Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 620 Chapter 148: Increase revenue and reduce expenditure (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)
"These people come from various counties and counties, with different accents, but most of them are common people in the countryside. Now that thousands of Zhongming Dingshi's homes in the city have been moved out, when they arrive in Xianyang City, they feel like they are at their own home."

"Father, times have really changed."

Feng Jie heard this and said solemnly:
"The reason why the second generation is successful today has something to do with his ability to judge the situation. As far as I can see, the difference between the nobles and the common people is just the first and the last. Don't underestimate these people. Perhaps it is just as His Majesty said, If we don’t carry out top-down reforms today, then the common people will stand up and put a knife on our necks in the future.”

Feng Jie stroked his beard and said meaningfully:

"I met a man named Liu today. He has a humble status and looks like a gangster. However, in public, he can always remain calm when faced with the bullying from his brother-in-law at home. He can even apologize as if nothing happened and let his My brother-in-law has lost face in public. Such a person is really tolerant and very capable. If he gets the opportunity in the future, he may be able to accomplish a lot."

"Father, what does this mean?"

"You have to know that a man who can endure this kind of humiliation is either born with no talent, or he is enduring the humiliation and thinking about big things. But not only did he endure this kind of humiliation, he also quietly humiliated his self-righteousness. Brother-in-law, it can be seen that this person is very witty."

"The Book of Changes says, 'Don't use hidden dragons.' That's what it means."

After hearing this, Feng Changan said naturally:
"Since father appreciates this person, why not promote him."

As soon as these words came out, Feng Changan felt embarrassed at first.This recommendation was Feng Quji's favorite thing to do in the past. Half of the civil servants in the Manchu Dynasty were recommended by Feng Quji.

As soon as these words came out, both father and son were silent for a while in the hall.

In the past, it was easy for the Feng family to promote someone, but now.His father didn't even have a reason to go to the palace to see the emperor.

Feng Jie patted Feng Changan on the shoulder.

"In history, the changes of dynasties and the rise and fall of families are often linked together. As long as our Great Qin Dynasty does not decline, our Feng family will return to the position of minister sooner or later."

"My grandfather passed away suddenly, and my father suddenly inherited the ancestral business, and he had to prepare for a semi-funeral ceremony. My father has been tired these days."

Speaking of family business, Feng Jiehu said:

"I heard that His Majesty was checking the accounts in the court earlier. Let's do it in the Feng Mansion too."

"I wonder what account my father wants to check."

Feng Jie looked serious:

"The family's population, land, and monthly income and expenditure. Without the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister's Mansion can no longer be called the Prime Minister's Mansion. From now on, we, the Feng family, must keep a low profile. Our Feng Mansion can be regarded as a house everywhere. , sharecroppers, horse slaves, a total of 3000 people up and down."

"Now, I want you to reduce these people to 300 people. These 300 people still include our masters. As for the gold and silver treasures in the mansion, I want you to count them all, and seal the precious ones in the In the cellar, you must not show off to outsiders."

After hearing this, Feng Changan was naturally reluctant to part with him.

"Father, by driving them all away, aren't you just admitting that the Feng family has declined?"

"Don't use this hidden dragon. Now His Majesty is punishing the nobles, reducing taxes, and winning over the people. However, our Feng family is obviously over. I recently received news that the Second Emperor has expelled those military generals. The important thing is not to remove them. Not to take back their house, but to take back their land. You have to know, this move is of great significance."

"In the past, the late emperor turned a blind eye to the matter, and the second generation will not hesitate to offend the entire military family to solve it. The most important thing for us Feng family now is not to be busy returning to favor, but to be wise and protect ourselves first. The Prime Minister passed away, I have changed from a general to a doctor. We should hold our breath and wait carefully for the consequences. If we continue to maintain the number one government in the world with 3000 people at this time, let alone the disaster it will bring, it will be mine. It will be difficult to maintain the salary.”

"In the past, when my father ran the family, even though he was the prime minister, his salary was not the main source of income. Most of it relied on rewards from the late emperor. A family like ours, which is a very popular minister, does not need to rely on the so-called nobles who are promoted from the common people. To maintain the glory of the family while occupying the land of the surrounding counties. We, the Feng family, have always relied on the continuous rewards from the late emperor."

"But His Majesty has implemented a new policy. You and I both know that in a short period of time, the glory of our Feng family will no longer be there. Rewards will be even more impossible. If we want to restore the situation like today in the future, we can only take a cruel step now and kill ourselves." Meridians.”

Feng Changan said:
"My father's behavior will put everyone in Xianyang City in danger. I believe everyone will follow my father's measures. However, this move is in line with His Majesty's wishes and may be able to save the Feng family's situation in the court."

"This alone is not enough to win back His Majesty's heart."

"What does that depend on?"

"I have received news that Your Majesty is now missing a 'Guan Zhong'."

"Guan Zhong?"

Feng Jie said:

"The Second Emperor has long said that if he succeeds to the throne, he will make the country rich. But what the Second Emperor likes most about this strategy of enriching the country is Xunzi's 'Tao'."

"Xun Qing, the famous Qi State, once said in "The Wealth of the Nation Chapter [-]": Therefore, those who are humble in fields and counties are the foundation of wealth; those who are in ruins and warehouses are the end of wealth. When the people are harmonious and their careers are successful, goods are the source of wealth. The source of goods is the flow of goods when they are given to the treasury. Therefore, the master of the Ming Dynasty must carefully maintain its harmony, control its flow, open its source, and consider it at the right time. However, the world will have more than enough, and the superiors will not worry about shortages. If so, everyone from top to bottom will be rich, and they will have nothing to hide. This is the pinnacle of knowing the country’s plans.”

"If your majesty wants to enrich the country, you must first enrich the people. If the people are not rich, no matter how much you search, it will be of no avail. That's why Zhang Han was a young mansion in the later period, and the state treasury has always been unable to make ends meet. Turn a blind eye. Now that His Majesty has made it clear that in order to enrich the country, he must take these two paths."

"But neither of these two roads is easy to follow. To reduce expenditures, the Qin State has too many huge and major projects, and its military expenditure is huge, so it has to disarm, disband prisoners, and expel military families. Don't look at it. Yang Taixue has many talents in name, but there are very few who can truly see through this."

"On the one hand, it is to open up the economy. This is why His Majesty wants to rectify the economy. Light corvee and low taxes are not the way to open up the economy at all. The only way is to make a fuss about the economy. So although the second generation wants to rectify the economy, he does not want to rectify the economy at all. Be anxious, because the time has not come at all.”

"Furthermore, during the hundreds of years of the Warring States Period, the Qin State launched hundreds of wars with foreign countries. In addition, the Qin State has always emphasized agriculture and restrained commerce, so the monarchs of the past dynasties have long been indifferent to such talents. Even if there are, they will not come to the Qin State. It’s useless. So now His Majesty is ordering people to make secret visits everywhere, trying to make up for Qin’s hundreds of years of talent loss in the management of the economic industry.”

Feng Changan listened and asked:

"Father plans to find this person for Your Majesty?"

"If the branches and leaves are cut off, they will grow back. The decline of our Feng family is not due to whether there is a prime minister in the palace, but the people who stood behind Feng in the court fell one by one. Li Si, Yao Jia, these People were beaten one by one, while other officials who used to be able to speak in front of the late emperor were left idle."

"The party members in the DPRK were cut off one by one, and the death of my father was just the last straw that broke the carriage. If these party members are still there, and the father dies and the son succeeds, our Feng family will still stand firm."

Feng Jie was naturally happy after hearing this:
"If we can find such a person, it will be a great achievement for His Majesty. If he is reused in the future, he will also respect our Feng family."

Feng Changan listened, wasn't this the usual routine that his grandfather used to become prime minister step by step?

"If father can really be found, then the Feng family can really make a comeback."

Feng Jie looked at Feng Changan leisurely.

"If I'm going to do this, I think the only person I can trust is you."

Feng Changan's heart surged for a moment. He knelt on the ground and bowed with his hands:

"Whatever arrangement my father has, my son will obey."

"There is no need to do such a great gift, I just want you to take the opportunity to resign and go to the land of Qi and Chu to make friends. If you meet a great talent, you will recommend it."

"Father, isn't this looking for a needle in a haystack? It won't work."

"You are wrong. Most of the famous ministers around the late emperor are hiding in the mountains. These people disdain fame and wealth, and only think about the same thing."

"go down in history?"

"Yes, they think about the world. Such people only appear in troubled times, but in times of peace, they are often buried."

"But I only have one son, but the world is so big, with more than forty counties, and I can't even leave in ten years. What's more, I'm looking for someone."

"Good luck, you will meet them as soon as you go out. If you are not lucky, you will not find them in 20 years. By then, the day lily will be cold."

"Then father, what should the son do?"

"Go to the land of Qi and Chu, and look for people who are merchants, not only rich, but also people who have 'the world' in their hearts. Our Qin State first had a businessman like Lu Buwei and later became the prime minister. If you recruit such a person again, If I serve His Majesty, when the time comes, I will serve my father and serve as prime minister again."

Feng Jie's words were clear and logical, and Feng Changan naturally nodded repeatedly.

"Father, don't worry. I'll go right away, overnight."

"Wait a minute, it's not too late to finish the affairs in the house first. Wait until next spring, I will let you set off, and then you will have to make friends with scholars all over the world. If you are talented, leave a jade pendant for them."

Feng Changan was very puzzled after hearing this.

"Father, didn't you say before that Your Majesty is also looking for this 'Guan Zhong'? When His Majesty issues an edict, people from all over the world will naturally come. If Your Majesty finds it first, we will have no chance. If we don't cooperate with Your Majesty is racing against time to find such a great talent in managing the economy. What's the use of my son starting off after spring."

　I am thinking about whether it is possible that under such circumstances, another political system may suddenly change.

　　Because the protagonist has reversed the situation, if all modern knowledge and technology are supplied to the Qin Dynasty, will a new political system be born?

　　Brainstorm ideas and comment below with your insights.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)