Fu Qin starts with a plan

Chapter 241 Ying Zheng and Zhao Kun Fall Out
Emperor Qin's palace, study room.

After Yingzheng returned to the palace, he began to review the memorial immediately, and didn't put down his pen until his back was sore and his legs hurt, and he beat his sore legs and feet.

After a while, he turned his head and said to the palace attendant: "Go and call Meng Yi!"

Not long after, Meng Yi came to the study and saluted Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng waved his hand, signaling him not to be polite, and then cut straight to the point: "Meng Aiqing, how are the preparations for the east tour going?"

"Your Majesty, I'm ready. We can start our journey when the snow on the road melts." Meng Yi replied truthfully.

Ying Zheng nodded, thinking of something, and added: "I want to take Zhao Kun with me on this east tour. You can arrange a carriage for him. The specifications are the same as Hu Hai's, but it can only go at the end!"

"This……"

Meng Yi hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "I obey the order."

"Okay, I'll leave the rest of the matter to you. I'm very relieved, so I won't ask any more questions."

As Ying Zheng said, he took a sip from his teacup, then turned his head to look at the memorial on the table and said, "General Xin won the battle, and the five divisions of the Da Yue Clan outside the county were driven away."

"But the military disaster in Longxi County involved hundreds of thousands of people, and the damaged cities and farmland need to be resolved."

"Although the disaster situation in various places has eased, I am afraid that the court will still need assistance before the autumn harvest."

"In general, I'm short of money again!"

Although Ying Zheng said this, it was a bit like talking to himself, but it was very clear to Meng Yi's ears.

No matter how people in the world evaluate Ying Zheng, in Meng Yi's mind, he is a good emperor.

However, his goodness is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.Such as pattern.

At the beginning, the 20 cavalry of the Dayue Clan marched straight in, threatening the capital of Xianyang, and Xin Sheng's [-] troops were on the way, so he insisted on not letting Xin Sheng return to aid King Qin.

Instead let him guard Shangjun.

Because he knew that Longxi County was already broken, and with the addition of Shang County, the people of Daqin would be even more miserable.

Therefore, he would rather hold the danger of the country's capital being destroyed than use [-] iron cavalry to stop the [-] cavalry of the Da Yuezhi.

But even if he finally defeated the Da Yue Clan, the mess left behind made Ying Zheng feel worried.

After a long silence, Meng Yi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Young Master Kun is resourceful, why not call him to discuss countermeasures?"

"Ok?"

Ying Zheng was taken aback when he heard Meng Yi's words.

In fact, Zhao Kun had already earned him millions of Yijin, but he squandered it all.

Looking for Zhao Kun now, he can't think of any reason.

After all, Zhao Kun gave him money in order to win over Pinyang. Now that Pinyang has been obtained, Zhao Kun has no reason to help him.

Of course, this he refers to the first emperor.

If one seeks help in the name of foster father, it is estimated that all one gets is small money, and small money cannot solve big problems.

After being stunned for a moment, Ying Zheng smiled and waved his hands: "It's just a child, how does he know about national affairs..."

Hearing this, Meng Yi thought to himself, it was obvious that Ying Zheng didn't want to talk about Zhao Kun.

He was also tactful and didn't ask any more questions.

Just like that, Ying Zheng explained a few more words, and Meng Yi left the study.

But the palace attendant, who stood aside and remained silent, remembered the conversation between Ying Zheng and Meng Yi in his heart.

Since Zhao Gao arranged for him to serve Yingzheng, he must be Zhao Gao's man.

So after remembering it in his heart, he took an opportunity and went to Zhao Gao's mansion.

.........

On the other side, Li Si's mansion.

Li Si and Feng Quji waited all night, and they both stayed up all night.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he never saw any news from the palace.

It was not until dawn that they waited for Zhao Gao's notice.

Zhao Gao told them what had happened in detail.

Feng Quji shook his head and sighed, looked at Li Si with a wry smile, and said, "Prime Minister Li, this is God's will, and God's will cannot be violated!"

"Not only was Young Master Kun not blamed by His Majesty, but he also won His Majesty's favor."

As he spoke, he sighed again, and continued: "Prime Minister Li, there is still a way out. Even if His Majesty really chooses son Kun, he doesn't know what we did behind our backs. Maybe he will miss us and let us go." horse?"

"Feng Youxiang and Young Master Kun do not have much to do with each other, but don't forget, we are grasshoppers on the same rope!"

Li Si glanced at Feng Quji lightly, and said, "If His Majesty knows about Yuxi, none of us can get away with it!"

"Prime Minister Li, you..."

"Kun, son of Zhao Gao's design, you and I are both insiders, if Zhao Gaoyu dies and the net is broken, can you still stay out of it?"

"From the moment you stand by our side, there is no way out!"

Hearing this, Feng Quji's heart skipped a beat, he opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

As the saying goes, if you make a wrong step, it is too late to regret it now.

As if feeling that his words were a little heavy, Li Si eased his emotions, and said: "Actually, we don't have to worry too much. It's not uncommon for His Majesty to favor a certain prince."

"Think about Young Master Fusu and Young Master Hu Hai, haven't they all been favored by His Majesty? But which one of them has been established as the crown prince?"

"The reason why Young Master Kun is favored by His Majesty is that he is unique and can always bring something new to His Majesty."

"But things like novelty come and go quickly. If you want to inherit the throne, the key is to govern the country..."

At this point, Li Si did not continue, because he believed that Feng Quji could understand what he meant.

Sure enough, within a moment, Feng Quji's eyes regained clarity, and he showed a smile of deep understanding.

"It's still Prime Minister Li who sees clearly!" Feng Qu smiled and bowed to Li Si.

Li Si waved his hand and said: "It's still early, let's go back and rest for a while, and we have to attend the small court meeting later."

"good."

Feng Quji stroked his beard, and then went straight out of Li Si's mansion.

.........

Although he said that he didn't want to find Zhao Kun, his body was very honest.

After the morning court, Ying Zheng went directly to Zhao Kun's mansion.

However, unlike yesterday, Ying Zheng's face was full of sadness today.Zhao Kun couldn't help laughing, so he joked, "Why, lack of money?"

"how do you know?"

Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Kun in astonishment.

Zhao Kun smiled noncommittally, and said: "Da Qin just defeated the Da Yue Clan, and Longxi County is still a mess, and everything needs money;

The first emperor was not stupid, how could he not know how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure? "

As he said that, he winked at Ying Zheng again and said, "Did you owe your foster father's salary?"

"salary?"

"It's the salary!"

Ying Zheng: "..."

"Actually, arrears of wages is normal. Daqin's salary is paid with grain, and now all places need grain to relieve disasters. How can there be surplus grain to pay the salaries of officials."

"Anyway, whoever starves to death will not starve to death officials."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng rolled his eyes in his heart, but sighed leisurely: "If it's just the salaries of officials, the treasury can still raise money."

"However, hundreds of thousands of people, several cities, and ten thousand hectares of farmland, even mountains of gold and grain, cannot afford to consume them!"

"Father, don't worry."

Zhao Kun raised his hand and patted Ying Zheng's shoulder, and comforted him with a smile, "I'll ask someone to prepare some food and wine. Let's have a couple of drinks, father and son!"

…………

The wine was still court jade liquid wine. Ying Zheng was used to drinking strong wine, and he felt bland when drinking other wines.

As a result, most of the imperial wine purchased by the Shaofu is palace jade liquid wine.

And the palace jade liquid wine has become a veritable national wine, which is exported to all parts of Daqin.

But to raise a glass to relieve worry and worry is even more worrying. Although Zhao Kun prepared a table of good food, Ying Zheng only focused on drinking and didn't eat much food.

No matter what Zhao Kun tried to persuade, it was useless.

After drinking for three rounds, Yingzheng was a little tipsy. He looked at Zhao Kun with blurred eyes and said, "Kun'er, in fact, it was not easy for the first emperor. In such a big country, he has to worry about everything, even when he is sick. Don't dare to rest."

"The first emperor is indeed a great man, but when he is weak, no matter how far his ambition is, it will be in vain." Zhao Kun shook his head and smiled.

boom--

The wine glass in Ying Zheng's hand fell on the table suddenly, and he said angrily: "Why is it all in vain? My Great Qin will last forever and never die!"

I?
Is the adoptive father probably drunk too much?

He actually brought in the role of emperor again!

After thinking about it, Zhao Kun said a little dumbfounded: "Father, look at you, how did you drink? Let Shi Huang worry about other people's Shi Huang, why are you so worried?"

Hearing this, Ying Zheng, who was originally furious, suddenly lost most of his anger. He didn't talk to Zhao Kun, and just poured wine into his mouth.

Looking at the appearance of his adoptive father, Zhao Kun felt very uncomfortable, hesitated for a while, and said again: "Father, I know you have the world in your heart, but you are not the first emperor after all, even if I can fill the treasury, you I can't be the master..."

Swish!
Hearing Zhao Kun's words, Ying Zheng's sharp eyes locked on Zhao Kun, took Zhao Kun's hand, and said, "Kun'er, since you have a solution, why didn't you say it earlier? It's time to fight!"

"It's not that I don't say it, but it's unnecessary..."

"Why is it unnecessary!"

Before Zhao Kun could finish speaking, Ying Zheng waved his hand and interrupted: "We father and son must connect with each other to achieve great things. If you have an idea in your heart, how can you do it if you don't tell your adoptive father?"

Hearing this, Zhao Kun was suddenly a little weird, but what bad thoughts could the foster father have?

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Kun said: "Actually, if you want to fill the national treasury, the way is very simple, increase business tax!"

He knew that the First Emperor would definitely not agree, and he was afraid that even his adoptive father would not agree.

really.

Ying Zheng's face darkened, and he said, "No way!"

"Businessmen seek profits and do not participate in production. They are stealers, rapers and cunning people. If the business tax is increased, it is equivalent to improving their status in disguise. This will do harm to Da Qin!"

"This move shakes the foundation of the country and messes up the dignity!"

"The remnants of the Six Kingdoms are committing rebellion, and there are merchants among them, it is enough to see that those merchants are treacherous and vicious!"

Hearing this, Zhao Kun was also a little unhappy: "What does foster father mean, even I am a treacherous and vicious person?

Although some merchants lack virtue, there are also noble ones. As long as they are well controlled and the business tax is raised, it will definitely increase the revenue of the treasury! "

"Bullshit!"

Ying Zheng still insisted on retorting: "How much money can the merchants make, and they can fill the treasury alone?"

"Don't forget, the country of Daqin lies in agriculture, not in business!"

As he said that, he said as if thinking of something: "I used to ignore you because you were young, but now I can't. From tomorrow onwards, you are no longer allowed to do business with the Wang family!"

"Why?!"

When Zhao Kun heard Ying Zheng's words, he became angry and said, "I do business, and I earn legal money. As long as businessmen operate legally, they can bring benefits to the country!"

"Not to mention anything else, just say that the porcelain I sell is worth tens of thousands of gold just to pay taxes!"

"On the other hand, can a farmer earn a gold a year? How much is the grain paid in a year worth? What is giving up money? That's it!"

"I think the first emperor just didn't know how to be flexible, so he managed the world like this! In terms of unifying the world, he is an emperor through the ages, but in terms of governing the country, he is nothing!"

"Obviously such a huge benefit is right in front of us. If we don't develop and utilize it, but stick to the small-scale peasant economy, it's simply stubborn and pedantic!"

"presumptuous!"

Ying Zheng slapped the table angrily, his face was terribly gloomy, he stood up suddenly, and stared at Zhao Kun: "You are presumptuous!"

"I'm not wrong, you asked me to say it!"

Zhao Kun also stood up and looked at Ying Zheng: "If I knew you had such a temper, I wouldn't say it, and I would get angry again after talking about it. What kind of bullshit is there for you to communicate with each other!"

"You...you bastard!"

Ying Zheng's eyes were red, and he was so angry that he raised his palm high, but seeing Zhao Kun's stubbornness, he suddenly couldn't let go, and finally shook his head helplessly, with a lonely expression on his face.

"That's all..."

Ying Zheng sighed, with his hands behind his back, a hunched figure, and he left the hall step by step.

"Are you really the first emperor who didn't know the benefits of businessmen?"

"Daqin started from the reform of the Shang Dynasty, and has come to today step by step. It already has a complete system of farming and warfare. If it is easy to change, who will open up wasteland and cultivate land?"

"Are you counting on those businessmen who have tasted the sweetness of making money?"

"No one farms the land, no one opens up wasteland, how can there be food to eat?"

"Others say that the First Emperor looked down on merchants, but merchants have become the prime minister of the Great Qin Dynasty, and they have done a good job."

"The first emperor had grievances and grievances with merchants, but it has passed away long ago, but the world of Great Qin cannot be controlled by merchants, otherwise it will eventually become a castle in the air, flashy..."

"Kun'er, foster father knows what you said is right, but how easy would it be to govern the country as planned?"

"This Great Qin Society has gone to a different extreme because of a decision made by the First Emperor. I still don't understand it!"

Listening to Ying Zheng walking and talking, Zhao Kun's nose suddenly became sour, and tears fell down.

The merchant Ying Zheng mentioned was Lu Buwei.

Zhao Kun also knew something about Lu Buwei.

But with the mind of the first emperor, he did not believe that Lu Buwei was killed by the first emperor.

But no matter whether Lu Buwei is to blame for himself or is a rare commodity to live in, his contribution to Qin cannot be ignored.

In fact, the relationship between Shihuang and Lu Buwei is a bit like Zhao Kun and his adoptive father, but Zhao Kun is not as broad-minded as Shihuang, he is just a stubborn boy.

As a time traveler, there is always a bit of pride in his bones, as if he was born to be a tall man.

Even the First Emperor was no exception.

In the later generations, on the Internet, he clacked on the keyboard, pointed out the country, and criticized the malpractices of any era.

But now, he suddenly felt that he was such an idiot.

Every era has limitations of the era, regardless of the limitations of the era, Zhao Kun has a hundred, or even a thousand ways to change the current situation.

But in this era, after listening to Ying Zheng's words, his methods seem so stupid.

That's right.

Raising commercial taxes can indeed increase the revenue of the treasury, but at the same time it means that the Daqin court has recognized the status of merchants.

The human heart is greedy.

Seeing that businessmen can make money and elevate their status, how can the common people farm the land with peace of mind?

If so, with so many lands in Daqin, who will plant them?
This is a closed agricultural society. Without foreign trade to support the economy, Daqin can only be self-sufficient, and self-sufficiency must be based on agriculture.

Therefore, elevating the status of businessmen is tantamount to digging their own graves.

At least, not now!
It is obviously not feasible to elevate the status of businessmen before the door of the country is opened.

Zhao Kun thought about it carefully, it seems that from the Warring States Period to the early Ming Dynasty, there was no monarch who did not restrain business.

Are they stupid?

They have all become the king of a country, how many fools there are!

They really can't see that businessmen make money and pay a lot of taxes?

It's not that you can't see it, it's that you can see it, and you can't touch it!

Because the social system is there, if you want to develop business, you will destroy your foundation.

As for why it was not until the middle of the Ming Dynasty that capitalism sprouted?
That's because Zheng He's voyages opened the door to the country!
Looking at Ying Zheng who was drifting away, Zhao Kun wiped away his tears, and murmured with self-blame, "Father, I was wrong this time, I didn't mean to talk back to you, I didn't think twice!"

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