134. Reform of Fujian (2)

At that time, the Qin State, which had not yet changed the law, was located in a remote area, barbaric and brave, and had ugly customs. Because of a small incident, a large number of fights and bloodshed were triggered, and the internal friction was severe, and in foreign wars, he frequently lost and was bullied by the six countries of Shandong. Therefore, the first batch of decrees promulgated by Shang Ying that year were the "Law on the Prohibition of Private Fighting", the "Law on Military Merit" and the "Decree on Changing Customs".

The private fighting of the people of Fujian and China was as good as that of the old Qin State. Chen Sheng had even seen such a tragic phenomenon, in the brawls between the Yue tribe and other nine villages and eighteen villages, they were more inclined to fight between small countries, causing huge casualties. The local customs are even more backward, similar to the social organization of the primitive clans, and the civilization is still in the germination stage. Chen Sheng did not have time to wait for them to spontaneously form their own civilization. Civilization import is the most powerful means of occupying a strange place.

Therefore, it is imperative and the most difficult thing to implement the restructuring in this place. Because the people of Yue are fierce, it is impossible to imagine that they should put down their weapons and customs. So it's very difficult to implement.

But Chen Sheng is not afraid. In order to be able to smoothly implement the law, he has done a lot of countermeasures. His confidence came from the 5,000 soldiers left behind by the Qin army and the 30,000 remnants of the army from Ouyue and Yue. In the collection of these remnants of the defeated generals, Chen Sheng did not spend less effort. The team was naturally the thousand soldiers who were deceived by him in Yingchou Village. After the first battle of Yingchou Village, more than half of the 1,000 soldiers were killed and wounded, but the remaining more than 400 people were incorporated by Chen Sheng into his own personal guards, and some outstanding centurions were promoted by Chen Sheng to serve as commanders of thousands of soldiers, entrusted with important tasks, responsible for clearing out the remaining resistance troops in Fujian.

Li Zuoche, the strategist of the Minyue king, was also captured by the Qin army in the mountains and forests. Originally, such a high-level enemy prisoner was to be escorted back to Xianyang to be taken prisoner, but after interrogation, Chen Sheng found that Li Zuoche was extremely resourceful and knew Minyue very well, so before Meng Yi left Dongye, he asked Meng Yi to release Li Zuoche to act as his adviser.

After Li Zuoche was captured, he already had the heart of death. This is not because he was the strategist of the Minyue King to be punished in such a capital punishment, but because of his life experience. He was originally the grandson of Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao State, one of the four great war gods of the Warring States Period, and an enemy of Qin State. So in the hands of the Qin people, he didn't think that there was any possibility of survival.

But Chen Sheng is not afraid of Li Zuoche's identity. In fact, he also knows that the emperor has a heart for the whole world, and the emperor is also cherished and appreciated by a famous general like Li Mu, only because of the enemy and me, he will let the Heishui Pavilion design to assassinate Li Mu, for a famous general like Li Zuoche, even if he does not cherish it, he will not be particularly punished, and a Li Zuoche who is alive for the benefit of Daqin is more valuable to Daqin than a dead corpse. The emperor would not fail to see this.

After Li Zuoche was released, he was very grateful to Chen Sheng. When he knew that in the first battle of Eagle Sorrow, Chen Sheng had defeated the army of Su Shao with such a small number of men and horses, and he was impressed by this young man who was still a little childish. immediately kowtowed, saying that he was willing to run for Chen Sheng, make suggestions, and seek common causes.

In addition to tens of thousands of troops, another part of Chen Sheng's confidence came from the hundreds of thousands of stone grain left by Fusu and the support promised by Ling Suyun. Violence is never the best way to solve problems. Gentle means are more acceptable. Therefore, when Chen Sheng issued the decree, he clearly stipulated that the Yue people who accepted the decree could receive rewards from the government, one stone of rice, one iron hoe and fifty acres of land per person. Those who join the army will have their rewards doubled. In addition, Chen Sheng focused on building grassroots power institutions, establishing the system of three old villagers in these Yue villages, and fully implementing the necessary and difficult policies of changing customs and customs.

In the old Dongou area, these policies are not difficult to implement. Because Dongou faced the battle head-on and was basically defeated by the Qin army, the Yue people had a natural fear and yearning for the Qin people, and it was naturally easier to reform. However, Minyue was defeated in one fell swoop, and although the people were afraid of the Qin army, they were not too impressed. So when the decree was introduced, it caused a lot of resistance. The officials sent to some remote mountainous areas to convey the decree were killed by the local village residents, and sent the heads back, arrogantly telling Chen Sheng that the Yue people have the Yue people's way of life, and if the Qin people dare to seek to change them, there will be only one end!

Chen Sheng was also unambiguous. Before Fusu left, Hu Huiyong was left behind for Chen Sheng to command. In order to deal with this situation. Chen Sheng is a minister of the world in Fujian, and those things that fight and kill can't be too distracted to do. And the county lieutenant Li Shen has not yet arrived, so the burden can only be handed over to Hu Huiyong to pick.

According to Chen Sheng's instructions, Hu Huiyong led 3,000 soldiers to bloodied the rebel villages who participated in the killing of Great Qin officials. However, the situation of the killings is more special.

The Qin army did not rush in to burn and plunder the village after breaking through the village, but captured everyone, and then escorted them outside a town to be punished. Three days before the execution, Hu Huiyong followed Chen Sheng's instructions to announce that it was approaching and asked local residents to come and watch the execution.

A total of 12 Yue people from Yue Zhai who participated in the killing of Qin officials were arrested, with a total of more than 3,000 men, women, and children. According to the Qin law, all men over the age of 14 were killed, and the old and weak women and children were punished as slaves. Nearly a thousand men, under the gaze of countless Yue people, were convicted by Hu Huiyong, and then executed by the beheading. On that day, the blood flowed like a river. For the first time, the Yue people, who had always been fierce, felt trembling in the ruthlessness of the Qin army.

Before the execution, Hu Huiyong solemnly announced Chen Sheng's proclamation: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the sea, it is not the king's minister! Minyue is already the territory of my Great Qin Empire, so the inhabitants of this land are my Great Qin people. All the Qin people who are impartial and law-abiding are protected by the laws of my Great Qin, and no one dares to bully! There are tens of millions of people who dare to violate the Qin Law and commit murder, and they will not be spared! ”

Chen Sheng's announcement was very blunt and tough. But what is needed to fight against these fierce Yue people is this kind of strong confidence. More than 1,000 people were killed, making it clear to the local Yue people what kind of thing Qin Fa was.

After Chen Sheng demonstrated his toughness, a moderate policy was soon issued. One is relaxed, one is tight, one is loose, Chen Sheng is very careful to grasp this degree. It's just that Chen Sheng didn't know that every time he issued a decree, Han Dongqing would send a secret letter back to Xianyang. He didn't know that behind his back, he had been stared at by a pair of deep and majestic eyes.