Chapter 532: Grand Court Meeting, Mi Yue is Seriously Ill
The death of the national teacher Zhang Jiao was reported to be a sudden death.
Many people know that things are not that simple.
It is understandable that one person died suddenly.
How come Zhang Jiao’s two brothers also died?
But no one dared to speak out this confusion.
The next day.
Grand court meeting.
Not only civil and military officials in the capital had to be present.
Even the four kings and other generals who have not yet returned to their fiefdoms have to come here.
This court meeting was mainly to discuss unfinished matters in recent years.
Many policies were delayed due to wars abroad.
The moment Ying Yuan arrived, all the officials, without exception, knelt on the ground.
Three times in a row, they shouted "Long live the emperor".
This grand court meeting was the most cautious and grand one for Ying Yuan.
He sat on the dragon throne, holding a stack of memorials in his hand and placing them beside him.
Ying Chuan stood in front of him.
Ying Yuan looked at the ministers indifferently and said slowly:
"Everyone, get up."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the officials dared to stand up.
Immediately afterwards, Ying Yuan picked up a memorial and said solemnly, "The wonders I asked you to build several years ago have all been completed."
"I am very pleased. Besides this, I intend to set up a separate department to manage trade with overseas countries."
"Who among you would like to recommend yourself?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials looked at each other.
This is a great opportunity.
Everyone wanted to be the leader of the new department.
And because of this, no one took the initiative to step forward.
It goes without saying that that department must be filthy rich.
Moreover, it is a department where it is easy to accumulate merits.
After a pause, Ying Yuan looked around at the ministers and continued:
"I intend to name this department the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and it will handle overseas affairs together with the Honglu Temple."
"After much deliberation, I have decided to appoint Xun Yu as the first minister."
"As for the personnel within this department, Xun Yu, you will take care of the arrangements."
Speaking of this.
Xun Yu was surprised and immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.
"Your Majesty, I accept your command and thank you."
Ying Yuan established the so-called Foreign Trade Department.
It is not only about restraining the maritime countries.
We also need to restrain some domestic vendors.
It can minimize the breeding of some commercial crimes.
It is a move that benefits the country and the people.
To be honest, since the beginning of maritime trade.
There is no shortage of illegal and criminal businessmen running rampant among countries.
This has caused losses to many people.
Therefore, Ying Yuan and all the officials agreed that it was necessary to establish this department.
A moment later.
Ying Yuan asked Xun Yu to stand up and continued to instruct:
"Maritime trade is one of the bridges that connects our Great Qin with the friendship of the maritime nations. It is of paramount importance."
"I'm giving you this mission, and I hope you can do two things."
"First, to publicize the prestige of the Great Qin, so that the nations on the sea will regard the Great Qin as their suzerain."
"Second, control the customs and safeguard the interests of our Great Qin at sea."
Xun Yu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my best to accomplish this."
Ying Yuan nodded and talked about the second thing.
"Before I went on the expedition, there was a major reduction in the military forces at home. I know that when the foreign races invaded, there were many veterans who helped."
"I intend to invite them to Xianyang to have some fun. I will let Yu Qian arrange this matter."
As soon as the words fell, Yu Qian responded without hesitation: "I obey your order."
Ying Yuan then talked about the third thing, "I plan to build a Great Wall from north to south to defend against foreign enemies."
"Do you think this can be accomplished in three to five years?"
Great Wall?
Three to five years?
A city gate connecting the north and the south?
For a moment, the ministers had many thoughts.
Subconsciously discussing.
It's simply impossible to do this in three to five years!
Seeing the reactions of the ministers, Ying Yuan seemed to be thinking about something. He then looked at He Shen.
"Tell me about it."
He Shen bowed and said, "With the money saved by the Ministry of Revenue, building the Great Wall is not a problem, but the manpower..."
Sima Yi, the Minister of Works, immediately stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, if you give me ten years of hard work, the Great Wall can be built."
ten years?
Hearing this time, Ying Yuan shook his head and said:
"Ten years is too long. Five years. From now on, recruit migrant workers and give them the best treatment. Don't be afraid to spend money."
"Right now, the most urgent task for your Ministry of Works is to prepare for the construction of the Great Wall."
He had been thinking about this matter since he returned.
Believe that the Great Wall must be built.
From now on, no matter how large the territory of Daqin is,
The Great Wall is a protection for future kings.
Since Ying Yuan has made the decision, the Ministry of Works cannot disobey.
Although Sima Yi was under great pressure, he had to bite the bullet and do this.
"I obey the decree."
With this, the construction of the Great Wall was finalized.
This is a decision of epoch-making significance.
Then, Ying Yuan talked about the fourth thing.
"I mentioned military reform before, but it was very general."
"This time, I emphasize again that with Xianyang as the center, there will be five major camps."
"From now on, each state will have constables and city guards, who will not be under the jurisdiction of the Five Great Battalions."
"Each of them will set up a department."
"The five major camps are under the control of the Ministry of War, and the former Minister of War Zhao Kuo's position will remain unchanged."
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