Chapter 65: The suffering of the people!
On the vast land, Yingji and his group of thousands of people were running on it. As they gradually penetrated into the hinterland of Qin, Yingji also discovered the changes in Qin over the years.
Although the Qin State was originally looked down upon by the Eastern countries, it was self-improvement. It relied on its own efforts to gain a firm foothold in the area west of China and gradually grew and grew stronger.
Moreover, since the Bashu general Sima Cuo pacified Bashu, Qin has directly entered a leap-by-leap development. With the bumper harvest of grain in Bashu for years, the people of Qin have never been hungry anymore.
Although I eat some mixed grains and coarse grains, I can still eat enough, which is impossible for any country in the world except Qi.
However, Yingji and his group came to see that the current situation of Qin was much worse than before. Since Qin fell into the rebellion of the kings and the Chu army entered the country, the princes levyed heavy taxes to compete for the throne and levyed taxes to expand the army.
The Chu army in Qin State went out from time to time to plunder the Qin State's people, and the people had to endure the suffering.
Fortunately, the Empress Dowager finally woke up not long ago. After quelling the rebellion between the kings and mobilizing the main force of the Qin army to move closer to Xianyang, the people of Guanzhong in Qin were freed.
But how could the trauma that lasted for several years be so easy to heal? Although the people of Guanzhong are not yet at the point of eating them with their children.
However, Yingji and others saw begging beggars appearing along the streets of Qin State, and the people's clothes were everywhere. The foundation accumulated by Qin State from Shang Yang's reforms was also consumed at a rapid pace, and the national treasury was empty.
Although the Qin State's military strength has not declined, the Qin State's national strength is declining in disguise!
"Hey, I didn't expect that the rich foundation that Shang Jun accumulated at the beginning had consumed so much in just a few years."
"I, Qin people are pitiful. After countless hardships from Longxi to Guanzhong, I, Qin people, almost fought bloody battles in the world. Guanzhong's elders continued to flow, and the blood flowed into a river to get the world today. But in the end, the people of Qin were still suffering."
"These are all the faults of the former kings. If the former king had not been hesitant before his death, his decisions on the position of crown prince would have been shaky."
"And in the later stage, he actually made Gu who had a relatively shallow power foundation to be the prince. This simply triggered the struggle between Gu and his elder brother who controlled the strong military force!"
"There is no mistake for the people, but the former kings are guilty!"
Yingji looked at the miserable people around him and said that when these people saw Yingji and his party of thousands of people and escorted them, they hurriedly dodged, for fear of rushing to the army.
In recent years, the people of Guanzhong were simply afraid of the army to the extreme, because once an army came, they would rob their own people's property and food at home.
Even the Chu army sometimes kills people when they come to rob, and the people are in a very miserable way.
"Young Master is careful. Others may be able to say such words, but only you must not!"
"The young master is the most valued among all the young masters of the previous kings and is only one step away from becoming the crown prince. Now he is going to return to Xianyang to inherit the position of King Qin. If such words are heard by those who are interested and make a big fuss, they may cause a lot of trouble."
Bai Qi stepped forward and said, Ying Ji nodded and understood that the current situation was at a critical moment, and such words were indeed not what should be said at this time.
When the people saw this army coming, they thought it was preconceived as money to collect taxes or rob food.
Ying Ji felt a pain in his heart when he saw the reaction of the people. He didn't know when and where the people who saw the Qin army were extremely afraid when they saw the Qin army. These are the faults of the Ying royal family!
"Bai Qi, please share some of the food brought out from General Wang Ling's military camp to the people. I don't have much ability to compensate these Chinese people who have made great contributions to our Great Qin for generations."
"When the Gu returned to Xianyang to take over the position of King Qin, we will compensate these people well."
"promise!"
Bai Qi said, and then he led his soldiers to pull out more than a dozen carriages for transporting grain to the people, and each of them distributed ten kilograms of grain.
However, when these people saw the army coming, they competed to hide. Bai Qi had no choice but to order his soldiers to force the distribution of food to the people, and forcibly stuffed each bag containing ten kilograms of grain into the hands of every people.
"Old man, don't worry, Qin State is about to change, and the Qin State in the future will only become more powerful and prosperous than Qin State in the Shangjun period!"
"In addition, the turmoil in Qin is about to end. We are all under the command of Young Master Yingji. The young master will return to Xianyang to take over the position of King Qin. At that time, we will definitely compensate my wife, the people of Qin who are suffering from the turmoil."
Bai Qi stuffed the grain directly into the hands of an old man who was about fifty or sixty. The old man didn't want to accept it and wanted to push the grain back to Bai Qi, but he was stunned when he heard Bai Qi's words and asked in disbelief.
"What the general said is true. Young Master Yingji actually returned to the country and was going to return to Xianyang to take over the position of King Qin?"
"It's true!"
Bai Qi replied. When he heard Bai Qi's words, the old man was instantly shrouded in his heart with a huge sense of surprise, and said directly to the people around him who looked at the army with the same fearful eyes.
"Everyone listened, don't be afraid. These are not troops that come to collect taxes, but under the command of Prince Yingji, Your Highness is about to return to Xianyang to take over the position of King Qin. Everyone will not have a long time to live such a hard life!"
It is obvious that the old man was a respected person in the hearts of the people around him. When he heard the old man's words, everyone gradually gathered from the original scattered state.
"Really, are these all true? Your Highness actually came back from Yan State?"
"It should be right. I have long heard that Mr. Ji was the best among the many descendants of the previous kings."
"I didn't expect that the soldiers under Mr. Ji's command were so disciplined and did not violate us at all. They even sent food. It must be Mr. Ji."
Everyone began to discuss in groups of three or three. The Qin people were different from other people in the world. Most of the Qin people still had a rough understanding of their own domestic situation.
Therefore, after hearing that Yingji was about to return to Xianyang to take over the position of King Qin and preside over the overall situation, everyone was filled with surprises after stabilizing the situation.
"General, I wonder if I want to see the young master?"
Thousands of Qin people gathered together and said with the old man. Bai Qi hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Bai Qi believed that with his son's character, he would definitely not ignore these people who suffered turmoil due to the royal family's faults.
"Of course, the young master is right behind. Please follow me!"
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Chapter completed!