Shimenshan Economic Development Zone? ”

"Aiqing, I know this Shimen Mountain, this is where the Shenwu Army is stationed, but what is this economic development zone?"

In the imperial study, after listening to Li Chen's words, the First Emperor stood up and asked curiously.

"This economic development zone is a specific area that our Daqin uses to develop economy and science and technology. Businessmen carry out business activities in the economic development zone, and Daqin gives certain support to businessmen in terms of taxation and policies. Li Chen said slowly.

"Preferential merchant?" The First Emperor seemed to be a little puzzled, in the First Emperor's opinion, what good treatment did this merchant have, whether it was the Warring States Period or the Great Qin, the merchant was slaughtered by others. When the court has no money, you merchants have to donate money. If the court has no food, you merchants will have to donate food. If there are those who are unwilling to hand over, then what awaits them will inevitably be the disaster of raiding their families and destroying their clans.

"Your Majesty, you see, if Great Qin wants to progress, it is an imperative trend to change from an agricultural society to a commercial society. If nothing else, let's talk about the cement roads that are being built now, the primary schools under construction in various places, and the cash-for-work in Donghai and Surabaya counties...... If there were no businessmen contributing to Daqin, any of them would be a big project that would cost the people and money by relying on the power of the imperial court. ”

In other words, food production is getting higher and higher, and farming tools are improving. Originally, a family of five could serve 100 acres of fertile land, but now a family of three can serve 100 acres of fertile land very well. In this way, how to settle down and vigorously develop business activities can solve the problem of excess labor. Moreover, encouraging business behavior will also allow Daqin's economy to develop rapidly and steadily. Li Chen slowly expounded the importance of business to Daqin.

"Labor surplus, labor surplus is good, more people can join the army. The Great China Plan proposed by Aiqing, we think that the Great China Plan is much better than the preferential treatment of any businessman. ”

When the first emperor heard about the overwork, he immediately thought of the Great China Plan in his heart.

"Your Majesty, this war depends not only on population, but also on comprehensive national strength. Now the north has to guard against the Xiongnu, and the south has to conquer Baiyue, rashly opening up the battlefield, and how to ensure the supply of the front line in the three-line battle. His Majesty thought that the new army equipped with cannons and guns was powerful, or the current army of Great Qin was powerful. Li Chen frowned and said slowly.

The First Emperor listened to Li Chen's words quietly and said, "This is naturally a stronger army equipped with new weapons. Artillery aside, if Xianyang builds a large-scale mounted army, this row of guns will be defeated, and the cavalry tactics of the grassland Hu clan will be useless. ”

Li Chen said: "Now there are 400,000 elite troops of our Great Qin stationed on the defense line of the Great Wall, and there are 400,000 troops to conquer Baiyue. But if the army is fully redressed, why do you need 400,000 troops for the Great Wall defense line, and why do you need 400,000 troops to conquer a hundred Yue. ”

"Your Majesty, I'm asking you, if there is a full-scale war against the Hu tribe in the grassland now, can I, Daqin, unify the Xiongnu, Donghu, Dayue and other tribes within five years."

Li Chen felt that the First Emperor was a little enchanted, and his attachment to the land was a little demonic. Xu knew more, and the age of the first emperor was getting older and older, and it was precisely because of this that the first emperor wanted to expand the territory for Great Qin in his lifetime. In the previous life, Great Qin excessively consumed Great Qin's national strength because of war, and the First Emperor died on the way to inspect Great Qin.

"I'm afraid it won't work in five years." The First Emperor frowned and said calmly. Although the First Emperor wanted to proudly say that he was confident, in fact, since the Great Qin unified the Six Kingdoms, the battle between the Great Qin and the grassland peoples has not stopped in the past ten years. But even after so many years of war, the territory of Great Qin was only half more Hetao and a city was established for a month.

"Since Your Majesty thinks that five years will not work, then how about I make a bet with the First Emperor, Your Majesty will give me five years, and I will give Your Majesty the entire grassland after five years." Li Chen said stubbornly.

You must know that the first emperor is a stubborn person, not to mention a courtier, even if it is Fusu, the first emperor may not be able to listen to it. Among the many children of the First Emperor, the only one who the First Emperor could listen to was probably Yingyue. Therefore, Li Chen did not advise the first emperor, but expressed his thoughts in the form of a bet.

As we all know, stubborn people, if you want normal advice, it won't work, and Li Chen's way of betting can solve the problem better. Since the First Emperor thought that it would be difficult to conquer the grassland within five years, Li Chen promised to take the grassland within five years, but he had to use his own methods.

"You're a clever boy."

"Okay, tell me what you can do?" The First Emperor suddenly asked with a laugh.

The First Emperor naturally saw Li Chen's careful thoughts, but in fact, he was not unable to listen to the minister's advice. It's that these people know about persuasion all day long, but they can't come up with a solution to the problem. He is not a dumb ruler, if there is a good solution to the problem, he will naturally listen to it.

"Your Majesty, war is not only about troops, but also about logistics, supply, and comprehensive national strength. Now that it supports more than one million troops every year, how much grain and grass does Great Qin have to consume. But if the army is fully reequipped, Daqin's strength can be reduced by more than half. Consumption decreases each year, and the cut population can be used to develop the economy. Such a gap between the top and the bottom is a leap forward for the development of Daqin. ”

"Your Majesty, I only need two years, three years at most, and you give me three years to start an economic race, an arms race. In three years at most, our army will be able to have at least 50,000 elite troops equipped with Xianyang. And the 50,000 new troops will definitely be able to conquer the steppe in the remaining two years. Li Chen said this, looking full of confidence.

Li Chen knew very well that although Great Qin was already one of the most powerful countries on the earth in this era, it was only one of them. Rome, Big Moon, Macedonia...... There are still many powerful countries on this earth, and if Daqin wants to become a unicorn in this era, it must develop in an all-round and balanced way. If you only pursue military power, you are nothing more than a cripple.

We will make every effort to develop business, and business activities will promote economic development. And if the economy grows rapidly, the country will be rich. Only when a country is rich will it have the strength to invest more money in the development of armaments. Daqin's armament is now making rapid progress, whether it is guns or artillery. Although advanced weapons have reduced the number of casualties, the war of thermal weapons has always been a cannon fire, and gold is ten thousand taels. Without a solid economy, it is simply impossible to support a large-scale war.

(End of chapter)