After returning to Xiangxian County, I sent someone to send the Wufu away, and I called Li Si and a few people over.

briefly talked about the Wufu's attachment to the imperial court, hid the paragraph where he was tied up the mountain, and finally said: "There must be people like them, in order to escape the war and enter the deep mountain life, they don't know the changes in the world, which is not good for Daqin." ”

Of course, it is more important to evade taxes and forced labor like the people in the Peach Blossom Garden.

Li Si agreed: "Your Majesty is wise. This situation really does not take into account, what does Your Majesty think? ”

Ever since I went up the mountain and saw the living conditions of the Wufu, I already had an idea, and said slowly: "I ordered all counties, counties, li, and pavilions to find these Qianshou hidden in the mountains, and inform them of the current situation in Daqin, if they are willing to move down the mountain, the imperial court can help them build houses." ”

Yu He arched his hand and said, "What if they don't want to?" ”

"Tell them that even if they don't move down, they will pay taxes according to the population, and they will make a wise choice." Large-scale farming is not allowed in the mountains, and even if taxes are much more relaxed today, they will certainly not be able to afford firewood and a small number of acres of land.

Today, the population of Daqin is more than 40 million, which is still not much, and I am afraid that there are not a few such people, especially in the old Chu land. For the development of Daqin, these people have to make some contributions, and they can't hide when they are building, and then come out and enjoy the results when the construction of Daqin is completed, it is not so cheap.

Several people had no opinions, and immediately retreated.

Only me and Meng He were left in the hall, and I glanced at him, since I was tied up, he had been absent-minded, and he was careful to talk to me, as my guard, this state is not good.

"Meng He." I said lightly: "You have an unshirkable responsibility for this incident, fortunately, I inadvertently caught the anti-Qin faction for my white silk, and you can be regarded as atonement, but I still have to punish a little, so I will be fined for one year!" In the future, we must be cautious and do not repeat our crimes. ”

The Meng family is also a big family in Meixian County, and a one-year fine is nothing.

One of these things is that I am conceited, and the other is that Meng He has been following me since I was still the prince, and I have been in Xianyang for a long time, and I only know that those flies and dogs in the officialdom lack understanding of the sinister people in the rivers and lakes, and I don't blame him too much. It is best for the superior to be responsible for his close ministers, and to rely on him to protect my safety in the future, to let him know my majesty and feel that I am gracious and compassionate.

Sure enough, when Meng He heard my punishment for him, he hurriedly bowed and said gratefully: "The minister is guilty of death!" Your Majesty's forgiveness, the minister is deeply frightened, thank you, Your Majesty! ”

"Okay, you go and prepare, and leave Changsha County tomorrow." After thinking about it, I instructed again: "I have made arrangements for the Wufu, and the people under your command must warn them well, if they leak half a word about Mimu and Miyi, they will not be forgiven!" ”

Meng He hurriedly bowed down and said yes, the stone in his heart was gone, and he returned to his previous calm and capable retreat.

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After January, it was already mid-April, the weather gradually began to get hot, and the convoy also arrived at Pengze Guanyao Mansion.

It is said to be called Pengze Guanyao Mansion, but it is nearly 200 miles away from Pengze (now Poyang Lake), which belongs to Fanxian County, Lujiang County. Historically, it belonged to Jiujiang County, but this timeline divides a Lujiang County. Historically, Jiujiang County was located in Shouchun, and the north and south were too long and narrow, so it was more reasonable to divide a new county with the Yangtze River as the boundary.

He Qi has grown up, and the huge government office is in good order, and after watching the porcelain workshop, everyone returned to the palace to report to me in detail.

"Now there are eleven official kilns in Lujiang County, which are mainly used by the imperial court and the government. There are more than 40 private kilns on a large scale, and after the porcelain is produced, they are all purchased by the original Ba Shi and now will be purchased by Shaofu for trade in the Western Regions and Daqin. ”

I nodded with satisfaction, unlike handmade products, the porcelain produced by the official kiln and the private kiln are sold differently, and there is basically no conflict of interests.

"Who controls the fineness of the porcelain from the folk kiln?"

He Qi said respectfully: "In accordance with His Majesty's order, the local county order will check the quality of porcelain, and those that are too inferior are not allowed to be sold, and the kilns with low production of good products will be forced to close, and the kilns can be reopened only after the process is improved to achieve the specified excellent ratio." ”

I thought about it carefully and instructed: "The county order does not understand porcelain firing, and in the future, the Pengze official kiln government will send officials to inspect it, but there is no need to force the closure of the kiln with a low quality ratio, just give him a warning of the 'inferior porcelain kiln' certified by the government." Even if it is inferior porcelain, there are people who are willing to buy it for Qianshou, and let Qianshou decide whether they can survive or not. ”

What can be decided by market behavior, it is best for the imperial court not to interfere, the quality of porcelain can be seen at a glance, once the reputation of black-hearted merchants is bad, there is naturally a market to teach them to behave.

He Qi respectfully said yes.

Later, I took people to see the rice cultivation nearby.

When I arrived at the nearby farmland, the rice in the field had been tasseled, and the fields were lush and green, and many farmers were diverting water for irrigation, and with the help of the waterwheel, it was much easier to grow rice.

Jihe had already rushed over from Xunyang and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, at present, the rice in the south of the Yangtze River has been able to grow twice a year, and all counties have built large warehouses to store rice under the orders of the inspectors. Now that the grain production of Lujiang County has been able to feed the people of the three counties, the ministers thank Your Majesty! ”

Food is the top priority, seeing the scene in front of me, and then hearing the words of Jihe, I am very pleased, the mood is much happier, and said with a smile: "Qianshou food has its food is the prosperous age." ”

Then he said to Li Si behind him: "Qianshou has a surplus of three years, and he can promote three meals a day, one meal in the morning, noon and evening, you can do it as soon as possible." ”

Yu He was a little puzzled, and said in confusion: "Your Majesty, if Qianshou really has so much food, maybe he will eat an extra meal, why do you want the imperial court to promote it?" ”

I turned around and looked at him and asked, "The people regard food as the sky, why does the Imperial Doctor think that eating is a big deal?" ”

"Uh......" Yu He was a little confused, and said carefully: "Go back to Your Majesty, because if you don't eat, you will starve to death......"

"Hahaha......" I laughed and said, "This is the eternal principle of heaven and earth!" ”

Then the conversation changed: "It's not just that! For example, I have seen many soldiers of the Qin army, they are brave and determined, but there is only one great weakness, Zhang Han, do you know what it is? ”

Zhang Han shook his head, in his opinion, the current Qin army has the restructured "Qin Military Law" and the supervising army, both in combat and in will have undergone earth-shaking changes, from the perspective of the soldiers alone, he doesn't feel that there are any major weaknesses, and arched his hand: "Please show your majesty!" ”