"Your Majesty, welcome to Taoyuan Village.”
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As the leader of the Seven Swords, Ying Hong introduced.
Since the young master had given him the task of entertaining His Majesty, then he had to do his job as a host and let His Majesty know a little about Taoyuan Village.
The neatly arranged houses and the well-cultivated fields made it impossible to see the end of them.
Together with the lake water, mulberry bamboos, and trees.
It made people look particularly comfortable.
The paths in the fields crisscrossed, and the crowing of cocks and barking of dogs could be heard everywhere. People came and went in the fields to cultivate and work. Men and women dressed exactly the same as people outside the Peach Blossom Land.
The elderly and children were all happy and content.
"Not bad."
"It seems that Che 'er is doing quite well.”
"The commoners all have rosy complexions, and the houses they live in are all made of stone. Even the commoners of Xianyang City can't enjoy such treatment.”
"The land is fertile, and the faces of the people are filled with hope.”
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Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, nodded and praised.
One could see the leopard in a small tube.
Although he did not have a deeper understanding of the various aspects of Taoyuan Village, just the scene before his eyes was enough for Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng to make a preliminary judgment.
To govern the land.
Che 'er did a good job.
In this era, it was a luxury for the common people to be able to eat a full meal.
Not to mention, to improve the quality of life, not only did they have to eat their fill, but they also had to live a better life.
However, in Taoyuan Village, a place that was like a paradise, he had done this. From this, it could be seen that the Ninth Young Master Ying Che's ability to manage internal affairs was worthy of praise.
"How many people are there in Taoyuan Village?”The Right Prime Minister Shang Yang asked.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, after five or six years of recruiting refugees, there are about ten thousand people.”Ying Hong clasped his hands and said.
"Did you pay taxes when you set up a village in private?”Right Prime Minister Shang Yang continued to ask.
Sometimes, he was meticulous when he did things.
After all, Shang Yang was a legalist.
Even if this matter might involve the future Crown Prince, Ninth Young Master Ying Che, he would still follow the laws of the Great Qin Empire and carry it out meticulously.
The places that should be held accountable should be held accountable, and the places that should be dealt with should be dealt with.
The entire Great Qin Empire.
There was only one person who had the power to transcend the law.
That was Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng!
After all, he was the creator of the law.
However, if the First Emperor of Qin, Ying Zheng, had seriously violated the law, Shang Yang would still advise him. After all, the Great Qin Empire was established according to the law. If the First Emperor of Qin, Ying Zheng, took the lead in violating the law, then he would lose a certain degree of credibility, which would be detrimental to the rule of the Great Qin Empire.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, this matter has already been approved by His Majesty.”
"This one's approval?"
"That's right. Young Master said that this is a bet between you and him. Since Your Majesty has lost, you have to admit defeat.”
Ying Hong didn't know what the bet between Ying Che and Ying Che was.
However, since the Young Master had already said so, then in this kind of situation where he was being held accountable, he could just directly use him as a 'shield'.
Hearing Ying Hong's words.
Shang Yang couldn't help but look at Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, as if he wanted to verify this.
Five or six years ago.
At that time, the Ninth Young Master Ying Che was only thirteen or fourteen years old.
During that period of time, Great Qin had yet to pacify the Six Western Kingdoms, and due to the frequent wars, many refugees had appeared. Ying Che had taken the initiative to ask people to settle them down.
Great Qin did not provide a single cent or grain.
Similarly, the villages that were created by the refugees did not have to pay taxes to Great Qin.
This was the bet between Ying Che and Ying Zheng.
The Ninth Young Master, Ying Che, did not use a single cent or grain from the Great Qin Empire. He also settled the tens of thousands of refugees properly. The taxes of the Peach Blossom Manor naturally had nothing to do with the Great Qin Empire, and it was considered a fief of Ying Che.
Back then.
Qin Shi Huang thought.
It was just a village built by refugees. How much tax could it get?
I own Yizhou, Liangzhou, half of the land of Sizhou.
It was unknown how many villages there were, and one more or one less would not make a difference. Since Ying Che did not need Great Qin's help to solve the problem of the refugees, why not give him a fief?
Therefore…
The bet was made.
After a long time, Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, had almost forgotten about this village.
He also remembered.
"That seems to be the case. We once made a bet with Che 'er that as long as he didn't spend a single cent or grain of rice from the Great Qin Empire, he would be able to settle the refugees.”
"Then, the village he created will belong to Ying Che.”
"It can also be considered my reward for him."
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Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, nodded in agreement with Ying Hong's words.
Hearing the Emperor say so, the Right Prime Minister Shang Yang naturally wouldn't say anything more. Since it was the Ninth Young Master Ying Che's fief, and with the Emperor's special permission, it was only natural that he wouldn't say anything more.
Then…
It didn't matter if he paid taxes or not.
Fortunately, Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, did not know how rich Taoyuan Village was.
As well as the amount of tax that could be paid, his eyes were probably going to turn red.
The millions of taels of gold that Ying Che had plundered from his private savings had tasted the sweetness of success. Now, Emperor Qin, Ying Zheng, was here to beat up the local tyrants.
"Your Majesty, please follow me."
"I'll immediately order someone to prepare dinner for today.”
"General Meng was also injured in the previous competition. In our Seven Swords Organization, there is also a member who is good at medicine. He is a famous divine doctor in Taoyuan Village.”
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