Not long after coming out of Yingzheng's study, Dunrui found Zhao Hao and said to him: "Sir, Your Majesty asked the old minister to assist you!"
"Well, you Heibingtai people are all over the world, so I just need them!"
Zhao Hao nodded, then took out a roll of paper from his arms and handed it to Dun Rui: "I have already written down the specific operation method, you can just ask others to follow it."
"This is....."
Dunruo took the paper and looked at Zhao Hao with some confusion.
Zhao Hao said with a smile but not a smile: "Aren't there a lot of visions recently? People can create visions, why can't we? These are all ways to create visions!"
"ah?"
Dunruo said in surprise: "Can you create visions by yourself?"
To the ancients, visions represented instructions from heaven.
Not many people would have thought that visions could be created artificially.
Therefore, at this moment, Dunwei was looking at Zhao Hao with a confused expression.
Zhao Hao smiled without saying a word, put his hands behind his back, and left alone.
There is nothing much to say about treating others in their own way.
Not long after Zhao Hao proposed the establishment of a 'Propaganda Department', Ying Zheng ordered Feng Quji to supervise the matter.
Lao Feng's work efficiency was good. Officials were selected that afternoon and took office the next day. The work of the Propaganda Department was also carried out in full swing.
And at the same time.
Countless Black Ice Platform secret agents rushed to various counties to start a plan called 'Zhu Tian'.
.......
The so-called plan for a year lies in spring.
After the spring rain, everything recovers, the temperature gradually warms up, and it is the traditional farming season.
The ancients attached great importance to farming and integrity.
Every year during the autumn harvest, the village holds a grand sacrifice, which is as lively as a festival.
As autumn passes and spring comes, welcoming the recovery of all things, spring plowing also receives great attention.
Every time at this time, the monarch would go to the Ancestral Temple in person to pray for a good harvest and hold a "personal farming" ceremony.
After the spring plowing, local officials also have to go into the countryside to inspect the situation of spring plowing.
It was a sunny and windy day, and the barren fields of East County stretched as far as the eye could see, waiting for the start of spring plowing.
In the village, a ceremony was being held before spring plowing.
The officials of Dongjun Prefecture, Li Zheng of the Xiangting Pavilion, and several elders of the village gathered together in the early morning to place tributes to the heaven.
After the sacrifice is over, it is the highlight of spring plowing - 'Catching Spring Cows'.
The so-called "spring cattle drive" refers to cattle that are about to go to work in the fields and are driven out by the villagers.
In order to show the unity of the government and the people, the officials and Li Zheng of the county governor's office would personally "help the pear" and rush from the beginning of the village to the end of the village with the cowman whipping his whip.
The villagers who have been waiting on the roadside are waiting along the road to welcome them and scatter the prepared grains to the spring cattle to pray for a good harvest in the coming year.
The scene was quite lively at this time. Some children mistakenly thought it was a festival and followed the spring cows, calling their friends and running around.
No one stopped them, they just kept laughing.
In this way, more and more villagers came to "catch the spring cattle", and many people joined the team and headed towards the fields outside the village.
I don’t know how long it took, but when the villagers came to the fields talking and laughing, a shocking scene appeared in front of them, leaving them stunned.
I saw the originally barren fields, and I don’t know when, green shoots sprouted.
From a distance, it looks like an oasis.
"What...what is going on?"
The officials of the county governor's office stared back at Li Zheng with wide eyes and disbelief: "You have already started plowing in advance?"
"I...we didn't..."
Li Zheng recovered from the shock and shook his head blankly.
At this time, a villager suddenly shouted: "Look! Something is rolling down the mountain!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately followed the sound and saw smoke and dust billowing on the hillside.
Then, the ground shook and trees fell.
The originally joyful atmosphere was instantly broken.
Seeing this scene, not only the villagers panicked, but also the officials of the county magistrate's office panicked: "Someone come and check!"
Soon, several courageous villagers waited for the smoke to dissipate and ran to check.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but you'll be shocked when you look at it.
I saw a lot of stones rolled down the hillside. These stones were strangely shaped, some resembled horses, some resembled cows, some resembled phoenixes, and some had never even been seen before.
When the villagers informed the county official of the news, the county official took Li Zheng and ran to check it out suspiciously.
Among the stones rolled down from the hillside are seven horses, a stone unicorn, a stone phoenix, a white tiger, as well as stone oxen, eight trigrams, star charts, etc.
The strangest thing is that on the back of a stone elephant spirit turtle, there are three words in blood: Da Tao Confucianism.
Similar situations are also occurring in Xue County, Chen County, and Sishui County.
For example, when a certain county governor was traveling, he encountered a big snake in the mountains and killed it himself.
The next day, an unknown old woman appeared outside the county magistrate's house and shouted:
The First Emperor descended to earth as a god from heaven and ordered his generals to kill the Red Emperor's son and eliminate the evil spirits...
For another example, a craftsman who was repairing a river dug out a stone elephant in the river and ran to the countryside to say:
The stone man has one eye, and the world will be peaceful and prosperous...
For another example, the villagers were sleeping in the middle of the night and suddenly heard a fox barking outside the village, shouting something:
The great Qin Dynasty prospered, and King Yingzheng...
In short, Zhao Hao used visionary methods to figure out the five thousand years of civil uprising routines in China.
From encouraging peasants to revolt, they turned to praising the achievements of the First Emperor, praising the Qin Dynasty, and slandering Confucianism and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
At the beginning, some people jumped out to refute the rumors. As the number of visions increased, their refutations became increasingly feeble.
The people believed in these visions more and more and rushed to tell each other.
For a time, the world was shaken, and even the First Emperor and his ministers were stunned.
Although Zhao Hao had already revealed his plan to them, the effect now was still unexpected.
"These...are these visions really created by you?"
The First Emperor looked at the yet-to-be-released "Da Qin Daily" and asked Zhao Hao in surprise.
Zhao Hao gnawed on the mutton chops and said with a vague expression: "This is just the beginning. Wait two days and I will put on a big show for my father!"
"A big drama? What a big drama, you kid, don't even think about hiding it from me!"
"I'm not hiding it, it's just more fun and has the final say!"
"But....."
Ying Zheng frowned, looking a little doubtful: "You have so many visions, will they believe it?"
"Haha, believe it or not, we won't suffer, right?"
Zhao Hao grinned, "If they believe it, then the people's hearts will be set. If they don't believe it, then the credibility of the previous vision prophecies will naturally be greatly reduced..."
After saying that, he winked at Ying Zheng and said, "This doesn't do any harm to us, right?"
"Well....."
Ying Zheng's mouth twitched, and then he said with a strange expression: "Is this what you said, using magic to defeat magic?"
"That's right! They don't talk about martial ethics, and we don't talk about it either. They just muddy the water. Then there will be more visions and the people will be confused. If they divert their attention then, no one will believe those prophecies! "
"Hahaha, my son has the talent of Guan Zhong!"
"What Guan Zhong, I am who I am, different fireworks, father, don't imitate those old guys and praise me to death!" Zhao Hao muttered with some dissatisfaction.
"What old guy..."
Ying Zheng glared at Zhao Hao angrily, and then said meaningfully: "Those are my humerus ministers. They think highly of you and are good for you!"
"It is precisely because I know it is good for me that I don't want to talk to them. My father knows that my ambition is not here..."
"You!"
Ying Zheng raised his finger and pointed at Zhao Hao. He didn't know what to say, so he immediately changed the subject and said: "By the way, what about killing the white snake... and the Mo Dao Stone Man with one eye... .Why do I feel like a rebel slogan?"
"Ah? Haha, is there any?"
Zhao Hao's expression froze, and he asked Ying Zheng with a haha.
Ying Zheng's face turned solemn, and he mused thoughtfully: "Besides, why do I feel that these words are more inspiring than the death of Zulong this year..."
As he said that, he raised his head and stared at Zhao Hao with burning eyes: "You won't let me give it to you. Do you want to take it yourself?"
"No, no, my father misunderstood, it's all a misunderstanding, I didn't mean it!"
Zhao Hao was startled by Ying Zheng's words, waved his hands quickly, and then put on an upright and awe-inspiring look.
"Father, I am just giving you advice, I have no other ideas!"
"Is it?"
Ying Zheng looked suspicious.
Zhao Hao glared and asked, "Why, your father doesn't trust your son?"
"You kid is full of tricks, I can't trust him easily!"
"Wow! What you said is so unloving!"
Zhao Hao wiped the oil from his mouth and said in a feigned indignation: "I am your biological son, and you don't even believe it!"
"hehe."
When Ying Zheng saw Zhao Hao's appearance, he couldn't help but smile: "It seems so. My own son has helped me a lot again!"
"Then when will the promised reward be fulfilled?"
"You brat, why are you so successful and always looking at the reward?"
Zhao Hao shrugged: "There is no way. I have raised a large group of people now. How can I live without rewards?"
"If you don't talk about it, I would have forgotten. I heard that you gave those craftsmen a salary and provided them with food and drink?" Ying Zheng frowned.
"yes!"
Zhao Hao readily admitted: "They help us work, so of course we have to pay, including food and drinks!"
"Nonsense!"
Ying Zheng said with a straight face: "The imperial court has its own laws, how can we allow you to do whatever you want!?"
"Why are you doing this nonsense?"
"There is no precedent for this since ancient times!"
Ying Zheng saw that Zhao Hao was full of words and didn't look like a prince at all, so he threw him a gauze scarf to remind him to 'recognize' himself.
But Zhao Hao ignored his suggestion, picked up the gauze scarf, wiped it randomly a few times, and said righteously:
"My father has made great contributions to the three emperors and five emperors, and established achievements that have never been seen since ancient times. Every system must be new every time, and every law is fair and strict. Although it may not be completely correct, it has never been done before. Why does my father stick to tradition? precedent?"
As Zhao Hao continued to speak, Ying Zheng's expression gradually turned cold.
He naturally likes new things, otherwise he would not have divided feudal states in parallel with counties and counties, nor would he have adopted Li Si's system of three ministers and nine ministers, let alone large-scale construction, building the Great Wall, unifying the roads, unifying the written language, unifying weights and measures, and unifying the currency.
However, Qin is a country ruled by law after all, and even he has to think carefully before deciding whether to implement the laws that have been set.
But as soon as Zhao Hao took over the job, he was good at making changes in his opinions, which was actually very disrespectful to him.
Of course, it's not that he cares about what Zhao Hao did, but if Zhao Hao continues to do this, problems will occur sooner or later.
Seeing the change in Ying Zheng's expression, Zhao Hao quickly tightened his tone: "Although there has been no precedent since ancient times, it does not mean that the ancients' approach was completely correct. I believe that when dealing with ancient laws, we should choose the good ones and follow them." So, choose the bad ones and change them, get rid of the rough and save the essence!"
"In addition, I believe that preferential treatment of craftsmen is of great benefit to the court, and the new policy should be implemented!"
"Get rid of the gross and save the essence?"
Ying Zheng smacked his lips and said with emotion: "What you said is true, but I don't think that paying the craftsmen's salary will bring benefits to the court, but will increase the burden on the court!"
It was obvious that the First Emperor's views had not changed.
Zhao Hao shook his head helplessly and continued: "Father, if Great Qin wants to develop, it cannot be separated from scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. As the saying goes: without farmers, the country will not be successful; without industry, the country will not be strong; without business, the country will not be successful." rich!"
"My father's attitude towards craftsmen should be the same as towards farmers. After all, farmers and craftsmen are both my father's subjects and share the hearts of the people. Why favor one over the other?"
"You said I favor one over the other?"
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked sideways at Zhao Hao: "You can't make a country without farmers. You are right, but a country without workers cannot be strong. I don't agree with this. When the seven countries coexisted, I didn't hear of any king. Do you think they are all wrong about the precedent of paying stipends to craftsmen?”
"That's right! I really think they are wrong, otherwise why would my father destroy the country?"
"you....."
Ying Zheng was stunned by Zhao Hao's words, and then he rolled his sleeves angrily and said, "Don't drag me on, kid, I'm different from them!"
"That's right! My father is different from them, so why should we learn from them?"
Zhao Hao tilted his head and looked at Ying Zheng with a puzzled expression.
"I....."
Ying Zheng opened his mouth but stopped talking.
Zhao Hao continued: "My father is knowledgeable about the past and the present. Do you know how people in ancient times survived?"
"Ancient people?"
Ying Zheng frowned: "According to ancient books, ancient people drank hair, drank blood, and hunted wild beasts!"
"Yeah!"
Zhao Hao showed a satisfied smile, and then continued: "Father, please see, in terms of fangs, we humans are not as good as jackals, in terms of sharp claws, we are not as good as tigers and leopards, and in terms of strength, we are not as good as oxen and horses, unless some individuals are gifted. When most people face wild beasts, they can only treat them as their food!"
"However, after thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years, people have lived until now and become the masters of the sky. Why is this?
Because starting from our ancestors in ancient times, people have learned to use various weapons, such as stone tools at the beginning, and iron tools later. The skills have continued to develop, and people have become stronger and stronger! "
"Father, think about it again, how come our Great Qin is invincible when fighting against the Six Kingdoms? Because our Great Qin's military equipment far exceeds that of the Six Kingdoms!"
"Then who made these armaments? It's the craftsmen!"
"From this point of view, does my father still think that craftsmen cannot strengthen the country?"
When Zhao Hao said this, he stopped talking.
This time Ying Zheng did not refute Zhao Hao, but fell into a long silence with a solemn expression.
At this moment, the First Emperor's heart was shocked. Since Lu Buwei's death, no one had taught him a lesson, and no one dared to teach him.
It's not that he doesn't understand history. On the contrary, he is well-read and knows history very well.
It's just that in the past, whether he read history books himself or consulted Lu Buwei, Li Si, Wei Liao and others, he always understood and viewed history from the perspective of a ruler, learned lessons from it, and summed up experience.
No one has ever analyzed the history of human development from the perspective that skills continue to develop, making people stronger and stronger, like Zhao Hao.
In this way, it instantly surpassed the cognition of the First Emperor and shocked him to the core.
Although Zhao Hao's angle was rather strange and even sounded a bit absurd, after careful consideration, he found it to be coherent, so the First Emperor had to admit that Zhao Hao's words were correct.
A country cannot be strong without labor.
But the First Emperor was still reluctant to pay salaries to those craftsmen, because the court spent too much money on wars, building spiritual canals, building chi roads, building the Great Wall, building mausoleums, and fulfilling the promise of military merit. It’s like there’s never enough money to spend.
A penny stumps a heroic man, and so does the First Emperor.
Originally, Zhao Hao planned to discuss the establishment of the Academy of Sciences with Ying Zheng for a while. Now that the First Emperor asked about the craftsmen's salary, he simply tested the First Emperor's attitude towards the craftsmen.
After all, if the status of craftsmen is not improved, the establishment of the Academy of Sciences will not be successful.
At this time, he and Ying Zheng were silent, and as time passed, he became more and more uneasy.
If the First Emperor still did not allow the improvement of the status of craftsmen, then he would have to find another way.
"I asked you to build Zhaoyang Palace and bake cement. I didn't ask you to worry about the treatment of the craftsmen!"
Ying Zheng came back from his thoughts and said coldly.
Zhao Hao sighed in his heart and thought to himself: "You really still disagree? The ancients' ideas are so stubborn!"
"I only ask about the results, not the process. You can take care of the rest..."
After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Hao. For some reason, he felt irritated and felt that something bad was going to happen.
When Zhao Hao heard this, he was overjoyed.
Finally, the First Emperor's father agreed.
"Thank you, Father!"
Zhao Hao looked happy and asked tentatively: "Father, I just thought about it. The last time my father said I would reward my son, it has not yet been fulfilled. How about adding this time, I will reward my son a few mountains?"
"Mountain?" Ying Zheng frowned: "What mountain?"
"barren mountain....."
Zhao Hao smiled and secretly rubbed his thumb and index finger.
In his mind, it was impossible for the First Emperor to reward him with anything good anyway, so he might as well defraud a few mountains of coal from the First Emperor and save himself money to buy it.
"What are you doing with the barren mountains?"
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and examined the son in front of him.
The First Emperor obviously knew the nature of his son, that he was a country rat who had no profit and could not afford to be early.
He asked for the barren mountains for no reason, and he must have an ulterior motive.
But Zhao Hao was prepared and said simply: "My son likes food. I recently found a strange seed and want to use it to grow fruit!"
"What fruit?"
"Watermelon!"
Zhao Hao chuckled, took out a half-cut watermelon from the food box beside him, and handed it to Ying Zheng.
When Ying Zheng saw this kind of fruit for the first time, his eyes widened.
After a while, Ying Zheng touched his round belly and said with a smile: "This fruit is sweet and delicious, it is a real delicacy!"
"That thing about the barren mountains..."
"If I grow such fruits, I won't be able to give them to you, but..."
"I understand, I understand! Four or six points!"
"Hahaha! Children can be taught!"
In this way, Zhao Hao defrauded five mountains of coal from Ying Zheng, and the price he paid was only a few hundred kilograms of watermelon.
I don’t know what the First Emperor’s expression will be when he learns the truth.
