the esteemed emperor should perchance read a memory called empire by arkady martine
thank you, loyal subject! as a reward i shall offer you tax and corvée labour exemptions. also a princess if you want
you’re thinking of @qin-shi-huang-di
it’s going to be a real princess, right, traitor? 😊 she is going to be a legitimate member of the royal family, and not some random, disposable servant you’ve adopted and then sent off to appease the xiongnu, like a glorified pimp, right, traitor? 😊
bro is so intimidated by reading he has to insult my totally ethical diplomatic strategies
ATTACK! ATTACK! KILL AND MAIM AND DO SPINNING KICKS!
THE ONLY WAY TO PEACE IS THROUGH FORCE! BUILD A HYPERMILITERISED SOCIETY, WHERE THE ONLY CHANCE FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY FOR THE AVERAGE COMMONER IS THROUGH WAR! KEEP THE FRONTIERS CONSTANTLY STATIONED WITH SOLDIERS! LAUNCH NUMEROUS EXPEDITIONS INTO THE STEPPES AND PRESS THOUSANDS OF PEASANTS INTO BUILDING A FRONTIER WALL! THE PEOPLE WILL LOVE YOU FOR IT! #qindynastyno1 #myhypermiliterisedsociety
[Sir David Attenborough voice] Here we see the tyrant emperor in his natural state. So blinded is he by his utter and complete failure of a dynasty that he refuses to acknowledge the efficacy of even slightly less violent methods. When his death arrives, paranoia will have been his downfall.






















