The Qin Army was invincible in the Hetao and Qinghai regions. While the progress was going smoothly, Xiao Ruxun was also making urgent preparations.
All the troops had to enter the designated battle zone by the end of the second month of the seventh year of Longwu. When the Emperor led the army to the designated location, the whole army would officially march on the first day of the third month of the seventh year of Longwu. From Datong in Shanxi to Liaodong, the Qin Army would attack on all fronts along the long border.
They would take down the sword that had been hanging over the heads of the Han people for thousands of years and hold it in their hands. Then, they would wipe out anyone who tried to use this sword to attack the Central Plains.
The order to attack on all fronts had been issued early. All the troops began to make arrangements from top to bottom. From top to bottom, they unified their understanding and thoughts and carried out the final training and maneuvers.
Scouts entered the grasslands in large numbers to do the final reconnaissance and confirmation. They memorized the route. All the officers, from the commander-in-chief to the squad leader, all had to learn how to use a compass.
They added protein-rich foods such as meat and tofu to the soldiers' meals to increase their strength and energy. They would fatten up and be ready to work hard all night and return to their fat state.
For this, the imperial court spent a lot of money. The ducks produced by raising ducks to control locusts were far from enough to feed the 200,000 troops.
To ensure a balanced nutrition, the imperial court ordered the navy to catch large amounts of fish from the sea for the infantry.
They also ordered large amounts of fish from the coastal fishermen and inland fishermen. They also bought large amounts of meat, tofu, and other bean products from Jiangbei to Jiangnan.
The rations of the 200,000 troops were upgraded to the first level. Even the Imperial Guards had to eat a lot of meat and replenish their oil. This was to ensure that they had enough fat to support the upcoming big battle.
If they really fought, the logistics department would not be able to guarantee that they would be able to eat as much as they did now. The longer they fought, the more hungry they would be.
At that time, the fat that he had accumulated previously would be able to play its role.
Only the Daqin government and Xiao Ruxun himself had money. Part of the money for the extra meals for the troops came from the national treasury. Most of it came from Xiao Ruxun's own money. His own money was also spent like water. If it were not for the huge profits brought to him by the Imperial Plantation Group, how could he afford the food and drink of so many soldiers?
However, he did not earn so much money for personal enjoyment. The money in the hands of the Emperor was also, in a sense, the state's money. When the court's finances were in trouble, the Emperor should use his own funds as appropriate.
There were many precedents of this kind of thing happening in the past, but to force the Emperor to fork out money and empty the national treasury like the Former Ming Dynasty was completely messing around.
Xiao Ruxun himself did not like to enjoy life. He was not a person who indulged in enjoyment. In his opinion, having meat for every meal was already a good day.
His daily life consisted of dealing with government affairs, practicing boxing and swordsmanship to train his body, and drinking a cup of milk every day. Occasionally, when he was tired, he would call for the court orchestra to play a song for him to relax.
At the beginning of the first year of Longwu, the Daqin ordered the abolition of the lowly status.
From then on, the traditional lowly status of musicians, craftsmen, doctors, boatmen, and so on were all erased from the law.
These were all very common professions in modern times, and even professions that earned a lot of money. At that time, they were the lowest professions that people despised.
Only the lowest people could engage in these professions, and they could not even marry ordinary commoners. They could only marry within their own household register.
The children that were born were naturally lowly from the moment they were born. They were the lowest people. Their lives were as cheap as ants, and anyone could step on them.
In the process of the household register statistics in ancient times, not only were many privileged households not included, but they were also not counted. They were not included in the 'people', and they did not even have the qualifications to be human.
Xiao Ruxun liberated them, gave them land, and incorporated them into households. Not only did he liberate a large number of hundreds of thousands of laborers, but he also made them the strongest supporters of Xiao Qin's regime.
Xiao Ruxun also ordered, 'The people's livelihood and all professions are equal, and there is no distinction between high and low.'
Whether it was working, performing, doing business, or teaching, they all relied on their own abilities to make a living. They did not steal or rob, and they also paid taxes to the country, so they were all equal.
All professions that relied on their own abilities to make a living, and did not cheat or do evil, and did not sell their bodies were all equal. Whether it was musicians, craftsmen, or fallen people, they were all equal.
Such a policy naturally liberated the fate of a considerable number of people. Xiao Ruxun ordered that they could marry at will, and the people were not allowed to discriminate against each other because of their respective professions, and children were not allowed to marry among themselves.
If similar situations occurred, the village chiefs and farmers' associations at the grassroots level had to supervise it, and give severe education and punishment, and personally uphold justice for it.
In just one year of the third year of Longwu, there were more than sixty thousand cases of conflicts between the aborigines and households reported from various places. It could be seen that the thousands of years of discrimination could not be changed overnight.
But Xiao Qin's regime, as a powerful government that implemented the government to the lowest level, had the ability to change everything with the country's coercive power and the corresponding mobilization power.
With the release of Xiao Ruxun's imperial edict, all the grassroots officials were mobilized to carry out a lot of propaganda. They gathered the villagers to come out and give lectures, and used various methods to convey the latest edict of the Emperor.
For similar situations that occurred, as long as it was determined that it was caused by discrimination, the discriminators would be punished, such as whipping, beating, and fines.
The government officials wanted to uphold justice for the discriminated aborigines, and once again reaffirmed their equal status. They were all human beings, and there was no such thing as discrimination. If they did not obey, they would be punished.
If they were punished painfully, they would know what it meant to treat people equally. There was no need to talk about civility with some people.
Those related to marriage would be witnessed by the government officials, and they would be helped to build a new home. They would be given land and houses, and they would become independent from their original homes. They would become a new household, and they would be set as models. They would also be given congratulatory gifts in the name of the government.
Under the promotion of such a policy, the number of disputes in the fourth year of Longwu and the fifth year of Longwu plummeted, and such cases and disputes became fewer and fewer.
The dispute statistics for the first quarter of the sixth year of Longwu showed that the number of disputes between the aborigines and the good people had decreased to 231, and the effect was obvious.
The role of the country's coercive power and action in such cases was quite obvious.
So it was not that it was impossible, but it depended on whether the holder of power had the ability to use his power in such matters.
And some of the musicians, dancers, and singers who had been kept in captivity in some of the rich families and court musicians were also given household registration.
Under the arrangement of Xiao Ruxun, with the court musicians as an example, Xiao Ruxun announced that they were all households of ordinary people, and the palace would sign formal employment contracts with them.
Those who were willing to stay could stay in the name of working, and those who were willing to return to their hometown to work, the court could help pay for their travel expenses. After returning to their hometown, they could go to the local village head to get land and houses, and start production.
While giving them freedom again, Xiao Ruxun gained their sincere support and gratitude, and gained a wave of popularity, and also liberated a large amount of production.
Even better, they often lost their homes and were willing to listen to the arrangements of the government and start anew. They did not have any attachment to their hometown, and there was no need to spend time mobilizing them. Some even hated the place where they had lived, and strongly requested to leave. They could go anywhere.
Under the background of the immigration policy that enriched the southwest, these "aborigines" became the best labor force. They were arranged to go to those areas that lacked people because of the chaos of war to resume production, and to start anew.
This was a good way to have the best of both worlds.
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