Li Si and Feng Quji also knew about the registration for corvée labor. It was unexpected that these people were so enthusiastic.
"The number of people doing corvée labor this time is almost twice that of last year, and the number is still increasing. Should we stop it?" Feng Quji looked at Zhao Qingrui and asked her to make the decision. At this time, Emperor Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng had already gone to train troops, so the matter was fully handed over to Zhao Qingrui.
"The court has enough money and food this time, and there are just enough people. We can do more of those projects and try to finish them earlier." After thinking about it, Zhao Qingrui still didn't intend to stop it. There were too many places in Daqin that needed to be built.
"Besides, the crops in the fields are still two or three months away from being harvested. Even if we impose large-scale corvée labor during this period, nothing will happen."
"Your Highness is right." Feng Quji said respectfully. He was very satisfied that Zhao Qingrui could consider so much.
However, doing so would be a bit of a drain on the national treasury.
Fortunately, refined salt has begun to be sold in Daqin, and the Daqin treasury has begun to have income.
These refined salts are relatively cheap, but even so, the salt tax is still included in such a cheap price.
Refined salt has been thoroughly popularized in Xianyang, and it won’t take much time for it to be popularized in other places.
Nowadays, those who sell illegal salt can no longer make a living. The illegal salt is expensive and difficult to obtain. However, refined salt does not taste bitter and is backed by the imperial court. Therefore, when refined salt appeared, it directly replaced all the coarse salt and illegal salt.
"I heard that Prime Minister Feng and Prime Minister Li have gone to study with the Miscellaneous School during this period?" After dealing with the corvée issue, Zhao Qingrui felt relieved. As long as those officials were honest and did not embezzle, and the Supervisory Censor kept a close eye on them and did not protect each other, this matter would be settled.
Feng Quji glanced at Zhao Qingrui, who seemed to be asking casually, "Yes, what those teachers said was something I had never heard before. It was very interesting."
As a subject, he would subconsciously try to figure out the thoughts of his superiors.
"Those things will be very useful in the future, you can learn more." Zhao Qingrui nodded. Although the two were old, their spirit of learning was still worthy of encouragement, and these two people provided her with a lot of points.
Feng Quji paused and said, "Yes."
What did Her Highness mean by this? Would it be useful in the future? He could indeed see the value of this knowledge, but what exactly did she want to do?
"What does Prime Minister Feng think of the current Qin Dynasty?" Leaning on a stool padded with tiger skin, Zhao Qingrui looked at Feng Quji.
"The country is peaceful and the people are safe. Under the leadership of Your Highness, the national strength has become even stronger." He thought for a moment, not understanding her intention.
"What does Prime Minister Feng think the great Qin would look like?"
"It should be what it looked like when the Qin Dynasty just unified the world." The Qin Dynasty was very wealthy at that time, so it plundered the six kingdoms. However, as the Qin Dynasty gradually became peaceful, many internal problems also emerged. In addition, the First Emperor wanted to live forever, so he asked people to refine elixirs and build various infrastructure. As a result, the Qin Dynasty's treasury was quickly depleted.
"The Qin Dynasty fought bravely for six generations and ruled the world with its long-term strategy. But now, the Qin Dynasty has been almost exhausted." Zhao Qingrui sighed.
Sometimes she feels that her father is Qin Shi Huang, which is not a good thing.
If she rebelled according to her plan, it would be more convenient to overthrow the Qin Dynasty and re-establish a new order.
But after her father revealed his true identity and she followed him back to the palace and began to take over the affairs of the court, she felt more and more that there were problems everywhere in the Qin Dynasty.
Changing the current situation is more difficult than rebelling and re-establishing order.
If it weren't for her father's solid support, the things she is doing now would not be so smooth.
I silently pondered over the two sentences Zhao Qingrui said. Isn't this a portrayal of the Qin Dynasty's unification of the world?
The Qin Dynasty's treasury was indeed almost depleted.
The Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty, the Lingqu Canal, the Qin Straight Road, the Qin Chi Road, etc., all had to be built, and this was also for the eternal foundation of the Qin Dynasty.
"Now that Your Highness is in the Qin Dynasty, it is a blessing for all the people. Under Your Highness's leadership, the Qin Dynasty will surely become stronger." Feng Quji's heart moved. This little princess has a big heart.
He even saw the shadow of His Majesty when he was young in her.
Although she is a little immature in handling political affairs now, she can always achieve unexpected results. She is much better than Prince Fusu who is always indecisive.
The corner of Zhao Qingrui's mouth twitched. She was just sighing.
Listening to Feng Quji's words, it seemed as if he was saying that the task of world peace was left to her.
She only wanted Daqin to be able to build schools across the country. She only wanted to popularize education and didn't really want to get involved in other things.
Dad always left all the messes to her, while he went to train troops with Wang Ben.
"Ahem, Prime Minister Feng thinks too highly of me." I'm not as noble as you think. I just want to use you as tools.
Feng Quji smiled but said nothing. Apart from His Majesty's opinion, they were actually quite optimistic about Zhao Qingrui. Apart from the fact that she was a woman, there was nothing else worth criticizing.
"Everything I said is true. Your Highness now enjoys a very high reputation among the people." Feng Quji smiled. This was all because of His Majesty paving the way for her.
"It's just an empty reputation. Compared to these, I want to make Daqin richer." Zhao Qingrui waved his hand indifferently.
Although the school has not been built yet, she still earns more than a thousand points every day. She would definitely be satisfied with these points in the past, but now, she wants to do big things, and the points mall has a lot of points she needs.
After paying off the system's debt, it's time to upgrade the system. Zhao Qingrui doesn't know what it will look like after the upgrade, and he is extremely looking forward to it.
"Your Highness is virtuous."
Zhao Qingrui: ...Did this guy climb up to his dad’s right-hand man by flattering him?
"Prime Minister Feng, would you like to come with me to Shanglin Garden? The sweet potatoes should be ready for harvest soon." Zhao Qingrui was not prepared to continue listening to his compliments. Although she was happy to hear it, she knew very well her own worth.
In order to avoid being immersed in these compliments, it is better to listen less so as not to affect your thinking.
"I also want to see how these new grains are doing." Feng Quji was also very interested in the crops grown in Shanglin Garden.
If the yield is good, we will promote its planting on a large scale in Daqin next year, so that the people of Qian can live a little better.
When the two arrived at Shanglin Garden, Zhao Qingrui immediately saw his father standing on the city wall patrolling, with Wang Ben following beside him, and it was unknown what they were talking about.
Zhao Qingrui walked over with Feng Quji. Below were the black-armored guards in training. After a period of training, these people became stronger and looked majestic.
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