The third person is the political strategist: Sima Li.
I am really curious about this person. There are too many legendary stories about the Strategist.
In terms of numbers, they are not comparable to other scholars. But just the names of Gui Guzi, the founder of the Strategist Family, and his fellow disciples Su Qin and Zhang Yi, must be known to everyone.
Su Qin was so heroic when he was with the Six Kingdoms; Shang Yang, Sun Bin, Pang Juan and other big guys are known as the disciples of Guigu; in addition, in the past dynasties, Guigu only passed down the mysterious legend of two people, one vertical and one horizontal, etc., for this The school has added countless legends.
Sima Li also has an aloof and aloof temperament. Although he is wearing a black coarse cloth robe, he is neatly arranged. He has a tall and straight posture, a yellowish complexion, and his pursed lips are exactly the same as those of the Qin Terracotta Warriors. Chess" style.
For some reason, this unique temperament made me feel more and more awkward about this person, and a sense of distrust arose in my heart.
Shaking my head, I thought maybe I was being paranoid, after all, this person looked to be in his early twenties. Although Fusu's body is only sixteen years old, in his body at this moment is my twenty-seven-year-old soul.
I thought for a moment and said, "Sima Li, I want to know, what do you think of Qin merging the six kingdoms?"
Sima Li showed no signs of panic.
You know, there is a trap hidden in this problem, and it is an obvious trap!
There is only one answer to this question, and that is to praise the power of Qin and the inspiration of its king. There's not much else to say.
Someone may ask, who wouldn’t praise Qin? But there are techniques to praise.
Or you praise Qin directly. But there are many people who know how to flatter me. As an emperor, his ears get calloused every day when he hears flattery from others. Even if he recited the first half of "On the Passage of Qin" to me on the spot, he would not be able to escape the pretense of flattery;
Don’t you praise Qin directly? That can only belittle the Six Nations. But it’s not easy to belittle the Six Nations. Do you know how to do it? If you belittle it, you will fall into the cliché of the former; if you belittle it, what, do you mean that Qin unified the six wastes? I just want to ask how many heads you have that I can chop off?
My curiosity was even more intense at this moment, and I was eager to hear what answer he could give me. Based on his current performance, either he didn't guess what I was thinking and just walked away from him, or he was confident and had something shocking to say.
After taking a sip of tea, I heard Sima Li's slightly magnetic voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"When Buyi was in Beidi County, he heard anecdotes about the two countries.
One person's family has hundreds of acres of fertile land, and is full of children and grandchildren. The eldest son is good at running the house, the second son is good at farming, and the third son is well versed in the world.
The number of people in a family is four. Although the eldest son has the power of martial arts, he hangs out in the market all day long, hanging out with gangsters, and the two daughters are sick in bed. The family only has a few acres of poor farmland and a hundred bamboo trees.
However, within a few years, the wealth status of the family of four far surpassed that of the family of 100 acres.
Commoner is bold, may I ask Your Majesty, why? "
I pondered for a moment and then said: "You said that in a family of four, the eldest son is strong and powerful, and the second daughter is sick in bed. Is it necessarily related to the eldest son?"
Sima Li cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is wise. Although the eldest son was idle all day long, he participated in the battle to attack Wei during a military service. He beheaded dozens of people and was given the title of Zuo Shuchang. Since then, the family of four has skyrocketed to more than a hundred people. The home of the mother.”
"This is in reply to Your Majesty's opinion on the annexation of Qin to the six kingdoms."
"However, within a few years, the family of four has taken a turn for the worse and once again fell into a situation of starvation. May I ask, Your Majesty, why do you dare to do so again?"
I frowned and thought for a while and said, "It was exactly ten years since the Qin Dynasty attacked and destroyed the Six Kingdoms. Could it be related to the demise of the Six Kingdoms?"
Sima Li replied: "Of course. The Qin Dynasty frequently launched wars to destroy the country for more than ten years, and countless soldiers of the Qin State were granted titles and fiefs. Why are titles noble? They are scarce. With the increasing number of attacks, the number of titles will increase. When the world is unified, wars will stop. Blade, there are no soldiers to fight, no land to divide, nobility gradually decreases, and you end up in poverty."
"This is also a reply to Your Majesty's opinion on the annexation of Qin to the six kingdoms."
After listening to Sima Li's words, I carefully observed this person again.
Why was Great Qin able to dominate the world? The biggest reason is that killing enemies can quickly gain status and wealth. Therefore, Qin soldiers are called "tiger and wolf soldiers" and Qin is called "tiger and wolf country".
Why was there so much turmoil after Qin unified the world? Not only were there a proliferation of titles, but there were no wars outside the borders, and civilians had no way to advance. However, the titles below Chehou and Guannai are inherited by downgrade, and some are even downgraded to nine levels, which will inevitably lead to the inferiority of each generation in the common people's family.
The energy of the Restoration of the Six Kingdoms alone was not enough to set off a wave of uprisings. Without the people to follow, the nobles of the Six Kingdoms would not be able to make much of a splash.
It coincides with my idea of reforming the military merit system.
I slowly said: "Not bad, very good."
Sima Li cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Buyi has never participated in political affairs, it is just a family opinion."
I didn't say much, and said to the three of them: "I am very satisfied with your inspection today. You can rest assured to study here, and I will definitely use you again when I have the opportunity."
The three people quickly thanked them.
After walking out of the side hall, Shusun Tong sent me to the gate of the academy.
"What does Your Majesty think of the three of them?" Shusun Tong asked. He also saw that I was not particularly happy, but rather worried.
I nodded: "He is a talent that can be developed. However, more investigation is needed. You should always pay attention to the three of them. If there is anything special, you can take note of it and report it to me at an appropriate opportunity."
Shu Sun Tong bowed and said yes.
After returning to Sihai Palace, I thought about it for a while.
Yuchi has nothing to say. After a while, he will be thrown to Shangjun for actual combat.
As for Jie Wu, looking at his character, I'm a little worried that he will become a cruel official. But as long as you are loyal to me and Da Qin, it is not a big shortcoming.
As for Sima Li, answering my questions was exactly what I wanted. But I still had the same feeling when I first saw him. I always felt that something was wrong with this person, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Some people say that strategists are conspirators. Are they influenced by this?
After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't figure it out, so I simply threw it aside and observed it for a while.
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Then I picked up the report and prepared to handle government affairs. The first one was Ge Yue's report.
More than three months have passed since I arranged for the land inventory. Ge Yue reported in his report that the land inventory in twenty counties had been completed so far, and the speed was relatively fast.
Moreover, the progress was relatively smooth, and no major obstacles were encountered. At most, they were concealments and the like, and they were dealt with one by one.
Judging from these twenty counties, from the 26th year of the First Emperor to the 32nd year of the First Emperor, the number of fields increased quite a lot. After the 32nd year, the rate of increase slowly slowed down. One is the reason for land annexation, and the other is the increasing burden of corvee work, which leads to the desolation of fields.
Just as I continued to look down, Qi Wan suddenly came in to report, and Ge Yue asked to see him.
After Ge Yue came in, I asked, "I'm reading your report. What's the matter?"
Ge Yue looked anxious and bowed: "Your Majesty, something happened in Surabaya County!"
