After the court meeting was dispersed, Qin Dong left the Prime Minister Peteus, the Chief Vice Minister of Military Aircraft Su He, the Imperial Shi Zhonghui of the Left Capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, the Imperial Envoy of the Right Capital Agul, and the Chief of the Guard Qimuge behind.

In the matter of applying for the addition of law enforcement personnel, Zhong Hui did not think about it, at least before the start of the court meeting, he should report this matter to Qin Dong and communicate in advance, but he did not do so, this is the reason why Qin Dong is vigilant, it stands to reason that if the minister wants to put forward new ideas or implement new policies in political affairs, he must communicate with the emperor in advance and obtain the emperor's support, which is also the first thing that should be thought of as a minister, Zhong Hui's sudden attack at the court meeting not only caught Qin Dong off guard, but also aroused his vigilance.

Qin Dong didn't know why Zhong Hui suddenly proposed a political move at the court meeting without communicating with him in advance, so he didn't immediately express his support, for this matter, Qin Dong was ready to let it go first, although the wind of corruption in the officialdom has increased with time, but it will not cause any great danger for a while, after all, the founding of the country has only been two years.

"Leaving you behind, I found that the people everywhere are not too satisfied with the name of the empire, and many people don't like to be called Hu Ren, what do you think should be done in this matter? Do you want to change the country name again? Or ignore the people's voices and continue to use this country name? Qin Dong said the reason for keeping these people.

The name "Hu Empire" was first proposed by Prime Minister Peteus, and he communicated with Qin Dong in advance. Therefore, when Qin Dong told this matter, Peteus showed a look of sincere fear, but Qin Dong also knew that Peteus could not be blamed for this matter.

At that time, it was normal to change the name of the empire to the Hu Empire. After all, more than 99% of the ethnic groups in the entire empire are barbarians, and it is not wrong to call the people of these ethnic groups Hu people together, but in the past two years, the cultural and economic development of the empire has improved significantly, and the people have begun to be dissatisfied with the name Hu people, and many people think that the name "Hu people" is full of insulting connotations.

Seeing that the others didn't speak, Peteus had to stand up and salute Qin Dong by himself, "Your Majesty." The minister is guilty, and he blames the minister for not thinking about it at the time, which will cause the court to be very embarrassed in this matter now! ”

Qin Dong waved his hand and said, "You can't be blamed entirely for this matter. At that time, I also agreed, and many ministers in the DPRK and China agreed, now is not the time to hold accountable, we have to think of a solution! ”

Several ministers nodded. I think the main thing now is to think of a solution. Zhong Hui stood up and said: "Your Majesty, there is definitely no way to solve this matter, there are only two choices, one is to change the country name, and the other is to ignore the people's voices and continue to use the old country name, other than that, there is no other choice!" ”

Zhong Hui's words not only made Qin Dong fall into deep thought. Several other ministers were silent, and changing the name of the country was not so simple. It has only been two years since the founding of the People's Republic of China to change the name of the country, and it is not good to say it, but it is not good if it is not changed, because the people have a high demand for changing the name of the country, and they are extremely dissatisfied with the current name of the country, which will reduce the people's sense of identity with the empire!

After thinking for a long time, Qin Dong retracted his thoughts and asked, "Fellow ministers, if you change the name of the country, what do you think you want to change will not only have a resounding effect, but also make the people accept and have a sense of identity?" ”

The country name should be smooth, loud, full of meaning, and rich in connotation, for a country name, these are factors that cannot be ignored, which is like naming a newborn child, the child's name pins the hopes of the parents, and the same is true for a country name.

After Qin Dong's questioning, several ministers were silent, the last time Peteus built yì named the Hu Empire, now it has caused the people to be dissatisfied, if another country name is taken and the people are not satisfied, the consequences may be terrible.

Qin Dong saw that several people were silent, so he pointed at Zhong Hui and said, "Lord Zhong, you say!" ”

Zhong Hui came from the Northern Wei Dynasty in the Central Plains, and asked him to take the country name, of course, he took it in the way of the Central Plains, and generally received it, and the country name was named according to the region where he was located, or according to the title of the founding emperor to take the country name, or he used the surname of the founding emperor to name the country name.

Seeing that he was named, Zhong Hui also knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he could only rush the ducks to the shelves, his mind turned sharply, and he soon thought of the two country names, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thought of two, but I don't know if I can use it!" ”

Qin Dong said: "You talk about it first, even if it's not good, it doesn't matter!" ”

At this time, Zhong Hui was relieved, and said the two country names: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks so, His Majesty's ancestral home is in the Central Plains, and his surname is Qin, it is better to use His Majesty's surname as the country name, that is, 'Qin State', known as the 'Great Qin Empire' to the outside world, the minister thinks that this country name is very loud, and it is very smooth, easy for people to remember, and besides, with the surname of His Majesty Xià as the country name, the minister thinks that no one should be dissatisfied with the people, right?" Otherwise, do they think that the national surname is also insulting? ”

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and they all nodded in unison, indeed, it is normal for the country name to be the same as the surname of the founding emperor, and the country name is the same as the city name, for example, the Roman Empire is the name of the country named after the city of Rome, but these people did not think of one thing, that is, if the surname of the founding emperor is taken, then history will completely enter the era of the world, that is, the emperor's family will become the first family in the world, and the entire empire is the world of one family, and it is the empire of the emperor's family. This marked the beginning of the prevalence of centralized power and the entry of a highly centralized era of power.

Qin Dong thought for a while and thought that the country name "Great Qin Empire" was indeed very good, but he also wanted to hear Zhong Hui's other idea, so he asked: "Then what is the other country name, you can tell me!" ”

Zhong Hui said: "Another country name, the minister thinks of the 'Obaro Empire', this country name is named after the entire Western Continent, which reflects a great spirit, and also highlights the ultimate ideal of His Majesty and those of us who follow His Majesty, that is, to dominate the entire Obarro, and eventually turn the entire Obaro into our land!" ”

This country name is typically named after a place, and Pethius said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks this country name is very good, and it also shows our determination!" ”

The others didn't say anything, but compared the two country names in their hearts, and found that each had its own benefits, but Qin Dong said after thinking for a while: "The name 'Obaro Empire' is indeed very bold when you hear it, but if you think about it carefully, it is also taboo, with our current national strength, we can't be enemies of all the countries and tribes of the entire Obaro for the time being, if we take this country name, it is easy for those small countries to unite with the Roman Empire to deal with us, which is not advisable in politics!" So this country name is not good! ”

Qin Dong's worries are not unreasonable, although the territory of the Hu Empire now accounts for more than two-thirds of the entire Europe, but the population of the central, eastern, western and northern parts of Europe during this period is very sparse, it is really vast and sparsely populated, and the population is mostly concentrated on the Mediterranean coast, although the Hu Empire occupies a huge land area, but due to the sparse population, it cannot develop a large amount of idle land, so in terms of national strength, it is still inferior to the Eastern Roman Empire, and it is not much stronger than the Western Roman Empire. The reason why the army of the Hu Empire is strong and the soldiers are brave is completely due to the geographical environment.

Pethius asked, "Since the name of the 'Obaro Empire' is not good, then can we only choose the name of the 'Great Qin Empire'?" ”

Su Hedao, the chief vice minister of military aircraft, said: "The last general thinks that the name of the 'Great Qin Empire' is really good, does it have to be named after a city like 'Saidika Empire' or 'Budapest Empire'?" Listening to the names of these cities, I always feel embarrassed, how loud and smooth is the name of the 'Great Qin Empire'? If the Prime Minister can't think of a better name, he will think it's it! ”

Pethius really couldn't think of a better country name than the Great Qin Empire, so he could only keep his mouth shut and be silent. The other ministers couldn't think of a better name for the country and didn't speak.

Seeing this, Qin Dong said: "In this case, it seems that you all agree with this country name, once the country name is determined, I am afraid it will not be easy to change it after announcing the change of the country name, have you all thought clearly?" ”

"This ....... Your Majesty, I can't make the decision, please ask Your Majesty to judge!" Peteaus could only kick the ball back to Qin Dong.

Qin Dong thought for a while and said: "That's it, let's not rush to change the country name for the time being, after you go back, spread the new country name, and see the reaction of the people everywhere, if the people are satisfied, I will officially issue an order, if the people are not satisfied, then think about a new country name again!" ”

When the ministers thought about it, they all thought that they could only do this now, and they all said: "A qiē all respect the will of His Majesty!" ”

So the news that the imperial court intended to change the name of the country to "Great Qin Empire" spread, and it spread quickly, and people everywhere thought that this country name was good after hearing about it, and there was a precedent for the country name to be the same as the emperor's surname.

Not long after, Qin Dong issued an edict ordering all the people of the empire to have their own surnames, and children were born with their parents' surnames, mainly their father's surnames, which was mandatory. At present, most of the people of the ethnic groups and tribes in the empire do not have surnames, only first names, which is not conducive to the management of household registration by local government offices, and it is very beneficial to social development after having surnames, which no one can deny.

After an extensive investigation through Guò, it was learned that people everywhere highly recognized the name of the "Great Qin Empire", so Qin Dong soon issued an edict to officially change the name of the country to the "Great Qin Empire". (To be continued......)