Xianyang, after the Chinese New Year, but unusually lively, a large number of refugees from the north and south of the two directions poured into Xianyang, the Han two road army in the north and south two directions to take the troops, the southern border army of the Qin State and the northern border area were both lost, and in the Bashu area, the Bashu rebel army controlled by the Han army and the 50,000 new army of Bai Qi formed a confrontation trend. Outside Hangu Pass, Xu Yahua was retreated, while the troops of the First Military Region of the Han Dynasty were gathering more and more, and more and more phenomena showed that the large-scale offensive of the Han army would inevitably arrive as scheduled between April and June.

Most of the people who fled into Xianyang are the lowest people, their information is not smooth, in the official propaganda, the Han State is naturally a flood beast, is the great enemy of the Qin people, if they occupy the Qin State, it will naturally be difficult for the people to live, and it will be difficult for everyone to live, but for the Qin people who have a little way, these propaganda is so ridiculous, a long time ago, there were the big men of the Qin State, quietly transferred their property to the Han State, many people in addition to some needs to maintain face, almost all the gold and silver that can be taken away are soft, Some underground channels were transferred to the Han Kingdom. Therefore, a perfect underground chain has also been formed, which is specifically responsible for the transfer of property for these people, although they charge expensive fees, but because of their reputation, they have always been sought after by the wealthy people of the Qin State.

Of course, they can't imagine that the top of this black industry chain is controlled by the Han State Security Bureau and is responsible for the Qin Intelligence Department, which controls this black industry chain, and the Intelligence Department has obtained countless internal intelligence of the Qin State and knows the internal dynamics of the Qin State well.

Or some people also understand such an industrial chain. It is absolutely inseparable from the control of the Han people, but what does it matter, the Qin State Mansion will fall, what they want is to be able to live a happy life in the new country in the future, the Han people have a private property protection law, as long as the money can be transferred to the Han State, an account is set up in the bank of the Han State, and in the future. It's still theirs. If it is placed in the Qin State, then it may be unassumable. Now the Qin State is poor and tired, and the problem of military spending can no longer be solved by expropriation, because the common people really have nothing for them to exploit. Lu Chao had already had to pay attention to the rich people, businessmen and officials, and during the Chinese New Year alone, as many as 30 officials were arrested and imprisoned, and the men were confiscated. The woman was sold.

It was also in this process that Lu Chao discovered this abnormal phenomenon, because a considerable part of these officials were raided when their homes were raided. There was nothing left, except for some floating wealth on the surface, and there was no huge amount of wealth he imagined.

"I wonder what's going on?" Lu Chao looked at Mingtai and asked coldly.

Mingtai looked at the list of raiders. After a moment of silence, he said, "The general has his own eagle department, so there must be a lot of things. You already know. ”

"In other words, you've always known that these people are quietly transferring their property to the Han Kingdom, right?" Lu Chao asked angrily.

"Yes, I know, because I'm doing it myself." Mingtai's words surprised Lu Chaoda, and looking at this close partner, he could hardly believe his ears.

"You, what did you say?"

Mingtai raised his head and looked at Lu Chao, "Of course, I'm not for myself. In the Qin State, there is indeed such a black industrial chain, I knocked out some, but also kept some, because I still want to use them, I transferred most of the Ming family's property to the Han Kingdom, and I have quietly arranged a lot of the descendants of the Ming family, and now these people have arrived in the Han Kingdom. ”

Lu Chao was silent. Mingtai is not a member of the Ming family, he is actually surnamed Chen, and now that he is doing this, there is no doubt that he is naturally repaying his kindness.

"You, you have no confidence in the Qin State so much, do you think that my Great Qin will be defeated?" He asked in a cold voice.

"General, now that we don't need to lie to ourselves anymore, Great Qin is finished. We can't fight against the Han State, it's only a matter of time before we fall, I, Mingtai, will naturally advance and retreat with the general, although I die without regrets, but the Ming family, I can't be sorry for them, I can't watch them die with us, so I sent away some of their descendants. Mingtai said: "If the general wants to punish the crime, Mingtai has nothing to say." ”

Lu Chao looked at Mingtai, but the anger on his face gradually faded, "Forget it, the Ming family will leave when they leave, after all, they have an extraordinary kindness to you, you and I are like brothers, this love, I also admit it, but from now on, I don't want such a situation to appear, this underground chain, you have to cut it off for me from the root." ”

"Thank you, General." Mingtai arched his hand and said: "I will definitely do it, from tomorrow, there will not be a single gold or two lost from the Qin State." ”

"Even if it's a mantis arm blocking the car, I'm going to make a last stand." Lu Chao said viciously: "I am ready to order that all men over the age of fourteen and under the age of sixty in the Qin State will enlist in the army, carry their own weapons, and gather in Xianyang before the end of March. ”

"How can a flock of sheep be a lion's opponent?" Mingtai smiled bitterly.

"But when there are a certain number of sheep, they can still defeat a lion." Lu Chao said coldly: "Bashu, I will give up, I have asked Bai Qi to lead his army back to Xianyang, Hangu Pass, I will also give up, all the materials, workshops, have begun to retreat to Xianyang, Xu Yahua and his 100,000 army will also return to Xianyang, I will organize a million army in Xianyang, and fight to the death with the Han army." ”

"If you win, there is still a chance to live, and if you lose, you will be over." Lu Chao raised his head and laughed, like crazy.

Mingtai, who came out of the Black Ice Terrace, only felt cold and swishing, Lu Chao, it seemed that his sanity was a little abnormal, even he felt a little frightened, and Lu Chao, who had become crazy, didn't know what else he would do.

Back in his own mansion, his henchman Qin Yijian walked in, "Commander, the Eagle Department is crazy, arresting officials in Xianyang, and without any trial, they will raid people's homes and exterminate the clan, and now Xianyang is up and down, the people are panicking, the Han people have not yet called, and we ourselves are going to collapse." ”

"The general needs a lot of money for military expenses, and now that Xianyang has gathered so many displaced people, they also need to eat, and there is no other way but to organize the men among them and turn them into an army, so that it can be easily controlled, but where the money comes from, it can only come from these people. If you don't copy their homes, who will copy them? How many blessings these people have enjoyed in the Qin State, and now is also the time for them to make sacrifices. Mingtai said coldly.

Qin Yijian shuddered, "After Gou Yi escaped from the south, he completely became a madman, and even several people from our Black Ice Platform were arrested by him, and I went to theorize, but he drove him out." Let me be honest, or I'll be caught. ”

"Since you know he's a madman, what are you going to mess with him?" Mingtai sighed, "Let the brothers be careful, don't hit his knife, I won't be able to protect him at that time, the brothers you said, I will let Gou Yi release them." ”

"Commander, this is not the way it is now! We've got to figure out a way! ”

"Okay, I want to be quiet, you go out first!" Mingtai glared at Qin Yijian and reprimanded.

Watching Qin Yijian leave in a daze, Mingtai covered his forehead with both hands, and gently rubbed his thumb on his temples.

Stretched out his hand and pulled out a newspaper from the drawer under the table, it was the Dahan Daily, Qin Guo is now extremely tightly blocked by the news from the Dahan side, but this does not mean that people like Mingtai are. Gao Yuan, that is, the emperor, gave up all power, transferred the executive power to the council, transferred the legislative power to the Great Council, transferred the judicial power to the Grand Court, the Procuratorate and the Ministry of Police, and even handed over the command of the army to the first assistant.

I always thought that everything Gao Yuan did in Dahan was just to deceive people, once the overall situation has been decided, he will inevitably slowly withdraw these powers that he let go, but the fact is greatly unexpected by Mingtai, Gao Yuan, he really gave up.

"I see, that's what you really think." He muttered to himself. Looking at the eye-catching headlines on the newspaper, Mingtai felt unbelievable and taken for granted at the same time.

Separation of powers, checks and balances

Absolute power leads to absolute corruption

Give back to the people what belongs to the people

These are Gao Yuan's recent masterpieces, published in the Han Daily and known to every Han person, of course, these things that are regarded as treasures by the Han people are regarded as heresies in the Qin State, and they are strictly banned.

"Can what you say and think come true?" Looking at the foreground of the scenes depicted by Gao Yuan, Mingtai felt a little unbelievable. "There is no strong ruler, your great man, who can really do this? No, I don't believe it, the reason why Dahan has the hospitality he has now is because of your existence, once you are not there, he will inevitably have problems, and you hand over power, or it will be the first step in the decline of Dahan. ”

Mingtai said to himself in his heart, even on the Han Daily, there are all kinds of different voices, there are many people who oppose it, and the Han people are indeed very interesting, although Gao Yuan's masterpiece is in the first article of the first edition, but above the second page of the second edition, the articles refuting Gao Yuan are also endless, and this Dahan Daily can be published as it is, and Gao Yuan also turns a blind eye. There was even a mocky debate with these people in the newspapers.

Such a thing, in Mingtai's view, is completely unimaginable, how can the dignity of the king be so easily lost, or, is this what the Han State calls freedom of speech?

Incomprehensible! (To be continued.) )