Chapter 154: Strange Words
"Ahem~" In the noisy court, Li Si, who had been silent, suddenly coughed lightly a few times, and a group of officials immediately slowly quieted down.
"Your Majesty, I propose to formulate a new decree on the manufacture and sale of threshers, in addition to the Xianyang Inner History Mansion, all counties and counties let farmers who have more than 20 acres of land must purchase or manufacture a thresher, each of which will be levied a grain tax of ten yuan, and the tax grain collected will be divided equally between the Zhisu Neishi Mansion and the tax warehouses of various counties and counties, so that there will be hundreds of thousands of more stone of grain in the country!" Li Si stood up and said slowly.
As the first prime minister of the empire, Li Si believed that the best way to govern the country was the law, as long as strict laws were implemented, and then local officials strengthened supervision, as long as everyone acted in accordance with the laws, the world could be prosperous and stable.
But the common people don't think so, anyone wants to be free, although food and clothing are the first priority, farming and hemp are indeed very important for the stability of the country, but the harsh laws and regulations bring the resentment of the people, and this resentment is not only among the people, but also in the court, the various schools and ideas that have been inherited from the Zhou Dynasty can now be said to continue to be more prosperous in Daqin, Fang Shi Confucian is not too interested in the law, they all have different strategies for governing the country, but the arms can't resist the thighs, and they are temporarily suppressed by Li Si's power.
As the first prime minister of the ages, Li Si's implementation of the laws and regulations of the same track and the same system of books and texts did play a vital role in the unification of China, but it was formulated in response to the confusion of various regulations and writings of the six countries at that time.
"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Li Cheng said can not be agreed with, if it is stable today, it is necessary to lightly pay for the cultivation of the people and increase the population, I Daqin can stabilize the people, and the grain tax of ten yuan does not seem to be much, but for the poor, it is tantamount to adding insult to injury, and the minister suggests that this matter should be implemented slowly, and must not be rushed!" Right Prime Minister Feng Quji, as always, stood up against Li Si.
"Your Majesty, a few days ago, there was another mutiny in the north, because the rations could not be helped, resulting in hundreds of people starving to death, if there is no food and grass, the north is uneasy, if there is no food and grass, the army is unstable, if there is no food and grass, when will the scourge of the Huns be destroyed, although the people are suffering, but how can they be as bitter as destroying the family and destroying the country?" Li Si didn't bother to look at Feng Quji, and shouted at Qin Shi Huang.
"Your Majesty, if you don't accumulate people's strength, the exploitation is too great, and the people are afraid of mutiny, and the weavers have no clothes and the cultivators have no food, which is the biggest disaster, and the land in the north can be reclaimed, but the tax burden must not be increased!" Feng Quji also didn't bother to look at Li Si with his eyes.
As the left and right ministers of Daqin, the two of them are concerned about the safety of Daqin, but their concepts and starting points are completely different, so every time the two of them like to sing against each other, and they never get tired of it.
"What the two prime ministers said is reasonable, and this matter will be discussed later, but the matter of the threshing machine tax has begun, and the tax grain must be strictly managed, not chaotic, and the matter will be handled by Gao Neishi as a whole!" Qin Shi Huang made the final decision, and Shi Gaoteng hurriedly stood up to respond, and the old face was about to bloom.
Ao Ping, the commander of the Craftsman Shaofu, and Qi Tang, the Ling of the Inner History Mansion, both sighed with a wistful face and stopped talking, and the other ministers who participated in the quarrel just now and wanted a piece of the pie also shut up.
It's normal to have a fight for interests, but after His Majesty the First Emperor has already made a decision, he still talks a lot, that is, if he is not happy, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty will not make two mistakes.
"Your Majesty, a tea-making workshop has recently opened in Xianyang City, the merchant is from Nanyang Wancheng, making and selling the so-called immortal tea taught by the immortal disciples who were rumored in Nanyang a few days ago, and now the daily crowd in front of the teahouse is raging, all of them are people who buy tea, and the minister is worried that it will cause trouble, so I implore Your Majesty to agree to arrest and punish the merchant and seal the teahouse!" There are court lieutenant officials who come out to report on the report.
"Your Majesty, this tea minister has tasted, the tea they make has the shape of fairy tea and no tea taste, although it has the effect of refreshing the mind, but it is bitter and difficult to swallow, the business is not unlawful, rash seizure may cause panic among other businessmen, not to mention that most of the tea buyers are Fang family warlocks, not to mention that there is nothing to do, the minister thinks there is no need to be too nervous!" Li Si said lightly.
"What Li Xiang said is reasonable, and the minister seconded it!" A minister stepped forward.
"The minister seconded the proposal, although this tea is very different from the rumored fairy tea, but it also has the effect of calming the mind and calming the soul, drink a cup under fatigue, it will be tired and dissolved, it is really a good thing, not to mention that the minister also asked, the tea they made is an ordinary mountain green leaf, there is no reason to seal it!"
"The ministers seconded it!"
FIVE OR SIX MORE MINISTERS CAME FORWARD TO CALL FOR THE TEA FACTORY.
"The business is bound by law, although tea is new, but it cannot be overcorrected, this matter can be observed and discussed later!"
"Yes!" A crowd of people stood back in their queues.
"What you said today, do you Aiqing think it's a little weird?" Qin Shi Huang suddenly said something very strange coldly.
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were full of confusion, and many people and their colleagues looked at each other and didn't know why, but they didn't dare to answer before they thought clearly, so the court suddenly felt a little cold.
"Did Your Majesty mean that the thresher and the tea are all from Nanyang?" After a long time, Feng Qujian suddenly gave up his hand and said.
"Exactly, what Prime Minister Feng Cheng said, don't you Aiqing feel strange!" Qin Shi Huang stroked his black beard and nodded.
"yes, yes, it's weird."
"Not only that, but the craftsman who improved the copper saw last time was also from Nanyang!"
"Yes, I heard that it is still from a craftsman in a remote township!"
"Nanyang is the birthplace of my China, and there have been many outstanding people and celebrities since ancient times, and it is not surprising that these things appear in Nanyang!"
"I heard that Xiancha is rumored to be a disciple of the Xian family that Liezi's disciples met in Pheasant County, and Pheasant County is originally in Funiu Mountain, so I don't know where the craftsman who improved the copper saw came from, and where did the inventor of this threshing machine come from?"
"If it's all in Pheasant County, I'm afraid it's not a coincidence!"
"This matter should be asked to Master Ao, the master of the Shaofu Order!"
Qin Shi Huang's words immediately led to whispers and speculations from the Manchu ministers.
"Ao Shaofu, do you have an answer to what I think and what your ministers are discussing?" Qin Shi Huang looked at the craftsman Shaofu Ling Ao Ping.
"Your Majesty, according to the official document submitted by the Wancheng County Shou, these three things are all from the territory of Pheasant County, which is subordinate to Nanyang County, and they are indeed consistent with your guesses!" Ao Ping stood up.
The Manchu ministers were in an uproar, and at the same time, an even stranger speculation rose in their hearts.