I hurried back to Xianyang without stopping, and when I arrived in Xianyang, it was close to the end of the year.

I immediately summoned Li Si and Feng Qujian to the Four Seas Palace, and the two of them were greatly relieved to see that I had returned safely.

Li Si opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, you must not take such risks in the future, if Your Majesty makes a mistake, what should Great Qin do?" ”

Feng Quji also said: "What Li Xiang said is that the generals will charge into battle for the counterinsurgency, and Your Majesty only needs to sit in Xianyang, and those who intend to make chaos will not be able to become the climate." ”

I laughed, "What you two are saying is that if it weren't for the importance of this time, I wouldn't have acted like this. ”

"Li Xiang, the slaughter of Qianshou has now been confirmed, you should report it to the world as soon as possible. Also, how about cutting down on the oral endowment? ”

Li Si replied: "After the ministers issued the decree to reduce the oral endowment, they immediately overshadowed the slaughter of the Qianshou, and the Qianshou were grateful to His Majesty, and the repercussions in the world were even worse than the reduction of the conscription. ”

I nodded, "That's fine, I didn't think much about it when I made this decision that day. What about the tax revenue of the imperial court after the reduction of oral taxes? ”

"The minister has carefully calculated the tax situation before and after the cut, which is naturally much lower than before, but the impact on the imperial court is not very great. Your Majesty thinks that the ministers have discussed with the Imperial Doctor to abolish or reduce some of the official offices based on the evaluation of the officials at the end of the year, so as to not only streamline the officials, but also save expenses? ”

"Good."

The next day, the court discussed with everyone about dealing with Liu Bang.

This time, I was not stupid enough to tell everyone that I wanted to keep Liu Bang and his people, but sentenced the first few people to be beheaded according to the law, but Zhang Han was executed on the spot in Surabaya. More than 10,000 rebels who participated in the rebellion were sent to Lingnan.

Compared with the Great Wall in the North, Lingnan is the most important thing. Whether there can be a major breakthrough in the grain production of the empire in the future depends on the rice cultivation south of the great river.

Half a month later, Zhang Han led the army to the Inner History, returned the army and the tiger charm, and returned to Xianyang after stepping down as a general.

Late at night, in the Xianyang Forbidden Garden, I met Liu Bang and the others.

Looking at the haggard Liu Bang in front of me, I asked, "Have you decided?" ”

Liu Bang nodded, and Xiao He and Fan Hao said in unison: "I am willing to serve Your Majesty." ”

Then I asked the three of them to stay in the Xianyang Forbidden Garden temporarily, and then secretly changed their names and surnames when the time was ripe to make arrangements.

Thinking of what Zhang Han reported to me, I asked the three people to be closely monitored during the sentence and report to me at any time.

When Zhang Han told me that after Liu Bang learned what Lu Taigong and Lu Pheasant had done, he actually took the opportunity to catch up with Lu Taigong and Lu Pheasant and stabbed them to death with the sharpened branch hidden in his hand, I was so surprised that I didn't even notice that the piece in my hand had fallen.

I had nothing to say, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "It is worthy of being a person who can even push his own daughter and son to the enemy, he is a ruthless person!" ”

At this point, I regretted it a little, it was too risky to keep the three of them, and I didn't know how to place them.

But since you promised not to kill them, let's stay first.

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When Zhang Han returned to Xianyang, it was the beginning of the year.

Xianyang Palace, court meeting.

At this meeting, I first rewarded the soldiers who put down the rebellion one by one.

Zhang Han can be described as a blockbuster, not long ago he was just a left commander, and in the blink of an eye, he became an excellent general who can lead an army alone. In addition to the surprise, I named him General Zuo and commanded the troops in Guanzhong.

Hearing about Wei Chi's performance, I was also very satisfied, and asked him to continue to follow Zhang Han in the army.

Second, Ge Yue reported on the inventory of acres of fields.

Land inventories have now been completed in 48 counties and districts across the country.

Accordingly, it is expressly decreed that the 90 million mu of land that has been inventoried and completed will be old land, and all the land that will be reclaimed in the future will be new land. After the new land was reclaimed, it was owned by the imperial court, and the head of Qianshou only needed to hand over 30 catties of staple grain per mu every year, and the rest was owned by the head of Qian.

Third, Zhao Tuo also sent someone to deliver good news, Zhancheng Rice has been found!

Although it cannot reach the yield of 1,000 catties per mu, it is not a problem to triple the yield compared with the rice grown in the south of the Yangtze River.

The importance of rice is self-evident, and even in later generations, it is one of the most important food crops in our country and even in the world, providing a food source for nearly 50% of the world's population. Increasing rice production plays an extremely important role in ensuring food security and improving people's living standards.

I ordered in turn: "Back to Zhao Tuo, the original prisoners and people who migrated to Baiyue will not move, and continue to develop Baiyue." All future prisoners will be sent to the land south of the Yangtze River. ”

"Li Si, I want you to tell the world that except for the population of Jiangbei and Bashu counties, which are not allowed to flow out at will, other counties and Qianshou with less than five acres of old land will not only be exempted from taxes for the first year, but also reduce the annual payment of staple grain from 30 catties per mu to 20 catties per mu every year."

"Ge Yue, you are in charge of rice planting, recruiting talented people in agriculture, vigorously developing rice planting in Jiangnan, and at the same time promoting the planting method of mulberry fish ponds. Although this method has appeared in Jiangnan, many Qiantou are still unclear. ”

"Feng Quji, you discussed with Li Si to establish Jiangnan Weaving, and be in charge of the production of Jiangnan cloth. According to the mulberry planting situation and the number of silkworms under the control of Ge Yue, we vigorously develop weaving. The new type of multi-spindle spinning car has been ordered to be developed, and it is also necessary to recruit weaving experts to improve textile methods, so that Jiangnan weaving will become the largest cloth production area in Daqin. ”

Everyone nodded yes.

After arranging this series of things, it took half a day.

Just when I was in a good mood, Gong Yi stood up.

"Your Majesty, the scale of the government has now reached 200 people, and the ministers have encountered some problems here, so I will make it clear to Your Majesty."

I replied, "Didn't I give an order, and everything that will be needed by the government is not allowed?" Not to mention 200 people, even 2,000 people will give you what you need. ”

It's up to you guys to turn my knowledge into reality, but I'm going to take care of you.

The people in the hall also pricked up their ears to hear what other demands the public had made.

The governors of these government offices were envious of leaving the saliva of the government all over the place, and they were complaining in their hearts: 'Whatever is needed, there is no permission.' Now you still have requirements? Don't let us live these official offices? Look at the 200 people in your official office, and all of them are small officials, like words? How many people are standing in this Xianyang Palace? ’

Gong Yi Jin was also embarrassed when he heard it: "Your Majesty, the difficulty of the minister is not to make the mansion, but to smelt the iron mansion and ...... Will be a Shaofu ......"

Bai Chong was stunned after listening to the words of the public.

Good fellow, what about waiting for me from here? Not only did you sue both at once, but you also sued your boss? Although you report directly to the emperor, you are still nominally under the rule of the Shaofu, is it appropriate?

When I heard the words of the male loser, I was curious and a little amused at the same time. Is the EQ of technology so low? Looking at Bai Chong's expression, you should talk to Bai Chong first, and then you can find me alone, just say it, it's strange that Bai Chong doesn't hold a grudge against you.

I cleared my throat: "What's the matter?" Go ahead. ”