"Is your skin itchy again?"
Ying Zheng's eyes gradually became colder and he stared straight at Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao smiled, carefully approached the dining table, grabbed a pancake fruit, stuffed it into his mouth, took a bite and said sincerely:
"Father, the demons and monsters in Xianyang are all waiting for news of your death. I have also blocked the South China Sea. I believe they will not make any big moves in a short time. The Huns have their elder brother and Meng Tian in charge, plus the transportation capacity of the railway. And with the latest mass-produced artillery, defense is absolutely no problem;
So, you might as well stay in Nanhai and run Baiyue Land with me! "
"Ah!"
Ying Zheng snorted and said noncommittally: "Did you already know that Zhao Gao and Li Si had a problem?"
"yes!"
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I told my father that they have a problem more than once, but did my father believe it? If I hadn't plotted against Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao to force Zhao Gao out of the South China Sea, my father probably wouldn't have believed that Zhao Gao would betray you!"
Zhao Hao said a little aggrieved.
Ying Zheng frowned and said, "Are you telling the truth to my father? How did you know they had a problem?"
"The people in the dream told me that they have a certain understanding of history!"
"Really?"
"Absolutely true!"
"Okay!" Ying Zheng nodded: "I believe what you say, but is there anything going on with the tunnel in Chunan Pavilion?"
"this"
Zhao Hao looked hesitant.
Ying Zheng's face suddenly darkened and he said coldly: "Don't try to hide it from me. No one can hide what I want to know!"
"No, Father, it's not that I want to hide it from you, it's that I can't say it. If I say it, I might violate the taboos of the person in the dream and die!"
"Ah?" Ying Zheng's expression changed: "You mean, the person in the dream is underground?"
"It's not certain, but it's very possible."
Zhao Hao said nonsense seriously: "I even suspect that they want me to help my father change the fate of Great Qin, so that Great Qin can continue and become more prosperous and powerful!"
"Change the fate of Great Qin?"
Ying Zheng quickly grasped the key point and said thoughtfully: "After me, will the Great Qin Dynasty soon weaken and even perish?"
"Father, please think about it. Among the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period, which of the six kingdoms we destroyed did not experience the treacherous ministers in power, the incompetent monarchs, and ultimately the destruction of the country and the family?"
"However, I did not enfeoff like the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, nor did I have any relatives to interfere in politics. Can Zhao Gao and Li Si alone really influence the fate of our great Qin?"
"Zhao Gao and Li Si alone cannot control the fate of our Great Qin, but have you ever thought that our county guards and magistrates do not have much sense of belonging to our Great Qin. Once there is a problem in the country, some people will take the lead in rebellion. , they will definitely rush to follow!"
Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Because whoever becomes the emperor is the same as being an official to them!"
"this"
Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment and said, "In your opinion, do we still need to divide the enfeoffment and use our own people?"
"Not really."
Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "I have a better way."
"What method?" Ying Zheng asked curiously.
Zhao Hao pondered: "The final form of assessment for becoming an official is the imperial examination. In just ten years, we can use the new Confucianism to cultivate a group of loyal and patriotic officials and solve the problem of sense of belonging!"
"but."
As he said that, he changed the topic and continued: "The imperial examination alone cannot solve the fundamental problem, because the imperial examination is for the scholar class. In addition to the gentry, there are also common people!"
"The people are the foundation of a country!"
"Oh? In your opinion, how to solve the people's problems." Ying Zheng looked up at Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao replied: "The nobles care about their privileges, while the common people care about food and clothing!"
"Didn't I already do light corvee and pay little tax? The people can farm, even do business, and participate in project construction with peace of mind. From now on, what problems will there be in food and clothing?" Ying Zheng was still puzzled.
Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Father, do you really think that by doing this, the people's food and clothing problem will be solved?"
“Is it possible that one year of farming cannot sustain one year’s food rations?”
"My father, I don't know. Almost all the land in Da Qin is in the hands of the nouveau riche. Most of the people in the world are tenants. They rely on renting the land from the nouveau riche to maintain their livelihood. If you catch a good time for farming in a year, you can still pay the land rent. After eating a year of chaff, if there is a famine year, there will basically be no way to survive!"
"How can this be!"
Ying Zheng was surprised.
Zhao Hao said helplessly: "I previously proposed to re-measure the land and adopt the tax method of dividing the land into an acre, just to find out the current situation of the land in Daqin. However, judging from the current land situation measured in Guanzhong, Daqin's internal worries are greater than mine. imagine seriousness;
If you include those unclear situations in the Six Nations, it would probably be even more serious! "
Having said this, Zhao Hao couldn't help but become a little worried: "Father, think about it, in this situation, once the monarch is incompetent and traitorous ministers are in power, what will happen to the country? If it catches up with the famine years, it will be really terrible. This is purgatory on earth, how can we not rebel?"
"this"
Ying Zheng was shocked and speechless.
In fact, it is not surprising that he was so shocked, because in his view, the common people all owned land. Even if the method of dividing the land into acres was adopted, the interests of the nobles would be lost, not the common people.
After all, the Qin Dynasty transformed from slavery to feudalism.
It's possible that many people don't understand the difference between the two.
In fact, the biggest difference is that slavery is wealth created collectively by slaves.
Feudalism was the wealth created by the common people one household at a time.
In other words, the Qin Dynasty allowed thousands of slaves to own their own land through military merit.
Therefore, in Ying Zheng's view, all the people of Da Qin should have their own land, or a family should always have a land to make a living. It is impossible not to have land.
Coupled with the sharp decline in Guanzhong's population, some families were so poor that all they had left was their fields.
"Father, I am telling you this not because I want you to immediately change the land policy in the Central Plains, but because I want you to experiment with a new land policy in Baiyue!"
“What land policy?”
"Since the strategy of enfeoffing Baiyue has failed, we might as well take over Baiyue's cultivated land for our own use and adopt a land contract system!"
"Land contract system?"
Ying Zheng frowned.
Zhao Hao nodded: "Yes, this strategy of Erchen is different from the Central Plains national policy, which means to take the cultivated land as state-owned, and then distribute it equally according to the population of each household, and implement the land contract system!"
"Father, logically speaking, all land should belong to the state. People contract land from the state for farming. They only have the right to use it. Without ownership, they cannot buy or sell at will. Only in this way can we prevent land annexation and completely solve the problem of food and clothing. !”
Ying Zheng's eyes lit up: "Hahaha, you are still smart. This can indeed be done once and for all, so why can't it be implemented in the Central Plains?"
"A single tenant has made the nobles of the Central Plains dissatisfied with the Qin court. If they are directly deprived of their land, even if my father has the power to suppress the world, he will not be able to become an enemy of the nobles of the world!"
"Well, that makes sense!"
Ying Zheng is a smart man, and he will not be so conceited as to be an enemy of the nobles of the world.
Therefore, Zhao Hao's idea of opening up a test field was very agreeable to him.
As long as Baiyue's strategy is successful, it is only a matter of time before it is promoted in the Central Plains.
Just like the reform and opening up in later generations, reform also started from the coast, and only after success was it spread to the mainland.
"By the way, what happened to the name-calling you just mentioned?"
Ying Zheng suddenly asked as if he remembered something again.
Zhao Hao smiled and replied: "Although the nobles of Baiyue are unable to resist us, they cannot be eliminated by force alone. Therefore, we can only use their ambitions to make them kill each other and reduce themselves, and finally a few can obey." most."
"Just tell me, what do you want to do?" Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, having a bad feeling.
Zhao Hao touched his nose and said with some embarrassment: "I want to get dozens of imperial edicts in the name of my father."
"Asshole!"
As soon as Ying Zheng heard Zhao Hao's words, he knew what he wanted to do. His face suddenly turned black and he immediately slapped the table angrily.
"Hey, hey, why are you still angry? I didn't tell you to take the blame alone."
"roll!"
"Okay, okay, I'll get out, I'll get out, can't you?" Zhao Hao fled out of the backyard of the shogunate in despair, wiping the soy milk spilled on his body, and muttered: "It's not like you've never been scolded before, why are you so excited? .”
When Zhao Hao arrived at the front yard of the shogunate, the South Vietnamese delegation had already sat in the reception hall under Chen Ping's arrangement.
During this period, Nanyue Prince Fangtai repeatedly asked Chen Ping for news about Minyue Princess Yingluo. Chen Ping once suspected that the purpose of his trip was not just to ask for peace with the Qin Dynasty, but also to 'green' his own son.
Fortunately, Chen Ping's temper was not very bad, otherwise he would have dragged this prince down and castrated him on the spot.
"Master——"
As soon as Zhao Hao entered the reception hall, the South Vietnamese envoy Kun Tu immediately stood up with everyone and saluted him in a loud voice: "Please accept the respect of the South Vietnamese!"
No matter what the other party's purpose was, this obvious attitude of submission still made Zhao Hao nod with satisfaction.
"You don't need to be polite. You are a guest. Sit down!"
Zhao Hao walked towards everyone, sat down slowly, and then raised his hand to signal.
Kuntu straightened up and did not sit down immediately. Instead, he introduced to the dark-skinned but handsome young man next to him; "Sir, this is Fangtai, the prince of my King of Nanyue. This time, on behalf of my King of Nanyue, Come to Daqin to express your sincerity!"
"Oh? Mrs. Fang?"
Zhao Hao smiled and said lightly: "Do you smoke?"
"Um?"
Fang Tai was stunned for a moment, a little confused, but he still blinked and said, "If the young master is angry, I can accompany you!"
"However, I have a better gift for you."
"Gift?"
Zhao Hao was slightly startled, wondering why he thought I was greedy for money? Everyone gives gifts first.
However, he was curious about what the other party would give.
So he watched quietly as Fang Tai took the wooden box from the guard, opened it directly, and showed it to Zhao Hao: "This is a specialty of South Vietnam. The wild ginseng is the favorite of the Central Plains people. Please accept it."
Although Zhao Hao rarely comes into contact with wild ginseng, he also knows that wild ginseng, which is as thick as a radish, must be valuable.
This made him quite satisfied.
Moreover, the other party gave the gift in a private name, indicating that the other party had conducted in-depth research on the profoundness of the Central Plains culture before coming here, at least not over the princess.
However, even if Zhao Hao was quite satisfied, he could not be overjoyed. He had to sit still and show the magnanimity of the heavenly dynasty.
So he glanced at it lightly, then withdrew his gaze, pretending to be unhappy and said: "Why do you all have to give me gifts one by one? Even if you want to help you with things, you don't have to be so polite. How can I be embarrassed to accept them? ?”
Hearing this, Fang Tai glanced at Kun Tu, knowing that the Minyue people also sent gifts, she felt a little uneasy.
"We have heard many stories about the young master."
Kun Tu looked at Zhao Hao again and said with admiration: "Especially when I heard that the young master defeated 30,000 Fujian and Vietnamese naval forces in the battle of Songxi, and almost no troops or generals were lost. We South Vietnamese are very impressed."
"It's just a trivial matter, nothing to worry about."
Zhao Hao smiled and waved his hand indifferently.
Kuntu, however, looked serious: "South Vietnamese people respect heroes, especially heroes like Young Master Xiang. Our prince just wanted to express his respect for Young Master by sending him wild ginseng.
"Yes, Young Master's deeds have spread throughout South Vietnam and even other alliance tribes."
Fang Tai straightened her back, picked up the wooden box, and saluted Zhao Hao respectfully: "Master, please accept my respect for you!"
"Actually, I just used the latest new weapons developed by Da Qin. Their performance in Songxi was that the generals at the front were well commanded!"
Zhao Hao said humbly, then changed the subject and looked at Kun Tu: "However, I understand what your ambassador means, so I will accept this ginseng first."
Kuntu nodded.
Chen Ping accepted the box containing wild ginseng and asked them to sit down again.
Zhao Hao was in a good mood and said to the Nanyue envoys: "You have come all the way. I should have done my duty as a landlord, but today I am in a hurry. I will hold a special banquet tomorrow and invite you to the banquet with the Minyue envoys. Let's talk by the way. What do you think of our future?"
Hearing this, Kun Tu hesitated to speak, obviously not wanting to discuss things with Min Yue.
But this is the territory of Great Qin, and what they want is Zhao Hao, so they can only accept Zhao Hao's arrangement and nod yes.
Zhao Hao could see all these changes in expressions, and the moment he and Chen Ping looked at each other, they were both very satisfied.
In their territory, you have to listen to them. Otherwise, if everyone wants to be independent, how can we talk about it in the future?
While he was talking, the attendant came in, carrying a dozen steaming copper pots.
There were burning charcoal under these copper pots, and the hot mutton soup in the copper pots. Its special aroma and shape quickly attracted all the South Vietnamese envoys.
"What is this?" Fang Tai asked curiously.
Chen Ping smiled and pointed at the mutton in front of him and said, "This is how we, the nobles of the Central Plains, eat it. It's called hot pot!"
"hot pot?"
Kuntu asked: "Only nobles can eat it?"
"Only nobles should know how to eat this. Your envoy may wish to try it."
Zhao Hao explained with a smile.
What he wants to do now is to let these South Vietnamese envoys see a different Da Qin.
Cultivate some people into "pro-Qin faction" and pave the way for subsequent negotiations.
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