Qin Official

"During the reign of Duke Mu of Qin, You Yu had already criticized the prosperity of Qin's palaces, saying that if you let ghosts do it, it would be a burden on the gods. If you let people do it, it would also be a hardship on the people."

During the years when Zhang Cang was in the Censor's Mansion, he had long been holding back his old complaints about this, and now he vented his anger: "But the more powerful Qin became, the more prosperous the palace became. Qin Xiaogong built Xianyang Jique, and Qin Huiwen built Zhangtai Palace. When King Wu of Qin built Yuyang Palace, it was just one palace built by a generation of kings. By King Zhao of Qin, Qin had already established itself as an emperor, so he used the grandeur of the palace to show off to the world and show his majesty, so he built Yueguan and Ganquan Palaces. , Changyang Palace, Zhiyang Palace, Guo Palace, etc..."

If we talk about King Zhao of Qin, he was just out of comparison and showing his power: "We, the old Qin, must have the tall palaces that the six countries have, otherwise we will lose the face of the big country."

By the time of Qin Shihuang, he dominated the nine states and was rich all over the world. However, this emperor who pursued "bigness" in everything he did, had become paranoid when it came to building palaces.

The First Emperor regarded himself as a god rather than a human being. Those "small" palaces were completely unable to accommodate his majestic ambitions, let alone attract the gods and queens to give him the elixir.

So he began to implement a huge plan: "Build the entire Guanzhong with palaces and turn it into a heaven on earth!"

Every time Qin Shihuang destroyed a country, he would build a replica of that country's palace on the Xianyang Plateau, and the Xianyang Plateau in Weibei became a large palace city.

Weinan also had to pay close attention. Summer palaces such as Ganquan Palace, Yichun Palace, and Afang, which were dotted in the gardens, were built according to the terrain. The roof trusses of the palace are of a raised-beam structure, and the wooden beams are often reinforced with bronze components. The roof is covered with green tiles, the walls are painted with colorful paintings, and the columns are painted with red paint. "Jade", colorful and resplendent.

People in Guandong often say, "Within 200 miles of Xianyang, there are 270 palaces and temples." As far as Heifu knows, it is not such an exaggeration, but adding up to more than 70 large and small ones, there are definitely more than 70.

In order to facilitate the emperor's hunting tours, the palaces were connected by complex roads, corridors and pavilion roads. If you look down from an altitude of 10,000 meters, the entire Guanzhong looks like a huge palace, with counties, cities, farmland, and gardens dotted around it.

It's like the Qinling villas, which are hundreds of times larger, still only serve one person.

It is domineering enough and has the demeanor of a great country, but the price paid is also huge: the Shaofu's annual expenditure accounts for two-thirds of the national finance, half of which is spent on building palaces.

But now, as all the beauties and maids living in the palaces have been dismissed by the new government and married off, the palaces have become empty, and they have become completely deserted.

How to deal with these legacies from the First Emperor's era has become a problem that troubles the Shaofu.

Demolished? Of course not, that also requires manpower, let alone burning it on fire. "How about giving each palace to the meritorious officials?"

Someone also proposed this, but it was rejected by Hei Fu and Zhang Cang.

"No, this is just blocking the window of luxury and opening the door to luxury!"

In the end, it was Wu Zhonghou who set an example by not occupying one palace or one palace, and this suppressed the covetous hearts of the heroes and soldiers.

At this time, Hei Fu said to Zhang Cang: "I once heard someone write a poem that ridiculed the prosperity of Qin's palace."

He stood up, fumbled through his memory, and recited: "There are more pillars to support the building than there are farmers in Nanmu; there are more rafters to build beams than there are workers on the machine; there are more phosphorus on nail heads than there are grains of millet in Yu; there are more phosphorus on the heads of nails than there are grains of millet in Yu; there are more cracks in the tiles. The unevenness is more than the silk threads all over the body; the straight columns and horizontal sills are more than the city walls of Jiutu; the orchestral music is more hoarse than the words of the people in the city. It makes the people of the world dare not speak and dare to get angry..."

This is an antique poem, which is in line with the appetite of people of this era. The more Zhang Cang listened to it, the more he felt it was good. Finally, he clapped his hands and praised: "I dare not speak but dare to be angry...well said! This poem has excellent literary talent, it is Who did it? He can be recruited into the court as a doctor!"

He didn't suspect Hei Fu at all. Although Hei Fu was known to be studious and could occasionally make brilliant remarks, in the eyes of Zhang Cang, who was knowledgeable, it was just a fuss...

"He can just write sentences clearly!"

Heifu didn't know his own image in Zhang Cang's mind, so he ignored this question: "He is from the south, and he seems to have Du as his surname. After writing this article, he ended up angry..."

Although Zhang Cang kept saying "it's a pity", Hei Fu continued: "If King Fuming doesn't have a beautiful palace, it's not because he likes small things; if he doesn't listen to bells and drums, it's not because he hates music, because it hurts his ability and hinders his teaching."

"It is true that the ability to make a country strong is men farming and women weaving, laws and education, and it is definitely not these tall palaces that waste people and money and are dedicated to one person!"

"Therefore, it is better for all the palaces in the pass to make full use of them, so that they will no longer be a shield for the world, which is criticized by others, but will continue to benefit the world!"

“How do we all make the best use of each other?”

Heifu said: "For example, I want to give the Yichun Palace in Weinan to farmers."

As the name suggests, Yichun Palace was used for the Emperor's Chunri Jitian. Although neither Qin Shi Huang nor Hu Hai had ever been there, it was equivalent to the royal palace. "There are not only acres of land outside the palace, but also a large garden where you can grow vegetables, fruits, melons and beans. Although the First Emperor listened to my advice and invited the farmers back to Guanzhong, when Hu Hai and Zhao Gao came to power, they killed the young master Gao, who had studied at the farmhouse. As a result, the farmers were implicated, either arrested as prisoners, or hidden among the people. "Now, I want to recall all the farmers and set up officials of the farmers to be subordinate to the management of millet. I will hand over Yichun Palace to them, specifically It is used to study the matters of farming: how to manage the ridges and acres to increase the yield per mu, and also to plant vegetables, fruits and plants from the Western Regions, to study how to adapt them to the soil and water in mid-summer, and ultimately benefit the world."

"Encourage agricultural officials to study in the palace, so that farmers in Nanmu, the real 'pillars of the great world,' can also taste the fragrance of flax and the sweetness of courgettes, not just for the emperor."

"Aren't the examinations in the Shaofu School still there? They can move it to Wangyi Palace, which is close to the Jingshui and Weishui rivers. A waterwheel can be built nearby and the craftsmen can develop hydraulic equipment similar to water rows and waterwheels to save manpower. , Those open spaces are enough to improve various crafts and teach craftsmen." "As for Huizhong Palace, Liangshan Palace, Linguang Palace, etc. near the place of Rongdi, they should be transformed into weaving rooms, which can accommodate thousands of racks. The looms were started at the same time, so that the wool harvested by the Qiang people, the Zhai people, and the Rong people were lost among them, and the weaver girls weaved in them, so that the woolen clothes could be worn all over the world and alleviate the cold of the people. "

Mr. Hei is going to transform many palaces into ancient technical vocational colleges..." The palace villas in each county can be turned into law schools to recruit more disciples in the future, from boys to adults. Continuously training Qin officials are the key to governing the world." There is also the most criticized Afang Palace. It is too big. Jixia Academy, which allowed hundreds of schools of thought to flourish in the past, is smaller than any other. One-tenth? Those stone chambers surrounded by streams inside can be used to hide hundreds of books from all over the world. As for the palaces and pavilions outside, they can bring together scholars from all over the world, and they will definitely create ten times more glory than Jixia! "

This is to use existing venues to open high schools and universities...

Heifu said: "I hope that in the palaces all over Guanzhong, we will no longer hear the sorrowful lamentations of beautiful maids."

“And you can hear the sounds of farm work, the endless humming of textile machines throughout the day, the beating of craftsmen testing their craftsmanship, the discussion of hundreds of scholars discussing knowledge, and the loud reading of students practicing laws and regulations. Voice……"

"The regent's ambition is great."

Zhang Cang was greatly moved and moved, but as the money bag of Heifu's new government, he immediately poured cold water on it.

“But all of the above require money!”

Although the Shaofu has solved the problems left over from history and cut off many cumbersome departments, which can save tens of millions a year, don't forget that in order to please the old Qin people in Guanzhong, Heifu not only halved the children's oral education , and also promised to give cloth to the elderly in their sixties and seventies every year.

This is actually not much compared to money. These days, the average life expectancy is only thirty or forty. Even in the prosperous Guanzhong, how many people over sixty are there in a county? one hundred? What about those in their seventies? They are rare in ancient times. There are probably no more than ten people in one county.

After all, there are very few old monsters like Zhang Cang.

Therefore, with only one or two hundred pieces of cloth and twenty to thirty thousand dollars each year, all the elders who control the public opinion of a county can be bought.

This money was regarded as "stability maintenance funds" by Heifu.

But there are hundreds of counties in the world, and the expenses are not small. In order to raise rewards for the soldiers, the young government has already emptied the treasury. Heifu's idea cannot be realized in a short time. "It has to be done slowly, and it will even have to be reunified and recuperated before it can be implemented. If it is to be fully realized, it will be five or ten years later."

Hei Fu couldn't help feeling regretful, but he lectured Zhang Cang: "When you were the young master, you once boasted to me that the way to live within your means is to increase income and reduce expenditure. Now that income has been reduced, income cannot be left behind!"

Zhang Cang smiled: "I already have an idea about Kaiyuan, and I'm about to report it to the Regent."

"How do you want to do it?"

Zhang Cang said: "Of course I am following Guanzi's strategy in "Sea King", and the country will use it without adding any gifts!"

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