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

Chapter 351 A noble man!
Zhao Si turned around again and looked at the First Emperor and spoke firmly.

"Today, Your Majesty and your nobles rule the world together!

The homes of the nobles were extravagant and extravagant. Their houses were measured in acres, and they had hundreds of chariots, horses, and servants. But the common people often wore the clothes of cows and horses, and ate the food of dogs and pigeons.

The nobles' fields are connected with the streets, and the poor have no place to stand.

Common people are like cattle, with no food to eat and no clothing to cover their bodies. Your Majesty, more than [-] common people died of cold and starvation in various parts of the world last year.

And this was only after we had the immortal grain that produced thousands of kilograms per mu and the low-priced coal.

Your Majesty ruled the world and measured the fields as one hundred acres per man. However, according to what I heard, the common people's fields were often occupied by nobles. The fields were obviously seventy or eighty acres, but they were measured as one hundred acres.

The land of the common people has been increased, but the land of the nobles has been reduced by every means.

What's more, when the fields were measured again, the best fertile fields and paddy fields were occupied, but the inferior fields in the corners were distributed to the common people, and they were even given only a hoe to clear wasteland.

They usually occupy places that are easy to irrigate and occupy water sources. Only when they have watered the fields enough can it be the turn of the common people to water them. What's more, even if their own fields have been watered, they are not allowed to do so. To get water for irrigating, ordinary people can only go further to get water for irrigating their fields.

Competing for profits from the common people and relying on their own power, they occupied all the local goods trading.

The Grand Tour of the World passed through the State of Chu. In the rural market, people actually bartered. Even if there were coins in circulation, they used ant-nosed money, which was banned by the Qin Dynasty.

Where did Qin Banliang go?They put him in the cellar of his home.

They would rather throw away the uneaten grain than distribute it to the people. They would rather watch the grain grow moldy in the warehouse than hand it over to the government.

The Qin coins they had stored in the cellar were all rusty, and the knots used to thread the money were rotten and they refused to take them out.

The rich and powerful are extravagant and behave like local emperors, but the people cannot find a place to live and work.

In this way, can the country be considered peaceful and the people are safe? "Zhao Si asked seriously.

In fact, Zhao Si is not the first person to say this.

Even in this era, it has become a cliché. This is the era when all kinds of scholars gather together, and there are many sages who realize the huge gap between the rich and the poor between classes.

Confucius, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Laozi, Mozi...

Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, Law, and even the Yin and Yang family, farmers, etc...

Basically, all families and factions are aware of the social status quo of inequality between rich and poor.

Similarly, this is not just a problem that exists in the Qin State, but a problem that has continued since the birth of human history, and even after 2000 years there is still no solution.

This has nothing to do with who the ruling class is, it has nothing to do with the First Emperor, and it has nothing to do with the Qin State.

This is the current situation of the Qin State. There was a similar social situation 1000 years ago, and it will still be the same social situation 2000 years later.

Qin is not special!
"After the rule of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors Yao, Shun, and Yu, the world has been like this..." The official who was questioned by Zhao Si frowned and replied.

Of course, he didn't want to deny the facts Zhao Si said.
Again, this is a fact. No one dares to say that all powerful people in the world are saints.

"People are divided into good and bad, and nobles are also divided into good and bad. There are extravagant nobles, and naturally there are loyal and honest people. However, regardless of whether they are good or bad, they are restricted by Qin law. Your Majesty is exaggerating a bit." The other party frowned and replied. .

"The common people are no more evil than five steps of blood splattering, but the chaos of the nobles can destabilize the country. The chaos of Changping Lord is just around the corner, and the souls of the 20 Qin army soldiers have not yet rested in peace." Zhao Si shook his head.

"Shangqing...Jun Changping's judgment..." The other party was hesitant.

Zhao Si understood what he meant. The main reason why Lord Changping declared rebellion was because the First Emperor was purging the influence of his relatives. This matter was a bit taboo. Zhao Si was a bit bullying by citing this matter as a problem.

After all, not everyone is as close to the king as Zhao Si and can unscrupulously use Lord Changping as an example to bring up old matters. "Changping Lord, let's not care about it for now. No matter how bad the common people are, they will only kill people and set fire. But the country recruits scholars from the nobles. If the magistrate of a county is bad, the county will be in trouble. If the governor of a county is bad, the county will be in chaos.

Yin Tong, the governor of Kuaiji County, contacted Xiang Bo, a nobleman from the Chu land, to raise private soldiers. He had no laws and his chariot broke up in the market. Isn't this true? "Zhao Si once again gave an example.

And this is an example that just happened recently.

"A county governor, does the law still have such great restrictions on him? If His Majesty's Grand Patrol had not passed there, who would have thought that such a thing would happen?
A world-famous nobleman and a county governor secretly colluded with each other to plot rebellion? "

The other party fell into silence.

"Common people can be restrained by laws, but what can restrain the governor like Yin Tong and the nobleman like Xiang Bo?
Common people are the people, aren't the nobles not the people?
Shouldn't your Majesty be indifferent to the common people and let the nobles govern the people based only on their personal morality?

So is Your Majesty the Majesty of the people of the world, or the Majesty of nobles? "

The court fell into silence...

From the moment Zhao Si opened his mouth, everyone knew that what Zhao Si was holding back was not a good thing.

Unexpectedly, after nearly a year, Zhao Si once again released a big deal.

Zhao Si has risen to this level, and the only ones who can talk to Zhao Si are the Sangong and Jiuqing.

Li Si, moved in response.

Some people's expectant eyes instantly fell on Li Si.

“A noble man has a long bloodline, is famous, powerful, and wealthy, so he can be called a noble man.

I discovered this problem when I followed His Majesty on a tour of the country last year. In many places, people still have little to eat, no clothes to wear, no fields to cultivate, and even no coins, so they have to barter.

However, the decree issued from Xianyang was obviously not like this, but when it arrived at the place, it changed its appearance.

I think what Zhao Shangqing said is reasonable, but someone is deliberately trying to confuse the public for their own benefit.

Of course, among nobles, there are good and bad ones.

Good people can govern the country, but evil people can also dominate the local area by relying on their reputation, power and wealth.

It even makes the common people only know the nobles of a family and one surname, but not your Majesty.

Some places regard government orders as insignificant and dare not disobey the wishes of local dignitaries. This is probably the reason why Daqin's orders cannot reach local areas. "

Li Si said seriously.

……

A smile appeared on the face of the First Emperor's crown.

"You noble man...how to deal with it?"

The First Emperor just said one sentence, but everyone felt as if a huge stone had been dropped in their hearts.

At this point, if it is not clear that the First Emperor will make any big moves, then he is really a fool.

An undetectable smile appeared on Li Si's face.

"More supervision is also necessary..."

(End of this chapter)