"In ancient times, there were Shang monarchs who moved to establish letters, and now the county guards in Jiaodong, and makes the government test Lixin. With Laisheng and others as examples, everyone in Jiaodong knows that learning Qin Yan and Qin characters can not only get names, but also profits, and they will come one after another, and they are willing to send their children to public schools! ”

In the evening of that day, after the excitement of the township school dissipated, Xiao He, the county priest, expressed his admiration to Heifu.

Fengpei is also a newly established county in the Qin Dynasty, so Xiao He has deep feelings, although the imperial court requires the same text, but because there is no corresponding preferential policy, except for a few people, there are very few people who are willing to learn Qin seal.

This situation is even worse in Jiaodong, which is far away from Guanzhong, which has led to the establishment of Jiaodong County for five years, some county orders do not understand the Jiaodong dialect, and the people of Jiaodong also listen to Qin Yan as if they heard the book of heaven, and the intellectuals still use the Qi language, and the government governs the locality, so they can only fake their hands to Haochang.

Heifu smiled: "The world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is all for profit." If there is no benefit to themselves, people will not take the initiative to do it, on the contrary, once they find that it is profitable, they will naturally be attached like ants. ”

He firmly grasped this good word, the newly opened public school has a series of preferential policies, and there are eye-catching "lists" several times a year, and the good things of fame and fortune immediately instigated the enthusiasm of Jiaodong scholars to learn Qin Seal and Qin Yan.

The only concern of all beings is the fear of being scolded by the people in their hometown, but this worry has also disappeared invisibly after Fu Chubo was forced to serve as the third elder of the county.

Then there is the downfall of Shen Sheng and Lu Musheng as a comparison: those who follow the Qin Dynasty have a bounty and become famous, and they will have the opportunity to be officials in the future, while those who oppose the Qin Dynasty are assigned by the black face, which is too big a gap.

And all this, at what cost?

Xiao He is not only good at writing and personnel, but also very sensitive to Qian Gu, and he has already calculated an account:

"In the future, "Listening and Speaking" and "Reading and Writing" will be combined into one course, plus a legal exam, two semesters a year, four exams, the mid-term list without reward, and the final list with a reward, so add up, the government needs to pay 200 taels of gold ......"

It looks like a lot, but Heifu knows that the two Qin are equivalent to less than 16 grams in later generations, and 50 taels of gold are only 800 grams. In Qidi, 1 tael of gold can be exchanged for 5 stone of millet, which is 1,000 stone of grain, which is equivalent to half a year's salary of Heifu's county guard......

The price of a thousand stones, and the people who can study in Jiaodong can return to it, this deal is really worth it!

In fact, this is the inspiration that Heifu got from the bribes of the princes by Wei Yizi and Li Si, when Wei Yuzi saw Qin Shi Huang, he said: "May the king not love property, bribe his nobles, and make a mess of his schemes, but if he dies 300,000 gold, then the princes can do it!" ”

Although the Six Kingdoms are destroyed, they govern the local area, and they are in Jiaodong, which is full of hostility, can also "use the space" to divide the enemy and pull them into their camp!

The intellectuals who are the most compromising and vacillating are the best candidates to lead the party. Even if there are a few hard bones like Shen Sheng, most of them are fighting with the idea of learning and excelling, and exchanging knowledge for jobs......

Heifu looked at Xiao He: "I will hand over the matter of the public school to you." Half a year later, it is necessary to make dozens of these people become assistants and help the government go deep into the township! ”

Xiao He arched his hand: "Why do your best." ”

After that, Xiao He wanted to speak and stopped, and after thinking about it, he said: "The county guard, recruit Confucian students from Anshi, and make them enter the public school for the use of the government, although this move is good, but it only touches the skin of Jiaodong......"

Xiao He knows very well that whether Heifu can cure Jiaodong is not about this group of scholars who only account for less than one percent of the population, but on the silent majority, and the peasants who account for ninety percent of the population!

The fame and fortune given to the scholars were not enjoyed by the peasants, and they were still hostile to the government.

The reason is very simple, hundreds of years ago, in the era of Qi Jinggong, two-thirds of the country's taxes were collected!

After the Tian family replaced Qi, he engaged in Huang Lao politics, lightly punished the meager endowment, hid the wealth from the people, and only collected eleven taxes. Even if the local secretary doctor looted a layer, it was only 12 taxes, and one mu of land (large mu) produced 3 stones, and at most 6 buckets of rice......

Qin's land rent is "one and a half stones per mu......

Qin received half of Tai's endowment, this is not black, but a fact, the profit of salt and iron in Tian Rent is twenty times that of ancient times, twenty times no, but two or three times is there.

This is also the characteristic of Legalist governance, how can it be possible to fight every year without collecting heavy rent? How can it be possible to afford the Great Wall, Lishan Mausoleum, and Guanzhong Palace?

Heifu sighed: "You're right, the matter of the township school has deceived the scholars, but it can't fool the farmer's belly!" ”

Completely contrary to Qin, Qi, as a developed country, earned foreign exchange by selling salt, and domestic taxes were not heavy. The people are rich and satisfied, the food can't be eaten, they can make wine, and after eating and drinking, they still have leisure to go to the street to juju, six games, engage in drumming and playing sheng and other hobbies, now?

Since Qin ruled Jiaodong, the people of Jiaodong can only tighten their belts to live, and it is strange that they can support the government! In later generations, adding one percent of the tax would be enough for the people to scold for a few years, not to mention that Qin would increase so much in one go?

The people have rods and scales in their hearts, and life is better or worse than before, and you don't know it? It's no wonder that the people of Jiaodong miss the Qi State and can't wait for the Qin Dynasty to fall immediately and restore the good days of the eleventh tax......

Xiao He pondered and said: "The land rent collected by the government is indeed a bit heavy, in addition to the rent, the people also have to pay the mouth money and serve the forced labor, and the people are already complaining. ”

He has learned a lot of knowledge, knows some poetry and books, and has studied the law, but deep down, like Chen Ping, he is still biased towards Huang Lao, and he is in favor of light and thin endowment.

"It is impossible to reduce the rent, at least not for the time being."

After pacing, Heifu also spread out.

The tax rate is set by the emperor and the imperial court, and Heifu, as a local county guard, violates the law of the country by changing it privately, and he will not be able to pass the pass, and he will be suspected by Qin Shi Huang, and he uses public taxes to buy people's hearts for himself......

But fortunately, Qin's land rent is not a floating collection ratio, but is firmly set at "one and a half stones per mu"!

Collect more and get more, and collect less and get less, Shang Ying used this method to encourage the Qin people to work hard. If you are so lazy that you can not harvest a stone and a half without even sowing seeds all over the ground, then you are not qualified to farm, you can return the fields to the government and become a concubine or a servant!

Heifu said: "Since the land rent cannot be reduced, then it can only increase the yield per mu, when an acre of land can produce 3 and a half stones, 4 stones of grain, the people's grievances, or can be reduced by some ......."

"The next most important thing is to organize spring ploughing, so as not to delay the agricultural time. Then the compost and compost method that has been popularized in Guanzhong, Nanjun and even the Central Plains was introduced into Jiaodong. “

Xiao He raised his own concerns: "But the people have a lot of hatred for the Qin officials who collect heavy rents, and they will never be obedient, let alone let strangers with foreign accents touch their fields!" ”

Heifu smiled: "The people of Jiaodong can't trust the government, so find someone they can trust!" ”

While he was talking, Chen Ping, the chief historian who was entrusted by Heifu with a heavy responsibility and was responsible for supervising spring ploughing matters, also came back with a happy face, nodded to Xiao He after entering the room, and reported to Heifu:

"Jun Jun, the person you asked Ping to look for has already been found!"

……

At the same time, the Tian manor outside Jimo City was also flickering with lights and candles, and the head of the family, Tian Jiao, was pacing indoors, listening to his younger brother Tian tell about what happened in the township school today......

"Seeing that Na Laisheng and Yan Sheng got fifty taels of gold, the thousands of onlookers were envious, this matter was spread ten, ten was spread to hundreds, it was already known all over the city, and in addition to envy, it was also discussed, it turned out that the Qin official mansion was also trustworthy......"

"It's a good way to lure them with fame and fortune!"

Tian Jiao was surprised, when this new county guard first arrived, he announced that he would study office, thinking that it was just recruiting the children of the old Jiang Qi clan such as the Yan family, and it had little impact. Unexpectedly, with the help of Confucianism gathering people to make trouble, the county guard actually revitalized the matter, recruited the target, and became the whole county scholar!

Compared with private study for several years, in the end, you can only be a staff member, and the fame and fortune given by the government are undoubtedly more attractive. Those Confucian scholars who rely on their mouths to beg for food will definitely rush to the top!

"That's right, in order to save the lives of his disciples, Fu Qiubo had to become the third elder of the county, so that the scholars and Confucian scholars took refuge in the government and entered the public school, so they were not afraid of what others said."

The more he talked, the more uneasy the field became, and in less than a month, Heifu had taken control of the scholar Confucian Sheng, who knew what he would do next?

In a hurry, the field even said:

"If I knew this, I should have agreed to the proposal of the guest who came from afar, and Zhutian would send money and stab Heifu together! If you can kill him on the water, how can there be so many things! Now he is very guarded, but it is difficult to do it! ”

"Shut up!"

Tian Jiao glared at his younger brother: "Are you trying to harm me, that is, the Sumida clan?" ”

Tian knew that he was speechless, so he quickly shut up, but fortunately, there were only two brothers in the room, and that matter was also confidential, except for a few henchmen, no one knew.

"Qin has merged the world, the power is strong, kill a county to guard the black husband, and there will be a county to guard the white husband. Jing Ke's generation, just to stop the boiling soup, to no avail, this matter, let others do it, my family must not participate. ”

He has the heart to reunite, but prefers to lie dormant in a low-key manner, waiting for the opportunity.

Tian Jiao walked a few steps indoors, but suddenly figured out one thing and laughed.

Tian was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "In another half a year, the public school will be able to come out with dozens of local scholars who can speak Qin Yan and understand Qin Law, and become the lackeys of the government, and the Qin people will be able to bypass my family and directly govern the countryside outside the city, but my brother doesn't want to take countermeasures, but laughs?" ”

Tian Jiao shook his head: "I laugh at the black man county guard, putting the cart before the horse." ”

The field was surprised: "What do you mean by that?" ”

Tian Jiao said: "The agricultural side is the main business, and the rest are the last things." Can the small favors given to dozens of Confucian scholars eliminate the resentment of hundreds of thousands of Guizhou leaders who will pay heavy rents and rich endowments? ”

"Brother is talking about ......"

Tian Jiao said: "My brother, have you forgotten? In the Spring and Autumn Period, the people divided the harvest into three parts, two points to Jiang Qi's office, and one point to maintain their own food and clothing. Qi Jinggong's accumulated wealth has rotted and worms, but the elderly are cold and hungry. And because of the severe punishment, in the city of Linzi, the shoes are cheap and the prosthetic legs are expensive! ”

"My ancestor Tian Chengzi took the opportunity to compensate the people, and the big bucket lent the small bucket to take it back, and gave grace to the Shinong industry and commerce, and his love was like his parents, and he returned like flowing water, and then there was a matter of Tian on behalf of Qi."

Tian Jia seemed to understand a little, and Tian Jiao was no longer worried, and sneered:

No matter how much bounty he gives to the scholars, as long as the government's tax does not drop for a day, the resentment of the peasants will accumulate over time, and the people will be united. This is the biggest disadvantage for him and the biggest benefit for my family. We just need to continue to be kind to the people, take root in the countryside, and when the time is ripe, the world will change, and it is not a hundred responses! ”