Chapter 86: One Invites Shangshan Sihao
After returning to Xianyang, Fusu immediately ordered people to start forming a merchant army and sending missions to various countries according to the strategy he had planned in the city of Ganzhou.
As for the person who sent the envoy to the Mauryan Empire, Fusu decided to let Han Chuan serve as it.
When he was in South Vietnam, Fusu thought about asking Han Chuan to take a team of men and horses to the Peacock Dynasty to secretly inquire about the news and map out the detailed geographical information of the Peacock Dynasty.
This time, more than a dozen trade missions were to be sent to the Mauryan Empire, and Fusu naturally asked Han Chuan to be the head of the mission.
A month after returning to Xianyang, Meng Yi selected 6,000 envoys to the Western Regions and the Mauryan Empire according to Fusu's requirements, including medical officers and veterinarians, and these were all required by Fusu to Meng Yi.
The Western Regions and the Mauryan Empire were far away, and the health of these members of the mission and the horses carrying people was particularly important, so Fusu asked Meng Yi to equip the mission with medical officers and veterinarians.
At the same time that Meng Yi selected the personnel of the mission, Han Chuan also selected 3,000 soldiers who were proficient in surveying and mapping from the army in accordance with Fusu's edict, and mixed with the members of the mission selected by Meng Yi.
On this day, Fusu led a group of courtiers to the outside of Xianyang City to see off the envoys to the countries of the Western Regions.
When Han Chuan and the thirty captains of the mission (the leader of the mission) came to the city gate, they saw Fusu and others who had come to see him off, and immediately jumped off their horses, went straight to Fusu, and said goodbye to Fusu and the ministers.
"Han Chuan, this time to the west, the road is difficult, you must be careful, if you encounter danger, you must put everyone's lives first, and you must not act rashly." Fusu said to Han Chuan.
"No, remember the child's entrustment."
"Go ahead!" Fusu patted Han Chuan on the shoulder and said to Han Chuan.
"No"
As he spoke, Han Chuan led a group of imperial captains back to the team and left with a team of nearly 10,000 people.
Looking at the figure of the Great Qin Mission going farther and farther, Fusu felt a little sad in his heart.
From Xianyang to the Western Regions, and then bypassing the Himalayas into the Peacock Empire, this is a road that no one has ever walked, although Han Chuan and others are about to create a feat on this trip, but the hardships on the road are also extraordinary, unfortunately Fusu did not expect that this trip would bring Han Chuan up to five years in prison.
According to the historical trend before the "Fusu" crossing, more than 300 years later, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian also embarked on the road to the Western Regions from here. There are also the high monks Fa Xian in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty, all of whom embarked on the road to the west from here.
After Han Chuan left, Fusu realized a serious problem, he was about to start the biggest change in the history of Great Qin, although he had cultivated Shusun Tong and other talents who dared to innovate, but there was still a lack of young and strong executors like Han Chuan, although there were officials at all levels under his rule, but they did not understand the intention of Fusu's reform, so the effect of innovation may not meet Fusu's expectations.
On this day, Fusu threw out the issue of reforming the military merit knighthood system to recruit talents.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that my Great Qin has taken back South Vietnam, and the recovery of Changsha County in Jiangdong is also overnight, in the next two or three years, I don't want to use swords and soldiers again, and concentrate on boosting national strength, but at present, I am short of talents at all levels of Daqin, which is really not enough to support the reform of the law, how do you think we should choose materials for the country?"
After listening to what Fusu said, the courtiers immediately discussed in a low voice, but the topic of their discussion was not the selection of materials for the country, but the reform of the law that Fusu said, and it was obvious that the reform of the law stimulated their sensitive nerves.
As long as it is a reform, there will inevitably be voices of opposition, not because the reform of the law will necessarily touch the interests of all people, but because the reform of the law will change their already solidified habits. Moreover, changing the law also means that it needs to be changed, and for these ministers who are content with the status quo, letting them change is like asking for their old life.
"Yu Gongzi, changing the law is a big thing, and the slightest carelessness will shake the country's foundation, and I hope that Gongzi will think twice." One of the ministers looked left and right and then spoke.
"Yes, Childe, the matter of changing the law is a big matter, and I really don't dare to try it easily."
"Gongzi, the minister seconded the proposal."
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In an instant, I saw that more than half of the courtiers opened their mouths to persuade Fusu not to rashly change the law.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today we will not discuss this matter of changing the law, but only about the matter of promoting talents for the country."
Hearing that Fusu had agreed on a tone for the court, the ministers had no choice but to shut up and no longer discuss the matter of changing the law, but instead focus on selecting talents for the country.
"Yu Gongzi, didn't my Daqin already have the method of selecting materials according to military merits? According to the method of selecting materials for military merits, it was created by Shang Jun, and it is the cornerstone of my Great Qin's strength, and it cannot be easily abolished! Ying Yue, a minister from the Ying clan, said a little angrily.
It is obvious that the method of reforming the selection of materials for the support of the Soviet Union has touched the interests he represents, which has aroused Yingyue's opposition.
Before the first emperor, the power of the Ying clan was great, but under the continuous suppression of the first emperor, the power of the Ying clan was finally weakened, despite this, the power of the clan should not be underestimated.
"Eighth uncle, did I say that I want to abolish the military merit knighthood system? What's more, I, Daqin, am not only these soldiers, but also countless Confucian scholars and ordinary people, should we ignore these people in the selection of materials? Fusu looked at Yingyue and said.
"Childe, the minister didn't mean that, it's just that this military merit knighthood system has been used for so many years, and I am afraid that a rash change will anger the officers and soldiers in the army and endanger the country."
What Yingyue said was not that Fusu hadn't thought about it, but that these words came out of Yingyue's mouth with a hint of threat to Fusu.
Fusu didn't continue to pay attention to what Ying Yue said, but shifted his gaze to Li Si, Meng Yi and others.
"Prime Minister, do you think it is feasible to select talents from among Confucian scholars?"
"Yu Gongzi, the old minister thinks that Gongzi has a very good plan, and it is indeed feasible to select talents from Confucianism, but after these Confucian students have been hit by the 'book burning and pit Confucianism', I am afraid that they are not willing to work for Gongzi."
"Childe, the minister thinks that this matter is not difficult, as long as the prince can invite the 'Shangshan Sihao', these Confucian students will come to join the son." Meng Yi retorted.
"Meng Yi, this 'Shangshan Sihao' resigned and retired to seclusion due to the first emperor's 'book burning and Confucianism', I'm afraid it will be difficult to invite them out of the mountain." Li Si helplessly explained to Meng Yi.
"Prime Minister, the 'burning of books and pit Confucianism' was done by my father and emperor at the beginning, and I didn't approve of it at the beginning, but now that Daqin is under my rule, what reason does he have for 'Shangshan Sihao' to refuse? Meng Yi, or you can run for me and invite this 'Shangshan Sihao'. ”
Seeing that Fusu arranged for himself to invite "Shangshan Sihao", Meng Yi gladly accepted Fusu's orders.
When the court discussion was over, Meng Yi immediately rushed home to clean up, and the next morning he led a few entourages to set off to invite "Shangshan Sihao".
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Since Shangshan is near Xianyang, Meng Yi only took four days to find the hermitage of "Shangshan Sihao", but unfortunately when Meng Yi explained his intention to Tang Bing, one of the "Shangshan Sihao", he was driven out by Tang Bing.
Meng Yi had no choice but to leave Shangshan and return to Xianyang to report to Fusu that "Shangshan Sihao" was unwilling to go down the mountain.
After knowing what happened to Meng Yi in Shangshan, Fusu decided to go to Shangshan to visit the "Shangshan Sihao" in person and invite them out of the mountain.