Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 109: Assignment of Official Positions

"Father, Fusu is here."

When Fusu returned to Zhangtai Palace, he saw that Ying Zheng had indeed started looking at the test paper and was sitting in his seat.

"Have you seen your teacher? How is Zhang Qing doing?"

When Ying Zheng heard Fusu's words, he ignored them and only raised his head after he finished reading a test paper.

"The teacher is a little tired. Fusu asked Dr. Chang to see him. He has taken medicine now."

Thinking of Zhang Yuanqing's health, Ying Zheng frowned and looked at Zhang Qing's neat handwriting on the test paper. "Shi Yi, go to my warehouse and pick out some medicinal herbs that Zhang Qing can use. Also, give Zhang Qing the fox fur I just acquired. The weather is getting colder, so have Zhang Qing make some clothes to keep warm."

"promise."

Shi Yi took the order and left. Fusu looked at the test paper in Ying Zheng's hand, eagerly waiting.

"Come here, take a look at these."

Fusu was happy. He stood up, walked forward and picked up the stack of test papers. When he found that there were teacher's opinions on them, he immediately showed his two rows of white teeth.

"Thank you, father."

"Exit."

Ying Zheng couldn't bear to see his son making such a stupid expression, so he looked away in disgust and looked at the test paper in his hand again.

Fusu didn't care about his father's dislike at all.

Father is jealous.

Fusu had a teacher who loved him, but his father did not.

This is pure jealousy.

Fusu was not of the same opinion as his father.

He happily took the test paper and sat back in his seat.

The father and son began to look after their own things, and did not wait until Shi Yi came in to remind them that it was already midnight. Then they rubbed their sore eyes and got up to rest.

It was already the third day when the father and son finished reading the test paper.

Zhangtai Palace

"Meet the king."

"Everyone, please stand up."

Today, Fusu is no longer a child who can only stand in the corner in the court, but has his own position like the court officials.

"I have reviewed the examination papers of the students from the Daqin Academy. These are the positions I have assigned based on their individual strengths. Please take a look at them. Do you have any comments?"

Shi Yi held the paper in both hands, walked up to Zhang Yuanqing, and handed him the paper with his name and position written on it.

After a few days of rest, Zhang Yuanqing's face was still a little pale and he looked even sicker, but he was much better than before.

There were a total of 693 scholars who came to Xianyang City this time, and 571 of them were qualified. Ying Zheng attached great importance to these talented people and arranged different positions according to their personal strengths.

Many of the court officials had participated in the examination and were familiar with many of the names. Soon everyone had passed the papers around and read them all.

"Your Majesty, I have no objection."

Seeing that the court officials were reluctant to speak, Zhang Yuanqing spoke first.

"Your Majesty, we have no objection."

"Okay, then post this list."

"promise."

Shi Yi took the list and left quickly.

"Your Majesty, if these talented people are dispersed, the strength of our Qin State will surely increase again."

"Currently, the Qin treasury receives revenue from agricultural and commercial taxes. Commercial taxes primarily benefit the glass factory, paper mill, and salt factory. With only one of these factories in Xianyang, their output is far from sufficient to supply the entire nation. Therefore, I propose that we select suitable locations throughout Qin and establish branch factories. This would increase both treasury revenue and the income of the local people. This would be a win-win solution."

Zhang Yuanqing had already planned this matter, but the Qin State was busy with wars and external expansion and could not spare enough manpower and financial resources to do these things.

Now that the country is stable, it is a good time to develop national strength.

The country is rich and the people are strong, the people are rich and the country is strong, and this cycle will make the Qin State even stronger.

"Your Majesty, I second the motion."

Feng Quji was the first to support this matter.

Upon hearing this, Li Si turned his head and looked over, then bowed and said, "I second the motion."

Feng Quji turned to look over, and their eyes met, with swords flashing and sparks flying.

"I second the proposal."

Ying Yuanshen was in charge of the treasury and was best aware of the Qin State's financial revenue situation in recent years.

Ever since the factories run by the Right Prime Minister started bringing in income for the treasury, he no longer had to be stingy and be looked down upon by the king every time he needed money. If he opened a few more, the income would be several times more than the current amount. Just thinking about it made him straighten his back.

"I second the proposal."

"allow."

"Your Majesty, since you are going to open multiple branches, you must have dedicated personnel to manage this matter, and the corresponding Qin laws should also be improved."

Seeing that the king agreed, Zhang Yuanqing continued to express his thoughts.

"I believe Your Majesty could establish a Ministry of Commerce to manage Qin's commercial affairs. This way, any problems that arise in the future can be dealt with promptly."

Ministry of Commerce?

No one has really thought about this matter.

The court officials began to quickly think about the pros and cons.

"Your Majesty, I agree with this."

Li Si bowed and said, "Our Qin State is growing stronger. In the future, there will undoubtedly be more and more factories like this. Without specialized personnel and laws to manage them, chaos will inevitably arise over time. Your Majesty, establish a Ministry of Commerce, assign specialized personnel to manage them, and enforce laws. This is the way to strengthen the state."

Li Si quickly analyzed the pros and cons, and his eyes became more excited as he spoke.

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

After thinking about it, Ying Zheng naturally would not object.

If the people of Qin live a prosperous life and the Qin treasury is full, who in the world can stop me from unifying the world?

"allow."

"To establish a Ministry of Commerce, does Mr. Zhang have anyone to recommend?"

"Your Majesty, I recommend someone, Zhao Ping."

Zhang Yuanqing then pulled out a completed copy of the Shangbu Code from his sleeve and presented it to Ying Zheng. "Your Majesty, this man is well versed in law. This is the Shangbu Qin Code that I requested Zhao Ping to compile. It has now been completed. Please review it."

Li Si knew about this matter, but he did not expect Zhang Yuanqing to bring it up at this time and even recommend Zhao Ping.

It's impossible not to be jealous. Being in charge of a department is something many people may not be able to achieve even after working hard for half their lives.

After Ying Zheng had taken a quick look at it, he handed it over to the ministers to read.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

Time passed unknowingly, and until noon, the Ministry of Commerce Code had not yet been completely finalized.

The others were fine, they were just a little hungry. They had been busy these days and had gotten used to being hungry. However, Zhang Yuanqing couldn't hold on any longer.

Fusu discovered his teacher's situation early on, hurriedly reported it to Ying Zheng, and helped Zhang Yuanqing out of the hall.

When we reached the back hall, Shi Yi had already ordered someone to prepare a simple meal.

Zhang Yuanqing didn't hesitate to eat the thick rice porridge with a plate of vegetables.

Fusu's stomach was rumbling as he watched from the side. He took his own big bowl and ate two bowls of rice porridge before he felt better.

Seeing that the teacher had not finished his bowl, Fusu waited quietly by the side.

The teacher is not only good-looking, but also looks good when eating.

Zhang Yuanqing automatically ignored Fusu's gaze. It was because he had been looked at by Fusu so many times that he had become thick-skinned.

After Zhang Yuanqing finished eating, Shi Yi cleaned up the dishes.

"Teacher, please take a rest first. It won't be too late to go later. The ministers have agreed to it for some time."