Chapter 62 The National Economy and People's Livelihood
Xiang Shaolong knew it as soon as he heard it, but he was afraid that Guan Zhongevil would not know that this child was the grandson of Chu General Xiang Yan, otherwise he would not dare to tell me so.
Xiang Shaolong has changed a lot of history. Now that the world is peaceful, the people's lives are not very rich, but they can definitely eat enough. I have forgotten that in this turbulent era, there have been many great characters, and this feather is one of the best. Even if the world is not chaotic, it can't hide his edge. Looking back, I really ignored a lot of people.
But what to do with this Xiang Yu? Kill him, I can't bear it, such a hero of the world, I am fortunate to see him, but I can't watch him famous all over the world, it's a pity; Regardless of him, Guan Zhongxi's martial arts are definitely the top masters in contemporary times, and he can find Guan Zhongyi from so far away and learn swordsmanship from him, but I am afraid that he doesn't want to be a good citizen with peace of mind.
Xiang Shaolong was idle with them, secretly calculating in his heart, and finally sighed, but he still couldn't kill the young overlord.
Xiang Shaolong knew that if he wanted to kill Xiang Yu at this time, Guan Zhongyi would not dare to stop him, but in the end he decided to let him go, but seeing that he had already reminded himself.
When Xiang Shaolong left, he also opened his mouth to encourage the young Xiang Yu a few words: "You have a different appearance, and the master is a rare master, as long as you study hard, you will be able to make a difference in the future." In the future, when you have completed your studies, you can come to me, and I can guarantee you as an official. ”
Xiang Ji didn't look excited, he just opened his mouth and hugged his fists and said, "His Royal Highness King Xie Jin." The tone was flat.
Xiang Shaolong saw that although this kid was young, he was a big conspirator, and his own protection was not worth mentioning in his opinion, and apprenticeship was not just for the sake of learning art.
The evil in the management is not allowed by the Qin court, if they really start an incident in the future, they can also pull the evil in the management into their camp, maybe the evil in the management and other disciples, together with the other, can be used as the vanguard of the anti-Qin, and it can also be regarded as a talent reserve.
Xiang Shaolong got up and left, and he didn't know whether he was right or wrong to let the child go.
Xiang Shaolong decided to go to Jiangdong to have a look, for a long time, he had never been to the territory of Chu State, but there were many Chu people around him, all of them were talented people, it can be said that Xiang Shaolong had a good sense of Chu State.
The state of Chu was well developed in culture, economy, agriculture, industry and commerce. The Chu Ci created by the great poet Qu Yuan is passionate and romantic, and has a far-reaching influence.
Xiang Shaolong's right-hand man Li Si and Emperor Shi's close minister Gan Luo are all from Chu.
Xiang Shaolong subconsciously came to Pei County, which was the place where heroes came out in the late Qin and early Han dynasties.
Xiang Shaolong really met two celebrities, the jailer Xiao He and the Surabaya Pavilion Chief Liu Bang.
Xiang Shaolong came into contact with all the world's masters, and the two of them were not very conspicuous at this time.
Xiang Shaolong did not reveal his identity, he was only a traveler and met the two of them and had a shallow conversation.
Among these two, Xiang Shaolong values Xiao He more, because Xiang Shaolong feels that Liu Bang is indeed only suitable for being the emperor, and it is far from doing anything else, while Xiao He is the prime minister of the country, caring for the people, providing military supplies, and giving food and salary.
At this time, the world was peaceful, and Xiang Shaolong was not worried that they would rebel in the future, he just wanted to meet these people who left their names in history.
Xiang Shaolong went all the way north again.
Yandi is bitter cold, far from being a first-tier city in the 21st century, a political and economic center, housing prices are soaring, and the five, six, seven and eight rings have gathered the country's elite. Now the people living on this land can only barely make ends meet, and it is difficult to survive.
Xiang Shaolong went around for nearly a year and returned to Xianyang.
The First Emperor summoned Xiang Shaolong and saw that although he was in the dust, he was also leisurely, and it seemed that this year's relaxation had made him younger.
The First Emperor smiled and asked: "King Jin has been gone for a year, what have you seen and heard, tell me about it." ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "Your Majesty, the minister has traveled to a lot of places this year, and he has not revealed his identity, and he has seen the most real side. In general, it is very good, the country and the people are safe, and after many years of war, although the people are hard, they can survive. This was unthinkable in the past. But there are also some problems, we unify the currency and also unify the prices, but the economic situation in various places is completely different, Qi and Chu are rich, while Yan and Shu are poor, and it is extremely unreasonable to use the same prices, which is my negligence. ”
The First Emperor asked: "Unified prices are easy to control, and can prevent people from maliciously raising prices, causing the people to be unaffordable." ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "I can't afford it, and businessmen can't sell it." The planned economy for many years was to integrate materials and cope with war. Now that the world is peaceful, the people need to recuperate, and we must ensure that every common people have food, can eat enough, and even eat meat. In the simplest market economy, supply and demand determine prices, supply exceeds demand, prices fall, supply exceeds demand, and prices rise. The market will naturally regulate, and except for the necessities of life, such as grain and means of production, which require us to control prices, the rest can be handed over to the market. ”
The First Emperor thought for a moment and continued to ask, "Is there anything else?" ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "There is also the infrastructure construction that I have been pursuing, although I have been controlling it, but after going out this time, I found that the use of people's power is still a little excessive." We still need to ensure agricultural production first, and for poor areas, I suggest that taxes should be reduced and exempted, so that people can be lifted out of poverty as soon as possible. Although the country is not much richer because of the war attrition, it has no internal and external troubles, and it can appropriately make up for the people. ”
The First Emperor smiled and said: "I am compassionate enough to ask myself, but His Royal Highness the King of Jin is still worried about the money and food in my hands and robs me for the people." ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister, the world is His Majesty's, and the money is the same wherever it is placed." ”
The First Emperor laughed and said, "Okay, let them make a detailed plan, exempt them from taxes, slow down construction, and go all out to farm for a few years." Anything else? ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "It can be properly disarmed, my Great Qin is rampant in the world with military exploits, and now that there is no war, it can be said that there is no promotion rank for soldiers." So many servicemen have nothing to do and it is not conducive to stability, put them back in the fields. After years of war, the population was decimated and the land was barren, so that agricultural income could be increased, and at the same time, as a reserve, if there was a war, it could be conscripted again at any time. ”
The First Emperor was silent for a moment, the matter of the army was not trivial, this was the cornerstone of the stability of his regime, and he did not dare to change it easily, and asked, "Do you have specific ideas?" ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "The minister also thought all the way, and felt that they should try their best to choose their tuntian land in Chudi?" ”
The First Emperor was stunned for a moment, felt that there was something in his words, and asked, "Is there anything abnormal in Chudi?" ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "Not at the moment." But Chu has always been rich, and the people don't have a strong sense of belonging to my Great Qin. I originally wanted to move the people of Chu out of the country, but I was afraid that the forced relocation would arouse the dissatisfaction of the people, so I had to move the people of Daqin into Chu in disguise to promote integration. Chu is vast and has a mild climate, which is suitable for agricultural production. Moreover, there are many handsome heroes in Chudi, defeated by my Great Qin, not everyone may be willing, in case there is a change, these Tuntian soldiers can also become our internal response. ”
He wanted to develop a large number of these soldiers into spies, and the defense was against the overlord of Western Chu.
Xiang Shaolong is not very worried about Liu Bang and these civilian elites, they can only take advantage of the chaos, as long as the world is not chaotic, they have no threat, and he can also provide them with a way to rise and pull them down to their own camp.
Xiang Yu is different, through this meeting, Xiang Shaolong felt that such an aristocratic hero would seek great things no matter whether the world was chaotic or not, and the hatred with Great Qin made them unable to take power through normal channels. Therefore, whether it is to get ahead or to take revenge, Xiang Yu will rebel.
The First Emperor felt that Xiang Shaolong was not worried about the Chu State, which should have a deep meaning, and it may not be certain, so he didn't say anything, so he didn't ask anymore. He is not at ease with everyone in the world, but since Xiang Shaolong already has a goal, it is better to take care of Chu State first.
The First Emperor turned to other things, and said to Xiang Shaolong: "Recently, two masters have come to Xianyang, with magical powers, who intend to go overseas to find immortals for me and seek immortality. ”
Xiang Shaolong immediately understood that the First Emperor had already begun to want to live forever. He naturally knew that these scholars were all liars, and it was also because of these talents that they led to the "book burning and pit Confucianism" and became a stain on the First Emperor.
Xiang Shaolong frowned and said, "Your Majesty, what magical powers do they have that make Your Majesty think that they can find immortals?" ”
The First Emperor was very surprised by Xiang Shaolong's reaction, he was overjoyed when he heard that he could live forever, but Xiang Shaolong's first reaction was to suspect that they were liars.
The First Emperor asked, "How?" King Jin suspects them? ”
Xiang Shaolong knew that the First Emperor had high hopes for immortality, and he didn't dare to destroy his thoughts categorically, so he had to say: "It's not that I doubt it, I'm just curious about what magical powers they have." I've also heard of these alchemists, who seem to be able to do what others can't, and there are also those who chase immortality, but I've never seen anyone succeed. ”
The First Emperor still heard the distrust in Xiang Shaolong's words. But the matter of immortality is better to believe in what it is than to believe in it, and he has nothing to pursue now.
But Xiang Shaolong has always been knowledgeable and wise in his eyes, and he very much hopes that Xiang Shaolong can also believe that this is true, so that he will be more confident in obtaining immortality.
The First Emperor said: "They only show their hands, and they are extremely powerful, they can put their hands in the boiling oil pot without hurting." ”
Xiang Shaolong thought for a while and asked, "Did he prepare the oil pot himself, or did His Majesty prepare it for them?" ”
The First Emperor was stunned, but he didn't expect Xiang Shaolong to ask like this, and said, "They prepared it themselves." ”
But he was still a little unwilling, and continued to ask: "But the hot oil is rolling, I have seen it with my own eyes, can I still fake?" ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "It seems incredible, beyond our cognition, I want to experiment again, I don't know if it's possible?" ”
The First Emperor asked, "How to experiment?" ”