Chapter 5 Whoever wins the hearts and minds of the people wins the world
The territory of South Korea is completely different from that of Qin. Those who enter Qin were shocked by the tens of hectares of fertile land in Qin, and people sighed at the desolation of fertile land in Korea.
Not only is the fertile land in South Korea, but there are not many amazing tiled houses like Qin. There are only low thatched huts, like doghouses. If you enter it, it will make people speechless, dirty and messy, and it is incomparable to the neat and refreshing houses of Qin.
This is not because the Koreans cannot work hard, but because they are unwilling to work hard. Because the difference between South Korea and Qin is that the nobles are levied and tiring, extravagant, and powerful, and the people of the country are exhausted and hard, and they end up working hard, but the end of the year, but the income from labor is only for others, and they all become the wedding dress for others. But they have no food or drink. In this way, who is willing to work?
It is like a little better thing in the house, either forcibly snatched away by the nobles or taken away by the powerful, which greatly hurts the hearts of the Koreans.
It is better to lose something just because it is not satisfactory, but it will be even worse if a person is killed by a noble or a powerful man. Therefore, who would make the family look pretty? It is so dirty and messy, even if it is uncomfortable to live, at least it is not a risk of life. In such a dirty and messy land, those nobles and powerful men will never come in any way. This is the way to save their lives.
Koreans have no enthusiasm for work, and they will endure hunger when they have time, gather together in groups of three or five to chat. In the past, they chatted mostly about the nobles and powerful oppressing them. These things made them angry, but they were helpless and just vented.
Now, the topics they chat about have changed, all about Qin.
"Do you know? I heard that Luoyang has become a barracks. Emperor Qin mobilized a large number of Qin troops to Luoyang, and it was obvious that it would be destroyed if Han was destroyed."
"Destroy Han? It's good to destroy Han. This life-threatening Korean should have been destroyed. In order to protect Korea, we Koreans fought with Qin. After fighting for hundreds of years, our ancestors died and injured countless times. What did we get? We can't eat enough, wear warm clothes, and have no medical treatment. However, the princes, nobles and tyrants did not even have any pity. It's better not to have such a Korean."
"Yes! South Korea should be destroyed, it should be destroyed long ago. It is better to destroy it, and we will have a good life."
"In the past, we opposed Qin and called Qin a country a country of tigers and wolves. Recently, when scholars talked about the benefits of Qin, they realized that we were wrong. It was ridiculously wrong."
"What do scholars say?"
At that time, reading was a privilege. Scholars had a high status and were very influential in their words. These Koreans all stretched their necks and pricked up their ears, ready to listen to them.
Just then, a shocking sound came.
"Rumor!" This sound is like rolling thunder, with a shocking power.
"This is..." The Koreans hurriedly looked for the sound and saw a smooth and graceful black waterline appearing in the distance, rolling towards South Korea.
This black waterline came very quickly. In just a moment, you could see clearly. I saw this a black team, black military uniform, black armor, and black flags rolling eastward, like a black dragon.
Especially the black flag with the word "Qin" written on it, it flutters in the wind and makes a sound, which can attract more attention.
"This is the Qin army! It is the Qin army!"
"The Qin army is here! The Qin army is here!"
"The Qin army is going to destroy Han. Let's go and welcome the Qin army!"
The chatty Koreans saw it and soon realized that they were over. They were very happy. With a cheer, they rushed into their respective houses, took out their only little food, and ran to greet the Qin army.
When they arrived in front of the Qin army, the Koreans were extremely enthusiastic and handed the food in their hands to the Qin army's sharp men.
"Qin Jun, have something to eat."
"Drink some!"
"You must eat and drink, otherwise I will be angry."
The Koreans' enthusiasm is nothing more than facing their ancestors. This is completely different from the past when they meet Qin army, which makes the Qin army confused.
"You guys are..." Qin Jun Ruishi all stared at each other, opened his mouth wide, and was speechless.
Qin was called a tiger and wolf by Shandong, cruel and unkind. People in Shandong hated the shadow of the Qin army when they saw it. Especially South Korea, a weak Warring States country that was on the way to advance eastward, was suppressed and beaten by Qin for hundreds of years and suffered the most "Qin disaster". This made the Koreans hated the Qin army and would be beaten to death when they met.
As we do today, not only do we not hate the Qin army, but we also have to take out our only little food to give to the Qin army soldiers to eat. This is like a fantasy for the Qin army soldiers, making them feel unreal as if they were dreaming.
"Is this true?"
"Did I see my eyes wrong?"
"It seems...it seems...it may be...it's a bit wrong."
"You pinch me, I really don't believe it's true. Oh, you pinch me."
Immediately afterwards, the Qin army began to talk about it, saying all the words of disbelief.
"It's actually true?" After a long time, Qin Jun had to believe that it was true, and everyone was still full of surprise.
"Why do you want to welcome us?" Then the Qin army was curious about why the Koreans had such a big change, from hating them to being close to them. This was a big turn of 180 degrees, and they couldn't understand it without asking them.
"You are our benefactors and our hopes. Can we not get close to you?" Some Koreans were quick-talking and rushed to explain the whole story.
"benefactor?"
"hope?"
"Where does this start?"
This was even more confusing, making the Qin army's sharp men even more confused and confused.
"Recently, there have been many scholars. We talked about the benefits of Qin. If they hadn't mentioned it, we wouldn't know. Qin is one country, and there is no difference between noble and humble. Unlike our Korean, there are aristocrats who are rampant and impose excessive taxes everywhere, and the powerful people of the common people. Qin does not distinguish between noble and humble, and is one country, and even princes and grandchildren, they must be punished with the common people if they violate the law. This is called "the prince breaks the law and the common people with the common people." However, our Koreans do many illegal things. They are not called illegal, only we can break the law. This is called "the etiquette does not belong to common people. The punishment does not belong to the doctor". It is really unreasonable." The Korean who mentioned scholars just now said it like a bamboo tube pouring beans.
"Okay! Pick!" The Koreans cheered in unison, agreeing with this statement.
Shandong is a place where a pot of raw rice is a semi-feudal system, a semi-slave system, which means that the reforms are not thorough, and they are still following the nonsense of Zhou Gong's nonsense that "the courtesy cannot be given to common people, and the punishment cannot be given to doctors". That is, the privileges of aristocrats are rampant, and fish and meat are commonplace. It is common for oppression of common people. Who among these Koreans has not had such painful experiences?
They didn't agree with it. Moreover, when they mentioned that there were nobles and powerful Koreans, they gritted their teeth and hated them so much that they felt itchy.
"You finally understand. It is a thankless thing to oppose Daqin. You fight Daqin to death. In the end, what do you get? You get nothing."
"Although you are calling Daqin a tiger and wolf, cruel and unkind, and calling Qin a harsh and violent, you see, we are like tiger and wolf? We live in peace, eat full and wear warm clothes. We live well, and look at the world, who can do it except Daqin?"
"Look at your food. It's really not very good. Look at our war meal."
When talking about the goodness of Qin, the Qin army soldiers were smiling happily. They were very proud, but they couldn't stop talking as soon as they opened the conversation and talked endlessly.
Some Qin army soldiers took out the Qin army's war rice, a piece of pot and fragrant jerky meat.
The Koreans didn't care about Guokui, but they attracted their attention to jerky. Their eyes suddenly fell into it and were difficult to pull out.
Meat was a symbol of preciousness in the Warring States Period. Generally, only those who have to be an official can eat meat. Therefore, "meat eater" became synonymous with being an official.
For the poor Koreans, meat is a legendary existence. They know that there is meat in the world, but it has nothing to do with them. It is rare to see them. These Koreans can count the number of times they eat meat in their lives. When they see jerky meat, they are greedy and swallow their saliva.
"Do you want to eat it? Come on, give it to you! Try our Qin Dynasty's jerky!" The Qin army soldiers were very generous and stuffed the jerky into the hands of the Koreans.
As soon as someone walked, someone immediately imitated it. Qin army soldiers kept stuffing jerky on the Koreans. The Koreans held the jerky tightly, and they were petrified directly, and they didn't even know how to say thank you.
"Eat! Eat!" Qin Jun Ruishi reminded.
"Woooo!" The Korean mechanically sent the dried meat to his mouth and chewed it, and was so excited that he burst into tears.
These Koreans can count the number of times they eat meat in their lives. They have not smelled the aroma of meat for a long time. When they chewed it, they were full of fragrance and almost swallowed their tongues. At the same time, they were extremely excited and choked and couldn't say anything.
Listening to the crying of the Koreans, the Qin army's nose was sore and the eyes were red, and they said, "Your good days are coming. Rong Daqin destroyed Han, and you are the Qin people. By then, you will be able to eat meat and drink wine, and you will no longer have to live such a bitter life."
"That's right! Our people and common people in the Qin Dynasty have meat and drink wine every day, and you will have such a good life." The Qin army and sharp men agreed in unison.
"I heard a nursery rhyme sing by scholars, and I still remember that it was true. It was sang like this, "Seeking for promotion in the morning and seeking harmony in the evening, and it has always been difficult for the common people to survive. Open the door early to welcome the king's army, and they are happy in discipline." The Korean who mentioned scholars raised his voice and sang very excitedly, out of tune, but was very happy.
"Who is the King Master?" After singing, the Korean man raised his throat and asked.
"Qin Army!"
"Qin Army!"
The Korean waved his arms, shook his fists, and shouted loudly.
The reason why the Koreans made such a huge change was because Qin Yiren paid a lot of money to Dun Ruo and Yao Jia, asking them to buy scholars all over the world, endorse the Qin State, and promote it.
Before destroying South Korea, you must do a good job of publicity, which can save a lot of trouble and reduce a lot of casualties.
A good propaganda can support a large army!
Bai Qi also encountered the same scene. Bai Qi was also surprised at first, very surprised, and showed his identity and said that he was Bai Qi. Bai Qi was so fierce that it made Shandong Tan dissatisfied. However, this time, the Koreans were not afraid of him, but wanted to get close to him. This reminded Bai Qi of Qin Yiren's words and sighed with a sigh: "Your Majesty has said: Those who have the heart will win the world, if so!"
(To be continued)
Chapter completed!