My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 981 Do you want my organization? If you want, I can give it all to you! Go and learn!
All the ministers were shocked.

You say that I am radical?
How presumptuous!

Ying Zheng waved his hand to signal Xia Wuqi to step back, and sat on the soft couch. He looked at Ying Chengqi with a gentle gaze and said, "Since Lord Chang'an said that he has an idea about boiling the sea to make salt and removing the salt poison, I think this plan is possible to achieve."

"Yes! Salt is a great benefit!"

"Today, in the world, there is sea salt from the old Qi in the east and well salt from Bashu and the old Chu in the west. They are comparable to each other."

"But if my brother deepens his knowledge of the art of boiling the sea to make salt, the salt supply in the eastern coastal areas will surely increase dramatically, while the well salt in the west will remain the same."

"Overall, this move is beneficial to our Great Qin and can greatly increase our national strength."

“But if you look closely, you can see that this move is most beneficial to the East.”

"If my brother really succeeds in obtaining the rare sea salt from Qi, then Bashu will probably lose the benefits of well salt first, or it may only survive by relying on the geographical advantages, so that the East will become richer and the West will become poorer!"

"If this continues, the world, which is already in turmoil, may even fall further!"

Large-scale sea boiling and salt production is good for the country as a whole.

But for political creatures, everything including economy, technology, and ideas should serve politics, rather than politics serving the economy.

If the capital of Daqin was located in the eastern coastal area, or if the west of Daqin was richer than the east, then Daqin could naturally boil the sea and make salt without restraint.

However, the reality is that the capital of the Qin Dynasty is located in Xianyang City, far away from the coastline, and the economy of the western part of the Qin Dynasty is much worse than that of the eastern part.

With the serious backwardness of the capital's economic zone, the ambitious and rebellious areas that have not yet been completely conquered are being vigorously developed, and the weapon of development is salt. This will not only be a further blow to the Western economy, but also a betrayal of the old Qin people, and may even cause a serious impact on politics!

Lu Buwei was slightly startled, and then he slapped his knees in sudden realization: "I was deceived by the pursuit of profit! I only cared about the profit, and ignored the importance of things!"

"If Chang'an Jun develops a technique to boil the sea to make salt and remove salt poison, the people in the East will benefit the most, not the Qin people. It may even make the Qin people even more dissatisfied!"

"The private salt traders and local tyrants that have emerged due to the sudden increase in salt prices in the East will become a new source of unrest!"

"Your Majesty, what you said is very true!"

A look of realization appeared on the faces of the court officials, and then they were filled with deep helplessness and regret.

It was no wonder that they had ignored the political factors. It was because all the officials of the Qin Dynasty were afraid of being poor. However, Ying Chengjiao said that he had the technology to make a printing machine and could print a lot of money.

How could they not be excited, and how could they not be blinded by interests? !

Ying Zheng's voice became gentler: "My brother, this is a very good idea. You can also study it further."

"But I think that my brother should implement this strategy in the world after our Great Qin, especially Guanzhong, has developed slightly and all the coastal areas have returned to our hearts."

"Only this way can it be safe!"

Ying Chengjiao's lips moved once, but he held back. Then he moved once more, but he held back again. But in the end, Ying Chengjiao still whispered, "I also have some ideas about Yu Da's method of digging wells for salt."

Ying Zheng:! ! !
Ministers: Huh? ? ?

The Qin emperor and his ministers all looked at Ying Chengjiao in unison, their eyes filled with shock and dullness, and finally glowing slightly.

Not only do you have some ideas about detoxifying sea salt, you also have some ideas about digging salt wells?

How many ideas are there in your little head!

Ying Zheng couldn't wait to ask, "My brother, do you have any ideas about digging salt wells?"

"How long will it take to complete the study?"

Ying Chengjiao hurriedly said: "It's just some ideas."

"Compared to the technique of removing the sea salt poison, the technique of digging well salt is much more difficult!"

"If we want to complete the study, even if I study with my disciples, it will probably take several years or even more than ten years."

"Your Majesty, don't hold out too much hope in the short term."

Improving the sea salt manufacturing process is very simple. Ying Chengjiao is even confident that he can complete it within a year, which will not delay his training and preparation for war at all.

However, the difficulty of transforming the well salt manufacturing process is much higher.

Because the key constraint on well salt is not how to remove the toxins in it, but how to mine it more efficiently!
Ying Zheng said in a trembling voice: "How can I not have great hope!"

"Chang'an Jun has just spoken clearly about the benefits of salt. You should know how much benefit it will bring to our Great Qin if we can double the amount of salt!"

"Well salt is more beneficial to our Great Qin than sea salt!"

"If my brother can really research the technique of digging large wells for salt, our Great Qin can not only gain enormous profits from the well salt and let our subjects enjoy the taste of salt, but we can even use the profits from salt to reverse the imbalance between the East and the West!"

Lu Buwei also said: "After all, sea salt can only be produced in the eastern coastal areas. After it is produced, it must be transported from the east to the rest of the country. The journey is long and labor-intensive."

"The well salt veins are scattered, making it easier to transport to various parts of Daqin."

“Although mining well salt is more expensive than boiling sea salt, the transportation cost is much lower.”

"Even though the well salt technique is more difficult, I think that Chang'an Jun can first study well salt and then study sea salt!"

Han Cang and several other court officials couldn't help but stand up, looking at Ying Chengjiao as if they were looking at the God of Wealth! Ying Chengjiao asked tentatively: "Then, how about I be the governor of Bashu for two years?"

"If you want to study the art of producing well salt, you must go to the well salt mine yourself."

"Otherwise, no matter how talented I am, I can't display my talents in vain!"

If you can’t travel to the ancient Qi area, then you can’t go.

It’s also nice to go to Bashu for fun!
Although there are not many delicacies in Bashu at this time, there are black and white dumplings to play with! You can also grab the tender bamboo shoots that black and white dumplings love the most to eat!

Thinking about it, I’m a little excited!

However, what Ying Chengjiao did not expect was that Ying Zheng slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Between breaths, Ying Zheng suppressed his eagerness and said gently, "We'll discuss this later."

"Since Chang'an Jun has the best and the middle strategies, he should also have the worst strategy."

"Changan Jun, please don't be stingy with your words!"

Still not getting permission to go out and play, Ying Chengjiao said a little disappointedly: "The worst strategy is far inferior to the best and the middle strategies."

"My next best strategy is to have the upper class rule the upper class, pull some in and beat some in the middle class, and assimilate the lower class's thinking!"

Ying Zheng's eyes flickered: "The middle-level leaders should pull some and beat some?"

"Just like when Chang'an Jun ruled the old Chu and the old Wei?"

Ying Chengjiao nodded, then shook his head: "The idea remains unchanged, but the strategy should be changed."

"Although there are many powerful people in Qi, the combined strength of all of them is not as strong as the Tian family of Qi."

"But it is precisely because there are so many descendants of the old Qi Tian clan that even though the old Qi Tian clan is relatively united, there will always be those who put their own interests first."

"I want to win over not only the common people, bandits, and servants, but also the common people of Guqi and even most of the descendants of the Tian family of Guqi. I will use their power to attack the remaining descendants of the Tian family of Guqi!"

"After most of the former Qi Tian clan members have been eliminated, we will use various reasons to target some of the former Qi Tian clan members that we had originally recruited."

"Although this policy will cause the old Qi to fall into chaos for a long time, it will not cause a major chaos. And no matter how chaotic it is, the people of the old Qi will suffer."

This strategy had been used twice by the Qin Dynasty, and both times it had achieved good results, so Ying Zheng nodded happily and said, "This strategy is feasible!"

"What is the strategy for assimilating the prince's thoughts?"

"But are the books and conducts of the same character the same?"

Ying Zheng looked as if he was eager to try, as if he would give the order as long as you say the right word, my brother!
The corner of Ying Chengjiao's mouth twitched slightly: "I think it's a bit too hasty to implement the policy of writing the same language and doing the same ethics now."

"The policy of ideological assimilation that I advise is not top-down assimilation, but to make the people of Qi actively learn our Qin ideology from the bottom of their hearts, study our Qin ideology, and even rely on the current Qin ideology to study out an ideology that is more suitable for our Qin!"

Ying Zheng was puzzled, even a little surprised: "The people of Qi took the initiative to learn the ideas of our Great Qin, and even followed the ideas of our Great Qin to surpass the ideas of our Great Qin?!"

is it possible!

All I seek is to have the same writing system and the same ethics.

But I am also very clear that the people of Qi look down on our Great Qin, and even more so on our Great Qin's ideas.

Even if it is forcibly suppressed by imperial laws, it will still take decades to achieve this goal.

The king's brother's advice was not to force the people of Qi to learn the ideas of our Great Qin actively.

My brother said that I was acting too hastily?
But what my brother advised is obviously more difficult to achieve than what I said!
Lu Buwei's eyes suddenly lit up: "Select candidates by subject!"

"The purpose of Chang'an Jun's suggestion to select scholars by imperial examinations is to induce the people of Guandong to learn the laws and thoughts of the Qin Dynasty, and then to divide, win over, and suppress the forces of Guandong by selecting scholars by imperial examinations."

"Therefore, the people of Qi are more eager for official positions than those in other places."

"As long as the Qin Dynasty clearly informs the people of Qi that they can obtain official positions by participating in the imperial examinations, the people of Qi will eagerly copy the laws of the Qin Dynasty and worship the Qin law officials as their teachers."

"So the people of Qi may despise the laws and thoughts of our Great Qin, but for the sake of their official positions, the people of Qi will still study day and night and learn hard until they have learned it thoroughly, understood it, and formed their own thoughts!"

Do you desire an official position? Do you desire a government post?
I, the Great Qin, have put everything you desire into the laws of the Great Qin.

Come and learn!

As long as you learn enough, you can get everything you desire - and you will become a part of Daqin!

Ying Chengxiao smiled and nodded: "Of course!"

"I think that people's minds are soft inside and hard outside, and it is extremely difficult to change them by external force."

"But if a person drills from the inside out on his own initiative, it will break as soon as it is drilled!"

"My brother advises that, on the grounds that Qi had just been destroyed and Qin was short of officials, a special examination for the imperial examinations should be held in Qi in half a year."

"At the same time, the recommendation system will no longer be implemented in the old Qi area. Instead, all positions from the chief clerk to the most basic minor official in the old Qi area will be included in the scope of the special examinations, so as to increase the appeal of this special examination to the people of the old Qi!"

(End of this chapter)