CHAPTER XVI

In the Xianyang Palace, the First Emperor quietly looked at the huge map at his feet.

In the Xiongnu area at the top of the map, there was an arrow, and after looking at it for a long time, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the arrow.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, General Wang Jian asks to see you." The eunuch walked in and reported.

"Call him in."

After a while, Wang Jian walked in with a roll of paper and a notebook. After seeing the arrow in the hand of the First Emperor, he was stunned, and whenever the First Emperor wanted to use troops in a place, he would insert the arrow there, but he didn't expect that the First Emperor would pull out the arrow without sending troops.

"Is there anything wrong with the Admiral?" The First Emperor asked.

Wang Jian hurriedly handed the notebook to the First Emperor, and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is the tactics formulated by Gongzi Xi, and Gongzi Xi wants to ask His Majesty the Emperor to give words." As he spoke, he held the scroll of paper in front of the First Emperor.

The First Emperor did not take the scroll of paper, but looked at the book in his hand, which was the fold of later generations. After seeing it, the First Emperor nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, you can act according to this plan, and leave this matter to Meng Tian." ”

The First Emperor asked again, "Did you bring these things?" ”

Wang Jian said: "There are two things waiting outside. ”

"Then come in." The First Emperor said to the eunuchs behind.

After a while, two eunuchs walked in with a box and a recurve bow.

Wang Jian said: "What is in the box is the set of porcelain that His Majesty the Emperor saw yesterday, and this bow, this is the recurve compound bow designed by Xi Gongzi for this operation, the strength required only needs half of my Great Qin Qiang bow, although the range is not high, but the power within fifty meters is huge, and it is very good for riding and shooting." ”

At ten o'clock, he suddenly smiled, took the paper scroll brought by Wang Qian, and said, "Let Meng Yi train as soon as possible, and I will hear his good news before the autumn." ”

"No!"

The First Emperor continued: "General. The change of law in the army will be handed over to you, this matter cannot be delayed for too long, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask Xi. ”

"The last general commands!" Wang Jian jumped in his heart, he was about to start changing the law, and Daqin was about to change the sky.

After Wang Jian left, the First Emperor called Li Si and other ministers. Li Si knew why the First Emperor called them over this time, so he raised his anger and mentioned the measures to change the law of lightweight Qin, build a school, and enable the hundred schools of thought to educate the world.

The other officials were dumbfounded when they heard this, and Li Si, who had come up with a series of cruel punishments such as beheading, actually proposed a light punishment, and as a representative of the Legalists, he actually said that he would use the hundred schools of thought, which was simply too weird. So the officials were silent, and none of them stood up to speak.

The First Emperor looked at the hundred officials and asked symbolically, "Do you have anything to say?" ”

Immediately, many officials stood up to oppose it, and some said that the punishment should not be light, this is a punishment left by the ancestors to force Qin, and it cannot be changed at will.

Some say that the light punishment will be that the people of the six countries do not respect Qin, are not afraid of Qin, are not afraid of Qin, and cannot be punished lightly.

Some people say that building a school costs people and money, and it cannot be done lightly.

Some people say that all the sons and hundreds of schools of thought cannot be activated together, otherwise the dynasty will be in chaos and cause chaos in the world.

There are all who say anything, but there are also those who don't speak, because some young people have noticed that the First Emperor is now summoning them, and Li Si has proposed to change the law at this time, obviously the Emperor and Li Si have colluded.

Don't look at the emperor's usual corporal Lixian, he is good to his subordinate officials, but once he uses a knife, anyone can kill him.

The First Emperor and Li Si had long expected that there would be great resistance, and the First Emperor gave Li Si a look,

Li Si felt bitter in his heart, this change actually harmed his own interests, but he had to stand up and preside over the change, otherwise the First Emperor could let himself have everything and let himself lose everything.

Li Si twisted his neck and walked out to debate with those opposing ministers one by one, and suddenly the court was full of the voices of Li Si and those ministers' debates.

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On the other side, Qin Xi, who actually caused this debate, was also sweating like rain.

Qin Xi came to the iron ore factory and began to explore the technology of ironmaking with the craftsmen here. Qin Xi has not studied either, so he can only rely on some chemistry knowledge from high school in his previous life, as well as some documentary knowledge and craftsmen of this era to slowly explore.

Of course, iron can be smelted in this era, but the output is extremely low, and Qin Xi wants to improve the output of iron, as well as the quality of iron, so as to lay a solid foundation for steelmaking in the future.

When you are resting, you can see the smoke rising from your skin when you pour water on your body.

The fruits brought by the housekeeper were all given by Qin Xi to the craftsman beside him. The craftsmen all said that it was the first time they had seen such an official who could endure hardships and endure hardships with them.

Qin Xi smiled and said nothing, as a promising young man in the modern society of later generations, the concept of equality for all is already deep-rooted.

After resting enough, Qin Xi and the craftsmen loaded into the stuffy and hot ironworks, and the housekeeper was distressed for a while.

Time passed little by little, and the sky gradually darkened, and suddenly, there were several exclamations of excitement from the ironworks.

Finally, after continuous attempts, the ratio of iron ore, coke and limestone was finally determined, which not only improved the quality of iron, but also increased the yield rate, that is, increased the yield.

After Qin Xi came out, he asked someone to water himself to cool down, and at the same time asked the housekeeper to take money to reward these craftsmen.

Craftsmen were already happy to improve the quality and yield of iron, but now they are even happier when they look at the money in their hands.

Qin Xi said: "You will definitely go down in history!" Because you have changed an era! ”

"Lord Qin should be the first to take the lead! Without Lord Qin, there would be no such credit! ”

The housekeeper said on the side: "Childe, this matter is not trivial, I am afraid that I have to report it to His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"Is it okay not to report?" Qin Xi asked.

The housekeeper's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "Son, no!" There must be His Majesty's eyeliner here, and if the prince conceals it, I'm afraid something will happen. ”

"Also, you go find my eldest brother and ask my eldest brother to enter the palace. Alas! My unreliable dad is no more, I don't want to go to Xianyang Palace, I can only work hard for my eldest brother. Qin Xi said.

The housekeeper asked suspiciously, "Why is the prince unwilling to go to Xianyang Palace?" ”

"It's too depressing, too much etiquette, and it's uncomfortable." Qin Xi walked forward as he spoke.

And just as the steward said, that night the First Emperor learned of the great improvement in iron production and quality, which made the First Emperor, who was a little troubled by the officials, feel a lot more comfortable.

This time, the resistance to the change was so great that the First Emperor did not expect it. However, after thinking about it carefully, it was found that this change not only involved the interests of the clan nobles, after all, the reason why these clans and nobles can rise above is because they have knowledge.

It also involves the interests of the hundred schools of thought, after all, which one of the hundred schools of thought wants to be the only one, but now the first emperor wants a bowl of water to be flat, which makes some people who are officials in Daqin feel threatened by the Legalists and Confucianists.