Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 117 With a domineering move, the method of leap forward! (seeking subscription)

Ji Heng ignored Fusu's ugly face.

Since Shihuang let him come out, he must use his own way to explain his thoughts to Fusu.

Ji Heng sat down solemnly, with a clear mind, and said in a deep voice: "Shihuang asked me to bring you out, and I will not hide my words today. Over the years, Shihuang has insisted on political innovation as the foundation, trying to clean up China's millennia of evils, Open the glory of the ages."

"Thus, the first emperor devoted himself to cultural innovation, while ignoring the very ordinary livelihood of the people."

"The first emperor's law comes from top to bottom."

"I don't."

"In fact, I decided very early that the Great Qin Dynasty would perish. China's thousands of years of evils, and the Seven Kingdoms' centuries-old harshness cannot be reversed by simple system reforms. In the end, violence must be relied on. Violence must be used to control violence. Stop fighting."

"I'm advocating bottom-up."

"Whether it's the first emperor or the courtiers of the Great Qin Dynasty, you have long been used to being superior and arrogant. You have long since lost the eyes of the 'heads of Guizhou' at the bottom. Your people are 'common people', nobles, officials, and powerful. , are those merchants who are rich."

"The sufferings of the people's livelihood are beyond your comprehension."

"I can't feel it either."

"Thus, Daqin's great government is vain and empty, it is difficult to implement, and it has always been resented by the people."

"But people are not horses."

"Don't die in silence, explode in silence."

"In the nine years since the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty, I don't know how many people died of fatigue, and I don't know how many people died of the completion of the law. As more and more people find it difficult to maintain their livelihoods, and more and more people cannot survive, there will definitely be more and more people. More and more people stand up and express their dissatisfaction."

"The world has been suffering for a long time!"

"This is not a joke, but a fact."

"So when I met with Shihuang, I said that when Shihuang's policy completely collapsed, it was when the lower classes rose up, and everyone rose up. disciples."

"This is a change in the sky."

"The world has been from top to bottom for thousands of years."

"If it doesn't work from top to bottom, it will promote growth. If you are poor, you will change. If you change, you will be successful. If you are successful, you will last long. Since God blesses you, there will be no adverse situation. Start the bottom-up road."

"I just speculated at first."

"But after seeing Shi Yue, I became more determined in my heart."

"Shi Yue's ability is smooth and capable, but he can only be the pavilion chief. How many people are like Shi Yue in the world? How many of them will be dissatisfied with the current status quo?"

"At that time, as long as one person raises his arms and shouts, I am afraid that the whole world will immediately gather to respond, and win the food and the scene will follow."

"I'm not going to tell you anything big."

"You just need to understand that the measures taken by the first emperor back then are not problematic. They are indeed a means to stabilize the rule, but they are not a long-term solution. Now nine years have passed, and the Great Qin is still continuing the old situation. Do you know what it means?"

"It means that except for the Qin people with titles, everyone else in the world has lost room for advancement."

"Not only the nobles of the Six Lands, the adherents of the Six Lands, but also ordinary Qin people."

"You really think these people have no opinion?"

Fusu was silent.

How could he not understand.

But what can Daqin do?

Ji Heng said: "Looking at history, if you want to secure the world, you must expand and consolidate the ruling class as much as possible, so that the people have the confidence and hope to participate in the empire, instead of being completely greedy and trying to completely become a 'family world'. Even if it is a 'family world', at least give the people the comfort of a 'country'."

"Daqin's system is fundamentally chaotic."

"From the very beginning, I only hoped that the heroes can help consolidate the world, but as I said before, I really hope that the world will be good, and it has always been only the top and the bottom. Life."

"If you count on rentiers, you are deceiving yourself and others."

"What Daqin really wants to do is to let the officials flow and have a stable promotion system, not to protect each other from the children of heroes."

"At the Daqin prefecture and county level, because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the court's governance is not effective, and there is a risk of losing control. If it continues for a few more years, the place may become overwhelmed, and the court's control over the world will only decrease. "

"The prefecture and county system of Daqin is not suitable for Daqin to a certain extent."

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Fusu was startled.

He said in a concentrated voice, "What does Mr. Ji mean by that?"

"Isn't Daqin a prefecture? But you clearly belittled the enfeoffment before."

Ji Heng said indifferently: "There are not only prefectures and counties in the world. There are two systems of enfeoffment. Of course, I am not optimistic about the so-called coexistence of prefectures and states. Daqin has many problems to solve right now, not only to save the people, but also to save officials."

"Officials are the brothers of the court."

"The imperial court is a rule maintained by the basic officials."

"The top priority of the local government is actually to provide officials with new room for improvement and to gather the hearts of officials. When the counties were divided into feudal areas, some courtiers mentioned that the counties and states should be established side by side. This is actually a method, but this method is extremely risky and easy. The place is too big to drop, so it is not suitable."

"I've never admired it either."

"Let me ask you, how did Qin govern before he unified the world?"

Fu Su was taken aback.

He thought about it seriously, and said in a concentrated voice: "It's no different from now, it's still the imperial court, county, and county."

Ji Heng shook his head and said, "It's not the same, it was Qin State at that time, and it is Da Qin now."

"The boundaries between the two are completely different."

Fusu frowned.

He still can't understand.

Ji Heng said slowly: "In the past, it was the court of the Qin Dynasty, with the counties below, and then the counties. Now it is the Great Qin Dynasty. When we reach the counties and then the counties, can we set up another 'country' in the middle, and this 'country' is governed by the imperial court? The Sangong and Jiuqing are under the jurisdiction of the twelve government offices, and the imperial court strengthens the control of the local area by directly managing the officials of the Sangong and Jiuqing?"

"From the current second-level management in counties to three-level management in the country, county and county."

"This country can be replaced by words such as states and provinces."

"There are many rentiers in Daqin right now. At this juncture of internal and external troubles, it is not suitable to attack the rentiers. Therefore, we can only expand the ruling class as much as possible to give the bottom officials room for advancement."

"When the world situation stabilizes, we can take the opportunity to reduce rentiers and further strengthen centralization."

"The establishment of provinces or states can also greatly improve administrative efficiency."

"In the past, the imperial court managed 36 counties. When the imperial court knew about what happened in the area, it would take a long time until the imperial court decreed it. When local incidents happen, the provinces and states can act first, and then seek assistance from the surrounding provinces and states while sending orders to the imperial court."

"Keep the situation to a minimum."

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Fu Su thought about it.

But he generally understood.

Ji Heng wanted to transfer the old system of the Qin State directly to the world, and divide the 36 counties in the world into several large provinces or states. These provinces and states are directly controlled by the imperial court, and then realize effective control of the local area. .

By adding a province (state), provide room for the bottom officials to rise, and then stabilize the bottom officials.

And took the opportunity to weaken the control of the place by the children of heroes and nobles.

Think of this.

Fusu was a little moved.

This move will actually weaken the centralization to a certain extent, but Daqin can't control the local area at the moment. Compared with Daqin's current situation, this move will undoubtedly strengthen the centralization.

For now, it's good rather than bad.

It's just that the steps are too big.

He really didn't have the confidence to convince Shi Huang.

Ji Heng understood Fusu's thoughts, and said coldly: "I'm just offering a point of view, and it's impossible to implement it right now. The Great Qin has a shortage of officials, so how can there be so many officials to fill in? Besides, one more level also means The administrative costs of the imperial court have to be spent more, which is not what Daqin can afford at the moment."

Hearing Ji Heng's words, Fusu woke up suddenly.

Daqin's current level of counties and counties is still difficult to support, and it will be even more difficult to support if there is another level, but he secretly remembers it in his heart.

Daqin is indeed in a difficult situation right now, but when the Great Wall is completed, roads, river defenses and other fortifications in various places are completed one after another, Daqin may not be unable to save money and food, and may really be able to reform the system by then.

He also had some headaches.

Because the consumption of money and food is too high.

He took a deep look at Ji Heng a few times, and felt something in his heart.

Ji Heng said before that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, but he is probably sincere. He actually has a strategy for the world, but because of Daqin's poverty, he can only do some piecemeal things for the time being.

Think of this.

Fusu touched his nose, his face slightly embarrassed.

However, he felt at peace in his heart. Since Ji Heng had thought so far, he might have a clear understanding of the current affairs and had already made arrangements in his heart.

Fusu's eyes flickered, and he said slowly: "Sir, you only have eyes on the Great Qin's New Deal, but what do you mean when you say that the rules are not enough and the people's livelihood is worthless?"

Ji Heng said: "Daqin lacks the strategy of maintaining stability, that is, the strategy of strengthening the foundation."

"Normal leads to peace, peace leads to stability, fullness leads to peace, and warmth leads to stability."

"Daqin blindly innovates and does not think about strengthening its roots, which naturally easily leads to turmoil."

"In recent years, the Great Qin New Deal has been vigorous and thunderous, but it has lost a bit of spring and wind and rain."

"Da Qin is too eager to seek governance, and his achievements are too great. It is bound to make the world turbulent and uneasy. The people often have resentments. If they can be a little more lenient and slow down, and lighten the burden and pay less, the world may be relatively more stable."

"At least it won't be like a scorching sun."

"Sir, what do you think Daqin should do to correct it?" Fusu asked.

Ji Heng shook his head, and he sighed lightly: "If it had been two years earlier, there might have been a chance to correct it, but now it is impossible, and you should give up this idea as soon as possible. Now, Daqin can only go one way to the end."

"Using tyranny, domineering actions, and the method of leap forward, we will pass this chaos as soon as possible."

"Then seek great rule in the world."

"Great Qin is solid in Guanzhong, and the foundation of Guanzhong needs two points, that is, farming and warfare."

"In the plowing battle, we must continue to score two points."

"What Daqin can and needs to strengthen now is only the most fundamental and core."

"It's difficult for the rest of the Great Qin to take care of it."

"This core is a pawn!"

(End of this chapter)