Chapter 2: Sima Qian said you have the talent of prime minister
After Wei Liaozi left, Ying Zheng suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao He, who had obviously lost a lot of weight.
"I heard that you have the talent of a prime minister, so I invited you over."
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. I, Xiao He, am just an ordinary citizen of Pei County. My biggest ambition in daily life is to be the magistrate of Pei County one day and revitalize my family. How can I deserve such an evaluation? Who is framing me?
"Xiao He said angrily.
He himself didn't know when he became the prime minister, but Ying Zheng, who was thousands of miles away, found out. Isn't this a lie? Don't let me know who harmed me!
Seeing this, Ying Zheng nodded: "Well, it was Sima Qian who said that. He said that you have the talent of a prime minister, and you are considered to be the first-class existence among all the prime ministers in the past, so I invited you over."
After thinking for a moment, Xiao He still didn't know who Sima Qian was and why he wanted to frame him in this way. He was quite sure that this was really the first time he heard this name.
Although he didn't say anything on the surface, he had already recorded this account in his heart. If there is a chance, he must settle the matter with this guy.
"Although what Sima Qian said is often accurate, whether you have the talent of a prime minister cannot be relied upon solely on his words, so I have a task assigned to you."
"I plan to establish a new expedition department. The location is in Shanglinyuan. It is highly confidential and will be directly responsible for me. You are the first director. The grade is tentatively designated as the sixth grade. There is a high possibility of promotion in the future.
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"Your task is both simple and arduous. You are mainly responsible for logistics. Although your job seems inconspicuous now, if you do it well, it is not impossible to become the Prime Minister of the Japanese Empire in the future."
Hearing this, Xiao He not only did not relax, but became even more nervous.
If you do well, you will be qualified to be the prime minister. Then this must be such a serious and important task. Even if there is a slight mistake, it will be a big deal, and I am afraid that I will only lose my head.
"Your first task is to find some tailors with better skills to make these clothes, and then learn this way of life. You must engrave these living habits in your bones."
Having said this, Ying Zheng took out a picture album. The styles of clothes on it were completely different from those of today. Clothes of this style could not be found in the Seven Kingdoms.
"Your second task is to learn this kind of writing, which I call regular script. If you have enough time, you can also think about what methods can be used to let more people learn this kind of writing at a faster speed.
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"The third task is that the Expedition Department is still empty. There is only you as the director, so you need to recruit the first batch of members of the Expedition Department. My request is this..."
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Half a month later.
"Your Majesty, the interview will start in a quarter of an hour." Xiao He said.
At this moment, Ying Zheng was sitting at the top, with a large amount of information placed in front of him. Xiao He was sitting on the left hand side of Ying Zheng. There was also a table in front of him, with pencils prepared long ago.
White paper.
"Huh? It's about to start? So soon?"
After saying that, Ying Zheng put down the book in his hand, closed his eyes and leaned on the chair and continued: "First of all, please briefly tell me the general situation of this interview."
"This time the Expedition Department did not adopt an automatic registration method, but used the internal information collected by the Shaofu to check item by item and then send an invitation letter."
"All those who received the invitation have ancestors from Qin for three generations, and their grandmothers and mothers were also born in Qin. In addition, those who have committed serious crimes within three generations are not included in the invitation, and those who are the only children in the family are also not included in the invitation."
This is the political review. Although it is very complicated, it is very necessary. As the first batch of heroes in the cross-border conquest of Da Qin, confidentiality and loyalty are the most important. As for ability, at least at this moment, it is not as important as the first two.
"Um."
"Considering the time factor, we only sent invitations to the people near Xianyang this time. Some of them are military chiefs, some are local officials, and some are eighth-level township chiefs. They come from a wide range of sources, almost from all walks of life.
Everything is done."
"More than 90% of the people came over after receiving the invitation. The total number of them is more than 1,200. Among them, there are more than 800 men and more than 400 women. The male-to-female ratio is close to two to one."
"Now, after the first round of written examinations, there are still more than 400 people left. Today is the interview, and it will be decided by His Majesty himself." Xiao He said seriously.
Although he didn't know exactly what was so important about the Expeditions Department that it was worthy of Ying Zheng's personal interview. How much time would it take to interview more than 400 people one by one?
Although he doesn't understand Ying Zheng's motivation for doing this, it doesn't prevent him from working harder. The more Ying Zheng pays attention to it, the more important his work is, isn't it?
Is it true that the old Xiao family is going to have a big shot?
When you get back, ask someone to check. Is there smoke coming out of your ancestral tomb? You must build a good tomb for your ancestors.
A quarter of an hour passed, and the interview officially began. The first person to come in was an eight-foot-tall man with a Chinese character and a handsome face.
This big man wore Qin's standard armor and helmet. He walked with a serious look and did not look left or right. He stood in the center of the tent and gave Ying Zheng a military salute that had just appeared.
"Chen Xi, the fifth-level official of the Qin Dynasty and the official of Xianyang, pays homage to the king."
Fifth, doctor, and fifth doctor are different. The former is the fifth-ranked doctor among the twenty-ranked knights, while the latter is the fifth-ranked doctor with the ninth-ranked title.
Generally speaking, if your title is higher than the five senior officers, you can also become a mid-level general in the army, which is completely different from the previous low-level officers or even ordinary soldiers.
"Um."
Ying Zheng nodded, while Xiao He picked up a pen and paper and began to ask: "Hi, doctor, although the salary in the Expedition Division is good, it is not easy to get promoted."
"Once selected, you will not be able to have any contact with your family for twenty years, and you will not have the opportunity to see each other during the holidays. Moreover, the risk is extremely high, and there is a high possibility that you will not be able to come back. Are you aware of all this?"
"It's clear." Chen Xi said loudly.
"I have been a soldier since my great-grandfather. My great-grandfather worked hard all his life. Starting from an ordinary soldier, he participated in more than thirty battles, beheaded hundreds of people, and obtained the seventh-level title of Duke."
"My grandfather also joined the army when he was sixteen years old. After fighting all his life, he obtained the ninth-level title of fifth-level doctor. However, when my father came to be, he was defeated and died, and even the title was reduced to the rank of doctor."
"Today, it's my turn. I am an officer in the army and good at training soldiers. I can dedicate everything to the empire."
The word "empire" just appeared a month ago. The first time it appeared was in the Daqin Xunbao. Since then, the word has become popular. Especially young soldiers, especially like this word.