Chapter 6: Reward according to merit, longevity black and white hair
At the beginning of the establishment of the Yanhuang Empire, Ye Chen immediately set the rules for attending court.

Basically, they copied the ancient Chinese system, but the difference was that people did not have to kneel and kowtow, and they could sit during court sessions.

Of course, the main reason for sitting during court sessions was that some officials were old. For them to stand during court sessions would be pure torture and would not make much sense.

In addition, the time for each court session is set at around seven in the morning, which is neither too early nor too late, and will be adjusted with the change of seasons.

In this way, the ministers would not have to get up in the middle of the night before dawn, and would not have to run in the cold wind in winter.

Not only is this meaningless, but it also makes you suffer.

Of course, Ye Chen didn’t have to get up so early every time and suffer with all the civil and military officials in the court.

After all, although his original intention of establishing the empire was to complete system tasks, it was also for better enjoyment rather than suffering.

If he had to suffer like this and then be the emperor for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, he would not be able to survive.

Looking at the civil and military officials in the court, Ye Chen said in a deep voice: "Now the empire's education system has been fully established, and all teachers and officials have entered their designated positions. I will reward those who have contributed during this period..."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, Yuan Long, the personal guard and secretary general, stepped forward, walked to the middle, opened the imperial edict that had been prepared long ago, and began to award rewards.

"Zhou Li."

"The minister is here."

When Zhou Li heard his name, he stood up excitedly and walked to the middle aisle.

Zhou Li's white hair and wrinkled face had now turned into a chrysanthemum, and his originally weak body had become very strong.

The ministers around looked at Zhou Li who came out, and they could not hide the envy in their eyes.

At the same time, they were also curious about how Ye Chen would reward them next.

After all, as ministers, they knew that Ye Chen was very generous, especially to those who had made contributions. He was so generous that it was scary.

It can be said that as long as you have the ability and can do practical things, Ye Chen will not only make you rich and prosperous throughout your life, but also bring you glory and announce it to the whole country in the newspaper.

At the same time, there is also a chance to enter the Imperial Xuanhuang Book, leaving your name in history and passing on your reputation for generations to come.

It can be said that a person’s lifelong pursuits can be satisfied by Ye Chen.

Of course, if you dare to act recklessly and harm the people, once Ye Chen finds out, needless to say, you will be beheaded in public and your entire family will be exiled.

In serious cases, a stone statue of atonement will be erected in the local area, where the person will kneel on the ground for the rest of their lives and be cursed by the world.

Ye Chen’s meaning is very clear. If you want to be an official, then do your job well. If you don’t work hard and have bad intentions, then just be an honest civilian and live a good life. Don’t think about other messy things.

A hundred years ago, in the early days of the founding of the country, the system was imperfect, and many indigenous tribes in various places did not submit to him. It could be said that there was chaos. For this reason, Ye Chen could be said to have killed many people.

In the end, those people were so scared of Ye that they became as obedient as sheep. This was also the origin of Ye Chen's name as a tyrant.

Faced with the situation at that time, Ye Chen knew that reasoning was useless and the only right way was to suppress it by force.

Also, he was in a hurry to complete the system's ten-year mission and simply did not have the time to slowly conquer those people, which led to great internal conflicts when the empire was first established, forcing him to intimidate others by killing.

Finally, through his long life, he outlasted those who were disobedient, and at the same time subtly brainwashed those newborns, increasing their sense of belonging to the Yanhuang Empire.

"Zhou Li, during the period of the empire's education construction, he made great contributions..."

"I hereby reward you with one million Yanhuang coins, a bottle of elixir of immortality, an upgrade of your rank to the seventh grade, and a residence in the Tianhui domain of the imperial capital. I decree this."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!" After hearing the reward, Zhou Li immediately bowed down. Although he didn't know what the elixir of immortality was, he was happy as long as it was a reward from His Majesty.

Because this is the empire's affirmation of him.

Afterwards, a eunuch brought up the reward. On top of an exquisite jade plate were ten stacks of banknotes with Ye Chen's portrait printed on them, a mansion contract, and an exquisite jade bottle.

When the Yanhuang Empire was first established, Ye Chen established paper currency transactions.

Ye Chen knew that paper money was convenient to carry and it saved a lot of resources.

Looking at these things, Zhou Li took them respectfully.

Looking at the expressions of the people below, Ye Chen smiled and said, "My dear ministers, you should be very curious about what this elixir is. Haha, this thing can improve your physical condition and increase your lifespan."

"Hi~"

As Ye Chen's words fell, everyone in the hall suddenly widened their eyes.

Longevity has always been what all living beings pursue. These ministers are all not young anymore. Now when they hear about something that can increase their lifespan, how can they remain calm?

Seeing everyone's reactions, Ye Chen felt satisfied. It was worth it that he spent a lot of money to exchange a batch of gene repair drugs from the system.

These elixir of life are the diluted products of the gene repair drugs that Ye Chen exchanged. After taking them, they can repair human cells, thereby improving physical fitness and prolonging lifespan to a certain extent.

Now that the empire's education system has been constructed, the next stage is for the empire to begin to take off. These ministers in front of him are all the pillars of the empire that he has cultivated with great difficulty. He would be heartbroken for a long time if Ye Chen was missing.

Therefore, Ye Chen spent a lot of civilization points to exchange for a batch of gene repair drugs from the system as rewards, just to allow these people to live longer and share more of his burden.

……

In the Hall of Stars.

After all the meritorious officials were rewarded one by one, only a few were left who received the elixir of immortality.

Although the others who did not get it were envious, they could only sigh that they had not done enough.

Looking at the expressions of the ministers below, Ye Chen felt satisfied. This is what a king should do.

This time he rewarded the elixir of immortality with two purposes. One was that he did not want those talented ministers to die of old age so quickly.

The second purpose is to give the ministers a goal to pursue, to paint a big picture, and to make everyone more motivated to work.

After all, long life has always been the goal pursued by all living beings, and now this goal is right in front of us. Tell me, will you work hard next time?

If you don’t work hard, you will die of old age. If you work hard, you will have a chance to prolong your life.

In the hall, after Zhou Li and others drank the elixir of immortality, they suddenly felt hot all over their bodies, accompanied by slight pain, but fortunately the pain was not serious and they could still bear it.

As time passed, the cells in their bodies were repaired by the power of the gene repair drug.

At the same time, after a large number of cells that had lost their activity were revived, the originally white-haired and wrinkled faces of Zhou Li and others changed.

The white hair gradually turned black, the wrinkles disappeared, and the bodies slowly became stronger. In a short period of time, Zhou Li and the others underwent a complete transformation as if they were reborn.

This miraculous scene made the ministers around who did not get the elixir of immortality extremely excited.

(End of this chapter)