The rise of Tianzhu of Daqin

Chapter 15 Li Si's Advice

"Tell me in detail!" Ying Zheng became interested, and seemed a little moved by Ying Xuan's proposal.

"The minister made an analogy. His Majesty wanted to contract a road from Xianyang to Tongguan to someone else, and offered a price of 3000 million taels of silver."

"Forget it, I need about 300 civilian husbands, and it takes a year to complete it. One civilian husband is 3000 yuan a day, and 360 civilian husbands are 1000 million yuan, which is [-] taels, [-] five days a year. , About [-] million taels of silver are needed."

"The stones and other materials needed by the minister cost about 1000 million taels of silver, and for the convenience of transportation, the minister bought a thousand carriages, a total of 30 taels of silver, plus other expenses, a total of 500 million taels of silver. "

"Then the annual income of the minister is 500 million taels, but because this is commercial income, the minister needs to contribute 250 million taels of silver to the treasury. Therefore, the minister will have 250 million taels of silver in hand. Then the minister will take over the total This project."

"hiss!"

Everyone took a breath, this is simply a genius idea!In this way, the imperial court got what they wanted, and the common people also gained a lot!
"Yingxuan, 3000 million taels of silver is a road, do you think the imperial court has so much money?"

"Yes, why not, the imperial court will not pay 3000 million taels at the beginning, it only needs 1000 million taels, and when the repair is halfway, it will give another 1000 million taels, and finally pay 1000 million taels."

"Moreover, the materials needed for road construction are all from the Qin State. If we sell these materials to the aristocratic family, we can get back 1000 million taels of silver. Adding the business tax paid by the aristocratic family, it is 1000 taels."

"Besides, when the people have money in their hands, they will buy things, and business will naturally become prosperous. The imperial court can collect taxes from other places to make up for other gaps. In the end, the imperial treasury will never lose money."

"What do you think?" Ying Zheng wanted to hear other people's opinions.

"I think it is feasible!" The senior doctor Meng Yi will speak first, and the two brothers of the Meng family, both civil and military, are rare talents.

"In order to show sincerity, the Meng family is willing to contract the road from Xianyang to Tongguan, and will definitely not disappoint His Majesty."

Ying Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Before the matter was settled, this group of people had already started to snatch benefits.

But even so, Ying Zheng was still very happy, and the aristocratic family moved on hearing the news, which is enough to show the feasibility of this matter.

"Since that's the case, this matter is settled." Ying Zheng Long Yan was very happy.

"Li Qing, you and Yingxuan have worked hard during this time. Draft some laws related to commercial taxation, and revise the Qin law. Make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Then, Yingxuan can talk about your food now, after all, what you said won't solve the current predicament for a while."

Ying Zheng really didn't expect that Ying Xuan would give him such a big surprise. Once this is done, Qin will be completely stable, and he will be free to deal with the northern monsters. Those monsters have become more and more rampant recently. up.

"Returning to Your Majesty, when I came to the Palace of King Qin, I have already given instructions to the Great Qin Royal Chamber of Commerce." Only then did Ying Xuan reveal his arrangement.

"The Daqin Royal Chamber of Commerce has a total of 700 million shi grains, and the minister divided these grains into three parts."

"Part of it will be used to stabilize grain prices in the Qin State, and prevent people with ulterior motives from doing anything wrong; part of it will be used to ensure the food and clothing of Zhao's husbands and their families. The last part will be used for disaster relief and relieve the pressure on the people of Qin. After all, through this winter, Everything will turn out well and this will be their toughest and last winter."

"But the area affected by the disaster in Qin State is too large this time, I'm afraid 700 million grains are not enough." Meng Tian said worriedly.

Among all the ministers of the Qin State, Meng Tian said that he loved the country and the people second, no one dared to say that he was the first, even Ying Xuan admired Meng Tian the most.

Everyone was silent, including the First Emperor Yingzheng. There are tens of millions of people in the north of Qin State. The food is indeed a drop in the bucket!
"You don't have to worry, I have sent people to buy tens of millions of stone bran noodles at a low price, and mixed them with the food. Although they can't fill them up, they won't let others starve." Ying Xuan said with a sigh.

"Isn't gluten something that animals eat? How can it be eaten by humans?"

Someone exclaimed, causing Ying Xuan to frown. It sounds like a scholar of Confucianism, and a scholar without the core ideas of Confucianism.

"My lord, you should go to a place other than Xianyang to see how the people of Qin State live?"

"What can't be eaten at this time, can you go and see if the trees in the hardest-hit areas still have bark? You can ask the victims if white clay can be eaten?"

"Let me tell you, where the trees are bare, without bark or leaves, where did they go? They were eaten by the victims! Why do they eat bark? If they don't eat it, they will starve to death."

"Do you think it's bran? Let me tell you, it's not. It's food, the best food. It's the food that can keep them alive this winter, and it's life-saving food."

"Aren't you going to starve to death if you don't eat gluten?"

Yingxuan was completely angry. He could bear to let the people fall into dire straits because of the inaction of court officials. After all, Yingzheng was too mighty and no one dared to disobey him. Isn't everyone doing this all the time?
But he can't forgive these people's ignorance and so-called benevolence, which is an insult to the Qin government.

"Okay, this is the Palace of the King of Qin. It's so noisy and noisy." Ying Zheng said displeased.

Of course, he was not dissatisfied with Yingxuan, but dissatisfied with Confucianism. He handed Fusu over to Confucianism for training. What he wanted was a king who could rule Qin, but Confucianism forcibly trained him a Confucian sage .

"I'm tired today, all my loves, please step down!" Ying Zheng said wearily, "Ying Xuan and Li Si stay, you two will be working in Qin Palace in the near future, and all the people you need will be dispatched by yourself." Bar!"

"After half a month, I want to see the new Qin Fa placed on my desk."

"Your servant must do his best to cultivate the laws of Qin!"

It is not difficult to amend the Qin law. It only needs to amend the harsh criminal law, which is not too simple for Li Si, who was born in Legalism.

However, it became much more difficult to re-draft the regulations related to commercial taxation. Qin State did not have any mature laws related to commercial taxation before, and Li Si and Yingxuan's understanding of commercial business was also very limited.

"Li Xiang, I will rely on you a lot in the future. After all, you are a disciple of Xunzi and a representative of Legalism, and you are much more reliable than a layman like me."

After Yingzheng left, Yingxuan became polite to Li Si. For Li Si, Yingxuan still had a good impression of him, but in the previous life, after Yingzheng died, colluding with Zhao Gao and poisoning Fusu and Mengtian was indeed a disgraceful thing. But with Ying Xuan in this life, he can guarantee that if Ying Zheng really dies, then Zhao Gao will never survive the next day.

"Master Hou was joking, but it's Li Si's job."

Li Si is also looking at this Qilin son of the Qin royal family, and it seems to be a little different from the rumors. This Marquis seems not so arrogant, and even a little talkative. Moreover, Li Si was also shocked by what he said just now. I am afraid that he can be appreciated by His Majesty. I don't want it to be so simple on the surface.

"However, it may not be a good thing for Master Hou to show his sharpness."

Li Si sincerely advised Ying Xuan, and he also wanted to make friends in his heart.Ying Xuanshen's Sacred Heart was no secret to them. With the Imperial Army and Shadow Secret Guards in his hands, he had great power. Although he hadn't really entered the Qin Dynasty's court, but with his ability, it might be a matter of time.

"Well, I know now, and I understand the reason why the past is easy to break." Ying Xuan nodded and said: "Prime Minister, it's getting late, let's rest, there are still big things to do tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)