"In the future, our Great Qin must establish a supervisory organization to prevent all officials from becoming corrupt!"
"Indeed! However, this king also believes that my Great Qin will certainly not be like Chu, where everyone is black-hearted. This king believes that there will definitely be people with conscience who will come forward and tell me all about it!!"
"I believe so too!!"
Lin Tian also believed this.
However, he still decided to do something.
"Originally, I did not intend to attack Chu at this time. But now, the people of Chu have no way to live. So, we can only accept those people and let them come to our Qin country!!"
"You mean…?"
"Proclaim to the world, send troops to Chu!!"
Lin Tian wanted to tell the world about the ugliness happening in Chu.
He also wanted to let the King of Chu know what had truly happened in their country.
At the same time, he would send troops to the border to rescue the fleeing people of Chu and make them citizens of Qin.
An even more important reason was that Lin Tian hoped that his words and actions would be recognized and supported by the people of Chu.
As long as a large number of people from Chu supported their army, wished for their army to enter Chu, and wished to become citizens of Qin, Lin Tian would have already won half the battle.
The power of the people was a force that could never be underestimated.
It was also a force that Lin Tian had always valued.
Now that Chu had given him this opportunity, he naturally had to seize it.
Therefore, on the second day, Qin issued a decree that shocked everyone.
This decree described everything that had happened in Chu and how the officials of Chu had oppressed and persecuted the common people.
It also provided a detailed explanation of the current situation of the people of Chu.
Finally, it announced that Qin would send troops to Chu to rescue the people.
When this decree was issued, let alone the people of Chu, even the people of Qin were greatly surprised.
"Heavens! The King of Chu asked everyone to contribute ten coins for the war, but the officials of Chu demanded a hundred coins from each person for the war. This corruption is too much, it's practically taking lives!!"
"It's more than just taking lives, it's completely leaving no room for survival. I can't even afford ten coins per person, let alone a hundred."
"The soldiers of Chu are actually slaughtering the people directly, and even the elderly are being drafted into the army. Chu is finished!!"
"Fortunately, we are citizens of Qin, and fortunately, the King of Qin treats us with immense kindness! Otherwise, if we were to enter Chu, we would surely suffer the same fate as the people of Chu and be unable to live!!"
At this moment, many people felt fortunate that they had become citizens of Qin, and fortunate that they had not suffered the same fate as the people of Chu.
This sense of fortune also made them identify more strongly with Qin.
Even the former citizens of Wei who had recently become citizens of Qin had developed a strong sense of identity with Qin.
After all, they had not only not been taxed ten coins per person by Qin, but they had also been distributed land.
The difference between these two was simply too great.
Therefore, the people of Qin felt happier.
However, while the people of Qin felt happiness, many people in Chu were simply stunned.
Especially Xiang Yan, who had been guarding the border and was completely unaware of the events happening in Chu.
When he heard about what had happened in Chu, he let out a wail.
"This is a national funeral! This is truly the downfall of our Chu!!"
"How innocent were the people of our Chu! Why would those treacherous ministers and corrupt officials abuse our Chu people like this!!"
"They even kill and abuse our own people! Are these people still considered Chu people?"
"No, I must return to the capital and demand an explanation from the King."
Although Xiang Yan was a noble of Chu, he was very fond of the common people of Chu.
He knew that without the support of the common people, Chu would not be where it was today.
Not to mention that the soldiers of Chu were all drawn from the common people.
If their people could not survive in Chu, then the morale of his soldiers would inevitably be in chaos.
Therefore, he immediately rushed to the capital of Chu.
Meanwhile, the King of Chu had also learned of Qin's decree.
When he saw that his officials were demanding one hundred coins from every citizen of Chu, he was furious.
"Bastards!!"
"These scoundrels are too daring! They dare to wreak havoc on the people of our Chu like this!"
"They dare to defy my orders! They are seeking death by taking advantage of the situation for their own gain!"
"Summon them! Investigate all those corrupt officials! Not a single one shall be spared!!"
The King of Chu was truly enraged at this moment.
He had asked each citizen to contribute ten coins, naturally with the intention of obtaining some money himself.
However, he had never expected that his officials would act behind his back to extort so much money, and not a single person had informed him.
When he thought about how all that money had ended up in the pockets of the officials of Chu, he was beside himself with anger.
What made him angry was not only that the officials of Chu had extorted so much money from the people, but also that among all that money, he had received the least.
Those people were not only black-hearted but also audaciously embezzled all that money.
Therefore, the King of Chu had only one thought: to kill all those people and confiscate all their wealth.
He would not let anyone else have what belonged to him.
Such confiscations naturally began from the capital of Chu.
As a result, the King of Chu soon received feedback.
This time, not only had they obtained a large amount of money, but they had also acquired a large number of treasures.
The wealth from just a few Chu officials' homes alone exceeded the money in the national treasury of Chu.
At this moment, the King of Chu seemed to understand how happy Ying Zheng had been when he confiscated the property of those old nobles.
"Hiss! I never expected them to have so much wealth! From just a few families, I feel like I'm a rich man. I can imagine how much wealth Ying Zheng must have obtained."
"No wonder Ying Zheng was so determined to force those old nobles to hand over their wealth. Their wealth is simply too much!!"
"If I had known they had so much wealth, I would have confiscated it long ago and used their money to fill the national treasury!!"
"However, it's not too late to discover it now! I will make those corrupt officials pay a bloody price for their exploitation of the people!!"
At this moment, the King of Chu acted like an envoy of justice, determined to severely punish the corrupt officials.
However, although he was severely punishing the corrupt officials, he never considered how to return this money to the people.
He did not even consider severely punishing the generals and soldiers who had slaughtered the common people.
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