Volume 18 The Rise of the Empire Chapter 8 Comprehensive Layout

In the early morning, in the grand hall of the Salary Palace, hundreds of officials gathered, almost more than half of the previous days, and the spacious court hall was stuffed to the brim, which was somewhat overcrowded!

Countless Lang Zhong and Tiger Ben guards under the stairs are guarding with halberds, and it is a bright armor and energetic, showing the royal majesty!

Suddenly, a sharp paging voice crashed into the main hall: "Your Majesty - to ——!" Suddenly, all the ministers bowed down: "Ministers greet Your Majesty!"

Fusu's face was calm, he walked through the long water imperial road, went straight up the steps of His Majesty, and waved his hand after ascending to the throne: "Zhuqing is exempt!" When all the civil and military officers heard this, they dared to raise their bodies and sit down!

Fusu glanced at the ministers and said, "Today, the United Federation summoned all the officials of the court and the central government to come to discuss the matter, presumably because the ministers have already heard about it!" Lian didn't say anything more, but just wanted to ask Zhu Qing, how should I, Qin State, deal with this?"

At that moment, Fang Qi came out and said: "Your Majesty, the ambition of the Huns and wolves, the previous time repeatedly invaded my frontier, fortunately the emperor retreated, and now re-establish Shan Yu, I am afraid that there is a danger of committing the frontier again, so the minister suggested that it is advisable to prepare for war as soon as possible, so as not to be caught off guard by then!"

Fusu nodded and said: "Exactly, it is advisable to govern the country from danger, and you must not take it lightly, but I don't know what Fang Qing's good strategy is?" Fang Qi said: "Your Majesty, the minister is not familiar with military affairs, so he can only give His Majesty some suggestions on internal affairs." When the two countries go to war, the first thing to fight is money, food, and logistics, so the minister suggested three:

First, after the end of the civil war in our country, all industries have just been established, and there is no surplus grain in both the people and the national treasury, so we should first order all localities to renovate water conservancy, encourage farming, and quickly spread the advanced agricultural management methods of our Great Qin to the whole country, so as to accumulate enough grain and grass as soon as possible;

Second, it costs money to fight a war and reward soldiers, and what our country lacks now is money, but we should not adopt the method of giving more money to the people, but should encourage industry and commerce and nationalize industries such as salt, iron, copper, and Shu brocade, so as to gather enough money and silk for a war as soon as possible without harming the people;

Third, it is not enough to have money and food, and the lack of logistical support will also pull the army back, so the minister thought that it was necessary to immediately requisition some of the people and mobilize the troops from all over the country that had basically completed the suppression of bandits to repair the straight roads, gallop roads, and various roads and waterways that had been damaged in the war. So that the country's money and grain can be delivered to the front line with the least loss and the fastest! The minister mentions these three points, please Your Majesty axe!"

Fu Su nodded and praised: "What Fang Qing said is strange, Xiao Xiang, Fan Xiang, you must be able to understand, Su He's subordinates plan to submit the detailed regulations to the United for review, and then implement the world!" Yes, Your Majesty!" Xiao He and Fan Tianshi received the order.

Fusu asked again: "Which other Qing family has a performance?" Zhang Liang said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although the three things that Lord Fang said are good, I am afraid that it will still be difficult to raise enough money and food to prepare for war in the short term, so although the minister is not a civil minister, there is also a tax reform policy for Your Majesty and your colleagues to consider!"

"Oh. Speaking of the ovary?" Fusu's spirits lifted, his mind is now full of money, and he can't fight without money!

Zhang Liang Zhengse said: "Since ancient times, the officials and gentry should not be poor and do not pay grain, the minister thinks that this is very inappropriate, this land is more official gentry, this money is also more official gentry, why let the people go on a business trip to defend the country, and the officials can sit back and enjoy it!?" Therefore, the minister suggested that all officials in the country must pay errands and pay grain in proportion, so as to calm the grievances of the people and show that His Majesty is the public in the world. Second, you can also raise enough money, food, and errand to prepare for war as soon as possible! Your Majesty, please judge it!"

As soon as these words came out, not only did Fusu take a breath of cold air, but even the civil and military forces in the palace were in an uproar. They all started talking about it.

Since ancient times, this official has been China's privileged class. It is not bad and does not pay food, so even if the people are poor and the country is rematched, the official class still lives a luxurious life of spending all day and drinking, drunk and dreaming of death, so there is 'Zhumen wine and meat smelly. There are frozen bones on the road'! This is also the reason why Zhang Liangyi put forward this suggestion, and there was no uproar in the palace!

Fu Su said: "It stands to reason that Zhang Liang's proposal is really a good way to alleviate the current financial difficulties of the country, but it will inevitably meet with many obstacles from the entire official power class. I'm afraid it's inevitable that it's another sword and sword, verbal and written attack! Historically, after Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty completely overthrew the system of officials not paying food and improperly sending land, he was denounced by Confucian defenders as unbridled tyrants, which can be described as a heavy price! Should I do that?"

Fusu thought about it for a while, and suddenly waved his hand, and the crowd quickly calmed down, watching Fusu answer like this. Fusu looked at Zhang Liang, and Zhang Liang also stared at Fusu and blinked quietly. Fusu immediately understood what Zhang Liang meant: Originally, Zhang Liang had the idea of escaping from the world, and it was Fusu who forced him to stay, so Zhang Liang is now also hob meat, not afraid of anything, as long as he dares to mention things that are beneficial to the people and the country, and he is not afraid of offending people, it is a big deal to pat his ass and return to the mountains and forests, but he will end up with a clear name and quiet!

Fusu smiled and said in his heart: "Zhang Liang, you have a heart for the country and the people, and you do not hesitate to stand up and confront the entire official class, so how can you fall behind you as the king of a country!" So, Fusu Zhengse said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I think what the ovary said is reasonable, and I intend to play it, what do you think?"

All the civil and military were shocked, and said in their hearts: "Your Majesty is such a smart person, don't you know how serious the consequences of doing this are!" Xiao He also had a heavy face, and when he heard this, he got up and said: "Your Majesty, although this proposal is good, but the resistance will be rare in the world, the changes in the past business are extremely severe, but they do not dare to touch the interests of the official and gentry class too much, so please think twice!"

Fusu said with emotion when he heard this: "As the ovary said, the money is more official and the land is also more official, so they should also contribute more to protect the family and defend the country, how can they put this burden on the people!?" The Federation has made up its mind that no matter how great the resistance is, from this day forward, all the officials and gentry must be on errands and must pay for food!"

There was silence in the court, and it seemed that there was no psychological preparation for Fusu to make up his mind so quickly! Xiao He was also a little stunned, he thought that Fusu would seriously consider it, but he didn't expect it to be so resolute, and suddenly had a headache and said: "Your Majesty, this ......"

Fusu waved his hand to stop: "Xiao Qing doesn't need to say anything, the union has made up its mind!" The privileges of the official class have been enjoyed for too long, and it is time for them to step down from the altar! In fact, Lian is the biggest leader of the official class, so the first place to open the knife should be Lian! What is the matter with Lord Bo Zhan?" Minister!" One of them stood up from Fusu's side!

"From today onwards, the Federation also implements the annual salary system, because of the special status of the Federation. Therefore, in addition to the normal public use by the state, the private annual income of the Union is 30,000 stone per year, of which two transactions go to the national treasury as the national tax of the Union! The rest of the concubines, princes, and princesses in the harem have set up corresponding private systems, and they must not overspend without reason! In addition, because of the special status of the royal family, he is exempted from servitude, but he must pay twenty-one of his personal salaries every year as compensation!" Fusu's face calmly said something that shocked the world!

There was silence in the hall, and even Zhang Liang was stunned. All the ministers swallowed in astonishment, and said in their hearts: "Oh my God, the emperor also has to pay taxes." The emperor is also going to set up a year, isn't this a big deal!" However, the civil and military forces also saw the strong determination of Fusu to carry out tax reform!

Some people were unconvinced, and said in their hearts: "You are the emperor, what public and private use, who dares to worry about you, it's not that we want to bleed!" So that someone asked: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the public use of the royal family?" What is private use?"

Fusu Zhengse said: "The public also uses the official state business, such as the cost of worshiping the heavens and ancestors, the repair and maintenance of the palace, the cost of defending and patrolling the land, the daily expenses of the eunuchs and maids in the palace, the cost of welcoming foreign guests and meeting with domestic bureaucrats and people on official business, etc.!" For private use, I also use it for private use. For example, the daily food, clothing, shoes and hats of the United Nations, of course, the dragon robe and the crown are not counted, and there are also the expenses of purchasing items and rewarding non-state rewards. In addition, there is also the use of the birthday of the joint himself, etc., all of which are creampied out by the private couple! The same goes for the rest of the royal family! Of course. If the Secretaries think that the Union or the Imperial Family has mistakenly added some private use to the public use, the Secretaries can mention it in the future, and the Union will definitely correct it!"

The courtiers were dumbfounded, knowing that Fusu was playing for real!

Xiao He and Fan Tianshi looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Fan Tianshi said: "Your Majesty, wouldn't this make Your Majesty very aggrieved, and the etiquette such as birthdays and birthdays is not solemn, won't it damage the prestige of the country?" Fusu Zhengse said: "As long as the country is strong." The joint committee is not aggrieved, it doesn't matter, and as long as I am the best in the world in the martial arts of Daqin, even if the Lian only uses one penny for longevity, who in the world dares to laugh at my Daqin Wuwei!? Ladies and gentlemen, 30,000 stones! It is already thousands of ordinary people's annual income, which is more than enough, and it should not lose the face of the country, so you can rest assured! Now that Lian has set an example and set an example, what about Zhu Qing himself?"

Zhang Liang is now so impressed by Fusu that he bowed to him first: "The ministers also follow Your Majesty, and pay taxes!" Zhang Liang took the lead, and after Zhu Wenwu was silent for a while, soon Xiao He, Fan Tianshi, Fang Qi, Li Shiqi, Kuaitong, Han Xin, Meng Tian, Li Xin and other important ministers all expressed their support, and Zhu Wenwu saw that these bigwigs in the DPRK and China also gave in, so they had to nod in agreement!

Isn't it, the emperor has set an example, if you don't agree, aren't you bigger than the emperor! What's more, now that the country has been decided, most of the civil and military people are enlightened people, so although there is a loss of their own interests, they can still accept it!

Fusu smiled, nodded and said, "Very good, Zhuqing is worthy of being the pillar of the country, and he is quite worried about the people!" In this way, the tax rate of the Union and the Imperial Family is set at 2 taxes of 10, and the tax of the difference is 20 taxes and 1 tax, so as to set an example for the people; The tax rate of Wenchen land is set at 10 taxes, and the tax on the difference is 30 taxes and 1; Because of the national blood war, the generals have to be born and die, so the tax of the difference is exempted, and the national tax is fifteen taxes one! And the tax history of the various places, since they have no official position and can't make much contribution to the country, let them have the same tax rate as the Union, presumably they are inappropriately bent!"

Fusu played a trick here, first of all, it was best to treat the generals, and only charged a small tax rate, so that the military power should be very stable; Again, they are given preferential treatment to the civil servants, who control the state apparatus and propaganda mouthpiece, have a lower tax rate, and can also accept it calmly to maintain as much stability as possible; As for the local tyrants in those places, they have neither soldiers nor power, so they have to let them pay more money, anyway, let them rebel, the people will not agree, and the civil and military courtiers will not turn their faces against the courtiers for this money! This is also the emperor's trick - division!

Sure enough, when the military generals heard that Fusu was on the same page, they set their tax rates very favorably, and after thinking about it in their hearts, they felt that they could barely accept it, so they were also calm, after all, the emperor paid more than them! Especially the military generals, fifteen taxes and one, drizzle, and they don't care with a face!

Fusu was secretly smiling in his heart: "Don't care, you don't care, this money is calculated every year." But it's a scary number! Haha, earned it!"

At this time, Zhang Liang suddenly said: "Your Majesty, although Your Majesty has set an example, but the stability of the local land must not be prevented, so we should immediately send envoys to various places, one is to tell the people that Your Majesty is the righteous act of the world for the public, and the other is to appease the local priests with reason." In addition, 'Qin Feng' should be immediately ordered to strengthen sentinel detection and stifle some signs of uneasiness as soon as possible; At the same time, the garrisons in various places should be on full alert. Always ready to send troops to quell the chaos! The minister wants to take such a multi-pronged approach, no one in the world should dare to make any changes, and when the general trend has been decided, there is no need to worry about it!"

Zhu Wenwu was secretly shocked in his heart: "This Zhang Liang is really black-hearted, it seems that he can't offend him in the future, otherwise the unlucky day is not far away!"

Fu Su nodded and said, "In this case, Fan Qing, Xiao Qing, and Zifang, the three of you will immediately send orders to the local government offices, garrisons, and 'Qin Feng', no matter how difficult this tax reform is, you must also persevere to the end!" Be. Your Majesty!" Everyone's answered!

Fusu thought for a while and said, "Han Xin, you will lead 50,000 forbidden troops to sit in the central beam of the Kanto region on the same day, and you must ensure the stability of the Kanto!" Be. Your Majesty!" Han Xin came out to receive the order!

Fusu estimated in his heart that after these measures, coupled with the rapid recovery of national strength. In three or five years, he should have the financial resources to launch a large-scale war with the Xiongnu, and he couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed, and asked: "What Shicai said is an internal matter, so what good suggestions do the secretaries of military affairs and diplomacy have?"

When Li Xin heard this, he said, "Your Majesty." The minister believed that the key to defeating the Xiongnu was to build a strong cavalry army, so the minister suggested that war horses should be actively raised in recent years. Build a large elite cavalry to spare!" Meng Tian heard the words and said, "No! Your Majesty, now the country's financial resources are not rich, and the cost of raising war horses is extremely huge, which will add a huge burden to the country, so the minister thinks that it is better to develop more infantry, supplemented by appropriate cavalry, to resist the Huns. In the past, the ministers drove the Xiongnu out of Henan, and it was also based on this!"

Li Xin retorted when he heard this: "General Meng, if our army is mainly infantry, it will not be inferior to the Hun soldiers in terms of mobility, and can only adopt a passive defensive counterattack strategy; And they can't go deep into the grassland and chase down the remnants of the enemy, so how can they completely exterminate the Huns!? How can I show the prestige of my Great Qin Immortal Army!?"

Meng Tian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't know the benefits of cavalry, but how can the country have the financial resources to build a cavalry that can compete with the Huns, you must know that the cost of one cavalry is almost equivalent to the cost of three foot soldiers!" Li Xin was also a little embarrassed when he heard this, he was short of money to build cavalry, and it was difficult to win completely without building cavalry, so he couldn't help but look at Fusu and see how Fusu responded!

Fusu thought for a while and said: "In fact, it is not impossible to build a strong cavalry without spending less money, there are three methods in the alliance, and Zhu Qing can consider it."

First, the implementation of horse policy throughout the country, if the people have horse breeders, the state can give a certain degree of preferential land taxes, or reduce or exempt from errand labor; In addition, encourage the establishment of large-scale horse farms in areas suitable for raising war horses across the country, such as Handan, Youbeiping, and Hetao, and the state will support its strong horse breeding industry with strong support.

Second, establish friendly diplomatic relations with Donghu, which is still friendly to China, and establish a trade system between the two countries, and exchange our salt, iron, silk, and other goods for their war horses, so that the two countries can communicate with each other, which is much more economical than buying or smuggling horses with money! And it can also allow our country and the Huns to at least adopt a neutral attitude in case of war!

Third, there is a country in the west of our country that says: Da Yue Clan, this is a nomadic people with a very strong national strength, they have an inextricable feud with the Xiongnu, and they have always committed no crime against my Great Qin Qiu, but unfortunately because of the Hanhai barrier, the two sides basically have no contact, only occasionally some caravans pass between the two countries! Therefore, our country can also send envoys to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Yue Clan, one is to communicate with each other in commerce, and the other is to form strategic allies and jointly attack the Xiongnu!

In this way, our country can not only obtain abundant war horse resources at a small cost to build a strong cavalry, but also improve the surrounding environment of our country and fight a decisive battle with the Xiongnu without worries! I don't know what you think!"

Everyone was overjoyed, and Han Xin also nodded and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, if the Dayue clan and Donghu contain the Xiongnu from the side, and my Daqin has a strong cavalry, then my country is at least invincible!"

Li Shiqi immediately said bravely: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Donghu with an incorruptible tongue to talk about the friendship and trade between the two countries!" Fusu said with a smile: "This burden is not Aiqing, then Aiqing will prepare as soon as possible, and when the time is ripe, he will immediately send Donghu to Donghu!" Be. Your Majesty!"

Fusu said again: "I don't know who dares to send an envoy to the Otsuki clan to open a precedent for diplomatic relations between the two countries?" The civil and military forces looked at each other, but no one answered: everyone was afraid of the hardships of the road, and the other had no understanding of the Da Yue clan, so they didn't dare to agree, for fear that if they couldn't complete the mission, wouldn't they be ugly and obedient, thankless!

Fusu's face was a little unhappy, and he said in his heart: "Why don't I have a Zhang Qian, if I have him, Hugh will say a big moon clan." Even the farther Western Regions can go!"

Suddenly, Fan Tianshi said: "Your Majesty, yesterday you asked the minister to look for merchants who traveled to and from the Western Regions, and after the minister asked the 'Qin Feng' officials and consulted some secret files, he decided to recommend one to His Majesty!" This person is from Xianyang, and since his grandfather, his family has traveled back and forth between the Xiongnu and the Western Regions, exchanging our country's salt, iron, silk and other goods for his country's horses, and then selling them to our army. It can be said that this person is well versed in the situation of the Otsuki clan, and has some contacts with some nobles in his country. Moreover, this man is young and courageous, not only resourceful, but also patriotic, and should be able to take on this important task!"

Fusu was overjoyed: "My Zhang Qian turned out to be here!" Busy said: "Who is this?" Quickly summon him to see the couplet!"

Fan Tianshi said: "This person's surname is Zhang Mingji, if Your Majesty wants to see him." The minister can quickly order him to come to the palace to meet him!"

Fu Su thought for a while and said: "In this way, you and the others will go back separately first, and draw up a detailed formation of the three good internal policies and tax reform and the implementation of Ma Zheng mentioned by Fang Qing, and implement it throughout the country immediately after the approval of the Federation!" Li Qing had to make serious preparations for the envoy to Donghu. Be sure! Also, General Meng Tian quickly left the capital and went to Jiuyuan to sit in the northern Xinjiang! As for Zhang Ji. Fan Qing can take Wuxin to pass him to the south study to Hou Jia!" Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhu Wenwu received the order, retreated in turn, and went to their own places!

Fusu hurriedly returned to the south study, and obediently Lu Pheasant was already ready to wait early. It turned out that this work had always been done by the queen, but I didn't know what Lu Pheasant and the queen Wang Fang said, so Wang Fang was asked to take care of the prince wholeheartedly, so he handed over the task of serving Fusu in the south study every day to Lu Pheasant. In this regard, Fusu did not say anything, after all, Lu Pheasant is far more well-behaved than Wang Fang, and it is more comfortable to have her by her side, of course, it is impossible to interfere in politics!

Fu Su hurriedly finished breakfast under Lu Pheasant's service, then wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "Pheasant, there will be an interesting person to come and talk about some Western Regions customs that you have never heard of, are you interested?" Lu Pheasant opened her beautiful big eyes and said happily: "The concubine is staying in the palace boringly, if Your Majesty is willing to let the concubine listen, the concubine can't ask for it!"

Fusu said with a smile: "That's good, the person who comes is a guest, don't serve any shelves later, you have to do your part as a host, you can't be lazy when you add tea and water!" Lu Pheasant knew that Fusu's temper was very gentle on weekdays, so he grimaced, smiled and nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty!" The concubine will definitely do better than ordinary women!"

As he was talking, Fu Mai stepped inside and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Zhang Ji brings!" Oh, please come in!" Yes, Your Majesty!"

After a while, a young man in his twenties was blessed into the south study, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "The grass people Zhang Ji greets Your Majesty!"

Fu Su smiled: "Zhang Qing, please get up, give me a seat!" Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Ji thanked him, got up and sat down on the side.

Fusu looked at Zhang Ji: in his twenties, slender, sturdy, with a long face and thick eyebrows, a pair of eyes that were bright, and he looked heroic and full of vitality! Fusu smiled and said, "Listening to what Fan Xiang said, Zhang Qing is quite familiar with the Dayue Clan, right?"

Zhang Ji said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty! Since he was a child, he has traveled back and forth between Mobei and the Dayue clan with his ancestors, and he is very familiar with the customs there!" Very good, then I would like you to tell me about the specific situation of the Otsuki Clan?" Fusu said with a smile.

Zhang Ji nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!" This Dayue Clan is not too far from my Great Qin, but because it is separated by thousands of miles of quicksand and heavy mountains, the two sides have no contact! This Dayue clan is a nomadic people, and now the country is strong, with a population of more than one million and more than 200,000 horsemen with armor, which can be described as the first power in the Western Regions! However, the people of the Otsuki clan are generally hospitable and do not like expansion, so although they have been with our country for many years, they have not sent a single soldier to cross the desert and attack our country, which can be described as a friendly country! However, the Da Yue clan and the Xiongnu had a long-standing relationship with the Xiongnu because of issues such as species and grassland pastures, and the two sides have fought many wars in the past hundred years. In general, the Xiongnu had a slight upper hand, so the Yueshi people hated the Xiongnu very much. The current Yue King Mo Ruo is also very hostile to the Huns, and often has the intention of attacking each other, but in the end, because his strength is not as good as the Huns, he is also quite scrupulous! This is the most basic situation of the Yue Clan!"

Fusu nodded and said, "Very good, what is the impression of Mo Ruo, the king of the Yue Clan, of my Great Qin?" And is there anything special in the Yue's country?" Zhang Ji said: "Mo Ruo's impression of my Daqin should be good, because in the past hundred years, although my country has no interaction with the Yue Clan, there is no friction, and my country's silk, salt, iron and other things are also deeply loved by the Yue people, especially silk is deeply loved by the upper nobles of the Yue Clan. I heard that Mo Ruo himself has at least dozens of sets of silk clothes! If there is anything special in the Yueshi country, it is that the Yueshi people produce many specialties that are not available in the Central Plains, such as fruits such as grapes and cantaloupe, as well as precious medicinal materials such as Pi Rong, as well as many precious beast skins, but what impressed the minister the most is the large-scale horse herd and advanced steelmaking technology of the Yueshi people!"

"Oh, you can talk about the horses and steelmaking in detail with Lian!" Fusu suddenly came to the spirit!

Zhang Ji was very well-behaved and said busily: "There are many vast grasslands in the land west of the flowing sand, so they are rich in horses, and they are different from Hun horses. Xiongnu horses are short but long in endurance, while Yueshi horses are tall and strong in sprinting. Therefore, the characteristics of the cavalry of the Yueshi and the cavalry of the Huns are not the same: the Huns are good at shooting, and the Yueshi are good at attacking, each with its own strengths! According to Chen's estimates, the Yue's population of one million people owned at least two million horses. It can be described as a country on horseback!

When it comes to steelmaking, the Yueshi country rarely produces iron ore. But their steelmaking technology was the most advanced he had ever seen. The steel scimitars they produce are unusually sharp, and the best of them can cut gold and jade, and sharpen iron like clay. The grass people once used to use my Great Qin's finest bronze sword and the steel scimitar of the Yuezhi Kingdom. The consequence was that my bronze sword was broken in two, and the Yuezhi scimitar was not damaged at all, which shows the advanced steelmaking technology of the Yueshi people. In fact, the scimitars used by the Huns are also skills learned from the Yueshi people, but the Huns' skills are not at home. can't refine the fine steel like the Yueshi people, otherwise General Meng Tian and the Huns fought in Henan in the past, but they would have to suffer a lot!"

Hearing this, Fusu smiled and said, "Although the steelmaking technology of the Yue clan is advanced, now I, Daqin, am not afraid of him!" Do you know Momen, in fact, Momen has quietly introduced steel technology from the Yueshi country more than ten years ago. After more than ten years of improvement, it can completely cast the sophisticated weapons of the Yue people! Now my Great Qin's major military manufacturers are making every effort to produce stainless steel weapons, and soon my Great Qin's army will begin to change its outfit!"

Zhang Ji was overjoyed when he heard this: "That's great, the minister has always had a willingness in his heart, that is, he wants to introduce their steelmaking technology from the Yue Clan to Middle-earth, but the Yue Clan people are very strict with his secret skills, and the minister has no choice, but he didn't expect that Momen has already succeeded!"

Fusu laughed and said a little ridiculously: "Of course, you are a businessman, how many good ways are there!" But Momen is a strange door, they can't get it openly, but secretly they have a way! What do you say?" Zhang Ji suddenly realized when he heard this, and said with a secret smile in his heart: "Yes, Momen is proficient in mechanisms and all kinds of strange skills, and there is a powerful force, you can't buy it in the open, and you can't steal it in the secret, what treasure in this world can be difficult to defeat them!"

Seeing that Zhang Qixin looked like a relative, Fu Su smiled and said: "Actually, Lian is not very interested in other things of the Yue people, and what interests him the most is their war horses!" My Qin State will soon have a war with the Huns, but this war horse is really scarce, the horse farm prepared by the Union in the country will not be able to catch up in the short term, and the second is that there is no good horse breed, and the horses produced are difficult to apply to the battlefield, so the Union and Daqin need excellent war horses of the Yuezhi people! I came to you this time, hoping to use you as an envoy to the Yueshi, establish formal diplomatic relations and trade channels with the Yuezhi, and exchange our country's salt, iron, silk and other things for the war horses of the Yueshi people.

Zhang Ji was overjoyed when he heard this: "The grass people have this idea for a long time, if Your Majesty believes in the grass people, the grass people are willing to go to the soup for the country, and they will not give up!" Fusu smiled: "If I don't believe you, Lian won't send you to see Lian!" Youdao is the enemy of our enemies, that is, our friends, and I believe that with your talents and the friendship between our country and the Yueshi people in the past, this trip should be successful. However, your trip here is not only as simple as establishing diplomatic relations and trade channels, but also you have to do everything you can to let the Yue clan and my Great Qin establish a military alliance and fight against the Xiongnu together. In this way, my Great Qin will not have to fight against the Huns alone, and this pressure will be much easier! Zhang Ji, from the words of the couplet, you must be able to understand. How important your mission is to my Great Qin! Do you have faith?"

Zhang Jizheng said: "As long as it is beneficial to the country, the grass people will be broken bones, and they must also achieve their mission!" Good, great!" Fusu got up and said loudly: "Zhang Ji listened to the seal: Lian appointed you as a pawn Zuo Cheng, with a rank ratio of 1,500 stones, and he will take office on the same day." Within a month, prepare a mission to the Da Yue Clan, bring the best silk and other things from my Qin country, as well as the letters and blessings of the United Nations, and start a journey of peace, friendship, trade, and mutual assistance!"

Zhang Ji heard his blood boiling, and said loudly: "The minister must be loyal to the country." Achieve the mission, swear to die without regret!"

Fusu smiled: "Go ahead, do a good job!" When you go out of the west in a month, Lian Himself will make a strong trip for you!" Zhang Ji nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the minister will leave!" Go for it!" Fusu waved his hand.

Looking at the back of Zhang Jixing rushing away, Fusu said angrily: "He will definitely open up a vast world for my Great Qin!" Lu Diao had been listening silently and said with a smile: "It seems that Your Majesty has a lot of confidence in this person?"

Fusu said with a smile: "Zhang Ji is young, daring, energetic, patriotic, and familiar with the situation of the Dayue clan, he is really the best candidate!" Lian believes that he will succeed, and he also believes that he will open the window to the Western Regions for my Great Qin...... After solving the Xiongnu, the alliance will push me Haohan Qin Feng and take the entire Western Regions into my pocket!"

Lu Pheasant smiled when he heard this: "It seems that what His Majesty said is really right?"

"Which word?"

"There are only eternal interests between nations. There are no eternal friends! Your Majesty still wants to take advantage of others, and he is secretly planning to do so!"

Fusu laughed. But he was secretly vigilant in his heart: "This Lu Pheasant learns very quickly, she will pay attention in the future, if she can devote herself to the country, she might as well keep her." Otherwise, it's better to get rid of her sooner!"

A month later, after sending Li Shi away, Fusu led the country's civil and military ministers to see off Zhang Ji outside the west gate of Xianyang, so that this huge delegation carried the good wishes of Qin's strength and rejuvenation. Set foot in the distant and strange Western Regions!

At the same time, a new round of the country's internal affairs and tax reform began to be held vigorously across the country, and the vast Qin began a comprehensive preparation process!

Soon, a few months after the 'Midsummer' rebellion subsided, at the time of the autumn and winter exchanges, the tax reform vigorously implemented by Fusu met with considerable resistance in the Kanto region: many local shishen united to oppose the change of the ancient practice of officials and officials not paying food and not paying for it, and there were many violent resistance to the current law!

Efficiently, 'Qin Feng' quickly reflected the situation in Xianyang through the powerful carrier pigeon contact system formed after the merger of 'Mozu'. Fusu frowned after seeing it: "In Guanzhong, because the people, Shishen, and officials of the Qin State have long been accustomed to harsh punishments, after the implementation of the tax reform, the people are fully supportive, the Shishen are helpless to accept, and the officials are also subservient to the general trend, and there are basically no violent confrontations; However, as soon as this tax reform arrived in Kanto, troubles followed, and there were even many local officials who colluded with Shishen Yang and Yin violators, and it seems that the current power of the Kanto Shishen class is still very strong, and it is really necessary to purge it with an iron fist! If the court succumbs, how will the new policy be implemented in the future!" Thinking of this, Fusu immediately ordered the 'Qin Feng' and garrisons in various places to cooperate with each other to ensure the smooth implementation of the tax reform with an iron fist.

The powerful Qin army was dispatched, and the gentry class, which had been repeatedly battered in the Kwantung Rebellion over the years, was suddenly defeated because of the lack of support from the people and the army: after severely suppressing a number of hardcore elements and some of the court officials who were in the same league with them, most of them were frightened and obediently paid the local taxes and taxes for the difference.

However, there are also tricks: in the winter of the end of 209 BC, there were many joint gentry riots in Yingchuan, Julu, Jiujiang, Xinying and other places in Kanto, capturing the city and killing the court officials.

Han Xin received the report of chaos and immediately ordered his subordinates Cao Shen, Wu Rui, Wei Yuan and others to divide their troops to quell the rebellion. Pity how those local tyrants and bullies were the opponents of Han Xin and others, and before they came to their senses, they were calmed down by Han Xin one by one with the momentum of thunder. As a result, the gentry everywhere were terrified, and when they saw that their arms couldn't twist their thighs, they had to acquiesce in this groundbreaking tax innovation!

In the following year, the Qin State was ripe in various places, coupled with the revival of all industries, the official extension of taxes, the treasury income more than doubled, and for a time the Qin State had a great financial reform, with the support of strong economic forces, a large number of new stainless steel weapons first began to equip the forbidden army and the northern frontier army, and gradually began to prepare for a decisive battle with the Xiongnu!