1005 Reduction of military spending
"The other explanation that we don't care too much about is that liberalism, we shouldn't have too much control over the market. We should not intervene in the market and let the market develop freely, which at the moment has helped us a lot. Shang Wen said.
"Liberalism. Won't the laws of the Qin State interfere with us? The audience began to talk.
"If the government has too much jurisdiction, it will be very disadvantageous to us." Shang Wen said.
"So, Prime Minister, what is the role of the government? Is it just a matter of letting it go? One scholar asked.
"It's not about letting it go, it's about giving the market the lead, letting the market do what they have to do, and the government just needs to do its job well. The rest, those who interfere excessively in the market, will seriously interfere with the implementation of liberalism, which is an important reason for the current strength of the Qin state. Shang Wen waved his arm and made a strong gesture and said.
"Whoa." The people in the audience kept talking.
"This is an important reason why the Qin State is strong." Some asked rhetorically.
"I'm afraid it's right, the current situation of the Qin State is not what the prime minister did, and what the prime minister said is probably according to his own will. I think so. One scholar agreed.
But would the king agree with this? You know, since Shang Jun, we have been inseparable from the law. Now, this liberalism, I am afraid that we will still be in turmoil. At this time, an old man put forward his opinion.
"Well, there's some truth to that." Others nodded.
"Quietly. Everyone is quiet. Shang Wen waved his hand and continued his conversation.
"Qin's laws are still needed, and it is precisely because of liberalism that a more stable legal environment is needed. The legal system of the Qin State will not be relaxed, it will be relaxed, but the management of people, the redefinition of economic activities, the government will no longer dominate the entire market, and the market will dominate itself. Freedom is in the hands of the market. Shang Wen said.
"The legal environment will not change." Shangwen made a promise. The freer the market environment, the more developed the sound of the law. At the same time, the more credible the society will be. Shangwen is improving such a social system. Then give the market environment and provide an excellent environment.
"What Qin has to do next is to further improve the system in terms of legal provisions and bring better opportunities for free competition in the market." Shang Wen said.
"In addition to these, Qin's financial funds, the next focus is on Qin's infrastructure construction, as well as education. Military spending needs to be further reduced. Enterprises should be oriented to more civilian goods and less dependent on state finances. They need to feed themselves. Shang Wen further pointed out here that Qin's military enterprises should turn too much to civilian goods, at least should be out of the scope of the government's budget, only in this way, Qin's enterprises can really play a major role in the market, then the only way for Qin's enterprises to achieve transformation is to reduce military spending on a large scale, and at the same time, let military enterprises find a market to achieve detachment from the state finance.
In this way, the financial situation of the Qin State could be further improved. Only then can the government be able to transfer its limited funds to more infrastructure. The current development of the Qin State is still unbalanced, which is the most important problem that Shang Wen needs to solve. But these problems need to be done by the government with financial strength.
Shang Wen's purpose is very simple. It is to let the Qin State eliminate all the hidden dangers brought about by its own development. In Shang Wen's opinion. Shang Wen believes that only by solving these problems can unification be carried out, and unification is not the use of war, but the use of a peaceful method to unify, and this peaceful method is to increase the influence of Qin. To increase the influence of the Qin State, it is necessary to develop the Qin State itself.
Qin's current financial situation still plays a very important role in this, and this role is that Qin relies on the power of war to promote its own economic development. In this way, the financial situation of the Qin state only deteriorated. The influence of the Qin state would decline. The question of war is a very contradictory one, and no one can guarantee that every war will be profitable, and war is a serious contradiction. He needs money and can generate money at the same time. Like the British Empire, not every war was profitable, and in the end it was the deterioration of its financial situation that led to the decline of the empire. Shangwen didn't want to do that. Therefore, he hopes that the market will be able to complete its own operation at the same time, so that the government can detach the main funds from the treasury. War has become purely a commercial model of profit. This is a strategic model for sustainable development.
But Shang Wen is thinking too long-term. A lot of people still can't understand this surreal idea.
But Shangwen is doing just that. He needs to turn this idea into reality. So, he needs someone to support him, and he needs to express his ideas. Let more people understand and understand. Know what you want.
"The future of the Qin State needs education, and now, the Qin State needs to put the money for weapons on education, and that is the future of the Qin State. The future is important, and today's decisions will be reflected in the future, so we need to think long-term. Shang Wen finally said.
And in the end, people seem to understand. But he didn't seem to understand what Shang Wen was talking about. What he was referring to. None of this is known.
The Qin state was undergoing a change in the country, which began with Shang Wen's speech, and the Qin state wanted to get rid of this method of relying on war as a stimulus. Instead, they are looking for a way to stimulate themselves and stimulate domestic demand. Qin's development model needs to be readjusted. Shang Wen had such thoughts. The Qin State must also come to such a time.
However, for the reform of the Qin state, the military is obviously making other plans.
"Everybody has heard about it lately. Qin wants another round of military spending cuts. Wang Jian said at the military meeting.
"This is a proposal from the prime minister. Although it is a proposal, the meaning is already very obvious. This time, the Qin State had to cut its huge military spending. Wang Jian said.
"This year, there will be no more large-scale military operations in the Qin state. Military equipment was only updated in small quantities, and the military industrial enterprises of the Qin State were also forced to turn to some civilian enterprises. this year. Life in the army will not be easy. "As the chief of the general staff of the Qin State, Wang Jian will have important responsibilities in planning.
"Didn't the prime minister's economic policy be driven by war? Why, we can't fight another big war. to wage war. In this way, the prime minister just doesn't want to do it, and he has to do it. At this time, the chief of the First Staff of the Army stood up and said loudly. The chief of the First Staff of the Army is mainly responsible for the planning of the Army, that is to say, their important responsibility is to analyze, interpret, and formulate plans, which is a part that requires excellent overall quality, and to be able to serve in such a part, the qualifications required are very high.
"You can take a look. In this proposal, the Prime Minister has made it clear to us that he will not pay high war costs for any future war. The Qin State needed to rectify the financial system, and in many marginal areas, the bonds of the Qin State were circulated as paper money, and not only that, but the issuance of bonds by the Qin State was already very large. The state of Qin needed to recover a portion of the bonds. to maintain their credit. Only in this way can the Qin state maintain its current prestige status, and the Qin state can continue to issue bonds. If this is not done, then the Qin State will face important crises again and again in the future. Wang Jian took the suggestion and said.
"The economic problem, what does it matter to us. Why do we need to cut military spending, these are two different things at all. "The Chief of Staff of the Army objected first. He was dissatisfied with the expression of his opinion. The size of the army is huge. The amount of military spending needed is significant. Moreover, there is currently a foreign war, especially the slave revolt in the north, which has just been quelled. The Army's troop mobilization is the most important thing. Because most of the war is still on the ground.
"Our Celestial Forces are also unable to cut military spending, and our weapons and equipment, as well as personnel maintenance, especially pilots, require a lot of our military expenses to maintain, without which, our Celestial Forces simply cannot function." The Heavenly Army also took the initiative to complain at this time. Everyone knows the situation of the Celestial Army, although their number is small, but they are relatively technical. Plus it's a new branch of the military, so they deserve some attention the most. Although they participated in a relatively small number of wars. Due to the limitations of meteorological conditions, the space army rarely takes the initiative to participate in foreign operations, and most of them are fought by the army.
"Then we have nothing more to say." The Chief of Staff of the Navy did not say anything at this time, and it was not good for him to say anything. Because, the cost of the Navy is even more staggering. Moreover, the matter of the armed merchants of the Qin State being attacked by the naval army of the Chu State has not yet been raised, although the armed merchant ships belong to the reserve forces of the Qin State and are not regular troops, but after all, this is the reserve force of the Qin State, and the armed merchant ships, in wartime, the armed merchant ships are under the jurisdiction of the navy. So. The Navy will not be able to explain the importance of not being able to cut military spending on the continuation of this issue. Because the navy of the state of Chu launched an even more powerful attack on itself. The Qin navy needed to build a more stable navy to deal with the Chu navy. If the above knew, then the Qin State would not have taken the initiative to reduce the military spending of the navy in terms of reducing military spending.