Qin Dynasty: Your Majesty, I really am a time traveler.

Chapter 166 Hidden dangers

"What? I still have more than thirty years to live?"

Ying Zheng never expected that his lifespan would actually be extended to just over thirty years.

According to Mr. Tang's account of history, Ying Zheng was supposed to die suddenly a few years later.

Although Ying Zheng had stopped taking elixirs and started focusing on recuperation, he still harbored a worry in his heart: he didn't trust Fusu.

Okay, so this is why Fusu is worried.

However, Ying Zheng felt that, given Fusu's temperament, he was not capable of directly destroying the Qin Dynasty.

However, after receiving guidance from Mr. Tang and listening to his opinions, Ying Zheng realized that the Qin Dynasty, which he thought was perfect, actually had so many flaws.

It could even be said that the Qin Dynasty, which appeared to be a solid city wall, was actually riddled with holes.

You could even say it's a sturdy iron plug. It may look very hard, but there's no need to fight against it, because it's full of holes.

"May I ask Mr. Tang, what you said earlier about the Qin Dynasty's central power not being centralized enough and the inability of the central government to extend its influence to the outside world? How exactly should this be resolved?"

Ying Zheng spoke with unusual seriousness, and the historian beside him not only had to record what the two said, but also their expressions and tone of voice.

At this moment, he was actually a little worried about his own life and that of his entire family.

After all, if he didn't record Ying Zheng's information well, he didn't know if Ying Zheng would just kill him with a single stroke.

However, he was clearly overthinking it.

Ying Zheng was definitely not the kind of person who killed an emperor and then had historians distort the facts.

For him, the truth is what it is.

"The central government is not centralized enough, and at the same time, power cannot reach the local areas. Your Majesty, this is a good problem."

Tang Yu looked serious, but the next moment, a look of barely suppressed emotion, even despair, appeared on his face.

He waved his hand, but this wave wasn't to tell Ying Zheng that it was alright; rather, it was to tell Ying Zheng that he could live a life of idleness.

Of course, just kidding. But if it weren't for Tang Yu's appearance, this problem could really be left unresolved in this day and age.

Because ordinary people would never be able to come up with a solution, and even if you could, Ying Zheng wouldn't have lived to this point.

According to historical records, Qin Shi Huang died ten years later.

Ten years from now, the optimal solution for the current era simply won't be able to start operating.

"Your Majesty's matter can actually be divided into three aspects."

Tang Yu looked at Ying Zheng and said.

"The first problem is that although our Qin state has conquered these six states, there has always been a problem left over."

"That means the people of those six states are not loyal to my Qin state."

"They also genuinely believe that they originally belonged to the six states, not to the Qin state."

Therefore, they do not feel in their hearts that they are people of Qin, and thus they do not support the laws and orders of Qin from the bottom of their hearts.

"This is also why those orders from my Qin state could not be transmitted."

Seeing Ying Zheng nod seriously, Tang Yu then proceeded to the second point with satisfaction.

"The second point is Your Majesty."

"It seems that your county system, and the county system that I proposed and modified, should be perfect."

"But one of them has some loopholes that cannot be ignored."

"What? The county system has loopholes? This, this is impossible."

Ying Zheng stared in astonishment, and Tang Yu shouted out loud.

It wasn't that he lacked confidence in his own county system, but rather that he truly had full confidence in the county system proposed by Tang Yu.

In my opinion, the proposed county system might indeed have some problems.

However, Mr. Tang has pointed it out and corrected it.

Afterwards, Ying Zheng realized that the problems he had raised and the solutions he had proposed were indeed limited by the times.

However, in Ying Zheng's eyes, the prefecture-county system proposed by Mr. Tang was a flawless solution.

Not only do officials need to be replaced, but there are also people to supervise them, and they can also report on each other.

It's practically a perfect policy that no one can exploit.

But why is Mr. Tang saying this now?

"Your Majesty, please sit down and listen to me."

"You should know that there is no perfect policy or institution in the world."

"Everything needs to change in accordance with the times and the pace of the people, Your Majesty."

Hearing Tang Yu's words, Ying Zheng slowly sat down and looked at the historian beside him.

Record it as it is.

His expression was unusually serious as he said this.

He was somewhat worried that the historian would deliberately not record his earlier loss of composure and his somewhat ignorant demeanor.

For Ying Zheng, this was not a compliment, but rather an inexplicable humiliation.

Ying Zheng admitted that he was inferior to Tang Yu in some ways and that there were things he didn't understand.

So what?

He is still the same Qin Shi Huang who unified the six kingdoms.

The historian's eyes widened upon hearing this.

He originally thought that Ying Zheng wanted him not to record that passage, so as not to affect his image as an omniscient and omnipotent monarch.

But to everyone's surprise, Ying Zheng specifically asked him to write that passage down.

Upon hearing this, the historian rose, bowed deeply to Ying Zheng, and then recorded the events as they were.

Tang Yu glanced at Ying Zheng and nodded secretly.

"Your Majesty, and this third point is also quite important and fatal."

"That is, the prefecture-county system proposed by Your Majesty is indeed excellent. Without the division of any country, China will be unified."

"It even opened up a long period of more than two thousand years, laying the foundation for the entire Chinese nation."

"This is a great undertaking that benefits the present and future generations."

After first acknowledging Ying Zheng's achievements, Tang Yu finally sighed.

"However, Your Majesty, the implementation of the prefecture-county system requires sufficient capital and comes at a cost."

"The Qin state at present simply does not have this capability, and it will pay a very heavy price."

"Your Majesty, all of this is because our adversaries are currently unaware of the loopholes in the prefecture-county system, and that's why they haven't discovered it yet."

"However, in this day and age, I feel that not many people would be able to notice it."

Tang Yu felt a sense of relief upon realizing this.

After all, although this era had many great talents, they, like Qin Shi Huang, were also trapped and died by the era itself.

That sets their ceiling, making it extremely difficult for them to oppose Tang Yu.

It could even be said that it is impossible, or even a pipe dream.