It seems that history is changing, and Chen Sheng's uprising has been advanced, or someone knows Chen Sheng well and asked him to uprising in advance, such as time-travelers.
This idea is realistic, otherwise Chen Sheng would not get involved with Zhang Liang.
In other words, the time traveler not only recruited Zhang Liang, but also possibly Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.
Will he recruit more historical celebrities? If this is true, this person will be difficult to deal with!
Of course, recruiting is one thing, but whether these celebrities can work for him is another matter. The celebrities recorded in history are all created by history. For example, Liu Bang, if there was no chaos at the end of Qin, his life would not have been successful. This is what is called times making heroes.
Another example is Chen Sheng. If there had not been a delay in time, and if there had not been a law that stipulated that delay in execution would result in beheading, there would have been no Dazeshan Uprising, let alone him becoming a historical celebrity.
In other words, if there is no current situation, these people may not have such outstanding talents, and even if they are recruited by time-travelers, they may not be able to achieve great things.
In other words, by controlling the chaos, we can control these people, and to control these people, we must curb the conditions for their rebellion, and farmers are their conditions.
"As for why you are embarrassing me, maybe it is the instigation of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms!" Ying Zheng guessed.
Li Zhao took up his topic, "Perhaps it was the remnants who did it, but has your Majesty ever thought about why the remnants could instigate them? You know, thieves and bandits are all farmers."
Yes, historically speaking, the bandits that emerged in the late Qin Dynasty were all transformed from peasants who had nowhere to go.
"If the farmers can have enough to eat and have a secure life, and if they are not brutally treated, does Your Majesty say they will be instigated?"
Ying Zheng fell into deep thought.
"What do you think?"
Li Zhao did not answer immediately, but asked cryptically: "Your Majesty, hundreds of thousands of civilians will be recruited to build the Great Wall? Is Epang Palace still being built? Are prisoners used?"
These questions are recorded in history. Li Zhao pretended not to know and asked deliberately.
Ying Zheng glanced at Li Zhao thoughtfully, but said nothing.
"The foundation of a country is its people. As the saying goes, water can carry a boat but it can also overturn it." Li Zhao said cryptically, but he did not dare to say it boldly. In fact, if the words were directed at Qin Shihuang's behavior, it would be counterproductive to make him angry if he did not make him angry.
Of course, Qin Shihuang was not stupid to be able to unify the six countries. He could naturally understand these words.
"Water can carry a boat but also capsize it?" Ying Zheng paced, thinking carefully.
Li Zhao followed the trend and said: "Rebellions are caused by the accumulation of people's grievances. If these grievances can be eliminated and their lives can be stabilized, I believe no one will think of rebellion, even if they are the remnants or others who may tempt them."
He could only say this, and left the rest to Qin Shihuang himself.
In fact, what he said is very simple, that is, the fundamental problem can be solved by putting the people first and not forcing them to rebel.
If these things can be solved, no matter how rampant the remaining evil spirits are, they will be nothing more than grasshoppers under Mount Tai.
The emperor didn't speak anymore, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he remained silent.
After a long time, Li Zhao broke the silence: "Your Majesty, I suggest that it is particularly important to pay attention to the people's livelihood. If you want the people to obey, everything will be solved. The thieves will no longer be thieves, they will still be farmers."
"Otherwise, they will be a huge threat to Da Qin."
This is also the conclusion drawn from Li Zhao's history. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, if Qin Shihuang had not created public resentment in advance, and then Qin II intensified it, there might not have been a saying that the first emperor died and the world was divided.
All this has its roots.
"People's livelihood?" Ying Zheng couldn't help but finally said, "How to solve it?"
Although the words were broken, I could see that some of the shackles in my heart were loosening.
Li Zhao was secretly happy after hearing this. Why did he say so much? Of course it was for his family's one-third of an acre of land. No, he was not selfish at all. It was for the future of Da Qin and to develop himself.
Didn’t Grandpa Deng say that? If he wanted to make some people rich, he would have to instill ideas like Qin Shihuang's and then make himself rich.
In this way, you can lead more people to become rich!
hey-hey!
Li Zhao smiled inwardly, but on the surface he seemed to be so dedicated to the country and the people and determined not to have selfish interests.
"I have some foolish ideas. If Your Majesty is willing to listen, I can speak out."
"Speak quickly and stop talking nonsense." Ying Zheng rolled his eyes at Li Zhao.
"promise!"
Li Zhaoli clarified his thoughts and said: "The people's livelihood, the people's livelihood, is nothing more than food, clothing, housing, transportation, firewood, rice, oil and salt. If these can be given to them, the people will not turn back."
"Speak directly!" Ying Zheng was angry. Who doesn't know this? This is nonsense.
"Yes, yes!" Li Zhao quickly raised his hands and bent down.
"Abolish the suppression of business and develop the economy!" He finally had the chance to say these words.
This is an issue related to government affairs, and it is also an issue related to the future direction of the Qin Dynasty, and it also involves the interests of the powerful.
Ying Zheng became more and more silent, but his face was changing, and he seemed to be experiencing vicissitudes of life in his heart.
Li Zhao didn't dare to push further, so he stood aside silently. This issue is not raised now, in fact it was raised a long time ago, but the emperor did not face it due to various reasons.
After a while, Ying Zheng seemed to have become determined and stared at Li Zhao intently.
"How to develop?"
This question contained too many things. From the emperor's eyes, Li Zhao saw something wavering, but he could also see that the emperor was loose.
Anxi took a deep breath at the same time and thought hard for several moments.
"Abolition of suppression of business will first allow some people to engage in business, thereby motivating others to engage in business. As long as business is running, the economy will be improved, and economic development will provide many jobs. These jobs are the guarantee of farmers' basic necessities, food, housing and transportation. Book."
This statement is ambiguous, but it is actually intriguing. In fact, he just modified what Grandpa Deng said.
Ying Zheng glanced at Li Zhao doubtfully, as if examining him.
Li Zhao was surprised and thought to himself: Has your Majesty noticed my thoughts? No, I hid it very well! This is also according to what Grandpa Zu Deng said.
When Ying Zheng heard Li Zhao's thoughts, his face suddenly darkened and he was full of displeasure.
Li Zhao was even more shocked and quickly defended himself, "Your Majesty, I speak from the bottom of my heart and have no selfish intentions. If you don't believe me, you can go to Chang'an Township and have a look. Our Chang'an Township has recruited many farmers and completely solved the problem of living hardship. "
"Oh! Really?" Ying Zheng squinted his eyes, his eyes were very scary, and he actually patted Li Zhao on the shoulder, which made Li Zhao very confused.
"You just said let some people go into business first? Are you talking about you?"
His gaze was like a sharp sword piercing Li Zhao's heart.
Li Zhao was horrified and quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life. I didn't mean that. What I meant was to say, to say."
When people are nervous, they can't say anything.
However, Ying Zheng did not pursue his intention, but showed great approval: "Yes, let some people engage in business first, then the national policy of suppressing business can be loosened, and maybe some problems will be solved by then, eh! Not a bad way. "
"After the situation is relaxed, the economy will provide jobs and allow farmers to have multiple incomes. This will be a variety of distribution methods! Miao, Miao, Li Zhao, you are very good."
Ying Zheng's eyes softened and he praised Li Zhaolai.
Li Zhao didn't know how to react when he heard this. This sudden surprise really made him unable to bear it. Moreover, the emperor actually mentioned the distribution method. It seemed that he had listened to the economic theory Xiao He said before.
"Li Zhao, I'll let you handle this matter. You must do it beautifully for me, otherwise I will kill your head."
this?
Li Zhao couldn't keep up with Qin Shihuang's brain circuit. One moment he was questioning himself, and the next moment he asked himself to do it. This was a bit incredible.
However, no matter what, the emperor agreed and asked him to do it. Isn't this obvious? Just let him go into business and muddy the waters, wouldn't the suppression of business be solved?
Li Zhao didn't know whether he was happy or worried. What he was happy about was that his goal was finally achieved, but what he was worried about was that if he went into business, the powerful people would point their finger at him, and he would be in trouble!
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will do my best to engage in business and lead others to engage in business as soon as possible."
Li Zhao quickly promised that as for how he would offend others, he would solve it later. The main thing was to make himself rich first. Who else should he be afraid of? Powerful? With the emperor's backing, there was no need for him to be afraid, not to mention that he was also a powerful person in name only.
"Okay! Please step back! I want to think about it carefully."
"No!" Li Zhao held his hand, but had no intention of retreating immediately.
"Is something wrong?"
"Yes, I have fulfilled my mission and finally planted eight stones of grain. I hope Your Majesty will take time to check it out."
Ying Zheng was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, and opened his eyes with a smile on his face, "Really, is it really eight stones per mu?" This was the first time he showed such a smile in several days.
"I haven't weighed you in detail yet, so I guess there must be some."
"Okay, okay, you Li Zhao, you have indeed lived up to my expectations, haha! Please step back first and prepare for the harvest. I will lead some people to check it out."
"Of course, there are some people I want to take, but I want to show them whether my beloved can grow eight stones of food?"
At this moment, Ying Zheng felt a bad breath coming out of his heart. He remembered that when Li Zhao proposed the idea of planting rice and promised to produce eight dan per mu, he was questioned by many ministers. Now that he has actually done it, I really don’t know how they will feel and react when they see it. .
Of course, this can also be used as an ax to knock mountains and shake rocks.
"promise!"
Li Zhao retreated.
Early morning.
This was the first time since returning to the east. Without Li Si, the morning court seemed very quiet. The bold voice was gone, only submissiveness. This was what Ying Zheng wanted to see.
"My lords, I haven't seen you for a while, is the peace still in the court?" Ying Zheng's majestic words passed over the whole place, and there was a sudden silence.
This is what he needs.
Soon, everyone reacted, "Thanks to your majesty, everything is going well."
"That's good!" Ying Zheng nodded, "Okay, in the past few days, I must have accumulated a lot of important things, so just report it!"
"I have something to report." A royal censor came out, "Your Majesty, I was ordered to monitor Xianyang, but I discovered some strange phenomena."
"Oh! Why is it strange?" Ying Zheng looked at the Censor.
The imperial censor held the scroll and bowed in salute: "There was no natural disaster, but famines of varying degrees were found around Xianyang. After investigation, it was found that it was caused by food shortages. This also caused the price of rice in Xianyang to gradually rise."
"Although this phenomenon will not have an impact on the current situation, I can guarantee that the price of rice will definitely rise sharply within six months. This is not a good sign."
The censor stated the seriousness of it.
Ying Zhengwei glanced at Feng Quji and asked, "Prime Minister Feng, is this something?"
Feng Quji hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. I have sent people to monitor it strictly. It will take some time before we can report the specific situation."
The censor said: "Your Majesty, I have found out some clues, but it is only at the stage of speculation and there is no substantial evidence yet."
"Oh! It's just a guess! But it doesn't matter." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
"No! After a secret investigation, I found that there are merchants operating in the market, and there are signs of purchasing grain. It's just that the amount purchased is relatively small, so it won't cause a big impact."
"Oh! There is another matter!" Ying Zheng's face showed anger and he shouted: "Weiwei, I leave this matter to you. You must capture all such businessmen."
"No!" The guard accepted the order and was about to retreat when suddenly a minister stood up and advised, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. Please take back your order."
The person who spoke stepped out, with a strong back and strong waist, a powerful appearance, but with a pair of sharp eyes. He was none other than Jia Xiong, the commander-in-chief of the Xianyang garrison.
Ying Zheng looked at Jia Xiong with a hint of fierceness in the corners of his eyes, "Jia Xiong, what do you mean?"
Jia Xiong hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, let me tell you, businessmen pursue profits, and acquisitions are their way of making a living. Capturing them for no reason may cause panic among the people and be detrimental to our government. I hope your Majesty will understand clearly!"
"No!" Jia Xiong questioned himself, and the imperial censor immediately retorted, "Businessmen pursue profits, and acquisitions are indeed a good way to make a living, but what I said is a business on the rails. According to the results obtained after a long investigation, these The people are very inconspicuous, but they are numerous and spend a lot of money. They will make acquisitions every once in a while. Although the number is not large, the disadvantage is that there are many people."
"Your Majesty!" The imperial censor raised his hand to Ying Zheng, "I think this is not an ordinary businessman, but a fraudulent businessman, so we must be on guard against him."
"Absurd!" Jia Xiong fought to the end and bowed to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is unfounded worry. The number of merchants depends on the amount of grain. Maybe this year the production will increase and there will be more grain."
"Okay, no need to argue anymore, we can discuss this later!" Ying Zheng interrupted the argument between the two, but also temporarily called the Weiwei back.
He has his own plans for this matter.
One after another, all the ministers reported some things, but they were not important.
"My lords, I still have something to report. If not, I have something to say." Seeing that all the ministers were ready to report, Ying Zheng spoke.
But at this moment, Jia Xiong stood up again and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"What's the matter?"
Jia Xiong took a few steps forward and held up his hands, "Your Majesty, do you still remember Li Shaonei half a year ago? No, General Li said that he could grow eight stones per mu of grain. It is now the harvest season, and it must be time to harvest." ”
"I am very surprised by such an astonishing yield per acre. I boldly request to go and have a look. Please grant your permission."
After hearing this, all the ministers remembered that Li Zhao had said that he could grow eight shi of grain per mu. At that time, no one believed it. Li Xiang also tried his best to refute Li Zhao's words that were harmful to the country.
Everyone was interested now.
If there really is such a thing, it is a first of its kind, and it is good to gain more knowledge. If it is Li Zhao's words that deceive the emperor, then they will impeach him.
They were very displeased with this man, no, they were jealous. Why did he get promoted again and again, and his title reached the fifteenth level, while they were still on the same level.
"Your Majesty, I also want to see such a unique thing. Please allow me to do so." The ministers knelt down and begged.
Ying Zheng had this intention, and now without him having to say it, these ministers came to his door, which made him a little happy.
"Forget it! Let's go and see it all!"
(End of chapter)
