I saw Qin Shihuang smiled and said:

"The first thing to do is to reduce the corvée of the common people. The Afang Palace under construction and the Lishan Emperor's Mausoleum have already begun to finish the northern Great Wall."

"Within two months, seven or eight out of ten people will return to their hometowns to farm or work."

"In addition, we also asked the county governors to reorganize the projects in the county to minimize the number of people serving corvée, and stop all projects that can not be done."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers began to whisper in surprise.

This is no small matter. At present, there are more than one million people working on these three major projects.

The number of corvés in each county, counted together, actually has more than 2 million citizens serving corvée every month.

Eliminating more than half of the people at once, although it is considered a benevolent government, is it a waste of previous investment?

You must know that apart from the basic construction of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, the other two projects are not yet completed. Wouldn't it be a pity to stop now?

However, Fusu was the first to stand up for a second opinion, feeling that the father emperor did indeed lighten the burden on the people.

Qin Shihuang glanced at Fusu with relief, and continued:

"The second thing is to reduce taxes. Now that there are enough granaries in Xianyang, I don't plan to continue to drive the Xiongnu north in the past year."

"So all the affected areas this year will be exempted from land tax. The rest of the counties will be reduced to half of the original tax, and the poll tax will be reduced by 30%!"

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately triggered a louder discussion than before.

This is incredible. This is the first time since Shang Yang's reforms over the years that so many taxes have been reduced.

Meng Tian was a little anxious after hearing this, and stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, is it reduced too much at one time? After all, the number of soldiers in the country has not been reduced. If things go on like this, I'm afraid there will be problems..."

As a general, Meng Yi's concerns are not unreasonable.

The regular army of the Qin State has millions of people, and the reserve forces are not counted.

The annual food consumption of the army is not a small number.

He is not opposed to reducing the burden, but the tax reduction is too severe, and it will be difficult to maintain the daily expenses of the army in the future.

After listening to Meng Tian's words, all the important officials in the court and Qin Shi Huang showed meaningful smiles.

This made Meng Tian a little confused, looked at Fu Su and said in a low voice, "Did I say something wrong?"

Fusu didn't understand what was going on, so he listened to Feng Quji who was on the side and said with a smile:

"Meng Shangqing, please explain to your eldest brother."

"Oh? Is there anything that the eldest son and I don't know about? That servant Wang Ben has something to hide?" Meng Tian looked at his younger brother.

"Big brother, it's not that Wang Ben didn't say anything about this, it's because Immortal Master Su Tian has blessed me with the things in Daqin, which is a little inconvenient to reveal."

Meng Yi explained that there were many low-level officers outside Wang Ben just now, and these people could not know the top secrets of Daqin for the time being.

"Oh? Immortal Master still has an explanation? You say it!" Meng Tian and Fusu hurriedly cheered up when they heard that there was an inside story.

"Yes, not only the cavalry kits and the blast furnace ironmaking method you already know, but more importantly, the new farming tools and food planting methods taught by the immortal master."

Meng Yi said to his brother with a smile.

It was a matter of agriculture and sang, and Fusu was also surprised when he heard it, and hurriedly rushed before Meng Tian and said:

"How do you say this? How much can you increase the yield per mu?"

I saw Meng Yi glanced at Empress Qin Shi and gave Meng Tian and Fusu a three-finger gesture.

"Thirty percent? So many?" Fusu and Meng Tian looked at each other in horror.

In this way, after stopping most of the corvée service, even if the tax is reduced, it is possible to support the army.

Ke Mengyi's words later surprised them.

Just listen to Meng Yi continue to say: "No, according to the immortal master, after the deduction with me, if the whole country is completed. My Daqin grain output can be tripled!"

"Yoooooooo!!" Meng Tian felt a dizzy Venus rise above his head.

Fusu also clenched his fists tightly in shock, looked at Qin Shihuang, and asked in an unbelievable tone:

Father... is three times?

Qin Shi Huang also nodded with a smile. These days, it is not uncommon for courtiers who understand clearly to be shocked by this value.

"That's right, thanks to the guidance of the Immortal Master. My great Qin is prosperous and prosperous, and it's just around the corner!" Qin Shi Huang was also quite infected and said.

The courtiers were full of emotion again, without Su Tian, ​​everything would be like a dream...

Maybe they didn't even dare to dream...

...

After everyone calmed down, Qin Shihuang continued:

"The last thing I want to say is the legal reform!"

As soon as these words came out, it was Feng Quji and Feng Jie's turn to be shocked.

What? Did you hear that right?

Even if you cut taxes, you need to reform the law? Is this to overthrow everything from Shang Yang's reform to the present?

"Rong Zhen finish first, first of all, Da Qin's rule of law will not change!"

"The main purpose of this reform is to reduce the burden on the common people! We will still severely punish the wicked. But we will make them more free and happy in the future when dealing with the common people."

"Let Fu Su preside over this matter, and Feng Jie and Meng Yi will help."

Fusu was overjoyed to hear that, wasn't this what the emperor had said in the letter he had written before.

Unexpectedly, it was handed over to me to handle it.

"Yes, this son must do a good job in this matter, and not let the father down!" Fusu took the order.

Qin Shihuang nodded and finished talking about several important things. There is one more little thing that needs to be addressed.

He looked at Zhang Han, who was in the Shaofu at that time and said, "Zhang Qing, you can leave as soon as I order you to go to the land of Baiyue, and return to Xianyang in exchange for Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao."

Zhang Han was a little confused, why did he come here all of a sudden?

Seeing his doubts, Qin Shihuang found a reason and said:

"If the land of Baiyue develops well, the rice can ripen twice a year, and it will be a rare granary for my Daqin in the future."

"Looking at you these days, I also understand the new farming tools and grain planting methods. It is more appropriate to go to Baiyue to be responsible for promoting planting."

"Then Ren Xiao is not in good health, and they can recuperate at ease when they come back."

Seeing that Qin Shi Huang valued himself so much, Zhang Han did not dare to refuse and said, "I am willing to serve your majesty!"

Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction. Su Tian has only told him about Da Qin's future destiny.

Even if he didn't die, then Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo didn't turn their backs on Baiyue, and now there is no reason to bring them to justice.

But staying there is always a danger, and it's better to get rid of it now.

Arrange a reliable person to go there, and with Zhang Han's talent, other people don't dare to say anything more.

"That's it, it's getting late, you Aiqings can go back first." Ying Zheng ordered them all to retreat.

After everyone retreated, Qin Shihuang rolled up his sleeves and stroked the system bracelet, and said in a low voice:

"Immortal Master, after Rong Zhen's Da Qin has digested these things first, I will go to ask for advice!"

There is no need for Su Tian to emphasize, Qin Shihuang knows the good things on Su Tian's side, more than that.

The immortal master is willing to teach, but if he is not good at learning, is he worthy of this great opportunity?

[Kowtow to ask for a monthly ticket for a flower evaluation ticket, thank you all the big guys! ]*

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