After a few people sat down, I suppressed my smile and said to Zhang Han: "You can go find Zhang Gou later and learn more about the situation of the Kushan Empire."
Zhang Han saw how serious I was and responded, "Your Majesty, are you worried about the Kushan Empire?"
I nodded: "I have received news before that the Kushan Empire has the power to fight with our Great Qin, and to the west of the Kushan Empire, there is another country called the Anxi Empire, whose strength cannot be underestimated. As for Wusun, We still have to rely on the Xiongnu and Hujie to compete with two small countries with less than 100,000 people, so it’s not a big deal.”
I didn't tell you about Rome further west. Historically, the Parthian Empire was just a slave empire composed of a dozen tribes. In this way, it could still fight back and forth with Rome, and finally defeated Antony at the Battle of Actium. , forcing Rome to negotiate peace with the Parthian Empire. It was not until Octavian became consul that the situation was reversed.
Now there are two great empires between the Qin Dynasty and Rome. As for Octavian, who ended the Roman Republican era and brought Rome into the imperial era, his grandfather was probably not born yet at this time, so there is no need to worry about Rome for the time being.
Zhang Han responded: "I understand!"
List paused and said, "Your Majesty, the countries in the Western Regions are so weak. Now that the Huns have been driven to the north by the Qin Dynasty, I am worried that the Huns or Hujie will go south and capture the Western Regions. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to our country, the Qin Dynasty."
I glanced at Li Si, and it seemed that everyone was free. There were no major events before, so Li Si started to think about small actions. Now, attacking the Xiongnu and trading in the Western Regions, there are more things to do, which allows him to concentrate on contributing to the Qin Dynasty.
"Xiang Li is right. The best way is to incorporate the Western Regions into the territory of our Great Qin. However, this matter should not be taken too hastily. Our Great Qin is a celestial kingdom. Attacking other countries for no reason will attract criticism. Even if we capture the Western Regions, there will be no People will not obey the rule of Qin."
Li Si was stunned and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, what I mean is that we can win over the countries in the Western Regions to jointly fight against the Huns and Hujie. If the countries in the Western Regions are willing to become friends with Great Qin, is it against morality for us to attack them..."
I shook my head and said seriously: "Prime Minister Li, if the countries in the Western Regions think that Da Qin is their friend, then they should not oppose the merger with Da Qin; if they oppose the merger with Da Qin, it means they think Da Qin is not their friend, that is Da Qin can attack Da Qin’s enemies and then merge them into Da Qin!”
Several people were stunned, wondering what nonsense I was talking about...
Feng Jie did not hesitate at all and agreed: "Your Majesty is right. We, Da Qin, can gain control over the trade of the countries in the Western Region through business, and then slowly pursue it."
I smiled and said: "Trading is just to add some money, silk and products to our Qin Dynasty. This is not the opportunity I want to wait for. It is not appropriate for the Qin Dynasty to use weapons anymore."
The cost of fighting the Xiongnu at the beginning of the year really scared me. If we fight again, or if it lasts for three to five years, I am afraid that the Great Qin Dynasty will still die...
Zhang Han asked curiously: "What does your majesty mean by timing?"
I said mysteriously: "You will know when the time comes. Just wait and see, within three years, the countries in the Western Regions will beg Great Qin to include them in the territory."
Then I didn’t continue on this topic and asked instead: “How is the progress of the five counties in Hexi?”
Li Si cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, Qinchang and Wuwei have built city walls, but the houses in the cities have not yet been built. I am about to ask your Majesty whether we should wait until all the houses in Qinchang and Wuwei are built before going there. The other three counties?”
I thought for a while and responded: "As long as the city wall is built, order them to go to Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang to continue building the city. As for the houses in the city, my idea is to let the merchants build them."
"Your Majesty means to recruit businessmen as husbands of the people?"
I shook my head and said with a smile: "Businessmen value profits and don't care about farming. Let them build houses for as long as they want. I want to rent the land in the city to merchants, and merchants can only build specified inns, shops, etc. on the land." The court will issue the land deed to the businessman, but the land deed can only prove that the businessman has the right to use the land. The land is still owned by the court, and the land deed is only for twenty years."
"After the expiration of twenty years, if the businessman still wants to purchase the right to use the land, it will continue to be leased to him at the price when he first purchased it. If the businessman no longer wants to rent it, then it will be auctioned at the new price. , the one with the highest price will get it. This allows the merchants to build houses for the court and collect land rental fees."
Li Si was overjoyed and complimented: "Your Majesty is wise. Now the houses in each city have been handed over to the government for construction and then sold to the head of Guizhou. Moreover, the houses belong to the head of Guizhou, resulting in a shortage of land in the city. This is a good idea."
Feng Jie wondered: "Your Majesty, merchants can have money to rent land, but what about the people in Guizhou who live in the city? I'm afraid they don't have money to rent land and build houses."
I nodded: "Of course, ordinary people in Guizhou will not spend money to rent land. The land in the city can be divided into three categories: one is for business, one is for workshops, and the other is for residence. The first two They can be allowed to bid for rent, and the living space will be allocated by the government. As long as they live in the city, anyone who is not a prisoner, a son-in-law, or a businessman can get a certain area of land for building houses."
"Prisoners, sons-in-law, and businessmen need to spend their own money to rent land. If they move out of the city, they need to report it to the government, and the government will take back the land and houses and hand them over to the next person. The government will replenish the original land based on the depreciation of the money and grain when the house was built. The owner of the house will collect the money and food from the new owner."
Feng Jie agreed: "Your Majesty has thought carefully. This will make the city prosperous. Otherwise, even if the court builds the houses and no one comes to move in, it will be a waste of money and food."
I hummed: "In short, in the future, all new counties and cities in Daqin will prohibit private land buying and selling. Now the old land in Daqin has formed a fixed pattern and cannot be changed easily. As long as it is not excessive, let them buy and sell it. Besides, the new land has been collected. It belongs to the imperial court, and they dare not touch the imperial land.”
"I'm afraid that some people are eyeing the newly developed land of Great Qin. Once those merchants or nobles are allowed to control a large amount of land, it will not only cause dissatisfaction among the indigenous people of the new land, but also lead to the situation of landlessness in Guizhou. If the common people work hard all their lives, they will not be able to live in it. If we cannot get a house, then the Qin Dynasty will be in danger!"
The three of them nodded in agreement. Although they were both nobles, the fields in their families were obtained through various rewards. Li Si's two sons were in high positions. Under Li Si's guidance, they would naturally not do such things as wantonly annexing land and digging their own graves. Feng Jie's two sons were still young, and their family was not short of land.
