(4,500 words, a small supplement to yesterday.) ）

"Your Majesty's words, the minister has also considered it in private." Wei Qing said solemnly, "Now the situation of fighting against the Xiongnu is gradually becoming clearer, especially after recovering the land of Heshuo, our Han army is obviously on the offensive, and the Xiongnu have to be passively defensive. However, after all, the Xiongnu have a vast territory and many tribes, although they have lost Chahadi and Heshuo, but their main areas such as Monan, Mobei, and Hexi have not been lost, and it is a war between the Han army and the Xiongnu, and it is almost impossible to complete the battle with a few battles, and the battles between the two countries will only become more and more frequent, and the scale will become larger and larger. From this point of view, the consumption of grain and grass must be even greater. His Majesty did not give up, and he was given the post of general, and every time he thought of everything, it was better to sit on pins and needles...... The minister thought about it for a long time, and came up with two ways in private, and since His Majesty asked about it today, the minister boldly proposed that if there was anything wrong, he hoped that His Majesty and General Qin would correct it. ”

"You say." Liu Che nodded in encouragement.

"These two methods, one is open source, and the other is to reduce expenditure." Wei Qing said slowly, and after speaking, he looked up at Liu Che's eyes, and then stopped speaking.

"Finished?" Liu Che waited for a while, and saw that Wei Qing had no meaning to speak, so he asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, it's over." Wei Qing said.

Liu Che laughed and said to Qin Cheng: "See, this is my right general, I always speak without leaking, this sounds very reasonable at first glance, but in fact, it means that I didn't say anything, and I have to figure out the real problem myself." Qin Cheng, you said that this guy is so cunning, should he fight? There was a hint of ridicule in his tone.

Qin Cheng arched his hand, and said with a smile: "What General Wei said just now is the right way to solve military spending, and it stands to reason that it should not be fought; However, the financial problem, generally speaking, is nothing more than the four words of opening up sources and reducing expenditure, and what General Wei said is equivalent to saying in vain, and there is a suspicion of wasting His Majesty's time, and it stands to reason that it should be fought. Therefore, the minister is also very conflicted, and I don't know whether General Wei should fight or not. ”

"Hey!" Liu Che was a little angry, and scolded with a smile: "You two are more shrewd than the other, in the end, everything still has to be solved by me personally?" In this case, what's the use of me staying, drag it out, parade through the streets, and set an example! ”

"Your Majesty, wait a minute." Qin Cheng said busily, he was already silently sweating in his heart, don't look at Liu Che who is joking at this time, it is a knife hidden in a smile, if he and Wei Qing really don't come out with some goods today, not to mention that they really pull out to parade in the streets, Liu Che will definitely be dissatisfied. And Qin Cheng also knew that Wei Qing must also have a draft in his heart, but he couldn't finish it as soon as he opened his mouth, because "opening up sources and reducing expenditures" was either to offend the people and businessmen by opening tax sources, or to offend his colleagues by controlling the financial expenditures of other civil affairs in all aspects, so Wei Qing deliberately waited for Liu Che to express a tough posture and then said it, saying that Wei Qing was just hesitating, with his own hesitation and Liu Che's tough "force", it would not offend people so much when this matter was spread today.

So without waiting for Wei Qing to speak, Qin Cheng said first, he didn't want to steal Wei Qing's limelight, but had a better way, so there was no need to waste the feelings of Wei Qing and Liu Che.

"Your Majesty." Qin Cheng Zhengse said, "What General Wei just said about opening up sources and reducing expenditures is a correct reason, but in order to make the country's war not bitter to the people, open source must be cautious, so that the scope of open source will be much smaller, and the intensity will be much smaller, so that the income from military spending will easily become a drop in the bucket; In order to ensure that the war of the state is not a burden to the internal affairs of the state, it is also necessary to be cautious in reducing expenditure, and the amount and scope of its mobilization must be limited, so that there may be an embarrassing situation in which the revenue cannot cover the expenditure. Even if the two are complementary, I am afraid that they will not be able to solve the huge military spending. Therefore, it is naturally inappropriate to only understand it as a normal way, but if it is not understood as a normal one, it means that many things need to be changed. And change means that His Majesty has to take more risks. ”

Qin Cheng said that he didn't go on here, his meaning was already very clear, the country is so big, the annual financial income of the Han Dynasty is limited, and this has to maintain the normal operation of the country, if you don't increase taxes by a large margin and squeeze the people, you have to make changes in some things. And to change, it will definitely touch the interests of some people, so it is not a simple matter. Qin Cheng said this, he has already expressed his views and positions, if Liu Che is determined to bear the price that needs to be paid for some changes, then Qin Cheng will say the specific operation method, if Liu Che can't pay all kinds of costs, then Qin Cheng's next words will not have to be said.

Liu Che listened to Qin Cheng's words, did not hesitate too much, and said a little proudly: "There is a risk in marching and fighting, and there is a risk in governing the country. I'm not afraid of risk, I'm afraid I can't make a difference! If this had not been the case, I would not have decided to go to war against the Xiongnu that day, nor would I have raised the whole army to launch the siege of Mayi. Since I dare to go to war with the Huns, I am ready to deal with all kinds of risks! Qin Cheng, if you have any suggestions, just say it, and I promise that your words today are not guilty. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qin Cheng bowed, and then threw a loud sycophant at Liu Che: "The Han Dynasty has a king of such eloquence as Your Majesty, why worry that the Huns will not be destroyed?" ”

After speaking, he said: "Actually, the minister's suggestion is also open source strictly speaking, but this open source is different from General Wei's open source. The difference is that General Wei's open source is mandatory and gratuitous, while Chen's open source, instead of these, is agitatory and paid. ”

"State taxes have always been forcibly collected and free of charge, if they are not compulsory, who wants to hand over their hard work? And if it is paid, how can the state compensate tens of millions of people in the world? Wei Qing began to make trouble, but he had a bit of a taste of singing and harmonizing with Qin Cheng.

"General Wei, don't worry, listen to me one by one." Qin Cheng seemed very sure, and he looked like he was in his chest, so he began to talk to Liu Che eloquently: "In the minister's suggestion, agitation and compensation are combined. Levying taxes from all over the world, regardless of agriculture, industry and commerce, everyone should be encouraged, and the method of encouragement lies in compensation. What is paid? The one who is paid is not in the property, but in the title.

The Han Dynasty has twenty ranks, each of which has corresponding privileges, but looking at the current Han system, if ordinary people want to get a knighthood, there are only two ways, either to kill the enemy on the battlefield, or to become an official. And these two items, for ordinary people, are not a thoroughfare, there are tens of millions of people in the world, and there are only 100,000 soldiers who go out to fight, and there are even fewer people who enter the government as officials in vain. At this time, the role of the title is limited to highlighting the status of the nobility, and cannot be used by the state, and it is not for the benefit of the country, but it is not to make the best use of things, and the people cannot get political satisfaction.

Today, if His Majesty opens the door to the title to the world, and allows the people of the world to exchange property for the title in order to obtain the corresponding privileges, then the cultivators will inevitably work hard to farm in order to obtain the title and avoid forced labor, and the local clans (Haoqiang) will inevitably pay a large tribute to His Majesty in order to gain the title and show their social status, not to mention the merchants

...... If this is the case, then all the property in the world is owned by His Majesty, and everyone is willing to eat it, and will be proud of it, and people see the hope of obtaining a high position, and when they see the way, they will work towards that way, so that it can also reduce the people who are idle and like to cause trouble, and it is beneficial to the stability of the world.

In order to obtain a higher title, the common people must work hard for farming, the manual workers must work hard for production, and the merchants must work hard to transport goods, then the social productive forces will have a great impetus for development, and the development of the productive forces will promote the abundance of goods in the world...... In this way, the wealth of the whole world of the Han Dynasty will be better than the year after year! At that time, not to mention the Huns, even the countries of the Western Regions, Your Majesty will have it at your fingertips! ”

Qin Cheng said impassionedly, and many times he almost blurted out the economic terms of later generations. Although Qin Cheng's last sentence was a bit exaggerated, the meaning was there. After Qin Cheng's words were finished, Liu Che was deep in thought, but the brilliance flashing in his eyes showed that he was also being encouraged.

"General Qin, although this law can make the world rich, the treasury is full, and the military budget is surplus, but in my opinion, the people of the world can get the knight by paying their property, is there a suspicion of selling the official to sell the knight?" Wei Qing said with a frown.

Selling - officials selling lords, for a country, it is definitely a disaster!

"Definitely!" Qin Cheng shook his head decisively, "Winning a knight is different from winning an official, if you donate money to get an official, then the world will inevitably be in chaos." However, the Lord only promotes the social status of the individual and enjoys the corresponding privileges, and its influence is limited to the individual, and cannot harm the interests of others, let alone the society! ”

Qin Cheng knew that in the history of the Western Han Dynasty that he was familiar with, Liu Che had sold officials and lords in his later years in order to fight against the military expenses of the Xiongnu. Although this thing seems so absurd now, for Liu Che, who has devoted his life to destroying the Huns, the repeated failures of the Huns in his later years make him unacceptable. And Liu Che also got a hat of ruthlessness.

"I see, it's Wei Qing who is shallow." Wei Qing realized.

After half a ring, Liu Che suddenly looked at Qin Cheng and said with a smile: "Qin Cheng's method is quite similar to the method that Shang Jun practiced in Qin State back then!" There is no lack of deep meaning in the words.

As soon as Qin Cheng's heart moved, he knew that this matter would definitely not be hidden from Liu Che, but in the face of Liu Che's question, Qin Cheng had already made preparations, and replied at the moment: "Back then, Qin was a remote country, and this method could still grow stronger step by step from a small country, and finally unify the six countries of Shandong. Today, the Han Dynasty has the land of the world and the benefits of the world, so is it possible to practice this law without crisscrossing the world? Of course, the law of Shang Jun has its own inappropriateness, as a descendant, choose the good ones and follow them, choose the bad ones and change them, so that they can really be used by me, that's all. ”

Of course, Qin Cheng would not say that this was just the first step in his attempt to improve the law of governing the country of the Han Dynasty. The starting point is the huge consumption of the army in the Hungarian War is the first step for Qin Cheng to implement some Legalist ideas.

To change this kind of thing, you must take it step by step, if you are anxious and want to eat a fat man in one bite, you can only break yourself to pieces.

Of course, Qin Cheng did not intend to turn the Han into a pure Legalist ruler. The whole country is the only family, and naturally there will be a lot of faults, of course, these are all later words.

"That's a good point!" Liu Che didn't groan at this time, and directly came to a conclusion, "Nowadays, everyone says that Qin is a brutal country, but I don't think so. Of course, the Qin State has its tyranny, otherwise it would not have perished, but as a descendant, if you can only see the death of the Qin State and not see the rise of the Qin State, it will definitely be inappropriate! After that, he looked at Qin Cheng: "What Qin Cheng said today, I am very relieved, this method is something I didn't think of before, and today after you say this, my heart suddenly brightened." The people of the world are all my subjects, and my crusade against the Xiongnu is to regain the dignity of the people of the world that has been lost for 80 years, not to increase the burden on the people of the world. The people are suffering from war, the country will not be a country, and I have become a laughing stock! ”

Qin Cheng was overjoyed when he heard this, "So Your Majesty has agreed?" ”

"Huh?" Liu Che showed a puzzled look, "What did you promise?" ”

Qin Cheng was stunned for a moment, "The financial open source ...... that the minister just said"

Liu Che smiled and said after a while: "Your method is good, and I am optimistic about it, but if it is to be implemented, it is still not considered, and it needs to be considered in the long run." ”

Qin Cheng's eyes darkened, and the fire that ignited in Fang Cai's heart seemed to be extinguished by water in an instant, and his spirit suddenly withered: This has been done for a long time, and the words of the emotional brother have been said in vain?

"Qin Cheng, I heard you mention a person named Dou Fei, he knows these things of the Legalist family very well?" Just when Qin Cheng's heart was cold, Liu Che pulled him up from the bottom with a word. Liu Che said that he was asking Qin Cheng, but it was better to ask himself.

"It's Dou Shilang." Qin Cheng's eyes lit up.

Liu Che nodded, but didn't say anything more. But Qin Cheng knew that there was a drama in this matter. After thinking about it, I figured out that it was normal for Liu Che not to agree, not to mention that such a major event itself needs to be cautious, the so-called changes will touch the interests of the vested interest class, leading to their opposition and attack, wasn't this the case when Shang Jun was legislating in the Qin State? Now that the door to the title is suddenly opened to the people of the world, what will be the reaction of those nobles, Liu Che has to think about it. Although he is not afraid of risks, he cannot but think about how to deal with them.

"Alright, that's all for today, you two go down." After a while, Liu Che got up and said.

"The ministers are leaving." Qin Cheng and Wei Qing retreated.

After Qin Cheng and Wei Qing left, Liu Che pondered for a long time, and finally instructed Chun Tuo: "Go and call Dou Fei." ”

Qin Cheng and Wei Qing went out of the palace all the way in parallel, Wei Qing exclaimed: "I have long known that Brother Qin not only has the ability to lead the army and govern the army, but also has the talent to govern the country. ”

After that, he shook his head a little gloomily, probably because he felt that he was inferior to Qin Cheng, and he had failed Liu Che's cultivation, and he was dissatisfied with himself in his heart?

"Brother Wei looks down on me, where am I as powerful as you say? I can't do this kind of thing to govern the army and the people. Qin Cheng said lightly, "It's just that I've been with Dou Fei for a long time, and I heard him say something about the Fa family, so I'll take it out today." It's not like you didn't see it, Your Majesty has the intention of summoning Dou Fei to discuss? That is to think that I am a half-ass, and I have to find Dou Fei's kind of person for this kind of big thing. ”

"Brother Dou, the gods are also!" Thinking of Dou Fei, Wei Qing nodded in agreement.

Qin Cheng also thought so, to say that Dou Fei, who could govern Panyu City and move Liu Che, was the real model.

Speaking of Dou Fei, Qin Cheng laughed at himself.

If nothing else, just because Liu Che didn't have an in-depth conversation with himself about financial open source, but called Dou Fei after learning that this was a Legalist thing, and the meaning was already obvious: You Qin Cheng is a general, it is your duty to lead the army and govern the army, and you also need to pay attention to military expenses, but when it comes to financial open source and governance of the people, you should stand aside, this is not your responsibility.

Qin Cheng can also understand Liu Che's intentions, now that he is already suspected of being a meritorious master, if he lets himself interfere in civil affairs again, with one hand for the army and the other for the people, it will definitely be unacceptable for Liu Che.

"Liu Che, employing people has always been a radish and a pit, I am not a double-body radish, I can't occupy two pits!" Qin Cheng sighed in his heart.

However, Qin Cheng did not mean to be dissatisfied.

He is already very satisfied with the current situation. Again, the bigger the event, the more you need to take it step by step.