ebookland Chapter 488 The First Emperor Reintroduces the Western Tour
Chapter 488 The First Emperor Reintroduces the Western Tour
"Now the benevolent government that my Great Qin is promoting is unprecedented. Why are these sectarians still not satisfied?"
After the court was over, Ying Zheng and Ying Yu walked out of the court together, their faces still solemn.
"The world is so big, there are so many wonders, even if it is based on a ratio of one in a million, there will always be some ambitious and unsatisfied people."
"What we can do is to enable most people to live a better life, heart to Daqin, and improve the law, and use the law to stop these people with ulterior motives."
"One of the reasons why my son is not in a hurry to speed up the construction of the Suez Grand Canal is to let these ambitious people have a chance to jump out as soon as possible, so that it will be easier to catch them all."
"And this time, it won't be too long."
"The remnants of the Six Kingdoms in the past, in the land of the Six Kingdoms, have deceived many people and used them for their use. But now, with the increasing benevolence of our Great Qin, and the common people realize that only by following the Great Qin can they live a good life. The remnants of the country have long since lost their foothold."
"The local people are all proud of being from the Great Qin Dynasty. Qi Chu Yan Zhao are just names."
"Nowadays, there are even many descendants of the six royal families who are taking the initiative to sing praises for my great Qin, comparing today's good life with the past, and criticizing the crimes of the six kingdoms' dignitaries?"
"What we have to do now is to let these newly included areas of Daqin go through this process again."
"Father, don't worry too much!"
Ying Yu smiled and tried to persuade him.
Some people in later generations questioned why when the Central Plains was strong, it did not actively expand to the outside world and create a stronger territory. There are different answers, but in Ying Yu's view, none of them really hit the point.
Being strict with oneself and lenient with others, and treating the messy Confucianism is certainly a major factor, but the real reason is actually the reason that the territory is too large to be controlled.
If it is a relatively prosperous area, after a long time of hard work, at least the cost can be recovered. However, outside the Central Plains Dynasty, it was either grassland or Gobi, or simply permafrost. Judging from the development capabilities of the major dynasties at that time, these places It is a loss-making business to fight.
Historically, Annan, Congling and other areas that once belonged to the Central Plains, the biggest reason why later dynasties were too lazy to redevelop them was the inconvenient transportation, and the disproportionate income and support.
But because of Ying Yu's appearance, this situation has changed.
The cement straight road, the Grand Canal, and the railway under construction make the transportation of Daqin far surpass that of the major dynasties in history.
But even so, it still takes more than a month to travel from Xianyang City to Antioch City.
This also gave rise to some people's ambitions. They felt that although Daqin was powerful, the sky was high and the emperor was far away.
If it works, there may not be no hope of becoming the emperor of the land.
Even when Great Qin declines in the future, there is still the possibility of cracking the soil and sealing the borders, and re-emerging further.
To put it bluntly, it is the same virtue as the remnants of the Six Kingdoms in the past.
This is the people's heart, saying that it is for the people, for the faith, for the believers, is all farting.
These are just high-sounding reasons for the superiors. What they really want is power.
And Ying Yu's countermeasure is to directly use the law as the basis to limit the room for this group of people to jump up and down.
In governing the country according to law, as long as people are treated equally, no one has anything to say.
While restraining by law, it is also necessary to increase publicity to ordinary people, fully control the right to speak on fishing boats, and let the people in these areas open their eyes and understand who to follow to have a real future.
To put it bluntly, whether it is the people of the Qin nationality or the people of these newly incorporated areas, what they want is actually the same, nothing more than food and clothing.
Even due to years of wars and almost being wiped out by the Romans, the people in the Seleucid area asked for even less.
As long as the officials of the prefectures, counties and counties are selected well and the government orders are conveyed in place, it is not difficult to make the local people return to their hearts.
The big plate is stable, and a little surgery is left, not only will it not affect the overall situation, but it will even be better.
After all, this group of people has a lot of corruption and lawlessness in their hands.
The local people will only clap their hands and applaud if they are arrested and brought to justice according to the law.
Moreover, this group of people has a lot of savings, which can also be used by Daqin to speed up local construction.
With a whole set of combined punches, you don't have to worry about not being able to stabilize the situation.
Of course, all of this is based on the great prestige of Daqin and the invincible army.
Strength crushing, at any time, is the foundation of victory.
"Since you already have a coping strategy, I can rest assured."
"However, the matter of the western tour mentioned last time must be arranged as soon as possible. I want to go to the Western Regions to have a look in person."
After Ying Zheng nodded slightly, he brought up the matter of the west tour again.
"Currently, in the Academy of Engineering, good progress has been made in the research and development of large steam engines for ships. The first prototype has passed the land test, and the Daqin Treasure Ship is being transformed for sea tests."
"If everything goes well, you can pass the inspection before the summer harvest, and then I will improve your Zulong for your father, and it won't be too late for the western tour."
"In addition, in the name of construction, Erchen wants to carry out planning and construction of supporting projects along the Xianyang-Persia railway in advance, and relocate construction personnel and family members for preliminary preparations."
"Including prisons, those with relatively minor crimes and good attitudes can also be reformed through labor."
Ying Yu smiled and said.
There was a hint of deep thought on Ying Zheng's face.
What Ying Yu mentioned was actually how to speed up immigration.
In order to speed up the control of newly joined regions, in addition to stepping up efforts to stabilize the local people's hearts, it is also very important to increase the proportion of local Qin people.
It's just that because Daqin's local development is so good, the people in these newly included territories don't like it at all.
Therefore, the enthusiasm of the people to emigrate is relatively low, and the speed has not been satisfactory.
If the government forced the relocation, it would easily cause trouble.
It is indeed a good way to realize the population migration in the name of engineering construction.
The planning of the Persian Railway this time requires the construction of dozens of large stations and hundreds of small stations and related supporting facilities. Even if 3 or [-] people are used for one section, the total number of people has exceeded one million, which can greatly improve the local area. population ratio.
At the same time, it can also attract at least one million local people to join in the construction of the project, so that they can really feel the benefits and become more attached to Daqin.
And according to Ying Yu's plan, after the railway is opened to traffic, the surrounding commercial development will follow. The whole project construction will last at least a few years, enough for the millions of Qin workers to take root in the local area.
Once it takes root, whether it is to start a family locally or move the family together, it is excellent news for Daqin.