Chapter 659 Shushan Wu

Lishan.

Zhao Gao stood on the hill, watching a large number of prisoners transporting wood, and beside him stood Yun Zhongjun of the Yin Yang family.

After the empire unified the world, it began to build a large-scale construction project. As the core of the empire, Guanzhong has more projects.

The Gongshu family, the Yin-Yang family, and even the Mohist family all participated.

"Why does the CRRC Government want to come here?"

Gong Shuqiu had just inspected the project and came from a distance. He saw Zhao Gao and said hello.

"A group of prisoners were escorted here to harass them."

"CRRC Fu Ling is joking."

Gongshu Chou waved his hand and invited the two of them into his thatched cottage.

The empire levied labor and construction projects. But here in Lishan, the criminals who were the main force in construction were a little different.

The empire's finances were divided into two parts, which were under the jurisdiction of Zhi Su Neishi and Shaofu among the nine ministers.

Zhisu Neishi, also known as Dasinong and Taifu, was in charge of Qiangu and managed the taxes of various counties in the empire.

The Shaofu manages the private property of the royal family. Lakes, ores, and forests and gardens in various places, all those assigned to the royal family, are under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.

After the empire unified the world, the empire's finances increased rapidly. The Shaofu also has many more jurisdictions.

The concubines, clan daughters, and palace maids of the Six Kingdoms were all included in the newly built palace in Guanzhong. In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of horses raised in the Emperor's Sixth Stable and these prisoners in Lishan Mountain.

There were a large number of these prisoners, but in the imperial household registration, they were considered slaves. But this does not mean that their situation is miserable, because these prisoners belong to the private property of the royal family and are slaves of the royal family.

This group of prisoners lived a much better life than the landless Guizhou leader. At least they had a daily supply of food, a place to live, and even a family.

In the process of conquering the Six Kingdoms, the number of beauties, horses, and slaves under the control of the Shaofu also increased significantly.

Zhao Gao is the commander of the Zhongche Mansion. Unless there is something special about the prisoner, he naturally does not need to personally escort the prisoner. What's more, Yun Zhongjun of the Yin Yang family is also here.

Gongshu Qiu knew that they were waiting here on purpose.

In the thatched cottage, the three of them sat down. Before they could take a sip of tea, Yun Zhongjun spoke.

"I heard that Lord Hanyang came back from Guandong?"

"oh?"

Gongshuqiu had actually known about this matter for a long time, but he didn't show it.

Nowadays, both Gongshu and Mohists are involved in major projects in the empire. Public losers are better at military construction, while Mohists are fully developed and have made great achievements in civil construction.

Gongshu Qiu has already felt the disadvantage of Gongshu in this aspect of competition.

The Mohist family has grievances and grudges against the Gongshu family, the Yin Yang family, and even Luo Wang. Now in the empire, although the Gongshu Family, the Yin Yang Family and even the Luo Wang Family have no alliance, they all stand together by agreement, and there is a tacit understanding between them.

In the past, when the Mo family stood outside the empire, these three families could still be dealt with. But now, the Mohists are on the side of the empire, and they suddenly find that in terms of machine skills, intelligence power, and armed forces, the Mohists are not inferior to them in every field that these public losers and snares are good at.

Today's Mo family is too powerful.

And behind this, it's only because of one person.

"The Lord of Hanyang has the honorable title of Marquis Che, but he has no official position in the court. Nowadays, the empire is busy with affairs, and only Lord Hanyang can be so leisurely!"

Gongshu said a word of revenge, but said no more.

Jiwang Valley was flooded, and tens of thousands of disciples disappeared. There are different opinions throughout the world, and no one knows the specific situation.

But the only thing that is certain is that the Mo family's biggest weakness has disappeared from now on.

The world has become peaceful, but for them, it may not be good news.

By the time Zhao Shuang returned to Guanzhong, the threat had become greater.

"I heard that Lord Hanyang has always wanted to return to his fiefdom, and His Majesty seems to have given his permission."

When Zhao Gao said this, neither Gong Shuqiu nor Yun Zhongjun felt relieved.

What they have to face is the Mohist family, but it is not just the Mohist family. Zhao Shuang not only controls the Mo family, but is also the head of the family.

If Zhao Shuang were in Guanzhong, the core of the empire, they would be overwhelmed. But now, if Zhao Shuang leaves, the situation will be different.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Zhao Gao continued talking.

"I thought that the Yin Yang family and the Gong Loser family had submitted to the empire for a long time. In many aspects, they are not comparable to the Moh family. For example, Shushan!"

When Zhao Gao said this, the expressions of Yun Zhongjun and Gong Shuqiu changed.

…

Nanzheng land.

After more than ten years of operation, the main city of Nanzheng has been expanded and has tens of thousands of residents.

As the number of people in Zhao Shuang's fiefdom increased and the Mohists entered, the number of official offices in charge of all levels of the military and civilians also gradually increased.

Among the official offices in the inner city, the most inconspicuous but important place is the Staff Office.

A square courtyard is divided into large and small rooms. The identities of the staff inside are complicated, including Zhao Shuang's relatives, members of the aristocratic family, and people who were conquered by Zhao Shuang in the land of Guandong.

The most angled room has not much space inside.

As chief clerks, Xiao He and Zhang Liang were in charge of and handled many complex matters.

Xiao He was a little surprised when he held the account of grain, money and grain in his hand.

"In the eyes of people in the Guandong region, the Bashu region is a barbaric land. But judging from this year's grain accounts, we can see that there is a lot of grain here and abundant supplies."

Zhang Liang, who was sitting opposite, was obviously not as enthusiastic about these things as Xiao He, and just nodded indifferently.

"Back then, Sima mistakenly attacked Shu, and Li Bing and his sons ruled Shu, which greatly increased the national power of Qin. Looking at it now, it is true. People in Guandong always think that most of the land of Bashu is a barbaric land, which is a fallacy."

"What do you think of the ovary?"

"People in Guandong think that Bashu is barbaric, and the main reason is that the roads are impassable. But according to the maps here, the empire has ruled Shu for many years, and the roads are smooth. Especially the waterway, which goes to Guanzhong in the north and Jianghan in the east, is very convenient. The only thing about the empire is The only people whose rule affects them are the surrounding barbarians.”

Xiao He nodded, managing nonsense is indeed a more important matter.

"Zifang means Shushan?"

"Although Shushan did not surrender to the empire, it did not lead the surrounding mountain barbarians to cause rebellion. However, the mountain barbarians were short of materials. If the weather was not favorable and they were unable to hunt and gather, great disasters would occur, just like the barbarians in the north. But Lord Hanyang The fiefdom is smooth. I am afraid that..."

Before Zhang Liang finished speaking, there was a noise outside.

Zhang Liang and Xiao He looked at each other and heard a knock on the door.

The visitor was a handsome man, very handsome.

"Chen Ping, the counselor under Lord Hanyang, has met two of them."

It is very polite for visitors to announce their door.

Zhang Liang and Xiao He also bowed.

"I wonder what Mr. Chen is here for?"

"Ping doesn't know what's going on, but the higher-ups ordered Ping to come here and wait."

Zhang Liang and Xiao He are even more strange. Their positions are not high, but this place belongs directly to Zhao Shuang and is not under the jurisdiction of other departments.

In the midst of doubts, Zhao Shuang's bodyguard leader, Bai Lu, walked in. Bai Lu is Zhao Shuang's confidant. He alone controls an elite guard and is not under the control of any department.

Her arrival undoubtedly announced that this matter was not simple.

"No more gossip, Your Majesty has an errand for you to handle."

Although there was a vague guess, the three people in the room were still quite surprised when the heroic female general actually said it.

"Shushan!"