My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 830 Leave it to me

"The country has just been stabilized, and Liang has already had such a big disagreement and dispute over the issue of succession. If we don't handle it well, it will lead to another dispute."

"I personally think that King Liang is probably worried that he will be the one sacrificed in the war between the two sides for power."

It's not just King Liang, Fusu himself is worried about this happening.

However, after hearing Chen Gong's words, other people also surfaced one after another.

In fact, Fusu felt strange when he faced Chen Ping alone just now. Princess Yin Man was a princess married into the Qin royal family. According to Chen Ping's description, the princess should have been fighting openly and secretly with Wang Li.

Since Princess Yin Man was so crucial in this matter, she and Wang Li forced King Liang to tremble in fear and try to find a way to let him solve the problem. He did not regard himself as a vassal king at all.

But she didn't say anything.

In the past, Princess Yin Man and I were at least half-siblings. We had played together and slept on the same bed when we were young.

As a princess, she had many relatives and old friends in the Xianyang Palace and Xianyang City. Her sisters, who played well with her, all married high-ranking princes, and some members of the Feng family also married the princess.

Just relying on the relationship of the princess sisters, Princess Yin Man has enough connections in Xianyang City.

But the King of Liang had already made connections with Chen Ping, so why didn't the princess express anything during the meeting with the princes?

She shouldn't be absent.

Women are naturally good at handling political relationships because they rarely intend to engage in head-on confrontations and always build interpersonal relationships behind the scenes.

It was not until Chen Gong spoke that he revealed the King of Liang's inner fear.

Only then did Fusu understand something.

The princess also looked for him, but they were not as fast as King Liang.

King Liang must have heard some rumors and was too frightened.

So he hurriedly asked Chen Ping to report the situation first.

However, Fusu did not expose Chen Gong.

Because if nothing unexpected happened, Wang Li should have asked someone to help him. Who knows who Chen Gong is the informant for?

It is said that the Qin Dynasty has spies all over the world, and the news from the princes can be passed to the King of Qin.

But the King of Qin was surrounded by spies, and people from all walks of life were watching his every move.

Fusu held the teacup, and Liang beside him immediately stood up and poured tea for Fusu.

"After all, it's Liang State's business." No matter who Fusu helps now, he will probably become someone else's knife.

Since it's of no benefit anyway, why bother doing it?

It seemed that everyone felt like a fool who was kept in the dark, while everyone thought that the emperor didn't know what they were thinking.

Chen Gong paused.

This was different from what he had expected. He thought that with the friendship between Prince Liang and the emperor in the past, and Princess Yin Man, with whom he had a close relationship in the past, either side was worthy of the emperor's help.

Unfortunately, there is none.

Fine beads of sweat oozed out of Chen Gong's forehead, but he didn't dare wipe them off.

"If the Prince of Liang dies inexplicably, your Majesty's decree of enfeoffment may be difficult to carry out. I'm afraid that it will affect your Majesty's prestige."

"It seems to be just a dispute over the crown prince, but in fact, I am worried that Marquis Wucheng may not be satisfied with your majesty's decree of enfeoffment. Maybe he will do the opposite."

When Fusu heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately became energetic.

"Do the opposite? Can he do the opposite?" The emperor stared at Chen Gong with wide eyes, as if he had heard some huge joke.

Chen Gong began to tremble.

Fusu drank tea and looked at Chen Gong casually.

Finally you told the truth. So you were talking to the princess.

Fusu didn't know how much money Chen Gong accepted from the princess, but he was worried that these royal relatives had already surrounded him by using their connections.

Chen Ping's hesitation is very telling. He was given too much by outsiders.

The emperor drank tea and thought about the treatment of the people around him.

No matter how much you give, once some people want to achieve their goals, they are willing to pay a price far higher than what you pay.

What's more, they don't care about how to make money and are not bound by rules. They can make money naturally and quickly, and they can even afford a mountain of gold.

There is no way I can win against these people.

He didn't understand why Xiao He never had to worry about such problems, but Chen Gong was the same, although they were the same people.

So is Zhang Cang.

Fusu suddenly thought of Zhang Cang's good points. A rock is immovable, and a reed is as tough as silk.

The emperor sat there leisurely drinking tea, not taking the matter to heart at all.

Chen Gong, who was sweating all over, said, "Your Majesty, Wu Chenghou is a junior after all. He has not had much contact with you. He may not be able to understand you."

"Besides, Your Majesty is currently dealing with the reform of people's livelihood. If there is a disturbance in Liang State, wouldn't it alarm the princes of the world?"

"I am afraid that the development of this matter will exceed your Majesty's expectations and bring disaster to your Majesty. I hope your Majesty will understand."

Fusu looked at Chen Gong, "Yes - I understand. You are a loyal minister. You have considered everything for me."

Shao Ping, who was standing quietly on the side, listened to the emperor's words, then raised his head and glanced at Chen Gong.

What's going on with everyone today?

Could it be that they have all defected?

Shao Ping looked left and right. He was the only one standing while everyone else was kneeling. He couldn't help but clasp his hands together even tighter.

"This is a matter of great importance. Let's find an opportunity for King Liang to come see me alone."

The Second Emperor suddenly spoke, and Chen Gong naturally felt as if he had been pardoned.

But Chen Gong felt very surprised at first, but soon his eyes dimmed again.

Chen Gong wanted to say something, but he was worried that he would be exposed if he said it at this time.

We still have to ask someone else to help the princess.

"only."

After Chen Gong left, only a few old men were left in the hall.

Liang, Guan Fu, Liu Chang, and maybe Shao Ping.

The emperor wanted to talk to his old friends, but looking at them, he didn't know how to talk to them. No one could compare to Xin.

The emperor's mood was like winter vegetables. After experiencing an extremely cold storm, it immediately became listless and uneasy.

Guan Fu saw the emperor looking at him, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Are you in a bad mood?"

"You are talking nonsense." The emperor said with a gloomy face.

Guan Fu put his feet together and stopped talking.

The hall fell into deathly silence.

Why, why do we always have to go through so many dark nights before success?
Why, why am I always the only one on the road of life, and everyone else is just a passerby?
Why, why do those who warm themselves and illuminate others always die early, and most of them die quietly; why do those who are only interested in profit live longer? "You say, why does God give people life, but not let them be happy?"

Everyone was silent, and all looked at Sima Wuyi standing aside.

The emperor then smiled.

The emperor was very unhappy because of the internal affairs of Liang State.

People in the palace tried every means to prepare delicious food for the Second Emperor and stage interesting plays, but unfortunately the effects were not very good.

The emperor sighed, and hundreds of people gathered around him, trying to help him solve his problems and make him happy.

However, the people in the city were hungry and had no warm clothes in winter, and they complained every day, but no one cared about them.

I don’t know why, the world always works like this, going against the principles in books.

Zhang Cang entered the palace again.

But this time he brought some good news to the emperor. Didn't Qin II listen to Chen Ping's advice and set up the Grand Minister of Agriculture?

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This Minister of Agriculture was in charge of economic and commercial affairs. The economy of the Qin Dynasty was in danger, the currency chain was not smooth at all, and the grassroots economy was in a mess.

Although Zhang Cang did not have any brilliant ideas, he was good at not stealing from his employer.

Therefore, Qin II gave this honorary position to Zhang Cang.

After Zhang Cang got the new position, the first thing he did was to seize the accounts of the national treasury. Yes, he took them from Shaofu Zhang Han, and re-arranged the young clerks he had trained to organize the records.

Bad debts and rotten debts have been piling up for a long time. Even if there were ten Zhang Cangs, they could not change these established facts.

Behind every bad debt, improper debt and fictitious account is a group of poor people who rack their brains to scrape together enough money, but after paying it back, the money disappears.

Zhang Cang is also a wise man.

He made it known that he had no control over and no influence over past events, but after he took over the position of Minister of Agriculture, no one would be allowed to arbitrarily interfere in the economic income and expenditure of the empire.

Zhang Cang had learned his lesson and, for the first time in his history, he was not impeached for half a month after taking up the position of Minister of Agriculture.

This can be considered as a happy occasion and a joyful mood.

After Zhang Cang entered the palace, he always had a bright smile on his face when he met someone.

But the emperor didn't like Zhang Cang being so happy.

The economy is people's livelihood, and people's livelihood is the economy.

"The Grand Minister of Agriculture is acting like this. Does that mean that the money collected from the national debt is enough for our Great Qin to use?"

Zhang Cang said sternly, "Your Majesty, there are three expenditures in Qin that cannot be reduced. The first is large-scale projects, the second is military expenses, and the third is the supply of the palace and government."

“These expenses cannot be reduced.”

"But I have carefully calculated according to your majesty's original plan."

"If the factory is officially started in the spring of next year, and capital is developed, and if the economy can be revitalized, it will only take a quarter for the borrowed money from the treasury to be fully recovered."

After all, the Chinese people are still very capable.

The creativity is amazing. The enormous social wealth created by working day and night is simply unimaginable for the people themselves.

Because the people have only seen the tip of the iceberg of what they have made, but have never used it.

"You're so optimistic?"

"Your Majesty, hasn't the factory already started trial operation? If everything is under state control and operates efficiently, and the workers receive generous remuneration immediately, the incentive effect it will bring will be amazing."

"The profit figures will be beyond my imagination."

If these words were spoken by someone else, Qin II would think that he was fooling him.

But Zhang Cang wouldn't do that.

"Is it absolutely true?"

"Your Majesty, as long as we have this money, we can do anything."

Zhang Cang reported to Qin II some recent events, including the application and allocation of money by the Shaofu Temple.

The second generation was naturally angry when he heard this. He actually had the nerve to apply.

"Your Majesty, I really don't know whether I should transfer this money or not?"

If we don't dial the dial, the prisoners will definitely starve, that's a foregone conclusion.

But if the money was transferred, Zhang Han and his allies would definitely satisfy themselves first, let themselves get enough, and then some wealth would flow out from between their fingernails, which would be enough to keep the prisoners alive.

This has always been the case.

Qin II was also very clear about this.

"How much does he want?"

"thirty million."

"Thirty million? The annual expenditure of the royal palace is not that much, not to mention that it is only his annual expenditure. Does it cost so much money to build a fire and cook for the prisoners?" After Qin II roared, he calmed down.

He understands the principles.

"There is no shortage of ways to increase revenue, but we are afraid that we can't stop the flow. Desire is hard to satisfy, and even if we keep trying, we can't satisfy those people's desires."

"I understand."

Zhang Cang stared at Fusu with wide eyes, "Your Majesty, you haven't said whether you will call or not?"

"Only you dare to speak to me like this. How come you know to ask me before doing anything now?"

Zhang Cang's beard trembled slightly, and he panicked, "Your Majesty, what are you saying?"

"Give it to him first. We can talk about the rest later. The imperial mausoleum is already half built. If we stop it halfway, it will probably cause more trouble. Since we can't stop, let's just repair it well."

Fusu suddenly sighed, "Fortunately, before I took office, the Shaofu and his men had already prepared all the burial objects to be filled in the imperial mausoleum, so I don't have to plunder the people's wealth."

"Your Majesty is still talking about this. In fact, the Shaofu has thought about this matter and was going to submit a petition, but I and Cao Shen stopped him. And according to him, the specifications of the burial objects in the mausoleum pit are not worthy of His Majesty the First Emperor."

"Don't fill it up anymore. Replace the rest with Terracotta Warriors and fill all the palaces. No valuables are allowed to be buried in the imperial mausoleum. I said this myself, you can tell Zhang Han in person."

"That is to say, from now on, the construction of the imperial mausoleum only needs to be responsible for providing those prisoners with sufficient food and soup to sustain their lives."

"There is no need to rack our brains to find new sources of income for the imperial mausoleum and search for treasures."

Qin II had a gloomy face. It was already good enough that he insisted on continuing the construction of the imperial mausoleum.

Zhang Cang stretched his neck and said, "Based on my understanding of these people, your majesty's intentions are obvious. Their financial resources have been cut off, so they will not let it go."

"I'm afraid they will use the word 'filial piety' to make a fuss."

After all, Ying Zheng was still alive. If Qin II acted too harshly, it would be very likely that his ministers would turn against him again and return to the arms of Qin Shihuang.

This matter originally had little possibility, but the more ministers Qin II offended, the greater the possibility of this matter.

Qin II said coldly, "I have thought about this problem since I planned to become the emperor. You don't have to worry about me. Just manage the treasury well and leave these people to me. Just do your work with peace of mind."

"Yes." Zhang Cang lowered his head.

(End of this chapter)