Zhang Liang traveled far and wide and was taught by strange people. He was no longer the reckless and courageous man he once was.
Today's Qin Dynasty is worried about the anger and resentment of the people.
There are countless people in the world who hate Qin. Millions of official slaves, heavy taxes and corvees are just a big mountain weighing on the head of Guizhou.
This anger was enough to destroy the world, but on the contrary, among the nobles, each had his own dirty thoughts and cursed loudly, but one by one chose to compromise.
Nobles have never been forced to the edge of life and death. Instead, they live in dire straits.
It’s just that the voices of the leaders of Guizhou are very small, and no one speaks on their behalf.
If we follow this trend, we only need to wait for a suitable opportunity, an opportunity for most of the nobles to unite their front, and with a cheer, the world will be shaken!
At that time, there was only the slightest chance of restoring the country.
But now, Qin seems to have suddenly changed its temper.
New grain was distributed, but there was no intention to increase taxes and corvees.
The price of salt has dropped even lower than that of private salt, and the rope around Qian Shou's neck suddenly and inexplicably loosened a little, which frightened Zhang Liang and was something Zhang Liang could not have expected.
“Why is Qin’s official salt sold at such a low price?”
It’s not that Zhang Liang doesn’t know the process of making salt. The cost is actually there. According to common sense, Qin’s official salt doesn’t even take into account the cost...
"In the State of Qin, isn't the value included in the tax?"
Zhang Liang observed everything with his old thinking, but he never thought that this was the innovation brought about by technology and the improvement of productivity, which directly destroyed all of this. This is something that cannot be taken into account by power and tactics, and it is precisely this This made Zhang Liang feel uneasy for no reason.
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And Pei County on the other side...
Fan Kuai knocked on Liu Bang's door.
"Brother! Brother! Open the door quickly, brother!"
In the room, Liu Bang was in the sprint stage, and the beautiful lady under him had a coquettish look on his face.
"Brother! Open the door! Brother! Why did you lock them in broad daylight? If you don't open the door, I will climb over the wall and get in!" Fan Kuai's loud voice remained the same.
Liu Bang's legs trembled and he spat looking at the displeased beautiful woman.
"Damn it!"
Liu Bang hastily wrapped up his clothes and went straight to the door. He angrily opened the door latch and kicked Fan Kuai in the butt.
"Brother! Let me see if the little widow from the tavern is in the house?" Fan Kuai deftly dodged Liu Bang's attack and stuck his head out with a charming smile on his face.
"Bang!" A clog hit Fan Kuai directly in the face, and a beautiful woman walked out of the house with her hands on her hips and yelled.
"Look, I asked you to see the thing without eggs. Mother Nai is standing right here. Why don't you look at it?"
"Okay, okay, this is how my brother is. He has no sense. Why should you care about him? Come in quickly, come in quickly..."
Seeing that the beautiful woman was angry, Liu Bang hurriedly pushed her back into the house. After trying to comfort her for a long time, he came out and looked at Fan Kuai with a gloomy look on his face.
"If you don't tell me why, I'll have to skin you!" Liu Bang pointed at Fan Kuai!
When good things were ruined, Liu Bang became angry.
Fan Kuai scratched his head when he saw this and said with a smile: "Brother, what a good thing!"
After saying that, he took out a package from his arms and spread it out layer by layer.
"Immortal food! Xiao He asked me to deliver it!"
Inside the package, I saw two cobs of corn, three or four sweet potatoes, and seven or eight potatoes.
When Liu Bang heard this, he hurriedly took it and looked at it intently for a long time.
"How come...there are so few of them? Even this fairy food is too ugly." Liu Bang looked at the numb sweet potatoes and then at the yellow corn cobs with a hint of sadness on his face. question.
"Just this thing, can it really yield several kilograms per acre?"
"That's all. The grains distributed in Peixian County total only a few hundred kilograms. They were all taken by big households. Ordinary people couldn't even see them. These in my brother's hands belong to Xiao He. Xiao He specially asked me to send them to him. , otherwise we won’t be able to get the immortal seed in our hands.” Fan Kuai spread his hands.
"He's a big fucking dog owner, he doesn't hand over the food, he doesn't have his turn to do the corvée work, and each one of them is more anxious than the other when they smell the shit!" Liu Bang spat on the ground.
"With these few sticks, how long will it take for me to plant them before the seeds fall?"
"The yield of this fairy grain is extraordinary. Xiao He said that in three or two years at most, the seeds produced will be enough for planting. Then brother can share some seeds with me." Fan Kuai rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
"I will miss you all. When the harvest comes, we will all share the seeds equally... Damn it, how do you plant this?" Liu Bang carefully collected the three kinds of immortal food and asked cursingly. road.
"Xiao He said that he will make a copy of it later. At present, all the farming strategies have been borrowed by big households." Fan Kuai replied.
"Damn it! The good thing is that they have been given the first turn. Nai Gong has to pay for food and serve in the army, but they sit at home and make money in peace. Once Nai Gong becomes powerful, he has to capture them all and serve as corvees, and take away their The fields are all divided!"
"Every dog-like thing!"
"Who says it's not the case?" Fan Kuai looked in agreement.
Although it is politically correct to criticize Qin, Da Qin has indeed done two good things recently.
One is that the price of salt has dropped, and the other is that the immortals are planted in local places.
It is not easy to scold Zhao Zheng, who is short-tongued and soft-handed. On the contrary, all the benefits were taken away by the big bosses. Liu Bang naturally turned his anger towards those big bosses.
He is still counting on the immortal grain seeds to separate the family and become self-reliant.
At present, the Liu family has more than 100 acres of land, which cannot support the three brothers to start a family.
With the fairy grain, wheat and corn were planted in rotation, and coupled with the high yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes, the three brothers were able to survive after the family split. Liu Bang could only count on these three new grains to start a family and start a business.
The beautiful woman in the room was angry again. She had just made trouble with him today and asked Liu Bang if he didn't want to marry him because of his status as a widow. Why didn't Liu Bang want to marry him? It was just that he couldn't start a family and start a career.
"You son of a bitch, Zhao Zheng, my good King Qin, don't grow his own grain and add corvee and tax!"
After getting the advantage, Liu Bang kicked Fan Kuai away, collected the three new grains, and hurriedly went to coax the beautiful woman.
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On the other side, in Xianyang, is the palace of Da Qin.
"Now that new grain has been distributed to the local area, sailing has begun, and the price of salt has doubled, can it be said that it is doing good to the people?" Li Si asked.
It is worth mentioning that in recent days, because Li Si is in the critical stage of enlightenment and is trying to revise a brand new path, he often summons Zhao Si.
As a result, Zhao Si could be said to be running from both ends, but Zhao Si had good physical strength and did not find it troublesome. The First Emperor could not accept it at first.
Li Si was of no importance, and his conversations with Zhao Si lasted for a long time or even a whole day. The First Emperor's personal secretary almost became Li Si's personal secretary.
But Li Si used Zhao Si's name again.
The moving order was Li Si's job. After all, it was a decapitation business. Zhao Si, as the person who proposed the opinion, could not avoid it. Li Si must have full communication with Zhao Si, not to mention that Li Si was still in the stage of enlightenment. critical stage.
Li Si told the First Emperor more than once that he was exploring a new way to eliminate the nobles and enable the Qin Dynasty to penetrate into the local area. This was also a state matter.
But it happened that the First Emperor needed Zhao Si as his personal secretary, so in the end he had to use a compromise method.
Ask Li Si to temporarily move his office to the palace and work with the First Emperor.
Zhao Si continued to accompany him. While serving as the First Emperor's personal secretary, he was also responsible for communicating with Li Si.
In this way, Li Si naturally got a meal in the palace, the weight loss meal used by the First Emperor.
Just kidding, the First Emperor would definitely not be able to accept him eating grass there and Li Si eating delicacies from the mountains and seas.
Although the meal was replaced by a diet meal that was difficult to swallow, Li Si was still very happy.
He was indeed happy!
He had been following the First Emperor a long time ago.
After he left the army, he went to the Qin Dynasty alone. He wrote a letter of remonstrance and expelled guests, and was discovered by the First Emperor, and became the First Emperor's confidant and training target.
At that time, Li Si was high-spirited and full of vigor. At that time, the First Emperor, who had just assumed power, was ambitious.
At that time, Li Si and the First Emperor also had a true relationship between emperor and minister. Li Si even stayed with him for a long time and was often called into the palace to play duets. He was young, held a high position, and was trusted by the emperor. Time can be said to be in the limelight.
The First Emperor even entrusted Li Si with important responsibilities, asking the young Li Si to preside over the reform of laws and participate in discussions on the use of troops.
For a long time, they were as close as Lord Shang and Duke Xiao of Qin.
Later...
Han Fei's "Five Worms" and "Xianxue" spread to the hands of the First Emperor and were presented by Li Si himself.
When the First Emperor first obtained "Five Worms" and "Xianxue", he couldn't put it down.
At the same time, he developed a love for Han Fei's talents and asked Li Sixiang to summon Han Fei to join the Qin Dynasty.
When Han Fei entered the Qin Dynasty, the First Emperor personally welcomed him to show his respect.
At this time, Li Si didn't have much trouble in his heart. He was happy for his junior brother.
Later... he discovered that the person who often entered the palace to play against him was Han Fei. The First Emperor's love for Han Fei was visible to the naked eye...
At that moment, he was indeed panicked.
The final straw was that Han Fei did better than him in every national policy. The First Emperor praised him less and less, and praised Han Fei more and more.
Han Fei, who first entered the Qin Dynasty, became a new noble in the court.
such a pity……
Han Fei is a Korean son.
Han Fei is also an extremely stubborn person. He has great feelings for South Korea.
This is precisely Han Fei's fatal flaw, and it is also the bottom line from which Han Fei cannot retreat.
Even if it angers the First Emperor.
The First Emperor was indeed a man who loved talents, but he could not tolerate Han Fei's offense against him. Han Fei was imprisoned by the First Emperor.
Han Fei had a strong temper and would not give in at all, and the First Emperor also had a stubborn temper. Just when the First Emperor was hesitating between killing or not killing.
Li Si... took action...
He watched his junior brother drink that glass of poisonous wine with his own eyes...
He knows very well how strong Han Fei's character is...
So, Han Fei died...
As a result, a huge gap appeared between him and the First Emperor.
Li Si made a decision for the First Emperor in private.
Perhaps Han Fei's death is inevitable. Han Fei has expressed his attitude countless times. If South Korea is destroyed, Han Fei will die. He wants to die to prevent Qin from destroying South Korea.
Li Si believed that Han Fei was really capable of dying to make his ambition clear.
However, he made the decision for the First Emperor in private.
As a result, the close pair of monarchs and ministers could no longer truly work together.
From then on, he became the tool of the First Emperor...
Li Si didn't even know how long it had been since the last time he had eaten with the First Emperor.
In the past... he often worked beside the First Emperor. He even chatted with the First Emperor all day and night without sleeping a wink...
At that time, the First Emperor even took him on hunting trips, and he even drove the vehicle for the First Emperor himself.
Everything stems from one wrong move.
Although Li Si got everything he wanted, he also lost something crucial.
But now... he seems to be sitting here again, with the First Emperor in front of him. Their positions seem to be exactly the same as they were more than ten years ago, and this scene also seems familiar.
But opposite him, there was a little guy named Zhao Si.
(no more)
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