The main hall of Qiming Palace.

Lin Ze was lying on the table and writing hard, putting aside a written silk book from time to time.

After a while, several stacks of silk books were piled up on the table.

"Knock Knock"

There was a knock on the door.

Lin Ze didn't raise his head and asked, "What's the matter?"

The attendant outside the hall replied: "Your Majesty, the recitals of various ministries and provinces have arrived, do you plan to deal with it here, or go back to the palace (Shuhou Mansion) to deal with it?"

Lin Ze put down the pen, looked up and asked, "How many twists and turns?"

The attendant replied: "A total of three hundred and eighty-seven letters, of which forty-three are in urgent need of processing. ”

Lin Ze pondered for a moment and ordered, "Bring it here, I will deal with it when I have time." ”

The attendant replied, "No, the little one is retired." ”

The sound of footsteps faded from near to far.

Lin Ze got up and put a few stacks of silk books into his arms, flashed out of the main hall, rode the wind, and went straight to the north.

At this moment, in the apse of Qiming Palace, Zhuang Zhou, who was chatting and discussing with Lieko, suddenly moved slightly, flicked his fingers, and an almost transparent butterfly manifested at his fingertips, and then disappeared into the void.

Lieko, who noticed Zhuang Zhou's abnormality, couldn't help asking, "Senior brother, what's wrong, has something happened?"

Zhuang Zhou said indifferently: "It's okay, you and I continue to discuss." ”

Seeing Zhuang Zhou's attitude, Lie Kou could only suppress the doubts in his heart, and said with a smile: "Good." ”

......

Handan, Chen Ping was lying on a rattan chair, holding a book in one hand, and picking up the melons and fruits on the table next to him with the other hand and stuffing them into his mouth, looking comfortable, so happy.

Suddenly, Chen Ping's eyes lit up, and there was a thin figure in front of him.

Chen Ping was suddenly startled, swallowed the melons and fruits in his mouth like swallowing dates, hurriedly threw the books aside, bowed and said, "Weichen Chen Ping greets Your Majesty." ”

The maid who was serving Chen Ping on the side knelt on the ground: "The slave and maid meet Your Majesty." ”

Lin Ze casually glanced at a few young and beautiful maids, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he said, "The prime minister is having a very comfortable life this day." ”

Chen Ping said with a straight face: "Thanks to a wise and martial king like Your Majesty in Western Qin, the ministers can live a comfortable life." ”

Lin Ze smiled: "Come on, I don't like flatterers very much. ”

"The minister is just telling the truth," Chen Ping muttered, and then changed the subject and asked, "I wonder what Your Majesty has ordered here?"

Lin Ze didn't answer immediately, but said to the maid kneeling on the ground: "Come on, bring me a rattan chair over, I want to have a good talk with the prime minister." ”

Chen Ping added on the side: "Make another pot of good tea and send it over." ”

Several maids hurriedly got up, moved chairs, made tea, and sent melons and fruits.

Lin Ze took the opportunity to lie down on a rattan chair, and said casually: "You all go down, I want to discuss military affairs with the prime minister, and those who do not have to be ordered to come within 100 meters will be punished according to the crime of conspiracy and the whole clan." ”

The maids' faces turned pale when they heard this, and they hurriedly said, "The slaves and maids are retired." ”

Then, as if fleeing, he quickly left the courtyard, leaving only Lin Ze and Chen Ping.

Chen Ping poured Lin Ze a cup of hot tea and asked in a low voice, "I wonder what Your Majesty wants to discuss with Weichen?"

Lin Ze took out a stack of silk books from his arms, pointed to the rattan chair behind Chen Ping and said, "Sit down and read slowly, and ask if you don't understand." ”

Chen Ping took it with both hands, sat on the rattan chair, and read softly while watching: "Fang Tian Junfu, re-measure the good land in the world, divide it into five grades according to the quality of the field, and collect taxes according to the grade, with a maximum of no more than two percent." ”

Since then, the grades have been reclassified every five years, and the county government has approved and reported them. ”

After reading the first one, Chen Ping couldn't help frowning and said, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is this?"

Lin Ze replied indifferently: "No accident, at most three months, Western Qin will be able to end the war and dominate the world." ”

"Since Chen's rebellion, the war has lasted for seven years, and the people have suffered greatly, and many areas are close to ten rooms and seven empty. ”

"In order to allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and create a peaceful and prosperous world, I have thought hard for a long time and thought of many ways, this is one of them, what do you think?"

"This ......"

Chen Ping's face hesitated when he heard this, and he stopped talking.

Lin Ze frowned and said, "It's okay to say something straightforwardly, don't you know my temperament?"

Chen Ping smiled bitterly and said: "The minister said bluntly, although this policy is good, but there are two disadvantages, one is that the boundaries of the field hierarchy are unclear, and disputes are prone to occur, and the people may resent the court for a little benefit." ”

"Second, it is easy to breed corruption, especially in local county offices, and some people will take bribes to change the grade of the fields. ”

Lin Ze smiled and said, "Look at the second page." ”

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, turned the second page according to his words, and couldn't help but read: "The grade of the field is divided according to the output of the past five years, and the basis for reclassification is the same. ”

"If a ruler takes a bribe and alters a field indiscriminately, if it is discovered, the whole family's land will be confiscated and punished with hard labor. ”

Lin Ze smiled slightly: "How about this?"

Chen Ping exclaimed: "Gao, Your Majesty is really high, when the benefits obtained by violating the Qin Law are far lower than the punishment, the number of people who break the law will be greatly reduced." ”

Lin Ze took a sip of the teacup and said indifferently: "Keep watching." ”

Chen Ping then scrolled down:

"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, and in three years all counties will have straight roads, and within five years, two car avenues will connect all counties. ”

Chen Ping thought about it carefully and gasped: "Your Majesty, this amount of work is too large, and I am afraid that it will not be able to catch it in three or five years." ”

Lin Ze shook his head slightly and said: "Prime Minister's words are wrong, if it is peaceful today, even if it is to be expanded, it is imperative to put Nanshan Mountain." ”

"In addition, there are countless surrendered troops, it is a pity to kill, this matter can be handed over to the army to do, anyway, if you want to distribute Yulu, you can't raise them in vain. ”

"If it is not enough, let the counties recruit young people to build roads during the slack time, and the expenses will be allocated from the taxes of various places. ”

Chen Ping smiled bitterly: "The minister is worried that the labor and wealth will be too heavy, which will cause turmoil. ”

Lin Ze waved his hand and said: "I, Western Qin, have my own Qin law, and now the war has just disappeared, and the people are at peace, as long as they don't survive, the people will not be in turmoil." ”

Chen Ping hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that someone with a heart will help the trouble." ”

Lin Ze's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said murderously: "Prime Minister can rest assured, Jinyi guards are all over the world, if anyone dares to have bad intentions, I will try my best to make him disappear from the world." ”

Chen Ping was silent for a while, and opened the third one.

"The levy was reduced to half of what it had been, and the rich merchants were allowed to be exempted from servitude by fines of copper, except for the necessary levies. ”

Chen Ping frowned slightly and said, "In this way, I am afraid that there will be a shortage of labor." ”