Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 240 New Years
In the following days, Zhao Si kept jumping up and down in Shanyang, wearing golden armor all day long and leading more than 100 cavalry to help the people build earthen stoves and teach them how to make coal.

It's really rough, just wash it with water.

For popularizing thousands of households, we must strive to be simple and convenient, without consuming additional production materials or a lot of labor.

The local people in Shanyang were afraid of Zhao Si at first, but Zhao Si couldn't help repairing the stove.

The most important thing is that although the golden-armored general looks like a bluff, he is really a very nice person. He is never rude, and he is pleasant when talking to people. The only thing is that this golden-armored general does not eat ordinary meals.

It's not that Zhao Si doesn't have a body that doesn't eat bran-swallowed vegetables, it's just that recently, with cooking and eating together with Emperor Shihuang every day, his mouth has grown and his stomach has become finer, and Zhao Si collapsed after eating farm vegetables.

It wasn't that the common people were unwilling to receive Zhao Si, they had brought out their treasured miso, and even strips of meat to reward Zhao Si.

Zhao Si himself doesn't want to be separated from the crowd, his body is like this, it takes a day or two to get used to it, it's nothing more than a day or two of bloating in his stomach and he's fine with the aura of uncut jade, except for farting a little more smelly There is no risk of a bad stomach.

Let's put it this way, Zhao Si is the first beneficiary of the halo of uncut jade, even if he eats roundworm eggs, the parasites will not grow in his stomach.

The main reason was that it harmed the first emperor. After asking about the reason, the first emperor immediately ordered Zhao Si to be assigned two cooks to accompany Zhao Si for a stroll.

To prevent this kid from farting and fuming himself when he was in the same frame with him.

"Hey... I'm being treated by Huo Qubing!"

When Huo Qubing went to war, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was afraid that Huo Qubing would not be able to eat well, so he specially assigned Huo Qubing two cooks in the palace. It's not too bad to say.

Zhao Si wiped off his sweat and looked at the busy people. Today, he publicized Shi Nie's usage norms, coal washing techniques and earthen stove construction methods in a village.

Such a busy day made Zhao Si feel fulfilled.

In fact, Zhao Si didn't do much work. Although there were not many people in Shanyang, the land was vast and the population was relatively scattered. He took a hundred knights for a few days to walk around, which served as an example, and made the local villagers and officials even more friendly. It is not in vain to pay attention to these things.

Moreover, it is fun to follow the first emperor, and it is also interesting to experience the customs and customs at the bottom of the Great Qin Dynasty.

People fear the government like a tiger, but what they fear in essence is corporal punishment.

Qin's laws are famous for their many, but they are formidable for their weight.

The rule of law of the Qin State pays attention to the principle of seriousness, and the punishment of implicated people is very common.

"When formulating laws, we must take care of the simple emotions of the general public!" Zhao Si sighed and felt that there was a long way to go.

The state of Qin has many laws, and Zhao Si thinks this is not a wrong thing, but a manifestation of the legal system.

But the law is mainly based on corporal punishment, and it is often implicated. The whole combination seems too cruel, not to mention that the nobles also enjoy legal immunity. .

Zhao Si thinks this should not be done.

If I had to describe it, Zhao Si's laws felt like Professor Yang's electrotherapy center. The oppression was too heavy, and the humanity was too little, so evil naturally grew in it.

But what Zhao Si wanted was to put those complicated laws into practice. Zhao Si was very much in favor of using laws to restrain people's behavior and regulate social atmosphere.

Just like what Zhao Si proposed, it is good for the common people to regulate the use of stone nirvana and stipulate that places with a lot of miasma must drink hot water.

What does Zhao Si want to do?If I have to say it, I want to turn the complicated oppression of the Qin law into the persuasion of parents to their children.

If you are disobedient, you should be beaten and punished.

The bottom line has been touched, let them know the pain, and know that such a thing should never be done.

"General, can I touch your armor?" When Zhao Si was lowering his eyebrows and thinking, a little furry boy with a red face and frostbite on his hands ran up to Zhao Si.

"Touch it!" Zhao Si smiled and rubbed the child's head.

The little guy touched Zhao Si's golden armor with joy on his face. Boys are naturally full of love for such coquettish and majestic things.

This little guy obviously likes swords and armor, and he even made a simple straw armor out of thatch, which looks surprisingly good.

If Zhao Si had this skill when he was a child, then he must be the most beautiful boy in ten miles and eight villages.

"Do you like it?" Zhao Si asked softly.

"I like it!" The little guy replied without hesitation.

After that, he stared at the simple grass armor on his body in silence for a long time, then raised his head and said with a silly smile, "General, your armor is not as good-looking as mine."

Zhao Si couldn't hold back all of a sudden, for him as the client, it was hard for him to bear this kind of intergenerational stalking.

"Okay, okay!" Zhao Si laughed all over the place, and it took a long time before he stopped smiling and squatted down.

"In the future, do you want to be a soldier?"

"No!" The little guy shook his head like a rattle.

"I'm not stupid. I said that I only conscripted once a year, but these years I only saw those who were conscripted and never returned. My father said that fools want to apply for military service."

Shanyang is the old land of Zhao State, near Yanmen Pass, not too far from the Xiongnu, so the enlistment of this place is more frequent.

"Hurry up, Daqin has already won, and they will be back soon." Zhao Si smiled.

Zhao Si has already done many trivial things, but they are only trivial things. Daqin, a dynasty at the turn of the old and the new, still needs a long period of time to transform.

After staring at the village for a long time, Zhao Si glanced at the rare clear sky with a bit of sadness in his eyes.

"It's time to go..."

In fact, the official road had been unblocked a few days ago, but Shi Huangdi said that he was going to inspect the border situation here, so he stayed for a few more days.

But Zhao Si also knew that Emperor Shi Huang didn't want to inspect the border situation, but really set aside time for himself to exercise at the grassroots level.

Let the whole team of more than [-] people stay for a few more days for themselves.

Zhao Si's merits and virtues can be regarded as complete now, and Zhao Si's expectation has been fulfilled in the Shanyang area, and the next step is to implement it step by step.

You have self-knowledge, the first emperor can stay here for a few more days, it is enough for him to save face, he can't spend another year with him here, right?

After Zhao Si left, the drive started immediately on the same day.

Although he didn't say it, it also verified once again that the reason why Emperor Shihuang didn't set off was to wait for Zhao Si.

Next, the weather began to gradually turn cold.

While the first emperor was driving, Zhao Si would take his soldiers out for a walk from time to time to check whether the local people were restricted in using Shi Nie according to the regulations, and at the same time, he would popularize some tips for the people and do some meaningful things within his ability.

Driving south along the northern land of Zhao State, he went straight to the old land of Qi State.

In two days, the New Year is here.

It sounds abstract to celebrate the New Year on the first day of October, but it is a fact in Qin.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, various vassal states were established, so many calendars were produced, such as the Yellow Emperor Calendar, Zhuanxu Calendar, Xia Calendar, Yin Calendar, Zhou Calendar, Lu Calendar, etc. These calendars have different calculation methods, so each calendar The beginning of the year is not the same.

The Zhuanxu calendar of the Qin Dynasty adopted the 19-year seven-leap method, and the return year is 365 and 1/4 days. Qin's new year.

After the Qin State ruled the world, the First Emperor thought that Zhou De Huo De, Zhou De of the Qin Dynasty, was invincible.At the beginning of the current water virtue and the beginning of the new year, the court congratulations all start from the first day of October.

As for celebrating the New Year on the first day of the first lunar month, that was after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty revised the Han calendar.

But no matter what day the New Year is, the meaning of this day as the beginning of the year is very important.

The morning greetings all start from the first day of October.

The word Zhaohe can explain everything.

On this day, the first emperor deliberately stopped driving, entertained the officials in the palace, and invited the local nobles, officials and common people to congratulate him for the first time.

The process is different from that of later generations, but the meaning is the same. People put aside the gloom of the old year, and are full of expectations for the new year, saying blessings to each other, and there are crackling firecrackers.

Of course, it's not firecrackers. In this era, firecrackers refer to simple bamboo.

It is nothing more than the regulation that the bonfire needs to be ignited with bamboo, so that it will crackle when it burns, and it is not to drive away the Nian beast. According to Li Si, it is to get rid of the bad luck of the year so that the next year will have better luck.

Because it is a great day for court celebrations, there are not so many rules, and even every official can toast a glass of wine to the first emperor.

Of course, the toast is for the toast, and the first emperor does not need to drink it, but this is still a kind of honor. After all, there are only a few opportunities to get close to the first emperor throughout the year. Who can say that the first emperor will remember it this time?

Officials came to the first emperor one by one and toasted with words of blessing.

Zhao Si also went with the crowd, and it was his turn to directly give Qin Shi Huang a word.

Zhao Si probably couldn't do such things as copying poems and songs, but copying some auspicious words to please people is not a problem.

I saw Zhao Si bowing down and raising the wine bottle: "The old year is gone, and the new year is coming. I wish your Majesty auspicious days, auspicious days and winds, a bumper year and a rich moon like winds, increasing blessings, increasing happiness and longevity, and longevity. .”

It was still just a pleasing witticism without any source, the first emperor was happy with Zhao Si's undisguised ignorance, and just waved his hand and drank the wine in the glass.

Just as Zhao Si was about to turn around to make room for the next one, he saw Shi Huangdi waving his hand.

The meaning is already obvious.

Zhao Si chuckled, came to the side of Shihuang's case with ease, knelt and sat down upright.

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