"Okay, everyone, please stop denounced Xunzi and let's get down to business." As soon as Zhao Kuo walked in from the outside, he saw everyone surrounding Xunzi, saying some words that were blocked after they were sent out. Even with Xunzi's skills, it was difficult to resist such a person. The abuse was so intense that I could hardly hold my head up.
It’s also Xunzi’s fault. He always acted independently and never formed cliques. He had no friends except Yu Xin. In addition, he was very vicious and never hid what he said. The ministers of Zhao State were almost attracted by him. I have been offended many times, and now I finally have the opportunity to scold him back. How could I let it go?
"I was just joking with Xunzi." Kong Bin said with his hands in hand, and everyone nodded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for rescuing the siege." Xunzi straightened his clothes and saluted.
"Everyone, please sit down." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone bowed and returned to their seats to sit down.
"Let me talk about the first thing first. As of half a month ago, the land across the country has been remeasured and distributed. Starting next year, a new agricultural tax system will be implemented." Zhao Kuo said.
After half a year, facing the superficial support of the gentry and nobles from all over the country and the constant obstruction behind the scenes, Zhao finally completed this arduous task.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Everyone said happily.
This is the first innovation since Zhao Kuo came to the throne, and now it has finally been implemented.
The new year will also have a new beginning.
"Thanks for your help." Zhao Kuo bowed to everyone.
Everyone hurriedly said they didn't dare, but the smiles on their faces could not be concealed. This was the result of everyone's joint efforts. Without everyone's efforts, this matter would not have been completed so quickly, even if it wanted to be implemented. possible.
"The second thing is that as of three days ago, except for the Taihang Mountain section, the one-way roads between counties across the country and Handan have been paved. It is expected that the other half will be paved next year." Zhao Kuo continued.
For more than half a year, Zhao Guo has not stopped paving roads. Except for reducing part of the progress when farming is busy, the speed is fully increased at other times, and the whole country has worked together.
If the temperature required for firing cement is not too high, Zhao Guo's technology is not perfect enough, and the output has not been stable enough, and the speed can be increased.
Everyone's faces were filled with smiles. They had all witnessed Zhao Guo's transformation since it was pure and clean, and they felt a sense of pride in sharing weal and woe.
"In addition, starting from next year, we will contact Wei and South Korea to build two roads leading to Daliang and Xinzheng. Wei Qing will be responsible for this matter. When Wei and South Korea send people over, you will be responsible for entertaining them. , plan the route with them." Zhao Kuo looked at Wei Qi.
In the past, Wei Qi's character had great shortcomings, he was afraid of superiors and arrogant, and he only listened to others' beliefs. However, after experiencing a major change in his life, Zhao Kuo found that he seemed to have become much more mature and stable, and decided to let him try to take charge of himself.
"I obey the order." Wei Qi said with his hands raised.
"The third thing is that the standard weights and measures have been completed. It will be promoted nationwide starting next year. It will be left to everyone to adapt to it next year. After one year, all parts of the country will uniformly use the new weights and measures. It is prohibited to use the old ones, or those of other countries or countries. Xiaozong’s weights and measures." Zhao Kuo continued.
"Your Majesty, where are the businessmen from other countries?" Zhao Mu asked.
"No matter which country a businessman is from, as long as they enter Zhao State, they must follow Zhao State's standards." Zhao Kuo said without doubt.
Although the mandatory implementation may cause some confusion at first and even affect commercial taxes, once everyone gets used to it, they will definitely feel the benefits.
Except for Qin, no country in the world has truly unified weights and measures, so there will inevitably be errors when exchanging goods. Qin State also restricted trade, posing no threat to Zhao State at all.
When Zhao completely unifies weights and measures, business will be even more prosperous.
Moreover, this system can backfire on other countries through merchants. When Handan becomes the center of world commerce and merchants all over the world have to act according to the rules of Zhao State, this kind of rules will also subtly penetrate into the nobles and common people, allowing the nobles to and the people could not help but accept Zhao's weights and measures and accept Zhao's commodities.
At that time, Zhao will print some simple, easy-to-understand, catchy Zhao characters on the products. This is called cultural export.
Historically, a large part of the reason why the Qin Kingdom fell after two generations was because it was too full. Although it unified weights and measures, unified writing, etc., it then moved wealthy households from six countries to the customs and resettled the Qin soldiers on the spot. All the people of the Six Kingdoms became the people of Qin.
But the territory that was conquered was too big to be digested.
In the end, not only did the people of the Six Kingdoms not become the people of Qin, but the old Qin people who followed Qin to the national disaster were wiped out!
When the First Emperor was around, he could still suppress it with his own prestige. But when the First Emperor was gone, the Qin Dynasty directly ascended to heaven.
If the Qin State can convey the advantages of the Qin State to other places through subtle means and let the people of all countries recognize the Qin State, Wang Ye will have less trouble.
For example, an ordinary person can achieve the title of Qing through hard work step by step.
Or if a noble seizes the farmland of ordinary people, under the fairness of Qin law, the weak will not suffer any loss, but the noble will be punished.
These events were written in Qin characters as stories and carved on the outside of jars of salt and wine, and then compiled into songs for merchants to sing everywhere.
If things go on like this, not only will everyone yearn for the Qin Kingdom, but they will even be able to simply recognize a few Qin characters, and they will also have a greater sense of identity when they unify the world in the future.
Just like when businessmen from the State of Zhao go to the State of Wei, they will say that Zhao and Wei are brothers and have helped each other for so many years. Zhao Sheng’s wife is the sister of the King of Wei, and the brother of the King of Wei is now the Prime Minister of the State of Zhao. , deeply trusted by King Zhao and so on.
Without mentioning the bad blood between the two countries, Handan, the capital of Zhao State, was captured by Wei State. The State of Zhao united with the State of Qi and the State of Qin and knocked the State of Wei from its position of hegemony. A few months ago, the two countries had a war and so on.
By the way, I would like to tell the people of Wei that life in Zhao is good, and you can make money by working for the government. No one will dare to deduct rewards for meritorious service on the battlefield, and your children will still have the opportunity to study in the future.
The farm tools sold to them were made according to the dimensions of the State of Zhao, and the coal was sold according to the weight standards of the State of Zhao. The agricultural tools were also engraved with the characters of the State of Zhao, and the bags containing the coal were also engraved with the characters of the State of Zhao. is simple and easy to understand.
In addition, the languages of the two places are almost the same. If things go on like this, how could the people of Wei not have a good impression of Zhao!
If one day Zhao State overthrows Wei State and implements Zhao State's system, will the people of Wei State resist Zhao State in the same way as they resisted Qin State?
impossible.
Many things cannot be solved until the battle is over, they should be planned very early.
And Zhao Kuo can guarantee that absolutely no one in the world will discover his plan.
Not to mention the Warring States Period, but also in later generations, under the rapid cultural export from abroad, a few people can discover it.
