"This slave is willing to die to apologize." Chen Shou knelt on his knees, put his palms on the ground, and knocked his forehead heavily to show that he was bowing to the ground.

Li Chen took a deep look at Chen Shou, waved his hand and said: "Bring up all the memorials. I want to read them one by one."

This was the first time that Li Chen had read the memorial, and it was also the first time that he had the most intuitive and comprehensive understanding of the operation of the Qin Empire through the memorial in the manner of the prince of this country.

The contents of the memorial are varied.

Some flattered the emperor, some asked about the emperor's condition, and some celebrated the prince's supervision of the country.

But more often than not, there are still reports of traces of enemy troops on the border, and even small groups of Huns jumping over the border to commit chaos and robbery in some places.

These situations happen every year, but this year seems to be particularly common.

Others stated the domestic disaster situation and asked the court for disaster relief.

All the above accounted for half of the memorial, and the remaining half were all flattering Zhao Xuanji.

It can be seen from this that the seemingly powerful empire of Da Qin was already decayed.

Putting aside the memorials that flattered and said some useless words, Li Chen focused on those reporting disasters and border wars.

All memorials have approval notes written by the cabinet.

"According to the usual practice, the Secretary of Ceremonies will write the contents of the cabinet approval note in a memorial with a cinnabar red pen, which will list some methods and opinions, and then return it to the local officials."

As if worried that Li Chen didn't know the memorial process, Chen Shou explained carefully.

Li Chen held a memorial in his hand.

This memorial was submitted by Hu Kaizhi, the chief envoy of Nanhe Province.

"The chief envoy of Nanhe Province reported that Nanhe suffered a once-in-50-year flood. Three Yellow River dams were closed and two dams collapsed. The disaster stretched for thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. The government urgently needed relief. This disaster has happened twice.

Months ago, why did the cabinet only approve a document to allow Nanhe Province to raise food for disaster relief on its own?"

Chen Shou replied: "The national treasury is under the management of the Ministry of Revenue. What the Ministry of Revenue means is that the national treasury is empty and the court itself has no money... Naturally, we can only let the local governments find their own solutions."

Li Chen's face darkened.
Chapter completed!