The emperor travelled with high specifications, yellow earth paved roads and clean streets with clear water, these are the most basic.
And also levelling the land to avoid bumps.
Not to mention the other ceremonies, along the road of the palace, along the way the army and horses, food and grass and so on.
Each trip will cost a lot of money not to mention, but also to recruit people to prepare for the army travelling.
Therefore, no matter which emperor went on a tour before, the people at the bottom always had to suffer some hardships.
At this time, on the main road leading from Great Qin to the northern part of the country, there were also countless people working.
Some of them were resurfacing the road, some were carrying materials, and some were transporting food, everyone was doing their part.
Next to them there were also manpower from the government, of course what they were holding in their hands were not the whips used by the supervisors, but rather the tin loudspeakers that Zhao Lang had used at the top of the battlefield back then, and they were shouting out, the
“His Majesty’s carriage will be here in three more days, everyone is grasping at straws.”
“Five hours of labour a day is one wage, food and shelter are included, and for those who are willing to work extra, there is another reward in the official uniform!”
Hearing these shouts, the minds of the folk came alive, and many of them discussed that
“Although this one day’s wages is fair, it always feels a little less.”
“You can just be satisfied, when the folk were recruited before, when did they ever give you money, and even packaged you with enough to eat?”
“I don’t mean that, I want to work some more hours a day to earn more money, also, so that my boy can settle down inside the city in the future.”
“Oooh, good boy, your family’s mind is really big, old man I can’t do it anymore, and I don’t want to die of exhaustion.”
The crowd was talking, but the official manpower on the side looked slightly shook his head and unconsciously said.
“Hey, these people are considered to have caught up with the good times, doing some servitude only, actually still picking and choosing, if this is placed in the past, exhausted to death also have to complete the work schedule, or else miss the deadline, we all have to be punished.”
The other person next to him returned.
“You just say less, now the Crown Prince is valuing the common people, those officials of the Supervisory Yuan, are also like crazy, catching a handle and putting people to death.”
“I’ve heard that the great nobles in the Xianyang court have all been screwed over quite a bit.”
“Alright, these things also have nothing to do with me, you go and take a look at the side, don’t let these people, have anything happen, otherwise we people will be in bad luck again.”
“Alas… this is really… this official when there is no meaning, when I find a new doorway I will resign from this position, when the people can be much more interesting.”
The official shook his head and walked in the other direction.
A few days later, as a team of scouts responsible for scouting the road raced past, everyone knew that the Great Qin First Emperor’s carriage was coming.
Luckily, the part they were responsible for had been completed long in advance, and they could now watch Qin Shi Huangdi’s procession from the periphery.
Not long after, a column of elite Great Qin Shihuangs appeared in front of the crowd.
Not long after, a column of elite Great Qin warriors appeared in front of the crowd.
Qin Shi Huang’s carriage was, naturally, also, escorted among them.
Seeing this scene, the surrounding people saluted and shouted with a bit of fervour that
“Long live Your Majesty! Long live Great Qin!”
At this time, inside Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s spacious carriage, several old ministers were looking at the situation outside with complex expressions.
They had been brought here by Emperor Qin Shi Huang by force, but the changes in Great Qin nowadays that they had seen along the way were a little hard for them to understand.
The emperor’s tour was originally a matter of labouring the people and hurting their money, but nowadays it is the people wherever they go that are having a much better time.
This overturned their perception.
But seeing the frenzied people outside, the ministers knew that nowadays, Great Qin was as stable as Mount Taishan and solid as gold.
No one dared to have any other thoughts.
“Gentlemen, how is Great Qin today?”
At this time, Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s voice rang out from the side.
Hearing the question, the old ministers all saluted and said.
“Great Qin is free from worry for ten thousand years!”
No one brought up the parade again.
Now, wherever Emperor Qin Shi Huang went on his parade, the roads would be, well, repaired, and the people in the neighbourhood would get extra opportunities for labour.
How could the people not welcome it?
As for the money spent, it was all paid for by the royal family and the court had nothing to do with it.
Hearing this, Emperor Qin Shi Huang could not help but feel a little smug in his heart.
Hearing the shouts outside again, a smile appeared on his face.
This feeling of being embraced was excellent.
Moreover, this journey over also saw the changes in the various counties, the clothes on the people’s bodies were obviously much thicker, and one by one, they no longer looked like skin and bones.
Of course, now the parade is not without its drawbacks, now only out of the patrol twice, his own palace accumulated those money has been consumed.
At this time also can only use the words of the waves to comfort themselves.
“Money is only money when it is spent, and can be turned into clothes for the people’s bodies and food for their mouths.”
“The people buy and sell these things, during which time there will be the circulation of various items, the Qin government will receive taxes, so the country and the people are rich together.”
“The royal family suffers a little loss, is not any relationship.”
Qin Shi Huang comforted himself for a while before slowing down.
Waving his hand, he dismissed all these old ministers, he was letting these old men see clearly how the situation had changed.
With a wave of his hand, he dismissed all these old ministers, he was trying to make these old people see how the situation had changed.
When they return, they will take the initiative to make room for the newcomers of Great Qin.
If they were still unconscious, don’t blame him for coming down hard.
Having made up his mind in his mind, Emperor Qin Shi Huang did not think much more about it, but began to look forward to the meeting with his own grandson afterwards, and asked Zhao Gao, who was at the side, that
“How much longer until we reach the Northern Lands?”
Zhao Gao cheerfully replied.
“Your Majesty, within a month, it will definitely arrive.”
Qin Shi Huang nodded in satisfaction and said.
“Have the people speed up even more.”
Zhao Gao immediately led the order.
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Time passed by, and the weather in the northern region grew colder and fiercer.
The cold wind whistled down from the north, bringing with it countless cloud chapters and gloom.
Experienced old people knew that winter was coming.
Only this time they no longer panicked, for inside the granary were full of potatoes and grain.
On their bodies were warm, thick garments and on their beds were thick quilts.
This winter they even had a taste for snow.
That dreary weather became a little nicer too.
Not everyone was, of course, in the mood to enjoy the scenery.
At this moment, inside a heavily defended farmhouse, Zhao Lang was standing outside a courtyard with an anxious face.
And within the courtyard Ji Wushuang let out a cry of pain.
Today was the day she went into labour.
Even with Elder Qin in attendance, Zhao Lang’s heart couldn’t help but be extremely nervous.
And right at this moment, a thunderbolt suddenly rang out in the sky.
When Zhao Lang looked up, he found countless snowflakes that flew down in an ocean.
It was another winter.