my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 191 Emperor Shihuang: I will be nepotism, what's wrong
Facts have proved that every penny of my grandson is not wasted!

What's more, my grandson can spend money, but he can make more money-not to mention his own charcoal business, but the salt purification technology given to Shi Lu will make Shaofu more money every month. Income of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

"Hexi County, according to the emperor's eldest grandson's wishes, give whatever you want, and continue to open up your support..."

Shi Lu: ...

After hesitating for a while, Shi Lu still bit the bullet and replied.

"Your Majesty, the law is up to date, fair and selfless. Your Majesty, if you open up the supply according to the emperor's grandson's wishes, I am worried that it will attract dissatisfaction from other counties..."

Although they are all under the rule of Daqin, counties and counties in various places also have their own interests.

Whether it is building water conservancy, building bridges and paving roads, providing disaster relief, persuading farmers to teach mulberry, encouraging farming and weaving, or rectifying military equipment, suppressing bandits and reassuring the people, they all need the approval of the imperial court.

But the problem is that there are priorities, and the imperial court naturally cares about the planning of the imperial court. It is impossible to give it to anyone who applies, so each time it has to be handled according to the situation.

There are discounted approvals, delayed appropriations, and of course direct rejections.

This is the norm.

Everyone had nothing to say.

But it’s different now. They all need funds from the imperial court. When they come to the grandson of the emperor, they will open up the supply.

No stepmother would wait to do this!
Therefore, after this situation occurs, regardless of whether it is real anger or fake anger, as a local chief, even if he is putting on airs, he has to express his dissatisfaction to the court.

This is also a kind of political wisdom.

Crying children get candy, and crying poor counties get money.

Shi Huang glanced at Shi Lu with a bitter face, and waved his hands calmly.

"Dissatisfied? Tell them, as long as they can bring millions of dollars to the imperial court every month like the grandson of the emperor, I will also open the supply for them..."

Shilu tactfully stopped talking.

He didn't really want to speak for the chiefs of those local counties. If he could get an explanation from His Majesty, everything would be fine.

What's more, even from his heart, he is willing to help the eldest grandson of the emperor.

After all, during this period of time, the eldest grandson of the emperor has helped him solve his troubles a lot.

"...Now that the treasury is sufficient, and with the batches of Xiongnu captives sent by the emperor's grandson as laborers, the development and completion of the Lingqu Canal is progressing very quickly, and it is expected to be completely completed by the end of May..."

Soon the topic of the two people shifted to another major project that Shi Lu is now in charge of.

Lingqu.

It is an artificial canal that Daqin asked Shi Lu to take charge of in order to travel south of the Five Ridges and carry food and salaries.

The digging of the Lingqu River connected the Xiangjiang River and the Lijiang River, and opened up the north-south water channel, which provided an important guarantee for the Qin Dynasty to unify Lingnan.

In fact, this spiritual canal was successfully dug and put into use in the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang, that is, in 214 BC, and played an extremely important role in the process of unifying Lingnan.

As an important water conservancy hub connecting the north and the south, in recent years, the imperial court has not stopped the follow-up work on the canal, and has continued to expand, heighten and reinforce the canal on the original basis.

It's just that it has been tense and slow due to the somewhat sluggish income and the stretched labor force.

Until this year, with the income from refined salt and this group of captives from the Huns, the project was considered to be completely completed.

"With this spiritual canal, we can not only effectively prevent floods in the upper reaches, discharge floods and release water, but also irrigate the farmlands in the lower reaches. This alone can increase the court's tax revenue a lot..."

The first emperor was also very happy.

After all, the opening of Lingqu is not only a matter of flood control and drought prevention. It is as simple as transporting materials, and it is also an important lever for the imperial court to control Lingnan, which is of great significance.

The two of them were talking, and they listened to the guard's pass.

Left Prime Minister Li Si and Shangqing Meng Yi asked to see each other.

When Shi Lu saw this, he wanted to bow and leave, but Shi Huang glanced at him and said calmly.

"It's okay, just stay and listen..."

Shi Lu: ...

Although he didn't know what Emperor Shihuang's intentions were, he still obediently stepped aside, watching his nose and heart, ready to be his tool man.

Although he was one of the Nine Ministers, Li Si was different from people like Meng Yi. On a certain level, he was regarded as a retainer of the First Emperor, and he had a high awareness of being a tool man.

Shi Huang raised his brows slightly and coughed lightly.

"Ask them to come in—"

"See Your Majesty—"

Li Si and Meng Yi bowed respectfully.

"You two lovers, there is no need to be polite—"

The First Emperor smiled and waved his hands, his attitude was very gentle.

"Your Majesty, this is the governor of Hexi County, the list of officials from various places in Hexi County sent by His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, please approve it..."

Hei stepped forward to take it very consciously, and handed it to Emperor Shihuang.

Ever since Zhao Gao was asked by Zhao Ying to become a coachman, the First Emperor had not been able to find a suitable chariot order, so Hei Bian consciously assumed Zhao Gao's original role temporarily.

The First Emperor took it, flipped through it briefly, and almost didn't even look at it, so he directly picked up the brush and wrote a word of "Zhun" on it.

Seeing Li Si's eyelids twitching, Meng Yi lowered his eyebrows, showing no emotional reaction.

"His Majesty……"

Li Si hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but took a step forward with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, I think that the proposal of His Majesty the Emperor's eldest grandson is somewhat inappropriate..."

The First Emperor glanced at Li Si calmly, beckoning him to continue.

"Your Majesty, the Hexi Corridor not only connects the Western Regions, but also can form a two-sided attack advantage against the Xiongnu. The geographical location is very good. However, I have carefully studied the list proposed by the emperor's eldest grandson. Except for the two who followed the right minister to assist Except for the courtiers and veterans, most of them are young people from the army, only around twenty years old..."

Having said that, Li Si's expression became more serious.

"Although they all have made great achievements, most of them have no experience in governing the country. If they rashly entrust important tasks just because they are the confidantes of His Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson, I am afraid there is a risk of cronyism and the risk of ruining things because of others..."

Li Si was not worried that Emperor Shihuang would be angry. On the contrary, as the left prime minister, he presided over the government. If he couldn't find any problems with such an obviously ridiculous list, then he would really be dereliction of duty.

"Especially this nomination named Chen Ping—"

Having said that, Li Si couldn't help frowning.

"This person does not have any experience in governing the region. He is just an ordinary retainer recruited by the emperor's eldest grandson. Because he has won the trust of His Royal Highness the emperor's eldest grandson, he directly proposed to be the acting governor of Hexi County-this is really absurd..."

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is impossible for the eldest grandson of the emperor to stay in Hexi for a long time. The so-called deputy governor he personally proposed is the de facto governor of Hexi County!

Comparable to the sheriff of a third of the territory of Great Qin!
Even if it is to transfer one of the Nine Ministers of Chaozhong to serve as the sheriff of Hexi County, it is not too much, but it is such an important county, His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, wants to hand it over to a fledgling young man of his own!
Is it so blatant to install cronies?

There is no cover up at all!
However, in the next step, Emperor Shihuang's reaction made him dumbfounded.

"It doesn't matter - I said that everything in Hexi County will be handled by the emperor's grandson, so let the emperor's grandson handle it. I believe that he can conquer Hexi so quickly and stabilize the situation in Hexi so quickly. Naturally, he has his reasons. Even if you don't believe those young people, you should still believe in the vision of my eldest grandson..."

Liss:  …

I can't talk today!

Even if you favor the eldest grandson of the emperor, you can't do such a favor. You are giving up such an important place in Hexi County to the eldest grandson of the emperor!
As long as the grandson of the emperor has two hearts, Hexi County is almost a country within a country.

But he had followed the first emperor for many years, and he knew his majesty's temperament well.No one can easily change the wishes of the First Emperor.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor's eldest grandson is still in charge of the post of Jiangshan Sheji Secretary. I am afraid that it is not appropriate to stay in Hexi for a long time. I think that the situation in Hexi County has stabilized, and the emperor's eldest grandson has already selected a candidate for the county guard—no If the eldest grandson of the emperor was recalled to Xianyang earlier..."

Just when Li Si was depressed, he suddenly heard Meng Yi, who had been silent all this time, admonish him, his heart couldn't help but he said in a deep voice.

"My minister seconded the proposal—"

For a while, he was a little confused about Meng Yi's thoughts, but since he couldn't stop the disorderly expansion of the emperor's eldest grandson's power, the best way to deal with it was of course to get rid of the bottom line and transfer him back from Hexi County.

This time, Emperor Shihuang readily agreed.

"Well, let him come back quickly—"

My precious grandson has already proved his excellence, he can rule a country, how can he be lazy in Hexi County?
Of course he came back to help him deal with the government affairs!
The Emperor Shihuang's promise was too straightforward, and Meng Yi's proposal made Li Si feel a little uneasy. At this moment, he already had some guesses about Meng Yi's thoughts in his heart.

But the lesser of two evils.

Compared with leaving the emperor's eldest grandson in Hexi County, which he has already built into an iron bucket, the advantages of transferring him back to Xianyang undoubtedly outweigh the disadvantages. plate.

Li Si and Meng Yi quit, and Shi Huang glanced at Shi Lu who pretended not to exist.

Light and authentic.

"Emperor's eldest grandson has a clever mind, is good at management, and is proficient in ways to make money. In the future, you should listen to the emperor's eldest grandson's opinions and cooperate with him—"

Shi Lu suddenly trembled.

"promise!"

He suddenly understood what Emperor Shi Huang meant for him to stay. He wanted him to see clearly his attitude towards the eldest grandson of the emperor, so that he could understand how to right his position!

It should be second to listen to more opinions, the most important thing is to cooperate well!

After the scene just now, the combination of the two words at this time is particularly meaningful.Shi Lu didn't dare to think too much, bowed his head and left.

……

Although Zhao Ying, the eldest grandson of the emperor, has not returned yet, everyone knows that the eldest grandson of the emperor has achieved great momentum and will soon become a force that cannot be ignored in the court.

For example, Li Shiqi.

"My lord, His Royal Highness, the grandson of the emperor, has become a great power—"

Li Shiqi picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of the tea soup, squinted his eyes, and glanced at Hu Hai who looked a little flustered, and calmly dropped a comment before putting down the teacup.

Hu Hai was a little anxious.

However, Li Shiqi acted as if he hadn't noticed his reaction, and was still patiently analyzing Zhao Ying's current strength with him.

"After sweeping across the four kingdoms of the Xiongnu, conquering the Yue clan, and pacifying Hexi, the entire Hexi County has already fallen into the hands of the eldest grandson of the emperor. The eldest grandson of the emperor already has one of the three caves of the cunning rabbit."

"The 30 elite men under his command still have more than [-] people who are alive today. These two thousand, [-] people are now all put into the Longxi army by His Majesty. The [-] army in Longxi almost fell into the hands of the emperor's grandson Under control, the three caves of the cunning rabbit will become one..."

"Shangjun Wang Ben was originally the father-in-law of the emperor's eldest grandson, the supervisor of the Shangjun army, and the eldest son himself. The emperor's eldest grandson raided Hexi this time, and Shangjun's reaction can be seen. It can be called the third cave..."

"What's even more frightening is that now Hexi, Longxi, and Shangjun are connected as one, with a vast territory and many soldiers and generals. If there is a crisis, who in the world can rule it?"

Hu Hai: ...

"You mean, that bastard Zhao Ying might harbor evil intentions?"

Hu Hai's face was gloomy and uncertain.

Li Shiqi smiled and shook his head.

"The grandson of the emperor may not really have evil intentions, but His Majesty may not have other thoughts..."

Having said that, Li Shiqi glanced at Hu Hai meaningfully.

"Young master made a plan earlier..."

Hu Hai's nostrils fluttered, and his breathing became much heavier.

"Make plans early, what can I plan early! That bastard Zhao Ying—"

As soon as he said this, he suddenly thought of Zhao Ying's arms that suffocated him, and he couldn't continue cursing, that dog, rude, and a hob, sometimes he didn't reason with you at all... …

"Please also ask Mr. Li to teach me—"

Hu Hai, who was still a little flustered, suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Shiqi's calm expression, and his mood suddenly became inexplicably more stable.

Thinking of Lord Xinling's and others' legendary demeanor of a virtuous corporal, he stood up and bowed to Li Shiqi with a serious expression.

Seeing this, Li Shiqi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing an imperceptible smile.

He put on a moved expression, stood up, and returned the salute meticulously.

"Since I came into the mansion, the young master is respectful and virtuous, and treats me like a national official. Although this old man is dull, he knows the truth of treating him like a national official!"

Having said that, he straightened up and stared into Hu Hai's eyes.

"Now the son has two plans—"

Hearing this suddenly, he was overjoyed, got up himself, and filled Li Shiqi with a cup of tea.

"Mr. Li, please teach me—"

Li Shiqi raised a finger solemnly.

"One, the son must want to take the position of the crown prince. The current strategy must be to contact the Xiongnu. The Huns are now powerful, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Now they can fight against the power of the emperor's eldest grandson. Only the Xiongnu—"

Having said that, Li Shiqi turned around.

"Now is the time when the Xiongnu is negotiating peace with Qin. My son, please mobilize your power to promote the success of the peace talks, and preserve the power of the Huns as much as possible. If the Xiongnu is here, the power of the emperor's eldest grandson can be offset by half—"

(End of this chapter)