Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 272 Another hard time in Guizhou! (Three updates tomorrow)
heard.

Fusu's expression changed drastically.

He certainly understood the meaning of this sentence.

If you can't even trust your wife and children, let alone trust other people?
Fusu looked embarrassed and said, "Sir, are you being a little alarmist? And I have never meant to deviate from my father."

Ji Heng shook his head.

He said calmly: "I've said it before, don't test human nature, especially when it comes to power, and don't take any chances."

"Before, in the 'Guan Shan Hai' and 'Huaixian Shipwreck' incidents, you stole the limelight and became the Crown Prince of Qin. However, you have to understand one thing. Your past limelight was too great for you. , may not be a good thing.”

"in addition."

"I have said this more than once in the past."

"For a monarch, there are only two things that worry him most."

"The first is the army, the second is wealth."

"And you were involved in both of these things."

"Maybe you don't have the slightest intention to do anything wrong, but you have already been involved, and you have dabbled in both. That also means that you have committed a crime. It's just that the First Emperor can tolerate you now, but this It doesn’t mean that the First Emperor can always tolerate it.”

"Indeed."

"You are the eldest son of the First Emperor."

"Highly trusted and favored by the First Emperor."

"Perhaps the First Emperor will not be so wary of you, but since ancient times, it has been difficult for the first prince after the founding of a country to successfully ascend to the throne. In the Xia Dynasty, Taikang lost his country and rebelled against Wuguan. In the Shang Dynasty, three kings died young, and in the Zhou Dynasty, There is even more chaos in the three prisons. If you take history as a guide, you will understand how difficult it is for you to sit in your current position."

"So don't take chances."

"Da Qin cannot withstand any trouble in this regard."

"So instead of making great achievements and making great efforts, what you need more is 'self-protection'."

"And this time the courtiers are trying to stop you, which is actually a good thing."

"At least it shows one thing."

"You are not really able to answer every call in the court, and not all courtiers are convinced by you."

Listening to Ji Heng's words, Fusu was already sweating.

He never thought about it.

He never thought that he would arouse the suspicion of the First Emperor. However, what Ji Heng said was not unreasonable. He did not have any selfish motives in military finance and had never made any private actions, but he was indeed involved. This also means that I have no way to defend myself.

Can't tell clearly either.

Therefore, being targeted appropriately in the court would actually do more good than harm to him.

But Fusu was still a little unbelievable.

see.

Ji Heng shook his head.

He slowly stood up and stretched out his palm.

At this time.

It seems that God is doing his best.

There was a rustle of wind, making the branches tremble and blowing away countless ice shards.

Ji Heng's voice came faintly.

"A tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."

"Many things in the world have nothing to do with right or wrong, but are determined by human nature. Human nature is the most complex and difficult to fathom. Did Wang Jian not know who the First Emperor was, but he still asked for the land and house? Could it be that Wang Jian Is it really for the sake of the property? It’s just to show the emperor’s attitude.”

"Wang Jian is like this, how much less you?"

"So don't challenge human nature."

"Not at all."

heard.

Fusu's whole body was cold.

I felt a cool breeze blowing past me, so cold that I shuddered.

a long time.

Only then did Fusu come back to his senses.

He bowed respectfully to Ji Heng and said gratefully, "Mr. Fusu is grateful for the reminder."

Ji Heng chuckled lightly, stood with his hands behind his back, moved slowly in the courtyard, and said leisurely: "You don't need to thank me, because this matter was led by me, and even the relationship between heaven and man will be decided by me. To lead it to completion, you are basically forced to be involved in it.”

Fusu's eyes lit up when he heard Ji Heng's words.

He said excitedly: "Sir, are you going to help Qin?"

Ji Heng laughed, shook his head, and said: "I won't be an official, it's just the relationship between heaven and man. I will be more involved, but the relationship between heaven and man has been profoundly affecting mankind since the birth of mankind. Existence cannot be reversed overnight.”

"Even the First Emperor has to think twice."

"Not as good as that."

"This order from the First Emperor will not be so difficult to issue."

"The purpose is to consider the impact on all aspects of the world. The relationship between heaven and man is different from other people in the past. It affects not only nobles and scholars, but also everyone in the world. Once there is a problem with the expression of this order, it will be very difficult. It can easily arouse constant doubts from all over the world, which is why this order is so difficult to issue."

Fusu nodded.

He also noticed that the First Emperor was very resolute in nature. Although it was announced within ten days, it was usually announced within three to five days. But this time, six or seven days have passed since the order was issued, and it still has not been issued. This This shows the First Emperor's attention and caution.

Ji Heng turned around.

He said with a faint look: "But this matter cannot be rushed, and it cannot be solved overnight. You don't need to worry about it."

"In terms of the relationship between heaven and man, the First Emperor will only set the tone."

"It's about cultivating human affairs to defeat heaven."

"And your focus in the future will not be on this, but on the disaster prevention and relief systems that will be built in various places after this order is issued."

"This will also be the political focus of Da Qin in the future."

heard.

Fusu's face showed a strange expression.

He puzzled: "I know about disaster prevention and relief, but why is it the focus of the court?"

Ji Heng chuckled and said calmly: "Because this will involve a lot of people, a lot of officials, a lot of money and food, and this is what Daqin is most urgent about at the moment, and it will also lead to a lot of things, and it will even affect every aspect of Daqin. .”

“It can be said that a single move affects the whole body.”

Fu Su frowned.

He pondered in his mind for a moment, still feeling confused.

He opened his mouth and said, "Sir, please elaborate."

Ji Heng looked at Fusu, hesitated, and said calmly: "It is of no use if you know too much now. You only need to know that your current focus is still on solving the military merit system. At present, the non-commissioned officers of the South China Sea Army have been settled. , but the Beiyuan army doesn’t have a clue yet, and if they want to follow suit, that means freeing up official positions in the local area.”

"And we still need officials from Guandong to vacate their positions."

Fusu nodded.

Of course he knew this.

I've been having a lot of headaches over this in the past few days.

After he came back, he went to the Prime Minister's Mansion several times, just to find out how many official positions were vacant in the local area. However, the responses given by the Prime Minister's Mansion were too few, and it was impossible to place thousands of Beiyuan non-commissioned officers.

immediately.

He looked at Ji Heng suddenly and said uncertainly: "In your opinion, sir, should we start with this disaster prevention and relief?" "Set up another official office?"

But as soon as he said this, Fusu himself denied it.

This is impossible.

True.

Establishing a new official office is the most convenient thing to do once and for all. Even if only three or five people are arranged in one county, there are more than 700 counties in Daqin, which is enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. However, after establishing an official office, you will also directly face a problem, that is, salary. The salaries of these tens of thousands of people are nothing short of small.

Moreover, the function of this government agency is disaster prevention and relief, and it will undoubtedly use a lot of manpower to prevent it.

This time, the cost is too high.

The court will not agree.

Fusu smiled bitterly and said: "I'm still a little impatient. If it can be solved so easily, my father won't keep suppressing it. At present, the court's manpower, material resources, and financial resources are very urgent. In addition, because of the retirement of non-commissioned officers, various places have to be prosperous. For the study room, we have to recruit teachers, and the young master has written many letters to complain. If another official office is set up, I'm afraid Du He will have to quarrel with me."

"And there's no way it's going to pass."

Ji Heng nodded.

Disaster prevention and relief are indeed important.

But setting up a separate official office is a bit too extravagant considering the current situation of Da Qin.

It's also too unrealistic.

Da Qin's own system is somewhat bloated, and its financial requirements are also very high. Da Qin simply cannot afford to set up additional government offices. Therefore, the only thing Da Qin can do is to adjust local government offices and allocate the functions of disaster prevention and relief to corresponding departments. of officials.

This is actually Da Qin's only choice.

Fusu frowned and looked at Ji Heng eagerly, waiting for Ji Heng's solution.

Ji Heng was very calm and said calmly: "Actually, if the policy continues, it will not be difficult to solve. It is just like the previous Yanguan Tieguan, some people are allocated from other government offices to manage it. However, if we just achieve this, it will not be good for Daqin's current situation. The dilemma is useless."

"Da Qin wants more."

Fusu sat upright.

His body was straight.

Ji Heng said: "Da Qin wants to prevent natural disasters and man-made disasters, and at the same time continue to deepen its control over the counties and counties in Guandong, and clean up the officials in Guandong to make room for the retired non-commissioned officers of the Beiyuan Army."

"This is the main purpose of Da Qin."

“Disaster prevention is just an excuse.”

"It will not be the focus of Da Qin in the future."

"At least not right now."

heard.

Fusu was thoughtful.

After Ji Heng's reminder, his horizons broadened a lot.

He was just confused about how to operate it specifically, but he also knew his ability, so he didn't speak in a hurry and waited for Ji Heng's follow-up.

Ji Heng said: "The officials in Guandong and the imperial court are not on the same page."

“However, the bustling world is all about benefits coming and going.”

"They are actually very happy to make their own profits under the imperial court's policy. When the imperial court's disaster prevention and relief policy continues, it will undoubtedly be a big loss for the officials in Guandong, because they can make huge profits through this, and There are valid reasons, and this was actually the norm in the world in the past.”

"Any policy will be deformed once it is put into place."

"They will all be used by others."

"Officials have too much subjective power and can arbitrarily influence the candidates for recruitment and recruitment. Therefore, as long as they deliberately target local leaders, many local leaders will be unable to survive. At that time, children, daughters, land and houses will be sold. It will keep happening.”

"Local public grievances will also intensify again."

“Even if disaster prevention and relief efforts are for the sake of the people, they will end up with a big reputation.”

Fusu's face darkened.

Why doesn't he know the truth?
He is no longer the Fusu who knew little about political affairs in the past.

But even if he knew about it, he couldn't prevent it at all. He could only watch the world rot, and even hoped in his heart that the court would take less action and let the people rest.

Ji Heng looked at Fusu and said in a deep voice: "So when any policy is introduced, you cannot just issue it without taking responsibility. If you only issue the policy without thinking about supervision, it will ultimately be said to be for disaster prevention and relief, but in fact it will become The source of man-made disasters.”

Fusu nodded.

He said seriously: "The imperial court will definitely supervise it."

Ji Heng laughed and said teasingly: "Do you really think the imperial court can do a good job in supervision?"

"Poor supervision!"

"The imperial court doesn't have that much energy."

"It doesn't have such great control over the world."

"In the end, the so-called supervision system is just local self-correction and self-inspection. But how can this really detect problems?"

"It's just a whitewash of peace over a man-made disaster."

"But how can this really be covered?"

"Once the place cannot accommodate it, it will cause a disaster."

"Supervision is the focus of the court in the future."

Fusu frowned and said in confusion: "According to what Mr. Wang said, the court cannot supervise, at least the supervision will not be that powerful. In this case, wouldn't it mean that we can only let local officials do whatever they want? How can we talk about supervision?"

Ji Heng nodded.

He smiled and said: "So the past supervision methods cannot be used."

"Let's try another way."

"But it's still roughly the same."

"That is to say, the function of disaster prevention and relief is handed over to a certain local official, and then the local government is allowed to expose and carry out pickets. After the court is informed, it will come forward to clean up these officials, thus solving part of the problem. However, if these If the exposure does not reach the ears of the imperial court, there will be no follow-up from the imperial court.”

"And even if the court intends to supervise, the effect will not be very good."

"The main reason is that the imperial court has insufficient control over Guandong."

"The local people are working together to conceal it. Even if the court knows it, but there is no evidence, there is nothing they can do. It may even make these people do worse, and this circle is back to the old road. How can Da Qin withstand this? A lot of trouble?"

"Even if the imperial court can withstand it, how can the local government afford it?"

Fusu bowed respectfully and said, "May I ask, Sir, what is the method of supervision?"

Ji Heng was silent.

He raised his head, looked at the snowflakes that started to fall again, let out a long sigh, and then said in a cold voice: "The only way is to suffer for Guizhou Province for a while, and then treat Master Wang, first let the local officials run rampant for a period of time, and then the court will take the opportunity to collect evidence , when the evidence is almost collected, Thunder will take action to clean up all these ugly people."

Fusu opened his mouth and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

Ji Heng turned around, his eyes were very cold, and he sneered: "Does it feel cold-blooded?"

"And even if it is such a simple thing, it will be extremely difficult or even difficult for the court to really do it. To do this, the First Emperor will need to personally suppress the battle. Under the protection of local officials, even if the court collects enough evidence , it is not so easy to punish them, and one mistake may force them to turn to the side of the remnants of the Six Nations."

"But Da Qin has no choice but to do this."

"Because there's not enough time."

Fusu suddenly looked at Ji Heng and said in a serious voice: "What do you mean?"

Ji Heng chuckled and said slowly: "After the First Emperor's order is issued, it won't be long before you hear another news."

"The First Emperor will begin his fifth grand tour!!!"

　Today's chapter is a bit scattered. The chapter outline I wrote was not saved, and the software update was directly lost to me.

　　There will be three updates tomorrow!
　　
　
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