"The second thing." I continued: "From now on, all taxes, except commercial taxes, will be levied in kind, and silk will still be levied. The salary of officials above 500 shi will also be changed from corn to equivalent money and silk."
The county officials didn't know what was going on, but the officials who had been in Xianyang did.
Li Si stood up and agreed: "Your Majesty is wise. This will fill the treasury with corn."
"What I consider is not just filling the national treasury." I looked at Li Si and said: "Li Xiang, do you know what goods can be purchased with one dollar now?"
Li Si naturally knew this, so he raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, one piece of cloth is worth eleven qian, and one qian can buy about three liters of corn."
I continued to ask: "Do you think it is reasonable?"
Li Si was startled and then understood my intention: "Your Majesty, looking at it this way, it is indeed unreasonable. A piece of money weighs half a tael, but it can buy three liters of corn. The value of money is too high."
I nodded and then said my intention: "Half taels of money were originally issued in small quantities, and the abolition of the coins of the Six Nations led to people all over the world selling their goods to get half a tael of money, which ultimately led to today's low price of goods. Money is expensive."
During the Qin Dynasty, especially when Ying Zheng was in power, deflation was relatively serious. After Hu Hai came to the throne, he realized this problem. Coupled with the empty treasury, this idiot created a large amount of bad coins and robbed the people's wealth in disguise, causing the credit of half a coin to collapse and accelerating the demise of the Qin Dynasty.
"There is a lot of half a tael of money accumulated in the national treasury. If the money is not circulated, it is just a pile of gold and stones. It also aggravates the depreciation of goods. Therefore, through this move, half a tael of money in the national treasury can enter the hands of the head of Guizhou for circulation. In addition, you can go back and Ge Yue will discuss whether it is necessary to issue new money. As trade becomes more prosperous, the demand for money will inevitably increase. There are many big projects now, and it is relatively easy for them to flow into the hands of the head of Guizhou."
I don’t need to teach you how new money flows into society. They are more professional than me.
Li Si and Ge Yue said yes.
"Third." I glanced at Wu Jian, then turned to Zhang Han and said, "Zhang Han, you select a suitable supervisor and send it to Wu Jian's cavalry."
Wu Jian had no objection, and Zhang Han said yes.
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Zhao Tuo felt a little relieved: "Even Wu Jian's cavalry has been sent to monitor the army. It seems that His Majesty set up the monitoring army not only to prevent me and Meng Tian, but this will give me some peace of mind." '
After these things were done, the palace lanterns were lit. I stood up and said, "Let's stop here today. Tomorrow, you don't have to come to Sihai Palace. You can go directly to the south gate of Xianyang to light the lanterns."
"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
After I left, everyone gathered around me.
Zhang Yue stepped forward and said, "Two prime ministers, I wonder why you will go to the south gate of Xianyang tomorrow to perform the ritual?"
Li Si smiled and said: "Comrades, don't worry too much. His Majesty hopes to expand Xianyang City and wants to hear your opinions. In addition, there may be other things. Go back and rest. It's been a tiring day. Don't be late tomorrow."
Only then did everyone feel relieved, bowed and left.
Li Si and Feng Jie walked behind, with Li You following closely behind. Feng Jie stepped forward and said, "Prime Minister Li, are you just here to expand Xianyang City?"
Li Si said calmly: "That's all I know. Why, does Prime Minister Feng have any other news?"
Feng Jie smiled and said: "Prime Minister Li doesn't know, how could Feng know about it? Prime Minister Li went back to rest earlier, and Feng resigned."
After speaking, he quickly caught up with Meng Yi and the two of them, not knowing what they were talking about.
Li Si shook his head and said to himself: "I really don't know. God's will is unpredictable, and His Majesty's heart is even harder to fathom."
After Yan Bi, he took Li You back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After the two returned, Li You respectfully served Li Si and changed into casual clothes, then served tea, and then sat down at Li Si's signal.
The more Li Si looked at his son, the more satisfied he became. He smiled and said, "You'er, you are now thirty years old and you are the governor of a county. You don't have to be so restrained at home."
Li You said respectfully: "There is an order between elders and younger ones. There are distinctions between seniority and inferiority. The children dare not arrogate in the slightest."
Li Si nodded: "I had some free time in the past two days, so I asked your mother to prepare some rare items from Xianyang. Remember to bring them to Li Chuan when you leave."
Li You showed a smile: "Thank you father, Chuan'er is still young now, so there is no need for it."
Li Si stroked his beard gently, thinking of his little grandson and my hope to marry Ying Tao to Li Jie, he couldn't help but smile at the corners of his eyes.
The two chatted for a while, and Li You remembered Li Si's hint to him during the day and talked about business: "Why did my father stop me from reporting the wood to His Majesty at the court meeting today?"
Li Si suppressed his smile, narrowed his eyes slightly, and responded: "Nowadays, coal is used to smelt iron. Although the trees are cut down seriously, it only affects the heating of some Guizhou heads, which is not a big deal. I don't know how many people are jealous of my father, who is the prime minister to the right. If you bring up the matter of timber, you will definitely bring out the dirty people behind it. Not only will you offend the governors of the four counties along the Deshui River, but you may also receive praise from His Majesty for this, and it will also make us a thorn in others' eyes and flesh."
Li You obviously didn't think so much. He nodded slightly when he heard Li Si's words: "The trees along the Deshui River have been cut down too much. Those people... Coal is now only used for iron smelting. I am just worried about people freezing to death. "
Li Si waved his hand to signal not to worry: "This situation has not been going on for a year or two. Do you think the other three county governors don't know about it? They can't do anything about it. It's not impossible that they even gave instructions behind it. My father will find a chance to be alone." Report to Your Majesty. We can only suffer the hardships of the people of the four counties first."
If the Ming Dynasty Non-Stick Pot hears Li Si’s words and decides to worship him, then you, Mr. Li, should understand me, Zhao Zhenji!
Li Si was silent for a while and then said: "Not only will my father not let you get this credit, he will also take the opportunity to impeach the governors of the four counties including you! Do you know why?"
Li You frowned. Li Si would definitely not harm him, and quickly figured out the reason: "What does father mean...self-destruction?"
Li Si nodded with satisfaction: "You have already made some efforts. Your Majesty will probably not punish you, but will only give you a warning."
Then he seemed to fall into memories: "As a father, I really can't see through your Majesty. Your Majesty has rarely left the palace since he was a child. How did you know about those incredible instruments, the Western Regions, the world, and the things that can destroy the world..." Zhang Liang, Zhang Han, Wu Jian, Your Majesty seems to have the ability to predict the future and has known about the existence of these people for a long time. Otherwise, how could you randomly pick someone to be a rare talent in the world?"
Li You listened to Li Si quietly without interrupting him.
"Ever since I called my father to the Baijia Academy that day, the sentence 'No ambition can be clear without indifference, and no ambition can be achieved without tranquility', which actually made me a little scared. From that day on, my father realized that Wang Jian and Li Xin, they all He is a smart man.”
Only then did Li You respond: "Father, I understand. The prime minister, the county guard, and the guard are all in the Li family. Now that my father is nearly forty years old, he should be more careful. Don't worry, father, my son." Listen to your father in everything."
Li Si nodded happily and sighed softly: "As a father, I miss the emperor very much..."
