"It's here, it's really here!"
At this moment, when they heard Ying Chen's words, the hearts of the officials below the stage couldn't help but tremble!
Ying Chen glanced at the officials who were waiting for him. After which, he spoke,"Now that the four seas are at peace, the people seek peace. Therefore, I believe that at this moment, we should rest and recuperate and appease the people!”
"Therefore, I hereby issue a decree today: temporarily stop the construction of Apang Palace and the tomb of the First Emperor, and return 1.5 million civilian workers to their hometown!”
After saying this, Ying Chen swept his gaze across the ministers below the stage and asked,"Do you agree?"
The moment he said this, be it the Prime Ministers Li Si and Feng Quji, or the old general Wang Jian, they all felt dizzy!
Your Highness, you are really brave!
He was even braver than Eldest Young Master Fu Su!
These two projects had been carried out ever since the Great Qin Empire unified the world, and they were the most important things in the mind of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng!
Didn't they see that Li Si and Feng Quji, the Prime Ministers, and Fu Su, the Eldest Young Master, didn't say anything to dissuade them?
Building Apang Palace was to show Great Qin's power and authority!
The construction of the First Emperor Mausoleum was for Ying Zheng's funeral!
In Ying Zheng's eyes, these two things were as unshakable as the system of prefectures and counties, the construction of the Great Wall, and the connection of the spiritual canal!
And now, you've overthrown Ying Zheng's will in front of the whole world.
Could it be that your position as Crown Prince is too stable?
Thinking of this, Feng Quji stood up."Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. Your Highness doesn't seem to have enough understanding of the government. Should I write to ask His Majesty?”
Feng Quji's words were a tactful reminder to Ying Chen.
This is what your father, Ying Zheng, wants to do. What you are doing now is completely against Ying Zheng's will and will.
If he were to issue the decree rashly, it would probably arouse Ying Zheng's dissatisfaction.
It had to be said that although Feng Quji was a conservative person, he did not seem to be as smart and capable as Li Si in the imperial court!
However, he was still kind.
Unfortunately, Ying Chen's way of doing things was often similar to Ying Zheng's!
Ying Chen waved his hand and said,"Previously, Imperial Father said that he would not directly reject my decree!”
"At the same time, since Father has given me the power to supervise the country, it means that Father believes in my ability to govern the country.”
Previously, Feng Quji was using Ying Zheng to remind Ying Chen, and now, Ying Chen was also using Ying Zheng to persuade Feng Quji!
However, when they heard this, all the civil and military officials could not help but roll their eyes!
How could this be the same?
However, after thinking about it, Feng Quji still retreated.
Not only Feng Quji, but all the officials and even Li Si thought about it carefully before giving up in the end.
Speaking of which...
If Ying Chen wanted to give up the Great Wall, the Spirit Canal, or the Chidao, which would affect Great Qin's long-term stability, they might grit their teeth and continue to persuade him!
However, the construction of the Apang Palace and the tomb of the First Emperor…
To be honest, all the officials who were worried about the country basically disagreed.
However, because of Ying Zheng's authority, they did not dare to refute him openly.
Now that Ying Chen was willing to take responsibility for this matter, they had no reason to object.
In the end, this was a matter between Ying Zheng and Ying Chen.
However, these officials also understood!
If Ying Chen succeeded in this, then his prestige in the entire world, especially in the hearts of these 1.5 million people, would be extremely high.
However, the most important question now was what Ying Zheng thought!
This was the biggest test Ying Chen was about to face!
However, since Crown Prince Ying Chen had already made up his mind, they naturally had no intention of continuing to advise him.
In fact, sometimes, not helping each other was the greatest support.
Especially when there was a disagreement between the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
From then on, this decree was made known to the world in the name of the Great Qin Crown Prince!
……
Mount Li, the mausoleum of the First Emperor!
"Hei Fu, how long has it been since you came to Mount Li?”
Li Liang asked Hei Fu, who was carrying a basket that weighed more than a hundred pounds, while he was carrying a basket that weighed more than a hundred pounds.
"Sigh, let's not talk about it. It's been three years!”Hei Fu sighed at Li Liang and said,""When I came, my wife was pregnant. It's been three years now. I wonder how they're doing.”
Immediately after, Hei Fu couldn't help but ask Li Liang beside him,""What about you? I remember that you have an old mother in your family who is over 60 years old.”
Hearing this, Li Liang couldn't help but sigh.""I came a little later than you, only two years!”
"Of course I'm worried, but I don't know when I can go back!”
Hearing this, a dark light flashed in Heifu's eyes.
"Do you still remember Old Bai?" He shook his head.”
"I remember, I remember!" Li Liang nodded." I remember that he was an honest old man. Why?"”
" He's the first batch of commoners to be recruited. It's been five years, and he's never returned."”
"Yesterday, he died!"
After saying this, Heifu fell silent.
Immediately after, Li Liang, who was standing at the side, also fell silent.
They were just the tip of the iceberg among the 700,000 commoners of Mount Li!
If one were to look down from the sky, the entire Mount Li would look like a pile of ants. Countless people were hurrying to and fro on Mount Li!
This was the era where human lives were like grass and the commoners were like ants!
That's right, in this era, there were no commoners, only commoners!
Only nobles had surnames.
The concept of commoners was only slowly popularized in later generations.
This was also the limitation of the era!
Speaking of which, how many years had it been since slavery developed into the feudal system today?
This could not be blamed on Ying Zheng and the bureaucrats of the Great Qin Empire for being cruel and merciless. The six Earthly Kingdoms were the same in the past!
Otherwise, in the war between the seven kingdoms, hundreds of thousands of armies would clash at every turn. At that time, the entire world only had a population of 25 million.
Think about the ratio between the army and the people.
The army was made up of people who did not work and only ate!
Which of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period did not squeeze the people to the extreme?
Therefore, it could only be said that this was the tragedy of the era!
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