As Meng Yi slowly talked about Zhao Qingrui, he explained everything except the fact that Zhao Qingrui was planning to rebel.
Several people were a little confused. Gods and the like were too unrealistic.
"You have also seen His Majesty's health. It was the gods who cured him." Meng Yi said with a smile.
"Is it so magical?" Li Si didn't really believe in such things.
"You will know later." Meng Yi didn't care whether they believed it or not. Anyway, he had already believed in the existence of the old immortal, especially the bracelet worn on the wrist of the First Emperor. Such a thing was not something that a mortal could make.
However, Meng Yi also said a lot of things, and they at least knew that this little princess was indeed very capable and had some strange and unusual things in her hands.
"Are you, Lord Meng, planning to support the little princess? Didn't you two brothers support Prince Fusu before?" Feng Quji asked calmly.
"Aren't we all the same? We support His Majesty." Meng Yi said calmly.
"Yes, the matter of the crown prince ultimately depends on the will of His Majesty. As ministers, we just need to fulfill our duty as assistants." Feng Quji chuckled and did not care about Meng Yi's evasive words.
"Prime Minister Feng sees things clearly." Li Si said with a smile.
Zhao Qingrui is neither close to nor trying to win them over. Instead, he respects them. He has his own opinions and will not listen to only one side. He can listen to everyone's opinions. This is already a very good thing.
"You've been tired all day. Let's go back and rest early. We have more things to do next." Feng Quji looked at the Feng family's carriage coming and said goodbye to Li Si and the others.
Seeing Feng Quji and Li Si had left, Meng Yi's stern face softened. He thought that today's reminder was enough, and they already knew what to do.
Two days later, the emperor issued an edict, "Abolishing forced labor. Annual labor service will be voluntary. Those who perform labor service will receive one dou of millet and thirty-and-a-half liang of rice to serve the people without property. Those who are at home or on the move will receive the same amount of food and clothing. County officials will provide food and clothing, and work for them. This will be a double benefit, continuing the achievements of Yu the Great and eliminating the people's suffering."
This decree was not only issued to various counties, but Zhao Qingrui also had the matter widely reported in newspapers, trying to make sure everyone knew about it.
As expected, as soon as it was released, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Is it really possible to abolish forced conscription and rely entirely on voluntary participation?
People in the streets and alleys of Xianyang were talking about this matter. The court gave ten days to sign up. As long as you took the initiative to perform labor service, did not slack off, and worked hard, you could get a dou of millet and thirty Qin half liang.
Many families in financial difficulty have already started to think about it. When doing corvée labor, they can eat their fill. If they don't eat their fill, they won't have the energy to work.
Now, as long as you actively sign up for labor service, don't be lazy, and work hard, you can get money and food.
If we save some of this money and food, it will last us a long time.
There were also people who were pessimistic about the situation. They thought the imperial court had lost its mind. With so many people sending money and food, even if the imperial court was rich, it would probably have spent all of it. The Qin Dynasty was probably doomed.
Those who are pessimistic are either the nobles or the remnants of the six kingdoms who are hiding. As long as they get the chance, they will spare no effort to step on the Qin Dynasty and even want to crush it to death.
Zhang Liang, who was studying with Xie Peiyun, also knew about this matter early on. After thinking about it, he figured out the intention.
The people of Qin were very poor, and this was done to make their lives a little better. The imperial court had food and money, but it was impossible to support countless people for nothing.
I have to say, this method is very brilliant, even he couldn't help but applaud.
After this wave of operations, the First Emperor's prestige among the common people was probably even higher.
Is this the method that Ying Zheng and his men came up with? Such a gentle method is really incompatible with those people in the Qin Dynasty. In the past, the Qin Dynasty always managed these things with iron-blooded and brutal means.
The face of the little princess suddenly appeared in Zhang Liang's mind. Although he had not been captured in Xianyang for long, he was good at observation. In addition, Xie Peiyun and others were not on guard against him, so he knew a lot of things.
The changes in Daqin during this period are basically related to the little princess.
Although his wife and children were captured and brought to Xianyang, they were well taken care of except that they had little freedom.
Zhang Liang was very clear that her target was him. He remembered that although he was very careful, she knew everything about him. Whenever he thought of this, he felt a little creepy, as if there was always a pair of her eyes staring at him from behind.
He was also trying his best to ignore this discomfort, trying to calm himself down and act normal. It would be best if she could completely ignore him, but this was unrealistic.
"Sir, what do you think Her Highness did all this for?" Zhang Liang looked at Xie Peiyun. Although he had only taught him for a while, he truly respected Xie Peiyun.
"Your Highness's thoughts are beyond our comprehension, but Your Highness cares deeply about the people." Xie Peiyun paused while playing with his daughter, then said gently that she was the most gentle and kind person he had ever met.
"If you care about His Highness, you can learn more. His Highness needs capable people around him. You must seize this opportunity during the assessment next month." Xie Peiyun did not forget to remind him.
"I understand. Thank you, sir." Zhang Liang did not ask any more questions. Mr. Xie probably didn't know much. He was just one of her servants. As far as he knew, the little princess had many talented people under her command.
There is still a lot of time in the future, so you can slowly understand it.
Zhang Liang was in a very stable state of mind now. Things had already come to this. Judging from the little princess's attitude, it seemed that she had no intention of making things difficult for him, his wife and children. Of course, all this was based on the premise that he was honest and obedient.
Now, he is more interested in Zhao Qingrui and wants to get to know her better.
As the decree of work-for-relief was issued, Daqin became visibly lively, and everyone was discussing this matter.
If you want to sign up for corvée labor, you only need to register with the village head and pavilion chief. You will have ten days to slowly consider whether to perform corvée labor.
One dou of millet and thirty and a half liang of Qin silver is already a lot. This year's grain has just been planted and it will take several months to harvest. Many families have already run out of grain reserves.
Therefore, many people rushed to sign up, fearing that they would miss out if they were late.
This situation was naturally reported to the First Emperor.
When Zhao Qingrui saw these memorials, the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously. She had done so much, and it was not without results. Her efforts were all worth it. The only worry was that the number of people who signed up for corvee labor this year was extremely large, exceeding the original number of corvee labor.
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