Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 130 Sacrificing imperial power to achieve Great Qin? ! (seeking subscription)
Fu Su sat upright and asked, "Mr. Ji, what do you mean by this? How has the Great Qin imperial family affected technological progress?"

Ji Heng glanced at Fusu and said, "In your eyes, what kind of existence does the Great Qin Imperial Family exist?"

Fu Su frowned, but didn't dare to speak.

Ji Heng said: "The Great Qin imperial family is the biggest noble in the world!"

"As the royal family, they will naturally require a clear distinction from other nobles. As the most prominent nobles in the world, the Daqin royal family will naturally enjoy all the conveniences in the world, which naturally includes the advanced technologies that have appeared everywhere."

"In order to show your own dignity, establish your own unique style."

"A lot of times they take advanced technology for their own use."

"Some are proactive."

"And some are passive, offered by local officials."

"It's just in the name of tribute and auspiciousness."

"For things related to technology, the first emperor readily accepted it, and even set it as the exclusive use of the royal family in order to show its uniqueness. Those craftsmen can only work for the royal family. Unless it is a special reward, ordinary courtiers can't touch it at all. Fuck, only when the technology is improved, these 'outdated' existences will be generously rewarded."

"Then it is transmitted layer by layer to the bottom."

"Do you still remember the tribute 'Liangpi' you sent me last time?"

"If you want to make Liangpi, you need fine flour."

"And if you want to grind fine flour, you need to use the stone mill in front of my door. The stone mill has been invented in Yanzhao in the late Warring States period, but it has not been popularized in the past few decades, and there is almost no such thing in Xianyang. For any news, as long as you have used the stone mill, you can basically feel its convenience."

"Indeed."

"Stone mills are expensive."

"But after you gave me Liangpi, I specifically asked the attendants around. They had never heard of stone mills before. Finally, I asked them to ask upwards. Finally, I got the exact news from Lang Zhongling, one of the nine ministers. Then I can buy it at a high price."

"The first emperor sits on the world."

"Enjoy all the good things in the world."

"However, in order to demonstrate their majesty, establish their unattainable image, and show their differences from other people, they aggressively took all the advanced technologies and scarce things in the world for themselves. To a certain extent, the Great Qin imperial family The monopoly of advanced technology is no less harmful than the collusion between government and businessmen."

"Even more than that."

"The chariot used by the First Emperor to travel."

"The superb casting technology is unique in the world."

"If the technology can be used to build the Great Wall, Lishan Mausoleum, etc., it may greatly reduce the hard work of the people."

"There are also all kinds of rare auspicious offerings from various places. I remember that the year before last, a plant with a hundred grains of auspicious ears was offered in a place. If these grain ears can fall into the hands of farmers, it may not be impossible to cultivate high-yielding rice. "

"It all ended up in the royal coffers."

"Almost half of the advanced technologies in the world will be given priority to the upper classes to enjoy."

"There is an obvious gap between the government and the bottom."

"Although these technologies and items were discovered by the bottom, most of them will eventually fall into the hands of officials, and once these things fall into the hands of officials, except for a small part, they will quickly return to the bottom, and most of them will only circulate among officials. Only when the officials find something new will these things return to the bottom."

"One to one to go."

"I don't know how much time will be wasted."

"You think the handicraft system is too old-fashioned, but these may not be effective."

"The emperor enjoys unique privileges."

"Can't ministers enjoy some special things that are rare in the outside world?"

"Can't officials find something special for themselves?"

"Daqin's handicraft industry, smelting industry and other industries must have made considerable progress in these years, but most of them first satisfied the government, and these improved technologies can only be spread in a very small range, and then spread to the outside world. It seems that Daqin's various technologies seem to have stagnated."

"That's not the case."

"It's just not noticed by the outside world."

"Under centralized power, all conveniences are given priority to serve the imperial court. Compared with the blooming of flowers during the Warring States Period, it is now only enjoyed by a few people."

"The Daqin system not only has high demands on officials, but also has high demands on the productivity of the people."

"If the court is still so greedy."

"Even if the monarch and his ministers are of the same mind, it will be difficult to maintain this mess in the end, because the system established by the first emperor has high requirements on all aspects of the world. As long as there is a problem in one party, it will easily lead to the collapse of the whole."

"If Da Qin wants to stabilize the world in the future, he must make certain sacrifices."

"Giving up some privileges will benefit the people."

Ji Heng gave Fusu a meaningful look, and poured himself another cup.

Fusu lowered her head.

But he dared not respond positively.

If Ji Heng hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have thought of it at all.

But after hearing what Ji Heng said, he also had a vague feeling that the royal family seems to possess too much. Of course, this is not necessarily possessive. On the one hand, it does exist for personal pleasure, but on the other hand, it is actually related to the face of the regime.

The imperial power is supreme.

You have to set yourself apart from others in every aspect.

It is natural to be unique.

Food, clothing, housing, transportation and other aspects are different from those of subjects.

Only in this way can the imperial atmosphere be displayed.

And this particularity has always existed since the history of China, not from Xia, Shang and Zhou, let alone from the beginning of Qin Dynasty.

Da Qin just followed his predecessors.

But what Ji Heng said is correct. After this month's tour, he also felt that the Daqin system is difficult to maintain. The Daqin system has too high requirements for officials and high financial needs. If the world remains the same, If you want to maintain the rule, you can only continue to increase the corvee, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain it.

Just delegating some things will inevitably lead to a loss of majesty.

The pros and cons are hard to weigh.

He didn't dare to make rash judgments, let alone write a letter to Shihuang.

Fusu looked at Ji Heng with a complicated expression, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

He knew that what Ji Heng said was for the good of Daqin, but the difficulty of what he said and what he said was very different.

This is a loss of the emperor's majesty to deal with.

a long time.

Fu Su cupped his hands and said: "There are benefits and harms here, Fu Su dare not speak nonsense, let alone make judgments, sir, please forgive me."

Ji Heng said indifferently: "It's okay."

"I just speak out what's in my heart, and it doesn't matter if I listen or not."

"The decision is yours."

Fusu smiled wryly and nodded helplessly.

He changed the subject and said, "At present, there is a serious connection between officials and businessmen, which has seriously affected local production. I want to write a letter to His Majesty to thoroughly investigate the evils involved. What do you think, sir?"

Ji Heng closed his eyes slightly, but did not rush to speak.

He pondered for a while, and said, "Be careful not to jump over the wall in a hurry."

"This matter involves a lot, not only involving relevant officials, some merchants, but also the vast majority of craftsmen in the relevant area."

"If the imperial court fails to do a good job in the aftermath and acts rashly, at least the iron goods will be in great chaos in a short time, and may even cause turmoil in Guanzhong. Right now, it is best to stay still and make corresponding arrangements in advance, and then take advantage of it. Unprepared, quickly cut Chaos, let’s settle this matter in one fell swoop.”

"Try not to affect the livelihood of the bottom."

Fusu nodded.

He said: "What do you think the layout should be?"

Ji Heng said: "I don't care how the government decides, but the supply of ironware can't go wrong."

"It won't be long before spring plowing."

"Once there is a problem with the iron products, it will definitely affect the spring plowing, and the impact will be too great."

"Spring plowing is related to the livelihood of millions of people in Guanzhong, and it must not be affected too much. Personally, I suggest that action be taken after spring plowing."

"During this period of time, officials such as 'mining mountains', 'mining iron on the right', and 'mining iron on the left' will increase the mining of iron ore in various regions, hoard the excess iron ore, and not distribute it to merchants, and wait until the future. If there is a real shortage of iron products in Guanzhong, then take them out to stabilize the people's hearts."

"If there is no turmoil, it will be directly used to mint coins."

"in addition."

"Strongly encourages miners to improve their technology and improve production efficiency and quality."

"As long as someone makes an improvement, they will all be rewarded."

"The more you improve, the more you will be rewarded."

"It can be rewarded."

"As long as it doesn't affect the spring plowing and the bottom, even if the government arrests all relevant officials and merchants, it won't have a great impact on Guanzhong. However, the artisans need to be carefully screened. Eligible ones are eliminated."

"This is a matter for the government, so I won't say much."

Fusu nodded slightly.

He also believes that there should be no haste.

Everything should be planned before moving.

Fusu didn't care about the relevant officials and merchants at all.

As long as it is in Guanzhong, it is too easy for the imperial court to clean up these things, but the current focus is on maintaining stability, so more consideration is needed, otherwise there is no need to hesitate at all.

At this time.

He also felt Ji Heng's wisdom.

At the beginning, Ji Heng insisted on getting rid of the merchants who were placed in the salt pond of the mine.

So far it's pretty accurate.

If there are still merchants in the salt pond of the mine, the actions of the government will surely fall into the eyes of the merchants early on, and there may be some changes at that time. At present, the merchants know nothing about the inside of the mine, but the court can take advantage of it. Do some preparations in case something happens.

Right now, the imperial court only needs to investigate the situation secretly, and then they will be able to catch them all.

However, he also knows that it is impossible to completely block the eyes and ears of the merchants. The news from the mine will reach the ears of the merchants sooner or later. He really needs to put some thought into delaying this matter as much as possible to prevent the merchants from reacting in advance. .

Fusu frowned, thinking in his heart.

Ji Heng didn't bother.

Compared with the impetuousness in the past, Fusu has grown a lot.

Ji Heng is happy to see Fu Su grow up.

In his place, seek his government.

Some things have to be dealt with personally.

a long time.

Fusu raised his head, his expression had returned to calm, and he said apologetically, "I was a little distracted just now, sir, please forgive me."

"No problem." Ji Heng said lightly.

Fusu took a deep breath, his complexion suddenly sank, and he said: "This time I went back to the Kaiguo Road, in addition to going deep into these evils, I also learned a very sensational thing."

"There is a lot of loss of people's fields in Guanzhong."

(End of this chapter)