After the sacrifice, the officials dispersed and went back to their homes.
Chen Ke was lying on the lounge chair in the courtyard, with a little calmness and indifferent joy in his eyebrows.
At this time, some snowflakes were falling from the sky.
This year's winter, on the last day of this year, has finally fallen.
Snowflakes were floating in the courtyard, falling on the water, on the trees, and everywhere.
Fusu was also sitting next to Chen Ke.
Chen Ke held the book in his hand and smiled while looking at the snowflakes outside.
"Fusu, why are you here with me if you are not with His Majesty during our reunion?" "
Fusu lay there, lazily, looking like he had no bones.
"Teacher, once I am a teacher, I am always a father. Isn't it the same as being with my biological father and being with my master?"
These words almost scared the book out of Chen Ke's hand.
"I said Fusu, don't say this nonsense."
"I never taught you this."
Chen Ke laughed and scolded: "If you want to change your teacher, just tell me directly."
"Master and apprentice, we have a good time getting together, but please don't use this trick on me, right?"
Fusu also grinned.
They all know why Chunyu Yue died the fastest?
It was because Chun Yuyue changed the Za family's "serve a master like a father" attitude to become a master for one day and a father for life.
This made Ying Zheng murderous.
Fusu just said with emotion: "Teacher, don't worry."
"My father asked me to come."
He looked at Chen Ke beside him and said: "Although the evening is a year's plan, it is also one of the most important days."
"But after all, it's just been decided, and everyone hasn't gotten used to it yet."
"Father also feels that the palace is deserted."
"Just let me come first."
"After my father has finished handling the government affairs, he will come with Brother Hai."
Brother Zheng is coming?
Chen Ke was a little surprised, but didn't say anything.
New Year, New Year.
In fact, all he wants is reunion and peace. Now that he is no longer in his original world, how can he feel at ease?
Therefore, it is the same no matter who you spend the New Year with.
After picking it up and putting it aside, Chen Ke shook his head.
He has already ordered people to start firing ceramic cups. After all, using bronze wine cups all year round is not good for your health.
It's just that there are no results yet.
"Fusu, if you say that, I feel relieved."
He said with a smile: "It is a great honor for Your Majesty to celebrate the New Year with me."
"Who else in the world can spend the evening with His Majesty in the first year?"
"In the future, when the Qin Dynasty gradually becomes more prosperous, the sunset will become more lively. At that time, His Majesty will hold a palace banquet, right?"
"But at that time, it was a group of people."
"Unlike me, I can only win His Majesty's favor."
As soon as Chen Ke finished saying these joking words, there was a burst of laughter from outside.
"Hahahahaha, Chen Ke, you kid still knows how to talk."
"Don't talk nonsense and deceive my eldest son."
As the voice fell, a person came from a distance, it was Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng was now wearing regular clothes, and his face no longer looked so majestic, but turned into a middle-aged man that could be seen everywhere on the street.
Next to him was Hu Hai.
Hu Hai's eyes moved, just like an ordinary naughty child.
At this time, the east wind was blowing, and snowflakes from the sky kept falling on their robes.
The contrast between black and white makes it a bit interesting.
"Your Majesty came so early?"
Chen Ke's face was filled with joy: "Since His Majesty is already here, let's have this "New Year's Eve dinner" in advance. "
"The evening banquet is the end of the year, and we should uphold the principle of "having more than enough every year." "
Ying Zheng also nodded in agreement.
Chen Ke rubbed his hands and looked at Ying Zheng with a slight flattery on his face.
"I heard that there are two royal chefs in your majesty's palace, and their cooking skills have been coveted for a long time."
"Did your Majesty bring them here this time?"
After hearing this, Ying Zheng pointed at Chen Ke with a smile in his eyebrows and said with a laugh: "You are just greedy for the food from my place."
"If you want to eat in the future, you can go to the palace."
"Can I still miss a meal from you?"
With that said, Ying Zheng looked at Han Tan beside him and said, "Go and bring the palace cook out, and then go back."
"You don't have to wait around."
Han Tan lowered his head and responded slightly: "Here."
After Han Tan left, Ying Zheng took a few steps forward and took off the cloak he was wearing.
He put the cloak aside casually.
"Chen Ke, I heard that you have something new to eat. What is it called "hot pot"? "
"Today is the sunset, why not take out that thing?" "
Chen Ke immediately put his hands on his hands and laughed. He also likes hot pot. Since Ying Zheng brought it up today, he naturally wanted to eat it.
"Your Majesty has a decree, how can I be different?"
"I will ask the cook to prepare the bottom of the pot now. When the New Year's Eve dinner starts later, we can eat together."
While speaking, Chen Ke gave instructions.
At this time, Fusu was also standing aside, watching Ying Zheng sit directly on his recliner,
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke and said, "Sit down."
After Chen Ke sat down, Fusu and Hu Hai stood aside with color.
The four of them looked at the falling snowflakes outside the window, with endless thoughts in their hearts.
After a long time, Ying Zheng spoke.
"Chen Ke, you have done a lot for Da Qin in the past six months."
"First, I pointed out the shortcomings of the county system, and then proposed solutions. Although the county system has not yet been implemented, I feel a lot more at ease."
"Secondly, he came up with block printing and papermaking technology, which attacked the influence of Confucianism, created the Baijia Palace, and cleared up some of my bad reputation."
"You wrote the "Thousand-Character Essay" and supported Li Si in writing the "Law". "
"I heard before that you and Li Si were discussing about printing books?"
Chen Ke said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"I originally planned to wait until after the new year to discuss this matter with His Majesty."
"Now that His Majesty knows about it, I will boldly tell you in advance."
"In fact, we cannot completely ban the printing of books. If we ban it, the thoughts of people in the world will become rotten wood."
"Your Majesty, this is exactly what I am worried about."
"If the thoughts of everyone in the world become rotten wood, then who will have the wonderful ideas to promote the development and change of society?"
"For example, the method of smelting iron, etc., these are all discovered through constant practice and trial."
"If thoughts are like rotten wood, how can they think and improve the method of smelting iron?"
Ying Zheng sat there and listened silently.
Chen Ke sighed: "But we can't ignore this matter."
"Now the people of the Six Kingdoms are hiding in the Qin Dynasty. Although it seems calm on the surface, it is actually turbulent secretly."
"Moreover, there are always some people in this world who think they are scholars and literati, and they always feel that what they write is words given by God."
"I feel that I am so powerful that I can challenge the majesty of Great Qin!"
"If we don't control it, we'll wait until printing is spread."
"These things will become the sharp sword that cuts us."
Chen Ke sneered: "Then how should we control it?"
"The best way is to establish a "Publishing Department". Books without permission will not be printed! "
"Books that have not been censored must not be printed!"
"But whoever discovers it will be guilty of conspiracy!"
"The chief culprit will be executed in Lingchi."
"Kill the nine tribes!"
Today's Ying Zheng can already listen to Chen Ke's words of killing the Nine Clan indifferently.
It seems that Chen Ke has proposed this criminal law that is very scary and cannot be used easily. It is like this in many things...
Thinking of this, he shook his head and laughed.
Everyone in the world said that he was a tyrant and a tyrant, but he felt that Chen Ke was a cruel official ten thousand times more cruel than himself.
Who can bear to kill the nine clans at every turn?
Seeing Ying Zheng's disinterested expression, Chen Ke said seriously: "Your Majesty, there must be no relaxation in this matter."
"A dike of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant nest."
“If a person’s thinking is crooked, then everything this person does will be crooked.”
"Ideology is more dangerous than the soldiers of the Six Kingdoms!"
Listening to Chen Ke's words, Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows.
Chen Ke has never lied. Now that he is talking about this matter so seriously, it seems that things are exactly as Chen Ke said.
He nodded slightly and said, "I understand."
"After the new year, it will be handed over to the Prime Minister to draw up, and then it will be discussed in the court."
Ying Zheng sighed slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
"Today is the eve of the day. It's supposed to be time for rest. Why are you talking about government affairs again?"
"You seem to like to be lazy, but I didn't expect that you would drag me along and discuss official matters at the end of the day."
Chen Ke rolled his eyes silently, wanting to refute but didn't dare to say it.
Isn't this what Ying Zheng mentioned first?
He just said it and then thought about it.
"If that's the case, then let's not talk about it?"
Ying Zheng shook his head: "Now that I've said it, let's continue."
"The matter with the Publishing Department is one of them."
"There will be other things after the year."
He put his hands on the couch and rested them on his arms.
"It's time to continue explaining Xu Fu's affairs."
"The ship has been built now. After the new year, you and I can take a look and see how the ship is doing."
Chen Ke nodded slightly: "If possible, let Xu Fu go to Fusang to give it a try first."
"If no accident occurs, we can let the local barbarians dig gold and silver mines."
Ying Zheng pressed his brow.
"Do the people there know how to dig?"
"But it would be a little difficult to take the people of Great Qin all the way."
"This is dangerous. If something happens, you will die in a foreign country."
He was silent for a while and continued: "Now, I have temporarily stopped my labor."
"Launching large-scale corvee..."
Chen Ke shook his head slightly, with a smile on his face.
"Why should your Majesty worry?"
"What's technical or unskilled? Let's just go there with some soldiers and craftsmen and supervisors who know how to extract gold and silver."
"As for the mortality rate..."
"There are barbarians on the left and right islands. At worst, we can just use their lives to fill them."
"The left and right are not the common people of our Great Qin, so why do you care so much about them?"
"There are no safety measures. If you die in the mine, you will die down there."
"After death, let the Fuso people go down to the mines to fish out the body. They can also feed the dogs and raise livestock."
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"If one of you dies and you can't get out of the mine, ten will die. If ten can't be dug out, then a hundred will die."
"If it's not enough to die a hundred times, then let's die a thousand times."
"If you fill it with your life, you can finally build the mine and start collecting gold and silver."
When he said this, Chen Ke's expression was indifferent, and he did not care about the life and death of the Fusang people at all.
Chen Ke yawned.
"Besides, even if there aren't enough Fusang people, isn't there a Gaoyi tribe a little further north or west?"
"When the Fusang people are dead, go to the Gaoyi tribe to arrest them."
Chen Ke curled his lips: "Besides, since there are people here, why let the Fusang people die?"
"Just force them to have children."
"This way there will be inexhaustible resources to use."
Ying Zheng also nodded slightly: "What you said makes sense. If that's the case, let people go over after Xu Fu completes the investigation."
"If a large amount of gold and silver can be mined, it will be a good thing for Da Qin."
He pressed his forehead: "Although today's Qin Banliang is easy to use, the value it represents is not very high."
"I have a vague idea in my mind to replace Qin Banliang with gold and silver."
Chen Ke also said: "Your Majesty's idea is correct, but it cannot be used now."
"The Mo family has not yet developed the technology for forging coins, so let's make do with Qin Banliang first."
"As for the Qin coins, we'll have to wait for now and leave them there for now."
It's like starting a new book. The first step is to give it a title and then create a folder there.
Today's "Qin Coin" is the name of this folder.
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, but sighed again after a moment.
"well."
"There are too many things left over from the year before, and they are all unfinished by the end of the year."
"Things about Kuaiji County, things about Baijia Palace, things about ships, things about Confucianism, things about Kong Xian, things about the Kong family."
"All kinds of messy things are piled up together. Some of them have been almost dealt with, and some of them still have a tail left."
Ying Zheng held his forehead helplessly: "Also, have you seen what Lu Sheng gave you?"
When Chen Ke heard this, his face looked a little serious.
"Your Majesty, I saw it."
"The power of the furnace is very powerful. What if this "furnace" could be replaced with something compact? "
"At that time, I, Da Qin, will be able to possess weapons as powerful as the power of Heaven!"
Chen Ke is no stranger to this weapon.
Thermal weapons.
At least it's gunpowder.
Originally, gunpowder only appeared in the late Tang Dynasty, and was widely used in warfare during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and fire guns appeared.
But when Chen Ke heard what Lu Sheng said about exploding the furnace, he got an idea.
Although he didn't know how gunpowder was made, he could find a professional.
For example, the group of alchemists who often make alchemy.
Aren't these guys the so-called "chemists"?
Listening to Chen Ke's words, Ying Zheng also had a look of surprise on his face.
"Chen Ke, can we really make something like that?"
"If something like that is made, will God be angry?"
Chen Ke shook his head slightly. He knew that at this time, he had to calm the emperor's heart.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. This thing complies with the "rules" and is a human application of the "rules". "
"So, God will not be angry."
Chen Ke thought for a while and gave a very simple example.
"It's like dispatching troops."
"If a general mobilizes troops for no apparent reason, does not comply with the rules of the Qin Dynasty, and does not report anything to his superiors, then this person deserves death."
"Your Majesty will also be furious."
"But if this person follows Qin's laws and reports bit by bit, His Majesty will not be angry."
"The rules are there, and being able to use them is like following the laws of Qin."
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, with expectation on his face: "I am looking forward to that day."
He stood up with a carefree look on his face.
"Forget it."
"Let's talk about it next year, let's talk about it next year!"
"ready to eat!"
...........
Prime Minister's Mansion
Even at sunset, Li Si was still busy handling government affairs in the study.
Li Yang and Li You were guarding on one side.
"Father, dinner is about to begin."
"Why don't you take care of it after dinner?"
Li Si snorted coldly: "What will it look like if you keep retreating?"
"Are you two my sons? Why do I feel like you are Chen Ke's sons?"
Li Yang looked helpless.
"Father, today is a holiday in Japan, isn't it?"
"It's time to rest."
Li Si shook his head slightly: "There are so many government affairs, why do you need to rest?"
“How can one keep thinking about vacation?”
He sighed softly: "Isn't it good to deal with government affairs and be busy with work?"
"Why would anyone want to rest for nine days in a row?"
"If Chen Ke hadn't suggested it, I would never have agreed with it."
"Originally, I thought that His Majesty had the same idea as me, but who knew it turned out to be a wrong payment!"
Li Yang and Li You looked at each other with helpless expressions on their faces.
My father is really...
well.
What can my biological father do?
Wait!
........
General, Wangfu
Wang Jian was holding a long sword and waving it. Wang Ben, his wife, daughter, and son were all sitting there in the courtyard.
The atmosphere in the family was extremely warm and lively.
The meals on the table were all made according to the recipes given by Chen Ke before. They were extremely delicious and the aroma spread throughout the mansion.
...........
Feng Mansion
Feng Quji sat with Feng Jie and other family members, eating New Year's Eve dinner.
Although the official position was dismissed this year, it is still a good thing that no more disasters occurred.
...........
The entire Qin Dynasty is filled with the flavor of the New Year.
Everyone comes together with their families.
And with the arrival of night and the twinkling of stars, the winter of the twenty-seventh year of Qin Wangzheng's reign ended like this.
What comes next.
It is the winter of the first year of the First Emperor, and the coming spring of the first year of the First Emperor.
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