Zhao Heng, as an outstanding young man in a big country in infrastructure in later generations, even if he came to Daqin for more than 2,000 years, he still has a heart for infrastructure.

In order to speed up the construction process of Xianyang City, he not only set up an engineering agency, but also set up 10 engineering teams.

Each engineering team has about 5,000 people, a total of 50,000 people, including more than 300 professional construction personnel trained by the scientific research institute, plus the various new construction equipment continuously developed by the scientific research institute, no matter what kind of project, the progress can far surpass that of ordinary widowers.

It can even be said that the construction efficiency of these 50,000 engineering teams is at least equivalent to that of 500,000 ordinary widowers.

Although even with these ten engineering teams, it is impossible to compare with more than 2 million widowers, but at least the progress of the three major projects will not be too slow.

"Sir, you want the Agency's engineering team to fill the vacancy of the requisition?"

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up slightly and asked.

The speed of the construction of the engineering team, he is naturally very clear.

Through the Black Ice Terrace, he easily learned that the Agency's 10 engineering teams had built one high-rise building after another in the new city in just over three months, which was a miracle.

Although it was only a short period of more than three months, even his majesty the emperor, who was sitting in the deep palace, could clearly feel the earth-shaking changes in the new city.

"The minister does have such intentions."

Zhao Heng nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the minister still has to implement the contract system." ”

"What is a contract system?"

Ying Zheng asked curiously.

At this moment, Li Si and Zhao Gao also looked at Zhao Heng with puzzled expressions.

"To put it simply, divide the Lishan Emperor's Mausoleum, the Great Wall, Afang Palace, Chidao, railways and other projects into many construction periods, and then contract them to some powerful businessmen according to the construction period."

Zhao Heng sighed slightly, and said: "In this way, the businessmen can get profits, the people can also earn wages, and even greatly accelerate the progress of the project, which can be described as a win-win situation." ”

After this period of understanding, he can be sure that the merchants of Great Qin are actually quite different from the merchants of later generations.

Especially wealthy businessmen like Ba Qing, who not only have a huge amount of wealth, but also have tens of thousands of domestic servants and even private armies, which add up to hundreds of thousands, if not millions.

Therefore, the productive forces that need to be liberated are, in addition to the widowers, these domestic servants.

Contracting the various projects to the major businessmen in stages can not only gradually solve the suffering of forced labor, but also release the productivity of those domestic servants to the greatest extent.

In addition, if the major merchants want to deliver the project on time, they must also employ a large number of people, so that the people can earn a certain amount of wages during the slack time and make their lives better.

"What...... Contracted to a businessman? ”

Hearing Zhao Heng's words, everyone was stunned.

"How can a businessman do that?"

Feng Quji questioned.

"How can a merchant who has a large number of domestic servants and can also hire a man?"

Zhao Heng asked rhetorically.

"According to Zhao Xiang, a businessman can hire a man, but in this way, what is the difference between it and the conscription of a husband?"

Feng Qujian asked again.

"The difference between compulsory and voluntary!"

Zhao Heng said: "The requisition order is a compulsory conscription, and the employment of merchants is voluntary, and the people can choose according to their own circumstances." ”

When the ministers heard this, they were all silent.

None of them are stupid people, so they can naturally understand the truth in Zhao Heng's words.

They also admit that it seems better for the people to be forced to be subject to levy orders than to be able to choose whether or not to accept employment.

"After the contract system is fully implemented, we can not only gradually abolish the levy order, but also start the thin land tax."

After a pause, Zhao Heng continued.

The abolition of the levy order, and the reduction or even the eventual abolition of the land tax, were all ideas that he had long had.

Of course, this idea cannot be realized all at once, and it needs to be worked out slowly.

For example, he could draw up the first five-year plan from now on, during which he would concentrate the country's efforts on agriculture and industry, as well as on the progress of the commercial economy.

During this period, the levy order and the field tax will also be gradually exempted.

"No, this is never!"

As soon as Zhao Heng's words fell, Li Si, Feng Quji and others couldn't help but exclaim.

Even Ying Zheng's face became a little solemn at the moment.

Because they all know very well that the field tax is the foundation of Great Qin.

The levy order may be abolished, but the land tax must not be moved!

"Why not?"

Zhao Heng said with a faint smile on his face: "If other taxes can far surpass the field tax, let alone the thin field tax, even if the field tax is completely exempted, there will be no problem at all." ”

He naturally knew very well that since the founding of Great Qin, the field tax was the foundation of Great Qin.

There were three main types of taxes in the Qin Dynasty: land rent, oral tax, and miscellaneous tax.

Among them, land rent is the main source of tax revenue for the state treasury.

During the Warring States period, the tax rate on fields was "tithe", that is, one-tenth of the yield per mu.

However, in fact, the land rents of various countries are much higher than this amount.

After the unification of the world by the Great Qin, the land rent increased almost year by year, and by the end of the Qin Dynasty, it had already received half of the Thai endowment, that is, two-thirds of the yield per mu.

There seems to be a record in the history books: "One husband coerces five people, governs 100 acres of land, and harvests one and a half stones per acre."

That is, according to the level of productivity at that time, a man with a family of five could cultivate 100 acres of land.

And it is recorded: "Ueda, the husband eats nine people." Under the field, the husband eats five people, which can be beneficial, but not damaged. One person will rule it, ten people will eat it, and all six animals will be among them. ”

It can be seen that if a farmer cultivates the best fields, one person can feed ten people, including even six animals.

It's just that Daqin's field tax is too heavy, and two-thirds needs to be handed over to the treasury.

This is also one of the main reasons why Great Qin has been able to hold on to the present day even though it has recruited more than 2 million widows every year.

But in this way, the peasant households are all short of food and clothing, and they are miserable.

"What's more, in today's Great Qin, the yield per mu of farmers is more than ten times that of before, even if only tithes are collected, the treasury can still be full of surpluses."

Zhao Heng continued.

When he said this, everyone reacted.

Yes, the farmers in Daqin now have a yield per mu that has far exceeded the past, and even if the thin field tax is thin, more grain can still be collected.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

Now, the people of Great Qin are no longer as poor as before!

"Zhao Xiang, what do you mean by what you just said, other taxes that can far surpass the field tax?"

Li Si looked at Zhao Heng with a strange look and asked.

Everyone else immediately looked at Zhao Heng, waiting for his explanation.

If there really is such a tax, then how full will the Great Qin treasury be?

"Sir, are you referring to the commercial tax?"

Before Zhao Heng could speak, Ying Zheng suddenly took the lead with a slight bright eye.

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