I switched allegiance to Zhang Han and rebuilt the Qin Dynasty; Liu Bang was heartbroken.

Zhang Han and the others exchanged glances.

"Young master still can't forget Liu Bang!"

After all, Zhao Long had genuinely served Liu Bang in the past, but was later forced to leave and was hunted down.

Zhao Long still harbored some resentment towards Liu Bang.

Even when establishing the capital, they did not forget Liu Bang.

"Yes, as the young master said, Liu Bang is a man of destiny, the one who can bring order to this chaotic world!"

"The great victory of the Qin army in Chang'an Village marked the beginning of Liu Bang's decline, while our great Qin Dynasty flourished."

"Establishing the capital in Chang'an will surely suppress Liu Bang's so-called destiny!"

"My lord is in Qin, my lord is the Mandate of Heaven, Qin is the Mandate of Heaven."

"The chosen one of Heaven, descend and restore Qin!"

Zhao Ben laughed excitedly. He had followed Zhao Long for many years and had finally reached this point.

Establish the capital, unite the people, restore the Qin Dynasty, and then it's time to become king.

No one had any objections to Chang'an.

The Qin Dynasty truly needed a new beginning, and Chang'an held special significance for the Qin Dynasty at that time.

Zhao Long smiled and said, "This matter will be handled jointly by Lord Zhang and Mr. Xiangli. If you need anything, just come to me or the General!"

Xiangli smiled and asked, "What kind of grand city does the young master desire?"

Zhang Han said directly, "Naturally, the more magnificent the better, showcasing the grandeur of our great nation, the kind that will awe people upon seeing it."

Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Zhao Ben laughed and scolded, "General, you're really greedy. Why don't you say you want to build the entire Qin Dynasty into a capital?"

That old scoundrel has really gotten carried away with Zhao Long's unrestricted support lately, daring to say things like that.

Zhao Ben was also very happy. The Three Qin regions were not yet unified and were surrounded by powerful enemies. There was only one reason why Zhang Han could be so relaxed.

The Qin Dynasty has already acquired the strength to fight any of the feudal lords in the world on its own!

Even Xiang Yu and Zhao Ben were confident that they could hold Hangu Pass and fight a few battles.

After the massacre, the people of Guanzhong were filled with rage and wanted to vent their anger.

Moreover, the feudal lords of the land are no longer united to destroy Qin as they were back then; their hearts are restless.

This gave the Qin Dynasty even more opportunities!

Zhao Ben smiled and said, "Young Master once said that the capital city represents the face of a country. Since it is the face, it must be magnificent. How about building a great city that can accommodate a million people?"

"No, the maximum we can build is a city that can accommodate 100,000 people. That's the limit for Qin."

Zhang Cang wished he could fight those two scoundrels who dared to speak, if he could win!

Listen to this, is this even human language?

The Qin Dynasty is still in the process of rebuilding from scratch, and you want to build some magnificent city with a population of millions?

Even if you sold the entire Qin Dynasty, you still couldn't afford to build this!

Don't let them do this job. They just touch lips and then do absolutely nothing.

Zhao Long couldn't help but curl his lip, thinking that talking about the capital with these two scoundrels was really impractical.

Both of them were staunch advocates of the awakening of the Qin nation.

Especially with the chaotic environment in various countries, the Qin Dynasty had already weathered the initial crisis and from then on, the road ahead was smooth.

Even Zhang Han's reckless nature began to show.

Zhao Long ignored the two men and instead looked at Xiang Liyao: "Sir, what kind of capital do you think the Great Qin can build now?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiangli said, "With 50,000 people and 100,000 gold coins a year, if everyone works together, we can build a city for 100,000 people."

This was still his conservative estimate of spending.

During the Qin Dynasty, the upper currency was gold, and the lower currency was copper coins.

It is important to know that during the reign of the Second Emperor, this guy discovered that Qin coins were very valuable, so he directly minted a large number of duplicate coins that weighed only half the weight of the copper coins from the First Emperor's time, causing the collapse of the Qin monetary system.

At its peak, one gold coin could be exchanged for five hundred copper coins, but now one gold coin is worth more than a thousand copper coins!

The purchasing power of copper coins today is less than half that of the First Emperor's time.

If we were to use 100,000 gold coins directly, that would be equivalent to over 100 million coins in modern Qin currency.

Zhang Han was indeed very surprised: "So many?"

He had served as the Minister of the Imperial Household, managing the emperor's inner treasury, and knew how terrifying that number was.

The Guanzhong Plain was now in utter ruin. When the armies of the feudal lords came, they slaughtered and looted in a frenzy, taking away the treasures and wealth of the Qin Dynasty.

And just like the three families of Chu who continue to bleed Qin blood.

It's impossible for the entire Guanzhong region to come up with so much money all at once.

Zhao Long said with a smile, "Then let's build it according to the plan of 100,000 people!"

“If we plan it out from the beginning, we can build it slowly. We can build the outer city wall first and then gradually fill in the interior. There’s no rush.”

Xiangli asked worriedly, "What about money and laborers?"

"Haha, don't worry, it will be arranged for you very soon. Mr. Xiangli can start planning and building Chang'an City right now!"

Xiangli nodded; he now unconditionally believed Zhao Long's words.

This is the chosen one of the Qin Dynasty!

……

Inside the Qin army camp, Zhao Long smiled as he looked at the civil and military officials around him.

Look, these are my subjects.

Zhao Long has not yet declared himself king, and his lineage as a descendant of the First Emperor has not been fully exposed. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Zhao Long remains seated at the head of the table.

Zhang Cang clasped his hands and said, "Young Master, production has resumed in all areas under the jurisdiction of Yong Kingdom during this period, including the western part of the Inner History."

"However, the area east of Neishi belongs to Sima Xin, and our army has not yet entered it, so it is difficult to restore the Qin system."

Currently, all areas under the control of the Qin army have begun to resume production in accordance with the old Qin system.

The equal-field system was undoubtedly a groundbreaking achievement of the Qin Dynasty, and an important measure perfected by Li Si, Wei Liao, and others during the reign of the First Emperor.

That is, the Qin Dynasty levied taxes based on the amount of land owned, with a fixed allocation of land and fixed tax rates based on the registered population.

Instead of the simple poll tax that the six countries had previously levied.

Yang Duanhe snorted coldly: "Hmph, these damned Chu people, do they really think that Qin is the Qin of the past?"

Ten years ago, the equal-field system was forcefully implemented under the order of the First Emperor, and the most fierce resistance came from the State of Chu!

Because of the unique family system in the State of Chu, many noble families owned land, or even an entire prefecture, which belonged to one family.

Taxing by headcount allows for many tax evasion methods; people can simply hide.

Taxes are levied based on the amount of land owned, but land cannot be hidden.

Within the territory of Yong, under the suppression of the Qin army, Zhang Han controlled the Qin army from the beginning, not giving these powerful clans too many opportunities to seize territory.

However, the situation in the two Qin states is different. These people took the opportunity to annex a large amount of land, so why would they voluntarily hand over the land?

Now, it is these damned powerful clans of Chu who are hindering the revival of Qin. Many Qin soldiers and officials are beginning to get angry.

“Then send them a message and tell them I want to talk to them.”

Everyone couldn't help but laugh as they watched Zhao Long playing with the small blade in his hand.

Now is no longer the time for the Qin state to have to be tolerant and endure hardship.

Qin Jian was never at a disadvantage.

It's time to teach those bastards a lesson.