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

Chapter 495: The First Emperor relinquishes power, the two saints share the same dynasty, and the changes in the political landscape

However, in fact, Great Qin's exchanges with the world cannot be blocked by just the leader of Ye Tiao Kingdom.

After all, Da Qin has sea ships!

In this era of blank navigation, no one can interfere with where Da Qin wants to go.

Of course, in fact, food seeds are definitely not as difficult to obtain as Shandai imagined.

In fact, the First Emperor always turned a blind eye to this matter.

Most of the control over grain varieties remains at the stage of verbal control. The official attitude is vague and verbal prohibitions are imposed, but if they do occur, they will not be held accountable.

Ye Tiaoguo is too far away. In fact, the Xiongnu, Wuheng, Xianbei, and even the barbarians in Jizi Korea and Lingnan have basically grown high-yielding grains.

It is true that some people wrote to the First Emperor demanding that this behavior be strictly prohibited and vigorously pursued, but the First Emperor always only approved a read reply.

If you reply once you know it, there will be no follow-up.

Just kidding, the barbarians and Rongdi will only become honest if they can cultivate the land and rely on food for food.

As long as they can eat, they will think about reclamation and construction. When Da Qin has absolute force to crush it, the cost and time of Da Qin's construction will be greatly reduced after conquest.

Of course, the most important point is that Daqin does not have to worry about raising tigers.

Because grain types will decline, they can only maintain high yields for five generations, and will decline to the production level of normal grain crops after ten generations.

This is definitely not enough for outsiders... In other words, the First Emperor has not yet thought of specific words.

After all, Liangzhong and Zhao Si are directly linked, and the First Emperor is still not sure whether he can solve this problem.

Therefore, the First Emperor regarded Zhao Si's birth of a child as more important than state affairs.

The First Emperor's love for the young slaves was partly due to family affection, but more of it came from the inheritance of magical abilities.

There is no need to ban the export of grain seeds, because these things must be imported from Daqin. From this point alone, Daqin can make a big difference, and it is not impossible to even completely control the lifeblood of a country.

Of course, the association of high-yield and high-quality seeds with people also laid a trap for Da Qin.

The human heart is always greedy...

Grain is the most basic component of a country. In the subsequent production and construction, the country will inevitably adjust its social structure and national policy formulation based on the actual output of grain.

In short, over time, everything in Da Qin will become based on high food production.

This is a prerequisite...

Then one day, when all this collapses, Daqin will naturally collapse with it.

Society's resources are bound to continue to be concentrated, and common people... no matter how high the productivity is in any era, or how prosperous the dynasty is, their lives will basically only be maintained under the conditions where they can survive.

The First Emperor understood this hidden danger, but there was nothing he could do. He could only hope that Xiao Zhinu could solve this problem in the future.

As for Zhao Si, he is naturally aware of this hidden danger.

Therefore, he devoted himself to the construction of grain gardens and scientific research.

In fact, these problems are not too big. If in a hundred or two hundred years, Da Qin forcibly speeds up by plundering the world, and just click on the technology tree cultivated with chemical fertilizers and seed genes, it will be time to stop cultivating high-yielding varieties.

Of course, perhaps technological products such as high-yielding grain varieties influenced by Gold Finger plus genetic breeding plus chemical fertilizers may create new food miracles.

But it is actually a very unwise choice to pin everything on the inheritance of golden fingers.

There is no way now. Da Qin needs the existence of high-yielding grains to help Da Qin get through this barbaric era faster.

But in the future, Zhao Si firmly believes that Da Qin must abandon this uncertain product.

The little child slave may be able to inherit, but what about the child of the child slave? Where is his grandson?

You can continue to study in the future, but you don't have to rely too much on it. You will leave one day. Zhao Si hopes that everything in the future can be based on a solid foundation.

At the very least, the modern Central Plains is free from the worry of starvation.

Therefore, in fact, at this point, Chanjie and Maha were indeed over-concerned. If their envoys came to Daqin to actively purchase, Zhao Si's first thought must be that there is still such a good thing.

But now Zhao Si doesn't have time to think about it that much...

He is very busy now...really very busy.

A month passed in a blink of an eye. The First Emperor patted his ass and ignored this mess, but Zhao Si couldn't stop. He had to be responsible for the country of Qin.

Also busy is Fusu... Therefore, Fusu's party members' voice has also been greatly improved.

For example, Feng Quji, the imperial censor, now finally looks a bit like a third prince.

With the confirmation of the status of Prince Fusu and the continuous improvement of his voice, Feng Quji, an old man with half a foot in the coffin, also became active.

Hmm...actually not too active.

He is in charge of the censor, and he has the right to say more or less. This thing can get a little bit of everything, mainly it can spray.

It is also worth mentioning that Feng Quji promoted his son Feng Jie to become the censor.

Fusu directly appointed him without going through Zhao Si, and the First Emperor also agreed.

The First Emperor had to agree with this, unless he didn't care about Fusu's authority at all and completely regarded Fusu as a puppet.

After all, Feng Quji had been cheering for Fusu for so many years. Feng Quji's son, Feng Jie, was from a very high background and had a wide range of connections. Similarly, in this era, having a noble birth usually meant that his talents were decent.

After all, the per capita education level in this era is still limited to prenatal education, and literacy is still a big problem. Without special channels, it is basically impossible to read books. As a veteran nobleman, Feng Quji, at least, his son has no shortage of books to read.

In addition to Feng Jie, a group of people also entered the court one after another, all of whom were cheering for Fusu.

However, the assigned positions are not too sensitive and have relatively few rights, but good status and salary.

Of course, if the position is too sensitive, the First Emperor may take action.

Fusu's party members are very clear on this point.

The current emperor is the First Emperor, and Fusu is just a prince.

You must know that not long ago, they were still fearfully defending Fusu's status as crown prince, fearing that Prince Fusu would not be able to sit for long. Now the situation has just improved, and there is still the First Emperor pressing on their heads, so of course they have to be calm.

Therefore, Zhao Si's movements were relatively small in comparison.

Of course, this is also because the First Emperor had already made arrangements for Zhao Si before finalizing the crown prince.

Zhao Si's core retainers all serve in the State of Zhao. Now the entire State of Zhao has become Zhao Si's one-spoken hall. The court has no right to interfere with government affairs, big or small. As for the First Emperor, of course, it is impossible to ask.

The First Emperor is indeed delegating power, not only because he wants to spend time with his great-grandson, but also to make way for Zhao Si's five-year plan. Without authority, big things cannot be done. This is for sure. He must emphasize Zhao Si's authority.

And giving up power is essential.

Fusu is Zhao Si's father, which is equivalent to receiving Zhao Si's dividends.

After all, Zhao Si was the crown prince after Fusu and the grandson of the prince.

With this name in mind, we can't be too harsh or unkind to Fusu. Fortunately, Fusu is sensible, and Fusu's party members are also sensible. At least they haven't thought more about it yet. They are already in a good mood in the face of the First Emperor's careless behavior.

As for Zhao Si, as the real beneficiary.

In fact, in the daily morning court, the three ministers and nine ministers, under the express hint of the First Emperor, have begun to report to Zhao Si and take the initiative to ask for Zhao Si's opinions, instead of the First Emperor.

Because the First Emperor no longer expresses his opinion, he will only tell them to ask Zhao Si, or that what my grandson said is good, and they should do as he said.

If the First Emperor behaves badly, it is impossible for the courtiers to follow suit.

Everyone enjoys it, who dares to say more about this kind of thing?

Besides, Zhao Si at least doesn't put too much pressure on people, and his words are relatively gentle. Although he is not as comfortable as the eldest son Fusu, he is indeed more friendly and has a high sense of security.

But soon they no longer thought so...

Because today the First Emperor of the DPRK took the rare initiative to pass a resolution.

It is clear that the former Daijun and other border areas of Zhao State belong to Zhao Si's feudal state.

So in fact, Zhao Si's current Zhao State not only has fertile land for food production, but also horse ranches, important border towns, and military cities...

At the same time, correspondingly, border affairs were originally coordinated by Meng Tian who was stationed in Longxi, but now they have been decided jointly with Zhao.

That is to say, the north is divided into two parts, the west belongs to Da Qin, and the east belongs to Zhao.

In the same way, the ownership of part of the military and border defense coordination need to be reworked and negotiated.

Fortunately, the leader of the Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Si, was a grandson and lived in Xianyang. For the First Emperor, it was a matter of his own family's left hand and his right hand. For the courtiers, there were too many things to confirm.

Zhao Si is like a child who divides the family property. He doesn't leave a word in a place like this. He even determines the area under his jurisdiction as accurately as ten miles away...

Of course, this also means that the eldest son’s military support is once again weakened...

Although Meng Tian's status has been improved...

Then everyone suddenly realized.

Although the First Emperor misses his great-grandson now, his heart is actually still with his great-grandson. This good thing is almost gone, great-grandson? What a joke, the First Emperor is about to let Zhao Si inherit the throne, right?

Fortunately, Zhao Si probably still fits their fantasy of a monarch.

There was no way, who told the First Emperor to put too much pressure on him?

They actually felt a little touched when they met a leader like Zhao Si who could talk and discuss with them.

Therefore, apart from some criticisms, everyone tacitly acquiesced in Emperor Zaishi's favoritism.

You should give yourself a holiday. You are not a cheap person. Who thinks that your job is easy?

Now that the two saints, the crown prince and grandson, are coming to the court, the Qin Dynasty is prosperous!

Look at His Highness Taisun! The order to recruit talents was issued, and the talents from all over the world came happily and flocked to him like ducks!

What a grand occasion this is?

Oh, it is worth mentioning that the personnel transfers on Prince Fusu's side are concentrated in the officials.

The personnel transfers on Taisun Zhao Si's side focused on officials who passed the recruitment order.

There is a difference between the two. The main reason is that Zhao Si has not found any talents who can be directly appointed.

It's not that there are no officials to be transferred, it's that there are no officials to be transferred. He has already appointed those who should be appointed. The only one he can see is Han Sheng, but Zhao Si, as the grandson, definitely needs a housekeeper.

As for his younger brother Jicheng, his ability to tell the truth is limited and he is relatively well-behaved. The advantage is that he is close enough, trustworthy, and relatively obedient. Zhao Si already has a plan in mind on how to use such a person, but the personnel appointments still need to wait.

You have to see if your younger brother is brave enough.

Of course, everything will have to wait a bit for now.

Because Xiao Zhinu is one month old and has to hold a full moon ceremony.

Of course, it is not appropriate to say full moon ceremony. In fact, there is no so-called full moon ceremony in this era.

At this time, the birth etiquette of a newborn can usually be held after birth, as long as it is not a particularly taboo day.

Some people salute right after birth, while others do it three or five days later.

It was agreed that the ceremony for a child to be a full moon would probably have to wait until the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

The reason why it is called a full moon ceremony is because Zhao Si personally decided to hold a birth ceremony on the full moon.

There are many procedures in the birth ceremony, such as hanging the silk, shooting in all directions, reporting to the emperor, informing the ancestors, welcoming the son, wearing a zhang, identifying, praying...

In short, there are so many procedures, and it is inevitable to take the child out and show it to everyone.

Children are young and don’t understand anything, so the so-called birth ceremony is not meant for children.

Rather, I want to tell you what this child means to me and what it means to you.

He is one of my heirs and will inherit my relationship with you.

To identify is to point to the child and say this is your uncle or that is your uncle.

It looks like I’m pointing to the child, but actually I’m pointing to the guest, this is my child.

Therefore, the birth ceremony is a ritual that only belongs to the legitimate son.

Under normal circumstances, a concubine is not qualified to hold a birth ceremony, because a concubine is not qualified to inherit the interpersonal relationships of his father's generation.

Because it involves relationship inheritance, even poor common people usually have the custom of holding birthday gifts. If they really don't have money, they can invite their close relatives to have a meal.

The royal family is an exception.

The First Emperor did not have a queen, so in the strict sense, the disciples did not distinguish between legitimate concubines and concubines.

But in fact, only one child was held at the birth ceremony, and that was Fusu.

Therefore, there is a reason why Fusu's party members are deeply entrenched and continue to increase their support. No matter how the First Emperor behaves, he is actually constantly emphasizing Fusu's legitimacy.

Of course, grandchildren will not have this kind of treatment.

Zhao Si was indeed liked by the First Emperor, but the First Emperor missed Zhao Si's growth period, and it was impossible to make up for the birthday gift.

As for the great-grandson's generation, naturally there is no need to say more.

Only Xiao Zhinu was worthy of the First Emperor personally organizing a birthday ceremony for him.

"In the future, we can set birthday ceremonies on the full moon and make it a custom."

Birth ceremonies are unavoidable, and many people are too busy carrying them out to meet people right after they are born.

But what kind of resistance can a child just a few days old have? Touch this one, kiss that one...

Let's have a full moon, let's have a full moon... It's okay to make it a custom.

You can't talk to them about science in this era, right? Postponing the birth ceremony until the full moon is a great progress for this era.

(End of this chapter)