The content in today's newspaper caused an uproar in Xianyang City.
Not only the people in the city were talking a lot, but even the officials in the court were shocked.
Some smart people have seen some clues, while some dull people still don't know why. Some choose to wait and see what happens, and some choose to ignore it. Anyway, everyone has their own little thoughts.
At this time, in the office hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, all the ministers of the court gathered together and exchanged greetings, but they never mentioned the contents of today's newspapers.
Wang Wan was seen sitting in the main seat as usual, quietly waiting for the courtiers to arrive one after another.
I don't know how long it took, but a person walked slowly outside the door. The ministers looked sideways and couldn't help but smile at him.
"Li Tingwei, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are getting more energetic!"
"Yes, Li Tingwei, you look good today!"
"Haha, my colleagues have given me the award!"
Li Si smiled and bowed his hands to the ministers, then walked straight to Wang Wan and saluted: "Li Si has met the old prime minister!"
"Well, sit down!"
Wang Wan nodded calmly, then raised her hand to signal Li Si to sit down.
Li Si didn't say much and just sat down as he was told.
Immediately afterwards, Feng Jie, who was sitting next to Wang Wan, glanced at the ministers present and found that almost all the ministers who could be reached had arrived, so he stood up and spoke first:
"Today at the small court meeting, there are three things that need to be discussed: First, the Xiongnu colluded with the Dayue clan to destroy Donghu, which may cause trouble on the border of our country, Great Qin. Should we, Great Qin, take a pre-emptive strike to clear out the trouble in the north?
Second, the economic development of Xianyang has led to some prosperity in the Guanzhong region. Will it open up business and promote the faster integration of the six countries?
Third, the success of the official examination has added a lot of useful talents to Daqin. Is it necessary to add a new public college to cultivate more talents? "
"Okay, everyone will express your opinions on the above three matters. Finally, the Minister of Supervision will summarize them and report to His Majesty for his decision!"
After the words fell, the ministers looked at each other and whispered.
Soon, Yang Duanhe stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Old Prime Minister, Yushi Dafu, in my opinion, an important reason why the Huns invaded the country is that they are nomadic tribes, and their living customs have made them the predatory nature of;
Our Great Qin was originally regarded as a land of tigers and wolves by the Six Kingdoms of Guandong because the Six Kingdoms of Kanto were afraid of our Great Qin. Now that the Huns have repeatedly invaded the territory, they are obviously not afraid of our Great Qin. In this case, why not give them a head-on attack? ! "
"Yes! If a country is not strong, it will become weak. This is a world where the strong survive and the weak perish!" Ying Teng stood up and agreed.
All the ministers nodded in agreement.
Obviously, they are all fighting.
After all, Great Qin has always been full of military virtues since its founding.
Seeing that the ministers had no objection to sending troops to the Xiongnu, Feng Jie continued: "What do you think about opening up business?"
"A lot of merchants have emerged in Xianyang. If the Six Kingdoms also open for business, I don't know how many new merchants will be added. Then there will be no one to farm, and they will all go to the merchants to make money. What will happen to the food?"
Hu Wujing frowned.
Feng Quji agreed; "Yes, our Daqin has always been based on agriculture, and we don't have enough goods to support commerce. How can we operate?
Take the merchants who travel to the Six Kingdoms. Everyone in Xianyang knows that freight is profitable and the freight merchants will be rich. But if Xianyang does not have enough goods, how can they transport goods to the Six Kingdoms and make money back?
The cargo that the Freight Chamber of Commerce needs every month is increasing day by day. Where does such a huge amount of cargo come from?
The factories in the Guanzhong area have just been built, and the handicraft workshops in the Bashu area have limited production capacity. Once business is launched, the businessmen who were originally making money will soon have no money to make.
Because there are more merchants to compete with them, the court's tax revenue will also be greatly reduced;
Therefore, opening a business at this time will do all the harm and no good! "
"Prime Minister Zuo is right, but I don't agree with opening a business either!"
Zheng Guo nodded and said something, then suddenly changed the subject: "However, today's straight roads and galloping roads are all made of cement, which is flatter than the previous gravel roads. Coupled with the popularity of four-wheeled carriages, it would have taken ten days to The journey can now be reached in five days;
Even if the imperial court does not open up much business, with the current speed of news transmission, the people of the Six Kingdoms will still be attracted by the business opportunities in Xianyang. Moreover, Xianyang has also issued a decree on opening up business before. Could it be that Xianyang's decree only applies to Xianyang? Applicable elsewhere? "
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Feng Quji was speechless and couldn't help turning his head to look at Feng Jie.
Feng Jie frowned and looked at Wang Wan subconsciously.
But Wang Wan smiled slightly, and then turned his gaze to Li Si, who was silent: "I wonder what Li Tingwei thinks?"
"Um?"
Li Si was stunned for a moment, then straightened his face and said calmly: "The opening of business in Xianyang was the initiative of Master Hao when he was in Xianyang. At that time, I was accompanying His Majesty on his eastward tour. I don't know the details."
"It doesn't matter if I don't know. You can tell me your opinion."
Wang Wan seemed determined to let Li Si express his opinion.
Li Si frowned, not knowing what Wang Wan had in mind, so he talked eloquently: "Everyone in the world thinks that Gongzi Hao's purpose of developing business is to enrich the country. In fact, Gongzi Hao's goal is to seek change!"
"Oh? Why do you see it?"
Wang Wan was immediately interested.
The time when Zhao Hao went to the South China Sea was the most leisure time for him to supervise the country.
During this period, he mainly focused on studying Zhao Hao's strategy.
He was even very aware of what Zhao Hao was doing with the seven major chambers of commerce in Xianyang.
Later, he came to a surprising conclusion.
Zhao Hao's actions are never without purpose.
Whether it is establishing the Academy of Sciences, sending envoys to the Western Regions, or renovating the capital of Xianyang and encouraging infrastructure construction, it may seem chaotic, but if you think about it carefully, it is interconnected.
Even though he kept following Zhao Hao, he couldn't keep up with Zhao Hao's thoughts.
You know, Shang Jun's reform was just to appropriately adjust the Qin system through laws, just like clenching Qin's open palm into a fist to become more powerful.
But Zhao Hao's reform is not an adjustment, but a complete break from convention and the reconstruction of a new system.
Among the hundreds of schools of thought, when it comes to controlling social innovation, none can compare with Legalism.
But Zhao Hao's newly built Imperial College of Technology gradually merged them together to form a new academic school.
This is a completely subversive approach.
From his perspective, once Zhao Hao's goal is achieved, even if Zhao Hao does not ascend to that position, Da Qin will become stronger day by day.
But I heard Li Si say calmly: "Gongzi Hao supports merchants and wants to benefit the people and make the country develop rapidly. Although the idea is good, in my opinion, there is still a big loophole!"
"Please make it clear, Lieutenant Ting!"
Xiao He's heart moved and he couldn't help but interrupt to ask for advice.
Li Si glanced at him lightly, thinking that finally someone from Zhao Hao came forward.
However, the fun has just begun.
"The law is not as obvious as the skills, but the skills are not visible. Gongzi Hao's strategy will bring unprecedented changes to the Qin Dynasty. It is a true great art of governing the country. However, the world is ignorant and it is human nature to be greedy for profit. This requires legislation to make people Afraid!" Li Si said.
"The troubles in the world are the most unavoidable. They are called peace and quiet, but in fact there are worries about unexpected events!" Wang Wan nodded in agreement.
He never thought about doing nothing as the last prime minister, waiting to die.
If he did nothing, there was no need for him to risk his life, advocate the enfeoffment system, and just let Li Si succeed him, and he would be happy and free.
However, the appearance of Zhao Hao gave him a new idea, which was what Li Si said was seeking change.
Only by changing yourself can you accept new things and contribute your strength to Da Qin.
But Li Si said again: "Businessmen are different from the powerful. The power of the powerful is given to them by His Majesty. If they act wantonly, they can naturally be severely punished, but this is not the case with businessmen."
As he said, Daqin's business is entering a stage of rapid development under Zhao Hao's deliberate leadership.
Although the Commerce Bureau established by Zhao Hao has various control measures, the emergence of powerful chambers of commerce is inevitable.
At that time, the influence of a chamber of commerce in its own industry will be very terrifying.
Not to mention anything else, the industry behind a large chamber of commerce can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
If there is a problem in this industry, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Therefore, this is also the ultimate weapon for businessmen to gain the right to speak.
To avoid this situation, new laws must be perfected.
The ministers instantly understood that Li Si wanted to use heavy laws to restrict the merchants.
However, Qin's law was very harsh before. It was precisely because of Zhao Hao's changes that business could develop smoothly. Now, restricting merchants has returned to the old way.
Naturally, Wang Wan didn't want to see this happen, so she hurriedly said: "Li Tingwei, business has just developed, and when we need to move forward together, we must not deal with it as usual!"
Li Si curled his lips and had no interface.
He is a disciple of Legalism, so he naturally wants to maintain the dignity of Legalism.
In the eyes of Legalists, human nature is inherently evil, and only harsh criminal laws can maintain the orderly operation of society.
But what Zhao Hao wants is to change this social atmosphere.
After all, times have changed.
Except for the unrest on the border, Qin's country is basically in a stable state. Maintaining harsh criminal laws at this time will only make people in the world feel rebellious.
Seeing that Li Si stopped talking, Wang Wan glanced at Feng Jie, then at the ministers, and said, "What do you think of Li Tingwei's words?"
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All the ministers looked at each other.
At this time, Xiao He stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Come back to the old prime minister, I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
"Oh? Order Ota, please speak!"
"In my opinion, what Li Tingwei just said is not without merit!"
Xiao He saluted and said: "Although it is not appropriate to open up business now, we can improve the commercial law. As long as the business law is perfect enough, we will not be afraid of the many disadvantages brought about by opening up business!"
"Wonderful!"
Zhang Cang's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but slap the case and said: "When business is just beginning, you need to be moderately gentle, but if you still restrict merchants according to the previous commercial laws, merchants will definitely be in danger, and it will be counterproductive;
However, by appropriately adjusting the commercial law, businessmen can look for legitimate business opportunities while fearing Qin's law! "
"good!"
Wang Wan nodded.
Feng Jie frowned: "I wonder who will revise this new commercial law?"
He has been in the court for so long, and he is not someone who has no idea.
This matter is obviously a conflict between Li Si Group and Wang Wan Group. He can bring it up, but he must not take the lead.
"Tingwei Mansion is in charge of the laws of the Qin Dynasty, so it is naturally revised by the people of Tingwei Mansion!"
A stunned green censor who couldn't see clearly put forward his own opinion.
All the ministers looked at him and saw that his scalp was numb and he was stammering: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
"hehe."
Wang Wan smiled noncommittally and said: "What Li Yushi said is indeed reasonable, but the Commercial Law is for businessmen, so we need to know more about businessmen to revise it!"
"Oh? According to the words of the old prime minister, who is more suitable for Tingwei Mansion?" Yao Jia raised his eyebrows.
Wang Wan glanced at him and said calmly: "Although Tingwei Mansion is familiar with Qin Law, it may be more suitable to have the assistance of the Commerce Bureau!"
"Ah!"
Yao Jia laughed and sneered: "Gongzi Hao's hands are getting longer and longer. First he interfered in national affairs, and now he interferes in national laws. Others don't know it, but they think he has the final say in this world!"
"Be bold!"
As soon as Yao Jia finished speaking, Wang Wan's expression changed and he shouted angrily.
The other ministers looked at each other with shock on their faces.
But Feng Jie said in a deep voice: "What do Yao Tingwei mean by these words?"
"I see that you are avoiding important matters and seeming to have forgotten what happened in today's newspaper, so I want to remind you that some things are better spoken out!"
Yao Jia said calmly: "Whether it's the Xiongnu affairs, business matters, or education matters, they are not as important as the current matters!"
"What do you mean?"
Wang Wan narrowed her eyes.
Yao Jia cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty has been going south for several months. In addition to the months of eastward tour, it has been almost a year since he returned to Xianyang. You don't want your Majesty to return to the capital, but you are here talking about so-called state affairs. I dare to ask you." Have you forgotten that a country cannot live without a king for a day?"
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The ministers were shocked and couldn't help but bow their heads in shame.
At this time, Zongzheng Yingteng stood up and said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty's affairs are decided by your Majesty. As ministers, we should fulfill our duties as ministers. How can we interfere with your Majesty's affairs?"
"Why not?"
Li Si asked lightly, then looked around at the ministers: "Do you still remember the news that came some time ago? His Majesty was imprisoned by Young Master Hao in the South China Sea!"
"absurd!"
Wang Wan took action and said: "Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao rebelled, Prince Hao put down the civil strife in the South China Sea, and the story of imprisoning His Majesty is pure nonsense!"
"Ah."
Yao Jia sneered: "I've always heard that the old prime minister and Young Master Hao have a close friendship, but now I can see it's just like that!"
"What do you want to say?"
Wang Wan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Li Si slowly stood up from his seat, looked around at the ministers and said: "Everyone, before I came back from Jiuyuan, Your Majesty asked me to assist Wang Wan in presiding over the military affairs of the court, but Wang Wan only obeyed Zhao Hao's orders and brought Xianyang to ruins. It became a smoky place, without the majesty of the former capital;
In addition, Zhao Hao acted arrogantly in the South China Sea and was suspected of holding the emperor hostage;
Therefore, I suggest that Wang Wan should not serve as the minister of supervision. What do you think? "
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All the officials were shocked on the spot.
But I heard Yao Jia echoing: "As your Majesty's ministers, we should consider your Majesty's safety. Wang Wan only cares about Zhao Hao's strategy and does not consider your Majesty's kindness. How can he supervise the country!?"
As soon as this statement came out, the minds of the ministers changed rapidly. If they did not agree with Yao Jia and Li Si, they would be suspected of being disloyal to the First Emperor, but if they agreed with Yao Jia and Li Si, they would offend Wang Wan.
Therefore, they chose the lesser of the two evils, and they decisively saluted Wang Wan: "Ministers, please abdicate the throne and make way for someone more worthy!"
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