Lin Ze shook his head and said: "The prime minister's words are wrong, as soon as this strategy comes out, Western Qin will have countless laborers." ”

Chen Ping said with a look of disbelief: "The world is young and strong, if the rich businessmen and tycoons can avoid forced labor by fines of copper, and others are vying to follow suit, how can there be labor to build roads and bridges and repair city walls?"

Lin Ze smiled: "What if the imperial court gives those who serve in the service?"

Chen Ping subconsciously replied: "Where did you come from? How can the treasury afford ......?"

As soon as he was halfway through his words, Chen Ping suddenly reacted and asked, "Your Majesty wants to use the fine copper as a payment for those who serve?"

Lin Ze asked rhetorically, "Otherwise, the prime minister thinks I will use this money to build the palace?"

Chen Ping didn't care about Lin Ze's ridicule, but thought about it seriously, and finally came to a conclusion that if it was profitable to serve in labor, it would indeed attract a lot of young people.

Flipping over this one, Chen Ping's eyes fell on the next one.

"Abolish the lowly status of merchants, and treat them equally, and those who do business must have the approval of the department, and collect taxes proportionally according to the profits from the sale of goods. If there is tax evasion, the business qualification will be revoked, the family property will be confiscated, and the person will be punished with hard labor. ”

Chen Ping no longer knew that this was the first time he smiled bitterly: "Since ancient times, Shinong industry and commerce, Shinong is a good country, industry and commerce are lowly status, in the past, the merchant king changed the law, and the heavy agriculture suppressed business, so that the Qin State was prosperous, the six countries were destroyed, and the world was dominated." ”

"Now that His Majesty has canceled the merchant's cheap status, it is the opposite of the opposite, and the minister really does not know what the consequences will be. ”

Lin Ze picked up a turquoise fruit, chewed it in three or two bites, and asked disapprovingly: "Let me ask you, which one is the richest in the six kingdoms of Qin?"

Chen Ping hesitated for a moment and replied, "The Lu family." ”

Lin Ze asked again: "I will ask you again, what did the Lu family rely on?"

Chen Pingping said with a complicated complexion: "Although the Lu family started by doing business, a small family is not as good as a big country, and businessmen will despise agriculture and mulberry in pursuit of profit, and agriculture and mulberry is the foundation of the country." ”

Lin Ze nodded and said: "The foundation of the Nongsang country, this sentence is very true, but business is also one of the paths for the country to become rich and the people strong, what can't the Lu family say as a small family, what about the Qi country in the past?"

"Qi Huan Gong appointed Guan Zhong's strategy, greatly prospered commerce, Qi State has been strong since then, dominating the world for many years, if it is not for Guan Zhong's short life, it may not be the turn of Qin to dominate the world. ”

Chen Ping still insisted on his opinion, gritted his teeth and persuaded: "But businessmen don't produce, buy low and sell high, this is not the blessing of the world." ”

Lin Ze glanced at Chen Ping in surprise, he didn't expect Chen Ping to have such a big opinion on businessmen, it seems that businessmen in this era are indeed a bit black-hearted.

But no one in this world understands the importance of business better than Lin Ze, who has experienced prosperity.

Lin Ze thought for a while and said, "I didn't expect that the Lu family and the Qi State couldn't change your concept, so I ask you, you have an official uniform, but you cut it yourself?"

"If there is no business in the world and materials cannot be effectively distributed, what do you think will happen?"

"Some people don't have to worry about three meals but don't have clothes to cover their bodies, some people have mountains of fur at home but don't have enough to eat, and some people have a group of carriages but can only use them for their own use. ”

"There are pros and cons to business, you can't just see the disadvantages, but you can't see the benefits, because of choking and wasting food, won't it make people laugh?"

Chen Ping sighed when he heard this: "The minister can't accept it for a while, and I hope that His Majesty will forgive him." ”

Lin Ze waved his hand and said: "It's okay, if you don't accept it, you won't accept it, I won't blame you if I say I won't blame you." ”

Before Chen Ping could breathe a sigh of relief, Lin Ze continued: "Anyway, you still have to do what you should do, you can't escape." ”

Chen Ping was dumbfounded and stunned on the spot.

Lin Ze waved his hand and said, "Don't be stunned, continue to look down." ”

Chen Ping continued to flip back according to his words: "Rejuvenate water conservancy and emphasize education." ”

The former are some water storage methods written by Lin Ze, such as changing the direction of river tributaries, building reservoirs, and so on.

The latter is Lin Ze's requirement for opening a school, the province has a provincial school, and students can sign up for the selection examination, select the best, and start from a small official.

Once every three years, those who rank among the top can be admitted to the national sub-prison or assigned to various counties and counties as officials.

Those who have excellent grades in Guozijian have the opportunity to join the sixth department as an official.

As a strategy to consolidate the country's foundation, Chen Ping has no objection.

After a while, Lin Ze stretched and said, "Have you finished reading?"

Chen Ping bowed and replied, "The minister has finished reading." ”

Lin Ze said indifferently: "If there are any problems, let's listen to them, if there are no problems, clean them up, and go back to Chang'an with me, there are still a bunch of folds waiting for you to vote." ”

Chen Ping said with a worried face: "Does Your Majesty really want to implement these national policies?"

Lin Ze asked rhetorically: "If you don't implement it, I will put so much effort into sorting it out, is it just to let you take a second look?"

Chen Ping took a deep breath and said: "Forgive all due respect, although Your Majesty's policies are good, they may not be able to be implemented well, let alone beneficial to the country. ”

Lin Ze said disapprerovingly: "I know that change should not be rushed, but there are some things that should be done. ”

"In this way, Fang Tian Junfu and Light Duty and Thin Labor will do it first, and pay attention to education and water conservancy to follow, and at the same time, you will organize and set up a business department to manage businessmen full-time and promote commerce and trade. ”

After a while, except for road repairs, Lin Ze almost didn't leave any behind.

After thinking about it carefully, building roads is a long-term plan, and it really shouldn't be rushed.

The people of Yang Guang built a canal and the people were full of lamentations, and the roads in all counties and counties were really too risky.

The reason why Lin Ze reformed was not only to create a peaceful and prosperous era, but also to win over the hearts of the people in order to absorb luck and the destiny of heaven.

When the prestige is high, the people's hearts are attached, and the world is stable, it will be much better than now to make a surprise move to harvest luck.

Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief, these strategies, he was least optimistic about the two items of road construction and heavy commerce.

Now that Lin Ze suddenly decided to postpone the Guangxiu Road, Chen Ping suddenly felt that half of the pressure was missing, and the whole person was a lot more relaxed.

"The minister obeyed. ”

In order to avoid Lin Ze's repetition, Chen Ping hurriedly responded.

Lin Ze said with a satisfied smile on his face: "It's okay, I'll give you a quarter of an hour to explain what happened to my subordinates, and after a quarter of an hour, you will return to Chang'an with me." ”

Chen Ping bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty will wait for a while, and the minister will go and hand over the affairs here." ”

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

......

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Ping rushed back to the courtyard as promised, Lin Ze didn't say a word, grabbed his arm, got up in the wind, and went straight to Chang'an.

At the same time, an almost transparent butterfly fluttered and followed behind Lin Ze.

The next moment, the figures of Lin Ze and Chen Ping appeared in the main hall of Qiming Palace.

Lin Ze pointed to a corner of the main hall, filled with several boxes full of folds, and said, "The prime minister remembers to finish the folds, and then think carefully about how to change them. Hurry up, and I'll give you my full support. ”

Chen Ping......