When Hu Hai tried his best to say these two sentences, he was thinking about the statistics of the current number of people in Lao Qin that Wei Liao told him that night.
This inaccurate statistics told Hu Hai the reason why the old Qin people did not fight to the end for their empire when the Qin Dynasty fell in history.
Wei Liao told Hu Hai that the total population of Guanzhong is about five million; among them, the Old Qin people only account for about 20%, barely a million people, and most of them are old, weak, women and children; the remaining 70% to 80% are immigrants who have migrated in the past ten years.
The total population of Shandong is more than four million.
During the period of King Qin Zhao, the total number of old Qin people in Great Qin was more than 10 million, of which the population in Longxi, Hexi, Bashu, and Guanwai counties accounted for about 60% of the Qin people, about 5 million; the population in the hinterland of Guanzhong was about
They account for 40% of the Qin people, more than three million people.
This half of the population in the hinterland of Guanzhong, plus the hundreds of thousands of people in Longxi as a whole, are the real Ying Qin tribe, that is, the Old Qin people.
When the War to Destroy the Six Kingdoms began, the main army of the Qin Dynasty, together with the garrison of Xianyang and various fortresses, plus the royal family and various official bodyguards and sergeants, totaled nearly one million. Among these one million, the real old Qin people accounted for at least seven
Up and down.
In this way, based on the total number of people in the Qin Dynasty, there are roughly ten men and one soldier; and if the population base of the entire army of the Qin Dynasty is calculated, it is already two men and one soldier.
In the battle to pacify the Six Kingdoms, more than 300,000 soldiers of the Qin army died in battle, and subsequent conquests were carried out to make up for this number, making the total number more than 1.3 million. After the pacification of the Six Kingdoms, more than 300,000 people were recruited into the South China Sea, including
Eighty percent of them are Qin men and women.
In addition, the old Qin people were recruited several times to go to Beihe to guard the border, and there were several population exchanges and migrations with Shandong. Overall, the number of old Qin people who moved out of Guanzhong totaled more than one million, and there were more than 800,000 casualties before and after entering the military belt.
A total of more than two million.
At present, 80% of the Old Qin people in Guanzhong, except for the men in the army, have dispersed to the border areas. This is the reason why Wei Liao told Hu Hai not to worry too much about the Old Qin people's opposition to abandoning the land, but these data are so bloody.
Hu Hai knew that no matter how difficult or dangerous the situation was, Qin would be able to survive. The entire foundation lay in the sincerity of the old Qin people who united as one, and in the unshakable axis of winning Qin.
Now, the Ying Qin tribe has dissipated? The old Qin people have dissipated? Only the millions of old, weak, women and children in the hinterland of Guanzhong are left? If so, if something happens to the world and changes occur in Guanzhong, where will the confidence of Great Qin be?
For many years, the huge chariot of Great Qin, under the command of several kings, was busy planning wars, busy creating reforms, and swaying the old Qin people to their heart's content. The old Qin people were recruited into the army, and the old Qin people were sent to the South China Sea.
He was sent to Beihe, to Huaibei and Huainan, to Liaodong, and to all places that should be pacified...
The old Qin people walked out of Hangu Pass without any regrets and set foot on a strange land without hesitation, leaving their rich and prosperous hometown to their former enemies...
If the world were peaceful and the Qin government was in peace, the proud and generous old Qin people might be able to leave a majestic mark in the history of Qing Dynasty. But now, the restoration trend is raging and rampant, the world has been plunged into the restoration tide of the survivors of the Six Kingdoms, and only the land of Guanzhong is left
His own more than 200,000 imperial troops.
If there are still three million old Qin people in their hometown in Guanzhong, why should I be afraid of the restoration and rebellion of the six kingdoms? Why should I be afraid of the collusion of these hundreds of officials?
Aren't the countless Old Qin people in today's Great Qin just like the countless martyrs of the Chinese nation in later generations? Without them, there would be no China in later generations, and without the Old Qin people, there would be no such majestic Great Qin Empire.
Hu Hai seemed to see countless gray-haired old and weak women and children with children in the square. They were also looking at him, looking at the newly appointed emperor of the Ying Qin clan, their sons, husbands, and fathers fighting for the Qin Dynasty or the
Burying their bones in a foreign land, or guarding the border and going on an expedition.
They are the true backbone of Da Qin!
Hu Hai bent down and bowed deeply again. Last night, he had decided that he would never give a courtesy to anyone again, but today, facing these old Qin people who silently contributed to the Qin Dynasty without any regrets, what qualifications did he have not to give them a courtesy?
The people around the square were already in a state of commotion when they heard Hu Hai shouting. Now seeing His Majesty the Emperor of Qin saluting himself as the head of Guizhou, all the Qin people in Xianyang, whether they were women and children of the old Qin Dynasty or people from Shandong who had moved in, hurriedly knelt down.
On the ground.
Hu Hai moved one direction, and that direction fell to his knees like dominoes. When Hu Hai straightened up, there was no one standing in the entire Xianyang Palace Square.
Hu Hai's heart surged and he walked forward again. Zhang Han, who was kneeling on the ground, heard Hu Hai's forward footsteps and hurriedly moved his legs while kneeling on the ground to stop Hu Hai without thinking about crossing over.
Feeling Zhang Han's movement, Hu Hai turned around, and a huge momentum suddenly enveloped Zhang Han, and shouted in a low voice: "Stop for me, if you want to follow, then follow, if you don't want to, just wait here for me, but if you still want to stop me,
I, Zhang Han..." After saying that, he turned around and moved forward.
Hu Hai didn't say the rest of the words, and Zhang Han didn't move either. He had only felt Hu Hai's momentum at this time from one person, and that was His Majesty the First Emperor, who was sweeping the country. Looking at Hu Hai who was moving forward, Zhang Han was filled with excitement.
Worried but helpless.
We're close! Ignoring the obstruction of the imperial guards who were kneeling on the ground, Hu Hai finally arrived in front of this densely packed crowd of people kneeling on the ground.
"Old man, get up quickly." Hu Hai supported a gray-haired old man with both hands and said tremblingly, "I, the people of Daqin, please get up quickly. I don't deserve such a great gift from you. Get up quickly!"
Hu Hai helped one after another, but as soon as Hu Hai turned around, everyone who was helped by Hu Hai fell to the ground again crying and crying, and the voice of "Your Majesty, you can't do it" could not be heard.
At this moment, just a small dagger could kill Hu Hai easily. But who could have expected that His Majesty the Emperor of the Qin Empire would approach the crowd without any guards? Walk into the crowd?
Hu Hai couldn't help but smile bitterly as he watched him help one up and then kneel down. At this time, Zhang Han had already led a dozen soldiers of the imperial army to guard Hu Hai, regardless of the serious crime of getting up without permission, and tightly surrounded Hu Hai in the middle.
Seeing the expressions and actions of these people, Hu Hai knew that even if he killed Zhang Han and the others who were surrounding him now, there would soon be a group of the same Forbidden Army soldiers doing the same thing.
Listening to the constant "Your Majesty, no!" voices around him, Hu Hai, who could no longer get out of the encirclement of the Forbidden Army, could only stand where he was and said loudly,
"This whipping is not only for the will of my father, but I will do it even without the will of my father. My fault cannot be eliminated with just thirty lashes (mo), but these thirty lashes should make it possible for you and others to do it."
Know my intentions. I will never let down the people of Old Qin again, nor the people of Great Qin!"
After saying that, Hu Hai turned around, strode towards Xianyang Palace Square, and said with all his strength: "I'm going to whip you!"
"Be whipped!" Zhang Han and the imperial soldiers guarding Hu Hai shouted at the same time. If your majesty has this ambition, why should the Qin Dynasty worry?
"Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
On the square, countless Qin people around him choked up and shouted in unison again. Many people heard Hu Hai's previous words, but many people did not hear them, but by word of mouth, it has now spread throughout the crowd.
"Crack!"..."Crack!"
As an emperor, of course Hu Hai could not be whipped naked in front of countless people. He only took off his crown and the outermost black silk embroidered gold robe. Zhang Han and a eunuch supported Hu Hai while standing and executing the execution.
.
Before the whipping, Yingteng deliberately approached the crowd and tried the long black whip on a straw man. The straw man was whipped with grass clippings flying everywhere. Hu Hai and the surrounding forbidden troops saw that the Qin people were
Terrified.
But when he was actually whipped, Hu Hai was confused. He didn't know what Yingteng used to hit him, and he didn't know why this thing was very powerful at beating people, but when it hit him, it only made an unusually loud sound but didn't hurt.
I don't even know why I feel like there is water flowing down my back even though I am fine.
I'm afraid only a few people in Yingteng know the real reason. Old Yingteng was sweating from the fight, but Hu Hai was calm and calm, not to mention screams and not even a grunt.
But in the eyes of the uninformed Imperial Guards and countless Qin people in the square, Hu Hai's back was clearly covered with blood seeping out through his white underwear after the first whip, and then he was whipped one after another.
.
The dripping blood had made Hu Hai's back a bloody mess, and countless Qin people around him kowtowed and shouted loudly.
Thirty lashes is not too much, not too little, but it is still over very quickly!
"Your Majesty, faint!"
Zhang Han's voice sounded softly in his ears, and Hu Hai closed his eyes helplessly and fell down.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Hurry and declare the imperial physician! Hurry and declare the imperial physician!"
Zhang Han hugged Hu Hai who fell to the ground and screamed miserably, with tears streaming down his face. The eunuch next to him was crying on the ground as if Hu Hai had died. Seeing Zhang Han and the eunuch like this, Hu Hai was shocked.
It's so crispy on the outside but tender on the inside. Damn it, I never thought that Zhang Han has the potential to become an Oscar winner. And this eunuch is not bad either. Da Qin is really full of talents.
The hundreds of officials who were standing quietly in the Xianyang Palace Square were in a panic. When the crowd around the square saw Hu Hai fainting and heard the cries of Zhang Han and the eunuch, the crowd suddenly became emotional and shouted "Your Majesty!" desperately.
I want to rush up and see Hu Hai.
(First of all, thanks to brothers Mu Rong and Feng Xue Ai Wujiang for their rewards. There are also four update tickets from brothers Feng Xue Ai Wujian, which makes Jiuzhou very stressed.
Secondly, two high-v professional trolls in the book review section, what I want to say is that this book is just over 100,000 words long, and there are still many stories that have not yet begun or happened. If you have seen the results now, then you will always
God. The gap between ideal and reality will make people grow and mature.
For pure trolls, since this book does not appeal to you, please stay away from this book. Whether you read it or not, this book is here, neither sad nor happy.
This afternoon it was classified and recommended, and because Jiuzhou didn’t know the rules of Qidian’s new book list, it was a pity that this book bid farewell to the new book list forever just as it was about to be listed.
Thank you brothers for your continued support. Starting from today, the number of recommended items has increased by 500 per day, and is now 200. Jiuzhou will add an update chapter before twelve o'clock that day. The book currently has nearly 2,000 collections, and only requires 4
Just one-third of the brothers give Jiuzhou a vote. Maybe many brothers will leave their votes to the great gods they support, but Jiuzhou only needs one vote. Thank you! Brothers, if you work hard, Jiuzhou will only be more powerful!