Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 449 The First Emperor’s Birthday

Unlike the princes and grandsons who were born into the royal family, Zhao Si had been wandering overseas for the past twenty years and had no so-called relatives, let alone so-called close forces.

Since returning to the Qin Dynasty, except for his disciples who were discovered by Zhao Si himself, how many of them can really be completely trusted?

"But...strictly speaking...the group of brothers who went to sea..." Zhao Si thought about it secretly.

If you really want to say that you know the root and the bottom, it is nothing more than the boy who returned from the sea with him.

They all grew up with Zhao Si in a real sense.

"Ability may be somewhat lacking, but trustworthiness is the most important, and knowledge is better than knowing the basics."

Some of the boys who followed Zhao Si and returned from the sea have embarked on the journey to conquer the sea again and are now serving in the shipping and trade military government. Others are unwilling to go to sea again and live a small life in their hometown with wives and children on the hot bed.

Although there are many brothers living in different places, Da Qin Sheng's household registration system is very strict, and the ID cards of the boys who return from overseas are recorded separately, so it is not difficult for Zhao Si to recruit them.

"However, with the body of the First Emperor, there will be at least twenty or thirty years in the future. It is too early to think about these things now. However, there is no need to rush for success. Rather, there is no rush to recruit them. They can be arranged to enter the school to study and use officials as teachers. , take the serious path of promotion." Zhao Si touched his chin.

It is worth mentioning that the Qin Dynasty had official schools.

A very significant feature of the official learning of the Qin Dynasty was that it "used officials as teachers", that is, allowing officials to engage in educational activities as teachers. This system originally originated from Shang Yang's reform. At that time, Shang Yang proposed "putting officials who are responsible for the law and serve as teachers for the world." After it was adopted by Qin Xiaogong, it continued as a national system.

After the Qin State unified the six kingdoms, it implemented a system of prefectures and counties in its territory. Official schools - "schools" - were generally set up in counties and counties. The students in the "schools" were called "disciples", but the origin of "disciples" also has a certain Restrictions stipulate that at least he must be the son of an "official".

The educational content of the "school" has two aspects: first, to learn culture, write names, and recognize famous objects; second, to learn laws clearly.

After "disciples" complete their studies, they must also undergo a certain period of inspection and internship. Only after they pass the exam can they be appointed as officials.

Of course, it didn't matter to Zhao Si whether he was the son of an official or not. Zhao Si was the emperor's grandson, so it would be no problem to write a letter of recommendation. The local school only needed an internship certificate.

As for whether you can succeed in learning and whether you are competent, it all depends on your ability.

At present, in addition to the children who continue to go to sea, there are more than 200 crew members who have settled locally.

Although the age of admission is relatively old and the educational level is not particularly high, to be fair, there are several useful talents who can come out of it, which is also a great help to Zhao Si.

After all, he is one of his own and can be trusted.

Of course, it is just to recommend local people to enter the school to study. If Zhao Si had to write a letter to the local government personally, it would be too fussy.

It's just a matter of one sentence to give Han Sheng an order.

Han Sheng only needs to write to the local government in the name of Zhao Simenke, and the local county will not be in trouble when it comes to selecting the students for admission.

Enrollment is not a big deal, the real big deal is future assessment and promotion. It is difficult for Zhao Si to interfere in these aspects.

Without following the procedures, Zhao Si could certainly throw anyone into the ranks of Lang Guan.

But if we follow the normal procedure, it will be different.

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Sichuan, the official who drove him, told Han Sheng to go to the palace by himself.

Time flew by, and Zhao Si flew up in a hurry.

During the day, he watched politics, and at night, he was busy doing handicrafts.

Without him, the First Emperor's birthday is coming soon...

Although the earth fire dragon in the palace has been finished, which can be regarded as a birthday gift to the First Emperor, Zhao Si is also thinking about getting some other small items for the First Emperor.

It's not a rare thing, just an astronomical telescope...

The lenses are polished by hand at the craftsmanship bureau.

Hmm... The technology tree for glass firing is currently not listed, so the lenses can only be made of pure natural crystal, which is extremely expensive to make.

There are only a few telescopes in the entire Qin Dynasty, not to mention that Zhao Si is planning to get an astronomical telescope for the First Emperor?

The main reason is that Yu Ji is already pregnant. Even if they move to the palace, the two cannot share the same room. Therefore, the night is a bit boring. It is too early and I can't sleep anyway, so I should find something to do.

Yu Ji is not idle either, embroidering clothes.

She was also preparing birthday gifts for the First Emperor.

Compared with Zhao Si, Yu Ji is more leisurely.

After asking Zhao Si why he was busy working in the middle of the night, Yu Ji also became interested.

It's just that time is short, and there is definitely no time to weave clothes, so we can only have people cut out specific styles and then embroider patterns on them.

Although it is a semi-finished product, it can still be considered a piece of work.

If one person were to make a piece of clothing from start to finish, it would take only a few months to complete.

Zhao Si was preparing the telescope, Yu Ji was busy embroidering dragon patterns, and Amber lay lazily on the ground under the cover of the earth fire dragon. From time to time, he turned his head and glanced at Yu Ji's abdomen. His tail swayed, as if he was looking forward to it. meaning.

After several days of back and forth, the birthday of the First Emperor finally arrived.

Because it is not an integer and has no special meaning, it is just another year older, so there is no special arrangement.

The concubines in the palace were thinking about this day and sent people to deliver things they had carefully prepared.

There is no way, given the character of the First Emperor, this may be the only day of the year that can normally please the First Emperor without annoying the First Emperor.

pity……

The gifts were all collected by the CRRC’s government officials in Guizhou. Well... they were not even qualified to send people to deliver them to the First Emperor.

After Qian sent it over, Zhao Si signed for it on behalf of the First Emperor.

The First Emperor didn't even look at it and asked Zhao Si to seal it in the treasury.

As for the young masters, princes and grandsons, there will naturally be no shortage of gifts.

The courtiers could not congratulate the First Emperor on his birthday, but the princes and grandsons could not.

Moreover, in this era, it is not a bad thing to be able to legitimately offer gifts in the name of congratulating the First Emperor.

After all, the First Emperor is the one who stands at the pinnacle of power and speaks for himself. If the First Emperor had not explicitly prohibited officials from flattering and celebrating birthdays, I don’t know how many people would have racked their brains for this.

Those few words, just this, is still the opportunity that many people dream of.

There were also many gifts from the princes and grandsons. They were also sent in by the CRRC Ling Qian, Zhao Si collected them on his behalf, and finally sealed them up in the treasury. When they are useful in the future, you may be able to hear from the palace people who sent them, which gave the First Emperor many gifts. Say that.

That's it, that's all.

Because the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty explicitly prohibited it, it was enforced with deeds.

Therefore, the congratulatory gifts sent by concubines, princes, and grandsons were not luxurious. Most of them were simple, handmade, or other thoughtful things.

It’s hard to say whether the prince or grandson is a prince, but Zhao Si estimates that the things sent by the concubines must have been made by his own hands.

Zhao Si estimated that before entrusting the CRRC to order Qian to deliver it, they would definitely tell Qian with numerous instructions and instructions, how much thought they had given up to specially order it for the conscience of the First Emperor, and hoped that Qian could put in a good word for it. Let the First Emperor have his own name in his heart.

Even for some concubines who were neglected by the First Emperor, this may be the only day in a year that they have the opportunity to express their feelings to the First Emperor.

Oh no, strictly speaking, almost all the concubines in the harem were ignored by the First Emperor.

Perhaps because of the lessons learned from his biological mother, the First Emperor's love for men and women... was limited to meeting normal needs.

The so-called feelings are mostly non-existent.

"Such congratulatory gifts, don't you take a look at them?" Zhao Si, the first emperor, asked as he looked at Zhao Si, who was still immersed in work on his birthday and left all the trivial matters of receiving congratulatory gifts to him.

"Who asked you to put in a good word?" The First Emperor raised his brows slightly and looked at Zhao Si who had just finished his work.

"That's not true. It's just that I mean it with all my heart. My eldest father doesn't like to be extravagant. I think the gifts for the concubines in the palace are carefully prepared." Zhao Si said. "So what gift have you prepared?" Shihuang asked with a slight smile.

"Let's wait for the evening... I'll show it to my eldest father in the evening." Zhao Si chuckled and looked up at the sky again.

Very good. Although it snowed a few days ago, the weather has improved again in the past two days.

It was cloudless and the sky was blue.

There is no light pollution in this era, so as long as there are no clouds, the stars and moon in the sky are clearly visible at night.

At night, you only need to climb high to gaze at the stars and the moon.

As for doubling the focus, Zhao Si has certainly made adjustments in advance.

The First Emperor smiled when he heard the sound, but he had some small expectations in his heart.

The First Emperor is the emperor, so there is no shortage of people in the world who want to please him and open his heart. There are many women, and there are also many men.

That's why Zhao Si can be where he is today. It was the First Emperor alone who opened a back door for Zhao Si, not Zhao Si who did something unparalleled.

After happily working with the First Emperor until the afternoon, Zhao Si took a look at the gloomy sky and stood up to leave.

"Big father, please be busy first. I'll prepare food for him." Zhao Si said.

"What are you going to do?" The First Emperor didn't even raise his head.

"It's my birthday, don't you want to try my craftsmanship?" Zhao Si said with a smile.

The First Emperor smiled when he heard this, waved his hand and let Zhao Si go on his own.

Zhao Si went to the imperial kitchen. Because of the reasons explained during the day, no fire was fired in the palace, but the chefs were in full swing waiting for Zhao Si's arrival.

For the First Emperor's birthday, of course his grandson personally brought him a bowl of hot longevity noodles!

Prepare the white flour, place it in a ceramic plate, add a little salt, pour in cold water and start stirring manually.

Until the flour was kneaded into dough by Zhao Si, and then the dough was kneaded into smooth dough by Zhao Si.

Looking at the smooth dough, Zhao Si nodded.

OK, seal the lid and let the noodles rest.

After the awakening was completed, Zhao Si began to operate on his own.

First, roll the woke noodles into long strips, brush them with oil and water, and coil them into a mosquito coil shape.

Turn on the fire again and boil the water. When the water boils, you start to pull the noodles along the head of the mosquito-repellent incense.

The originally thick noodle plate was torn into thin strips by Zhao Si and placed into the water.

Seeing the noodles tumbling in the boiling water, Zhao Si nodded with satisfaction.

Very good, there is no problem with the most critical step.

Longevity Noodles Longevity Noodles, what you eat has a meaning.

If you interrupt while making noodles, you can't fool yourself by making them again, you can only start over.

Fortunately, Zhao Si's hand was steady enough, so there was no problem with this step, and the entire noodle was not broken at all.

The noodles are cooking again...

Zhao Si put chopped green onion, sesame oil, salt, soy sauce, pepper powder into a bowl on the side, and poured in the soup stock that the cooks had cooked all afternoon.

There is no way, there is no MSG and chicken essence in this era, so you can only use broth to enhance the freshness.

The boiling broth was poured into the bowl. The broth and the seasonings interacted with each other, emitting a strong fragrance that made Zhao Si's stomach tighten.

Looking inside the pot, the noodles were ready. I quickly added a ladle of noodle soup to the bowl and took out the noodles.

While the noodle soup was still boiling, Zhao Si took advantage of the situation and cracked another egg.

very good!

Perfect, evenly poached eggs!

Take out the poached eggs, place them in a bowl, and add some chopped green onion and coriander.

A bowl of longevity noodles is ready.

Zhao Si hurriedly left holding the tray of longevity noodles.

He walked fast enough, so when he came over, the noodles were still hot and the hot aroma was still bursting out.

"Grandma, please use the longevity noodles!" Zhao Si placed the longevity noodles on the table in front of the First Emperor like a treasure.

The aroma of hot water vapor hit his nostrils. The First Emperor put down the memorial and looked down. It was just a bowl of rather simple-looking noodles with an egg on top.

But the fragrance is quite fragrant.

"Did you make it yourself?" The First Emperor sniffed it.

"That's right, but the broth takes a long time to cook, and it has to be done by the palace chef. I do the rest of the work." Zhao Si nodded.

"How can this mean longevity?" the First Emperor asked again.

"Unlike other noodles, this big bowl of noodles has only one noodle, which is much longer than other noodles from beginning to end, so it is called longevity." Zhao Si said.

The First Emperor was surprised when he heard this, and picked it up with chopsticks out of curiosity. There was actually only one noodle in such a big bowl of noodles.

"You are thoughtful..." The First Emperor smiled.

"Father, please use it. If you don't eat it, it will get cold in a while." Zhao Si said with a smile.

When the First Emperor heard this, he said nothing more and just ate alone.

The taste is moderate, not to mention the delicacies of mountains and seas.

However, eating a bowl of hot longevity noodles in the middle of winter, and biting into a poached egg with a little sugar center, is also a lot of fun, not to mention that it coincides with a birthday, and it also contains beautiful meanings.

The First Emperor seemed to have a good appetite, and he ate all the noodles in a short time.

In the end, I didn't even miss the soup. I finished the whole bowl of noodles with soup and noodles.

Zhao Si took advantage of this opportunity to look up at the sky.

It's not completely dark yet, but the moon can't wait to come out.

The morning star, which goes out early and comes back late, also goes to work early and hangs in the sky that is still a bit white.

The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si, as if he was already looking forward to the birthday gift from Zhao Si.

"Wait a minute, it's not dark yet."

Zhao Si smiled, then walked out the door and looked at the sky with his hands behind his hands.

"Father, do you want to see what's on the moon?"

(End of this chapter)