Chapter 2: Sima Qian said that you have the talent of a prime minister
After Wei Yizi left, Ying Zheng suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao He, who had obviously lost a lot of weight.
"I heard that you have the talent of a prime minister, so I invited you over. ”
"The king misunderstood, I, Xiao He, am just an ordinary person in Pei County, and my biggest ambition on weekdays is just to be able to become the county magistrate of Pei County one day and revitalize the family, how can I be evaluated like this? Who is framing me?" Xiao He said angrily.
He himself didn't know when he had the talent of the prime minister, but Yingzheng, who was thousands of miles away, knew, isn't this a trick? Don't let me know who harmed me!
Seeing this, Ying Zheng nodded: "Well, it was Sima Qian who said it." He said that you have the talent of prime ministers, and among the prime ministers of all dynasties, you can be regarded as a first-rate existence, so I invited you over. ”
After thinking for a moment, Xiao He still didn't know who this Sima Qian was and why he wanted to frame himself like this. He was pretty sure it was the first time he had heard the name.
Although he didn't say anything on the surface, he had already written down this account in his heart. If you have the chance, you must find this guy to calculate.
"Although what Sima Qian said is very accurate many times, whether you have the talent of a prime minister or not cannot be based on his words alone, so there is only one task entrusted to you. ”
"Lone plans to set up a new expedition department, the location is in Shanglin Yuan, the degree of secrecy is extremely high, and he is directly responsible to Lone, you are the first director. The grade is tentatively set as the sixth grade, and the possibility of promotion in the future is very great. ”
"Your task is simple and daunting, and you're mainly in charge of logistics. Although it seems that your work is very inconspicuous now, if you do it well, it is not impossible to become the prime minister of the Japanese Empire. ”
Hearing this, Xiao He not only did not relax, but became even more nervous.
If you do it well, you are qualified to be the prime minister, and this must be a very serious and important task. Even if there is a slight mistake, it is a big deal, and I am afraid that I will only lose my head.
"Your first task is to find some tailors with better skills to make these clothes, and then learn this way of life, and to engrave these habits in your bones. ”
Speaking of this, Ying Zheng took out a picture album, the style of clothes on it was completely different from today's, and there was no such style of clothes in the Seven Kingdoms.
"Your second task is to learn this script, which I call regular script. If you have enough time, you can also think about ways to get more people to learn this script faster. ”
"The third task, the current Conquest Division is still empty, only you are the director, so you need to recruit the first members of the Conquest Division, my request is like this......"
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Half a month later.
"My lord, the interview will start in a quarter of an hour. Xiao He said.
At this moment, Ying Zheng sat at the top, with a large amount of information in front of him. And Xiao He was sitting on Ying Zheng's left hand side, and there was also a table in front of him, on which there were pencils and white paper that had been prepared long ago.
"Huh, it's going to start? so soon?"
As he spoke, Ying Zheng put down the book in his hand, closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and continued: "You first briefly talk about the general situation of this interview. ”
"This expedition is not an automatic registration method, but through the internal information collected by the Shaofu, check one by one, and then send an invitation letter. ”
"All the people who received the invitation, the ancestors of the three generations were Qin, and their grandmothers and mothers were also born Qin. In addition, those who have committed serious crimes within three generations are not invited, and the only son in the family is also not invited. ”
This is the political trial, although it is very cumbersome but necessary. As the first batch of heroes of Great Qin's cross-border expeditions, secrecy and loyalty are the most important. As for ability, at least at the moment, it is not as important as the first two.
"Hmm. ”
"Considering the time factor, this time only the people near Xianyang were invited. Some of them are 2,500 military masters, some are local officials, and some are Bapin township chiefs below, with a wide range of sources, and almost all walks of life. ”
"More than ninety percent of the people came after receiving the invitation, and their total number was more than 1,200 people. Among them, there are more than 800 men and more than 400 women, and the ratio of men to women is close to 2 to 1. ”
"Today, after the first round of written exams, there are more than 400 people left. Today is the interview, and it will be decided by His Majesty himself. Xiao He said seriously.
Although he didn't know what the importance of the Expedition Division was, it was worthy of Ying Zheng's personal interview. How much time does it take for more than 400 people to interview one by one?
Although he didn't understand Yingzheng's motives for doing this, it didn't prevent him from working harder. The more attention Ying Zheng attaches to it, the more important his work becomes.
Could it be that the old Xiao family is really going to have a big shot?
When I go back, let people check whether there is smoke coming out of my ancestral grave? We must build a good grave for our ancestors.
A quarter of an hour passed, and the interview officially began. The first one to come in was an eight-foot-tall man with a Chinese character face.
This big man was wearing Qin-style armor and a helmet, and when he walked, he didn't look left and right, stood in the center of the tent, and gave a military salute to Yingzheng that had just appeared.
"The fifth-level doctor of the Great Qin Title, Chen Xi, the official of Xianyang, visited the king. ”
Fifth, the doctor, and the fifth doctor is different, the former is the fifth degree of the twenty knighthoods, and the latter is the ninth class of the five doctors.
Generally speaking, if the title is above the five doctors, then you can also become a middle-level general in the army, which is completely different from the previous low-level officers or even ordinary soldiers.
"Hmm. ”
Ying Zheng nodded, while Xiao He picked up a pen and paper and began to ask: "Doctor, although the treatment of the Expedition Division is good, it is not easy to enter. ”
"Once selected, you will not have the slightest contact with your family for 20 years, and you will not have the opportunity to meet during the holidays. And the danger is extremely high, and there is a high probability that you will not be able to come back directly. Are you clear about that?"
"Clear. Chen Xi said loudly.
"Since my grandfather, I have been a soldier. My grandfather worked hard all his life, starting from an ordinary soldier, participated in more than 30 battles, beheaded hundreds of people, and won the title of seventh-level duke. ”
"My grandfather also entered the army at the age of sixteen, fought all his life, and obtained the title of the fifth doctor of the ninth level, but when it came to my father, he was defeated and died, and even the title of doctor was reduced. ”
"Today, it's my turn. I am a material officer in the army, and I am good at training soldiers. For the sake of the empire, I can give everything. ”
The word empire first appeared a month ago. The first time it appeared was in the Daqin Xun newspaper, and the word has become popular since then. Young soldiers, in particular, especially liked the term.