"One catty of Qi land is one catty and two taels of Chu land, and one catty of Chu land is nine taels of Zhao land. His Majesty rules the four seas, and the world returns to Qin, and such unevenness should be eliminated. Both unified, bento eternal unity, Jiang Shang please Your Majesty, unified weights and measures! ”

Lu Buwei, who is good at national affairs and even better at business, asked for his life, and the old man who had traveled all over the country and traveled to the north and south of the country was very familiar with the number of catties in various places.

The difference in degrees, measurements, and balances not only affects the independence of the previous country as well as writing, roads, and customs, but also affects the economic development between different places.

"Sir doesn't forget his roots."

The First Emperor learned about everything that happened in Han from the spies and knew about the existence of the Lu Chamber of Commerce.

thought that Lu Buwei wanted to make money and do business, so he admonished, just like Ying Chengcheng to develop foreign wealth.

On the bright side, it was the businessman who benefited the most from this matter, so he said it with deep meaning.

And the ministers who did not know Lü Buwei's true identity would not think about things in terms of business like the first emperor. The first thing that comes to their mind is self-interest.

They looked at Lu Buwei's gaze even more hateful, and in the area where they were sitting in the nobility of the family, someone immediately got up to refute.

The person who got up was not a little nobleman, but Wei Zhang, the head of the Wei family, this young and thin middle-aged man had just scolded Li Si and a scholar, and it seemed that Li Si was the main promoter of losing the court captain.

"On the battlefield, those who rush to grab merit are easy to ambush, and they can't kill the enemy themselves but die on the spot. The same is true of state affairs, which cannot be achieved overnight. What Xiang Bang said is pertinent, but it should not be implemented at this time, but it can be done in three years. ”

Compared with the scolding of Li Si, Wei Zhang, who did not know the details of Lu Buwei, spoke very politely this time.

Those who can achieve this position are not stunned, even if they hate Lu Buwei in their hearts, Wei Zhang does not want to rashly create an unknown strong enemy before there is no formal hostility.

However, Lü Buwei didn't think so, he didn't come to the court this time to make friends, nor did he come to be the Marquis of Wenxin, who was in power to the Qin State decades ago and led the Qin State Wenchen.

He came back this time, and it was a change!

The old man will always remember what Ying Chengcheng said to him in the room last night.

"Changing the law is not a dinner party, it is not making a fuss, it is not painting and embroidering. It can't be so elegant, so calm, so polite, so gentle and frugal. The reform is a riot, a violent action by a class to overthrow a class. ”

Recalling the admonition of King Xiao Qin last night, the domineering that was similar to the previous king made Lu Buwei's originally serious old face unconsciously smile.

He faced Wei Zhang, and the heartfelt smile on his face made Wei Zhang immediately smile back and bow slightly.

[This ginger merchant can still communicate.] ]

The First Emperor, who still had some slight prejudices against Lü Buwei in his heart, didn't want to rely on Lü Buwei for everything, and didn't want to give Lü Buwei benefits, so he nodded at the thin Wei Zhang.

"Lao Tzu once said: To govern a big country, if you cook a small fresh. Wei Zhang's words are similar to Lao Tzu's words, and this matter should be put on hold for the time being. ”

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was okay and okay, this Jiang Shang still had humanity after all.

At that moment, Lu Buwei, who had a warm smile on his face, shook his head firmly.

"No, this should be done immediately."

Wei Zhang's face sank.

The ministers' faces sank.

[This is an iron heart that will kill us!] This man deserves to die! ]

Wang Juan shook his head slowly in his heart.

[Chang'an Jun has lost his sense of proportion, and Lu Buwei has lost his sense of proportion, even if he really wants to do things, he must also be thoughtful. ]

Lees closed his eyes to hide the flickering light.

[Moving forward, leaving no way back, this is what Si should do in the future?] In this way, you can enter the king, Your Majesty's eyes? ]

"Three years later, let you wait for another three years of treasury money? Your calculations are really better than businessmen! ”

Merchants were synonymous with lowliness in this era, and their origins were low, and their status was higher than that of slaves and lower than that of commoners.

Even if there is a merchant state in the Qin State, it cannot change the reality of the low status of merchants.

Lü Buwei compared the ministers with the merchants, and the ministers felt greatly insulted, and some good people had already jumped up to let Lü Buwei see that Qin Jianli was unfavorable.

If it weren't for the fact that you couldn't carry weapons when you entered the hall, dozens of Qin swords would have slashed towards Lu Buwei at this moment.

The First Emperor listened to Lü Buwei's words unceremoniously, and when he saw that the ministers reacted so violently, he suppressed the hatred in his heart that was as thin as a hair.

He said in a deep voice: "How do you say this?"

"Tax."

Lü Buwei was the first to spit out two words.

The First Emperor, who had just been confused, instantly opened his mouth, and looked at the ministers who were babbling below, with undisguised anger in his eyes.

[I want to deceive me!] ]

The ministers restrained their behavior one after another, as if they were afraid of the prestige of the First Emperor, and sat back on their seats with an ignorant expression that they didn't know why His Majesty was angry again, and scolded Lu Buwei in their hearts for not being a son of man.

In the Qin State, taxes were paid by grain, and grain was measured by weight. For example, the highest price of the Qin State is 2,000 stones, and this stone is the unit of weight.

In fact, throughout the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, basically the state was like this. This is because in ancient times, when productivity was insufficient, grain was the most reliable hard currency.

"I don't know how much this person is worth, but those who want to be able to ascend to the court and dare to speak like this should have an annual salary of no less than 2,000 stones. His Majesty lives in Xianyang, and the two thousand stones issued to this person are Qin two thousand stones, and there is no objection.

"There will be no problem in paying taxes within the Hangu Pass. But what about the other land? If Zhao Di levied 50,000 stones, would it be according to Qin's amount or Zhao's amount? Chu officials issued Yulu, is it according to the amount of Qin, or the amount of Chu?

"If the degree, quantity, and balance are not unified as soon as possible, the ministers dare to assert that the lords of the court will be in the middle of the tax and the tax. Chu is one stone, and Qin is one and a half stones. If Chu collects 50,000 stone of grain, the local government will collect it in Chu and pay it in Qin.

"Your Majesty has to measure 50,000 stones, and the monarchs have to measure 20,000 stones. Zhao Liang is less than Qin Liang, and Qin Yishi is worth Zhao Yishi and a half. If there are 1,000 Qin officials in Zhao Di, each person should be given 200 stone of Yulu Yingqin, then the total amount of Yulu will be 200,000 stone.

"Then out of Hangu Pass, Yulu only left Zhao 200,000 stones, Zhao Di Qin officials only Zhao 200 stones. There will be 100,000 stones of Zhao Liang left in Hangu Pass, and left in the granary of Zhujun's house. Your Majesty thinks that this matter should be delayed? ”

Lu Buwei's words were like a switch to control the faces of the ministers, and the more he spoke, the greater the amplitude, the darker the faces of the ministers.

What Lü Buwei said is just the roughest and reasonable way to make money, and in practice, the ministers will do much more beautiful than Lü Buwei said.

But the essence of things remains the same, that is, the difference between degree, quantity, and balance is in line with Qin's law to make money.

"I should be the humerus of the kings, and the kings should be the treasury."

The First Emperor was furious, and his eyes looked coldly at Wei Zhang, who stood up first.

"Wei Zhang was demoted to the fifth rank."

PS: I went to the hospital today for an intravenous drip, a little late, and a little abdominal pain