"Make the city famous, kill the heroes, collect the soldiers of the world, gather them in Xianyang, sell the iron and steel, and cast them into twelve golden figures to weaken the people of the world. Then build the city into a city, use the river as a pond, and seize the city of hundreds of millions of feet.
The abyss of unforeseen circumstances is thought to be solid..." Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart, thinking of the popular article he memorized a long time ago.
After the unification of the Qin Kingdom, Qin Shihuang began to order the guards and commanders from all over the country to destroy the city walls and defenses of most famous cities. The inner Great Wall originally built by Qi, Yan, Chu, Zhao and other countries also began to be demolished to open up roads.
At the same time, all the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and knight-errant heroes from various places who dared to resist Qin's rule were also killed. Zhang Liang, Gongsun Xin and others who escaped were put on the wanted list.
Defeat the famous city and kill the heroes. After these two things were done, the emperor ordered people to collect all the weapons, armor, crossbows, horse gear and other weapons originally owned by the six countries to Xianyang City for destruction.
Zhao Tuo himself had no objection to the matter of collecting the weapons of the world and destroying them. The weapons of the Six Nations and the weapons used by the Qin army were incompatible in shape, with completely different lengths and heights, and could not be used in the army.
Even the missing bows and crossbows, and even the core components of large equipment such as ladders and chariots, cannot be replaced because they are different from the Qin weights and measures.
These weapons left behind have no use other than occupying the treasury. They may even be used by the rebellious remnants of the Six Nations to rebel. Rather than doing this, it is better to destroy them.
It's just that after they are destroyed, what they are used for casting is very particular. Zhao Tuo naturally knew what Qin Shihuang wanted to use these things for.
Five feet tall and weighing a thousand stones, the majestic Twelve Golden Man is another wonder of the Qin Empire!
"After unifying the world, there is nothing to do. The emperor will transform into a figurine fiend." Zhao Tuo quickly thought of ways to deal with it. If he directly proposed the Twelve Golden Men, Qin Shihuang would definitely be happy and praise Zhao Tuo.
You really know my heart.
But in Zhao Tuo's view, casting the golden man not only consumed a lot of people's energy, but besides satisfying the emperor's desires, the things created had no benefit to the entire country.
This is something that only damages the people's strength and is not beneficial to the country. It is not advisable to have a spectacle that harms the country! Zhao Tuo took a deep breath, an idea came to his mind, and he cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty has gathered the soldiers of the world to quell the war in the world.
It is a disaster, just like the old days when King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty practiced martial arts and cultivated literature, and his horses were released in Nanshan, which was a great thing. I think it is better to sell these weapons and cast them into plowshares and implements, which can help the world's farming."
"Forged into farm tools?" The emperor frowned. Zhao Tuo pretended not to notice and continued: "In the past, the monarchs of the six countries were tyrannical and made weapons of copper and iron. They fought with each other and brought trouble to the world. Your Majesty raised righteous troops and punished the riots.
To revive the head of Guizhou. Now that the world is unified, Your Majesty will destroy the weapons used by the six countries to fight to show that the Xia family will no longer be able to fight. Then, these destroyed weapons will be made into tools that will help all people in the world to farm.
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"Compared with these two, it better reflects the confusion of the six kings and the wisdom of His Majesty."
"The emperor sold the armies of the world and forged swords into plowshares. Such a holy virtue should be praised by all people and preserved in the four poles!" After the unification of the world, Qin's political propaganda was to belittle the six kings and praise the emperor.
Now Zhao Tuo grasped this correct line and first put the high hat on Qin Shihuang.
"Forge swords into plowshares." Qin Shihuang chewed on these four words and looked at Zhao Tuo in front of him. Zhao Tuo always understood his heart. From discussing the emperor's title to feudal disputes between counties, this boy said it every time
His words were very consistent with his thoughts.
This time, Qin Shihuang actually had an idea in his mind about collecting the world's troops. He summoned Zhao Tuo to inquire. Firstly, the young man was responsible for this matter and it fell within the scope of Zhao Tuo's authority.
Secondly, the emperor wanted to see if he could still understand his own thoughts. Unexpectedly, Zhao Tuo came up with a new idea.
Forging swords into plowshares sounds good and is very practical, but it is not what Qin Shihuang wanted most.
"Maybe the hint given was not enough." The emperor ignored Zhao Tuo's suggestion of forging swords into plowshares, and instead talked about another matter.
"According to the Lintao Captain's report, when I destroyed the six kingdoms and proclaimed myself emperor, twelve giants, five feet tall and six feet tall, wearing barbarian clothes, appeared near Lintao, all facing the direction of Xianyang.
Kneel down and worship. Those Yin and Yang practitioners say this is auspicious."
"Auspiciousness? Damn auspiciousness!" Zhao Tuo cursed in his heart, guessing that Captain Lintao saw Qin Shihuang ascending the throne and specially made up a story to please the emperor.
Such auspicious things are not uncommon in later generations. Now it is only said that the twelve Linpeach giants appeared, which is considered simple.
In later generations, yellow dragons, blue dragons, and unicorns will appear for you. However, when Qin Shihuang mentioned this matter in front of Zhao Tuo, it was a naked statement.
Zhao Tuo suddenly understood and said: "The twelve barbarians surrendered to the giant and knelt down. This must be the surrender of the four barbarians, and your majesty is the symbol of the world. This makes it even more obvious that when the world is peaceful and your majesty is forging swords into plowshares, it would be better to also forge twelve small swords.
It is a sign of people kneeling down to commemorate this event." Qin Shihuang shook his head, what Zhao Tuo said this time was barely in line with his wishes.
But twelve little people?
"I want to use this to cast twelve golden figures and make them stand in Xianyang, just to show the great power of our Qin Dynasty!" Qin Shihuang's voice suddenly became louder, and in his mind, twelve golden figures were kneeling in front of Xianyang Palace.
In the square, that majestic and tall appearance.
So impressive! Just thinking about it makes me happy.
"Your Majesty, it is indeed a magnificent thing to sell the soldiers of the world to cast the golden man. But the erection of the golden man in Xianyang makes the people of the world unable to look up and feel the power of your majesty."
"I think of an important event in the world, maybe we can combine it with each other." Zhao Tuo answered. Qin Shihuang's face became a little cold and said: "What are you talking about?" Zhao Tuo immediately replied: "I was traveling in the land of the Six Kingdoms before.
It was found that the coins of various countries were unusually shaped and very inconvenient for circulation and use."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "For example, our Qin State uses half taels of money, Yan State uses sharp-headed knives, Chu State uses ant-nosed money, and Wei State uses Yuan money... Coins of various countries
They are different and have different weights, and there are still many private coinage in the hometown of the princes, which has caused the people of the world to suffer for a long time. Now that our country of Qin has unified the world, we cannot let this situation continue." Seeing Zhao Tuo talking about business, Qin Shihuang
He nodded and said: "I already know about this. The prime minister and the young master...the former young master are already discussing the matter of unifying the world's currency. Our Qin State has unified the world and the six kingdoms have been destroyed. The coins used by the princes in the past are naturally not allowed.
existence, until the Prime Minister decides, the currency of the world should also be fixed. You are the Shaofu and have the power to mint coins. You will take over this matter later, but why did you mention this matter at this time? Zhao Tuo is busy
Said: "I just think that if those weapons of the world are only used to cast the twelve golden figures, although they can show the majesty of your majesty and our great Qin, they will not be able to be admired by all the people of the world. It would be a pity."
"Therefore, I think it is better to separate the weapons and make plows from the iron ones to show your majesty's virtue and scorn the six kings. And the bronze ones can be cast into coins and be implemented together with the unification of the world's currency."
"I think it is possible to print the image of the Yi people kneeling on the coins. When the coins are circulated, all coin holders in the world will be shocked by the images of the Yi people on the coins. Knowing that I, the Qin Dynasty, are destined to return,
Even the barbarians from all over the world have to kneel down!" Seeing the emperor's thoughtful look on the couch, Zhao Tuo added more: "I think we can also let the famous masters in the world draw a portrait of His Majesty and print it on the coins.
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"Coins are something that everyone in the world must use. In this way, as long as thousands of people in the world use coins, they can see the image of His Majesty and feel His majesty. Wouldn't it be better to do this?
A giant was cast out of the sky, but all the people could not look up to it?" Qin Shihuang was stunned.
Instead of making gold figures, make coins instead. Or carve images of kneeling barbarians on the coins, or print your own portrait of a warrior and a wise man for all the people in the world to pay homage to?
This idea is somewhat novel. Qin Shihuang closed his eyes, and scenes emerged in his mind.
A child held a coin in his hand and curiously asked his mother: "Mom, who is the person on this coin? He is so majestic." The woman immediately said respectfully: "That is the current emperor.
, is the greatest emperor who rules the world!"
"It turns out to be the emperor!" The child looked at the portrait on the coin with admiration.
"Emperor, great emperor!" By doing this, it seems that he can really spread the reputation of his emperor throughout the world, making every capital of Guizhou look at his portrait and recite his emperor's name every day.
Looking at Qin Shihuang who was moved on the stage, Zhao Tuo was a little nervous. He deliberately mentioned the unification of the world's currency at this time, just to remind Qin Shihuang that our Qin State was about to abolish the currencies of the six countries. To do this important thing,
A large number of Qin coins must be minted, which will require a lot of copper materials.
When the country is short of copper, you use so much copper and iron to cast the Golden Man. Do you, the emperor, feel at ease?
In addition to posing this practical problem, Zhao Tuo also proposed the idea of printing a face. Your face is printed on coins all over the world, and thousands of Guizhou heads look up to you every day. Isn't the satisfaction this brings better than making a few gold coins?
Are people strong?
Another strange idea came to Zhao Tuo's head.
"If the emperor agrees to this, and his face is printed on all the coins of Qin, what will future generations call him when they dig it out?" Qin Datou?