The garden in the palace of King Zhao.

The spring breeze blows gently, and the trees with green shoots sway, and a hundred flowers bloom, attracting bees and butterflies.

In the depths of the garden, the lake is rippling, and the pavilion on the shore is shining, and Lin Ze is tense, staring at the small stove and kettle on the stone table in front of him.

Without waiting for the water in the kettle to boil, Lin Ze calculated the heat in place, quickly reached out to lift the kettle, and brewed two new cups of tea.

Lin Ze closed his eyes and sniffed the fragrance of tea in the air, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Opening his eyes, Lin Ze handed one of the new cups of tea to the other side, and said with a smile: "Drink tea." ”

Sitting opposite Lin Ze was Chen Ping, who had just hurried from the Western Regions, his face could not hide the color of wind and dust, only a pair of eyes, very bright and dazzling.

Chen Ping took the teacup with both hands, bowed his head slightly, and said respectfully: "Thank you for the tea." ”

Lin Ze waved his hand to signal that there was no need to be polite, and by the way, he picked up his cup of tea and took a sip, his lips and teeth were fragrant, and the aftertaste was endless.

After the aftertaste, Lin Ze put down the teacup, looked solemn, looked at Chen Ping and said: "Lonely is often obsessed with cultivation, the thousands of miles of fertile land in the land of Yan Zhao still have to be managed by your heart, are you ready?"

Hearing this, Chen Ping hurriedly put down the teacup, and said with a wry smile: "Don't hide it from the lord, if you suddenly get a county and a county, the minister will ensure that it is well organized and will not let the lord spend any snacks." ”

"But now there are dozens of counties, hundreds of counties, and with the power of the ministers, I am afraid that I will not be able to start in a short time. ”

Lin Ze picked up the teapot and added Chen Ping's teacup to seven points, and said indifferently: "You don't have to worry, if you want someone, you will be alone, this time you are recruiting, you plan to recruit more than 2,000 officials at all levels, and fill the Western Qin Mansion, is it enough?"

"If you want money, you will be given money, not to mention the taxes collected every year, the goods brought out from the treasury of Qin last year, converted into materials, are enough to feed the people of the entire land of Yan and Zhao for more than ten years. Lone gives you thirty percent, is it enough?"

"If you want time, Lone gives you time, one month is not enough, how about Lone gives you a year?"

When Chen Ping heard this, instead of being relieved, he sighed and said, "The lord understands the righteousness so well, and the ministers are grateful. It's just that in this way, the minister is worried that he will not do well enough and disappoint the lord. ”

Lin Ze took a sip of the tea in the cup, continued to pour a cup, and said indifferently: "Chen Ping, this is a bit different from your usual personality, you can be the prime minister of the Qin State, are you still afraid of the land of Yan Zhao?"

Chen Ping said with a solemn expression: "When he is the prime minister of Qin, the minister only needs to maintain the normal operation of the imperial court, and there is no need to worry too much. ”

"Now the lord entrusts all the affairs to the minister, and the minister really has no bottom in his heart, and he hopes that the lord will understand. ”

As soon as Chen Ping's words came out, Lin Ze was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head with a smile and said, "Okay, you Chen Ping, you are actually calculating and scheming around the corner." ”

"Okay, Lone will make you a promise today, you let go and do it, if there is no decision, you can let Lone decide, there is disharmony, as long as you don't do it on purpose, Lone doesn't blame you, so good?"

The serious look on Chen Ping's face disappeared, and he replied with a smiling face: "The minister obeys the order." The minister replaced the wine with tea and toasted the lord with a cup. ”

After speaking, Chen Ping picked up the teacup, got up and bowed, and drank it all in one gulp.

Lin Ze also picked up the teacup, raised it high, signaled, and drank it in one gulp.

Putting down the teacup, Chen Ping bowed to Lin Ze and said, "Dare to ask the lord, if what is the general trend today?" The minister stood at the foot of the mountain, he couldn't see it really, and he hoped that the lord standing on the top of the mountain would solve his doubts. ”

A touch of complexity appeared on Lin Ze's face, and he replied: "If you want to know, you can tell you. For example, the general trend is gradually becoming clear today, the general trend of the Qin State has gone, and the three-legged tripartite of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism will be completed. ”

Next, there are two main ways for Western Qin to go, one is that when the Taoist Buddha and Confucianism destroy Qin, they will receive the "legacy" left by the Qin State as much as possible to improve their strength. ”

Second, accumulate strength and compete for the world with Zhao Tuo, who is supported by Buddhism, and Liu Ji, who is supported by Confucianism. ”

"Zhao Tuo, Liu Ji?" Chen Ping said with a look of surprise on his face: "How can these two people dare to compete with the lord?"

"Have they forgotten that they had been chased by the lord and had no way to go to heaven, hiding in the mountains and forests, and could not live in fear?"

Lin Ze shook his head with a smile and said: "There is no need to flatter Lonely, if you can enter the eyes of Confucianism and Buddhism, how can you be incompetent? ”

Chen Ping thought for a moment and nodded in response: "It's the minister Meng Lang, the lesson of the lord is that the minister should not despise the world." ”

Lin Ze poured another glass, and while drinking, he said slowly: "Sit down and talk to Gu, how will you govern this land of Yan Zhao?"

Chen Ping sat down according to his words, thought for a while and said: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, different regions, the habits of the people are different, when measures are adapted to local conditions, the world can be peaceful, the country rich and the people strong." ”

"The land of Yan Zhao has been war-torn for a long time, the government has changed several times, and its prestige has dropped greatly. ”

"Inside, select the talents, allocate places, take the lead in organizing the people, revitalize agriculture, repair water conservancy, recuperate, within a few years, the government treasury will be full, and the people's hearts will be attached. ”

"Outside, select elite soldiers and strong generals, defend the frontier, to prevent foreign enemies, and when the national strength is strong, and then sweep the world with a magnificent momentum, the world can be determined. ”

"I wonder what the lord thinks?"

Lin Ze stroked his palm lightly and said with a smile: "This is a great kindness, there are two great joys in this life, one is to meet you in Chang'an, and since then there is no need to worry about internal affairs, and the other is to find Han Xin in Surabaya County, and the war has been worry-free since then." ”

"The two of you, one inside and one outside, are both lonely humerus ministers, which is really a joy in the world. ”

Chen Ping's humility grew: "The lord has won the award." ”

Then he asked tentatively: "I don't know if the lord has a good policy for governing the country?"

Lin Ze chuckled and said, "I have a few superficial thoughts that I want to tell you." ”

"The so-called governance of the country is actually governing the people, the people are obedient to the national security, the people are rich and the country is strong, and the people are in chaos and the country is ruined. Therefore, it should be people-oriented. ”

"You also said just now, the land of Yanzhao has been war-torn for a long time and urgently needs to recuperate, and this strategy coincides with Lonely. According to the lonely view, when the tax exemption is three years, and the people's livelihood is interested. ”

"Encourage the reclamation of wasteland, and the registration of newly reclaimed fields can be exempted from tax for five years, and after five years, half of the tax will be levied for three years. ”

Chen Ping was stunned when he heard this, and then said with joy on his face: "The lord is wise. ”

Lin Ze couldn't deny it, and continued: "Just now you said, you suddenly got dozens of counties, and I don't know how to start. ”

"Then you start with Handan County, rebuild the government one county after another, and then radiate outward, over time, won't you master all of them?"

Chen Ping's eyes lit up, and he happily responded: "The lord's strategy is very good, and the minister will live up to expectations." ”

Lin Ze explained unusually seriously: "You must remember that you don't want you to make the land of Yanzhao prosperous, but ask tens of millions of people to praise the government and think it is sage." ”

When Chen Ping heard this, a trace of realization appeared in his heart: "Is the lord seeking fame rather than profit?"

Lin Ze smiled: "The son can be taught." ”

Lin Ze has this thought, not because he wants to be a Ming Jun.

It is the people's attachment, which will greatly increase the luck of Western Qin.

Xi Qin's qi luck skyrocketed, and Lin Ze could improve his martial arts cultivation by consuming the floating purple qi luck.

In the final analysis, Lin Ze still cares about the improvement of martial arts cultivation.

In comparison, whether the Western Qin government can achieve a balance of income and expenditure is not within Lin Ze's consideration at all.

With the support of the treasury resources of the Qin State, I think there will be no problems in the next few decades.

Lin Ze didn't believe it, the land of Yan Zhao had been recuperating for decades, and the taxes collected normally were not enough to break even.

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