Zhao Qingrui is very satisfied with the development here. The hill is big enough to plant fruit trees and some high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes.
There are several breeding areas at the foot of the mountain, specializing in raising chickens and ducks.
Zhao Qingrui took Manager Pang to several other farms and found that they were all developing according to his plan. Zhao Qingrui was immediately relieved.
After inspecting several villages, it was almost evening, so Zhao Qingrui went to the village where the brick kiln was built. The foundation of the kiln had already been laid.
Zhao Qingrui was willing to spend money, and the people who came to work here worked very hard, so the brick kiln was built in no time.
When she returned to Xuanyi Palace, it was already late and her father was already waiting for her to eat.
Ever since Zhao Qingrui returned to the palace, Ying Zheng liked to come and have dinner with his two daughters.
"Father is waiting for me specially?" Zhao Qingrui said with a smile. Ever since the ancestor worship, Ying Zheng asked her to change the way she addressed him and call him Father together with her brothers and sisters.
"What else can I do? It's so late and you're still outside. It's so dangerous for a girl like you." After experiencing several assassination attempts, Ying Zheng now has a lot of people around him.
Although he was not completely sure in his heart, Zhao Qingrui was so important that he would never allow his little girl to make any mistakes.
If Zhao Qingrui doesn't come back, he will send someone to look for her.
"What danger could there be? This is Xianyang, right here under the emperor's feet. Who dares to mess around?" Zhao Qingrui said with a smile. Besides, she could protect herself.
Now Xiang Yu and Zhang Liang have been captured. Apart from these people, the remnants of the other six kingdoms will not be able to make any difference.
After dinner, Ying Zheng went to lose weight, and Zhao Qingrui was stuffed with a bunch of political affairs by Ying Zheng.
Dad is getting more and more lazy now, so Zhao Qingrui resigned himself to his fate and started reading.
These were basically memorials submitted from various places, describing the situations in each place, such as where theft cases occurred and what problems arose when collecting labor service.
Zhao Qingrui suddenly realized that the corvée labor time for the first half of this year had arrived again.
Many of these memorials mentioned the issue of corvee labor. Zhao Qingrui selected all of them and would discuss this matter with his father later.
If we only use force to suppress those forced laborers, they will riot sooner or later. We must think of other ways.
In addition to the corvée labor, there was also continuous heavy rain in a certain place. The local county magistrate was afraid that something might happen, so he reported it.
Zhao Qingrui frowned at the mess of these memorials, thinking that his father was taking on so much responsibility and making all the decisions. What were those officials doing? Were they just waiting to eat for free?
During this period of time, he was losing weight every day. Ying Zheng felt that his health had improved a lot, even better than when he was young.
My belly has also shrunk a little, and it is indeed easier to lose weight.
After running a few laps, although I felt a little tired, it was not as painful as when I first started to lose weight.
"How do you think it looks?" Ying Zheng asked softly when he saw his daughter frowning.
"I've finished reading it all. I still have a lot of questions." Zhao Qingrui picked up the teacup and took a sip. The faint bitterness that came from her mouth eased the fatigue between her brows a little.
"Oh? Can it be solved?" Ying Zheng took the cotton handkerchief handed to him by the palace maid, wiped his face, and asked with a smile. He naturally knew that there were many problems, and these problems needed to be solved urgently.
"I think you just don't want to find a solution and throw these troubles to me." Zhao Qingrui looked at him unhappily. What kind of father is like this, always causing trouble for her.
"As the saying goes, those who are capable should work harder. I came to you because I believe in your ability. I didn't see me looking for Fusu and others. This shows my trust in you." Ying Zheng smiled and said, not caring about his daughter's complaints.
"I want to leave this honor to my brother Fusu and the others." Zhao Qingrui looked at her father sadly. He was targeting her and causing trouble for her, while she had so many brothers and sisters.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry. I'm planning to take you with me on a tour in the near future. Do you want to go and have fun?" Ying Zheng said softly.
"Come to think of it, I haven't really taken a good look at other places in Daqin." Zhao Qingrui suddenly became interested.
Historically, this was the last tour of the First Emperor, but with her around, the direction of the Qin Dynasty had changed dramatically. At least Dad is still healthy now.
"Okay, are you happy now? Can these problems be solved?" Ying Zheng was secretly proud of himself. How to make his daughter happy was easy.
"Let's talk about the rainstorm first. I remember this county is where the Lingqu Canal passes through. I want to have people dig and widen the Lingqu Canal. As for who to let build it, the corvée laborers are tentatively selected at the moment." Zhao Qingrui dug out the memorial that mentioned the rainstorm and said.
"Well, that coincides with my idea. However, if we work during the heavy rain, I'm afraid a lot of problems will arise. Then people will say that I am a tyrant." Ying Zheng nodded.
"Let's solve this together with the corvée issues." Zhao Qingrui brought the pile of corvée petitions and placed them in front of Ying Zheng.
"Tell me about it." Seeing that his daughter had a solution, Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up. Sure enough, it was right to bring these things to his daughter.
If Fusu were to do it, it would take who knows how long, and he probably wouldn't be able to come up with an effective solution.
"Abolish corvée labor and use work in lieu of relief." Zhao Qingrui leaned comfortably on the stool. There was a thick piece of leather behind the stool. Although it was not as comfortable as modern sofas, it was also very soft.
"Work-for-relief, wasn't that what Yan Zi did when he built the 'Luqin Terrace'?" Ying Zheng pondered.
"That's right. After the abolition of corvée labor, a voluntary registration method was adopted, and the court provided money and food. It was equivalent to the court being the boss and recruiting workers to do the work." Zhao Qingrui looked at his father. The corvée labor in the Qin Dynasty was too hard, mainly because his father had too many places to build.
Zhao Qingrui felt that the infrastructure maniac gene in the bones of the Chinese people came from her father.
"In this way, is there anyone willing to do it?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Qingrui hesitantly.
"As long as we can provide money and food, there are plenty of people willing to do it. Dad, the people of Guizhou are very poor. For food, they are willing to do a lot of things." Zhao Qingrui sighed.
"I cannot afford so much money and grain to support the corvée labor of the entire Qin Dynasty." Ying Zheng's face was distorted. There was finally something in the treasury, and everyone was eyeing his treasury, right?
"Let's slow down the construction schedule and take it slow." Zhao Qingrui was also very troubled. Daqin was indeed very poor. She even went to the treasury to check, but there were not many things, especially food. Except for what had to be sent to Shangjun, there was not much left.
Ying Zheng remained silent. His imperial mausoleum had not been completed yet, only a small part of the Great Wall had been built, the Lingqu Canal still needed to be dug, and more people were needed to complete the construction of the Afang Palace. He could not stop any of these things.
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