, but the actual reaction was so bad that the First Emperor's expression turned ugly.
This was just a small temporary test.
Although it couldn't prove anything, the result was still a slap in the face.
"Your Majesty, there is a citizen from Xianyang City being sent here by a fast horse.”
As time passed, there were only two minutes left before the leader of the Black Ice Platform informed him of another matter.
"Announce!"
The First Emperor's eyes lit up.
Then, a trembling old man quickly entered.
"Old man, there's no need to bow…Time is of the essence. Can you tell me what your real life is like?”
The First Emperor had already taken a step forward to meet the old man.
"Your Majesty…the life of this commoner is better than before, especially after Your Majesty unified the six countries. There are no more dead people in this commoner's family…"
The old man said shakily.
There was still one minute left.
Qin Shi Huang did not ask any more questions. Instead, he was silent for a few seconds and stared calmly at the old man. Was what the old man said called happiness?
"Black Ice Platform, I want you to immediately investigate the living conditions of the people of Great Qin, especially compared to the six dynasties and when I ascended the throne!”
Before he returned, the First Emperor decisively gave an order.
Because this question made him realize that there were still many things that he had not done enough!
In particular, he did not know how Great Qin's residents lived.
That was the standard by which the Heavenly Examination Hall judged the strength of a country.
The living conditions of Great Qin's people were not as good as during the Six Nations era…This was quite a blow to him.
"Yes, sir!"
The Black Ice Platform immediately set off a wave of investigations.
After hearing this, Great Qin's residents all felt complicated emotions.
"Listen to the heavens!"
"We are finally saved!"
Somewhere, an old man saw this scene, and his entire body trembled as he shed tears. The old citizens of the six dynasties also had complicated feelings. They had never thought that their living conditions would be noticed by the First Emperor under such circumstances.
After that, would their living conditions become better?
After seeing this question, Great Qin's residents felt quite excited about the First Emperor's results.
At the same time, they paid unprecedented attention to the choice of the first emperor.
Now that he knew something about the situation, what would the First Emperor choose?
However, after the First Emperor returned to the examination hall, he did not start answering. Instead, he continued to look at the options...
He took a deep breath.
He immediately made a choice, C!
It was harder than ever!
He made the same choice as Emperor Chongzhen!
However…
Chongzhen was the actual situation.
He chose this question. He knew it was wrong, but he still chose it.
Not for anything else.
It was all because he was ashamed! He felt humiliated!
This was Gou Jian's way of enduring hardships and tasting gall!
Ticking this answer, the First Emperor made a decision in his heart.
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