"In that case, according to Mu 'er's words, our Great Qin should include all the meritorious officials in the past into the scope of enfeoffment?”
The First Emperor asked with interest.
Faced with this obvious problem.
Ying Mu nodded seriously and replied loudly,"Imperial Father is wise. Your son believes that since Great Qin has destroyed the six countries and unified the world, we naturally have to treat all meritorious subjects well.”
"Especially those who sacrificed themselves for Great Qin; we cannot forget their contributions and hard work!”
"Even if they have passed away, they should still give their deserved honor and rewards to their descendants and clans. Only then can we show Great Qin's kindness.”
Ying Mu's words caused many of the officials in the palace hall to become extremely excited.
Most of these people had contributed to Great Qin.
It was just that his luck or strength was not as good as his ancestors.
He did not make any significant contributions in the war when Qin destroyed the six countries.
As such, even if Great Qin implemented the enfeoffment system, they would not have a share.
Now that Ying Mu had included all of Great Qin's past generations of meritorious people into the ranks of the enfeoffed, it gave them hope and gave them a chance to obtain the enfeoffment.
Just this point alone made their impression of Ying Mu rise.
When the First Emperor heard Ying Mu's words, he couldn't help but smile and ask,""Do you know how many people have contributed to the Great Qin Empire?”
Ying Mu's words sounded very good.
In reality, it was impossible.
After all, Great Qin had only unified the world after 300 years.
During this period of time, how many people had contributed to Great Qin?
If they really followed Ying Mu's idea of enfeoffment.
No matter how much land Great Qin conquered, it would not be enough.
Therefore, he felt that his son was still too naive.
They wanted to gain the favor of the descendants of the meritorious officials, but they ignored the actual situation.
However, to the First Emperor's surprise, Ying Mu answered without any hesitation or surprise,""Father, your son doesn't know, but I think there should be a lot of them, so much so that our Great Qin's current territory isn't even enough to enfeoffe them.”
"Since you know, why did you mention this?”
When the First Emperor heard this answer, he was obviously very surprised and asked curiously.
Success or failure depended on this.
Ying Mu took a deep breath and continued,"Father, I naturally know that although the six countries have a lot of land, it's not enough to endow meritorious officials, let alone endow meritorious people in the past, but…
When he said this, his tone changed.
"However, your son deeply feels that the past generations of sages have contributed greatly to the rise of Great Qin, so I hope to fight for an opportunity for their descendants and relatives.”
"A well-deserved opportunity!"
What opportunity?
Naturally, it was an opportunity to enfeoffment.
Although Ying Mu didn't make it clear.
However, be it the First Emperor or the ministers of Great Qin, they all knew about this.
The First Emperor furrowed his brows and stared at Ying Mu with his pair of dragon eyes."How do you want to fight for this opportunity?”
He did not say yes or no.
In fact, the First Emperor had never considered the enfeoffment system.
Not to mention adding the meritorious people of the past generations into the enfeoffment plan.
He just wanted to see how many surprises his son could bring him.
Ying Mu also knew that this was a crucial moment. Whether or not he could successfully obtain the enfeoffment and activate the system depended on this.
He met the First Emperor's gaze without any fear and replied in a deep voice,""Replying to Imperial Father, your son believes that 'under the vast heavens, there is no land but the king's. The shore of the earth is not a king's subject! Although the world was big, it was not as big as Qin. Although Great Qin was big, it did not have an inch of land.”
Ying Mu repeated his previous words.
These words made the First Emperor's brows relax a little, but at the same time, he couldn't help but have many doubts.
The First Emperor wasn't the only one who was confused. Everyone present was.
They were almost confused by Ying Mu.
Ying Mu said,"Even though Great Qin is huge, it doesn't have an inch of land."
On the other hand, he said that he agreed with the enfeoffment system and wanted to increase the number of people enfeoffed, including those who had contributed to Great Qin.
There was obviously a contradiction between the two, and it was almost confusing.
However, Ying Mu himself didn't care about their thoughts.
He had said so much from beginning to end, but it was all just foreshadowing.
Now that the foundation was almost set, only Tuqiong and Dagger could see it.
He said loudly," Great Qin wants to enfeoffment the officials and those who have made contributions in the past. However, although the six states are large, they cannot satisfy their needs. Therefore, I believe that if we want to enfeoffment, we can enfeoffment them outside and make them kings inside.”
"The world is so big, who can explore how much?”
"Although our Great Qin occupies the Divine Prefecture, how big are the four poles of the Divine Prefecture?”
"There are Xiongnu in the north. The Xiongnu's land is several times larger than Qin's.”
"There are archipelagos outside the East Sea. Who knows if there aren't other big islands or another Divine Land outside the archipelago?”
"There are hundreds of Yue in the South, and hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers. But behind the mountains and rivers, are there plains and how much land?”
"The West has Xirong, the Highlands, and the Mountains. Is there another Great Qin to the west of these two?”
"Since ancient times, who taught him? The upper and lower levels have not yet been formed. How can we examine them?"
"Before the Shang Dynasty, our Yan Huang people lived on both sides of the Yellow River. We saw Qin as Xirong, Qi as Dongyi, Chu as Nanman, and Yan as Beidi. Who could have thought that Qin was strong, Yan and Zhao were heroic, Chu was fertile, and Qi was prosperous?”
"Today, our Great Qin has been fighting for six generations. We have been able to rule the world with our long-term strategy. We have swallowed the two Zhou Dynasties and destroyed the vassals. We have ruled the six directions. We have been able to whip the world with our fists. We have shocked the four seas. Our national strength is far stronger than the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. How can we be happy in the hinterland of the Nine Regions because of the dangers of the mountains and rivers?”
"Your son Mu is not talented. I am willing to borrow ten thousand gold from my father as the son of the Great Qin Empire. For three years, I will rent fifty thousand soldiers and a certain amount of food to be the vanguard of the Great Qin Empire's exploration. I request to be granted the land of South Yue to expand the territory of the Great Qin Empire.”
"If we are enfeoffed and become kings in the Divine Prefecture, our Great Qin will be able to pass on for thousands of generations!”
After Ying Mu finished speaking, the entire Zhangtai Palace fell silent.
No one came back to their senses for a long time.
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