Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 154 The First Emperor's Hesitation and Trouble

"I have recently thought about it, and now the banditry is nothing more than public anger and grievances. It's just that the six kingdoms were suppressed at the beginning of the Great Qin Dynasty, and the laws suppressed them. The gangsters were severely punished and rewarded. The old nobles of the six kingdoms barely survived, so they couldn't vent it. , if we forcibly implement the order to move nobles, cut off the nobles' livelihood, and take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, it will cause even bigger troubles than Lord Changping's rebellion against Qin." Li Si put down his chopsticks with a sad face, and his face was full of thought.

In the past, he looked at this country from the old road of Shang Jun. While maintaining the stability of the nobles, he put the exploitation on Li Shu, and used the criminal law to strengthen the army to deter the nobles. Naturally, he couldn't see the crisis.

But now that he started to set foot on a new path that no one had gone before, he could clearly see what kind of situation Daqin was in now.

What Zhao Si said was right, this is a world of great contention.

It seems that the war has stopped and the smoke has dissipated, but the haze of terror has enveloped the entire Great Qin, and a greater disaster is brewing.

The aristocrats are famous, powerful, and rich, while the common people have resentment, anger, and hatred!
If there is a slight mistake, the two will be connected together, and a huge disaster will be caused.

"The old nobles of the Six Kingdoms don't even need to do anything, they just need to tell Li Shu to restore their previous taxes... I'm afraid Li Shu will win Liang Jingcong." Li Si said seriously.

It is not a joke that Qin's tax is twenty times that of ancient times.

Adding two to one makes five, and the Qin State pays half of the planting and half of the planting.

Looking at the taxation of other countries, there is no precedent for more than [-]%.

Of course, this is only on the bright side. The advantage of Daqin is that the laws are strict and the officials are clear and clear. It is said that [-]% of your charge is [-]%. Miscellaneous taxes, not to mention clever names.What is written in the law is what it is.

On the surface, the taxation of the Six Kingdoms is not high, but it is not much better when it really falls on the locality. In some places, the chief officials and nobles work together.

"In the past, the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty were strict, the officials were clear and bright, and the place of governance was only in the customs. The situation is in dire straits, and I am afraid that the old powers of the six kingdoms will use the guise of the Great Qin to destroy the interests of the Great Qin. Instead, it will cause His Majesty to bear a bad name, and the people's anger and grievances will eventually fall on the Great Qin..."

"Now the promotion of military meritorious titles can still be barely maintained. Local officials may have been corrupted. If we only rely on training officials and officials, without reducing taxes and corvees, and want to quell public anger and public grievances, until the official administration is clear, I am afraid it will take a hundred years of work." Li Si seriously To excuse Zhao Si.

"Hmm..." Shi Huang just nodded.

This is not the first time that Zhao Si has proposed to reduce taxes and corvees. The Emperor Shi Huang's attitude is still not clear, but he is just noncommittal and continues to cook.

"This is my negligence..." Li Si lowered his hands and sighed...

The First Emperor didn't answer, but Li Si lowered his head and frowned.

If you want to make extraordinary achievements, you must do extraordinary things.

If it is to proceed step by step and steadily, relying on the old methods of training officials and improving the administration of officials to govern the Great Qin, then it is a matter of time. As long as the government orders are consistent, one or two more wise emperors after the first emperor will not be able to calm the people's grievances.

With [-]% of the tax and a large amount of corvee, as long as the officials are clean and clear, the people will not be unable to survive. This is something that Shang Jun has already verified, and it is also something that Daqin has already verified.

But Li Si obviously didn't want to wait that long.

There is really no risk in following the steps like this, he just needs to do what he should do well, but at the same time, he will never have the chance to surpass Shang Yang, and he will never have the chance to see all this in his lifetime.

Moreover, if there are some disturbances in the later generations of Daqin, I am afraid that this time will be extended infinitely.

The glory of Daqin in the past covered all this.

The Great Qin's Six Dynasties Mingjun, not to mention how capable they are, at least they can maintain the basic national policies and implement administrative orders. At least the laws and regulations are consistent and do not cause trouble to the country.

Bring the first emperor, that is the hero of the seventh generation.

The old experience even formed a fixed mindset, which made Li Si and even the First Emperor subconsciously think that Daqin would definitely go on step by step.

They only need to make a good initial plan, and later people will continue to implement it unswervingly.

But Zhao Si ruthlessly exposed all of this...

Li Si buried his head in deep thought, he had to deal with this issue deeply, but it was not so easy even for Li Si to persuade the First Emperor to relax the corvee and reduce taxes.

Shengsheng Chengzi was deeply tempting Li Si, but after the relationship with the first emperor eased, Li Si might not have the idea of ​​repaying the king's kindness with his life.

In the end, the First Emperor handed over such a difficult task to Li Si without any hesitation, and Li Si also said without any hesitation that he must be a minister.

After more than ten years, those estrangements aside, the tacit understanding and trust between the monarch and his ministers seemed to be buried, but never lost.

Faced with the generosity of the first emperor, Li Si also had reasons to do all this well.

The first emperor really has reasons and charisma worth dying for.

It was so heavy that Li Si couldn't even eat it. Of course, the bigger reason was because the food was really bad and hard to swallow.

Right now, Li Si has already taught himself without a teacher, so he eats less in the palace and cooks at home.Regarding his experience in this area, he had already communicated with Zhao Si.

It's a pity... the excuse of worrying about state affairs and not having a meal is not a good excuse.

After the first emperor finished eating, he looked at the food that Zhao Si had cleaned up and the food piled up in front of Li Si with only two chopsticks moved. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he pointed to Li Si's table.

"The food is not delicious?" Shi Huang asked softly.

"My minister is worried about state affairs. In the past, I have owed the grace of the saints, and there are many mistakes. I have no intention of eating..." Li Si said, without a single lie.

He is indeed reflecting on himself, reflecting on the accuracy of some of his past behaviors. He is opening up a new path, and he is examining himself the day before every day, so as to check for omissions and fill in the gaps, and lay the foundation for the next brand new path. It's true that I don't want to eat.

It's just that this art of speaking didn't work for Shi Huang, Shi Huang just nodded slightly and then showed some smiles on his face.

"Do not waste!"

After all, Li Si couldn't fool him, so he could only empty his food with a sullen head.

Zhao Si was holding back his joy, he had long been familiar with some of the little mischievous things in Shi Huang's life.

The First Emperor always likes to play his own bad taste on some trivial things, he seems to always be able to understand people's hearts, Zhao Si has long stopped playing tricks in front of the First Emperor.

Seeing that Li Si was devastated and the little interaction was over, Zhao Si happily took the lunch box away.

It’s hard work, it’s hard work to be alone with the First Emperor, and Zhao Si felt much more comfortable after being accompanied by Li Si, the prime minister of the Great Qin Dynasty.

Zhao Si turned his back and strode out the door, but he didn't notice that Li Si could not restrain a smile on Li Si's face facing the table.

Li Si... used to be a good match with the first emperor and his ministers. The countless duets before the emperor coincided with the high spirits of the first emperor.

How could he not understand the little evil taste of the first emperor?
The food is really not tasty, but the hidden thing in Li Si's heart is ready to come out...

"Taxation... corvee..."

Emperor Shi Huang, who lowered his head, was also lost in thought.

The current treasury of the Great Qin Dynasty is really empty... The construction of the Hetao area requires money, the laying of Chidao requires money, the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang requires money, the construction of Afang Palace requires money, and the construction of Baiyue area requires money, if it is not supported by high taxes So, Daqin is simply unable to carry out so many measures at the same time.

In the same way, Longxi and the Xiongnu still have to fight, and the 30 soldiers may not be able to withdraw for a while.The construction of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor also required a lot of manpower. Needless to say, the construction of the Afang Palace, the construction of immigrants in Baiyue, the construction of cities, and the road communication cannot be stopped.

These projects can never be abandoned halfway...

Especially in Longxi and Baiyue, where there are millions of people and a large amount of food and grass investment, once it stops, it may lead to catastrophe, and all previous efforts will be wasted.

Daqin really doesn't have much room to reduce taxes and corvee.

There is no turning back when you open the bow, so you can't withdraw your troops in Longxi Baiyue now and stop the construction, right?

Lowering taxes and stopping corvee labor are slides that cannot be touched.

Anyone who dares to speak out in the court will be eaten alive in an instant. Longxi and Baiyue are currently the only two areas in the Great Qin that are still conquering and can continue to gain military exploits, involving two-thirds of the military nobles in the Great Qin.

Li Si just excused Zhao Si, and he didn't dare to openly raise these two matters in the court.

"So... where do the taxes come from? Where do the corvee come from? Where does the money come from?"

There are not many choices left for the first emperor.

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor...and Efang Palace...

Road communication in various places cannot be stopped, and the construction of channels in various places cannot be stopped...

For the current Great Qin, the only thing that would stop him would have a particularly big impact, and only his mausoleum and palace...

So for the first emperor, Zhao Si's proposal to reduce taxes and corvees, isn't it an offense?
This is also the reason why Zhao Si has repeatedly mentioned that Emperor Shihuang has not expressed his position so far.

The two people in the room had different thoughts, but Zhao Si who was outside walked in with great strides.

Then he naturally sat down at the table. Of course, Zhao Si didn't think about the twists and turns. What bothered him was that the First Emperor had never made a clear statement.

If taxes and corvees are not reduced, everything will be blinded. In the final analysis, it depends on whether Emperor Shi Huang has this idea.

On the contrary, Li Si looked up at Zhao Si who was brimming with vivacity, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

"It's nice to be young..."

"It's just too young..."

(End of this chapter)