Looking at the options in front of him, Zhao Lang was slightly stunned before his thoughts turned sharply.
The reward for killing Xiang Yu was actually indifferent.
The king’s halberd and the piebald horse, not so much.
Although they were extreme weapons and carriers, he already had the Killing Wolf, and in these few sparring matches, he was able to fight the Overlord Halberd head on.
It didn’t matter about the horse either.
As for the Overlord’s Power, Xiang Yu with the Overlord’s Power was still trapped here?
After gunpowder comes out, personal bravery, is no longer the most important thing.
Is it hard to believe that after that, he can often charge personally?
Therefore, what he should consider more here is the consequences of killing or releasing Xiang Yu.
Releasing Xiang Yu rewarded the expansion of Chinese civilisation.
This reward was somewhat general, but according to the system’s nature, Zhao Lang could roughly guess some of it.
Expelling Xiang Yu, that is, letting him deal with foreigners.
Zhao Lang’s heart was slightly moved by this.
After pacifying the Chu land, his mind would first focus on stabilising and developing Great Qin.
The destruction of the six kingdoms by his father, and the construction of the Great Wall and the Great Road are indeed costly in terms of people’s labour, material and financial resources.
And after that, he triggered the rebellion of the six countries in advance, the battle of Qin and Chu, also consumed a lot, just look at today, the countryside is mostly young and old.
Just know, the people of the world has reached the edge of exhaustion.
Of course, he does not regret, this thing, what should be done to do, what should be fought.
Otherwise, after the end of the Qin Dynasty, the population of China dropped from 20 million, to millions.
Dead and wounded over ten million people!
That would be a human tragedy.
But now, he must give the common people at least ten years to recuperate!
Otherwise, there will be a break in the population.
And in the meantime, it seemed a good idea to have someone to go outward and lay the groundwork for themselves afterwards.
With Xiang Yu’s nature, expansion is bound to be a strong kill all the way to make the other party submit, which will surely stir up resistance.
After all, expansion doesn’t mean, you just occupy.
Are there fewer of those who were caught in the quagmire of wars of conquest in their last life?
Assimilation and subjugation is never something that can be done in a day or two.
But if, after these people had suffered for a decade or so, a benevolent monarch appeared…
When he thought of this, Zhao Lang did not put down his bow, but loosened the string in his hand!
Then he exclaimed.
“Ah Yu, suffer death!”
The bow and arrow sped towards Xiang Yu!
Only a subtle firelight could be seen in the dark night.
No one can block this arrow!
A hint of despair was also revealed in Xiang Yu’s complexion, he was actually able to strike away or even catch this arrow.
But then what?
The power of this arrow is not even in the arrow itself, but in that small bamboo tube.
Even if he could carry one arrow, he was absolutely incapable, of resisting the second arrow!
It would be better to die openly!
So Xiang Yu stared at that one arrow to death, he would not back down even if he died!
Then he watched that fire light that flew past him diagonally.
It went straight up to the sky, and then in the night sky, it erupted into a brilliant fire.
Seeing this scene, everyone froze slightly.
Zhao Lang, however, looked at the sky with interest and pondered, getting a firework out sometime.
After a moment of silence, it was still Xiang Yu who asked, with a few moments of dryness.
“Why?”
The others also looked at Zhao Lang with some doubt.
Zhao Lang blandly said.
“I’ve already killed you, now I need you to do something for the people of this world.”
Xiang Yu was first stunned, then he laughed out loud and said.
“For the ten thousand people in this world?”
“Zhao Lang, Yafu is right, you are just a man acting under the name of benevolence and righteousness!”
He had already seen Fan Zeng and Xiang Bo, who were being detained behind Zhao Lang, and in his heart, he naturally knew that he had been caught in the disassociation plan.
Zhao Lang shook his head slightly and said back that
“Ah Yu, haven’t you understood where you lost?”
Xiang Yu snorted coldly at this time.
“Zhao Lang, this king knows that you are now the leader of the hundred schools of Confucianism, Mozambique, Law and Agriculture, and the layout of each family, this king’s loss is not unfair!”
“But if you say that it is for the people of the world, what is that if not false benevolence?”
With a few moments of anger, Xiang Yu continued.
“This king asks you, when you Qin pitched and killed 400,000 surrendered soldiers of Zhao, did you have all the people of the world in your heart!”
“When you conquered the six kingdoms, did you have all the people of the world in your heart!”
“After the unification of the six kingdoms, when you enlisted ten thousand people to build the Chi Road, the Great Wall, the Afang Palace, and the tomb at Mount Li, did you have ten thousand people in the world!”
“You say it’s for the great cause of the world, then why can’t it be for the great cause of the world for this king!”
“This king is only expropriating the people of a place now, but it’s not as thorough as what you, Qin, have done!”
“If this battle is won by my Chu, these expropriations, too, will be spoken of as an act of bravery! ”
“It’s just that you have deep roots, strong weapons, and are better at buying people’s hearts than this king is, and now the king has become a loser!”
“But you and watch! One day, you too will be revolted by the people!”
Xiang Yu’s words directly silenced everyone and they all couldn’t help but sneak a look at Zhao Lang.
Most of the people here are the sons and daughters of nobles, even the so-called cold family, that is above the class of small landlords.
In a way, they agree with Xiang Yu’s views.
The reason is simple, without a little bit of family background, wanting to study that is an impossible thing.
As for Zhao Lang’s victory, they are more convinced that it was a victory of power, because the people are ignorant.
Just like them, the nobles, which one of them didn’t have the means to buy people’s hearts?
It was just that Zhao Lang did it better.
Zhao Lang was also slightly silent at this time, he knew that to some extent, Xiang Yu was telling the truth.
The nobles of all sizes in this world treat the common people like a farmer treats his livestock.
They can be loved and cherished, but they will not be treated as human beings.
Once do not contribute, hit a few lashes is common, do not move things after, but also killed to eat meat.
To put it mildly, even the people themselves felt the same way.
Their highest request is just, to change themselves to be nobles.
This was the limitation of the feudal era, and even Zhao Lang could not change it!
However, there were some words that Zhao Lang would not agree with, and he quickly replied back with.
“Do you really think that the people are all just compelled by me?”
“Do you think that if you didn’t have that scene of recognising your relatives yesterday, you wouldn’t have lost?”
Xiang Yu didn’t say anything at this time, he just hummed arrogantly.
Zhao Lang said back at this time.
“Actually, you thought well, if you didn’t recognise your relatives, you could even win this battle.”
“But you’ll lose in the end, it’s not about weapons, it’s not about ploys.”
“Rather, it’s because I gave the people hope!”
This is something that no one has given the people since the Xia and Shang dynasties!
The hope for a better life!
No one can stop a man who sees hope.
It’s just that everyone else’s is a little confused and they don’t quite get it.
Only Fan Zeng’s eyes lit up.
Xiang Yu, on the other hand, after freezing for a while, frowned and said.
“It’s not still luring with benefits!”
Zhao Lang did not explain further this time, this level, indeed, has exceeded the perception of the average person in the world today.
Xiang Yu continued at this time, saying.
“Moreover, you will also feed the people’s appetite, and when you can’t satisfy it, that’s when you will perish!”
Zhao Lang, however, revealed a smile that
“Great Qin, may be extinguished, but my royal family will live on.”
“Because in the future, this world will be ruled by the royal family and the people, as well as the noble ministers, together!”
China was never short of good emperors, if he just became another Qin Shi Huang, Han Wu Di, then it would be meaningless!
He had arrived here by chance and with great difficulty.
Having come all this way, of course he had to play a big game!
However, when they heard these words, everyone’s bodies shook and they looked at Zhao Lang with a few moments of incredulity!