Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 116 Xiang Liang: Could it be that the destiny really lies with Qin?

Yin Tong, a native of Qi, once studied in Langzhongling and worked as a Langguan, and was later assigned to Kuaiji County as the county guard.

After becoming the magistrate of Kuaiji County, Yin Tong got together with the Xiang family, a local nobleman, and became Xiang Liang's best friend, selling armor and weapons privately, and became the official protection umbrella of the Xiang family.

In return, Xiang Liang helped Yin Tong stabilize his rule in Chu by virtue of the Xiang family's prestige in Chu, and also helped Yin Tong make a lot of political achievements.

Historically, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted successively. After the prelude to the troubled times at the end of Qin Dynasty, Yin Tong was also restless.

It's a pity that Yin Tong overestimated himself, and the Xiang family didn't intend to be inferior to others. After Yin Tong fully revealed his plan for rebellion, Xiang Liang didn't talk about martial ethics at all, and called Xiang Yu to kill Yin Tong in the prefect's mansion, and rebelled.

Yin Tong has never been a peaceful person. After negotiating peace with the remnants of Chu and the fact that the Emperor Tiangao is far away, as the head of a county, his heart has already begun to waver.

Yin Tong in history may be a little bit ambitious and talented, and he can't distinguish his status, and he doesn't know people well.

But being able to stand out from the crowd and become the head of a county shows that he is not a fool.

Five thousand catties per mu... Yin Tong knew what this meant.

The Six Kingdoms have already been destroyed once by the First Emperor, and the Six Kingdoms have already failed once. The remnants of the Six Kingdoms say that there are a thousand ways and ten thousand, and no one dares to rise up when the First Emperor is still alive.

Even Xiang Yu, who said that he could be replaced, got up from the ground and spoke only after the first emperor drove by.

Five thousand catties per mu is enough to smash all small thoughts, and even Yin Tong can't help but doubt whether the destiny is really in Qin!

That's five thousand catties per mu!
Even the fertile land near Dujiangyan is only worth two hundred catties now!
Not to mention five thousand catties, even five hundred catties is a bit beyond common sense, five thousand catties... For people of this era, only destiny can explain it.

"Beginning from me...Thousands of ages, passed down in one line!" Yin Tong's previous words echoed inexplicably in his mind.

So much so that now Yin Tong is a little scared...

People's courage is not inflated at the beginning. Yin Tong didn't have the slightest thought when Lang Zhongling was an official... It was later that he became the sheriff of Kuaiji County, and the trivial temptations and oversteps time and time again made him more and more serious. Understand what is sky high and emperor far away.

It turns out... he can't hear the first emperor scolding here.

But when the destiny of [-] catties per mu was imposed on the body of the first emperor, Yin Tong inexplicably shrank, unable to explain clearly, and there was always a feeling that everything about himself would be seen through...I can't hide what happened today from the eyes of the first emperor. Feel.

Yin Tong knew that it was time for him to put away his little thoughts.

At the very least...with an output of [-] catties per mu, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms will never be able to recover. I need to keep a sufficient distance from them.

Even when necessary, it is not impossible to sell one's best friends, use the Xiang family to complete everything for oneself, and kill people to silence one's mouth.

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On the other side, Pei County...

Liu Bang, in his 40s, was lying on the cart surrounded by people.

"Just kidding, my county magistrate...five thousand catties...there must be five thousand catties of grain in the world, so how can Taoist robbers live in poverty?" Liu Bang said, spitting out the straw from his mouth.

"How many escapees have escaped?"

"If the King of Qin really has five thousand catties of grain per mu, as long as he distributes the seeds, people in the world will rush to do labor. Not to mention the Afang Palace, he will build ten Afang Palaces, and build a Great Wall around the whole world. Come on, there are plenty of people to serve." Liu Bang looked at Xiao He with a smile, and it was obvious that he didn't have much respect for Emperor Shi Huang when he talked.

"I'm just a jailer, where did the county magistrate come from?" Xiao He shook his head and said seriously.

"The grain yield of five thousand catties per mu is true. I heard that Xu Fu's fleet of sea-seeking immortals brought back immortal seeds from overseas." Xiao He said.

"The county magistrate has already played in Xianyang to ask for fairy seeds. I heard that hundreds of thousands of catties of seeds have been produced in a hundred acres of land. I don't think it will take long for Xianyang to send fairy seeds. Now the county government has spread the word." Xiao He said with a smile.

"Have you really found an immortal for Xu Fu? Doesn't that mean King Qin is going to live forever?" Fan Kuai's unshaven face showed shock.

"Then our tax can no longer be reduced?" Xia Houying added from the side.

"What tax reduction is there? If there is 2000 catties of grain per mu, more than [-] catties will be left after paying half of it. Even if you pay more than half, it will be enough for the whole family to eat and drink and save a lot." Liu Bang rolled his eyes.

"If there is such food, how can there be so many sluts!" Liu Bang jumped off the cart and smiled.

"That's true. If there is such a fairy species, more than half of the prisoners in the county prison may go to the prison." Xiao He nodded seriously.

Qin laws are strict, and taxes are heavy!
Basically, throughout the year, after paying taxes and labor, the remaining food cannot be saved.

Whenever something happens, the whole family will become gangsters if they are a little careless.

The barren land is difficult to support a large population, so at this time, wanderers and knight-errants are popular, because the family's cultivated land can only fall into the hands of one person in the end, and most of the rest of the children have to fend for themselves.

As a jailer, Xiao He has a deep understanding of this.

There are many prisoners, and many of them still know how to break the law because they have no way to go and no food to eat.

"Hey, if this fairy seed is true, I can be a rich man and find a good wife if I share more than ten acres of land." Liu Bang leaned on the cart and laughed.

There are three brothers in Liu Bang's family, and the family's land is really not enough. This is the fundamental reason why Liu Bang became a ranger and wanderer and was still alone after forty years old.

After the land was separated, they couldn't support so many families. Liu Bang, who had many brothers, could only fend for himself.

The taxation of the Qin Dynasty was too heavy, even if Liu Bang was a grassroots cadre, he could not be spared.

"If there is such a fairy seed and everyone breeds it, how can you be considered a rich man? Where can you find a good wife? Besides, the Qin law is strict and will not make the people rich. I'm afraid I don't know where this kind of promotion is going to happen. How much more taxes should be collected, and how much more labor should be assigned." Xiao He shook his head and frowned.

"It's just that if you can't be a rich man and can support a family, with a great man like me, are you afraid that you won't be able to get a wife?" Liu Bang smiled and slapped Xiao He across the face.

"Su Qin once said that if I have two hectares of land in Luoyang, how can I match the seal of the six kingdoms? If the immortal seed is promoted in the local area, the people will be able to survive, and there will be no more labor, and the local area will be stable..." Xiao He whispered emotion.

"That's right, if there are two hectares of land in the family, Mrs. Cao may have already promised her brother!" Fan Kui said with a smile.

When Liu Bang heard that Fan Kuai had actually mentioned his widow and old friend, his old face turned pale: "Nonsense, how can I still look up to such a widowed woman then? A great man like me has to be matched by a beautiful young lady! "

"That's right! It's just that brother has had so much wine for nothing at Mrs. Cao's place, so I can't just ignore it!" Xia Houying also laughed.

"Then let her be a kid!"

After all, several people looked at each other and laughed loudly!

In fact, there are not so many ambitious people in the world, and not all of them naturally want to be rangers.

Even the libertine Liu Bang has the heart to start a family.

If you can survive, get married and start a business, the world will naturally be peaceful. If you have five thousand catties of grain per mu, even if you have five or six mu of land, you can support a family. Even if you serve according to the current labor service system, you will not have too many complaints .

Complaints are nothing more than, doing too much, gaining little, looking up, nowhere to go, suffering from the status quo that cannot be changed, suffering from no qualifications for advancement.

Why do nobles keep so many followers and rangers?Could it be that these people like to rely on others to watch their faces?
A group of people chattered and spanked, and even Liu Bang, who once witnessed the first emperor driving him away, and once said that he should be like a man, was actually fantasizing at this moment.

That's right... In places where five thousand catties of grain per mu are promoted, I don't ask my elder brother for too much land, just ten mu is enough, and the rest of the brothers will share a little.

Liu Bang knows that his father has always loved his elder brother, and Liu Bang also knows that his elder brother has taken care of him for a long time, and he also thinks of his kindness, so Liu Bang is willing to leave the big head to his elder brother.

As long as he is given some land that can support the whole family and start a family, Liu Bang will have no complaints in his heart.

Hey!At that time, it is a question of finding a juicy little girl, or bringing Mrs. Cao into the room.

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On the other side, the Xiang family.

Xiang Liang frowned at Xiang Bo and Xiang Yu.

"Yin Tong refused to purchase weapons..." Xiang Liang tapped his finger on the case table.

"The family helps him maintain the place, implements administrative orders, and responds to anything he asks. Even if he buys weapons, he will pay double the price!" Xiang Bo walked back and forth in the hall, and he could see that he was not light.

After the first emperor overthrew the six kingdoms, he took all the gold from the world, and then implemented the government of the mountains and seas. Almost all the mines controlled by the former Xiang family as a great nobleman were taken away, and a large number of copper weapons were also confiscated.

At present, the Xiang family is a local noble, and there are really not many metal veins that can be mastered. Most of them have to buy from Yintong.

The Xiang family never gave in, Xiang Liang told the Xiang family's children this way!
After the fall of the Chu State, the Xiang family was not destroyed, and the Xiang family was not even banned from joining the army and politics.

But... Originally, the Xiang family was a first-class wealthy family in Chu, but now they have to start from scratch, how difficult is it?

Originally a state-level rich man, the pillar of a country, now he can only be reduced to a local nobleman, even most of his property has been confiscated, and the political power has to be re-managed. For the Xiang family, how big is the gap?
And there is no doubt that all these hatreds are directed at Qin State and at Qin Shihuang.

For Li Shu, the death of the Six Kingdoms by the First Emperor did not have much to do with them.

For the minor nobles, the death of the Six Kingdoms by the First Emperor did not have much impact on them.

Only for those top nobles in a country, such as the Xiang family, at least they can maintain the dignity of a local noble, such as Zhang Liang, whose family fortune has declined immeasurably.

The heavy corvee and taxation of the Qin State made Li Shu feel resentful, and the family fortunes of the great nobles fell, and the Qin State could not give them a chance to recover.

And the lack of extensive employment channels also forced the small nobles and poor families to fall to the big nobles who harbored resentment towards Qin.

In the end, it led to the result that outside of Guanzhong, Qin's government orders were difficult to reach, and Qin's negative image was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"I don't want to kill him!" Xiang Yu said suddenly.

"Kill Yin Tong, Kuaiji has replaced the sheriff, and we can communicate again!" Xiang Yu suggested.

"As long as Ji's father speaks, Ji alone can do it!"

Xiang Liang frowned when he heard the sound, "Nonsense, how did I teach you?"

"It's nothing more than killing a county guard. I have an old relationship with Heng Chu. At worst, I will go into exile in Daze. If the Qin people can't catch Heng Chu, naturally they can't catch me either." Xiang Yu's face was full of confidence.

"Qin has a way of sitting in a row. Heng Chu is alone. Does the Xiang family want to sit in a row for you?" Xiang Liang stood in front of Xiang Yu, and was shocked to realize that the little kid who always followed him now had to look up to him. .

"Even if you want to kill him, you don't need to do it. This is not something that can be solved by killing a Kuaiji county magistrate." Xiang Liang shook his head and looked at Xiang Yu.

"If Yin Tong's words are true, there is five thousand catties of grain per mu... even killing Yin Tong will not solve the problem. You only know how to kill but don't know why, and you have completely forgotten the book of war! "

"We have Yin Tong in our hands. Even if Yin Tong doesn't want to work with us, he still needs to rely on us to settle down. We can't buy weapons. Other places can be convenient, and we don't dare to do things too much. If you change the county guard , but not necessarily..."

Xiang Liang shook his head...

Even if Yin Tong stopped secretly selling their weapons, but with mutual support, things would not go too far.

The Xiang family can still train their own private soldiers, can still maintain the dignity of their nobles, and can still transfer the taxes imposed on the Xiang family to the surrounding people, and then tell them that the taxes are set by the King of Qin.

Anyway, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and the first emperor couldn't see the flies and dogs here, and Li Shu didn't have any means of resistance to the local nobles.

No matter how good the Qin law is, but it is people who implement it. The interpretation of the Qin law is in the hands of the county guards, county magistrates, and local nobles like them.

Disciples of the Xiang family, nobles of the Chu region, how many people scattered into the administrative system as officials?Who doesn't know how to make things convenient for their own home?
Is it true that [-]% of the grain of his own land is given to Qin as a tax?Just kidding, when did they pay their taxes?

Common people only have one or two hundred acres of land at most, and half of the food is only a few thousand catties...

Their lands are all calculated on the basis of hectares... the amount of land is tens of thousands of catties and hundreds of thousands of catties.

The change in Yin Tong's attitude is only second, and what he is afraid of is... People are tempted to promote places with a grain yield of [-] catties per mu...

Those people who still have a few acres of land in their homes...would they want to cultivate the land well?

In the past, the Xiang family’s daily method was to transfer part of the tax revenue to the people. If the people couldn’t survive, they asked them to borrow grain to sell their land. In the end, the Xiang family turned to support these people for their own ambitions, and even gained a good reputation.

The change of Yin Tong's attitude is only second, what Xiang Liang is afraid of is the group of Li Shu, who will be moved...

Once the five thousand catties of grain per mu is promoted, whether their logic can still be used will be a big question mark.

The most important thing is that Xiang Liang's determination to oppose Qin and destroy Qin has also been shaken...

This is ancient times, this is the ancient times when the superstition of destiny was prevalent.

Zou Feng had already fulfilled a destiny for Qin Zheng, saying that it was destiny for Qin to replace Zhou.

just now……

Xiang Liang's heart was a little confused.

"Could it be?"

"The destiny really lies with Qin?"

(No more, I will not hang water tomorrow, and resume the update.)
(End of this chapter)