"Prince Hu Hai has passed away. Please accept my condolences. I still have to serve the emperor, so I cannot accompany you." After saying this, Zhao Gao turned and left.
Although he had long known that Hu Hai was incapable of taking on important tasks and he no longer had the capital to compete with Zhao Qingrui, Zhao Gao still felt a little uncomfortable now that Hu Hai was really dead.
After all, he taught him for several years, and Hu Hai respected him.
Relying on Hu Hai's identity, he also received a lot of attention.
Now that the person is gone, everything is gone.
As he got older, his health became a little worse, and the retired emperor no longer valued him. He only kept him by his side because he was convenient to use.
Sitting in the carriage heading to Yilanzhu, Zhao Gao thought a lot, looking back on his life, where he had experienced both success and failure. His future was clear at a glance.
Seeing the courtyard built by Yilan, Zhao Gao put aside his wild thoughts. Now he only needed to be a good servant serving the retired emperor. There was no point in thinking about anything else.
Seeing that Zhao Gao had returned, Ying Zheng didn't need to ask too many questions. Just saying hello was enough. As for Hu Ji's thoughts, it didn't matter to him.
He has no shortage of women; one more or one less doesn't make much either.
Zhao Qingrui also knew Ying Zheng's attitude. She didn't take this matter to heart either. She just asked someone to bring back Hu Hai's body.
There is a ready-made one at the cemetery, so we can just choose a remote location for Hu Hai.
There are more and more things to do in the court, and Zhao Qingrui is planning to give everyone a New Year's holiday, which requires all the work to be completed before the New Year.
Zhao Qingrui looked at a document in his hand that reported that several counties near Liaodong County had suffered heavy snowstorms and even hail, which had collapsed some houses and even killed some people. Many people also froze to death.
"Call Li Si over." Zhao Qingrui couldn't help rubbing his eyebrows. The weather this year was getting colder, and Zhao Qingrui had not expected the heavy snow and hail to be so severe.
Li Si arrived relatively quickly. He also knew that there was heavy snow in the Northeast, so he was more aware that Zhao Qingrui would call him over to discuss this matter.
"Please sit down and tell me in detail about the heavy snow in those counties." Zhao Qingrui didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.
"Yes." Li Si sat at the lower left and carefully reported the situation to Zhao Qingrui.
The more Zhao Qingrui listened, the worse his expression became, because those officials concealed some information and delayed the reporting time, which made the disaster so serious.
"I asked officials to promote the use of big kangs, so why are there still so many people freezing to death?" Zhao Qingrui asked calmly. Now she wanted to know how this matter was being implemented.
"I will definitely send someone to investigate thoroughly." Li Si's expression changed slightly. He didn't expect Zhao Qingrui to ask about this matter.
When Prince Fusu was working there before, he did a good job.
However, after Prince Fusu left, his successor felt that the country had developed well and did not interfere in the affairs of the people.
Li Si was also well aware of the importance of the kang. Now the Qin Dynasty no longer had a shortage of clothes, and cement had also been widely promoted.
However, cement is currently mostly used by rich people, and many people in Guizhou still only use stones or wood to build houses, which are not strong enough at all.
When the snowstorm comes with hail, houses like this collapse immediately.
"Well, officials who are unworthy of their positions and irresponsible need to be properly disciplined." Zhao Qingrui nodded and began to resent those people who were just sitting in office and doing nothing.
Even if that person didn't do anything too excessive, the fact that they didn't do their job well was enough to make her angry.
He discussed the disaster relief issue with Li Si again, but this time, in addition to giving some compensation, Zhao Qingrui also planned to do something big, which was to build a shipyard in Liaodong County.
The court needs a large number of ships. Once the issues with the Maurya Dynasty are resolved, Zhao Qingrui will turn his attention to overseas.
Although there is no rush for overseas development plans now, we can start preparing.
At the court meeting on the second day, Zhao Qingrui once again increased the workload of the Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate, asking them to review all officials and do their job. If anyone wanted to gain benefits from their position instead of doing their job, then they should make room for more capable people.
Zhao Qingrui ignored the discussions of the people below. She was there to inform them, not to discuss with them.
With the arrival of the Chinese New Year, this year's New Year is in the first month of the lunar calendar. Ying Zheng is not used to it, but he is still very happy.
Yin Man and the others also came back from Lingnan, and the whole family had a great time together.
After the New Year, Zhao Qingrui had prepared everything for the trip, and various orders from Lingnan had also been sent down. They were just waiting for Ying Zheng and others to arrive and then set off for the Maurya Empire.
Daqin has now produced more than a thousand warships and sent them here, and is now waiting to set off.
On the other side, Wang Jian also followed Wang Ben to the Western Regions. Although the preparations for Maodun and his men were not very sufficient, they still gathered enough troops and food.
Maodun was also surprised by the Qin's amazing ability to act.
He finally obtained a crude version of gunpowder, which gave him hope of revenge.
However, the strength of the Qin soldiers guarding the border was unexpected, and the gunpowder in their hands was even more powerful, and they also had very powerful bird guns.
During this period, he also tried to launch a surprise attack on the border of the Qin Dynasty, but unfortunately he was repelled every time.
He had worked so hard to gather the elite troops, but lost a lot of them, which made him very sad.
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