"For the king, you must not only lower the people's feelings, but also the people's feelings, do you understand?" Ying Zheng looked at Fusu with a very quiet look in his eyes, and said word by word.

Fu Su Muran looked at Ying Zheng, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.

And Ying Zheng said as if talking to himself, "No king wants to be a butcher, although the harsh punishment is not humane, but it is in line with the natural laws of heaven, and it is the only means to deter people's hearts." ”

"For those wicked people who do evil and are ruthless, is it useful for you to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality?"

"For those cool officials who are greedy and cruel to the people, can you talk about conduct and ethics so that those cool officials can no longer exploit the people?"

"Infringing on the enemy, wielding a butcher's knife and wantonly killing his own people, do you teach etiquette to make the enemy retreat?"

Ying Zheng's brows furrowed into a Sichuan shape, and he asked a few rhetorical questions in a row, and finally cut the railroad to the end: "No, you can only kill in the face of villains, you can only kill in the face of cool officials, and in the face of the enemy's aggression, you must kill to stop killing, kill those people until their hearts and galls are broken, and kill until they dare not act recklessly, they can only kill, kill, kill, kill ......"

Fusu's pupils widened more and more, until he heard Yingzheng's last words, and the ideals and ambitions in his heart seemed to be shattered, and the grand blueprint for the future seemed to be shattered. He was a little confused, could it be that he had been wrong all along? He really didn't know, there was only endless confusion in his heart at this time.

"You have been in charge of the country for more than a month, do you know how much tax revenue you have this year?" Ying Zheng suddenly asked, looking at Fusu and saying meaningfully.

Fu Su was slightly stunned, a little unclear, but he hesitated, and still replied honestly, "Back to my father, if my son remembers correctly, this year's national grain tax is 5.47 million deniers, the commercial tax is about 470,000 taels of gold, and other miscellaneous taxes have been abolished by my father ten years ago to cultivate people's livelihood, and these two are the main sources of the Great Qin treasury. ”

"Well, count you have a heart. Ying Zheng nodded, and then said, "Then do you know how much the grain tax and commercial tax of Emperor Qin were for seven years?"

"Seven years of Emperor Qin?" Fu Su was stunned, although he was only a few years old in the seventh year of Emperor Qin, but there were documents in the palace, he naturally read it, he faintly had a hint of understanding in his heart, and immediately replied honestly, "In the seventh year of Emperor Qin, the grain tax was 3.69 million deniers, and the commercial tax was 340,000 taels of gold. ”

Ying Zheng stood with his hands in his hands, and said with a strange expression, "Great Qin is now rich and strong, and the four seas are one, but the tax revenue is almost negligible compared to when the world was not unified. ”

Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he looked directly at Fusu and asked, "Where did all these taxes go?"

"Father, if the emperor is unified today, the expenses of the imperial court are much larger than in previous years, and the officials and soldiers are more than in the past, so most of the taxes are used to pay for the officials' services, the soldiers' labor, and the expenses in the palace, as well as last year's military disaster, and the expenses of the Great Qin to conquer the four seas. Fusu was startled at first, but then immediately said.

"Pedantic. Ying Zheng looked at Fusu, shook his head, reprimanded, and continued, "These are the written statements of those officials who are relied on by the imperial court, right?"

"Father Emperor Shengming. Fusu was a little dazed in his heart, but he did follow the back and forth on the recital.

"Great Qin is rich all over the world, and the annual income of the imperial court is enough to meet the expenses of these officials and servants and the palace, and there is even a surplus. But what about the reality? Every year, the imperial court has to subsidize these copper, iron, silver, and salt production workshops, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain their operations. ”

"Don't you know how much food and salary the four major legions requisitioned last year? I don't know how abundant and rich the treasury that plundered the wealth of the six countries was after I unified the world ten years ago? Or do you not know that all this silver has been filled by those corrupt officials? Or do you also not know that if this continues, Daqin will not be able to make ends meet, and within three years, the treasury will be completely impoverished, and the operation of the imperial court will be difficult to maintain, and it will collapse soon?" Ying Zheng shouted loudly, every word was like a sharp blade, inserted into Fusu's heart, making Fusu's forehead break out in a cold sweat.

"You're not doing well as a prisoner, you're still too young, and I'm really disappointed. Ying Zheng looked at Fusu with some disappointment, shook his head and sighed.

"Father, the son is wrong. Fusu cried bitterly, with a look of remorse.

"I can tolerate these moths sucking Daqin's blood, and I can tolerate these moths eating Daqin's flesh, after all, human nature is despicable, no official is not greedy, ancient and modern. Ying Zheng smiled slightly, as if he was a little self-deprecating.

Fu Su was stunned for a moment, today's father made him very incomprehensible, and there was an indescribable feeling blocking his chest, which made him panic.

"However, I will never tolerate these moths gnawing on the bones of Great Qin, this is my bottom line, and it is also the scale of Great Qin's rebellion, those who dare to trespass, want to make the land of Great Qin collapse, then I will not only take back the original with interest, but also take their lives. Ying Zheng sneered, he knows human nature very well, although he has been in retreat all these years, but he has always paid attention to the lifeblood of the Great Qin Empire. Fusu may have been a benevolent monarch, but he was not a perfect monarch, and he finally realized why the first emperor had always hesitated and made a decision. One word is difficult, two words are difficult, three words are very difficult, Ying Zheng sincerely feels the pain of being a king.

Fusu knelt at Yingzheng's feet, he didn't dare to come out, he clearly felt the murderous aura emanating from his father's body, which made him frightened.

"You are merciful and hesitant, but you lack the decisiveness that an emperor should have. You understand the overall situation and current affairs, but you don't know how to be flexible and judge the situation. Ying Zheng made no secret of his appreciation and criticism of Fusu, and said frankly.

"The son-in-law is stupid, which makes the father tired. Fusu still looked like a wrong baby, looking very depressed, as if he had suffered a huge setback.

"Go back to the Zongmiao and think about it behind closed doors, without my will, if you dare to take half a step out of the Zongmiao, I will abolish you with my own hands. Ying Zheng looked directly at Fusu and said unceremoniously.

Fusu looked at Yingzheng's gaze, did not doubt what his father had said, and immediately bowed, "The sons must follow the teachings of the father, please rest assured that the sons must learn from the pain and change the past." ”

Ying Zheng glanced at him, turned around, walked to his dragon couch, leaned on the dragon couch and spit out a word to Fusu, "Get out." ”

Fusu immediately walked out with a slight trembling after the ceremony, and after opening the door, he carefully closed the door again, leaving Yingzheng alone leaning on the dragon couch and closing his eyes slightly.

At this time, the entire Xianyang City was surrounded by 100,000 troops, and chickens and dogs jumped everywhere in Xianyang City, and a storm completely set off in Xianyang City......