Prime Minister of Great Qin

Xianyang Palace.

What Ji Heng said to Ying Sinian and Hu Hai now appears in a document.

He was also presented to Fusu's case.

Fusu glanced at it lightly, put the document aside, and then added a few more strokes on another bamboo slip with many words written on it. On this bamboo slip full of words, All kinds of information are densely registered.

From the very beginning when Ji Heng proposed the concept of "officials, mountains and seas", he clearly mentioned the subdivision of powers, to the "provinces under the three-level system" that he accidentally mentioned later, and then to the subsequent establishment of more advanced The research nature of Taixue.

Fusu took down a lot of notes like this.

Fusu knew that he was not smart.

He didn't have such a good memory, so he registered all the information that he had thought about for himself, but he never announced it to the outside world. Even Wei Sheng didn't know the existence of this bamboo slip. Now he is the second emperor of Qin. This bamboo slip will never be known to anyone.

Fusu watched carefully.

Now one more thing has been added to the above content.

It was presented by Ying Si Nian just now.

He closed the bamboo slip, placed it in the most convenient place, and whispered: "Looking back now, Mr. Ji was purposeful and targeted from the beginning. All the suggestions he made were aimed at building his The world I envision in my heart is not really for me or for Great Qin."

"all of these."

"The late emperor noticed it very early."

"So I am very wary of Ji Heng, but I have always been unaware of it."

Fusu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He is now the second emperor of Qin.

I have been sitting in this position for more than a year, and I have gradually gained a deeper understanding of court affairs and world affairs. My views and perspectives on many things have been greatly improved, so when I saw Ying Si Nian, I sent him a message When I wrote the document, I was keenly aware of its profound meaning.

Ji Heng wanted to realize his vision step by step in his own hands.

Fusu took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Many of Ji Heng's things were done to realize his vision. From the very beginning of the fine division of functions, it seemed to be aimed at merchants, but in fact it was clearly aimed at the court. Let the court further subdivide the duties and powers of courtiers, so that many political functions can be simplified to a certain extent, and the duties and powers can be made clear and clear, making it easier to assign blame in the future."

"It can also reduce a lot of unnecessary waste of talent."

"The most crucial of them all."

"It means politics and affairs are divided into two parts."

"Divide the powers into those who manage affairs and those who govern administration."

"With this division, it is natural to expand the organization. Otherwise, a large number of officials will be piled up in one official office, which will obviously be bloated. Therefore, there is the casually mentioned 'three-level provincial system'."

“On top of counties, add one more level.”

"Decentralize some officials from the central government to this level, and at the same time let some local officials be promoted up."

"The so-called provinces are the tentacles of the court."

"And because government and affairs are divided into two parts, local governments are not only subject to local jurisdiction, but also subject to the control of corresponding imperial offices, thereby increasing the imperial court's control over local areas. In addition, provinces and counties are all arranged by the imperial court. , and also avoid the possibility of local areas breaking away from the control of the imperial court.”

"It's all traceable."

“And no matter how finely divided it is, there is always one problem that cannot be avoided.”

"It's just one more institution."

"Even if some officials are released from the imperial court, the vast majority of them are indeed promoted from the local government, so salaries and other expenses will increase a lot, and Da Qin's system already has a huge demand for money and food. If it is implemented directly, Da Qin simply cannot support it."

"So Ji Heng proposed 'delegating minting power'."

"He gave many reasons before."

"But the real reason is actually only one."

"When the currency is sufficient, the currency of cloth and grain will be completely abolished and Qin banliang will become the only currency. After the imperial court takes back the copper mines, it also means that it will completely control the forging of currency. The imperial court can forge coins by itself. Used to pay officials’ salaries.”

"So Qin Banliang's credibility must be established."

"As for the method, the content submitted by Si Nian has already been explained."

"It is to distribute these coins to local areas through the method of 'post-disaster reconstruction', so that Qin Banliang can be completely accepted by the world, and then step by step the monetary space of cloth and grain can be reduced, making Qin Banliang the only currency of the Qin Dynasty."

"But Ji Heng also said it."

"If a large amount of currency is issued, it will inevitably lead to rising prices."

"So currency forging is subject to certain restrictions, but the imperial court needs so much money, so he gave another solution, which is to improve local production efficiency and let Guanzhong support the entire Guandong in the next few years. consumption, maintain a large number of transactions of goods, and thereby obtain more business taxes.”

"Take back the money sent out."

"And as the war in Kanto subsides and we recuperate, the population in Kanto will continue to increase."

"It also gives the world an opportunity to digest so much currency."

"It will also further promote commodity prosperity."

"And then promote it positively."

"In the next few decades, Da Qin will enter a long-term governance."

"And the number of years of this rule depends on the limit of 'technology'. If 'technology' can continue to improve, the number of years of Qin's rule will also continue to increase, so the so-called 'Tai Xue' was built. "

"hehe."

"Everything happening now is probably under Ji Heng's plan."

"but."

"What can I do now?"

"I have boarded your pirate ship a long time ago, and I have been unable to escape."

"There's no turning back."

"In that case."

"Then I will take a walk to see if the broad road you envisioned can really be passed, and whether it can really lead to a peaceful future for the Qin Dynasty and the world."

Fusu smiled faintly.

When he understood these profound meanings, his heart calmed down.

immediately. Fusu frowned.

He snorted coldly: "But the Mo family really needs to calm down."

"Since the unification of the world, in addition to making achievements in water conservancy, more and more Mohist disciples have devoted themselves to observing astronomical phenomena. Although it is indeed related to the cold reception from the court, they have also forgotten their duties."

"Techniques are the specialty of the Mohists."

"Now that the world is in full swing, how can we allow them to stay out of it?"

"Someone is coming."

Fusu shouted outside the palace: "Invite the Mohist giants to Xianyang Palace. I have something to explain to them."

Finished the order.

Fusu was no longer distracted by Ji Heng's affairs, but looked at another memorial.

This is a summary of battle reports from all parties in Kanto.

Today is not optimistic.

But Fusu didn't care much.

As Meng Tian and Li Xin said before, the situation in Guandong is only gradually becoming clearer. It is not time for the court to spend a lot of money. Moreover, Zhang Xi and other four armies did have some problems in suppressing the rebellion.

But after all, there is still a good way to go.

It is Han Xin.

Han Xin was the slowest among the five armies to send troops.

But it is the most effective.

In less than half a year, the two counties of western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning were recovered, and Han Guang, the leader of the Liaodong rebellion, was directly captured alive.

In the original plan of the imperial court, five armies were to encircle and suppress Qi Chu. Now Xiao He, Liu Ji and others from Dang County were like rivets, piercing deep into the hinterland of Guandong, causing rebellion in the six places to choke. As long as these five armies, If you fight your way out of the siege, you can break the situation in an instant.

It can also turn the tide of the battle back around.

Naturally, he was not unable to sit still.

However, when he heard about Yang Wu's defeat, his heart did tremble, and he felt more or less uneasy, but then it stabilized. However, Han Xin was from Guandong, so he had some doubts about it.

Long thought.

Fusu suddenly smiled.

He shook his head and said: "All the people in the world are Qin people. If they are born in Guanzhong, what is the need?"

"Don't doubt people who are suspicious of you, don't doubt those who are employed."

"He can be regarded as being promoted by me. How can he be suspicious at this time?"

"The world is not yet settled, so we should only select talents and not test their deeds."

Done.

Fusu took out a piece of cloth.

I clicked some ink, pondered for a moment, and wrote: "I will definitely do things cheaply in Kanto."

then.

He asked Wei Sheng to send this document out.

True.

This move is bold.

But Fusu was willing to take this risk.

He is very clear.

If Han Xin is truly loyal to the Qin Dynasty, the reward for his move will be extremely great. Not only will it make the world realize that he, the Second Qin Emperor, is indeed no different from the old and new Qin people, he will also treat the generals from Guandong very highly. Trust, this can be said to be of great use in winning over the hearts and minds of the people of Kanto.

Also.

He gave Han Xin such great advantage.

How could Han Xin not feel grateful?

Even if Han Xin really has second thoughts, this heavy document will be evidence that Han Xin will be ruined in the future. A general who knows how to repay his kindness and is even ungrateful will be ridiculed and despised by the world. It will be a blow to morale and a blow to people's hearts. The fluctuations are extremely huge.

More importantly.

Even if Han Xin really has second thoughts.

There are still six to seven hundred thousand troops in the northern and southern territories of the Qin Dynasty, as well as generals such as Meng Tian, ​​Li Xin, and Zhang Han. The real granary of the world, Aocang, is also in the hands of the imperial court. He is not afraid of Han Xin's rebellion at all. Even if Han Xin rebels, He can also suppress it easily.

This is how he dared to let Han Xin do things conveniently.

and.

He believed that Han Xin would not rebel.

The situation in the world has always been clear.

Han Xin came from the Beiyuan army, so he could not be unaware of the strength of the Qin army.

Fusu raised his eyes, looked outside the palace, and said coldly: "Now the real people in Guandong who are rebelling against the Qin Dynasty have surfaced, and they are waiting for the imperial court to encircle and suppress them one by one. However, this encirclement and suppression will still take a few years. I can afford to wait, but what is more important now is to manage Guanzhong well."

"Guanzhong is the cornerstone of Great Qin."

Done.

Fusu was at ease.

Once again, he plunged into the mountain of memorials.

Following a deep conversation.

The Mohist giant left Xianyang Palace, but his official position was improved a lot.

With the Mohist family's action, Guanzhong became active again. (End of chapter)