Chapter 380: The Morning Morning Begins
"Great." Li Si said excitedly, "We will start planning now. I will arrange for people to go to Baiyue Land to find a way to quickly reach Xianyang City."
Meng Yi shook his head and said: "There is no shortcut at all. According to Mr., sea transportation is the fastest.
Taking a boat from Langya to South Vietnam, we will build a dock there. We will use the goods on the dock for transportation, which is definitely much faster than the land route. "
Li Si's eyes lit up and he immediately clapped his hands and said, "I agree, sea transportation is definitely much faster than land transportation.
The land of Baiyue is full of rugged and difficult mountain roads, and there are many mosquitoes, rats, ants, and miasma. The most important thing is that the bandits composed of mountain people are already giving people a huge headache.
Therefore, sea transportation is definitely the most important transportation channel now.
We must raise it before Prime Minister Feng raises it.
Now let's discuss some things about shipping. "
"Okay." Meng Yi responded.
He also felt that this matter was very important. Being robbed of the opportunity would cause certain losses to them.
So the two began to study shipping.
Since there is maritime transportation, relevant laws must be formulated, and...
After a night's discussion between the two, Li Si and Meng Yi had initially formulated a set of relevant information required for shipping.
After yawning, the two of them stood up one after another. They didn't even have time to tidy up their clothes and appearance, and headed directly to the palace with their plans.
If you don't go, the time for morning court will be over.
"Prime Minister Li, the palace is ahead. All the officials are outside the palace gate." Meng Yi said.
Li Si breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, it's too late. I'll give you this plan, and you'll be the one to talk about it today."
Meng Yi took the plan, nodded seriously, and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Feng, I will definitely convince His Majesty and all the civil and military officials in the court."
"I believe you." Li Si said, "Let's go, it's almost morning. Let's go see Prime Minister Feng."
Meng Yi nodded.
Soon, the two of them arrived in front of Feng Quji. At this time, Feng Quji was followed by many nobles, and their momentum seemed to be that Li Si and Meng Yi had lost a section.
"Prime Minister Feng, have you completed your Majesty's mission?" Li Si asked with a smile.
Xungui on the side said proudly: "Of course it's done. I wonder if Mr. Li has finished it?"
Feng Quji's face darkened, and just as he was about to speak, Li Si preempted him.
Li Si smiled and said, "I don't know if it's complete. Everything still needs to be decided by His Majesty."
The expression on the face of the distinguished noble who just spoke changed. Why should you let His Majesty make the decision? Isn't it just as long as you complete His Majesty's mission?
Feng Quji smiled bitterly and said, "Xiang Li is already very confident. I admire him."
Li Si looked at Feng Quji thoughtfully and said, "Is there anything unresolved by Prime Minister Feng?"
Feng Quji nodded and said, "Indeed, it is easy to develop business, but how can we make the goods circulate all over the world?
This is not to say that there is no goods flowing all over the world now, but it can be faster, and one of them is the road.
My husband once said that if you want to be rich, build roads first.
But building roads is never that easy. Mr. Li, do you have a solution? "
Li Si shook his head and said: "Your Majesty divided the world into thirty-six counties, which means that thirty-six roads need to be built.
Among these thirty-six roads, some roads can be connected to more than one. A general road can go directly to any of the thirty-six counties, and then branch on the main road to reach the county seat, township, li, or pavilion.
But this requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Especially, Daqin currently does not have that much cement for the world to use, and there are not that many people who can all build roads together. "
Li Si nodded and said: "Yes, the manpower and material resources consumed to build roads are not a small amount, and the more important thing is cement.
There is not that much cement at the moment, so we have to find another way. "
"Then Mr. Li can do something about it."
Just when Feng Quji asked the question, it was time to go to court, and a eunuch came out to inform the officials to go to court.
Li Si could only say something about going to court, and he and Feng Quji led the ministers to Zhangtai Palace.
After arriving at the main hall, the ministers waited for a while and saw Ying Zheng walking into the main hall with domineering steps, and then sat on the dragon chair in the middle.
"See your majesty, may your majesty be blessed." The ministers bowed to Ying Zheng at the same time.
"My dear friends, you don't need to be polite. Please give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
During the Qin Dynasty, the ministers knelt and sat when they went to court, and they did not go to court standing at all.
When the people did their best, Yingzheng said: "Today in the shopping mall, I have something to tell you.
Baiyue's rice target has been distributed to 330 kilograms, two crops a year, which is 660 kilograms, which is three to four times, or even six or seven times more than the grain yield per mu of Guanzhong and the Six Kingdoms.
In addition, the number of potato seeds has increased. I plan to donate some to the people and the land of Baiyue, and some to continue to be cultivated by the government.
So from now on, food is no longer a problem for the court.
But since ancient times, low grain prices have hurt farmers. If there is more food, the price will naturally be lower. This is something I don't want to see. Therefore, I decided to collect as much as the surplus in the hands of the people according to the current market price. "
Fu Zikang said: "I admire your majesty's love for the people, but if you buy the grain from the people at the original price, I'm afraid the imperial court won't be able to spend that much money at once."
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said: "So I plan to formally implement monetary policy and use copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins as circulating currencies.
The imperial court no longer collected grain for taxation, but instead used copper coins instead.
Commercial taxes and commercial laws have also been officially launched. Any merchants who evade taxes will be punished strictly in accordance with commercial laws. "
"Your Majesty is wise." Feng Quji said, "On behalf of the nobles and nobles, I support your Majesty's policy of promoting business and are willing to sell most of the grain to the court.
At the same time, he is willing to send tribesmen to do business, and shops must be opened throughout the Qin Dynasty. "
"Okay, very good." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Prime Minister Feng and the nobles of Great Qin are worthy of being the pillars of Great Qin. Our ancestors fought and sweated for Great Qin everywhere.
In your generation, you have worked hard for the prosperity of Great Qin. Although you don't have to shed blood and sweat, you have made indelible contributions to Great Qin's business.
Therefore, your achievements are not inferior to those of your ancestors. The court will remember you, and the people will remember you. "
"Thank you Your Majesty, this is what I should do." Feng Quji said, "However, although I am willing to contribute my modest efforts to the court, there is still a serious problem."
"What's the problem?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Road." Feng Quji said, "Nowadays, cement roads have been built inside and outside Xianyang City, but there are no other cement roads in the world.
This will cause certain troubles for business development, especially when telegraphs and telephones will be used in the future. Although messages can be conveyed in time, the time for shipping goods is really too slow.
It's possible that a business opportunity can change in a day or two. "
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