You can hear the needle drop in the political hall.
Even Ying Teng, who was relatively close to Hu Hai, didn't know what to say at this time.
If you say you know, then if the emperor asks you something later, for example, how did you know that you didn't report it, how should you answer? If you say you don't know, it seems to be deceiving the emperor.
"How many young men are there among the one hundred thousand Xiongnu barbarians?"
Regarding the rumors, Hu Hai was too lazy to say anything more. After all, too much words would lead to mistakes, not to mention how Li Si died. Feng Quji, Meng Tian, Ying Teng and others were among the insiders.
The reason is not important. What is important is that Li Si was indeed forced to death by Hu Hai. This is enough.
As an emperor, Hu Hai's words and deeds may affect the life and death of many people, and will be carefully considered by the court officials.
Some words need to be pointed out. Hu Hai believed that if he asked this question, the important ministers in this hall would definitely understand what they meant. After all, those who can sit in this political hall cannot be idiots.
"Your Majesty, after excluding the old, weak, women and children from the Xiongnu barbarians sent to Xianyang, there are more than 60,000 young and strong people."
Hu Hai took the initiative to change the topic, and the atmosphere in the meeting hall suddenly relaxed.
Obviously, the ministers also knew that the emperor was just expressing his dissatisfaction in a vague way and had no intention of going into details. However, if there are still courtiers gossiping behind his back in the future, then the consequences will have to be weighed.
The person who answered was Zhang Cang, the Prime Minister of Shangji Mansion.
Since Hu Hai established the Shangji Mansion, the scope of functions of the Shangji Mansion has gradually expanded. Now, even Shangfang's daily output of weapons, armor, gold, silver, copper coins and even paper must be registered and registered with the Shangji Mansion before it can be released from the workshop.
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Other major matters, such as newly opened acres of land, household registration statistics, government grain stocks, etc., are also included in the overall planning scope of the Shangji Prefecture.
Zhang Cang can be said to be the hottest new star in the Great Qin Dynasty. From a small official to a person who can sit in the political hall with the three ministers and nine ministers who have stood in the Great Qin Dynasty for decades, his rocket-like rise is no longer enough.
Describe Zhang Cang.
"Oh? Zhang Aiqing, how does Aiqing read the arithmetic classic I gave you now?"
Hu Hai looked at Zhang Cang, who seemed to be much thinner than when he left Xianyang, and asked with a smile.
It is said to be an arithmetic classic, but it is actually a book compiled by Hu Hai himself, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, Arabic numerals, and decimal points. It is similar to a later elementary school mathematics collection. However, in the pre-Qin era, this can already be called a masterpiece that shocked the world and made ghosts and gods cry.
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"Your Majesty, you are wise. These calculation methods have increased the calculation efficiency of the officials in the Shangji Mansion by more than a thousand times, and the accuracy is even more accurate than in the past. It is possible that only the emperor can be taught this kind of divine calculation method, and the ministers are really frightened by it.
to!"
When Zhang Cang heard Hu Hai asking about arithmetic, he felt as if he had been given blood for a moment. He prostrated himself on the ground and shouted loudly.
Zhang Cang is not actually a real official. Regardless of his foundation or personality, he really cannot be considered a qualified person in the officialdom. He is more suitable for professional research, which is actually more like that of later generations*
Those nerdy scholars who specialized in research in the *10s.
On the one hand, this is related to his own conditions, and on the other hand, it is also related to Zhang Cang's original status.
After all, Zhang Cang was not even a minor official at the beginning. He still served under Li Si and was recommended to Fusu by Li Si before he was able to enter the Qin court under Fusu's recommendation.
But even if Zhang Cang entered the court, he could only be regarded as a low-ranking official. After all, at that time, Fusu was sent to Jiuyuan by the First Emperor for more than ten years, and the First Emperor had not established a heir for a long time. So Zhang Cang
Naturally, it's not substantial enough for a big shot like Li Si to take it seriously.
And Zhang Cang can be said to be the first accounting master in Chinese history. If history had not changed because of Hu Hai's time travel, Zhang Cang would have become the first Prime Minister of the Western Han Dynasty (General Director of World Finance) more than 20 years later, assisting Xiao He in governing the country.
, and finally to the prime minister.
Therefore, when Hu Hai mentioned arithmetic, Zhang Cang was naturally full of energy. After all, people who engage in research have a thirst for knowledge about new knowledge in their own profession, just like a drug addict encountering opium.
Zhang Cang's horse Hu Hai was very useful. Although he also plagiarized the knowledge of later generations, there was no way. In this era, this arithmetic was written by Hu Hai and belongs to Hu Hai.
Feng Quji and others didn't know what happened between Zhang Cang and the emperor. They were surprised that Zhang Cang, who was still rigid, had learned to flatter him, but at this time, everyone could see the look on Zhang Cang's face.
Fanaticism doesn't look like fakery at all.
Is it true that the emperor can't do anything?
Can even the most difficult to understand and learn arithmetic methods be taught to an arithmetic master like Zhang Cang?
"I'm teaching this to you. Firstly, I hope Aiqing can calculate the household registration, money and food for me. Secondly, I hope Aiqing can carry forward this algorithm and finally spread it throughout our country, Qin, so that everyone can learn it. I guess.
My dear friend will definitely live up to my expectations. Only if my beloved learns these algorithms can it be regarded as a pearl covered in dust. I feel very relieved."
"Your Majesty is wise! I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"
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Is there anything fresh?
"I want to rebuild the unfinished Jiuyuan Straight Path. What do you all think?" Hu Hai changed the topic and finally got down to business.
The Jiuyuan Straight Road passes through Yunyang, Shangjun and Jiuyuan, with a total length of more than 1,800 miles. It was originally built by the First Emperor to strengthen the defense against the Xiongnu. The total length is more than 1,800 miles, the straight road is 50 paces wide, and the carriage track is 6 feet wide.
.Plant a tree every three feet along the road.
This straight road, which cut through mountains and met water to build bridges, was not completed until the death of the First Emperor. Among the laborers Hu Hai ordered to be released, nearly 100,000 of them were building the Jiuyuan Straight Road.
The unfinished Jiuyuan Straight Road is still passable. After all, Zheng Guo's Zhi Nei Shifu has already marked the straight route. All cavalry and infantry can be used, but if a large-scale deployment of grain, grass and baggage is required,
Obviously it will take a lot of time.
Now that the Qin Dynasty was unified and there were nearly 100,000 Xiongnu prisoners, Hu Hai believed that it was time to restart the construction of the Jiuyuan Straight Road. The straight road from Xianyang to Shangjun was basically connected, so it was very convenient to dispatch food and other things.
In Aocang, there happened to be a large amount of food that was about to spoil or was going bad.
The important officials in the palace looked at each other.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Ying Teng stood up first and echoed.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
All the important ministers stood up and responded.
"It's so good. The Jiuyuan Straight Road is related to Jiuyuan, Shangjun, Pingyi and other counties. This time it was rebuilt. The craftsmen of Zhi Sui Shifu were ordered to demolish the nine-foot Emperor's Royal Road in the middle. The Jiuyuan Straight Road is related to the welfare of all people in the world and the Qin Dynasty.
, I don’t go to Jiuyuan every day, all people in the world can pass it!"
The difference between the Jiuyuan Straight Road and the other straight roads is that in the middle of the straight road is the Emperor's Royal Road, which is marked with obvious signs and ordinary people are not allowed to walk on it. If you step on the Emperor's Royal Road, you will be beheaded.
This was implemented very well during the time of the First Emperor, but Hu Hai believes that it is no longer applicable now.
After all, the countries in the Western Regions west of Longxi and Jiuyuan will be merged into the territory of Great Qin sooner or later. At that time, the Jiuyuan Straight Road will not only be for military purposes, but will be more of a key road connecting the territories of Great Qin and the Western Regions.
It's the way of business.
If such a nine-foot-long royal road is left in the middle, it will inevitably affect normal commercial activities.
"I obey the order!"
"The construction of Jiuyuan Straight Road will be coordinated by Shang Ji Mansion and Zhi Su Nei Shi Mansion, and the construction will start as soon as possible!"
Hu Hai's last words can be regarded as an end to today's Xiaochao meeting.
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The ministers left one after another until the bell rang three times, and it was already midnight. The day passed like this, and Hu Hai was still looking through the piles of memorials from various counties in the meeting hall. He had not been in Xianyang for the past eight months, and he had accumulated so many memorials.
The report needs to be handled by Hu Hai.
The left and right Prime Minister's Office, Shangji's Office, Zongzheng's Office, and Yushi's Office jointly handled political affairs. Hu Hai did not give them the power to read reports from various places. The First Emperor's control of power was extremely domineering, and he had always done everything in the world personally, no matter how big or small.
At this time, Hu Hai was left to himself, and he felt that it was too much.
Obviously, the reform of the official system is a must. From today's large court meeting, to the small court meeting, and now to the pile of reports, all told Hu Hai that the reform of the official system is imminent.
The current Three Gongs and Nine Ministers of the Qin Dynasty, after Hu Hai's constant touching, have many overlapping functions. When Hu Hai was not in Xianyang and issued an edict to recruit grain, grass and winter cotton clothes, there were even two major offices, Su Neishi Prefecture and Shangji Prefecture.
I don’t know who is the core and who will handle the problem.
In the end, after several days of delay, the problem was brought to Hu Hai. Hu Hai ordered the Su Neishi Prefecture to recruit people, and the Shangji Prefecture coordinated the dispatch and transportation. Only then could the batch of cotton-padded clothes to support the people of Chen County and Dang County be shipped out of Xianyang smoothly.
The reform of the official system is different from the fact that Hu Hai directly established institutions such as the National Land Office and the Shangji Office in addition to the Sangong and Jiuqing. Instead, it requires taking back the power from the Sangong and Jiuqing and then redistributing it. Among them, there will inevitably be Sangong and Jiuqing.
The loss of power of Jiuqing will inevitably affect the positions of former officials who are disciples of noble families in various governments and yamen.
The reform of the official system will not only involve the interests of one family or two families, but will basically involve the core interests of all noble families in the entire Da Qin.
If he fails, Hu Hai will lose everything. If he loses, he will have to start over from scratch. At least all the armies of Da Qin are now under Hu Hai's control. Hu Hai doesn't worry about being overthrown from the throne. After all, Ba Shang's camp is
Most of the five legions from which they were born are ordinary people without any background.
All their financial interests are related to Hu Hai alone.
However, if it fails the first time and carries out the second official reform in a short period of time, I am afraid that the opposition will be even more intense. Therefore, Hu Hai knows that he must succeed once, otherwise he will have to wait until he is able to suppress all the aristocratic families in Da Qin.
Only by exceeding the prestige of the First Emperor can things be accomplished.
"Your Majesty, it's late at night. I'd like to ask your Majesty the king, where is the palace where I will stay for the night?"
Long Jiao came behind Hu Hai and asked in a low voice.