Chapter 628 One in the World
The six kings are complete, and the four seas are one.
With the surrender of the Qi King, the end of the Warring States Period, which had influenced the world for hundreds of years, was officially announced.
The Qin State, from a kingdom to an empire, began to rule the world and ushered in a new era.
However, the nascent empire was confused about this new era.
Carry on the past and open up the future.
The empire needs to reward the civil servants and generals who have made contributions during the period of unification of the world, to calm people's hearts, and to make a summary of the past.
Wang Jian, the Marquis of Wucheng, Wang Bi, the Marquis of Tongwu, Feng Wuze, the Marquis of Wuxin, Zhao Hai, the Marquis of Jiancheng...
Each of these names are names that have made great contributions to the empire's unification of the world. However, the State of Qin was very cautious about granting the title of Marquis of Che. Even if most people achieved great success immediately, they could only receive the title of Marquis of Guannei.
This title represents infinite honor, and it has the same status as the princes, but it does not have a fief. However, the state of Qin is based on nobility, and those with corresponding titles will receive corresponding treatment.
The State of Qin not only rewarded the heroes of the State of Qin, but also rewarded the dignitaries of the six countries. For example, Zhao Xing, the Marquis of Wu'an of the State of Zhao, moved him to Xianyang after Qin destroyed Zhao, and he was still respected as the Marquis of Wu'an.
Among all the people who were granted the title of prince, Wang Jian was the most respected. His title was Wucheng, which was an extremely high praise.
Today, within the empire, military families such as Wang, Meng, Feng, and Li are very powerful.
But Qin has already unified the world, and the frequency of using troops against the six Shandong countries has dropped to almost zero. Naturally, it no longer needs to support the same huge army as before.
What the empire really needs to care about next is how to rule the world?
The first step is to position the supreme ruler of the empire.
What should the rulers of the empire be called?
Qin State established a doctoral system based on the Jixia Academy of Qi State.
These doctors are all knowledgeable people and come from hundreds of schools of thought.
In these days, Prime Minister Wang Wan, Imperial Censor Feng Jie, Tingwei Li Si and a group of doctors researched the classics and searched for the title. Today in the court, the results finally came to fruition.
"In the past, the Five Emperors' territory was thousands of miles away, and the emperor could not control the foreign princes who submitted to the barbarians or other princes. Now, Your Majesty has raised righteous troops, punished the remaining thieves, and pacified the world. The seas are divided into prefectures and counties, and the laws are unified. This has never happened since ancient times. The Five Emperors I would like to discuss with the doctor: "In ancient times, there were emperors of heaven, emperors of earth, and emperors of Thailand. The emperor of Thailand was the most noble." I did not know the title of the king after his death, and the king was 'Emperor Tai'. The order was 'Zhi', and the order was It is the ‘Edict’, and the emperor calls himself ‘I’.”
Wang Wan, Li Si and others discussed it for a long time, and finally found the most noble title "Emperor Tai" in ancient books, and established a new system at the same time.
Brother Zheng was quite satisfied with the etiquette system designed by the courtiers, but he always felt that the name Tai Huang lacked some flavor. He thought about it for a long time and said.
"Go to 'Tai', take 'Emperor', adopt the ancient title of 'Emperor', and call him 'Emperor'. He agreed."
"I will pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor!"
The honorific title has been decided, and the etiquette between the king and his ministers has been fulfilled!
After a court meeting, the officials dispersed. Brother Zheng kept Zhao Shuang, Wang Jian, Wang Wan, Li Si, Feng Jie, Meng Wu, Li Xin and others.
When the Qin State first established the world, it needed to show a new look to the world and formulate a complete set of etiquette systems. But this kind of upper-level design is a matter of appearance after all.
As for Li Zi, it lies in the people present.
Qin merged with the six kingdoms and divided the world into thirty-six counties.
However, the next step is not to sit back and relax. In fact, when the empire was born, it faced internal and external troubles.
The Xiongnu and Donghu in the north, and the Baiyue in the south. The surrounding pressure that used to be shared by the seven countries was now all concentrated on the shoulders of Qin.
Although the Six Kingdoms of Kanto were destroyed, they were not destroyed because of decay. In fact, when the Qin army came out to destroy the six countries, the six countries still had strong organizational power, and the internal order did not collapse. But it was shattered under the external pressure of the Qin army.
During the chaotic times of the Warring States Period, although there were countless casualties, the world was jointly affected by seven countries and seven orders. Now, those six have perished, but people are still unconvinced, and how to govern the empire is also a huge problem.
Under this grand problem, there are small problems involving all aspects of politics, culture, economy, military and other fields.
Solving this huge problem cannot be solved in a moment.
There are also many internal problems. The most urgent one is how to arrange the huge Qin army?
There are no more big battles in the world. People with sufficient titles can enter Guanzhong and serve as officials. Those with insufficient titles can also be sent to various places to serve as officials.
The remaining soldiers, who have not reached the rank of doctor, can also take the fields and houses awarded by the court and go home to work in the fields.
Although the Qin State destroyed the Six Kingdoms, it was still wary of the old tribes of the Six Kingdoms. Therefore, it is still necessary to retain troops in various places.
The same goes for Guanzhong. After all, regardless of the six kingdoms of Shandong, the north of Guanzhong is still facing the threat of the Huns.
What should be reduced should be reduced, and what should be retained. What remains is the future military layout of the empire, and a preliminary agreement must be reached.
At this time, the empire's largest military layout was still placed in the six Shandong countries. As for the surrounding Xiongnu and Baiyue, they were in a secondary position.
Of course, the military layout is only an auxiliary means, not to conduct war, but to assist various places in re-establishing order.
Suppress bandits, appease the people, survey the land, compile household registration...
At the end of the tedious but important agenda, we finally came to the border issue.
The conflict with the Xiongnu and Baiyue may be the only one that requires the use of weapons, and there is the possibility of war.
Everyone looked at Zhao Shuang, but saw him taking a step forward and cupping his hands.
"Your Majesty, the empire has destroyed the six kingdoms, and the world is at peace. If there is a change in Shandong, the army in Guanzhong can go east along the river and occupy the people of Aoshan to ward off the remnants of the six kingdoms. However, the north and south are not yet determined. There are Huns in the north and hundreds of people in the south. Yue. Be prepared for crisis."
Brother Zheng looked at Zhao Shuang and asked.
"What's your plan?"
"When an empire is first established, in order to prevent internal and external changes, it is necessary to establish horse administration."
"Ma Zheng?"
When the Qin State was born, the population, household registration, land, and tax revenue of each county had not yet been calculated. At this time, it was too early to start raising horses on a large scale to prepare for the military.
What's more, when Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, it also captured a large number of horses from the Six Kingdoms. Coupled with the horses that Qin had bred before, Qin now has no shortage of horses.
After all, before this, there are still a series of civil projects in the process of being arranged, all of which require considerable financial resources.
"There is the benefit of the Hu Garden in the north of Guanzhong, which accommodates many livestock. The Qin Dynasty can appease the barbarian tribes on the border, adopt a gentle policy, and win over the divided people. Then set up a forager, exchange salt and copper for their livestock and horses, and use clothing, The exquisiteness of the utensils will captivate his heart. Over time, it will be settled without a fight."
Now that the Qin State has not yet reorganized itself, even if it wants to use large-scale troops against the Xiongnu, it is not yet time. With these strategies, if done well, the barbarian tribes on the border can be temporarily stabilized.
Finally, Brother Zheng thought for a while and said.
"Can!"