"The minister has recently thought about it, and now the bandits are in trouble, which is nothing more than the people's anger and grievances, but the six countries of the Great Qin Chuping, and the law presses, the group of thieves are heavily punished and rewarded, and the old nobles of the six countries are barely able to survive, so they can't vent, if they forcibly implement the relocation order, cut off the nobles' way of life, and take the opportunity to make trouble, it will cause a bigger chaos than Changping Jun's rebellion against Qin." Li Si put down his chopsticks with a sad face, and his face was full of groaning.

In the past, he looked at the country from the old path of the Shang monarch, while maintaining the stability of the aristocracy, he put the exploitation on Li Shu, and used the criminal law to strengthen the army to deter the aristocracy, so naturally he could not see the crisis of the situation.

But now that he has begun to set foot on a new path that no one has walked before, he can clearly see what kind of situation Daqin is in now.

Zhao Si is right, this is a world of great controversy.

It seems that the war has stopped and the smoke clouds have dissipated, but the haze of terror has enveloped the entire Great Qin, and an even greater disaster is brewing.

The aristocracy is famous, powerful, and wealthy, and Li Shu has grievances, anger, and hatred!

The slightest mistake, and the two collude together, and it will cause a huge disaster.

"The old nobles of the Six Kingdoms don't even need to do anything, they just need to tell Li Shu and restore them to their previous taxes...... I'm afraid that Li Shu will win the grain Jingcong. Li Si said seriously.

It is not a joke that Qin's taxes were twenty times that of ancient times.

Twenty-one is added to five, and the Qin State is half of the seed and half of the hand.

Looking at the taxes of other countries, there is no precedent for more than 30%.

Of course, this is only on the surface, the advantage of Daqin is that the law is strict, the officials are clear, and it is said that collecting your five achievements is fifty percent, and it will not be less, but it will not be overcharged, and there are no other inexplicable miscellaneous taxes, let alone a clever name. Whatever is written in the law is what it is.

On the surface, the taxes of the Six Kingdoms are not high, but they really fall on the localities, and they are not much better, and the officials and nobles in some places are complicit, and on the surface, they are taxed by one or two percent, but they can force Li Shu to death.

"In the past, the laws of Great Qin were strict, the officials ruled Qingming, and the place of governance was not within the pass, and the Qin officials were enough, but as it is established today, there is a serious shortage of officials, and the original fifty percent of the taxes were paid, and the people were barely able to survive, but now they are only afraid of the place, and they are already in dire straits, and the ministers are afraid of the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms, and under the guise of Great Qin, the interests of Great Qin are hollowed out, but it makes His Majesty bear the infamy, and the people's grievances still fall on Daqin's head after all......"

"Now the promotion of military merit can barely be maintained, and the rule of local officials may have long been corrupted, if it is only by cultivating officials and ruling without reducing taxes and servitude, if you want to calm down the people's anger and grievances, and wait until the officials are clear, I am afraid it will take a hundred years." Li Si seriously excused Zhao Si.

"Hmm......" The First Emperor just nodded.

This is not the first time that Zhao Si has proposed to reduce taxes and forced labor, and the attitude of the first emperor is still not clear, but he just buries his head in noncommittal and continues to cook.

"This is the minister's dereliction of duty...... Li Si lowered his hand and sighed......

The First Emperor did not answer, and Li Si bowed his head and frowned.

If you want to make extraordinary achievements, you must do extraordinary things.

If it is to advance steadily step by step, relying on the old method of cultivating officials and improving the governance of officials to govern Daqin, it is a matter of time, as long as the decree is consistent, and one or two Ming monarchs will come after the first emperor, it will not be able to calm down the people's grievances and anger.

Fifty percent of the taxes, a large number of servitude, as long as the officials can be guaranteed to rule clearly, the people will not be unable to live, this is something that Shang Jun has already verified, and it is also something that Daqin has already verified.

But Lees clearly didn't want to wait that long.

There is really no risk in doing this step-by-step, he just needs to do what he needs to do well, but again, he will not have the opportunity to surpass Shang Yang again, and he will never have the opportunity to see all this again in his lifetime.

Moreover, if there is a little bit of chaos in the later generations of Great Qin, I am afraid that this time will be extended indefinitely.

The splendor of Great Qin in the past overshadowed all this.

The six generations of Ming monarchs of Great Qin, not to mention how capable they are, at least they can maintain the basic national policy and push the executive order, at least the law and order are the same, and they will not cause trouble to the country, at least Daqin has been going uphill.

Bring the First Emperor, that is the Seventh Hero.

The old experience even formed a fixed thinking, which made Li Si and even the First Emperor subconsciously think that Great Qin would definitely go on step by step.

They just need to make a plan for the beginning, and the people will continue to implement it steadfastly.

But Zhao Si ruthlessly pierced all this......

Li Si buried his head in thought, he had to deal with this problem deeply, but it was not so easy for Li Si to persuade the First Emperor to relax his conscription and reduce taxes.

Cheng Shengzi was deeply tempted by Li Si, but after the relationship with the First Emperor eased, Li Si did not have the idea of repaying Jun's kindness with his life.

Such a difficult task, the First Emperor finally handed it to him Li Si without any hesitation, and he Li Si still said the sentence without any hesitation.

After more than ten years, putting aside those estrangements, the tacit understanding and trust between monarchs and ministers seem to have only been buried, but they have never been lost.

In the face of the generosity of the First Emperor, Li Si also had a reason to do all this.

The First Emperor really has a reason and personality charm that makes people worthy of death.

This weight was so heavy that Li Si couldn't eat it, of course, the bigger reason was because the meal was really not delicious and difficult to swallow.

At present, Li Si has long been self-taught, eats less in the palace, and goes home to open a small stove. Regarding this experience, he has already communicated with Zhao Si.

Pity...... The excuse of worrying about state affairs and not having a meal is not very useful.

After the First Emperor finished eating, he looked at the food that Zhao Si had cleaned up, and the food that was piled up in front of Li Si with only two chopsticks, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he pointed to Li Si's case.

"The food is not tasty?" The First Emperor spoke softly.

"The minister is worried about state affairs, he has been disappointed in the past, there are many mistakes, and he has no intention of dining......" Li Si opened his mouth, without a word of falsehood.

He is indeed reflecting on himself, on whether some of his actions have been accurate, and he is blazing a new path, and every day he is looking at himself the day before, in order to fill in the gaps, to pave the way for the next new path, and it is true that he doesn't want to eat.

It's just that this art of speaking didn't work for the First Emperor, who just nodded slightly, and then showed some smiles on his face.

"Don't waste it!"

Li Si still couldn't fool the past after all, so he could only empty his meal with his head stuffy.

Zhao Si was holding back his joy on the side, he had long been familiar with some of the little bad tastes of the First Emperor in life.

The First Emperor always likes to play his bad taste on some trivial things, he seems to always be able to understand people's hearts, Zhao Si has long stopped playing clever in front of the First Emperor.

Seeing that Li Si was deflated, the small interaction was over, and Zhao Si sent away with the lunch box.

Hardship, it is hardship to accompany the first emperor alone, and after being accompanied by Li Si, the left minister of Great Qin, Zhao Si felt much more comfortable, and he didn't even feel how unpalatable the diet meal was.

Zhao Si turned his back and strode out of the door, but he didn't notice that Li Si lowered his face and was facing the case, and he couldn't help but smile a little.

Reese...... Once and the first emperor were also a pair of monarchs and ministers, countless times of duets in front of the king, just when the first emperor was in high spirits.

How could he not understand the little bad taste of the First Emperor?

The food is really not delicious, but the hidden things in Li Si's heart are already ready to come out......

"Tax...... Conscription ......"

The First Emperor, who bowed his head, also fell into deep thought.

The current Great Qin treasury is really empty...... The construction of the Hetao area costs money, the paving of the Chi Road costs money, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang costs money, the construction of the Afang Palace costs money, and the construction of the Baiyue area costs money.

In the same way, Longxi and the Xiongnu still have to fight, and I am afraid that 300,000 people will not be able to withdraw for a while and a half. The construction of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang also requires a large number of manpower, not to mention the construction of Afang Palace, the construction of immigration in Baiyue, the construction of cities, and the communication of roads cannot be stopped.

These projects must not be abandoned halfway......

Especially in Longxi and Baiyue, adding up to millions of people, a large amount of grain and grass capital investment, once stopped, a little repetition, may cause a catastrophe, the previous efforts are wasted.

Daqin, there really isn't much room to reduce taxes and forced labor.

There is no turning back from the bow, so you can't withdraw the army in Baiyue in Longxi now and stop the construction, right?

Reducing taxes and stopping forced labor is a slide that can't be touched.

But if anyone dares to say it in the court, they will be eaten alive in an instant, Longxi and Baiyue are the only two areas that Great Qin is still conquering and can continue to gain military merits, involving two-thirds of the large and small military nobles of Great Qin.

Li Si only excused Zhao Si, and he didn't dare to openly mention these two things in the court.

"So...... Where do taxes come from? Where does the conscription come from? And where does the money come from? ”

There wasn't much room for the First Emperor to choose.

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor...... and Afang Palace......

The road communication in various places cannot be stopped, and the construction of channels in various places cannot be stopped......

For the current Great Qin, the only thing that stopped and did not have a particularly big impact was his mausoleum and palace......

So for the first emperor, Zhao Si's proposal to reduce taxes and forced labor is not an offense?

This is also the reason why Zhao Si has repeatedly proposed that the First Emperor has not expressed his position so far.

The two people in the room had different thoughts, but Zhao Si outside strode in.

Then naturally sat in front of the desk, of course Zhao Si didn't think clearly about the twists and turns, and what bothered him was that the first emperor had never made a clear statement.

If taxes and forced labor are not reduced, everything is blind, in the final analysis, it depends on whether the first emperor has this idea.

Li Si looked up at Zhao Si, who was full of liveliness, and felt a little emotion in his heart.

"It's nice to be young......"

"It's just too young......"

(End of chapter)