After the two of them finished reading, they lowered their heads and pondered for a while, looked at each other, and then Li Si stepped forward and bowed.
"Wei Chen believes that Li Shiqi's words do have merit. If this negotiation weakens the Xiongnu too much, it is very likely that Donghu will take the opportunity to annex the entire Xiongnu and completely unify the north, which will be detrimental to our great Qin."
Meng Yi also bowed.
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal. Properly preserve the strength of the Xiongnu and make it a barrier between our Great Qin and Donghu. At present, for our Great Qin, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
The First Emperor nodded slightly when he heard this.
"But, you two should take the lead and draft a specific charter and submit it as soon as possible..."
Having said this, the First Emperor paused slightly before speaking calmly.
"But the four tribes of Yupu, Qiemo, Dangtian and Tu that the emperor's grandson defeated cannot give in. This is the bottom line..."
These four tribes not only echo Wuwei from a distance, but are also located in the upper reaches of the Shiyang River. Guarding these four tribes is tantamount to holding the Xiongnu by the throat.
You can attack when you advance, you can defend when you retreat, and you firmly grasp the initiative.
The First Emperor's meaning is obvious, I don't have to hit you, but I want to retain the advantage of hitting you at any time.
Li Si and Meng Yi solemnly agreed. On this point, these officials of Da Qin have always maintained a high degree of agreement.
Da Qin was experienced in setting conditions for negotiations. On the next day, Li Si and Meng Yi came up with a very detailed negotiation plan.
The First Emperor took it, looked at it carefully, and then handed it to Zhao Ying beside him very naturally.
"Look, is there anything missing or something that needs to be added..."
Zhao Ying also took it very naturally, nodded slightly at Li Si and Meng Yi, and then looked at it carefully. Meng Yi and Li Si both responded with a tacit understanding without saying a word.
This negotiated plan is obviously much friendlier than the previous plan. Except for Junpu, Qiemo, Dangtian and Tuge who are very determined not to return it, the others are relatively loose.
It will weaken the Xiongnu's strength, but it will not damage the bones.
The scale is very accurate.
"Good! This plan proposed by Zuo Xiangqing and Meng Shangqing is already very complete..."
After Zhao Ying read it, he couldn't help but smile and praised sincerely. Li Si and Meng Yi heard this and were about to raise their hands in greeting.
I heard Zhao Ying say with a smile.
"The Xiongnu and our country, the Qin Dynasty, are divided into the north and the south. Their situations are very different, but they are quite similar and complementary. Since we have decided to support the Xiongnu to contain the Donghu, why not take this opportunity to start a discussion on the border between the two places to understand whether there is a problem... …”
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly stiffened.
Li Si frowned, Meng Yi looked surprised, a trace of worry flashed in his dark eyes, and even the First Emperor looked at Zhao Ying without saying a word, obviously waiting for Zhao Ying's explanation.
Da Qin, like all previous feudal dynasties, had always pursued a policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing commerce.
And compared with other feudal dynasties, their attitude towards merchants was particularly harsh.
Not only must they be registered in the city, impose heavy taxes, and impose various restrictions, but they must also set up a team of specialized market supervisors to strictly supervise the business behavior of merchants and put an end to all insecure and dishonest operations. behavior, and requires all goods to be clearly marked, squeezing merchants' profit margins to an extremely low level.
The most serious thing is that once a businessman goes bankrupt, he will be taken as an official slave.
If you want to fight a war or something, you have to recruit these people from the city first.
As a result, many people had to give up their plans to do business and go home to farm.
Therefore, although the industry, commerce and manufacturing industry of the Qin Dynasty ranked first among the six countries, it was always under official control. All transactions, especially salt, iron, grain, and lacquer gardens, were almost all under official control.
The goal is very clear, which is to encourage farming!
This is a basic national policy that cannot be shaken.
Therefore, when His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson, who was deeply favored by the First Emperor, suddenly made this suggestion, he was silenced on the spot. Everyone looked at the First Emperor subconsciously.
Zhao Ying naturally knows the sensitivity of this topic, but for him, this is an excellent opportunity.
In this era where eating is a problem, he did not go against the historical trend and advocated the commodity economy in this era. However, the current extremely shrinking state of the commodity economy is definitely not conducive to the current situation of Daqin.
The most serious thing is that it has caused an extremely serious separation from the powerful nobles in the Six Kingdoms of Shandong.
Although the Six Kingdoms of Shandong also emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, they were not so strict, including some nobles and local powerful people from the Six Kingdoms. Because they occupied a large amount of social resources, many people were running their own workshops and shops.
Make money every day.
While maintaining their luxurious life, it also releases part of their productivity.
After the First Emperor unified the world, he gathered the world's richest men in Xianyang——
For these people, it is almost a disaster.
In addition, Da Qin forced its policies in Guanzhong to spread across the country, which dealt a fatal blow to those who had made wealth through business.
On the one hand, excess commodities are accumulated in their own workshops and farms, on the other hand, excess productivity cannot be released normally.
This situation made the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, which were originally hostile to the Qin Dynasty, even more resistant and hostile to the Qin Dynasty's system.
Therefore, after the death of the First Emperor, this suppressed emotion began to bottom out and quickly set off a wave of anti-Qin. If you destroy other people's jobs, of course they will dig into your roots...
Zhao Ying knew this very well.
He had the intention to make some appropriate adjustments, but the time had not come yet and he did not dare to say——
But today is an excellent opportunity.
Therefore, although he clearly understood the reactions of everyone in the hall, he was not panicked. After all, this scene had been simulated in his mind countless times.
He looked at the First Emperor happily and spoke in a natural voice.
"The border foraging field is different from the Jia City of our Great Qin. The Xiongnu land is barren and the owners are nothing more than cattle, horses and furs. However, these three are all needed by our Great Qin - horses can enrich the army and allow our Great Qin to have more troops. Tens of thousands of cavalry and cattle can alleviate our shortage of people and help us cultivate more land and grow more food..."
Hearing this, the First Emperor's eyes couldn't help but light up, and Li Si and Meng Yi couldn't help but look thoughtful.
This statement is too tempting.
The Qin Dynasty cultivated and fought to build a country.
By opening a market, you can increase your combat power and expand farming...
So, is this still encouraging business?
This is obviously for the benefit of our Great Qin!
Zhao Ying saw this and knew that his words had aroused the thoughts of the three people. He became calmer and his thoughts became clearer.
"As for fur, in addition to being used to make armor and shields, it can also be used to make things for our Da Qin soldiers to keep out the cold..."
"If it is as His Highness said, this move is indeed feasible, but will the Huns agree?"
As soon as Meng Yi said this, Li Si and the First Emperor couldn't help but look over.
They didn't even realize that they had already changed from whether they could open a market to what if the Huns didn't agree to set up a market.
Zhao Ying said with a smile.
"Why don't they agree? They are in the extremely cold land of Mobei. Not only are they short of food and clothing, not to mention critical supplies such as salt and iron, they are even extremely short of cooking utensils..."
Having said this, Zhao Ying looked around at everyone.
"At that time, we only need to pay a little insignificant amount to exchange for the cattle, horses, hair and other scarce items that we continue to have. Why not..."
Unknowingly, a smile appeared on the Emperor's face.
At the beginning, he was really afraid that his highly valued grandson would have whims, value the interests of merchants, and do stupid things that would shake the country. Now it seems that this child is more sober than he imagined.
Does this encourage business?
No!
This is a plank road built openly, but used in secret!
Well, there’s no word for it yet, but that’s what it means.
This kid is clearly developing and encouraging farming under the guise of doing business.
"Good! My grandson's talents can rule a country!"
The First Emperor couldn't help laughing.
If you have a grandson like this, what more can you ask for?
Li Si couldn't help but move his eyelids, and subconsciously glanced at the calm and calm emperor's eldest grandson, then silently lowered his eyes, while Meng Yi smiled and cupped his hand at Zhao Ying.
"The talents of the emperor's eldest grandson are beyond the reach of his ministers..."
Zhao Ying smiled and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty, you are ridiculous. I just mentioned it casually. If you really want to implement it, you still need to rely on all the ministers to strategize and consult the details carefully..."
Until this moment, Hei, who had been sweating for Zhao Ying, secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhao Ying with more admiration. After following the First Emperor for decades, I saw countless talented people, none of whom could compare to the emperor's eldest grandson.
It is truly a blessing to His Majesty and a blessing to Great Qin!
With consensus, the remaining problems will be simple.
Zhao Ying did his part and drew a circle on the map of Da Qin's border.
Looking at the position drawn by Zhao Ying, the First Emperor, Li Si, Meng Yi and others couldn't help but admire it.
"Your Highness has unique vision, and this place is doing great good!"
Li Si couldn't help showing a look of surprise.
The emperor's eldest grandson was only sixteen years old, but his ability to govern the country was already so good that even the eldest son Fusu might not be able to match it. No wonder His Majesty is so fond of this!
Given time, it will become a great thing.
The location drawn by Zhao Ying is at the junction of Xiongnu, Jiuyuan and Shangjun.
This place is not only adjacent to Jiuyuan and Shangjun, but also overlooks Wuwei and Junpu. Once a shopping mall is opened, it will immediately become an extremely important goods distribution place.
Of course, this is only a general framework and intention, and the specific content needs further improvement.
No one knew that Zhao Ying's purpose was not to set up a market. His purpose was to forcefully open a crack in Da Qin's original historical track.
He tried his best to strengthen Da Qin's vigorous and unstoppable chariot, and tried to tighten its reins.
Naturally, he could not accept Fusu's feudal system, but if possible, he would like to unite all the forces that can be united as much as possible, as the great man said.
Strictly guarding against trade is not the trend of history.
Appropriate relaxation, appropriate concession of benefits. In this era, if Daqin wants to have long-term peace and stability, it is almost impossible to simply and crudely copy the successful cases in Guanzhong. It must appropriately grant benefits to the people of the world!
And trade is an extremely important part of it.
Only in this way can this group of people be tied to Da Qin's chariot as much as possible. As for the others, even if they have any ideas, they need to be considered slowly and must not be rushed.
As the saying goes, governing a big country is like cooking small dishes!
…
Because of the relationship, Zhao Ying finally intervened in the negotiations with the Huns.
Of course, he doesn't need to rush to Mobei.
But they could put forward their own suggestions for the negotiations openly, and Li Si and Meng Yi mostly paid attention to the suggestions of the emperor's eldest grandson, which made Zhao Ying's plan go more smoothly.
Of course, the negotiations with the Xiongnu were just a small episode for Zhao Ying.
His main task was to be his own wage earner, responsible for helping the First Emperor handle government affairs, sharing the pressure of the First Emperor, and another urgent matter.
The first imperial examination of the Great Qin Empire is about to take place.
As the champion general, His Royal Highness Zhao Ying, the emperor's grandson, served as the examiner of this imperial examination.
Together with Taiwei Liao and Wuchenghou Wang Jian, two highly respected old men, he served as the examiner of this martial arts examination, and together with Zuo Xiang Li Si and Shangqing Mengyi, he served as the examiner of this literary examination.
As soon as this news came out, the world was shocked!
The reputation of the champion general and the emperor's grandson Zhao Ying skyrocketed and he completely entered everyone's field of vision.
If everyone was originally shocked by his unparalleled achievements, now, it is the first time that he has officially appeared to the world as a new rising star in the court.
Many knowledgeable people understood in their hearts that the First Emperor was using this imperial examination to gain momentum for the emperor's eldest grandson. An era belonging to the emperor's eldest grandson was about to come.
Whether it is the highly respected Taiwei Liao, the illustrious Wuchenghou Wang Jian, or the powerful Left Prime Minister Li Si, or the Shangqing Meng Yi who is deeply trusted by the First Emperor, if you pull one out alone, it will be enough to bear the burden. This important task.
But, this time, everyone is just a foil for the emperor's eldest grandson.
So, His Majesty the First Emperor, what on earth do you want to do——
Many people secretly looked at Shangjun.
The eldest son Fusu!
Is this a sign that the eldest son Fusu is about to be recalled? Is it true that the eldest son of Da Qin, who is kind-hearted, benevolent and loving, will be able to return to Xianyang and take over the unsolved affairs just because he has such an outstanding son? authority.
Zhao Ying's days were once again filled with busyness. In addition to assisting the First Emperor in handling government affairs, he also had to carefully ponder the test questions for this imperial examination.
This time's test questions are a direction and a very clear signal released by the imperial court to the people of the world. There is no room for him to slack off in the slightest.
…
And just when Zhao Ying was so busy that Li Shiqi, who was negotiating in Mobei, was like a fish in water.
(End of chapter)
