"Your Highness...... This ......"

When the ministers heard this, they immediately prepared to dissuade them.

How can I still pay in installments? There are slaves in their families.

Moreover, there are quite a few of them.

It is said to be an equivalent exchange, but it is difficult to say whether the money can be returned from the government.

"What? Do you not believe in loneliness or in the government? Afraid that you won't pay you back? Zhao Si raised his eyebrows slightly.

"The minister didn't dare to ......"

Zhao Si blocked their retreat with one sentence, what he said really can't be believed, but he can't say it clearly.

"If you don't dare, you're right!" Zhao Si glared at the courtier who spoke.

"Okay, all the ministers, they are all the ministers of the country, at the moment the treasury of Daqin is not rich, the war in Lingnan continues, and Longxi is also in urgent need of money and grain reclamation, it's not that I don't want to give you money directly, this money is really not a small amount, and now the army is waiting to be allocated, and the expedition to the Peacock Dynasty may as well be calculated, and it is all expenses back and forth.

The release of official slaves is free of charge, and the reason why Lone allows private slaves to redeem themselves is because of the volume of the ministers.

But the current situation is like this, and the ministers should also be alone. Zhao Si spoke earnestly.

The ministers looked at each other, and they had the heart to speak, seeing Zhao Sihu's eyes wide, they knew that it was a foregone conclusion, and they didn't know how to refute it.

Zhao Si naturally struck while the iron was hot, and while the courtiers were not clear enough and did not have time to twist into a ball, he looked at Li Si and spoke.

"Since there is no objection, then this matter is so decided, Daqin urgently needs the population, it is necessary to encourage childbearing, and it is imperative to release slaves, official and private slaves, involving many Qin laws, so the law also needs to be revised, Lone gives you three days, it will involve the unified revision of the law, Li Xiang may do it?" Zhao Si asked.

"Three-day foot!" Lees nodded.

Three days have passed, and the matter of releasing slaves is a bit sudden for civil and military officials, but Li Si was the first to know about it.

As early as after Zhao Si began to supervise the country, Li Si was already fully prepared.

This includes, but is not limited to, the correction and modification of laws, the implementation and enforcement of policies.

Li Si is the prime minister in the end, no matter how you say it, he is also a masterpiece, and he has been preparing for nearly two months in advance, and many things have been brewed.

For Li Si, it is nothing more than writing down the ideas in his mind on paper, sending them through the court, and telling the officials.

"Good!" Zhao Si nodded.

"In this way, the matter of today's court meeting is exhausted, but the court can be stopped!" Zhao Si didn't give the courtiers any room to react, waved his hand and walked away directly, leaving a bunch of courtiers looking at each other.

"Alas...... This...... The world has just settled down, and I want to release the slaves, I'm afraid I will have to make waves in my life......"

"His Royal Highness...... Alas......"

Well...... For a moment, the officials began to miss the first emperor who went to the soup spring to warm up.

But when I think about it, how could the First Emperor not know about such a big matter as the release of slaves? It is said that the First Emperor acquiesced to Zhao Si's behavior.

If the First Emperor were to come, I am afraid the result would be no different.

Zhao Si held a court meeting, they could at least refute one or two, and objectively evaluated, Zhao Si at least compensated them.

Regardless of whether the self-redemption money can reach them, at least there is an IOU, right?

If the first emperor comes, he may not even have the money to redeem himself.

When I think about it like this, I feel a lot better.

At the end of the court, because of the heavy news of the release of slaves, the hearts of the courtiers could not be calmed for a long time, and Zhao Si was not idle after retiring from the dynasty, and sent Ji Congee to summon Li Si and Qian Gong.

After changing the court clothes to regular clothes, Li Si and Qian Gong were already waiting in the East Palace.

"See Your Highness!" 2

Zhao Si sat down and waved his hand: "Don't be formal, the court will order the release of slaves, but someone needs to be responsible for the implementation, and the two of them are called alone, just for this matter." ”

"The minister has a question...... "Qian Gong immediately spoke after sitting down.

"There are a lot of slaves in the Shaofu, most of whom are craftsmen, if it is implemented in accordance with the decree of the release of slaves, I am afraid that it will be difficult to ......continue in the Shaofu for a while," Qian Gong said in a deep voice.

"They are all technical talents, these craftsmen are overkill when they are released to farm, so draw up a charter and distribute it...... Zhao Si said.

"The law is revised, Li Xiangke has a clue?" Zhao Si asked.

"It's not a secret, it's a book." Li Si smiled and said.

"Then take it out as soon as possible, just go alone and issue an edict to the counties and counties of the world, and implement it as soon as possible." Zhao Si opened his mouth and said.

"The matter of revising the Qin law will be handed over to Li Xiang, and in addition, the release of official and private slaves in the customs will also have to bother Li Xiang." Zhao Si opened his mouth and said.

"There are owners of the good land in the Guannai, and there is not too much barren land that can be cultivated, and these slaves will ...... after they are released," Li Si asked.

"Lingnan, Longxi, Chudi, where you need people to send them, they are slaves, once they are free, the resistance to reclaiming the land will not be too great, and if there are family members who are willing to move together, they will all be sent." Zhao Si opened his mouth and said.

"It is Li Xiang who is in charge of the Guannai, for example, there is no need to trouble Chu land, there is a lot of wasteland that can be reclaimed, and it is directly registered in situ and filled in Chu land...... Li Xiang has to bother with these things, who will do it, and who will be responsible.

And Lone is not the eldest father after all, after the release of the slave order is promulgated, it is inevitable that there will be people who are lucky, Lone has to stare at this side, Zhi Jinwu will be very busy in the near future......" Zhao Si sighed.

"As for the Shaofu side also has to be busy, so many slaves are sent to farmers, there is nothing on their bodies, the ploughing tools and plows have to be provided by the government, and the Shaofu will increase production during this time, and all the stocks will be taken out as much as possible, and the manpower is not enough, so it is allowed to be conscripted for the Shaofu for three months, and the spring ploughing is again, and there is no slack during this time." Zhao Si looked at Qian Gong and said.

"One more thing......" Lees muttered for a moment.

"There are people in the cooked land, and so many slaves are released, so they can only open up the wasteland, and this reclamation ...... I'm afraid it will be difficult to make ends meet in the first two years, and the official slaves are fine on the side, but the private slaves have to pay additional taxes to redeem themselves...... I'm afraid it's unsustainable. Lees spoke.

Reclamation ......

It's not that simple, and it's the norm to make ends meet in the first two years.

The feudal dynasty was naturally aware of this situation, so once the land was reclaimed, it would usually be tax-exempt for three to five years, and then start collecting taxes when the land was planted.

"Then tax free for three years...... There are high-yield grain varieties, as well as sweet potatoes and potatoes, no matter how you can survive in the first two years, and after three years, the ground will be planted, and it will not be too late to levy more. Zhao Si said.

"So that's ...... There may be criticism in the world. Lees whispered.

"What's the criticism? Is it necessary to force the capital of Guizhou to death alone? They all starved to death, how can they pay back the money? After three years, the land is ripe and there are high-yield grain varieties, and then the levy will be increased, so that the people will be able to make a living, and their money will be able to be repaid, which is a win-win thing. Zhao Si frowned.

"But in this way, there are some discrepancies with what was said at the court meeting, it was originally His Royal Highness who forcibly released the slaves, and the money was still paid back separately, not at once, and it would be delayed for three years when it came up......," Li Si was embarrassed.

"That's what I said, now it's the lonely who owes the money and it's not them, the lonely said that when they will pay it back, what is the dissatisfaction with letting them come to Gu, and Gu only said how to pay it back at the court meeting, but he didn't say when to pay it back, how can Li Xiang still worry about this? Aren't you afraid that you won't pay you back? Zhao Si glanced at Li Si and spoke.

Li Si, as the head of a hundred officials and a great nobleman, naturally has no shortage of slaves in his family.

"Not really......" Li Si hurriedly shook his head.

"Although the fields in my family are vast and the slaves are numerous, His Highness is kind-hearted and allows people to be hired, and in the end there is no way to survive, and the fields at home are nothing more than hired people to cultivate, and these slaves are all given up, and it is false to say that they don't hurt meat, but there are some family backgrounds in the courtier's family, and they can't even afford to hire people.

But...... Those are ...... poor men," Li Si said.

"One or two hundred acres of land at home, is there anything left......

Like those who have hundreds or thousands of slaves, the slaves will be released, and it is false to say that they can't live, but it is those who have one, two, two or three slaves in the family, and without these slaves, it is a really bad thing, and the family background is thin, and it will drag on for another three years......"

Zhao Si nodded thoughtfully when he heard this.

Got it!

The slave release order is at most a pain in the flesh for the big nobles.

It's definitely very friendly to the people at the bottom.

It's quite fatal for those middle class who can't go up or down.

Slaves are synonymous with property in this era.

Moreover, it is quite a valuable property, and the price of a healthy slave is at least worth a donkey.

For the middle class, slaves may even account for half of their total assets......

"In the end, we can still get through it...... That's it, when you pay back the money, let's pay them back first......" Zhao Si sighed.

No policy can be perfect......

It was impossible for Daqin to take out the cash to buy millions of slaves in one go, and even if he could get it, how to send it was a big problem.

There will always be someone who will bear the cost of the policy.

In the end, it is the middle class who have food, land and savings, and if they have no slaves, they will only cultivate their own farms, and their vitality may be greatly damaged, but they will not really die.

No matter how miserable it is, how can there be a group of slaves who don't even have human rights and have to reclaim the land and take on a debt?

"One more thing...... Liss said in a deep voice.

"Li Xiangda can finish talking in one breath......" Zhao Si sighed.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid you have to go to the hot springs." Li Si spoke.

"I have to go......" Zhao Si rubbed his eyebrows.

Revising the law is not a trivial matter, although Zhao Si is in charge of the country, but this kind of thing must have a jade seal of the country.

Zhao Si has to go and stamp it, not only that, but the next slave release decree to be issued, Zhao Si also plans to let the first emperor stamp it by the way.

After finalizing the details with Qian Gong and Li Si, Zhao Si went to the palace to explain to his father Fusu before setting off.

Time is very tight, three days later, the law will be issued to issue an edict, Zhao Si has to run back and forth in Tangquan within these three days.

It's all over, and there's little time to rest when you put aside sleep.

The most important matters for the release of slaves and the war against the Peacock Kingdom have been finalized, and the remaining details have just been handed over to Fusu.

Regarding the release of slaves, the civil and military officials were stunned by Zhao Si all of a sudden, and they had no time to take precautions, before the edict was issued, it was indispensable to write to dissuade Zhao Si from thinking about it, and the harassment information was indispensable, and it happened that these three days could be regarded as avoiding the information bombardment, and when they came back, they directly issued the edict, finalized the facts, and saved their annoyance.

Gallop all the way......

Looking up, the sky was a little dark, and the howling cold wind blew across the bleak earth......

"Your Highness, it's going to snow...... Ji Congee looked up at the sky and said.

"The clouds haven't come down yet, hurry up and try to get back before it snows." Zhao Si poked his head out and glanced at him and said.

This winter is relatively normal, much warmer than usual, and it looks like spring is about to begin, so there is a snowfall, and it is not very heavy.

In the past few years, the heavy snow has almost become a disaster, and even though Guanzhong is far north, the Qin Dynasty is not the Xiaoice River period, which is really a bit outrageous.

Tangquan is not too close to the palace, out of Xianyang and walked for several hours, all the way to the horse whip, to the end of Zhao Si simply did not take a car, directly rode a horse, ran to Tangquan when the sky was already dark.

"Why did Your Highness come late ......" Meng Yi hurriedly came out to greet him.

"Revise the law, and hurry up for the Father to use the seal." Zhao Si smiled.

"Father rested?" Zhao Si asked.

"This has to ask the CRRC government to order ......" Meng Yi smiled and led Zhao Si into the palace.

Not to mention that the first emperor came to the hot spring to warm up, there are hot springs that are different, and the inside of the palace is much warmer than the outside.

However, there is also an earth fire dragon in the palace, except for doing a little, it is actually no worse than Tangquan.

"Is my father asleep?" Zhao Si found the order of the CRRC government.

"I took the little boy to rest, and the minister didn't dare to disturb ......"

"Lead the way, I'll go and see ......" Zhao Si waved his hand.

The weather was bad, and Zhao Si was worried about snow, so he didn't dare to delay.

If it is heavy snow and the road is blocked, I am afraid that the decree will be delayed.

Under the leadership of Qian, the two cautiously entered the house together.

After explaining in a whisper to the palace people, the palace people who were in charge of waiting for the summons carefully pushed open the door and entered.

"Your Majesty......" The palace man cautiously came to the bed, stuck to the front of the First Emperor, and called out.

The First Emperor raised his hand slightly, and the palace people immediately held their voices.

The First Emperor carefully glanced at the little slave sleeping in his arms, his arm was pressed by the little slave, and it was difficult to pull it out, so he spoke slightly sideways.

"What's wrong?"

"His Royal Highness Taisun has come down......" the palace man replied in a low voice.

"What's going on?"

"He said that he would revise the law and that he would use a seal...... So I found it. ”

The First Emperor had a faint smile on his face, and waved his hand impatiently.

"What ...... I am?"

"Go and tell him that the little slave is asleep, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." The First Emperor opened his mouth and said,

"The weather is not good, maybe it will snow, Your Highness is worried that the road will be blocked at that time......"

When the First Emperor heard this, there was a hint of impatience on his face......

"Okay, okay, go and let Qian hand over the seal to him!"

(End of chapter)

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