Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 698: There are not enough young men, and the countryside will be in ruins (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)
Meng Yi was rarely quiet today. The second generation looked over and found that he looked like he was sure of victory.

"Does Sikou agree with the internal history? All the diseases of this population are in the counties of Guanxi?"

"I also thought there was no difference."

Qin II actually didn't believe it. Could it be that there were no problems at all in the old Qin State? Are these people just whitewashing the peace? Twenty years ago, someone told him that the population of the Qin people in Guanzhong was as large as the total number of the six countries in the world. Fusu believed it, but 20 years later, Fusu did not believe it.

War is something that makes people miserable, even if it is a victorious country, if the whole country destroys six countries, it will kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses.

Qin II asked again:
"Then since you all think that the trouble in Guanzhong lies in the six counties of Shanxi, who has a solution?"

[Due to the re-demarcation of Guanzhong, from now on the six counties of Guandong were changed to the six counties of Guanxi, with Changshan as the boundary.The land of Qi State belongs to the counties and groups of Shandong. 】

Meng Yi had an idea:
"Your Majesty, I actually believe that the many old, weak, sick and disabled people in Zhao are a trouble to the empire, but it is also a joy to the empire."

"What do you mean, Sikou?"

"It is a trouble for the empire because the people in Zhao have accumulated resentments for a long time, which is not conducive to surrendering to your majesty. This is a joy for the empire, but it is also because most of the people in Zhao are old and weak, and there is nothing to worry about. As long as your majesty uses the army to suppress it, it can be eliminated. Woe."

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Now I have two countermeasures. I wonder which one your Majesty plans to choose? The first is to treat this matter as a joy to the empire, that is, it must be resolved as soon as possible. However, a strong army and poor people are not conducive to suppression, so if this matter is Treating this matter as a matter of great joy to the empire, I think there is no need to worry about it. The second thing is to treat this matter as a trouble to the empire. But if it is a trouble to the empire, then the solution is to send the money and grain from our old Guanzhong to support these people. The old people seem to be helping those in need, but they are actually squandering resources to the counties in Shanxi. With the current strength of the empire, it will take the whole country to support these old people, and the empire only has reputation."

If all the officials think like this, the world will be in danger, so this is why although the Meng brothers are loyal and powerful, the Second Emperor will never let them control the power of the government for the prime minister.

After all, these two brothers are still products of the times. They are used to squeezing the people as a method of suppressing the bottom. If they want to straighten the track of the empire, they cannot be relied on.

The second generation couldn't help but frown.

"The era of great strife has long ended. Now is the era of great governance. The people of Zhao are now also the subjects of Qin. The 40 bones of the Changping Battle have been floating in the Wei River for 40 years. I ordered these bones to be buried. , and built tombs. But do you think that a truly powerful empire can only bury bones? Important matters of people's livelihood are right in front of you, but you turn a deaf ear to them. How can it be done by the emperor? "

There was silence in the court.

"In my opinion, if we treat this matter now as Qin's own stubborn problem and solve it, then Zhao will be safe for a hundred years, and future generations will be blessed. Otherwise, we will be unworthy of the late emperor and everyone in Lingyan Pavilion who have spent their lives together." It is only through the power of China that the world can be unified. China has always loved peace. It is precisely because people all over the world have the consensus that they are descendants of China, so the unification of the world can be what the people want. Since I have drawn the land of Zhao as Guanzhong, I will naturally respect the old Guanzhong. People in Lao Zhao are treated equally, so do you still think that it is a happy event that the people of Handan counties are not living in poverty?"

After hearing this, all the ministers naturally did not dare to say anything.

The second son said such words, which inevitably made Meng Yi misunderstand the second son.

Didn't the emperor take the initiative to talk about the Guanzhong standard system at the beginning to guarantee the interests of the people of Qin?If it weren't for the fact that when the second son was still the prince, he argued against all opinions in the court and insisted that only by protecting the basic interests of the old Qin people could the Qin country's decision-making be preserved.

Now Qin Er Shi is going to change this direction?

Meng Yi's expression suddenly changed. He was born not to hide his emotions, and there was no need to hide his emotions.Meng's children are born to be outstanding among people, good at listening to teachings, loyal, with a clear conscience, and always say what they have to say.

But at this time today, Meng Yi himself trembled with his lips and said nothing, just like when he watched the late emperor pursue immortality, but he did not dare to speak.

The reason why population, the fatal weakness of Zhao State, was infinitely magnified by Meng Yi was because Meng Yi believed that this matter was irrelevant and would instead be beneficial to the great cause of the empire.

But now, the answer given by the Second Emperor is that he wants to regard the Zhao people as his people.

Meng Yi saw the conflict between Confucianism and Legalism more clearly than anyone else. The so-called dispute between Confucianism and Legalism was actually a contradiction between ideals and reality.

Legalists choose to impress the world with practical benefits, while Confucians only use good words to impress the people.It’s not that Confucianism is useless, it’s just that Confucianism is an idealist school, while Legalism is a practical school.

The second generation chose to illuminate the empire with his ideals, but under this light, what was left.

Meng Yi had a violent conflict in his heart.

"Does anyone else have suggestions on this matter?"

Zhang Han stepped forward:

"Your Majesty the Emperor, although I am a captain, I have some suggestions on this matter."

"At the Great Court Meeting, no matter what your status is, you can speak freely without being restricted by your status."

Zhang Han lowered his head, saying that His Majesty did not think so during the last court meeting.

"I think that when we are old and have nothing to support, the empire can lend a helping hand; as for women and children, let them work in farming and mulberry fields, and wait until they are woven into cloth, and then His Majesty will buy it with money and grain; those sons and sons who have no support can be recruited into the army. , began to train riding and archery from an early age and educate them. In this way, Guanzhong does not have to spend a large amount of money and food to support Guanzhong, and the situation in the six counties of Shanxi will also improve, and people will not starve to death again. "

Meng Yi came back to his senses and naturally felt that this method was good.

The second generation said:

"Good. The problem in Kansai can be solved in this way. But what I am worried about is that there are not enough young men in Kansai, which means that the countryside will be deserted. The fertile land along the Yellow River will not be cultivated, and we will only rely on the support of the power within the Kansai. If things go on like this, the empire will suffer. Useless.”

After hearing this, Meng Yi bowed and said:

"If Your Majesty is just worried that the fields will be deserted, I think we can move the strong men to Kansai to fill the missing labor force. Where do you think we want to move the people?"

All the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty said:
"Jiangdong."

All the ministers spoke in unison, but the second generation himself had nothing to say.

"Then if we want to transfer, how many people are suitable?"

Zhang Cang calculated that Zhao Di now only had half of the labor force, so it would not be unsustainable.

"Your Majesty wants to replenish the treasury. If you only count the able-bodied men, you can fill 10 people."

(End of this chapter)