Chapter 322 Fengshan Ceremony
“Is this a transport tool?”
"You have a good eye. This thing can carry up to 10,000 dan at a time. If it is installed at both ends, the transport capacity can be increased. Moreover, its speed is twice as fast as that of a high-quality horse. It will only take less than five days to travel from the north to the south of Qin."
Ying Zheng suddenly stood up, unable to hide his shock, "Are you serious?"
"Why would I lie to you? This thing has its limits." Zhao Yuanxi pushed him back, tapping the blueprint on the table with his fingers, pointing at the track beneath the locomotive. "See this? This car can only travel on a road like this, so you have to build one. It's going to be a massive undertaking!"
"The Great Wall cannot be stopped. You can continue to build your mausoleum, but the grand palace will have to be put on hold for a while."
The Great Wall was used to protect the northwest border. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum are at least the eighth wonder of the world. The only thing that can be temporarily abandoned is the destroyed Afang Palace.
The construction of Afang Palace has just begun and is still in the site selection stage. Stopping it will not cause much impact.
Ying Zheng frowned, "I can recruit more civilians..."
Before he could finish his words, Ying Zheng was hit on the head by Zhao Yuanxi. He glared at the Queen Mother in shame and anger, "What are you doing?"
"The world is in ruins right now. How can you waste people's money and resources for your own selfish desires?"
"I am the king of the world."
"A king does not enjoy the world's tribute, but bears the world's weight. He must possess benevolence and wisdom within and be assisted by wise ministers without. This is not to enslave the people. You must understand that the king is like a boat, and the people are like water. Water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it."
Ying Zheng snorted, "The Queen Mother always has so many reasons."
Having said so much, in the final analysis she still feels sorry for the people.
"Giving the people rest and recuperation is for the sake of peace and stability. Although the six kingdoms have been destroyed, their people have never disappeared. You can use strict laws to silence them temporarily, but like paper cannot cover fire, sooner or later, their resentment will lead to war again."
"I have a million Qin troops, and those remnants of the six kingdoms will not be able to achieve anything."
Zhao Yuanxi asked with a smile, "Then can you kill everyone in the world?"
Of course not.
“Only when people’s lives get better and better will they stop missing their past lives. If the world under Qin’s rule is no different from the six kingdoms, or even worse, everyone will rebel and want to return to the days under the six kingdoms.”
"In a word, whether you repair this road or not, whether you will build the palace or not!"
Pleasure was naturally more important to him than his world, so under Zhao Yuanxi's coercion and inducement, the construction of Afang Palace was temporarily stopped, and replaced by a vigorous road construction project across the country.
With Xianyang as the center, straight roads were built across the country, reaching the capitals of thirty-six counties. The county capitals were connected by highways, and the railways were built along the straight roads.
The first connected railway track is the road from Yunzhong County to Xianyang. This is not because of Zhao Yuanxi's selfishness, but because the construction of this road is more mature. With the experience of previous road construction, this road was completed much faster than other counties.
After the railway tracks were connected, the steam locomotive carrying the garrison soldiers rumbled into the distance under the witness of countless people.
Ying Zheng had already made a decision on whether to adopt the feudal system or the county system. Even if the queen mother did not have the machine built, the county system would still be implemented.
Ying Zheng chose the county system, and those ministers who supported the feudal system were ultimately powerless to oppose it. When the steam locomotive came out, they were even more speechless.
In the same year, Ying Zheng took the "Huang" from "Three Sovereigns" and the "Di" from "Five Emperors" and merged them into "Huangdi", meaning that his achievements surpassed the Three Sovereigns and his virtue surpassed the Five Emperors. Ying Zheng also called himself the First Emperor.
Also conferred the title was Zhao Yuanxi, who became the first empress dowager in history.
There was another imperial edict that surprised Zhao Yuanxi greatly.
Ying Zheng appointed Fusu as the crown prince.
After the King of Qin became the emperor, naturally some people again advised him to appoint a crown prince. It was thought that the emperor would still refuse this time, but he actually agreed in the court and directly chose Fusu.
Fusu was a small boy, standing in the hall, being stared at by everyone, and he couldn't help feeling pressured.
He knelt down and thanked, "Your Majesty, I bow to you."
The ministers immediately knelt and kowtowed, "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Fusu glanced nervously at his father above him, clenched his fists tightly, and tried to calm himself down.
He became the prince!
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Whether it was proclaiming himself emperor or enthroning the crown prince and empress dowager, it was not something that could be resolved with a simple imperial edict. After deciding on the title, Ying Zheng decided to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods.
Zhao Yuanxi and Fusu naturally also need to go together.
It was at least two thousand miles from Xianyang to Mount Tai, and it would take at least a month to get there. Zhao Yuanxi and the other two were so bored sitting in the carriage at the back that they spent most of their time lying in the carriage and sleeping.
After stumbling along the way, we finally arrived at the destination.
Ziying touched his belly and felt that it seemed to have shrunk a lot. "Grandmother, have I lost weight?"
Zhao Yuanxi pinched the flesh on his face, looked at him carefully, and then weighed him in his hands. He was surprised to find that Ziying had really lost weight!
Perhaps because he was older, the little guy started to be particular, especially when Lu Zhi said he was too fat and couldn't run fast, the little guy's self-esteem was seriously hurt and he began to make up his mind to lose weight.
But he ate the meat one bite at a time, so it was not easy to lose it. Zhao Yuanxi also tried to help him reduce his daily intake, but the meat seemed to have taken root in his body and did not decrease at all.
Of course, it was also thanks to his physical training from early morning to late night every day, so Ziying evolved from a cute little fat boy into a flexible and cute little fat boy.
"You've really lost a lot of weight! You seem to have grown taller too!"
Ziying was so excited that he ran to Fusu to show off, and Fusu was happy for him.
He turned and ran to Lü Zhi, "Grandmother said I've lost weight. I'll soon be as handsome as my brother! Don't you dare call me fat again!"
Lü Zhi was already twelve years old, not a child at this age. Moreover, she had learned a lot from the Queen Mother in the past two years and had already understood many principles. Hearing Master Ziying's accusation, she felt a little embarrassed. She hurriedly pulled him to the back and whispered, "Master Ziying, I was just joking with you. You don't have to take it seriously."
"Really?"
"Really, really, and Young Master Ziying is very cute now." Lu Zhi nodded quickly.
"Hehe! I know I'm cute, you don't have to praise me!"
He ran away happily, leaving Lu Zhi alone and disheveled in the wind.
Zhao Yuanxi did not interfere too much in the quarrels between the little ones. As long as they did not fight or form groups to do bad things, she was always willing to give them freedom.
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