Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 345 Innovation Chapter Waste and Enclosure ([-])
Li Si, who is strongly in favor of enfeoffment, has changed his mind. The possibility of success in enfeoffment is extremely small. Ying Ning was anxious, and shouted: "Li Si, if you say abolish it, then what should you do about the heroes? My Great Qin has always been rewarded for its merits. You don’t want Daqin to renege on his word and get fat, crossing rivers and tearing down bridges, right?”

Li Si didn't have a good solution to this question. When he heard his words, he was immediately at a loss for words. At this moment, Han Fei took out the memorial, held it up high, and stammered: "Your Majesty, Han Fei has this memorial."

Although Han Fei was born stuttering, his talented officials admired him very much. When they heard that he had the original performance, they all calmed down and wanted to hear the truth. Even Ying Ning stopped forcing Li Si and looked at Han Fei.

King Qin waved his hand, and Zhao Gao came over to take the memorial and forwarded it to King Qin. King Qin could guess the meaning without reading it, so he opened it and looked at Han Fei and said, "It's still a joint memorial. The memorial is too long. Read it to You will have to read it for a long time, and I will find someone who knows the inside story to tell you a brief summary. Mr. Zhou, you also signed your name, so you can tell the meaning of the memorial."

Han Fei stuttered. It must be a very painful thing for him to be careless. Although this memorial was not written by Zhou Chong, Zhou Chong was the one who started it. It would be best for him to tell it.

Zhou Chong is always on the cusp at critical moments. All the officials know that he has always been full of tricks. It is unexpected that his ideas will be adopted in most cases. Even though he didn't want to, he still had to be patient and listen to him.

In response, Zhou Chong briefly recounted: "Colleagues: Zhou Chong is ordered to explain the main idea of ​​the memorial, and please correct me if I miss it. This memorial was written by Han Fei, and it was signed by Mr. Liaozi, Zhang Liang, and Wang Jian. , Wang Ben, Meng Wu, Meng Tian, ​​Meng Yi, Li Mu, Wang Ao, Gan Luo, and others."

With so many ministers signing their names, it seems that the King of Qin had made up his mind a long time ago. It is obviously unwise for the ministers to make a fuss about enfeoffment.

Zhou Chong went on to say: "The general idea of ​​this memorial is as follows: First, it is suggested that the king should abolish the division of feudal titles, establish prefectures and counties, set up 36 counties across the country, and set up prefects in the counties, and the prefects should be appointed by the king. The second is the military administration Separation, officials in charge of government affairs are not allowed to meddle in military affairs, and officials in charge of military affairs are not allowed to meddle in government affairs. The third is to separate finance from government affairs, establish a unified accounting system, implement loan-based accounting methods nationwide, and manage account affairs in a unified way.”

Among the three items, except for the first one that Li Si had just mentioned, the other two officials had never heard of them, they had never heard of them, they couldn't help opening their mouths in surprise, and were too surprised to speak.

Ying Ning retorted: "Zhou Chong, what you mean is that everything has to be changed. May I ask Mr. Zhou, today's world suffers from the disadvantages of the Warring States Period. The books are different, the cars are not the same, the power is different, the amount is different, and the wind is different for ten miles. , do you think you can change it if you change it?"

King Qin suddenly stood up from the throne, clapped his hands and praised: "Well said! I also think that there are these disadvantages in today's world. Before the world was not unified, you thought it was impossible for me to unify the world. Now I have unified the world. This merit , Shang Tang, King Wu of Zhou, and Duke Zhou have all done it, and it is nothing. Now, I will do something that they have never done, nor thought about, and they dare not do, nor can they do. You all listen Alright: All my Daqin books must have the same text, the cars must have the same track, the power must be weighed the same, and the amount must be the same. A car from Xianyang must go to every place in Daqin without hindrance. The widow’s decree that everyone in the world must I can understand that all the checkpoints along the way will be destroyed, and all weapons will be confiscated.”

The words shocked everyone, and the officials were stunned, and they couldn't help shouting, but there was no more sound.

Zhou Chong knew that this was not only a manifestation of King Qin's ambition, but also of great benefit to future generations. At that time, iron weapons had gradually taken the dominant position. Those bronze weapons could be collected and recast, which could be used to make farm tools or be used for other purposes. The development of society has only advantages and no disadvantages, said: "The king is a sage, and Zhou Chong admires it."

Only then did the ministers wake up with a start, and they chanted, "Your Majesty is wise!"

King Qin sat down and said, "Mr. Zhou, continue."

Zhou Chong continued, saying: "The fourth strategy is how to reward meritorious officials. After discussion, we agreed that rewarding meritorious officials does not necessarily require cracking the soil and making them princes."

Unable to appease the meritorious officials, it is Ying Ning's last hope to force the king of Qin to distribute the entrustment. If there is a solution to this, then all his hopes will be in vain. Therefore, he is more anxious than anyone else, and hurriedly asked: "How to reward the meritorious officials?"

Zhou Chong smiled slightly and said: "It is good to teach Mr. Ying that we all agree that it is better to use salary than land. Since the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty, there have been very few feudal lords. Shang Yang was granted the land of Shang. Not long after, Shang Yang's rebellion was leaked, and the land In addition, the other is to be a marquis. It has been hundreds of years in Daqin to reward meritorious officials with salaries instead of land, and there will be no difficulty in implementing it."

Han Fei, Wei Liao and the others said in unison: "Your Majesty, my ministers seconded the proposal."

When things got to this point, Li Si knew what he should do, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, my minister Li Si seconded the proposal. I think that it is not convenient for the court to order a marquis by splitting the soil, and replacing the feudal marquis with a salary can correct this malpractice. In the past, the suffering of princes sitting in a big place will not reappear in Daqin."

"Well said!" The King of Qin praised him very much: "The princes sit on the throne, so that the emperor can't give orders. Marquis! Meritorious officials are given more salaries and titles. Those who have made great contributions can be passed on to three generations. After three generations, they must rely on their own ability to win fame. This rule has been implemented since Shang Yang's reform, and it will not change in the future. "

King Qin's determination has been made and cannot be changed, the officials had no choice but to accept the reality that they could not be named Marquis, and said in unison: "Observe the order!"

Ying Ning looked at Feng wholeheartedly. The matter has come to this point and is irreversible, but he still refused to accept it and stood silent. King Qin asked, "Uncle Wang, what do you think? Do you still think this move of the widow is wrong?"

If you persist in it, there will be unforeseen disasters. Ying Ning weighed again and again, so he could only say: "I dare not go back to the king. I think this is an act that is in line with the will of heaven and the will of the people. It is an act that will last forever."

This is obviously flattery, but it can be said from his mouth, which shows that his conspiracy has been completely shattered, so the king of Qin didn't care about it, and said: "The fifth thing is to give the widow a title, the widow His accomplishments are far above Cheng Tang, King Wu, and Duke Zhou, and he has achieved true unification, so he is called the emperor. The widow calls himself Zhen. I am the first emperor since Pangu created the world, and I am called Shi Huangdi!"

Zunhao is just a kind of title, the ancients valued it very much, but Zhou Chong didn't take it seriously. The Qin Dynasty was a turning point in Chinese history. He planned a series of events that had a profound impact, and many of them are still used today. Therefore, Qin Shihuang's achievements are indeed countless. People can reach it, and there is nothing wrong with being called the emperor, so Zhou Chong didn't stop it.

Since then, a name that has resounded throughout the world and has been passed down through the ages was born. This name is: Qin Shihuang! ! !

(End of this chapter)