From the old man's words, Lin Qian finally understood why the citizens of the Qin Dynasty had such expressions on their faces.
This was because the Qin Dynasty treated the commoners as livestock, not caring about their lives or their hardships at all.
Old Qi's son, although he was only at the ninth level of the Origin Realm at the age of thirty, and his talent was extremely poor, he was still able to hunt some low level spirit beasts and sell their fur for a living.
However, the taxes of the Qin Dynasty were extremely heavy. The citizens had to hand over eighty percent of their income to the dynasty, leaving only twenty percent for themselves.
Twenty percent was fine, but the spirit warriors of the Qin Dynasty, such as the city guards of the Imperial Water Defense City, often plundered the citizens.
Therefore, the citizens of the Qin Dynasty had always been incomparably poor, and the only wealthy ones were the spirit warriors of the Qin Dynasty.
This kind of abnormal dynasty made Lin Qian extremely disgusted. Right now, he couldn't wait to immediately destroy the Qin Dynasty. Enslaving their own citizens like this was no better than the foreign races.
Moreover, the citizens had no way to resist. In this world, strength was everything. Even if all the citizens of the Imperial Water Defense City gathered together, they still wouldn't be a match for a thousand city guards.
Moreover, the city guards didn't have a thousand people, but more than two hundred thousand.
Therefore, citizens like Old Qi didn't have any sense of belonging to the Qin Dynasty. Instead, they wanted the Dual Extreme Palace, Walkabout Sect, and Blood Spirit Valley to destroy the Qin Dynasty.
If possible, Lin Qian didn't want to start a war, it would only cause the citizens to suffer.
However, Lin Qian now realized that starting a war against the Qin Dynasty was actually a good thing for the suffering citizens. Destroying the Qin Dynasty was actually a matter of boundless virtue!
Thinking of this, Lin Qian's heart was filled with joy. Looking at Old Qi in front of him, he said, "Old man, to tell you the truth, this kid is the emperor of an empire."
"Emperor?" Hearing Lin Qian's words, Old Qi rubbed his eyes, which had become much brighter because of the recovery potion, and asked in confusion, "This old man has only heard of the Human Sovereign or the Great Emperor. I've never heard of an emperor."
Hearing Lin Qian's words, the old man also laughed out loud. His mood was obviously much better now that his grandson was out of danger.
Initially, Ol 'Seven did not believe Lin Qian's claim to be the ruler of an empire. However, when he saw the serious expression on Lin Qian's face, he could not help but believe it.
"The people of my empire will be protected by the imperial army, and there will be no bullying of the people. Besides, the people with an income of less than 4000 low-grade soul crystals don't need to pay tax crystals." When Old Qi asked about the living conditions of the people of his empire, Lin Qian explained with a smile.
In Lin Qian's eyes, the people were the foundation of an empire. Only when they lived and worked in peace and contentment could they build a better empire together.
The Spirit Martial Artists also came from the commoners. Under such an atmosphere, the commoners had a sense of belonging and honor to the Empire they lived in. If there was a talent among them, they would also be willing to contribute their strength to the Empire.
Only when everyone was strong from the bottom to the top could a powerful empire be called a powerful empire.
Lin Qian now looked down on the Qin Dynasty, which had thousands of years of inheritance. An empire ruled by force did not deserve such a vast land and so many people.
This land should belong to a better Hua Xia Empire!
While Lin Qian maintained his bottom line in his heart, he did not suppress his desire for territory. The Starting Prefecture and the Linhai Prefecture had developed too fast in a short period of time. He could foresee that the land of the two prefectures would not be enough in the future.
Even if he added the Wind Prefecture, the Lianshan Prefecture, and the Four Directions Prefecture, it would still not be enough.
Lin Qian needed more land!
"The Qin Dynasty is no longer suitable to exist on this land." While Lin Qian was thinking silently, Old Qi was looking at the young man in front of him with a yearning expression.
He did not know why, but Old Qi believed in Lin Qian's words. The commoners living in this young man's empire must be living a happy life.
"If I could live in this young man's empire, how good would that be!" Old Qi thought and could not help but murmur.
"Old Man, I believe that day will come soon," Just as Old Qi was murmuring, Lin Qian's voice suddenly sounded, interrupting his imagination.
When Old Qi heard Lin Qian's words, he shook his head in disbelief, "I'm afraid that this old man will not be able to see that day in my lifetime."
"Why?" Seeing Old Qi so pessimistic, Lin Qian asked in confusion.
Old Qi shook his head and said to Lin Qian, "Young man, although this old man is an ordinary person, I still know some things. For a war like this, it will take at least a few decades before it ends. "
"This old man knows that young man is with the three powers that attacked the Qin Dynasty. In the future, you will definitely take a part of the Qin Dynasty's territory as your own. At that time, everyone should be able to enjoy the kind of life you mentioned."
"But it will probably be a few decades later. Yan 'er will probably be able to see that day."
Fighting for a few decades, Lin Qian had indeed heard of this before.
Just like how the Qin Dynasty had a vast territory, if one wanted to completely defeat the dynasty, they would naturally have to break through one city after another.
However, with the existence of the defensive formations, the speed of both sides' attacks would definitely be very slow. The battle would definitely be in a stalemate.
Moreover, the Qin Dynasty's territory was so vast. With so many cities, how long would it take to conquer them?
The closer the strength of the two sides, the longer the battle would last. This was something that even an ordinary person like Old Qi knew.
The reason why the battle would drag on for so long was because of the stalemate of the defensive formations.
However, this was a situation that would normally occur between the Qin Dynasty and the three powers. With the addition of Lin Qian's Hua Xia Empire, the situation would naturally change.
"Elder, after my empire joins the battle, then in a mere three years, I will be able to destroy the Qin Dynasty and take over most of its territory." Seeing old Qi's emotional expression, Lin Qian confidently said, "Within three years, elder will be able to experience what it feels like to be a citizen of the Hua Xia Empire."
Hearing Lin Qian's words, old Qi laughed out loud and shook his head, "Young man, you really love to boast. Although the Qin Dynasty is unbearable, it is still a very powerful dynasty. How could it be destroyed in three years? Impossible, that's impossible. "
In the eyes of an ordinary person like old Qi, although the Qin Dynasty was cruel and merciless, as a citizen of the empire, he deeply understood the strength of such an evil beast.
Facing old Qi's disbelief, Lin Qian did not say much and only smiled.
A few decades?
To the Hua Xia Empire, three years was more than enough.
"The four worlds are still too small. The Qin Dynasty …" Lin Qian looked at the disbelieving old Qi and thought to himself, "In your eyes, the Hua Xia Empire is a small country, but in my eyes, isn't the Qin Dynasty the same?"
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