Chapter 20 Afang Palace

Qin Yiren stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking at himself in the mirror, only to see a tired look on his face, and his sideburns were already blooming, he couldn't help but feel self-pity and sighed: "People say that being an emperor is majestic on all sides, powerful in the world, and controls people's life and death, but I don't know how hard it is to be an emperor." ”

"You're embarrassed to say, how can you be a monarch like you, you don't even have time to sleep and eat." Zhao Ji was quite dissatisfied and said with disgust.

"I am diligent in government and love the people, if it is a monarch like the land of Shandong, won't it all be wiped out by me?" Qin Yiren's head was raised and his chest was straight, quite proud.

"Look at you like this, you are diligent in government and love the people, but you are tired of yourself, which is really distressing." Meng Yi also came to blame.

Meng Yi's temperament is supple, since he followed Qin Yiren, he has never said a word of resentment, today is the first time in the world, it is actually more than a year since he dominated the world, Qin Yiren has been so busy that he doesn't even have time to eat and sleep.

"You too, you can't exhaust yourself by being diligent and loving the people? If you are tired, how can you be diligent in government and love the people? Mrs. Qing was also dissatisfied.

Mrs. Qing is a strong woman, the biggest businessman in the world, she appreciates diligence very much, and she can't help but complain about Qin Yiren today.

It has been more than a year since the world returned to one, and Qin Yiren was so tired that his sideburns showed gray hair, who didn't feel distressed?

"You women, I can't tell you." Qin Yiren didn't want to be complained by them, so he threw down a sentence and walked away quickly.

Hurried to the upper study, only to see Fan Sui, Wei Yi, Huang Shigong, Li Si, Han Fei, Fan Zeng, Wang Juan, Meng Wu and other important ministers were already waiting for him.

Qin Yiren looked at it, they were all rabbit-eyed, and their faces were tired.

"Hey. You really are. How can you not rest? If you're tired. Who's going to help me? Qin Yiren complained. It seems that he wants to vent the complaints that Shicai suffered from Zhao Ji and them on Fan Sui and them.

"Your Majesty, you still say that you are waiting, and you don't look at yourself, similar to us, with red eyes." Fan Sui smiled.

The monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and what caught their eyes was each other's tired faces, red eyes, and it was really the eldest brother and the second brother. The nose does not say eye sockets.

"Sit down." Qin Yiren beckoned them to sit down and asked, "What's going on today?" ”

"Your Majesty, the general has captured Guilin and set up a camp in Guilin, Shi Lu is already repairing the canal, and there is hope for Lingnan to be pacified." When it came to state affairs, Fan Sui was grim.

"Good!" Qin Yiren nodded heavily, greatly overjoyed.

As soon as the Lingqu is completed, the land of Lingnan will be pacified, and China will be complete.

"And. General Li Mu has broken Donghu and killed 300,000 people in Donghu. Liaodong was terrified, and all ministries asked for surrender. Among them, there are also His Majesty's old acquaintances. Fan Sui then reported.

"My old acquaintance? Who? "Qin Yiren is a little strange.

"Shan Rong Fu." Fan Sui said.

"He's it." Of course, Qin Yiren remembered this Shan Rongfu.

Shan Rongfu is the prince of the Donghu Shan Rong Division, who once participated in the Picking Wood Ceremony and entered the top ten, leaving a deep impression on Qin Yiren.

"This Shanrong is also witty and interesting, knowing Your Majesty's power, I was stunned that I didn't participate in the battle of Donghu, and I didn't dare to be the enemy of Daqin, so I automatically surrendered." Huang Shigong had a smile on his face and said, "According to General Li Mu's military report, as soon as he met, he said that he was afraid of His Majesty's authority and did not dare not surrender. ”

"He was frightened by the battle in Liaodong, right?" Qin Yiren chuckled.

"That's for sure. Of course, His Majesty's Tianwei is also a reason why he dare not surrender. Wei Yu smiled.

"Liaodong is pacified, and it is one step closer to defeating the Huns." Qin Yiren was greatly relieved and said, "It only takes a little more time for the world to settle down, and you can use troops against the Xiongnu." ”

If we want to completely solve the Xiongnu problem, we must chase it to Mobei. If you want to chase Mobei, you must send troops from two directions. If you want to send troops on both sides, you must first solve Donghu, and you can't let Donghu take advantage of the Qin Dynasty's army to attack Mobei to disturb the northern frontier of China, as well as attack the supply lines of the Qin army.

Now, Liaodong is pacified, Donghu is bold, and the Qin Dynasty has no worries, and only needs the world to be stable before it can use soldiers. Once the Xiongnu are completely solved, there will be no border troubles in the northern frontier, and it can be said that the four borders are peaceful and can be fully developed.

By that time, the Qin Dynasty will surely develop a glorious history.

"Your Majesty, there are two more things that must be done immediately." Fan Sui raised his eyebrows.

"Say." Qin Yiren was unusually concise.

"First, Xianyang is too small, far from meeting the requirements of the sharp increase in the number of people after dominating the world, so it has to be expanded quickly." Fan Sui said.

Xianyang is the capital of the Qin State, which was built by Shang Yang and has been built for hundreds of years. In the past, the Qin State was only one of the seven warring states, and Xianyang was completely sufficient. Nowadays, the world is unified, Xianyang has become the only political center in the world, I don't know how many officials come to Xianyang, I don't know how many businessmen come to Xianyang, and I don't know how many celebrities and scholars come to Xianyang...... As a result, Xianyang was overcrowded and insufficient, and had to be expanded.

"It's going to cost money again." Qin Yiren stroked his forehead and said with some distress: "The world has been decided, and there are many places that need money." ”

Although the Qin State is rich, however, there are many places that need money. Moreover, the land of Shandong was initially decided, and if you want to use its strength, it is not the time, it will take a few years, and you have to wait for the governance to be done. Today, the finances of the Qin Dynasty are mainly supported by the original Qin land.

"Your Majesty, you can't do it if you don't spend it." Fan Sui is also distressed.

Xianyang is overcrowded, if you don't expand Xianyang City, something will definitely happen, it is true that it will not be spent, Qin Yidao: "Then expand it." What about the second piece? ”

"Your Majesty, the second thing is that the official office is not enough, so we have to build the official office quickly." Fan Sui's eyebrows were raised, and he said with emotion: "After the unification of the world, the number of people in this land and city has increased dramatically, and the number of officials has also increased dramatically. Nowadays, the number of officials on business in Xianyang has increased several times, and they have nowhere to go on business, some of them borrow inns for business, and some of them borrow the homes of ordinary people living in the country for business. One is inconvenient, and the other is easy to leak. ”

The official office, which is equivalent to the current office, is the place where officials conduct official business.

After dominating the world, the Qin Dynasty's land and city mouths increased dramatically. Correspondingly. and the number of officials shall also increase. Otherwise, it will be too late to deal with government affairs. In this way, it is inevitable that Xianyang's official office is insufficient.

There is no official office for officials to work on business, and the inconvenience of management comes second, and the most feared thing is leakage. Confidential matters cannot be leaked, and this official office is mandatory.

"Okay, repair." Qin Yiren didn't want to repair the official office at this time when he was in dire need of money. But I had to fix it.

"Your Majesty, the minister has already ordered the deployment and survey, and it can be repaired in the Dragon Head." Fan Sui is talented and can do anything.

"Dragon Shouyuan? Isn't that the site of Afang Palace? Qin Yiren was quite surprised.

"Your Majesty, this is a diagram drawn by the work deployment, please take a look at it." Fan Sui's preparation was very meticulous, and with a wave of his hand, several attendants carried in a large picture and unfolded it in front of Qin Yiren.

Qin Yiren took a look, what a big picture. The painted palace occupies a huge area and is divided into three halls: front, middle and back.

"That's too big, isn't it?" Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows.

"Your Majesty. The minister calculated, it's not so insufficient. Fan Sui pointed to the front hall on the picture and said, "This front hall is used for the Great Dynasty." At the last court meeting, Daqin's current court hall was not enough, and there were still three or two thousand people who could not participate in the court meeting. That's it, it's crowded at the court. If you encounter a similar court meeting in the future, you can't have such a thing again, right? ”

There were too many people at the last big court meeting, and the court hall was not enough, and it was crowded, which was impressive. The Qin Dynasty really needed a large court.

It's as crowded as last time, once it's okay, it's okay twice, three or five times is a little inappropriate, and it's even more inappropriate if there are more times, the Qin Dynasty needs a big court hall too much.

"The middle palace is an official office. The minister calculated that he had set aside a surplus of 10% in case of emergency. Fan Sui's gaze was very far-reaching, and said: "After pacifying Baiyue and defeating the Huns, there will be more officials, and leaving a surplus of one percent is already the lowest." ”

After the Qin Dynasty unified China, it had to deal with more evils than any other dynasty in Chinese history, because a large part of the problems faced were accumulated through the ages, and there must be many officials needed. If Baiyue is pacified and the Xiongnu are defeated, the number of officials will inevitably increase, and it is appropriate to reserve some official offices.

"The apse is used to store the bamboo slips of the recitals and official affairs." Fan Sui explained.

At that time, bamboo slips were used in large quantities, which was too laborious. The bamboo slips are too small to hold and occupy a large area, which requires a huge warehouse to meet the needs.

"Well, the front hall and the middle palace don't have to be modified, and the apse needs to be changed." Qin Yiren groaned: "The paper has been almost developed, and it will be ready to use it in a few more years." Let's use it in the government first, the warehouse required is much smaller. ”

"Really?" Who doesn't know the benefits of paper, and who doesn't? If you really want to use a lot of paper, it will be much more convenient, and Fan Sui is looking forward to it.

"Absolutely." Qin Yiren was full of confidence.

Since handing over the papermaking technology to Mrs. Qing, after so many years of research, it has been possible to produce practical paper, but the output has not been able to keep up. I believe that it will take a few more time to solve this problem.

"That's good, that's good." Fan Sui and they were overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, this official office must have a name, what is it called?" Meng Wu hurriedly asked.

"Hmm." Qin Yiren frowned and groaned.

"Your Majesty, why don't you call it Afang Palace?" Meng Wu said busily.

"Afang Palace?" As soon as Qin Yiren heard this, he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

Afang Palace is one of the symbols of the Qin Dynasty's brutality and tyranny, and it is one of the places with the most concentrated population and water in later generations.

Du Mu even wrote "A Fang Gongfu", scolding Qin Shi Huang for being poor and extravagant, and scolding Qin Shi Huang to the point of being incomplete.

In fact, Qin Shi Huang's repair of the Afang Palace was not as scolded by later generations, it was Qin Shi Huang's arrogance, but was used for office use. Because the territory of the Qin Dynasty expanded and the number of official affairs increased, the original official office was not enough and had to be repaired.

Afang Palace is indeed the largest palace complex in human history, but it is not as rumored in later generations, a fire will not be extinguished for three months. A fire that burns for three months and does not go out, how big is that? Can a megacity with a population of one million burn for three months? Obviously impossible.

This is just a scolding word for later generations to slander Qin Shi Huang.

"Afang Palace, Afang Palace." Qin Yiren thought for a while and decided, this new palace is called Afang Palace. (To be continued......)