Great Qin Shi Empress

== Building a city ==

Just after the Spring Festival, Xiao hid in the factory because her family urged her to get married.

Although she is only in her 20s, she is indeed very old in this era when she can get married and have children in her teens.

But the problem is, Xiao himself doesn't think there's anything wrong with it——

In recent years, she has also personally married all the little sisters in the neighbor's family. However, the life of those little sisters after they got married is not all, but at least most of them are better than when they were still in their natal family.

Before marriage, the girl only needs to work, but after marriage, she not only needs to work, but also needs to serve her in-laws and husband, and also take care of children.

It's not that no one likes this kind of life, but Xiao is obviously not one of them.

Therefore, Xiao made up his mind early on that he did not want to get married.

Besides, it's not such a big deal.At least one-fifth of the women who were successfully selected after signing up to be officials are not married now. Except for those widows, Lin Mo, the oldest, even stayed by Gu Fenghou's side.

Fenghou Rengu didn't say that there was anything wrong with this kind of behavior, so why did she force herself to get married?

But to her parents, not getting married seems to be such a terrible thing. Not only do they whisper in her ears every day, but they often invite the man they like to come home for dinner...

Xiao made up her mind to move out of the house this time because not long after the new year, her parents invited a young talent from a relative's family to see her at home. It means that she can marry her home.

Xiao was so angry that he lost his temper on the spot, took his clothes and left.

But even when he came to the dormitory of the textile factory, Xiao knew that this was not a long-term solution——

Now her family didn't come to her door, it was just because she just lost her temper, they didn't dare to touch his brow at this time, but after ten days and half a month, her family will definitely come to the textile factory Find someone.

Xiao felt helpless, but couldn't find a better way for a while.

But at this moment, news spread from the imperial court that the grassland laid down by the two generals Meng Tian and Li Xin was finally divided into several counties under the discussion between His Majesty and the Minister of Chinese and Military Affairs of the court.

Leaving aside counties, a county has to build a city.

And as long as a city is built, it is impossible not to repair the roads between the cities.

With the road, business can be done.

Xiao belongs to the name of Zhisu Neishi, and he is said to be the director of several factories, but he himself receives a salary from the imperial court, which is different from ordinary businessmen.

Business or something has nothing to do with her.

but! !! !!

Is this an ordinary county town?

This is on the grassland.

How many cattle and sheep are there on the grassland, how many cattle and sheep can be bred, and how much wool and suet animal offal can the cattle and sheep produce?

Isn't this the work that Xiao is responsible for?

Xiao became excited almost immediately, and hurried to Zhi Su Nei Shi to inquire about the news.

Coincidentally, she happened to meet Lin Mo.

Lin Mo is currently in the position of the Taicang Prime Minister Lin Qian was in the past——

Zhi Su Nei Shi is getting old and has already sent a scholar back home. The original Sun Taicang was successfully promoted to Zhi Su Nei Shi by virtue of his achievements accumulated over the years, the original Taicang Cheng was promoted to Taicang Order, and Lin Mo directly replaced Ta Cang Cheng Location.

When Lin Mo saw Xiao, he immediately called Xiao Xiao with a smile, "I'm about to send someone to find you."

Xiao was taken aback, and quickly asked, "But it has something to do with the grassland?"

Lin Mo smiled and nodded: "That's right. The imperial court discussed the division of the grassland a few days ago, and finally decided to divide the counties according to the daily life of each tribe. Each tribe has a county, and each tribe has a county."

"As for the county, there is no need to build a city specially. The population of their tribe is too small."

"The main thing is that the county city needs to be well built."

"First of all, the railway needs to be built. After the railway is repaired, the coal from all over the country can be sent to the selected county address, and then the kiln is built to burn bricks, and then a city is built with bricks and stones."

"After the city is built, most of the nomads will be moved to their respective county towns, and then soap factories, wool factories, garment factories, leather factories and other factories that will have a positive effect on the local people will be considered. gone."

"Because these things are basically under your jurisdiction, you need to come up with a charter in advance, and you must send someone to those counties to take charge of this matter. You have to carefully consider the specific person..."

Xiao immediately recommended himself: "Where is another candidate needed? Isn't I the ready-made candidate?"

Lin Mo wanted to introduce other things, but when he heard this, he couldn't help opening his mouth: "Well... I'm not saying you are bad, but... I seem to have heard that you are busy looking at marriage candidates recently? This kind of Under the circumstances, it is not easy for you to leave Xianyang, right?"

Xiao was stunned: "Even you have heard of it?"

Lin Mo laughed: "It's not just me? Most people in Zhisunai Historian's Office know the news that your good news is coming, even Qian Niang knows about it, and said before that they will prepare a wedding gift for you .”

Xiao's expression was awkward, but her tone became firmer: "If that's the case, I'd rather go to the grassland."

Lin Mo was stunned: "Are you sure?"

Xiao took a deep breath, and told Lin Mo about the forced marriage she was encountering recently, and then added: "I live quite well by myself, and I don't plan to get married recently."

Lin Mo used to envy Xiao the most, but now after hearing what happened to her, he felt a little bad: "Don't they ask you what you mean?"

Xiao twitched the corners of her mouth: "Marriage is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker."

Her parents are also willing to bring people to her home for her to see. They are already the most respected among the elders around her. Other parents may even tell their children after they have arranged a marriage for their children, allowing them to meet and cultivate their relationship.

Lin Mo couldn't help but shudder——

It seems that having parents is not all a good thing.

But she didn't say this, but asked: "But you have to think clearly, the traffic on the grassland is inconvenient. Even if the road is built in the future, there will only be one road between the cities, and everything will be done from scratch." From now on, once it’s over, I’m afraid I won’t be able to come back for three to five years.”

Xiao was stunned: "So long?"

Lin Mo nodded: "Because every county has to open these factories, it will definitely take time."

Xiao was a little hesitant, but thinking of her parents' increasingly excessive methods of forcing marriage recently, she took a deep breath and gritted her teeth: "No problem, you can just report my name."

Lin Mo asked several times, and after confirming her thoughts, he wrote down her name.

……

Besides Xiao, there was another person who volunteered——

Xiao He.

Since Xiao He returned from the grassland last time, he was assigned by Ying Zheng to take up the position of Ping Zhun Cheng under the name of Zhi Su Nei Shi. He lived a happy life, and his living standard has at least improved.

Not only Xiao He, but even Fan Kui and others were promoted.

There is only one Liu Ji, although he made a great contribution last time, and got a very good job after he came back, but he was soon dismissed from his official position because of his life style and was reported. Lost one in vain.

Xiao He was helpless.

But Liu Ji has such an unrestrained, unrestrained temperament. He has lived like this for decades, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't change it.

But the life of all the brothers is getting better day by day, only Liu Ji is still in such a status quo, he himself doesn't think there is anything wrong, but Xiao He and the others can't help but feel embarrassed and ashamed about it, and can't help but want to pull it out. him.

So this time when he heard that a city was going to be built on the grassland, Xiao He immediately thought of Liu Ji.

Liu Ji was quite helpless about this: "After so many times, you haven't realized that I am not suitable to be an official at all? There are too many rules in the officialdom, and I am always watched by others. I can't bear this grievance. You still Don’t worry about me, think about yourself more.”

After a pause, he looked at Xiao He, "Speaking of which, isn't it the best opportunity for you to build a city in the grassland? With your aptitude, even if you can't be a sheriff, isn't a magistrate more than enough?"

Xiao He explained: "Your Majesty said that although Xianyang appoints the governors of these counties, the governors must be the people of the county. There is no position suitable for me there."

It’s okay for the first and second leaders of the county like the county guard, the county governor, the county captain, and the second in command. If Xiao He went to the grassland but couldn’t get these three positions, it would be almost equivalent to asking for a demotion, and the achievements made in the grassland can only be attributed to him. The county guard is almost useless to his official career.

But the county lieutenant is the position of a general, and the county magistrate has already confirmed the position of the local people. There are only a few county guards...the competition is too great.

Liu Ji insisted: "Although you are not experienced enough, you have a precedent of dealing with the Huns and guiding them to plant grass. If you take the initiative to ask for a job, you may not be able to win a county guard position. Once you can do a good job as a county guard, you can go back Not to mention serving as one of the Nine Ministers in Xianyang, he will definitely have an advantage over others for promotion in the future."

Xiao He paused, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Liu Ji sat aside, picked up the melon seeds and started knocking them.

……

Soon, Xiao He proposed in the court that he was willing to work in the grassland.

Ying Zheng still remembered Xiao He, so naturally he would not refuse.

Soon, Xiao He, Xiao and others took the train and arrived at the depths of the grassland together.

The place they arrived at was surrounded by endless grasslands except for a few low-rise factory buildings. Except for the grass and the cattle and sheep raised by the herdsmen, there was almost nothing else to see.

Ah no, there are snow mountains.

After Xiao He greeted Xiao He, he immediately went to the local person in charge to inquire, and only then did he know that the place where they came was actually the place where the Dingling tribe lived near the North Sea (Lake Baikal).

The Dingling tribe lived further north of the Xiongnu, and their own strength was not bad, otherwise they would not have been able to live in the Beihai area.The strength of the Dante Zero tribe is not enough compared to the Xiongnu. It is not that the individual strength is much worse, but that the population is much worse than the Xiongnu.

In addition, the Touman tribe was chased north by the Qin State several times before, and the Xiongnu and Dingling tribes inevitably had conflicts, and many people died from each other.

So when the city was built this time, the Dingling tribe was too small in number and connected to the grassland where the Xiongnu used to live. In addition to the two northernmost counties, there was another one that was to be merged into a certain county of the Xiongnu——

The Huns had a large population and occupied a large area, so they were directly divided into four counties.

Ding Ling divided two, but there was an extra part.

After the Dante Ling tribe learned of this, they directly wrote to Ying Zheng to express their protest: they were unwilling to share a county with the Xiongnu.

== vassal ==

After Yingzheng received the letter, he immediately took it to the court for discussion.

The ministers of Chinese and military affairs of the DPRK agreed that there might be too many counties belonging to the Xiongnu, and it might as well build this county directly in the place where the Dingling tribe usually conducts activities.

Although it is still impossible to avoid sharing a county with the Xiongnu, but the county is built where the Dingling tribe is located, so the county seat of this county should be in the pocket of their Dingling tribe?

So although the Ding Ling tribe is still dissatisfied, it is not as resistant as before.

But because this county town is rather special, Ying Zheng decided to build this county town as the first city after asking the opinion of Juzi of the Mo family and others.

What Xiao and Xiao He arrived at was the location of this unbuilt city.

It is worth mentioning that Xiao He is not the sheriff of this county——

In view of the fact that Xiao He successfully completed the mission in his previous trip to the grassland, this time Yingzheng did not directly give him the position of sheriff of a certain county to limit his performance, but gave him a position similar to an imperial envoy, allowing him to work in the county. Before the city was built, he was in charge of teaching the herdsmen to plant and harvest pasture, was responsible for the big and small affairs during the construction of the city, and was responsible for persuading the local herdsmen to move in after the city was built...

There are too many things to do, and the responsibility is bigger than the sky.

Xiao He: "..."

It is not impossible.

This at least shows that His Majesty values ​​his talent and is willing to give him a chance to show himself, and once he seizes this opportunity, there is no doubt that His Majesty will never treat him badly.

Although the pressure was enormous, Xiao He was still full of hope.

After he inquired about the gathering place of the local herdsmen, he rode there with Liu Ji on horseback.

……

What Xiao needs to do is no less than Xiao He.

In addition to the textile factories and soap factories that have already been opened, before she came to the grassland this time, she also got formulas for milk powder, dried meat, cheese and other foods from Gu Fenghou, so this time she came to the grassland, She also has to research and open a food factory.

But this is not a big problem.

After Xiao got in touch with the Mohist disciple who came to build the road ahead of time, he quickly established a friendly relationship with the local herdsmen through the identity of the other party.

After some selection, Xiao found a family and asked them to help research milk powder and other foods.

Then it is to choose the factory site, contact the workers, and find reliable raw material suppliers...

There were many and complicated things, which directly made Xiao feel dizzy and busy.

Now that her mind is full of work, how can she remember the troubles brought about by her parents' forced marriage?

While Qin State was busy digesting the prairie, the countries in the Western Regions who were almost beaten up before could not let go of their hearts.

Among them, Loulan, which is the closest to Qin, is the most panicked.

Before the Han Dynasty sent envoys to the Western Regions, the Western Regions and the Central Plains were not without a little connection, but because the roads were different and there might be various nomadic looting in the middle, so there were very few caravans that could successfully reach the Central Plains.

And this very few caravans can't actually bring out too many good things——

All kinds of melons and fruits abound in the Western Regions, because of the long distance and inconvenient transportation, there is no way to send them to the Central Plains before they rot. Apart from melons and fruits, there are only various gemstones left in the Western Regions to tempt the nobles of all countries. .

But gems...

Although the nobles like it, it doesn't mean that the countries in the Central Plains will stop producing it.

On the contrary, the silk from the countries of the Central Plains and other good things that have been brought out in recent years, such as mirrors, have been enthusiastically sought after by the nobles of the countries in the Western Regions.

Therefore, the trade relationship between the two sides has become one-sided.

The countries in the Central Plains may or may not know the existence of the countries in the Western Regions, but they don't take it very seriously. On the contrary, the countries in the Western Regions are very famous for the countries in the Central Plains, and they will send several caravans to the countries in the Central Plains to buy goods from time to time.

But this situation changed after Qin State unified the world.

One is the bravery of the Qin army, and the countries in the Western Regions feel afraid; the other is that Qin's strict household registration system restricts the entry of caravans from various countries in the Western Regions, which almost terminates this unilateral trade relationship.

However, after Li Xin led his troops to wander around the Western Regions, the countries in the Western Regions couldn't sit still.

After the news that Qin State was going to build a city on the grassland spread, they couldn't help but start to move around.

Some countries want to inquire about Qin's attitude towards the countries in the Western Regions, and want to know whether they will send troops to attack their own country; some countries are thinking about Qin's silk and want to buy some more; Some of them heard about the changes in Qin State, and wanted to learn how to make good things from Qin State, and wanted to see if Qin State was as powerful as rumored...

And the grassland is so vast that even the state of Qin can't stop them from entering.

Those cities in the grassland are still under construction, so there should be no way to stop them from going to trade?

So it didn't take long for caravans from various countries in the Western Regions to appear on the grassland.

……

Thanks to the unremitting efforts of Xiao He, Xiao and others, the relationship between the Dingling tribe and the Xiongnu tribe has been temporarily eased. The two parties have also planted pastures, and temporarily reached a preliminary cooperative relationship with the wool factory and the soap factory.

By this time, they had almost settled down.

As long as there are no accidents in the future, these herdsmen will definitely not refuse to settle in the county city after the city is built.

Seeing that everything was turning in a good direction, he didn't expect that on this day, the soldiers in charge of the sentry ran back quickly: "Director Xiao is not well, a very large team appeared not far away, It doesn't look like a grassland tribe."

Xiao turned around in an instant, and hurried to call Xiao He and Han Yu who was in charge of the city's construction and safety.

……

After a turmoil and a crisis in which the two sides almost fought directly for enmity, the two parties finally resolved their misunderstanding.

Xiao He looked at the leader of the caravan hesitantly: "You mean, you are from the Western Regions?"

The other party quickly nodded: "We are here this time, one is to trade silk and other novelty products with Qin State, and the other is to meet King Qin and express our king's most sincere respect to him. If King Qin is willing, we will come to Kucha The whole country is willing to bow their heads to the King of Qin and present the most exquisite cloth, the most gorgeous gems and the most beautiful beauties to the King of Qin every year."

As he spoke, he called a slim beauty with a red gauze covering her face, "This is the most beautiful princess in our country, the pearl of Kucha Kingdom, and..."

Xiao panicked and stood up: "Stop, stop!"