However, does His Majesty really dare to completely delegate the administrative power of the Qin Dynasty to a mere youth like me? Isn't he afraid I'll ruin the foundation of the Qin Empire? Although I have experience governing hundreds of countries on computer simulators, my practical experience is quite lacking, and I'm afraid it will be very difficult.
After a moment of joy, Li Lin felt a surge of happiness.
He immediately fell into deep thought.
to be honest.
He began to have serious doubts about his ability to govern the vast Qin Empire.
If he were only allowed to engage in theoretical discussions, he could completely outshine Zhao Kuo in every aspect; he was a first-rate keyboard warrior.
But if he were to take the helm and fully control a vast empire, he might be overwhelmed.
[Xiao He, Zhang Liang, where are you now? I need you! Oh, and the rising stars of Qin, such as Sima Xin and Qi Jie, both first-rate generals, and Fan Kuai before Liu Bang rose to power, etc., are all top-notch talents. I can't afford to miss out on such talents!]
Just as Li Lin was envisioning which talents he should promote to assist him in his prime ministerial office, the First Emperor listened with shining eyes.
Good lad!
You little rascal!
They actually know so many talented people from the Qin Dynasty.
I have always believed that I have good judgment and know how to appoint people to positions.
But now I realize that I am still inferior to you in this respect. If all the talents you have envisioned were used by my Great Qin, how could my Great Qin not prosper?
What will become of the Roman Empire then?
Even the British Isles of the Tang Dynasty could be flooded by the urine of every Qin person!
"Alright, alright, ministers, ministers, have you finished your discussion? I am about to announce my next plan. To facilitate its implementation, I will designate the 'First Five-Year Plan of Great Qin' as the governing outline for the first five years since I became Prime Minister of Great Qin. In the next five years, my goal is to double the population of Great Qin, to allow Great Qin's iron cavalry to break through the limitations of the grasslands, and to deliver a fatal blow to the Xiongnu, Yuezhi, and other foreign tribes that covet Great Qin's territory!"
As the saying goes, a new broom sweeps clean.
Li Lin had only just transitioned into a powerful prime minister.
He then began to promulgate his laws and objectives.
The population doubled.
Eliminate the threat posed by nomadic peoples to the Central Plains.
These two goals.
How difficult it is!
How can we even begin to talk about achieving this?
Everyone who heard this scoffed at it.
Zongzheng Yinglin couldn't help but chuckle, and said sarcastically, "Prime Minister Li is indeed young and impetuous. At such a young age, he has already made such grandiose dreams. I am truly impressed, truly impressed!"
"Haha, Lord Zongzheng, you're old now, and you don't dream anymore, so naturally you won't have those two dreams. But what I want to say is, although you are old, it doesn't mean that Great Qin is old! Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, Great Qin has only been around for a little over ten years, and it is in a period of growth, like the sun rising at dawn, with countless possibilities. Youth means infinite hope. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate the potential of the young!"
"Prime Minister Li is indeed eloquent, making his youthful arrogance and lack of experience sound so refined and elegant. Do you know that the two goals you set have been unachieved by the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years since its founding? In the mid-Zhou period, there was the Quanrong Rebellion, and in the late Zhou period, there were constant incursions by the Yiqu, Nanman, and Xiongnu. I have been in the army for thirty or forty years now, and this is the first time I have heard Prime Minister Li speak so eloquently. It is truly a rare sight in my life!"
Wang Ben suddenly stepped forward.
He is currently the representative of the military, and upon stepping forward, he uttered these sarcastic and unsettling words.
This made Li Lin frown.
A sudden realization struck him; he thought, "How could I have forgotten this? The army is the guarantee for policy implementation. Wang Ben's current mockery of me is simply a statement of the military's stance; they still want to support conservative ministers like Ying Lin, the Minister of the Imperial Clan. Heh, since that's the case, then I won't hold back. The reforms will begin with the two of you!"
He made up his mind immediately.
He then smiled and said, "Could it be that General Wang and Old General Wang are from the same generation? Otherwise, how could they both look so listless in middle age?"
"Prime Minister Li, you've gone too far!"
"Excessive? I don't think so. Great Qin is a newly established nation; it is no longer the Great Qin of the past, while you are the ministers of the past. Now that I have taken office, I will use my power to dismiss the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan, Ying Lin, and remove General Wang Ben from office!"
"You, Li Lin! You dare to dismiss me? What right do you have to dismiss me? You haven't even secured your position as prime minister yet, and you already dare to use your power to transfer personnel?"
Ying Lin was immediately terrified and his face changed drastically.
He was clearly not afraid of Li Lin as a person, but rather afraid that Li Lin would go crazy.
After all, the prime minister has the power to dismiss officials and select new ones.
This is precisely why there was such great friction between imperial power and the power of the prime minister in later generations.
In the later years of Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, the position of prime minister was abolished.
Although the Imperial Clan Court did not belong to the outer court, at that time in the Qin Dynasty, there was no clear boundary between the inner and outer courts. The boundary between the inner and outer courts was only clearly defined during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, which is why the Chancellor had no jurisdiction over it.
But now, it is the Qin Dynasty, not the Han Dynasty. The power of the prime minister, especially the prime minister who controls the Censorate and the Court of Justice, can rival that of the powerful prime minister Lü Buwei in the past.
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