General Qin

Shaofu?

Zhao Tuo was really surprised by this sudden appointment.

It is normal for him to hold the position of Jiuqing with his title of Great Concubine.

But Zhao Tuo was born in the army, and he stood in the court by virtue of military merits. Generally speaking, if he is appointed, it should be the priority to appoint him as a military officer.

For example, after Wang Ben retired from the battlefield, he was appointed as a state captain in charge of the military. This is called a professional counterpart, and he can exert his greatest ability.

After all, people are not omnipotent. For example, if Wang Ben is asked to step down and do the internal history of agricultural management, then he will probably be exhausted. It is also a rule in the officialdom to arrange duties according to people's abilities so that people can do their best.

Zhao Tuo had guessed before, guessing that if he was appointed as an official, he would either be sent out as a county guard, or he would stay in Xianyang and become a military officer at the Qing level.

For example, the Lang Zhongling who is in charge of guarding the palace, or the Weiwei who is in charge of guarding the palace gate, or the lieutenant who is in charge of law enforcement in the capital and guarding the inner history area.

Lang Zhongling, Wei Wei, Lieutenant.

These three are the corresponding majors with Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo had many assumptions and hopes about this in his heart, but he didn't know that at the court meeting, Qin Shihuang directly waved his hand and appointed him as the Shaofu.

This is completely out of reach, how can he not be surprised.

"My minister Zhao Tuo complied, thank you Your Majesty."

Zhao Tuo bowed down to thank him, and when he looked up, he saw the emperor's eyes again, and he couldn't help but feel moved.

Shaofu.

This is a fat job. He is in charge of the taxes of mountains, seas, pools, and lakes, and keeps the emperor's small treasury.

All the emperor's money had to be passed through his hands.

At the same time, the Shaofu is also the one with the largest organization and the most officials among all the ministers.

Its duties ranged from collecting taxes to minting money to managing all the marshes and parks that belonged to the royal family.

As well as artisan inventions, the manufacture of weapons and armor, mausoleum utensils, palace house utensils, and even a series of miscellaneous matters such as the emperor and palace people's clothing, food, housing, transportation, medicine and meals, etc., are all in charge of the Shaofu.

Thinking of these, Zhao Tuo was overjoyed.

Compared with the lieutenant and Wei Wei in the ranks of military officers, this position of the young mansion is obviously the place where people of later generations like him can show their talents.

A series of thoughts popped up in Zhao Tuo's mind, especially when he thought of the things he wanted to make when he first came to this era seven years ago, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth involuntarily.

On the emperor's couch, Qin Shihuang kept watching his son-in-law.

For him, talent cannot be wasted.

Zhao Tuo has military talent and is a real born warrior.

Now that the war has subsided, there is no chance for Zhao Tuo to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield.

But that doesn't mean the person is useless.

Giant cannons, curved plows, pasta...

The successor of Luban, the secret art of the farm.

The emperor thought of all kinds of things that Zhao Tuo drummed up, and the light of expectation flashed in his eyes.

The manufacture of utensils, medicine and meals are all the responsibilities of the Shaofu.

Now he threw Zhao Tuo to the position of Shaofu, just to let the other party play, and see what this kid can come up with to surprise him.

There are good things, but it's not good to hide them.

At the same time, the audience continued to read the imperial edict on the appointment and removal of the ministers and county guards.

Today's Great Court Conference is very important. The emperor not only reformed the central government system, but also changed the Bangwei to Taiwei, further gathering military power.

At the same time, with the complete overthrow of the feudal system, the decision to travel to prefectures and counties in the world was officially implemented.

After discussions between the Prime Minister and the Yushi doctor, the Kyushu in the world will be divided into thirty-six counties, which was announced today.

Thirty-six counties happened to be the number six-six, which was Qin's lucky number.

The appointment of county guards and lieutenants in various places was also announced by the court.

In addition to the former Shaofu who was relegated to Kuaiji to the prefect, there were two other appointments that attracted Zhao Tuo's attention.

The first one is to transfer the county guard of Nanjun to internal history because of his meritorious service, and he is in charge of the capital Xianyang and more than 40 counties in Gyeonggi.

Zhao Tuo nodded slightly, that person is Nei Shiteng in history, the man who destroyed Korea.

Because he and Zhao Tuo had no intersection relationship, the original fate was not affected, and it was still the same as the original history. After the unification of the world, he was promoted to internal history.

In addition, another thing that caught Zhao Tuo's attention was that Li You, the former captain of Nanjun and Zuoshu, was appointed as the captain of Shujun.

"Why did Li You go to Shu County again? Wasn't he the governor of Sanchuan County in history?"

This idea came to Zhao Tuo's head instinctively, and then he shook his head secretly. History has been changed by him, and the life trajectory of many people has long been different.

Just like Wang Ben who originally destroyed the four kingdoms of Wei, Yan, Dai, and Qi in history, now he can only be praised for his achievements in destroying Wei. Tong Wuhou.

Among the people whose fate was changed by Zhao Tuo, Li You was probably the most affected one.

The emperor's son-in-law, who originally had a bright future, has become an old bachelor in his thirties who is still unmarried.

Zhao Tuo sighed leisurely, and then suddenly his expression changed slightly, remembering the recent rumors that the emperor wanted to communicate with the Southwest Yi. Could it be that Li You's transfer to Shu was related to this matter?

The Southwestern Yi are ethnic minorities located in the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan area.

It is mainly formed by the intermingling and intermingling of three ethnic groups such as Diqiang, Baipu and Baiyue.

If it is further subdivided, there are also various tribes such as Yelang, Kunming, Ailao, Qiongdu, and Baima.

The regimes of the Southwestern Yi and the Central Plains have always intersected. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, they paid tribute to the Central Plains regime and presented southern specialties such as gems, ivory, and cinnabar.

Later, the Qin State destroyed Shu, and the power of the Qin people extended to the southwest region and continued to expand.

During the reign of King Wu of Qin, the Qin army attacked the Dan and Li tribes in the south. At the time of King Qin Zhaoxiang, Zhang Ruo, the sheriff of Shu County, seized Ruo and the further south, pushing Qin's rule even to the later generations of Lijiang, Yunnan.

It can be said that Qin State has attached great importance to the southwest region in the past hundred years.

It's just that with the start of Qin's war to destroy the six countries, all the resources of Qin State were transferred to the east battlefield for more than ten years, which naturally left a lot of waste for the operation of the southwest region.

Now that the emperor has set his sights on the southwest after eliminating the six kingdoms, it is perfectly normal.

Sure enough, with the completion of the appointment of the ministers in the court and the prefects and lieutenants of all parties in the world, the emperor officially announced at this court meeting the idea of ​​connecting the southwestern Yi from Shu County.

"I heard that in the past, there was a general of Chu, Zhuang Yu, who led his troops up the river, Lueba, and west of central Guizhou. As far as Dianchi Lake, the land was fertile for thousands of miles, and it was determined to belong to Chu by its military power. There is no way to get through. Therefore, Zhuang Yu named it the Kingdom of Dian after its kings, Dian."

"Today I am the ruler of the world, but there are people from Jingchu occupying the land of Dian and claiming the king. This is contempt for Qin Wei. I will order Shu County to lead to the southwestern Yi and break the kingdom of Dian."

The First Emperor spoke in a deep voice, formally announcing the connection to the Southwestern Yi with a tone that did not allow for doubts.

"The Chu people are good at occupying the land of Yunnan and claiming the king, so they should be wiped out!"

All the officials bowed their heads and praised, and no one objected.

Zhao Tuo followed suit, but his brows were frowned.

Dian Kingdom?

"Isn't that place near Kunming? It seems that it was taken during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Why did the Qin Shihuang begin to attack Yunnan?"

Zhao Tuo recalled the memories of his previous life, and only sporadically remembered that there was indeed a connection to the southern Yi during Qin Shihuang's time, and he seemed to have cultivated some five-foot Taoism.

As for whether he had ever attacked the Dian Kingdom, he didn't know, and he didn't know whether it was because of the historical changes caused by himself.

However, Zhao Tuo had no intention of objecting. Firstly, Qin State had indeed been operating in the southwest region for decades, so there was nothing wrong with doing something there.

Secondly, compared to the big battles against the Xiongnu and Baiyue later on, only Shu County was able to handle the matter of connecting the Southwest Yi, and the manpower and scale used were not large, so he had no reason to object at all.

"Except for the vicinity of Chengdu, most of the southwestern region in this era should be quite desolate. Li You was transferred to Sichuan. I don't know if it was his own intention or the emperor's intention. This is really hard for him."

Zhao Tuo remembered that when he was the Zhonglang in the palace, although he had some conflicts with Li You because of the princess.

But Li You didn't avenge his personal revenge publicly, instead, he gave himself small shoes, which he regarded very seriously. Even if he turned his back on him later, he never tripped him from behind, unlike the villains in many novels who must revenge.

Therefore, Zhao Tuo didn't have much ill feeling towards him, and now thinking of what Zhao Gao said about "Li Youshuqi" and the other party's three defeats in Chu, he couldn't help feeling pity in his heart.

"Brother Li is an old superior after all. When he goes to Shu to take up his post, I will personally see him off. I hope his trip to Shu will go smoothly."

"Historical Records Biography of Southwestern Yi": Qin Shi often had a little understanding of the five-foot road, and all these countries had quite a lot of officials. More than ten years old, Qin was destroyed. And Han Xing, all abandoned this country and opened the old Shu.

"Historical Records Biography of Southwestern Yi": At the beginning of King Wei of Chu, General Zhuang Yu led his troops to follow the river, Lueba, and west of central Guizhou. Zhuang Yao is the descendant of Zhuang Wang Miao of Chu. It is three hundred miles away from Dianchi Lake, surrounded by flat land, and thousands of miles away from the fertile land. It is determined to belong to Chu by military power. In order to repay, Huiqin attacked Chuba and Qianzhong County, and the road was impassable. Because of the return, all the kings of Dian changed their obedience, followed the customs, and grew up.