A wonderful return home.
Soon it spread to several nearby counties.
His appointment as a county lieutenant in Yu County for the imperial court also caused a sensation in the surrounding counties of Xianyang with the issuance of official documents from the imperial court.
There is an endless stream of people visiting every day.
But besides congratulations, these people wanted to know more about how Liao did it? Is there any experience you can impart? Regarding his success, Liao Ke just said modestly that it was all because he had chosen to join the army on impulse, and he had just caught the opportunity of the imperial court's reform, and soared to the top.
Liao Ke also suggested that those who came to inquire should send their children to the military.
The army is indeed the best way for those at the bottom of Da Qin to climb up.
none of them.
But Liao Ke is very clear.
His success actually has nothing to do with hard work.
It all depends on the support of noble people.
If it weren't for Ji Heng's guidance, how could he have seized such an opportunity? But how can most people in the world have the opportunity to meet noble people? Being able to meet the needs of food and clothing is already good. If you want to stand on the forefront, you can only rely on luck.
in these few days.
In addition to dealing with the people who came to congratulate him, Liao Ke also took the time to go to the homes of other comrades, sent home letters from Fen and the other three people, and also informed the three people of their situation in the military camp, so that they did not need to worry.
Xiao Ke didn't stay there for long.
There are vacancies for officials in Dang County and they are urgently needed.
So when things at home were almost settled, the Xiaoke family also embarked on a long journey.
Before setting foot on the road heading east, Liao Ke asked the coachman to stop the carriage, and got off the carriage alone. He looked in the direction of Xianyang, took a closer look, and then knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully toward the west of the city. Down.
The people traveling with him looked puzzled.
Everyone thought Liao was saluting His Majesty.
Only Liao Ke knew that he was kowtowing to Ji Heng.
His achievements today are all made possible by Ji Heng.
After kowtowing, Liao Ke recovered his mind and stepped onto the carriage resolutely.
Heading towards Yu County, Dang County.
In the direction where Liao Ke kowtowed, in a small, cold courtyard, the sound of reading could be heard loudly.
It's just that the sound of reading didn't ring in the courtyard for too long.
Because there were footsteps outside the hospital.
When Ying Sinian heard the clatter of footsteps coming from outside the courtyard, he quickly straightened his posture and lowered his voice while reading loudly. At the same time, his eyes looked at the closed courtyard door from time to time. He could naturally tell who it was. Footsteps.
It belongs to his father.
Creak.
The courtyard door was pushed open.
Fusu's figure appeared at the door.
Ying Sinian stood up quickly and ran to greet him, not daring to be rude in the slightest.
Fusu looked at Ying Si Nian who was almost reaching his shoulders, with a smile on his lips. He touched Ying Si Nian's head and said with a smile: "Do you study seriously here, Master? Are you slacking off? Have you ever made Master angry? ?”
Ying Sinian said quickly: "My child is studying seriously again. He has never slacked off and has never made the master angry."
Fusu laughed and strode into the courtyard.
The courtyard is different from the past.
In the past, there was an open space to the west and a vegetable patch to the east. Now there are some stone troughs on the west side, and there are also various bamboo objects in different shapes, scattered on the ground without any cover.
Fusu glanced at it for a few times and then withdrew his gaze.
He looked at Ying Sinian and asked, "Where is Master? Where are you now?"
Ying Sinian glanced at the closed door and said, "Uncle Twelve went to find it just now and said that it was made from wood pulp and could not be made into the paper that Master mentioned. Now he is arguing with Master."
Hear the words.
Fusu couldn't help but laugh.
He said helplessly: "You, brother-in-law, still have the same temper as before. You can't stand it anymore. You'll look sad even if you do the slightest thing. But he is the only one who has been able to get along with your wife for so long. I'm quite curious. What happened to Hu Hai's paper?"
Ying Sinian smiled awkwardly.
The paper has not been produced. It has been several months. Whether it is grinding with a stone, beating with a wooden hammer, or beating with a wooden stick, the final 'paper' will stick to a ball when water comes out, let alone ink. Yes, it feels tingly even when I hold it in my hand.
No wonder Hu Hai has such a bad temper.
He did this all by himself, and his whole body has lost weight.
Is this the result? !
While the father and son were chatting, Hu Hai came out of the house angrily.
Seeing Fusu, Hu Hai was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands and said nonchalantly: "I have met His Highness."
Fusu nodded.
Hu Hai obviously had no intention of chatting with Fusu. After meeting each other, he went to the west side of the yard and started tinkering with the stone trough and wood pulp.
See this.
Fusu shook his head helplessly.
Hu Hai really has the temper of a child at all times.
He asked Ying Sinian to continue studying while he entered the house.
At this time.
Hu Hai waved to Ying Sinian and asked, "Why is your father here? Chaozhong has nothing to do recently."
Ying Sinian shook his head.
He had been staying here all this time, so how could he know this? Fusu didn't tell him.
The two murmured for a while, then each went back to their respective sides.
In the house.
Ji Heng and Fusu sat facing each other.
Fusu looked at Ji Heng and said softly: "I must have guessed the reason why I came here this time."
Ji Heng nodded and said calmly: "It should be the follow-up to Guandong."
Fusu nodded and said: "Meng Yi has completed the cleanup of Dang County. The major local officials were also frightened by Meng Yi's thunderous actions. They sent the salt and iron required by the court to the corresponding warehouses. Mr. initially said The goal of 'increasing revenue and reducing expenditure' has been more than half completed."
"The northern court has also made peace with Mao Dun."
"In a short period of time, the north will be in a stable situation, but there will be some local conflicts."
"But it doesn't matter anymore."
"The twelve golden men have been smelted long ago."
"More than six hundred thousand coins were minted, and now they have been collected into the national treasury."
"As for the construction of Epang Palace and the Great Wall in various places, most people have been sent back in the past few months, leaving only a small number of people who have not yet reached their age, still doing the most basic maintenance and construction, and the court also borrowed This saves more than two to three million Qin Banliang."
"Meng Yi's great purge in Dang County was also fruitful."
"Just by confiscating the corrupt officials and local powerful people in Dang County, the value of the money and grain collected has exceeded one million Qin and a half liang."
"The imperial treasury is already quite full."
Ji Heng nodded.
Under this strong trend of "increasing revenue and reducing expenditure", Qin Ting did save a lot of money and food.
A lot of money and food were also confiscated through rectification of the officialdom.
But it won't last long.
Moreover, the system of the Qin court is very large, which also means that just to support this group of officials, the court has to invest a lot of money and food, not to mention there are nearly a million troops to support, and the rewards to be given by military meritorious officials, this Several million Qinbanliang seems to be a lot, but if it is really divided, it is actually not enough at all.
Ji Heng said: "Have all the junior classrooms in various places been completed?"
Fusu said: "Construction has begun, and some classrooms have been completed. It is estimated that after autumn, the first batch of students will enroll. However, there are not many scholars in the world who are willing to take the initiative to teach. Masters in local villages also I'm also resistant, but there aren't many new classrooms at the moment, so it's not a big problem."
Ji Heng nodded and continued: "The school is the foundation for the future prosperity of Great Qin."
"There can be no slacking off."
Fusu nodded.
He knows this too.
It’s just that in the past, the schools were taught by legal officials.
Nowadays, building junior schools in local areas and continuing to use legal officials to teach is obviously not worth the gain. In this regard, the only thing the court can do is to try its best to invite some local people who are literate to teach. Only the world's scholars Most of them Qing Qin, it is not easy to get these people to come forward.
Especially since the imperial court had already offended Confucianism.
But Fusu didn't care too much.
If it really doesn't work, let local officials take over, or the court may give you a certain reward.
Under the heavy reward, no one may be tempted.
Ji Heng added: "Through 'increasing revenue and reducing expenditure', the imperial court did have a lot of surplus money and food, but this money is temporary, not long-term, and cannot be long-term, so if we want to keep the water flowing, we need to start from other aspects."
"Therefore we need to take back the economic power of Kanto."
"At least the imperial court needs to know how the Kanto economy is functioning."
"Now that the salt and iron are in storage, most of the serving Guizhou leaders have returned to their hometowns, and the local people's hearts are somewhat stable. In addition, the deterrent effect of the First Emperor's patrol still exists. Now is indeed the time to continue to deal heavy blows to the Kwantung government. However, as I said before He said that any move taken by the imperial court must be reconsidered again."
"If there is too much movement, it will only arouse opposition from the entire Kanto region. When the opposition is too great, the resistance will also be great."
“Many things cannot be pushed forward.”
"Co-opting, dividing, and suppressing are the correct ways for the court to operate."
"Coin the majority and suppress a small group."
"This is what the court will do next."
"And this is also the purpose of Meng Yi going to Guandong."
"Relevant government decrees have been promulgated. The local officials may have noticed something strange, but they still can't believe that the imperial court will really make such a big move in Guandong. Therefore, most people are still in the wait-and-see stage. Once the imperial court starts to tighten up, the local officials will You will gradually become unable to hold yourself back."
"After all, as officials and officials, what most people want is power and profit."
"Once the economic power is controlled by the imperial court, it will undoubtedly hand over one's lifeblood to the imperial court."
"They can't be willing to do it."
"therefore"
"Changes in the world are driven by interests."
"Now the imperial court has a lot of money and food surplus, so it can be appropriate to give some money and food as gifts to local officials."
"As a reward."
"This is indeed against the law."
"It's not very well accepted by the imperial court."
"But the world is chasing profit, even if it is just a Qin Banliang, it can greatly appease the lower-level officials."
"This is to win over low-level officials."
"Of course, it doesn't really matter whether you do it or not."
"The key point is that once the imperial court makes up its mind to tighten the economic power of Kanto, it will inevitably face the obstruction of local officials. There has always been a game and competition between the central court and local officials behind the scenes. If it is not handled well, it may lead to disaster."
"So we have to be very careful."
Fusu was silent.
How could he not know?
But some things must be done.
What's more, this time we have already achieved this step, how could we give up halfway again?
He was also not allowed to give up halfway.
Ji Heng said coldly: "The governance of the world has always been to unite the majority and attack a small group. However, the previous decree you issued has intended to divide the people in the Guandong government into a small group. This is just a statement. Differentiation cannot achieve the goal. Once the imperial court takes action, the local officials will fiercely oppose it, because they are essentially one body.
"But it's impossible for the court to give up."
"Therefore, if we want to handle this matter properly, we can only give greater benefits."
"Let the local officials become wavering and even be willing to abandon these people in exchange for greater benefits."
Hear the words.
Fusu smiled bitterly.
The imperial court is now rushing to "cut down on clothing and food" and "increase revenue and reduce expenditure". Is it possible that it can bring greater benefits than taking back the management rights of Guandong Salt and Iron?
If it was true, how could the officials of the Shaofu not think of it?
Fusu said: "It's not that Fusu is questioning, it's just that Fusu really can't think of it."
"Everyone knows the huge profits of salt and iron. Otherwise, after the 'Guan Shan Hai', the court and local governments would have benefited so much. But now, apart from fields and salt and iron, there are only a few things left in the world that can make huge profits. But these things are all strictly managed by the imperial court, so how can they be distributed to local governments?"
"also."
"If there is such a benefit, why doesn't the court handle it on its own?"
"Instead of pretending to be someone else?"
"It doesn't make sense and it's not logical."
Fusu looked unbelieving.
What's more, what the imperial court wants this time is to tighten economic control over Guandong. Salt and iron are just the beginning. When the imperial court really tightens salt and iron in the future, almost all of Guandong's economy will be under the supervision of the imperial court. Although the imperial court It is not possible to completely catch him to death, but the situation of local corruption will be much reduced, and the court will be able to collect a lot more money and food.
This is also the purpose of the court.
The local area has lost so much profit, where can it find compensation? Can it make up for such a big loss?
This is simply not possible.
Ji Heng smiled faintly.
He could understand why Fusu didn't believe it.
Fusu no longer had an understanding of the world's economy, and he knew the source of the world's economy. Nowadays, industries that can generate money have basically fallen into the eyes of the Qin court, and the court has already set up a corresponding tax system. Looking around the world, there is no one who can 'increase income' anymore.
Ji Heng took a deep breath and said coldly: "What you said is correct."
"There is indeed no increase in the world."
"But there is stock."
"And there are quite a few."
"This time Meng Yi collected a large amount of money and grain in Dang County, and these money and grain fields are the stock. What the court wants to do now is to withdraw these stocks, or confiscate them directly, so as to feed the world."
Hear the words.
Fusu couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
The look he looked at Ji Heng was full of solemnity and confusion.
Is this the method proposed by Ji Hengneng?
If the imperial court really did this, wouldn't it cause chaos in the world?
This is almost a naked robbery of money from the world. How can the place be able to sit still?
Fusu shook his head: "You can't do this."
"If you do this, the world will rebel."
"If the imperial court really does this, it will undoubtedly force everyone in the world to oppose it. Not only will the local government object, but the court ministers will also object. After all, if you can seize local money today, you may be able to seize other people's money and food tomorrow. "
"No, absolutely not."
Fusu's head shook like a rattle.
He still knows the pros and cons.
Da Qin is short of money, and it does want to make money, but it will never squander it, let alone be the opposite of everyone in the world. That scene is too terrifying, and it may become internally chaotic.
Ji Heng laughed loudly.
He smiled and said: "You have to steal money."
"But what I mean by 'grabbing' is different from what you understand by 'grabbing'."
"I am a 'robber' who robs the rich and gives to the poor!" (End of Chapter)
