Chapter 356: Sword dancing in the snow, with a hint!
Sunset.
Everything was finally agreed upon.
This time the monarch and his ministers discussed together and agreed on five major matters.
The first one is that the First Emperor patrolled the northern lands.
The second one is planning to build the Great Wall as a permanent barrier to the Qin Dynasty;
The third item is to continue to pursue the Xiongnu fiercely in order to completely pacify the north of Yinshan Mountain, establish border counties, and unify Beihe and Yinshan border areas under county jurisdiction;
The fourth item is to discuss the Qin army's permanent settlement in the future to guard the border, so as to control the land thousands of miles north.
The fifth item is to step up the construction of Jiuyuan Straight Road to ensure the transportation of grain and fodder.
Everything was agreed upon, and Yingzheng left Li Simi alone to talk for a long time.
By the time Li Si left the palace, it was already dark. However, the courtiers who had left earlier did not rush to leave. Instead, they waited outside. When Li Si came out, they walked over directly.
Li Si slightly arched his hands.
Shaofu Teng bowed slightly to the palace, and then said solemnly: "Prime Minister Li, you are most familiar with His Majesty. What is His Majesty's intention in calling us to discuss so many things this time? It is true that the Shaofu's taxes have increased significantly in recent years, but
If there are so many things going on, I’m afraid taxes and rations won’t be able to support us.”
Shaofu Teng looked worried.
When he heard that His Majesty planned to patrol the north and build the Great Wall, his heart skipped a beat, and then the First Emperor went on to list many arrangements, which made his face turn as black as coal. However, the First Emperor had already made up his mind.
I dare not object directly.
At present, Li Si has had a secret conversation with His Majesty, and he really wants to know why Your Majesty's strategies are so frequent.
Others also looked over.
Li Si looked grave. He slightly cupped his hands to the people around him and said in a deep voice: "I know you all have many doubts, but I actually know very little. Your Majesty's behavior must have His Majesty's deep intention, and I really don't dare to speculate.
"
"I didn't know about it before."
"but......"
Li Si paused for a moment, his eyes moved slightly and said: "The Northland has been quite uneasy recently. The stability of the Northland is related to the Northern Expedition of the Huns. Your Majesty's various measures are all to pacify the Northland in order to achieve both internal and external governance."
"In the past, the imperial court's attention was focused on the whole world, but starting from today, there will be a big shift. Your Majesty has already begun to look at the undercurrent of restoration. This grand tour is very different from the past."
"The reason why this time is on a grand scale."
"I'm afraid it means declaring war with the restoration forces."
"The situation in the North has been complicated recently, and if you want to suppress the restoration, you must clear the border troubles. Therefore, the Qin army behind them guarded the border and built the Jiuyuan Straight Road. In fact, in the final analysis, they all had the same purpose. That is, the imperial court wanted a stable north. Only when the north is safe can it
Clean up the internal affairs.”
"This time the imperial court spent a lot of money."
"But if the internal affairs of the old Zhao, old Yan, and old Wei are purified, the north will be completely stable and peaceful, and the court will be able to reduce a lot of expenses. It will also be able to eliminate hidden dangers in Chu and Baiyue, and bring peace to the Qin Dynasty.
I can say that these actions have more advantages than disadvantages.”
"This is just my guess."
"I don't dare to speculate on your Majesty's specific thoughts, but the empire's attention has indeed shifted from today on, and you all need to understand this."
Li Si emphasized again.
Finished.
He also rolled his sleeves and left.
Everyone was left there thoughtfully.
Zheng Guo looked solemn and said solemnly: "Your Majesty has lofty ideas, but after this series of measures, a huge amount of money and food will be consumed. If it were not for the public toilets to increase food production last year, the local taxes in Guizhou Province would have increased significantly this year.
.”
"even so......"
"People's taxes may also increase a lot this year."
"I just hope that the chaos in northern Xinjiang can be quelled as soon as possible. Otherwise, over time, the taxes levied on the people in the next few years may be very shocking."
"well."
Zheng Guo sighed and left with a heavy expression.
As the governor of Suzhou, one of his important duties is to ensure the tax collection, so he also has the most thorough understanding of the taxes collected by the people every year. Every time the First Emperor went on a hunting tour, the travel time was never shorter than half a year, and this time it was the same.
With a crowd of 100,000, this can be said to be a huge waste of money and food.
There is also the subsequent construction of the Great Wall, the construction of the Jiuyuan Straight Road, and the subsequent heavy investment in border defense. These all require a lot of money and food. Where does this money and food come from?
Qianshou!!!
The weather has just entered cold winter.
However, Zheng Guo had already begun to consider spring plowing.
He must increase the grain harvest as much as possible, otherwise many people may not be able to support it if the court imposes subsequent taxes.
And he was a little worried.
He worried that it would be difficult for the North to settle down.
Once it turned into a tug-of-war, and the Xiongnu and restoration forces deliberately sabotaged it, the harvest in the north might be greatly reduced, which undoubtedly cast a shadow over Zheng Guo.
The same goes for Shaofu Teng.
Zheng Guo was worried about taxes, but he was more direct. What he was worried about was money and food. The Shaofu was Qin Ting's money bag. Aocang did have a lot of food stored there, but if the First Emperor's actions continued, no matter how much more food he made,
Money and food can’t stand it.
Now we have to support 500,000 soldiers from the north and the south.
The subsequent construction of the Great Wall will undoubtedly require the recruitment of a large number of prisoners, as well as the construction of the Straight Road, the Lishan Mausoleum, etc. These are big households that rely on money and food. He only did a little calculation in his mind, and he already felt his scalp numb.
but.
They all knew that there was nothing wrong with what the First Emperor did. This situation at this time was the general trend of the world and the overall situation of the New Deal. Restoration and restoration were a great struggle for the life and death of the country. There was no room for any luck or slackness.
The few remaining people looked at each other, their eyes more or less solemn. They knew very well that the situation in the world had changed, so they bowed their hands to each other, turned around and strode away.
The next day.
The sky is bright and white.
The news of the First Emperor's hunting tour had already spread.
It involves the travel of 100,000 people, which cannot be completed overnight. Therefore, after the news of the hunting patrol came out, the court did not change much from before, except that the postman who delivered the message was much busier during this period.
the other side.
After many discussions with the Prime Minister's Office, Qin Luoheng finally decided on the position of Shangshu Division, and he finally officially took office as a "Qin official".
His official office is not conspicuous in the palace, and can even be called remote.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But Qin Luoheng was very satisfied.
In the past half month, he has been going back and forth between the Academy and the Prime Minister's Mansion. After a period of lobbying, he successfully persuaded a number of doctors and bachelors. Of course, some people were already determined to go. Qin Luoheng did not force himself too much and agreed.
These people leave.
As Xu Xin and others were abolished as doctors, the titles they had been awarded were also taken away. Qin Luoheng also followed the procedure and reissued documents to them and re-awarded their titles. However, the titles were not the same as before.
Taller.
But Xu Xin and others didn't care.
At least, they don't have to go to the official office every day and can do what they want to do. It's just that Qin Luoheng has to guard the official office alone, busy inside and running around.
Mid spring.
The date of the hunting tour announced by the court.
February 2nd.
That is February 2, the day when the dragon raises its head.
As the date approached, Xianyang gradually became more crowded, with horses passing through the city from time to time, and mailmen shouting loudly, but this had nothing to do with Qin Luoheng. In the past month, he had already
The government office was set up.
Although the officials are all seconded, it has already taken initial shape.
Qin Luoheng did not break his promise and successfully installed Da and Fendu into the official office. However, the two of them are still in the stage of "testing as officials" and are just errands. As for whether they can pass the subsequent evaluation for officials, it depends on
They both worked hard on their own.
He won't help.
...
early morning.
Inside the palace.
Ying Zheng stepped on Xu Xinxue and walked into the Prince's Academy.
The sound of reading came from the academy.
On the side, a young man was holding a dagger, but instead of reading, he raised the sword with both hands and chopped the dead tree stump in front of him with all his strength. There was only a bang sound, but the dagger got stuck in the scattered branches covered by the new snow.
Hu Hai's face turned red, and he used all his strength to draw the sword. Before the sword could be drawn out, his hands slipped out of the snow-wet sword grid, and he fell backwards. He also fell into the snow nest. His funny behavior also caused trouble.
The other young masters in the palace had to laugh.
However, after seeing the figure of Ying Zheng, the laughter of all the young masters stopped immediately. They all sat upright and did not dare to speak out to read anymore. They all sat like quails at the table, their expressions were extremely reserved and nervous.
Ying Zheng walked over.
He helped Hu Hai up, frowned and said, "Why are you practicing sword practice outside on a snowy day?"
Hu Hai raised his head and said loudly: "Practice your sword in the snow, Hu Hai wants to kill the Huns."
Ying Zheng stretched out his hand, pulled out the dagger stuck in the branch, and said coldly: "I don't need you to go into battle to kill the enemy. You can just study hard in the academy."
Finished.
Then he entered the academy.
Hu Hai picked up the dagger, his eyes filled with unwillingness.
Naturally, he had his own ideas for this sword dance. He had known for a long time that his father was going on a hunting tour. In the past, his father would take him with him on hunting tours and would inform him very early. But this time, his father was late.
The lack of notification gave Hu Hai a sense of urgency.
He danced with his sword and talked about the Xiongnu, just to test him.
However, his father was obviously not interested, which made Hu Hai very disappointed.
Ying Zheng was naturally aware of Hu Hai's little thoughts. When he was critically ill last time, he already knew that his love for Hu Hai was a little too much, which even made Hu Hai have some inappropriate thoughts.
He did favor Hu Hai in the past.
But it was not intended to allow Hu Hai to fight for power.
Moreover, Hu Hai's performance that time made Ying Zheng a little disappointed, but Hu Hai was his heir after all. He did not blame him too much at the time, but only deliberately alienated Hu Hai. Judging from today's situation, Hu Hai may still be unwilling to give up.
This made Ying Zheng even more unhappy.
Although Hu Hai is a little clever, he is not able to reach the upper echelon of elegance. Moreover, the current situation in the court is so complicated that even Fusu cannot control it, let alone a childish person?
Hu Hai has crossed the line a bit!!!
Ying Zheng entered the palace, looked at the princes sitting upright, and said indifferently: "I will patrol the north on the second day of February. You should stay in the palace and study hard, especially Hu Hai. You are still young, so don't think about it all day long.
, dance with sticks and sticks."
"You don't have to follow me on this hunting tour."
"Just stay in the palace, learn from the other brothers, and learn some knowledge from the inner master."