"Sir, Xue'er actually thinks there is nothing wrong with enfeoffing the feudal lords."
"Then what Mr. Gangcheng said is not unreasonable."
After welcoming Gangchengjun Cai Ze to leave, Xueer closed the door, returned to the young master's side, and put away the tea cup.
I heard what Young Master Cai Zetong said just now. I had to make a choice between the feudal lords and the integration of counties and counties. Sister Qianhong also said it when I was in the mansion.
Both have their pros and cons.
And neither of them is the fundamental method. The most fundamental method lies in the legal foundation of the Qin State. Sure enough, the rule of law is permanent and no one can touch it. It is the same whether it is the feudal princes or the counties and counties.
Sure enough, if the rule of law is compromised, no matter how perfect the system is, it will collapse.
What's more, the rule of law and the rule of the monarch are in a state of balance. Just like the Tao of yin and yang that I am currently comprehending, all things bear yin and embrace yang.
Pure rule of law cannot last long, and it is easy to break if it is too strong!
Pure human rule cannot last long, and the country will have no rules!
How to balance the two depends on the monarch's methods and the officials' methods. However, in the final analysis, it still depends on the monarch's methods.
What works and what works!
That's it.
The current situation seems to be better for the feudal princes.
Of course, for the young master, there is no difference.
The glory of the young master is enough to continue to be magnificent.
"What Cai Ze said certainly makes sense."
"Otherwise, what Wang Wan said in the court meeting will not make it difficult for His Majesty to make a decision."
"It depends on how Your Majesty decides."
Zhou Qing smiled and watched Xueer carefully arrange the tea cups. It was good to stay by his side and draw parallels.
To myself, it's the same.
As mentioned before, even if the feudal lords are enfeoffed, the future path will be to gradually gather the power of the lords into Xianyang instead of being the same as the princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Counties and counties are integrated.
It is very difficult to implement it now.
The lands in Shandong were still in their original etiquette one moment, and the next moment they were under the rule of law of the Qin Dynasty, making it difficult to make changes quickly.
There is also the possibility of being manipulated by someone with ulterior motives, causing chaos.
As for the feudal princes, it is nothing less than a lot of peace. As long as Xianyang manages the feudal princes in place, all the troubles will be solved in a few decades.
"Even Mr. Gangcheng came to lobby the young master. It seems... there are many princes in Xianyang who want to be granted the title of feudal lord."
Putting the tea cup on the wooden holder, Xueer handed it to the distance to prepare for cleaning.
Although Cai Ze, the newly established king, is not the central figure, he is quite important among the civil servants. There are definitely many people behind him, and his abilities are quite strong.
"Indeed there are quite a few."
"But not many are selfless."
"Princes of the feudal country, I think the Shadow Guards will be very busy during this period."
After Zhou Qing returned to the previous book to record the case, he wrote and dipped in ink.
The scriptures of "Taiping Zhendao" have been recorded, and the next step is to record another classic, which will be used to separate sects and establish sects.
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At noon, Zhou Qing left the Central Academy, and naturally Xueer and Xiaomeng did the same.
The difference is that the carriage and horse passed through the south city, Xue'er and his wife returned to the west city, and Zhou Qing entered the royal city.
"The prince!"
"The prince!"
"..."
Without encountering any obstacles, they went straight into the northern area of Xianyang Royal City.
Suxia Palace!
It was an idle palace that Zhou Qing found in the northern area of Xianyang Royal City. It was not small in scale and had all the facilities.
It is very suitable for the location of Imperial College.
After the selection, the people from the Shaofu sent craftsmen to sort out the Suxia Palace and draw up a blueprint. In fact... there is no need for too much sorting, just making slight changes on the original basis is enough.
"The prince!"
Under the Shaofu, there are many administrative offices under the jurisdiction, most of which serve the Xianyang Palace. The Imperial Palace Order, the Crown Order, the Clothing Order, the Food Order... everything else falls under it.
The person responsible for the renovation of Suxia Palace is the Shaofu Yufu. He is busy arranging manpower. Soldiers are patrolling around. When the Marquis of Wuzhen County approaches, he salutes quickly.
"how?"
From Xianyang Royal City to Suxia Palace, there are four levels in total. The first two levels are slightly looser, while the last two levels are slightly tighter.
In front of the palace gate, the avenue is wide and the plaque has not yet been written. People from the Shaofu came in and out and moved in a large number of wooden utensils.
He nodded to the imperial order and stepped inside the palace gate.
A rather large martial arts arena appeared in front of us. Originally there was no martial arts arena, but a small lake filled with running water. Zhou Qing directly sent people to fill it up.
Entering Imperial College is not just for admiring the flowers and beautiful scenery, it is enough to learn civil and military skills.
"Marquis, in ten more days, everything can be decided."
"Right now, the general changes to Suxia Palace have been completed, but the creation of some utensils and the arrangement of some details will take time."
"According to expectations, it will be completed in six days. Leave four days for your majesty and the princes to watch. If there is anything wrong, you can make changes."
The imperial order followed him behind him, looking at the busy people of the Shaofu around him, and said slowly.
Too learned!
The royal city also needs to have a Taixue, and it is considered a grand event. This Suxia Palace is also very suitable, and the blueprints planned by the princes are excellent.
In addition to the teaching function of Taixue itself, there are other functions of Taixue.
"Ten days."
"Um."
"Although this place is planned as a martial arts arena, there is still running water flowing. Next, green plants will be transplanted from all directions to fill this place."
"In these days, it would be inappropriate not to have some shade from the trees."
In terms of time, Zhou Qing is not worried.
The spiritual sense that was suppressed in Xianyang Royal City spread and covered the entire Suxia Palace area, generally following the drawings he sketched.
Still quite satisfied, he looked around and pointed at the living water whose flow direction had been changed.
"yes!"
The imperial order nodded.
This matter is not difficult, there are new laws and etiquette in Da Qin, and there are traces to follow.
"How about the palace complex of various countries that the young master is responsible for?"
Zhou raised his hand and pointed at another place in the northern area of the royal city.
This is a method that the emperor brother has implemented since he came out of the Great Qin Dynasty to destroy the country.
To conquer a country is to build a palace complex similar to that of a country in the north city of Xianyang, which is thought to demonstrate the martial arts of the Qin Dynasty.
It has been like this for many years, and many palace complexes have been built, and... among those palaces, there are also many beauties from the fallen countries, all of whom were donated.
Otherwise, Xianyang Palace would not have so many free-time palace residents.
"Junhou."
"The palaces of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Chu have all been completed, and only those of Yan and Qi are left."
The imperial order hurriedly said.
"How's the cost?"
Zhou Qing spoke again.
"The cost of building those palaces and pavilions, six floors were paid by the Shaofu, and the remaining four floors were paid by the government."
"Since the princes defeated the Xiongnu in Longxi, the Yueshi allied forces opened up the two counties in Hexi and connected many small countries in the Western Regions. A caravan from the Shaofu also traveled there."
“A lot of profit!”
The imperial order also looked in that direction, and as they came in to renovate the Suxia Palace, the area of the Yan Palace became much quieter.
It is not a secret for the prince to ask this question.
"As it should be."
"Now there are many places where Your Majesty needs money."
The wealth of the young master.
There are two sources, one is the wealth allocated by the government every year, and the other is the wealth obtained by the young government on its own, such as sending caravans to operate, such as setting up special shops in Xianyang Nancheng.
The profit is not small.
Despite this, what the imperial order said was not enough, otherwise, given the temperament of the emperor's brother, all of them would have come from the young master.
To conquer other countries, whether it is connecting the Great Wall in the north, building a series of roads leading to the Xia, or building the tombs at Mount Li, a large amount of money is needed.
I also know that the national government’s annual expenditures are almost overrun.
This is still based on the unpaid labor of many common people.
The imperial edict did not say much, as he was in a humble position and was not qualified to interfere with such important matters.
"However, things will get better next time."
Reform the Qin Banliang currency system.
Salt, iron, and tea were returned to the official camp.
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These are all methods of gathering large amounts of wealth.
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"The prince!"
In front of the Hongtai of Xingle Palace, Weiwei Li Zhong saluted.
"Are there any foreign envoys here?"
"Which small country is it today?"
Waving his hands, he stood in front of the Hongtai.
Sensing the situation inside the Xingle Palace, Dian Ke, one of the ministers, was among them. Outside the palace, there were many subordinate officials under the Dian Ke.
Qingshi Dianke.
In charge of the pilgrimage affairs of princes and foreign countries.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, envoys from foreign countries have been requesting an audience every day, and the verification of their identities has been going on for a long time.
"The prince!"
"It's a small foreign country that came to Hexi. The country's name is Loulan!"
Li Zhongru said.
In the past few days, quite a few small countries have come from Hexi, and there are also a lot of small Qiang countries from southwestern Longxi.
After all, there are still many small countries in Hexi.
I really don’t know how those small countries exist, with only a few thousand or tens of thousands of people. As for the Wusun and Yueshi, who have hundreds of thousands of people, they dare not make any mistakes with the expansion of the two counties in Hexi.
"Loulan!"
"That's it!"
"I know this country. It is nearly a thousand miles west of Zhangye County. It has more than 5,000 households, less than 20,000 civilians, and less than 3,000 state soldiers."
"The administrative office is Muni City, and the characters have different accents, which sounds a bit strange."
The small country of Loulan came to perform Hajj.
Zhou Qing was really surprised. He knew about the gathering of foreign countries and small countries in the administrative office in Xicheng, but who didn't know about it specifically.
Loulan is also among them, which is interesting.
"For such a small country, the land is no more than a hundred miles away!"
When Li Zhong heard this, he looked a little surprised.
Living in Xianyang Palace for a long time, I know a lot about the countries in Shandong. Forget about small foreign countries, I heard the simple words of the princes and princes, and the people of the country are less than 20,000?
It’s already over one million here in Xianyang.
It is estimated that Loulan is not even as good as a county or township in Daqin.
Just like this...it can still become a small country. The land of the Western Region is indeed magical.
"A hundred miles is too much, but it's only a few dozen miles in radius."
"Most of the small countries in the Western Regions use cities as their country. Loulan is not so much a small country as it is a big city."
"There is a lot of desert around the city and there are few rivers, which is not enough for fertility."
"I will go take a look."
The land of hundreds of miles!
Even if Lou Lan had the intention, he was unable to do so. There were not many suitable places to live, so he and Li Zhong did not talk much in front of the Hongtai and walked towards the main hall of Xingle Palace.
Those who approached Dianke Library saluted one after another without daring to stop him. The waiters had already entered to report.