It's cold.

Heavy snow blew and stained the heavens and the earth with silver frost.

In the Xianyang Palace, the fire is bright.

Ying Zheng's figure is getting thinner and thinner, even though the fire in the house is burning, he is still covered with a thick blanket.

Fusu stood at His Highness.

He was quite excited to present something, and said with a smile: "Father, this is the young brother Hu Hai, what he has been working on for more than half a year, he called it paper, and after tossing for more than half a year, he finally got it out." ”

"Father, please take a look."

Fusu handed the paper to the eunuch on the side.

Ying Zheng waved his hand, his cloudy eyes flashed with clarity, and he ordered: "Everyone else should go down, Fusu, you can hand it over." ”

Hear the words.

Fusu was stunned for a moment.

also hurriedly stepped into the main hall.

The eunuchs in the palace have all left.

Ying Zheng said calmly: "A little closer, I can't see clearly." ”

Hearing the words of the First Emperor, Fusu's eyes turned red, and he stepped forward with tears in his eyes, and presented the paper that Hu Hai sent into the palace directly to within two feet of the First Emperor.

Ying Zheng stretched out his hand and took the paper in his hand, with a flash of brilliance in his eyes.

He rubbed on the paper, nodded with a smile, and said, "This paper is really good to the touch, what does it do?" ”

Fusu said: "Back to my father, according to the young brother, this paper will replace the bamboo slips in the future." ”

"This thing is more convenient to transport and store than bamboo weaving, more things can be registered, and it is more convenient to carry, and when the cost is low in the future, it can be used in various university rooms, so as to lower the threshold of studying in the world, and further break the monopoly of scholars and nobles, so that nobles are not expensive, and scholars are difficult to learn."

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Hu Hai is attentive. ”

"Does he have a grudge?"

Fu Su hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, although the young brother was removed from the clan, he has always been grateful for his father's extrajudicial kindness, and on Ji Heng's side, he is also grateful for his father's kindness from time to time, and he has never said anything bad." ”

"Father, please enlighten me."

Ying Zhengliang was speechless for a long time and put the paper aside.

Ying Zheng turned to the side slightly, and when no one noticed, a trace of tears quietly welled up out of the corners of his eyes, but quickly disappeared into the vertical and horizontal ravines, he sat solemnly, and said lightly: "Come closer, I have something to say to you." ”

"No." Fusu approached again.

He could clearly hear the First Emperor's snort.

Ying Zheng was not in a hurry to speak.

I just felt that I was sitting upright, and my body was not very comfortable, so I finally chose to lean on the big pillow.

He said slowly, "Do you know what lies after the peak of the empire? ”

Fu Su frowned, thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Erchen is ignorant. ”

"It's an endless cliff."

Ying Zheng sighed lightly: "Do you know why I listened to Ji Heng in the first place, the reason is this, this person is well versed in the way of world governance, he seems to have known the truth very early, so the various methods he proposed to Daqin, to a certain extent, are to avoid the prosperity and decline of this kind of fire cooking oil." ”

"So his ideas work."

"It can be of great use, too."

"But it's up to you to think for yourself."

"I'm not going to talk about that today."

Fusu nodded.

Ying Zheng said: "You have been in charge for a while, what is the current situation in the South China Sea?" ”

Fusu arched his hand and said: "Back to my father, the South China Sea is currently peaceful, but General Zhang Han fell ill when he entered the South China Sea, and under the treatment of the imperial doctor, his body has recovered a lot. ”

"Now the Baiyue tribe has fled south."

"The South China Sea has been completely controlled by the imperial court, and although there are small groups of Baiyue people harassing them, there is no obstacle to the situation in the South China Sea."

"However, there is only one new road in the South China Sea, which is not enough."

"It's just that building other reasons will probably cost a lot of manpower and material resources, and the sons are a little undecided, but at present, this road is enough."

Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "The South China Sea is vast and rich, if it is properly governed, it should be for the benefit of China for all generations, for the future generations of China, even if it is separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, it cannot be discarded, so if it is really necessary, it should open up another road into the South China Sea from other directions to ensure that the South China Sea will always exist in China." ”

"Even if it costs something."

"The South China Sea is not easy to come by, Daqin has paid for the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and relocated 500,000 people, if the South China Sea is discarded because of a short time, this is undoubtedly the blood paid by the millions of people in Daqin."

"Fusu remember." Fu Su in front of the case knelt tall and bowed his hand solemnly.

Ying Zheng frowned and said, "I just have an ordinary conversation for you, so you don't need to be so polite." ”

"What about Kitahara?"

Fusu said: "Back to my father, the northern plains have settled down, and with the easing of relations between the imperial court and the Xiongnu, there is not much conflict in the frontier at present, and the overall situation is tending to be peaceful." ”

"However, from time to time, there are still small groups of Huns who cross the border and step into the border of our Great Qin State to plunder, which has a certain impact on the stability of the frontier, but on the whole, the frontier is no longer as tense as in the past, and both sides are actually more beneficial."

Ying Zheng sneered and said disdainfully: "The ambition of the Huns and wolves must be guarded against, Daqin built the Great Wall not for defense, but for attack." ”

"Great Qin has always advocated only one truth."

"Attack is the best defense, if you don't fear and destroy these Huns, the Huns will always be thieves, rather than letting the Huns go south to invade the territory of Daqin, it is better for Daqin to take the initiative to attack and strangle the danger outside the border."

"Therefore, the Great Wall must continue to be built."

Fusu said: "Erchen remembers. ”

"What about Kanto?" Ying Zheng asked again.

Fusu's face sank, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Kanto has not been very stable for more than half a year. ”

"For the decrees issued by the imperial court, the counties in Kanto are very different, some counties are very resistant to the imperial decrees, and they are extremely dissatisfied, and some counties are very obedient to the decrees, and these decrees are honestly implemented, on the whole, the decrees promulgated by the imperial court are finally implemented."

"But there is more or less chaos everywhere."

"Still."

Fusu paused.

He sneered and said contemptuously: "The local chaos, Erchen did not let Meng Yi interfere, but just let the counties in the eastern part of the country deal with it themselves. ”

"After the processing of the counties and counties in the Kanto region is completed, Meng Yi will check the corresponding account books of the local counties and counties, and make certain adjustments to the officials of the counties, and under the special advice of the sons, the chaos in the Kanto region has not had much impact on the imperial court, and the imperial court has also taken advantage of this to control a certain amount of economic power in the eastern part of the country."

"According to Shaofu's estimates, next year's tax payment of the imperial court will be more than 30% higher than this year."

"When the supply of local coins increases, the local commodity trade will also develop greatly, and in the next few years or even more than ten years, the commercial tax of the imperial court will be greatly increased, and this is also the main reason why the imperial court insists on interfering in the economic power of the Kanto region."

"We must look at and grasp the financial power of the world."

"But some time ago, the imperial court grasped the Kanto region too tightly and strictly, resulting in a shortage of local officials."

"Although there are two military academies in Beiyuan and Nanjiang to fill it, and there are also children from Guanzhong who are sent to Kanto, there is still a huge gap in the number of officials who have been arrested and imprisoned in Kanto, and the imperial court may not be able to fill it in a short time."

Ying Zheng said: "When the world is uncertain and troubled, the employment of people must be eclectic, even if there is a slight flaw, as long as there is talent, you can boldly use, you don't need to be familiar with Qin law, people who know Qin law can be outstanding." ”

"Everything is about the stability of the world."

"Erchen understands, it's just that Daqin offended the scholars too hard in the past, and many scholars are reluctant to go out, and the nobles in the Kanto region are very jealous of Daqin, and they are rarely willing to go out, this time Daqin has cleaned up many local nobles and heroes, which has further aggravated the panic of the Guandong court to the court, and the sons have no good way at the moment."

"However, the friction between Northern Xinjiang and the Xiongnu has always existed, and there is a continuous supply of non-commissioned officers, and local junior schools are also being built."

"In a few years, the shortage of officials in Great Qin will be greatly improved."

Ying Zheng nodded, and he said again: "What about Guanzhong?" ”

Fu Su said with a smile: "Guanzhong has always been stable, with the suspension of the repair of Afang Palace and the suspension of the Great Wall, hundreds of thousands of old Qin people have returned to Guanzhong. ”

"Now the non-commissioned officers from the Kanto region have made their mark in the army."

"This has a great appeal to the bottom of the Kanto region."

"With the passage of time, the imperial court can send more and more soldiers from the Guandong expedition, and at that time, many old Qin people in the northern and southern armies can also be discharged and return to Guanzhong, and the foundation of Great Qin will also be stabilized."

"Father, don't worry."

Ying Zheng shook his head soberly and said, "It's too slow." ”

"If the situation in the world changes, Li Xin should be immediately moved back to Guanzhong by moving all the thousands of old Yingqin tribes in Shangtai back to Guanzhong."

"We must also immediately transfer back 100,000 troops from the north and south to guard it."

"There must be no mistakes in the pass!"

Fusu was stunned for a moment, and quickly nodded: "Erchen remembers." ”

Ying Zheng said: "You have been dealing with the political affairs of the court for a while, and you are familiar with the court, but ruling the world is not exactly the same as what you have done in the past. ”

"It's a soldier!"

"At present, in addition to Meng Tian, Li Xin, Zhang Han and others in the army, they are available."

"Recently, Han Xin, Zhang Xuan, Weng Zhong, Yang Wu, Yang Xi, Su Hu and others can all be used, but whether they can be used or not depends on your own consideration."

"Minister of the court, you have already made up your mind, so I won't say much."

"You have a good idea."

"But for military power, it must be completely controlled."

"Whoever dares to get involved will be killed, no one is an exception, and there can be no exceptions."

"Fusu, do you remember?!" Ying Zheng's voice suddenly became a lot more urgent.

"Father. You are." Fusu was a little panicked in his heart, he already felt that something was wrong, the first emperor's explanation was more like a dying request.

"I ask if you remember!" Ying Zheng slapped the big case hard and asked angrily.

"Father-—— son, remember." Fusu pounced on the ground and cried bitterly: "Don't say it anymore from my father, my son doesn't want my father to say it again, and my son doesn't want to hear it." ”

"Father." (End of chapter)