General Qin

Zhao Tuo sat by the window, watching the trees in the yard swaying in the cold wind, blowing the dead branches and leaves all over the ground.

He was placed here, and he couldn't leave until the whole thing was over.

Zhao Tuo was not worried about dying, because he went to Chang Shilisi's mansion in person on that night when the fire was raging, and reported the assassination.

Lord Shang has a saying: Don't sue the traitor and cut him at the waist, but sue the traitor and behead the enemy for the same reward.

Not only does he not die, he even has a reward.

Jing Ke.

Zhao Tuo closed his eyes, and Jing Ke's last look at himself appeared in front of his eyes.

There is no resentment, it seems that he guessed the ending when King Qin summoned Zhao Tuo to present the map together.

Zhao Tuo even saw a hint of relief in Jing Ke's eyes.

Jing Ke is not an idiot, he knew from the beginning to the end that what he did was just to fight the fire with salary.

Regardless of whether King Qin died or not, the Kingdom of Yan would be destroyed.

But Jing Ke still came and did it, just to fulfill his promise.

The wind is blowing, the water is cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone!

This is the value of this era, and it is what Jing Ke believes in all his life!

Zhao Tuo shook his head and expelled Jing Ke's figure from his mind. No matter what, he would not regret this matter.

Jing Ke has his beliefs, and Zhao Tuo also has his own persistence.

It's just that I don't know how King Qin will deal with himself after this incident.

After all, Zhao Tuo was born in the Zhao family, and Qin Wangzheng spent a period of time in Zhao when he was young, and was bullied by many Zhao people.

After King Qin destroyed Zhao, he went to Handan to kill all his former enemies, which shows how much resentment he had towards the nobles of Zhao who had bullied him.

Zhao Tuo estimated that King Qin might send someone to find out his details before deciding what to do with him, so he didn't tell lies in the court at that time.

Now Zhao Tuo only hopes that his father and ancestors never bullied the King of Qin. Otherwise, if the King of Qin takes revenge, let alone rewards, his life might be lost.

At this time, there was a voice from a servant outside the door.

Here comes Chief Sleeves.

Li Si is a native of Shangcai in the state of Chu. When he was young, he worked as a small official in the county. Later, when he saw the appearance of hamsters and toilet rats, he was quite impressed.

So he left the official title, went to Xunzi to learn the art of emperor, and then entered Qin Dynasty to worship under Lu Buwei.

He climbed all the way, and decisively drew a clear line with Lu Buwei at the critical moment, becoming Qin Wangzheng's true confidant.

Li Sinian is now in his fifties, and he even has hair growing on both sides of his cheeks, but his official position is still just a long history.

But Zhao Tuo knew very well that despite the current Right Prime Minister Changping Jun being ten years younger than Li Si and being a relative of King Qin, Changping Jun was unreliable.

In the future Qin, Li Si is the biggest potential stock.

The official worships the prime minister, and the power is poured into the government and the public.

All the men are married to the princess of Qin, and all the women are married to the prince of Qin.

Even he will work with Zhao Gao to change the future of this empire.

So Zhao Tuo did not choose the prime minister's mansion when he sued for adultery, but went to Li Si.

There was indeed a connection between the two, and even King Qin sent Li Si to announce the result of Zhao Tuo's handling.

"Mr. Li."

Zhao Tuo saluted Li Si.

Li Si smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao knows, what is the purpose of this old man's visit?"

Zhao Tuo was taken aback by the title "Mr. Zhao", and quickly declined: "I don't dare to call myself king in front of Mr. Li. Mr. Li calls Mr. Zhao Tuo."

"Since that's the case, then the old man will be underestimated." Li Si also said with a smile.

Zhao Tuo hurriedly invited Li Si to the couch, and the two sat opposite each other.

Both of them wanted to make friends with each other. Zhao Tuo knew that Li Si would give power to the Qin State in the future, and Li Si also liked Zhao Tuo's potential to make a fortune.

The two sides came and went, but the atmosphere in the room was harmonious.

"Your Majesty asks, would you like to be a native of Qin?"

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Si went straight to the point.

Zhao Tuo said solemnly: "Under the whole world, is it the king's land? On the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers. The Qin State will unify the world, and all people in the world will be Qin people, so Zhao Tuo is also Qin people."

Full marks!

Li Si glanced at Zhao Tuo. This child is not very old, but his consciousness is quite high, and he talks in a different way.

He expected that if he replied to King Qin with Zhao Tuo's original words, King Qin would be satisfied with the answer.

Seeing Li Si nodding his head, Zhao Tuo also heaved a sigh of relief.

It seems that his political review has passed.

The original identity of the Zhao clan did not make King Qin bear any grudges. Now that Zhao Tuo has become a native of Qin, he can be regarded as settled safely, and he no longer has to worry about it like before.

"Qin Fa has a saying that accusing a traitor is rewarded as beheading the enemy. You have made a great contribution to accusing a traitor this time, and your majesty ordered all your officials to discuss your achievements."

Li Si stopped talking here, and looked at Zhao Tuo with a half-smile.

Zhao Tuo gritted his teeth with hatred, this old man is hateful, he deliberately teased him at the critical moment.

However, Zhao Tuo was also very happy in his heart. Li Si was able to treat him like this instead of doing business in a rigid manner. It could be seen that there was goodwill in it.

Li Si whetted his appetite before speaking slowly.

"Give the third rank of nobility, ten gold coins."

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath.

Congratulations, he had already guessed.

The Qin State started with the military merit system, and since Shang Yang’s reform established the early military merit system, it has now developed into a complete 20-level noble title.

The political and military systems of the entire Qin State are all run through by the military meritorious ranks.

Those who have made merit will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be awarded.

In the state of Qin, people's social status and living conditions almost all depended on whether they had titles and the level of titles.

With the title, you can get a series of rights.

The first is to grant land and houses. According to the "Shang Jun Shu", "a first-level reward for a noble, one hectare of benefit land, nine acres of benefit house, one get rid of the concubine and one person."

If the Qin law does not change, then Zhao Tuo will get three hectares of farmland, twenty-seven acres of homestead, and three servants who will work for him.

It should be noted that the word "benefit" is an increase on the original basis.

The state of Qin would have granted land and houses to civilians, which is the so-called "one hundred mu to one husband".

The grant of military merit is added on the basis of the original grant of land.

In the Qin system, one hectare is one hundred mu, and one mu is two hundred and forty steps.

Calculated in this way, Zhao Tuo succeeded in settling down, and was awarded the third rank of nobility, and he could own 400 acres of land in an instant.

This huge number made Zhao Tuo, who had only a small house of 100 square meters in his previous life, a little dizzy.

In addition, the title can also make people have the qualifications to become officials and generals.

The higher the title, the higher the position in the officialdom, and the corresponding officer in the army, with commanding subordinates.

There are also many wonderful uses of titles. For example, if you commit a crime, you can "redeem with a title" and enjoy the preferential treatment of reduced or exempt sentences. And if those who have no titles commit a crime, they will have to "perish their punishment".

In terms of military service, those with a title can retire (stop service) at the age of fifty-six, while those without a title must serve until the age of sixty before retiring.

Not only that, the high-ranking title also has many preferential treatment in life, which are innumerable.

Therefore, if you want to live well in Qin, you must have a title, the higher the title, the better!

Zhao Tuo gradually calmed down. Although the title is good, for him, there are more important things to figure out.

"Dare to ask Mr. Li, what punishment will the rest of the mission have?"

Li Si looked at Zhao Tuo curiously, feeling slightly surprised.

The young man in front of him was really different. Even though he was bestowed at the third level, he was only a hairpin title, which was at the bottom of the twentieth-class title system. To Li Si, such a small title was nothing at all.

But the other party is just a young man, and he calmly ignored the matter of conferring the title, which shows his deep concentration.

"Jing Ke's plot to assassinate is a crime like a chariot. All the members of the mission, except those who accuse the adulterers, should be slaughtered together."

"You said before that 'horizontal' helped you set the fire, and you would not die if you were meritorious. But he did not come forward to accuse the adulterer, so he was punished as a minister."

Thanks to the book friend Shuimengchuxing for the reward, thank you! The author will work hard!