Although Shang Wen tried his best to explain his point of view. But the meeting between the government and the military still did not reach a unified opinion.

"In this meeting between the government and the military. The differences between the two sides remain wide. Although the military did not explicitly state that it would cut military spending, it did not show its performance at the meeting and demanded that it be met. The military has made a preliminary compromise, and the military will cut military spending. "Xianyang Times" reported.

"This meeting, although there was no major agreement requested. According to the requirements of the King of Qin. The government and the military had preliminary discussions on the issue of military spending, and then the minister submitted a report to the king of Qin for signature, but judging by the results of the current meeting. Serious differences between the two sides remain. But judging by the content of the meeting. The military put pressure on the government. And the prime minister needs to make some reforms in response to the requirements given by the military. The economic column of the Express gives a simple forecast.

"According to the description given to us by one of the experts who participated in the meeting. We can draw such a conclusion. The military took a countermeasure. The government is required to take their measures before some military spending adjustments can be made to them. Clearly, the military has grown averse to the government's previous plans to cut military spending of different scales. "Economic Analysis Daily" reported.

The people of Xianyang have already learned a little about the contradictions between the military and the government from the newspaper reports. However, judging from the attitude of the people in Xianyang, the people of Xianyang are more supportive of the military's opinion. They believe that the current national defense awareness of the Qin State is not too strong. And defense spending needs to be further increased.

"Our Qin State is now vast, and we have added a lot of places. Many of the newly conquered places are still home to a number of barbarian tribes, and they pose a serious threat to our new occupation and control. For example, this riot in the north. An article in the Army newspaper reads.

"Our national territory has expanded a lot, and moreover, we have more and more enemies. Our new neighbors were very unkind to us. "In fact, it is the Qin State itself that is not friendly enough to its neighbors, and the Qin State will often take the initiative to attack the other party. Moreover, the understanding of the other party only stops at the understanding of the loot. They have never taken the initiative to engage with their new neighbors in a peaceful diplomacy strategy. Although Shang Wen has such thoughts. However, the servicemen always rushed to the front of the diplomats. They always take the initiative to attack. The envoys sent by the other side were not accepted at all.

There are such stories that can be reflected. Legend. The soldiers of the Qin State took the initiative to ambush a team of men and horses. And the peace envoy officially sent by that team. They were peace envoys of a certain country in the Western Regions, and they didn't have any thoughts about the Qin State. They did not take the initiative to participate in the Western Regions Alliance, they wanted to use this to make friends with Qin. However, the Qin soldiers gave full play to their imagination, and they organized a company and took the initiative to attack it. They captured a lot of prisoners of war and treasure. The centaurs voluntarily laid down their arms. They hoped to be able to exchange this friendly way for the favor of the Qin soldiers. However, they obviously did not understand what the Qin people thought, and the Qin people captured a lot of prisoners of war and obtained a lot of treasures. These treasures were gifts to the pro-country, however, the soldiers of the Qin State divided the treasures. And put these diplomats in slave camps, and the final result is not known. Who knows what kind of measures those slave traders will take. Such legends show that Qin's diplomacy was developing very badly. In particular, Qin's diplomacy towards the North and the Western Regions. There are no diplomats to do diplomacy here. This also made it impossible for Qin to use cheap diplomacy to offset the high cost of military spending. The Qin state needs to mobilize a considerable amount of forces to maintain the current security posture. Shang Wen didn't know anything about the diplomacy here. And didn't have the heart to get here. Because the country is full of dreams of continued expansion.

Cheap peace diplomacy could not be carried out, which directly led to the Qin State opting for high military expenses. And the Qin state will now have to face the problems of military spending and development.

"We need more troops to keep our homes safe, our cattle and sheep need to be protected, and we need a certain number of armed men to guard the slaves who are disloyal to us. Also, we need to send a considerable number of personnel to defend our border lines. Those Huns, Hu people, and elusive mountain people. It could be with us at any time. We need to be wary of them. The Army newspaper writes. They exaggerate to make these statements, and they want people to understand that their current situation is not safe. They need to be complete, and the price of their need for security is not to cut military spending.

"Protest, government cuts military spending." Outside the Mansion of Prime Minister Shangwen. Some people spontaneously organized themselves to protest the government's excessive cuts in military spending.

"We want to be safe." On a huge banner reads such a slogan. There weren't many people protesting though. Still, the Marines sent a battalion of troops to strengthen the defenses. The crowd of protesters was quite far away, about 500 paces away, but the voices of the protests could still be heard. Shang Wen held the binoculars and looked at the slogan above. He was helpless about this.

"Safe. The state of Qin needed a safer place. The safest place in the Qin State is at the border. And the most dangerous place, here. Shang Wen said.

"Without the financial support of the government, no matter how strong the army is, it will collapse one day. We have to make a lot of sacrifices to maintain an army, and these sacrifices are that we have to make some reforms that are difficult to make up your mind about. Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"The problem at the moment, though, is that it's unlikely that military spending will be cut much. Moreover, the meaning of the king seems to be the same thing, and the Qin State is currently expanding in many places. These places require troops to defend. In some places, the defense is completely handled by the local militia, and the regular army is very weak. Weak enough that we could not exclude the reserves. This situation is very bad for us. Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

That is to say. It is impossible for us to cut military spending further. Shang Wen said.

"Yes." Meng Yi replied.

"If we can't cut military spending further, then our fiscal situation is still not optimistic." Shang Wen said.

"So, we need to figure it out. My opinion is. At this time, Meng Yi said.

"We might as well think of a way to raise taxes, we can't just cut spending, we need to increase spending and increase some revenue." At this time, Meng Yi said.

"This." Shang Wen was obviously hesitant, he opposed the increase in taxes, he always believed that only by reducing the tax rate could the economic strength of the Qin State be enhanced, and the rapid development of the Qin State could be further stimulated.

"Sooner or later, we're going to have to do it. And we're just going to adjust the tax rate so that some industries are taxed more heavily and some industries are taxed less, so that we can optimize the profit ratio between those industries. You know, the overall market is very chaotic right now." Meng Yi said at this time.

"Construction costs such as steel and light industrial textiles are the same as operating costs in terms of taxation. In this way, the threshold for the industry will be lowered. In terms of profitability, many people will choose to invest in the textile industry rather than the steel industry, because the steel industry will have high input costs. And the textile industry will be low. As a result, the competition in the textile industry is quite fierce. The steel industry is developing quite steadily, but slowly. In terms of stocks and financial markets, although they are optimistic, the growth rate is not very fast. Meng Yi said.

"So." Shang Wen said.

"Therefore, we need to adjust and impose high taxes on the textile industry, and we need to transfer this kind of low-cost enterprises out. Or move to the edge. And not here. Meng Yi said.

"So, we have to levy high taxes on the textile industry, and we have too much tilt on steel, and we have to reduce taxes on them, is that what we mean?" Shangwen asked.

"Yes. That's what we need, and that's what we need. Meng Yi said.

"Yes. Your idea is good. I think it can be implemented. Shang Wen said.

"Thank you." Meng Yi said embarrassedly.

Immediately, Shang Wen ordered the spokesman to release such a message.

"We need to convene a new tax collection meeting, and we need to solicit opinions from all parties to negotiate and redefine the tax rates between the various industries. For a long time, the Qin state has been practicing equal tax rates, however, the market tells us. Equality may not be respected by the market, because competition still exists, although we are equal. But the market is not yet equal. We need equality on the other hand. This is the tax. The spokesman said the tongue-twisted words. Because he himself does not understand this. This profound sentence was written by Shang Wen himself for the press spokesman.

"The prime minister recently announced the latest news. The prime minister intends to convene a new tax conference, the highlight of which is that the meeting will discuss the issue of unequal tax rates, which is the latest tax rate issue in the Qin state. Everybody knows that. The adjustment of the tax rate will be a matter of life and death for an industry. For related reports. We will keep an eye on it. The Express reporter reported.

"Obviously, the prime minister has realized that the Qin state must reform the tax rate. There are no obvious characteristics of our tax rates, and everyone's tax thresholds are very even. It's also fair. But that's too fair. The Observer reported.