Fusu sat upright and asked, "Mr. Ji, what do you mean? Has the Qin royal family ever affected technological progress?"
Ji Heng glanced at Fusu and said, "In your eyes, what does the Great Qin royal family look like?"
Fusu frowned, but did not dare to speak.
Ji Heng said: "The Qin royal family is the largest noble in the world!"
"As a royal family, you will need to be clearly distinguished from other nobles. As the most prominent nobles in the world, the Qin royal family should enjoy all the conveniences in the world, which naturally includes advanced technologies that appear in various places."
"In order to show your dignity and establish your own uniqueness."
"Many times advanced technology is used for their own use."
"Some are proactive."
"And some are passive, donated by local officials."
"It's just in the name of tribute and auspiciousness."
"For things related to technology, the First Emperor readily accepted them. In order to show his uniqueness, he would directly set them up for the exclusive use of the royal family. Those craftsmen could only work for the royal family. Unless it was a special reward, ordinary ministers could not touch it at all. Come on, only when technology improves, will these 'obsolete' existences be generously rewarded."
"Then it is transmitted layer by layer to the bottom."
"Do you still remember the 'Liangpi' you sent me as a tribute last time?"
"You need fine flour to make cold skin."
"If you want to grind fine flour, you need to use the stone mill in front of my door. Stone mills have been available in Yanzhao in the late Warring States Period, but decades have passed, but they have not gained any popularity, and there are almost none in Xianyang. Any news, as long as you have used the stone mill, you can basically realize its convenience."
"Indeed."
“Stone grinding is expensive.”
"After you gave me Liangpi, I specifically asked the attendants around me. They had never heard of stone mills before. Finally, I asked them to ask higher up. Finally, I got the exact information from Lang Zhongling, one of the Nine Qings. Then I can buy it at a high price.”
"The First Emperor rules the world."
"Enjoying all the beauty in the world."
"But in order to show its majesty, establish an image of being unattainable, and to show that it is different from others, it forcefully takes all the advanced technologies and scarce things in the world as its own. To a certain extent, the imperial family of Great Qin has The monopoly of advanced technology is no less harmful than the collusion between government and businessmen."
"Even worse."
"The chariot used by the First Emperor to travel."
"The superb casting technology is unique in the world."
"If the technology can be used to build the Great Wall, build the Lishan Mausoleum, etc., it may greatly reduce the hard work of the people."
"There are also all kinds of rare auspiciousness offered by various places. I remember that the year before last, one place offered auspicious auspiciousness of a grain with a hundred ears. If these ears of grain can fall into the hands of farmers, it may not be possible to cultivate high-yielding rice. "
"These were eventually deposited into the royal treasury."
"Almost most of the advanced technologies in the world will be given priority to the upper class for enjoyment."
"There is a clear gap between the government and the bottom."
"Although these technologies and items were discovered by the bottom, most of them will eventually fall into the hands of officials. Once these things fall into the hands of officials, except for a few that will quickly return to the bottom, most of them will only be circulated among officials. Only when officials find new things will these things return to the bottom."
"Come and go."
"I don't know how much time will be wasted."
"You think the handicraft system is too outdated, but it may not be effective."
"The emperor enjoys unique privileges."
"Can't ministers enjoy some special privileges that are rare in the outside world?"
"Can't officials find something special for themselves?"
"Da Qin's handicrafts, smelting and other industries must have made considerable progress in these years, but most of them went to satisfy the government first, and these improved technologies can only be spread within a very small range, and then spread to the outside world. It seems that Da Qin’s various technologies have come to a standstill.”
"That's not the case."
"It's just not noticed by the outside world."
"Under centralized power, all conveniences are given priority to serve the court. Compared with the blooming of a hundred flowers during the Warring States Period, they are now only available to a few people."
"The system of Da Qin not only has high requirements on officials, but also on the productivity of the people."
"If the court is still so greedy."
"Even if the monarch and his ministers work together to fix this mess, it will still be difficult to maintain it in the end, because the system created by the First Emperor has very high requirements for all aspects of the world. As long as there is a problem in one party, it will easily cause the entire collapse."
"If Da Qin wants to stabilize the world in the future, it must make certain sacrifices."
"Giving up some privileges will benefit the people."
Ji Heng glanced at Fusu meaningfully and poured himself another glass.
Fusu lowered his head.
But he didn't dare to respond directly.
If Ji Heng hadn't mentioned it, he would never have thought of this.
But after listening to what Ji Heng said, he also vaguely felt that the royal family seemed to possess too many things. Of course, this was not necessarily possessive. On the one hand, it did exist for personal enjoyment, but on the other hand, it was also related to the face of the regime.
The imperial power is supreme.
You need to differentiate yourself from others in all aspects.
Naturally, it has to be unique.
All aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation must be different from those of the subjects.
Only in this way can the emperor's image be displayed.
And this particularity has existed since the beginning of Chinese history, not from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, nor from the beginning of the Qin Dynasty.
Da Qin just followed its predecessors.
But what Ji Heng said was right. After this month of patrolling, he also felt that the Great Qin system was difficult to maintain. The Great Qin system had too high requirements for officials and high financial demands. If the world remained as it was, If you want to maintain your rule, you can only continue to increase the corvee, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain it.
Just delegating some things will inevitably lead to a loss of dignity.
The pros and cons are difficult to weigh.
He did not dare to judge rashly, let alone write to the First Emperor.
Fusu looked at Ji Heng with a complicated expression, a look of sadness in his eyes.
He knew that what Ji Heng said was all for the good of Great Qin, but there was a huge difference in difficulty between what he said and what he said.
This is a loss of the emperor's majesty to deal with it.
a long time.
Fusu cupped his hands and said, "Fusu doesn't dare to speak nonsense about the pros and cons here, let alone judge. Please forgive me, sir."
Ji Heng said calmly: "It doesn't matter."
"I just say what's on my mind, whether you listen or not."
"The decision is yours."
Fusu smiled bitterly and nodded helplessly.
He changed the subject and said: "At present, the collusion between government and businessmen is serious, which has seriously affected local production. I would like to submit a letter to Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the evils involved. What do you think, sir?"
Ji Heng closed his eyes slightly and did not speak in a hurry.
He pondered for a while and said: "Beware of a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry."
"This matter involves a wide range of things, not only involving relevant officials and some merchants, but also the vast majority of craftsmen in Guanzhong."
"If the imperial court fails to do a good job in the follow-up and takes action rashly, at least the iron products will be in great chaos in a short period of time, and may even lead to turmoil in Guanzhong. It is best to stay put and make corresponding arrangements in advance, and then take advantage of them when they are not prepared to kill them with a sharp knife. Ranma, resolve this matter at once.”
"Try not to affect the livelihood of the bottom class."
Fusu nodded.
He said: "Sir, what do you think should be arranged?"
Ji Heng said: "I don't care what the government decides, but there can't be any problems with the supply of iron."
"It won't be long until spring plowing begins."
"Once there is a problem with iron products, it will definitely affect spring plowing, and the impact will be too great."
"Spring plowing is related to the livelihood of millions of people in Guanzhong, and it must not be affected too much. I personally recommend that action be taken after spring plowing."
"During this period, officials such as Caishan Right Mining Iron and Zuo Caizing Iron are asked to increase the mining of iron ore in various places, hoard the excess iron ore and not distribute it to merchants until the court takes action in the future. , if there is really a shortage of iron products in Guanzhong, we will bring them out to stabilize people's hearts."
"If there is no turmoil, it will be directly used to mint coins."
"in addition."
"Miners are strongly encouraged to improve their technology and improve production efficiency and quality."
"As long as someone makes improvements, they will be rewarded."
"The more you improve, the greater the reward."
"You can be rewarded with a knighthood."
"As long as it doesn't affect spring plowing or the bottom class, even if the government arrests all the relevant officials and merchants, it won't have a big impact on Guanzhong. However, the craftsmen need to be screened carefully. Eliminate those who are qualified."
"This is a government matter, so I won't say more."
Fusu nodded slightly.
He also believes that things should not be rushed.
Everything should be planned and acted upon.
Fusu didn't pay any attention to the relevant officials and merchants.
As long as they are in Guanzhong, it is too easy for the imperial court to clean up these things. However, the main focus is on maintaining stability at the moment, so it needs to think more, otherwise there is no need to hesitate at all.
At this time.
He also felt Ji Heng's wisdom.
At first, Ji Heng insisted on eliminating the people who were placed by merchants in the mine salt ponds.
It seems very correct at the moment.
If there are merchants in the salt pond of the mine, the government's actions will surely fall into the eyes of the merchants early, and some changes may occur. At present, the merchants know nothing about the inside of the mine, but the court can use this to learn more. Make some preparations just in case something unexpected happens.
At the moment, the imperial court only needs to investigate the situation secretly and catch them all in one fell swoop.
However, he also knew that it was impossible to completely block the merchants' ears and eyes. The news from the mine would reach the merchants' ears sooner or later. He really needed to put some thought into delaying the matter as much as possible to prevent the merchants from reacting in advance. .
Fusu frowned and thought in his heart.
Ji Heng didn't bother.
Compared with the impetuousness of the past, Fusu has grown a lot.
Ji Heng is happy to see Fusu grow.
In his position, he seeks his government.
Some things must be faced and resolved personally.
a long time.
Fusu raised his head, his expression returned to calm, and he apologized: "I was a little distracted just now, sir, please forgive me."
"It doesn't matter." Ji Heng said calmly.
Fusu took a deep breath, his face suddenly darkened, and said: "This time I went back to the country road. In addition to going deep into these evil things, I also learned something very shocking."
"There is a lot of land loss in Guanzhong."
(End of chapter)
