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

Chapter 483 The first five-year plan!

Zhao Si once again set out on the road to find Li Si.

With the guidance of the First Emperor, Zhao Si probably also knew the reason why Li Si did not act and why he was immersed in writing books.

To put it bluntly, Li Si was never close to the First Emperor.

Li Si prefers to put himself in the position of a tool man.

Li Si will not take the initiative without being promised or feeling pressure.

Even though... Zhao Si thought that he had a very good relationship with Li Si, very good.

Zhao Si subconsciously thought that Li Si would trust him as much as he trusted Li Si.

But in fact...Li Si still doesn't believe it...or is it? When he didn't make a promise, Li Si still chose to shirk the responsibility.

Thinking about it, it's actually quite normal. It seemed like he had spent a long time with Li Si after he returned from the sea, but how long had it been since he returned from the sea?

It's just a few years...

A few years may be considered precious in Li Si's long life, but they are not enough for Li Si to be devoted to him.

Well... Objectively speaking, the plot of the meeting of the monarch and his ministers like the clear breeze, bright moon, pine and cypress hills probably will not happen to Li Si.

He's not that kind of person at all.

Strictly speaking, Li Si was not a pure minister.

He may have certain ideals in his heart, but he is by no means a pure idealist, and he will not let his emotions control his actions.

Otherwise, there would not be any estrangement between Han Feizi and the First Emperor.

In the final analysis, it is still because of feelings, which may not be so reliable in Li Si's eyes.

It’s no wonder that Li Si pushed the envelope before getting the promise.

Of course, you don’t have to commit Li Si’s talents to Li Si.

After all, the sword is in the hands of the First Emperor.

Comparing the situation of being quartered by five horses in the future and being quartered by five horses now, Li Si is definitely more inclined to live a little longer.

In the face of the monarch's power, Li Si had little room for resistance.

The First Emperor has always been a person who is not very restrained, so most of the time he uses pressure to get Li Si to do things.

In the same way, Zhao Si can also do the same...

Although the Right Prime Minister is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, he is also the target of public criticism.

As the favorite grandson of the First Emperor, Zhao Si had countless ways to scare Li Si.

"Li Xiang, why bother..." Zhao Si smiled helplessly.

With the character of the First Emperor, it was impossible to make any promises to Li Si... The First Emperor was obviously more inclined to put the knife on Li Si's neck and let Li Si move on his own.

But Li Si still refuses to change despite repeated admonitions... Or does it mean that Li Xiang has some unknown hobby?

Donkey? Do you have to whip twice before moving?

Can't you use your own subjective initiative?

After thinking about it, before arriving at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhao Si straightened up his expression and walked directly into Li Si's mansion.

"Why did Your Highness leave and come back?" Li Si came to greet Zhao Si with a surprised smile on his face.

"I just returned to the palace." Zhao Si sat down minding his own business.

Li Sidan smiled and planned to sit down, but Zhao Si took the cushion off, so he could only stand.

"I told your uncle Li Xiangzhi's words," Zhao Si continued.

The expression on Li Si's face obviously changed.

Zhao Si still wanted to continue acting, but seeing that Li Si's expression was still a little tense, he finally had no choice but to return the cushion to Li Si, waved his hand and sighed: "Li Xiang really broke my heart."

"Why did your Highness say this..." Li Si did not sit down, but just waved his hand quickly.

"After I returned to Qin, I didn't know many people I knew. I only had Zou Feng, Prime Minister Li, General Wang, Wang Li, and all my followers." Zhao Si's fingers touched the case.

"Why is this necessary, Mr. Li?" Zhao Si looked at Li Si strangely.

"Your Majesty will ultimately make the final decision on the reform..." Li Si sighed.

The current emperor is the First Emperor, not Zhao Si.

The First Emperor loved his grandson, but not Li Si.

If the grandson makes a mistake, he will be kicked twice at most. If the prime minister makes a mistake, he will be punished.

Zhao Si siding with Li Si was not as useful as the First Emperor's promise.

It's not even as effective as the First Emperor putting a knife on Li Si's neck.

"Li Xiang..." Zhao Si looked at Li Si and sighed.

"I dare to ask, is this your Majesty's intention or His Highness's intention?" Li Si asked.

"Is Prime Minister Li trying to alienate the Tian family?" Zhao Si asked back.

"Don't dare..."

"That's what I meant." Zhao Si shook his head.

"But it is also what the Great Father means."

"What exactly is your Highness going to do?" Li Si asked.

"Change! Big change!"

"Reform?" Li Si asked again.

"not enough……"

Li Si looked at Zhao Si faintly, as if trying to figure out what Zhao Si meant.

"Has His Highness thought clearly about what he wants to do? In other words, has His Highness thought clearly about what he wants?" Li Si asked.

Zhao Si frowned when he heard the sound...and was silent for a moment.

"I haven't done anything... Although the book has not yet been written, I have written some. Your Highness can have a look." After Li Si said this, he pulled out three bamboo slips from the side.

"Why don't you use paper?" Zhao Si asked smoothly.

"I'm used to writing with a knife and pen, but I still like to use bamboo slips for important matters." Li Si smiled.

Zhao Si took the bamboo slip and read three big characters.

"Three Essays"

One book is called "Taking the King as the Base".

The second book is called Country-Oriented.

The third book is people-oriented.

Zhao Si knew just by looking at the meaning of the question, Li Si, this is really a new path.

But after all, it is an old thing from the old era, so it has not completely overturned the core concept of Legalism that puts the king first.

Li Si was not a subversive of Legalism, but a complement.

In addition to Jun's theory, two important things are mentioned: country and people.

The more Zhao Si watched, the more fascinated he became...

In fact, from the perspective of a modern person, the theory of kingship is naturally not accepted, and can even be completely abandoned as a product of the feudal era. However, Zhao Si is the crown prince and the grandson.

At the same time, this level of ideological revolution is not possible in this era.

To be precise, it was not until modern times that Junben was completely overthrown.

According to history, there is basically no need to consider abandoning the Junben theory within two thousand years.

Moreover, Li Si was not a pure scholar. He was the right prime minister of Qin.

Jun Ben, for Li Si, can never be overthrown and abandoned.

Even for Li Si, it is already a very risky behavior to propose the national foundation and the human foundation in addition to the monarch foundation.

The so-called monarch is based on centralization of power.

The so-called foundation of the country is to stabilize the world and regulate the four directions.

The so-called humanistic means to rest and recuperate for the people.

To put it bluntly, on the road to maintaining centralization of power, we put the country first and people first.

Although the three theories proposed by Li Si did not jump out of the foundation of the times, for now, Zhao Si is keenly aware that this is the most suitable decision for Da Qin at this stage.

From a general perspective, Zhao Si already felt fond of it and wanted to study it carefully. Therefore, after saying goodbye to Li Si, he returned to the palace and read it carefully word for word.

At the same time, various policies from more than two thousand years of history began to gradually connect together in my mind.

To put it bluntly, Li Si’s Three Essays provided Zhao Si with theoretical guidance and prospects.

In the past, Zhao Si only knew that at this stage, the centralization of power could not be shaken, and the idea of ​​monarchy could not be eliminated. The people could not be squeezed blindly. The people were the weakest and the strongest. Concentrating all the wealth in the hands of the central government was not necessarily the case. It's a good thing...

Now, Zhao Si has a clear path that can be directly borrowed from Li Si's Three Essays.

Continue to strengthen centralization and eliminate local forces.

Continue to build the Qin Dynasty, build bridges and pave roads, construct water conservancy projects, and expand territory.

Abandon the previous five skills of controlling the people, and change the law from coercion, intimidation, and abuse of the people to one that is earnest and good at tempting. The laws can be many and complex, but they cannot be too cruel, allowing the people to have more autonomy, and protecting the individual. The common people of the unit restrict clans, powerful people, aristocratic families, and other units that are independent of the government and the common people.

Zhao Si knocked on the table...

"In a short period of time, there is no need to consider the issue of powerful and powerful families. All the damned ones are dead, and the surviving ones have been moved to the pass. A large amount of land has been vacated in the local area, and the government's dominance has been further improved. In the future, Within a certain period of time, the Qin laws that are mainly abusive must be gradually abolished, but this does not mean that we must rule by inaction. The penalties of the law can be appropriately reduced, but the number does not need to be reduced. We must rely on the law to complete the change of customs, currency, and currency as soon as possible. Unification of words. At the same time, there are no big nobles anymore, but the powerful, landlords, clans, these forces still exist in the local area. There are no conflicts now because the place has turned into a blue ocean because of the departure of the big nobles, and the cake has grown bigger, so There is no conflict for the time being. If we let it go, the common people will be violated sooner or later. The order to move the royal tomb must not be stopped. Not only cannot it be stopped, it is best to make it a ancestral instruction and carry it out in every dynasty and every generation.

But there is no need to consider these issues in the short term. Taking advantage of the current spare local resources, it is very necessary to abolish slavery, so that more common people can participate in the carving up of local interests as soon as possible, and let the officials of Da Qin endorse them and act as their backing, which is beneficial. To have a stable life, in order to fight against the local powerful, Qin's laws, Qin's laws, and even the government are the common people's only reliance.

As for the country, there will be no more wars for a long time in the future, whether on the border or internally.

Now is the time for diplomats to exert their strength. Although it is not necessary to launch a war, Daqin cannot let others stop when it does not launch a war. Daqin needs to practice internal strength, but it cannot allow others to practice internal strength with peace of mind. It needs more and more Participate in communication with other countries as quickly as possible, use force as a deterrent when necessary, and increase Daqin's international influence as quickly as possible.

As the distance becomes farther and farther and the territory becomes wider and wider, the cost of war will only increase. Problems that can be solved with influence should be avoided as much as possible.

At the same time, during this rare period of peace, there is no interference from nobles, and with the deterrence of this war, government orders will be smoother than before.

Therefore, local construction must not stop, or as wars become fewer and fewer, construction will become the top priority.

Building bridges, paving roads, building cities, reclaiming wasteland, and constructing water conservancy projects all require the extensive participation of the common people in the world. Resting with the people is not advisable. Peace comes from stability, but even if you rest with the people for ten years, you may not be able to create a canal. , It is impossible to expect big projects to rest with the people. In the future, we need to build more big projects, and build more big projects that can bring tangible benefits to the people, rather than extravagant palaces. At the same time, it can also improve the treatment of serving people to a certain extent. , make laws to ensure their safety, and even reward them with titles...

Fortunately, thanks to the cruelty of the old law...as long as their safety and harvest can be guaranteed, the people will be satisfied, and even feel that their lives are better than before.

Hmm... At the same time, policies to promote fertility must be launched as soon as possible. The population of Daqin is too small now, and population is the top priority. "

What did you say? It depends on comparison.

In some aspects, Zhao Si still laments the cruelty of the previous Qin laws and regulations.

Without comparison, there is no harm. Therefore, at this stage, people only need to pay some trivial guarantees and can easily endure all kinds of labor.

If you have enough white porridge and pickled mustard, the people can build you a Great Wall around the world...

This is true in times of war...

But in the prosperous times, it really wouldn’t work...

Without comparison, how would you know that life now is not easy?

In ancient times, white porridge with pickled mustard was the standard dish, which was considered a quasi-prosperous age, but if a modern person tried it, wouldn't they immediately start shouting for uprising?

When thinking about problems, we cannot use modern people’s stereotypes of ancient times.

If wages, food, food and housing are no longer met, big projects will definitely sacrifice the happiness of the people.

There's nothing we can do about it. As for human rights, let's talk about it later. While the public sentiment is still good, let's hurry up and carry out major infrastructure construction.

When life gets better in the future, the cost of large-scale infrastructure will be higher.

After thinking about it, the ideas in Zhao Si's mind have gradually matured.

So he filled his pen with ink and began to write furiously.

"Great Qin's First Five-Year Plan!" 》

It's just that I just wrote a few hundred words...

Then the palace servant knocked on the door.

"Your Highness, there is an urgent message from the Craftsman Bureau." Qian, the commander of the CRRC, spoke softly.

Zhao Si put down the brush and waved to bring it.

Qian bowed and handed over the paperwork.

Zhao Si opened the document with excitement.

In the craftsmanship bureau, Zhao Si cared about two things the most.

One is the production and preparation of gunpowder.

The second is the improvement and research of steelmaking methods.

These two matters are related to the national plan, so Zhao Si has made instructions a long time ago. Regarding steel and gunpowder, no matter where there is a technological breakthrough, it must be reported to the palace as soon as possible, and it can be directly admitted to the palace.

No matter which breakthrough this thing is, it is no less than Zhao Si's five-year plan.

Zhao Si opened the memorial with anxiety...

"blast furnace!"

Zhao Si hammered the table hard!

Become!

Zhao Si clearly knew the excellent properties of steel, so he proposed replacing bronze wares with iron wares very early on.

However, due to the immature smelting technology and low temperature, the iron products produced in this era can be said to be difficult to describe.

Zhao Si knew that there was a furnace that could increase the temperature to smelt steel and improve the performance of iron tools, but he could not restore it, so he could only provide theoretical guidance to the craftsmen, telling them that the insufficient performance of iron tools was due to insufficient temperature and too many impurities. and the carbon content.

Zhao Si regretted that he had not memorized the art of making iron and steel.

However, in fact, for scientific research, it is extremely valuable to be able to directly point out a correct direction of attack.

Scientific research and tackling difficult problems are not the most terrifying thing.

The scariest thing is that after all the hard work and hard work, the conditions are finally met, but it turns out that this step is irrelevant.

And now...!

It’s finally done!

Zhao Si carefully observed the performance test data compiled by the craftsmanship bureau and compared the performance with existing bronzes.

"enough!"

Zhao Si showed a happy smile on his face!

(End of this chapter)