Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Clash of Two Ideas

The two hundred soldiers walked neatly in front, several women all sat in the carriage, and Zhao Wen rode with Xiao He all the way.

Along the way, the county officials rushed to speak in front of Xiao He from time to time, which made Zhao Wen feel for the first time whether he was too much for Xiao He.

The reception banquet in the county government was extremely lively, and all the big households in the county appeared, one by one, and they were extremely respectful.

But Zhao Wen still noticed that all the officials in the county were actually these big families themselves or their families.

From Xiao He's mouth, Zhao Wen understood the most basic administrative system of Daqin.

In Daqin, all grassroots officials had to be appointed by the imperial court, at least in the county.

In the past, most of the county orders were locals, and they could suppress these officials, but now, the county orders are held by officials from other places, but all the officials are locals, and they are all big households in the county.

"It seems that Daqin's change is really a long way to go!" Zhao Wen sighed secretly in his heart.

He was sure that this kind of thing should be the same except for the Qin land governed by military law, and the other six countries should be the same, in the final analysis, because Great Qin did not have a sufficient number of officials, or that there were too few scholars in this era.

"What if all the officials were included in the scope of non-local service?"

Zhao Wen looked at Xiao He, in Jiujiang County, all the scholars at the township level are now all in the examination, but the county officials are still afraid not to take the county order in their eyes.

In other places, the township level is also local, and I am afraid that the people below the county level have no concept of what imperial power is.

"The salary of the officials is extremely low, and if they go to other places, I am afraid that many people would rather resign!" Xiao He thought that when he was in Pei County before, he also lamented that the county order ability was too poor, and he could easily fool around.

But now that he is the county magistrate, he understands that if all the officials in the county are monolithic, unless the county magistrate directly destroys the administrative system of the county by using the upper level relations, he can only negotiate and act with these people.

If you can't convince these people, it's just a prevarication and slackness, you can delay all the affairs of the county, and then all the responsibility will be your own county order.

"In the final analysis, there are too few scholars nowadays, and there are not enough officials to appoint them!"

Zhao Wen's face was clear, Jiujiang County could easily solve this problem, but other counties did not have such conditions as themselves.

"You write a letter in my name, write down the current situation in the county clearly, and write to the imperial court to open county schools in each county!"

Now Jiujiang County is ready to open a township school, but there is no county school in all parts of Daqin, Zhao Wen plans to urge the first emperor, this kind of thing must be done sooner or later, the sooner the better.

He didn't believe it, and after knowing the current situation in the old counties of the Six Kingdoms, the First Emperor would have no idea.

To solve this kind of thing, in addition to opening a county school to increase the number of scholars, there is absolutely no second way, and putting it forward in advance can be regarded as deepening his ability to handle affairs in the heart of the first emperor.

"Your Highness, the servants in the palace of the King of Chu asked to see him, saying that there was an urgent matter!" Chu Yi hurriedly walked in and said after a salute.

"There is a herald that the eunuch will enter Jiujiang County?"

Just came out to relax his heart, but he actually encountered such a thing, Zhao Wen couldn't help frowning.

"Tell all the villages, if there are really poor people, you can send them to my grange, and if you have any ideas, you can write to me, don't be afraid to spend money!"

While speaking, Zhao Wen had already strode out, and arranged to Chu Yi as he walked: "Clean up, I'll go back tonight!" ”

The eunuch was ordered to be discovered only when he entered Jiujiang County, and the time when the eunuch in the palace of Chu was on the road must be rushed back as quickly as possible.

All the way, just arrived at the gate of Shouchun City, and before entering the city, a eunuch of the Chu Palace, who had been guarding the city gate for a long time, rushed over with a look of urgency, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, there is another eunuch who has passed the decree, it should be all the way to change horses and not change people, and he looks extremely tired!" ”

"What's so urgent!" Zhao Wen's eyes flashed with doubt, after Liu Bang arrived in the Qin capital, he sent a lot of news to himself, but he didn't mention any will.

But now, Liu Bang, who had already set off, had not returned, but the two eunuchs who had sent the decree arrived first, so it would be strange if there was something big in such a hurry.

"There is a will, the twenty princes Zhao Wen will take the order!"

As soon as they saw Zhao Wen come in, the two tired eunuchs stood up at the same time and said with a cold face.

After watching Zhao Wen salute, a eunuch stepped forward and read it, his voice was a little hoarse, but the content was very clear, that is, the first emperor wanted pumpkin seeds, and let himself build a road to the southern countries.

Pumpkin seeds are fine, but with the land of a county, to build a gallop road in the mountains, not to mention whether a group of small countries in the south will agree, but this amount of work is by no means something that can be completed by the power of a county.

After reading, another eunuch continued, this time even simpler, summoning the scholars who had passed the last exam into Beijing, apparently intending to arrange the duties of these people by the imperial court.

"Take these two down to rest!"

Seeing that the two eunuchs didn't leave after passing the decree, but looked straight at themselves, Zhao Wen directly waved his hand and signaled to take the two down.

Walking out of the palace lightly, looking in the direction of Qin Du, this thing can be done by himself, and he has the ability to do it, but he now wants to know why the First Emperor wants to embarrass himself.

In the last few months, the merchants have brought back tens of thousands of slaves from the southern countries, and they have thrown these people into them, and they have spent money to recruit some people, so that they can start building roads.

But this is based on the fact that Jiujiang County has a lot of money and materials provided by itself, if he changes to another county, just this road, he can't do anything to exhaust himself.

Zhao Wen didn't believe it, the First Emperor would know that he could travel through the world and had a lot of money, so in Zhao Wen's opinion, this matter arranged was to embarrass himself.

Looking around, Xiao He and Fan Zeng were arranged to be county commanders, Liu Bang had not yet returned from Qindu, only Chu Yi and Chu Er, who lowered their heads and did not dare to speak, and there was no one to discuss.

"If I were the emperor, I wouldn't have so much trouble!" Zhao Wen asked himself in a low voice, and Chu Yi and Chu Yi behind him became lower and lower.

is different from wanting to be the emperor when he first crossed over, at that time it was just a feeling for the death of Great Qin II, but now, Zhao Wen is really thinking about what it will be like after he becomes the emperor.

Emperor Shi wanted to unify several small southern states in the shortest possible time, and even planned to fill in Jiujiang County.

But Zhao Wen thinks that the method he is using now is the most beneficial to Daqin, with only a group of businessmen, he can completely destroy the economic system of several small countries, not only do not need to contribute money and effort, but also can add hundreds of thousands of slaves!