Today's government affairs were not complicated. Xiao Yuan quickly finished approving the memorial, stood up and came to the wall, looking at the oversized map hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back.
Today's Great Qin Empire has an extremely vast territory.
It faces the sea to the south, the sea to the east, Xirong to the west, which has long been pacified and integrated, and the grassland to the north.
The entire map is now complete. It is no longer fragmented like before, with a circle here and a piece cut there.
The country is completely unified, its written language is unified, its currency is unified, and its politics are unified. You can imagine what an achievement this is.
We also know the prestige of Xiao Yuan, the founding emperor, among the people.
From the memorials, we can learn about the situation in various places, but this is only part of it. Regardless of the specifics, inspections are actually necessary.
Xiao Yuan is also considering this issue, otherwise he would not stand in front of the map for a long time.
The national policy is to recuperate and recuperate, and there is no trivial matter. He has time for this.
Initially, he was planning to go to Qinzhou. After all, he still wanted to go back and see the place where the troops were raised, but he quickly gave up the idea.
You can go to Qinzhou at any time, it is the most stable place, and the ones that need to be inspected most at the moment are Southern Xinjiang and Dongyi.
Not much to say about southern Xinjiang. Not long after the peaceful recovery, construction and integration are being carried out. All counties and counties are making drastic changes.
Dongyi has gone from recovery, stability, vigorous development, and now to prosperity. You have to go and see it on the spot.
Finally, he set his sights on the eastern part of the map.
The next step was to arrange the itinerary, whether to go on a large-scale nationwide inspection or travel in casual clothes. After thinking about it, Xiao Yuan decided to dress casually so that he could better inspect the local situation.
If there is a big fanfare, it will inevitably be accompanied by tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, driving people and horses, which is too time-consuming.
That night, he stayed in the queen's palace.
The couple were affectionate. Lu Yunyan was lying in his arms, drawing circles on his chest with her fingers. After hearing this, she couldn't help but said: "Brother Wang has been fighting all year round, and now he has to travel again."
Her tone was somewhat resentful, obviously she didn't want to endure the pain of missing each other.
Xiao Yuandao: "These officials say that the governance of various places is so good, but we still need to see what the real situation is."
"Don't all places have supervisory censors?" Lu Yunyan said.
"Then we can't completely close our eyes and listen." Xiao Yuandao: "The three eastern counties are very important, especially in the past two years, they have developed rapidly."
Lu Yunyan understood, but said, "Then I'll go too."
As he spoke, he raised his head slightly and looked at him expectantly.
"What are you going to do?" Xiao Yuan put his arm around her shoulders: "Don't make trouble, the government needs your attention, the harem needs you to be in charge, and the children's studies and education also need you to take care of it."
"Hmph!" Lu Yunyan was unhappy, pinched him, and turned away angrily, turning her back to him.
Xiao Yuan hissed in pain and hugged her sideways, his hands becoming dishonest.
"Do not touch me!"
"You really don't want to touch it?"
"No touching." Lu Yunyan was very stubborn.
Xiao Yuan was happy, pulled her into his arms with a little force, and kissed her on the lips.
"Well" Lu Yunyan said forcefully, but how could he withstand the gentle offensive of his beloved man?
The next day, Xiao Yuan gave instructions to Liu Yuzhi, Yao Tingyu, Shangguan Wenruo and other important ministers. The prime minister was still in charge of the affairs of the country, and all the ministers performed their duties.
Then he took Peng Shuang and Xu Hu out of the palace, as well as some elite members of the Jinyi Guards as their entourage.
A few days later, Taikang County.
This place is under the jurisdiction of Xu County and belongs to the central zone in the entire Qin Empire. It is a regional economic and transportation hub in the Central Plains. It is not far from Kyoto, so it has developed extremely well.
In the county town, there were many business travelers passing by, and the streets were filled with the sounds of hawking, vendors, and people in the market bustling with people.
There is a saying even in the official circles: The governor of a border county is not as good as the magistrate of Taikang.
Of course, this is just a joke. The power and level of the county governor are not comparable to those of the county magistrate, but it can be seen from this that the prosperity of this place is.
At the city gate, Xiao Yuan and others were queuing up among the people to enter the city.
There were several soldiers standing on each side of the tall city gate. Under normal circumstances, it would not be so cumbersome, but there were too many miscellaneous people traveling from north to south in Taikang, so this kind of interrogation was necessary.
People in the feudal dynasty could not just go wherever they wanted. When traveling across counties, they needed to register with the local government and get something similar to a pass, which was used as a guide.
When it was Xiao Yuan's turn, he also took out his road guide and handed it to the interrogating soldiers. Of course, it was all pseudonyms.
The soldier took it, confirmed it was correct, and waved his hand, indicating that he could enter the city.
The journey was uneventful. After entering the city, a few people found a street tea shop to sit down and rest. Peng Shuang also shouted carelessly: "Waiter, serve a pot of green leaves!"
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment, I'll be here soon~~"
The waiter responded and soon brought out a pot of green tea and placed a few porcelain bowls.
He was wearing coarse clothes with a rag on his shoulders. He greeted the guests with a smile and said, "We also have some melon and fruit snacks at affordable prices. If the guests need anything, just give us your instructions."
"Then let's have some." Xiao Yuan said casually.
"Okay!" The waiter walked away in a hurry.
Peng Shuang picked up the teapot and poured it for Xiao Yuan first: "Master, shall we rest in Taikang tonight?"
Xiao Yuan raised his head and looked at the sky, and thought for a moment: "Let's rest in Taikang for a day, and take a look at the people's sentiments here."
Peng Shuang nodded.
Xu Hu put the bowl forward: "What, pour it for me too."
Peng Shuang glared at him and cursed while pouring tea: "I don't have any hands!"
Of course, this is the tone between old brothers.
The three of them chatted over fruits and tea, and Xiao Yuan's eyes were soon attracted by a newly opened restaurant not far away.
There was a ribbon-cutting activity going on, and it was very lively. Not only were there a lot of people watching, but there were also people wearing official uniforms. Judging from the official uniforms, it was undoubtedly the magistrate of Taikang County.
The owner of the restaurant is a middle-aged man in his thirties, who is talking to the county magistrate with a smile on his face.
Inside the venue.
It seemed that Magistrate Taikang was very satisfied with what he said. He nodded slowly, stroking his beard and said, "In that case, I would rather obey orders than be respectful."
The man quickly flattered the man and said, "I am so lucky to have this restaurant with an inscription from the county magistrate. It makes me shine!"
Peng Shuang and Xu Hu were also watching this scene. The former couldn't help but said happily: "This county magistrate is quite interesting. A restaurant opened and invited him here."
"It's normal for local officials and local businessmen to have some exchanges." Xiao Yuan said something. He just saw the waiter coming and greeted him with a smile: "Second brother, seeing that you are not busy, why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea to quench your thirst. ."
