Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield Chapter 743 Chapter 305: Proclamation to the World, Earthshaking News!
Previously on Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield...
Within the Imperial Concubine Palace!
The entire family relished exquisite cuisine.
At the same time, within Xianyang City.
Dozens of express riders dashed out from Xianyang on horseback, command flags thrust into their backs, departing straight from the Left Minister's Mansion.
Evidently.
This represented a Holy Decree meant for announcement across the world.
As these dozens of express riders thundered out of Xianyang City.
Inside the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Several officials, guarded by the Capital City Army, made their way to Xianyang's lively marketplace.
"What momentous event has occurred?"
"So many decree-carrying cavalry?"
"Look, folks from the Prime Minister's Mansion are emerging; seems like an edict will be recited."
"Come on, let's go take a peek."
"Something huge must have happened, without a doubt."
"I'm coming too."
"With such a grand setup, we should check it out."
"It's surely some tremendous matter."
...
Numerous intrigued commoners trailed along to the marketplace.
Before long.
In the vibrant marketplace.
A towering platform.
This was exactly the spot for the Imperial Court to declare major decrees.
First revealed in Xianyang.
As the Prime Minister's Mansion officials ascended the elevated platform, Capital City Army soldiers encircled them for safeguarding.
"I, Cai Ci, Imperial Censor from the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Receive the imperial command."
"To proclaim the Holy Decree."
"This matter impacts every person under the heavens of Qin, every commoner under the heavens."
"Now."
"The First Emperor holds court, while the Crown Prince oversees state affairs."
"The Crown Prince, for the good of the realm."
"Has established four national policies for Qin, ensuring eternal unity between Qin and Huaxia, never to wane."
"First, the standardization of carriage tracks: to standardize the realm's avenues and carriage paths, making all commerce under heaven adhere to uniform standards."
"Second, the standardization of script: from the eras of Shang and Zhou Dynasty, the realm's characters remained ununified; diverse nations and clans used their own scripts. Though originating from the same root, they had diverged excessively. For true unification under Qin, scripts must align; only then can decrees execute flawlessly, securing Qin's prosperity for myriad generations."
"Third, the standardization of rites and ethics: across the various nations under heaven, within our Huaxia Ethnic Group exist numerous clans. Despite differing clan names, all belong to Huaxia, sharing our blood. For clan solidarity and world unification, rites and ethics require standardization, letting the world embrace Huaxia rites without splits; customs and culture must unify too, preventing future fragmentation for Qin."
"Fourth, weights and measures: the realm spans vast expanses. Grain uses 'shi', but previously each nation's 'one shi' varied in weight; length measures differed, volume even more so. Qin shall unify all measurement systems, standardizing the realm's weights and measures."
"These national policies originate from the Crown Prince."
"The First Emperor has fully endorsed them."
"The four national policies will be executed by four senior ministers from above Qin's Nine Ministers."
"Through these, the realm stabilizes, and Qin's eternal prosperity solidifies."
Cai Ci gripped the Holy Decree and proclaimed it resonantly.
In this age, literacy wasn't universal.
Edicts demanded public recitation by officials, ensuring all under heaven comprehended them.
Every world-proclaimed edict and Holy Decree inevitably swayed the entire realm, so listening commoners needed to grasp the details.
As Cai Ci's proclamation rang out.
Among the surrounding commoners, some grasped it fully, others remained puzzled.
"Standardized carriage tracks? Standardized script, rites, weights and measures!"
"The Crown Prince is truly sagacious, devising such profound national policies. Once enacted, Qin will grip the realm firmly, beyond mere blades and military might."
"After these policies take effect, in a decade, all under heaven will truly become Qin's people, erasing old national divides."
"I never imagined the Crown Prince, unbeatable in conquest, excels equally in governance and world-ruling strategies. Truly awe-inspiring."
"These four policies strike at Qin's core foundations, its perpetual prosperity."
"The Crown Prince is sagacious; I'm utterly convinced."
"Indeed."
"The First Emperor is wise and valiant, unifying the realm for Qin. Now the Crown Prince matches him in prowess."
"Qin shall endure ten thousand generations."
"Precisely."
"With the First Emperor and Crown Prince, Qin's eternal flourishing is assured."
"You all speak so grandly, but I don't comprehend a thing?"
"What's this standardized carriage tracks and script? I'm illiterate, it baffles me."
"Let me break it down simply."
"Standardized carriage tracks means henceforth Qin's roads follow one design; all realm-wide road specs unify."
"Standardized script means scrapping old national characters, creating a new universal script for all Qin."
"Standardized rites means aligning cultural customs back to unified Huaxia ways."
"Weights and measures means unifying all weight and length systems."
"Clear now?"
"Ah, got it."
"The Crown Prince's policies are mighty. Success means true unification for Qin, impossible to divide again."
"That's why we're stirred. Qin's fortune booms; Heaven blesses Qin with successive enlightened rulers..."
As the Holy Decree echoed forth.
Innumerable commoners below burst into fervent chatter.
The educated ones instantly perceived the transformative impact of these four policies on Qin, deepening their awe for Zhao Feng, whose governmental genius shone through.
For Qin, having its future Emperor Qin Ershi as an administrative prodigy, not just a warlord, was perfection.
Implementing these policies would elevate Zhao Feng's prestige to unprecedented peaks.
"The Crown Prince's prestige will soar to unimaginable heights."
"These four policies will bring earth-shattering transformations to Qin."
Gazing at the throngs debating beneath the platform, Cai Ci brimmed with exhilaration too.
Moments later.
Cai Ci announced once more.
"Beyond enacting the four national policies."
"The Crown Prince issues two additional auxiliary policies for realm-wide promulgation and execution, already sanctioned by the First Emperor."
"First, for complete script unification, gather all heavenly books into the Capital. Once new characters form, recopy and distribute them across the realm."
"Second, seize all copper and iron under heaven, confiscate every weapon; commoners forbidden from holding blades or arms. Violators face harsh penalties..."
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