Chapter 86 Chaos
210 BC, summer, July.
According to the original history, the First Emperor Ying Zheng should have died almost at this time.
"Records of the Grand Historian. The Basic Annals of Qin Shihuang" records: "In July, the Emperor of Qin collapsed on the sand dune platform." The Emperor of Qin died on his fifth Eastern Tour.
However, because of the emergence of Li Yang, the time traveler, the historical process has undergone tremendous changes.
Although it is July now, Ying Zheng is still living in Xianyang Palace safely and is still alive. As long as nothing unexpected happens, it will probably be a problem for him to live for more than ten years.
Originally, at this time, Hu Hai should have become Qin II and became Zhao Gao's puppet. Fusu, Meng Tian and others were all killed, and the entire Qin Empire began to perish at this moment...
However, things were still completely reversed because of Li Yang.
Not only was Hu Hai demoted to a civilian, but Zhao Gao, a cheater, was also killed by nine clans.
Now that the Great Qin has lost these two cheats, this is a blessing for Li Yang, a time traveler who is familiar with the original historical trend of the Great Qin.
Li Yang knew so well how pitfalls these two cheats were. It can be said that most of the reason for the Qin Empire was that they were destroyed by these two cheats.
Without these two guys in Qin State, he would never die so early.
Of course, now without these two evil spirits, even if the First Emperor really died this month according to his original history, Li Yang believed that Qin would never exist for only fifteen years like Qin in his original history.
Qin II will definitely be from Fusu. As a benevolent emperor, it can be said to be a blessing for the people of the world.
History has been completely changed and subverted.
Li Yang, the time traveler, had his flapped wings seriously changed this time and space.
However, in July, although the First Emperor did not die on the Eastern Tour this month as in history, the Qin Empire was not as peaceful as it did.
Since the spring was busy planting, the Qin State disbanded all the corvee labor service and returned to the hometown to farm, and the people suffered.
This suffering is not the pain of cultivation, but the pain of hunger.
Originally, two million young and strong laborers were either building the Great Wall, building Qin Mausoleum, or building A-houses. Although the labor service was very hard, countless people even died of their lives on the construction site.
However, these two million servants never had to suffer from hunger, because during the corvee period, the state controlled the food.
However, now, the two million servants have been disbanded and returned to their hometown. The surplus food for the elderly and weak women in the family is insufficient. If you go back one or two young people to strengthen your strength, the surplus food at home will naturally come to an end and eat it all.
Therefore, since the summer began, famines have occurred in various parts of the Qin territory, and some places have begun to eat grass roots and tree bark, and even the city of Xianyang has influx of large numbers of refugees.
Of course, the most serious thing is that many places reported that refugees gathered in mountains as bandits and robbed official grain. In some places, the banner of resisting the tyrannical Qin Dynasty was even raised, and many refugees participated and began to attack the county government offices, grab money, grain and city.
This is a rebellion!
In short, famine is becoming more and more serious, and the area is becoming more and more widespread, and the chain reaction caused by famine is becoming more and more serious.
Such a serious incident occurred in the territory of the Qin Dynasty, which naturally alarmed the First Emperor Ying Zheng.
At this time, Xianyang Palace and Qilin Palace.
"I'll tell you that the Wei River Basin is also famine, and there are many refugees."
"I report to Your Majesty, the Dajiang River Basin, Kuaiji County, Pei County, and Sishui County are the most serious riots, especially Pei County and Sishui County. The rioters have captured many county towns."
"Your Majesty, the number of refugees in Xianyang City has also increased recently. Although the patrol has been strengthened, the public security is still worrying."
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Listening to the ministers in the palace, Emperor Ying Zheng was very angry and his face turned pale. Who would have thought that this great Qin world would suddenly burst into so many chaos in this summer?
Ying Zheng was both angry and worried.
The world is full of hunger and refugees are everywhere. If they are not suppressed immediately, the riots will inevitably spread rapidly, and Jieshi will really cause chaos in the world.
Thinking that the rioters in Pei County and Sishui County had captured many county towns, Ying Zheng was furious and slapped the table and said angrily: "I treat these unruly traitors with kindness, light labor service, and let them go back so that they can live and work in peace and live a good life. Humph! But they repay my kindness in this way, and they dared to rebel and attacked the city. OK, it's so good, so brave!"
Ying Zheng was really annoyed. He thought that if they were light labor service and let them go, they would farm with peace of mind when they went back, and even be grateful to Qin and the emperor.
But who would have thought that after these two million servants were released, they would rebel.
Any emperor who puts this matter on his head will be furious!
When the emperor got angry, the civil and military officials in the hall were naturally silent and did not dare to make a fuss.
Ying Zheng looked up at Li Yang and said angrily: "If I had known this, I would not have let them go back at the beginning. These untouchables should not be treated kindly!"
Although this sentence did not directly accuse Li Yang of the light labor policy of "limited labor service" that everyone understood that Ying Zheng regretted listening to Li Yang's original strategy, and felt that if the two million servants were not put back, the world would not have become like this.
Even if there is no food for the people, they are all old and weak women and they can’t make trouble, let alone attack the county town.
Isn’t all this caused by Li Yang’s strategy of light labor service this spring?
Everyone secretly glanced at Li Yang with complicated eyes.
Some people sympathized with him, worked hard for the Qin country, and came up with a sustainable development strategy, which gave Qin a way out. However, in the end, they were blamed by the emperor, which was really aggrieved.
In other words, this is caused by light corvee labor. It is better to say that the previous national policy was too painful for the people, which made the people in the world no food stored at home. If the corvee labor was lighter in the past and the people's homes were better, it would not cause the chaos of famines everywhere today.
Of course, those who would sympathize with Li Yang were ministers who looked at things and saw more clearly.
However, some ministers looked at Li Yang with a little gloating.
Needless to say, Feng Quji's party is self-evident. Since Zhao Gao has been eliminated, the only thing they have to do is to do everything they can to suppress Li Yang. Therefore, the emperor denied Li Yang's political views and strategies, which is naturally a happy thing for Feng Quji's party.
Some of them even thought to themselves that it would be even better if the chaos could continue to be bigger and worse.
Li Yang was helpless at this time.
I felt a little upset in my heart. I didn't expect that Ying Zheng, you are such a person...
Now that something goes wrong, you actually blame the mistake on your master. You are too immoral!
Chapter completed!