Chapter 405: Lemon
This time, Zhao Qingrui directly announced the reward that Ji Tingting received, and tried to let everyone know.
After getting off the court meeting, Zhao Qingrui went directly to the train R&D department.
Looking at the train that was built, Zhao Qingrui went up and tried it himself, and the train ran smoothly and was faster than a horse-drawn carriage.
"Yes, yes, as long as this train is used in various places, it will definitely be able to greatly drive the economy of various places." Zhao Qingrui was pleasantly surprised.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment." Ji Tingting said with a smile and followed Zhao Qingrui, in fact, the people in their department had already tried it many times, and after making sure that there were no problems, they reported it to Zhao Qingrui and invited her to try it out.
"Everyone who participated in the train research this time has a big reward." Zhao Qingrui was in a very good mood.
At the court meeting, Zhao Qingrui directly proposed to implement trains nationwide and set up a special train transportation department to manage the operation of trains.
"Your Majesty, the cost of the train is extremely high, and the money in the treasury is not enough to support the opening of the train throughout the country." Lees stepped forward.
After managing the household department for so long, he knew the situation of the treasury very well.
If it is built nationwide according to Zhao Qingrui's intentions, the cost is absolutely astronomical.
"I know this, take your time, and start implementing it in a few major cities first." Zhao Qingrui also knows the situation of the treasury, and it is not realistic to get all the trains right at once, so it is better to take your time.
"Your Majesty." His Majesty did not directly order the construction, and Li Si was still relieved.
"Okay, don't be a sycophant, let's discuss how many cities should be settled, and in which cities should be implemented." Zhao Qingrui said helplessly.
The people in the court began to argue fiercely, and the opening of the train was a good thing for the entire Great Qin.
As long as it is opened, travel will become much more convenient, which is good for everyone.
Many people want to set the place where the train opened in their hometown, as long as there is a train, why can't the hometown develop.
Of course, Xianyang is definitely going to be opened.
The railway station here in Xianyang has been built, and it is waiting for the train to settle in.
After a morning of fierce debate, the minority obeyed the majority, and finally settled on five places.
One is to the grassland, and the other is to the area leading to Jizi Joseon, these two places were specifically requested by Zhao Qingrui, which was also to facilitate the imperial court's management of these places.
The remaining two places are Huiji County and Xiang County, both of which are bordered by the sea and have a more developed economy.
After these five places were decided, everyone had no opinion, and there were many places in these places, and they could basically get on the train.
The edict of the imperial court also went down, and all parts of the country began to get busy.
The train's track is currently technically qualified, and it will take a lot of time to build it.
Zhao Qingrui receives the record of the treasury expenditure sent by Li Si every day, and it can be said that the money is like flowing water.
The great actions of the imperial court also greatly stimulated the economy of various places, and the imperial court needed people to work, food, and various materials, all of which were continuously transported to various places.
Even now that the autumn harvest has begun, there are still many people who are willing to come to work at the construction site of the imperial court.
The construction sites of the imperial court were more secure than those of private factories in all aspects, and everyone had more trust in the imperial court.
"Spread Xiao He." Looking at the accounts in her hand, even if the treasury is abundant now, at such a rate of spending, she is a little worried that the treasury will not be able to hold on.
After a while, Xiao He came over.
"Sit down and look at this." Zhao Qingrui gave Xiao He the account flow and asked him to take a look.
Xiao He respectfully took it and looked at it.
The more he looked at it, the more shocked Xiao He became, he knew that it would take money to build a railway station, lay a railway, and make a train, but he didn't expect it to cost so much.
These numbers are simply unimaginable to him.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" Xiao He closed the account book and looked at Zhao Qingrui suspiciously.
"It's just three days' accounts, and the expenses of the court are too big, and the amount is too much, so I don't feel at ease, so I want you to make a messenger and go to see if there is a problem with these accounts for me." Zhao Qingrui said lightly.
"Would you like to go?" Zhao Qingrui looked at Xiao He.
"Yes." Xiao He directly agreed, this matter is indeed very important.
Moreover, if he wants to work hard to climb up, he needs merit, and if this thing is done well, it will also add a beautiful stroke to his resume.
"Well, very good, after arriving in these places, find out the flow of the imperial court's appropriations, I will give you the Qin Sword, once the corruption is confirmed, if you resist arrest, I will allow you the right to cut first and then play." Zhao Qingrui is also very disgusted with corrupt officials and corrupt officials.
Although she knew that these corrupt officials could not be avoided, she could only try to kill as many corrupt officials as possible and give everyone a warning.
The money distributed by the imperial court is enough for the families of officials to live happily, and she gives them good living conditions, so they have to be greedy, that is, they will be shameless, and she will not be polite.
"The minister will live up to His Majesty's trust." Xiao He said solemnly, His Majesty hates corrupt officials, and he is the same, and he readily accepted the task assigned by Zhao Qingrui.
"When the time comes, I will let Don Weak go with you to avoid danger to you." Zhao Qingrui touched her chin.
Xiao He is a talent she is optimistic about, so she naturally doesn't want anything to happen to him.
"Yes." Xiao He did not object, when it comes to the interests of some people, some people will indeed take some extreme measures.
Jinyiwei are all masters, not to mention one enemy hundred, one must be no problem to fight several.
With the master of Jinyiwei to follow, it is also a little more secure.
Zhao Qingrui took off the Dingqin sword at his waist and handed it to Xiao He, and wrote a holy decree to him by the way.
Watching Xiao He walk out, Zhao Qingrui became more and more satisfied with Xiao He.
After Xiao He came back, he became more and more serious about doing things, and after going out to practice for a few years, the effect seemed to be quite good.
Someone has solved the problem of accounts, and what needs to be managed at present is the problem of rising prices in various places, and those businessmen cannot be allowed to raise prices too much.
"Your Majesty, Lord Sui will arrive in Xianyang tomorrow." The eunuch came to report.
"Got it, let the Ministry of Rites make arrangements." Zhao Qingrui said lightly, she has something to do tomorrow, so she won't go out to greet her in person.
"By the way, when the time comes, let the people from the household department go over together and register the things they brought back."
"No."
The little eunuch respectfully retreated, and Zhao Qingrui continued to read the book.
The matter that Sui Shicong was coming back had already been in an uproar, and the entire Great Qin knew about it, and he probably brought back something, and Zhao Qingrui also knew it in his heart.
At the court meeting on the second day, Zhao Qingrui began to discuss with the ministers the follow-up matters after the opening of the train.
These things must be arranged in advance, otherwise there will definitely be chaos at that time.
There are too many things that need to be solved, Zhao Qingrui only provides a general idea, and the rest is discussed and supplemented by the ministers above the court.
It took a whole day to come up with a rough plan.
"The plan is not perfect enough, and the follow-up will be slowly supplemented, and today you are also tired, so I asked the imperial chef to make some delicacies." Zhao Qingrui directly left everyone for dinner.
The taste of the imperial meal is very good, and this is the consensus of the officials of the DPRK and China.
It was also since Zhao Qingrui returned to Xianyang that Daqin's food practices were gradually enriched.
Unconsciously, His Majesty's influence on Great Qin was so great that Feng Qujian couldn't help but feel a little in a trance.
looked at Zhao Qingrui, who was a little tired, although he had already supported her, but he couldn't help but be happy to see that she could do better than he thought.
Great Qin is not only His Majesty's Great Qin, but also the joint efforts of these officials.
Zhao Qingrui took a sip of chicken soup, only to feel that the whole person came to life, the chicken soup was very fresh, and Zhao Qingrui liked the chef's cooking skills even more.
Looking at the people below who ate relatively quickly, a smile flashed in Zhao Qingrui's eyes, as long as they liked it.
On the second day, Zhao Qingrui assigned tasks to the officials of the court, and then met with Sui Shicong and Li Si.
Finally taking a vacation, there is still so much work to do, Zhao Qingrui rubbed her eyebrows painfully.
"Your Majesty, everything has been registered overnight, and it is here, please take a look at it." Li Si presented a few booklets, these booklets were very thick, and all the records in them were the things that Sui Shicong brought back.
After taking it and looking at it briefly, Zhao Qingrui closed the booklet, this can be read slowly, and now the book needs to be processed.
"Your Majesty, the things have been put together, do you want to go and see them?" Li Si looked at Zhao Qingrui, this time Sui Shicong brought back too many things, although it could not make up for the cost of building the railway, but it also made the treasury a little more comfortable.
"Let's go, let's go and see." Zhao Qingrui paused, and then said seriously.
Several people came to the treasury, in recent years, Zhao Qingrui has asked people to rebuild the treasury, the treasury is already very large, in fact, the underground is bigger, more like an underground city.
What is placed here is the food, money, and all kinds of valuable things of the entire Great Qin.
Zhao Qingrui came over, the people here had already been prepared, and with Li Si's order, these people moved all the boxes out.
Zhao Qingrui has seen Sui Shicong's route out, and he has basically stayed in the Americas in the past few years.
In addition to a large number of gold, silver and gemstones, there are also some rare skins, all kinds of strange things, and some animals that Zhao Qingrui had seen in his previous life, all of which Daqin did not have.
Of course, the most are all kinds of crops and fruit trees, which are Zhao Qingrui's key requirements.
Sui Shicong completed his task perfectly, looking at those things, Zhao Qingrui was very surprised.
"Very well, you didn't disappoint me." Zhao Qingrui also saw something that she was very familiar with, which was lemon.
The lemon is relatively small, already clattery, and even so, you can smell its fragrance from a distance.
"Thank you Your Majesty for your compliment, by the way, Your Majesty, this fruit in your hand is very sour, it was discovered by the minister, Your Majesty had better not eat it." Sui Shicong reminded seriously.
He still remembers that when he took a bite of this fruit, he kept drooling because of the sourness.
Your Majesty is a girl, so you still have to pay attention to your image.
"I know, you have done a great job this time, what reward do you want?" Zhao Qingrui nodded with a smile, lemon is naturally impossible to eat directly.
"Your Majesty, the other rewards are not wanted, the ministers want steamships, and the ministers want the steamships to go to sea and bring back more things for Your Majesty." Sui Shicong said his request loudly.
"Well, it's not impossible, where do you want to go next time?" Zhao Qingrui touched her chin and looked at Sui Shicong, it is not impossible to give him a steamer, just because he can get so many good things back for himself, it doesn't hurt to give it to him.
"Let's go to Oceania, it's a little closer." Sui Shicong's eyes lit up, he was full of interest in the overseas world, and everything outside was fresh.
"Okay, in a few days, I will give an order to go to the shipyard and ask them to come out in a group to build a big ship for you." Zhao Qingrui said seriously.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Sui Shicong thanked him happily, and he knew that His Majesty would agree to his request.
Since he came back, especially after seeing the function of the steamer, he has been greedy for a long time, and now His Majesty has finally agreed, and he will not go wherever he wants to wave in the future.
"Don't be too happy, it takes a lot of time to build a steamship, and it will take more time to replace all the ships in your fleet with steamships, and you will probably need to rest in Daqin for a few years before you can set off." Zhao Qingrui was happy to see Sui Shicong, and she was actually quite happy.
Replacing a large ship with a steamship can also improve a lot of efficiency.
"It's okay, I've been tired outside in the past few years, and I want to rest for a year or two." Sui Shicong felt that this was nothing.
"Okay, you just have to know it yourself." Zhao Qingrui nodded.
"By the way, you are also a big boss, why don't you take advantage of the past two years in Daqin to marry a wife?" Zhao Qingrui looked at Sui Shicong, although she herself is a single dog, she likes to see others live happily.
"Well, well, I'll take a closer look at it then." Sui Shicong did not refuse, he is indeed not small.
"Ahem, Lord Sui, it's just right for me to have a girl in my family." Li Si coughed dryly.
The corners of Zhao Qingrui's mouth twitched, and she looked at the white hair on Li Si's temples, this guy is indeed quite capable, and there are a lot of children in the family.
His sons are basically married to princesses, and his daughters are married to sons.
Now that the princesses and princesses are married, the rest of them are too young to be suitable, and Li Si can still let his children marry the royal children.
is also Li Si's official position is high, his salary is also high, and there are a few of his sons and daughters, otherwise he really can't afford to support that big family.
"Master Li, Xiaguan is only an orphan, you want to marry your daughter to Xiaguan, this is not the right family." Sui Shicong was a little difficult to refuse, why do these officials like to marry their daughters to him? He didn't know he was so popular.