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Chapter 2 The Great Qin Empire (Part 2)

Li Fei Shouyu continued: "my country is generally in the West. Among the four spirits, there is a blue dragon in the east, a white tiger in the west, a black wolf in the north, and a vermilion bird in the south. Therefore, after asking Your Majesty, Xijing can be called the Tiger City, and Tokyo can be called Panlong City."

"In terms of political system, it is roughly similar to before. The Secretariat was established, and the left and right Pushe was divided into the left and right Pushe. With the approval of the emperor, the Secretariat of the Left Pushe was appointed as the Minister of War, and the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice."

"Ma Lin led the Minister of Shangshu Youpushe, the Minister of Rites, and the Supervisor of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works."

"Why is the appointed Minister of Revenue"

"Appoint Yuwen Yongnu as Minister of Personnel"

"Appointing Changqing as Minister of Justice"

"Appoint Li Jixun as Minister of Works"

"A new inspector is established to take charge of the position of picketing and auditing, and a left-level censor was appointed as the minister of the Left Capital, and Xi Yuanli was appointed as the minister of the Left Capital."

"Appoint Bai Xiaode as the Minister of the Secretariat and also serve as the Prime Minister of the Lifan Court"

"The Military Affairs Office was set up, and two servants took turns to be on duty at the Military Affairs Office. For memorials submitted by the Shangshu Province that require His Majesty to read, the Military Affairs Office will first review it."

"If the Secretariat has any questions about the memorial, he or she can discuss with the Secretariat and make changes. If the Secretariat insists on his own opinion, the Secretariat can still report it to the Secretariat and His Majesty arbitration."

"Appoint Gao Ying as the left minister, Wei Yingwu as the right minister, and be responsible for the daily affairs of the Military Affairs Office."

"Appoint Nan Gongxun as the commander of the Bogda camp, and the commander of the Bogda camp, the commander of the Bogla camp and Aslan camp, Yu Jian as the commander of the Bogla camp, and the commander of the Bogla camp, and the commander of the Guards was responsible for the guards of the imperial city."

"Appoint Naren Xiaofeng as lieutenant, also serves as the commander of the Melgen camp, supervises the song camp, appointed Cao Lingzhong as the commander of the song camp, changed the personal guard camp to the Yulin Guard, and appointed Nie Xuweilong as the deputy commander of the Yulin Guard."

"I'm done, Your Majesty." Li Fei Shouyu looked at Sun Xiurong.

Sun Xiurong nodded, "Very good, since the national system has been established, the next one is the national flag and the national seal. Ma Lin, you are the Minister of Rites, so let's talk about it."

Ma Lin quickly stood up. At this time, a person came in from outside the hall, holding a big flag in his hand.

I saw that the flag was about two meters long and one meter wide, with a blue background, and there were patterns of different colors embroidered in front, back, left and right. At this time, officials with the background of the Tang Dynasty could tell at a glance:

The right side of the banner is embroidered with a green dragon, the left side is a white tiger, the top is a black turtle and snake, the bottom is a fiery red vermilion bird, and the middle is a golden dragon.

The teeth around the banner are green, white, black, red, and five colors alternately arranged.

Ma Lin said to the flag: "Based on the discussion between Your Majesty, Zuo Pushe, Zuodu Censor, and Premier of the Lifan Court, it was decided to use the Heavenly Taoism as the national religion, the Heavenly Taoism follows nature, as if it were the eternal and unchanging like the blue sky, all of which are the ultimate truth, so the national flag is based on blue."

(Of course, most of the nomadic tribes at this time believe in shamanism and believe in immortality. Blue is also a noble color. For example, the Blue Turks of the Turks came from the "Gift of immortality")

"As for the other colors, they are the colors of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and the four directions, and the central protection of the country. White, the original color of gold, which is pure and clean, killing; green, green, and wood, which is vitality, brightness; red, and red, which is fire, which is refreshing and passionate; black, which is water, which is deep and quiet; yellow, which is earth, which is peace and peace."

"The green dragon, white tiger, black womb, vermilion bird, yellow dragon, five divine beasts, protect one side of peace"

"As for the national seal", Sun Xiurong stood up at this time, and Yu Linghui also had a tray in his hand, with two items wrapped in golden bags on it.

"Everyone knows that I have obtained two top-quality gems many years ago, the best peach blossom stone that is seen once a thousand years. In the past, the prophecy of "The best peach blossom stone, if you get one, you can become a prince, if you get two, you can conquer the world" was circulated in the Western Regions and even the grasslands in the west. Thanks to the favor of God, my Great Qin State becomes this destined country."

"In the West, whether it was the Persian Kingdom in the past or the Roman Empire today, they all called the destined country from the East as the Peach Blossom Stone Empire. I think that when the Great Yuezhi was in Hexi, it was accompanied by Qin, the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. In those languages, the pronunciation of Qin became Peach Blossom Stone over time, and then the Great Yuezhi brought this title to the West."

"Now I follow the will of heaven and inherit the great throne. This is the law of heaven and cannot be violated."

Of course, there is something about Sun Xiurong's mischief, because he also knows that if people nowadays want to become true believers of the so-called Tiandaoism, they will have at least a hundred years of hard work. Moreover, although people at this time say that "the son does not speak of strange powers and chaos in the world", they are ultimately afraid of mysterious things.

Therefore, it is also appropriate to combine the "Legend of the Grasslands of the Western Regions", "Peach Blossom Stone" and "Tiandaoism".

Just as all the scenes of the birth of emperors in history are different from ordinary people, as long as some things are spread, they will eventually be regarded as the ultimate truth and believe in them deeply. Otherwise, how to explain the so-called "what destiny belongs to"?

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The ceremony of founding the Qin Empire ended in a hurry, without offering sacrifices to the sky, and there were no complicated throne ceremony. It ended after a meeting and soon entered the stage of a real tribute.

This scene made officials from the Tang Dynasty very uncomfortable, but their emperor's usual words and actions were very different from ordinary people, and the current arrangement was quite consistent with his usual practice.

However, Bai Xiaode was thinking: "When he was the Grand Governor of the Ministry of the Cun, he could still meet the various ministries in Hongshan and personally come to worship the sky. Now he has avoided this link. Although he often says, 'The way of heaven is in the heart and does not depend on his own', why is the difference between the front and the back so big?"

Despite thinking so, the court meeting was still moving forward. Li Fei Shouyu grew up with Sun Xiurong. His father was from the Li Fei Britannia Qiang, his mother was from Sogdian, and he was a slave to the deposed crown prince Yang Yong for generations. He did not have so many bonds.

He continued: "My country was established for the first time, and there are several major things that need to be decided as soon as possible."

"Today is a great day for our country, and we cannot discuss everything in detail, but there are a few things that cannot be avoided."

"First, since we have chosen to regard Huju City as the capital, we must build it vigorously. According to the previous requirements of Your Majesty, we have used the development of farmland, dredged rivers, and built irrigation channels within 300 miles of the two sides of Huju City. When we were in the dam, we made bricks and tiles."

"But the war had just ended shortly after it was over, and the primary task was to stabilize the people's hearts. Therefore, we simply burn bricks and tiles, and did not carefully discuss how big cities we need to build, what kind of city we need to build, what kind of city we need to build, how many cities we need to build, how many Dingkous we can accommodate, how to divide the blocks, etc. At this time, Weichen and Right Pushe, Left Censor, and Premier Bai had discussed..."

"Let me tell me," Sun Xiurong nodded and said.

Li Fei Shouyu looked at Xi Yuanli and said, "Yuanli has served as the Minister of Works for a long time and is the clearest. You can explain it to the emperor in detail."

Xi Yuanli said: "Emperor, before this, I will talk about the labor we have. During this war to attack the Khanate of the Khonsa, our country has gained more than 200,000 households in Perstin. After the war, half of these people have moved to the North Caucasus and half have moved to the Dnieper Province."

"Weichen has transferred 30,000 strong laborers from it."

"Also, the Hurami people who moved from Lai City, Shabul City and other places, and the Mitra people have moved to the Taurus Peninsula, and the Wei ministers have also transferred 10,000 strong laborers from them. Of course, they are voluntary."

"The 30,000 Tubo people captured by the eldest prince had just arrived at Shiniu Port in Wuhushui. According to His Majesty's previous plan, all of them will be moved to farm near Huju City, but it may take at least one or two months to reach Huju City."

"But this time, about 30,000 Dashi prisoners were captured, so we naturally had to devote all of them to the construction of Huju City. In this way, we would have about 70,000 strong laborers."

"The guard army beside His Majesty, the lieutenant army is close to 30,000. Wherever His Majesty is stationed, their families will also move there. This is 150,000 people, plus entourages, slaves, etc., there are 250,000 people."

"In addition to the imperial palace, the central government, Dnieper Province, and county government offices, there are 10,000 officials and servants, plus the family members, there are another 50,000. According to His Majesty's previous plan, the city will be built into the largest workshop. At present, the city has the largest number of craftsmen, only 20,000, and at least 20,000 households in the Huju City will be completed. This is 100,000 people."

"In addition to the Guard Army and the Lieutenant Army, as a big country spanning thousands of miles, the capital must need a large number of troops. Thirty thousand people are far from enough, and it must be at least doubled..."

Sun Xiurong asked, "What about your opinion?"

Li Feishouyu looked at Ma Lin and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest adding a lieutenant army. It may not be organized according to the regulations of the large camp, and it can be recruited from the newly moved Persian 250,000 households, 30,000 Tubo households, and the Mazar people, Pechenegs, Bulgarians and former North Caucasus tribes."

"According to the size of ten small battalions, 35,000 people are also recruited for those over 15 years old and under 20 years old, and all these families are moved to the lower reaches of the Dnieper River."

"Accurate!"

Li Fei Shouyu continued: "As for merchants, since Huju City is located in the lower reaches of the Dnieper River, it can not only open up a large number of fertile fields nearby, but also have a large number of ready-made herdsmen. The Dnieper, Attila River, and the lower reaches of the Khosa River have vast delta swamps."

"There are a lot of wood, honey, gum, pigment, paint, and medicinal materials in the dark forest at the farthest. The grassland can also provide a large amount of livestock and carnivore, fur, war horses, pack horses, and tens of millions of acres of fertile land on both sides of the Dnieper River. When a large number of immigrants arrive, they can produce a large amount of grain. There are a lot of minks in the swamp and birds are available."

"Since the capital is located here, it will obviously become the largest commercial center in my country. Although it cannot be compared with the size of the two cities of Chang'an, east and west, it is still conceivable that tens of thousands of merchants have taken over. At present, my country has a good relationship with Persia and Rome. In addition to Chinese merchants, it can also attract their merchants."

"In addition, Charlie, the prince who guarded the Danube River Basin in the Frank Kingdom yearned for our country and would also attract their businessmen to come and operate."

"Businessmen, guys, guards, at least ten people in each family, that's one hundred thousand people."

"In addition to the newly-edition ten small camps, the total number should be more than 500,000. That is to say, the new city needs to meet at least 500,000 people's food, clothing, housing and transportation. In addition, people who move around can meet at least 600,000 people's needs."

Xi Yuanli took over the conversation at this time, "Your Majesty, I have calculated that since there were so many strong laborers at the beginning, I would just build a bigger one and build a city on each side of the strait. Each city is twenty miles in a radius, which is forty miles."

"The city wall is made of large blue bricks with a length of fifty centimeters, a width of thirty centimeters and a thickness of twenty centimeters. It is about fifteen meters high and has an average width of four meters."

"It is divided into three levels: outer city, inner city, and imperial city..."

"Both cities have imperial cities?"

"No, Your Majesty, there is a large island between the Dnieper River here about ten miles long from north to south and two miles wide from east to west. It was originally the place where the Grand Chief Dimo ​​tent of Magyar was built, and it was just right to build an imperial palace and can also accommodate the current Guard and Lieutenant Army."

(Big Island, the later Holtica Island)

"The big island is connected with the two sides of the straits by using stone bridges. Because there is a big island, you can use the method of blocking one end to build the stone bridge on one side first, and then introduce the river water after it is built, and then blocking the other end is done in the same way. Of course, the safest way is not to build a stone bridge. The connection between the big island and the two sides is entirely carried out by ships. Your Majesty, you see..."

Sun Xiurong thought to himself: "It is good not to build a stone bridge, but once the two castles in the east and west fall, the palace on the big island will become a real death place. However, since you have come here to build a country, it will be useless to think about it so much. Just build it."

Then he said: "Build it"

Xi Yuanli nodded, "In fact, Weichen has carefully calculated that according to the circumference of twenty miles of the outer city, eight miles of the inner city, and six miles of the imperial city, just like the city wall, there are more than 10 million large blue bricks that require secondary smoldering. Weichen has previously opened a hundred brick kilns near Huju City."

"A batch of 2,000 yuan can be made in two days, 100 yuan is 200,000 yuan, and a month is 3 million yuan. Ten million yuan is 3 months is enough. Now what is prepared there is almost done, and there is still plenty of effort to burn small red bricks, black tiles, etc. for the city's buildings."

"When dredging river channels and building channels, we have intentionally crushed, made, and stored clay suitable for tamping. On the one side of the city wall, we have carefully calculated that it requires about three million yuan of earthwork. Half of it has been prepared now. There is no need for a large number of technicians here, and women and children can do it."

"After a large number of immigrants arrive, men will naturally clear the land, while women, children, elderly and weak can prepare rammed earth fine powder, and it is estimated that they can be prepared in one month."

"There are still a large number of water willows, oaks, pine and cypress trees, reeds, river grass, etc. within two hundred miles of the Dnieper River. According to what Your Majesty has always warned us, only about one mile of trees can be left by the river. The remaining molders can be cut down. The main trunks are used as materials for building city buildings and furniture, and branches and leaves can be used as fuel for burning kilns."

"We can also carry out land reclamation and use the wood they cut down for construction."

"In short, after completion, it can accommodate up to one million people, and can also station an army of 100,000 including war horses. There are one Okura in the three cities that can meet the needs of one million people in a year."

"There are large ports upstream and downstream of the stone bridge, and bulk materials are transported by ships. From the Dnieper River to the Khosa River, and then to the Attila River and the Caspian Sea, it is very convenient. By the way, the canal reconstruction between the Attila River and the Khosa River will also be carried out at the same time."

"In ordinary times, ships are used to transport them, and in the frozen winter, horse-drawn ice boats are used."

As he said that, Xi Yuanli presented a city construction map painted on white silk cloth.

Sun Xiurong took the picture and looked at the former Sichuan Mansion soldier who was big and thick in front of him, thinking to himself: "Yuan Li was just a blacksmith before, but according to the regulations of the Tang Mansion soldiers, the mansion soldiers actually knew everything. Yuan Li was just better at it."
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