Chapter 38: The Powerful and Fearing Great Qin Empire
"Fathers and fellow villagers, please listen to what I have to say."
Seeing that the officials were almost gathered in the township pavilion near Zaohe River, Ying Cheng also slowly stopped greetings and said seriously:
"North and south of the Zao River, the imperial court wants to build a super workshop here."
"Everyone has seen that the Chicken Feet Mountain in the south is gone. Where to go, follow the Zao River to Fengxiankou in the north."
"The imperial court wants to requisition this large area."
Finished.
Ying Cheng paused and looked at the reaction below.
Very noisy.
One by one, they followed Ying Cheng's fingers, looking to the south, and then moved to the north.
"That's not okay. Aren't these places the area in our Zaohe Township?"
"We have lived here for generations, how can we just say expropriation?"
"That's right, sir, you are unreasonable. Don't say that you are His Majesty's grandson. Even if His Majesty is here, he cannot expropriate our land."
"Aren't you bullying others? We have no one in Zaohe Township?"
Collective opposition.
The villagers who came raised their heads like roosters to express their dissatisfaction.
Not even the slightest bit of fear.
But it was the one-armed village master who held a drumstick in only one hand and struck the gong with a "da da da" sound.
"No matter what the noise is, just shut up."
Suddenly.
The originally noisy villagers became quiet.
The one-armed village owner asked: "Old man, I just want to ask, what is a super workshop and what is it used for?"
"You built that super workshop and our land was expropriated. What will happen to our fields and houses?"
Seeing the crowd quiet down, someone asked.
Ying Cheng then smiled and said: "Replacement in the same place, exchange in the same house."
Guo Huaiyi said that things should not be done with the idea of migration or forced eviction.
We must reason with reason in a way that is well-founded and related to the foundation of the Qin Dynasty.
And he must show his authority and his own prestige.
He himself is not known, but he is the eldest grandson of the First Emperor. If there is evidence, he will follow whatever he wants.
"Because this large area needs to be expropriated, the purpose of the super workshop is related to the safety of the Qin Dynasty. However, this matter is of great importance, so I cannot tell you."
"But, I'm here to assure you."
"As much land and houses as you have in Zaohe Township, you can replace them with as many houses in other places. However, here near Zaohe, we have to trouble all the fellow villagers to move out."
Ying Cheng paused after speaking.
Guo Huaiyi told him to be slow, don't be anxious, and don't talk too much at once.
Guide slowly and let the villagers accept it.
"Is there anything you can't tell us? It's not some bastard who wants to engulf our land."
"Yes, and the Xianyang order is not here, so the county order should not come to talk to us about this matter."
"And the court hasn't announced it yet. Is this true or false?"
"There is no evidence for what you say. That is, there is no evidence for what you say. Why should we believe that what you say is true?"
"Maybe your identity as His Majesty's eldest grandson is also fake. If you arrest him and meet the county master, you will know the truth."
The villagers started making noise again, and this time, the one-armed village owner did not stand up and speak.
Regarding their life and settlement in Zaohe Township, there is no way they can be moved just by saying a word.
"Quiet, quiet."
Yingcheng bangs the gong "da da da".
This noisy discussion is itself a thinking process.
With the sound of the gong, the villagers became quiet again.
"Zaohe must be requisitioned. Let me say it again. This place is related to the majesty of the imperial court and the Qin Dynasty, but I can't tell you the specific purpose."
Ying Cheng said, and took out an imperial edict issued by the doctor's palace.
"Everyone can take a look, this is His Majesty's edict."
Guo Huaiyi repeatedly emphasized that there must be an edict, preferably one related to the land near Zaohe River.
And he just happened to get this imperial edict document at the Langzhong Ling's Mansion.
Said.
Ying Cheng asked Guo Huaiyi to hang the edict document on the public notice board.
Zaohe Bridge was originally a traffic thoroughfare, and all such places were places where the imperial court announced important decrees.
"It's true, fellow countryman, what is it saying? Read it to us."
"Yes, yes, it's like a chicken claw. Who knows it? Tell us."
"The First Emperor issued an edict that the ten miles of land on the west bank of the Zao River should be appropriately requisitioned by the Dalu Mansion."
"So, is it true?"
“But we have tens of thousands of households in Zaohe Township, where are we going to go?”
It’s almost time to meet.
Ying Cheng took out his identity plate again.
Because he has not yet obtained the Dalvling nameplate of Dalufu to prove that he is Dalvling.
I can only show the identity of His Majesty's eldest grandson.
"The suspicions of fellow villagers are unfounded. This is my identity plate in Yingcheng. Please take a look at it."
"I hope that all the fellow villagers can move out as soon as possible. The Xianyang Order will be responsible for the specific resettlement."
"If everyone has not been resettled, or is not satisfied with the resettlement place, feel free to come to Fusu Mansion to find me, Ying Cheng."
Ying Cheng said.
He took his identity plate and came to the village head and the three elders.
His nameplate is made of jade, with not only his name on it, but also the words "eldest grandson of the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty".
Very easy to identify and confirm.
The one-armed village head and the three elders looked at his nameplate with great attitude.
Looking at each other, this thing cannot be faked.
"Okay, since His Majesty's eldest grandson has a destiny and the government has arranged for us, let's move!"
Before Ying Cheng could turn around, the one-armed village master responded with a huge decision.
"The old gentleman understands justice well!"
Ying Cheng was also startled and hurriedly thanked him.
"As long as it can benefit our great Qin, let alone land and houses, even if it costs my life, just take it."
The one-armed village head held out his chest resolutely.
Ying Cheng opened his mouth but couldn't say a word, and he didn't know how to say it.
However, it is impossible to relocate tens of thousands of villagers just because the one-armed village owner agrees.
Just when the one-armed village owner agreed.
The pavilion chief, Li Zheng, Shi Chang, Wu Chief, and villagers who followed behind expressed their dissatisfaction.
"Old fellow villager, we can't move. Our ancestors have lived here for generations. How can we just move here?"
"Yes, fellow villager, we can't move."
"There are so many villagers in Zaohe Township. If they move, where will we go? Even if they are resettled, they won't be able to resettle us for a while."
Faced with this situation, no amount of guarantees are of any use.
Ying Cheng is also very aware of this situation.
Because this itself is an unreasonable decree.
Only through forced eviction can the Zaohe area be cleared of people quickly.
Only super workshops can be put on the agenda as quickly as possible.
Super workshop.
This is not about building one or two printing or paper mills with mediocre output.
In his plan, he wanted a super-large comprehensive workshop that could produce tens of thousands of square sheets of paper and tens of thousands of books every day, working around the clock, integrating papermaking, smelting, printing, and binding into volumes.
Once officially operational.
A giant bottomless pit will be formed with Epang Palace as the cultural center of the world and the super comprehensive workshop as the internal driving force.
To create a place that the world's literati and bachelors yearn for, and a place for students from all over the world to study.
The guarantee to achieve this premise is.
Strictly control the leakage speed of papermaking and printing.
When Xianyang paper piled up like a mountain, and volumes of books spread all over the land of Xianyang, the further away from Xianyang, the situation became more expensive than gold.
Naturally, the monopoly of the world's knowledge by the scholars of Qi and Wei in the past can be completely eradicated.
Just now.
This first step is already so difficult.
One after another, village officials and villagers do not want to move.
He can only use force.
At this moment.
The one-armed village head held a drumstick with one arm and beat the gong hard to silence everyone, and then said coldly:
"Shut up, everyone. Shut up if you have any opinions. Those who don't want to be relocated will be dealt with according to the local laws."
"Now, the owners of each pavilion are in good order and have great lengths. The Wu Chief will go back and initiate the migration of the villagers."
"Every corps is missing and a household is missing, and every corps is missing, the village chief shall deal with it according to the law."
"One Shi lacks three households, one Shi even sits, and Shi Chang is dealt with according to the township law."
"If you can't restrain the villagers and talk nonsense, then don't blame me for not thinking about the feelings of the villagers."
"Everyone in the pavilion and in each area obeys orders and maintains order. Anyone who does not obey will be detained. If we, the people from Zaohe Township, dare to disturb them, we will be beaten to death."
"It's best not to embarrass me by bothering the three elders to do my work as a fellow villager."
Say it!
The one-armed village leader faced Ying Cheng and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Dalu Ling. If there are still people in Zaohe Township who stay on the west side of Zaohe River within three days, Dalu Ling can take my head off my neck."
"But Dalu Ling must not forget that the same place and room will replace my land and house in Zaohe Township. If you bully me in Zaohe Township, I will fight for my life and have to argue with Dalu Ling."
