"The writing is irregular and the local administration is difficult. The lower-level traitors recruited locally take the opportunity to disrupt the law and cause trouble."
"Qin's law is difficult to practice in Shandong." In Tingwei's mansion, Li Si knelt down in front of the eucalyptus, holding a scroll of slips in his hand, and there was a pile on the eucalyptus.
His brows were slightly furrowed, and the wrinkles on his forehead formed valleys and ravines. This was a document sent back by a Qin official who was sent to the hometown of the princes.
They said that they had few people and few resources, making it difficult to act in the local area. They asked Xianyang to send more legal officials to Shandong. They also said that different languages in different places made it difficult to implement the law.
"Where did there come from so many legal officials?" Li Si shook his head and sighed. Under the leadership of the First Emperor, the Qin State swept across the world. In just ten years, it wiped out the six kingdoms and unified the world in one generation.
The big thing is done.
But precisely because it is swallowed up by a whale and difficult to digest, huge side effects will follow.
Indigestion! There are not enough officials. Although Zhao Tuo proposed to increase the number of students enrolled in the school and expand the scope of enrollment.
However, a qualified official who was familiar with Qin's laws could not be cultivated overnight. In addition, the number of Qin officials required for the newly increased vast area was too huge.
Therefore, the number of Qin officials in each city in the newly occupied vassal territories, especially in distant and vast places such as Chu and Qi, is very small, and they can barely maintain the handling of government affairs between counties.
As for the villages and towns further down, they are out of reach and can only rely on local magnates to maintain Qin's rule.
At the same time, different languages and characters in different places made administration more and more difficult. Qin officials could not understand the local characters of the princes, and those newly recruited local officials could not understand Qin characters, and they could not even read the documents.
Not to mention promoting laws and issuing government orders. Every time a government order is issued, someone needs to be found to translate it.
In this kind of operation, many officials and local wealthy families took advantage of it to make profits.
"Writing is the foundation for executing edicts and promoting laws. If the writing is not unified, it will be even more difficult to promote Qin law in the world."
"I should meet the emperor in person and advise him on unifying the world's writing system. This will also facilitate administration and promote the law." This idea has actually been in Li Si's mind for some time, and now that he has made the decision, he will not delay any longer.
Immediately left the Tingwei Mansion and went to the Qin Palace to see the emperor.
In the Qin Palace, Zhao Tuo had left, leaving only the First Emperor sitting in front of the eucalyptus, with Zhao Gao and other close servants accompanying him.
The First Emperor held a piece of hemp paper and rubbed it with his fingers, feeling the subtle unevenness.
He suddenly asked: "Zhao Gao, what do you think of this thing?" Zhao Gao was stunned, and secretly thought about the use of this paper. Didn't Zhao Tuo just mention it when he was here, and you still said it was a good thing?
Come on, why are you asking me again now?
Thinking this in his heart, Zhao Gao said with a flattering smile: "In my opinion, the paper made by Zhao Shaofu can benefit the country and the people, and it should be a sharp weapon for the country. Especially the paper that Zhao Shaofu just suggested
Regarding writing, the promotion of this paper will definitely produce very good results, far better than simple slips."
"Yes, this is another weapon of the country." The First Emperor said with a smile: "This Zhao Shaofu built a huge cannon when he was conquering Yan, which can be called the most ferocious weapon in the world. After he came back, he offered me the method of fertilization, which improved the quality of the country."
The grain output of our Qin State was greatly improved, and later he developed the curved shaft plow that could increase the efficiency of farming. Later, there was also the way of eating pasta that he improved."
"Now, he has offered me the art of papermaking. How do you think this young man who has just been crowned knows so many things? And he is a sharp weapon for the country." Zhao Gao said hurriedly: "Everyone said that Zhao Shaofu had seen it before
Gongshuzi's legacy is the successor of Gongshu's lineage. The things he dedicated to Your Majesty should all be recorded in Gongshuzi's legacy." The First Emperor sneered and said: "Gongshuzi's legacy? I think,
Maybe Na Gongshu Ban didn't know he knew these things." Zhao Gao was sweating and his hands and feet were a little cold.
What did the emperor mean when he said this? Why did he say this to me after Zhao Tuo left? Did he want me to convey it to him?
Zhao Gao was in confusion, but when the First Emperor said this, he also felt strange. Because each of the things Zhao Tuo created was very effective, and they were all things that could change the national level.
If an ordinary person could come up with just one item, it would be extraordinary, but now Zhao Tuo was bringing out one item after another.
How could it not make people suspicious? Gongshuzi's posthumous text was probably an excuse. However, Zhao Gao couldn't figure out Zhao Tuo's situation and couldn't defend himself. If he said the wrong thing, he would be in trouble, so he just
He lowered his head and remained silent.
Fortunately, the emperor had no intention of pursuing this matter further, and instead sighed casually.
"I don't care if those things are really left over from the public transport, or are farm techniques. Or if they were taught by others, or if they were just something Zhao Tuo came up with on his own."
"As long as it is beneficial to my country, Qin, I don't mind the origin of these things, I just think there are not enough." The First Emperor said, crumpling the hemp paper in his hand into a ball, feeling the novel touch.
"What your Majesty said is that there are certainly not too many good things that can benefit the country. I believe that the young master must have more good things in his mind, waiting to be presented to His Majesty." Zhao Gao smiled flatteringly and heard
After the emperor said this, he felt relieved.
According to his understanding, the emperor's words probably had two meanings. One was a warning, and the other was a warning. The emperor might have seen through Zhao Tuo's words, so he asked Zhao Gao to send a message and warn Zhao Tuo to let him know that the emperor
You know everything, so don't try to fool the emperor with some excuses.
The emperor's sage cannot be defeated by human beings. Another meaning is probably to hint to Zhao Tuo that this kid should no longer be bound by the shackles of Gongshuzi's legacy and no longer have to worry about whether Gongshuzi can get it out.
thing.
As long as there are any good things, just offer them up. The emperor doesn't care where these things come from, he just doesn't like enough.
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"Your Majesty, you want to squeeze out all the secret skills that Zhao Tuo possesses." Zhao Gao thought to himself, with a flash of envy in his eyes.
The emperor's warning was not malicious, but more of a desire. Zhao Gao also wanted to be treated like this by the emperor, but no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't think of any good ideas that could impress the emperor, so he could only sigh secretly.
Fortunately, the atmosphere in the palace did not become tense for a long time. Someone from the palace reported that Tingwei Li Si was asking for a meeting. The First Emperor nodded and said: "It's Tingwei. He is the master of calligraphy in the Qin State. I just wanted to discuss with him the writing of the calligraphy."
Please tell him to come in." After a while, Tingwei Li Si walked into the palace.
"Your Majesty, Li Si, pays homage to your Majesty."
"Get up. The imperial officer comes to the palace to see me. I think there must be something going on." Li Si saluted and stood up, his eyes just happened to see a pile of yellow things in front of the emperor's eucalyptus.
Silk? The quantity seemed a bit large. Li Si didn't understand why the emperor put so much silk on the eucalyptus, but he was not too curious.
He entered the palace today, but he came with a major national event.
"Your Majesty, all the legal officials sent to various places in Shandong during this period have sent back letters saying that the writing in the Six Kingdoms is not the same as that of our Qin Kingdom."
“The local officials and people in Xianyang cannot understand the decrees and laws issued by Xianyang, and they need someone to translate them. This makes it easy for others to take advantage of them and make profits from them. Some bold people even dare to change the laws privately.
He deceived the local people into not knowing the Qin characters."
"At the same time, the officials I sent to various places in Xianyang also have difficulty understanding the local writing and language. In addition, the number of officials dispatched is too small, so they are easily deceived by the subordinate officials."
"Such chaos makes it difficult for our Qin State to issue political orders to the princes' hometowns and enforce laws throughout the world."
"My old minister, Li Sijian, asked your Majesty to unify the world's writing system so that all officials and people in the world can understand the edicts of Xianyang and abide by the laws of our country, Qin Dynasty. This will make the orders from the top down and the intentions from the bottom up."
"In this way, we can truly unify the world!" Li Si spoke passionately and with piercing eyes. He believed that the emperor would definitely like this suggestion.