Peixian County is just a microcosm of the world.
The birth of the notice was still very useful. Da Qin finally took the first punch in the battle of public opinion, starting from reversing its own negative image.
The First Emperor’s order to promote breeding at an affordable price was standing on the moral high ground.
Of course, it is impossible to implement it in place, but the decree of the First Emperor has been clearly followed, and no one can distort or misinterpret the original intention of the First Emperor.
At best, it is alarmist.
The First Emperor promoted three types of fairy grains at a low price, just to allow you to collect more taxes after planting fairy grains.
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On the other side, the First Emperor's drive was still progressing in an orderly manner.
With the arrival of spring plowing, most people gritted their teeth and finally bought fairy grain seeds at high prices for sowing.
It is worthwhile to pay for the temporary efforts in exchange for a good harvest in the future and even no need to worry about being hungry or full.
In any case, no one doubts the output of the three kinds of fairy grains anymore. The heads of Guizhou, who were burdened by heavy taxes and labor, spent all their wealth in exchange for seeds of fairy grains with a yield of thousands of kilograms per mu, which finally gave them new expectations for life. .
"Is it worth spending all the money in exchange for such a small amount of seeds?" Zhao Si asked the old farmer in front of him sincerely.
"It's worth it! Why isn't it worth it?" The old farmer wiped the sweat from his face, looking a little timid.
Although the golden-armored general in front of him spoke softly enough, he still looked murderous.
The most important thing is that the soldiers behind the golden-armored general always seem to be ready for action at any time.
The old farmer was afraid that he would be caught inexplicably, so he took two steps back and his voice became more respectful.
"The yield of this fairy grain per acre is only 1,000 jins. Even if half of the tax is collected, it would still be 500 jins!"
"If these more than ten acres of land are planted with fairy grains, we will have no worries about food and drink!" The old farmer looked at the fields under his feet, and then at the grains in the bag, with some expectation on his wrinkled face.
You no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat!
In this way, you can have more dolls and more people in the family. As the population grows from generation to generation, the family will become rich sooner or later.
"Then what do you expect?" Zhao Si asked kindly.
The old farmer was stunned by Zhao Si's words, and it took him a long time to realize: "Feed a few more children."
"Then what?" Zhao Si continued to ask.
"The baby will give birth to more babies." The old farmer continued to answer.
"Why do you want to have more babies?" Zhao Si asked.
"The more people there are, the more prosperous the family will be." The old farmer replied matter-of-factly.
"Is there anything else?"
"There are fewer corvees..."
Zhao Si nodded and turned his back to look at Li Si next to him.
"Prime Minister Li, this is the simple wish of the people. He didn't even say that taxes would be reduced." Zhao Si sighed.
"If a thousand pounds of grain per acre is planted in the ground, he feels that it is a great good thing to get five hundred pounds. Greed is human nature, but the small farmer class naturally tends to be stable."
"You don't agree with the theory of sexual evil?" Li Si asked.
"I'm not afraid to judge a person with the greatest malice, but I'm also not afraid to treat the broad masses of citizens with the greatest goodwill." Zhao Si shook his head.
"Li Xiang, I think individuals and collectives must be treated differently."
Human nature is inherently evil and nature is inherently good. Zhao Si had no intention of arguing with Li Si on this issue. What he wanted to express was that the vast collective of people must be at peace when they can meet their own needs for survival.
And for this stability, they are willing to pay everything.
Li Si is going further and further on the road of opening up a new legalist concept, and Zhao Si does not mind using the knowledge from two thousand years later to give Li Si some inspiration.
"Interesting view..." Li Si nodded and did not refute Zhao Si.
Zhao Si seems to be indifferent to the world, but in fact this kid has never lacked ferocity. There are some issues that Zhao Si cannot argue with.
But it doesn't matter, there is no conflict between his and Zhao Si's thoughts at present. On the contrary, Zhao Si can always give him some small inspirations.
Zhao Si glanced at the old farmer who was still standing respectfully and shivering, knowing that he had disturbed the other party's spring plowing.
In return, Zhao Si thought for a moment and waved his hand.
"Get moving, don't just watch!"
After Zhao Si finished speaking, a group of soldiers rushed towards the old farmer like wolves and tigers. They thought that Zhao Si had discovered new talents and had new fun to talk to his colleagues when he returned.
"Let you help with the farming!"
Zhao Si rolled his eyes and cursed, and all the soldiers stopped in disappointment. They grabbed the old farmer's farming tools while the old farmer was frightened, and forcefully helped the old farmer till all the fields at home.
"The government ordered to promote low-priced grain seeds, but you can't buy low-priced grain seeds. This is the government's dereliction of duty. Please accept this money." Zhao Si took out two or three hundred dollars and stuffed it into the hands of the old farmer.
The old farmer is happy, but afraid...
Seeing the back of the golden-armored general leaving with his soldiers, the copper coins in his hands seemed to be still warm. The old farmer raised his hand to muster the courage and wanted to persuade him to stay for a drink of water, but in the end he didn't dare.
Looking back at all the cultivated fields, the old farmer felt that today's experience was extremely magical, and a subtle thought emerged in his mind.
It seems that the people of Lao Qin are not tigers or wolves.
After all, it was the First Emperor who ordered the promotion of seeds at a fair price. It was the corrupt officials who secretly colluded with each other and the merchants and nobles who hoarded goods because grain seeds were expensive.
"It would be great if such a good official could come here to govern!" The old farmer sighed.
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On the other side, the First Emperor was still immersed in handling government affairs.
Self-disciplined people are always like this. The First Emperor had previously set a rule for himself to review at least one hundred catties of memorials a day.
Now that the memorial has been changed from bamboo slips to paper, the First Emperor's self-discipline is of course invalidated.
A hundred pounds of bamboo slips is okay, but a hundred pounds of paper memorials are really life-threatening.
Going through the memorials one by one, the major events in the world and the affairs of various counties and counties were all written down on a small piece of paper.
Go through them one by one until you see a familiar name.
Hu Hai's memorial...
Ever since Hu Hai made a big mistake and became a disgrace to the royal family, he has wanted to take the initiative to make up for his mistakes more than once.
After experiencing a few days of panic, Hu Hai took the initiative to ask to see the First Emperor and wanted to admit his mistake face to face, but the First Emperor refused to see him and even arranged Hu Hai's bicycle frame at the end of the motorcade, choosing to stay out of sight.
Hu Hai asked for permission but could not see him, so he wrote a memorial and took the initiative to admit his mistake.
Basically, I play every day, and it has been so long that there has been almost no interruption.
Hu Hai was panicked, and he should be panicked too.
After all, he was once the most beloved child of the First Emperor, but now he has lost all favor. Of course, his first reaction is to find his father to admit his mistake and want to restore everything.
The First Emperor frowned and threw aside Hu Hai's confession and continued to handle official duties.
There wasn't much official business today. The First Emperor's health was already different from before. It only took him half a day to sort out a rough idea.
Subconsciously, I wanted to see what this boy Zhao Si was doing, but then I remembered that this boy had gone out to have fun again.
After sitting for a long time, I feel a little bored even if I want to move my body.
Now that the First Emperor's physical condition was getting better and better, and he still had enough time to spare, and it happened to be the season of spring and the flowers were blooming, the First Emperor couldn't help but have a desire to go hunting.
Once upon a time, the First Emperor was also a man who could control a strong horse, draw a strong bow, and shoot wolves. Later, he suffered from illness and lost his strength. Now that he has regained his strength, he always has to move his bones.
"Go and summon Zhao Si and Hu Hai, prepare bows and horse guards for me, and ride on Jingshan Mountain!" the First Emperor said.
Zhao Gao, who was driving outside, was startled when he heard the sound.
Just ask Zhao Si, Hu Hai and the three of you to be accompanied by your own bodyguards?
Zhao Gao was overjoyed when he heard this. It was a good thing that the First Emperor was willing to ease the relationship with Hu Hai. Moreover, Zhao Gao's own position was now in jeopardy, and his deterrent to the palace people was getting worse. This private trip could also stabilize Zhao Gao's power and power. prestige.
In addition to having an extra light bulb named Zhao Si, the First Emperor's hunting trip was really a great thing.
There were many things at stake, so Zhao Gao immediately sent men and horses to find Zhao Si in a hurry, and personally prepared chariots, bows, horses and clothes for the First Emperor, and informed Meng Yi to prepare to allocate generals and soldiers to protect the First Emperor's safety.
After that, he went to tell Hu Hai the good news in person.
"Your Majesty summons the young master to go hunting in Jingshan Mountain!"
Hu Hai was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly went to change clothes, choose weapons and mounts.
Within a moment, three thousand soldiers and horses, and five hundred accompanying knights were already present.
The First Emperor refused to ride on the carriage, but put on his fancy clothes and climbed onto the horse himself.
"It's been a long time since I rode a horse!" The First Emperor urged the shiny black horse to take two steps, his figure was steady and relaxed, and a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
After getting used to riding on the frame, I finally rode a horse once and found that my riding skills were not too rusty. This is a happy thing.
After a few turns, the Emperor's body was barely warmed up. His muscles and bones were numb and he couldn't wait to stretch. His fingers were also itchy. He couldn't wait to draw the bow and arrow before trying his shooting skills.
The tediousness of the past seemed to be swept away the moment he got on his horse. The only drawback was that Zhao Si ran a little far and has not come back yet.
"You are here to serve me!" The First Emperor turned around and looked around. The soldiers were getting ready to go. Zhao Gao was leading his horse and riding, while Hu Hai was standing on one side with fear, watching himself hesitate.
Hu Hai was overjoyed when he heard this, but also a little afraid. He carefully urged his horse to the left side of the First Emperor.
Until then, Zhao Si, who was dressed in gold armor, arrived belatedly on a horse.
As for Li Si?
Zhao Si had been whipped all the way so fast that he didn't know where to go.
"See your majesty!" Zhao Si dismounted and saluted.
The First Emperor just waved his hand and said: "Attend me!"
It just so happened that Zhao Si now had a three-stone strong bow hanging on his body, armor on his body, and powerful clothes inside. There was no need to change clothes anymore, and he could set off immediately.
"only!"
Zhao Si didn't even have time to ask the First Emperor what he was going to do.
(End of chapter)
