Zhao Qingrui was not surprised to hear Fusu's words. These were all inevitable, as she would open a school in the future.
Only Dad knows about these plans, Fusu and the others don’t.
After returning to the palace, Ziying ran straight to Zhao Qingrui.
"Aunt, Aunt Yin Man, you are finally back. I missed you so much." The little guy has grown a lot taller in more than a year and seems to have matured a little.
"We miss you too. Look what I brought you." Yin Man took out a wooden box and shook it in front of Ziying.
Ziying's eyes lit up. Although his aunt and the others often sent him gifts after they left, he was still very happy to receive a gift. "Is this a gift for me?"
"Well, your aunt and I made this together. Open it and see if you like it?" Yin Man smiled. Among these nephews and nieces, Ziying is the most lively, and they all like him very much.
"What is this?" He picked it up and found it was a boat made of shells. Ziying grew up in Xianyang and had never been to other places, so he had naturally never seen a sailboat.
I picked up the boat and looked at it curiously, thinking that it looked very interesting.
"This is called a sailboat. When your aunt and I were making it, our hands were pierced and bled several times." Yin Man rubbed Ziying's head with pride on her face. She had never thought that shells could be made into these things.
Following Zhao Qingrui, she also learned how to make a lot of jewelry made of shells. She prepared wind chimes made of shells for her nieces, as well as some other jewelry made of shells, such as earrings, bracelets, hairpins, etc., all of which were made by hand and were very meaningful.
Wang Xia looked at what Yin Man and the others took out, and was a little surprised when he heard what Yin Man said.
I didn’t expect that my sister-in-law and her family actually made it by hand. Such a gift is really meaningful.
"Sailboat? Is this a boat? How do we play with it?" Ziying curiously put the sailboat in front of him. The sailboat looked pretty good.
"Things made of shells can only look good. If they were made of wood and iron, they would definitely be able to move on water and seat many people, like a carriage." Zhao Qingrui explained with a smile.
Ziying was Fusu's child, and he learned everything he should learn since he was young.
After hearing the word "boat", he already knew the use of this thing.
The things made of shells are very beautiful. Not only the nephews and nieces like them, but also Zhao Qingrui's sisters-in-law and sisters like them very much.
Zhao Qingrui's smile deepened as the gifts she gave out were liked by everyone.
Although this family is large, there is no intrigue like other royal families, and she also likes these brothers and sisters very much.
"Aunt, I heard that you went to the sea to play. What is it like on the sea?" Ziying hugged the sailboat, his eyes full of envy. He also wanted to go with them, but the emperor did not agree at all.
No, it was full of disgust. The emperor didn't like these grandchildren at all and thought they were too noisy.
"The sea is full of water and not fun at all. But there are so many fish that we are tired of eating them." Yin Man said seriously. This was her truest thought. After following her father on this tour, she felt that she definitely didn't want to follow him again in the future.
"I haven't seen the sea yet." Seeing Aunt Yin Man's disgust, Ziying still felt extremely envious.
When he grows up, he also wants to see what the sea is like.
The little boy had a yearning for the sea in his heart.
Zhao Qingrui and her friends prepared gifts for everyone, all of which were handmade. Those who received the gifts had happy smiles on their faces, and praised them as if they were free.
I didn't expect these sisters-in-law to be so talented. After going around and giving out all the gifts, the compliments she heard were all very rare.
As soon as he returned to Xianyang, in order to celebrate the successful tour, the First Emperor directly ordered a three-day celebration.
Zhao Qingrui didn't care much about his father's decision, he just celebrated it, as the national treasury still had some funds.
After returning, Zhao Qingrui thought he could take a rest, but he was called to Zhangtai Palace the next day.
"Your Highness, this is the registration information for this year's corvée labor. Please take a look." Feng Quji presented the corvée labor information.
Wang Xian handed the booklet to Zhao Qingrui, who picked it up and read it carefully.
The number of people who signed up this year is even higher than last year. Fortunately, the corvée labor is not during the autumn harvest, otherwise something bad would definitely happen if so many people were to be drafted for corvée labor.
This year's corvee labor includes building bridges, paving roads, clearing canals, etc., as well as the continued excavation of the Lingqu Canal.
The construction of the Afang Palace, the imperial mausoleum, and the Great Wall were basically done by prisoners of war and criminals.
Now that the First Emperor is alive and well, he will certainly not die so easily, so the construction of these things can be delayed. Therefore, Feng Quji did not assign anyone to do these things when allocating corvée labor.
Looking at Feng Quji's arrangements for these corvee labors, Zhao Qingrui was very satisfied. Feng Quji was indeed his father's right-hand man, and he was indeed thoughtful in his work.
"With so many people, do we need to lay off some of them?" Feng Quji asked.
"No need to cut back. This time's corvee labor will be done as Prime Minister Feng said. I have other arrangements for next year's corvee labor. Wang Xian, please remind me then." Zhao Qingrui said seriously, and then stamped his seal on it.
"I obey your command." Wang Xian bowed.
"I wonder what Your Highness wants to do? I can have someone prepare it first." Feng Quji asked. As the right prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, he had to be involved in many matters in the court.
"I want to build roads and academies all over Daqin, so I need more manpower." Zhao Qingrui did not hide his thoughts.
"Oh? Are there any requirements for building roads and colleges?" Feng Quji was a little surprised. These were big projects.
"Yes, I need to build official roads between the counties and prefectures of Daqin, and use cement to pave the roads. There must be a school in every county, and the school must be able to accommodate several thousand people. It must include teaching buildings, offices for teachers, and dormitories for teachers and students." Zhao Qingrui stated his requirements.
Feng Quji: "..." What did you say? I didn't hear clearly.
Feng Quji said helplessly, "Your Highness, even if we take out all the money in the national treasury, it wouldn't be enough to build such a large project."
Wang Xian was also getting more and more frightened the more he listened. If the school was really built on such a large scale, the Confucian scholars would definitely make a big fuss.
In this era, knowledge is exclusive to the nobility.
What Zhao Qingrui did has endangered the interests of most of the nobles, and there will definitely be countless people who oppose it.
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