Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me to corrupt

Chapter 11 Times change, new laws should be practiced

Xunzi gathered the strengths of a hundred schools of thought, advocated the simultaneous development of law and ritual, his theory is mature, and his influence is extremely far-reaching.

But those of his disciples, out of their own experience or ideals, most of them learned a little bit off course.

Li Si and Han Fei are legalists.

Of course, although both advocate usage, they are essentially different.

Li Si started as a humble official, so his law is more like the Confucianism of later generations, he can become whatever the king needs, and everything serves the king.

And Han Fei is a child of the Korean clan. In his early years, he wanted to learn from Shang Jun to revitalize Korea, so the method he advocated was even better than the perverted Shang Jun's method.

Therefore, Ying Zheng, a legalist beneficiary, was shocked when he first saw Han Fei's works!

Later, King Han learned that Yingzheng admired Han Fei, so he sent him to Qin as an envoy to plan a strategy to exhaust Qin.

But Li Si was afraid of being replaced, and he felt jealous. He said in the memorial that Han Fei's heart was for his homeland and he could not be used by Qin, so he should be punished according to law.

Ying Zheng also planned to make Han Fei suffer, so he sent him to prison...

If it wasn't for Qin Mo's secret care, Han Fei would have been eliminated by Li Si's methods.

However, although Qin Mo saved Han Fei's life, he did not recommend him to Ying Zheng again.

Because if Han Fei's law is used to govern the country, the people fear the law and do not know the etiquette. It is like walking on one leg, and it will not last long!
"Where is Han Fei? Xuan come to meet me!"

When Ying Zheng heard the two mention Han Fei, he finally remembered that there was another great talent in the middle school.

He now has Qin Mo, the real 'master of a hundred schools of thought', as his prime minister. In fact, he has long forgotten about people like Han Fei.

But as a king, he would never think that there were too many talents. Since Han Fei, who was able to surpass Li Si, was still alive, he naturally had to use it!
"Your Majesty must not..."

Li Si's face turned green. He wanted to stop him but didn't dare to speak. He could only look at Qin Mo and said, "President Qin, then Han Fei has his homeland in his heart, and using it will definitely bring disaster to Great Qin."

What he said was righteous, but his eyes were full of pleading.

It was all because he knew in his heart that he was too jumpy to annoy Qin Mo, and if he refused to accept softness and become a minor, his good days in the court would come to an end!

Qin Mo was noncommittal: "Li Tingwei's words may be justified, and it's okay to let Han Fei stay in the academy to wear off his temper."

Ying Zheng pondered for a while, and said, "Then let's grind him again!"

He had planned to imprison Han Fei in the same way. Since he hadn't finished it yet, it would not be beautiful to use it rashly.

Li Si breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly handed Qin Mo an awkward smile that was uglier than crying.

Han Fei is not dead, it is a knife hanging over his head after all, in front of Qin Mo in the future, he can only kneel down and be small!
"Masters."

Ying Zheng turned to look at the ministers, and said with a heavy face, "Qin Qing donated these millions of dollars to the army, and I can only feel admiration in my heart."

"But no matter how much Qin Qing donates, it is his own wish, and it will be used on the soldiers after all."

"You don't want to donate money, do you think that I will keep it for my own use?"

The officials were terrified, and hurriedly confessed: "I will never dare to slander Your Majesty!"

Ying Zheng flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly, pointing to the tattered clothes on their bodies: "I've done everything, why don't you dare?"

The officials were so stunned that they rolled their eyes and looked at Wang Wan complaining.

If he, Prime Minister Zuo, hadn't taken the lead in pretending to be poor, how would the ministers dare to follow suit.

Old Wang Wan was also embarrassed, bowed his hands and admitted his mistake: "I am really ashamed to treat the belly of the king with the heart of a villain. I am willing to donate polished rice and thousands of stones to help the soldiers who go out to fight."

He is donating all his salary for one year.

The officials secretly complained, and had to bleed profusely.

"I donate a hundred healthy horses."

"The minister donated ten thousand catties of iron materials."

"I donate gold..."

Ying Zheng nodded as he listened, seemingly satisfied, but his heart was bleeding.

In fact, he just wanted to take money from his courtiers' pockets and take the opportunity to fill up the treasury, but he had already pretended, and now he can only watch and drool.

Well, that poor treasury!
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The last time Ying Zheng came to the academy, he only took a quick glance and didn't get a glimpse of the whole picture. He came back today to observe it carefully.

After all, this academy was opened in his name!
Qin Mo led the way and explained to Ying Zheng the significance of opening a school.

"Now that the Six Kingdoms have been destroyed and China is generally at peace, it will be even more difficult for the common people to rely on their military exploits to make a leap. If things go on like this, the Great Qin Dynasty will definitely be a pool of stagnant water."

"Times have changed. Conquering the world is different from governing the world. Qin Qiang is reforming the law, and the law of Shang Jun has changed now."

"Recruiting good families from humble backgrounds to study, fair and impartial selection of outstanding ones as officials, not only breaks the monopoly of nobles and scholars on the right to govern the country, but also provides another channel for the common people to rise."

"Just like bestowing honors on military merits, it stimulates the common people to work hard and provides the court with a steady stream of fresh blood."

"When the national treasury is full, His Majesty needs to open more schools in counties and counties all over the world!"

The officials listened with pricked ears behind them, and their reactions were different.

The military generals just lamented the peace of the Kyushu, and as Qin Mo said, there were fewer and fewer places for them to use their martial arts.

The civil servants felt their scalps tingling, because the so-called nobles actually referred to them.

In this era, knowledge is too precious, and if it is not inherited by the family, there is no way to learn, so they take it for granted that they monopolize the right to govern the country!
Just like Li Si, who was actually a family member, he was recruited as an official and a herdsman for the king in his early years.

It's just that he was unwilling to be a low-level official, so he resigned and went to Qi State to learn from Xunzi...

And Qin Mo encouraged the first emperor to open schools in the counties and counties of the world, which is tantamount to digging their roots!
"I deeply agree with what you said, but it would cost a lot to open a school."

"Take Qing as an example. There are [-] households in the food town. If you support this school, you have to live in a thatched hut for overnight meals."

"No matter how full the national treasury is, how many schools can it support?"

Ying Zheng spoke suddenly, pointing directly at the essence of the problem.

Hearing this, all civil servants couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, before they put their hearts into their stomachs, Qin Mo smiled: "Your Majesty, do you know how much commercial tax I have to pay for selling porcelain tea today?"

Yingzheng was taken aback for a moment, and then Danfeng's eyes suddenly widened: "Such profiteering goods need to pay [-]% of the profit tax!"

"Of course."

Qin Mo nodded with a smile: "Shang Jun's law, emphasizing agriculture and restraining business, and focusing on farming and war, can indeed strengthen the country and the people."

"However, it cannot enrich the country, let alone enrich the people."

"I still say the same thing, time has changed and the world has changed. New laws should be implemented to lift the restrictions on the people and encourage commerce. Then the national treasury will naturally fill up!"

Speaking of this, everyone has already walked to a side hall that has been converted into a school.

Qin Mo went in, took out a piece of cloth, and showed it to Ying Zheng.

"This cloth is woven by students from wool. Does Your Majesty know what it can be used for?"

(End of this chapter)