A Polite Refusal!

"Do you also blindly trust the conclusions of the world, sir?"

"Be it Chu Kingdom or Qi Kingdom."

"Including Zhao, Han Kingdom, Wei Kingdom, and Yan Kingdom."

"They fear Qin Kingdom."

"That is why they slander Qin Kingdom as tigers and wolves, using such a derogatory term."

"With your eyesight, sir, you should be able to see clearly that the citizens of Qin Kingdom wandering among these pavilions and towers are no different from the citizens of the six kingdoms."

"As for the harshness of Qin law, that is indeed true."

"But Qin law is a law that strengthens the state and its people."

"It is also a law that defends the state and protects its people."

"Strict enforcement is always better than the mourning cries of countless households."

"What do you think, sir?"

Faced with Ying Zheng's sincere defense, Ye Qingcang nodded without denying it. Nothing in the world was perfect. Where there were benefits, there were drawbacks. To gain something, one inevitably had to lose something. Compared with the people of the six kingdoms, who were currently living in dire misery, the people of Qin Kingdom were not living particularly well either, but at least they did not have to worry about their heads suddenly vanishing from their shoulders. Nor did they have to fear being inexplicably branded criminals and made someone's scapegoat despite having done nothing. They only needed to work diligently to avoid starvation, and there was also the clear path of advancement through military merit, which had helped many commoners rise in status. Even a squad leader commanding ten men held a position far above that of farmers laboring in the fields every day.

In this era, where only nobles could become officers.

Qin Kingdom stood alone.

It had indeed done quite well.

But that