This era did not allow him to think too much.
The basic conditions of this era dictated that he had to firmly grasp power in his hands and design a set of effective rules and regulations. Then, he would entrust all his hopes to his descendants.
It was unrealistic to think of entering a new era in a few short decades. It was impossible to run into any era. It was fake and impossible. It was impossible for him to give up his power and change his life just for the so-called democracy and freedom.
Not only was it not in line with the laws of history, he was also unwilling to do so.
It was not in line with the laws, it was not feasible, and he was unwilling to do so.
I risked my life to obtain such a beautiful power, and you want me to give it away?
He did not deny that there was a voice in his heart telling him this.
He did not think that the current situation was bad. The people could eat, the officials were doing their jobs honestly, and they had no more requests. They had no requests, so why force it on them?
They had no experience, no means, no literacy, and no land to live on. What could they do even if it was given to them?
Could they run into capitalism or socialism?
Nurture a group of merchants to do business everywhere, start the age of navigation, and then nurture a bourgeoisie?
Then, these 'bourgeoisie' would ask for power, and if they could not get it, they would lead everyone in a democratic revolution to overthrow Xiao Qin's' feudal rule 'and establish a republic?
Would they enter socialism with a land reform and give the peasants land?
Would the peasants understand what revolution was and what anti-exploitation was?
Then, the peasants would unite with the workers to overthrow the exploiting classes and establish a new society without exploitation?
Would he, Xiao Ruxun, be able to make everyone shout 'Long live His Majesty' just by opening his mouth? Would they collectively raise their level of thinking and learn new postures to enter a new era?
Would he abdicate his throne and become an empty monarch to lead everyone into a constitutional monarchy?
Or would he stand on the Gate of Sky Bearing and shout 'Serve the people' to build a new socialist China?
Would he be able to do all these things just by opening his mouth?
He would willingly hand over his power to become an empty monarch, and everyone would immediately become saints and become extremely qualified politicians who served the people?
The people would immediately raise their level of knowledge and understand what the right to vote was, what the voters were, and what human rights were?
The society would immediately become harmonious, and the country would immediately become invincible. All ills would disappear, and the world would be in harmony?
Everything was possible in the dream.
A constitutional monarchy was a panacea, and democracy was a powerful pill to eliminate all inequality and the gap between the rich and the poor. Once the emperor abdicated, China would immediately ascend to the top of the world and open up the rhythm of the sea of stars.
Really, there was everything in the dream. When he opened his eyes, everything was different.
He could guarantee that the people of this era would be able to understand each of these words when they were separated. When they were put together, they would look at Xiao Ruxun as if he was a lunatic.
Will the Emperor lead us in a bourgeois democratic revolution or a proletarian revolution?
This joke was not funny at all. If Xiao Ruxun really did this, in less than a year, the recently stabilized Daqin Dynasty would fall apart.
There were some things that could be done, and some things that could not be done. It was useless to force it. This was not something that could be accepted. If people could not accept it, they would unite and abandon you.
They would also shout the slogan 'The Emperor will take turns to be next year' and compete for the next emperor. It would never be the chairman, nor would it be the president.
After thinking it through, Xiao Ruxun knew that she would never do these things. She would never bring everyone to play the Great Leap of Time. She would never bring everyone to search for the sea of stars. She would never bring everyone to play with the Industrial Revolution and the Information Revolution.
That was a fool's dream.
What he should do the most was to be an honest emperor. He should be the most traditional, the most centralized, the most domineering, and the most ferocious emperor. He should wipe out all the forces that dared to threaten the imperial power, and then lead the Daqin to expand the territory, create a prosperous era, and let the people live a good life with enough to eat.
Then he could be called an emperor throughout the ages.
That was what he should do. Everything else was empty.
Then, when his life came to an end, he would pass the throne to a satisfactory heir. Then, he might tell him some unimaginable secrets, and a secret would be passed down in the group of emperors of the Xiao family forever. Every emperor had to know it. Except for them, no one else would know.
When it was time to make a decision, he would let the emperor who had to make a choice destroy this secret forever after making the choice, so that it would remain a secret forever.
This was all that Xiao Ruxun could do. He could not do more than that, and he would not do it. He would not allow himself to go crazy.
He was an emperor, a real emperor, an emperor in the truest sense of the word. He was an ordinary emperor who had hundreds of years more experience than the native emperor.
An emperor with desires, ideas, and demands.
The history books of later generations should evaluate him as he led everyone to expand the territory of the empire to an almost perfect state. He subdued all the neighboring countries and made them vassal states. The ships of the Daqin traveled all over the world, and the army of the Daqin traveled to every corner of the world.
He also let the common people go to school and learn to read, write, and calculate by themselves.
Then, he let the common people have enough to eat. When he was the emperor, he didn't let a serious famine break out in the country, and didn't let too many people starve to death.
This was enough, and he was satisfied.
Of course, if possible, he would hope that no one starved to death when he was the emperor. He would hope that every child could go to school and learn to read.
These were the only two era-transcending missions left to him by his hundreds of years of experience. He wanted to accomplish these missions no matter what. Other than these, he would not do anything more, absolutely not.
He knew that if he could achieve these, he would be a saint, a saint that could not even be described as an emperor throughout the ages. Because he didn't let the common people starve. The common people ate their fill and didn't starve to death.
This starving nation wouldn't starve to death. This was the most important mission, right?
Was everything else important? Were those illusory things important?
Was it something he could do?
He couldn't do it.
Give up power? Take away his life?
What kind of person would be able to do such a thing?
Xiao Ruxun was not a saint. He was just an ordinary emperor, ordinary and unremarkable.
At the end of the birthday, the monarchs of the vassal states left Beijing one by one and returned to their own countries. Everything returned to peace, and this grand event was also recorded by many people, and it would be passed down to the future generations forever.
Xiao Ruxun didn't care about these things. What was in the past was in the past. He was the emperor, and his work was never finished. He would always be busy.
For example, now, this ordinary emperor was in the Forbidden City to welcome the meritorious soldiers who had returned from his expedition to Country R. He personally awarded them and read out the rewards to them.
The award system established by Xiao Ruxun was not quite the same as the meritorious officer system of the previous dynasty. The meritorious officer system had existed since ancient times. It was another system other than political officials. Xiao Ruxun materialized it into a medal, which the emperor personally gave to the meritorious soldiers. The medal had different levels, and each level of the medal represented the corresponding treatment that the soldier could enjoy.
For the soldiers, this was the most practical.
For the generals, promotions and military power were the most practical things.
Several generals who had made great contributions to the expedition to Country R were looking forward to other rewards from Xiao Ruxun besides money.
Xiao Ruxun knew that these people were staring at the new positions of the eight corps after the reorganization of the Qin Army. This was, of course, what he was going to do. At present, the four seas were at peace, and the main external enemies of Daqin were either wiped out or deterred. At this time, it was time to sort out the internal affairs and prepare for the later northern expedition.
The most important internal affairs was the reorganization of the Qin Army. The original seven battalions of the Qin Army would be removed and changed into eight corps. They would all belong to the new organization and garrison, and the military system of Daqin would be perfected and completely standardized.
Many generals were staring at the position of the chief commander of the eight corps, eager to be the main beneficiary of this feast. For this, they actively inquired about the news and the emperor's opinion.
They all knew that this matter was made by the emperor alone. Only the emperor could decide this matter. No one else could.
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