The people of Tu'an and those who opposed Qin had all perished, signifying the failure of those behind the scenes who orchestrated everything.
However, even though they had failed, Lin Tian had no intention of letting them off the hook.
"Have you found out who they are?"
"We have. They are from the Confucian school and remnants of the Chu state!"
"Since they've been found, then act! Exterminate them, do not let a single one escape!!"
"Yes!!"
At this moment, before Lin Tian could issue his orders, Ying Zheng had already given his.
Ying Zheng had zero tolerance for those who resisted Great Qin.
Because of this, a large number of Confucian disciples and remnants of the Chu state died.
Although news of their deaths spread, it did not cause any stir.
No one dared to speak up for these people, let alone cause a ripple because of them.
These were all people who deserved to die.
Especially those who participated in the imperial examinations and could become Qin officials; they hated these people even more.
For everyone already knew that it was these very people who wanted the Tu'an people to attack their examination grounds and slaughter them.
How could they tolerate such people?
If they hadn't lacked sufficient power, they would have wanted to kill these people themselves.
And when they were in charge of local affairs, they paid special attention to these individuals.
They not only had to manage their areas well but also guard against remnants from other states and prevent them from harming the people of Great Qin.
Once such elements were discovered, they would undoubtedly attack them without hesitation or mercy.
Therefore, these officials who emerged from the imperial examinations managed their areas even more strictly, and the public security in Great Qin improved accordingly.
Many common people were content with their current lives and did not wish for any further chaos.
They only wanted their lives to get better and better.
This sentiment led to a phenomenon: fewer people committed crimes in Great Qin, and there were fewer slaves.
This, in turn, created a new problem.
"Your Majesty, we are short of slaves. Do we need to conscript more citizens for labor?"
"Not enough slaves? How can that be? We conquered all the states and captured a vast number of soldiers; how can we be short of slaves??"
"Your Majesty, we are not only building the imperial mausoleum, but also the Great Wall, the national postal system, and the straight roads. In many places, we are also building irrigation canals. This means our slaves are simply not enough to be allocated!!"
"Have we, Great Qin, already built so many things??"
Because he had ample funds, Ying Zheng had not paid too much attention to what Great Qin was building.
In fact, the things mentioned were not even all that Great Qin was currently building.
Such as the Epang Palace, the Eastern Palace, and others, all of which Qin was constructing.
Building these things might not be a financial burden for Qin, but rapid construction would inevitably require a large labor force.
This labor force became the problem.
Previously, Great Qin relied on slaves to build these grand projects.
There was no shortage of slaves during wartime.
But now, it was different. The world was unified under Qin, and there were no longer any wars.
Therefore, obtaining more slaves was no longer so simple.
At this point, Qin had to face another issue: to continue these construction projects, did it require citizens to perform labor service?
In Great Qin, labor service was similar to military service.
However, labor service was clearly more arduous.
It was even compulsory, and if anyone evaded labor service, a large group of people could be implicated.
It had to be said that Qin law was particularly severe in this regard.
Such strict Qin laws were naturally not what Lin Tian desired.
And having citizens perform labor service was also something Lin Tian was unwilling to see.
"Yes, Your Majesty, we are in urgent need of manpower! Should we have the citizens perform labor service?"
"Then...!"
"Father, Your Royal Highness believes this matter is not appropriate!!"
Before Ying Zheng could finish speaking, Lin Tian interrupted.
If Ying Zheng truly ordered the citizens to perform labor service, then the future fate of Great Qin might not be much different from its fate in history.
Even with him present, he could not resist the overwhelming will of the people and ensure that Great Qin endured for ten thousand years.
Therefore, he had to stop Ying Zheng from doing this.
"Your Royal Highness, what is inappropriate about this? Having citizens perform labor service is something done in every country!"
"As citizens of our Great Qin, they also have the obligation to perform labor service for our Great Qin!!"
Many officials did not see anything wrong with labor service. It was natural for citizens to perform it.
They even felt that such a matter would not have any significant impact.
However, Lin Tian's thoughts were different from theirs.
"The citizens of our Great Qin do indeed have an obligation to perform labor service for Great Qin in exchange for compensation!"
"But now is not the time for citizens to perform labor service. We still have other people in Great Qin whom we can utilize!!"
"Others to utilize? Do you mean there are other slaves for us to use? But all the slaves from various states have already been put to use. Where else can we find slaves? We can't possibly treat the citizens of the six other states as slaves, can we?"
Slaves and labor service were different.
Slaves could be whipped and executed at will.
Although those performing labor service might also be beaten, executing a laborer was absolutely not a simple matter.
Therefore, many ministers did not understand who Lin Tian was referring to when he said there were others to utilize.
At this moment, Lin Tian broadened the horizons of the people of Great Qin.
"North of our Great Qin are several small states. Although these states do not have large populations, they occupy fertile lands."
"Their lands are exceptionally fertile, and some even contain numerous gold and silver mines. The people there, occupying such valuable land without realizing it, I believe it is highly necessary for our Great Qin to help them cultivate their lands!"
"And let the people of their country come to our Great Qin to broaden their horizons, see the world, and incidentally do some work!!"
"Furthermore, I have also heard that they have something called 'yanwo' (bird's nest) which is very nourishing. If we can procure their bird's nests, the number of long-lived individuals in our Great Qin will undoubtedly increase greatly!!"
The place Lin Tian was referring to was actually the later Goguryeo.
This area had vast expanses of black soil, very suitable for cultivation.
As for whether it contained gold and silver mines, Lin Tian was unsure.
However, bird's nests and Goryeo ginseng were plentiful.
Therefore, it was an entirely rich land.
It would be a waste not to let the people of these regions come out and see the world.
It would also easily lead to their ignorance.
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