Chapter 492: The idea of dominating the world (Part 1)
"Shipyards can only be controlled by the imperial court. People can build shipyards, but they need to be managed by state-owned enterprises." Ying Zheng said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, if you do this, you will be reviled by the people. This will be very detrimental to your Majesty's reputation?" Gan Luo said.
"Gan Luo." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice, "You have been called a child prodigy since you were a child. Could it be that your brain is not as good as yours when you grow up?"
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I really didn't know." Gan Luo immediately apologized.
"Come here, get on the map." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice immediately.
Immediately there were two eunuchs, one holding a pillar and walking slowly forward. The two were a little far apart, and between them was a huge white cloth, and on the white cloth was a map of the world.
The two pillars are the shelves of the world map, which are usually placed in the main hall.
Now that Ying Zheng needed it, he was moved to the front of the court for all officials to appreciate.
As for the map, Ying Zheng had people draw it based on the world map given by Qin An, and those painters were killed after finishing the drawing.
However, Ying Zheng did not treat the families of these painters badly, and their families did not dare to say anything.
After the map was placed, Ying Zheng said to the civil and military officials: "This is a map of the world. This is not the first time for some of you to see it.
I put the map of the world in the court today to tell you, dear friends, how big the world is and you should take a longer view.
At the same time, I want to tell you that sooner or later this world will belong to the Qin Dynasty. Even if I cannot complete it in my lifetime, there will still be my son and my grandson.
Even if Great Qin dies, China will still be there. Even if this world does not belong to Great Qin, it still belongs to China.
To rule the world, you first need a boat. This boat can be sold to the people, but the people must not be allowed to build their own boats.
Even if ordinary people want to build a shipyard, they still need to be under the jurisdiction of state-owned enterprises, and every ship needs to be registered.
At the same time, the imperial court must strictly control the sale and purchase of ships, and must not allow people to buy and sell privately. Violators will have their ships confiscated and be subject to monetary penalties. "
"But……"
"This matter does not need to be discussed further." Ying Zheng interrupted Gan Luo rudely, "Anyone who wants to build a ship privately, I can think that they want to fight for the world with me."
"I don't dare," Gan Luo immediately knelt down and said.
"Get up." Ying Zheng said, "You are my appointed Prime Minister Zuo. I hope you can show the abilities and responsibilities that Prime Minister Zuo has, instead of thinking about your own family.
Otherwise, I can ban you or remove you. "
Gan Luo, who originally wanted to stand up, fell to his knees with his head on the ground. He said carefully: "I don't dare, your majesty, please calm down."
"Hmph." Ying Zheng sneered, "Do you really think that my time is running out and you are confused, so you can deceive me? Or are you planning to deceive Fusu now after my death and Fusu succeeds to the throne?"
"I don't dare." All the ministers knelt on the ground.
Jiang Lu is no exception. Although he is Ying Zheng's son, he is also a minister.
The most important thing is that after contacting Qin An, their ideas have gradually changed. They originally thought it was a matter of course.
Now it has become unnatural.
Especially after learning that there is a prince who can kill his brother and father for the throne, these princes are a little trembling with fear, among them Hu Hai is the most worried and frightened.
There was no other reason than that he was the murderer who caused the destruction of the Qin Dynasty, so he was always afraid that Ying Zheng would cause trouble for him, so he kept hiding in the glass workshop making glass.
As a result, the glass workshop now has many works and has expanded its production.
Now all we have to do is wait for Ying Zheng to give the order to release all the glass, but the consequences may be very serious.
Ying Zheng glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "You can go ahead and make plans. I can tell you with certainty that as long as the Emperor's Master comes out, all of your plans will be cracked by the Emperor's Master, and the final loss will be yourselves."
Li Si said: "Your Majesty, let
Heart. I don't have any plans. Everything I do is for the Qin Dynasty and the people of the Qin Dynasty. "
"I am doing this for the Qin Dynasty and the people of the Qin Dynasty." The officials followed.
Ying Zheng snorted again and said, "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Si stood up first, and others also stood up.
Gan Luo was the last one to stand up, and then he continued to bow and said: "Your Majesty, since the matter of sea vessels has been handed over to the state-owned enterprises, it is not easy for ministers and others to interfere.
However, the profits from the sea are too great. The Baiyue Land has just been developed. Looking at the world map, Wei Chen thinks that we can go further down and maybe we will make unexpected discoveries.
Now that General Mengwu has gone to Japan, Japan is within easy reach. However, it is easy to obtain Japan, but it is not easy to manage Japan.
Wei Chen believed that some officials and people should be sent to Japan, and then Japan should be changed to Japan County. "
"I agree." Feng Quji said, "If the land in Japan is fertile, it can become a food station for the imperial court and provide a continuous supply of food to the Qin Dynasty.
Secondly, it can also become a supply station on the Daqin Sea, where the Daqin Navy can rest when it goes north in the future. "
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "That's okay, but let Meng Wu investigate clearly first. Li Si, after you took charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, how much do you know about the people and the land in the world?"
"Reporting to your majesty, after years of fighting in the Seven Kingdoms, there are a lot of wastelands. They are all ownerless lands and no one has cultivated them. The reason is that there are not that many people.
After the Qin Dynasty had just unified the six kingdoms, many people went to Border Pass and Lishan Mountain, resulting in more wasteland. "
"I don't want to hear this." Ying Zheng's face darkened and he directly interrupted Li Si.
Li Si immediately bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, every household now has its own land, and those who don't have land are given by the court or local officials.
Today, the area is 131 million acres, the total grain output is 8.515 billion kilograms, and the population is more than 20 million, equivalent to 425.75 kilograms of grain per capita. "
"Huh? Why are there so few?" Ying Zheng asked, "Where are the potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, these three types of food are still being accumulated and can be distributed to the people next year. Before that, Wei Chen was thinking whether it would be better to distribute them to the people for free or charge a fee." Li Si said.
"Of course it will be distributed free of charge." Gan Luo said, "Since Your Majesty wants to implement benevolent government, how can you charge the people for it?"
Li Si replied: "The Prime Minister Zuo didn't know something. People don't care about free things. Only when fees are charged, people will be reluctant to use them indiscriminately."
Feng Quji said: "Master Li makes sense. Your Majesty, now that potatoes, corns and sweet potatoes are already grown, why not do an experiment and give a small amount to a group of people for free, and sell a small amount to a group of people, and see what happens?" Let’s see which of them produces more.”
