From the time the war of annihilation was launched to the present, only a few days have passed, and all the six kingdoms have been returned to Qin. The dream of going out to the east has finally come true, and this ancient land of China has once again been unified.

In the main hall of Xianyang Palace, all the civil and military officials put on brand new court uniforms and gathered together. Their faces were filled with joy, and they were obviously very happy.

However, King Qin Yingzheng was high on the throne, and his face was solemn, solemn and majestic.

His eyes looked at the ministers in the palace, and then he said: "It has been more than five hundred years since Qin Xianggong obtained the fiefdom.

During this long period of time, we have grown step by step from the barren western frontier to become stronger, until now we have finally become the only country in Kyushu!"

"Your Majesty, God bless the Qin Dynasty!"

The officials below raised their hands and responded in peace.

Ying Zheng continued: "This is not the result of one person alone, but the joint efforts of all your beloved ministers and the officers and soldiers of the Qin army in the past.

I recall that three hundred years ago, Duke Mu worshiped Baili Xi as his prime minister and cut off all the Xirong tribes. One hundred and fifty years ago, Duke Xiao appointed Shang Yang to carry out reforms to restore the prestige of the Qin Dynasty and lay the foundation for a strong country.

There are also King Huiwen, King Zhaoxiang, and King Zhuangxiang who are also working hard and sleeping day and night, not daring to slack off at all. In this way, the chaos that has lasted for hundreds of years has just ended, and now the world has been reunited.

There have been frequent wars for so many years, and all living beings are suffering after all. Taking over the six countries and unifying the nine states is not only in line with the will of the people, but also in compliance with the way of heaven."

"Exactly what the king said!"

Many ministers then responded. They all knew that there was no need to say too much when the leader was explaining his great achievements, as long as he listened quietly, after all, what came next was the highlight.

Sure enough, Ying Zheng expressed some emotion and then continued: "The Qin Dynasty can unify the world, and all your beloved ministers also contributed indispensably. According to the laws of Qin, you should be rewarded according to your merits!"

After the words fell, everyone's hearts moved. They have been working hard for so many years and are waiting for this moment. Today is the day when they will become a marquis and become a general and leave their name in history!

Immediately afterwards, Ying Zheng looked at Wang Jian, who was at the top of the military generals, with a majestic look, and said: "Ai Qing used soldiers like a god and contributed a lot to the destruction of the two biggest enemies of our Great Qin.

Now I am specially appointed as Grand Master to share the honor with Great Qin!"

Hearing this, the other ministers were slightly surprised. You must know that the three highest positions besides the king are Taishi, Taifu and National Preceptor.

Although none of the three hold real power, their status is more prominent than that of the prime minister.

When Wang Jian heard this, he also quickly thanked him. This title was indeed important, but it also meant that it would be difficult to hold heavy troops in the future. However, it was also expected, as there were gains and losses, it was good to be able to enjoy his old age in peace.

Then Ying Zheng continued: "Wang Ben made great contributions in destroying Wei and attacking Yan. He was promoted to the Marquis of Che and the Marquis of Wu Tong!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wang Ben was also quite excited. He was finally one step closer to his father. In this way, the Wang family became a double Chehou, which was unprecedented in history. He was the only one in the Qin Kingdom and worthy of the name of the first general.

After conferring rewards on the two of them, Ying Zheng looked to the other side and said, "Li Si, the diligent and knowledgeable Tingwei, is a pillar of the empire. From today on, he is specially named the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty to assist me in handling state affairs!"

"I would like to express my gratitude to the King for his great kindness!"

Li Si quickly knelt down and kowtowed, his body couldn't stop trembling slightly. The position of prime minister that he had pursued for so many years, one person below ten thousand people, had finally become a reality.

Although he had already had a premonition that this position was not far away from him when Lord Changping rebelled, but when it actually came, he still couldn't help but feel excited and his whole heart was pounding.

Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Get up, don't let me down."

"Promise, I will definitely live up to the king's orders!"

Li Si responded with great respect and returned to his original position full of excitement and joy.

Next, the rewards continued, but they were not as heavy as those of these three people. After knowing that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty accepted the rewards, Ying Zheng just said: "In addition to you dear friends, there is another person who has made great achievements.

Not only did he save the lives of many people, but he also played an extremely important role in the unification war."

"I wonder who the king is talking about?"

A courtier below asked.

When Ying Zheng heard this, he raised his eyes and signaled to the waiter on the side. The latter instantly understood and took out the edict that had been prepared. He slowly opened it and read: "Canonize Ye Zhang of Tianyuan Trading Company as the Grand Master of the Qin Dynasty, and he will retire with the country!"

After the words fell, everyone was slightly shocked. This was the first time for most of them to hear this name. It was unbelievable that someone who had never heard of it was directly promoted to the same level as Wang Jian.

The most important thing is the four words "xiu with the country" at the end, which almost means that the other party is tied to the Qin Dynasty, and as long as the Qin Kingdom is still alive, he can enjoy incomparable honors.

Who is this person that has such ability?

Ying Zheng raised his hand to silence everyone's discussion and said calmly: "This matter has been decided. It would be good if all the ministers know about it."

Although his voice was calm, his tone left no room for doubt. This matter had already been decided to be discussed in court today and was just a notification.

Although the civil and military ministers were very surprised, they did not dare to disobey the former's wishes and had no choice but to obey the order...

Yang Zhai Chengzhong and Ye Zhang also learned the news but were not surprised. Ying Zheng had already made everything clear when he came to discuss cooperation with them.

After all, Tianyuan Trading Company controls the lifeline of the economy. As a king, it is impossible for such an important person to be outside the system. Even if he is only a nominal national advisor, he has certain binding force on both parties.

From a certain perspective, when Ye Zhang agreed to take over the position of national master, the trading company was already a state-owned industry. However, the control was still in his hands, and others could not interfere at will.

Of course, all of this is mutual. Yingzheng will incorporate Tianyuan Trading Company into the Qin system, and the golden tickets will also become nationalized. Ye Chang's control of the production and operation of the golden tickets is equivalent to holding the entire country's money bag.

And with the support of strong national power, it won't be long before the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce's power will surge to an unimaginable level and become an underground kingdom-like existence.

To be honest, if there was another way to go, Ying Zheng would never compromise to this point, and he also thought about using strong methods to achieve his goal.

However, after seeing a hill being blown flat with his own eyes, all thoughts disappeared. Faced with such an existence, there was no other option except cooperation.
Chapter completed!