After the court meeting ended, Ying Zheng first sent Mrs. Huayang back to Huayang Palace, and then returned to the dormitory.

On the way back to the dormitory, Ying Zheng's mood was indescribably refreshing.

Zhao Gao was by Yingzheng's side, following unhurriedly, and the mood of the master and servant was very happy.

Zhao Gao said softly: "The king's momentum today is really extraordinary, presumably from now on, Lu Xiangbang and the ministers in the court will no longer regard the king as a child." ”

The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth rose slightly, and he smiled lightly: "Actually, the widow is not trying to show anyone, but whether it is Cheng Cheng or Zheng Guo, the widow must choose the most appropriate way to deal with it." ”

"The slaves also feel that according to the results, the king's way of dealing with it is undoubtedly the best." Zhao Gao said.

Ying Zheng knew that Zhao Gao was not deliberately flattering him anymore, so he didn't care, and continued: "Just like the matter of repairing the canal, the widow wants to repair the canal, but Zheng Guo has different intentions, if the widow uses him at this time, it will really cost the people and money, so it is necessary to cut off the back road and make it for the use of my Great Qin, then the matter of repairing the canal can be implemented." ”

"The unexpected effect is that Lu Xiangbang and all the ministers were stunned by the king's wisdom, aura and decisiveness, and they didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere." Zhao Gao said with a smile.

"Hehe, the effect of this court meeting has exceeded the widow's estimate." Ying Zheng said, "As for its first contribution, it should be Li Si." ”

Zhao Gao said approvingly: "Li Si is a strange person. ”

Back in the dormitory, Ying Zheng ordered Zhao Gao to find Li Si.

Li Si was not in the palace.

After a little trimming, Ying Zheng took Zhao Gao and went to Wenluo Ju to find Li Si.

When he came to Wen Liju, Ying Zheng did not rush to find Li Si, but walked around.

He came to Jing Liang before, but he came at night, and there were no bachelors in it, so this time, he wanted to hear what the bachelors were discussing.

In one room, several scholars were chatting about something.

"Brother Liu, I heard that your Lu Mansion's "Lu's Spring and Autumn" is almost finished." A bachelor said.

The bachelor surnamed Liu said: "It should be soon, it is now the second revision stage, but everyone is responsible for a part, so no one knows how many have not been revised." ”

"You said, this Lu Xiangbang used so many people and spent so much time to compile a book, and I don't know why." Another bachelor said.

"Actually, many people in the Lu Mansion are already tired of it, and if they were just writing a book, they should have finished it long ago. But Lu Xiangbang studied very carefully, and the deviation was not a word. Moreover, Lu Xiangbang seems to be fascinated by some ancient history, and he spends more time. The bachelor surnamed Liu said.

"So, could it be that Lu Xiangbang is exploring some secrets? Could it have something to do with some treasure left behind in ancient times? A bachelor said with a glint in his eyes.

"Treasure, treasure, what I think about every day is money, Lu Xiangbang just wants to leave a good history book for future generations, but you say that he is greedy for money." An older bachelor next to him said dissatisfiedly.

"Brother Ma, brother is just joking, don't take it seriously." The bachelor who said there was a treasure just now scratched his head and said.

When Yingzheng was passing by, he heard their conversation and came over.

After listening to the conversation of several people, Ying Zheng's heart was shaken, as if he had suddenly discovered some treasure, and walked quickly to the backyard.

Ying Zheng took Zhao Gao to a hall, which was where Sima Jie handled official business.

Sima Jie was sorting out some books.

Seeing Yingzheng enter the door, Sima Jie hurriedly put down the bamboo slip in his hand, got up and bowed.

Ying Zheng hurriedly waved his hand and signaled Sima Jie not to worship.

Sima Jie nodded, and let the other two scholars, who were busy sorting out the books, out of the room.

Closing the door, Sima Jie said in a low voice: "Sima Jie has seen the king. ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "The widow didn't find Li Si in the palace in the palace, so come here to see if he is here." ”

"Today, the gentleman has not been here." Sima Jie said.

"What about Jing Liang?" Ying Zheng asked.

Sima Jie replied, "Brother Jing went out in the morning and hasn't come back yet. ”

"Oh?" Ying Zheng was a little surprised, "Could it be that the two of them went to do something together?" ”

Sima Jie shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know.

"Forget it, it's nothing important, let's talk about it when they come back." Ying Zheng said, "Let's talk about our business first. ”

Sima Jie arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please sit down and speak slowly." ”

Ying Zheng sat down, and Sima Jie sat across from him.

Zhao Gao was about to be on Ying Zheng's side now, but Ying Zheng waved his hand and motioned for Zhao Gao to sit down.

Zhao Gao glanced at Sima Jie, and then sat down lightly beside Ying Zheng.

Only then did Ying Zheng speak: "The widow happened to hear a few bachelors talking about Lu Xiangbang's "Lü's Spring and Autumn" outside, and suddenly had an idea. ”

Sima Jie leaned forward, as if he wanted to listen carefully to Yingzheng's explanation.

"Since Lu Xiangbang can gather the strength of 3,000 disciples to create "Lü's Spring and Autumn Festival", and we, a literary and talented man, are no longer weaker than Lu Fu, why not follow suit."

Sima Jie's eyes converged, and he said: "What does the king mean is that he wants to gather the power of all scholars to create a work together?" ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "That's exactly what the widow meant. The talented people here are all people of insight all over the world, and if they don't take advantage of it, it's a pity that these people are talented. ”

"That's a good idea, it's just—" Sima Jie thought for a moment and said.

"What's the difficulty, though." Ying Zheng said.

Sima Jie arched his hand and said: "Sima Jie's humble opinion, one is that most of the bachelors in Wenzhuo are from various mansions, and they are not the doormen of Wenzhuo's residence, so when it comes to calling, not too many people can listen. ”

"Second, the people in the Wenju are noisy, and it is inevitable that there will be people who are confused, not necessarily as united as Lu Fu, and the time will definitely be much slower."

"Three, if you follow suit like this, it is unknown whether it will cause Lu Xiangbang's dissatisfaction."

Sima Jie is worthy of being the young master of the Sima family, and with just a blink of his eyes, he analyzed the difficulties that this matter might encounter.

Ying Zheng thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and said: "That's true, these are real problems, but they are not difficult to solve." ”

"Please make it clear to the king." Sima Jie said.

"Lu Xiangbang has his own widow to say, I don't think he will worry about this matter." Ying Zheng said, "And what the widow wants to compile is also a history book, if you learn from the experience of Lu Fu, it is not difficult." As for the matter of raising customers..."

Sima Jie looked at Ying Zheng, he didn't think that Lü Buwei would pay from the treasury to support the bachelor who lived in Wen.

"The widow will give you 100,000 pieces of silver, which shall be used for a period of time, and if you run out of money, you will ask the widow again until the work is completed."

Sima Jie was surprised: "Your Majesty, will Lu Xiangbang open the treasury and use the treasury silver to emulate him?" ”

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "Don't worry about him asking for money, this money is paid by himself." ”

"That's fine." Sima Jie said.

Ying Zheng continued: "The history book that the widow wants may be more difficult than the "Lü's Spring and Autumn". ”

"Your Majesty, how can it be difficult?" Sima Jie asked.

"What the widow wants to see is all the history since the world knew how to use words." Ying Zheng said, "Including ancient myths and legends, disaster records, character relationships, etc., it is best to include them, the more complete the better." ”

"This ......," Sima Jie scratched his head and said, "It's really a bit difficult." ”

"Sounds a little more complicated." Ying Zheng said, "But in fact, it is just a summary and sorting out most of the well-known things." ”

Sima Jie arched his hand and said: "No matter how difficult it is, Sima Jie will do his best to complete it, and strive to present this classic to the king as soon as possible." ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Remember, the more complete, the better, and we must gather the strengths of everyone in the world." ”

"This Wen Zhai is originally a place where talented people from all over the world gather." Sima Jie said, "It's just that the minister doesn't understand why the king is suddenly interested in ancient mythology." ”

"The widow wants to compare Lu Xiangbang." Ying Zheng said lightly.

Ying Zheng couldn't say anything about him becoming a Tiancheng person, let alone saying that he had heard many stories before, which gave him great curiosity, so he wanted to investigate the longer history, so he casually found an excuse.

"The king can rest assured, if this matter is related to the ownership of the royal power, the minister will not dishonor the king's order, and he will definitely surpass the "Lü's Spring and Autumn"." Sima Jie said firmly.

Ying Zheng looked at Sima Jie with approving eyes and nodded again and again.

"Since it is a work that wants to surpass the work of "Lü's Spring and Autumn", then we should first take a name that surpasses it." Sima Jie said.

"Lü's Spring and Autumn is named after Lü Xiangbang's surname." Ying Zheng said, "Then it will also start with your surname, and it will be called "Sima Tongshi". ”

"Your Majesty, how is this done?" Sima Jie hurriedly said.

"Let's call it that first." Ying Zheng said, "When the book is finished, whether to change the name or not, and then discuss." ”

"Okay." Sima Jie couldn't excuse it anymore, and said, "Then it's according to the king's will." ”

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard those bachelors talk about "Lu's Spring and Autumn". Lü Buwei can use this method to explore and find the authenticity of history, why not use this method to learn more about the ancient people and stories, to discover more clues about the inheritance of ancient monuments and civilizations.

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "In addition to writing books, there is one more thing about widows. ”

"The king only commands." Sima Jie said.

"How did you cultivate the vast area of fertile land of your Sima family?" Ying Zheng asked.

Sima Jie didn't expect Ying Zheng to ask this question, he was a little surprised, thought for a while and said, "Back to the king, there are basically two ways. ”

"Which two?" Ying Zheng asked.

"The first is that the land is managed by the Sima family itself, and the people who cultivate it are regularly paid by the government, similar to the guests raised by the various provinces. In addition to taxes, a small portion of the grain harvested after the autumn was distributed to the cultivators, and the rest was handed over to the government. Sima Jie said, "And the origin of this method is because the people sometimes encounter disaster years, and once the natural disaster is serious, it will make it difficult for the people to eat enough and make it difficult to survive, so they simply sell their land in order to survive." But after all, this can only last for a while, and the people who have lost their land have lost the guarantee of survival. The Sima family has always done good deeds, and so has his father, so he will bring the people who sell their land into the mansion to become the fuding, plough the fields and plant trees in the summer, and take care of the family and the courtyard in the winter. ”

Ying Zheng nodded, silent on the surface, but sighed secretly in his heart: No wonder the Sima family's industry is so huge, it was originally a good deed, but it not only rescued and fed the people, but also increased the income of the house. The only difference is that the bearer of natural disasters has been transferred from the weak people to the wealthy Sima family.

"The second type is that the management and cultivation of the land are still owned by the people, and in addition to paying taxes, the people only need to pay a small amount of harvest to the government. In the event of a natural disaster, the part handed over to the government will be exempted according to the loss, and the relief of the court will not be touched by the government, and all will be given to the people. Sima Jie continued, "The origin of this method is that the people sold their land to take refuge in the war, and when the war was over, they returned to farming. ”

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "It seems that this person who does good deeds will eventually be rewarded." The widow wants to borrow the power of your Sima family to cultivate a batch of grain seeds that belong to the Wang family, what do you think? ”

Sima Jie's face was embarrassed.