It was night.
The entire palace was unusually quiet.
Tossing and turning in bed, Ying Zheng still could not fall asleep. In the end, he chose to get up, light a candle, and continue to study the world map in detail.
Outside of Great Qin, there was an incredibly vast world that was countless times larger than Great Qin's territory!
Ying Zheng's eyes were fixed on the region outside Great Qin.
Before this, Ying Zheng believed that he had created an unprecedented feat, surpassing the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors, leaving behind the entire world for his descendants.
However, on the world map, Ying Zheng could clearly see that Great Qin was only a small part of the world, and it was not even the country with the largest territory and population.
Ying Zheng's ambition to conquer the world, which had been gradually extinguished, was once again ignited.
At this moment, Ying Zheng was determined to continue expanding his territory, to complete the idea of making the entire world a king's land!
Let's start with the Great Prairie and the Peacock Dynasty.
Such a fertile piece of land had to belong to Great Qin!
If they wanted to conquer the world, Great Qin's strength had to increase.
Otherwise, it would be like a snake swallowing an elephant. The heart was willing but the strength was insufficient!
Especially the population size and quality of the population!
Fortunately, the Great Qin Empire now had Ying Changqing, who had brought endless hope to Ying Zheng and the Great Qin Empire!
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The next day, when the officials entered the court, many people were dumbfounded.
Because the First Emperor had two huge dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept the entire night.
Many people's heartstrings tensed up as they began to guess what kind of major event could make the First Emperor unable to sleep.
"Meng Yi, distribute these papers to the other beloved ministers!”
Ying Zheng looked at the officials who were looking at each other in dismay, then introduced,""This is an invention that Changqing presented to me yesterday. It's called paper. Not only is it extremely convenient to write on, but its price is also lower than bamboo slips.”
"Apart from that, Evergreen also suggested that the Imperial Court use this new type of paper and printing technology to set up official schools in the various counties. They would provide free education for all children of Great Qin's age and nurture more talents for the Imperial Court!”
"I thought about it all night and deeply agreed!”
"This matter will be led by Right Prime Minister Li Si, assisted by the internal history and the Shao Fu. We must complete the construction of at least a hundred schools within three months!”
Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.
Li Si and the others were stunned.
"Such a useful but cheaper paper and printing technique?”
"It's an official school organized by the Imperial Court that provides free education for all of Great Qin's citizens!”
"The first batch will be 100, and we will gradually expand it to all of Great Qin's counties!”
"This is definitely going to overturn the heavens!"
With their foresight, they naturally understood that once these measures were implemented, the monopoly of the aristocratic families on the channels of learning would disappear!
And the prestige of the Great Qin Dynasty Hall among the people of the various prefectures and counties would definitely reach an extremely high level!
It had to be said that since ancient times, Great Qin had always been interested in learning. Most people had long acknowledged that one could stand out by studying.
After all, as long as one was knowledgeable, one would have a chance to stand out. At the very least, one could become a hanger-on of a high-ranking official or set up their own private school.
Not to mention wealth, at least food and clothing were not a problem.
If they were lucky, they could even be recommended to enter the officialdom and completely change the status of the entire family.
The reason why the literacy rate was low was entirely because the threshold for studying was too high, far beyond the ability of ordinary people!
The reason why Confucian scholars were respected wherever they went was because they possessed the ability to spread their teachings.
If a disciple of a poor family was accepted as a disciple by the scholarly faction, it would definitely be a joyous occasion that would bring glory to the family and ancestors!
However, the First Emperor wanted to spread this knowledge to all of Great Qin's citizens!
It was easy to imagine that these students who had benefited from the Great Qin Dynasty Hall and Emperor Shi Huang would definitely become Great Qin's most loyal supporters!
However, this also meant that the aristocrats and the Confucians 'monopoly on scholars and officials would be completely broken.
Would this group of people really be willing to give up everything?
Many officials frowned.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance.”
"And according to what I know, the current national treasury is unable to support such a huge construction!”
Left Prime Minister Wang Wan thought for a long time and finally spoke.
"This matter will be of great benefit to Great Qin in the future. I have already made up my mind, so there's no need to say anything else!”
"You don't have to worry about the source of funds!”
"As for those outside the court who want to stop a chariot with a mantis's arm, Changqing will deal with them!”
Ying Zheng said with a serious expression.
Wang Wan and the others gasped again.
Although it was rare for the Great Qin Dynasty Hall to be punished for speaking, there was a prerequisite that it did not touch the Emperor's bottom line.
And now, the First Emperor had clearly made up his mind.
Anyone who dared to stop them would definitely think that they had lived too long.
What caught everyone's attention was the last sentence of Emperor Shi Huang.
Those who dared to stop him would be dealt with by Young Master Changqing.
This was an absolute delegation of power!
When they thought of how ruthless His Highness was and how he could easily exterminate an entire family, the courtiers who had tried to stop him immediately retracted their thoughts.
He didn't want to risk his entire family for a few influential people.
Even Wang Wan, who was from a wealthy family, was no exception.
He had not lived enough!
"Since no one has any objections, this matter is settled!”
"If Minister Li Si has any doubts during the execution process, you can look for Changqing!”
"Wang Jian, Dunruo, and Zhang Han, stay behind. The rest of you can disperse!”
Ying Zheng swept his gaze across all the officials in the court and said in a dignified manner.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Although the courtiers had different thoughts, after looking at each other, they all remained silent.
Only Wang Jian and the weak Zhang Han exchanged a glance. Their eyes contained an additional trace of doubt.
The reason why His Majesty left the three of them alone was obviously related to the military.
Could it be that His Majesty has decided to start a war against the Xiongnu or the Bai Yue?
However, the national treasury was not abundant to begin with. Even if Young Master Changqing could confiscate a lot from the remnants of the six dynasties, with the government school that required a huge amount of money, there would probably not be much left.
"Before we move on to the next topic, I would like to invite the three beloved ministers to take a look at this world map that Changqing sent over!”
"Gao Yi, go prepare the carriage. Zhen also has many questions to ask that brat Changqing!”
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