Miao Poison and Lü Buwei have already laid out their carriages and horses, and the two factions are in full swing.

As the beginning of spring was approaching and the new year was approaching, the Qin court concentrated on discussing various issues related to financial expenditures.

Lü Buwei was in charge of finance, and he had already made sufficient preparations, and had submitted a "budget proposal" of thousands of words to Ying Zheng a month ago.

In general, Lü Buwei increased taxes and increased the revenue of the state treasury, mainly to meet the expenses of the upcoming large-scale military campaign and the construction of the Zhengguo Canal.

These days, Ying Zheng, Li Si, Changping Jun and Wang Ling have been discussing the budget of this finance from time to time.

Because of the lack of experience in the financial affairs of Yingzheng, Li Si asked Li Si to consult Li Liang.

Li Liang has to accompany Ji Yanran to play the black dragon, and also assist Tengyi in formulating the security plan for the spring festival. Therefore, it is very irresponsible not to participate in these things, but only to isolate Li Si boldly to do what he thinks in his heart.

Li Si himself is a peerless talent, and this matter is a trivial matter to him. Now with Li Liang's support, the whole person is very bold.

After Lü Buwei explained the entire budget in detail, the civil and military officials had been standing for two hours, and Ying Zheng was very gracious, so that people moved to the ground and gave everyone to sit down.

After Lu Buwei finished explaining, he said in high spirits: "The way of financial management lies in adding what should be added, subtracting what should be subtracted, and using it appropriately." Today, the treasury of Daqin is full, the accumulation of millet is like a mountain, the people are prosperous, the country is rich and strong, the people are happy to use, and the princes are obedient, so they should open more financial roads, increase taxes, and bravely march eastward. Only by occupying more land can our Great Qin continue the strategy of strengthening the country and strengthening the army, which is true since the founding of our Great Qin. There has never been a better opportunity to unify the world. ”

When Lü Buwei sat down, the courtiers chimed in.

Zhu Ji has always been a specialist in this area, only a nodding molecule.

Lü Buwei has the reason why the Qin State is today. It's all his credit.

Ying Zheng obviously had other ideas after discussing with Li Si and others, and he never agreed.

After Cai Ze, Wang Juan and others expressed their opinions and praised Lü Buwei's wisdom and martial arts and good governance, Ying Zheng said lightly: "What is the opinion of the left minister? ”

Changping Jun cheered up, stood up, and moved to the center of the hall. Facing Yingzheng, Zhu Ji, and Lü Buwei, who were sitting high on the court steps, the three people said: "My Great Qin Dynasty defeated the division of Chu and Wei from the filial piety of the prince, and lifted thousands of miles of land, and King Huiwen pulled out the land of three rivers. West and Ba, Shu, north Mushang County, south of Hanzhong, Bao Jiuyi. Yu, Ying. Zhaoxiang Wangqiang's office. Du fought privately, encroached on the subordinates of the six countries, and made it to the west of Qin. So far, the three eastern counties have been renewed, and it is advisable to take the lead in enriching the people and consolidate the land gained. At the same time, the construction of Zhengguo Canal needs money, and a large number of farmers are being requisitioned as canal workers, resulting in waste production, so it is proposed to increase the endowment. Please also think twice. ”

Ying Zheng had not had a chance to express his opinion, Wang Juan sneered and said: "Prime Minister Zuo's words are wrong. My Great Qin is the country of abundance, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, Guanzhong left dice, Han, right Long, Shu, fertile thousands of miles, just have the Rao of Bashu, the north has the benefits of the old garden, block three sides and hold on, only one side of the east system of the princes, the source of grain and grass is replenished, the construction of Zheng Guoqu is just a dime, only Ba, Shu two counties, it is enough to deal with. Please be clear. ”

Meng Yu said: "I, the Great Qin, have been elected by the king of Zhaoxiang and have worked hard to advance eastward, not only obtaining large areas of land in Zhao, Wei, Han and Chu, but also fighting hundreds of times and destroying more than one million enemy soldiers, which has greatly weakened the fighting strength of the eastern countries. At present, the six countries of the East are not living, the races are scattered, and the chaos is extremely thinking about governance, at this time when the people are weak and I am strong, looking for Daqin to occupy the time, location, and people, if you don't take the opportunity to raise money to expand the army, miss the opportunity, how can you be worthy of the kings of the ancestors? ”

Although Changping Jun was a wise and resourceful man, due to experience, he was still not the opponent of Lü Buwei, Wang Juan and others, and at a certain stage, it was difficult to continue.

Lü Buwei's new budget is a well-thought-out plan to seize power, giving him more freedom to levy taxes, add new taxes, and expand his army.

Once Ying Zheng and Zhu Ji approve it, Lü Buwei will be able to do whatever he wants, benefiting himself and harming others, and generals like Huan Qi will depend on his face and behave.

Ying Zheng may be able to control the three major military systems of Xian-Yang, but the armies outside Xian-Yang are controlled by Lü Buwei in disguise.

So this matter must be argued.

Changping Jun was stunned for a while, and suddenly laughed and said, "Please Lord Li Si, take the research and play the prince." "He put Li Si on the stage.

Originally, with Li Si's long history, he was only waiting for the secretary general of Yingzheng to handle the documents for Yingzheng, but Changpingjun named him to express his opinions, and it was difficult for others to object.

Wang Hao, Wang Ling and other military generals, leading troops to fight generals, are excellent at what they do, but when it comes to politics and economy, they are far from being the opponents of Lü Buwei and Wang Juan, and they can't help.

Without Li Liang suppressing Lü Buwei in the court, among them, only Li Si, a famous minister who has been immortalized for thousands of years, is the most suitable candidate.

Li Si was secretly happy in his heart, and walked out happily, and when he arrived at the heart of the palace, he replaced Changping Jun, and then he followed the etiquette before he said: "Unifying the world is my Great Qin national policy, and no one should have objections to this matter." However, if the administration is like a boat in the angry sea, if you are not careful, the boat will be overwhelmed, and the people will become a disaster, so you must not be in a hurry, and you must observe the people's feelings and govern according to the situation. ”

Cai Ze obviously looked down on Li Si at all, and said with a little disdain: "Under the instructions of my middle father, the old ministers and others have inspected all the counties of my Great Qin, and determined taxes according to local conditions, and they will not be negligent. ”

Lu Buwei said with a smile: "If Lord Changshi has the opportunity to personally experience the political situation, he can understand that this Zhong's father's proposal submitted to the prince this time is really the result of countless manpower and material resources. Please ask the Empress Dowager for permission so that it can be implemented immediately. ”

The ministers chimed in.

Chang Pingjun and the others frowned.

Sure enough, Li Si smiled calmly: "The so-called understanding of the people's feelings must be supported by solid evidence to be convincing." If, according to the proposal of the middle father, among the counties, the two counties of Israel and Shu have the most stringent tax increases, this is absolutely impossible. ”

Lu Buwei couldn't imagine that Li Si would dare to openly contradict his old boss, and said unhappily: "The rich increase, the poor decrease, this is the golden rule of taxation." Bashu is the land of abundance, and I am rich and poor, and I use it all over the world. How can the long history say this? ”

Li Si was not in the slightest intimidated by his fierce words. He argued proudly: "Bashu is not only the foundation of my Great Qin, but also a heavy place of war, and its ground soldiers are on the right side of the Minjiang River downstream, and it can reach Chuying in five days, which is a battleground for unifying the southwest and cutting Chu, in order to consolidate Bashu, it is necessary to govern according to the situation." Preferential policy for political pampering. But Wechen couldn't see this in his middle father's proposal. ”

After a pause, he said with confidence: "You must know that although Bashu is rich in resources, it is vast and sparsely populated, and the people's wisdom is low. Many places are still in the primitive stage of slash-and-burn farming, and if they increase suddenly, I am afraid that once they exceed their affordability, they will be added or decreased. Secondly, there are many indigenous ethnic groups in Bashu. Brave and good at fighting. If the people are provoked, even if they can be pacified, they will also greatly damage their vitality and deepen the enmity. Therefore, it is the best policy to reduce or reduce rents and make people's hearts want. The discussion of Weichen is based on the fact that Bashu's warlike nature is better than its economic considerations, and the prince, the queen mother and the middle father are asked to be clear. ”

Ying Zhenglong's eyes lit up immediately. Ran said: "What Li Qing said is reasonable, send the rich to the people first." And then to get rich from the people, which is the right way. Fighting for the world doesn't care about the short length of one year or two years. What's more, Zuo Xiangyan and Zheng Guoqu's consumption is by no means a drop in the bucket, if the resources of Ba and Shu are drained, it will provoke a popular uprising, and the widow will really be ashamed of the previous king. ”

Li Si's great thing is that he criticized Lü Buwei from the strategic side, and concentrated only one point of ammunition, but it gave people the feeling that the whole proposal was full of loopholes, because he failed to really understand the people's feelings.

Ying Zheng is even more worthy of the famous lord who will dominate the world in the future, and he will take the opportunity to use Zheng Guoqu to negate Lü Buwei's tax increase policy.

Before Lü Buwei had a chance to speak, Li Si continued: "Now that the three eastern counties have been obtained, it is only a tax reduction, which is not enough to reassure the people. I Daqin is not suffering from no punishment, but suffering from severe punishment. Those who steal a penny will be punished heavily, and those who do not report it will be punished heavily, and the punishment will be heavy, so why is the punishment harsh, for Ba, Shu and other barbarians with many barbarians, or new counties and new people, the harsh punishment will only cause a civil uprising, which is greatly unfavorable to my Great Qin's domination of the world. ”

These remarks have gone beyond the scope of Lü Buwei's proposal, but they have not deviated in the slightest on the premise of dominating the world, showing that Li Si's vision is really beyond the reach of Lü Dang.

When Lü Buwei's eyes flashed fiercely and he was at a loss, Li Sikankan continued: "The policy of enriching the country is ever-changing, but it is always changing, and it can be used for what it is. Like the land of Bashu and Shu, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is a lack of talents, but if the people can be relocated to Bashu, stimulate industry and commerce, and consolidate our homeland, the revitalization of the two places is promising. Only then can I get the benefits of it, and it will be enough to use it to merge the world. ”

Ying Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and he exclaimed: "Li Qing's words are extremely right. What else do you have to say? ”

Lu Buwei and the others were caught off guard, looked at each other, and were speechless, to everyone's surprise, Miao Poison left his seat, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully: "Lord Li's sage is especially superior to Shang Ying." Weichen dared to ask the prince to give Li Qing an exception, and according to the proposal of the middle father, he re-determined the strategy of enriching the wealth, and asked the prince to know clearly. ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Miao Poison is such a helper, he really wants to avenge Lu Buwei for his love in Zuifeng Lou.

Lu Buwei's eyes lit up, glaring at Miao Poison fiercely, eager to swallow him alive.

At this time, Wang Juan and the others knew the clever methods of Li Si, who had always been low-key.

Since entering the Qin Dynasty, Li Si has only raised his eyebrows at this moment, shining brightly, and established a political position that will stand firm in the future.

Ying Zhengna didn't know the opportunity yet, and hurriedly asked Zhu Ji for instructions.

Although Zhu Ji felt that it was very inappropriate to show Lu Buwei's power in this way, she couldn't help but support Miao Poison, and nodded: "The emperor has done it well." ”

Ying Zheng said happily: "Li Qing immediately started to carry out this matter, and after completion, it must be submitted in duplicate to the widow and the middle father respectively, and after the widow and the middle father have discussed, they will be discussed in the court." ”

Although Yingzheng clearly cut Lü Buwei's power, he gave Lü Buwei the opportunity to step down and saved a little face.

Lu Buwei is obviously short of words, and it is difficult to find a refutation of Li Si's words, but he is an old fox after all, and he can still laugh and say: "Lord Changshi really lived up to the expectations of this Zhong's father, and made great contributions to my Great Qin, and he should be rewarded, why don't you come to this Zhong's father and be responsible for the affairs of the service, so that Changshi can fully display his ambitions." ”

Ying Zheng smiled slightly: "What Father Zhong said is very true, but the widow already has a position more suitable for Li Qing in his heart, and there will be an announcement during the Spring Festival." ”

The meeting was surprisingly wonderful and surprisingly long, lasting five hours, or ten hours.

Although Li Liang did not participate, he was so meticulous that every word, every action, and every expression of each person was reported in detail.

This time, Li Si was brilliant, which was very helpful to his future, and Li Liang also had a replacement candidate in government affairs.

In this way, Wang Jian has not been transferred back, and he is a good host when he comes back to the military affairs department.

Ying Zheng plus Li Si and Wang Jian are the two main civil and military ministers, as well as Changping Jun, Wang Hao, Wang Ling, Feng Che and the future general Meng Tian and others, this team is solid. (To be continued......)