On the third day of the second lunar month, the mighty inspection team left Xianyang.

Yingzheng abandoned the Zhou ceremony, and many etiquettes were simplified, including the etiquette of the Lu book. The etiquette of the book is a written system of the emperor's chariot driving on the overall scale of the honor guard, military band, dance performance, vehicle service, traffic safety, public security, etc.

Now the emperor's halogen book is divided into big drivers, law drivers, and small drivers. The big car has eighty-one deputy cars, and it was the big car that Ying Zheng used to patrol back then, so you can imagine how difficult it is to choose the one Ying Zheng sat in among the eighty-one cars, and it is not to blame Zhang Liang for being in the auxiliary car by mistake in Bolangsha. That's why "coming" later became an honorific.

This time, everything was simple, so I used the law to drive, and I still drove six, but the auxiliary car was only thirty-six, and the three princes and nine kings were driven by four horses.

The convoy went all the way to the southeast, along Wuguan Road through Lantian and Shangnan, and arrived at Nanyang County. Because Lantian and Shangnan are very close to Xianyang and belong to internal history, I did not stop and went straight to Nanyang County.

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Nearly three months later, the convoy arrived in Wan County, Nanyang County.

In front of the gate of Wanxian County, looking at the mighty and even more spectacular welcoming team in front of me, I frowned slightly, turned my head to Li Si and said: "Spread my edict, except for the officials of all counties and counties along the way, all officials and heads of the Guizhou are not allowed to welcome them, and the violators will be severely punished!" ”

Li Si said yes and immediately ordered.

Then he got out of the carriage and walked forward slowly. One is to show that I am close to the people, and the other is to stand high and shoot accurately, in case someone stabs, it will be too conspicuous as a target......

Before they were close, the crowd was already shouting: "See Your Majesty!" Your Majesty Long live! ”

When I got closer, I smiled and said, "Excuse me." I have been implementing the New Deal for several years, and I am always worried about the people in the world! Now that the troubles have been eliminated and the four seas are prosperous, I want to know what the livelihood of the Qin people is, but I don't want to miss your peasants and workers, and I am ashamed! ”

Nanyang County Shou Xiyue bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, these people behind the ministers, except for a few officials, are all craftsmen of Nanyang Jiangzuo Mansion and Nanyang Iron Smelting Mansion. ”

As he spoke, he presented a letter of thanks.

There have already been Qi Wan to open it, this book of gratitude is more than a zhang long, the right book is a table of thanksgiving, the left is the signature of thousands of people, there are positive and oblique, and there are even different styles of circles, these are people who can't write to replace it.

I glanced at it, my face turned cold, and I said in a deep voice: "Xi Yue!" You have done a lot of merit in governing one county and two prefectures, and I want to reward you, but I don't want you to force the craftsman to take this so-called book of thanksgiving! You are guilty! ”

Yu Xiyue was taken aback, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, this letter of gratitude is indeed submitted spontaneously by the craftsman, how dare the minister deceive Your Majesty, please Your Majesty to investigate!" ”

Behind him, the lord Tie Ling Tie Wu and Nanyang will be the lord of the mansion, He Xian bowed and echoed: "Your Majesty, the ministers testify that what the county guard said is true!" ”

Since Nanyang Iron Smelting Mansion has become the largest iron production area in Daqin, Tie Wu has moved directly to work here, with Wuguan Road, and it is only two days to go back and forth to Xianyang. As for He Xian, Qin II came to Nanyang County three years later to build a new Nanyang General as a mansion, and used local materials.

At this time, more than 1,000 craftsmen behind him also expressed their support: "Your Majesty has brought us so many opportunities to work, if it weren't for Your Majesty, how would we be today?" ”

"Yes, if it weren't for His Majesty's order that all the craftsmen who work give them monthly money, how can we support our family except for a few small plots of land at home!"

"Your Majesty's sainthood is unique through the ages, we sincerely write to thank you, please don't blame the county guard!"

“……”

The voice grew louder, and everyone bowed down and shouted in unison: "We sincerely thank you, please Your Majesty to see!" ”

I smiled slightly, and said loudly: "I am the emperor, for the benefit of the world, for the livelihood of the head of Qian, so I should also!" Why say thank you? Everyone's free courtesy! ”

Then he said to Xi Yue: "I almost blamed a virtuous minister by mistake, and I made a mistake!" ”

Yu Xiyue said in fear: "The minister doesn't dare, Your Majesty is wise!" ”

Everyone shouted in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming! Your Majesty Long live! ”

After tossing at the city gate for a long time, I arrived at the official office accompanied by Yu Xiyue.

Seeing that the county guard mansion is not very luxurious, I nodded slightly, just now the city gate was to test Xi Yue, from the reaction of everyone, combined with the clean room, he should be a good official.

After I sat down, I spoke approvingly: "Xi Yue, it seems that you have won the hearts of the people here, and I am very relieved. I have just misunderstood you at the city gate, and I hope you don't resent me. ”

Yu Xiyue hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister is afraid, how dare you do this." As for the rule of officials, where the ministers are, they dare not be unreasonable. ”

I waved my hand, and Qi Wan presented a delicate brush made of good jade wolf, engraved with the four characters of "Officials Wei Liangchen", and there was a line of "Emperor Qin II" seven small characters.

"This pen is for those officials who are honest and dedicated to serving the people. Along the way, seeing the rich life of the people of Nanyang County, I deeply thought that Qing was the pillar of the country, and this reward was given to you. ”

Yu Xiyue immediately got up and respectfully took the brush, and then thanked him: "The minister is afraid, and he will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations." ”

I nodded and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, I will go to the two mansions to inspect, and I must not disturb the craftsmen and the head of the Qian. ”

After that, I went to the palace to rest.

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Early the next morning, accompanied by Yu Xiyue, Tiewu, and He Xian, he first went to Nanyang Iron Smelting Mansion to inspect.

Because of the use of blast furnace ironmaking, coupled with my vigorous development of the iron smelting industry, the entire Nanyang Iron Smelting Mansion covers an area of nearly 6,000 acres. The place chosen by Ying Zheng was very thoughtful, close to the Baihe River in Wancheng, with convenient access to water and many nearby rivers to facilitate the transportation of ores.

After turning around, I am very satisfied, now the scale of Nanyang Iron Smelting Mansion is enough for the entire empire, and the mine has been continuously searching, so there is no need to worry about the shortage of ore for the time being.

Now that the Iron Smelting Mansion has stopped making muskets and turned to farming tools, Tetsugo is worried about what to do with the craftsmen who have been recruited.

I thought for a moment and asked, "Did they build different parts according to what I had instructed?" ”

Tie Wu arched his hand and said, "Exactly, according to His Majesty's orders, everyone doesn't know what others have built. Just in case, the minister deliberately gathered people from the same place to build the same part. ”

I nodded and approvingly, "You've done a great job." In this case, there is nothing to worry about, just send them back to various places, the only one who can make muskets at present is the Nanyang Iron Smelting Mansion, even if they perceive anything, it is difficult to imitate it, just warn it before leaving. ”

Tie Wu arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty is wise! The ministers obeyed. ”

After dealing with this matter, I went to see Nanyang Jiangzuo Mansion again, which is also thriving under He Xian's governance, and there is nothing to say.