"Are you back?" Ying Zheng cut the venison with a knife while looking through the account book, and did not look up, and knew who the person who dared to sit in front of him without saying hello without saying a word.

"Yeah." The lord sat down and took off the package on his body, poured the bamboo slips and silk books in it in front of Ying Zheng, sorted them out, and handed over a silk slip and a roll of bamboo slips.

"This is what Xu Huangshi asked me to bring to you, so you can take a look first."

"I ask you to bring it to me? Why doesn't he come by himself?" Ying Zheng took the bamboo slip, cut the wrapping silk with a knife, and put the bamboo slip aside, not in a hurry to see it.

"He is dead." Ju Zizhou replied: "I committed suicide."

"Suicide?" Ying Zheng put down the knife and fork in his hand for dinner: "What's going on?"

"Our righteousness is poison to him." Ju Zizhou explained in a vague way, picked up the chopsticks that Ying Zheng put aside, and picked up a piece of venison: "It's a bit salty."

Seeing that Ju Zizhou was unwilling to explain in detail, Ying Zheng stopped asking: "Now I have temporarily pressed the soldiers sent by the previous kings to Hangu Pass."

"Why should they be placed in Hangu Pass?" Ju Zizhou was puzzled: "Didn't you say before that you refute your father's expedition plan and proposed military system reform? Now your reputation should be very high, and those soldiers should also admire you very much. Isn't it helpful to you to put them back?"

"But the question is, brother, let them back, who will pay the land, titles, and money rewards they deserve for the merits they made in this war?"

Ju Zizhou nodded: "So this is the case."

It is very important that the reward comes from whom.

According to regulations, under normal circumstances, the reward should be issued by the King of Qin, and then implemented, and the reward should be the King of Qin.

In this process, if you pay real benefits, what you can gain is no longer simply "reputation", but real control over the army.

Most of the soldiers may not have much knowledge, but they are very wise. If they work hard to fight, whoever is willing to give money to the land will be the boss in the future.

The problem that Ying Zheng is facing at present is that he is not the King of Qin in the general sense.

First, he has not ascended the throne yet.

Second, he is not yet an adult.

All forces in the Qin court wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when the Qin King was underage to expand their power.

They would unanimously use the excuse of "the king is young and unable to govern" to prevent Ying Zheng from making money.

And Ying Zheng did not cultivate too many subordinates who could be used.

——Although young people may not be able to control the Qin State's political system.

"So now, what are your thoughts?" Ju Zizhou put down his chopsticks.

"I have joined forces with the people in the royal family who hold real power. Now..." Ying Zheng shook his head: "There is probably no problem with Empress Dowager Huayang."

"Let's not talk about Empress Dowager Huayang, how could those members of the royal family be willing to help you?"

"One hundred thousand households in Luoyang, copper and iron furnace." Ying Zheng smiled: "They are royal families, so they can only want to get the copper and iron furnace without any psychological pressure. Otherwise, there would be nothing in my hands that they can look at and have the courage to move."

"You want to move Lu Buwei?" Ju Zizhou's eyebrows jumped: "Are you serious?"

"Otherwise?" Ying Zheng glanced at Ju Zizhou: "I promised to go out with the copper and iron furnace, and even gave the position of the queen to the Queen, so of course I have to take the opportunity to get more benefits!"

"That's too reckless." Ju Zizhou frowned: "In the short term, you have some conflicts with Lu Buwei, but in the long term, he is a foreign minister, and all his power is based on the official position, and your interests are consistent with him!"

On the contrary, the power of the royal family and the Chu system should be what Ying Zheng needs to pay attention to!

"Hmph, what you said may be right, but I don't like this person!" Ying Zheng said: "And now Cheng Qi has moved into the Eastern Palace. Let Lu Buwei take over the power for a few more years. Although it can help me consolidate the forces of the various parties in the court, he is indeed a capable person, but what if?"

Ying Zheng stared at Ju Zizhou: "Senior brother, what if? What if Lu Buwei took power and then became brave, and used the methods he had used in the past to slander me that I was not the descendant of the former king, thus depriving me of my throne and supporting Cheng Zi to the throne, what should I do?"

"He can't do it!" Ju Zizhou frowned: "You think too much."

"What if?" Ying Zheng's face was full of seriousness: "As long as there is a slight possibility, I can't keep him!"

Lack of security...

Ju Zizhou sighed: "Then do it according to your ideas."

Ying Zheng looked at Ju Zizhou's finally slippers and laughed: "Senior brother, eat more, I remember you like eating venison very much."

"What are the methods of those in the royal family? Can they win Lu Buwei?"

"If they were to help me, it would be fine to take down Lu Buwei, but it would not be very meaningful to just take down Lu Buwei." Ying Zheng said: "What I need is to kill all Lu Buwei and his gang members, and to get the positions occupied by Lu Buwei and his gang members."

"Okay." Ju Zizhou sighed, selected a volume from the bamboo slips in front of him and handed it to Ying Zheng: "But you have to take a look at this first."

"What?" Ying Zheng opened the bamboo slips.

""Inspection of the Administration Situation"?" Ying Zheng looked up: "This thing..."

"If you have time, you can design a new system for selecting Qin officials at the bottom. In today's Qin State, the administration of officials is really bad, and it's time to wash it."

Ying Zheng was silent for a moment: "I understand."

Ju Zizhou nodded, ate a few more bites of meat, wiped his mouth and stood up: "I want to go and learn about the current situation in Xianyang first."

"Zhao Gao, go and see off your senior brother." Ying Zheng lowered his head and watched "An Investigation of the Administration Situation" against time.

The more I look at it, the more I feel that the corruption at the bottom is serious.

Qin officials are the roots of this towering tree in Qin State. Now, these roots are broken.

This problem is even more serious than the problem at the upper level!

...

"Mr. Ju, please come with me." Zhao Gao stuffed the iron box into his arms and guided Ju Zizhou respectfully and competently.

"Your name is Zhao Gao?" Ju Zizhou asked casually.

"Yes, my maid is indeed called Zhao Gao." Zhao Gao smiled on his face: "If you like it, you can call me Xiao Gao."

"It's better not to do it." Ju Zizhou smiled: "You look about the same age as me."

"Mr. Ju, do you want to go to the King's Study first, or do you want to go to the three gentlemen who have a deal with the King's Study first to talk to them?"

Ju Zizhou thought for a while: "Go to the study room first and take a look at the copper and iron furnace and the situation of the Farmers' Association."

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