Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

"What do you think, Right Prime Minister?"

Seeing that no one spoke except Changping Jun, Ying Zheng asked Wei Zhuang for his opinion.

"Your Majesty, I believe that anything that is good for the Great Qin should be adopted."

Wei Zhuang had served three dynasties, and although he was conservative, Ying Zheng would still ask for his opinion.

Unexpectedly, this time, Wei Zhuang's opinion surprised Ying Zheng and everyone else.

In their hearts, they all thought that Wei Zhuang would not agree.

Wei Zhuang didn't care about the gazes of the crowd.

Since Shang Yang's reforms, the State of Qin rose rapidly, but the Qin laws were indeed harsh. Now someone finally proposed to amend the Qin laws, and Wei Zhuang thought it was feasible.

Even though he is old, he still has good vision.

As Zhang Yuanqing said, the laws of the six kingdoms were lax, making it difficult to adjust from extravagance to frugality. If the people of the world were to return to Qin and follow the existing Qin laws, they would undoubtedly be unwilling to do so. Furthermore, Qin's unification of the six kingdoms would inevitably involve war. Their loved ones would die at the hands of the Qin, and they would then have to accept the harsh Qin laws—a sentiment no one would want.

"Your Majesty, what Zhang Tingwei said is reasonable. For the people of the six kingdoms, our Qin laws are indeed much harsher, which is not conducive to the people of the six kingdoms accepting our Qin. I agree with Zhang Tingwei's statement."

Years later, the national annals recorded that the Right Prime Minister, Wei Zhuang, suggested that the king adopt Zhang Tingwei's proposal to amend the Qin laws, laying the foundation for the unification of the six kingdoms. The Right Prime Minister's foresight was admired by all the ministers.

Hahaha, thinking of this, Wei Zhuang almost couldn't help grinning.

Li Si suddenly thought of something and stepped forward. "Your Majesty, I agree with what Zhang Tingwei said. The laws of our Qin State can be modified appropriately to better suit the current state of Qin."

What a great achievement!

If we modify the Qin laws, wouldn't it be possible for me, Li Si, a legalist, to show my abilities?

From now on, whenever you read the Qin laws, my name, Li Si, will be mentioned.

Sure enough, there are benefits to be gained by following Brother Zhang.

Meng Wu and Wang Jian had no objection to the revision of Qin law. After all, it did not affect their war.

It’s better for them not to get involved in my affairs. Now they are just waiting to expand the territory for the king and leave their names in history.

Ying Zheng looked at everyone's reactions and had already made up his mind.

"I also think it's feasible to amend the Qin laws."

"This matter is under the responsibility of the Right Prime Minister and Li Si, and all the ministers in the court must cooperate fully."

"promise."

"As for Ying Wuyi's son, we will deal with him after the Qin law is revised."

"promise."

After Wei Zhuang and Li Si left Zhangtai Palace, they hurried to discuss the matter. Wei Zhuang was fine, but Li Si was much busier.

I no longer have time to keep an eye on the paper mill I was previously in charge of.

The revision of Qin law was carried out vigorously in the court.

"Sir, Hu Feizi, Tian Jiu, Meng Sheng and others from the Mohist school wish to see you."

When Zhang Yuanqing returned home, he received the news.

As expected, when a person is lucky, whatever he wishes for will come true.

"Please."

"I've met Mr. Zhang."

After arriving in Xianyang, a few people bought some paper. They studied it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it was made of, and they were even more impressed.

So, I came here impatiently.

"Everyone, please stand up and sit down."

Zhang Yuanqing also sat on a chair. "The Qin State is developing rapidly and needs a large number of talents. I am very welcome to have you here."

"I wonder how many people you brought with you? My Qin State is currently researching kangs to prepare the people for the winter, and we are short of manpower."

Zhang Yuanqing also spoke frankly. Since people were already here, there was no question of letting them leave.

Hu Feizi and others also looked at each other in confusion.

Who would have thought that Zhang Yuanqing would express his opinion before they even opened their mouths.

Several people looked at each other, and finally Hu Feizi spoke up, "Sir, we have more than 9,000 disciples with us. I wonder what arrangements you have made?"

They didn't discuss anything before coming, they just brought people here. Who would have thought that after they arrived they would find so many people. They were worried that if Qin State didn't need so many people, wouldn't they have to go back?

"More than nine thousand people!"

Wow, Zhang Yuanqing was shocked.

Looking at the nervous people, you really don’t treat us as outsiders. More than 9,000 people just came here, and you didn’t even come over to check the situation first.

If someone doesn’t know, they would think that more than 9,000 of you are here to attack Xianyang.

With a thud, the three of them felt a chill in their hearts.

Seeing how frightened Lord Zhang is, I wonder if they are really going to take people back.

However, Zhang Yuanqing had no idea what they were thinking. After being shocked, he started laughing out loud.

"Good, good, you've arrived just in time. My Qin State needs you right now. Come on, I'll take you to the research institute right away."

Yes, it is the research institute, which was set up in a temporary place. The Mo family and some farmers are living there now.

There are so many people, so the king has to specially mark out an area in Xianyang for Zhang Yuanqing to use. Otherwise, with so many people coming at once, there really is nowhere to accommodate them. No, I have to go to the king later to mark out the surrounding areas, otherwise the research institute will not be able to accommodate everyone.

!!!

What is a sudden turn of events? This is it.

Hu Feizi and others immediately followed Zhang Yuanqing to the research institute.

Now, all the farmers were assigned by Wang Wan to various parts of Qin State to improve the soil and prepare for next year's spring plowing. Except for those working in the paper mill and salt factory, the rest of the Mohists were studying earthen kangs.

When Hu Feizi and others arrived, they took a curious look around and immediately said eagerly that they would go back and bring people over.

"General Wang Ben, you will arrange accommodation for the Mohists. Let them rest for a day. I will come back tomorrow to arrange their affairs."

"promise."

Wang Ben is now in his thirties. As a tall and strong man, he is very intimidating just standing there, so he is not afraid that they will cause trouble.

With people, Zhang Yuanqing can start to arrange many things. Now the Qin's plow needs to be modified because it is too man-intensive. There is also the loom, which can be studied. Zhang Yuanqing flipped through the book "The Exploitation of the Works of Nature" and copied down everything that could be used, preparing to hand it over to Mo Jia tomorrow.

Sure enough, when the Mohists got the book, they were like fish in water, and instantly abandoned Zhang Yuanqing and looked at the contents above carefully.

"Don't tear up the book. If you all want to read it, you can each copy it down and then divide the work to study it. Once you have finished it, let me know."

Seeing that several older men with beards were about to fight, Zhang Yuanqing quickly spoke up.

"Don't worry, Master Zhang. We will cherish this treasure and it won't go bad."

"Yes, yes, yes. We will definitely study the above content as soon as possible."

At that moment, everyone stopped fighting and expressed their opinions one by one.

"Don't be too anxious. Let's focus on the curved plow first. If it's manufactured and tested well, we'll rush to make it so the people can use it during next year's spring plowing season."

"promise."

After leaving the research institute, Zhang Yuanqing returned home.

Now that the Mo family’s affairs have been arranged, I don’t know when the farmers will arrive.