Chapter 85

When Qin Xi returned home, it was already evening, and Princess Liyang was gone.

As soon as Qin Xi got off the horse, he was caught by the white deer.

Bailu pulled Qin Xi aside and asked, "Her Royal Highness the princess finally came here today, why did you still run away." ”

Qin Xi sighed and said, "The main thing is that Her Royal Highness the princess sneaked out by herself, and this problem is very serious. ”

"What's serious, isn't it just stealing?" Bailu asked.

Qin Xi explained: "If it's an ordinary girl, at most she will be arrested." But it was Her Royal Highness the Princess, and if His Majesty knew that the princess was afraid to come out to find me, if she didn't kill me, she would have castrated me and sent me to the palace. ”

"It can't be that serious." Bailu said.

Qin Xi thought about it, and what he thought was really serious, and said: "Anyway, I don't want to have too much intersection with the royal family, and having an intersection is equivalent to trouble, you know?" ”

Bailu nodded as if he didn't understand, and said, "Her Royal Highness the princess left you a white book before leaving, saying that she hoped that after you went to Kanto, you could write down the beautiful scenery of Kanto and give it to her." ”

Qin Xi nodded, and Qin Xi couldn't help but feel sympathy in his heart. As a royal child, Princess Liyang is not as free as ordinary children, and coupled with her leg disease, it is difficult to leave Xianyang in this life.

The day after that, Qin Xi had nothing to do, so he wrote down some business directions that he hadn't done, but could be started later.

The main reason why we don't start to expand now is that the timing is wrong.

Yingchuan has not yet completed the reconstruction, although the first emperor bought a lot of grain from the merchants, and the remnants of the six countries looted a lot of grain, but the food crisis in the world is still there.

If Qin Xi is now bent on expanding his industry, he will inevitably destroy the current delicate balance.

And after Qin Xi opens spring, he is likely to leave Guannei, and he doesn't know how long he will go, so he can only explain what happened after he left.

However, not long after Qin Xi started writing, he ushered in a guest, who was Xiao He Benhe.

"Lord Shangshu came here so early today, is there something wrong?" Qin Xi pulled Xiao He to sit in the courtyard to bask in the sun, and poured tea for Xiao He with his own hands.

Xiao He said with a smile: "It's not early, the court meeting is over." ”

"Oh, then Lord Shangshu is here for the affairs of the court?" Qin Xi asked.

"Definitely." Xiao He said: "I am here for Xuzhou South and Yangzhou. ”

Qin Xi was taken aback and said, "Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor is already planning to let me go to this place?" ”

Xiao He shook his head and said, "Although Your Majesty has not yet explained, eight or nine are not far from ten." ”

"Now my granary of Daqin, mainly the land of Bashu and Hanzhong, is stable today, and Your Majesty's ambition is still unfulfilled, I am afraid that I will have to use swords and soldiers again in the future, and I have to find a second granary for Daqin."

Qin Xi nodded and said, "I know, Daqin's second granary is on both sides of the river. ”

"Exactly! So I made a proposal to Your Majesty and expressed my willingness to go to supervise the matter, but Your Majesty rejected it, saying that it was for Lord Qin to go. Xiao He said.

Qin Xi nodded and asked, "Master Shangshu thinks how to govern both sides of the river." ”

"The construction of water conservancy projects will make irrigation easier on both sides of the river, encourage farming, and improve local farming practices," Xiao He said. As for how to do it, it depends on the specific situation. ”

Qin Xi said: "I think the most important thing is to prevent flooding first. The Yangtze River has a huge amount of water and is prone to flooding, so it is necessary to treat floods before farming. ”

"It seems that His Majesty chose the right person!" Xiao He said happily.

Qin Xi rolled his eyes, Okay, you Xiao He, it turned out that you came to test me. Qin Xi felt that his fist was a little hard.

Xiao He said with a smile: "Actually, the main purpose of coming today is not for this matter, but for the iron ore in the hands of adults. ”

"Is that what Your Majesty meant?" Qin Xi asked.

"It's not." Xiao He shook his head and said.

Qin Xi smiled slightly, it's not His Majesty's intention, it's strange, it seems that what he said to Meng Yi has had an effect, and Daqin is about to start taking back the mine.

Qin Xi said with a smile: "The sect can't move easily, and I'm the only one who has minerals in my hands, but is not a member of the clan, so it's really best to take me under the knife." ”

"Lord Qin, this is all for my Great Qin." Xiao He said righteously.

"I understand." Qin Xi said: "I brought this up, so you don't have to hide it from me." The mines in the world, only in the hands of Daqin, the people of the world can have a good life. ”

"But I want to ask, has Daqin established a complete management plan now?" Qin Xi asked.

"This ······" Xiao He didn't answer for a moment, because this is generally directly managed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so there is no management plan.

Qin Xi said: "If not, it will be easy to have problems." It's okay to meet Mingjun, but if you meet a faint monarch, or a few corrupt officials, then there will be a big problem. ”

"If you want these minerals to benefit the people of the world in the hands of Great Qin, it is necessary to control the imperial power and human nature through the law, yes, the change of power will not affect its development, and the same is true for salt."

Xiao He nodded and said, "That's true, it seems that this matter needs to be delayed a little." ”

Qin Xi said: "I'll take back this mineral first, and use my mine to try your plan, and also sound the alarm for the clan." ”

"Lord Qin is really righteous." Xiao He arched his hand and said.

Qin Xi waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, I'm actually doing it for myself." I have a lot of things in my hand, and it's good that I am trusted by His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise others will not let me go. ”

"Lord Qin laughed, it's better not to talk nonsense about this sentence." Xiao He said with a smile.

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After Xiao He left, Qin Xi's face became serious.

It seems that the place I am going to is probably the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which is not a good place in this era.

Before the Song Dynasty, the Jiangnan gentry had always been a difficult problem to solve, and this group of people relied on their wealth and prestige, and even dared to invest in traitors to rebel against the imperial court, and even made the imperial court compromise with him.

Now that the First Emperor wants to open up there, he will move some gentry cakes, which is not ordinarily difficult.

The most important thing is that there are a large number of remnants of the Six Kingdoms hidden there, and Great Qin's control over there is still very loose.

Qin Xi sighed, knowing that he would not have any leisurely days after being favored by the First Emperor, but he didn't expect it to be dangerous.

"What do you think! So distracted. Suddenly, the voice of the white deer sounded in my ears.

Qin Xi looked back and saw that it was the two girls Bailu and Yin Ya who came.

Bailu said: "What is Lord Xiao He looking for you to do, making you think so distractedly. ”

"It's okay, it's about the mines." Qin Xi told the two daughters directly about the mine.

Bailu frowned and said: "In that case, wouldn't many of our factories have to be restricted, after all, the firing of ceramics and glass relies on coal." ”

Qin Xi said with a solemn expression: "But this is necessary, otherwise Great Qin will be destroyed by merchants in the future." ”