"When papermaking is on the right track, we will hurry up and start purifying refined salt. This matter cannot be delayed!"
Ying Zheng explained in a serious tone.
As those ministers said, Da Qin's purification of inland salt would not only benefit the people and make them no longer worry about salt, but also use salt to contain other countries.
Salt is an essential element for the body every day. Once it is lacking, you will feel weak.
Therefore, salt is also in very short supply in other countries.
If Da Qin holds a huge amount of salt, it can trade with foreign countries, or it can use it to blackmail!
Very important to Da Qin!
"Don't worry, Father, after the paper is made, I will immediately find the craftsman who will be the supervisor to start purifying it...!"
Xiao Zhengtai picked up the jade seal on the table and played with it in his hand, "But the purification of salt requires a lot of manpower, and just the supervisors are not enough!"
"That's easy to say!"
Ying Zheng handed Xiao Zhengtai a golden sign with red tassels on the bottom. The word "order" was engraved in small seals on the front and "Qin" was engraved on the back.
"What the hell is this?"
Xiao Zhengtai took it and looked at it repeatedly, but couldn't see any clues.
Ying Zheng explained with a smile, "This is my troop mobilization token. It has the same effect as the tiger talisman. With this token, you can mobilize troops to the army at any time and ask them to help purify it!"
"Is it the same as the Tiger Talisman?"
This shocked Xiao Zhengtai.
Doesn't that mean that I can mobilize my troops at any time in the future?
Isn't this old guy afraid of starting a rebellion?
That's right, he is just a five-year-old milk baby now, how could he have thoughts of rebellion?
Little Shota opened his mouth, bit the token hard.
"Stop biting it, you'll break your teeth again. This token is made of pure gold, so you have to keep it!"
Looking at Xiao Zhengtai's philistine appearance, Ying Zheng shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Is it really golden?"
Xiao Zhengtai's eyes suddenly lit up.
If this were left to future generations, how much would it cost?
"That's natural...!"
Ying Zheng nodded and continued: "If necessary, the craftsmen who will serve as supervisors can be dispatched at any time, but the construction period of Epang Palace cannot be delayed too much!"
"Father, why do you want to build Afang Palace?"
"Of course I want to treat it as the new imperial palace of my Great Qin, to show off the majesty of my Great Qin!"
"Is the Qilin Palace damaged?"
"No!"
"Then why is it necessary to build Afang Palace? Building Afang Palace will inevitably waste people and money, just for an invisible and intangible majesty...?"
Little Shota stood on Ying Zheng's table and said in a childish voice: "Wouldn't it be better if the money from the construction of Afang Palace was used to build embankments, improve farm tools, purchase war horses, and increase military strength? The real dignity is not to build a palace. You can get it just by building a palace, but only if the country is strong and the people are rich can it be majestic!"
"If the people are poor and the army's armor is in tatters, no matter how beautiful the palace is, it is only for others!"
"Since my father believes that papermaking and salt purification techniques are urgent, then why not delay the progress of Afang Palace? If my father insists that the progress of Afang Palace cannot be delayed, I will not be able to lead people to study those technologies that benefit the country and the people!"
In addition to papermaking, there are many other things that he will lead the craftsmen to study in the future.
With fewer craftsmen, the construction period at Afang Palace will naturally be delayed!
"Forehead……!"
After listening to Xiao Zhengtai's words, Ying Zheng held his chin and began to think.
You must know that in history, Feng Quji, Li Si and Feng Jie once proposed to Hu Hai to stop the construction of Afang Palace, but they were all executed by Hu Hai. When Xiao Zhengtai said this, he was not confident.
But through this period of getting along, and the trust that Ying Zheng gave him the gold medal, Xiao Zhengtai decided to give it a try.
He believes that Ying Zheng is a wise king, and as long as he analyzes the pros and cons clearly, he will definitely agree!
In an instant, time seemed to have stopped, and the silence in the hall could be heard.
The little eunuch Jing Fu put his hands respectfully in front of him, lowered his head, and did not dare to make a sound!
After a while, Ying Zheng burst out laughing, "Haha, okay, I'll just follow you, the construction of Afang Palace is temporarily suspended. As long as there is need, all the craftsmen are at your disposal!"
After hearing these words, Jing Fu suddenly raised his head.
Your Majesty actually agreed?
Can Your Majesty compromise on the Afang Palace matter?
This shows how important the young master is in His Majesty’s heart!
Little Zhengtai did not expect Ying Zheng to agree so quickly, and immediately showed a cute smile, "Father, Emperor Shengming, in fact, there is no need to mobilize too many craftsmen now, Afang Palace can continue, but there will inevitably be delays in the future! "
"But father, don't worry. After papermaking and salt purification are on the right track, I can also recruit some craftsmen from among the people and transfer back all the supervisors!"
"It doesn't matter! You are right, the majesty of the Qin Dynasty does not lie in a palace, but in the prosperity and strength of its people!"
Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.
Epang Palace was built in 212 BC. At that time, Ying Zheng was already deeply poisoned, so he may have been a little confused in making this decision.
But now after taking the Yijin Marrow Cleansing Pill, all the toxins in the body have been eliminated, and the mind has returned to very clear and can make correct decisions!
"By the way, your boy told me last time that you wanted to improve the status of craftsmen. I have already considered it and it can indeed be implemented. Later, you can write a detailed reform strategy and I will discuss it with the ministers. As long as the ministers Agree to implement it immediately and regard it as the first step in the reform of Da Qin!"
The imperial court system of Great Qin has been going on for hundreds of years. If you want to reform it rashly, you will definitely encounter opposition and even rebellion.
In order to avoid turmoil in the court, he decided to start with the last craftsmen first!
"Thank you, Father!"
Xiao Zhengtai quickly handed over his hands and thanked him.
"Don't thank me in a hurry. All the ministers have to nod. And you have seen those old guys. They are all stubborn and there will definitely be many obstacles!"
Ying Zheng said with a slight frown.
Although he is the emperor, many important decisions require his nod, but he is not a faint-hearted emperor who insists on having his own way. All important matters must be discussed with the ministers.
What makes Xiao Zhengtai find it funny is that since taking the Yijin Marrow Cleansing Pill, this old guy feels relaxed and energetic, and he even laughs at those ministers who are old guys.
He must have forgotten his previous state, right?
If I hadn't met him, it would have been buried in the loess now. How would I have had the chance to eat his hot pot and fried skewers?
"Okay, you kid, don't worry about laughing, just do what you have to do!"
After everything that needed to be said was said, Ying Zheng waved his hand towards Xiao Zhengtai.
"Thank you, Father!"
Ying Feiyu put the gold medal in his arms and jumped off the table.
"Bye bye, father!"
Little Shota waved his hand and ran out of the hall in a hurry.
"Show...?"
"What does this mean?"
Ying Zheng muttered in a low voice and waved his hand unconsciously.
"Do you mean waving your hands?"
"Yeah! That should be it!"
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