At this moment, the Minister of the Imperial Treasury, Ling Lu, was absolutely terrified!
But…after much hesitation, he still stood up.
He had no choice, even if he was afraid, he had to stand up!
What if? What if he wasn’t trying to eliminate dissidents?
He was terrified as he bowed and said: “Your…Your servant is here!”
At the same time, all the officials looked towards Ying Su with trembling hearts!
You must know, this was a man who had killed fifty thousand people in one night!
In one night, the Xianyang Palace was left with no army.
Who wouldn’t be afraid in the face of Ying Su?
This was a reputation forged by real killings!
Everyone was filled with fear and unease!
Ying Su said: “Does the Imperial Treasury have any vacant positions? I want to place someone there!”
“Place…place someone?”
As the words left his mouth, everyone was stunned.
Minister of the Imperial Treasury, Ling Lu, felt his legs go weak!
Cold sweat ran down his back!
He wondered why he was called out?
It turned out… it turned out he just wanted to place someone!
At that moment, he felt both the joy of rebirth and the exhilaration of surviving a disaster!
Yes!
He wasn’t killing!
He wasn’t killing anyone!
Especially not killing him!
Just that was enough to fill him with joy.
It was like going from hell to heaven, without any delay, he bowed and said:
“Your Majesty, the Imperial Treasury has many vacant positions, what kind of position does Your Majesty desire?”
He shouted, at this moment, he wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Ying Su.
Yes, as long as he wasn’t killed, he didn’t care what Ying Su wanted to place, what position he wanted to place, even if he had to give up his own position as Minister of the Imperial Treasury, it wouldn’t matter!
Ying Su had no idea that his simple statement had triggered such a dramatic internal monologue in Ling Lu’s mind, he simply said:
“The Department of Engineering, from now on, the Department of Engineering will be under the charge of Cai Lun, although this position is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Treasury, but…Cai Lun will report directly to me, no need to report to anyone else!”
“This…”
To have the Department of Engineering not answer to the Imperial Treasury, to be honest, it was a bit overstepping, it didn’t conform to the Qin Dynasty’s official system, but for Ling Lu, as long as he wasn’t killed, it was a great kindness from heaven, at this moment, what else could he care about? He directly bowed and shouted:
“Your servant, obeys the decree!”
He spoke his pledge!
And Ying Su nodded in satisfaction!
As for the Department of Engineering within the Imperial Treasury, this was naturally the Qin Dynasty’s department responsible for managing scientific research and inventions.
Yes!
You heard that right, the Qin Dynasty actually had a department responsible for managing scientific research and inventions.
Of course, it wasn’t just the Qin Dynasty that had this, the Six Kingdoms before the Qin Dynasty’s unification had it, the Spring and Autumn Period kingdoms also had it, and the Zhou Dynasty also had it!
It’s just that the names differed across different eras and countries.
The Qin Dynasty’s arrows and crossbows during the unification of the Six Kingdoms were all manufactured by the various departments under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Treasury.
And various other constructions, such as building the Great Wall, were all under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Treasury.
And the Department of Engineering was a department under the Imperial Treasury!
Placing Cai Lun here was naturally to have him make paper.
Similarly, making him independent was for convenience!
You must know, this was a big source of income!
At least, in Ying Su’s plan, for at least the next year or two, all his expenses would be covered by Cai Lun!
He had no choice, his current self was in dire need of money.
After arranging Cai Lun, Ying Su called out another name: “Where is Yu Jin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs?”
“Ah?”
When he spoke again, Yu Jin was immediately taken aback.
He had no idea what Ying Su was calling him out for.
Yes, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Qin Dynasty, responsible for managing diplomatic affairs.
Now that the Qin Dynasty had swept through the Six Kingdoms and unified the world, even he, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, had almost no work to do.
What did he want with him?
Was he being removed from his position?
Or… was he going to be beheaded?
His heart was filled with fear!
Yes!
Even though Ling Lu hadn’t been killed earlier, he was still afraid!
After all, this was a man who had killed fifty thousand people in one night!
And he had no prior knowledge of him.
Now, even if he wasn’t going to kill him, what if he were to split a position from under him, what would he do then?
His heart was filled with fear, but he still stood up and bowed, saying: “Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yu Jin, pays his respects to the Second Emperor!”
Ying Su said: “Prepare ten large ships, fill them with silk, cloth, bronze ware, and other goods, have Zheng He ready to set sail at any time!”
“In addition, grant Zheng He the title of my Qin Dynasty’s Envoy!”
“Ah?”
The words came out, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs was stunned!
Originally, he thought that Ying Su would treat him like he had treated Ling Lu, and split a position from under him, taking away his power!
But he didn’t expect that he just wanted ten large ships?
And he was granting a title of Envoy to someone named Zheng He?
Envoy?
What kind of official position was that?
Diplomatic history!
Ying Su was sending Zheng He out, naturally, he wanted him to go out and find things like potatoes and sweet potatoes, with these two things, the Qin Dynasty’s population could experience explosive growth!
And explosive population growth would naturally strengthen national power!
Ying Su thought to himself!
And the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yu Jin, naturally didn’t hesitate, he bowed and accepted the order: “Your servant, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yu Jin, obeys the Emperor’s decree!”
“Hmm!”
Ying Su nodded, but the next second, he spoke again and called out a name: “Commander of the Qin Dynasty’s Garrison Army, Liao Yuan, where are you?”
“Ah?”
As the words left his mouth, Liao Yuan trembled.
He instinctively feared Ying Su, after all, last night, all his men died at Ying Su’s hands.
How could he not be afraid of such a person?
But… seeing the fates of Yu Jin and Ling Lu, he couldn’t help but harbor a sliver of hope!
The new emperor had just ascended the throne, he needed to establish a benevolent image for the officials and the people, even if Ying Su wanted to deal with him, he probably wouldn’t do it now, would he?
Thinking this way, he stood up and bowed, saying: “Commander of the Garrison Army, Liao Yuan, is here!”
Ying Su waved his hand: “Liao Yuan is relieved of his duties as Commander of the Garrison Army, the new Commander of the Garrison Army will be Yu Hua Tian!!”
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