Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

The reward from the King of Qin was nothing special. Even as a reward from a king, it was a little shabby.

But Mr. Mo can also understand.

It's a very simple reason. Compared with the other six countries, why did the Qin State use titles as the most important rewards when it first established the "military merit system"?

the reason is simple.

It was the Qin State that had no other rewards except titles.

From the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin State was famous for being "poor". Even though he has now developed into the strongest among the seven kingdoms, as a king, Ying Zheng is still 'poor'.

no way.

The Qin State seems to be powerful now, but in fact it uses the whole country to forcibly support a war machine.

From the moment the new 'military merit system' was formulated, Qin was destined to embark on the path of annexation in the future.

And there are only two endings, either to unify the six countries, or to collapse in the middle. There is no third way to choose from.

In a sense.

Shang Yang of Qin State was the real ‘father of pie painting’.

Because of the system he established, all warriors will be rewarded only if they win the battle.

If you win a battle, you will naturally gain territory and trophies from many enemy countries, and then Qin will use these territories and trophies to reward those who have made meritorious services.

In this way, Qin not only gained the trust and morale of its own soldiers, but also cleared away hostile forces for Qin.

But what Qin paid was just an illusory 'title'.

If you think about it from this perspective.

This time, the reward given by King Qin Yingzheng to Lord Mo was not only not shabby, but even a bit luxurious.

After all, in the reward given to Lord Mo this time, in addition to the title and farm house, there were even twenty pieces of silk, one hundred pieces of gold, and some other random scattered items.

"Master Mo, thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

After receiving the secret edict and thanking Wan'en, the palace guards who came to announce the edict did not even take the 'travel expenses' given by Lord Mo and left in a hurry.

After the guards of Xuanzhao left, Lord Mo had the opportunity to take stock of the reward he had received this time.

The first is the two tokens and seals representing the title.

The second is the land deed and house deed.

Then there are twenty pieces of silk cloth with various patterns. The material and dyeing of these silk cloths are very high-grade, even compared to some high-end cloths of later generations.

Finally, there are one hundred gold coins with exquisite patterns printed on them.

The items rewarded here are obviously slightly different from those in official history.

But it's normal when you think about it. After all, it's obviously impossible to make the high-quality silk and fishnet stockings in Qin Shi's original novel without the support of some high-end fabrics.

Ding!

Pick up a gold coin and flick it away.

One stone in Qin was equivalent to sixty kilograms in later generations.

With today's purchasing power, one gold can buy eight to ten stones of rations.

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Looking at the generous reward in front of him, Mr. Mo played with the gold coins in one hand. Although he was a little happy, he was still more puzzled and confused.

"It's understandable that the reward given to me should be generous. But why should it be awarded in the form of a secret edict?"

at this point.

From the moment the palace guard came over, Lord Mo had already sensed something was wrong.

After all, Mo Jun's contribution may be great this time, but the reward given this time is just a 'doctor' title.

Among the twenty-level military merits, he only ranked fifth.

The Qin State has already established a strict reward and punishment system. Rewards of this level can be handled by the corresponding officials. There is no need for the king of the country to write an edict personally and issue an edict to award the reward.

However, I thought about it for a long time.

Although Mo Jun also had some guesses in his mind, he still felt that he had not been able to get to the underlying reasons.

"Maybe I should go find General Meng."

Mo Jun plans to seek help from Meng Ao.

Every era has its operating rules and social systems. Not to mention that Mr. Mo is not familiar with the history of the Warring States Period. Even if he is really an expert in this field, Mr. Mo does not think that he can achieve the highest IQ. Go ahead and crush the people of this era.

Because this is simply not realistic.

First of all, no matter how authentic and accurate the history unearthed by later generations is.

To be honest, Mo Jun, as a 'traveler', is the intruder of this era.

in other words.

He is the one playing on the road.

"Only magic can defeat magic, so the best way to figure out the plans of a group of local foxes is to let another old fox take action."

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Mo Jun came to the main tent and told Meng Ao that he had been rewarded by a secret edict.

The results were as expected.

Meng Ao understood Ying Zheng's inner thoughts almost instantly.

"If I guess correctly, the king is planning to recruit you."

After listening to what Lord Mo said, Meng Ao only thought for a few seconds and then slowly said this sentence.

"I vaguely guessed part of this, but I still don't understand it." Mo Jun said honestly.

"It's not your fault. The main reason is that the current situation in the court is too strange and complicated. The three forces of Prime Minister Zuo, Queen Mother Zhao, and Queen Mother Huayang are all competing secretly. However, as the monarch, the king has the weakest power... ···”

After the previous treatment of Meng Ao, it was clear that Meng Ao now regarded Mr. Mo as one of his own, otherwise he would not have told Mr. Mo such secrets from the court.

Meng Ao continued: "And I and the Wang family were originally neutral forces that firmly supported the royal family's orthodoxy. They were barely on the same side as the current king, but now..."

Speaking of which.

Meng Ao suddenly picked up a secret order that was obviously just sent and handed it to Lord Mo.

Mo Jun took a look and found that what was recorded on it was the news that Meng Ao had been removed from his official position and demoted to a third-class title.

Seeing this, Mo Jun suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and many things that he had been unable to figure out before suddenly seemed to make sense.

But he still had one last doubt.

And Meng Ao obviously saw what Lord Mo was thinking, and said directly: "Do you think that based on the achievements you have made this time, you are really worthy of only being awarded the title of 'Doctor'?"

Lord Mo shook his head subconsciously, but then nodded again and said: "If Da Qin has successfully produced it according to my prescription, it will certainly not stop. But..."

Before Mo Jun finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Meng Ao: "No but, do you think that if the king did not get the exact information, he would give you such a generous reward besides the title of 'doctor'?"

boom!

Meng Ao's words were like a bolt from the blue, instantly lighting up all the doubts in Mo Jun's heart.

That's absolutely true.

If King Qin had not received certain information, how could he have given Lord Mo such a generous reward for nothing.

But since King Qin already had the news, but deliberately only gave Lord Mo the title of 'Doctor', naturally there were only two possibilities left:

First, Ying Zheng had a grudge against Mr. Mo, so he deliberately suppressed it.

But this is obviously impossible. After all, since the time travel, Mo Jun has never even met, let alone being enemies with Qin King Ying Zheng.

Second, this was done deliberately by Ying Zheng, and the purpose was very simple, that is, he wanted Mo Jun to keep a low profile and prevent him from entering the sight of the other three forces so quickly, and then recruit Mo Jun.

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