Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 94 It's Just a Little Storm! (seeking subscription)
Xianyang Palace.

Ying Zheng sat high on it with a tired face.

This period of time coincided with the imperial court's planning, and he needed to handle more things. Now that he had just returned from Yushifu, he once again devoted himself to reviewing memorials.

At this time.

A eunuch said softly: "Your Majesty, the eldest son is asking to see you outside the hall."

Ying Zheng frowned, and his cheeks were criss-crossed, showing no joy or anger, but simply nodded.

soon.

Fusu entered the hall.

Then he respectfully said: "My son helps Su to see my father."

Ying Zheng said lightly, "Speak up if you have something to say."

Fusu took a deep breath, and said what he had thought up.

"I report to my father."

"My son paid a visit to Mr. Ji today and discussed with Mr. Ji the method of strengthening the foundation."

"Mr. Ji gave a very complete suggestion regarding the current situation of the Great Qin Dynasty. My son came here this time to dedicate this strategy to his father."

talking.

Fusu took out the bamboo slip from his sleeve and held it above his head.

Under the high platform, an eunuch bent his waist and watched every move of the first emperor.

Be quiet for a while.

Ying Zheng still nodded.

With Shihuang's consent, the eunuch went to Fusu with light steps, carefully took the bamboo slip with both hands, and presented it to Shihuang's case respectfully.

Ying Zheng glanced at the bamboo slips coldly, and said indifferently, "Don't present these in the future."

"You have to make up your own mind."

heard.

Fusu's face changed slightly.

He lowered his head as hard as he could, and explained: "My son's talent is clumsy, and I really dare not make decisions."

"Please forgive me, father."

"Ji Heng's strategy proposed this time, in the eyes of my ministers, is very clever. Using salt and iron as a lure, using merchants as a breakthrough, helped the court increase business taxes, and also took the opportunity to stir up internal strife in the Kanto region."

"My son realized the ingenuity of this strategy, so I specially sent it to my father for review."

Fusu bowed again.

Hearing Fusu's words, Ying Zheng turned over the bamboo slips beside the case, scanned them quickly, and then seemed to notice something, read it again, thought for a while, but suddenly frowned.

Finally, Ying Zheng said coldly, "Do you really think this idea is good?"

Fu Su was taken aback.

He frowned, but he didn't know why Shihuang would ask this question.

He pondered for a moment, then bit the bullet and said: "I'm stupid, I really haven't realized the shortcomings of this idea, please forgive my father."

Ying Zheng sneered and said, "I am not proficient in economics, but most of the principles in the world are interlinked."

"Ji Heng's idea was mostly influenced by Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong's reform advocated the 'salt and iron monopoly', but Ji Heng's idea, in my opinion, is no different from Guan Zhong's idea."

talking.

Ying Zheng threw the bamboo slips under the case.

The eunuch under the case leaned over and picked up the bamboo slips, and handed them back to Fusu.

With a gloomy face, Fusu took the bamboo slips in his hand and read them carefully several times, but he still didn't find the problem.

finally.

Fusu gave a wry smile, and said: "My son is stupid, I really can't see the problem."

"Dare to ask my father to teach me."

Ying Zheng stared at Fu Su indifferently for a moment, and said, "Teaching?"

"How can there be so many people in the world who can teach?"

"There is no insight into the overall situation, no ability to assess the situation, no matter how much you say, no matter how much you teach, you still just turn your head and forget it. You can think about it yourself."

After a moment of silence, Ying Zheng still said: "You call Ji Heng's idea brilliant, has Ji Heng ever admitted it?"

Fusu thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I never said that."

"Ji Heng only said that his thoughts are not complicated, even a little ordinary."

"Ji Heng is self-aware of his thoughts." Ying Zheng nodded slightly, and said lightly: "His thoughts are indeed not complicated, and he is a little too aggressive."

"His thinking is actually no different from Guan Zhong's."

"Ji Heng actually told you very clearly that his purpose is to grab business profits!"

"In today's turbulent current situation, if you are in a vortex, you are destined not to care too much about local gains and losses, and you should be more concerned about the overall gains and losses."

"The whole here does not refer to the world."

"It's your purpose!"

heard.

Fusu frowned.

Did not really understand these words.

Ying Zheng didn't care, and said patiently and calmly: "Ji Heng's idea is brilliant."

"It's about taking all parties into consideration."

"If I'm not mistaken."

"He's laying the groundwork for the future."

"As for what you praised, it's not worth mentioning to stir up Kanto with lures."

"It's just a little bit of wind and waves."

"Merchants have a low status in the world. They have no money but no power to protect themselves. In the greedy Kanto, they are destined not to cause much trouble and will only be robbed peacefully."

"Businessmen are just used to buy time."

"As long as the goal can be achieved."

"Whether it's salt and iron franchise, or Ji Heng's reform."

"That's a good way."

"Go down."

"It makes sense, think about it slowly."

Ying Zheng flicked his sleeves, looking a little impatient.

Fusu hesitated to speak, but in the end he didn't dare to ask any more, so he could only salute and leave.

out of the hall.

Fu Su stood tall, his brows still frowning.

He still didn't understand what was wrong with Ji Heng's reform. In his opinion, Ji Heng's method was very complete and brilliant.

But since the first emperor said so, there must be a reason for the first emperor.

It's just that I haven't realized it yet.

Fusu looked at the bamboo slips in his hand, and recalled Shi Huang's words, but he still couldn't figure it out.

Just when I thought of Shihuang's words that "merchants are used to buy time", I suddenly remembered what Ji Heng said, when faced with some things that cannot be done overnight, you can try to divide this matter into several small things that can be done, and then Go step by step.

He feels that the two seem to have the same effect.

Long thought.

Fusu looked back at Xianyang Palace, then looked at the surrounding palaces, sighed, and said: "My understanding of world affairs is still too superficial. I have passed the time, but I am still like a beginner, unable to see the truth clearly. , still delusional to ask other people to help clear up the doubts."

"How sad is this?!"

"After all, the years are wasted."

Speaking of which.

He suddenly remembered what Ji Heng said last time.

Take history as a mirror.

Learn from history.

He closed his eyes slightly, and said in a concentrated voice: "I have reached the age of being alone, but I have fallen a lot, and I should work harder in the future, so that I can live up to my father's expectations."

He took a deep breath, turned and left.

Soon.

Fusu returned to Lama Temple.

He said to Wei Sheng, the eunuch who served him, "You will go to the Yushi Mansion later and get some history books for me."

talking.

He seemed to have thought of something, took off the black black bird jade pendant from his waist, handed it to Wei Sheng, and continued: "You find another person to go to the Nei Shi Mansion and ask Nei Shi Teng to arrange a few officials to go Investigate the past situation of the major salt and iron merchants in Guanzhong."

"The clearer the investigation, the better."

"No." Wei Sheng bowed and held the jade pendant in his hands carefully, not daring to be careless.

After Wei Sheng left, Fusu took out the bamboo slips in his sleeves, took a deep look at them a few times, opened them again, and read them again. He still wanted to figure out whether his father could see the truth from the bamboo slips. Things that I didn't realize.

After half an hour.

Wei Sheng came back out of breath.

Holding a large stack of bamboo slips in his hand, almost higher than his head.

The Zhou Dynasty sealed off the feudal lords, and there are too many historical books left by various countries. Even if a large number of them were lost due to the war, the historical books left over from the 800 years of the Great Zhou Dynasty are still vast.

He only got back a small portion this time.

that's it.

Wei Sheng has been exhausted to the point of death.

Fusu held up his hand and put down the bamboo slips.

Wei Sheng was out of breath and said: "Young Master, there are too many bamboo slips related to the history books in the Yushi Mansion, and I don't know which ones to take. After asking Yushi Zhongcheng, I chose Zhao Weihan on my own initiative."

"Also please forgive me, my lord."

Fusu waved his hands, and said indifferently, "It's okay."

"I use history books to hone my insight. I don't have any requirements on which vassal state it belongs to and when it was formed."

"Your trip was really hard."

"Go down and rest first."

Wei Sheng took a deep breath, tried his best to calm his tone, and said, "Young master, don't worry, I'm not tired, I will serve you all around."

talking.

Wei Sheng held up his hands and handed over the jade pendant.

Fusu glanced at Wei Sheng, and finally nodded.

He took the jade pendant and put it on the case without worrying about it.

Fusu sat on the table.

Put the bamboo slips that Wei Sheng brought back by his feet, took out one copy in order, and began to read carefully.

Ji Heng's idea is not in a hurry.

Now that the palace is making plans, a large number of officials are unable to get away, and the Neishi Mansion has to be given some time to investigate the past of the major salt and iron merchants in Guanzhong, which will take a few days.

He did not dare to relax.

Taking advantage of the free time now, I began to fill in my knowledge.

As for what Ji Heng couldn't figure out in the method, he didn't stubbornly think about it, and just left it behind.

When the ability is not enough, there is no need to dig into the dead end.

You only need to calm down and study with great concentration. When you have accumulated enough, you will naturally figure out the truth. Why are you obsessed with mediocrity?
for several days.

Fu Su stayed in the study and read a book.

Just a few days before October, the imperial court's annual accounting meeting finally came to an end.

Some of the officials attending the meeting were happy and some were sad.

With the end of this large-scale plan meeting, the sound of horses and horses in the city increased again. One after another, a team of chariots and horses drove out from Xianyang, just like when they came, and returned along the old road.

When they return to their respective counties, they have to convey the instructions of the court.

For outlying counties like Wu County and Liaodong County, it takes at least a month to go back and forth.

Just as the county officials were leaving, Fusu finally received the bamboo slips from the Neishi Mansion. After five or six days of investigation, the Neishi Mansion had basically found out the details of the major salt and iron merchants in Guanzhong.

After reading the bamboo slips sent by the Neishi Mansion, Fusu's eyes showed a cold look.

It really did not meet Ji Heng's expectation.

None of these merchants are really clean.

Many merchants are also inextricably linked with the officials of the court.

Fusu closed the bamboo slips, snorted coldly, and said: "If you really abide by the rules and laws, I still can't bear it, but since you have shady plots in the dark, then don't blame Fusu for being ruthless."

"Daqin can't tolerate you insects, ants, snakes and rats!"

(End of this chapter)