Not long after, Ying Zheng changed into a plain robe and walked out. Li Si and I quickly followed, and then boarded a carriage under the leadership of Xing Zhong.
After getting on the carriage, I took a general look. It was quite big, but not as exaggerated as in the movies and TV shows. The carriage could only accommodate three people. There was a low table in the center and a pile of neat bamboo slips next to it. .
The carriage moved slowly. Ying Zheng didn't say anything. He first picked up a bamboo slip on the table, looked at it twice, then raised his hand and handed the bamboo slip to Li Si. Li Si quickly took it and looked at it carefully.
"The construction of Afang Palace is too slow!" Ying Zheng frowned and stared at Li Si, and slowly said: "I will leave Xianyang tomorrow. Although you are with me, I want to hear your opinion."
Li Si raised his head and glanced at Ying Zheng, handed me the bamboo slip in his hand, and then straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, I dare you, are we going to Afang Palace?"
Ying Zheng nodded.
Li Si continued: "Although the case of Ying Yue has been settled, the missing people have been made up by the survivors of the Chu State. However, if your Majesty wants to speed up the construction progress, he needs to add another 20% to the additional 100,000 people. I and Nanyang The governor of the county, Xi Yue, discussed this matter. Nanyang County is located in the Central Plains and is relatively wealthy, and can recruit 20,000 people."
While Li Si was talking, I also looked at the bamboo slips in my hand. It turned out to be the construction status of Afang Palace and Lishan Mausoleum.
Among them, the construction progress of Epang Palace is only 1/200th. There are two main problems. One is that the number of people building it is far less than that of Lishan Mausoleum, only 180,000 people. This is after making up for the number of people who were tampered with by Ying Yue; the other is that it needs The wood and stone materials could not be transported to Xianyang in time, and the surrounding wood and stone materials had almost been mined when expanding Xianyang Palace.
The construction progress of Lishan Mausoleum is slightly better. Although the number of people who built the mausoleum is not as exaggerated as the 700,000 people recorded in history, it still reached an astonishing 400,000 people. You must know that the total population of the Qin Dynasty at this time was only more than 30 million. . The main structure of the Lishan Mausoleum has been built, and the details are being perfected. However, I was shocked when I saw the progress of the terracotta warriors and horses that will amaze future generations. As we all know, in the three figurine pits that have been excavated in later generations, there are astonishingly more than 8,000 clay figurines of various types. Although it is confirmed that there are other figurine pits being excavated, they are not as large as those first discovered. 1, 2, and 3 The pit is large in scale, but there are more than 100,000 clay figurines planned to be built in this bamboo slip!
'The First Emperor really wants to take his entire army underground! 'I sighed in my heart, the concept of death as life has always been throughout the five thousand years of Chinese civilization history!
"In addition, the required timber has been ordered by the internal historian Ying Tong to be cut down from the depths of Nanshan Mountain and transported to Xianyang. The missing stones have been supplemented by Qi Huan, the governor of Dongjun (now the junction of Henan, Shandong and Hebei), and transported to Deshui (Yellow River). Xianyang.”
After hearing this, Ying Zheng's expression softened slightly: "Okay."
Then he turned to look at me and said, "Fusu, after I leave Xianyang, you have to speed up the construction of Afang Palace and Lishan Mausoleum. If you encounter any problems, you must report them to me immediately. Li Si is accompanying you and cannot know the construction status in time. You have to be careful about this."
I immediately straightened up and said, "This is my father. I will definitely do my best. Thank you for your trust."
Ying Zheng nodded and did not say any more.
Not long after, as the carriage gradually slowed down and stopped, Xing Zhong announced: "Your Majesty, we have arrived at Afang Palace."
Then the three of us got out of the car, and I was excited to see how majestic this big project was.
However, what came into view was nothing like "five steps to the first floor, ten steps to the pavilion", nor anything like "the waist of the corridor is long and the eaves are high and the teeth are high". There were only a few large mounds of earth and people carrying and tamping earth everywhere. Civilian husband.
'It is now the thirty-sixth year of the First Emperor, and the foundation of Epang Palace has not even been built. It seems that it is true that Epang Palace was not completed in history. 'I couldn't help but complain, 'Du Mu can really brag, and his imagination is too rich...'
While he was thinking about it, a person next to him saluted and said: "The right commander Bai Chong pays homage to the emperor." It seems that the left commander Zhang Han was responsible for the construction of Lishan Mausoleum, and it was the right commander Bai Chong who was responsible for the construction of Afang Palace.
Ying Zheng said calmly: "No need to be polite."
"Thank you, Emperor." Bai Chong stood up and replied: "Emperor, the construction progress of Afang Palace has been reported to the Prime Minister. Do you need me to explain it in detail to the Emperor?"
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "I already know."
After saying that, Ying Zheng turned around and walked towards the carriage and told Xing Zhong: "Go to Lishan Mausoleum."
Li Si and I hurried to follow. We didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Ying Zheng's gourd. We were all here, so why did we leave without saying anything?
Then the carriage started again, and Ying Zheng didn't say anything. He picked up the memorial next to him and began to review it. Li Si was beside me and offered some advice from time to time, while I sat there like an idiot and watched the two of them.
The carriage drove for more than three hours before arriving at Lishan Mausoleum. Zhang Han was already waiting at the official office. Although it is said to be an official office, it is actually a simple thatched house built for the use of officials and craftsmen.
It was already the beginning of Shenshi. A few people simply ate some dry food and then followed Zhang Han to a higher mound nearby. The magnificent mound in front of them had already left my loss in Afang Palace far behind. .
The earth mound in front of us has not yet been fully formed, and there are still people who are constantly transporting soil to the earth mound. These soils were all dug out when digging the tomb, including the mound we are standing on.
Ying Zheng did not come closer to watch, but stared ahead with a heavy face without saying a word. Perhaps he was looking at this majestic mound of earth, perhaps he was afraid of the monster that was about to bury him, or perhaps he was imagining himself. What kind of pain it would be to lie in the dark underground - even though I couldn't feel it at that time.
After a long silence, Ying Zheng's deep voice finally sounded: "You guys retreat, Fusu stays."
Li Si and everyone walked off the mound with their hands in hand.
Ying Zheng said: "Do you think I will be able to use it?"
My heart tightened, and I lowered my head and said, "My father is blessed with good fortune and a long life. I believe that during this eastward tour, my father will definitely seek the elixir and gain eternal life!"
I didn't hear Ying Zheng's answer, and I didn't dare to raise my head. I could only pray silently that Ying Zheng wouldn't suddenly go berserk.
Although the cold wind in November is not bone-chilling, it still makes people feel chilly all over.
"What do you think of these people?" Ying Zheng asked again after a long time.
I knew that Ying Zheng was talking about these people, but I didn't know how to answer. If it were Fusu in history, he would definitely persuade Yingzheng again to reduce the corvee and live with the people. If I want to please Ying Zheng and make my life more comfortable, I should say it's their honor or something like flattery. When I looked up and saw the people wearing thin clothes and not having enough to eat in the cold wind, I fell silent.
Ying Zheng turned to look at me, said something, then turned and walked off the mound: "You have changed, but you have not changed."
Yes, I have changed, I am no longer the Fusu in history.
But I haven't changed. Fusu would sympathize with these poor people, and I couldn't accept such harsh laws and heavy corvee.
None of the three of them spoke again on the way back to Xianyang. I looked up to see the winter sunset in this world, but the doors and windows blocked my sight, and only the stove in the middle of the carriage was crackling.
