Chapter 105 Fusu Writes a Remonstrance

In addition, Ying Zheng would also send soldiers to guard the major factories.

So there is no need to worry about leaks.

In addition, Zhao Yi also asked Ying Zheng to send a special team to the local area to explore for minerals based on the mineral resources map in the geography textbook.

Especially coal and iron.

After listening to Zhao Yi's introduction to the functions of coal, Ying Zheng realized that black pill had so many functions.

During the Qin Dynasty, coal was called Yianshi, Shinie and Heidan.

At that time, coal was not widely used. Only people living near the production area used it for burning.

Because transportation was not well developed in ancient times, how to transport coal was a problem.

Then there is another problem, which is how to sell the coal at a profit after spending high freight costs.

Because the lower class people can go to the surrounding mountains to chop firewood and make firewood by themselves.

Rich families only need to buy firewood or charcoal.

So there is absolutely no market for coal.

The reason why Ying Zheng knew about coal was because it was also one of the fuels for alchemy.

But he didn't expect that there was so much coal and that it had so many uses.

It can be said that the foundation of Zhao Yi's technologies that were ahead of their time was coal.

Because coal is indispensable for smelting steel, coal is also needed for the production of gunpowder.

Previously, Zhao Yi used charcoal made from wood instead of coal.

When Zhao Yi was explaining to Ying Zheng the mineral resources in various parts of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng was also very surprised.

It turns out that there are so many mineral resources under the land of Daqin!

He suddenly felt that his understanding of Daqin was not as deep as Zhao Yi's.

When Zhao Yi asked Ying Zheng to send out a prospecting team, he also gave Ying Zheng the mine construction and mining techniques he had summarized from the textbooks.

After all, Daqin’s current mining technology is too backward and its efficiency is too low.

Mainly open-pit mining, there are no mine carts, and the ore is carried entirely by manpower.

This mining speed is completely unable to provide enough ore raw materials for the large factory to be built later.

After discussion with Ying Zheng, Zhao Yi decided to build five new steel smelting plants after the beginning of next spring.

This is the only way to produce enough steel to make various things.

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After Ying Zheng's various orders reached Xianyang, Feng Quji became more and more confused.

Your Majesty, what on earth are you doing?
First of all, what did Your Majesty send those ordnance craftsmen to do in Shaqiu County?
Is Your Majesty going to build something in Shaqiu County?

This shouldn't be the case! How could His Majesty be willing to stop the production of weapons?

This is bound to affect the Qin army.

Originally, Feng Quji did not understand why His Majesty stopped supplying ore.
As a result, His Majesty has now transferred even the craftsmen over there.

Even though I submitted a memorial requesting His Majesty to revoke his order, His Majesty did not withdraw his sincerity.

So what exactly is Your Majesty doing in Shaqiu County?
And why didn't Li Si and Wang Jian, who were still by your side, stop your Majesty?

This made Feng Quji very confused.

Although Li Si and Wang Jian had different political views from his, Feng Quji knew that their starting point was also for the good of Qin.

But now they have no intention of dissuading His Majesty.

Even though Feng Quji sent a private letter to persuade Li Si and Wang Jian to ask His Majesty to withdraw those unreasonable orders, Li Si and Wang Jian both replied that there was no problem with His Majesty's order and asked Feng Quji to execute it, and said that Feng Quji would understand it naturally in the future.

This made Feng Quji very curious about what was there in Shaqiu County that could have caused His Majesty Li Si and the others to become like this.

Although there were many orders from His Majesty that he did not understand, Feng Quji also saw a piece of good news, which was that His Majesty said that he would return to Xianyang after the beginning of spring.

As long as Your Majesty returns to Xianyang, Feng Quji can ask Your Majesty in person why you made those decisions.

If Your Majesty cannot give a reasonable explanation, Feng Quji will mobilize officials from his own faction to make a death-defying appeal to Your Majesty to revoke his decision.

Similar things also happened in Jiuyuan County.

Zhao Gao also couldn't understand the various orders from His Majesty. He now felt that His Majesty was becoming more and more unfamiliar. This made him more determined to get rid of Fusu through the Huns so that Hu Hai could take the throne.

Only in this way will he be safe!
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Fusu was very angry when he saw the recent orders from his father Emperor Ying Zheng.

Because he felt that his father was harming the country!
The Qin army's weapons manufacturing was terminated, which might result in the Qin army having no new equipment to use.

This will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the Qin army.

Fusu couldn't understand why his father made such a decision.

He shook his head and sighed, then asked Meng Kuo beside him in confusion: "General Meng Kuo, can you understand the decision of the emperor?"

Meng Kuo also shook his head and said, "I don't understand your Majesty's approach either."

"Oh~" Fusu sighed again.

"No! I can't let my father ruin the future of Great Qin like this. I must persuade my father to withdraw his order."

So Fusu picked up the pen and began to write.

He decided to follow the example of his predecessors and write a memorial to his father, asking him to retract his decision.

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By the time Fusu's remonstrance reached Shaqiu County, it was already New Year's Day.

At this time, snow had already started falling in Shaqiu County.

However, the people of Shaqiu County are not hiding in their homes during the winter like they did in the past.

Instead, they all gathered in the school closest to their homes to study.

The schools opened by the imperial court are too good for them!

Not only can you learn characters, but food and drink are also provided, and most importantly, it’s free.

Although there are learning tasks, it is not a problem at all.

Everyone in the school is studying hard and seriously.

Standing outside the window and watching this scene, Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, I am very pleased to see them studying so hard."

Li Si, who was standing by, said, "The people are studying very hard. The school your majesty opened for them is not in vain."

Ying Zheng continued to observe and found that the people studying in the classroom were all from the lower class of the people, otherwise they would not be wearing thin, old clothes with many patches.

Ying Zheng continued to ask, "Li Si, are all the people who come to class people from the lower classes? Not a single noble came?"

Li Si clasped his fists and said, "To reply to your Majesty, according to the statistics of various schools, there is indeed no noble among all the people who come to study in the school."

In fact, Li Si had something else to say. Those nobles scoffed at the idea of ​​studying in a school. They believed that studying in such a school was a loss of status. Some nobles even opposed the opening of schools.

Because in the eyes of those nobles, the lower class people do not deserve education because they are not qualified!

Ying Zheng snorted in dissatisfaction when he heard this answer, "If they don't come to study now, they will definitely regret it in the future! From now on, Li Si will have to pay tuition fees if nobles want to study in the academy. Do you understand what I mean?"

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(End of this chapter)