Chapter 1007

Great Ming Palace.

Wei Zhongxian reported some of the people's reactions on the street to Qin Mu.

No surprise.

Qin Mu had long known that such a celebration was what the people hoped for.

Many times, the people at the bottom look like they live humbly. But they are the ones who most sincerely hope that this country becomes more and more prosperous.

And these ordinary people at the bottom are also the ones who can move Qin Mu the most.

When the country is prosperous, the glory that each of them can get is extremely limited.

But just this little bit of glory can make them unhesitatingly make many contributions regardless of personal interests.

What reason is there not to let this glory be a little more?

Qin Mu, on a whim, took only Wei Zhongxian and went to the street outside the palace.

Chang'an's prosperity is the first-class metropolis in this world.

It was already so before.

After it came into Great Qin's hands, Qin Mu made some changes to the design of Chang'an City.

According to Qin Mu's design, Chang'an City developed rapidly, changing every day, and was even more prosperous than before.

On the busy streets, special lanes were marked for carriages, and pedestrians walked on special lanes on both sides.

Even at every major intersection, Imperial Guards were stationed to manage traffic.

This was an innovation in the whole world.

It also became a scenery that people from all over the world had to admire after coming to Chang'an.

At every intersection, one could see foreign people standing and watching the Great Qin Imperial Guards directing traffic in a daze.

Praising it repeatedly, it was unbelievable!

The most surprising thing is that in Great Qin, there is no concept of hierarchy, and everyone must follow the same traffic rules.

Other places are not like this; ordinary people must unconditionally make way for the nobles.

This innovation of Great Qin made countless people marvel!

Qin Mu was very satisfied looking at the capital city he managed, which had begun to radiate the atmosphere of a powerful civilization.

He and Wei Zhongxian went leisurely to the West Market and found a tea house with many people to go in and drink tea.

In the tea house, there was a storyteller performing.

Qin Mu heard that the content of the performance had already been changed to the latest one, Princess Ali's full month celebration.

These people's reactions were quite fast.

Storyteller: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you know why there are envoys from ten thousand foreign states coming to pay tribute for Princess Ali's full month?"

Audience: "Because our Great Qin is prosperous, and the world submits!"

Storyteller: "You all say that is one aspect. According to my research, this Princess Ali is born with a fire destiny. Isn't that why she is popular all over the world?"

Audience: "Hahahaha, bravo!"

Storyteller: "Furthermore, with so many great powers in the world, why does the Arabian Prophet want to drive the carriage for our Qin Huang? Why does the Great Tang special envoy want to kneel and be a human stool?"

Audience: "Because our Great Qin is prosperous, and the world submits!"

Storyteller: "That is of course! More importantly, our Qin Huang is born with majesty, like a god standing tall between heaven and earth. When the foreign envoys see him, their legs go weak involuntarily, and they can't even stand up!"

Audience: "Bravo!"

Qin Mu couldn't help but want to laugh listening to these people talking nonsense.

But seeing many people with eyes shining, it seemed they all believed these absurd statements deeply.

He couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.

So his prestige in the hearts of the people had already reached such a level!

Wei Zhongxian, on the side, looked overjoyed.

He said softly to Qin Mu.

"Master, these people are quite cute; they actually know how to be grateful to the Emperor."

Qin Mu glared at him.

"Who doesn't have a scale in their heart?

Who is good and who is bad, how could they not know?"

Qin Mu didn't want to always be here, listening to others singing his praises.

With such an atmosphere among the people, his goal had been achieved.

In such an atmosphere, if low-level officials still dared to be corrupt and didn't know how to do things,

Then they were undoubtedly mediocre officials and could be cleared out, letting others take their place!

After leaving the tea house, Qin Mu wanted to see the commercial atmosphere of the West Market again.

Commerce is also an important weapon for Great Qin to dominate the world.

In this era where military force determines strength, money and grain directly limit military force.

Whoever masters more money and grain can possess stronger military force.

On the streets of the West Market, people were like weaving.

Shops were crowded with customers.

Eight or nine out of ten shops in the West Market were in the hands of the Ministry of Revenue and belonged to the imperial court.

As they were walking, Wei Zhongxian suddenly pointed to a shop.

"Master, it seems something happened there."

Qin Mu looked up and saw a few foreign people standing at the entrance of the shop, seemingly arguing about something?

Foreigners causing trouble?

This kind of thing happened often; foreigners were mostly savage and didn't understand Great Qin law.

General trouble caused by foreigners, as long as it was reported to the Imperial Guard, would be solved quickly.

But the shopkeeper didn't find the Imperial Guard to solve it.

This was a bit strange.

Qin Mu took Wei Zhongxian over to see what was going on?

A foreigner, speaking broken Han language, was shouting stutteringly.

"We gave you money for high-quality ironware, but you gave us inferior ironware; you want to cheat us, you are too hateful!" The shopkeeper argued.

"How can I not make you understand? Great Qin has border controls; you can't take high-quality ironware out of Great Qin.

Instead of being confiscated by the Great Qin border army, with the inferior ironware I gave you, you can at least take it back and sell it!"

The foreigner wouldn't have it.

"But you took my money for high-quality ironware!"

The shopkeeper said.

"If it's confiscated by the border army, you won't have a single penny left, and you'll lose even more!

Besides, the price for you foreign barbarians is naturally different from the price for Great Qin people!"

Qin Mu finally understood.

This shopkeeper, seeing that they were foreigners, wanted to cheat them out of a sum of money, using inferior ironware to pass off as good goods.

And he was caught.

Qin Mu said a fair word.

"What are you arguing about? The order of the West Market is naturally maintained by the Imperial Guard; if there is any dispute, just find the Imperial Guard to adjudicate!" Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, the shopkeeper became anxious.

"Hey, who do you think you are, why did you suddenly pop out?"

Wei Zhongxian, without warning, stepped forward and gave the shopkeeper a loud slap, stunning him.

"Master gave you face by helping you mediate, and you dare to be disrespectful?"

Qin Mu looked coldly at the shopkeeper, as if he wanted to see through him.

This matter was originally the shopkeeper's problem.

But Qin Mu felt that behind him, there was probably an even bigger trick hidden.

The Imperial Guard arrived and controlled both sides.