The First Emperor was the last to come...
His mood was not peaceful at all. Although he still tried his best to appear dignified, his hurried steps still betrayed him.
"Let me see my great-grandson!" The First Emperor looked at the little guy in Zhao Si's arms with a smile on his face.
A little guy who looked exactly like Zhao Si and had a bit of the First Emperor and a bit of charm was raised to his eyes by Zhao Si.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
The First Emperor carefully took his great-grandson into his arms. The little guy had just been born, but he didn't cry, make fuss, or recognize his birth. If he was held by another person, he would just look at the First Emperor with novelty again.
"What a good grandson..." The First Emperor noticed the other person's outstretched little hand and passed his fingers over, and the little guy grabbed it firmly.
An aunt's smile instantly appeared on the Emperor's face...
Zhao Si could clearly see that this was not grasping the fingers of the First Emperor, but clearly grasping the very tip of the Emperor's heart.
"The forehead is as full as the sun, and the brows are as plump as dragon bones! What a good appearance! So handsome, he is worthy of being my great-grandson!" The First Emperor couldn't hold back the corners of his mouth at all.
"My eldest father can also read faces?" Zhao Si asked curiously.
"I don't know, but I've heard something about it..." The First Emperor smiled.
In this era, fortune telling is a very profound and highly respected knowledge.
The Book of Changes is the first of all the classics, and divination is closely related to people's lives. Anyone who reads it will have more or less contact with it and understand it. The difference is nothing more than the depth of attainment.
"But although I don't know these techniques, I have heard about some physiognomy. You have read the Book of Changes, don't you know?" The First Emperor glanced at Zhao Si strangely.
The I Ching is an out-and-out academic journal in this era. Most people have read it, but most people are just fans at best.
But thanks to its popular status, some popular content can still be spoken and remembered.
Just like the perpetual motion machine that the big guys in the civil sciences have longed for.
There are also some popular ones about physiognomy.
For example... the Yellow Emperor was born as a god, his forehead was as plump as the sun, and his eyebrows were as plump as dragon bones.
After all, he is the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and has his own flow. Therefore, most people know the birth appearance of the Yellow Emperor, and there are many records of various alchemy techniques.
It was exactly the same as the face of the newly born great-grandson of the First Emperor.
"There are so many books, how can I remember them..." Zhao Si smiled.
In fact, Zhao Si usually skips this kind of content when he sees it...
"It can probably be understood that this boy was born rich, right..." Zhao Si said.
"Almost..." The First Emperor was too lazy to talk to Zhao Si and lowered his head to tease his great-grandson. The smile on his face reappeared just after it calmed down.
"Well, when you have a great-grandson, you forget about your own grandson..."
While Zhao Si was talking, he patted Yu Ji's hand and said with a smile: "Did you see it? I like you very much, so relax!"
When Yu Ji heard the sound, she also smiled happily.
The First Emperor's affirmation was undoubtedly his affirmation of Yu Ji.
Although the status of women in the Qin Dynasty was not too low, it was still the feudal era, especially when the head of the family was the First Emperor. The greatest value that Yu Ji could embody was to give birth to a child who would satisfy the entire family. .
But now, it is obvious that Yu Ji has succeeded to a large extent.
Zhao Si smiled and watched the First Emperor playing with the child for a long time. After a long time, the little guy seemed to be tired and sleepy, and yawned again and again. Seeing this, the First Emperor reluctantly returned the child to Zhao Si, getting ready on the side. The wet nurse quickly took the baby and left to feed the baby.
Yu Ji just gave birth, and within a short period of time, there was no milk...
Because he needed to rest and some subsequent content might need to avoid suspicion, the First Emperor also took the initiative to walk out, and Zhao Si followed.
"This child..."
The smile faded, and the Emperor's emotions were put away where they would not affect the decision-making, and he asked the most critical question instead.
He really liked the kid...
Not to mention that this child was born as a god and had the appearance of an emperor just from his face.
but! The most important thing is whether he can inherit Zhao Si's magic.
If not...then the position of the heir is still up for debate.
There was no way. For the First Emperor, the only issue he cared about was this. He had to be responsible for the future of the Qin Dynasty.
"Yes, but I can't be sure of the details, but it's easy to do. I can open a field alone, and after the confinement period, I can confirm it by asking Yu Ji to take him around for a few more times." Zhao Si said.
His son must have inherited certain abilities from him, and he is also the only heir.
However, Zhao Si was not sure how much he had inherited.
So I really need to test it...
"Well...as long as it can make the harvest abundant...the rest..." the First Emperor said.
Zhao Si understood that as long as the grain harvest could continue to be abundant, the position of prince would most likely fall on this child.
This alone is enough!
"Speaking of which, this child was just born and the eldest father didn't prepare a name? The grandson is not making any decisions and is waiting for the eldest father to name it." Zhao Si said with a smile.
"How could anyone come up with a name so early?" The First Emperor smiled and knocked Zhao Si on the head.
Zhao Si suddenly laughed when he thought about it. He actually ignored this.
The main reason is that I have been married for two generations but neither of them has children, so I subconsciously followed the modern rhythm and wanted to go there.
Modern children have to be given names right after they are born, because they have to register.
But in ancient times, children were usually not named so early.
One is because Fu Ji was the adult envoy in ancient times.
In other words, ID cards will not be issued until you are old enough to serve in the military. Otherwise, they will only be counted separately in the household registration, and some are not even counted.
The second reason is that in ancient times, birth was just the beginning, but there were still three disasters and six disasters before living to adulthood.
If you look at history, you will know that even in imperial families, most of the princes and princesses died in childhood, let alone ordinary families?
In ancient times, for a baby to successfully grow into an adult, the starting point of luck must be five.
Because of the family background and the low survival rate, generally speaking, even wealthy families do not name their children after birth.
The emotion and meaning poured into choosing a great name are so extraordinary.
It is even harder for people to accept that after investing so much, they will inevitably face separation and death.
Because of the simple and traditional emotional concepts of the Central Plains, there is also the custom of giving nicknames.
Nicknames given to wealthy families usually have beautiful meanings.
Most of them are about things like being strong, lively, and healthy.
But ordinary people mostly use nicknames.
What two oxen, a big dog, and a stone egg.
There are all kinds of nonsense, but in fact, it is not appropriate to call it a nickname.
If you observe carefully, you can also find that these nicknames are usually associated with the good meaning of good care and good life. However, ordinary people have no culture and can only name things after things that can be seen everywhere but are extremely tough. In the end, it became the so-called A cheap name.
"What about a nickname? My eldest father gave me a nickname." Zhao Si said with a smile.
"You, as a father, are not prepared for anything, and you want an old man of my age to worry about such a thing for you, right?" The First Emperor snorted.
"That can't be..." Zhao Si joked but saw that the First Emperor was already deep in thought.
"As for your nickname, let's call you Zinnu first..."
Childish, pheasant, a symbol of vitality.
"Slave" is both a nickname and a nickname.
only……
"Huh? Isn't this the nickname of Li Er's son?" Zhao Si thought to himself.
But if you think about it carefully, there are only so many things that symbolize beautiful meanings in history. These are nicknames but not names, so the repetition rate is naturally terrible.
Put it in the countryside and shout Ergou. I don’t know how many snot-nosed babies can follow it.
Pheasant...pheasant...well, pheasant, let's just say pheasant, anyway, it's his son and not himself.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used to call him wild boar...
"As for the name, as a father, you have to take it seriously." The First Emperor patted Zhao Si on the shoulder.
"You can't have me, the big father, worry about everything."
"What I said is that I need to rely on my father's experience to find out." Zhao Si understood the implication of the First Emperor and laughed, trying to fool him.
"My eldest father is old. Now he just wants to tease his great-grandson and take care of himself..."
"Your great-grandson has just been born!" Zhao Si emphasized.
The First Emperor glanced at Zhao Si helplessly.
This kid does have a similar mind to me sometimes.
"Okay, how is your "Five-Year Plan" written? When are you going to implement it?" asked the First Emperor.
"It's almost done. No matter how precise it is, it can't be any more precise. Instead of working behind closed doors, it's better to let go and start working first, and find problems from practice. As for implementation... It's the autumn harvest now, and my grandson means to take advantage of the good harvest. Ji..." Zhao Si said.
Large-scale infrastructure construction will inevitably sacrifice part of the people's happiness.
After all, infrastructure is built not with words, but with human labor.
There was a certain sense of national honor in this era, but not much. It was impossible to expect the people of Qin to spontaneously and enthusiastically participate... so corvee conscription was a certainty.
What Zhao Si can do is to minimize the need for corvee service in other places, try to provide more subsidies if they are too far away from home, and do his best to ensure their personal safety.
If you have free sex, then you have free sex. In this era, free sex is unavoidable.
When wages are low, we should try our best to ensure that the laborers can eat a few more mouthfuls of food so that they do not starve to death. The time and intensity of the work should also be more humane, and the family should not be ruined because of a single laborer.
There's no way, it's not a troubled world after all...
If it were really a troubled time, there would be no need to think so much. Just say, take care of the food, and a lot of people would come to work as corvees, even if two workers would have to kneel on the ground a day to be grateful.
Work-for-relief...
Therefore, Zhao Si planned to mention this matter when the harvest season is coming and the people's happiness has improved to a certain extent. After all, the world was in chaos last year.
"Well... it's a good thing to have a good harvest. Last year was turbulent, and this year is just a time to rest and recuperate. Seeing the food coming into the warehouse, my heart dropped in my stomach. The collection of corvee will be smoother, and the baby slaves were also born. They were born as gods, and they were born with gods. Fugui, I am going to take advantage of this moment to issue another edict granting amnesty to the world." The First Emperor said.
Zhao Si nodded and there was nothing wrong with the promulgation of the edict of amnesty for the world.
It was promulgated last year, and its promulgation this year is purely to celebrate the birth of the child slave and the arrival of the era of large-scale infrastructure construction.
As for whether the arbitrary issuance of amnesty will cause a series of problems...
Forget it, in fact, Zhao Si knew that the inheritance of the halo was unique, which meant that no matter how many children there were, only one child slave would inherit it, and only the child slave could satisfy the First Emperor.
So it is no longer possible to expect the First Emperor to be as happy as he is today.
After all, this is also the first great-grandson of the First Emperor, which is of great significance.
Based on the First Emperor's caution, I am afraid that no more amnesty will be issued for a long time in the future.
Two awards in a row can only mean good things happen one after another...
However, the amnesty for the world is the highest administrative document, has a good reputation in the world, and is also the top propaganda resource.
Zhao Si's eyes lit up when he thought of his next plan, and he spoke tentatively.
"This is a general amnesty. Can I add a name to my grandson?"
The right to issue amnesty to the whole world naturally belongs to the emperor alone. Zhao Si did not intend to make an exception. He wanted to gain popularity.
"What?"
"After all, we are facing the world, and I just want to take this opportunity to recruit talented people.
The dispute between the old and new officials lasted for several years and almost became a party government. Lai Dafu was decisive and did not cause a big chaos. However, a large number of new officials were deposed and suppressed because of this. Now the old laws have decayed and the old officials can no longer bear the turmoil. Yong, the Qin Dynasty is at a time when it is determined to reform. Among the new officials who have been dismissed, there are many people who have made great achievements, such as Teng. Sun'er plans to take this opportunity to issue a recruitment order to revive them...
In addition, in addition to the deposed new officials, there are hundreds of schools of thought in the world, and there are countless students. The rich naturally have the right, and the poor may have no way if they are not favored by heaven. Moreover, with peace in all directions, it may be difficult to expect military merit. Climbing to the sky, I don’t know how many pearls will be covered in dust because of this.
For example, all of my disciples are not from a very high background, but in fact they are all talented people.
Most of them are even in the same place, so Sun'er is also thinking that maybe it is not that they are born with talents as kings and assistants, but that there are too many people in the world who lack such an environment.
With a crowd of 100,000, I might be able to have a group of outstanding talents... As long as I give them a big enough stage, there will be no shortage of real talents who can be used by me.
Besides...to tell the truth, my grandson...there is a need for reform at the moment, but all the officials in the court are already old and decrepit.
The key to partial reform is to forge ahead with determination, to be aggrieved today, to strive for perfection tomorrow, and to be more important to the country the next day. Playing it safe comes and goes, and in the end you can only end up with a four-dimensional image.
For change, I prefer to use young people. "
"Li Si is also an old man." The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si with a smile.
"It's just that the right prime minister's old bones can still be ignited, so it's appropriate." Zhao Si smiled.
"To evaluate whether you are old or not, you cannot judge whether you are good or bad based on your age."
"Just like Dad, although you are over fifty years old, you think about things that even a child would not dare to think about!"
(End of chapter)
