Regarding the expansion of the army, Wang Guo was also powerless.

I tried my best to operate such a wave before, but I came up with a monster like the Baishan Army.

So it's better to give this task to Jiang Shen and let him expand the army normally according to his own thinking.

At the same time, another eunuch came to report, and the prime minister asked to see him, as if the purpose of coming was to discuss the next change.

Wang Guo: ???

Not done yet?

I made the county system once before, and Wang Guo already felt that it was very good.

He thought that Shang Yang would have to stop for a while before he could appear.

As a result, he has only been back for a short time, and he has just finished receiving the Luoyi envoy, and Shangyang has launched a new wave of law-changing strategies?

"Well, let him in." Wang Guo adjusted his breathing and let Shang Yang in.

"Report to my king, the minister wants to organize the second change of the law and reform the tax!" Shang Yang came in and went straight to the point.

Taxes?

Wang Guo's body couldn't help but tremble a few times.

The last thing he wants to do is pay taxes!

If he could, he would rather have his taxes cut off.

"So, how do you want to change?" Wang Guo squinted and asked.

"First, increase taxes." Shangyang Road.

"Today's law is still based on the old system, using well fields, and the tax rate charged is only one-ninth. Moreover, the public land has long been divided, and the government pays for the good and the bad. In the long run, the people only attach importance to private land and do not take good care of public land. ”（1）

"Therefore, the ministers want to adjust the tax rate to more than one-fifth, and to draw taxes from their harvests regardless of whether they are public or private, so as to prevent them from separating between public and private."

Wang Guo listened, and felt sad for a while.

is worthy of a generation of ministers, and the angle of looking at the problem is like a big diamond......

Originally, the slightest problem with the sea country's taxation here was discovered by him.

If he really changed it according to his wishes, I am afraid that the tax revenue of the sea country can be increased several times, and Wang Guo's way home will be farther and farther.

But Wang Guo still endured it for the time being. Looking at Shang Yang's unfinished appearance, it seems that there is still a blink

It's better to wait for him to finish and arrange it himself.

Wang Guo asked, "What else?" ”

Shang Yang said: "Also, it's a household division order!" ”（2）

Wang Guo was stunned. "What is a subdivision order?"

Shang Yang explained. "With the collapse of the well field system today, many wealthy households have mastered a large number of land and other means of production."

"They embezzled land, hid people, exploited loopholes in the system, and forcibly enriched their own families with taxes that should have been collected by the government."

"So nationwide, in order to crack down on this kind of hidden population, it is necessary to divide households!"

"If the people have two men and do not divide the family, they will be endowed! When he reaches adulthood, he must divide his family, and each adult male must form a family centered on himself. Otherwise, the tax will be doubled! ”

Shang Yang gushed endlessly.

"Only in this way, with each strong man as a unit, can we completely eliminate people hiding in wealthy homes and prevent the people of the government from becoming vassals of the family."

Wang Guo: ......

It makes so sense!

Really, if Wang Guo hadn't died for the country, he would have even wanted to adopt the Shang Yang's household division order.

With this policy, the state tax revenue is simply endless.

But after looking at the current situation, Wang Guo still gave up.

It's too hard to unify them.

Of the 10,000 cities in China, he is in charge of 29, where is this?

If you just want to lose the country, according to the new rules of the system, then you only need to lose the capital.

So Wang Guo still flatly rejected this proposal.

The main thing is that the size of the sea country is too large.

Don't put yourself in a dilemma if you can't beat or spare yourself.

"Well, there is some truth in what the Prime Minister said. But the widow has other plans, so don't use it for the time being. "Wang aisle." In our sea country, it is better to be lightly endowed. ”

"At the same time, the division order is too cold-blooded, and when you are an adult, you will be separated, and the blood relationship will be thin, and it is not very suitable. The widow still hopes that the family can get closer to each other. ”

Shang Yang persuaded: "But my king, you are sympathetic and love the people, and the ministers know it." ”

"But now that the national treasury is only one million taels of silver, it is necessary to expand the army and maintain operations, and there is no heavy tax, how can the country maintain it?"

Wang Guo: ......

Yours makes a lot of sense, but the widow doesn't want the country to survive!

"Don't worry, the widow has his own ideas." Wang aisle.

Anyway, Wang Guo also summed up his experience. Since you love brain supplementation, the widow has an idea casually, so you can go to brain supplement!

Sure enough, Shang Yang still wanted to do something, but after hearing Wang Guo's unquestionable voice, he was speechless.

Although he has enough trust in the king, the key is, where does the money come from?

Can trust be spent as money?

If you don't collect taxes yourself, it's always impossible, and other countries take the initiative to send money, right?

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and were speechless.

At this time.

Sima walked in with a smile, and couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Wang Guo and Shang Yang's wide-eyed expressions.

"My king, prime minister, what are you doing here?" Sima Yi said, "There is a big good thing, aren't you happy?" ”

"What's the matter?"

"Lu Guo has returned the money!" Sima Wanyi was very happy, and said in an excited tone, "This time, Lu Guo has sent us 4 million taels of silver!" ”

"Lu Zixu has been completely inspected according to the specifications, there is no problem at all, real silver!"

Shangyang: ......

The king is really a god, he is short of money just on the front foot, and there are really other countries on the back foot to send it?

No wonder the king is not in a hurry to reform and pay taxes!

If other countries send money like this, then he is not in a hurry to change it......

It seems that the king had long expected that Lu Guo would send the money over at this time!

But Wang Guo looked confused.

？？？

No, what's wrong? How is it 4 million taels?

Last time, Wang Guo remembered that the envoy of Lu used defective products to pass off as sterling silver, and 300,000 taels of impurities were found.

Even if the envoy of Lu Guo boasted about Haikou, if he paid ten for a fake one, it would only be 3 million taels at most.

Why is there an extra 1 million taels now?

Is it too much silver?

"The extra is naturally the deposit they have to pay with our Haiguo Exchange." Sima Wanyi explained.

"At the same time, the envoy of the Lu State has another big purpose for coming this time, that is, the Lu State and the Sea State will unite and jointly fight the Qi State!"

Wang Guo: ???

Lu wants to unite with him and fight Qi together?

This Lu Guogong is really good at finding time, this Qi country has just lost the battle, can it withstand such a toss?

Sima Wanyi continued: "Lu Guogong, as long as the Hai Kingdom is willing to make a move, the Lu State and the Hai State will attack on both fronts, and the Qi State will die!" After the destruction of the Qi State, the Sea State could occupy two-thirds of the original territory of the Qi State, and the Lu State only accounted for one-third! ”