Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 126 New Deal

Not to mention in ancient times, even in modern times, there are not many people who can understand this principle. Naturally, economists are well aware of it.There was a time difference of more than 2000 years. Even though King Qin was extremely smart, it was impossible for him to figure it out in a single thought. King Qin stood up, frowning, and kept walking up and down.

Wei Liao and the others were also in deep thought. Apart from the footsteps of King Qin, there was no other sound in the room.

Suddenly, the King of Qin stopped suddenly and said: "This method is very good. If it is effective, it can be generalized and solve many problems. However, if merchants are required to pay for repairs, how can merchants pay for it? Merchants He loves treachery and profit, and for the sake of petty profit, he will not hesitate to break the law, abandon his family and life, and ask them to pay, it is too difficult!"

He revealed the nature of businessmen, which is one of the reasons why businessmen ranked last among scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce in ancient times.

Li Si also nodded in agreement, and said: "What the king said is very true. Merchants will gather if it is beneficial, and disperse if it is not beneficial. If you let them go to repair, it really can't be reassuring."

Gan Luo corrected: "Wrong, wrong, this is not a merchant, but an industry. A merchant transports goods from one place to another for huge profits. Road construction is an industry, not a merchant."

Gong and Shang figured it out at this time, which had a great influence on King Qin's decision-making. Sure enough, King Qin nodded and said, "Yes, it's Gong, not Shang. If Gan Luo hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought of it. Since it's not Shang, it's easy to handle." , You said, how can we get them to pay for it?"

Gan Luo tilted his neck and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou proposed this strategy. There should be a way to implement it. Why didn't Your Majesty say it?"

The king of Qin nodded and said: "Mr. Zhou has a way to play it, but his wife is too unimaginable. Mr. Zhou suggested that the people raise money to repair this road. After the road is repaired, let these contributors collect the money, and the passing merchants have to pay for it." Only the money can be passed, if you don’t pay it, you can’t pass it, it’s not a protection fee, it’s a king of the mountain. How can the world that the widows have worked so hard to make cheap for them, and the money is collected by the Daqin court.”

Wei Liao and the others praised King Qin's words as reasonable.

Zhou Chong's proposal is a method adopted by modern society. For example, a certain road, a businessman photographed it, repaired the road, and charged a certain fee. This is a very reasonable thing, but in the Qin Dynasty, it was very difficult to implement. The key is to get King Qin and the elites of the era to agree at once, and there are still difficulties.

It is precisely from this point of view that what Zhou Chong wrote is not a memorial, but a technical document, which is already very detailed and complete, and has reached the level of operability.Unexpectedly, the age gap is too big, and the shrewd King Qin still finds it hard to understand. In addition, Zhou Chong is not in Xianyang, so he cannot explain to King Qin face to face, and this is the result.

Fortunately, Gan Luo's views were different from theirs, and he said: "Why is it that your majesty knows it for a lifetime but is ignorant for a while? Mr. Zhou's proposal is a wonderful strategy. How can your majesty not adopt it?"

"Then tell me, what's so wonderful about it?" King Qin asked curiously.

Gan Luo explained: "Your Majesty, please think about it, if it is profitable for them not to benefit, will these people spend money to build roads?"

"There is no profit, no one will do it, no one will do it!" King Qin replied without thinking.

Gan Luo slapped each other's little hands and said, "That's right! They will spend money to repair it only if they are given moderate benefits. If the people don't pay, only the king ordered the people to repair it. Go, it takes a long time to commute on the road, about a month. It will take several months for these peasants to go home. Their food, clothing and housing are all problems. This is a lot of money. Even if the court A certain fee is paid. Before the king's great cause is accomplished, the money is mainly used for war. How much money can there be? After all, these expenses have to be borne by the peasants themselves. For the peasants, this is a heavy burden, maybe They can sell their sons and daughters. The fields are uncultivated, and the crops are not harvested. This is the root cause of endangering our Great Qin."

King Qin's mouth opened wide, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak.Wei Liao kept nodding his head and said, "Excellent, Si Yan!"

Gan Luo went on to say: "Switch to the folks to repair, and this problem will be solved. Your Majesty, please think, the world is about to be unified. The circulation of this currency is very large, and the profits are very rich. As long as the king makes a decree, those who have money Haven’t people sharpened their heads and drilled in? Of course, ordinary people are not allowed to collect money when they walk on it and do daily things. They only accept money from businessmen who plan to make huge profits. It does not harm the people and can increase income. Wouldn't it be fun to do it?"

Li Si was a little confused, and asked, "Master Gan, how can we increase the income of the imperial court?"

"Isn't this obvious." Gan Luo talked eloquently, and said, "If they collect the money, can the court not levy taxes? Wouldn't the court have more money?"

The King of Qin patted Gan Luo's face lightly and said: "Gan Luo, I apologize to you. You are not a boy, you are an adult, and you are more thoughtful than adults like us. I have always treated you like a boy. I am sorry for you."

Gan Luo's small chest stood out, and he said, "Ha, I've finally grown up!"

He is a combination of contradictions. In terms of talent, he is not only an adult, but also more talented than adults, but his body and mentality are still a boy. Such behavior made King Qin laugh, saying: "Gan Luo , I have another way to increase the income of the court, guess what it is?"

Gan Luo tilted his neck and thought for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, don't be a fool, okay?"

King Qin pinched Gan Luo's nose lightly, and said: "During the war, there were a lot of corvees, and the people were unbearable. The widow wants to convert all these corvees into money and food. People who don't want to serve corvees can pay a certain amount of money and food to the court. .The imperial court can pay money and hire people to do things. This is the convenience of killing two birds with one stone. What do you think, Gan Luo?"

"Wouldn't it be better if the people could choose between corvée and money according to the situation?" Gan Luo shouted.

King Qin smiled and said: "Of course. Mr. Zhou's method is really clever. By extension, many corvees can be exchanged for money and food. People in one place don't have to go to another place to serve corvee, which saves money With time, you can farm with peace of mind, and without much time, our Great Qin will be more prosperous."

Wei Liao reminded: "Your Majesty, you have to do a good job of supervision!"

"That's right, Mr. Lao Liaozi is responsible for this matter." King Qin agreed, "This is Mr. Zhou's memorial. There are no other problems. Mr. Liaozi will draw up a specific implementation method according to Mr. Zhou's memorial. My widow Good to reply to Mr. Zhou. Li Si, Wang Ao, and Wang Wan all participated. Oh, yes, there is also Han Fei, who is also asked to participate. This is a matter related to Koreans, and he will not ignore it."

The reason why the Qin Dynasty perished so quickly was that Qin Shihuang used the power of the people improperly and caused complaints. This is a very important reason.Zhou Chong's move has already driven a wedge in Qin Shihuang's harshest policy. Even if Qin Shihuang wants to build the Great Wall, he doesn't need to recruit civilians from all over the country. He only needs to contract the project to businessmen and do it well. Supervision, it may not be impossible to build the Great Wall without disturbing the people.

(End of this chapter)