The birds chirping in the willow forest outside the house can be heard faintly, and the yard is as quiet as a deep valley.
Fusu's expression changed in shock.
He never thought that there would be such serious consequences against merchants, and he really couldn't imagine how a mere merchant could cut off the Qin Dynasty?
Ji Heng ignored Fusu, took a sip of wine, and said calmly: "The affairs of the world have nothing to do with the size, they all depend on the impact on the world. If it affects the whole situation, even a trivial matter will become a huge issue." Big things and vice versa.”
"Guan Shan Hai."
"The actual thing is not complicated."
"It's just to take back the production rights of the salt merchants and iron merchants."
"If it only concerns merchants, for the people of the world, it is no more than the size of a grain of rice. They will not be too concerned at all. They will just pay a little attention to how the world's salt and iron prices will change after the government takes over. When it really affects the price, at least It will take more than half a month.”
"Therefore, it will have little impact on the world in the short term."
“But what if it’s more than just business?”
"It's not just merchants?" Fusu frowned and said solemnly: "Isn't it just salt merchants and iron merchants who are targeted this time? Could there be others?"
Ji Heng remained silent for a while and said with a serious look, "This is the tricky part."
"Coming together will definitely cause trouble."
"That's almost certain."
"Qi merchants have been profiting from salt and iron operations for hundreds of years, how can they be willing to spit out the profits? When the imperial decree is passed, merchants in Qi will definitely instigate low-level salt workers and subordinate officials to cause trouble, and there may even be an outbreak in Qi. Quite a commotion.”
"But if the salt workers and officials in Qi are causing trouble, the court can actually put it down easily."
"We can't even use many troops."
"If the means are sharp, they can also use this to plunder wealth to enrich the young government. After all, Qi Shang has been operating in Qi for hundreds of years, and the accumulated wealth is probably huge. As long as the court targets it properly, it can make a huge fortune from it."
"But I don't really recommend it."
Fusu asked in confusion: "Why is this?"
"Because if the imperial court seizes a large amount of wealth from Qi Shang, it may touch the fragile and sensitive heartstrings of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms." Ji Heng squeezed Tongjue, with a deep look in his eyes, and said: "This is actually very dangerous to the Qin Dynasty. .”
"The remnants of the Six Kingdoms really don't want the situation in Da Qin to improve."
"They just want Da Qin to continue to rot."
"Too bad to be saved."
"The implementation of the alternative 'Guan Shan Hai' by the Qin Dynasty has actually touched the sensitive heartstrings of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms to a certain extent. However, Guan Zhong's reforms have only declined in one lifetime, and the Qin Dynasty's attitude of wanting to drain the land will make them feel uncomfortable. I had a fluke and thought that Great Qin was on the verge of collapse."
"Therefore, it is very likely that we will not choose to act rashly."
"but"
"If Da Qin can plunder a large amount of wealth from Qi, it will undoubtedly greatly alleviate the financial pressure."
"This is obviously unacceptable to the remaining people of the Six Nations."
"They have a high chance of causing trouble."
"Although the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are causing trouble and won't cause much trouble at the moment, it will increase the burden on the court. Every time the rebellion is suppressed, a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources will be consumed. This will cause a great loss to the national power, and will eventually be transmitted to Ground floor.”
"It's going to be harder at the bottom."
"Da Qin cannot afford the rewards of military merit and nobility right now."
"If we continue to counter-insurgency a few more times, it will only become more and more difficult for the imperial court to fulfill its promise. If it happens more often, the morale of the military will definitely be shaken."
"Once the morale of the army is unstable, something will really happen to Da Qin."
Hear the words.
Fusu's expression changed drastically.
He has heard the stakes clearly.
Da Qin is already trying its best to support the world. If this touches the heartstrings of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, it will only increase the burden on Da Qin. Although the remnants of the Six Kingdoms can be eliminated to some extent, the land of Guandong is vast, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms can escape to the deep mountains, wild forests, rivers and swamps. , the court didn’t have any good solution.
In the end, it was only the national power of Qin that was consumed.
Although Da Qin could obtain a large amount of money and food by plundering Qi Shang, the big hole of military merit and nobility could not be filled by Qi Shang's money and food.
300,000 in Northern Plains and 500,000 in Southern Xinjiang.
Even if not everyone can be knighted or promoted, there are still hundreds of thousands.
If you add in the unfulfilled funds from the Founding of the People's Republic of China, the number will only be even more terrifying. Qishang's small amount of money and food is simply a drop in the bucket.
The military merit system of Great Qin was gradually collapsing.
What Da Qin can do and do at the moment is to slow down the collapse of military merit titles as much as possible. It is best to let the military merit titles collapse after the world is stable. Only then will the court have enough energy to concentrate on solving the problem. If the military merit titles system is in turmoil in the world, When the time collapsed, the damage to Da Qin would undoubtedly be devastating.
Fusu's face turned pale.
He is no longer the ignorant person he was before.
I also know the pros and cons.
Da Qin's stability is paramount to everything right now.
Only stability can give Da Qin enough time to improve.
Da Qin must not be greedy for small profits.
He also completely understood Ji Heng's thoughts.
Da Qin should use the smallest contribution to achieve stability in the world, even if it is only on the surface.
To put down the turmoil instigated by Qi Shang at the minimum cost, try not to touch the heartstrings of the remaining members of the six countries, and let the situation in the world remain in a stalemate.
In order to slow down the premature collapse of the military merit system.
Fusu pondered for a moment and said in a serious voice: "Mr. Ji, what should the court do?"
Ji Heng shook his head and said: "This actually has nothing to do with the court's reaction. The Qi Chamber of Commerce instigated Qi to cause chaos. The government will definitely take action and must take action, but the key is to control it within a certain range and not intensify the matter."
"But even if the imperial court intends to control it, try to control it in a small area, and only target Qi Shang who comes forward, and it cannot determine the final direction of the situation."
"Because the decision-making power on this matter no longer lies with the court."
"And there are remnants in the Six Kingdoms!"
"If the remnants of the Six Kingdoms react strongly and cause chaos in Qi and the other five places, the imperial court is destined to be caught in a tug of war. This will be very unfavorable to Da Qin and will gradually bring down Da Qin. Da Qin has nothing to do with this. It’s such a good idea, I can only watch myself being dragged down and to death.”
"If the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and the officials of the Six Kingdoms are not willing to wade through this muddy water."
"Then Da Qin will have a chance to breathe."
"The number five to five."
"Now it depends on whether Yantie's interests, coupled with the hatred of Qi Di and Qi Di, will make them refuse to save them."
Fusu's heart trembled.
He can understand the interests of salt and iron.
This was something Ji Heng deliberately threw to the officials and nobles of the six places.
But where does the hatred of the other five places come from?
Fusu asked: "Is there any conflict between Qi and the other five regions? Aren't they all opposed to Qin's government? Why do you feel that Mr. Ji said there are still differences among them?"
"The remnants of the Six Kingdoms are not monolithic." Ji Heng said with certainty: "But whether it can overcome the hatred for Qin is actually difficult to say."
"When the Qin Dynasty swept across the world, it had conquests with the other five countries. Only Qi surrendered without much resistance. Therefore, the Qi people were not well received by the other five countries in Guandong, but this was not the main reason. The most important thing is that Qi State refuses to save us."
"Then Qin destroyed Chu."
"Twenty thousand troops are stationed on Qi's border."
"Once the Qi State sends troops, it is almost impossible for the Qin Army to win in a three-front battle. It may even suffer a major defeat under the attack of Qi, Chu and Yan from three sides. At that time, the situation in the world will be difficult to say. The other three countries may not be able to take the opportunity to recover, but in the face of Qi State asked Chu several times to send troops, but Qi State chose to sit still and watch the tigers fight, hoping to reap the benefits when both Qin and Chu were defeated."
"In the end, I just waited for the news of the fall of Chu and the fall of Yan."
"Furthermore, the other five countries have basically experienced wars, but Qi was the only one that was caught by surprise by the Qin army and was destroyed almost effortlessly."
"Qi State itself has never experienced any war."
"For various reasons, Qidi is actually not very popular with the other five places."
"In addition, the targets this time are mainly businessmen, whose status is low, so the other five places are not necessarily willing to take action."
"Now it's time to see if the remnants of the Six Kingdoms' hatred for Qin can outweigh their disgust for Qi Di."
"If it's overpowered."
"Da Qin basically has no hope."
"This time we are targeting merchants. We are still able to unite the remnants of the Six Kingdoms in Qi, the most unpopular place. This is enough to prove that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms hate Qin so much that they have already outweighed their interests." And the resentment towards the time when I didn’t save my life even though I was dying.”
"Under such extreme hatred, it is impossible for Da Qin to save the situation."
"Because it's a dead end."
"The reason why they are holding back now is because the First Emperor's prestige is too high and his power to intimidate the world is too strong. However, the First Emperor is only one person and his manpower is extremely limited. Once something happens to the First Emperor, the remnants of the Six Nations will try to Finally, they will definitely choose to rise up."
"Even if Great Qin can put down that rebellion."
"But what about next time?"
"What about next time?"
"The military merit system will also collapse accordingly."
"How many times can Da Qin hold on?"
"When the military merit system is completely destroyed, the Qin Dynasty will be destroyed."
There was dead silence.
Fusu had held his breath.
Ji Heng continued: "The Great Qin Dynasty is actually so deep that it is difficult to return."
"The only thing we can do is to exchange time for space. It's just Da Qin's time, and we even have to fight for it."
"For me personally."
"Da Qin only has one chance to try and make mistakes right now."
"It's Shang!"
"Through this 'business', we will test whether the internal situation of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms is really monolithic, whether they really hate the Great Qin to the core, and whether this hatred really surpasses other emotions. If it does, it will mean that Da Qin is hopeless."
"Any slightest sign of trouble will be opposed by the remnants of the Six Nations."
"They will oppose whatever Da Qin wants to do, and they will stop whatever Da Qin wants to push forward."
"Under this current situation, Da Qin cannot be saved."
"There is not much that Da Qin can do at the moment. It all depends on the reaction of the remaining people of the Six Kingdoms. If the other five places choose to 'see death without saving', then there will still be room for maneuver, or at least a chance to breathe."
"If you lose the bet."
"Perhaps we can only watch the Daqin Tower collapse."
"But when that time comes, Da Qin might not be crazy."
"But who knows?"
Ji Heng shook his head and drank all the wine in the pot.
(End of chapter)
