Shaofu? Zhao Tuo was indeed surprised by this sudden appointment. With his title of Grand Concubine, it is normal for him to hold the position of Jiuqing.
But Zhao Tuo was born in the military and established himself in the court by his military exploits. Generally speaking, if he holds a position, priority should be given to appointing him to a military position.
For example, after Wang Ben retired from the battlefield, he was appointed as a lieutenant and was in charge of military affairs. This is called a professional counterpart and can maximize his abilities.
After all, people are not omnipotent. For example, if Wang Ben is asked to retire and be responsible for managing agriculture, he will probably be in a terrible position.
Arranging positions according to people's abilities so that everyone can do their best is also a rule in the officialdom. Zhao Tuo had made some conjecture before. He estimated that if he was appointed as an official, he would either be sent out as a county guard, or he would stay in Xianyang and become a military attache at the level of Qing.
For example, the Lang Zhongling is responsible for guarding the palace, or the guard is responsible for guarding the palace gate, or the lieutenant is responsible for law enforcement in the capital and guarding the inner history area.
Lang Zhongling, Wei Wei, Lieutenant. These three are in the same major as him, Zhao Tuo. Zhao Tuo had many ideas and hopes for this, but he didn't know that at the court meeting that day, Qin Shihuang directly appointed him as the young master with a wave of his hand.
This is something that is completely out of reach, so how can he not be surprised.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Tuo obeys the decree. Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Tuo bowed down and thanked him. When he raised his head, he saw the emperor's eyes again and couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
Shaofu. This is a fat job. He controls the tax revenue of mountains, seas and ponds, and keeps the emperor's small treasury. All the emperor's money must pass through his hands.
At the same time, the Shaofu also has the largest organization and the most subordinate officials among all the ministers. His responsibilities ranged from collecting taxes to coining money to taking charge of all the ponds and forests belonging to the royal family.
As well as craftsmen's inventions, the manufacture of weapons and armor, mausoleum utensils, palace house utensils, and even a series of chores such as the emperor and the palace's food, clothing, housing, transportation, medicine and meals, etc., are all under the charge of the Shaofu.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo was overjoyed. Compared with the lieutenants and guards in the ranks of military attaches, the position of the young master is obviously where people of later generations like him can show their talents.
A series of thoughts came to Zhao Tuo's mind, especially when he thought of the things he wanted to create seven years ago when he first came to this era, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth involuntarily.
On the emperor's couch, Qin Shihuang kept looking at his son-in-law. For him, talent cannot be wasted.
Zhao Tuo has military talents and is a true natural warrior. Now that the war has subsided, there is no chance for Zhao Tuo to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield.
But that doesn't mean this person is useless. Giant cannon, curved shaft plow, wheaten food... Heir of Lu Ban, farmer's secret skills.
The emperor thought of all the things Zhao Tuogu had done in his mind, and a light of expectation flashed in his eyes.
Utensil manufacturing, medicine and food are all the responsibilities of the Shaofu. Now he threw Zhao Tuo to the position of the young master, just to let him do his best and see what else this kid could come up with to surprise him.
If there are good things, it is not good to hide them. At the same time, the visitors continued to read out the edict appointing and removing officials and county governors.
Today's meeting of the imperial court is very important. The emperor not only reformed the central official system, but also changed the rank of lieutenant to chief lieutenant and further consolidated military power.
At the same time, as the feudal system was completely overthrown, the decision-making of counties and counties in the world was officially implemented. After discussions between the prime minister, the imperial censor and others, it was announced today that the nine states in the world will be divided into thirty-six counties.
Thirty-six counties happened to be sixty-six, which was Qin's lucky number. The appointments of governors and lieutenants in various places were also announced at the court.
In addition to the former Shaofu who was demoted to Kuaiji to the county guard, there were two other appointments that attracted Zhao Tuo's attention.
The first one is to transfer the governor of Nanjun to the internal history due to his merit, taking charge of the capital Xianyang and more than 40 counties in the capital.
Zhao Tuo nodded slightly, that person was Nei Shiteng in history, the man who destroyed South Korea.
Because he and Zhao Tuo had no intersecting relationship, his original destiny was not affected. He was still promoted to internal history after the unification of the world, just like the original history.
In addition, another thing that caught Zhao Tuo's attention was that Li Youze, the former commander of Nanjun County and Zuo Shuchang, was appointed as the commander of Shu County.
"Why did Li You go to Shu County again? Wasn't he the governor of Sanchuan County in history?" This thought came to Zhao Tuo's head instinctively, and then he shook his head secretly.
History has been changed by him, and many people's life trajectories have long been different. Just like Wang Bi, who originally destroyed the four kingdoms of Wei, Yan, Dai, and Qi in history, now he can only be praised for his achievements in destroying Wei. He holds the post of Taiwei in the central government and can no longer become famous and famous like his original destiny. Tongwuhou.
Among the people whose fate was changed by Zhao Tuo, Li You was probably the one who was most affected. The emperor's son-in-law, who originally had a bright future, became an old bachelor in his thirties who was still unmarried.
Zhao Tuo sighed, and then suddenly his expression moved slightly, remembering the recent rumor that the emperor wanted to connect with the southwestern barbarians. Could it be that Li You's transfer to Shu was related to this matter?
The Southwest Yi are an ethnic minority located in the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan areas. It is mainly formed by the intermingling of three major ethnic groups: Diqiang, Baipu and Baiyue.
If further subdivided, there are Yelang, Kunming, Ailao, Qiongdu, Baima and other tribes.
These southwestern Yi and the Central Plains region have always had intersections with each other. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, they paid tribute to the Central Plains regime and offered precious stones, ivory, cinnabar and other southern specialties.
Later, the Qin State destroyed Shu, and the Qin people's power extended to the southwest region and continued to expand. During the reign of King Wu of Qin, the Qin army attacked the Dan and Li tribes in the south.
By the time of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Zhang Ruo, the governor of Shu County, captured Zuo and the areas further south, pushing Qin's rule even to the Lijiang area of Yunnan Province in later generations.
It can be said that the Qin State has attached great importance to the southwest region in the past hundred years. However, as Qin's war to destroy the six kingdoms began, for more than ten years, all the resources of the Qin State were transferred to the battlefield in the east, and a lot of management in the southwestern region was naturally wasted.
Now that the emperor has set his sights on the southwest after wiping out the Six Kingdoms, it is completely normal.
Sure enough, with the appointment of ministers and lieutenants from all over the world, the emperor officially announced at this court meeting the idea of connecting the Shu counties to the southwestern Yi.
"I heard that in the past, Chu general Zhuang Qi led his troops along the river, west of Ba and Qianzhong. As far as Dianchi Lake, the land was fertile for thousands of miles. Because of its military power, it belonged to Chu. Later, our Qin State captured Ba and Qianzhong counties, and the road There was no way to pass through the fortress. Therefore, Zhuang Qi named his country Dian after the kings of Dian."
"Now I am the lord of the world, but there are people from Jingchu and Chu who occupy the land of Dian and become kings. This is contempt for the power of Qin. I will order Shu County to connect with the southwestern barbarians and defeat the Dian Kingdom." The First Emperor spoke in a deep voice, with no room for doubt. In a tone of voice, he officially announced the connection with the southwestern barbarians.
"The people of Chu who occupy the land of Yunnan and call themselves kings should be destroyed!" The ministers bowed their heads in praise, and no one objected. Zhao Tuo followed up with praise, but his brows furrowed.
Dian Kingdom?
"Isn't that place near Kunming? It seems that it was captured during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Why did Qin Shi Huang begin to launch attacks on Yunnan during his time?" Zhao Tuo recalled the memories of his previous life, and only vaguely remembered that there was indeed access to southwestern Yi during Qin Shi Huang's time. It seems that some five-foot path has been built.
As for whether he had attacked the Dian Kingdom, he didn't know, and he didn't know whether this was due to the historical changes he had caused.
However, Zhao Tuo had no intention of objecting. First of all, the Qin State had indeed been operating in the southwest region for decades, and there was nothing wrong with taking action there.
Secondly, compared with the subsequent large-scale battles against the Xiongnu and Baiyue, only Shu County was responsible for this matter of connecting the southwestern barbarians, and the manpower and scale used were not large. He had no reason to object at all.
"Except for the vicinity of Chengdu, most of the southwest region in this era should be quite desolate. Li You was transferred to Shu. I don't know whether it was his own intention or the emperor's. This really hurt him." Zhao Tuo I remembered that when I was the lieutenant in the palace, although I had some conflicts with Li You because of the princess matter.
But Li You didn't avenge his personal revenge publicly and put his own little shoes on. Instead, he took him very seriously. Even if he turned against him later, he never hindered him from behind. He was completely unlike the villain in many movies who always wanted revenge.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo didn't have much dislike for him. Now he thought of what Zhao Gao said before.
"Li Youshu Qi", as well as the other party's three defeats in Chudi, couldn't help but feel pity in my heart.
"Brother Li is an old superior after all. When he goes to Shu to take up his post, I will personally go and see him off. I hope his trip to Shu goes smoothly."
