Chapter 35 Can Today's Great Qin be Called a Country and a People's Peace?
With the quiet passage of time......
After a hint of fish belly white appeared in the sky, the whispering of the ministers stopped for a while.
The First Emperor with the crown stepped into the main hall, and all the noise disappeared without a trace in an instant.
The civil and military officials bowed and saluted.
"All the ministers are flat!"
The ministers stood still, and the First Emperor glanced at Zhao Si and Li Si with heavy eyebrows, and then spoke in a deep voice.
"The autumn harvest is coming, and the year will be ......"
Autumn harvest...... The dynasties are a major event that cannot be ignored.
This is the season of grain harvest, but also the end of the year, the new year of the Qin Dynasty is the first day of October, so the autumn harvest is over, the new year is really coming soon.
It is the tradition of the Qin State to hold a great court meeting after the autumn harvest, at this special time, one asks whether the world is peaceful, whether there is anything that has not been dealt with, makes a year-end summary, and asks whether the grain collected by the state is enough, whether the treasury is abundant, and what is the harvest in various places.
The opening words of the First Emperor were the same as usual.
If nothing else, today's court meeting will also revolve around the opening speech of the First Emperor.
In previous years, the situation was not easy to say, some places were not very stable, there would be chaos, and some places had poor grain harvests, in short, there were good and bad reports.
But this year is different......
At the end of the opening speech of the First Emperor, there were officials in the ranks.
Imperial Doctor Feng Qujian spoke first.
"Last year, His Majesty returned to the country, reduced taxes, stopped forced labor, and the grain garden allocated high-yield grain seeds scattered in the place, and all parts of the world were harvested, and there were three new grains of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn, and the people were able to eat enough, and there was no longer the worry of famine, and the world was grateful for His Majesty's kindness, since His Majesty issued the edict of tax reduction and suspension, the four seas were leveled, the sea was clear, and the barbarians in the south of the Bashu Mountains were no longer chaotic......"
Feng Quji, as one of the Three Princes, was the first to speak at this time.
It's a special, good opportunity to pat yourself on the back.
After all, what Feng Quji said was the truth.
This year's First Emperor has indeed done a lot of things, and Daqin has improved significantly in all aspects of society.
The world is indeed at ease because of this, and there is not so much resistance to the rule of Great Qin, and after the society is relaxed, the pressure of survival is also reduced, and the crime rate is naturally obviously reduced.
Except for the first emperor and even the central government, which lost some of their interests, everything in the world is good.
Feng Quji is a smart person, and it is not advisable to forcibly pat himself on the back, but this kind of obvious fact on his face, of course he dares to be the first.
A long story, full of flowers......
Feng Quji, one of the three dukes, opened his mouth, and naturally the rest of the officials followed.
The changes in Daqin last year are certainly worth writing about......
All of a sudden, it seems that the four seas are really rising and leveling the sea and the river.
Most people think so, and few people think about who is the biggest beneficiary, after all, the real Qianshou Li Shu and the common people have always been kidnapped by the nobles.
They were nobles when they destroyed the people and plundered the land.
When they were targeted by the policy, they could turn into the people and denounce the emperor for abusing the people too much.
However, in fact, the benefit of the nobles is not the same as the benefit of the common people.
Everyone in the court was boasting, but Zhao Si was unmoved with a smile on his face.
It's not that there are no officials who have reacted to some local problems, but after all, they are very few.
Either they can't talk about the key points of the problem, or they reflect on inconsequential small issues, or they are soft-spoken.
The ministers have reached a happy consensus that the future of Great Qin is bright, and Great Qin is good from the general direction.
Yes, as long as the First Emperor is willing to make profits, then he can become a Holy Monarch Mingjun, and even Daqin can enjoy a hundred years of national fortune without doing anything.
The world is indeed tired of war.
However, this is obviously not the pursuit of the first emperor, he wants the world, and he also wants power.
And Zhao Si just wants to eliminate some meat eaters.
The direction and caliber of the court meeting became more and more unified, and an atmosphere of flowers also came to the face.
There was some relaxation and a smile on the faces of the civil and military officials.
After one person praises, the next person ......
Zhao Si looked at a Confucian doctor and said something roughly similar to the person in front of him, and smiled a little, and immediately took steps after he finished speaking.
Shusun Tong, who had been preparing the article for several days, took half the steps to take it back.
Of course, Uncle Sun Tong also has to be a sycophant.
Of course, unlike others, Shusun Tong is not unaware of some acute social problems.
But in Shusun Tong's opinion, Daqin has already taken the first step for the better, and it is obviously a moment of pretending, even if Shusun Tong understands the problem, he can't make a big deal of the scenery.
He knows how to protect himself wisely, and he also knows how to please the king.
In Shusun Tong's view, it is most undesirable for a king like the First Emperor to pour cold water on this kind of grand scene.
Gotta coax it!
Anyway, it's already getting better, and I'll coax it slowly in the future, and the camera can go.
You can't destroy the current situation that Zhao Si has won so hard for the sake of the so-called sage thoughts.
Shusun Tong is also ready to praise, his articles are better written, more flowery, and definitely enough to stand out from the crowd.
It's a pity that Zhao Si came out when he was about to make a move.
At this time, naturally no one is competing with Zhao Si.
After all, the current situation is, in some ways, promoted by Zhao Si on his own.
The first emperor gave up four-tenths of the tax revenue!
During the feudal period, tax income was definitely the economic backbone of a dynasty.
It is unthinkable to persuade a king to give up four-fifths of his economic pillars, let alone the First Emperor.
Everyone thought of Zhao Si's goodness, and everyone greeted Zhao Si with a smile.
It has been proven.
Zhao Si! A true virtuous man!
This is also a fact recognized by the whole world and even the nobles and commoners!
Zhao Si took a step and bowed to the First Emperor.
Get up, turn around, and stand still!
Zhao Si wanted to say, but what he wanted to talk to was the princes of the court.
Zhao Si was a little excited.
In fact, Zhao Si was happy to come to this point, but he couldn't show it, he could only sink his face like water, and put on a bitter and hateful look.
"What the princes said, it is nothing more than the stability of the world, the Haiyan River is clear, I will say it at this time, it is nothing more than parroting, there is nothing new."
"I don't say it to Your Majesty, but I ask the princes, is the world stable, and the country and the people are safe?"
Feng Qujian frowned when he heard this, and wanted to refute it, but suddenly remembered Wang Juan's advice and stopped his thoughts of speaking out.
But Feng can't get out of the disease, someone comes out!
You can't, let today's boasting for a long time become nonsense, right?
"This year, more than 500,000 yuan have been released, 14 taxes have been cut, the people have been able to settle down, Shangjun has won a great victory, Longxi conscription is about to be suspended, Bashu Nanyue heard that taxes have been reduced, and riots have decreased sharply, so it is natural to be considered stable in the world, and the country and the people are safe."
"I don't think it's ......"
Zhao Si shook his head seriously.
(End of chapter)