Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 333: You are going to become a saint immediately!
The First Emperor made a final decision to reduce corvees and taxes, which shocked the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty.

The sun also began to set towards the west without realizing it, until all that was left was the twilight haze.

By this time, the court meeting was almost over. It was already getting late, and it was impossible for the civil and military officials to stay up all night.

There are too many big news today, including the Five Grains Garden, the Beast Garden, the Yulin Army, and the Aviation and Trade Military Palace, involving a large number of personnel transfers of officials, Wang Jian's restoration, Li Si appointed as prime minister, Zhao Si's reduction of corvee and tax, approved by the First Emperor. , Civil and military officials also need a certain amount of time to accept the news and figure out the intentions behind the First Emperor.

The real significance of the great change has begun.

However, the move to noble order cannot be proposed at such a critical moment.

Having a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other is not how it works.

Suspending work, releasing corvees, and reducing taxes will also take time to spread throughout the country.

News needs to be disseminated and fermented. Even if it is a great good thing, people must really feel the benefits. Only after gaining people's trust can you use the big stick.

The reduction of corvee and tax is good news for everyone in the world, from the nobles to the head of Guizhou.

"It's not over yet..." Wang Jian touched his white beard and was keenly aware that the First Emperor's big move had not really started yet.

For now, it's just foreshadowing.

Even the reduction of corvee and tax is the foreshadowing.

So, what kind of major event requires such a big move to prepare for war?

It was certainly impossible for the First Emperor to announce it on the spot.

"Okay, here's the next step. Let the bullets fly for a while!"

After thinking about reducing corvees and taxes countless times, we finally made the official decision today. After the Great Court Meeting, it won’t be long before this decree will be known to the world.

The head of Guizhou, who was busy and tired of building Afang Palace and the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, was finally able to return home.

Great Qin has undergone major changes in a real sense.

Zhao Si's biggest goal was finally achieved.

His purpose has always been simple, to make life a little easier for those in Guizhou who really live at the bottom.

That's all...

Perhaps because of the bombardment of bombshell news, the courtiers' thinking is now very confused, and the end of the court meeting has completely become garbage time.

No effective suggestions were made, and after going through the formalities, the First Emperor announced his intention to leave the court as usual.

The crowned First Emperor retreated behind the scenes, and all the civil and military officials dispersed.

Civil and military officials left in groups one after another. Most of them would take the initiative to say hello to Zhao Si, or praise Zhao Si for his fearlessness of life and death.

"Shangqing is the real gentleman!" Shusun Tong saluted Zhao Si seriously with emotion on his face.

Shusun Tong knew how to adapt, and he was also an outlier among Confucian scholars. Many Confucian scholars believed that Shusun Tong could not be regarded as a gentleman.

He flatters the emperor and flatters his superiors. It seems that he has no perseverance of his own and no moral integrity as a gentleman.

His teacher, the eighth generation grandson of Confucius, commented on Shusun Tong that he changed with the times, was flexible, not pedantic, and had excellent academic skills.

But is this not Shusun Tong's self-protection method after the failure of Confucianism due to Chunyu Yue's struggle?

For the sake of Confucianism, he could not act like a true gentleman, but Zhao Si's actions and remarks were completely in line with the Confucian understanding of a gentleman.

He is not afraid of death, dares to give direct advice, and does not flatter and agree with the king just because he is close to him, but dares to tell the king the correct truth.

"No, you are the real gentleman!" Zhao Si looked at Shu Suntong and shook his head with a smile.

Before traveling through time, Zhao Si honestly disliked Confucianism because of online novels.

But after traveling through time, Zhao Si truly understood the Confucianism of this era, and some of his thoughts disappeared.

Saints are just imposed by future generations.

When academia has an absolutely authoritative monopoly, no matter which school or faction it belongs to, it is inevitable that nonsense will happen.

The Confucianism circulated after 2000 is completely different from the Confucianism of this era.When talking about Confucianism, most people have the impression that they talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality but actually do nothing about human affairs.

In fact, Confucius did not talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality. The benevolence, righteousness and morality in people's mouth are used to restrain themselves.

To put it bluntly, there is no competition from the outside world, and academics have become academic circles.

It's nothing more than the hero who killed the dragon turning into a dragon.

Rigid thinking, blind worship of ancient times, and taking quotes out of context.

As time goes by, the so-called Confucian classics become more and more distorted.

It's just a Confucian cover to express one's thoughts.

As for Shusun Tong, although his reputation was not very good, in Zhao Si's opinion, he was a true gentleman.

At the very least, he doesn't do anything to benefit himself at the expense of others.

Most of his flattery and assessment of the situation were also for the survival of Confucianism and the survival of the doctrine.

His changes are also about drawing on others' strengths to make up for his own shortcomings.

"Shangqing was joking..." Shusuntong waved his hand.

"I dare to speak out for justice, not afraid of life and death, reduce corvee and tax, in order to benefit all people in the world, I am not as good as me!" Shusun Tong sighed with emotion.

He is not afraid of death, but this matter, even if he bites the bullet and remonstrates with the first emperor, he will not accept it. There is a high probability that the first emperor will not blink his eyelids when he sees him crashed to death in the court.

Most people chose to give up because they were not afraid of death, and to be honest, the First Emperor rarely killed court officials because of his advice.

In fact, the First Emperor was too arbitrary.

Otherwise, when the First Emperor agreed, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would not have lost their voice because of this.

Zhao Si shook his head and laughed at Shu Sun Tong's compliment. Now he has become a real favorite.

It can be achieved by reducing corvee, lowering taxes and raising taxes.

If you have a good relationship with Zhao Si, then a lot of things can be done with just one sentence, right?

Even if it involves the entire power center of the Qin Dynasty, it is actually just a small matter, nothing grand.

After Zhao Si went down to court, he greeted everyone along the way.

Everyone has to say a few words to Zhao Si, and everyone has to say a few words of praise to Zhao Si.

Some courtiers want to invite banquets, some want to visit alone...

So much so that Zhao Si was the last to leave during the short journey.

In the end, Wang Jian forced him into the car and chatted all the way.

"Although it is meant as a compliment, what you did is indeed beneficial to the country and the people. Among the courtiers, there are many people who want to join the party, but many of them are motivated by justice." Wang Jian said in a deep voice.

"Of course I know, but it's just that I'm a little tired of dealing with such a thing." Zhao Si said.

"It's still early... When the decree is truly known to the whole country and your deeds are widely known from now on, I'm afraid you will be truly consecrated and even be enshrined in a shrine by the common people in the world." Wang Jian said with a smile.

This is really not an exaggeration...

Zhao Si already has this foundation. He has a good reputation among the people, and it is also somewhat mysterious.

When I returned from the sea, I brought back three kinds of fairy food.

It can also make the grain harvest abundant...

Right now, he is even more outspoken and admonishing, causing the first emperor to stop corvée and reduce taxes... The real benefit is to the people of the world.

With such major events being connected in series, Li Shu, who was not working in the countryside, didn't know what kind of plot would be played out.

(Nope...save some time to write the chapter outline. I ran out of chapter outlines and didn't write them. It's really lazy to be lazy...I was so happy yesterday.)
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