The two days of rest went by in a flash...
Zhao Si has been busy farming for the past two days, but the rest of the food is okay. The rice has to be brought from paddy fields, which is a waste of old nose strength. Zhao Si can be regarded as doing it himself. Wang Lichun followed him for two days and was too tired to hunt.
Of course, fifteen hectares of farmland cannot be completed in a short time. Zhao Si only completed a small part of it, and most of it was done by servants and slaves. Zhao Si's next task is to inspect the cultivated land at regular intervals every day to ensure that the crops continue to receive The influence of one's own raw jade halo.
When this batch of grain is produced, it can be used as seeds to be distributed throughout the world. He slowly cultivates the land in Guanzhong. Within a few years, it will be able to completely replace the previous seeds, ushering in earth-shaking changes in Daqin's agriculture.
In addition, Zhao Si also planted some sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, hoping to see if the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn that had mutated once could undergo a second evolution under the influence of the raw jade halo.
"Master...it's time to get up!"
Zhao Si got up in a daze at the gentle call of the maid, made do with breakfast in a daze, and went straight to the doctor's office.
Today is still a day without the First Emperor's roll call, and Zhao Si is not scheduled to be on duty at the imperial palace, so Zhao Si is working under the command of the doctor.
Entering the work site, I saw a large number of maps hanging inside the house. A bunch of officials were gesticulating in front of the maps. The maps in various places were full of handwriting marks.
On the shelves, there are a large number of bamboo slips and books...
Some officials are busy, while others are dozing off and fishing.
"Servant Zhao is here?" Zhao Si was still looking for his position when a middle-aged man who was a head and a half shorter than Zhao Si, thin and slightly darker in color came to Zhao Si.
"Please come in!"
"May I ask, which doctor are you?" Zhao Si saw the other party's clothes and knew that the other party was a doctor, one level higher than himself.
"My name is Cheng Miao, with the courtesy name Yuan Cen. Minister Zhao can call me Yuan Cen." Cheng Miao pulled Zhao Si inside and began to introduce his colleagues to Zhao Si one by one.
Because Zhao Si was called by the First Emperor two days before going to work, he did not meet his colleagues. Now it was the first day he came to work. Zhao Si looked around and saw that the room was full of lieutenants, but there were only a few among them. Cheng Miao obviously had a high status. .
"This is Sima Xin...after General Sima Cuo."
"This is Wang Qian..."
"This is Hengtong..."
"This is Meng Wuzhao..."
"This is Su Jiao..."
"This is Seulji..."
"This is Bai Qiang..."
"This is Gan Ya..."
Cheng Miao introduced Zhao Si's colleagues one by one, and mentioned some famous deeds by the way, either political achievements or family background. In short, everyone's face was taken care of.
When Zhao Si heard this, he thought...he was either a descendant of a nobleman, or he had already governed a county before becoming a Langguan.
At present, Langguan can be roughly divided into two groups. One is the talents with prominent family backgrounds and excellent qualities, who were put into Langguan training by the First Emperor.
One type is those who started from the frontier army of counties and counties, performed well, and were ready to be promoted by the First Emperor, and were placed in the rank of Lang Guan to transition to Marquis Guan.
Generally speaking, these two are nobles, but one is prominent, and the other is in decline, but with his outstanding ability, he can climb back up and restore the glory of the family.
For example, Wang Qian, his grandfather is Wang Wan, the current Right Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty.
Sima Xin, my ancestor is Sima Cuo.
Needless to say, Meng Wuzhao, Bai Qiang, and Xiyizhi are descendants of the old Mengxi Bai clan. Although the vitality of the old clan was severely damaged after Shang Yang's reform, they are still centipede insects, dead but not stiff.
Gan Ya, the descendant of Qianlong, the old prime minister who opposed Shang Yang and directly led to Shang Yang's death.
The dozen or so officials represented by these people are all representatives of prominent family backgrounds and natural wealth.
Hengtong is also somewhat related to the Qin general Huanjue (yi), but the relationship is relatively distant. He once governed a county, and because of his outstanding performance, he was promoted to Langguan.
Su Jiao was also a descendant of a noble family, but he had no reliable relatives. He was from Longxi. Because of his outstanding performance in expelling the Huns and fighting for the Hetao, he was close to Meng Tian and was recommended to the First Emperor.
The two people represented were from a relatively poor family, with a relatively small number of people, seven or eight in total.
During the introduction, Zhao Si saluted one by one. Some responded enthusiastically, some were indifferent, and some were lukewarm.
"As for Minister Zhao, I don't need to introduce you too much. Xu Fu disobeyed the king's order and stayed in Fusang. Minister Zhao seized the ship and went to sea. He lived up to the king's order and returned the handsome ship to Qin, bringing back three auspicious things!" Cheng Miao smiled at him! Zhao Si bowed and everyone in the room bowed back to Zhao Si.
Next, Cheng Miao enthusiastically arranged for Zhao Si to take a seat, and then said: "The doctor's affairs are complicated at the moment. What we are responsible for is the itinerary of His Majesty's great tour of the world. You have just returned to Qin from the sea. You are fashionable and young when you go to sea." Young, I think I don’t know the landforms of Daqin, so there’s no need to rush, there are maps and topography here, Minister Zhao can take a look first.”
"You want to patrol the world?" Zhao Si was stunned for a moment and said. If I remember correctly, when I returned from the sea, wasn't the First Emperor patrolling the world?
"Last time, His Majesty was unwell and did not finish the walk. He had planned to finish the walk again next year. Now that three new grains are produced, it is imperative to promote the new grains in various places... I am afraid that he must go next year." Cheng Miao said. .
With the character and habits of the First Emperor, he would patrol the world when doing important things.
Cars on the same track, books on the same text, people on the same road, unified weights and measures, and unified currency. When everything was implemented, the First Emperor had to patrol the world. At the moment when new grains are being promoted, it is impossible not to go there, let alone Because Zhao Si returned unexpectedly last time, the First Emperor returned early and the world tour was not completed.
Now that the unification of the currency has reached a critical moment, new grains must be promoted. According to the habits of the First Emperor, next year he will definitely set out on a grand tour of the world to suppress the eight famines and ensure that the policy can be rolled out.
Zhao Si nodded to express understanding and then said: "Mr. Cheng has introduced his colleagues, but he has not introduced himself yet..."
Zhao Si finally understood that the current Lang Guan subordinate to the Lang Zhong Ling was either a direct descendant of a big noble or had outstanding local political achievements.
Cheng Miao was able to become a doctor, presumably because he was either a direct descendant of a great nobleman or had outstanding political achievements. Cheng Miao was now a doctor. If he were released, the county governor would not be able to escape.
Cheng Miao smiled, but before he could speak, Hengtong enthusiastically came over to help Zhao Si clear up his doubts.
"Brother Yuan Cen was the warden of Xiagui in the past. He was imprisoned in Yunyang Prison due to mistakes. Your Majesty unified the writing system, and the Prime Minister Zuo changed the large seal script to the small seal script. Brother Yuan Cen was good at writing the large seal script. In prison, he changed the small seal script and made it into a book, which was presented to your majesty. , His Majesty gave permission to write and use it among the officials, and the effect was good. Brother Yuan Cen was released from prison because of it. Nowadays, most of the writings are in official script, not small seal script."
Zhao Si was in awe when he heard this!
Okay! This one is even more heavyweight!
Li Si changed the large seal script to small seal script, and Cheng Miao changed the small seal script to official script.
In fact, the difference between Qin Lishu and Qin Xiaozhuan is not very big, but it is relatively simplified. Zhao Si did not know that there was such a thing when he was learning it. He only thought that he was learning Xiaozhuan, but he did not know that he was learning Cheng Miao. Official script created.
Official script!
Qin seal script and Han official script, but everyone knows that the official script was also made by Qin officials!
"I haven't learned how to read for a long time, but I don't know the story, let alone that the characters I learned were created by Dr. Cheng. I'm disrespectful!" Zhao Si handed over his hand.
No wonder Cheng Miao could become a doctor, no wonder Cheng Miao could become the leader of this group of nobles from a poor family who originated from the state.
Cheng Miao's achievements were much greater than those of the others, and he was pardoned and released from prison by the First Emperor. He was praised by both Prime Minister Li Si and the First Emperor.
He was a county official and was politically correct.
After being imprisoned, Longchang became enlightened and changed the small seal script into official script. The buff almost stacked up and became a soul ring.
This kind of person, as long as nothing unexpected happens, will definitely be the Jiuqing in the future, and the three princes may compete.
This is no wonder why Cheng Miao is so enthusiastic about him. Although Zhao Si said that he was a little lucky because of the treasure presentation, Zhao Si returned from seizing the ship, lived up to the king's orders, was politically correct, and was from a low-level background.
But it can’t be said that they are cliques. In fact, the two groups can’t urinate in the same pot. There is no tense situation on weekdays, and there is not much intrigue between jobs. After all, the emperor above is the First Emperor, and the heads of all the officials are above them. Qing Mengyi, there is no difference between closeness and distance. If you want to fight passionately, I am afraid that you will die too early.
Lang Zhongling is equivalent to the Whampoa Military Academy in Da Qin. How could a place like this not make some political friends?
This was originally a place for training and the help of improving connections. It is understandable that Cheng Miao, Hengtong, Su Jiao and others were so enthusiastic.
Zhao Si is not disgusted either. How can there be politics without cliques? As long as the distinction between public and private is clear, and objectively speaking, it is easier for this group of people from humble backgrounds to reach a consensus on their political stance. After all, everyone is not as open-minded as those old nobles.
Factions are inevitable wherever he goes, and Zhao Si doesn't care, let alone put a cold face on a hot butt. After greeting Cheng Miao and others, all the officials got busy again.
Only Zhao Si really didn't know the topography of Da Qin and the situation in various places, so he couldn't help much. He could only go to the map and local records to supplement his knowledge.
Colleagues, on the other hand, had a heated discussion about the itinerary of the First Emperor's grand tour of the world.
"Kuiji... Kuaiji must leave... This is Chu land. The nobles of Chu land have always been restless, so we must be careful here..."
"Pei County... Peixian County must also pass. This is the gateway to the three places..."
The discussions were intense, with every itinerary and location down to the details of how long we should stop at each place, and there were occasional quarrels.
Not only do we have to consider the local conditions, but we also have to consider the physical condition of the First Emperor. This is not a modern day. Patrolling the world is a physical job, and the fatigue of traveling and riding is no joke.
Secondly, we must also consider the armament situation, etc. etc....
Of course, the intense discussion has nothing to do with Zhao Si. Zhao Si is holding a map of various places and gnawing at it. This thing is a military secret. It was the map that Jing Ke presented when he assassinated the King of Qin.
It's just that the map here is not that detailed. It is impossible to mark everything about the deployment of troops. To put it bluntly, it is just a rough local map.
However, for people like Zhao Si who had just returned to land, the effect was still considerable. Zhao Si really did not understand the situation of the Qin Dynasty.
And there are also local chronicles...although they are also abbreviated versions...
But for Zhao Si, he can also briefly understand the general situation of counties and counties in Daqin.
However, there are so many maps and local chronicles that I don’t know when to go.
Zhao Si knelt down quietly in his seat, listening to Su Jiao and Xi Yiji's passionate exchange of words...
"Sand dunes... you have to get through the dunes..."
Zhao Si shook his head helplessly. It turns out that the big bosses are so unpretentious in their work. They will roll up their sleeves when they are anxious. Moreover, cultural relics are not divided into different families now. The ministers are all practitioners, and some are from the battlefield. , Fortunately, Great Qin strictly prohibited private fights, otherwise Zhao Si would have to perform a martial arts show on the spot.
"You have to cross the sand dunes, but this section is closer by water, and you can pass through Jiujiang..."
Zhao Si heard place names popping up one after another from their mouths, some familiar and some unfamiliar.
For example, sand dunes...
Wait... why is this place so familiar!
Zhao Si slapped his thigh!
Isn’t this the place where the First Emperor died?
Official script was called official script because the First Emperor asked Cheng Miao to promote it to the officials in Yunyang Prison.
(End of chapter)
