On February 2, the dragon raises its head.
The great dynasty announced by Qin Ting earlier was held as scheduled.
The scheduled program received by each government office is to hold a court meeting after the big banquet. When Prime Minister Li Si reported the government, each government office reported difficult matters to be resolved. The emperor gave instructions on the government. There was no exception for the court meeting held this time. With the officials, Amid the numerous discussions in the winter market, my anxious heart was finally relieved.
But many officials also discovered it.
The emperor is getting old.
His hair and beard are gray and his face is gloomy.
Fusu came to announce many court affairs.
This made many veterans look at each other, and they felt a little solemn in their hearts.
The First Emperor walked past the officials with a smile as in the past, passed the Danchi (chi), walked up the white jade steps covered with thick black and red felt, and sat on the throne. He still looked at the crowd as before. The minister made some praises and announced some rewards, and then announced the beginning of today's court meeting.
The emperor's passionate words echoed in his ears, but the palace was as quiet as a valley.
None of the ministers spoke.
Because at that moment, under the bright candlelight, the body of the always majestic emperor was already hunched over his shoulders.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Li Si was the first to break the silence of the valley.
"I dare you to ask your Majesty to make arrangements for the upcoming year."
"I dare you to invite your Majesty."
With one shout from the palace, the power rises like a mountain.
"Okay, this year will be a great year for the monarchs and ministers of the Qin Dynasty." The First Emperor said excitedly, gushing like a river: "Qin conquered the six kingdoms and unified the world. However, in my eyes, this is not a great achievement."
"If you really talk about great achievements."
"The country should be prosperous and strong, and the country and the people should be safe."
"In the past, the Xiongnu had been spying on the Central Plains of China, and there were always people from Baiyue crossing the border to attack and kill. There are still a large number of nobles from the Six Kingdoms in more than thirty counties in the Kanto region, entrenched with scholars with evil intentions, and their anti-Qin intentions have not diminished at all."
"After eleven years of governance, Qin drove the Xiongnu to the north and captured Baiyue to the south, which shocked the world. However, although the Qin Dynasty made some outstanding and effective changes in the world in terms of culture, governance and martial arts, it was still not enough. of."
"And I visited the East last year."
"Killing the Chu nobles who were entrenched in Jiangdong greatly curbed the rampant nobles."
"But these are still not enough."
"The world has never been truly peaceful."
"Because there is always a serious problem in Da Qin."
"It's just internal strife."
"Now that the north is peaceful, the war in the south has ended, and Kanto has temporarily calmed down, the imperial court can finally free up its hands and start letting the people rest. This year's policy is different from the past, focusing on maintaining stability and development."
"Befriend the Huns in the north."
"In the East, economic improvement is the priority."
"Guanzhong implements the construction of the academy of 'officer transfer'."
"In the south, we will reclaim wasteland and continue to build and repair water conservancy roads."
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The First Emperor was very interested.
Tells many things in great detail.
However, most of them were decided last year, but more efforts will be put into this year. At the same time, several personnel appointments were also announced in the court. The former imperial censor suddenly resigned, and his replacement was... Somewhat unexpectedly, it was Li Xin, the former commander in charge of Lantian Camp.
Zhao Tuo, who returned to the south, took over Hu Wujing's post of Feng Chang.
Both official positions were unexpected.
Normally.
Zhao Tuo's status, and even his title, were higher than Li Xin's, so the imperial censor couldn't get Li Xin's turn.
In these years, Li Xin spent almost all of his time training soldiers in the Lantian Camp and was rarely responsible for political affairs other than the military. The military generals, such as Su Jiao and Shejian in the Beiyuan Army, and Yang Wengzi in the South China Sea, all had better achievements than Li Xin. , this imperial censor should not be Li Xin.
But the First Emperor appointed him just like this.
Zhao Tuo was originally the commander-in-chief of the Nanhai Army, in charge of an army of 500,000, but now it seems more like he has been demoted.
From having great power to being the chief official of a government.
He was promoted brightly and demoted secretly.
It also completely ended Zhao Tuo's hope of returning to the South China Sea.
at the same time.
Generals such as Yang Wengzi in the South China Sea also had other arrangements and were all transferred out of the army. The chief generals of the South China Sea Army were also officially replaced by Zhang Han and Yang Xiong, who were in charge of the Lishan prisoners.
Regarding this appointment, the courtiers had different ideas.
They could clearly sense that the First Emperor did not trust the generals of the South China Sea Army.
I no longer want them to stay in the army.
Li Xin is the opposite.
Perhaps in terms of merit and military exploits, Li Xin was not as good as many generals over the years, but in the heart of the First Emperor, Li Xin's status had always been very high, and he had always been trusted by the First Emperor. Now that Li Xin is appointed as the imperial censor, it is more like A favor.
Or.
The First Emperor's health was really in serious trouble, and he needed to rely on these trusted ministers of the First Emperor to assist in government affairs.
besides.
Li Si's son Li You, Du He's son Du Bing, Zheng Guo's son Zheng Ru and other children of meritorious officials were all promoted to the court, but they were not ranked as the Nine Ministers, but served in other important but not so powerful official offices.
After these appointments, the situation in the court has changed drastically.
Everyone can see it.
Compared with the past, the current imperial court has gradually become more "nepotistic", and this can only be a situation, that is, the First Emperor is not in good health. He is worried that if something happens to him, Fusu will not be able to take charge of the court, so some All trusted officials were promoted.
This is paving the way for Fusu in the future.
Regarding the appointment of the court, the ministers of the court had no objection.
Zhao Tuo and others were also silent.
After the court meeting, all the official offices of the empire began to operate normally again after a brief period of adjustment.
The cold weather failed to stop the fast horses and chariots of the Sangong Mansion. Within ten days, various government decrees were poured out like spring rain to all major counties and counties in the world, including related military and government offices, as well as various major events of this year. .
The imperial machine, which had been dormant for several months, is now operating efficiently again.
New year and new atmosphere.
This year's Great Qin has lost the excitement and enthusiasm of the past for restructuring. Instead, it has become steady and down-to-earth. It pays more attention to the implementation and advancement of old policies, and has specially arranged for some officials to go to the local areas to supervise the implementation of some decrees.
The wind of pragmatism is gradually blowing to the world.
On the banks of the Weishui River.
The once prosperous Orchid Lake became deserted after the attack on the First Emperor.
A few years later, Lanchi has regained its bustle.
now.
In the royal palace in a corner of Lanchi.
A dozen men stood together, looking at the water covered by a large number of bark, bark, hemp heads, rags, old fishing nets, etc., and looking at each other a little.
Young Master Gao looked at the clear water and saw only a piece of muddy water. He looked a little strange and said, "Twelfth brother, did you really do this according to Mr. Ji's instructions? I don't believe it."
"I don't really believe it either." Young Master Jiang Lu also said, "Mr. Ji can really order such a thing?"
There is no room for them to doubt.
In their hearts, Ji Heng has always been very upright.
How could you suggest such a 'dirty' method?
Hear the words.
Hu Hai's face darkened.
He was also speechless in his heart.
When he was doing it, he never thought that the bark, hemp heads, rags, and old fishing nets he collected would be so dirty. As a result, he threw them all away, and the entire pool became the dirty pool it is now.
He said helplessly: "Second brother, please stop laughing at me."
"I did exactly what Ji Heng said."
"These barks, hemp heads, rags, and old fishing nets are so dirty when they are collected. What can I do? I would like to get some good and clean ones, but I just brought them to the eldest brother, and the eldest brother heard that it was I asked Zong Zheng to collect it for me, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get so much by myself."
After hearing Hu Hai's words, Gongzi Gao and others shook their heads.
The young master said: "It's just that this 'paper' is really as magical as you said? Can it replace cloth and bamboo slips?"
Hu Hai curled his lips and said plausibly: "Of course, but it can't be said to be a replacement. It's just that according to what Ji Heng said, the cost will be much cheaper, so if it is promoted, the world will be more likely to accept paper, but this thing is too It’s difficult to do, I also had a headache when I heard it some time ago.”
"He also told me what kind of scissors to use for cutting, hammering, and stone grinding."
"It's going to be pulped anyway."
"We also need to make a special bamboo net to fish."
"What kind of bamboo net?" Gongzi Gao asked curiously.
They were invited by Hu Hai to help this time.
They were quite happy to help with this novelty.
after all
They have nothing better to do than Fusu.
Most of the time, I just read books to entertain myself, or make people.
But as time went by, it became really boring.
"Brothers, have you ever heard of fetching water with a bamboo basket?" Hu Hai said with twinkling eyes.
"Fetching water from a bamboo basket? Twelfth brother, did you say that the bamboo net you want to make must be able to draw water?" Young Master Gao's eyes widened, and an ominous premonition appeared in his heart.
Hu Hai nodded firmly.
It was quiet all around.
No one spoke again for a long time.
Young Master Gao and others looked at Hu Hai like a fool.
Fetching water from a bamboo basket was in vain.
This is slang.
This also means that it is impossible to weave a bamboo basket that can draw water. It is impossible. Even if they want to help, they can't do it. They are indeed Da Qin Gongzi, but Da Qin Gongzi is also a human being. To achieve things that no one can do.
"You'd better find someone else."
"Brother is helpless."
"Twelfth brother, I still have something to do in the palace, so I'll leave first."
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Seeing that Young Master Gao and others wanted to leave, Hu Hai became a little anxious. He felt that he could not do it, so he wanted Young Master Gao and others to help him find a way. How could anyone leave immediately after hearing the news?
Hu Hai said: "It's not that exaggerated."
"It's just that the thickness of the bamboo curtain for filtering wood pulp is very high."
"Brother also knows that I paid little attention to these things in the past. Last time, my brothers spent a year or two compiling the "Book of Languages" and must have met many craftsmen. Therefore, I would like to ask my brother to recommend one or two for me."
"Brothers, don't you expect it?"
"The 'paper' that Ji Heng asked me to make complements the "Yu Shu" compiled by my brother. My brother has five thousand bamboo slips, but only three of them are written on the paper I made. If there were With the help of paper, the "Yu Shu" compiled by my brother can be promoted to a wider range of the world, and more people can see and learn from it. This is also Ji Heng's idea."
Hearing Hu Hai's words, Young Master Gao and others stopped in their tracks.
"Yushu" is very special in their hearts.
They spent hundreds of days and nights compiling this.
If they could, they would naturally hope that the "Yu Shu" compiled by them could spread all over the world and be read by scholars all over the world. However, they also knew that this idea was too unrealistic, and there were very few people in the world who could read. , there will be even fewer people who are willing to read the "Book of Confucius" compiled by them. If the imperial court had not built many junior schools in the local area, the "Book of Confucius" compiled by them would probably have been shelved.
after all
Various schools of thought have their own teaching materials.
The Daqin Academy also has its own set of standards.
Unless the father is asked to speak, or the eldest brother is given an order, it will be difficult to promote it. However, after the Great Dynasty, the court's main focus is to advance the past political affairs step by step without fuss. When they go to ask for orders, they are undoubtedly doing something for their father and eldest brother. Add to trouble.
How dare they speak?
But if what Hu Hai said is true, then they are really interested.
After all, he had also contributed to creating such a magical thing. His father might not be overjoyed and would let their "Yu Shu" get more promotion, which was also what they expected to see.
He hesitated for a moment.
Young Master Gao turned around and said solemnly: "Is this really what Mr. Ji said?"
"Can you really make 'paper' according to your method?"
Hu Hai patted his chest and assured: "Of course this is true. If Ji Heng hadn't said these words, do you think I, Hu Hai, would be so stupid as to collect tree bark and fishing nets?"
Hearing Hu Hai's contemptuous tone, Young Master Gao and others nodded secretly.
This is Hu Hai's original character.
Young Master Gao said: "Yes, we can introduce you to the craftsman, but if your paper is really made, the first content written on it must be the "Yu Shu" compiled by us and presented to the father. , it can only be the "Yu Shu" compiled by us."
"That's the only condition."
Hu Hai agreed wholeheartedly.
He didn't care what it said.
He just wants to make 'paper'.
Young Master Gao and others looked at each other and couldn't help but nodded.
The young master said: "I will find some engineers for you in a few days. If you have any requirements then, you can tell them and they will try their best to meet your requirements. In addition, I will also ask the engraving office to send a few people. Come here and help you do something together."
"how?"
"It's all right." Hu Hai nodded.
Hu Hai reached an agreement with Gongzi Gao and others, and then Gongzi Gao and others left.
Hu Hai stood by the orchid pond, with a hint of pride in his eyes.
These things.
He can actually do it himself.
It would just waste a lot of time, and he was reluctant to waste it.
Moreover, people like Gongzi Gao are more experienced than me, so letting them join in will obviously speed up the progress and discover more problems.
These are all Hu Hai's little thoughts.
He has followed Ji Heng over the years, and has learned a lot under his influence.
If you are in good ways, you will get many help, but if you are in bad ways, there will be little help. You should make more friends and let more people help you.
Now, with just a little trick, I have achieved what I wanted.
Hu Hai was also a little proud. He left Lanchi with brisk steps and his hands behind his back.
Let the cold water wash away the bark and other objects in the pool over and over again until the muddy tree dirt on it is completely washed away, revealing the most flexible and loose white wood fibers.
(End of chapter)
