After the court meeting, the secretaries dispersed and went to deal with their own government affairs.

Meng Yu and others also accompanied Qi Zhitian out of the palace.

Zhao Tuo did not leave immediately, he wrote to the queen to see the queen, and waited in the palace.

After a while, the palace attendants came.

"The king summoned him, and asked Shao Shangzao to go with the villain to meet the king."

"Thank you."

Zhao Tuo smiled and thanked him, and he noticed that this person had no eyebrows on his face, but a eunuch who had nothing under his crotch.

The eunuch was flattered and didn't dare to do anything, but the smile on his face couldn't be hidden, and he walked in front and guided Zhao Tuo to the rear side hall.

"Although the status of eunuchs in these years is not as outrageous as that of later dynasties, as a close attendant in the palace, it is still not easy to offend. Befriending these characters and giving them a little kindness may be of unexpected use in the future. ”

Zhao Tuo secretly said in his heart, this is the experience he gained after reading thousands of years of history. These eunuchs should not be easily evil, they may not be able to help you succeed, but if they are malicious, they are very likely to harm you.

According to Zhao Tuo's observations when he was a Zhonglang in the palace, the central guard system of the Qin State consisted of a total of four parts.

The innermost layer is these castrated eunuchs without eyebrows. Under the command of Shaofu, the eunuch Ling of 600 stones. These eunuchs served on the king's side, and they had no scruples about entering and leaving the harem, and were in charge of the guards in the palace.

In the past, Lu Buwei entered the palace to serve as this kind of eunuch, but Chang Yu only plucked his eyebrows, but he did not deal with it below, and finally made a scene of fornication in the palace.

In addition to eunuchs, there are "eunuch emperors". That is, the "Lang" troops commanded by Lang Zhongling, what Lang Zhong and Zhong Lang belong to are of this kind, mainly responsible for the guards outside the palace.

Further out, there is the guard unit under the command of the lieutenant, and the lieutenant army under the command of the lieutenant who is responsible for the security of the internal history.

The fourfold guard is enough to ensure the safety of the king.

Just as Zhao Tuo was thinking, they had already walked outside a side hall.

In the external report, after getting permission.

Zhao Tuo took off his shoes and walked into the hall wearing only white foot socks.

"Minister Zhao Tuo, meet the king."

Zhao Tuo stepped forward and saluted, noticing that Zhao Gao was also standing on the side, and when he saw him coming in, he smiled and signaled.

Qin Wangzheng sat on the couch and read the slips, and when he heard Zhao Tuo's voice, he raised his head and said, "Sit down, you ask to see the widow, saying that there is a strategy to offer, is it related to these princes?" ”

Zhao Tuo sat aside and said, "Your Majesty, the strategy offered by the ministers is related to today's Han Cheng incident. In the past, the ministers returned from the land, all the way through Chu, Wei, Han and other places to enter the customs. The situation of these princes' hometowns is very different from that of Guanzhong Qin. ”

"After hundreds of years of popularization of the Qin law, the people are simple, the officials are solemn, the scholars are clear and fair, and the court listens to everything and does not leave anything behind. Therefore, the Qin law can pass through the township, and the king's order can penetrate the lilu, and all the people obey the order, and there is no crime of adultery to hide. ”

Seeing that Qin Wangzheng listened quietly, Zhao Tuo changed his words and said: "The hometown of the princes is not the same, as the ministers have seen all the way, our Qin army is brave and strong, and where it passes, the society of the five countries is wiped out. However, after the withdrawal of the army, although there were guards, lieutenants, and imperial historians sent by the king to govern the place, the Qin officials were few and the princes were numerous, and the strength was insufficient to control the people. ”

Therefore, the Qin officials of various counties and counties could not implement the law among the villages, and they needed to rely on the local powerful clans to manage it. The county officials, township officials, and officials all use local heroes, and the collusion below, the guards, captains, and imperial historians above must be blinded, which is also the reason why Han Cheng, Zhang Liang and other thieves can run rampant in Yingchuan and Dongjun, and the guards and lieutenants cannot be captured. ”

Zhao Tuo's voice was clear, and he laid out a problem faced by the Qin State.

Not only now, but this is a serious problem that the Qin Dynasty will face after its unification.

Why can Han Cheng and Zhang Liang run all the way to Qi after launching a riot in Xinzheng, and even sneak into Dongjun to assassinate them?

Why in history, Zhang Liangbo was able to escape smoothly after being assassinated. After Liu Bang released the people who served as servants, he could run to Mangdang and get away with it. Peng Yue, Yingbu and others formed large-scale bands of thieves in various places, but the localities could not control them.

All of this is due to the fact that although the Qin State conquered the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, it was unable to exercise effective management and control.

In the era of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the Qin State encroached on the territory of the princes quite modestly, set up counties and counties every time they occupied a city and a city, sent officials to manage it, assimilated the local people with the Qin law, and slowly turned the land of the princes into the land of the Qin people, and the digestion was relatively successful.

But now, the speed at which King Qin destroyed the country was too fast, and in less than ten years, he had already destroyed the five kingdoms and occupied tens of thousands of miles of vast territory.

In such a short period of time, the Qin State could not come up with a sufficient number of officials to govern the land of the Six Kingdoms, and it was inevitable that it would fall into a state of indigestion.

For example, this time the Qin State overthrew Jingchu and occupied Huaibei, Huainan, Ludi, Jiangdong, such a vast land has countless cities, and every county and county must send Qin officials to govern, right?

But how can there be so many officials in the Qin State that can be sent out, and the previous Sanjin and Yandi have already sent a large number of Qin officials, but they are still not enough.

For the newly conquered Chu land, it would be good to send a few people to serve as guards, captains, and imperial historians in a county at most, and the rest of the county officials were not all local heroes.

The few lonely Qin officials sent out, can they really command the local powerful clans?

Moreover, this may also involve the problem of Qin officials sent out by the central government being corrupted and eroded by sugar-coated shells.

As Zhao Tuo's words fell, Zhao Gao on the side was full of surprise.

Qin Wangzheng's eyebrows furrowed.

The local situation he knew was reported by the local county guard, the county lieutenant, and the superintendent of the imperial history.

Although some people mentioned that there were too few officials and asked for a letter to send officials, it never attracted attention, because even the Qin officials in Guanzhong were not enough.

Now that Zhao Tuo said it so openly, Qin Wangzheng realized that this was a big problem that could shake the country's foundation.

There were too few Qin officials, so that although Qin could conquer the Six Kingdoms, it could not completely rule the people of the Six Kingdoms.

This is also the core reason why Han Cheng, Zhang Liang and others can come and go freely in Yingchuan County and Dong County.

Qin Wangzheng's fingers lightly tapped the wooden case in front of him, he stared at Zhao Tuo, and asked, "According to Zhao Tuo's opinion, how to solve this problem?" ”

Zhao Tuo opened his mouth and said: "The minister thinks that this problem is because there are too few officials sent out, and it is difficult to effectively control the princes' hometowns. One of the solutions is to increase the number of grammar officials in our Qin State and find a way to train a sufficient number of officials. ”

"Increase the number of grammar officers?"

Qin Wangzheng's eyebrows furrowed even more.

The sources of officials in the Qin State, in addition to military merits, are more from the school.

A large number of grammar officials who are proficient in Qin law cultivated from the school are the core and pillar of the entire Qin State officials.

But not everyone can enter the school, Qin Lu said, "If you are not Shi Zi, you don't dare to study the school, and those who violate the order are guilty."

Only the children of Ling and Shi, that is, the descendants of the incumbent civil servants of the Qin Dynasty, were allowed to enter the school to study.

This limits the qualifications of the children of the school, so the number of people who can become Qin officials is limited, and it is not possible to increase it if you want to.

And judging from the problem that Zhao Tuo just said, if you want to solve it, the number of grammar officials that need to be increased is definitely a lot, and it is not something that can be solved by one or two special recruits.

Qin Wangzheng whispered, "How can you increase what you say?" ”

Zhao Tuo raised his head and said: "The minister thinks that the law restricts only the sons of Ling and Shi to enter the school and become grammar officials, which is no longer appropriate, and the king may be able to increase the law to meet the current situation of the Qin State." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Gao, who was standing in the hall, changed his face greatly, and his eyes were staring at Zhao Tuo.

This son is so bold!

He didn't expect that this Zhao Tuo, who was not yet twenty years old, would have the heart to change Qin Law, which was really bold.

Compared to Zhao Gao's horror.

Qin Wangzheng didn't react much, for him, as long as he could solve the problem, what could it be to change the law.

"In the past, when Shang Jun changed the law, he faced what Du Zhi said: There is no fault in the ancient law, and there is no evil in etiquette. Zeng replied: At that time, the legislation was enacted, and the ceremony was made according to the matter. Etiquette and law are determined by the time, the system and order are as they are appropriate, and the armor and weapons are prepared for their own convenience. ”

"There is some truth in what you Zhao Tuo said, if the problem of the shortage of Qin officials can be solved, it is not impossible for the widow to revise the law. It's just how do you think the gain should be? ”

Zhao Tuo was overjoyed.

The Qin State, which went through the Shang Dynasty's reform, was really different from those dynasties in later generations where "the law of the ancestors could not be changed".

Although the Qin State seems to be rigid and strict in some systems, the good thing is that the Qin people are practical in everything, and as long as they can enhance their national strength and solve the practical problems faced by the country, there is nothing that cannot be changed. Otherwise, there would not have been the Shang Dynasty reform of the past.

Even the Qin Law, which looks majestic and sacred, can change with the times.

Qin Wangzheng is not the kind of king who keeps the law and the ancients.

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath, and in the face of the king's inquiry, he naturally would not say anything out of place such as the "imperial examination".

He replied: "Your Great King, now that our Qin State occupies the land of the princes, the number of grammar officials is insufficient, but the number of knights for meritorious service is numerous. The order of the state and the children of history are not enough to be cultivated and used, and the ministers are ignorant and die, or they can increase the qualifications of the children of the knights to enter the school. ”

"It's not limited to the positions of orders and histories. Instead, the children of a certain title can be qualified to enter the school, and the source of the children of the Qin State School can be greatly increased, and after only a few years, a large number of grammar officials can be trained and sent to the hometowns of the princes to help the king govern and control. ”

"In addition, the fact that the children of those who have won the knighthood can enter the school is also a kind of knighthood benefit and honor, which is in line with the former Shang monarch's words, 'Ming Zun and Humble Rank.' Those who have merit are glorious, and those who have no merit are rich and have nothing to do. 'The principle can increase the benefits of my Qin State title, presumably in the future, the soldiers can fight more desperately, and get a good future for their children! ”

Zhao Tuo's eyes were blazing.

After the war to destroy the Five Kingdoms, there are not many people in the Qin army who have been knighted for their merits.

Setting the criteria for a knighthood and allowing the children and relatives of the person who holds the title to be eligible to enter the school will not only increase the source of children in the school. And it does not violate the principle of the supremacy of Qin's "military meritoriousness", and even makes the gold content of the title higher.

Some Qin people will go to the battlefield in the future in order for their children to have a good future in the school, and they are afraid that they will work even harder to earn the title.

Sure enough, I heard Zhao Tuo's answer.

A bright light flashed in Qin Wangzheng's eyes.

However, he didn't make a decision immediately, but said to Zhao Gao beside him: "Zhao Tuo wrote down this and sent it to Tingwei later, so that Tingwei can discuss." ”

"Yui."

Zhao Gao took a deep look at the young man in the hall before bowing his head and starting to record.

Today's Zhao Tuo's words greatly surprised him.

In addition to the battlefield military struggle, Zhao Tuo also has the talent to govern the country?

Zhao Tuo was also happy when he saw that Qin Wangzheng ordered Zhao Gao to record, and it seemed that there was a high probability that this matter would be successful.

This time, in addition to wanting to solve the problem of the lack of grammar officials and the difficulty of controlling the princes' hometowns for the Qin State, he did not use this matter to test the idea of Qin Law.

Can Qin Law change?

If he can change a law this time, it will not be impossible to make a bigger move in the future.

Just when Zhao Tuo was secretly happy in his heart, Qin Wangzheng spoke.

"Zhao Tuo, the 'one of the solutions' you just mentioned, could it be that in addition to this, there is also a way to help the widows control the princes' hometowns?"

Zhao Tuo secretly praised Qin Wangzheng's carefulness, and hurriedly said: "What the king said is very true. In addition to the fact that we can increase the number of grammar officials of our Qin State and send them to various places to strengthen the king's control over the locality. It can also weaken the power of the local nobles. ”

"The minister thinks that although my Qin State has destroyed the Five Kingdoms, the hometown of the Kwantung princes, the clans of the Five Kingdoms are still there. In addition, the local powerful clans collude with each other, run rampant with the law, and even harbor murderers, which is difficult to govern. I wish the king to migrate to Chu Zhao, Qu, Jing, Xiang, as well as Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, and Haojie's famous homes in Guanzhong! ”

(End of chapter)