"The flood in East County has affected sixteen counties. I intend to let the other counties open warehouses to release grain to help the victims. What do you think, dear friends?"
Ying Zheng sat in a high position and glanced at Li Si and others with an indifferent expression.
Zhao Hao stood in the corner, silent.
Although the two of them have exchanged disaster relief methods.
However, they are not responsible for disaster relief. They still want to listen to the opinions of their ministers.
At this time, Li Si took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate!"
"What's wrong, tell me!"
Ying Zheng raised his hand to signal.
But Li Si said seriously: "Your Majesty, according to the laws of Qin, our Qin Dynasty has always emphasized rewards and punishments for more than a hundred years. It is inappropriate for your Majesty to allow the people to receive rewards for no merit!"
"I suggest that your Majesty only needs to send people to strengthen the dikes to prevent flooding from happening again!"
After hearing Li Si's words, Ying Zheng looked serious.
Qin law does have regulations.
People are rewarded for their meritorious service.
No reward will be given if there is no merit.
If the people are rewarded for their meritorious service as well as for their incompetence, it will be a disorder of the Tao.
This is the strategy proposed by Li Si to govern the people.
It is obviously impossible for him to deny this national policy.
Therefore, Ying Zheng has no hope of repaying him.
But at this time, many censors present agreed with Li Si.
After all, the Guizhou chieftains in Dongjun were still somewhat dissatisfied with the rule of Qin. If they were ignored, it would naturally not require much effort to control the floods in Dongjun.
After a moment of silence, Ying Zheng ignored Li Si and turned to look at Feng Quji: "What do you think, Feng Qing?"
"this"
Feng Quji hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I think Li Tingwei's remarks are a bit biased!"
"Dongjun, as well as the sixteen counties and counties, have soldiers who serve our Qin State, which is considered meritorious, and those who work hard for our Qin State, this is also considered meritorious. Although they are people from the homeland of the Six Kingdoms, it cannot be said that they have no merit."
"Prime Minister Feng Zuo is wrong!"
Before Feng Quji could finish his words, Yao Jia turned his head and said coldly: "The slaves of the Six Kingdoms are prisoners, and their hard work has not yielded any results. How can they be considered meritorious?
We, the Qin Dynasty, have established our country based on law. If Your Majesty does this, it will be like violating the law! "
"not to mention."
As he said that, he changed the topic and looked at Ying Zheng: "Our Great Qin is in the Northern Expedition against the Xiongnu. All the money and food have been used to help the victims. How should we deal with the shortage of money and food in the Northern Expedition?"
"I am asking Zeer and others now, not asking you to throw your questions to me!"
Ying Zheng said with a cold expression.
Yao Jia and Li Si looked at each other, then raised their hands and said: "Your Majesty, regarding the flood, I support Li Tingwei. We, the Qin Dynasty, have always been in charge of disaster relief and have not provided disaster relief, in order to prevent things like getting something for nothing from happening!"
"Besides, disaster relief is not necessarily a good thing!"
"Um?"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhao Hao calmly.
But Zhao Hao also looked confused.
Just listen to Yao Jia's serious words: "There was a severe drought in Zhao State, and the King of Zhao sent people to provide disaster relief. As a result, all the money and food were misappropriated by corrupt officials, causing the people to live in dire straits. This gave our Qin army an opportunity to take advantage of it. Learning from the past, we have to cautious!"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and did not express any opinion. He turned to look at Wang Wan:
"Why didn't the old prime minister say a word?"
"this"
Wang Wan's attention was all on Zhao Hao. When he heard Ying Zheng's question, he couldn't help but was slightly startled. He immediately raised his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, I think all the ministers are reasonable. Please make your decision."
"."
Ying Zheng's face darkened, and he was just about to scold Wang Wan, but suddenly he remembered something and said calmly: "All of you, my beloved ministers, are erudite and talented people. They must have read a lot of books. I would like to ask you, okay? Have you ever used work as a food source?"
"Um?"
Everyone was stunned and couldn't help but look puzzled.
The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth raised slightly and he looked at Zhao Hao again.
Zhao Hao turned his head away, not looking at him, and secretly cursed one word in his heart: "Grass."
"cough!"
Ying Zheng coughed lightly and asked again with great satisfaction:
"Have you ever heard of the story of 'carving a boat to find a sword'?"
"Carving a boat to ask for a sword?"
Everyone was stunned again, and after a while, their expressions changed drastically.
This story of "carving a boat and seeking a sword" comes from "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals".
It was compiled by Lu Buwei by gathering his disciples, and Li Si had also compiled it.
Since Lu Buwei's death, "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" has become a taboo for Ying Zheng.
Now that Ying Zheng mentions the stories in "Lu's Spring and Autumn", is he trying to knock Li Si?
Just when everyone was thinking wildly and Li Si's scalp was numb, Ying Zheng continued:
“The way to govern a country lies in the wise men creating laws and systems, while the mediocre people stick to the old ways. Our land in Da Qin is barren and the people are strong, so the laws and regulations are strict, so that we can look at things correctly;
But now, we, the Qin Dynasty, have unified the six countries and are sitting on the rich land of the six countries. We still follow the old system. Isn't it the same as that of the Chu people who "carved a boat to seek a sword"? "
"Then according to what Your Majesty said, doesn't disaster relief follow the old system?"
Li Si asked doubtfully.
Ying Zheng glanced at him and said calmly: "Of course not.
The old system I follow is different from the old system you are familiar with! "
"May I ask, Your Majesty, what's the difference?"
Yao Jia couldn't help but ask.
Ying Zheng smiled and did not answer. He turned to look at Li Si: "Has Li Tingwei read "Yan Zi Chun Qiu"?"
Li Si: "."
what's the situation?
Why are you asking me again!
It was obviously Yao Jia who asked!
Li Si felt that he was being targeted, but he did not dare not answer Ying Zheng's question, so he respectfully replied: "Return to your Majesty, I have read it."
"Then does Li Tingwei know about Yan Zi's road construction and relief work?"
"this"
Li Si was stunned, and everyone else looked at each other. Ying Zheng smiled meaningfully and said: "Yanzi came to rescue the disaster, but Jinggong didn't allow it. At that time, Yanzi built a road platform for Jinggong, so he recruited the hungry people to work. In three years, the platform was completed to relieve the people."
At this point, he paused and sighed: "You don't know this old system, it seems you haven't read enough!"
"."
When Li Si and others heard what Ying Zheng said, they couldn't help but blush and were speechless.
Grass!
His Majesty has tricked him again.
This method is a masterpiece.
It can provide disaster relief without violating the laws of the Qin Dynasty.
Simply the best of both worlds.
"Your Majesty is a great talent, I admire you!"
Li Si, Feng Quji, Wang Wan, Yao Jia and others all saluted Ying Zheng.
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes wildly in his heart, not knowing what to say.
These ministers must know about Yanzi's disaster relief work.
But knowing it is one thing, being able to learn and apply it is another thing entirely.
After all, it was about Yan Zi, and what they knew more about was Yan Zi's way of being an official.
As for Yanzi's disaster relief, it can only be understood as an anecdote. Who would think of applying it to reality.
Therefore, most of the ancients studied hard, and there were only a few people who really learned and applied it.
But after Ying Zheng reminded them, everyone immediately reacted.
As long as Yanzi's disaster relief method is slightly modified, it can be perfectly applied to the flood in Dongjun.
"Okay, when you go back, remember to study hard. Don't embarrass me like today, so go back!"
"My lord, my lord, I obey your order!"
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, everyone was so aggrieved that in the end they could only hold their noses and accept the order.
After watching them leave, Zhao Hao couldn't help laughing.
Ying Zheng also laughed: "Huh, what a bunch of trash!"
Although the First Emperor regained the face he had lost with Zhao Hao in front of his ministers, the prerequisite for using work for relief was that there was enough money and food.
Now that the strategy is decided, all that remains is the issue of money and food.
So Zhao Hao was brought back to the study by the First Emperor.
However, as soon as Zhao Hao returned to the study, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the First Emperor.
"Father, you are too ungrateful to use my advice to encourage your own ministers!"
After Ying Zheng sat back at the desk, he glanced at him, took the tea brought by Zhao Gao, took a sip, and then said calmly: "I agreed to your request, you give me ideas, what's this? Unkind?"
"Is it true? The father promised his son?!"
"Okay, let's talk about the national debt. When will it be available?"
"this"
Zhao Hao thought for a while and said: "It will probably take half a month!"
"Half a month?"
Ying Zheng frowned and seemed a little dissatisfied: "I've been patrolling east for half a month, are you sure you can handle it?"
"I can't handle it alone."
Zhao Haosan smiled and scratched his head, then suddenly thought of something and said: "If the father is worried that his son will not be able to handle things well, he can set up a bank and let the bank issue national bonds on his behalf!"
"Qianzhuang?"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then put down his teacup, raised his hand and said, "Please tell me in detail!"
"Reporting to my father, in fact, this bank also involves the issue of national credibility that my son raised to you!"
As Zhao Hao spoke, he changed the topic and continued:
"But there is a more important point, and that is the reform of the monetary system!"
“Monetary system reform?”
Hearing Zhao Hao's "new terms" popping up one after another, Ying Zheng subconsciously glanced at Zhao Gao, who shook his head slightly, expressing his ignorance.
At this time, Zhao Hao continued:
"Just talking about the role of a bank may be a bit abstract for my father. Let me introduce it to my father with pictures and texts!"
After he finished speaking, he stepped forward and picked up a piece of paper and a pen, and drew a pattern on the paper.
"This treasury bond is actually a type of bill. The one I drew is called a check, and it can be used instead of currency!"
"Cheque?"
Ying Zheng was stunned.
Zhao Hao scratched his head: "Well, it can also be called a bank note!"
"Then how is this thing different from a Treasury bond?"
Ying Zheng asked.
Zhao Hao explained: "Treasury bonds are bonds issued with national credit and do not have circulation properties, while banknotes can be used as currency to circulate!"
Ying Zheng: "."
"Actually, to put it simply, a bank is a place to save money. For example, our latest unified currency, Qin Banliang, can hold tens or hundreds of dollars in your wallet, but what should you do with thousands or tens of thousands of dollars? You can only use Pull the car, or exchange it for gold!"
"Then this creates a difficult transaction problem!"
"But banknotes can be carried with you, which perfectly solves this problem. In the future, people can use banknotes to settle large transactions. Isn't this convenient?"
"this"
Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Hao in surprise, and after a while he continued to ask, "Then why are government bonds issued in banks?"
Zhao Hao explained with a smile:
"There are two purposes for doing this. The first is to make the powerful trust the bank, because the rich people in Da Qin are basically powerful. In this way, they will deposit money into the bank, and the second is to let them Make profits and attract more people to save money!”
“Can I still make a profit by saving money?”
Ying Zheng was confused and didn't know why.
Zhao Hao vowed: "Of course! For example, if you save one hundred thousand dollars for a year, you can exchange it for one hundred thousand thousand dollars a year. It is equivalent to making a thousand dollars in vain without doing anything!"
"ah?"
Zhao Gao was surprised and said worriedly: "But Master, isn't this a loss-making business? We help them keep the money and pay them interest every year. How can this be done?"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng also frowned and nodded in agreement.
I am the First Emperor, if you ask me to do business at a loss, that is definitely impossible!
Although doing this can attract a lot of money, this so-called bank has become a loss-making business. If you save too much money, the interest alone will be a large amount every year.
"Why can't you do it? It's impossible to lose money!"
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes, then looked at Ying Zheng with a smile, winked and said:
“Our bank not only allows you to save money, but you can also borrow money!”
"Borrow money?"
"That's right! Just like saving money, our bank can lend money to others and then specify a period. When the period is up, they will also have to pay back additional interest."
"hiss"
Hearing Zhao Hao's words, Ying Zheng and Zhao Gao couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, thinking that there is still such a method?
They have never thought that making money can be so simple. They don't even need to contribute money. Instead, they can use other people's money to help you make money.
But after reacting for a moment, Ying Zheng felt something was wrong, so he said: "How can you be so sure that someone will lend money?"
When Zhao Hao heard this, he raised his head and laughed: "Hahaha, father, have you forgotten? The construction group established by Erchen will not have that much money to buy a house when the time comes!"
Ying Zheng: "."
I wipe it!
You stinky boy!
Is this how the people of Great Qin were harmed by you?
Now he finally came to his senses.
Why did Zhao Hao set up a construction group? Why did this guy say that he would renovate the palace for free and add tens of millions to the national treasury!
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